A Provisional Contract

‘Pion.’
Since that day, Pion was nowhere to be seen.
It was the same when I went back to Cheon Sanho’s house.
Pion had disappeared without a trace and no longer appeared before our eyes.
It had already been a week since then.
‘We moved our residence to the guild building in the meantime, what if she can’t find us.’
Han Sion didn’t care how or how much the world talked about him and his guild.
He didn’t care how famous he became or how much glory he achieved.
In his mind, only one jellyfish, always squeaking and flying around, floated.
And…
‘What happened to the blood-soaked… incarnation of the Calamity.’
Although Yeon Taeseon said the critical phase was over, Han Sion did not trust him.
Even if the Calamity trusted him, Han Sion couldn’t.
He knew he shouldn’t be like this.
He knew that the Calamity’s will was his will.
Jealousy dominated his mind.
‘Why Yeon Taeseon and not us?’
No.
‘Why him and not me?’
He had spent more time with her.
It was literally yesterday that they had laughed, cried, and been flustered together while overcoming life-and-death situations.
So why did you choose him and not me?
“I can’t accept it…”
In the dark room, emptiness fell on Han Sion’s face as he slumped on the luxurious sofa.
“I can’t accept it, O Calamity…”
His form, his guild.
He was no longer interested.
“Pion…”
He wished that cheerful jellyfish would come home soon.
He wished that white woman would come to him….

The starry sky.
All of it, I was listening.
I said confidently.
“I’m going to reveal my human form to Sion.”

“A trauma-filled Calamity is going to reveal it, huh.”
I kicked the Administrator.
Perhaps because two weeks had passed, the shape of my legs had returned to normal.
Though it was still a bit wobbly and unstable.
The Administrator and I had a chase for two weeks.
To be precise, for the purity of my lips.

“I told you, Yeon Taeseon took the purity of your lips.”
“Who do you think would believe that?”
Hmph, I snorted and replied, and the Administrator flew around upside down with an expression that said he had a lot to say.
It was a habit of his when he was troubled.
Anyway, besides the chase, a lot had happened in two weeks.
Mainly in the lower world.
‘First, Sion has gone crazy with jealousy, Cheon Sanho is in a state of first love, and Jiye is busy with media play with Hong Yuon about this incident.’
Hmm, it’s a mess in many ways.
And everyone is living their lives diligently.

“Calamity. You can go down to the lower world tomorrow.”

“I felt it too.”

“Don’t descend with your main body like this time again. Next time, you could really be annihilated.”

“What do you take me for.”

“A baby?”

“You make babies kiss you?”

“It’s a father’s heart wanting a kiss from his baby.”

“Don’t give me that father crap. You were full of ulterior motives.”

“My Calamity, shall I give you another starlight flower?”
Whether he had something to say or not, the Administrator spun around me with a meaningful smile.
It was distracting.
I tore my eyes away from the sight of the lower world created by the sparkling clusters of stars and looked back at the Administrator.
Sion, who had gone crazy with jealousy, was a problem, but what bothered me more was…
‘Why is he so devoted?’
It was Yeon Taeseon, who was diligently nursing the incarnation as if he were taking care of his widowed mother.
‘…Does he want to contract with me that much?’
No, there are no Constellations better than me… except for the Administrator.
Still, there must be a Constellation that is a good match for him.
If that Constellation is also a Regressor, they would gladly make a contract… if they had 100 million coins.
‘…….’
Come to think of it, that guy didn’t have many choices.
The contract target had to be a high-ranking Constellation, have 100 million coins, have a good heart, and be willing to stop the Constellation War.
With those conditions, there weren’t many Constellations left.
Like the Administrator.
Or the Administrator.
Or the Administrator….

“Calamity. I don’t make contracts.”
“Tsk.”
I should cancel my plan to pass Yeon Taeseon off to the Administrator.
Well, I’m a top-tier Constellation, but.
My heart is also good… probably good.
The will to stop the Constellation War… probably exists?
Maybe?
Even though I don’t have 100 million coins?
‘…I’m a pretty ambiguous Constellation in many ways.’
If you make a contract, strength is guaranteed, but the Constellation’s own personality is like a reed.
Originally, a top-tier Constellation should be stubborn and have a strong ego.

“I like you because you’re not like that.”

“Father, I’m not giving you a kiss even so.”

“Oh, that’s hurtful.”
The Administrator smiled slyly.

“How can you not give me a single kiss?”

“I don’t like the Administrator because he’s annoying.”

“With just one of those lips, I could give you a very good solution.”
It was the tone of a snake oil salesman.
I didn’t even pay attention.
The Administrator displayed a system window in front of my eyes.
Chara-rang!
A system window sparkling in five colors appeared with a strange sound effect.

[Provisional Contract]

“Provisional contract?”
I stared at the system window.
The content was as follows.
The Awakener ‘Yeon Taeseon’ and the Constellation ‘Silent Calamity’ enter into a provisional contract.
During the provisional contract, the Silent Calamity will provide Yeon Taeseon with stats excluding unique skills, and Yeon Taeseon will do his best to stop the Constellation War.
At this time, Yeon Taeseon may request help from the Silent Calamity regarding the Constellation War, but the Silent Calamity has the right to refuse this help… etc.
The main theme was mutual coexistence.

“How about it? That’s my proposal.”
“How many coins for the provisional contract?”
Ignoring the smug Administrator, I coolly calculated the coins.
Since Yeon Taeseon’s official contract is 100 million coins, would a provisional contract be about 50 million coins?
‘I have about 8 million coins right now…’
Even if I save diligently, it’s still not enough.

“The provisional contract is 30 million coins.”
The Administrator with a delicate face leaned in to me as I was thinking deeply.
Chop.
A soft sensation touched my lips and then disappeared.
“……?”
…What just happened?
“……??”
Eh?
Huh?
Uh?
Eh?

“I’ll take this as the payment for the contract.”

“……!”

“I’m making a huge loss here. Do you know how much causality each coin costs.”

“You crazy, shameless…!”
I could feel my face turning beet red up to my ears.
My whole face was hot.
This, this, this, this crazy Administrator had just stolen the purity of my lips without permission.

“It wasn’t even a kiss, don’t make a fuss.”

“B-but, this is my, my, my, my first…!”

“I told you, someone else already took your first.”
Do you think I’d believe that!
I sobbed and clutched the provisional contract tightly.
In any case, I couldn’t miss out on a 30 million coin provisional contract.
This dirty coin-based starry sky.
This dirty Administrator…!

“It really hurts when you say I’m dirty, Calamity.”

“Shut up—!”

The next day.
What appeared before Yeon Taeseon’s eyes was a golden system window.

[The Constellation, Silent Calamity, proposes a ‘provisional contract’.]
[Do you want to make a provisional contract?]
“…Provisional contract?”
Yeon Taeseon, who was sleeping topless because he ran hot, had his body illuminated by the morning sun.
His well-defined muscles and firm chest were visible as the blanket slipped down.
Yeon Taeseon went to the next room and threw open the door.
“Piyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!”
In the room, instead of a white woman, a foolish and insignificant jellyfish was flying around.
And the way it covered its eyes with its tentacles, it looked as if it had seen something it shouldn’t have.
‘Ah, am I not wearing clothes right now.’
Yeon Taeseon, who belatedly realized how rude it was to barge into a woman’s room wearing only a pair of drawers, quietly returned to his room.

And only after Yeon Taeseon reappeared, neatly dressed in indoor clothes with his shirt buttoned up to the top, did the conversation proceed.
“Constellation.”
“Pikkuk.”
“Are you going to talk in that form?”
“Pikkuk-pikuk.”
It’s a well-known fact that it’s inconvenient to talk in the form of a jellyfish.
But for me, there was no form more comfortable than a jellyfish.
‘I hate person-to-person interaction.’
Because I still had a phobia of people.
Even if the other person was Yeon Taeseon, with whom I had become somewhat familiar.
“…Is your body all better?”
“Pikkuk!”
I expressed my well-being by raising one tentacle.
Yeon Taeseon sighed deeply.
No, why?
“Pikku.”
No, more importantly, look at this provisional contract that I got by sacrificing the purity of my lips!
I shoved the provisional contract window right in front of Yeon Taeseon’s nose.
With a normal Constellation contract, only ‘Do you want to make a contract?’ would appear without the need to list the contract terms, but this was an exception among exceptions.
Since it was a provisional contract, the terms were listed out.
Yeon Taeseon, who was reading through the terms, which were mainly about our mutual coexistence, signed the contract at the bottom without hesitation.
I also stamped it with my tentacle.

[The contract has been established.]
[The coins for the contract will be borne by the ‘Administrator’.]
“The Administrator will bear the cost?”
It was a perfect contract with no loss on my part.