Meeting with The Blooming Spring Flower

But thanks to that, I realized where I was through my senses.
This place was the starry sky, a central connection passage between nebulae.
‘Hmm, so this place exists, and that’s why she could ask me to come just once.’
It seemed that the one who had called me to this space was Emily’s Constellation, The Blooming Spring Flower.
‘But what’s the matter?’
Have I ever been mean to Emily?
I did draw some of her mana, but other Constellations would turn a blind eye to that.
It wasn’t something to be held accountable for.
‘And I even gave her a fragment of soul magic, so there’s no reason to be called… ah, I don’t know.’
I’ll know when I get there.
And The Blooming Spring Flower didn’t seem like a bad Constellation.
‘They say the contractor is a mirror of the Constellation.’
The Crow’s Ruins, whose contractor had a garbage personality, also had a foul personality, but Emily, apart from being money-hungry, was really kind.
So, even if The Blooming Spring Flower had a flaw or two, she probably wasn’t a bad Constellation.
I followed my senses and found the coordinates of The Blooming Spring Flower.
It wasn’t difficult because I just had to follow the feeling of mana similar to Emily’s.
When I reached the coordinates, a pink nebula rose in clouds.
I opened the gate of that nebula and entered.
Sarak.
A cozy and warm grassy field touched my bare feet.
The sky had a moderate amount of clouds, which was pleasant to see, and a cool breeze blew.
The whole world was full of flowers.
Grass blades and flower petals mixed and scattered in the wind.
The field of flowers, with not a single tree, brought a strange sense of liberation.
‘…She’s a good Constellation, alright.’
Usually, the nebula of a Constellation who has committed slaughter out of negative emotions is unspeakably terrible and sticky.
In that sense, The Blooming Spring Flower lived up to her title.
Hwaaa-
A wind blew.
It was accompanied by an enormous amount of pink flower petals.
I quickly put on my veil.
I couldn’t show a sudden seizure like I did in front of Yeon Taeseon.
Parararak-
The flower petals formed a human shape, building up from the toes.
A pleasant flower scent wafted intensely.
The figure that was finally revealed was like a spring flower.
Her light pink hair resembled a cosmos and cascaded down to her waist, carrying the scent of flowers.
Her round eyes were a green that held the new green of spring.
She was a woman who looked very good in a mermaid dress made of a mixture of plant stems and white cloth.
She was truly beautiful enough to be called the incarnation of a flower.
“Ah…”
“…”
“Silent Calamity-nim?”
I quietly nodded.
I couldn’t speak.
Because this wasn’t the Administrator’s nebula, so he couldn’t clean up the mess I would make if I opened my mouth carelessly.
‘And it’s rude to manifest my authority carelessly in someone else’s nebula.’
Even if it’s based on the fact that I can’t control it.
As I remained silent, The Blooming Spring Flower, looking embarrassed, scratched her cheek and carefully opened her mouth again.
“Th-the reason I dared to call you, Calamity-nim, is…”
“…”
“Th-there’s someone I’d like you to make a contract with… so…”
“…”
“…”
Silence fell.
Only the sound of the wind blowing echoed.

The Blooming Spring Flower was in a living hell.
‘There was no mention of a top-tier Constellation!’
Top-tier Constellations are rare.
How rare?
So rare that even a high-ranking Constellation, the stage right below, would consider it a good encounter if they met a top-tier Constellation once in their lifetime.
In fact, it was practically impossible to meet a top-tier Constellation.
And The Blooming Spring Flower was a high-ranking Constellation.
Just a normal high-ranking Constellation who had gotten Emily by luck.
‘I’ve never heard of a top-tier Constellation called the Silent Calamity, and to think I asked such a person to come and go…!’
Basically, the hierarchy among Constellations is clear.
It’s common for them to look down on lower-ranking Constellations, but it was their culture to treat higher-ranking Constellations with respect.
The arrogant The Crow’s Ruins was an exception, though.
Anyway.
It was unheard of for a high-ranking Constellation like The Blooming Spring Flower to ask a top-tier Constellation like the Silent Calamity to come.
“Um… are you angry?”
“…”
And the Silent Calamity was very taciturn, just like her epithet.
Didn’t she just answer by shaking her head?
It would be nice if I could see her expression, but her face was hidden by the veil.
No, wait.
Now that I look at it, the veil was also extraordinary.
‘That’s… the Starlight Veil, of which only three exist in the entire nebula!’
The Blooming Spring Flower realized that the crisis of her Constellation life had arrived.
Thud!
So.
She immediately prostrated herself.
“I’m sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyy!”
“…”
“I didn’t know my place and sent a message asking the Silent Calamity-nim to come and go…! If you want to destroy my nebula, please do it within 3,000 years of my life… no, I’m sorry! I’m sorry!”
“…”
The Silent Calamity was quiet.

My mind was also quiet.
‘What is she saying right now?’
I wasn’t particularly angry that she had asked me to come.
Of course.
Because I didn’t have a nebula, so it was impossible for The Blooming Spring Flower to come find me.
‘A nebula is created after a Constellation’s ascension, and since I’m still bound to the lower world, there’s no way I have one.’
So it was right for me to come.
But The Blooming Spring Flower, who didn’t know that fact, had her head on the ground and was trembling.
Hmm.
I knew the hierarchy of Constellations as much as it was engraved in my instincts, but I didn’t know it had this much influence.
Since I couldn’t speak, I wrote in the air again.
Using my authority would be rude, but using mana moderately was just like breathing.
Tap, tap.
When I touched The Blooming Spring Flower, she lifted her head with tearful eyes.

[I’m not angry, so tell me your business.]
“R-really…?”

[You don’t have to be so polite.]
“A-an angel…!”
The Blooming Spring Flower stood up abruptly with a moved expression.
I turned my face away slightly, feeling burdened by her gaze.
“This is the first time I’ve met such a benevolent top-tier Constellation-nim!”
“…”
“B-but, um, excuse me, but since I’ve never heard your name before, could I ask how long it has been since you ascended…?”
It was a very careful tone.
It wasn’t a secret, so I just told her honestly.
‘No, but doesn’t the Administrator usually make a general announcement when a Constellation is born?’
…Well, I could have been sleeping or watching a broadcast and missed it.
I decided to just ignore it.

[I haven’t ascended.]
“What?”

[I said I’m still bound to the lower world.]
“Huk…!”
The Blooming Spring Flower’s face turned red.
It was the color of a first love, flustered and unable to control herself.
“Oh my god… a complete baby…!”
“…”
No, the Administrator did call me a fetus, so it’s not wrong…
Anyway, as soon as she found out I was a baby Constellation, The Blooming Spring Flower started jumping around, exclaiming, “Oh my god, oh my god.”
“You’re truly amazing!”

[What is?]

“You haven’t even ascended, but you’re already making a name for yourself as a top-tier Constellation! If you have this much power in a complete baby state, how strong will you be after you ascend…! Huk, you might even surpass the Administrator! Oh my…!”

[I have no intention of becoming that strong.]
In the first place, I’m satisfied with this level of strength as a Constellation.
Even if I can become stronger after ascending to the starry sky, I’m not really keen on it.

[The main point.]
“Ah, right.”
Clearing her throat, The Blooming Spring Flower said.
“The main point! I’d like you to accept a certain human as a contractor.”

[I have no intention of taking on any more contractors.]
“Hey, you’ll change your mind when you hear it. Don’t you need a healer?”

[It would be nice to have one, but do I really need one?]
I didn’t say I was coveting Emily.
Because judging from the Constellation in front of me, she seemed to have a great attachment to Emily Taylor.
“Then why did you save Cheon Seona?”

[Because she needed to be saved?]
“What if that Cheon Seona wants a contract?”

[…]
This was a bit unexpected.
Even though being an Awakener was everyone’s dream, I didn’t expect someone who had fallen into a pit of despair and even had her family branded because of it to want a contract.
‘In the first place, I didn’t send Cheon Seona a contract proposal out of consideration for her.’
But if she herself wants it…
As I was lost in thought, The Blooming Spring Flower continued to persuade me.
“Our Emily has a really good eye for healers. If that child says she can become a healer, she will become an excellent healer a hundred out of a hundred times. Of course, I didn’t make a contract with those children because I wanted to focus only on Emily.”

[Are you saying that Emily saw Cheon Seona and said she could become a great healer?]
“Yes! Didn’t you feel it through your incarnation, Silent Calamity?”
Hmm… I did feel it.
She was born with the qualities of a good Awakener.
With my contract as a top-tier Constellation added, she’ll probably hit at least A-rank.
And since she’ll follow her brother and join Nate, the strongest guild will be born.
‘Even though there are only four guild members, including Cheon Seona.’
The personnel currently guarding the front desk are all personnel that Hong Yuon provided with minimal support.
The same goes for the other management personnel.
‘Come to think of it, I need to solve this too if I want to grow the guild properly.’
Securing guild funds without relying on Hong Yuon’s help, recruiting guild members, recruiting office staff, and so on… If I do all this, rising to a mid-sized guild will be a piece of cake.
It’ll be busy, though.
‘No, that’s not it. I was planning to bring Cheon Seona into the guild as a matter of course.’
As if she had noticed my slight reluctance, The Blooming Spring Flower approached me with tearful eyes.
“Even though her own will is firm…?”