Chapter 5 : Awakener Assessment (1)

“You’re coming with me. Got it?”
What?
I felt my facial muscles tense and wondered.
How was my will conveyed?

[Revealing system log.]
After seeing the two-line log, I tore at my smooth jellyfish head.
‘This isn’t what I saiddddddddddddddddddddd!’
As I screamed, the system displayed a refreshing message.

[A Constellation’s message is based on their truest will!]
[The truest will of the Constellation, Silent Calamity, would definitely be to stay with your first contractor]
‘Bullsh*tttttttt—!’
A clear sky, a smiling handsome man, a mocking system…
My unvoiced anger disappeared pathetically into the sky.

[Sudden B-rank Gate rampage in Dongjak-gu… an unprecedented event]
[Dongjak-gu’s B-rank runaway gate boss monster, the Alligator King, a monster that requires six B-rank Awakeners to defeat was defeated by just one person!]
[Digging into Han Sion, the new star of Dongjak-gu.]

[I heard the new Constellation is a nobody, is that true?]
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Something like the Saliva-smeared Calamity?
Look at that name lol, isn’t it fake? How can you defeat a B-rank boss monster right after contracting with a nobody Constellation? You need to be at least an S-rank Constellation;;
It’s more believable that Han Sion is lying lol
So who is his Constellation?

• I think his Constellation is the Silent Calamity;; didn’t you see the interview?
  └ I agree. If that interview is fake, the acting industry has lost a great actor.
  └ What was so special about his interview?
  └ You really must not have seen it. His praise for the Constellation is on a religious level;; From what I’ve seen, he was quite literally glazing the new constellation.

• I’m going to watch it now.

• F*ck, this is creepy. Is he crazy?
  └ I agree. He seems to be more of a ‘Fanatic’.

[I’m Han Sion’s friend lol]
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You know the new star from the Dongjak-gu B-rank, right? I’m his friend.
First, you know he was a Scavenger, right?? I was a Scavenger in the same guild.
(Proof shot)
First, there’s a lot of talk about his Constellation, but the Silent Calamity? That’s right.
The Constellation is a nobody, that’s true lol. Honestly, his story sounds fake… he said his organs were all messed up, but he was completely healed as soon as he contracted with that Constellation lol. I think this part is a bit of a lie.
But his faith is real… it’s a bit scary… like a fanatic….
He almost got into a fight when he heard people badmouthing his Constellation on his way back from quitting the Scavenger guild after becoming an Awakener;;
His unique skill is Stardust lol. I didn’t know what it was just from the name, so I asked him to show me, and his normal butchering sword turned into something like a diamond;; It seemed to have a special ability?
And I asked what the jellyfish from the interview was named, and he said he hasn’t decided yet.
That’s all for now lol

• His personality doesn’t seem very nice… but then again, Awakeners these days;;
  └ Hey, his personality is really good. He just got a bit sensitive about his Constellation after the contract.
  └ It seems like more than ‘a bit’.

• I wanted to know the jellyfish’s name, too bad ㅜㅜ

• But f*ck, he’s so handsome. The world is unfair… hasn’t he been graded yet?
  └ It was an interview right after the gate was contained, so not yet? I guess news will come out when he goes to get measured soon.
  └ I hope he gets S-rank lol. Let’s get our third S-rank ㅜㅜ
  └ Isn’t that too much of an expectation just because he one-shotted a B-rank boss? I hope he gets S-rank ㅜㅜ

[But what’s with the jellyfish on his shoulder?]
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(Close-up of the bewildered jellyfish)
So cute lol
-He said he picked it up during that gate incident.
└ He had the presence of mind to pick it up?
└ The Constellation told him to pick it up.
└ Wow; now Constellations even pick out pet monsters for you.

My daily schedule was nothing special.
First, I wake up with Han Sion.
Han Sion washes up, makes me a pancake or a slice of fresh cream cake, and then begins to pray.
Of course, it was a prayer to the Silent Calamity.
“Thank you for not taking back the contract today…”
At first, I was horrified, but I soon learned to ignore it.
Fortunately, the prayer, which was initially about an hour long, gradually became shorter.
Then, I surf the internet.
Wouldn’t it look strange for a monster to surf the internet?
It did at first, but I couldn’t give up this surfing.
Because…
Clink, clink, clink…
Seeing the coins pile up with every post, comment, and article on the internet, I had no choice!
‘Fame is a good thing after all…’
No, did I hit the jackpot?
My wallet, which had surpassed 5,000 coins in an instant thanks to one good contractor, was satisfying to look at no matter how many times I checked.
If I can get this much from just one super rookie, what about the Constellation holding the number one rank?
I wasn’t this greedy for money before, but once I tasted the flavor of coins, I was so jealous I could die.
When Han Sion grabbed me and told me to live with him, I couldn’t breathe, my body trembled, and blood drained from me, but once I realized that this contractor saw me not as a human but as a jellyfish, I felt at ease.
I don’t have to interact.
I just have to eat the food he gives me.
It’s great.
It’s a Pet’s Life.
This is why people talk about being a rich family’s cat.
I floated in the air, nibbling on a strawberry cake as big as my torso, and continued to surf the internet.
(Of course, with Han Sion’s phone.)
The sound of coins piling up was nothing short of refreshing.
“What kind of monster surfs the internet…”
I ignored Han Sion’s bewildered voice.
“Is its intelligence high? As expected of a monster chosen by the Constellation-nim…”
I ignored this too.
Living with Han Sion for the past week, I learned that this guy worships the Silent Calamity like a god.
I admit he had a dramatic contract, but is it necessary to have this much faith?
‘Or is everyone like this?’
Being a first-time contractor, I had no idea, so I just let it slide.
Not knowing that this was not a normal situation.
Oh, by the way, the name Han Sion gave me was ‘Pion’.
At first, he tried to name me ‘Pikku’ because apparently that’s the sound I make in this form, but when I hit him with my arm (tentacle?), he changed it to something cuter.
As expected, a beating is the best medicine for most people.
“Pion, we have to go now.”
“Pikku!”
I respectfully put down the phone in front of my great coin-earner… no, contractor, and crawled into his outerwear.
Today is the day Han Sion goes to get his Awakener grade measured.
Actually, it would have been fine to do it right away, but the association was paralyzed by the unprecedented event of a sudden gate rampage, so it was postponed for a week.
Han Sion dressed up stylishly and left his studio apartment.
He didn’t forget his mask and hat.
Over the past week, he had become a celebrity.
Not only did his interview spread far and wide, but rumors that his Awakener grade was S-rank also circulated, making him famous among the excited public.
For me, fame=coins, so there was no harm in the rumors spreading, but the downside was that the interview also made me a trademark.
I have to hide every time I go out.
Though I actually like the fact that I don’t have to face people.
The pocket shaking in rhythm with the taxi’s motion felt oddly comfortable.
The Awakener Association we arrived at was crowded with people.
This was because the association had been closed for a week to deal with the incident and had only reopened three days ago.
It would probably be busy until tomorrow.
“Next person.”
Nevertheless, the line for the Awakener grade measurement was shortening quickly.
It was a simple test where you just go in, hold a machine, and come out, but since it was a holy relic bestowed by the S-rank Constellation ‘Clear Scales’, there was no chance of it being wrong… or so it said in the guide.
“You’re really strange. How can a monster read?”
“Pikku.”
This is basic… no, I’m a person!
But I couldn’t speak in minimal mode.
And since I learned that expressing my will also gets conveyed strangely, I didn’t use it carelessly.
I hate misunderstandings now!
“Next per… Huk!”
The guide, who was calling people one by one, flinched at a strange sight.
To his surprise, there was a jellyfish confidently reading the guide on Han Sion’s lap.
It was his jellyfish, as famous as Han Sion himself.
“I-I’ll escort you!”
His attitude instantly changed, his tone now respectful.
It was natural.
Even if rumors said Han Sion was S-rank, it wasn’t just because of that.
Whether he became S-rank or not, the fact that he bisected a B-rank boss, and a boss that was 1.5 times stronger due to a break, confirmed that he was at least A-rank, and in South Korea, even A-ranks received great treatment.
A dragon was born from a ditch.
“What is it?”
“Isn’t that Han Sion? That jellyfish.”
“The B-rank-gate-boss-killer?”
“They say he’s estimated to be S-rank, is it true?”
Seeing the respectful guide, people began to whisper.
Soon, we entered the measurement room and those voices disappeared, but I couldn’t help but feel a little proud.
Hey! This is my contractor!
Just then, a message appeared.

[There is 1 new chat request.]
[Accept?]
It was the system window, which had been quiet since a week ago.