Chapter 19

I am Not a Reincarnator Chapter 19

Black Star Society (黑星會) (2)

“Gah, cough! What, what.”

The man gripped the spear that had pierced his abdomen with wide eyes.

Blood gushed out.

A piercing pain spread throughout his body.

However, he was more shocked by the fact that the young man in front of him had come from the 'inside' of the cave.

“It seems you have some misunderstanding.”

Crack!

He roughly twisted the spear that had pierced his abdomen.

The wound widened, and blood spurted out.

“Gah!!! Cough!!!”

“It’s my turn to ask questions.”

He bowed his head with a sinister smile.

“Nonsense!!”

Whoosh!

The man swung his fist roughly.

A terrifying black aura rose from the swinging fist.

But.

Before the fierce punch could even reach him.

-Crack! Crack crack!!!

“Aaaaaaaah!!!!”

Blue lightning shot out from the spear embedded in his abdomen.

Thud thud.

The man, who had been writhing like a freshly caught fish, soon collapsed on the ground.

“Alright, now you can talk nonsense, right?”

He pressed the man’s chest with his knee and asked.

“Tell me everything you know about the Black Star Society.”

“...Ha.”

The man let out a derisive laugh.

He glared at Oh Jin with a haughty look and spoke.

“I have no reason to answer you… Aaaaaaaah!!!”

Crack!

He twisted and pulled out the man’s left index finger.

“So? If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can do.”

He didn’t expect the man to speak willingly.

“You said you don’t want to talk?”

“Huff! Huff!”

“Then from now on━”

The most effective and surefire method at this moment is.

“Don’t say anything.”

Primitive violence.

When faced with such irrational and absurd violence, a person is bound to be enveloped in a fear akin to trauma.

“There’s nothing more terrifying than a madman who doesn’t listen to reason.”

The man’s pants were wet, indicating that the method was indeed effective.

“Do you want to talk now?”

“Yes, yes! I want to talk!”

“Then recite it. What is the Black Star Society? What do the Black Stars do?”

The man slowly nodded.

“Black Star Society... It is an organization created by the Black Star Constellations.”

“...Black Star Constellations?”

“Yes, yes!”

What are these Black Star Constellations?

“In the past, when all the stars were swallowed by darkness... The constellations that were born at that time are the Black Star Constellations.”

“Damn, how am I supposed to understand that?”

“Eek!! That’s all I heard from the administrator!”

The man huddled like a mole exposed to the cold.

“Anyway. So, you’re saying that the Black Star Constellations are followed by awakened individuals?”

“...Yes.”

“Then tell me about your scale and where you are based.”

“Baegun Mountain! In Cheorwon, Baegun Mountain is where our branch is located.”

“Do you mean the entire mountain is yours, you bastards? You should specify the exact location.”

“Aaaaaaaah!! I’m sorry!!!”

He tore his hair out and trembled at the threatening voice.

“There’s a ruined observatory building on the summit of Baegun Mountain! It’s underground!!”

“Scale?”

“About fifty.”

Damn.

That’s a lot.

“You said this is a branch. Where is the headquarters?”

“I, I don’t know.”

“You don’t know, damn it?”

Next, let’s try pulling out the toes.

“I, I really don’t know!! Only the administrator knows the location of the headquarters!! I, I, a low-ranking member like me don’t even know where the other branches are!!”

“Hmm.”

It didn’t seem like he was lying.

‘Of course. They wouldn’t reveal all the information to a mere lackey.’

These people who spout nonsense about making the constellations pay for their sins would naturally operate with strict security.

“Is this Eugene the administrator?”

“Y, Yes!”

The man nodded rapidly like a broken metronome.

“But I really don’t understand.”

“What don’t you understand...?”

“Why do you follow such a suspicious guy?”

It’s hard to see why anyone would pledge loyalty to an organization that looks like a cult.

“...”

The man remained silent for a while, then spoke softly.

“...He gave us.”

“What?”

“Eugene gave us... the stigmata, he bestowed it upon us.”

“Oh.”

A short exclamation escaped Oh Jin’s lips.

He recalled the people gathered in front of the sanctuary, offering fervent prayers to the constellations.

‘He was using the stigmata as bait.’

Although he didn’t know how the stigmata was bestowed, he could clearly understand why people followed such a suspicious organization.

‘In a world where people would kill their own parents and children to become awakened, it’s not surprising.’

That’s the kind of world it is.

‘Well, I don’t think there’s much more information to be gained now.’

It’s time to wrap things up.

-Pull.

He pulled out the spear embedded in the man’s abdomen and aimed it at his forehead.

“Wait!! Just a moment!!!”

The man cried out in a panic.

“I... I have... a daughter! Please... please spare my life...!”

Tears streamed down his face as he bowed his head.

“You have a daughter?”

“...Yes, that’s right. In fact, I joined the Black Star Society for her sake.”

He bit his lip and squeezed his eyes shut.

“If I suddenly disappear, that child...”

In this crazy world, a child who loses their parents has no chance of surviving.

Oh Jin knew this all too well.

-Thud!

The man’s forehead hit the ground roughly.

“I beg you!! For the sake of my child, please spare my life...!”

“Hmm.”

“Or at least... at least give me time to say goodbye to my daughter!!! Please!! I beg you!!”

He shed pitiful tears.

Oh Jin looked down at the prostrate man with narrowed eyes.

“Name.”

“Huh?”

“What’s your daughter’s name?”

“...Yerin. Choi Yerin.”

“How old is she?”

“N, Nine years old! She’s too young to survive on her own...”

“When is her birthday?”

“Huh?”

He looked confused, wondering why Oh Jin was asking these questions.

“Quickly. Answer the questions. When is her birthday?”

“December... 14th.”

“What’s her favorite food?”

“...Why are you asking this?”

“Aren’t you going to answer?”

“Pizza... No, chicken!”

“What’s her height and weight?”

“Umm... 131 centimeters... 2, 28!! 28 kilograms!!”

“Got it.”

Oh Jin nodded as if he understood.

Choi Yerin, 9 years old, born on December 14th, favorite food is chicken. 131 centimeters, 28 kilograms.

“Alright, then.”

He curled the corners of his mouth and gripped the spear.

“Answer the questions I asked in reverse order.”

Suddenly, the room fell silent as if time had stopped.

“Huh?”

The man’s eyes widened.

His mouth gaped open.

His legs trembled like a shivering aspen.

“Height and weight, favorite food, birthday, age, name. Answer them.”

“T, That’s... So, 28 kilograms... Next. W, Wait... Wait a moment!”

“Hahaha! Why? Can’t you remember?”

Well.

It’s understandable that he couldn’t remember.

“Lying is hard to do in reverse.”

I can do it, though.

-Pull.

Blood gushed from the spear that had slightly pierced the flesh.

“A, Ah. S, Save me, save me! I don’t want to die!!!”

The man panicked as he felt the spear touch his skull.

“One more question. Where is your branch located?”

“C, Cheorwon. B, Baegun Mountain summit...”

“Right.”

That wasn’t a lie.

-Crack!!!

“Cough, cough!”

The spear pierced his forehead, shattering his brain and passing through his head.

“Phew.”

He felt a wave of drowsiness as the tension released.

‘Black Star Society.’

He frowned and ran his hand through his hair.

“This is a headache.”

He had been noticed by a group of suspicious individuals.

Or rather, if it had just been a matter of being noticed, it would have been different.

‘I thought they were easy targets, but it turned out I disturbed a hornet’s nest.’

He had even swindled these dangerous individuals.

“Ugh.”

Oh Jin pressed his forehead as if his head hurt.

‘This won’t just blow over.’

Whether for revenge or to silence him.

For some reason, they will appear before him again.

‘I can’t handle them alone, either.’

Fifty is too many.

“...I need to come up with a plan.”

It wasn’t something he could do right away.

“Well... if this is an opportunity, it might be a good one.”

Oh Jin stripped the dead man’s robe and armor, revealing a stigmata on his left chest that he had never seen before.

‘Is this the stigmata of the Black Star?’

He placed his hand on the stigmata.

Rumble.

A black cloud flowed from his palm, covering the stigmata.

The same eerie feeling of mana that he had absorbed from the relic flowed into his body.

-Ding!

[‘Black Heaven’ absorbs the ‘Owl Constellation Stigmata’!]

[The amount of the absorbed ‘Owl Constellation Stigmata’ is too small to activate the stigmata.]

The Owl Constellation Stigmata.

“What kind of ability does the Black Star stigmata have?”

He extended his tongue and greedily licked his lips.

* * *

A brilliant Milky Way stretched across the night sky.

The old man with white hair opened his eyes narrowly as he gazed at the countless stars twinkling in the night sky.

-Flap!

At that moment, a black owl flew over and perched on the old man’s shoulder.

“Hmm. You’ve arrived?”

The old man, who had been nodding his head as if conversing with the owl on his shoulder, slowly turned his body.

There, a young man in a black robe was kneeling on one knee, bowing his head respectfully.

“Huhuhu. Is it Eugene?”

“Yes, Administrator.”

Eugene, kneeling before the old man with white hair, swallowed hard.

Although he had worked under the old man for a few years, he always felt a heavy pressure when facing him.

‘...It’s only natural.’

The old man standing resolutely before him was the 6th-ranked executor of the Black Star Society.

The king of owls, Cheon Do-yoon.

‘But.’

At least today, he had a card that could free him from this maddening pressure.

“So, did you bring the item?”

“Of course.”

Eugene carefully placed the relic he had taken from the bag on the ground.

A black chalice, slightly larger than a fist.

It contained the power of the ‘Black Star’.

“Huhuhu!!”

The old man let out a unique laugh and smiled brightly.

“Good job, Eugene.”

“Huhuhu. It wasn’t difficult.”

Eugene shrugged and shook his head.

“Owls.”

The old man raised his hand lightly.

-Flap!!

With the sound of flapping wings, dozens of black-robed figures appeared from the darkness.

The old man gestured to Eugene.

Eugene, nodding his head, picked up the black chalice and approached the complex and bizarre array carved on the ground.

“After a long wait, this day has finally come.”

Eugene placed the black chalice at the center of the array and spread his arms wide with a triumphant expression.

“Can you see it! This hateful sky!”

Flap!

Eugene’s robe billowed in the strong wind.

“All the brilliant night sky will be covered by the Black Stars!!!!”

“...”

“...”

Intense eyes flashed beneath the deeply pulled hood.

Although no words were spoken.

The dozens of Black Star Society members were all breathing heavily, watching the ritual.

“Now!!”

Eugene shouted, infusing the array with mana!

“Look!! The Black Stars are blessing our path!!!!”

Rumble!!!

The array carved on the ground flashed with a black light━

“This is just the beginning!!!”

Nothing happened.

“Soon, more items filled with grace will appear everywhere━ huh?”

Eugene looked down at the array, which had lost its black light, with a bewildered expression.

“What’s this?”

Tap tap.

No matter how he touched, flipped, or turned it.

There was no reaction.

“What’s going on?”

Dozens of eyes were fixed on him.

The old man’s expression twisted harshly.

“E, Eh? J, Just a moment!!”

-X.

“...”

“It can’t be!! It can’t be!!!!”

Eugene’s eyes widened to their limit.