I Made a Game Featuring Constellations

Chapter 55

Shhhhhhhhhh

The sound of water cascading washed away the weariness of the day.

I stood beneath the showerhead, enchanted by water magic, letting the warm streams hit me directly. The heat seemed to melt away the swirling thoughts and worries of the future that constantly filled my mind.

This was one of the rare moments I could spend alone, without a Constellation clinging to me.

At first, they claimed they needed to watch over me to protect me from Abyssal attacks. It took considerable effort to convince them otherwise.

“Even so,” I had said, “following me into the bathroom or shower is absolutely not okay.”

But now... what was this?

[You should take pride in it, so why cover it up?]

[From all the knowledge I've accumulated, I’d say it ranks quite high!]

New goddesses had entered my life—quite literally.

These were the girls who had once been experimental subjects alongside the Goddess of Wisdom.

They were victims of a horrific project, sacrificed to create an artificial Constellation of Wisdom.

Though they had died in the process, the divinity consolidated during the release of the Versia episode recently brought them back to life.

While they hadn’t fully awakened to their godhood like the Goddess of Wisdom, their previous roles as sacrificial vessels for the Constellation of Wisdom had allowed them to be reborn as deities.

Unlike the former investors, the Constellation of Wisdom had never been tainted by the sins, but somehow, these girls had still been resurrected.

The Goddess of Wisdom said it was because of me—that I was "special."@@@@

I didn’t entirely understand, but it felt like a miracle.

We’d recently met for the first time in person to talk, but...

“Were we close enough for this?”

Seeing me naked and starting a conversation? Absolutely not.

[Hehehe, of course, we are!]

[You saved our lives! So, naturally, you need to take responsibility.]

“W-What?”

I hurriedly grabbed my bathrobe to cover myself, stunned into confusion by their nonsense.

[If it weren’t for you, we’d have vanished completely.]

[That’s right. Since you saved us, you have to take responsibility for us.]

“Take responsibility...? What are you talking about?”

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It wasn’t as if pulling someone out of the water meant you owed them everything.

Even though they were in spiritual form, their nearly bare appearances pressed against me, making my head spin.

“P-Please, get off me for a moment!”

I managed to create some distance.

[Our prince is so innocent, isn’t he? Hehe.]

[Oh my, our prince is still a virgin, isn’t he?]

They giggled as if enjoying my reaction.

The irony was that they weren’t exactly experienced themselves.

Did they think I didn’t know how they used to whisper naughty jokes to one another, sharing what they’d read or heard?

“If you keep this up, what will happen if the Goddess of Wisdom finds out? You know her authority allows her to see everything.”

The Goddess of Wisdom’s authority: the ability to know all knowledge within the continent.

“Wow, that’s intense...”

Surely, she wouldn’t punish her friends too harshly. After all, they had sacrificed themselves for her.

Once the goddesses were gone, peace finally returned to my room.

A gentle breeze carried a beautiful letter down from the heavens.

To my dear prince,

I deeply apologize for the trouble my friends caused you. I have no excuses...

The rest of the letter was filled with her earnest apologies.

...so I’ll make it up to you with my body. See you tonight.

Wait. What was that last part?

Was she joking?

Rip!

Before I could react, a tentacle shot out, grabbed the letter, and crumpled it.

[The Dreamteller looks at you with concern, asking if you’re okay.]

“...Constellation?”

[The Dreamteller says they called for help, fearing for your safety.]

Oh. So it wasn’t the Wisdom Goddess’s authority that alerted her.

It was my Constellation who brought her here.

“Haha. Thank you, Constellation. That was close.”

If it weren’t for her, I might’ve lost something precious today.

[The Dreamteller tearfully reminds you that you are their Apostle.]

“Of course, Constellation. I’ve told you before, haven’t I? I’ll always be your Apostle. You don’t need to worry about me.”

Was she concerned because I’d been involved with other gods lately?

She needn’t be.

None of the others could help me make the game I envisioned.

Without the power of dreams, I was nothing more than a mundane academy student.

[The Dreamteller lets out a pitiful bweep and starts crying.]

I hugged her tentacles, patting them gently to comfort her.

But really... why tentacles, Constellation?

Of all things, why tentacles?

***

The announcement for the first official broadcast of [Akashic Archive] was posted on the in-game interface.

**- They’re doing an official broadcast!

What’s the broadcast even about?**

The news of this milestone broadcast spread quickly, garnering attention not only from the mortal world but even from the heavens.

[A broadcast from that game, is it?]

[Do you think they’d let me be part of it if I asked?]

[First, I’ll need to make a good impression on the God of Dreams.]

Excitement rippled across countless realms, as both mortals and deities alike eagerly turned their gaze toward this unprecedented event.