I Made a Game Featuring Constellations

Chapter 77

Boom!

"Your Majesty! This is huge news!"

The door to the Demon King's office swung open with a loud bang.

Crack!

Simultaneously, the forceful impact caused the door handle to embed itself into the wall.

The Demon King let out yet another sigh.

"Arianna, I've told you before. Please be gentle when you open the door."

"Hehe, sorry! I keep messing up."

A demon girl scratched her head with an innocent smile.

She was a subordinate temporarily filling in as secretary since the usual one had become too busy.

She was a really good kid, but...

"More importantly, you said it's big news. Did something happen?"

"Oh, right! Look at this, Your Majesty!"

The girl plopped a stack of documents onto the desk with a thud.

"This is...?"

"It's the report from the Duke! It's a total hit!"

The Demon King picked up the summary report placed on top of the stack that the demon girl had brought and began to read through it.

"Over a million pre-registrations already...?"

"We're going to be rolling in money now, Your Majesty! And it's all thanks to you!"

Ever since the emergence of the [Akashic Archive], the entire game market had stagnated except for that game, dealing a significant blow to the economy of the demons who heavily relied on company operations.

But they had found a new path that could somewhat alleviate that grim situation.

And it had returned as a massive success.

Demon King Lucia recalled the days when she worked under that devilish Director.

Due to security issues, she couldn't enlist the help of other demons, so she had to handle everything herself, working tirelessly for days without sleep. But it was worth it.

She was the only one who had independently secured the rights and operational authority for an [Archive Land] directly operated by Dreamteller.

"It turned out well... really well..."

The [Akashic Archive], which had exploded in popularity across the entire continent, had recently, through the Constellation of Wisdom, officially ventured into business.

They announced the start of their full-fledged enterprise through offline physical merchandise and expanded into even larger-scale ventures with their second broadcast—the theme park business based on sacred sites.

As stories created based on real events gained popularity, many people on the continent began making pilgrimages to visit the actual locations from those stories.

Battlefields where the Constellation [Sacrifice Who Overcame Indolence] fought monsters, the ballroom where the Wrathless Magitech Engineer met the Saintess,

The places where Perlerina awakened as the Demon King and embarked on her journey.

Many began seeking out the real-world locations that appeared in the game.

Somehow, the Goddess of Wisdom had managed to persuade leaders across the continent to secure comprehensive rights to these locations.

Then she dispatched apostles to start the [Archive Land] business.

Upon seeing the business plan, the Demon King was convinced.

This is it.

The best future livelihood for our demon kind.

If she could secure the rights to this business, they might earn even more money than they did from their current game ventures.

It was also an opportunity to create ample jobs for her people.

So she entered negotiations, asking for the rights to the demon-related [Archive Land] business in exchange for working under the Director.

And since she couldn't participate herself due to working under the Director, she sent her most trustworthy secretary to oversee the entire project.

Thus, the [Demon King Perlerina Land] was completed, and just from online pre-reservations, the first month's slots were completely booked.

It was an achievement deserving of being called a massive success.

"I guess I should thank him."

She had harbored negative feelings toward the Director all this time.

[Archive Land – Theme: Knight Ren], located in the United Kingdom.[Archive Land – Theme: Magitech Engineer & Saintess], located in the Republic.[Archive Land – Theme: Demon King Perlerina], located in the Demon Realm.[Archive Land – Theme: Elven Harmony], located in the Elven Kingdom.[Archive Land – Theme: Versia], located in the heart of the continent.

“And the girl everyone on the continent desires, Versia, belongs to you too.”

She took my wrists in her hands and wrapped my arms around her waist.

“P-Princess...!?”

“You can call me Princess if you’d like, but... wouldn’t you call me by the name you gave me, just this once?”

She had long wanted to abandon the name Versia, the one tied to her past life where she had defeated the Research Director, reclaimed her friends, and achieved her happy ending.

She had asked me to give her a name, one that no one else would know.

I had remembered something in that moment.

Her divine authority, her very essence—Wisdom.

A word that, in my world, was also used as a name for women: Ji-Hye (지혜).

“A name from your world, unknown to anyone in this one—not even me.”

“Ji-Hye.”

When I called her by her name, she giggled and leaned into my chest.

“Yes, my Prince.”

Her face drew closer to mine.

Her earlier words echoed in my mind.

“Right now, it’s just the two of us!”

Just the two of us.

In this vast, luxurious place.

No one else.

The meaning of that struck me as...

In the delicate atmosphere, as her lips were about to meet mine—

[The Dreamteller yells, ‘Emergency! Emergency!’ with her eyes tightly shut.]

“S-Sacred One?”

“...My Prince?”

I quickly released my hold on Ji-Hye’s waist and stepped back instinctively.

[The Dreamteller stomps her feet, shouting for me to come quickly.]

Emergency...!

Had someone invaded the Constellation’s domain again, like before?

“Ji-Hye, I’m sorry.”

“My Prince...!”

“It seems something urgent has happened with our Constellation. Can you wait for me just a little while?”

“...Of course. I’ll wait as long as you need.”

I’ll be right there, Sacred One!

I focused my mind and projected my consciousness to the heavens.

***

The Constellation [Wisdom]'s Avatar gently laid Rian's unconscious body across her lap.

Lovingly, she brushed the bangs from his forehead.

"...Interfering again."

To disrupt a plan she had prepared for weeks.

As expected, you too have feelings for our Prince.

...Tch.

Since you saved me, I'll let it slide this once.

But from now on, I won't forgive any further interruptions.

Her deep blue eyes reflected the moonlight as she gazed skyward.

"The foreign emissary of dreams."