Avoid Yandere Constellation

Twenty minutes before discovering Ivrin, I had been led to a guest room to talk to Karin.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen her.’

It had been a while since I had seen Gazeel, but the same was true for Karin.

Like Gazeel, I hadn’t met her in person since the external lecture.

‘I feel a bit guilty.’

While Gazeel was just a business partner, Karin was different.

‘Recently, I’ve been on the receiving end.’

Of course, Karin would think of me as a savior, but I felt like I was taking advantage of her.

‘But what does it matter?’

She wore round glasses and had a plain appearance, but without them, she would be incredibly beautiful.

Her distinctive red hair and rather large chest.

“It’s been a while, Kaine-nim.”

Karin, the best alchemist on the continent and the owner of a secret shop, greeted me with a bright smile.

“Yes, Karin-nim, it’s been a while. How have you been?”

“Well, I’ve been doing the same as usual. Making and selling potions every day… and researching the potions you gave me. By the way, I’m glad you came in person.”

“Yes… I feel bad for always receiving from you without giving anything in return.”

I scratched my cheek, feeling embarrassed, and Karin waved her arms exaggeratedly in surprise.

“No, no, Kaine-nim. You’re my savior, how could I feel bad? And the tasks you’ve given me are beneficial to me too… and I enjoy doing them.”

Karin fidgeted with her hands and spoke timidly, as if she wanted to add something, but she couldn’t because she felt the piercing gaze of someone behind her.

‘Lise’s expression is probably obvious.’

I felt a chill down my spine.

[The goddess of Fate says that this woman is also suspicious.]

Even the constellation began to suspect Karin.

‘What’s wrong with these two?’

I was worried that they might start suspecting all the women around me.

‘But that’s not important right now.’

I ignored their gazes and got straight to the point.

“Karin-nim, can you make as many potions as possible?”

“Hmm… Is it because of the cult’s terrorism?”

Karin was timid, but she was perceptive.

I nodded my head in response to her question.

“Yes, I don’t know what they’ll do, but it’s better to be prepared.”

“Sigh… that’s good.”

“Huh?”

What’s so good about it?

I was a bit confused, but Karin answered…

“Well, I had the same thought as you, so I prepared some stamina potions in advance.”

Karin made a shocking statement.

‘What? Is she also a reincarnator?’

I knew it wasn’t the case, but I couldn’t help but think that way.

She had prepared for the future without me even mentioning it.

‘No wonder she’s the best alchemist.’

I tried to hide my surprise and asked carefully…

“How many have you prepared?”

“Hmm… I didn’t count beyond 200, so I’m not sure. But since adventurers have been buying them a lot lately, I think there are more than 1,000.”

Karin answered while touching her chin in deep thought.

When she finished speaking, I grabbed her other hand…

“Click!”

…and shook it vigorously.

“As expected of Karin-nim! I was worried that I was asking too much of you, but I never imagined that you would be so prepared!”

“Heh, heh…”

Karin blushed, probably because she wasn’t used to physical contact with men.

Then…

“Puff!”

White steam came out of her head, and her eyes started spinning.

At that moment…

“Poke!”

Lise poked my back and said…

[The goddess of Fate says to stop flirting with women!]

The constellation began to protest through messages.

“I’m not flirting! I just grabbed her hand out of excitement.”

I felt a bit wronged, but I couldn’t refute it.

Karin’s face was turning red in front of me.

I quickly let go of her hand, fearing that her head might explode.

“Haha, sorry. I was just excited.”

“No… it’s okay. It’s understandable to be excited…”

Karin sighed and regained her composure.

I felt that something bad might happen if I stayed any longer, so I quickly prepared to leave.

“Then, I’ll be going. Kage is waiting outside. Goodbye, Karin-nim.”

“Oh, yes… please visit me when you have time.”

“Yes, I’ll come again to talk.”

With that, we left the room.

Behind us, we could feel a piercing gaze.

It was probably Lise.

“Young Master, stop flirting with women.”

“I’m not flirting on purpose.”

It just happened that way.

Being handsome wasn’t a crime.

As we left the building, we realized that Kage wasn’t waiting outside.

Lise also looked puzzled, as if she couldn’t see her either.

“The junior is gone.”

“That brat probably followed the smell of food again.”

“I should have trained harder on how to distinguish between personal and professional matters.”

“Yes, of course.”

Lise scratched her head, feeling proud.

“Then let’s split up and look for her.”

“Yes, Young Master.”

With that, we started searching for Kage.

Back to the present…

‘Should I be happy or not?’

It was good that I quickly found Kage by increasing the volume, and it was also good that I quickly discovered the twisted original story.

But…

‘I never imagined that it would be related to Ivrin.’

The reason for the twisted original story was obvious.

‘They must have kept failing, so they changed the story.’

Ivrin.

In the game’s setting, she was known as the beastkin traitor who betrayed her clan.

‘That’s all there was to it.’

Since she was just a branch leader, not a main character, it was understandable that there wasn’t much information about her.

However, it was a bit strange that some of the minor characters, like Kaine and Lise, had so much information.

‘The developers of this game are crazy.’

I just accepted it as it was.

Anyway, that person happened to meet Kage.

‘In the original story, they didn’t meet, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.’

The original story was twisted, and it was also heading in a bad direction, so it was understandable that I felt upset.

‘What should I do?’

If I told her the truth, it wouldn’t be good.

Kage might believe me, but…

‘If I kill her right away, it would be a bit…’

So, I thought a little more and naturally came out of my inventory.

At the same time…

“Kage, you brat! Why are you wandering around instead of waiting outside?”

I naturally joined Kage, pretending that I had just found her.

“Master!”

Kage smiled brightly at me.

Seeing her expression, I felt a stabbing pain in my chest.

‘Tsk!’

I clicked my tongue and started acting, giving Kage a knuckle on the head as usual.

“Hyaaa!”

Kage laughed cheerfully, unlike her usual self.

Then…

“Hehehe.”

Kage smiled like an idiot.

I sighed deeply as I looked at her.

“Sigh. Why were you here? Let’s hear your reason.”

“Hmm. Well, I found my old friend!”

Kage proudly puffed out her chest.

At that moment…

“Hello. I’m Ivrin, a friend of Kage since childhood. I’ve heard about you, David von Kaine.”

Ivrin greeted me politely.

She was so beautiful that I almost believed she wasn’t a member of the cult.

‘But, regardless of her affiliation, she’s different from the others.’

I shifted my gaze to Kage, who looked proud, as if she had raised Ivrin herself.

If someone saw them, they might think that Ivrin was her parent.

‘I wish she would learn from her in that regard.’

Anyway, I decided to take her to the mansion to find out her true intentions.

I smiled and introduced myself…

“I’m David von Kaine, the eldest son of the David family. What brings you here?”

“Well, I came here to secure supplies while traveling.”

Hmm. That’s the setting.

The cult members usually pretend to be ordinary people, so it’s not impossible.

After all, they might have come here for no reason.

‘Kage found her scent by chance.’

In the original story, Kage hadn’t grown up yet, so her sense of smell wasn’t as developed.

It could be seen as a butterfly effect caused by Kage’s growth.

‘Then…’

As I was about to speak, I was terrified to think…

“Master! Can’t you take Ivrin to the mansion too?”

Kage pleaded with me in a desperate voice, with eyes I had never seen before.

She couldn’t refuse, so I smiled politely like a noble and said…

“You don’t have to worry about it. There are plenty of spare rooms in the mansion. Where are you staying?”

“I haven’t booked a room yet.”

“In that case, since Kage is so happy to see you, why don’t you stay at the mansion while you’re here? There are plenty of spare rooms.”

“Thank you…”

Ivrin bowed deeply, sincerely grateful.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Master! Thank you! I love you!”

At that moment, Kage hugged my arm and smiled.

‘I feel sorry for her.’

I apologized to Kage in my heart and patted her head.

So, I took her to the mansion to find out her true intentions.

By the way, Lise and the constellation thought I had flirted with another woman again.