HSO Chapter 04 – The Moon-Bathing Constellations Appeared

Chapter 04
The Moon-Bathing Constellations Appeared445ae25651b18a23

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The place I arrived a3450dc291 at was a real ec2873945d hot spring.0de64ee4aa5cdffc

The surroundings weren’t very visible due to thick fog, but it seemed to be in a remote mountain area.d9de7c9341e94630

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It felt a bit 62e913668f eerie, but at least 62facaeda4 the hot spring was 9dcf25a35c real.868650681f99a772

After confirming the worn-out signboard that read “Hot Spring,” I finally let go of my doubts.47f6349299053cb7

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“I guess it wasn’t a lie about awakening as a hot spring owner.”f0b37749461bab31

“Of course not! This mighty being never speaks falsehoods!”2033db6775ecf477

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I thought I d738808635 was alone, but c6d96229b1 suddenly, I heard 385bca1770 a chirping voice 5743d07603 from somewhere.db0fcdbcf4a8f4ea

It seemed to be coming from below…13738ed1c6b9d3eb

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When I looked down toward c83dd04583 the sound, I saw a a7dfb4defc small chick covered in silver c252414061 feathers, holding a blue egg.e537ff5293def81e

“Who would abandon a chick in such a remote place? How heartless. Leaving it here is like handing it over as a snack for wild animals.”0b6bfe66a73d012d

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Feeling pity, I reached 1bf678c641 out to stroke its de7d81455e feathers, but the chick 27883abc7f jumped and smacked my 499bc4419b hand away with a 3b942e72f8 loud slap.fd24159ee54dc083

“Who are you calling a chick? Didn’t I already tell you not to compare me to such lowly creatures?!”638074b801f1067e

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One thing was clear—it had a bad temper. But….ec1f8f8f1a715f25

“A talking chick?”d4f5ea0a01ebe5bf

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This scene felt strangely familiar.d78a0a6880b1e589

“I am not a chick! I am the great Yeong-gye!”28b2697b81cd5b63

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Yeong-gye…that was the 573f274281 name of the a762b91a70 dragon that gave 462e3fc81f me the golden 032dbb164e key.47232ffc24fa9b77

So, this chick was 3835451340 the same silver dragon cd0e1e2503 that had been soaring 10a9635bdf through the sky, stirring 7eaa7c40ab up whirlpools with its 68808f63e3 majestic power?987bf54ef7d80721

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I carefully examined the f767d371db chick that claimed to 13b71a78a7 be a dragon.0cab8783e71fcd54

No matter how 728273921a I looked at 31596cb29a it, it was 641d01172f just a chick.67339108a34f56bb

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“Then what’s that egg you’re holding? No, from your perspective, should I call it an egg?”f8c36276ee520ec5

“How insolent! That is my Yeouiju, which I obtained after thousands of years of cultivation!”892a1f7b96614cd5

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Judging by its shimmering glow, it definitely wasn’t an ordinary egg.e4f292555225441b

“Well, in any case, I guess I can’t eat it.”c8928c306ee9535a

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“Of course not!”db167008bcedad83

The chick—no, Yeong-gye—chirped in frustration.7ee4cb3767d84da0

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Since it wasn’t edible, my interest in the egg faded as quickly as it had come.7d1eeeaadb72b6c0

“I just thought you were holding it so carefully that it might be an emergency food supply.”c7ffbc743798bfa0

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A Yeouiju wouldn’t exactly put food on the table.b8646bf6cf42bdbe

“What was Constellation Sharenian thinking, choosing someone who only has food on their mind as a successor?”662885e321a5273c

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Yeong-gye muttered something, glancing at 54e7d0dd01 me like I was a 75d38c133f complete mystery, but I had fbd1f602dd already lost interest.cdcc2e6c72f3e0f2

“I’m starving to death, let’s go inside and order something to eat while we talk.”15aabc086031db44

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Awakening is all about survival, after all. If I didn’t eat soon, I might die of starvation before I could even start my new job.85246c08f09d9704

“I can open the hot spring door with this key, right?”47b9a8b403399596

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I took out 29f2d932ce the hot spring c0b7ef0350 master key I eb07f60127 had received earlier.b2f8c9f4dc9ad062

“Wait! First, let me explain…”d3821207593f1543

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Koreans always skip tutorials.adab4685d9f07440

Before Yeong-gye could finish speaking, 940907ee40 I inserted the master key 19cae0257a into the lock of the bb52ea18c9 hot spring door.53d8239de3f8bb26

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Click.636895e3dfd7d379

Along with the d75752d95e sound of the b4aad9a65c lock opening, a 08e52162d6 window appeared announcing 7f17a31df4 that the hot ec29cc3833 spring entrance had f9ede0f420 opened.9c923d6000c1c8c8

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I rubbed my eyes and d084988b99 checked the message again.57a035c9740ee135

It still said the cb1d4ba702 hot spring was EX-rank.48ef793ddb4f6bbd

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An EX-rank hot spring?17519805662d4d1b

It had appeared 78a67a8a52 so quickly that 8ebc754fe2 I thought I 98b0843f78 had misread it, 6d9cfc45f8 but no—I saw 7238e7e5db it right.746fc54a7bb4550b

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Even the world’s number-one hunter was only S-rank. I had never heard of an EX rank before.b0c64ae3e89a8177

Besides, I was only F-rank. Wasn’t this a bit too unbalanced?736105433b233324

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“Yeong-gye, don’t you think the balance here is completely off? How can an F-rank hot spring owner run an EX-rank hot spring?”5f74edcf187db99d

I thought this 8fe6941812 was a good 9e3e929311 chance to negotiate f3581d8700 with Yeong-gye and 7d87317624 get my rank 428c7b7028 upgraded, even just fcf9f42223 a little.c91bebe4c448449b

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“Well, this hot spring is a special place for certain individuals. It wouldn’t be fitting if it were anything less than EX-rank.”f28d7c1d1c87665f

“Certain individuals?”70db7bc86a8fcd59

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Before I could c00ee47809 get an answer, 0c6d2c7223 a series of 99130a5a19 notifications appeared.a8005fee8c8cb23c

…What now?fa1996e27c85b9e9

Do constellations also read fortunes?ac25a05dafe8c743

I was secretly impressed by ff58bd5987 how accurate the reading was.613b6f1f31a2c323

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I really do aab756a17a have terrible hands.ba03783aa54a0e2a

How bad was it? Well, anyone who a1fab718a4 ate ramyeon I cbd6a06cb3 cooked ended up e2e650f6ab in the emergency eb07250bdd room.d01d4b6a0bbe96ef

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After that, Park Si-woo 158d039500 never asked me to e7879063cf cook ramyeon again, and 4783d03e70 Jiho would always step b9caf00311 up to make it 037d35e4c0 whenever I even reached a24336de4e for a pot.149407d1581c7f88

It worked out well for me since I didn’t have to cook anymore.2fdfc26829d5b2e8

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“But why are there so many constellations? Isn’t it usually one constellation per person?”0632de00750a5857

Feeling overwhelmed by the noisy 7f43071280 chatter, I frowned, and Yeong-gye f505dce27d continued explaining.efa097a8a21c140d

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“These constellations you’re seeing are the special guests of this hot spring I mentioned. This space exists solely for these four constellations.”0fec16e8c100310d

So, the reason it’s EX-rank is that only constellations can use it?eebc0ec1f4e4373e

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That’s why it was a hidden field.8483720ed2ecd46f

That also meant I 3429284352 only had four customers, c8c4f64982 which honestly sounded perfect.594dbc804495bee5

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I always dreamed of running a hot spring, and now that I’ve awakened, if I manage it well, I might actually achieve my dream of a peaceful, healing life.7ee0126de286188b

I don’t have to pay land fees, and a perfectly good hot spring just fell into my lap.ad11eef3767fd341

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It might not be a lottery jackpot, but it’s still a huge win.1009ca8cbca25838

“So that means you’ll contract with four constellations.”67f2c60bf52d2b16

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As soon as Yeong-gye said c01dae8bce that, the happy vision of 4145e12a50 me relaxing peacefully in the 4ffd823517 hot spring shattered into pieces.69745b9cf810f782

“Oh no. I don’t need four constellations.”c0bfbca8af51eb94

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It was already too noisy, and I didn’t have the patience to deal with four of them talking all the time.16f5de20787eb247

Wait, I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before…df37b5ab0488992b

Before I could even say 4fe503f89d anything, the constellations went ahead fb8978cb3a and held their own vote.6bbb9fba50ba63e9

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Judging by that 71451855e2 reaction, my first f1ae7bf3b7 contractor must have bc73c1d2f6 voted against me.be45ac9fc4d09a86

They seem quite displeased with 78181d3e3c me, what should I do d035b82e81 about this?19359be984f8000a

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The deal was e1484757bc already signed and 0854bf9239 sealed, so this 2eff16df5a hot spring was 9b1e1455ba mine.273e26fc0b3ca3fd

I smiled victoriously 5d49bce927 at the results.92b6e7a15e2162c5

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What’s a Hot Spring Pass Sales Desk?5cae6aef72b36a6b

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When I tapped the 2e17249cc2 info icon, a menu 13ad3118f8 popped up, listing different 1154e71a53 membership passes, just like 59b4ea16e6 the ones at public 8c03cee2e9 bathhouses.fbebb374e94f3132

The longest option 1943a2c6bd was 30 days.e1268f0da8c7bbfd

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Who would come to a 3ac808f606 hot spring every day for 1a357b4f51 30 days straight?5f3095d787c78398

Losing interest, I quickly 56ec200df5 closed the window.51a83c856bdf86c1

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“Fortunately, most of the constellations seem to like you.”0e0ede2dccecae40

“No, seriously, I never planned to make contracts with all four of them—”ab4809c91a050407

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I was about to fcaee7e433 voice my complaint to 54b7fc1b4d the smug-looking spirit beast 66d9c7ed10 when—1f2dae894e0aa726

Wait. Not 3 million gold. Not even 30 million.03d861c97d8318ee

30 million gold per person?bd21c2f53771e6f8

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And three of them bought it, so that’s 90 million gold.1a6bc5bb0488a088

Since 10 million gold equals 10 million won… that means 90 million gold is… 90 million won?!7b0efc58f8955a8e

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As soon as money was e2c5512269 involved, my brain started working 7ef4c0cebe at lightning speed.444965b26d5267ae

I haven’t even properly opened the hot spring yet, and I just made 90 million won?a99e331cd9b3fec8

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The water isn’t even made of gold, and they threw that much money at me without hesitation?995b5bca3a520087

These guys were b78d5e6822 seriously big spenders.ba2e68f3128c8195

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Counting the zeros in my 8a4b0bf0f2 head, I immediately put on 2e6fbca184 my warmest smile.bee44dad55b32357

‘Thank you for using our hot spring, dear customers.’cb16c245cf9c91a0

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