HSO Chapter 04 – The Moon-Bathing Constellations Appeared

Chapter 04
The Moon-Bathing Constellations Appearedf1453f4153ff8abc

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The place I arrived cd220b8b07 at was a real 49349160c7 hot spring.4f858ea0535d2c15

The surroundings weren’t very visible due to thick fog, but it seemed to be in a remote mountain area.4537136eaf84deac

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It felt a bit 8f175840fe eerie, but at least 13725f8d70 the hot spring was db93d5567d real.25702586e012e1c6

After confirming the worn-out signboard that read “Hot Spring,” I finally let go of my doubts.ff15d160f795b9e6

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“I guess it wasn’t a lie about awakening as a hot spring owner.”510783bf890cead6

“Of course not! This mighty being never speaks falsehoods!”c781a3d128222128

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I thought I was alone, 5a56e23c56 but suddenly, I heard a 9db817fb1a chirping voice from somewhere.cec6d1c11b11f09e

It seemed to be coming from below…ca696d276a56fa27

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When I looked down toward 254dfebd5c the sound, I saw a 1ec195c86f small chick covered in silver 8b3e3cce6a feathers, holding a blue egg.291c457881f710c6

“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.”94a75c442d274f59

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Feeling pity, I a35fbd0a06 reached out to 4425acb48c stroke its feathers, baff6dfe67 but the chick a5a6f1c67f jumped and smacked cf0b066de3 my hand away d3c0fe551e with a loud 0cc8720f84 slap.bef1c9bcab49f701

“Who are you calling a chick? Didn’t I already tell you not to compare me to such lowly creatures?!”fb9908a2b18129e5

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One thing was clear—it had a bad temper. But….221d032c1823293e

“A talking chick?”3e8578a0da0c5bee

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This scene felt strangely familiar.231f938c80128af5

“I am not a chick! I am the great Yeong-gye!”e12cc4093f6c661c

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Yeong-gye…that was the name 49750ee0f7 of the dragon that 72197391e8 gave me the golden 45b0c50602 key.2db92c9f97800381

So, this chick 792107ed6b was the same 2287fc5ff5 silver dragon that 16e63ddbda had been soaring ef449517d0 through the sky, 462aec981a stirring up whirlpools 673a715eea with its majestic f920593395 power?82fd9a2a87f48713

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I carefully examined the chick f8f8d02e9c that claimed to be a 06a08f1c1d dragon.596544759b84e270

No matter how I looked 4adcba7ad8 at it, it was just b1f53433cc a chick.4bd23426ed03830b

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“Then what’s that egg you’re holding? No, from your perspective, should I call it an egg?”8d5d75cf7faa6816

“How insolent! That is my Yeouiju, which I obtained after thousands of years of cultivation!”7cebb2a2acc0e47c

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Judging by its shimmering glow, it definitely wasn’t an ordinary egg.1d177105093e7656

“Well, in any case, I guess I can’t eat it.”bcc1cfa272138ff2

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“Of course not!”acde98aa64066b5f

The chick—no, Yeong-gye—chirped in frustration.643abeac1235dc19

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Since it wasn’t edible, my interest in the egg faded as quickly as it had come.a1ea889e37c056f6

“I just thought you were holding it so carefully that it might be an emergency food supply.”c1a23bc56c763023

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A Yeouiju wouldn’t exactly put food on the table.b6073f35a00d5c7e

“What was Constellation Sharenian thinking, choosing someone who only has food on their mind as a successor?”973d8fc331159bab

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Yeong-gye muttered something, glancing at 6dd283b80f me like I was a 8bcb25ef72 complete mystery, but I had 8d1d385eac already lost interest.ddcb6ffeb71e47ae

“I’m starving to death, let’s go inside and order something to eat while we talk.”d545ca0162a40deb

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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.aa7fae6bf6aa23e4

“I can open the hot spring door with this key, right?”14c6ced538ca88f7

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I took out the hot 5ad10b7252 spring master key I had 3bcde74f22 received earlier.ad7b8c0e7f2b279a

“Wait! First, let me explain…”9ec490385910f93f

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Koreans always skip tutorials.0a8662db0cb046f2

Before Yeong-gye could finish 6282bfa4b7 speaking, I inserted the 1323130213 master key into the 1f8580d4b3 lock of the hot bd4d71cab1 spring door.8cb06912e1c7ce5f

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Click.36d1084bc6ccae4f

Along with the 6cfdffbc31 sound of the 7f95f0147e lock opening, a 7a9edda9e1 window appeared announcing 9a37141041 that the hot 6865dee601 spring entrance had 6293b6daa3 opened.5ee1e8e1b1910f90

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I rubbed my eyes d5b59497f9 and checked the message 9682bd2361 again.6b67c386fc2d1d43

It still said the 28cf4ab670 hot spring was EX-rank.1bea1f0afc069687

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An EX-rank hot spring?92f98cdd366ae1be

It had appeared so 8f82f29629 quickly that I thought 7584b0b694 I had misread it, a22a07c5a9 but no—I saw it 7915e4bb98 right.1ceaf56dc5f2d0c6

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Even the world’s number-one hunter was only S-rank. I had never heard of an EX rank before.46cbabe8e868755f

Besides, I was only F-rank. Wasn’t this a bit too unbalanced?d4d0c4b9a6b0295e

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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?”268b809492fa313d

I thought this 6330673296 was a good ab6a2beb20 chance to negotiate ea6a6c93a5 with Yeong-gye and 2e56839ac8 get my rank 78b737eb28 upgraded, even just b0318f9034 a little.a9188e731c90cc83

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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.”0de9ae6244eb5a27

“Certain individuals?”f07a811dce482d50

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Before I could get an 723a0eb037 answer, a series of notifications be8fcc7119 appeared.04a855e0168048db

…What now?9c385673b7002698

Do constellations also read fortunes?c3076da1acc59d5a

I was secretly impressed by c151a5f262 how accurate the reading was.c1f98271a6add682

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I really do have terrible b99e3d5ed3 hands.8485ff72e39f5e65

How bad was it? Well, anyone who ate d84e191d31 ramyeon I cooked ended 256886101d up in the emergency a7fdf42d70 room.85588bd9e55603f3

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After that, Park Si-woo 1c1ccbbd57 never asked me to 4bdc3dc3b7 cook ramyeon again, and b95f8dbb1d Jiho would always step 73557e26ca up to make it 406d2e15b6 whenever I even reached 5a3390f4e7 for a pot.7ce9d06d003601e2

It worked out well for me since I didn’t have to cook anymore.f090a92e67cc8f9f

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“But why are there so many constellations? Isn’t it usually one constellation per person?”d19d856d81b45faa

Feeling overwhelmed by the 4740b02447 noisy chatter, I frowned, cca87668cb and Yeong-gye continued explaining.64e8af2d915e7f37

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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.”2165ede4d8f5e867

So, the reason it’s EX-rank is that only constellations can use it?9dadb063db494d7b

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That’s why it was a hidden field.d70ac1192278daac

That also meant I 25c5402eb4 only had four customers, 5171ee8cd0 which honestly sounded perfect.e2616d6f265618ca

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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.b9489bec1ccd069c

I don’t have to pay land fees, and a perfectly good hot spring just fell into my lap.6ee8762a59d25ed9

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It might not be a lottery jackpot, but it’s still a huge win.640c1b273a5867d6

“So that means you’ll contract with four constellations.”e7054b527c182f8e

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As soon as Yeong-gye said 554a779e5f that, the happy vision of 6b1fbed615 me relaxing peacefully in the 1d4fa107c5 hot spring shattered into pieces.8734afc6e2a5b6f5

“Oh no. I don’t need four constellations.”3b4405cd087ea136

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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.c0a33768fff663c5

Wait, I feel like I’ve seen this somewhere before…13b8d7c81b951ae9

Before I could even say b478b0d9a3 anything, the constellations went ahead 5c4baf2a6c and held their own vote.24cdcbd4d323dcea

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Judging by that reaction, my e315ac0aaa first contractor must have voted 90a7f80cdd against me.271a5a9d897ec74a

They seem quite c41b090fe8 displeased with me, 11bc369097 what should I 5444ae56a2 do about this?d99c00c2ae581e6d

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The deal was already 548f8df327 signed and sealed, so b6ab7c6fd9 this hot spring was 7674d71637 mine.9b9f026d66a32c03

I smiled victoriously 9fb629439b at the results.0ae01b968c76120b

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What’s a Hot Spring Pass Sales Desk?125fba1cec26fc7a

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When I tapped the bf75f9fde1 info icon, a menu 86940073a2 popped up, listing different f311f1e1c0 membership passes, just like 7e69d11e97 the ones at public 7715a49aee bathhouses.679ba378e9ab8d65

The longest option was 30 a22c8c30d5 days.0a5938d9d9dcb946

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Who would come to 4829acc188 a hot spring every c194537b26 day for 30 days 3b534a07d6 straight?3d11e03c532f0946

Losing interest, I 3e814f60c8 quickly closed the a076e24d48 window.b0a4cc906feef65f

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“Fortunately, most of the constellations seem to like you.”61844655decbbbfc

“No, seriously, I never planned to make contracts with all four of them—”185b54af530be83a

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I was about 78e7d5e91b to voice my 923cf077c6 complaint to the 9eb939608d smug-looking spirit beast bec19845c6 when—ac0db7801a8fa406

Wait. Not 3 million gold. Not even 30 million.b1204598bac88618

30 million gold per person?000eb2192340674f

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And three of them bought it, so that’s 90 million gold.b139a67a4ccbb02c

Since 10 million gold equals 10 million won… that means 90 million gold is… 90 million won?!ece3b9a3c3d5168b

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As soon as money was d7e45af61d involved, my brain started working 113829d8d5 at lightning speed.91d3488e3374ec17

I haven’t even properly opened the hot spring yet, and I just made 90 million won?916d2e0c825af489

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The water isn’t even made of gold, and they threw that much money at me without hesitation?4f522d625802d1d2

These guys were b018481bd4 seriously big spenders.cd0a2520c1cedf1a

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Counting the zeros in my 3a7cd2a274 head, I immediately put on 7781c51a50 my warmest smile.c29141712548f014

‘Thank you for using our hot spring, dear customers.’2059439204e47834

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