My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 24

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 024

Riding the storm – it was a cute expression, but the situation was serious.

Looking around, there were several sand mountains I hadn’t seen before.

Blocked by those mountains, I couldn’t even see his outline, let alone where he originally was.

I had come into the dungeon to help my contractor, only to become lost. What should I do.

“Anser, what should we do?”

⌈Let’s wait until the human comes. Don’t move.⌋

The fox used her skill to get an answer. Then I should wait for Kim Igyeol as Anser said.

First, I’ll roughly tell him where I am through a constellation message.

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ hints that your companions are beyond those mountains.

And I took exactly one step forward.

It was really just one step, but as soon as my foot touched that spot, my body felt like it was being sucked in.

I felt my ankle sink deep and tried to pull it out, but it wouldn’t budge.

Ah, sand quicksand? Of all things to step on. I quickly threw Anser far away.

“Sorry for throwing you!”

⌈Baby!⌋

As soon as I apologized, I was swallowed up to my thighs. There wasn’t even time to pull my feet out.

So this is why Anser’s skill told me not to move?

I desperately reached out in all directions trying to escape. All I could grab was sand, so it was useless.

Sand was getting into my mouth and eyes, and there was nothing around me. The pulling sensation from below was so strong that I became terrified.

⌈Tsk.⌋

A low clicking sound echoed in my head.

The only one I can hear like this is Anser. Anser, did you suddenly turn dark or something?

⌈I did send you, but how can you protect anyone when you can’t even protect yourself.⌋

The sound echoed again. It was an unfamiliar voice, not Anser’s.

I stopped moving at the incomprehensible words and the appearance of a stranger, but the sand quicksand still pulled me down, and before I knew it, I was buried in sand up to my waist.

⌈Move aside, fox. You’re in the way.⌋

⌈Huh? What?⌋

The new voice was blunt and cold, but I could sense surprise and joy in Anser’s reaction. Without realizing it, I lowered my guard.

Soon after, a rope came down from above. There were no words telling me to grab it, but this rope was all I had to trust.

The rope became taut with strong force. After several attempts, I was able to escape from the quicksand.

When I climbed up, what I saw was Anser and a small dust clump I’d never seen before.

“Wow, dust in the desert…”

⌈Dust? How rude.⌋

At the scolding, I looked more carefully and saw it wasn’t dust but a clump of light. Somehow I felt disappointed. Dust would have been cuter.

⌈The synchronization should be somewhat complete by now. Yet you’re still like a human.⌋

At the cynical tone and atmosphere that seemed to scold me, I felt the urge to argue back. Please count someone who looks human as human too.

“But I am human.”

⌈You? If that were true, you would have died 10 years ago.⌋

The light clump sneered and mentioned exactly when I died.

Could this be the person who brought me here? I had reasonable suspicions.

The thing that floated slightly in the air settled on top of the fox’s head.

Anser approached me nonchalantly as if she was used to it.

“But who are you?”

⌈Antares.⌋

“What do you do?”

⌈I gave you part of my ▼=! #★, tsk. They blocked it so you can’t hear.⌋

Just like with Anser, there were words I couldn’t hear, so my face was full of questions.

The light clump, Antares, clicked his tongue once more. Where exactly are his eyes anyway. Can he even see?

After that, Antares uttered various words, but they couldn’t be conveyed to me.

As my expression gradually became bewildered, he sighed and muttered.

⌈Let’s just say system.⌋

At the clearly dejected voice, I almost just went along with it, thinking “I see.”

“…Anser, was it night outside just now?”

⌈No, we came in this morning, didn’t we?⌋

That’s right. I heard something so absurd that I thought I was dreaming.

⌈You heard correctly.⌋

“Really the system?”

⌈To be precise, let’s say I’m your dedicated one. I don’t interfere with other things.⌋

If he’s my dedicated one, then this dust, this light clump manages all the systems I see.

The administrator who helps when I need help, but avoids answering when I ask questions, and delivers constellation messages strangely?

Wow, I had something I really wanted to do if I ever met the system administrator.

“Did you materialize that?”

⌈As if.⌋

“Can’t you materialize?”

⌈Why.⌋

If I said it’s because I want to grab him by the collar, he probably wouldn’t do it. I shook my head saying it was nothing, aiming for next time.

Unlike me who became a bit sulky, Anser, who was excited, raised her voice and spoke to Antares.

⌈Lord Antares! Why are you here?⌋

⌈Then why are you here?⌋

⌈Ah, it’s a long story.⌋

Anser, who drew out her words, wagged her tail and summarized what had happened so far.

As soon as Anser finished speaking, a surprised voice was immediately heard.

⌈Your &◆ became a dungeon?⌋

⌈Yes! I met the baby there!⌋

Antares, who had been making short contemplative sounds, began speaking to Anser.

⌈That dungeon, did it appear in a human settlement?⌋

What? Wasn’t it Antares who guided me to that dungeon?

No one answered, but Antares, who confirmed both our reactions, clicked his tongue.

⌈You got caught up as a substitute.⌋

When Anser and I tilted our heads in confusion, Antares, who sighed briefly, continued speaking.

Simply put, the dungeon that was originally supposed to appear there wasn’t Anser’s home.

“Then who was supposed to be in that dungeon instead of Anser?”

⌈Anser?⌋

“That’s the fox’s name. Um, a nickname? Her real name is hard to pronounce.”

As if understanding, the light clump floated up slightly.

⌈I see. Originally, it was me.⌋

It was a calm tone as if telling me today’s lunch menu.

Suddenly, the dark purple mist that didn’t match Anser came to mind. Was that light clump the owner of that mist?

But if it was Anser’s home, why was Antares’s poison there?

Unconsciously scratching the arm where the mist had touched, I spoke up.

“Are you by any chance the owner of the dark purple mist?”

⌈Hmm?⌋

“There was mist that didn’t match Anser. It stung when it touched my arm.”

As if asking if this was what I meant, smoke identical to the mist I had seen rose around the light clump.

When I nodded saying that was right, Antares gathered the mist.

⌈The main component of this smoke is deadly poison, but you’ll be fine.⌋

“But it did sting…”

I muttered quietly at his confident words, but Antares firmly denied it, saying it must have been my imagination.

Anser, who had been quietly listening to our conversation, suddenly shook his head. The impact caused the light orb to drop onto the sandy ground with a thud.

Antares, who had suddenly fallen to the ground, raised his voice.

⌈Fox! What do you think you’re-⌋

⌈The baby said it stung!⌋

At Anser’s words, I covered my mouth. Was he taking my side?

⌈You’re not doing what the Goddess ordered properly!⌋

Ah, I guess not.

Anser vented his frustration by digging into the innocent sand.

⌈I wanted to do that kind of work too, but she didn’t give it to me!⌋

⌈It stung.⌋

Leaving behind Anser who was grumbling and scolding himself, Antares fell into thought for a moment before asking me.

⌈How far has the synchronization progressed?⌋

“What’s that?”

⌈…Ah, my mistake.⌋

A hint of confusion seeped into his voice after confirming my reaction that I knew nothing.

Antares seemed to touch something, and after a moment, a window appeared in the air.

Synchronizing ㅂ●◪ㅘ ◈□… 28%

“The letters are corrupted.”

⌈Think of it as your soul becoming a constellation.⌋

He was about to say more but realized it wouldn’t get through and cut it short.

With a much softer tone, Antares asked me a question.

⌈What do you think is the reason you opened your eyes in the world 10 years later?⌋

“The answer is, so I don’t interfere with my brother’s growth!”

At my cheerful exclamation, the light orb swayed lightly. Did he just sigh?

Antares continued speaking as he moved to my shoulder.

⌈It’s because your body needed to be reconstructed during that time.⌋

“There was no need for that, you could have just sent me back to the original world.”

⌈…Well. That person seems to have some separate arrangement in mind.⌋

I instinctively realized that the person Antares mentioned was the Goddess. What exactly is going on here?

He let out a sigh that sounded almost theatrical, saying his words kept getting stuck today.

When asked how far the synchronization had progressed, I answered 28%.

⌈Slower than I thought.⌋

“Is that slow?”

⌈I don’t know. Actually, you’re the first case like this.⌋

It was the kind of comment that would have been accompanied by a shrug if he were human. It was absurd.

⌈What’s certain is that once synchronization is complete, you’ll become a proper star, that is, a constellation.⌋

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