My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 36

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 036

 

“Your left arm can’t feel pain, so let’s monitor this part a bit longer.”

 

The doctor briefly mentioned only the problematic arm while flipping through the test results.

 

As I sat there in a daze, Jin Sehyeok gently nudged me, telling me to get up.

 

Jin Sehyeok gave instructions to Baek Eun-je as he left the examination room.

 

“Get the rest of the test results too.”

 

“Yes.”

 

The examination room door closed with the sight of Baek Eun-je talking to the doctor about something.

 

Kim Igyeol, who had been waiting in front of the hospital room, jumped up. Jin Sehyeok didn’t spare him a single glance.

 

Baek Eun-je, who came out of the examination room after their brief conversation, reported the remaining schedule to Jin Sehyeok.

 

“We need to go to the Association. I’ve contacted them, so you can take the awakening test right away. Also, it would be better to travel separately.”

 

Ah, my examination isn’t finished yet.

 

Jin Sehyeok’s face turned disgusted when he heard Baek Eun-je say that reporters had gathered outside.

 

“Why are those things here again?”

 

“Since the Association President came to the hospital, they probably came looking for news material.”

 

Jin Sehyeok let out a sigh full of irritation and asked me with an apologetic face to go out through the back door and wait for a moment.

 

After Jin Sehyeok left, I also tried to move. I didn’t say anything to Kim Igyeol, but he naturally followed me.

 

I struck up a conversation while looking at Kim Igyeol walking alongside me.

 

“Are you planning to come along too?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Why?”

 

“You can’t remember anything right now, so it would be awkward if those people ask you various questions.”

 

It seemed like he wanted to help me since I lost my memory, but somehow it felt strange.

 

Was it because of the way Kim Igyeol looked at me? His gaze seemed to remind me, ‘You have amnesia right now.’

 

He, who had been looking at me with that strange gaze, added in a quiet voice.

 

“Well, I also have something to confirm.”

 

…What are you trying to confirm? Are you going to get your awakening officially certified or something?

 

“Do you want to go home first? I’ll come later too.”

 

Let me send Kim Igyeol home. He shouldn’t register as a hunter yet.

 

Thinking he wouldn’t listen if I just told him, I also sent a constellation message telling him to go home.

 

Kim Igyeol ignored the message with a face that said he didn’t want to go.

 

“No, let’s go together later.”

 

Ah, that stubborn kid, really.

 

The constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ raises an eyebrow, asking if you don’t know that you shouldn’t register as a hunter yet.

 

Ignored again.

 

“Wouldn’t noona be home after work? She’ll be waiting.”

 

“I already contacted her earlier.”

 

I tried to send him home using Kim Soyun as an excuse, but with a calm face, he said he had already contacted her that he’d be late.

 

Oh, right. You’re so great. I wanted to be sarcastic, but I couldn’t even do that.

 

As I took a deep breath without showing it, a car stopped in front of us. The window rolled down, and Jin Sehyeok gestured for us to get in.

 

“Serin, how long is that kid planning to tag along?”

 

Jin Sehyeok forced a smile, trying his best to speak nicely since it was in front of me.

 

I’m curious too, I’m the most curious one here.

 

Kim Igyeol, who had gotten into the passenger seat, must have heard it too, but there was no reaction.

 

I awkwardly lifted the corners of my mouth and shook my head as if I didn’t know.

 

“Just go home already.”

 

“Serin is shy around strangers.”

 

“I’m her oppa though.”

 

“But Serin can’t remember, right?”

 

Actually, I remember everything. I even know the future that Jin Sehyeok doesn’t know.

 

Since I couldn’t spill everything, I rolled my eyes around and let out a small sigh. They’re not even elementary schoolers, why are they having a power struggle?

 

At my sigh, both of them flinched and closed their mouths.

 

Jin Sehyeok clicked his tongue briefly and turned his head toward the window. Kim Igyeol also turned his head to the opposite side.

 

Thanks to the two acting exactly the same way, I couldn’t help but laugh despite the heavy atmosphere.

 

“It’s not me, but you two seem like brothers…”

 

When I muttered quietly, both of them stared at me in surprise, asking how I could say such a thing.

 

I smiled brightly and pretended not to know, as if I hadn’t said anything.

 

We arrived at the Association quickly. A staff member was waiting and immediately guided us to the examination room.

 

The staff member explained about the examination room and measurement room while we moved.

 

The examination room mainly conducts mandatory awakening tests for teenagers who have turned 16. Once awakening is determined here, they move to the measurement room.

 

In the measurement room, abilities are evaluated and grades are assigned. The grade isn’t determined by humans but by the artificial intelligence ‘Lai’.

 

After the age 16 awakening test, non-awakened individuals irregularly come for testing when they think they ‘might have awakened’.

 

In Kim Igyeol’s case, who was caught having awakened, it meant he had to go to the measurement room for testing.

 

At least it’s fortunate that I don’t need to go to the measurement room.

 

While listening to the staff’s explanation and moving, we quickly arrived in front of the examination room.

 

I thought it would be good for both Kim Igyeol and me to sort things out before starting the test, so I called Antares.

 

‘Antares, I have something I’m curious about.’

 

⌈What are you curious about?⌋

 

Though invisible, Antares’ voice echoed in my head.

 

‘Why shouldn’t Kim Igyeol register his awakening?’

 

⌈What do you think the reason is?⌋

 

A question in response to a question, how petty. I pouted and organized my thoughts.

 

First, Kim Igyeol’s grade is initially D-rank, but if he registers as a hunter now, it would be C-rank, one level higher.

 

And his final goal is S-rank. Since the goal is to raise his rank as quickly as possible, wouldn’t it look suspicious no matter how you look at it?

 

Even in the original work, rank increases weren’t completely unheard of, but there were no cases of rising from such a low rank to the highest rank.

 

‘It’s for Kim Igyeol’s sake.’

 

As if it was the correct answer, Antares didn’t respond. So the system has thoughts too.

 

But our contractor is dying to reveal himself, so what should we do about this?

 

⌈Right. But your contractor is kicking even that away. There’s no choice but to just register.⌋

 

I bit my lips at the words that came out like a sigh.

 

Antares, why did you assign me such a contractor? I swallowed the question I was really curious about.

 

“Come to think of it, I heard you awakened.”

 

Jin Sehyeok said while glaring at Kim Igyeol.

 

Jin Sehyeok’s eyes had been gleaming since the measurement room was mentioned.

 

I thought it meant not to say unnecessary things, but it was because he found an excuse to chase Kim Igyeol away.

 

On the other hand, Kim Igyeol shook his head without any change in expression.

 

“I’m not going to do it yet. I just need to register within 3 months anyway.”

 

He was talking about the Awakened Mandatory Reporting Law.

 

During the Administration Bureau era, they had such headaches managing awakened individuals who didn’t report and were active that they endured and endured before creating the Awakened Mandatory Reporting Law.

 

This law also had the purpose of restraining illegal hunters.

 

I had once looked at the Administration Bureau’s page while browsing Jin Sehyeok’s sample wiki before. The ‘Hunter T’s Overwork and Exposure’ mentioned there was the catalyst for this law’s enactment.

 

It was an incident where Hunter T, suffering from overwork due to the Administration Bureau’s lack of personnel support, finally exposed everything, with the biggest problem being unregistered awakened individuals.

 

Hunter T was in charge of finding unregistered awakened individuals and recommending that they register and report to the Administration Bureau.

 

With few team members and the Administration Bureau providing neither personnel reinforcement nor support, problems erupted. A series of murders by an unregistered awakened individual occurred.

 

The Administration Bureau quickly blamed T’s team for inexperienced handling, but T, as if he had been waiting for this day, scattered all the evidence he had collected to reporters.

 

The reporters who received it excitedly spread articles diligently, and public sentiment plummeted so much that even an Anti-Administration Bureau Cafe was created.

 

‘Hidden strength? Like when the protagonist hides their identity and operates in secret in novels?’

 

It might be good in novels, but when applied to reality, I don’t really think it’s that great.

 

At Kim Igyeol’s answer, a brief puzzled expression crossed Jin Sehyeok’s face.

 

“Still, I’d recommend registering sooner rather than later.”

 

“I’ll handle it myself.”

 

At the blunt reply, Jin Sehyeok didn’t say anything more.

 

I thought Kim Igyeol was only prickly toward his own Constellation, but he’s prickly with people too. Is he unexpectedly shy around strangers?

 

Unlike the hospital, the examination room was finished quickly.

 

You just had to place your hand on the machine and it was over. In less than a minute, the result showed that I was non-awakened.

 

Jin Sehyeok, who had been gripping his pen with all his might since we entered, only relaxed when he heard the result that I wasn’t a Hunter.

 

Baek Eun-je took out the ‘Returnee Report Form’ we had seen earlier, and after the staff member wrote down that I was non-awakened, he signed it.

 

Baek Eun-je checked the time and handed the documents to Jin Sehyeok.

 

“The principle is that the person involved must submit the documents directly, so both hyung and Serin need to go together.”

 

He had returned from secretary Baek Eun-je to close younger brother Baek Eun-je.

 

“I was so busy I’m only greeting you now. Serin, I’m so glad you’re alive.”

 

And also to Jin Serin’s childhood friend.

 

From the moment Baek Eun-je called my name, his voice started trembling and he shed tears. His eyes had been strangely red from earlier, so it seems he had been holding back tears this whole time.

 

“Your memory, you don’t remember me either, right?”

 

I’m really a sinner. It looked like I’d have to put on a show of regaining my memories soon.

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