My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 39

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 039

 

Why did they create Returnees that weren’t even in the original work? I should ask when I get the chance.

 

At my indifferent reaction, Jin Sehyeok, realizing something, cautiously asked a question.

 

“Did you perhaps not like it?”

 

I shook my head in response to his question.

 

Confirming my gesture, Jin Sehyeok smiled slightly and whispered that it was a relief.

 

Jin Sehyeok handed me a shopping bag and said he’d wait in the car before leaving first.

 

I quickly finished preparing and headed to the district office.

 

While moving, he continued the conversation from earlier.

 

“Sometimes there are cases like that. People who say they’ll live according to their registered age.”

 

His fingers, where the scars had disappeared overnight, tapped against the steering wheel.

 

“And within less than a week, they apply to change their status to Returnee.”

 

“Why?”

 

“Because they feel the realistic barriers. There’s nothing as convenient as Returnee status for explaining long gaps.”

 

The subtle misalignment with people around them, the mismatch between physical age and legal age.

 

He explained that it’s the Returnees themselves who suffer in between.

 

Kang Seo-u had said something similar. That his body was elementary school age but his legal age was high school, so they told him to go to high school.

 

It certainly seemed like it would have been difficult without the Returnee system.

 

“I also hope you won’t have to go through such things.”

 

His hesitating hand gently settled on top of my head. But contrary to expectation, he didn’t stroke it and just tapped it a few times before lowering his hand.

 

“I really want to see you graduate high school.”

 

His face looked relieved as he smiled, saying he wasn’t asking for much.

 

I placed my hand where his had touched. Would it be a mistake to say I felt fatherly emotions from Jin Sehyeok’s touch?

 

He seemed not like a 36-year-old, but like an elder who had lived life for decades.

 

At the district office too, the work processing was fast as expected.

 

A new resident registration number was issued in an instant, and I became the 16,182nd Returnee.

 

“Let’s go get your luggage later. You were staying at Kang Seo-u’s second house, right?”

 

Having no sense of reality, I nodded along with whatever Jin Sehyeok suggested.

 

While I was stunned by the larger number than expected, I found myself sitting in the Guild President’s office with a cold drink in my hand.

 

“You’ll attend school, right?”

 

I couldn’t speak while drinking and only nodded.

 

Jin Sehyeok asked questions without taking his eyes off the documents.

 

“The place you originally attended?”

 

“Uh, just somewhere close to home.”

 

“Right, that’s where you originally went. That friend Kim Igyeol also goes there. Since it’s vacation now, you can start from the second semester.”

 

After those words, it became quiet.

 

When only the sounds of turning papers and pen scratching could be heard, making the sound of swallowing drinks seem loud, someone knocked on the door.

 

Jin Sehyeok hadn’t said to come in, but the door burst open and Kang Seo-u entered.

 

“Serin! I looked everywhere not knowing you were here.”

 

“Kang Seo-u. Get, out.”

 

When Jin Sehyeok changed his words, Kang Seo-u looked at him with sparkling eyes.

 

“Hyung didn’t just tell me to get lost, right? You heard it too!”

 

Kang Seo-u said it was his first time seeing Jin Sehyeok speak nicely and whined about whether he could be in the Guild President’s office every day.

 

When Jin Sehyeok finally lost his patience and got angry, only then did he tuck his tail and run away.

 

Not long after he left, something warm flowed from my nose. Did I catch a cold that even dogs don’t get in summer?

 

Thinking it was just a runny nose, I wiped it with my hand, and red blood came off.

 

My eyes met with Jin Sehyeok who was looking at documents.

 

As soon as he saw the blood flowing from my nose, he jumped up and brought a bunch of tissues.

 

“What’s wrong, didn’t you sleep? Why are you suddenly like this?”

 

Right, why did I get a nosebleed?

 

Unlike when I had a nosebleed after coming out of the dungeon where I met Anser, this time it stopped quickly.

 

I first calmed down Jin Sehyeok who was startled and restless.

 

“Sometimes it happens when it’s dry, probably?”

 

Saying early summer was dry was paradoxical, but since the inside of the Guild President’s office was cool, it wasn’t a bad excuse for something hastily made up.

 

“Is it because of your arm after all?”

 

Jin Sehyeok’s voice turned cold.

 

My left arm had regained much of its sensation. It was too transcendent a recovery rate to tell the truth, so I quietly kept my mouth shut.

 

“It’s really because it’s dry. This happened before too.”

 

“You’re not sick anywhere, are you?”

 

I shook my head vigorously, saying it wasn’t like that. A suspicious gaze attached to my strong denial but soon fell away.

 

Looking at my hand where the blood was hardening, I quietly stood up. I added that I’d go wash my hands and quietly left the Guild President’s office.

 

Once outside, I immediately called for Antares.

 

‘Antares.’

 

⌈Yes.⌋

 

‘This seems like a side effect.’

 

When Jin Sehyeok suspected it might be because of my arm injury, I suspected the skill.

 

Every time I used 【Fair Judgment (S)】, I got a nosebleed.

 

Whether it was synchronization or something, recalling that the percentage was low, it seemed the problem was using the skill.

 

The variable now is other skills. Why am I fine when using 【Unwavering Tranquility】 and 【Emotional Synchronization】 but only my unique skill does this?

 

⌈Rather than a side effect, it’s a synchronization problem.⌋

 

‘What’s the difference between skills and unique skills?’

 

I entered the restroom and washed my hands while conversing with Antares in my mind.

 

Unable to give a clear answer to my question, he said he’d investigate and report back.

 

⌈I’ll go to Sellas for a moment.⌋

 

‘Come back quickly. I’m curious.’

 

After removing the moisture from my hands, I walked back to the Guild President’s office.

 

Suddenly I felt a gaze on the back of my head. Even when I turned around, there was nothing there.

 

Was it just my imagination?

 

[Notice] Hunmu Usage Guidelines

 

[Notice] Icicle Crisis Alert Lifted (7/2)

 

[HOT] Breaking News, Captain’s Sister Appears

 

Author: Anonymous

 

I thought the Captain’s sister was dead but she wasn’t

 

Looking at them separately, you’d wonder if they’re really siblings? They don’t look alike at all

 

But now that they’re side by side, they surprisingly look exactly alike lol

 

And she seems to be a Returnee? There are rumors she went into the district office

 

Damn, are you pretty?

 

└익2| Hey Yeomisae, do you want to act like that here too?

 

└익1| No, the boss is famous for being handsome so I was wondering if his younger sibling would be pretty too ㅠ

 

└Anonymous | So gorgeous, ready to debut as a celebrity right now

 

Wait, wasn’t he blonde? Isn’t he a returnee, not a regressor?

 

└Anonymous | There are quite a few returnees with physical deformities ㅇㅇ do some research before you talk, you idiot;;

 

Hey, I just saw him going into the association president’s office

 

So feeling that gaze wasn’t just my imagination.

 

I meant to log into a game out of boredom but ended up entering Hunmu. And after confirming the post saying I resembled my brother, my face crumpled.

 

Where do we look alike! He looks fierce! And I’m round!

 

As I was crying out in silent anguish, Jin Sehyeok, who had finished preparing to leave work, was looking at me and smiling.

 

“What are you doing? Let’s go home.”

 

On the way to the parking lot, we ran into Kim Soyun.

 

“Unnie!”

 

Without realizing it, I greeted her loudly out of joy. Kim Soyun seemed happy to see me too as she waved her hand while looking at me.

 

“Serin, you found your family, Association President?”

 

Kim Soyun, who had been walking briskly toward me, suddenly stopped in place when she belatedly noticed Jin Sehyeok beside me.

 

“He’s my older brother.”

 

When I introduced him with an awkward smile, Jin Sehyeok nodded his head.

 

Despite the somewhat impolite behavior, his eyes held an unreadable emotion.

 

“The Association President is?”

 

Kim Soyun blinked and asked back, looking like she couldn’t believe it.

 

I was also flustered since I hadn’t planned to suddenly find family like this.

 

Jin Sehyeok and Kim Soyun’s gazes met. At that moment, a familiar scene flashed through my mind.

 

That scene where Kim Soyun and Jin Sehyeok looked up at the sky desolately, sharing the same pain.

 

Those two people who had been like that were now gazing at each other with eyes that held no trace of sadness.

 

“Should we just go to the hospital first?”

 

When I remained still without moving, Jin Sehyeok asked in a worried tone.

 

Kim Soyun’s expression turned to shock at seeing this unfamiliar side of her superior.

 

“Ah, I’m fine. Let’s go straight home!”

 

Jin Sehyeok smiled brightly at my words about going home. I could hear a loud intake of breath from beside us.

 

“Alright, let’s go.”

 

“Unnie, I’ll see you later. I’ll contact you!”

 

“Oh, okay.”

 

Kim Soyun waved her hands frantically with a dazed expression and disappeared while continuously shaking her head.

 

My puzzlement at her unusual behavior was brief, as my vision suddenly became dizzy.

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