My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 44

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 044

 

I was definitely looking at the monster’s central root, but at some point, I could see the monster’s side instead of its front.

 

“Are my eyes playing tricks on me?”

 

I rubbed my eyes and stared at the screen again. This time it was the back instead of the side.

 

The sense of distance was also clearly different. I thought he had gotten close to the monster, but Kim Igyeol was in the same place as before.

 

Then the monster moved. I felt dizzy as if I was swaying in a strong wind.

 

-Ha!

 

Kim Igyeol was thoroughly pissed off. He was clenching his teeth and tensing his jaw.

 

At the urgent and dangerous scene, I quickly opened the dungeon manual. I found the page with the ‘Roots of Illusion’ dungeon.

 

Lower-grade monster Illusion Tentacle, this isn’t needed anymore. Boss monster Illusion Vine.

 

When you get close, your vision becomes distorted, and when you move, there’s an optical illusion effect with distance perception. It even has the characteristic of not moving unless attacked first.

 

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ recommends not touching the monster as much as possible.

 

If he just avoids touching those vines-

 

-Ah.

 

The moment my message appeared to Kim Igyeol, his arm touched the vine. Whether it was a mistake, he let out a surprised sound.

 

The faint light patterns became darker and more branches extended than before.

 

In an instant, vines wrapped around Kim Igyeol’s sword and limbs. The vines that bound his limbs pulled him toward the center.

 

As I carefully examined the center, our eyes finally met.

 

Optical Illusion Plant, Illusion Vine (C)

 

Core: Central root

 

I thought it was a monster without eyes, but it had them? It only opens its eyes when touched.

 

What’s at the center of the vine seems to be that root, but its size was too small. It made me wonder where all those branches were coming from.

 

Kim Igyeol struggled desperately to pull out his trapped sword.

 

He even took out a sword he had stored in his inventory with his left hand and cut through the vines, but it wasn’t enough.

 

Watching that scene, I could only sigh repeatedly.

 

Does that idiot even remember that he’s an awakened one who contracted with a constellation?

 

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ clicks their tongue asking if he’s saving his skills to make soup with later.

 

Sometimes I notice that guy tends to avoid using the skills I gave him.

 

Kim Igyeol belatedly used the 【Sanctuary】 skill.

 

The vines attached to his limbs were cut off by the sanctuary created around him.

 

I shook my head seeing that sticky fluid came out instead of blood since it was a plant-type monster.

 

I wasn’t planning to tell him where the core was in this dungeon.

 

Kim Igyeol would become B-rank once this dungeon was finished. He’d receive official training from the Association and explore dungeons, so I couldn’t keep telling him everything forever.

 

It wasn’t like I, who wasn’t a typical constellation, could always watch over Kim Igyeol.

 

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ takes out popcorn and tells him to find and clear the core by himself this time.

 

I was putting caramel-covered popcorn in my mouth when I checked the content and froze.

 

…I’m actually holding popcorn though.

 

Thinking why Antares conveys even things like this, I watched Kim Igyeol’s actions.

 

Armed with Sanctuary, he instead turned off the skill as the monster moved away to avoid it.

 

He cut down the vines that began creeping closer again with his sword. Thin vines grew anew where he had cut them.

 

-I need fire.

 

I sponsored an item to him as he muttered that he’d probably need to burn them.

 

I hadn’t even read the description and just bought it randomly because the name had ‘flame’ in it.

 

A sphere fell into Kim Igyeol’s hands. Not long after manipulating it a few times, flames blazed up from the sphere.

 

Sizzle, the sound of flesh burning was heard and the burned area became blunt. No new vines grew.

 

Fortunately, it was a proper item.

 

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ casually asks if you studied in advance.

 

I thought he’d ignore it, but Kim Igyeol obediently nodded.

 

“I don’t really want to depend on you. Though this one is my first time seeing it.”

 

Throwing out that cold answer, he repeated the act of cutting vines with his sword and burning those spots with fire.

 

At his attitude of not caring whether his constellation was shocked or not, I could only gape.

 

Skill 【Unwavering Tranquility】 activates.

 

Huh, I suspected it but hearing it directly is still shocking.

 

I shook my head vigorously to dispel the stray thoughts.

 

It’s not like I contracted with Kim Igyeol because I found him cute either. I just needed a contractor and he happened to be nearby.

 

I grabbed a handful of popcorn and poured it into my mouth. Crunching away, I stared at my heartless contractor with cold eyes.

 

Kim Igyeol, who had been repeating cut, burn, cut, burn, seemed tired as his speed noticeably slowed.

 

Did calling him an idiot actually make him become one?

 

“I need to destroy the core.”

 

Even though I hadn’t sent a message, he stopped abruptly in place.

 

Because of that, even though vines were surrounding his body, he didn’t resist and was obediently captured.

 

What is he trying to do? I was dumbfounded.

 

I was watching quietly for now, but I was thinking of helping if he asked for help. I would have helped even without a request, but I waited a bit longer thinking Kim Igyeol must have his own thoughts.

 

I recalled the characteristics of the Illusion Vine written in the manual. It said it captures humans alive and uses human moisture as its own nutrients.

 

At this rate, Kim Igyeol would become that monster’s food. Should I just help him now?

 

While briefly contemplating, I saw one corner of Kim Igyeol’s mouth rise diagonally on the screen.

 

“He’s smiling?”

 

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ smacks their forehead asking if he finds it funny when he’s about to die.

 

Reading the message, he chuckled.

 

-Why would I die?

 

He muttered as if he truly couldn’t understand. Along with the sarcastic remark that ‘you might want that though.’

 

-Unfortunately, I can’t die just yet.

 

When Kim Igyeol with his chilly expression was dragged almost to the roots, he suddenly set himself on fire.

 

The vines covering his body burned one by one in the blazing flames.

 

“That crazy bastard!”

 

I didn’t give you that to use on yourself!

 

While I was wondering whether to sponsor a fire extinguisher or a recovery potion, Kim Igyeol drove his sword straight into the monster’s root.

 

Like power being cut off, the light flowing through the vines disappeared.

 

You have cleared dungeon ‘Roots of Illusion (C)’.

 

The dungeon will close in 3 hours.

 

Only after confirming the message did Kim Igyeol extinguish the fire.

 

I carefully examined whether he had suffered burns or any injuries.

 

But there were no traces left from the fierce flames. How did that happen?

 

-I guess they just give it out without even reading the description.

 

Kim Igyeol slightly furrowed his brow and replied in a tone that suggested I was pathetic, then shook off the slime from his sword.

 

Hearing his words, I checked the item description. What I had given him earlier was a flame crystal.

 

At the bottom of the description, it said ‘The flame does not harm its owner.’ Ah, so he trusted this and did that?

 

“No, but still, the situation was urgent at the time.”

 

What I meant to keep as a thought accidentally slipped out of my mouth.

 

The Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ protests that there was no time for that earlier.

 

I wanted him to acknowledge my excuse—no, the situation at that time again. Though Kim Igyeol didn’t even glance at it.

 

Congratulations on the contractor’s growth!

 

Grade: B-rank (Previous grade: C-rank)

 

The growth window previously only showed things like skill usage count or attack evasion count, but something new had been added.

 

Clear Dungeons (0/70 times)

 

※Solo or group clearing both acceptable※

 

The fact that it mentioned group clearing seemed to indicate that even official Association dungeon runs would be recognized.

 

70 times wasn’t bad.

 

Though it would take quite a while since Kim Igyeol wasn’t the only hunter at the Association.

 

I was watching Kim Igyeol, who had been standing tall, exit the dungeon when I heard a voice from behind.

 

“Is that really that interesting?”

 

Startled by the sudden sound, I reflexively slammed the tablet face-down on the desk.

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