My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 60

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 060

“Igyeol, do you have a license?”

“My birthday hasn’t passed yet.”

After hearing 17-year-old Kim Igyeol’s answer, Kang Seo-u squeezed his eyes shut.

At this unexpected response, I looked at him and saw he had the face of someone who couldn’t drive due to motion sickness.

“Once I get out of here, I’m never driving again.”

I really won’t! He grumbled and turned his body forward again, gripping the steering wheel with a grimace.

I thought we’d wander around for a while since it was a maze dungeon, but surprisingly we arrived at the gymnasium quickly.

As soon as the car stopped, Kang Seo-u jumped out. His stomach must have been churning because he grabbed onto a utility pole by the roadside and dry heaved.

Even though we weren’t driving, we felt the same way and couldn’t even think about entering the gymnasium, all of us feeling dizzy.

“Yeon-u’s Mother!”

Those who had been watching us arrive came down from the gymnasium building one by one.

At the sound of someone calling out, I looked over while feeling nauseous and saw that the person who had shouted “Yeon-u’s Mother” was holding onto a woman who had regained consciousness.

The women who came down after shared the situation inside in high-pitched voices.

“It’s chaos inside right now! All the children who were sleeping have disappeared!”

“Yeon-u disappeared too?”

“Yes, sob, Yeon-u disappeared too.”

“Do cases where only children disappear happen? This is my first time experiencing this, good grief!”

The reactions of the mothers whose children had disappeared were all different. Some were crying like Yeon-u’s Mother, and others had already fainted and were receiving care from other people.

We came here expecting them to be here, but where could the missing children have gone?

I focused on the fact that the children who had been sleeping earlier had disappeared.

If I thought about it a little more, something might come to mind. If I could see those missing children, it would probably become clearer.

Kang Seo-u, who had recovered first, approached the mothers who were still in confusion and tried to calm them down, so I stepped back.

When I went up to the gymnasium, only adults remained.

Could age be the escape requirement? Are they leaving the dungeon in order from youngest?

This didn’t seem right. Dungeons don’t want to let the humans who entered leave.

Whether the grade was low or high, whether there were monsters or not, it was the same for any dungeon.

I want to see you, Anser. This is a moment when Anser’s wisdom is desperately needed.

Still, it was too early to give up. I have a dungeon strategy guide.

I went into the empty gymnasium restroom and opened the strategy guide.

However, no matter how many times I flipped through the strategy guide from the first page to the last, there was no content I needed.

Unfortunately, since there were no monsters, it was a dungeon not covered in the strategy guide.

“At least I learned one thing.”

This strategy guide is only useful when there are monsters…

I came out of the restroom empty-handed and went back to Kim Igyeol’s side. Kang Seo-u, who had been deep in thought until I arrived, carefully began to speak.

“This is just my opinion.”

Everyone’s attention focused on him. Kang Seo-u, who had been stroking his chin, shared his thoughts.

“Usually when people disappear, they disappear inside the dungeon, so when conquering, we often find missing persons.”

“Are there no exceptions?”

“Yeah. Dungeons are like formulas, so there are no exceptions. Sometimes we find corpses, but complete disappearance is impossible.”

Kang Seo-u responded to Kim Igyeol’s words with a grim example and certainty.

Dungeons were exactly like math. There wasn’t a single exception or error. Just like applying a formula gives you an answer, dungeons were similar.

They operated within set frameworks, like being able to exit the dungeon when the core is destroyed and monsters die.

“Besides, there’s never been a case where only one person among those together disappears. Except for leaving the dungeon.”

“But they disappeared, only the children.”

“Yeah. That is a bit strange…”

From here, even Kang Seo-u seemed unsure as he trailed off and closed his mouth.

“Then we should also consider the possibility that the children went outside the dungeon alone, not just inside the dungeon.”

Kim Igyeol summarized the statements with an uncomfortable expression. It was understandable since nothing had been properly clarified.

While we were putting our heads together and struggling, all the people who had been downstairs had entered the gymnasium.

It seemed they had come in after deciding to continue the search tomorrow since it had gotten dark outside.

Most of those in the gymnasium were families of the missing children, and they stayed awake all night.

The few whose family members hadn’t disappeared closed their eyes, thinking they should get some sleep.

Then something appeared above the heads of those who lay down.

Inside that cloud-like thing were three dots. It looked exactly like a speech bubble.

I wondered if only I could see it since other people seemed calm.

It had a different texture from dungeon waves, but just in case, I tapped Moon Wujin who had approached me.

“Do you see anything above those people’s heads?”

“Huh? What? I don’t see anything.”

It really seems only I can see it. If it’s invisible to human eyes, it’s probably because I’m a Constellation.

One dot disappeared from above the head of a man lying in the corner with his eyes closed.

Soon the other two dots disappeared at a rapid pace, and then the man’s figure vanished.

Since no one was paying attention to the corner, it seemed only I had noticed.

Speech bubbles and three dots. People who disappear when the dots completely vanish. Could the children have disappeared like this too?

But what’s the relationship between dots disappearing and people disappearing?

I carefully observed the people with speech bubbles floating above them, but far from disappearing, the dots maintained their state.

Then someone nearby touched a woman who had been lying still.

“Sister, the space is narrow. Move over a bit.”

When the woman with the speech bubble opened her eyes, the speech bubble disappeared like dispersing fog.

Oh? I think I understand.

The speech bubble is a kind of indicator that only appears for people trying to fall asleep.

The three dots are a visualization of the moment people’s consciousness becomes hazy, and when they completely disappear, it judges that the person has fallen asleep and the dots disappear one by one.

And when the dots completely disappear… the person also disappears from this dungeon.

What does sleeping have to do with people disappearing? I don’t understand.

Did the sleeping people really go outside?

I thought about watching a few more people, but then I worried about what would happen if those people hadn’t gone outside the dungeon but to some unknown, more dangerous place.

Still, it would be better for me to try than humans, right? I’m a Constellation after all, so surely I wouldn’t die in a dungeon.

But does it have to be sleeping? Wouldn’t emptying my mind work?

I closed my eyes and slowly breathed in and out as if meditating.

I emptied my mind and slowly erased everything that remained in my head as if throwing it away.

While breathing quietly in a state of no thoughts, I heard a voice that shouldn’t be audible here.

“Jin Serin!”

I’m even hearing hallucinations. I guess I need to empty my thoughts more.

I kept my eyes tightly shut and continued emptying my head, but opened my eyes at a touch that nudged me.

“…Brother?”

Looking at Jin Sehyeok who was staring at me with a bewildered expression, a different form of address slipped out without me realizing.

“Only you came out? What about Kang Seo-u and the other friends?”

“Huh, huh? How did I get out?”

At my brother’s words, I belatedly noticed the changed scenery.

I could see ambulances that hadn’t been there before entering the dungeon, parked with their emergency lights on.

“Waaaaah! Mom!”

Over Jin Sehyeok’s shoulder, I saw a boy in overalls. The child cried desperately calling for his mother. On the child’s kindergarten uniform name tag was written ‘Yeon-u’.

Next to him, young children were crying loudly, each looking for their mom and dad.

“Oh, oh, your mother will come soon. Shall we play with this in the meantime?”

“Good boy, crying gives you a headache. Can you stop, stop crying?”

Paramedics and Association Staff were sweating as they tried to comfort the children to stop crying, but it wasn’t enough.

All the missing children were outside the dungeon.

I guess not thinking about anything at all was the right answer. What should I do, I should have at least said something before trying.

The thought that it might not work was bigger, so I just tried it alone.

It suddenly occurred to me that I was a Constellation.

Right. I should tell Kim Igyeol how to get out.

I added extra details in case he didn’t trust me and tried it alone, worried that only Kim Igyeol might make it out.

This way he’ll bring everyone along, right?

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