My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 64

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 064

I can no longer postpone this.

I had to awaken as a Hunter immediately. No, to be precise, was it a fake awakening?

The Hunter license that I thought would be unnecessary was needed because of the Hidden Quest.

Since I’d been caught up in dungeons several times, I thought I’d be able to complete Hidden Quests quickly.

But when the time actually came that I needed it, things were quiet. I just spent 2 weeks doing nothing after the Maze Dungeon.

If I just keep waiting like this, forget about dungeons, I might have to give up on Hidden Quests after just 2 memory orbs…

Rather than waiting for dungeons to be created around me, I needed a legitimate reason to enter them.

That reason could only be being a Hunter.

The problem was, could I awaken as a Hunter when I’m a Constellation?

But it’s not like I don’t have skills, so I thought I could disguise myself with those.

I called for the person who would be most helpful.

“Antares, you’re here now, right!”

I summoned Antares right away in the subspace.

“Yes. Judging by your loud voice, it seems you’ve been doing well.”

“Well. Very well, yes.”

I discovered an Artificial Dungeon, sent Anser away, and received a Hidden Quest.

Could this be considered doing well?

“What do you need?”

“Hey, do I look like someone who only calls when there’s work to do?”

Antares didn’t even respond.

Embarrassed by the reaction, I cleared my throat a couple times and brought up the main point.

“I want to awaken because of the Hidden Quest.”

“Understood. Are you going right now?”

What’s this reaction, like I just mentioned what I’m having for dinner tonight?

I was a bit surprised by how casually he answered. Rather, Antares who saw me snorted and replied.

“Did you forget who manages your system?”

“Ah? It was Antares, right!”

“I’ve set aside skills for disguise separately.”

If I had gone without saying anything, my identity would have been completely exposed.

“So right now?”

“No, later!”

There was something I needed to handle before managing the awakening.

“Give me a heads up when you’re going.”

Antares left after telling me not to cause any trouble.

I also left the subspace and took out the hardcover edition of 【The End】. Before awakening, I thought it would be better to settle things with this person first.

Every time I heard the name Seo Yena, I thought it sounded familiar, and it was similar to a character’s name from the original work.

That name was Seo Naye, which was also the name of the only villain whose identity was revealed.

【At the End of Destruction】 ends without revealing who the final villain is, right up until the moment the protagonist Jin Sehyeok dies.

Don’t most novels usually depict somewhat hopeful stories? But this one completely ends with the world’s destruction.

The title was essentially spoiling the ending.

While the protagonist suffered so much, they kept the villain’s identity tightly hidden. From beginning to end, they only described the world from Jin Sehyeok’s perspective.

Not only the protagonist but also the readers had to rack their brains wondering who the invisible villain might be.

“This was the first novel to break clichés.”

I grumbled quietly while drawing a question mark next to the word ‘villain.’

The cliché that the protagonist will succeed despite hardships in the process was shattered to pieces. Jin Sehyeok ultimately failed to reveal the villain’s identity.

I didn’t know either, but now that I’ve possessed the novel and become a Constellation, I can finally guess the villain’s identity.

Anser’s explanation from before was a big hint.

The fact that Constellations couldn’t feel discomfort from dungeons created by the traitor ultimately meant that the dungeon’s source was derived from the same power.

The villain behind the dungeons was a Constellation.

This author really liked treasure hunts, hiding so many things here and there.

In that context, it was entirely possible to speculate that Seo Yena might be Seo Naye.

“So what do I need now?”

The process of confirming whether Seo Yena is the original work’s Seo Naye!

I muttered to myself, unnecessarily adding melody to my words.

If she was Seo Naye, I waited for Monday while even making plans to win her over.

The long-awaited Monday arrived.

During break time, I headed to the Faculty Office to find Seo Yena.

“Teacher Yena, I want to receive counseling from you!”

“Huh? What kind of counseling?”

“Ah, I want to go to art school, and you would know best about that, Teacher.”

I smiled embarrassedly while twirling my hair. Forcing myself to smile made my mouth corners feel like they might cramp.

“Really? Then shall we meet after lunch time?”

“Yes, sounds good!”

I lured Seo Yena to the counseling room by bringing up art school, which I had no interest in.

I waited in the counseling room early during lunch time.

While waiting for Seo Yena, I neatly organized the messy thoughts in my head. I had to set up the situation perfectly.

The purpose of trying to win her over was one thing: to find out the final villain’s identity.

If Seo Yena’s identity wasn’t Seo Naye… well, I’d just feel sorry for suspecting her.

The clock hand on the wall was approaching 1 o’clock. It was about time for her to come.

At the same time, the door opened with a creak and Seo Yena appeared.

“Oh my, Serin, you’re already here? You ate lunch, right?”

“Yes!”

“Good. What are you curious about?”

Seo Yena placed the materials she was carrying on the desk. Glancing over, they were books and printouts related to art school entrance exams.

Ah, did I really get it wrong? But since I’ve started, I should see it through to the end.

I looked back and forth between the materials and Seo Yena’s injured hand, drooping my eyebrows. I made a fuss as if I didn’t know what to do from feeling sorry.

“You brought these for me even though your hand is injured?”

“No. The bandage just looks dramatic, but I’m not badly hurt, so Teacher is fine.”

“Ah, is that so? The dagger blade must have been quite sharp, so I’m glad.”

“That blade was indeed like that…”

Seo Yena agreed with my naturally added comment.

I seemed to hear the phantom sound of ‘Correct!’ in my ears.

Seo Yena’s mouth corners trembled after her slip of the tongue. She unconsciously hid her injured hand behind her back, then returned it to its original position.

Seo Yena forced out laughter to hide her confusion.

“You thought Teacher was hurt by a dagger? Surprisingly, Serin has a rich imagination! You’ll do well enough at art school, won’t you?”

“Right? I think so too!”

“Ahaha…”

When I replied innocently, Seo Yena let out an awkward laugh.

Regardless, I placed the ‘Self-Observation Journal’ paper I brought from the classroom on the desk.

There was no content since I hadn’t filled out anything besides what was pre-printed.

“Have you tried filling this out, Teacher? I heard teachers do it in advance while preparing lessons.”

“Of course. Teacher does it first and then teaches you guys.”

“I see. You said before that you would find out what kind of person I am this semester.”

The first day of class, the group activity that suddenly started. It was an activity not easy to do during art time.

‘Expressing identity’ – it wasn’t even drawing a self-portrait, and it was somehow subtly inappropriate for an art class.

The meaning was good. It was suitable for high school classes and an appropriate activity for filling out school records.

But because of that, Seo Yena’s, no, Seo Naye’s mistake was revealed.

I lightly tapped the paper placed on the desk. Seo Naye had never conducted a class that continued beyond this paper.

Wondering if it was just our class, I looked into it through Moon Wujin.

Including his class, not a single first-year class had progressed beyond this point.

From the beginning, she never planned to remain as ‘art teacher Seo Yena’ for long, so she wouldn’t have prepared the next lessons either.

All she had to do was open that artificial dungeon planted in the art classroom.

“What kind of person are you, Teacher? Are you ‘Seo Yena’ or ‘Seo Naye’?”

When I brought up her real name, her shoulders flinched.

Then her lips parted slightly, and seeing even her lower lip tremble faintly, I let out a quiet laugh.

“Serina, are you joking around?”

“Hmm, ‘Seo Naye’ does suit you better than ‘Seo Yena’, Teacher! I guess it’s because that’s your real name.”

“What are you!”

Seo Naye glared at me fiercely as if she wanted to tear me apart.

“Who knows? Since someone hasn’t been progressing with the curriculum, I’m still not sure either.”

I acted teasingly, bringing up Seo Naye’s art classes.

Seo Naye, who had been trembling with anger, approached me. She grabbed my arm tightly and twisted one corner of her mouth.

“Are you trying to kill me? We’re still at school. Would that be okay?”

I pointed to the fully exposed window.

The blinds that originally covered the window had been raised beforehand by me in preparation for such a situation.

The hand gripping my arm tightened. It hurt a little, but I smiled as if it didn’t bother me.

“Shall I spoil one future for you?”

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