My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 70

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 070

Swoosh.

A refreshing stream of water poured onto the plants.

‘I can’t come early tomorrow, could you water the flower bed for me instead?’

‘Huh? Sure, no problem!’

‘Thanks! But you have to do it at exactly 7:40. I always did it at that time.’

I matched the exact time Moon Wujin had earnestly requested yesterday.

When the watering can I was holding became light, I switched it for one filled with water.

“Why am I doing this here again?”

Even while grumbling, I diligently sprayed water on the plants.

I had made one comment about why I needed to match the time when I could just water them anytime, and got back more than I bargained for. It was the first time I’d seen Moon Wujin get so serious.

The image of that plant butler giving a speech about how plants have routines too was still vivid in my mind.

I put the watering can and gloves back in their place and picked up my bag from the floor, when I heard voices talking in the hallway.

“Hey, the art teacher came.”

“Ah, self-study was nice though. Can’t third-years just do self-study?”

It probably wasn’t Seo Naye coming back, so maybe someone new came.

I thought first-years should get self-study too as I started walking.

Just before entering the classroom, I stopped when I heard commotion from the faculty office.

Wondering what was happening, I peeked my head out and saw someone sitting in Seo Naye’s seat.

Since that spot was surrounded by people and hard to see, I stood on my tiptoes and bounced up and down.

“What, did someone new come?”

“No, our homeroom teacher returned.”

“Wah! You scared me!”

I was muttering to myself when a response from above my head startled me into screaming.

“I didn’t mean to scare you. Sorry. Grab my hand and get up.”

I grabbed Kim Igyeol’s hand and stood up straight. Meanwhile, I could feel the murmuring sounds getting louder.

I pressed myself against the wall and listened to the conversation coming from inside.

“No way, Teacher Yena! I heard you collapsed in a car accident! You were unconscious, but you’re already back at work?”

“I only lost consciousness, there were no injuries. Thank you for worrying about me, teacher.”

“Teacher, are you having bad luck this year? You hurt your hand, got in an accident. Want to get an exorcism? I know a good shaman.”

Surprisingly, the new art teacher who filled Seo Naye’s empty seat was Seo Naye herself, returned.

The teachers gathered around Seo Naye each chimed in with concern.

I didn’t expect Seo Naye to reappear. Hmm. I thought she had run away.

“By the way, was the person who came to file sick leave for you your boyfriend? Is that why you kept refusing all those blind dates?”

“Ah. No, he’s an older brother I’ve known since childhood.”

“Really? Then Teacher Seo, this time one of my acquaintance’s sons…”

He filed sick leave for her?

Was she really sick somewhere? I stood on my tiptoes trying to check Seo Naye’s condition through the teachers’ backs.

While I was looking for gaps here and there, Kim Igyeol’s questioning voice came from above my head.

“What are you doing?”

“Trying to see Teacher Seo Na, Yena’s face. Ah, if only the social studies teacher would move aside a little.”

“Isn’t your hand uncomfortable?”

At the quietly amused words, I wondered what he meant and turned my head to the side.

I had wondered why one hand felt unnatural – I had been tightly gripping his hand this whole time.

Startled, I quickly let go of his hand.

“Sorry! Were you unable to leave because I kept holding on?”

“It’s fine. I came to see our homeroom teacher too, but I don’t want to go into that chaos. Just stay here with me for a bit.”

I obediently nodded at Kim Igyeol’s request. It wasn’t particularly difficult anyway.

I was watching through the window as the teachers around Seo Naye disappeared one by one, when Kim Igyeol spoke to me.

“How did things go with the Association?”

“Totally good. It was resolved well. Did your brother scold you a lot?”

“Not really.”

At his brief answer, I opened my eyes drowsily and looked at him. Probably not.

Conscious of my gaze, Kim Igyeol shrugged, saying he really didn’t get much of a lecture. His expression looked genuinely unbothered, so I took a step back.

He checked his phone briefly, then pushed my back forward.

Before I could say “hey,” Kim Igyeol dragged me to our classroom backdoor.

“Morning assembly is starting. Go in now.”

He naturally opened the back door, pushed me inside, and waved his hand.

Caught off guard, I waved back at Kim Igyeol too.

Kim Igyeol closed the door without hesitation. I was staring blankly at the closed door when Lee Joo-a approached.

“Serin, hi! You came right on time today?”

As soon as Lee Joo-a finished saying she felt empty not seeing the kid who’s usually first in the classroom, the bell rang.

Perfect timing.

“So for the time being, art class will be replaced with theory lessons.”

At Seo Naye’s words, the students pulled out their art textbooks with gloomy faces.

She stayed seated throughout the class period as she went through the curriculum.

I couldn’t see properly in the faculty office since she was surrounded by layers of teachers, but looking again, Seo Naye had a cast on her foot.

A car accident, right? I recalled the conversation I’d heard in the morning.

Naturally, the lesson content didn’t register, and I didn’t even notice when Seo Naye finished the class.

“Serin, could you follow me for a moment?”

“Ah, yes!”

At the sudden call, I jumped up.

Seo Naye walked in front and I walked behind.

She had been limping and walking slowly, but as soon as she entered the counseling room, she stood straight on both feet.

I knew it, the cast was a disguise.

The smile disappeared from Seo Naye’s beaming face.

“You, tell me in detail what you said before.”

At the abrupt words, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

As if she had no intention of hiding anymore, her true self was revealed before my eyes, having cast off Seo Yena’s facade.

“What exactly are you curious about?”

“How you’re going to help me.”

So while she was gone, she went to check if what I said was true.

Unlike before, she stared at me with unwavering eyes.

At those confident pupils, I crossed my arms and gave a different answer.

“Didn’t I tell you that was the only opportunity?”

As if she hadn’t expected this situation, Seo Naye frowned.

It would be nice to have Seo Naye, but she wasn’t an absolutely necessary person.

I don’t know her grade or abilities. I wasn’t considering Seo Naye as a candidate for Jin Sehyeok’s companion, nor did I plan to develop her abilities for some purpose.

What I wanted from Seo Naye was simply information. Information about the villain that Jin Sehyeok never knew his whole life, and that I, who read the original work, also don’t know.

I do need information, so I was thinking about yielding here when Seo Naye twisted her lips and let out a cold laugh.

“Would you immediately believe your own words if you were me?”

She casually flipped her hair and muttered mockingly.

“Suddenly saying I’ll be betrayed? Wouldn’t I be an idiot to believe that at face value?”

“Mm, that’s true.”

“So let me hear what your plan is.”

Adults are indeed adults. She seized control of the conversation in an instant.

Curious about what plan I was going to reveal, Seo Naye’s eyes sparkled slightly.

Seeing that, I scratched my cheek. I felt a bit embarrassed since there wasn’t really any grand plan to speak of.

Seo Naye hated being backstabbed more than anything else.

How do I know this? Seo Naye said it herself. Ah, not to me, but to Jin Sehyeok in the original story.

Even though Jin Sehyeok desperately dug around, not a speck of information about the villain came out, but the reason he uniquely knew Seo Naye’s name? Simple.

‘Because Seo Naye spilled it first.’

Fatally wounded and abandoned, she confessed to Jin Sehyeok, perhaps with a “whatever happens, happens” mentality.

The moment Seo Naye, who had revealed her identity, was about to speak about the organization that betrayed her, a pre-placed restriction took her life.

That’s why Jin Sehyeok didn’t know what came after.

“Let’s betray them first, us.”

I pulled up the corners of my mouth refreshingly and casually threw out a chilling proposal that was the complete opposite.

My suggestion would feel quite delightful to Seo Naye, who had learned of her fellow villain’s betrayal.

The original story’s development had changed, but the characters’ personalities hadn’t.

“Would they spare us on the day they betray us?”

Pleased with my suggestion to strike first, a deep smile carved itself onto Seo Naye’s face.

Repaying betrayal with betrayal. How satisfying.

“We can use the Association.”

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