My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 8

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 008

Night was when everyone slept, but dungeon creation didn’t discriminate by time.

For this reason, the Hunter’s Association’s Dungeon Wave Management Team monitored around the clock for citizens’ safety.

One man was staring at his monitor when he let out an exclamation.

“Huh?”

“No more ‘huh’s over trivial matters.”

“No, Team Leader. The wave readings in this area are strange.”

At the man’s words, the person called Team Leader approached his computer.

The monitor displayed red, indicating the most dangerous level.

Since the location was a residential area, they hurried to send a dispatch team to minimize casualties, but the color changed.

It turned yellow, two levels down, then glowed red again.

“What’s wrong with this thing. Is it broken?”

The Team Leader muttered in bewilderment.

Meanwhile, an unknown notification appeared before the eyes of people living at that location where the wave colors were changing.

Loading dungeon ‘ㅂH^!ㄴ의 ㅈ&§ℴ(?)’.

ERROR! ERROE!

Failed to load due to absence of access.

Loading dungeon ‘㉧rㄱl@ㅜ& 보ㄱΞㅈr□(?)’.

It was a system window that anyone could see.

A system window visible to ordinary people’s eyes indicated only one situation.

A dungeon was about to break open in this space.

However, since it was a time when everyone was asleep, the notification disappeared without being noticed.

A dungeon has been detected near contractor Kim Igyeol. Will you help him?

A dungeon has been detected near contractor Kim Igyeol. Will you help him?

I couldn’t hide my bewildered expression.

“How long has it been since we parted, and he’s already entered another dungeon?”

Since he’s my contractor, I should help him. When I pressed the accept button, light flashed in the subspace.

You have entered the dungeon ‘Corrupted Data Vault (S)’.

I said I’d help, not that I’d come myself.

The system had sent me to the dungeon where Kim Igyeol would be.

What greeted me upon entry was the dungeon entrance notification and a damp room.

“Ugh, so humid!”

Did someone turn on a humidifier or something? Feeling like it was hard to breathe, I looked around.

As if a bookshelf had fallen over, books were scattered all over the floor.

“Is anyone here?”

When I approached the pile of books a little closer, I saw a basket on top. Inside the basket were fluffy-looking blankets along with orange-red fur and white feathers.

As I carefully approached that direction, something wriggled.

It wasn’t Kim Igyeol. A small fox was sleeping there. Its appearance, curled up in the basket, was cute.

“What’s with the fox…?”

No household would keep a fox, and since this was a dungeon, I backed away at the thought that the fox before me might be a monster.

After backing away from the fox, I looked around again. Purple mist of unknown origin was thickly spread around the pile of books.

Then I heard a rustling sound.

It was coming from the basket where the fox had been sleeping.

Looking for a place to hide, I entered a built-in closet. Through the gap between the open doors, I watched the fox’s actions.

The fox that had woken up leisurely stretched. It yawned with its mouth wide open, then looked around.

The fox immediately spotted the closet where I was hiding and approached it with gleaming eyes.

⌈Kkeuk! Kkeuk!⌋

A fierce, no, cute cry rang out right in front of me.

⌈Baby! Are you there?!⌋

A lively voice broke the silence.

Ugh. I must have chosen the wrong hiding place.

The fox hopped around and scratched the closet with its claws. I quietly exhaled to avoid being caught.

When the door wouldn’t open no matter how much it scratched, the fox tilted its head and muttered with a drawn-out tone.

⌈This is definitely baby’s energy. Baby, aren’t you inside?⌋

I covered my mouth and held my breath quietly. The fox that had been wondering spoke again with kkeuk-kkeuk sounds.

⌈Ah! I get it, baby can’t come out right now! I’ll help you.⌋

Bang!

Before I could understand its intention, the fox’s tail grew enormous and struck the closet door.

The door, unable to withstand the external pressure, broke.

Fragments flew and grazed my body, but such minor sensations weren’t important right now.

A dusty wind arose and I coughed, so I waved my hands around my face.

The fox that discovered me smiled brightly.

⌈Baby!⌋

It was an innocent smile that didn’t look like it belonged to the culprit who had just broken the closet door.

When our eyes met, the fox called me ‘baby’ and jumped into my arms. I reflexively hugged the fox.

The fox made a purring sound. Its tail draped over my arm swayed and tickled me.

I wondered if it was okay to be holding a monster like this.

When I relaxed my arms, the fox looked up at me with a tearful expression.

Ah, I lost to the cuteness.

When I unconsciously petted the fox’s back, its bright eyes sparkled as if it had become happy again.

⌈Baby shouldn’t be here right now, should you? I heard you can’t come to Celas yet!⌋

“Cel, what? What’s that?”

I didn’t understand a single thing among the words pouring out rapidly.

⌈Homeland of the Stars! I heard baby should only be in &◆ for now?⌋

Part of the chattering fox’s words sounded like static-filled noise.

It reminded me of the broken text I saw in the book 【Read This and You Too Can Be a Constellation!】.

From context, I guessed it was related to the stars mentioned earlier.

I stopped petting and spoke to the fox.

“Um, fox. First of all, I’m neither a baby nor a star.”

At my words, the fox tilted its head and sniffed my scent.

Wondering if I smelled strange, I also buried my nose in my clothes. There was no scent at all.

The fox that had been sniffing alone and nodding raised its tail with understanding.

⌈You are a baby though? Ah, you just don’t know it yet!⌋

The fox smiled gently, saying that was possible, and continued speaking.

⌈Baby is still in the process of becoming a star, so you might not know!⌋

I almost went along with it due to the cheerful tone.

It seems to shamelessly spout nonsense using cuteness as a weapon.

“Humans can’t become stars.”

⌈Hmm, that’s true, but baby is an exception.⌋

“Says who?”

⌈The Goddess!⌋

The fox raised its nose like a parent proud of their child’s accomplishments.

A human becoming a star was surprising enough, but a monster talking about stars and goddesses was more bewildering.

Isn’t the ‘goddess vs monster’ dynamic the typical adversarial relationship?

A monster that even uses honorifics when addressing its enemy? This is a very unusual monster.

“You’re not a monster?”

⌈Even if you’re a baby, that was too harsh.⌋

The swaying tail drooped down to the ground. The fox didn’t hide that its feelings were hurt.

⌈I’m not such a bad star.⌋

Tears gushed from the fox’s eyes. In that state, it buried its head in my arms and shook it wildly.

“Okay. Fox isn’t a bad star! So don’t cry.”

I corrected my awkward posture and properly held the fox. I changed the subject to stop the crying.

“Then what are you?”

⌈I’m Little Fox.⌋

The fox muttered glumly and hung its head low. Feeling unnecessarily sorry, I quickly changed the subject.

I didn’t forget to gently stroke its head. Ah, the texture is so soft.

“Fox, are you a star?”

⌈That’s right! I’m the big brother star, and baby is my little sister star.⌋

Honestly, I didn’t really understand what it meant, but I let it slide. If I denied it, the crying that had just stopped seemed like it would burst out again.

The fox quickly regained its spirits and lifted its head with delight.

To summarize what the fox said, the fox is a star and I’m also a star.

But I’m a constellation, and usually constellations are called stars, so…

The conclusion is that the fox is also a constellation.

However, the window that appeared before my eyes was too concerning to end it here.

Young Sovereign, Little Fox (S)

Core: Unknown.

It was a window that appeared right after I met the fox’s silver-gray eyes. Even now, that window is floating around the fox.

This was why I thought the fox was a monster.

How did a constellation end up becoming a boss monster in a dungeon?

“Fox, you appear as a monster to me.”

⌈Huh? That can’t be right?⌋

The fox tilted its head and made a sound of falling into thought.

I gave the fox time to organize its thoughts. While waiting, my hands didn’t stop fiddling with its tail.

It’s definitely because it’s cute.

The fox lost in thought quietly let me touch its tail.

⌈Now that I think about it, that’s true. Baby, how did you get in here?⌋

“The system sent me.”

⌈This is my &◆, so just anyone can’t come. Just like you can’t enter baby’s &◆ without permission.⌋

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