My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 87

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 087

I had never thought about it before, but now that I really considered it, it was definitely strange.

Kang Seo-u is a Returnee like me. They said that during the brief time he went missing in the dungeon, 4 years had passed in reality.

Administratively he should be 18 years old, but thanks to the ‘Returnee’ system Jin Sehyeok created, he was able to live as his physical age of 14.

However, the Returnee setting doesn’t exist in 【End of Destruction】. This is a concept that the regressed Jin Sehyeok newly created here, so it’s natural that it didn’t exist.

‘Then how was Kang Seo-u 20 years old in the original work too? Without Returnees, he would have had to live by his administrative age, and he should be 24 now.’

Was it a setting or narrative error? How did the author write this?

While my mind was in confusion, a system window appeared in the air.

Moving to the Third Area.

You have entered the Third Area, ‘Crow’s Nest’.

The scenery changed once more as I set foot in the final area.

When I stepped into Area 3, I froze for a moment. I felt a familiar energy from this place.

No. It was closer to the atmosphere or feeling this space gave off rather than energy.

‘Where did I feel this before?’

Pondering my memories, I raised my head and looked around. It was a space surrounded on all sides by walls rippling with dark blue light.

True to its name as a nest, I could see bird nests woven from tree branches, and below the nests, ornate cups decorated with red rubies were rolling around.

Next to them, I could also see items that were undoubtedly stolen from people yesterday.

The human-processed fig jam must not have suited their taste, as Kim Igyeol’s dessert had its packaging torn open with the contents inside all mashed up.

“If they were going to do that, why did they take it?”

Hurt and irritation showed through Kim Igyeol’s casually muttered words.

Seo-u and I couldn’t help but let out a “pfft” of laughter.

Hearing our sounds, the boss monster rose from its nest.

The entirely black crow had only its wings tinged with silver as they went downward.

However, what I needed to focus on now wasn’t the flashy wings but the number of heads on the boss monster before my eyes.

“…Two crow heads?”

[Heads! How dare a mere human!]

“For animals, ‘heads’ is correct.”

When Kang Seo-u cheekily added that it wasn’t wrong, the left head became indignant and cried out noisily.

[Graaah!!!]

[Qu, quiet, Alkiba… If you don’t like ‘heads’, just say your name…]

[Hey, you! How can you reveal it so stupidly!]

[I’m Kraz. Nice to meet you, greedy humans…]

The right head that introduced itself as Kraz constantly used a listless tone. Even I felt like I might droop along with it.

Kang Seo-u was the same, picking his ear while readjusting his grip on his sword.

“A monster that’s about to die sure talks a lot.”

At those words, Alkiba’s fierce eyes flared up as if a button had been pressed, and it flew into a rage.

[A lowly human like you!!]

Then it flapped its large wings and cried out majestically, and white crows like the ones we saw in Area 1 appeared.

However, the newly summoned crows looked a bit different from what we saw in Area 1.

Monsters with lifeless, hazy eyes as if they were being controlled rushed at us.

‘These kinds of monsters are actually better.’

As if they had the same thought as me, Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u lightly struck down the flock of crows.

Strength entered the hand holding my gun.

When I pulled the trigger toward the white crows, bullets shot out quietly without any noise.

Hit by bullets and cut by swords, the summoned crows disappeared in an instant.

The boss monster looked clearly flustered as if this wasn’t how it was supposed to go.

[You can’t do that, Alkiba. Humans who made it this far must be quite strong…]

The right head that scolded the left head let out a long cry. Even during this, lower-grade monsters continued to be summoned.

[Caaaaaaaw.]

Along with a cry that had no strength in it at all, I somehow got the illusion that Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u’s bodies were moving slowly.

Before the two, whose movements had slowed by about two beats, could counterattack, the lower-grade crows pecked with their beaks and clawed with their talons.

Perhaps because my true identity was a Constellation, unlike those two, I wasn’t restricted in my movements.

I couldn’t just watch, so I fired my gun, but one gun wasn’t enough to block many monsters.

By the time Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u belatedly tried to block with their swords, the monsters had already attacked and leisurely evacuated to the air.

Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u looked at each other as if they didn’t understand why they had been hit.

Ah. This must be the movement speed reduction that Jin Sehyeok was hit by!

Recalling the description that Jin Sehyeok only realized it after being severely beaten, I immediately conveyed it to Kim Igyeol.

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ explains that your movement speed slowed in response to the sound.

“Hyung, our speed has slowed down. That crying sound seems to be the cause.”

“Huh, we slowed down?”

Kang Seo-u, who had been somewhat dismissive of the crows, ground his teeth and swung his sword like a staff toward the monster.

The crow with vines wrapped around its beak could no longer make crying sounds.

Our gazes met with the two pairs of eyes looking down at us with fierce glares.

King of Crows, Warlord of Greed (S)

Core: Alkiba’s Tongue

I had been wondering why that window wouldn’t appear even though we kept making eye contact, but now it finally showed where the core was. With two heads, it seemed we had to face both simultaneously.

Ha, the tongue is the core. Will Kim Igyeol be able to do it?

Meanwhile, the powerless right head, Kraz, cut off Alkiba’s vines with its beak.

The hot-tempered left head, Alkiba, who was thoroughly enraged, moved its body.

I had wondered why the core was in Alkiba’s tongue, but it seemed Alkiba had control of the body.

[I’ll have to take your swords first!]

Alkiba, who had cried out, extended its sharp talons and dove vertically toward Kim Igyeol who was nearby.

Kim Igyeol moved sluggishly due to the speed reduction debuff. Kang Seo-u was the same, so he couldn’t strike down Alkiba.

No, without Kim Igyeol, my Main Quest is ruined!

“Kim Igyeol!”

My heart suddenly beat rapidly. A notification appeared that the Tranquility skill had activated, but I ignored it and used my Constellation skill.

‘Don’t use your unique skill for a while.’

Antares had said that, but I had to save my contractor first!

As my surroundings took on a light pink tint, a stronger golden pattern than before appeared under Kim Igyeol’s feet. By a hair’s breadth, Alkiba was repelled from the sanctuary.

I sighed and patted my chest.

⌈Se, see, I told you not to do this.⌋

⌈Shut up! If you’re not going to help, be quiet!⌋

This familiar resonance, could it be divine speech?!

Thinking that humans wouldn’t be able to hear it, the conversation between the two speaking in divine speech was unrestrained.

This crow is also a Constellation? Then this place felt familiar because it was similar to my subspace.

Do the Constellations of this world have no backbone? Why do they keep falling for the villain’s temptations?

‘Now that I know it’s a Constellation, I can’t just annihilate it…’

But I didn’t want to obediently use my Judgment skill either.

Cassiopeia and Anser, whom I met before the crow, didn’t try to kill humans.

I remember that the ice spears Cassiopeia launched were peculiar, as if they had their own consciousness, and would automatically embed themselves in the ground when they fell near human vital points.

In contrast, the Constellations called Kraz and Alkiba had killed humans without hesitation and were now targeting us as well.

Then suddenly Kraz headbutted Alkiba’s head, causing Alkiba to faint.

Following that, one head of the shrunken monster drooped down while the other fumbled and opened its beak.

[H-hmph! We may be leaving like this now, but next time will be different…!]

With Kraz’s timid shout as the final words, the small crow disappeared.

The boss monster had fled.

Left behind, we stared blankly at the empty space with dumbfounded expressions.

Only silver and black feathers were scattered haphazardly there, traces of where the monster had been.

Then a ding sound rang out as a system window appeared before our eyes.

Error occurred!

This dungeon is now temporarily sealed as the owner has left their post.

Temporary seal release condition: Owner’s return

We were immediately ejected from the dungeon.

Not expecting to be forcibly expelled, I was unprepared and fell backward, landing hard on my bottom.

As if turned to stone statues, none of us could think to move.

I could see the waiting Association staff approaching us after we suddenly popped out.

Looking at them, I muttered in a deflated voice.

“…Does this happen often?”

It was so absurd that a hollow laugh escaped me involuntarily.

Kang Seo-u seemed equally astounded, as if this was his first time seeing a boss monster flee too.

As if he couldn’t even hear my words, Kang Seo-u kept muttering to himself.

“The guy we were fighting ran away? And it was supposed to be a boss?”

Saying it was crazy and incomprehensible, he had such a dazed expression that I left him alone.

Looking closely, I find Kang Seo-u scarier than monsters.

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