My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 91

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 091

The long-awaited day of my birthday.

…Well, it’s Jin Serin’s birthday, but anyway. Right now I am Jin Serin.

As soon as midnight struck, a birthday congratulations text arrived from Jin Sehyeok.

Since I hadn’t heard that he returned from his business trip, it seemed to be a scheduled message.

At school, somehow knowing it was my birthday, my classmates gave me congratulatory greetings.

“Serin, happy birthday!”

“Yeah, thanks!”

After hearing congratulations all day, school classes ended.

I didn’t see Kang Seo-u who used to annoyingly follow me around, and I didn’t meet Kim Igyeol or Moon Wujin whom I occasionally encountered in the hallways.

Lee Joo-a wasn’t stuck in the classroom during break time or even lunch time.

Just how much are they planning to surprise me that they’re preparing this thoroughly.

I waited until school ended but nothing happened.

Even Lee Joo-a, who’s in the same class, rushed out of the classroom without even greeting me as soon as homeroom ended.

‘Did I guess wrong?’

I feel unnecessarily disappointed.

First, I had final training scheduled with Kim Soyun, so I headed to the Association. After today, I could finally get my hunter license issued.

As always, I traveled using subspace instead of public transportation.

As I entered the Association lobby, I saw familiar backs of heads. It was Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u.

‘So that’s why I didn’t see them all day.’

The two seemed to be sitting on the lobby sofa having a conversation.

I moved stealthily, but somehow the conversation I could hear seemed unusual. The words coming out were rather rough for their usual conversation.

I changed my slow steps to quick ones.

“I like that one from earlier better.”

“I didn’t really like it. Too many colors.”

I tilted my head while watching them whisper while looking at their phones. I felt something strange about their calm tone.

Kang Seo-u’s words felt exactly like reading prepared lines.

“Why. I think it would go well with Serin’s hair color.”

“Hmm, it’s tacky.”

I became certain from the words that followed.

That’s acting. Kim Igyeol speaks bluntly when he doesn’t like something. He doesn’t hesitate like that.

The conversation they had earlier wasn’t an argument either, but a surprise camera or something like that. Good, then I should play along enthusiastically.

When I arrived behind them, both people jumped up.

Kang Seo-u frowned and opened his mouth with fierce momentum.

“Why the hell won’t that work?”

“I guess hyung and I just don’t have matching tastes.”

“Ha, is that so? You always put up walls like this only with me?”

“It’s not particularly just with hyung.”

“Excuse me—”

“What are you saying. You weren’t like that with Lee Joo-a.”

“Did I do that? Then I guess so.”

Kang Seo-u, who cut off my attempt to call them, shouted first.

On the other hand, I widened my eyes at Kim Igyeol’s reaction of calmly deflecting rather than being surprised. I was surprised that he answered when I thought he would just ignore it.

‘They’re both good at acting.’

Even knowing it was acting, it looked sincere.

“Ha! Then let’s decide with a duel!”

“How can I, hyung is S-rank and I’m B-rank.”

“I’ll take a penalty. Follow me.”

They glared at each other with fierce momentum as if sparks would fly any moment. The tense atmosphere filled the space between them.

Kang Seo-u turned around sharply and pointed at me.

“Jin Serin, you be the referee.”

“…Huh?”

Ah, so the scenario is that while the two bicker and fight, the moment I follow to referee, a cake will suddenly appear?

I erased my smile and nodded to match their acting.

I thought Kim Igyeol would say this kind of thing is childish and not participate, but it was interesting that he seemed to be acting quite seriously.

I stared blankly at Kang Seo-u moving first, then spoke to Kim Igyeol.

“Why are you two fighting?”

“Don’t know.”

Kim Igyeol answered coldly, then seemed to follow Kang Seo-u, but suddenly grabbed an employee and whispered quietly.

Then he followed behind Kang Seo-u again as if nothing happened.

While chasing the two, I recalled Kim Soyun’s text. I had never skipped training even once, but Kim Soyun earnestly asked me to definitely come today.

‘She must have prepared something in my training room.’

I followed behind them without much thought, but the direction their steps were heading was strangely odd.

The place where training rooms were gathered was underground.

I heard it was designed underground to prevent skills from flying around. There was even a separate elevator for underground use that you had to take.

‘But why are they taking the ground floor elevator?’

I kept tilting my head while heading to where the two people were going.

“Huh?”

The place we arrived at was a training room I’d never been to before.

It was a place used by hunters to warm up without using skills, a space where skill use was restricted.

“Are you two really going to fight?”

“…Then fight fake?”

Kang Seo-u threw out words after a very short silence. I was speechless at his retort.

It wasn’t acting but serious? I can’t even guess what he’s angry about.

Constellation ‘Noble One Who Returned from Death’ grabs your hem asking if you’re really going to fight.

I quietly stepped back and asked Kim Igyeol. Then an equally formidable answer came back from this side too.

“Can’t you tell by looking? Don’t stop us.”

Kim Igyeol’s eyes sank as he muttered lowly. This guy seems serious too.

In the end, I actually grabbed his hem and asked restlessly.

“It looks like you’ll get hurt, do you really have to duel? There’s even a rank difference!”

“It’s fine.”

Kim Igyeol lightly patted my shoulder.

Since the person involved said it’s fine, I couldn’t say anything more. I’m not fine watching though. Kim Igyeol’s personality felt strangely different.

As human Jin Serin, I told both to resolve it nicely with words, and as constellation Jin Serin, I tried to intimidate Kim Igyeol, but it was all useless.

Eventually, the two people stood facing each other in the middle of the training room.

Kang Seo-u expressionlessly put a metal bracelet on his wrist.

It was a ‘limiter’ used by the Association when hunters with large rank differences duel.

The bracelet glowed red, then suppressed Kang Seo-u’s muscles and fixed him at B-rank hunter level.

“Now it’s good. The first one to fall to the floor loses?”

“Fine.”

Kim Igyeol replied indifferently and lightly warmed up his body.

Watching that, I shook my head and muttered to myself.

‘Fine, you guys handle it yourselves.’

I threw up both hands and feet too.

Meanwhile, just as Jin Serin had expected in her scenario, Moon Wujin and Lee Joo-a were waiting in advance in her training room.

They picked up the cake first as soon as school ended, then rushed to the Association and blew up balloons for decoration.

Kim Igyeol and Kang Seo-u, who had been preparing together, waited in front of the training room door to match Jin Serin’s arrival time, but the door showed no signs of opening.

Knock knock!

Just then, someone knocked on the door.

“Serin, happy birthday…”

Thinking it was the three of them, Lee Joo-a held the cake while Moon Wujin hurriedly opened the door, only to find an Association staff member standing there.

“Are you student Moon Wujin by any chance?”

“Yes, I’m Moon Wujin.”

“Hunter Kim Igyeol asked me to tell you. He said it’s really happening now, so please come to the 7th floor.”

The Association staff member left without properly explaining what was “really happening,” as if they had said everything they needed to say.

Moon Wujin and Lee Joo-a couldn’t understand what the staff member meant and stared blankly ahead, then simultaneously looked at each other with horrified expressions.

“They said they wouldn’t fight!”

Roughly taking off the party hat they were wearing, they hurriedly rushed up to the 7th floor that Kim Igyeol had mentioned.

It seemed the sparring had already begun, as Jin Serin was watching the two with a bored expression, chin propped on her hand.

At that moment, both of them had the same thought.

This birthday party was ruined. Completely ruined at that!

Thwack!

Kang Seo-u was the first to move.

Even though his physical strength had changed, his body’s memory remained the same, so he aimed for Kim Igyeol’s abdomen at high speed.

Even though he had become B-rank like Kim Igyeol, Kang Seo-u was still Kang Seo-u.

However, Kim Igyeol was no pushover either. He twisted his body to the side to dodge the punch and immediately aimed for Kang Seo-u’s nape.

Thud! The sound of Kang Seo-u blocking the attack with his forearm rang out loudly.

Surprised by Kim Igyeol’s reaction speed, he muttered.

“Hey, you’ve been training pretty hard, haven’t you?”

“I received it diligently.”

Kim Igyeol’s eyes turned coldly as he answered. As their strength became equal, his precise movements became more apparent.

Even when Kang Seo-u pressed forward roughly, Kim Igyeol flexibly disrupted that flow.

Thanks to the two people moving freely around the training room, dust rose inside.

Where am I watching from, you ask? I’m crouched in a corner of the training room watching.

As if anticipating this situation, the two had kindly built a defensive barrier with structures in front of me.

From within that protected area, I muttered quietly.

“But why are they really fighting?”

…Wasn’t this supposed to be for celebrating my birthday?!

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