My Younger Sister Reborn as a Star Sovereign - Chapter 95

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The Protagonist’s Younger Sister Revives as a Constellation Episode 095

“That, that place, it was different from any dungeon I’ve seen before.”

Shin Min-jun began explaining what he had witnessed to Jin Sehyeok and Baek Eun-je, who had come to visit his hospital room.

He was the youngest hunter in the investigation team, having become a hunter just two months ago.

In fact, due to his low rank, there was no chance his name would have been included on this investigation roster.

If one of the senior hunters hadn’t gotten an upset stomach that day and kept running to the restroom, he would have been keeping his seat at the Association office that day too.

Even while speaking, Shin Min-jun still seemed anxious as he continuously looked around his surroundings.

“It was exactly like an inhabited place.”

“That can’t be. There was nothing there.”

“What? Nothing there?”

At Jin Sehyeok’s firm denial, Shin Min-jun asked back in surprise.

Whether it was a reflexive question, Shin Min-jun anxiously fidgeted with his fingers and continued speaking again.

“No! Inside there were… so many human-shaped figures that I couldn’t tell if they were people or monsters.”

It wasn’t just a simple building either, and the figures inside moved around like real people, eating meals and having conversations, Shin Min-jun added as if that place had been a living city.

As he searched his memories, he squeezed his eyes shut as if he didn’t want to recall it again. His lips trembled and he couldn’t easily continue his words.

“And not long after, the older brothers started fighting each other.”

“Did Hunter Shin also get hurt while fighting together?”

“N-no. I got hurt while trying to stop them.”

At Baek Eun-je’s question, who had been listening quietly, Shin Min-jun shook his head in surprise. Jin Sehyeok nodded his chin as if telling him to continue explaining.

“The older brothers looked like they would fight until they killed each other. …And they actually did.”

At least that’s how it felt to Shin Min-jun.

“Were they bewitched by something?”

“N-no. Rather than being bewitched, it felt like they didn’t want to do it but were being forced to, not of their own will.”

When Jin Sehyeok closed his mouth as if in anguish, Shin Min-jun this time shifted his gaze to Baek Eun-je, trying to ask something he had been curious about but hadn’t dared to ask.

However, the words didn’t come out easily, so he just moved his lips before closing his eyes tightly and calling out to Baek Eun-je.

“Um, Secretary Baek.”

“Yes.”

“By any chance, were the older brothers… recovered?”

“…No. Not a single trace remained. We held funerals with empty coffins.”

As soon as Baek Eun-je finished speaking, Shin Min-jun quietly shed tears.

When Baek Eun-je consolingly patted his shoulder a few times, Shin Min-jun’s sobbing subsided a little.

Jin Sehyeok, who had been watching this scene dryly, turned around without hesitation and left the hospital room. Baek Eun-je, who came to his senses belatedly, also hurriedly followed after him.

Jin Sehyeok, who had remained silent throughout the journey to the Association, suddenly threw a question at Baek Eun-je.

“Is there a psychic-type hunter with no assigned work? Preferably someone with a high rank.”

“Well, there is one, but they’re currently on leave.”

“Tell them to return temporarily. Have them scan that hunter’s mind.”

Baek Eun-je felt puzzled by the sudden instruction.

“Do you suspect Hunter Shin Min-jun?”

“No. I just want to be certain.”

The cause of the investigation team’s death had to be clarified. Whether it was simple suicide, murder by someone else, or if that sole survivor had harmed his colleagues.

However, Jin Sehyeok didn’t get the feeling that the hunter was lying.

Recalling Shin Min-jun’s testimony that it was like a city where people lived and that they fought as if to kill each other, he frowned.

“There must be separate conditions.”

“Pardon?”

“It wasn’t an empty place. I just saw it that way because I didn’t meet the entry conditions.”

At the words added in a low voice, Baek Eun-je stiffened.

Jin Sehyeok, unconcerned by his reaction, fell into thought.

‘What could those entry conditions be?’

There were many differences between Jin Sehyeok and the investigation team. The number of people, their ranks, and even the timing of entry were all different.

‘One of the three? Or maybe all of them.’

Even with the precedent of the investigation team’s annihilation, they couldn’t send people again just to confirm the conditions.

Pushing manpower into an unknown dangerous zone would ultimately be like pushing them to dig their own graves.

This was a choice Jin Sehyeok, who had abolished the Administration Bureau and established the Association because he disliked such things, would never make.

“Should we send another investigation team?”

“No. Designate that place as a restricted zone.”

He clicked his tongue while earnestly instructing not to even go near the area and absolutely not to set foot in it.

The constellation ‘Great Protector of Fate’ warns you to be careful, saying they have a bad feeling about this.

Jin Sehyeok, who quietly scanned the constellation’s message, closed his eyes quietly as if fatigue was washing over him.

Hoping that new variables like today’s wouldn’t appear again.

-Next news. The simultaneous outbreak of unidentified rifts occurring around the world has become the center of attention.

I was about to pack my bag and turn off the TV when I paused after hearing the news the announcer was reporting.

Unidentified rifts?

-According to reports so far, these rifts have only been observed inside dungeons or in nearby areas.

Hmm, the appearance of a new change. It’s definitely not going to be a positive factor.

Wondering what kind of change this was, I forgot that I was preparing for school and focused on the news.

-The International Hunter Organization has withheld making a direct statement about this rift incident and announced they will hold a meeting with hunter organizations from each country on the 7th of next month.

The 7th of next month. I should definitely check the news or articles around that time.

I was staring blankly at the TV when the sound of the door lock brought me back to my senses.

I’m the only one who should be coming home right now. Who’s opening the door?

“Serin, you need to go to school.”

“Oh, brother?”

Jin Sehyeok, who said he was going on a business trip, had returned.

Just as he had said he was going on a secret business trip, not a single article was written about it, so his return was also quiet, and he looked clearly tired.

“I was just about to leave. I’ll go to school and come back.”

“Let’s go together. I’ll take you.”

“It’s okay! You just got back. Rest.”

At my consideration, he smiled awkwardly and scratched his eyebrow.

This kind of reaction is also a first, so I’m not used to it. He opened his mouth with a nuance as if speaking reluctantly while moving his lips.

“I finished the business trip a while ago.”

“Aha?”

“I was late because of some work.”

Jin Sehyeok answered nonchalantly and entered the house. When he passed by me, there was a faint smell of hospital disinfectant.

He turned his gaze to the TV hanging on the living room wall. The red letters saying ‘Unidentified Rifts’ were still clearly embedded there.

“…You were watching the news.”

Jin Sehyeok’s voice sounded darker than usual.

Before I could feel puzzled by that and answer anything, he hastily changed the subject.

“Let’s go.”

Jin Sehyeok’s insistence was stubborn as he grabbed the car keys and went out first, so I followed behind him without saying anything.

He, who had been driving silently, opened his mouth when the school came into view.

“I heard you got your hunter license.”

“Ah, yes! But I haven’t been to a dungeon yet.”

A tone carrying subtle intent slipped out. I was certain that my brother had blocked my dungeon access.

He hadn’t wanted me to become a Hunter, and with the Association President’s authority, wouldn’t it have been easy?

I fully understood his desire for his sister to stay out of danger, but if things continued this way, it would be troublesome for me too.

“Oh, actually Eun-je was the one who blocked your access. I’ve lifted that restriction.”

“Huh, really?”

I blinked rapidly in confusion as an unexpected name came up. It was Baek Eun-je, not Jin Sehyeok?

“He must have made his move first, thinking I would block it.”

I had no such intention at all. His quietly added words carried worry but were matter-of-fact.

When I looked at him with a surprised expression, he glanced back at me and chuckled.

“You said you wanted to do it. Then you should.”

“Ah.”

“What do you mean ‘ah’? You already forgot. I told you to live doing whatever you want.”

He did say that. But I didn’t expect him to readily accept even this kind of thing.

Since Jin Sehyeok had been the one most opposed to me becoming a Hunter, this reaction was actually more bewildering.

Jin Sehyeok wore a mysterious smile as if hiding some scheme, slowly stretching the corners of his mouth.

“Protection? We can just add more people for that.”

Ha, so he had it all planned out?

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