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The main character’s younger brother is resurrected as a constellation Episode 8
Nighttime is when everyone sleeps, but dungeon creation doesn’t discriminate against time.
For this reason, the Dungeon Fluctuation Management Team, belonging to the Hunter Association, was monitoring 24/7 for the safety of citizens.
A man stared at the monitor and let out an exclamation.
“Huh?”
“No ‘huh?’ for trivial matters. It’s forbidden.”
“No, Team Leader. The fluctuation in this area is a bit strange.”
At the man’s words, the one called Team Leader approached his computer.
On the monitor, a red color indicating the most dangerous level appeared.
The location was a residential area, so they hurried to dispatch a team to minimize casualties, but then the color changed.
It became yellow, two levels lower, then glowed red again.
“What’s with this? Is it broken?”
The Team Leader muttered, dumbfounded.
Meanwhile, in front of the eyes of the people living in that location where the two had confirmed the fluctuation color change, an unknown notification appeared.
Summoning dungeon ‘B^!n’^! j&§ℴ(?)’.
ERROR! ERROR!
Summoning failed due to absence of A!õ#ʅs.
Summoning dungeon ‘㉧rㄱl@ㅜ& BogΞㅈr□(?)’.
It was a system window that anyone could see.
A system window appearing in the sight of ordinary citizens indicated only one situation.
That a dungeon would soon burst open in this space.
However, since it was the hour when everyone was asleep, the notification disappeared without being discovered.
A dungeon has been detected near your contractor, Kim I-gyeol. Will you help him?
A dungeon has been detected near your contractor, Kim I-gyeol. Will you help him?
I couldn’t hide my dumbfounded expression.
“How long has it been since we parted, and he’s already gone into another dungeon?”
He’s my contractor, so I have to help him. As soon as I pressed the accept button, light flashed in the subspace.
You have entered the dungeon ‘㉧rㄱl@ㅜ& BogΞㅈr□(S)’.
I said I’d help him, I didn’t say I would go myself.
The system sent me straight into the dungeon where Kim I-gyeol was.
As soon as I entered, I was greeted by the dungeon entry notification and a damp room.
“Ugh, it’s humid!”
Did someone turn on a humidifier? Why is it like this? Feeling like it was hard to breathe, I looked around.
Books were scattered all over the floor, as if a bookshelf had tipped over.
“Is anyone here?”
As I approached the pile of books, I saw a basket on top of it. Inside the basket, along with a blanket that looked soft, were pale pink fur and white feathers.
I cautiously approached, and something wriggled.
It wasn’t Kim I-gyeol. A small fox was sleeping there. Curled up in the basket, it was adorable.
“A fox…?”
There’s no way someone would raise a fox in a regular house, and since this was a dungeon, the thought that the fox before me might be a monster made me keep my distance.
After stepping back from the fox, I looked around again. Around the pile of books, an unidentified purple haze hung thickly.
Just then, I heard a rustling sound.
It came from the basket where the fox had been sleeping.
I looked for a place to hide and ended up inside a built-in wardrobe. Through the gap in the slightly open door, I observed the fox’s actions.
The fox, awakened from sleep, stretched leisurely. It yawned widely, then looked around.
It immediately spotted the wardrobe I was hiding in, its eyes sparkling as it approached.
“Cheep! Cheep
A fierce—no, adorable—bark rang out right in front of me.
“Baby! Are you in there?!”
A lively voice broke the silence.
Ugh. I must have chosen the wrong hiding spot.
The fox hopped and scratched at the wardrobe with its claws. I held my breath quietly, trying not to be discovered.
When the door wouldn’t open no matter how much it scratched, the fox tilted its head and muttered, drawing out its words.
“This does have the baby’s energy though. Baby, are you inside?”
I covered my mouth and held my breath. The fox, tilting its head, barked ‘Cheep! Cheep’ and spoke again.
“Ah! I get it, the baby can’t come out right now! I’ll help you!”
Boom!
Before I could even understand its intention, the fox’s tail grew enormous and slammed into the wardrobe door.
Unable to withstand the external force, the door shattered.
Shrapnel flew and grazed my body, but right now, such minor sensations weren’t important. A cloud of dust rose, making me cough, and I waved my hand around my face.
The fox, having found me, smiled brightly.
“Baby!”
It was a clear smile that didn’t seem to belong to the culprit who had just smashed the wardrobe door.
As our eyes met, the fox called me ‘baby’ and leaped into my arms. I reflexively caught the fox.
The fox purred. The tail draped over my arm swayed gently, tickling me.
I doubted whether it was okay to hold a monster like this.
When I loosened my arms, the fox looked up at me with a frown.
Ah, I’ve lost to its cuteness.
As I unconsciously stroked the fox’s back, its sparkling eyes lit up again, seemingly pleased.
“The baby shouldn’t be here, right? I heard you can’t come to Sellas yet!”
“Sell, what? What’s that?”
I didn’t understand a single word of the rapid-fire speech.
“The homeland of the stars! I heard the baby should only be in &◆ right now?”
Parts of the chattering fox’s words sounded crackly, like static interference.
It reminded me of the broken characters I saw in the book, <If You Just Read This, You Too Can Be a Constellation!>.
From context, I vaguely guessed it was related to the stars mentioned earlier.
I stopped stroking and spoke to the fox.
“Um, little fox. First of all, I’m not a baby, and I’m not a star either.”
At my words, the fox tilted its head, then sniffed me, smelling my scent.
Wondering if I smelled strange, I also buried my nose in my clothes. There was no particular smell.
The fox, sniffing on its own and nodding, suddenly perked up its tail as if it understood.
“But you are the baby? Ah, you just don’t know yet!”
Smiling gently as if that were possible, the fox continued.
“The baby might not know because they’re still becoming a star!”
Its tone was so bright that I almost just nodded along and let it pass.
It seemed like it was using extreme cuteness as a weapon to shamelessly spout nonsense.
“Humans can’t become stars.”
“hm, that’s true, but they said the baby is an exception.”
“Who said?”
“The Goddess!”
The fox lifted its nose proudly, like a parent boasting about their child.
A human becoming a star was surprising enough, but a monster talking about stars and goddesses was even more bewildering.
Isn’t the ‘goddess vs. monsters’ dynamic usually one of mortal enemies?
A monster that speaks of its enemy with respect? This is a highly unusual monster.
“Aren’t you a monster?”
“That was harsh, even for the baby.”
The gently swaying tail drooped to the ground. The fox didn’t hide the fact that its feelings were hurt.
“I’m not that kind of bad star.”
Tears welled up in the fox’s eyes. In that state, it buried its head in my arms and shook vigorously.
“I know. The fox isn’t a bad star! So don’t cry.”
I adjusted my awkward posture and properly held the fox. To stop its crying, I changed the subject.
“So what exactly are you?”
“I’m Little Fox.”
The fox muttered sulkily and hung its head low. Feeling sorry for no reason, I quickly changed the subject again.
I didn’t forget to gently stroke its head. Ah, the texture is so soft.
“Are you a star?”
“Right! I’m the older sibling star, and the baby is my younger sibling star.”
Honestly, I don’t really understand what it’s saying, but I let it slide. Denying it would probably burst its recently calmed crying again.
The fox quickly perked up and raised its head happily.
To summarize the fox’s words, the fox is a star, and I am also a star.
But since I’m a constellation, and constellations are usually stars…
That leads to the conclusion that the fox is also a constellation.
However, I couldn’t just leave it at that because a window that appeared before me was bothering me.
Young Lord, Little Fox (S)
Core: Unknown
This window appeared right after I met the fox’s silver-grey eyes. Even now, that window was floating around the fox.
This was the reason I thought the fox was a monster.
How did a constellation end up becoming a boss monster in a dungeon?
“Little fox, you show up to me as a monster.”
“Huh? That can’t be right?”
Tilting its head, the fox made a pondering sound.
I gave the fox time to process. While waiting, my hand didn’t stop fidgeting with its tail.
It’s definitely because it’s cute.
Lost in thought, the fox quietly let me hold its tail.
“Now that I think about it, you’re right. Baby, how did you get in here?”
“The system sent me.”
“This is my &◆, so no one can just come in. Like how you can’t enter the baby’s &◆ without permission.”
