The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 107

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 107
Honestly, my head is spinning.
I’d estimate there are around fifty staff members right in front of me, dozens of cameras, and what looks like ten lighting rigs.
But Shin Gyeong-tak transformed my state of panic into an opportunity rather than a crisis.
“Hahahaha! Our investigator is totally nervous—it’s written all over your face! The comments were saying the same thing. You’re like a puppy. Everything shows on your face. You’re strong but can’t hide your expression—like a large dog hiding its strength. Kekeke, this is the funniest part. A large dog inside the Taekwondo Girl’s body!”
The assistant MCs laugh along with him.
Even the staff members in front join in the laughter.
Why, why is this funny?
My brain seems to have shut down—I can barely process what’s happening.
Noticing my unusual state, Pee So-won asked.
“Are you okay?”
“No.”
I answered quickly, and Pee So-won sighed.
Shin Gyeong-tak smoothly continued the broadcast.
“You’ve gotten the nickname ‘Taekwondo Girl.’ What do you think about that?”
“Ah, well, I’m not actually a girl… Thank you for calling me that… I’m not a girl, I’m a civil servant…”
Now I don’t even know what I’m saying.
“Kekeke, you’re completely malfunctioning!”
“What do we do? Our investigator needs some oil, I think.”
The assistant MCs beside me salvage what could have been a broadcast disaster.
‘…Damn it.’
“I heard you were a taekwondo national representative before.”
“Ah, well, I was in the reserve squad for a long time, and only competed once at the very end…”
That was at least a question that brought me back to my senses.
I worried about what I’d say if another question came up.
I was thinking it over, but fortunately the conversation moved to the next segment right away.
“But after awakening, you must have had to quit taekwondo. I’m curious about how you felt. Actually, I heard that Team Leader Pee So-won was also a national shooting representative before awakening and had to quit.”
“Who told you that?”
At Pee So-won’s cold voice, the temperature on set dropped by about three degrees.
“…Ah, well… the person sitting over there.”
Even the usually composed Shin Gyeong-tak pointed with a flustered voice at Captain Hong and the Hunter Management Bureau Chief sitting among the staff.
Even though it wasn’t their turn yet.
As soon as he heard that, Captain Hong waved his hand and spoke.
“Hey, the craftsman asked, so I just answered. Just the facts as they are!”
“…I’ll request a meeting with you later.”
“No way! I refuse!”
At Captain Hong’s horrified response, Shin Gyeong-tak lets out a small laugh.
“Ah, you two have such great chemistry. How long have you two been working together?”
“Eight years.”
Pee So-won answered.
“Wow, so that’s where this chemistry comes from. MC Song and I have been doing shows together for ten years if you count the previous program, so why haven’t we built up chemistry yet?”
“Me? I’m not chemistry—I’m more like a parasite. Like a cicada clinging to an old tree, I just stick right next to the national MC.”
As the Assistant MC took over the conversation, the atmosphere smoothly softened.
‘…That was close.’
But close calls kept coming, one after another.
“When you caught the bus terrorist, Investigator Lee Yu-ji really risked her life. There must be quite a story behind that.”
“Oh, it’s not that dramatic of a story… The terrorist attacked the driver, so I had to take the wheel….”
“That’s all? The higher-ups were going crazy ordering drone strikes. Our youngest almost died there.”
Pee So-won interjected, adding to the conversation.
Looking directly at the Hunter Management Bureau Chief.
The Chief’s brow furrowed at that. Captain Hong’s expression also became uncomfortable.
“Drone strikes?”
I tried my best to smooth things over as I watched.
“Yes! Even knowing that, I chose to be deployed there! The resolve was simple—fail to catch them in time and I die!”
My voice cracked in places, so I wasn’t sure if the damage control actually worked.
“You were deployed?”
“W-well, there was a reserve unit standing by in the area anyway….”
I continued, recalling how Captain Hong and I had gotten our story straight.
“Still, you probably didn’t anticipate the situation where you’d inhale the funny powder.”
“That… I didn’t anticipate that part. But fortunately, I had workshop items in stock, so it worked out.”
…Why do I sound like this? Get it together.
But no matter how much I rambled, Shin Gyeong-tak never let the show fall apart.
“Yes! That balloon gum item! People have been talking about it nonstop! It really seems like investigators dealing with funny powder criminals should be supplied with it as standard equipment going forward.”
Hearing this, the Hunter Management Bureau Chief spoke with a satisfied expression.
“Indeed. We recently switched our equipment supply department to that workshop. We plan to do our best to improve the quality of supplies going forward.”
As if he’d been waiting for this moment.
His expression was like a wolf snatching prey.
His eyes gleamed with the confidence that things had been smoothed over.
Yet a slight nervousness showed through in his rapidly tapping feet.
‘Serves me right.’
But well, having said this much, there shouldn’t be major problems.
After all, completely falling out with the Hunter Management Office wouldn’t be ideal.
Especially if I’m caught in the middle?
It wouldn’t just be a whale’s back breaking a shrimp’s back—the entire shrimp would be pulverized.
‘I don’t even want to think about it.’
“Wow, I’m looking forward to it. I’ve actually been window shopping because I heard Haenimdalnim Workshop sells items for regular people too. By the way, it’s been quite the hot topic how Investigator Lee Yu-ji, who’s always F-rank, sends C-rank and D-rank criminals flying with kicks. How is that even possible?”
“Well, it’s about controlling the axis of rotation properly? If you extend your leg fully? It’s possible.”
What are you saying? Please, Lee Yu-ji. Get yourself together.
‘I want to run away.’
“Ahahaha! Truly a national team graduate! You explain it like Bob Ross! Oh, and recently violinist Han Su-a received a silver medal at a competition in Germany and gave you a shout-out, which became a huge topic. Have you seen the video?”
“Ah, no…?”
There’s footage like that?
“Then I’ll read it directly for you.”
The Assistant MC began reading the words written on the cue sheet with careful precision.
“When I play Bach’s unaccompanied pieces, I feel as though I’m standing alone in an endless meadow. In those moments, I feel both fear and anticipation. Sometimes it feels like I’ve become someone with tremendous power. That’s when it becomes dangerous. The moment I try to wield that power, Bach strikes it down with God’s hammer. Knowing that, I need the courage to dive in anyway. The courage to throw myself into that whirlwind. Instead of stubbornness against failure, I hope that failure becomes an experience of despair that allows me to enter Bach’s heart. And when that happens, I remember Lee Yu-ji, who saved me. She possessed that kind of courage. Even in failure, even facing death, to fight until the very end. That’s the spirit I mean.”
“…!”
I was momentarily at a loss for words.
As the Assistant MC finished speaking, I could see several others on set who, like me, had been rendered speechless.
“You really… accomplished that task at the risk of your own life. How was that even possible?”
“Ha ha…. It was possible.”
I smiled faintly as I spoke.
“We had to save those people. That’s what I do, and I believe that’s the reason the Hunter Investigation Bureau exists. It will continue to be that way. It’s difficult, but when the moment comes, you don’t have time to think about consequences.”
As I spoke, a memory suddenly surfaced.
The moment my mother saved Choi Woo-jin.
The moment she pulled him from that crushed vehicle.
My mother probably didn’t have time to think about consequences either.
She simply rushed into the dungeon.
“Just the thought that I had to save them. That’s all.”
With those words, the set fell silent.
Just as I wondered if it had become too heavy,
the Assistant MC quietly asked Pee So-won beside him.
“You feel the same way, don’t you?”
“No. I have one thought.”
“What’s that?”
“I’m gonna beat the hell out of all these bastards.”
…Heavy, my ass.
A beat late, laughter erupted across the set, and simultaneously the flustered PD and Craftsman began frantically scribbling something in their notebooks.
And behind them, Captain Hong’s sigh rang out long and heavy.
“That crazy bastard….”
I could read his lips.
I agree a hundred, a thousand times over.
Pee So-won is absolutely insane!

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