The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 166

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 166

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Inside the passenger aircraft.
Two Russians, Kang Han-geul, and my team members were each seated comfortably in the empty business class section.
I naturally wanted to sit alone, but I was pushed back in seniority and ended up being the last to choose my seat.
Ham I-na quickly sat down next to Park Min-bae.
‘I didn’t know she was that type…!’
She’s quite fast, isn’t she?
I looked at Ma Deok-ho with sad eyes.
But he seemed to sense my intention, placed his coat on the seat beside him, and closed his eyes with headphones on.
His posture clearly said don’t even think about sitting next to me.
‘This bastard…!’
And Byeon Gu-do grinned brightly and waved at me.
“Tell me about breaking that egg with the Team Leader. Hey, the Team Leader owns that egg, right…?”
Looking at those eyes gleaming with greed, sitting next to him would mean spilling everything that happened inside the dungeon.
I glanced briefly at Kang Han-geul, but—
“….”
“….”
Would I really want to sit there?
The remaining two people.
Kwon Ik-seong and Pee So-won, seated at the very end, farthest to either side.
‘Wow… this feels like drowning or falling to my death. But still, my choice should naturally be—’
“Team Leader, can I sit here….”
It was Ik-seong, but Pee So-won immediately grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.
“Partner. What should we eat for the in-flight meal?”
“My stomach isn’t feeling well, so I was planning to sleep.”
“No. Your stomach will be fine.”
I watched Pee So-won grin wickedly as I was dragged away by her right in front of Ik-seong’s face, looking dejected.
At least Ik-seong would let me rest if he didn’t respond!
This psychopath—
“Park Min-bae said that once we receive all the byproducts from this S-Rank Dungeon and give Russia their cut, there should be tens of billions left over?”
She immediately drew the curtain and got straight to the point.
“Wow. That must feel nice.”
I was about to clap my hands, but it was Pee So-won who beat me to it.
“Yeah. It must feel nice. For you.”
“For me? Why me? What about me?”
No. I don’t need tens of billions.
Well, of course I need it, but I’ve earned a lot of money through legitimate means, and I like being a civil servant…!
Please.
“You’re so terrible at lying that I honestly don’t know how you manage to survive in this harsh Heonsu Bureau.”
That’s the second time I’ve heard that today.
I swallowed those words and pouted my lips, leaning back against the chair.
“What are you trying to say?”
Pee So-won stared at me with an expression of disbelief and spoke.
“Why are you sulking?”
“I just don’t like it. I’m the one who’s upset with myself.”
I hate how everything about me gets exposed so easily, how my expressions reveal everything so plainly!
I wish I could go back to my taekwondo days….
‘—I won’t.’
Tsk.
“Star….”
Pee So-won let out a hollow laugh and spoke quietly.
“Only you and I know that the egg was inside the monster. Right?”
I didn’t answer.
Exercising my right to remain silent!
“But my bullets didn’t affect the monster at all, and instead only you got attacked. Judging by how you’ve been limping since earlier, it’s not just my imagination.”
I bit my lip at her words.
I tried not to show it, but I did anyway. Why does everything about me always give me away?
“I can just get treatment at the Healer Hospital.”
“Right. But why did you only end up with wounds that are treatable?”
How would I know?
That’s what I wanted to answer.
“Why did the hand suddenly attack its own body at such a perfect moment?”
“A hand? No, I haven’t heard anything about that?”
“For something like that, the hand sure seems to like you.”
“Huh?”
As I spoke, something crawled out from beneath my thick pants downward.
“…!”
This got exposed too.
The skeletal hand, moving awkwardly, used its index and thumb to quietly hide behind me.
“M-my leg was hurting, so I just… kept it there. Good grief! That was really gross, wasn’t it?”
Pee So-won, watching my pathetic acting, spoke as if it wasn’t even funny anymore.
“Right. So you were controlling the monster’s hand because your leg hurt a bit?”
“No. I wasn’t controlling it?”
It just started following me from somewhere!
And it keeps writing strange letters!
Твои ноги — настоящее произведение искусства.
I have no idea what it wrote….
And I don’t really want to know either.
I had been constantly troubled by the fact that whenever that creature stole paper or a pen and tried to write something, I had to quickly dispose of it before the Russians caught on.
So I simply kept it inside my body!
‘Why didn’t it disappear like the other body parts?’
I wasn’t sure of the exact reason, but that hand seemed to have survived independently of the monster’s dissolution.
And perhaps—
‘That’s why I survived.’
Normally, if the target of my possession died, I had no way of knowing what would happen to my life.
But I didn’t die.
That was probably related to the survival of that hand.
“So you do know that’s the monster’s hand.”
“….”
Why do I fall for the same trick every time?
“Still, while the monster and its hand were fighting each other, I thought the monster was battling its other bodies. You know, like a clash of selves? Something like that.”
“Yes. That’s probably what happened.”
I nodded vigorously.
Then Pee So-won lowered her voice further and leaned her face closer to mine.
Her eyes narrowed.
“But you were speaking Russian.”
“Me?”
I rolled my eyes and scrambled for an answer.
“Oh, right. I studied it as a second foreign language back in the day.”
“Then speak Russian. Hello, Team Leader.”
“Svi-bas-tki…?”
“Do you want to die?”
“No.”
If not now, when would I ever curse?
Regardless, with the status window now displayed, there was no more way to escape this situation.
However, I needed to find out how much Pee So-won actually knew.
I wouldn’t bring it up first, and I’d do my best!
“So… what did you want to ask me?”
At my question, Pee So-won let out a scoff.
“You absolutely won’t say anything first?”
“…That’s right.”
Pee So-won rested the back of her head against the backrest. Then, moving only her eyes to look at me, she spoke.
“First. You have the power to control other beings. Second. But while you’re controlling them, you can’t fully maintain control of your own body. That’s my conclusion.”
Almost perfect.
“If I think about it based on this conclusion, quite a lot fits. The beings that moved whenever you were in danger. The Zelkova Tree. The Slime. Ruru.”
Well, so much for keeping secrets.
“Your ability seems to have no limits. Which means you—”
“….”
“At the very least, it’s S-Rank.”
Fortunately, this time too, it’s been judged as S-Rank.
Should I be happy about this or not?
I laughed awkwardly at that thought.
Then, seeing Pee So-won’s face waiting for my answer, I suddenly yanked the curtain open.
“Ow, my legs… Flight Attendant? Could you bring me a cushion and a cola for my legs here, please!”
Pee So-won’s face contorted at the sight.
I spoke while looking at her like that.
“If you buy me a hamburger like you did last time, I’ll think about giving you an answer. With little Team Leader Kwon.”
Quest ‘The Detective’s Greatest Asset, Cooperation (D)’
-Kwon Ik-seong and Pee So-won, who have learned your true identity. Arrange a meal together with these two, Choi Woo-jin, and yourself! The four of you will make excellent partners!
-Completion Reward: Funny Garu Spore Growth Kit
I need to clear this Quest.
Funny Garu Spore.
That’s an incredibly useful item for me.
Especially now. Quickly.
If I just gather Kwon Ik-seong and Pee So-won, I can call Choi Woo-jin whenever I need to.
But Pee So-won’s answer to my deal was simple.
“Then don’t answer.”
“Excuse me?”
“It’s the season for civil servant re-awakening tests anyway. I can just take it while I’m heading to the Healer Hospital later.”
“…!”
Huh?
This isn’t what I wanted.

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