The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 167

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 167

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Whether fortunate or unfortunate, my condition had deteriorated sharply by the time I arrived at the Healer Hospital in Seoul.
“How did you endure with your leg in this state?”
The Healer in a white coat pressed down on my leg as if exasperated.
“Aaahhhhh! It hurts! It hurts!”
I nearly grabbed the Healer by the collar without thinking, but I held back.
Damn it.
Why are they pressing on an injured person’s leg!
“Since you endured for so long, recovery will take some time. It looks like your bones were fractured, but I’m not sure how you managed to support yourself with just muscle. You’re F-rank, but your physical abilities seem quite good? Or is your skill a recovery-type skill?”
“It’s neither of those…”
I suppose you could call it stubbornness. It hurt like hell, honestly!
Well, an S-rank Boss Monster touched me, and even if it was brief, the trauma must have been severe.
“No skill. Yes. No skill, apparently.”
Pee So-won, lying beside me with a listless expression, spoke.
Her condition wasn’t great either, so she was lying in the adjacent bed.
Byeon Gu-do had vomited so much that he was admitted for hospitalization (though I think he just wanted to skip work!), and the rest had returned to the Heonsu Bureau for reporting to superiors.
Pee So-won had initially said she’d receive treatment from the Heonsu Bureau’s internal Healer, but changed her mind and volunteered to be my guardian, coming all the way here.
“If you went to the professional Healers affiliated with the Daeyang Guild, it would be better, but that would cost a lot of money. What will you do?”
By the way, in this novel’s world, the medical system for Awakened individuals is a complete mess.
What do I mean?
Since Awakened individuals have strong bodies, monsters’ attacks are also powerful, and consequently, the degree of injury exceeds what a regular hospital can treat.
So naturally, Healers—Awakened individuals with healing abilities—are necessary, but Healers are rare, and most are low-rank, so A-rank and B-rank Healers receive tremendous treatment.
Even C-rank Healers are sought after desperately by most of the three major guilds.
Given this situation, Healers at institutions operated by the government or foundations—called Healer Hospitals—are mostly D, E, and F-rank.
Among them, the Healer in our Hunter Investigation Unit is F-rank.
‘Hahaha. For a fantasy novel, the class system is meticulously researched!’
So I was transferred to the Healer Hospital, but the trauma I sustained was quite severe, and the healing-type Hunters here couldn’t treat me immediately—or so the explanation went.
“If you receive treatment from us, it will take at least three to five days.”
That’s too long.
I need to go investigate Yulia Kim soon.
“If you make a reservation with a Guild-affiliated Healer?”
“First, it takes about a month just to schedule an appointment. And the treatment cost would probably be around 200 million won. Do you have special insurance? Oh, you’re not Guild-affiliated but a civil servant. In that case, treatment from a Guild-affiliated Healer won’t be covered by insurance.”
Then why did you even mention it, you fool.
At this point, it’s not just unfavorable—there’s only one option!
Sigh. The pitiful life of a civil servant.
“I’ll be admitted here.”
I quickly decided on admission.
While I’m hospitalized, I won’t be able to undergo re-awakening tests!
Perhaps it turned out for the best after all.
I smiled faintly and pulled the blanket over myself.
Pee So-won exhaled a long sigh watching me.
“That’s good… that right there….”

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Pee So-won quietly observed a young boy who came running, drenched in sweat.
On his name tag, as he breathed heavily, was a familiar name written.
Lee Yu-gyeom
And when he removed his glasses to wipe away the sweat, his eyes were revealed.
Eyes that were difficult to call foolish or kind—somewhere in between.
“You look a lot like your sister.”
“Pardon?”
“Your sister’s inside. She’s sleeping.”
Pee So-won nodded without much comment and opened the hospital room door.
Lee Yu-gyeom saw Lee Yu-ji sleeping inside the room, snoring softly, and his face contorted.
“You said she was injured somewhere.”
“Yeah. Her leg. It’ll heal soon.”
Lee Yu-gyeom glared at Pee So-won with a considerably defiant gaze and spoke.
“Are you our sister’s superior?”
“Your superior… oh… you’re quite bold.”
Pee So-won chuckled.
Lee Yu-gyeom flinched but straightened himself and continued.
“Doesn’t the Hunter Investigation Unit have other investigators? Why is it always Lee Yu-ji who suffers like this?”
“Right?”
Pee So-won readily agreed.
Then Lee Yu-gyeom’s momentum deflated somewhat.
“And whenever something happens, she’s the one who handles it. Looking at it, I’ve never seen her stay home.”
“Exactly.”
“And! Every single day risking her life! If that’s the case, she’d be better off working at a regular office!”
“That’s true.”
“… What are you doing right now….”
Lee Yu-gyeom felt strange because Pee So-won kept readily agreeing with him.
She had been quietly listening to everything he said.
“Everything you’re saying is right. But what can you do.”
“… That’s true, but….”
“But let me add one thing.”
Pee So-won looked at Lee Yu-gyeom quietly and spoke.
“Your sister loves this work. From what I’ve seen, she really does. That’s why I’m planning to help your sister continue doing this job.”
“…!”
“So I was hoping you’d give your sister some support for what she’s doing.”
Pee So-won spoke with her eyes downcast.
“Only if you want to.”
Why was she being so sincere about this?
Lee Yu-gyeom felt his heart waver without realizing it.
He could sense that Lee Yu-ji genuinely loved this work.
But he was also worried.
He’d witnessed firsthand what happened when Lee Yu-ji threw herself into something with genuine passion, only to have it all fall apart when she stepped away from it.
Yet if she had a colleague like this—
Perhaps this time would be different?
It was while Lee Yu-gyeom was hesitating.
A small sound came from inside the hospital room.
“Uuuugh… I’m thirsty…”
It was when Lee Yu-gyeom quickly tried to rush into the hospital room.
Pee So-won grabbed him.
“And there’s one more thing I want to ask of you.”
Pee So-won’s eyes were quite serious.
“Your parents, your sister—they’re all good people doing good things. I know it might look like we’re just suffering for nothing to you, but that’s not all there is to it. Don’t forget what I’m telling you.”
Looking at Pee So-won’s eyes, Lee Yu-gyeom answered.
“I already knew that much. Our parents—”
“Your sister told me.”
“…”
Lee Yu-gyeom murmured while watching Lee Yu-ji blinking in the hospital room.
“You’ve gotten quite close to my sister.”

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I slept for twenty-five hours straight.
‘Wow, I really needed that sleep.’
The moment I was admitted, I collapsed into deep slumber, and now I blinked away the grogginess from my disheveled hair as I ate the apple Yu Gyeom had peeled for me.
I thought he’d nag me, but he didn’t.
If anything, I was the one who felt guilty and said something first.
“What about that school of yours—”
“I told them I was visiting family during evening study hours and went to the Heonsu Bureau. They contacted me from there.”
“…Right.”
Judging by Yu Gyeom’s cold expression, staying quiet was the wisest course of action.
I thought as much and tried to reach for my phone.
It was because of the Yulia Kim investigation—
Smack!
“Ow!”
Yu Gyeom swatted the back of my hand with a stern face.
“Complete rest.”
Seriously, what does this kid think of his older sister—
“…Okay.”
I had to listen to what the kid said.
With no choice but to eat the apple and the snacks Yu Gyeom brought, plus being forced into a digital detox, I experienced a blood sugar spike that sent me back to sleep.
And when I woke up, this was the scene before me.
“Oh, look at that, our Team Leader Kwon and fruit are overlapping.”
Choi Woo-jin, beaming with a bright smile as he held a melon basket—
“I see.”
And Kwon Ik-seong, holding an identical melon basket while gazing at Choi Woo-jin with eyes like a still lake.
And me, watching it all unfold.
“Then I’m off to academy?”
And Yu Gyeom had even left for math academy!
I lay there with a sad expression, positioned between Kwon Ik-seong—who now knew the Gamer’s identity—and Choi Woo-jin, the Gamer himself.
Listening as both the sword-wielding Kwon Ik-seong and the Gamer spoke simultaneously.
“Do you like melons?”
“The melons looked delicious.”
Choi Woo-jin’s eyes sparkled as he looked at Kwon Ik-seong.
“Ah, I bought the finest grade.”
What is this childish nonsense….
“I also bought the finest grade.”
…and he’s actually going along with it?

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