The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 184

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 184
But why is the difficulty rating B?
Isn’t that a fairly high number?
As far as I know, there’s currently no one capable of replacing Choi Woo-jin in this situation.
Choi Woo-jin is an S-rank Hunter, after all.
To replace someone of his caliber, you’d need to be at least S-rank yourself….
Excluding the Choi family, there are exactly two S-rank Hunters in the Daeyang Guild right now.
Mo Jun-mi.
Jeon Hwan-su.
Mo Jun-mi is an S-rank Healer, making her exceptionally rare and a cornerstone of the Daeyang Guild.
Who wouldn’t want to join a Guild with an S-rank Healer?
Especially when the entire world is suffering from a Healer shortage.
Jeon Hwan-su is an S-rank offensive Hunter.
I’ve heard he possesses the ability to freeze everything, and with superior physical abilities, he’s a Hunter capable of solo play.
In short, he’s a blessing to the Daeyang Guild.
You could call him a walking megacorporation.
And remarkably, these two are lovers. For eight years, no less.
The romance between two S-rank Hunters became a media sensation, and they’ve done several interviews.
Every time, the sweetness was absolutely overflowing.
[Sometimes in massive disaster situations when things get urgent, pet names slip out. I call Jun-mi “honey.”]
[Oh my, eight years and you still use pet names?]
[Ah…. Yes….]
The embarrassed expression on Mo Jun-mi’s face circulated everywhere.
It wasn’t particularly covered in the original work, but in my memory, it’s incredibly vivid.
They’re such a famous couple in this world, after all.
Both are strikingly beautiful, their abilities are top-notch, and besides—
[I’m grateful that Jun-mi trusted me and joined the Daeyang Guild. She came because she was worried about me.]
[Is that really so? That’s remarkable love.]
[It’s not that remarkable… I just want to trust whatever Hwan-su chooses. Because he’s the one who chose me….]
The loyalty of two people who trust each other and have committed themselves to the Daeyang Guild.
‘It was worth becoming a hot topic.’
A Healer known for having pride as high as the Himalayas determined her own affiliation because of her boyfriend—wasn’t that incredible loyalty?
Regardless.
Unless these two make a move, Choi Woo-jin’s succession structure won’t be affected.
No, even if they do move, Min Bo-hee wouldn’t budge.
Min Bo-hee isn’t the kind of woman to shake the Daeyang Guild’s bloodline-based system.
In my past life, when Choi Jun-gu fell, Min Bo-hee abandoned him immediately and switched to Choi Woo-jin’s side.
‘Though she does pay her karmic debts later.’
So Min Bo-hee’s choice wouldn’t be reversed.
I thought that way—

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Min Bo-hee, the standing director, made an abrupt statement regarding Jeon Hwan-su’s appointment as guild master.
“I believe there is no one better suited to lead the Great Empire Guild than Hunter Jeon Hwan-su. Moreover, I see this as an opportunity for the Great Empire Guild itself to undergo renewal. The distrust many citizens have harbored toward the blood-relation system within the Great Empire Guild thus far—”
The Great Empire Guild ostensibly operates under a board of directors system, but according to guild bylaws, the board can only convey opinions while the standing director wields all decision-making authority. Though guild members can replace the standing director with a two-thirds majority vote, industry consensus holds this practically impossible.
“In reality, there is no way to stop Min Bo-hee’s unilateral control. Since Hunter Jeon Hwan-su is an S-rank hunter and essentially the backbone of the Great Empire Guild, no members are expected to oppose him. Furthermore, for the Great Empire Guild, appointing a non-blood-related guild master free from the previous guild master’s lobbying, various misconduct, and criminal suspicions is advantageous in the current situation where the guild master is in custody.”
“Staring at your phone right in front of me. That’s too much. I thought my face was more entertaining than that phone?”
I frowned as I watched Choi Woo-jin grinning before me.
Choi Woo-jin had attended the Heonsu Bureau yesterday for questioning as a witness, the article broke this morning, and he showed up at my apartment at lunch.
Of course, I had called him.
To my place.
Choi Woo-jin
…Is this flirting?
wouldn’t
‘This was only possible because Lee Yu-gyeom wasn’t here….’
“How did you find out where my apartment is?”
At my question, Choi Woo-jin pointed to the spider crawling across his fingertip.
“She’s right here. My eyes.”
“You’re not spying on me changing clothes too, are you? You perverted bastard. I’m definitely putting you away.”
At those words, Choi Woo-jin’s face flushed slightly.
“Why, why is your face turning red?”
I widened my eyes.
“No, it’s because you’re spouting nonsense….”
Choi Woo-jin pressed his forehead and sighed.
Watching his reaction, I narrowed my eyes.
‘Suspicious bastard….’
“Anyway, if you keep this up, you really won’t become the Great Empire Guild master, will you?”
I held out my phone screen.
I didn’t know what that guy’s Part 2 Prologue was about, but with ominous things like world destruction popping up in the Quest window, I couldn’t help but complete the Quest.
“I won’t. But does that matter?”
Choi Woo-jin stirred the instant coffee cup I’d given him and tilted his head.
“After all, Min Bo-hee will be thoroughly investigated by the Heonsu Bureau anyway. Right?”
What is this development?
“Wasn’t revealing you’re an S-rank hunter to take over the Great Empire Guild? Risking exposure as a Gamer?”
At my question, Choi Woo-jin shrugged.
“I thought the investigators would keep that under wraps appropriately. There’s quite a bit of information I need to extract from inside the Great Empire Guild.”
Seeing Choi Woo-jin smile, I wanted to punch that face.
“But since things turned out this way, it’s unfortunate, but I’ll have to shake up the Great Empire Guild from the outside instead.”
That can’t happen.
Because—
-Time Limit: 1 Month
This Quest has a time limit!
“Is… the situation really that bad? Why would Min Bo-hee push a Hunter like Jeon Hwan-su who doesn’t share a drop of blood with her? That doesn’t seem like her character at all, does it?”
Choi Woo-jin’s expression turned subtle at my question.
“You speak as if you know our grandmother’s character well. She hasn’t had that much media exposure, has she?”
Caught off guard, I rolled my eyes around.
“It’s obvious… Your family treats people like breeding stock. So your parents too….”
I stopped myself there and clamped my mouth shut.
I’d tried to avoid a landmine only to charge straight into cannon fire.
“I mean….”
But Choi Woo-jin laughed lightly and spoke.
“You know us well. That’s exactly what our family is like.”
His laughter somehow made me feel even more guilty….
“But that’s where Jeon Hwan-su fills the gap. Jeon Hwan-su the Hunter is marrying our cousin. The wedding is practically tomorrow.”
“…?”
What are you talking about now?
“It seems to be happening in secret. And it looks like they’re planning a pre-marital pregnancy?”
“What?!”
Wait a minute.
This development wasn’t in the original story.
And more than that—
“If that’s the case, wouldn’t Mo Jun-mi stay quiet? She wouldn’t just let Jeon Hwan-su go, would she? I bet there’s a line of guilds ready to pay the penalty fees and poach him from Daeyang right now….”
That would mean the Daeyang Guild loses one of its two pillars.
It would collapse.
“Surprisingly, Mo Jun-mi will stay quiet.”
But the answer that came back was even more bewildering.
“My own eyes and ears have already confirmed Mo Jun-mi’s intentions, and when she received Jeon Hwan-su’s wedding invitation, she greeted him like this.”
Choi Woo-jin held up his fingers and spoke.
“Have a good wedding.”
…?
What kind of twisted world development is this?
Seeing my bewilderment, Choi Woo-jin shrugged his shoulders.
“Those two have always been that way. One is dependent on the other.”
Choi Woo-jin said that and stood up from his seat.
Then, looking down at me, he spoke.
“Well… it seems like everything I had to give today is done, and since we always do give and take, what do you have to give?”
My mind was in turmoil, but I couldn’t stay seated since I had something to say when I called Choi Woo-jin in the first place.
I have something to give. And something to ask you too.
I stood up and retrieved a square box from my room.
And from inside it, I took out an old dinosaur figurine.
A worn, chipped old dinosaur figurine scattered with damage here and there.
An ugly dinosaur with black grime baked onto the silicone, crude and discolored.
“I thought Yu Gyeom had left this behind, but he said it wasn’t his. I only found out when I was sorting through Mother’s belongings this time.”
Choi Woo-jin’s face hardened.
Even the corners of his mouth, which always curved upward with ease, remained motionless.
I spoke.
“I think this one belongs to you.”

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