The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 196

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 196
“I’m so exhausted, oppa. Can’t we just go to the Shaded House and rest now?”
As Choi Eun-mi complained, a hint of irritation flickered across Jeon Hwan-su’s expression.
But soon after, Jeon Hwan-su changed his expression and soothed Choi Eun-mi.
“Sure. Then you rest for a bit. I’ll go hunting in the D Zone with Mo Jun-mi.”
At Jeon Hwan-su’s words, Choi Eun-mi’s expression hardened instantly.
“You’re going together, just the two of you?”
“Eun-mi.”
Jeon Hwan-su sighed and knelt on one knee in front of Choi Eun-mi, who was sitting on a rock, taking both of her hands.
Speaking as if coaxing a small child, Jeon Hwan-su continued.
“Mo Jun-mi and I are going to run countless raids at the Daeyang Guild from now on. You know that, don’t you?”
Watching this scene, Mo Jun-mi, who had been standing nearby, turned her head away.
It was too difficult to keep watching.
Her past self came to mind.
That exact tone of voice.
Jeon Hwan-su in front of her had used it too.
Like an older brother, like a father—that coaxing, soothing manner of speech.
With a face that seemed so genuinely concerned, it was impossible not to believe his sincerity.
Choi Eun-mi was a woman born into a powerful hunter family, yet raised like an ugly duckling.
She had a strong need for recognition, deep-seated inferiority, and emotional deprivation.
That’s why she always wore that expression in front of Jeon Hwan-su.
Pouting like a small child, then becoming dejected if Jeon Hwan-su seemed displeased, and lighting up like she owned the world whenever he soothed her.
‘The perfect woman for Jeon Hwan-su to manipulate.’
Mo Jun-mi found it agonizing to call her past self that way, but watching Choi Eun-mi, she couldn’t help but acknowledge the truth.
She had been Jeon Hwan-su’s prey.
“I know… but still, oppa, I don’t like it.”
“Do I look like someone who would worry you? It hurts me every time you make me out to be such a bad person. Don’t you know who I’m doing all this for—participating in Daeyang Guild family events, trying to become the Guild Master?”
“That’s…”
“Sigh…”
Jeon Hwan-su stood up and pressed his forehead.
“You never understand my feelings, and I’m tired of doing this. I participated in this hunt to make a good impression on your family…”
“No, oppa! I understand your heart completely! That’s why I’m so grateful. I was just jealous… I had foolish thoughts, oppa.”
Seeing the uncertainty in Choi Eun-mi’s eyes, Jeon Hwan-su smiled gently.
“Why would you be jealous? Pointlessly. In my eyes, only you exist.”
“Right? That’s how it is, isn’t it?”
Choi Eun-mi’s eyes gazed at Jeon Hwan-su desperately.
Jeon Hwan-su smiled wickedly and stroked Choi Eun-mi’s hair.
Like an owner petting a dog.
That was when it happened.
An E Zone alarm appeared on Mo Jun-mi’s detector.
“It’s an E Zone alert.”
At Mo Jun-mi’s words, Jeon Hwan-su rose from his seat.
Jeon Hwan-su looked at Choi Eun-mi and asked.
“Should I not go, brother?”
“No, go ahead. Hunt hard and bring back some trophies. Let’s flatten Woo-jin’s nose.”
“Will do, my little one.”
Jeon Hwan-su spoke affectionately to Choi Eun-mi, then turned toward Mo Jun-mi.
“How close is it?”
He spoke coldly to Mo Jun-mi and walked ahead without even glancing back at Choi Eun-mi.
Mo Jun-mi looked back at Choi Eun-mi, who sat there looking like an abandoned puppy.
“Is it okay to just leave her sitting there?”
“I called for a caddy. The Daeyang Guild lackeys will be here to escort the princess within a minute.”
At Jeon Hwan-su’s sarcastic tone, Mo Jun-mi’s expression darkened.
“But the E Zone is moving right now…”
“I asked where it was. Is ignoring people’s words your hobby? From now on, don’t you dare ignore me again. Answer immediately.”
Jeon Hwan-su stared at Mo Jun-mi.
Mo Jun-mi felt a tingling sensation spreading through her chest as she recalled Choi Se-a’s words.
The words spoken right after completing the ‘contract.’
“Jun-mi. You’ve turned your love into your shackles. You’ll soon understand how pathetic that is. You had a chance to save yourself before this contract, but now that chance is gone.”
Like a witch who had stolen the Little Mermaid’s voice.
Choi Se-a had foreseen the other’s misfortune as if seeing through it.
And Choi Se-a’s words had been right.
Mo Jun-mi no longer resisted Jeon Hwan-su and answered obediently.
“One kilometer ahead.”
“That’s close? Perfect. Let’s go take a look.”
Jeon Hwan-su placed his hand on Mo Jun-mi’s shoulder.
As intimately as if they were lovers.
“I need to verify. Is Choi Woo-jin really stronger than me? And what exactly are his abilities?”
That’s right. This hunt was a collaborative work between Min Bo-hee and Jeon Hwan-su.
The two of them, using forbidden magical stones to create the E Zone, had made it move along a specific path to follow Choi Woo-jin.
They had the intention of discovering Choi Woo-jin’s abilities, and also the intention of humiliating him.
The E Zone was publicly known to spawn only B-rank monsters, but in reality—
“Five A-rank monsters would be dangerous even for the two of us.”
It was a special moving gate where A-rank monsters spawned.
A very dangerous gate that couldn’t be cleared unless you caught all five A-rank monsters at once.
Mo Jun-mi couldn’t understand how they could release such a gate on this island.
If the gate’s mana went haywire and civilian casualties occurred—
‘No.’
Rather, they could pin it all on Choi Woo-jin.
This was Choi Woo-jin’s first hunt, and he was publicly known as a delinquent guild heir who caused accidents wherever he went.
The moment Mo Jun-mi’s thoughts reached that point, the back of her head tingled with unease.
Could it be that Min Bo-hee and Jeon Hwan-su had conspired together to solidify his position?
“What’s dangerous about it? We have two S-rankers, and you can self-heal anyway.”
Mo Jun-mi clenched her teeth at his words.
The most vicious thing Jeon Hwan-su did was this.
As a Healer with no offensive skills, he would use Mo Jun-mi—whose base stats were robust—like a human shield.
Each time, Mo Jun-mi survived through continuous self-healing, but she had to endure excruciating pain until Jeon Hwan-su finished his hunt without a scratch.
“Do you even plan to close the E Zone?”
At Mo Jun-mi’s question, Jeon Hwan-su looked at her with an expressionless face.
He stroked her head the way he would caress Choi Eun-mi’s hair, then laughed.
“Jun-mi. Your head doesn’t need to think. Why are you bothering yourself? You’re mine, and I’ll take care of you for life. I’ll marry Eun-mi, but you know I don’t love her, right? Are you worried? Then…”
Jeon Hwan-su whispered into Mo Jun-mi’s ear.
“After we have a couple of kids, you can kill Eun-mi if you want. I was getting tired of hearing her whine anyway.”
This lunatic.
Mo Jun-mi raised her hand but felt an intense pain in her chest.
She almost slapped Jeon Hwan-su across the face.
But the curse was stronger than her will.
That’s when it happened.
A sharp alarm vibration rang out from the detector.
“100 meters ahead.”
“What?”
Jeon Hwan-su pulled out a small rod from behind his back, small enough to grip in his hand, his eyes widening in surprise.
It was an electric whip, a weapon he used frequently.
For Jeon Hwan-su, who could generate powerful electric currents, it was the perfect weapon.
Mo Jun-mi ran her hand over her scars and heard Jeon Hwan-su shouting at her.
“When the monsters appear, shoot for their eyes. They hate that the most.”
It meant she was to draw all the aggro.
Mo Jun-mi accepted her fate and felt the cold wind whipping across her face.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
Between the swirling snow, she heard the heavy footsteps of something massive.
The falling snow made it impossible to pinpoint exactly where the enemy was.
But one thing was certain—the heavy footsteps were drawing closer.
‘Behind me.’
The moment she thought that, a giant shadow was already looming over her body.
Mo Jun-mi spun around.
The piercing blue eyes of a massive Polar Bear were fixed on her.
‘Damn it.’
Mo Jun-mi aimed the B-rank shotgun Jeon Hwan-su had grudgingly given her at the Polar Bear’s eyes.
Her hands began to tremble.
And in that moment.
Crack!
The Polar Bear’s head snapped violently to the right.
Struck by the flying kick of a woman.
It was an absolutely devastating blow.
And the angle was perfectly precise.
The woman who had thus toppled the Polar Bear—a creature towering well above the second floor of an apartment building—landed lightly on the ground instead, only to roll across it and tumble directly onto Mo Jun-mi’s body.
“Ugh!”
Mo Jun-mi watched the woman bracing herself with both arms to avoid crashing into her face, and spoke in a bewildered voice.
“Catherine…?”
“Oh, I’m so sorry. But just a moment…!”
Catherine aimed her gun at the Polar Bear’s right front paw as it lunged at them from behind.
Her hands trembling so badly that she could barely aim properly, the gun nonetheless blasted the Polar Bear’s right leg clean off.
Splurt!
The Polar Bear’s blue blood sprayed across both of them.
“Yes! Got it!”
Catherine spoke with a strangely sorrowful expression. Seeing this, Mo Jun-mi asked.
“Were you a competitive shooter?”
Catherine flinched at the question before answering.
“Ah… me? My sister must have been a competitive shooter. Probably.”

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