The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 199

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 199
“Sigh. So I have to gather five of these polar bear cubs and kill them all at once? When I don’t even know where they are?”
Choi Woo-jin’s face showed his exasperation as he thrust his sword back into the neck of the regenerating polar bear.
‘That’s pretty brutal.’
Though I’m not sure I have the right to say that.
“Is that guy insane? If he pulls something like this inside a dungeon and triggers a hidden dungeon or something, what’s his plan? Just to kill me, he’s willing to become a traitor to the Korean Peninsula?”
Choi Woo-jin lifted Jeon Hwan-su’s chin with his sword, dripping blue blood, his legs now tattered and mangled.
Jeon Hwan-su could barely speak through the pain, only glaring at Choi Woo-jin.
Apparently, one of Jeon Hwan-su’s weaknesses was that his wound recovery was slow.
That’s what Mo Jun-mi had told us.
“He probably thought it was safer because he was using magic stones.”
At Mo Jun-mi’s words, Choi Woo-jin furrowed his brow.
He looked at me.
And rightfully so—we are people who know all too well what kind of terrifying consequences those magic stones can bring.
The Fabergé Dungeon.
A dungeon where an S-rank Boss Monster had appeared.
This matter is still classified, so Mo Jun-mi doesn’t know about it.
But did Jeon Hwan-su and Min Jun-hee not know about this either?
Or did they proceed despite knowing?
“If that’s the case, this is the worst scenario…”
If I actually hand over the Daeyang Guild to those guys, the entire Korean Peninsula will be in danger.
Mo Jun-mi, who heard my muttering, asked.
“What did you say?”
“Oh, what I meant was—”
I spoke while looking at Choi Woo-jin and Mo Jun-mi.
“We need to close the E Zone quickly!”
“How?”
At my sudden words, Mo Jun-mi tilted her head in confusion.
“As fast as possible?”
I laughed, and a small voice came from behind.
“That crazy bastard…”
It was Jeon Hwan-su’s voice.
And that voice ended the next moment when Mo Jun-mi pulled out a shotgun and fired at his other thigh.
Bang!
Jeon Hwan-su lost consciousness immediately.
Mo Jun-mi casually put away the shotgun and looked at me.
“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure he stays alive anyway. Go ahead and continue.”
Geez. That’s terrifying.
I feel like she’d shoot me too if I didn’t speak.

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[X BAAAAAANG! This is exhilarating!]
The next moment, we found ourselves atop something—Kang Si-bang’s gelatinous belly, or whatever it was.
Mo Jun-mi gazed at Kang Si-bang’s body, which stretched endlessly like a water bed, and asked me a question.
“So Catherine isn’t Catherine, but rather an X Government Office investigator? And this is that investigator’s pet monster. But aren’t pet monsters illegal?”
X Government Office investigator.
That was my nickname, the second one I’d acquired after Taekwondo Girl.
‘How irritating….’
Macchiato Girl. Clever Rabbit Investigator.
Of all my newly acquired nicknames lately, this one bothers me the most.
“It’s not an insult. His name is Kang Si-bang, so I just call him Si-bang. And he’s not a pet. We have an equal relationship.”
Equal is putting it lightly—it’s more like I’m being exploited.
I rambled on with pathetic excuses before pointing toward the polar bear visible in the distance.
“Si-bang! Over there!”
Kang Si-bang then sluggishly stretched his body, crossed the crevasse, and swallowed the polar bear whole.
Excellent! My Si-bang eats so well!
All that effort raising him on ginseng has paid off!
I shouted at Kang Si-bang, whose gelatinous form quivered as he swallowed five bears.
“Kang Si-bang, put us down now!”
Upon hearing my command, Kang Si-bang set down Jeon Hwan-su, me, and Mo Jun-mi all in one spot.
Choi Woo-jin, rather than being set down by Kang Si-bang, simply landed on his own.
[Kueeeeck!]
Kang Si-bang vomited up five bears in front of us.
I looked at those five bears and had each of them armed with weapons.
Choi Woo-jin, Mo Jun-mi, myself, and Imalra.
I handed Imalra an S-rank rifle.
After all, Imalra’s marksmanship was impeccable.
“Alright, get ready—”
I shouted as I watched the polar bears slowly awakening.
“Fire!”
With those words, I immediately dispatched the polar bear directly in front of me with a side kick.
Crack!
The sound of a human skull shattering.
The tremendous recoil sent my body sliding backward, but it didn’t matter.
I shifted my stance mid-air and struck downward at the heart of the polar bear beside me.
The polar bear absorbed the full force of my counterattack and was launched like a bullet, soaring through the air before crashing into the ice.
As I landed, breathing heavily, five polar bear corpses lay piled around us.
A blue light flowed from those corpses.
It was a familiar light.
‘That’s what I saw in the egg.’
The blue lights, rather than dispersing, gathered closer and closer, projecting their radiance into a single point.
My hand.
Soon the blue light converged in my palm, and weight—mass—materialized.
I felt a rough, uneven surface.
A square magical stone resembling blue ice crystallized in my grip.
An A-rank magical stone.
I stared at it, my eyes widening in disbelief.
Why did I get this?
Mo Jun-mi answered my unspoken question.
“It seems you contributed the most to the Polar Bear hunt. It appears to have been attributed to you, Inspector.”
Attributed.
I’d heard of items being attributed before, but an A-rank magical stone being attributed to me?
“We can figure out how to use it later. First, let’s deal with that.”
That was when it happened.
The frigid air that had been so cold breath crystallized suddenly turned oppressively warm.
The tropical rainforest reappeared before my eyes.
The E Zone had closed.
And from beyond the rainforest, three caddies came sprinting toward us.
“Jeon Hwan-su! Mo Jun-mi! Choi Woo-jin!”
“Catherine!”
Looking at the sole caddy calling out my name, I grimaced.
Well, what can I do about this.
Even now, the meter was faithfully accumulating victory points.
-Victory Points: 600
…It was all thanks to the Polar Bear.

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“Congratulations! First place goes to Catherine….”
While the word “Congratulations” was delivered with force, the employee’s voice announcing first place trembled.
It was no wonder, as Choi Eun-mi and Min Bo-hee’s expressions—like they’d just eaten shit—awaited him right ahead.
Jeon Hwan-su was immediately transferred to the Healer Hospital for treatment.
Mo Jun-mi kept her word about keeping him alive—’literally’.
Jeon Hwan-su was airlifted with nothing more than his life hanging by a thread, receiving no further treatment.
Choi Eun-mi and Min Bo-hee demanded treatment from Mo Jun-mi in anger, but she didn’t even blink.
‘Me? Why me?’
Both of them were left speechless by Mo Jun-mi’s firmness.
It was like the authority of the X Company President rendered powerless before a resigned employee.
As for my points, Choi Woo-jin wrapped things up roughly.
‘We just gave all the finishing blows to my partner. That’s what love is, isn’t it?’
At those words, Choi Eun-mi for some reason ground her teeth with a scratched expression.
“Congratulations. Second place is Choi Woo-jin! Third place is Mo Jun-mi! For first place prize money, you can receive it into your account a week from now, or receive it as goods. Which would you prefer….”
I answered the employee’s question quickly.
“Goods!”
I always say it.
Dark money isn’t real money. You can’t deposit it in a bank.
“I see. Then congratulations. An A-rank Resonance Pill set and an A-rank luxury jewelry set are your prizes!”
The moment I saw those boxes, I heard Kang Si-bang’s voice loudly ringing in my ears.
[My treasuuuuuuure!]
Damn it.
Why did I say I’d take goods!
Since Kang Si-bang’s contribution was significant in this matter, this was as good as having it stolen from me.
[I like that ring.]
The ring will probably be taken by Imalra anyway.
Fine. Since it’s come to this, let’s share it fairly.
“Second place prize is healing potions worth 1 billion won. Third place prize is a Daeyang Guild department store gift certificate worth 100 million won! Congratulations!”
Along with the employee’s words, a well-packaged box and envelope were handed to Choi Woo-jin and Mo Jun-mi.
Mo Jun-mi picked up the envelope, stood from her seat, and looked at Min Jun-hee.
“Thank you, ma’am.”
“Well, you don’t need to thank me…”
“I’m thanking you for everything up until now. I’ll use this well as my severance pay.”
“…What?”
Mo Jun-mi turned her head toward Choi Eun-mi and handed her the envelope.
“Congratulations on your wedding. Take it and don’t return it—use it well. This is my wedding gift.”
Mo Jun-mi smiled and spoke to everyone present.
“I’m terminating my contract with Daeyang Guild effective immediately. I’ll notify the board of this fact right away. I’ll state the conditions for renegotiation right here and now.”
Mo Jun-mi looked at me and Choi Woo-jin and spoke.
“On the condition that Choi Woo-jin becomes the Great Guild Master of Daeyang, the annual salary is 100 billion won. We’ll negotiate the byproduct distribution terms at a later date.”
I let out a hollow laugh as I observed Mo Jun-mi’s resolute expression.
So she had been concealing such a face all along.
Indeed, love is dangerous.
‘Yet it’s equally remarkable in its own way.’
Mo Jun-mi’s ability to recover so swiftly stemmed from her love for herself—her self-preservation instinct.

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