The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 201

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 201
As I claimed my reward, a window materialized before my eyes.
~Part 2 Prologue~
【A Concealed Ranker Saves the World】 Part 2 is beginning.
Navigate to the starting point of Part 2’s prologue and unfold Part 2. → Map
New characters, secrets revealed!
A vast story awaits you!
Coming Soon!
Part 2 of 【The Strong One】.
I’d been thinking about this for a while now.
That there was so much about the original work I didn’t know.
I was a reader who finished the original work completely, and for some reason I remembered every detail down to the exact episode numbers, yet aside from the people surrounding the protagonist, I knew nothing about the background characters around me.
Was it because they were extras?
That’s an insufficient explanation.
Among the extras I’d met, there were definitely people who must have directly influenced the life of the regressor Choi Woo-jin.
Especially my mother and father.
Didn’t they even have direct contact with Choi Woo-jin?
So why were their stories deleted from the original work?
Was that secret going to appear in that bastard’s ‘Part 2’?
Thinking that way, I clicked on the word map.
Then a navigation-like screen appeared.
XX County XX District 11-10
The location marked with a blue dot.
I pressed on it.
Nothing happened.
‘I have to go there myself, then.’
Realizing that fact, I stood up from my seat.
That’s when it happened.
Someone opened the door to the interrogation room I was in and entered.
It was Pee So-won.
Seeing her visibly angry expression, I laughed awkwardly.
“Oh, you haven’t left yet? I thought everyone had already gone home… Um, well, I should probably head out now…”
I’d checked the dark office and come this way, but when did she come back?
I tried to hurry out of the interrogation room, but naturally my collar was grabbed from behind.
“My gun. Where did you take it?”
Because I’d used vacation time and disappeared, I hadn’t had time to be interrogated about this.
But—
I have things to say too!
“…It’s my gun, isn’t it?”
I stood up to Pee So-won, trying to appear as confident as possible.
“You were planning to give that to me anyway!”
“I haven’t given it to you yet.”
“Well… that’s true.”
In other words, I’d essentially stolen a gift someone else was about to give me.
I scratched the back of my head awkwardly while forcing the most benevolent smile I could muster.
“I’ll use it well….”
“What kind of trouble are you stirring up out there, seriously.”
Pee So-won’s expression shifted from angry to worried as she sat down across from me in the Interrogation Room.
I awkwardly returned to my seat in the Interrogation Room.
“I’m not causing any trouble….”
I mean, I just participated in a hunting tournament, got closer to Mo Jun-mi?
Obtained gifts for Imalra and Kang Si-bang?
That’s all?
Well, I don’t need to mention how I was kicking around an A-rank Polar Bear and nearly broke my ankle.
Mo Jun-mi healed it all for me anyway.
But that’s not all.
Mo Jun-mi used an A-rank magic stone to cast a healing spell on my ankle that would continue to mend it.
‘The A-rank magic stone will store my skill and continue healing your ankle. But you can’t rely solely on the magic stone and overexert yourself like before. Once the magic stone’s power runs out, my healing will disappear too.’
‘Why would you go this far….’
‘I’m sorry. I acted foolishly and put you in danger, Inspector Lee Yu-ji.’
Well… rather, I was the one who directly walked into that danger.
I accepted her apology, not knowing about my own plan.
How precious is healing from a Healer worth 100 billion won!
Moreover, until the A-rank magic stone’s power runs out, it’s practically the same as having an A-rank ankle.
‘Even with S-rank shoes, I couldn’t unleash full power due to physical limitations, but now I can!’
It was while I was thinking such things.
“Stop doing dangerous things.”
Only then did I realize that Pee So-won had been staring at me with sunken eyes the whole time.
“…I figured no matter how many times I told you, you wouldn’t listen, so I prepared that gun.”
That’s actually kind of touching.
“An S-rank magic stone is incredibly expensive, and you….”
“You’re worth more than that.”
“Wow. A love confession.”
“…”
I attempted a joke, but Pee So-won’s stern expression didn’t soften.
“When I look at you sometimes… I wonder if you actually want to die.”
“That’s not it.”
What do you mean, something like that.
“You were already trying to do that.”
At Pee So-won’s words, I bit my lip.
So you already knew.
Well, considering I’ve already grown close to Yu Gyeom, there are plenty of ways to find out.
I forced the words out as best I could.
“I’m not like that anymore.”
That was because I didn’t know what I’d do next or what was left in my life.
But this situation is different now.
“Make me believe that. Make me believe you won’t die. Tell me where you went, what happened. Or rather….”
Only then did I understand why Pee So-won was sitting across from me.
This was the Interrogation Room.
Pee So-won had come in here to interrogate me.
“Why do you keep getting caught up in such dangerous situations? Why did you board that bus with the bomb, why did you enter the Subspace alone and take on such risk, why did you keep Choi Woo-jin by your side even though you knew he was a dangerous person? Tell me everything.”
…!
This was getting dangerous.
With my possession skill, I could have glossed over everything.
My excuses really were full of holes.
“So I can believe in you. So that you….”
Pee So-won’s voice carried an unmistakable anxiety.
“So I can believe you won’t die.”
“I, Team Leader….”
“I want to believe in you too. I really do want to….”
“….”
“Every time I confirm that you don’t trust me like this, it feels awful. You never tell us anything properly. You handle everything alone, you throw yourself into danger alone. You’re not alone, you’re my partner. But in the end, it feels like we’re not really partners at all.”
Looking at Pee So-won’s shadowed face, I clenched my fists beneath the desk.
It wasn’t because I wanted to hit someone else.
It was because I wanted to hit myself.
It felt like I’d been struck from behind.
Before the undercover operation, I could have given some hint.
No matter how much I didn’t want my identity exposed, there had been opportunities.
When Ik-seong told me to go and come back safely.
When he said he trusted me.
I could have turned back and said something then.
Even if I couldn’t tell him what I was about to do, I could have shared my location, asked him to relay it to Pee So-won, I could have done that—
‘But I didn’t say anything.’
When Pee So-won complained that I wasn’t treating her as a partner, and now I hadn’t trusted my own partner.
“I… Team Leader….”
But what could I possibly say to Pee So-won now?
That I’m actually a possessor in this novel?
That the world you live in is actually inside a novel, and I’ve been living in this novel for twenty-some years after possessing it, only finding out recently?
That everything you and I have cried and laughed about in this world was written by someone’s hand?
And that this time, I’m going to find the new Part 2 that damned ‘Creator’ will produce?
…I cannot speak.
I must open my mouth again and betray Pee So-won.
It was while I was thinking such thoughts.
The interrogation room door burst open.
Kwon Ik-seong, who opened the door, alternated his gaze between me and Pee So-won.
“Ah, my apologies.”
“If you know it’s an intrusion….”
Just as Pee So-won was about to speak, Kwon Ik-seong walked toward me.
“I thought it would be best to travel to our evening appointment location in my car, so I came by. We have twenty minutes until the reservation, and I estimate the travel time at eighteen minutes. We should hurry.”
An evening appointment…?
I regarded Kwon Ik-seong for a moment.
Then Kwon Ik-seong extended his hand toward me.
As if telling me to take that hand, as if he were creating a temporary escape route for me.
I spoke while looking at Pee So-won’s bewildered expression.
“Ah, yes… I have an evening appointment with Team Leader Kwon.”
“Ha…. Really?”
Pee So-won looked at me with a sense of deflation.
I bowed toward Pee So-won and spoke.
“I’ll tell you more when I return.”
I’m not sure what I would tell her.
But at least, I want to convey that my silence wasn’t because I didn’t trust her.
Absolutely.
“Really… truly.”
I spoke as if making a vow to myself.

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And a moment later.
I stopped in front of Kwon Ik-seong’s car and was about to bid him farewell with my thanks.
“You noticed this time too, didn’t you? That I’m in a difficult situation.”
“Yes.”
Kwon Ik-seong’s answer was concise.
He didn’t ask anything more.
‘As expected of Ik-seong….’
“Thank you….”
I was about to express my gratitude when I saw a window appear before my eyes and furrowed my brow.
~Part 2 Prologue~
Part 2 of 【A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession】 is beginning.
Move to the starting point of the Part 2 Prologue and unfold Part 2. → Map
New characters, secrets revealed!
A vast story awaits you!
Coming Soon!
Coming Now! If you don’t open the prologue right now, it will close.
Time limit: 90 minutes
Damn it…!
That’s Gangwon Province!
Even if I leave now, I’ll be late!
“…So, Team Leader! Can I borrow that car? Right now! I’d be even more grateful! Thank you!”

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