The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 241

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 241

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Choi Woo-jin had invited Yu Gyeom and the Kang trio into his spacious home and was now reading through the college entrance exam answer sheet to Yu Gyeom.
And Yu Gyeom’s score was—
“A perfect score.”
Kang Won-yeon glanced at it from beside him and spoke.
“Yeah. I figured it would be.”
“You figured it would be?”
Kang Won-yeon looked at Yu Gyeom with an irritated expression.
“That’s not the important part—”
Yu Gyeom sighed while looking at Choi Woo-jin.
“What about Lee Yu-ji?”
“You two are really close with each other? Calling her by name like that.”
“Is that important right now?”
“It is. There are siblings with poor relationships too. Don’t you know our household is a mess?”
Choi Woo-jin grinned and rested his chin on his arm placed on the table.
“….”
Yu Gyeom fell silent at those words for a moment.
“But if you’re close with your sister, I thought maybe I should try getting closer to you too. No matter how I look at it, you’re pretty—you really resemble your sister.”
Before Yu Gyeom could respond, Kang Min-joo interjected.
“What kind of relationship do you have with my sister?”
“A special one.”
Choi Woo-jin answered, then paused to think before adding.
“…that could become, maybe? In the future?”
“That’s unrequited love.”
Kang Won-yeon spoke coldly while looking at Kang Min-joo.
At that, Kang Min-joo glared at Kang Won-yeon with an expression asking why he was saying that while looking at her.
Seeing their exchange, Choi Woo-jin let out a soft laugh.
“You three are really… being cherished by Lee Yu-ji, aren’t you?”
“Cherished?”
“Yeah. I can just feel it. Subtly….”
Choi Woo-jin said this while surveying the three minors.
“It’s fascinating. Being next to Lee Yu-ji, it’s like everything comes alive vibrantly, like a potted plant basking in sunlight.”
Observing Choi Woo-jin’s languid fox-like gaze and the luxurious interior with chandeliers adorning the walls, Yu Gyeom furrowed his brow.
“You were asked to do this by our sister, weren’t you?”
“I showed you the KakaoTalk message earlier. And look up my identity on an internet portal. It comes right up.”
“…I know that much….”
Yu Gyeom chewed on his lip as he spoke.
“But what happens to my sister?”
Watching Yu Gyeom with a worried expression, Woo-jin felt something stir within him.
‘They really do get along well.’
“It’s an ongoing investigation, so I can’t discuss it.”
“But you were attacked by the Heonsu National Terror too. Sister, are you hurt somewhere? You’re not telling just me? Did you get threatened or something? Did you get cursed out so much that your mental state broke? Is that why…?”
“You’re worried she might have jumped off a building?”
At Woo-jin’s words, Yu Gyeom’s eyes widened.
“Sister would… say something like that?”
As if.
Woo-jin thought this while observing the young man sitting before him.
So that’s what he’s worried about.
Woo-jin recalled Lee Yu-ji as he had seen her in childhood.
Lee Yu-ji, standing at a great height and gazing down at the lowest place he could reach.
Every time he recalled that vacant expression, something twisted in Woo-jin’s chest.
Until now, he had thought it was guilt—
But watching Yu Gyeom’s worried face made him wonder if it might have been something else entirely.
Concern.
Concern, of all things.
That was far too…
Trivial.
Insignificant.
‘Dangerous.’
Woo-jin laughed at the thought.
As always, reflexively hiding his emotions.
“That doesn’t seem important. What matters is that your sister entrusted your safety to me for the time being. If anyone needs anything, our secretary will deliver it to the dormitory, workshop, or home. Since you might want to go out and enjoy some test-taker discounts, you can ride in the cars our security personnel provide. Any questions?”
“I do.”
Kang Il-yeon raised his hand.
When Woo-jin tilted his head, Il-yeon spoke.
“Could I go pick up the two small cages in the corner of the workshop myself?”
“Cages?”
“Yes. They’re important items.”
At Il-yeon’s words, Woo-jin nodded.
“Sure, go ahead.”

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Before the Hunter Church’s sanctuary.
“We will protect the Gyoju! May the True One endure forever!”
As expected, protesters occupied the area in front of the sanctuary.
And these latest protesters wielded the most dangerous weapon of all.
It was the camera.
“Look here. These lawless individuals are now infringing upon religious freedom itself! They’re in league with the political establishment! The Gyoju will rise above this persecution!”
The special team in tactical gear stared at the deafening megaphone blaring from the tow truck and the countless smartphone cameras thrust toward us by the protesters.
Some protesters were already sprawled on the ground, wailing about protecting the sanctuary.
“If we touch them wrong over there….”
Ham I-na’s words were picked up by Byeon Gu-do.
“Those people’s bones will break. Straight to the hospital.”
“That would look wonderful. With several cameras broadcasting live, if Hunters Association officers use force against civilians….”
Park Min-bae said this while keeping his eyes glued to his phone.
The reason was simple.
“…This person here seems to be the one carrying that item. He’s spouting on about martyrdom and whatnot, but it doesn’t seem to be an A-rank hammer. I’d estimate it’s C-rank.”
Park Min-bae could appraise items even through a screen.
“Where is that person located?”
Pee So-won asked. Park Min-bae looked toward Ma Deok-ho.
Crouching Ma Deok-ho nodded while gazing at the pigeons.
‘No matter how many times I see it, I can’t get used to this, really….’
I thought this as I watched Ma Deok-ho rise to his feet.
“Near the golden statue. But—”
“But?”
“It looks like there are several vehicles positioned behind the sanctuary, and a few vans are waiting inside.”
Pee So-won’s face hardened at those words.
“Damn it, seriously.”
The search warrant for the sanctuary and the emergency arrest order for Seol Ok-gyun had come down discreetly.
But how could those orders spread so quickly not only within the Hunter Church but to so many believers?
The answer lay in Sa Gong-seong’s tablet PC.
A list of Hunter Church believers densely embedded not only within the Hunters Association but also within the police force.
And various records of misconduct exchanged between them.
There simply wasn’t enough time to root them all out.
So they proceeded with this search while simultaneously removing and investigating those individuals.
Which meant the insiders were already preparing for the search, and that meant—
‘They’re preparing to extract all important documents using those vans Ma Deok-ho mentioned.’
“If we follow normal procedures, there’s only one way out….”
Kwon Ik-seong trailed off.
I continued his thought.
“Those people have magic stones. We can’t rule out the possibility they’ll create a dungeon, turn it into a portal to escape, or take some kind of reckless action.”
I recalled the S-rank boss monster I had seen in the Fabergé dungeon.
At least that was out at sea, but an S-rank boss monster bursting out of a sanctuary in Seoul, and sealing it together with the people here?
I didn’t even want to imagine it.
“So we have to break through those bastards no matter what.”
Pee So-won furrowed her brow as she gazed at the swarm of cyber leeches spread out before us.
All I could do was sigh.
Yet Pee So-won grabbed my shoulder and grinned wickedly.
“Okay. For now, we wait here.”
“Huh?”
“Huh?”
The team members tilted their heads at Pee So-won in confusion.
“First, we need to wear those bastards down. How long can they keep that up while thrashing around like that?”
“But time is….”
I answered to Ham I-na’s concern.
“Senior Ma is keeping watch from above with pigeons anyway. If the van starts moving, couldn’t we wait a bit until then?”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
Byeon Gu-do looked at Ma Deok-ho.
Ma Deok-ho seemed to ponder for a moment before speaking.
“If that bastard uses an item or anything like that, we can use that as justification to deploy weapons on our end. We have the pretext of protecting citizens as well.”
As Ma Deok-ho brushed aside the cat that seemed to be conversing with us, he spoke to us with a cold expression.
It was a look I rarely saw while he was working.
Regardless.
Then shall we begin?
Investigator Lee Yu-ji’s….
‘Possession Show Extravaganza!’
About fifteen minutes later.
I had become a cyber leech grinning brightly at the YouTube channel that ‘I’ operated.
My name was, in other words….
-Martyr! You’re so cool! We support you!
[HunterChurchEternalMartyrsLove has donated 50,000 won]
…the Martyr.

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