The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 56

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 056

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The public’s reaction to the released video was incredibly diverse.
It aired on national broadcasting stations, but it also appeared on the government’s official YouTube channel, and unlike typical government agency videos, it quickly surpassed 5 million views.
And beneath it were….
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Hahahahahahaha 2:03 What is this, it’s not a taekwondo girl, it’s a taekwondo robot lolololol
Did you just make a new AI at the research institute? You really messed it up lol
-Wow, first time seeing someone malfunction while talking^^
Comments like these were pouring in!
Ugh, seriously.
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-What kind of woman is she? A Taekwondo Girl when beating up criminals, but the moment a camera’s pointed at her, she becomes a malfunctioning Taekwondo Robot.
…Is that even a compliment? Really?
I was watching my own interview video when I quickly opened the comment section to cover the video window.
The me in the interview video was—even I could see it—
[The! Terrorist! Who! Possessed! A! Bomb! After! Recognizing! This! Fact! I! Prioritized! The! Safety! Of! Citizens! And! Calmly! Assessed! The! Situation… I… Did!]
Completely malfunctioning.
Why was my speech pattern like that?
Was this a beta version of an AI reading web novels?
Ugh!
On top of that, there were those frightened eyes at the end of each sentence, paired with that smile that only reached my mouth.
I could understand why people laughed and turned it into memes.
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-Every time she appears in a video, she creates a new meme. Foreign people already spread it as ‘the smile when being threatened’.
So that’s how it reached 5 million views.
No wonder English comments kept appearing.
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-so this is she. lol.
-‘threatened smile girl’ was a hunter detective? wow.
…What are they saying?
Geez.
I went through all the comments, running them through a translator.
Of course, this video also made a significant contribution to forming public opinion that the Heonsu Department—or more precisely, Captain Hong—seemed to want.
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Thank you for staying alive… *whimpers* ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-The Heonsu Department team saved my life before. It was when I was in middle school, and I don’t remember their name, but I remember watching them search for my wallet while sweating profusely, and thinking, oh, the Heonsu Department members are people too. Public opinion about the Heonsu Department has been poor, and I even wondered if they were really necessary, but watching this brought back that old memory and made me realize anew the value of the Heonsu Department’s existence. The function of the Heonsu Department separated from the police is…(Read more)
-Even a genius violinist is human. The way she calls her sister right away is somehow touching.
-Even the Taekwondo Girl’s creaking is cute♥
…But why do you keep calling me the Taekwondo Girl?
I’m clearly not a girl anymore, no matter how you look at it.
Even foreigners call me the taekwon girl.
I heard fan accounts have popped up, but I didn’t have the courage to search for them.
I don’t use SNS much, so I don’t even know how to search anyway.
Captain Hong seemed eager to create a dedicated Heonsu Department SNS account and post about my daily life constantly, but I put my foot down on that.
‘I’m already standing out too much within the Heonsu Department.’
(Photo)
This photo was posted on Investigator Lee Yu-ji’s fan account, and they edited it to make her look like a goddess. It looks like she’ll get her own homepage soon.
She’s so beautiful^^
…This was from my cohort’s group chat.
It was strange how only compliments appeared, creating an atmosphere where everyone was already watching my reactions.
I had the distinct feeling that I’d already been marked as a successful cohort among them.
We’re so jealous! At this rate, won’t you become the youngest team leader and break the youngest captain record again?
At this point, it wouldn’t be strange if they created a special unit just for you!
Yes. We heard your desperate plea of ‘don’t forget about me.’
In the midst of all this, Ham I-na actually sent me a direct message.
The Team Leader told me that Investigator Lee Yu-ji was the first to mention there was a problem with the equipment. I don’t know how to express my gratitude. I’ll definitely repay this debt.
A debt, even.
Well, the fact that someone in Team 1 has taken a liking to me isn’t a bad thing.
Since I’d already realized how dangerous it was to possess Ik-seong, it seemed like using Ham I-na would be the smart move whenever I needed information from Team 1 in the future.
From now on, I’d have to be more careful when possessing people.
‘Good….’
Everything was going smoothly now.
Wasn’t this the perfect moment?
I stared at the small window floating above.
‘Will you receive the Special Epilogue reward?’
…That’s really bothering me. The text is so tiny too.
‘Special Epilogue,’ huh.
Now that I thought about it, Strength Seeker had no epilogues.
So where did this special epilogue come from?
Wouldn’t something like that only appear after all the regular epilogues were released, like when the webtoon adaptation comes out?
‘I don’t know what it is, but since they called it a reward, there’s no way it could be disadvantageous to me.’
With that thought, I quietly murmured ‘Receive.’
And in that moment.
The letters pour in all at once, like summer sunlight flooding through open curtains.
As if I’d already read this book sometime before.
The special epilogue began to engrave itself into my mind.
Even though I had no memory of ever reading such a thing.
And among it all, certain sentences lodged themselves deep in my heart.
For example, something like this.
‘I was planning to save you in this life….’
In stark contrast to his calm voice, a subtle anguish crossed Choi Woo-jin’s face.
Despair.
It was an emotion he experienced for the first time since his regression—during all those hours when he had channeled the monotony and tedium of reliving a single life into nothing but intense rage.
And remarkably, the one driving Choi Woo-jin to despair was me.
More precisely, my….
Byeon Gu-do
Then.
My phone rang, accompanied by a strange sense of déjà vu.
I lifted my right arm, stiff and rigid, to answer the call.
[Hey, youngest. Looks like something’s happened here. Come out now.]
Ignoring the pager and deliberately calling me instead to ‘summon’ me.
This wasn’t just déjà vu—I recognized this scene.
This is….
‘The scene from the special side story I just read.’
And the scene that follows—
I got out of bed and stared blankly into empty space.
!Abnormal Status!
‘An extra who receives affection from the protagonist must inevitably die’ activated!
…Damn it.
Special Quest ‘Prevent Lee Yu-ji’s death in the special side story! (Hidden)’
-Reward: 10,000 Gold, ???
-Penalty: Death by falling
I have to prevent my own death.
Watching the word ‘survival’ glimmer, I let out a hollow laugh.
I’m going to lose my mind.
That’s right.
What drove Choi Woo-jin to despair was my death.

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“What should we do about this?”
The next scene held no particular surprises either. I’d already seen it all in the special side story.
A gray, boxy SW5 parked beneath the Han River Bridge.
Through the open rear door, Yeo Hyeong-se lay motionless, seemingly unconscious or dead.
A Team 1 investigator.
The one who had been at the crime scene during the peroxide powder incident.
And by all accounts, his death was his own choice.
Byeon Gu-do, using plastic sheeting as makeshift gloves from who knows where, thrust what appeared to be a suicide note written by Yeo Hyeong-se toward me.
I delivered the bomb that Park Seung-su gave me to the criminal Seo Gil-su. Unable to overcome my guilt, I write this letter. But I am not at fault. The true criminal who orchestrated all of this walks freely before the people with his head held high. That criminal is….
…Ha. Not even surprising.
I glanced sideways at Ma Deok-ho, who wore a grave expression while cradling a kitten in his arms.
The final line of the suicide note that had thrown everyone into such turmoil and distress was—
…Team Leader Kwon Ik-seong of Team 1, the hero of the Heonsu Department.
Exactly as it had been in the special side story.

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