Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 101

Gyeon Junhwi listed point by point why he finds me suspicious.

“Yeom Juwan said he first heard your dream story on training day. It’s hard to understand why you’d tell a perfect stranger like me something you didn’t tell even your closest friend.”

Now that he mentions it, I think I spouted useless nonsense like ‘I told people around me about my dreams but they didn’t believe me.’ But the person most shocked hearing my fortune-teller setting was Yeom Juwan.

Gyeon Junhwi wouldn’t miss such a detail.

“If you detected danger in dreams, the combat-type Ki Hyeonmin would’ve been more helpful.”

If I were a real fortune-teller, naturally shouldn’t I go to Ki Hyeonmin, this worldview’s protagonist boasting overwhelming combat power?

And…

“Even this conversation has a lot of sensitive content… but somehow it seems like you’re only telling me?”

This is the core.

Why am I spilling everything in such detail, truly without hiding anything, to him rather than best friend Yeom Juwan or protagonist Ki Hyeonmin?

‘I didn’t think of this side effect.’

After even giving me an exchange diary, I wondered why he’d suddenly ask such a question, but the problem was me excessively honestly spilling everything.

From Junhwi’s perspective, he just poked once thinking ‘Let’s see if she’ll spill the truth,’ but I vomited several weeks’ worth of content all at once.

The human distrust radar activating is natural.

But Junhwi’s eyes suddenly became subtle. Eyes purely craving the answer rather than suspicion.

“Why me?”

Seeing those eyes, I unconsciously let my guard down.

Why did I confide in Gyeon Junhwi rather than god-like Ki Hyeonmin boasting overwhelming combat power?

Because Gyeon Junhwi has good methods?

No.

The answer is simpler.

Just. Because it’s Gyeon Junhwi.

To understand this, you need to know our Junhwi’s past life.

Gyeon Junhwi was abandoned by his parents due to physical disability, but didn’t despair and collapse. Rather, he gritted his teeth saying he must succeed even more.

He actually wanted to become a doctor, synonymous with success, but there was no way that could happen with a body bound to a wheelchair. So he resolved to become a lawyer and entered Seoul National University’s law school.

But.

Even graduating top of his law school class, he couldn’t get hired.

Who would accept him, rejected even by his parents?

If it were me, I would’ve cursed and laid down, but Gyeon Junhwi started up with friends.

The field was the metaverse.

He decided to create his own virtual world.

Into a market where giant corporations poured hundreds of millions and trillions in capital competing with flashy interfaces, designs, and cutting-edge VR equipment… he jumped in with nothing.

Gyeon Junhwi’s approach differed from competitors.

— Thinking millennials only seek entertainment is a misconception. What’s our biggest concern? What field do we pour the most time into?

The answer was simple.

Money.

And employment.

Gyeon Junhwi’s metaverse was a peculiar world combining employment, games, crowdfunding, and community.

Various quests and party recruitment posts appeared in the town square. But the quests here weren’t for hunting monsters.

When someone posted ‘I want this’ in the community, highly recommended posts became quests. When party members were recruited, projects proceeded.

In other words, crowdfunding quests.

Quests didn’t only recruit people with skills. Most quests also needed administrative or documentation work.

Completing quests brought money, and all party members’ achievements were recorded. Those with good achievements had higher probability of being selected for other quests too.

The town gradually expanded, and named creators each opened their own shops. Shops making real items, not virtual ones.

Sometimes those shops also opened as pop-up stores in reality. Those finding spaces and handling necessary documents for opening pop-up stores were all party members—mostly job seekers.

Gyeon Junhwi’s metaverse was apparently popular among people in their 20s-30s.

They could earn money while accumulating practical experience, and there was no burden since they were short-term quests. Those wanting to challenge new fields could try for a few months of their lives.

The interface was crude, but this world grew in size through word of mouth.

Gyeon Junhwi’s metaverse wasn’t an entertainment space for escaping reality. It was a space for connecting those who couldn’t find what they wanted in reality.

Not a virtual world for reality escape, but a virtual world where those disappointed in reality migrated.

Essentially nation-building.

So Junhwi’s world grew rapidly, and now it was time to shed the crudeness.

Capital was needed.

And… that was the fatal mistake.

At the stage of expanding business, they recruited investors, but shareholders pulled Gyeon Junhwi from his CEO position.

Even founding members he trusted most each cast a vote.

And the world Gyeon Junhwi created was sold.

Nobody truly believed the words ‘opening a new world.’ To them, the metaverse was a new paradigm following smartphones, a business where high profits could explode if done well.

They said truly cruel things too.

— Well, you’re obsessed with the virtual world because your body’s like that.

But Junhwi didn’t collapse here either.

He was top of Seoul National law school.

He immediately entered legal response, and victory probability was high, but… before that he had a suspiciously unfortunate accident, and when he opened his eyes, he was here.

What’s really funny is that <On the Brink of Destruction> was a novel told to Gyeon Junhwi by the teammates who betrayed him.

A novel thrown half-jokingly at perfectionist, detail-obsessed Gyeon Junhwi asking ‘Can you solve these shitty settings too?’ A bet made as a joke.

Our Junhwi immediately realized what a shithole this place was, but stood up briskly, dusted off, and said ‘At least in this world I have arms and legs, and my face is decent enough.’

He also resolved that this time, to survive, he must calculate more desperately and exploit more thoroughly.

The past mistake was… not suspecting people he once trusted.

So our Junhwi survived in this world by any means necessary.

He viewed all characters including Ki Hyeonmin as his chess pieces and resolved to work them like his own limbs.

But Junhwi…

You have limb loss phobia…

You go around saying ‘I’d rather die than lose my arms and legs again’ like a habit.

I…

Wanted to see the world Junhwi created. Wanted to live in the nation Junhwi founded.

Even as a 2D human I could never meet, I loved it too much, and went ‘I want to leave for Junhwi Nation!!!’ and really came.

‘To me, you’re king, law, and god!’

…I can’t say all that.

Because Gyeon Junhwi has human distrust now plus is a serious control freak.

“Is it difficult to answer?”

Even now he’s looking at me with eyes full of distrust.

My thoughts must have run long.

For my baby’s peace of mind, I decided to reveal the fortune-teller’s additional setting.

“The reason I tell only you everything?”

It’s simple.

Because I absolutely trust my baby.

This fortune-teller serves only one sovereign.

“My ability only manifests when I’m with you.”

I inserted a setting where I absolutely can’t use powers in front of anyone but you!

So rest assured!

* * *

The rest of the session was spent justifying my additional setting.

The day I first met Junhwi, a forgotten dream suddenly popped into my mind, so I approached and spoke to him, strangely I only see dreams when around Junhwi, if I’m separated from Junhwi for too long I can’t see well, etc.

Why didn’t I mention this on day one?

Because you wouldn’t believe me.

And I didn’t know then either.

Why does the ability only work in front of Junhwi?

I don’t know either.

Ask the Tower Goddess.

“Phew… Shall we start editing the video now?”

He doesn’t completely accept my additional setting, but seems to be moving on for now.

Junhwi turns his body toward the hologram screen… but looks like he’ll collapse any moment. He already looked tired when entering the editing room, and I even excessively information-dumped, so his mental fatigue has greatly increased.

“Junhwi, how about you catch some sleep? I’ll wake you when I finish working. The president said to do whatever I want anyway.”

“Mm, shall I then?”

Seeing him not refuse, he must be really struggling.

Well…

He’s been busy dealing with Ha Seonwoo, making Yeon Sora famous, preparing for hearings.

He got the soul stone faster than the original, completely looted the twins’ inventory so he has to investigate that too, and meanwhile attending every class, club and student council activities plus preparing for the next floor…

‘He seems to have gotten thinner too.’

He already has a slender build, but the lines seem even thinner, which breaks my heart.

Junhwi, you know you can’t lose even a single milligram in this world, alright? From tomorrow I need to input some calories to increase this world’s Junhwi amount.

“Then wake me when you’re done, okay?”

With those words, Junhwi crossed his arms, lowered his head, and fell asleep with soft breathing.

Sleeping softly next to me…

So defenseless, sleeping softly…

Excuse me?

This is too… high-stimulation…

“Haa…”

Feeling like my reason would crumble if I kept looking, I forcibly turned my gaze.

“Haa… haa.”

Only after regulating my breathing for a while could I focus on the screen. Fortunately, the screen also contains my babies’ images.

In the editing room, I can view my filmed footage on a large screen—no lie, I can display videos at actual size.

‘Right, this is it!!!’

The president said to make it however I want, so I’ll really do it without holding back.

This video is a <I Heard Pretty and Handsome Things Taste Best When Viewed Large!> special! Decided to pour it into video with the heart of ‘May no one not know my babies’ beauty!’

This place is paradise…

Oh! Our Juwan is like cotton candy here!

Our Hyeonmin, you’re really the protagonist? What about this face! God was too immersed!!

Gyeon Junhwi, this profile master! All life’s serious problems solved!!! Destruction and such can go to hell!!!!

Watching my babies’ footage naturally gives me strength. Moreover,

‘This also works as nano observation training?’

Viewing as footage makes it good for objectively analyzing clues. There are many things I was mistaken about.

One of them is Gyeon Junhwi’s ‘intentional blinking.’ I definitely saw my baby who normally blinks once every 4 seconds blinking at 2-second intervals, right?

But looking at the time displayed on the hologram, the objective time difference is only 0.7 seconds.

That’s right.

‘My baby’s beauty is warping time!!!!’

After pouring my soul into the footage, I woke Junhwi and got confirmation.

Now finishing all schedules and preparing to leave work, before exiting the editing room Junhwi asked a new question.

“No dreams about this training yet?”

Now that he mentions it, I only updated the trouble I caused and didn’t even start discussing the immediate future.

There was a very important matter.

“Actually, from this training onward there’s a que—”

【Warning: If you inform others of the side quest’s existence, that quest will disappear】

A really out-of-nowhere window appeared.

Apparently I can’t tell anyone about quests. No warning window appeared when talking about orbs or Tower fairies though…

Junhwi is tilting his head.

“Que?”

“Questions, I have many.”

“Really?”

“Tower’s Guide… Tower fairy…”

As expected, I can mention quest content.

I just can’t reveal ‘quest’ as the source.

For me, I can cover it with the fortune-teller setting so it doesn’t matter… but is this really necessary?

No, thinking comes later!

“…I had a dream that I need to find them.”

“Would Tower fairies exist? They definitely disappeared in a system bug 17 years ago, no?”

“I don’t know either. But yesterday and today I went to the library with Ki Hyeonmin and saw 1st generation Awakened memories together.”

“Wait, what?”

Ah, I didn’t mention this either.

“I’ll organize all the incident records and write them in the notebook later.”

I realized I’ve actually been doing quite a lot. Organizing all this will probably require pulling an all-nighter tonight…

After that, training-related discussion continued for a while.

Junhwi assessed that the possibility of the mastermind appearing on this floor is extremely low. But,

“‘That thing’ you mentioned is uncertain. Were there no clues in the dream?”

He’s worried about grasshoppers.

Unfortunately, I don’t know the grasshopper appearance timing either.

Because grasshoppers weren’t even described in the original.

But… I am curious.