Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 11

“What is this…”

“An outbreak? Inside the Tower?”

The rankers are making expressions of disbelief.

A massive rift that appeared in front of the test site.

The swarm of goblins endlessly pouring out from within was creating a spectacular sight.

Even for me who came knowing everything, it’s an astonishing scene—how much more so for people who had no expectation of it at all?

“Where’s Kang Hyejin?”

“Over there.”

Gyeon Junhwi’s group’s ranker is diligently fighting goblins against the wall.

She’d hidden students in a crevice in the cave wall and was standing guard at the entrance, earnestly engaging in combat.

“Then what about those guys? Students?”

“Wouldn’t they be?”

“With those skills?”

Right in front of the rift, Ki Hyeonmin and Gyeon Junhwi were active.

Ki Hyeonmin is stabbing, slashing, and cutting monsters at a speed invisible to the eye.

The overwhelming skill unique to a regressor stood out.

In contrast, Gyeon Junhwi… was wildly swinging his sword like swinging a baseball bat.

His swordsmanship ability is zero, but goblins touching Gyeon Junhwi’s sword collapsed one after another.

It’s the power of the ‘Persephone’s Curse’ item.

Seeing that, I let out a sigh of relief.

‘It’s just like the original work.’

Gyeon Junhwi safely awakened his item crafting ability.

That’s not something you just get by wanting it—as expected, the protagonist is different!

I can only admire my baby’s willpower.

While I was admiring, Ham Sobong and the rankers next to me are earnestly making strategies.

“Shouldn’t we rescue the students first?”

“No, closing the rift comes first.”

“Do you think they can hold out until then?”

“If we all go in there too, we’ll just get our stamina worn down. To increase survival rate, we have to close the rift first.”

“That’s true, but…”

It seems Ham Sobong has decided to handle the outbreak first.

An outbreak is an open faucet.

If you don’t close the faucet, monsters will keep flowing out endlessly.

Procedurally, closing the rift first, then coming outside to eliminate the remaining monsters is correct.

‘It’s fine, my babies will survive anyway.’

Ki Hyeonmin and Gyeon Junhwi endure in this hell until sunset.

Because it’s described that way in the original work.

But from a watching standpoint, I’m not at all comfortable.

Because both of them look precarious.

Gyeon Junhwi’s forehead and hair are soaked with sweat.

That sweat clumped into rivulets, and I could see it flowing down his forehead.

His eyebrows served as an umbrella, but with even the slightest body movement, sweat droplets flowed into his eyes.

The moment Gyeon Junhwi blinked, a goblin dared to swing its claws toward that beautiful face.

Slash!

The monster was cut down, but that wasn’t skill—it was luck.

Ki Hyeonmin is also breathing roughly.

Being a regressor doesn’t mean being invincible.

Because Ki Hyeonmin doesn’t have area-of-effect skills.

Later he’ll obtain area-of-effect items while touring various dungeons and cover that weakness, but today is the first day of Ki Hyeonmin’s regression.

No matter how excellent, in his current state, a one-versus-thousands fight has to be difficult.

Plus the goblins that came out now are receiving the Authority of Rage and exerting several times their usual strength.

‘Should I give them a buff?’

If I use the <Cheer Up, My Baby!> skill, it would help a little, but unfortunately my ability has a condition called ‘intimacy.’

Gyeon Junhwi and Ki Hyeonmin have no intimacy with me at all, so I can’t help them.

Then…

【Casting Unique Skill <Me Too, Like My Baby!>.】

【Usage Time: 10 seconds】

【Mana Consumed: 10】

【Casting Yeom Juwan’s skill <Flame Baptism>.】

The radar appeared before my eyes once again.

Inside it, countless ‘enemies’ too numerous to even count were displayed.

Kill them all.

【Restrictions apply due to low level.】

【Enemies that can be processed: 10】

【Please select (10) targets for skill application.】

Earlier, they were all processed at once, but this time restrictions were applied.

Making do with what I have, I chose only the monsters closest to Gyeon Junhwi and Ki Hyeonmin and activated the skill—

KRAKOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!

With a roar, the goblins surrounding them collapsed.

Kieeeeeee!

Kraaaaaah!

The remaining monsters rather began getting more excited.

More zealously swinging their claws toward Ki Hyeonmin and Gyeon Junhwi.

Gulp.

I downed the potion I received from Ham Sobong in one shot and recharged the fuel.

Who the hell do you think you’re pointing at right now?

KRAKOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!

“Everyone, do you have mana potions?”

I heard Ham Sobong shouting to the rankers from outside my field of vision.

“Give everything you have to that kid. Yeom Juwan, you hand one bottle to Yeon Sora whenever she needs it. Lee Seoyun stays here and guards the kids. The rest come with me to tackle the rift.”

“Okay.”

I don’t have the luxury to turn my gaze.

Because I’m busy punishing the red triangles caught on the radar.

Those kids are assets to all humanity.

Divine punishment on the monsters daring to scratch humanity’s assets!

KRAKOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!

KRAKOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!

Properly pissed off, I poured out flame spears with everything I had.

How many times did I repeat the skill?

“Isn’t that enough already? It’ll be hard to get them out later at this rate.”

A ranker’s voice in my ear.

Only then did I come to my senses too.

‘Did I overdo it a bit?’

I used skills on the goblins right around my babies.

Thirty times consecutively. With almost no time lag.

As a result, goblin corpses piled up and up to form a mountain.

From above, it looks like I made a fortress with goblin corpses and locked my babies inside it.

It’s safe since they don’t have to receive monster attacks, but…

‘It looks like they’re glaring at me?’

My babies are glaring at me from inside the goblin fortress.

Is it because the fortress design isn’t great? Somehow their gazes aren’t kind.

I overdid it.

But I can’t scoop up water that’s already been spilled.

I gave them an awkward smile.

Sorry.

But this was all something noona did to protect you guys.

* * *

The situation concluded not badly.

Ham Sobong safely tackled the rift, and thanks to Phoenix Guild members who arrived late, we could eliminate all thousands of goblins too.

Of course, my contribution was quite significant.

Because I alone took down over 300 goblins.

Honestly, I’m a bit proud, but right now I don’t have the luxury to savor this pride.

“Worried?”

At Yeom Juwan’s question from beside me, I quietly nodded.

“They’ll get them out well. The guild members are rescuing them right now.”

Phoenix Guild members are sweating profusely while dismantling the goblin fortress.

“Please stay still inside there! You might get hurt if you come out on your own!”

Every time Ki Hyeonmin tried to crawl out by himself, a guild member gave a warning.

Because that fortress has a structure somewhat like stacking wooden blocks, so if touched wrong it could collapse.

Those people will handle it safely and well. They’re professionals after all.

The problem is,

‘Don’t look!’

Ki Hyeonmin and Gyeon Junhwi keep looking up at me.

The moment that fortress is dismantled, they look ready to run right over here.

‘You idiot…’

Belated regret washed over me.

I appeared too conspicuously.

To those two, I’m an existence that shouldn’t be here…

From the regressor’s perspective, a woman he’d never heard of or seen in numerous past cycles suddenly popped out.

From the possessor’s perspective, an extra not even mentioned in the novel appeared while unleashing an insane skill.

Ugh, what do I do?

“Yeon Sora, are you okay? Your face is pale.”

“I’m a bit dizzy…”

I staggered toward Yeom Juwan, then leaned on him and closed my eyes.

This is a movement conscious of the audience below.

See? I’m in bad condition! Don’t come!

“Yeom Juwan, you take Yeon Sora up first. She overdid it today.”

“Yes.”

“Take her to medical staff as soon as you go up.”

“Yes.”

While closing my eyes, I heard the conversation between Ham Sobong and Yeom Juwan.

Nice, escape!

Still, since I’m doing it anyway, I should do it properly.

I went completely limp and began playing dead in earnest.

“H-hey! Yeon Sora!”

Yeom Juwan seemed flustered, and soon started moving quickly while carrying me on his back.

My baby is small but has sturdy aspects?

The ride quality isn’t bad!

Satisfied with the comfortable ride for only a moment.

I started desperately wracking my brain.

‘I need to manage this!’

What do I say if they interrogate me?

It would be nice if there were some plausible excuses, but nothing comes to mind right now.

Actually, it’s embarrassing to say with my own mouth, but I’m not on the smart side.

And it’s my long-held belief that people with bad brains shouldn’t lie.

Because the more you do it, the more you’ll shoot yourself in the foot.

‘Can’t I just honestly tell the truth?’

The best thing is to reveal the facts as they are.

Coming out as the second possessor—but would that even work?

Let me first run expected scenarios in my head.

Let’s put off the picky Gyeon Junhwi for later and tackle the kind Ki Hyeonmin first.

① Sit Ki Hyeonmin down.

② Attempt conversation.

Me: I know you’re a regressor.

Ki: H-how do you know that?

Me: Because you’re the fake protagonist in a novel.

Hmm, that’s complicated.

Me: You’re the protagonist of the novel that the protagonist of the novel I was reading was reading.

No, this isn’t great either?

Me: You’re a character in the novel I was reading. And this is inside that novel.

Yeah, this is it!

The lines are revised, but that doesn’t mean this scenario works well.

That’s clearly a crazy woman, no matter who sees it.

To come out as a possessor to Ki Hyeonmin, I’d have to explain the concept of possession from scratch.

It’s a quite high-difficulty mission.

‘Then should I start with Gyeon Junhwi?’

It might be better to tackle Gyeon Junhwi first, who’s already familiar with possession.

Let me run the expected scenario once more.

① Sit Gyeon Junhwi down… I can’t even imagine that. Gyeon Junhwi ambushes me as I walk normally.

Gyeon: What’s your identity?

② Having become a trapped rat, I obediently answer.

Me: Me? The second possessor.

Gyeon: ….

Me: I possessed too! Like you!

Gyeon: How do you know I possessed?

Me: Because you’re also a novel protagonist.

Gyeon: What?

Me: You’re also a novel protagonist like the regressor. I possessed into a possession story!

Setting aside the crappy lines…

Writing it out like this makes it certain.

If it’s the Gyeon Junhwi I know, he’d absolutely not say ‘Welcome to possession world!’ there.

Rather, he’d view me suspiciously.

Like ‘Isn’t she connected to the mastermind?’ ‘How did she figure out my identity?’ while formulating a plan to deal with me…

Not ‘like’—Gyeon Junhwi would try to eliminate me if there was a second possessor.

How could I not know my baby?

What do I do about this?

Throb!

My head hurts.

At the same time, my heart’s voice came with sweet temptation.

‘How about putting it off for later?’

Hmm, that makes sense.

Anyway, after today passes, I won’t see those kids until the entrance ceremony.

The entrance ceremony is in one week.

If I just safely get through today, that means I’ll have as much as a whole week to prepare excuses.

After all, things you can do today can also be done tomorrow!

There’s even the possibility of doing better tomorrow!

Rather than handling it hastily and doing shoddy work, it’s better to take your time and build a solid foundation, right?

I find myself nodding at my own wise judgment.

‘Let’s put it off for now.’

If I run into those two before today ends?

① Run away.

② Faint.

First avoid, postpone, and deal with them when prepared.

Once I organized my thoughts that way, my heart became much lighter.

* * *

Things in the world don’t roll as you think.

I’m earnestly realizing that obvious fact.

“Thank you so much for cooperating despite being tired. This is a procedure for investigating the incident circumstances, so please understand.”

I, who urgently need to escape, am now trapped in a waiting room.

Together with the examinees who attended today’s test.

Which means…

I’m trapped in one room with Gyeon Junhwi and Ki Hyeonmin, the ones I need to avoid most.