Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 128

“The fairy?”

When asked the question, Yeon Sora blinked her large eyes a few times before pausing.

Meanwhile, Gyeon Junhwi opened his hologram notepad to conduct a final review of matters requiring verification.

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▪ Fairy Test.

– Yeon Sora likes people with superior appearances. Based on current observations, she favors Ki Hyeonmin, Yeom Juwan, Gyeon Junhwi, and Han Boram.

– The fairy possesses classified information about the Tower. In that sense, it’s safe to view it as a nuclear bomb. Depending on how it’s used, it could either save the world or destroy it, and Yeon Sora is aware of this fact.

– If Gyeon Junhwi asks for the fairy, will Yeon Sora hand over the nuclear bomb?

– Based on Yeon Sora’s choice, determine her priorities.

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Gyeon Junhwi let out an involuntary hollow laugh. Though he’d written it himself, it made no sense logically.

There’s no one who’d hand over a nuclear bomb just because they like someone’s appearance.

‘Still, I need to verify it.’

Who said it? When you eliminate all impossibilities, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.

“Why the fairy? Want to see it?”

“Just curious. You said you’d bring it out at dinner earlier, right?”

“If you want to see it, should I bring it out now?”

Yeon Sora immediately spread her spatial pocket on the floor, and Gyeon Junhwi panicked and stopped her.

“Wait!”

“Why?”

What Gyeon Junhwi wanted to know was Yeon Sora’s priorities.

He’d intended to gauge her tendencies through the conclusion she reached after deliberating before multiple options, but he hadn’t expected her to completely skip the deliberation step.

This would make the experiment meaningless.

Gyeon Junhwi smiled and reminded Yeon Sora of the existence of additional options.

“Wouldn’t it be better to look at it together with the other team members?”

“Then let’s bring it out after dinner!”

“But since we don’t know what the fairy might say, it might be good for just the two of us to check first.”

“Then should I bring it out now?”

“That’s not what I mean. I want to hear your opinion—which would be better?”

“Either way is fine with me!”

Yeon Sora was showing an excessively obedient gaze.

She resembled the puppy a team member used to raise in his past life. The eyes of a breed that had learned dropping treats would follow an extended hand.

She was radiating her willingness to do as told… but this way, he couldn’t discern her tendencies.

Perhaps making an unreasonable request would be better.

“Actually, there’s something I want to verify alone. Would it be okay if I spoke with the fairy first?”

“Then should I just bring it out and leave?”

Yeon Sora agreed so readily that cold sweat trickled down his back.

‘She’s actually allowing this?’

Yeon Sora had agreed to let the fairy—equivalent to a nuclear bomb—be alone with Gyeon Junhwi. She hadn’t even asked why.

Normally, this would be good news, but Yeon Sora wasn’t the only target of her favoritism.

‘Surely… it’s not first-come, first-served?’

If Ki Hyeonmin had asked first, would she have handed the nuclear bomb to him instead? What if a mastermind with Yeon Sora’s preferred appearance type appeared?

The need for verification became even more urgent.

“Actually, I do have another proposal…”

Gyeon Junhwi created an appropriately contemplative atmosphere before hastily proceeding with a new test.

“The best option would be for just the two of us to talk with the fairy after everyone’s asleep.”

“What if Yeom Juwan and Han Boram say they want to see it? Both of them will definitely ask.”

“We’d have to refuse. I can’t explain why right now, but there’s something I want to verify.”

“Do we have to hide it from Ki Hyeonmin too?”

“For now, that would be best.”

“Hmm…”

Fortunately, this time Yeon Sora rested her chin on her hand, showing signs of contemplation. She’d understood the test’s intent.

To grant Gyeon Junhwi’s request, she’d have to wait until night and refuse the other team members’ requests.

Gyeon Junhwi vs. Yeom Juwan, Han Boram, Ki Hyeonmin.

A procedure to verify whose side Yeon Sora would take, in order. A kind of ideal type world cup.

“But after everyone’s asleep—Ki Hyeonmin probably won’t sleep, will he?”

“That’s problematic.”

“I could use the Incapacitation skill, but doing that to an ally doesn’t feel right, does it? Even if it’s not bad for the body—no, actually it’s good for him, but…”

Moreover, for the final hurdle, Ki Hyeonmin would need to be forcibly put to sleep. Upon realizing this fact, Yeon Sora showed a serious expression for the first time.

“Does it have to be tonight? What about just the two of us bringing out the fairy after the practicals end?”

She was refusing the ideal type world cup.

She was trying to avoid the very situation of having to choose between Ki Hyeonmin and Gyeon Junhwi.

‘So both of us are high in her priorities.’

Though Gyeon Junhwi himself didn’t know it, he was predicting Yeon Sora’s bias rankings with fairly high accuracy. Not only that, he’d sensed the gap between first and second place was quite narrow and even felt a sense of crisis.

‘It would be troublesome if she sides with the regressor…’

Ki Hyeonmin was cautious by nature, but frequently acted foolishly. He was the very person who made the novel’s difficulty hell by focusing on saving victims right before his eyes.

If Yeon Sora handed the nuclear bomb to such a Ki Hyeonmin… there was no hope.

‘That guy seems to have caught on too.’

Ki Hyeonmin had been hovering around Yeon Sora lately, studying her desires. Meaning he was also searching for ways to move Yeon Sora in the direction he wanted.

When the two made opposing moves, he needed to make Yeon Sora choose Gyeon Junhwi. But Yeon Sora was refusing even the ideal type world cup test.

‘Is that method the only option after all…’

Gyeon Junhwi inwardly let out a long sigh before showing Yeon Sora a smile.

Though he felt reluctant about having to do this to a 17-year-old girl, there was no choice for the sake of the world’s survival.

“Is this too much to ask?”

“……”

A smile containing appropriate disappointment and languidness.

The very expression that had appeared embarrassingly glorified in the video Yeon Sora recently released titled <I Heard Pretty and Handsome Things Should Be Viewed Big!>

Yeon Sora’s mouth opened and closed wordlessly, as if she’d forgotten language.

‘Should I push a little more?’

Gyeon Junhwi closed the distance with Yeon Sora, then slightly raised his hand and brushed aside her hair.

“…!”

Yeon Sora’s face flushed red as she flinched. Before her, Gyeon Junhwi once again showed the smile she preferred.

“Sorry, there was some dust.”

“Ah, uh, yeah, yep, no, I mean…”

Just then, rustling movement could be heard from outside the tent. Someone would be entering soon.

Gyeon Junhwi delivered his finishing smile once more and opened his mouth.

“How about we go out somewhere together after these practicals end? Just the two of us. There’s a place I’d like to go.”

“A d-date?”

“I heard there’s a pretty good café. I thought you might like it.”

Gyeon Junhwi forcibly swallowed a sigh inwardly.

Though he already had a pile of things to do and no time, there was no choice. But an unexpected answer returned.

“N-no. A c-café is fine. We have too much to do, this isn’t the time to go out playing.”

“?”

“We’re students, aren’t we? We should be faithful to a student’s duty. But instead… I do want help with item crafting… could we go to the club room on the weekend? I’ll stay beside you like a waiting wife without getting in the way.”

While he was briefly flustered, Yeom Juwan entered the tent’s interior.

“All done? Wow, it’s really spacious?”

The tent Yeon Sora had prepared was one with spatial expansion magic, with a two-room structure. Yeom Juwan was in the area corresponding to the living room and would be entering this room soon.

There was no time. He was about to remind her of the earlier test when Yeon Sora spoke first.

“About what you said earlier, I’ll think about it for now.”

When night came, he’d be able to confirm her choice.

* * *

‘I thought my heart was going to fall out.’

I clutched my heart, barely reviving my soul.

Who knew our Junhwi would enter the carbon dioxide zone and present such a heart-fluttering moment! Though it was extremely honored, grateful, glorious, and good enough to die… my baby’s request happens to be quite a difficult one.

‘He wants me to knock out Ki Hyeonmin?’

How sharp is Ki Hyeonmin’s perception? The moment I activate the skill, he’ll immediately catch on. The moment I’m discovered, my intimacy will plummet to rock bottom. Moreover, our Hyeonmin has a special constitution, so there’s no telling if my Incapacitation skill will even work on him.

But this is Gyeon Junhwi’s request.

Though I can guess why he made such a request… there’s no time to deliberate now.

“Yeon Sora! Does this work like this?”

Because it’s campfire time!!!

Seong Hayul had beautifully arranged the supplies I’d prepared, and Ki Hyeonmin and Yeom Juwan were completing the bonfire.

For reference, I’d deliberately not purchased a camping brazier. I’d wanted to witness our Hyeonmin building a bonfire with my own eyes.

“The 2nd floor has unstable climate, so we need to stack the ring a bit higher. If embers fly off incorrectly, it quickly spreads into a major wildfire.”

Ki Hyeonmin stacked stones on the sandy ground to create a well-like formation. After arranging firewood in a pyramid shape inside and having Yeom Juwan strike it once with flame magic, a massive bonfire was complete.

Not some factory-made grill or brazier, but a real campfire like you’d see in movies!

We prepared dinner before it.

“Who wants to grill the meat?”

“I can’t believe you actually brought samgyeopsal…”

“I only brought enough for one meal. We can play around for one day, can’t we?”

The 2nd floor is about survival, so eating freeze-dried products is standard, but I’m glad I packed it just in case. Thanks to that, I could directly taste Yeom Juwan’s samgyeopsal that I’d only encountered in text!

“Juwan, you’re seriously the best! This is insane!”

“You’ve eaten samgyeopsal at home too.”

“It’s completely different! There’s like a smoky flavor, you know?”

Yeom Juwan’s flame magic, which ranks 3rd in the worldview, had one secret—when you barbecue with this fire, it comes out infused with a smoky flavor.

The outside is crispy with a flame-seared taste, and the juices burst inside—this is my first time having samgyeopsal like this!!!

We enthusiastically devoured meat while discussing tomorrow’s plans.

“I’m trying to reduce the number of bases by figuring out the Drone Eye and monitoring personnel positions that Yeon Sora mentioned…”

Starting tomorrow, 103 cadets would enter this zone, and the game of stealing each other’s flags would begin in earnest. Gyeon Junhwi was sharing tomorrow’s strategy, finally showing his Junhwi-like appearance.

“Amazing. You came up with this today?”

“Gyeon Junhwi, you… just what is your true identity?”

“Junhwi, you’re so, so smart! Y-you’re cool!”

The team members were finally recognizing Gyeon Junhwi’s true value and expressing admiration. Our Junhwi had been unusually quiet today, which had been disappointing, but this was a very satisfying scene.

“Alright! Then work talk ends here! Next comes what’s really important!!!”

I clapped my hands and revealed today’s highlight—marshmallows.

Gathered cozily around the campfire roasting marshmallows!!! What is this youth-filled scene!!!

While enjoying camping with an excited heart, Seong Hayul poured cold water on things after a while.

“Yeon Sora, when are you going to summon that fairy from earlier?”

“Tomorrow.”

“Why?”

“I discovered it, so I get to decide, don’t I?”

When the fairy topic came up, all team members showed interest. Having discovered a fairy thought to be extinct, naturally they’d want to bring it out and talk to it.

Deflecting Seong Hayul was simple, but my babies presented a slightly higher difficulty level. I’d thought Gyeon Junhwi would help, but he said nothing, so I had to squeeze out excuses alone.

“Since other cadets will be here tomorrow, wouldn’t today be better?”

“If we’re going by that logic, wouldn’t after the practicals end entirely be better? We need to think about questions and approaches too.”

“I don’t think there’s any need to delay.”

“Um, do you have something you want to ask separately? If you show me your questions, I can think about it too and then we can ask all at once, how about that? You were so excited earlier, I think you need one night to calm down. It was in my dream.”

“I, I… want to see the dress she’s wearing!”

“Right now, if we handle her wrong, we might tear the clothes.”

“I-it’s okay! I brought five more!”

Yeom Juwan seemed willing to respect my decision, and Ki Hyeonmin reluctantly agreed to wait when I used the fortune-teller excuse. Boram was persistent, but Gyeon Junhwi finally stepped in to help.

“As Yeon Sora said, I think we should skip it for today. We have to move from dawn tomorrow, so shouldn’t everyone head in and sleep now?”

“Already?”

“It’s a 2-night-3-day schedule. Since we don’t know what tomorrow will bring, it’s good to get sleep on the first day. We also need to take watch shifts every 2 hours.”

The team leader’s words had to be followed. Everyone reluctantly nodded as Gyeon Junhwi announced the watch rotation order.

“Then Ki Hyeonmin will go first, and the rest of us should head in.”

We extinguished the bonfire and entered the tent’s interior.

Ki Hyeonmin remained alone at the entrance, while Gyeon Junhwi looked at me, blinking his eyelashes.

I’d tried to delay, but I had a feeling-like-feeling that refusing would send my intimacy with Junhwi plummeting to rock bottom.

To grant Gyeon Junhwi’s request, I’d have to incapacitate Ki Hyeonmin.

Hmm, which should I choose?