Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 14

The place my teammates and I were guided to is an investigation room.

It looks similar to the investigation rooms detectives use for interrogations in movies.

“Sora, are you okay?”

“Do you want to lie down for a bit?”

My teammates are competing to worry about me.

Kids really are pure, after all.

When you become an adult, even if a colleague you worked with for years dies of cancer, no one says a single ‘Rest well,’ but these kids are taking such attentive care of me even though we met for the first time today.

“Should we connect the chairs to make a makeshift bed?”

“If you’re cold, use my padding as a blanket…”

“Then my scarf can be the pillow!”

Just as they were gathering together playing a game of who-can-be-more-meddlesome, the door burst open and a man entered the room.

“You’re Group 2 students, right?”

Blonde hair reaching down to his shoulders.

Emerald-colored eyes.

A man with a delicate build who somehow exudes a noble-like refinement.

Sir, your sync rate with the illustration is no joke?

As expected, he appears here—my 7th bias character!

“Phoenix Guild’s Vice Guild Master, Ha Seonwoo. Make yourselves comfortable and sit.”

“Gasp!”

“H-hello!”

“Hello!”

At the sudden appearance of a big shot, my teammates started panicking.

Ha Seonwoo is a talented individual who rose to the position of Phoenix Guild’s Vice Guild Master at the young age of 23.

In other words, he’s a genius.

There are more than a few geniuses appearing in <On the Brink of Destruction>, but even among them, Ha Seonwoo is special.

He’s a rare information-type ability user.

According to the [Awakened Personal Information Protection Act], detailed abilities aren’t disclosed, but as a possessor, I naturally know.

Ha Seonwoo’s main ability is lie detection.

Besides that, he also has a skill like psychometry where touching objects recalls past scenes, a hypnosis-like skill, a language tracking skill, and this and that—he’s really equipped with quite a lot.

Should I say it’s like the CIA, CSI, FBI, and MI6 joined forces and set up their headquarters inside one body?

Just think of him as a walking security agency.

Using this intelligence, Ha Seonwoo not only revived Phoenix Guild from the brink of bankruptcy but turned it into one of the Big 4 guilds.

In this worldview, he’s quite an important power player.

But in <On the Brink of Destruction>, even power players don’t escape the fate of catastrophic incident.

Around the middle of the work, Ha Seonwoo grows suspicious of the series of incidents occurring, and learns that there’s a black organization behind all the events.

What happens when a mere supporting character in a novel full of catastrophic incidents investigates the mastermind’s trail?

He gets assassinated.

The mastermind cast hallucinatory magic on Ha Seonwoo to make him appear like a monster, and Ha Seonwoo was killed by the hands of the person he cherished most.

Ha Seonwoo, who met a miserable death in the work, is now vividly alive.

“Is it okay if I ask about what happened today?”

“……”

“……”

There was no answer to the question.

My teammates’ faces are uniformly pale.

Well, today’s incident was horrific enough to be traumatic from a teenager’s perspective.

“I’m really glad you guys didn’t get hurt.”

Ha Seonwoo gave a warm smile.

What a truly healing face… no, smile.

But then,

‘What’s this?’

I felt something like a cold touch on the back of my neck.

I just rolled my eyes to check the other teammates, but no one has a surprised face.

It seems only I felt it.

The strange sensation quickly disappeared, and instead a warm sense of relief washed over me.

‘Must have used a skill.’

Come to think of it, Ha Seonwoo also has an affinity skill.

It seems he used that.

Suddenly Ha Seonwoo feels like a lifelong friend.

My teammates completely fell for this skill and started opening their mouths one after another.

“The ground shook like an earthquake…”

“We couldn’t hear the goblin sounds…”

The earthquake, the rotating goblin device malfunction, the goblin sound malfunction, Ham Sobong’s battle, Yeon Sora and Yeom Juwan coming outside the magic circle, Yeon Sora’s injury, Yeom Juwan’s awakening, and up to Yeon Sora’s awakening.

The kids did their best to spill everything that happened today.

They captured the details so well that I didn’t even need to add anything.

“I’m sorry for making you recall such a terrible experience. But thanks to you, it helped a lot.”

“N-no!”

“It’s what we should do!”

Ha Seonwoo made eye contact with each person one by one and bestowed another gracious smile.

“Could you not tell outsiders until there’s an official announcement? If we’re not careful, speculative articles that only create anxiety will spread.”

“O-of course.”

“Can you promise me?”

“Yes!”

“We won’t tell anyone!”

I was also vigorously nodding my head up and down, when this time I felt a strange sensation like handcuffs being fastened near my heart.

‘Another skill?’

This must be ‘language tracking magic,’ right?

The moment any of us utters a word related to the incident, Ha Seonwoo will get a notification.

“Thank you. Leave the rest to us and go home and rest now.”

This is a dismissal order!

This long day is finally ending!

With the heart of someone leaving work early, I was humming a tune in my mind as I stood up, when Ha Seonwoo’s clear voice struck my ears.

“You’re Yeon Sora, right? Could you stay for a moment?”

Yes, me?

When I made surprised rabbit eyes, Ha Seonwoo gave a gentle smile.

“We need to settle up. Phoenix Guild holds the disposal rights for corpses inside the test site.”

Come to think of it, I killed goblins, didn’t I?

In this world, monster corpses are money.

They’re precious materials that are thoroughly and carefully consumed without leaving a single drop of blood, a single piece of bone, or a single strand of fur.

“You just need to sign the standard contract, so it won’t take long. Could the rest of you wait outside?”

“We’ll wait outside! Come out soon!”

My teammates obediently prepared to exit.

Yeom Juwan kept glancing at me until the end, but when Lee Hyojun grabbed his collar, he was reluctantly dragged out.

* * *

“You were the only one using flame magic at the scene, so the confirmation was quick. The power was tremendous, wasn’t it?”

“Thank you.”

“For reference, only the monsters from the outbreak will be settled. The goblins used in the test are guild assets. You understand?”

“Yes.”

“Here.”

I almost had my eyes pop out looking at the contract Ha Seonwoo handed over.

Wait, how many zeros are there?

“500,000 gold per creature. If magic stones are discovered during the dismantling process, there will be additional settlement…”

The goblins I killed number 310, with a combined price reaching a whopping 150 million.

I almost shouted ‘Thieves!’ seeing the 45% commission fee, but even after all the deductions, the amount falling into my hands is 85.23 million.

“I’ll help with the deposit processing if you sign.”

“Yes.”

As soon as I quickly finished signing, Ha Seonwoo’s gaze turned to my wrist.

“You don’t have a device yet?”

A device is a hunter-exclusive smartwatch.

I just awakened today, so of course I don’t have one.

“Can you wait a moment?”

Ha Seonwoo contacted someone, and shortly after, people dressed in black suits appeared carrying a bunch of things.

A golden box catches my eye.

When Ha Seonwoo opened the gold box, a swagger-filled watch screaming ‘You know I’m super expensive, right?’ revealed itself.

Ha Seonwoo held that watch out to me.

“This is a new device that our guild’s affiliated company is releasing next quarter. A gift.”

“For me?”

“It’s a bit expensive for a student to use, but from the guild’s perspective…”

“Thank you.”

What a thing to give.

When I readily accepted the gift, I could see Ha Seonwoo hesitate slightly.

“Hahaha. Right, don’t feel burdened and accept it.”

Should I have at least pretended to refuse?

Hey, what if he really doesn’t give it if I do that?

It’s not polite to refuse a gift being offered anyway.

“This is your first time using a device?”

“Yes.”

“Should I help with registration too? Going to the Hunter Association to register is also troublesome.”

“Yes.”

The device registration process was as troublesome as I’d heard.

They put a long cotton swab in my mouth to collect DNA, took all ten fingerprints, and even had to do a retinal scan.

“All done. Now try wearing it.”

After finishing all the processes and putting the watch on my wrist,

Vrrrrrm!

A low mechanical sound rang out and the watch strap tightened to fit my wrist perfectly.

I can’t feel even a hint of weight—it’s just like my own skin, which is amazing.

“…The strap is kraken leather, the glass uses unicorn horn for durability. The installed OS is Hunter Map 11.0, response time is 0.03 seconds. Inventory space is 33 square meters. You’re probably the only person in South Korea who has this right now.”

Ha Seonwoo was rattling off the watch’s specs with a somewhat stiff face.

Why is his face stiff?

‘Could it be…’

I moved my right hand to fumble at my face, and both corners of my mouth are raised.

When Yeon Sora smiles, she gets an arrogant face.

Wouldn’t subtitles like [How dare you offer me such a measly object, human] be attached?

‘This is kind of inconvenient.’

I forcibly returned my mouth corners to their original position and tried to make the most humble expression possible.

But I’m in such a good mood I don’t know if I did it properly.

I got a rare item! Huge gain!

This is something even Gyeon Junhwi didn’t receive!

“First time using it, right? First, try saying ‘device use.’ While it’s recognizing the user, it’s better to speak the keywords directly.”

“Device use.”

As soon as I obediently did as told, a semi-transparent window appeared before my eyes.

It’s similar to the system window, but the color and font are different.

The system window is blue. This is yellow.

〔User Information〕

Name: Yeon Sora (Lvl. 1)

Age: 17

〔User Menu〕

▷ Hunter Communication

▷ Hunter Finance

▷ Hunter Market

▷ Inventory

Wow, this is totally amazing!

I was trying to close my gaping mouth when a new window appeared.

〔(Phoenix Guild) is requesting a transfer. Do you accept? Y/N〕

“We believe in immediate settlement. Just accept.”

Same-day settlement!

This is the secret to how Phoenix Guild became the leader of the Big 4 guilds.

As soon as I pressed accept, a notification message appeared immediately.

〔(Phoenix Guild) has deposited 85,230,000 gold.〕

〔Account Balance: 85,230,000 gold〕

No matter how I look at it, I can’t get used to seeing that many zeros.

“All settlements are paid in gold. Gold can be used in the Hunter Market, and you can also exchange it at exchange centers. The exchange rate varies daily depending on monster values.”

Gold is virtual currency.

It’s the currency hunters mainly use, and it’s used when trading in the Hunter Market. Since it can be immediately exchanged for cash, you can just think of it as money.

“Additional settlement funds related to magic stones will contact you directly when the time comes.”

“Thank you!”

The hardships of today replay before my eyes like a panorama.

Right after possessing, I was thrown into a catastrophic incident, got my arm torn by a goblin, Yeom Juwan’s face got scratched, I awakened from getting pissed about the scratch, ran around hard taking care of my babies, got strange suspicions despite saving them, inhaled goblin stench perfume generously, and got interrogated by my bias character I finally met, but.

‘Still, a possessor is a possessor, huh?’

I like that possessor perks are definitely secured.

At this level, the first day of possession is a huge success, right?

Very praiseworthy, Seo Juyoung!

No, very praiseworthy, Yeon Sora!

“I’m glad you like it.”

“Yes, thank you!”

As expected, Ha Seonwoo is a good person!

You are qualified to rise to my 7th bias character!

As I’m pouring out praise in my mind, Ha Seonwoo equipped his healing smile once again.

“Is there anything else you’re curious about?”

“No.”

“Then this time I have something I’m curious about—may I ask a brief question?”

I was nodding my head with a feeling like I could fly when the surrounding air changed a little.

Ha Seonwoo is still wearing a smile, but the atmosphere is strangely different.

A calm voice cut through the air.

“Earlier they said you suddenly left the magic circle—why did you do that?”