Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 167

Go Daesik read aloud the section where the treasure’s location was recorded, as instructed. However, the result was ambiguous.

“…The sacred domain can be reached through a hidden passage, and its location is passed down only to the great goddess’s believers. We followed what we heard and were able to arrive safely.”

There’s apparently a secret passage, but it didn’t tell us where the entrance is.

“Do we have to find clues ourselves? Is there another section that mentions the sacred domain?”

“There’s a lake mentioned….”

“Lake Tritonis? Then start from that part….”

While Junhwi and Go Daesik were picking through the tedious mythology line by line, I anxiously watched Hyeonmin’s expression.

‘Just wait a bit longer!’

I’m getting needlessly anxious in case my baby loses interest in treasure hunting and says ‘let’s just go.’

Fortunately, that didn’t happen. Content came up that made Hyeonmin’s eyes flash open.

“…Two divine beasts guard the entrance. Those who blindly believe in laws cannot pass through the door and are condemned to wander the labyrinth….”

“Wait!”

“Huh?”

“Is there another part that mentions a labyrinth?”

At my sudden request, Go Daesik glanced at Junhwi once. Then when Junhwi gave a small nod, he scanned the wall before pointing to text written at the bottom and began interpreting.

“In life, humans face three doors. Those who open doors without the goddess’s help are trapped in an endless labyrinth, wandering between hope and despair. Only the goddess’s avatar wielding the labrys in both hands can pierce through the path….”

“…!”

This time Hyeonmin’s pupils openly dilated. And I know the reason!

‘This is talking about the 82nd floor!!’

It’s one of the reasons our Hyeonmin keeps regressing.

There are apparently three doors on the 82nd floor, and you have to open the correct door among them. But strangely, no matter which door Hyeonmin chooses, the same space appears. A horrific labyrinth from which there’s no escape.

After Junhwi possessed, a new door opened, but the result there wasn’t good either.

This is why Ki Hyeonmin searches for the three prophets. Because if you open the correct door, you can prevent destruction.

And now that was mentioned outright.

“So those who use the Graeae’s Eye… can pass through the labyrinth? Does that mean they can find the correct door?”

Hyeonmin’s voice is somewhat rough. It’s also rare for him to ask so many questions at once, so we’re all surprised.

Go Daesik blinked his eyes before belatedly collecting himself and answering.

“Huh? Probably. But it says the goddess’s avatar wielding the labrys is needed, though we still don’t know what that—”

Go Daesik couldn’t finish his sentence. Because he collapsed before completing it. It happened in the time it took me to blink once.

Thud—

Thud—

It’s not just Go Daesik. The team members gathered in a group all simultaneously lost consciousness and collapsed.

Junhwi too, Juwan too, Boram too….

“Hey, hey guys!!!”

Seeing my babies lying on the floor, my heart sank, but I don’t even know which way to run. While I couldn’t even take a step like that, Hyeonmin walked toward me step by step.

Fortunately, Hyeonmin is fine. I’m also fine, the weakest in this worldview. Could it be….

“We’re going alone, just the two of us.”

Right. Hyeonmin had knocked out all the other kids with pressure points. I can guess the reason too.

“Going where? Treasure hunting?”

“……”

Instead of answering, Hyeonmin just nodded his head.

According to what Go Daesik just interpreted, the woman who succeeds at treasure hunting can also pass through the labyrinth.

If Yeon Sora is a real prophet, there’s no need to wait until the 82nd floor—you can confirm it immediately.

“But… couldn’t we all go together?”

There’s no particular reason we have to go just the two of us. So I asked cautiously, but a firm answer came back.

“Only the chosen can enter anyway.”

“But still, we don’t know yet whether I’m the chosen person, right?”

“We’ll know when we go.”

On one hand… I also want to confirm. Because lately while investigating the Tower, this thought has occurred to me.

‘What if I’m the real deal?’

Do the three who know the future necessarily have to be prescients or foreseers? Strictly speaking, don’t Ki Hyeonmin, Gyeon Junhwi, and I each know the future in our own ways?

Moreover, we’re each a regressor, possessor, and possessor. These are positions that guarantee cheats in genre fiction, plus luck keeps following us.

Maybe… the 82nd floor is something we need to open. I’m holding such hope and anticipation, but—

‘What if I’m not the real deal?’

Is Hyeonmin planning to abandon us here and go alone? Since there’s a lot to lose, I’m still anxious.

“Won’t we need Go Daesik and Gyeon Junhwi to figure out the passage?”

“Call the guide.”

By guide, he means the Tower’s fairy.

I’d also planned to call the fairy and ask about the treasure’s location if it came to it, so naturally Hyeonmin had considered that too.

‘He really intends to go just the two of us.’

I can’t receive Junhwi’s help.

Can I do well?

* * *

Fairies come running when you just call their name. When a strange bird call flowed from my mouth, the fairy appeared with a pop sound.

Today she’s wearing jeans and a crop top. But from the way she has her arms crossed, she seems displeased about something.

“What brings this on? Calling me.”

“You said you also have something to investigate in the Tower, right?”

“Necessary only when you call?”

“That was our contract condition.”

I don’t understand why the fairy is being so sulky. The fairy and I originally contracted to only work together inside the Tower.

During theory weeks, the fairy just does whatever she wants. We provide room and board, but that’s it.

Playing with Boram and dolls is also the fairy’s own choice, not an obligation. Except when I visit Boram’s room, I barely met the fairy.

Why would I go out of my way when I don’t have enough time to spend with my babies?

‘Junhwi also told me not to call her.’

Junhwi told me to refrain from conversing with the fairy. Because only then will the fairy, out of frustration, start spilling information on her own.

“That’s not the important point. You also said you have something to investigate inside the Tower, right? Investigate it now, I’ll go with you.”

“…I can go by myself though.”

The fairy openly made a reluctant face.

Come to think of it, she’s strange too. Since she fundamentally doesn’t like humans.

‘Even if I ask her to tell me about the treasure, she won’t tell me anyway.’

However, she said she has something to personally investigate inside the Tower, and from what I can see, it’s to check whether the treasure is intact.

This fairy has a twisted personality and no intention to cooperate, so approaching her this way is better than asking directly.

So I said let’s go together, but she’s blatantly showing her displeasure.

“We’re going together. This is non-negotiable.”

“That’s a problem! Where I’m going, I can’t take just anyone. Not until you prove you’re a trustworthy being.”

“How do I prove it?”

The fairy is narrowing her eyes while looking at me.

She keeps asking how I woke her, what Yeon Sora’s identity is. Since I don’t answer each time, she’s going crazy.

“If you… guess what I’m trying to investigate. Then I’ll go with you.”

Some kind of test?

But I know the answer.

“You need to find the goddess’s vessel. I also want to find it but don’t know where it is, so I’m asking you to guide me.”

“…H-how?”

She’s extremely surprised. But even if she asks how I knew, I can’t answer.

‘Because I can’t tell the fairy about the quest.’

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【Viewing Side Quest <Tower’s Wish>】

☑︎ 1F: Find the ‘Primordial Orb’ (3 points)

☑︎ 2F: Find the ‘Tower’s Guide’ (3 points)

☐ 3F: Find the ‘Goddess’s Vessel’ (3 points)

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This quest has a restriction that the moment you tell someone, it disappears. I tried to casually mention it to the fairy before, but a warning window popped up.

“I’m right, aren’t I? Hurry up and take me.”

“……”

This fairy has a bad personality but can’t tell lies.

While grumbling quietly to herself, she began flying around busily. However, for a guide, her behavior is scattered.

“Don’t you know about the secret passage either?”

“I, I know, okay?”

“Then why are you… searching so much?”

“I was asleep, okay! My memory’s a bit hazy!”

It seems she suffered minor memory loss while sleeping. She can’t move confidently but has to touch and sense various things to figure it out.

Still, she found the secret passage.

There’s something on the cave floor that looks like an upside-down eggshell, and when she moved that rock aside, stairs appeared.

“If you go down this way, there’s the sacred domain.”

Hyeonmin knelt on the floor and observed the stone the fairy just moved. Since it’s his 7th regression but this is his first time encountering this passage, he seems surprised. He even asks a question.

“Can we re-enter?”

There are spaces inside the Tower that only open when you first enter. The temple we visited on the 1st floor was like that too.

There’s apparently a gold-painted wall when you visit for the first time, but from the second visit onward, there’s only dust. He’s checking whether this place is that type of location.

‘Because he might need it in the next round….’

My feelings are complicated. It doesn’t mean my baby is abandoning this round. He’s just preparing thoroughly with the possibility of failure in mind.

But how should I put it… It feels like we haven’t even had a wedding ceremony yet we’re writing a prenuptial agreement? Not that he’s planning to divorce, but it’s like organizing an asset list just in case we split up.

Come to think of it, from Ki Hyeonmin’s perspective, it’s natural behavior.

‘If we fail this time… he’ll have to do it alone again.’

Without Gyeon Junhwi or me.

I’ll do my best to prevent that from happening, but… Hyeonmin has to prepare for the next round.

I felt needlessly heavy-hearted, but I decided to help my baby.

“Fairy! Why aren’t you answering?”

“What?”

“This place—will it still be here if we re-enter?”

“I have no obligation to tell you that much.”

The fairy made a hmph sound and turned her head.

What she contracted with me was only to accompany me while investigating. There’s no particular obligation to provide information.

“Tell me your identity and I’ll tell you too.”

“Are you stupid?”

“What?”

“Whether it’s a re-entry zone, we can just come back in tomorrow and check, right?”

“……”

“I’m just asking to avoid wasting time, you know?”

The fairy doesn’t seem very smart.

Not all information is equal.

“…Right, you can only enter on the first entry.”

After reluctantly admitting the truth, the fairy guided us to the secret passage.

It was a winding, damp path. The floor was slippery, but fortunately there were luminous stones embedded in the ceiling, so we could secure visibility.

I nearly misstepped a few times, but with our Hyeonmin here, there was no chance of falling.

How long did we walk like that?

The moment we arrived at the end of the passage—

Snap—!

When the fairy snapped her fingers, a bluish box formed around us. The fairy flew around in the air pointing somewhere with her finger.

“Over there.”

I can see a door.

In front of the door are two harpies. Harpies with gray hair fluttering… those must be the Graeae from the myth.

“Wait here. I’ll go and come back alone.”

The fairy is scheming again.

“No way, if you don’t go with me, you can’t go either.”

“It’s not that I don’t want to take you—you guys can’t go.”

“Why?”

“Because the Graeae don’t forgive those who killed their children.”

If you kill a harpy, you apparently have no qualifications to enter at all.

But that’s not a problem.

“We didn’t kill any harpies though?”

“Not just you—no human can have killed one.”

“Right. The kids who entered today didn’t kill a single harpy. We even fed them.”

“…!”

The fairy’s eyes grew large.

Our intent wasn’t particularly pure, but somehow we made it here peacefully. But finding it hard to believe, she confirms again.

“The hundred-some humans who came in together didn’t commit any killing at all?”

“Not a hundred-some, but 89. And we didn’t kill any. Didn’t you see?”

“……”

Before I called her, I thought the fairy might be wandering somewhere inside the Tower… but apparently not.

To enter the Tower, she needs me. That’s why she contracted with me.

“What happens if you kill harpies and can’t enter the sacred domain?”

Our Hyeonmin faithfully asked another question.

Preparing for the next round….

“Fairy, answer. What happens if you kill harpies?”

“I have no obligation to tell humans.”

She has no learning ability.

Being prickly like that won’t work with this opponent.

“Can’t answer?”

“Yup.”

“Okay? Then Hyeonmin… kill them.”