Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 168

“Kill them? Are you crazy?”

The fairy let out a scream-like shout, but I waved my hands dismissively as if it were nothing.

“It’s fine, with Hyeonmin’s skill he can easily dispatch those guys.”

“That’s not what I mean! They’re divine beasts! Beings who carry out the goddess’s will!”

“At their core, they’re still monsters.”

“What?”

“Popes, monks, pastors—they’re all still human in the end, right? Those guys are just monsters working in religion.”

“You…!”

The fairy is trembling with clenched fists while glaring at me. Her face is deathly pale, her eyes full of anxiety, and she’s biting her lips hard enough that it looks painful just watching.

At that level, it’s not just troublesome—it’s fear. To the fairy, divine beasts are apparently beings that absolutely must not be killed. Which means—

‘This is an opportunity!’

According to Gyeon Junhwi, the fastest way to obtain information is to use hostages!

In situations like this, you have to press forward without giving them time to think, but Hyeonmin lacks aptitude in this area.

“……”

Even now he’s looking at me with an expression that says he finds this absurd.

I’m better at threatening. After smirking once at the fairy, I shrugged my shoulders.

“Can’t be helped, right? I’m curious what happens if you kill harpies, but you won’t tell me. So I have to find out myself.”

“……”

“This works out perfectly. Hyeonmin! While we’re at it, let’s test the holy sword’s performance too. If it’s a holy sword that can cut down divine beasts, it’s a cost-effective item, right?”

“Absolutely not! If the gatekeepers bleed, the temple won’t open at all!”

With just a few light threats, the fairy surrendered.

From my position, this is fortunate. Now I just need to extract useful information for Hyeonmin.

“If they bleed, we can’t enter? Is that a metaphor?”

“What?”

“If we don’t use a sword and just punch them? If they only get a nosebleed, the door still won’t open?”

“Of course! The moment they draw blood, they become hostile!”

Our Hyeonmin has the next round in mind. Thinking about how he’s already preparing for a world without me makes my heart feel like it’s tearing apart, but if that’s what my baby wants, I can give him my heart and more.

While picking at various details and occasionally checking Hyeonmin’s expression, he remains impassive.

‘This is different from Junhwi.’

They’re both workaholics, but there’s a difference.

When you tell Junhwi important information, the corners of his mouth lift and his eyes sparkle. Discovering hidden pieces and making the masterminds eat crow is part of his work, but there’s an aspect where he purely enjoys the process.

But Hyeonmin… doesn’t enjoy it. All you can read from his expressionless face is a sense of duty and responsibility. He’s just doing it because it’s something that must be done.

“The team members will wake up soon.”

Hyeonmin suggested we’ve gathered enough information and should move forward.

“I’ll go first. You two wait here, and when the door opens, come out.”

The fairy seemed happy the interrogation was ending and flapped her wings to move forward, but that couldn’t happen.

Because Hyeonmin grabbed the fairy’s wings mid-air.

“Let go!”

The fairy wriggled desperately, but escaping looked difficult. It somehow reminds me of childhood, when Dad would catch a dragonfly with his hand for me. When the wings are caught, freedom is lost.

“I’ll go.”

“Why bother! It’s safer if I go!”

“……”

I know the reason.

Hyeonmin is trying to confirm whether he can open the door by himself. Because there might be no fairy in the next world.

‘It is necessary work.’

I awakened the fairy using pure mana. Even if Hyeonmin revives Yeon Sora in the next round and brings her to the fairy, awakening her will be impossible.

Does my baby know that and is preparing? Or is it just habit? For the one-in-a-million chance….

‘……’

In the original, Ki Hyeonmin is described as ‘preferring to travel alone,’ ‘checking variables multiple times,’ and ‘feeling anxious when something unknown appears.’

I thought of this as psychological trauma that regressors often experience. While that aspect certainly exists, there was one element I overlooked.

Ki Hyeonmin… is the last of humanity.

The final human who survives alone until the very end.

Directly knowing and learning all knowledge, all strategy guides, all hidden piece information isn’t simply keeping distance—it’s also the duty of the last human.

My heart throbs again and I sniffle without realizing it, when Hyeonmin suddenly thrust the fairy in front of me.

“Hold this.”

“No! Didn’t I tell you? If the gatekeepers shed even a drop of blood, the door won’t open!”

The fairy’s words also made sense, so I handed Hyeonmin my toy gun.

“Use this if needed.”

“A gun on a divine beast, how dare—”

“It’s fine, these are Incapacitation bullets I made.”

“There’s no way that would work on divine beasts….”

Bang bang—

It does.

The two gray-haired harpies guarding the door showed their teeth at Hyeonmin, but the moment they were hit by bullets, they staggered before kneeling.

It took a bit of time for them to completely faint. Judging by the similar timing to Professor Joo, they must be about Professor Joo-level strong.

“H-how….”

The fairy shot me a look saying ‘what exactly is your identity?’, but seemingly realizing I wouldn’t answer anyway, she collected herself and responded to the situation before her eyes.

“What do we do if you knock out the gatekeepers before opening the door! Their beaks are the keys!”

“Keys?”

Hearing that, I looked ahead to see a large stone door with an elongated hole in it.

“If we have the keyhole and key, doesn’t it not matter if the gatekeepers faint?”

Hearing my words, Hyeonmin picked up a fainted harpy and brought it to the door. When he inserted the beak into the hole and turned it, the door opened with a click.

“See? It works.”

“……”

I brought the blank-faced fairy inside with me.

A damp, stuffy, dark space. The fairy called this place a temple, but it’s just a cave. Numerous murals are painted on the walls and statues are placed here and there, but that’s it.

“This is the goddess’s temple?”

“……”

She’s properly sulking.

But since she has reason to, I released my grip on the fairy’s wings without further comment.

“You said you have work to do? Hurry up.”

“You’re going to keep… watching?”

“Of course.”

If my guess is correct, the fairy will search for treasure here. The treasure called the ‘Goddess’s Vessel’ in the quest, the ‘Graeae’s Eye’ in the Lost Treasure legend.

I’ll just quietly watch until the last moment and snatch it away. So I observed the fairy intently, when—

Flutter flutter—

Flutter flutter—

The fairy is flying around scattered here and there. She touches murals, touches statues, touches every part of the cave—somehow similar to me.

‘Does she also need to touch things to know?’

Just as I detect pure mana with my hands, maybe the fairy also needs contact to identify treasure.

Since it’s a relatable situation, I nodded my head and waited quietly, when after quite a while the fairy plopped down in an empty area in the cave’s center.

“Huff huff… I-it’s done.”

She’s lying flat out gasping for breath… and empty-handed.

“The treasure?”

“……”

“Don’t want to give it to me?”

“……”

“Well, that’s understandable.”

I gave up on additional questions and turned toward the wall.

From the fairy’s perspective, I’m a suspicious woman of unknown identity, plus someone who just threatened to kill the gatekeepers. Not giving me the treasure is natural.

“Was it here?”

I touched the same places the fairy had touched. The murals, the statue of a plump woman, the statue with a human form but a bird’s head….

However, I didn’t feel the damp, sticky sensation characteristic of mana.

“Hyeonmin, did I miss anything?”

“No.”

“Strange….”

This fairy had made a fuss even when I said I’d kill the gatekeepers. If the treasure had disappeared, she’d be wailing by now. The treasure is definitely here.

I thought the treasure would be whichever statue or mural the fairy touched that had mana, but there’s no mana.

What kind of situation is this….

“……”

I turned my head because I felt a piercing gaze, and Hyeonmin is observing me carefully with sharp eyes. Not eyes worried about safety.

Come to think of it, this was also a prophet qualification test. There was talk that whoever finds this treasure can also pass through the 82nd floor labyrinth.

If I can’t find the treasure here, Hyeonmin might seriously consider parting ways with me.

I have to find it no matter what.

‘The fairy must know for sure….’

Further threats would paint too bad a picture.

Setting-wise, I’m just an ill-tempered unawakened prophet. Confirming uncertain parts with the fairy is fine, but indiscriminately bullying her isn’t.

I also have my own lines to maintain. If I cross them, I’ll look like a fake fortune-teller to anyone.

‘A way to extract the fairy’s information without Hyeonmin catching on….’

While racking my brain, I glanced at the fairy, and she flinches just from making eye contact with me.

I walked step by step toward the fairy just in case, and she froze completely. While stuck flat to the floor, she has both arms planted on the ground.

‘So that’s it.’

The corners of my mouth lifted naturally. I looked at Hyeonmin and made a request.

“Hyeonmin, can you move this fairy for me?”

“……”

“She seems to be in the way right now. If you move her, I’ll figure it out.”

Hyeonmin unexpectedly grabbed the fairy’s wings without hesitation and lifted her up. In the meantime, I felt around the spot where the fairy had been lying with both hands.

Sssss—

I felt a squishy yet damp, sticky sensation at my fingertips. The energy of mana.

There’s an object containing mana buried underground.

Found it—the treasure!

* * *

The cave floor is dirt, but the earth is fairly firmly packed, so digging would require tools.

I happened to pack a small shovel in my inventory, but just in case I scratch the treasure while digging, I decided to work with my hands instead.

Making both hands into hook shapes, I set my nails and began digging the earth diligently, when—

“Ow!”

After just five swipes, my nail tore. In a way that would really hurt if I pulled it wrong!

“Hyeonmin….”

When I showed him my nail with tears welling up, Hyeonmin exhaled softly and gestured with his head. Meaning move aside.

Should I really allow dark soil to get under my baby’s pretty nails… While I briefly pondered, Hyeonmin had already dug into the ground and his eyes went round.

‘I forgot about my baby’s speed.’

In those few short seconds, the ground is already dug more than 10 centimeters deep. And inside it… I could see a golden disc.

“It’s a gold plate!!!!”

I didn’t expect this much, so I’m in quite a good mood.

Right! Treasure should be gold after all!

The disc about twice the size of my face has three handles attached. Hyeonmin grabbed two handles and applied force, but….

“…?”

“It won’t come out?”

The vessel wouldn’t budge.

There’s no way our Hyeonmin lacks strength….

After a few more attempts, Hyeonmin turned his head and silently watched me.

“You want me to do it?”

Nod—.

There’s no way I can pull out what Hyeonmin can’t, but only I could awaken the fairy too. Maybe it’s an object that only pure mana possessors can pull out.

So I firmly grasped two golden handles and pulled hard toward my body, when—

Tss tss tss—

The earth actually loosened a bit.

And after groaning and pulling a few more times, I could pull it out smoothly like pulling a radish.

“This is the Goddess’s Vessel…?”

Rather than a vessel, it’s somewhat like a washbasin. But to call it a washbasin, the depth is too shallow. Maybe a hybrid of vessel and washbasin?

I’m satisfied the material is gold, but since there’s no particular pattern, it doesn’t look like an incredibly amazing object. So I decided to confirm with the fairy.

“Is this the Goddess’s Vessel?”

“……”

“If not, let’s throw it away. Hyeonmin, snap it in half.”

“R-right! That’s the vessel!”

She really has no learning ability.

If she’s going to answer after being threatened anyway, she should answer from the start.

“If I use this, I can see the future? How do you use it?”

“I, I don’t know either.”

“Hyeonmin, take out the holy sword.”

“I really don’t know!!!! Only the rightful owner can use it!”

From the way the fairy clings to me with her whole body to stop me, she really doesn’t know how to use it. However, the words she just blurted out seemed quite important.

“Who’s the rightful owner?”

“Someone who understands the great goddess’s will!”

“You mean that’s me?”

“……”

“Come to think of it, pulling out the vessel just now was similar to King Arthur pulling out the sword, wasn’t it?”

“……”

It would be nice if she’d hint that I’m the chosen prophet, but she’s refusing with her whole body so it’s hard to push further.

And thinking about it, there’s nothing good for me if the conversation drags on here anyway.

“Let’s go.”

I stood up abruptly and brushed off my hands.

I shouldn’t ask any more questions.

‘Because Junhwi will misunderstand.’

He’ll understand up to the part where Hyeonmin forcibly dragged me along. Because Junhwi knows Hyeonmin’s personality.

But if we bring up topics like the fairy, the goddess, the rightful owner, how to use the vessel, the 82nd floor labyrinth, and so on just among ourselves?

I’ll lose all the points I worked hard to earn. Such important conversations should be had when Gyeon Junhwi is with us too. Threatening to break the vessel will probably make her obediently answer questions later anyway.

“Hyeonmin, will you keep the vessel?”

“……”

“If you don’t want it, I’ll take it.”

I subtly indicated my intention to offer tribute, but it seems to look suspicious instead, so I hurriedly withdrew and put the golden disc into my inventory.

Then I brushed off my hands again and looked around… but leaving just like this feels a bit regrettable.

“This cave—it’ll be different if we re-enter, right?”

“Right.”

“Then these murals and statues will disappear too?”

“I don’t know that.”

I ignored the sulking fairy and scanned the cave interior once more.

‘Junhwi and Go Daesik should have come too….’

I don’t know for sure, but the murals seem to show some kind of mythology. If my baby saw the statues too, he might discover hidden meanings.

However, if I bring Junhwi here again, there’s a high possibility these objects will have turned to dust.

After brief consideration, I looked at Hyeonmin. Then I pointed at the wall with my finger.

“Hyeonmin, I want that.”

“…?”

“Can you tear off the wall too?”

Nod—.

Maybe because I just found the treasure, Hyeonmin immediately granted my request without comment. After quickly drawing lines and punching the wall with his fist, the mural section fell off with a crumbling sound.

“It works! Then the rest too, please! All the visible murals!”

After requesting that from Hyeonmin, I picked up the numerous statues placed in every corner of the cave and swept them into my inventory.

Of course, during this work, the fairy didn’t stay quiet.

“You guys! What are you doing! Just take what you need to take, why are you tearing everything off! Stop! Aren’t you afraid of divine punishment?”

While ignoring her and working, she chatters so much it’s noisy.

“Stop it. We already stole the most important treasure from the temple anyway, right?”

“That’s exactly why you should leave quietly!”

“You really don’t know how the world works, do you?”

At my words, the fairy tilted her head. I waited briefly, then—

Thud—.

Timing it for the moment Hyeonmin struck the wall, I whispered so only the fairy could hear.

“A safe robber doesn’t get a heavier sentence for tearing off the wallpaper too.”

“?”

“If we’re going to jail anyway, it’s better to clean the place out. There’s really nothing to lose.”