Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 20

“A condition?”

Ha Seonwoo’s eyes grew quite sharp.

Hmm, did ‘condition’ sound too bratty?

“I-it’s more like a request slash worry consultation than a condition!”

“Really? What is it?”

“I don’t know if I should even mention this…”

“Anything’s fine, so speak comfortably.”

Ha Seonwoo is smiling gently, but cold jelly is flowing down the back of my neck again.

When he reacts like this, it gets a bit awkward to speak…

But I still have to say what needs to be said.

To seize what I truly want, I need courage.

I swallowed my saliva, then opened my mouth.

“I want to tour the Tower.”

“?”

“I’m constitutionally weak-bodied, so my family won’t permit me to go out. Today I barely escaped by saying the Vice Guild Master called for me, but normally I’m confined at home.”

“I-is that so?”

“But I want to see the Tower, you know? After enrolling in the academy, I won’t be able to come here for a while…”

“I-I see…”

“So I’d like to ask. Starting today, couldn’t you call me out to the Tower using the investigation as an excuse?”

Let me remember my goal.

I should tour the Tower, Tower touring!

It’s not like we’ll catch the culprit in a day or two anyway, so there’s no need to wait while confined to my room, right?

Does it make sense for a possessor to be trapped in an apartment without even seeing the Tower?!

“If you just do that for me, I won’t go around asking about the bug. If anyone asks me about it, I’ll inform the Vice Guild Master immediately.”

“Haha…”

The cold slime on the back of my neck had disappeared at some point.

Seeing Ha Seonwoo’s deflated laugh, he must have abandoned any thought of suspecting me.

“If I grant just that, you’ll keep your promise?”

“Of course.”

“But if your family’s elderly are worried enough to act like that, I can’t let you wander around the Tower alone.”

“I’m really fine alone!”

“If by any chance you get hurt, it becomes Phoenix Guild’s responsibility, doesn’t it?”

“That’s… true.”

“How about this?”

After that, we began negotiating the details.

Phoenix Guild will send a car to my house every morning at 9 AM. (But no limousines.) While I’m playing in the Tower, one guild member will stick with me as a guardian. To prevent the guardian’s overtime, I must ride the guild’s vehicle home at 6 PM.

“Will this work?”

“Thank you!”

Deal made!

That’s how I became Ha Seonwoo’s bait slash informant and gained the ability to tour the Tower for 3 days.

* * *

After the meeting with Ha Seonwoo ended, I met the uncle designated as my guardian.

“I’m Seong Hoyeong, the Vice Guild Master’s secretary.”

I thought they’d just attach some leftover guild member, but an unexpected person appeared.

Seong Hoyeong is Ha Seonwoo’s most trusted and cherished subordinate.

A person who possesses multiple tracking-type skills and specializes in tailing and surveillance.

He’s not enough to appear in illustrations, but among extras, he’s fairly well-known.

‘This is a bit troublesome…?’

It’s not like I’m just thinking of playing around in the Tower.

I’m a possessor too, after all.

To put it bluntly, I need to buy certain items to prepare for the future.

But if I buy those items, this uncle will look at me strangely.

My plan was to roughly shake off any mediocre guild member and quickly buy what I need and return… but a tailing specialist became my guardian.

Hmm, what do I do about this?

First, to score points with adults, courtesy is essential, so a bow from the belly button.

“Thank you for taking the time.”

“Haha, don’t worry about it! I’m happy to get out of the office too.”

“Still, I feel like I’m causing you unnecessary trouble…”

“I wanted to try this once too. It’s practice for my daughter.”

“You have a daughter?”

“Hahaha! How such a child was born, I have one daughter who’s remarkably amazing enough to be mysterious. She’s still only 13, and this kid…”

It was a question I threw out without much thought, but the secretary uncle got excited and began listing off boasts about his daughter.

Her face doesn’t resemble his so she’s pretty, her personality doesn’t resemble his so she’s kind, her head doesn’t resemble his so she’s smart.

I’m nodding my head up-down up-down enthusiastically keeping rhythm… when a good method occurred to me.

‘As expected, that’s the only way.’

There’s a tactic that only works on severe daughter-fools like him.

I know that method.

Back in the day, I too was an only daughter raised in a single father’s household.

“There’s still about 3 hours left today? Want to go home? Or go sightseeing today too?”

“I want to go sightseeing.”

“Where do you want to go? The Tower Museum? Tower World?”

“I want to shop. I’d like to buy some supplies before enrollment.”

“Aha! If it’s that, this uncle can help too! I’m also an academy graduate! If you have questions, ask anything!”

“Can I really ask anything?”

“Of course! It’ll be good practice for when my daughter goes to the academy later too! Hahaha!”

The secretary uncle was boldly pounding his chest.

Having no idea what disaster he’d called upon himself.

* * *

My first destination was a weapon shop.

Academy students generally can only purchase personal weapons around their second year, but I have 85 million gold received as goblin elimination fees.

When I conveyed that fact, the secretary uncle got excited and began enthusiastically recommending this and that.

“Daggers are surprisingly useful. The academy doesn’t provide them as basics. You can use them for alchemy too, and they’re unexpectedly used often in combat training…”

Various tips poured out, but I deliberately made an indifferent face.

“But the daggers here aren’t pretty at all? They’re drab…”

“Drab?”

“If I’m going to buy one anyway, shouldn’t I get something prettier?”

The secretary uncle looked a bit flustered, but soon recovered and began recommending other items.

“Then how about this staff? If it’s a magic-type skill, just this alone will significantly improve your aim.”

“The design on that is a bit off too.”

I made impossible excuses and rejected all the uncle’s recommendations.

Then shortly after, I extended my index finger straight and pointed at an object in the corner of the display case.

“How about that?”

What my finger is pointing at is a pistol.

A hot pink pistol densely embedded with cubic zirconia and fake jewels.

A tacky pistol that looks like it was synthesized by melting down the magic wands of every magical girl existing on Earth.

“Boss, how much is that?”

“120 million gold.”

Wow, shameless.

…Hiding those inner thoughts, I began acting.

“Can’t you discount it? I only have exactly 80 million gold right now.”

“I have costs, so that won’t work. That’s made from Leviathan teeth, so it’s really sturdy.”

“Then could I buy on credit…”

“Hey! Miss, that’s too much! What, do we dig the ground to do business?”

“Then perhaps an installment plan…”

“Ahem, Miss Yeon Sora?”

Unable to watch any longer, the secretary uncle pulled my sleeve and whispered.

‘That has absolutely no attack power boost. There’s nothing better about it than the weapons the academy provides as basics.’

‘But it’s so pretty?’

‘……’

‘Why, isn’t it pretty?’

‘…How about thinking about it for one more day before purchasing?’

‘Mm, if uncle says that much, I’ll do that.’

When I readily gave up on the purchase, the secretary uncle let out a sigh of relief.

It’s too early to feel relieved though…

The next destination is a potion shop.

There too, I designated the most useless-looking potion.

A bottle with rainbow liquid contained in a mischievous purple heart bottle.

“Boss, what’s that potion?”

“It’s an affinity potion. It’s popular with young ladies because it immediately raises affinity.”

“How much?”

“30 million gold per bottle. Bundle special—3 for 60 million gold!”

“The bundle is way cheaper!!!!”

“Ahem! Miss Yeon Sora?”

This time too, the secretary uncle grabbed my sleeve.

‘That potion only lasts 3 hours.’

‘It has effects for 3 whole hours?’

‘I-is that okay with you?’

‘Uncle, do you know how hard it is to win someone’s heart? Being able to get that for 3 hours is amazing!’

‘How about… thinking about it one more day?’

‘Yes, I’ll do that.’

This time too I obediently listened, but shadows are cast heavily on the secretary uncle’s face.

He’s only now detecting the ominousness.

‘Hehehe, it’s going according to plan.’

My tactic is simple and clear.

Today, I’m planning to instill the lesson ‘A high school girl’s consumption isn’t understood with the head’ in uncle.

Why this item is needed, whether it has any use, whether it’s worth paying money for.

I’m planning to completely extinguish the will to question itself.

I’ll make him just accept everything thinking ‘Well, that’s just how it is.’

To hide a tree, hide it in a forest!

To hide a suspicious item, hide it among various suspicious items!

The next destination is a clothing store.

I pulled out a turtleneck knit, a mock neck knit, and a cowl neck knit and presented them before uncle.

“Uncle, which is prettier?”

“Aren’t all three good?”

“I know all three are good. I’m asking which is ‘better’…”

“Hahaha…”

Next, at a cosmetics store, I pulled out 5 lipsticks and forced a choice.

“That… the pink one seems pretty?”

“These are all pink? This is romantic pink, this is pink beige, this is true pink, this is rose pink…”

“Ahaha…”

When that repeated, at the 9th store the secretary uncle attempted escape.

“Mm, this uncle is an outsider to this area… how about you choosing directly? Uncle will wait here.”

Long ago, my dad also handed me his card around this point saying ‘Anything’s fine so just buy whatever you want! Dad will wait at the cafe!’

But receiving the card here is a mistake only beginners would make.

Because then he’ll nag later looking at the receipt saying ‘Why did you buy this?’

To keep him from talking nonsense, I have to make purchases before dad’s eyes.

Not make him turn away from my purchases, but make him accept them.

Only then will there be no aftermath.

“Am I… bothering you?”

“N-no! Th-that’s not it!”

“I’m sorry. I asked something unnecessary… Earlier you said I could ask anything… I believed those words…”

“That’s absolutely not it! Uncle was just thinking about work for a moment. It’s not bothersome! Ask anything!”

“Really?”

“O-of course!”

I again dragged the secretary uncle around continuing shopping.

Like beating dust from an old blanket—shake-shake here, shake-shake there. I shook diligently while waiting for the optimal timing.

The way to confirm timing is to look at the eyes.

When uncle’s eyes show an eye-light similar to mackerel eyeballs displayed in a mart’s refrigerated section.

Looking fresh on the outside, but the soul having run away long, long ago…

‘Now!’

Having captured the timing, I hurried to the real destination—an item shop.

“Boss, do you have nine-tailed fox tail fur?”

“Miss, you’re lucky! We have exactly one in stock!”

“I’ll take it.”

“It’s 25 million gold—do you have the money?”

It is expensive.

But what can I do when it’s essential?

As I presented my device with the willingness to gladly pay, I felt strength grabbing my sleeve.

The secretary uncle with dead mackerel eyes was stopping me with a haggard face.

As expected, Ha Seonwoo’s loyal retainer! Not ordinary mental fortitude?

‘Sora, that only has meaning when making it into an item. The thread ball alone won’t be useful…’

‘But it’s pretty, isn’t it? I heard that if you make a hat with it, your popularity increases.’

It’s not a lie.

Nine-tailed fox tail fur beanie hats will actually be popular next year.

‘How about… thinking… about it a little… more?’

‘But… I couldn’t buy the pistol earlier, right? I could only buy one lipstick, and even when I ask you don’t answer properly… Can’t I at least buy one thread ball? It’s my money anyway.’

‘W-well… yes.’

The secretary uncle, exhausted to the core, reluctantly nodded, and I could safely complete the purchase.

“Girls are… difficult… why did I have a daughter… how am I going to in the future…”

Seeing the secretary uncle chanting prayers with a face having lost the world makes my heart ache.

It’s okay, uncle.

Your daughter will grow up upright unlike me.

Is it because memories surfaced after a long time?

I feel like I can hear the voice of the passionate homeroom teacher I once had in my previous life.

— Your cunning is national team level, so why the hell won’t you use that brain for studying?!

Well, studying isn’t fun.

I’m originally a human without motivation or anything.

“Do you… still have places left to go?”

The secretary uncle was asking me with a pale face, desperate eyes.

“Yes, one more place.”

Today’s most important destination still remains.

I absolutely must go there no matter what.

Because it’s the real reason I came to the Tower.