Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 50

When Gyeon Junhwi infused mana, the ball of thread spun round and round like a top, drawing out thread.

Whir-whir-whir—zip!

Pure white thread began playing cat’s cradle in midair, and in the blink of an eye, a white fence was created.

This is the nine-tailed fox nest.

If we’re inside this fence, the monsters outside can’t see or hear us.

Fascinating.

It’s fascinating, but… I can’t take it in properly.

‘What on earth is going on?’

I’m experiencing extreme confusion right now.

Ki Hyeonmin is the key to this incident.

The role of defeating monsters in the monster escape incident.

But Ki Hyeonmin isn’t here.

Why?

‘Did he come to the wrong location?’

Gyeon Junhwi made the movie reservation himself.

Could he have mistaken the location and… no way. My baby doesn’t make mistakes like that.

The chimera appeared too.

Only Ki Hyeonmin is missing.

‘No way… butterfly effect?’

Is this because of me again? Did I do something that prevented Ki Hyeonmin from coming?

Before I could complete the thought, a cracking sound rang out and the theater’s back entrance shattered.

Boom—

Kraaaaa—

Something massive entered inside.

A monster forming a trinity of black goat, lion, and pteranodon.

“Ch-chimera?”

“No way! It’s a godili!”

When three or more monsters simultaneously inhabit one body, that creature is called a ‘chimera.’

In <On the Brink of Destruction>, specific names are given by combining the English initials of the inhabiting monsters.

Adding goat, dinosaur, and lion makes godili.

The goat supplies the left torso, the lion the right torso, and the pteranodon positioned in the center provides wings.

‘It’s bigger than I thought.’

About the size of the 11-seater vehicles I frequently see during commute.

Flap-flap-flap—

BOOOOOM—

The chimera soared into the air then landed in the audience seating.

The ground shook violently.

Soon after, 8 more chimeras flowed in additionally.

A total of 9 giant monsters.

A completely different level of impact from dark goblins.

Lions look scary to begin with, so that’s fine. The pteranodon has teeth shaped like saw blades, and even the goat, the only herbivore, sports menacing horns reaching 1 meter.

Visuals you couldn’t even think of fighting unless you’re a regressor.

“Everyone, don’t step outside the nest. If you cross the fence, that part will be visible to monsters too.”

Gyeon Junhwi’s voice was calm.

Right, calm.

He’s calm even without Ki Hyeonmin here.

Excessively calm.

‘My baby, did you know?’

Maybe this is Gyeon Junhwi’s new strategy.

He deliberately made it so Ki Hyeonmin couldn’t come.

…Why?

‘Wasn’t he going with the sword and shield strategy?’

I naturally assumed this incident would be resolved with ‘sword and shield.’

I expected him to borrow the classic division-of-labor system where Ki Hyeonmin becomes the sword handling monsters while Gyeon Junhwi becomes the shield protecting people.

But Gyeon Junhwi didn’t summon Ki Hyeonmin.

Yet he summoned me.

What? He wants me to be the sword?

‘I could defeat chimeras with my ability.’

Flame Baptism can simultaneously eliminate up to 10 monsters.

Right now there are exactly 9.

My ability is sufficient.

But if I step up here…

‘My baby gets buried, doesn’t he?’

Yeon Sora becomes the savior.

When Gyeon Junhwi set up the stage this elaborately, I can’t conclude the incident.

I’d rather decline pulling my baby off stage twice. Especially during such a magnificent choreography.

But…

If by any chance people here die?

Shouldn’t I step up then?

‘What the hell should I do?!’

Junhwi, is Hyeonmin coming?

Or should I become the sword?

Are you waiting?

Or should I fire Flame Spear now?

I wish I could ask Gyeon Junhwi directly, but Junhwi is in the very center of the nest, at a distance from me.

Communication is blocked so DM contact doesn’t work either.

No, even if communication channels existed, asking ‘Should I go, or should the regressor go?’ would be ridiculous.

“Combat personnel, check weapons once more. Mana users, check your stat windows too.”

Gyeon Junhwi issued instructions.

Two brief blinks.

That’s what my baby does when he has intent.

Thinking there must be something, I opened my status window…

【Checking ‘Yeon Sora’s’ overall stats.】

▷ Consumable Stats

– Stamina 1/1

– Mana 1/10 (⇩9)

Huh?

Where’d my mana go?

I haven’t even used skills yet my fuel is bottomed out.

In this state, I can’t use Flame Baptism.

My brain spun rapidly, fitting together scattered puzzle pieces.

– Gyeon Junhwi, who never fails, failing at mana potions twice

– Gyeon Junhwi’s failed potions that tasted like cocoa

– The mocha frappuccino from Gyeon Junhwi I drank earlier

At this level, it’s not ‘no way’ but certain.

My baby knocked out my mana.

I feel kinda… well, yeah.

But the important thing is I learned something.

I should just stay put, right?

* * *

“Yeon Sora, is there a problem?”

“No, nothing’s wrong.”

Yeon Sora shook her head with a smile.

A smile as if she’d figured out all his shallow tricks. A contemptuous smile.

‘Is it not working?’

No.

She definitely drank the beverage completely.

He’d confirmed the defective potion’s effects over the past few days.

Yeon Sora’s mana should be depleted.

“Your complexion looks bad—if there’s a problem, tell me right away.”

“I’m fine.”

He was going to pull her back if she said there was an issue, but she refused that too.

When she says she’s okay, he couldn’t insist further.

‘What’s that woman thinking now?’

Yeon Sora needs to stay as quiet as possible.

There were various reasons, but the biggest was that standing out more wouldn’t benefit her.

At this rate, the ‘enemy’ would try testing her.

The regressor was so sturdy that a few tests wouldn’t faze him, but Yeon Sora had aluminum-can-level durability.

One hit and she’s done for.

‘I can’t let her die.’

Even if incomplete, she had the ability to see the future.

He couldn’t lose such a valuable card he finally obtained.

“H-how…”

“It seems to be coming this way?”

Anxious murmuring.

Gyeon Junhwi took his eyes off Yeon Sora and focused on the situation ahead again.

A chimera that had been prowling the audience seating was approaching this way.

‘Did it smell us?’

It detected human scent.

The strongest scent would remain in the seating area, but scent would linger where people gathered before the nest was installed too.

‘Still, there’s no way it’ll reach here.’

The nest was installed in three layers.

Between the first and second walls, he’d sprinkled sage scent that chimeras avoid.

‘Seems like their tendencies remain intact, so it should be fine.’

The chimera herd came this far reacting to the pine extract Gyeon Junhwi had sprinkled.

If that remains, there’s high probability the avoidance tendency remains too.

‘The possibility of monsters breaching the defensive wall is slim.’

The anxiety factor is, as always, humans. Meaning if some lunatic runs outside.

Better to prevent crazy acts in advance.

“Lee Hyojun, how many seconds does nest deactivation take?”

“10 seconds.”

“I see.”

When he closed his mouth, Han Boram’s voice was heard.

“H-Hyojun, what does that mean?”

“If a monster touches this nest, Gyeon Junhwi gets a signal first. After 10 seconds, the nest disappears and the chimeras can see us too.”

“Eek! R-really?”

Everyone inside the nest was listening to Lee Hyojun’s words.

Lee Hyojun was useful in this respect.

He talks a lot, but doesn’t boast—only delivers accurate information.

“Everyone heard, but even when exposed to danger, you have 10 seconds’ leeway. It’s safe until I give the signal, so absolutely don’t go outside.”

No answer came back, but everyone was nodding.

No one objected.

As expected, it was good to have Lee Hyojun handle explanations.

When the person giving orders also handles explanations, it looks pathetic.

Because there are idiots who mistake explanation for persuasion.

Commands and explanations are better separated.

‘This group works well.’

Yeon Sora’s gang had high utility value. A group containing Yeon Sora, who possesses the greatest combat power among freshmen.

In crisis situations, the weak inevitably look to the strong.

Thanks to that, he could quickly dominate the initial phase.

If any member had raised objections it would’ve been problematic, but this gang had overcome life-and-death crises together so mutual trust was high and unity was good.

The peculiar point is there’s no chain of command.

It’s a group centered on Yeon Sora, but Yeon Sora herself seemed uninterested in command authority.

‘Well, that’s not so strange.’

From observing her for a week—

Yeon Sora had no interest in power, authority, fame, or status.

She didn’t crave people’s recognition either.

She’s the woman who flashed ‘that smile’ at the entire student body at the entrance ceremony.

Flipping the middle finger would’ve been better.

That doesn’t mean she’s unconditionally hostile to people though.

She doesn’t actively bully, but if annoyed, she thoroughly retaliates.

If forced to describe her, she’s like a jellyfish.

Floating around without much thought, but deadly if you touch the tentacles.

So he removed the venom.

When he unconsciously checked on Yeon Sora, she was rustling something and putting it in her mouth.

“What did you do?”

“Just ate candy.”

“Candy?”

“I’m hungry.”

In this situation?

What is she even thinking?

“R-really… we’re really not visible, right?”

A voice filled with terror.

It was combat personnel positioned in the front row.

His fingertips were trembling severely.

Because one chimera had been prowling particularly close to that guy.

Grrrr…

The chimera soon turned its back, but the guy made a stupid suggestion.

“We… wouldn’t it be better to jointly attack that chimera when it turns its back?”

As things stand, he’s in most danger.

In that case, he wants to deactivate the shelter and distribute the danger according to headcount.

In short, words spat out with the thought ‘as long as it’s not me.’

“If this shelter disappears, we only have 10 seconds, right? We haven’t even decided what to do in those 10 seconds. If we strategize now and somehow launch an attack…”

He’d expected someone like this.

The situation isn’t that serious yet, so using Lee Hyojun to—

“Gasp!”

The anxiety factor suddenly clutched his chest.

No Jitae beside him grabbed the guy.

“Hey, you okay?”

“What happened?”

“Rahee, go check on him.”

The last words came from Yeon Sora.

Park Rahee moved through the crowd and observed the collapsed man.

“It looks like early cardiac arrest symptoms! Wait!”

Refreshing green light arose.

The man seemed to breathe again, but…

Stiffened limbs, foam at the mouth.

He’d seen those symptoms recently.

Because the guy who had a skill sparring match with Yeon Sora showed the same symptoms.

If that’s the cause, he won’t die.

The rumors are exaggerated—the heart should be beating faintly.

When he turned his head to look at Yeon Sora, she was taking out another candy and putting it in her mouth.

‘Is there still venom left?’

That would be troublesome.

She’s behaving for now, but Yeon Sora’s behavior is unpredictable.

She might suddenly jump outside the nest saying she’ll clean up monsters because she’s annoyed.

With that woman, anything’s possible.

‘When is this bastard coming?’

He changed the chimera appearance location, but that guy will definitely find them.

He needs to appear before Yeon Sora causes chaos.

If he’s late… he’ll have to use the last resort.

As he carefully observed Yeon Sora with his hand hovering over the final button—

“Ah! The monsters are moving!”

“Someone came!”

“Reinforcements?”

The regressor has arrived.

You’re late, bastard.