Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 64

Is it because this is an emergency situation?

My mind is spinning at full speed.

Based on everything I’ve observed so far, the situation is this:

What’s Ki Hyeonmin’s goal?

Eliminate the twin villains as quickly as possible! Prevent sacrifices!

The villains are making bold moves from the start—they need to be dealt with early to secure everyone’s safety.

Even if it looks somewhat suspicious, to protect innocent lives he must move right now.

What’s Gyeon Junhwi’s goal?

Agrees with eliminating the twin villains, disagrees with the method.

He seems to be targeting items the twins possess… I don’t know what exactly, but if my baby’s targeting it, it must be necessary.

I don’t need to know the details.

What’s important right now is this.

‘If Ki Hyeonmin loses it now, we’re screwed!’

If Gyeon Junhwi is trying this hard to restrain Ki Hyeonmin, there’s only one reason.

Because leaving things as they are will raise the difficulty level.

This is the ‘there must be no casualties vs. let’s maintain the difficulty level’ episode!

In the original, it happened next month with a different location, situation, characters, and villains… but that conflict has been moved up to now.

Because of this damn butterfly effect!!!

‘No, that’s not quite right.’

Thanks to preventing the awakening test catastrophe, I saved nearly 50 lives.

Yeom Juwan didn’t turn dark, Han Boram is finding happiness, Ha Seonwoo is doing well, and we discovered clues about the hidden mastermind.

Looking at it objectively, there are more advantages, but there’s one huge disadvantage… the twins appeared too early.

The timing is terrible.

Gyeon Junhwi and Ki Hyeonmin haven’t coordinated yet.

Their mutual trust is zero.

On top of that, because the twins’ ability happens to be attaching ‘wraiths’ for surveillance, they can’t even talk properly.

Gyeon Junhwi will probably try to persuade Ki Hyeonmin.

This is more efficient, we gain more, think about the future, etc. He’ll punch calculator buttons, calculate profit and loss, and attempt a rational approach.

But that method won’t work.

Because… Ki Hyeonmin has a status ailment.

The proof is how he keeps clenching and unclenching his fist.

‘That’s the trauma trigger signal!’

The day Ki Hyeonmin turned five.

His mother was murdered right before his eyes.

After the killer left, his mother used her last breath to leave final words.

— You… must save more people… because you’re a hero…

When that trauma gets triggered, rational approaches don’t work on Ki Hyeonmin. No matter what price must be paid, he’ll save the victims before him.

It’s natural that Gyeon Junhwi doesn’t know this.

This came up during their first drinking session together.

So to summarize in three lines…

1. If Ki Hyeonmin steps up now, the difficulty will increase.

2. Ki Hyeonmin’s trauma button is pressed and he’s lost it.

3. What needs to be done to redirect a regressor who’s lost it?

The answer is simple.

Yeon Sora needs to be placed in mortal danger!

If Yeon Sora goes and causes trouble right in front of the twins?

Ki Hyeonmin with his trauma button pressed will stick right next to Yeon Sora.

And if I stick right next to Gyeon Junhwi, Ki Hyeonmin will also stick with us all together.

It’s somewhat risky, but…

‘It’s fine, this is safer!’

I trust my babies’ abilities.

With super sensitive King God General Ki Hyeonmin stuck right next to me, the twins won’t be able to kill me no matter what they do.

Plus, Gyeon Junhwi knows I’m a prophet.

Gyeon Junhwi would never let the prophet slip away right in front of him.

And there’s also Yeom Juwan and Han Boram.

They’re still inexperienced since it’s early on, but they’re kids with the strongest potential in this worldview. Kids who awaken and explosively grow at every moment of crisis.

Right…

My babies won’t let me die.

Plus, there’s the special Drone Eye CCTV too.

So…

I just need to become the target!

* * *

“Yeon Sora, anything to say?”

The TA’s words pulled me from my thoughts.

The TA glaring at me has a fierce expression, but it’s not much different from when I demanded a bracelet exchange earlier.

Glancing aside, Gyeon Junhwi was still restraining Ki Hyeonmin. Ki Hyeonmin, apparently still wanting to flee, kept looking between here and the exit.

“I’m marking your class attitude as zero.”

The villain is threatening with grades.

Practical grades consist of 20% class attitude, 20% situational judgment, and 60% results. He’s notifying me that my maximum possible grade just became 80.

‘That’s too weak!’

To keep the regressor as a bodyguard, I need to be in a more dangerous situation.

A rebellious student alone isn’t enough.

“Um, my class attitude is already zero?”

“……”

“I’m marking your situational judgment as zero too.”

“The TA doesn’t even give the grades anyway…”

“……”

“I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but the TA’s opinion is reflected and the head professor makes the final decision, right?”

The villain’s face scrunches up.

Not the face of a strict TA dealing with an annoying student, but looking at me with clear killing intent.

This is… a green light!

‘But still not enough!’

Ki Hyeonmin is still standing near the exit.

I need a slightly more precarious setup.

I cleared my throat and tried projecting the most coverage-worthy voice I could muster.

“Ah! Ah! More importantly, TA, could I get an interview while we’re at it? Did you really deploy the barrier? Please give us an explanation!”

“Hey, Yeon Sora! What’s wrong with you? This isn’t like you.”

Yeom Juwan is flustered and trying to stop me.

I showed my baby a resolute smile.

“Juwan, right now I’m not the Yeon Sora you know.”

“?”

“I’m a journalist protecting the truth. This isn’t for me, it’s an action I must take for the truth.”

Right, Yeon Sora will become a passionate reporter burning with a sense of duty. No, should I be called paparazzi or a hack journalist instead?

‘This is perfect!’

Want to kill but can’t kill, causes trouble but has plausible deniability, voluntarily hangs around villains—the optimal precarious character setup.

I imagined holding a virtual microphone and thrust my fist toward the villain.

“TA, you’ve been delaying class for 10 minutes now claiming to measure bugs! What are you measuring? Have results come out? What are the results? Do you even plan to share the results with the cadets? You’re not planning to monopolize important information related to survival, are you? Where did that equipment come from? Mmph mmph mmph!”

I was about to engage in some proper hack journalism when someone covered my mouth. Looking back… goodness, our Gyeon Junhwi is personally silencing me!

“We apologize, TA. Yeon Sora has always had a strange personality. You’ve heard the rumors, right? She’s notorious for being an outrageous troublemaker… Sora, you need to know when to stop.”

“Mmph mmph mmph!”

“What if you get banned from filming?”

“It’s already too late.”

Snap—

Fwoooom—

When the TA snapped his fingers, a small explosion sounded in the air.

Did he just… attack my Drone Eye?

But after the smoke cleared—

“…!”

Bewilderment settled on the TA’s face.

Of course, because the Drone Eye was still flying around just fine.

I removed Gyeon Junhwi’s lovely hand and added an explanation.

“Ah, you didn’t know? I heard the Drone Eye with the chairwoman’s filming permit is special.”

“……”

“Well, since this permit was granted for the first time in 3 years, you might not know. They say it’s only used specially when internal school corruption is suspected…”

I want to thank the Broadcasting Club president for his foresight when he said filming might be prohibited depending on the professor but he’d find a way no matter what.

Salute! Salute!

I savored the president’s DM while explaining the Drone Eye’s specs.

“That thing has a barrier the chairwoman personally created, so it’s nearly impossible to damage, you know? The recorded footage is synced in real-time to a separate cloud. Once filmed, the video remains as permanent evidence that can never be erased—think of it as the world’s safest CCTV… mmph mmph mmph!”

I need to inform them that I’m carrying the world’s safest, manipulation-proof camera as a hack journalist…. My mouth got covered again.

Our Junhwi must be anxious because I’m acting out too much.

But Junhwi… the twins marked me as a sacrifice from the entrance, remember? That’s why they gave me the faulty bracelet, right? Do you think they’ll let me live if I stay quiet?

Not a chance!

Sacrifices go faster the quieter they are. I saw a video once where they thoroughly petted and relaxed them before slicing.

I’d rather cause maximum trouble, become a hack journalist, become paparazzi, and attach a regressor bodyguard to increase my survival rate.

‘Still not enough?’

Ki Hyeonmin stood up and took one step closer… but he’s still attached to the exit.

I need to go a bit further.

“So, TA! As expected, you’re hiding something, right? Whose responsibility is the bug error? Are you covering for one of the ten major powers? Did you… take money? That equipment you’re using looks expensive. Which company’s equipment is it? Did you buy it with personal funds? How much is a your salary!! Mmph mmph mmph!!”

Just as my mouth got covered again, the TA gave me a twisted smile.

“Yeon Sora, you’d do well to heed your friends’ advice. In a Tower with bugs occurring, nothing good comes from getting on a TA’s bad side.”

The villain even personally threatened me, helping with my plan.

Thanks for the assist, subordinate!

“Are you threatening your source right now…?”

Whoosh—

Mid-question, my body floated in the air and landed somewhere. My vision flipped upside down.

After a beat, I grasped the current situation.

Ki Hyeonmin had appeared from behind, scooped me up, and was walking.

Ki Hyeonmin… accepted the bodyguard request!!!

* * *

‘Crazy! Am I… being carried by Ki Hyeonmin right now?’

I didn’t expect this kind of perk—what’s going on?

My mind is reeling.

Of course, “carried” is applied somewhat broadly—it’s more like the motion of a farmer slinging a sack of harvested potatoes over their shoulder.

Thump—

Ki Hyeonmin moved me as far from the TA as possible, set me down on the ground, and brought his face right up to mine.

‘T-t-too close! C-carbon dioxide zone!’

Amidst my dizziness, a low voice penetrated my ears.

“You, do you want to die?”

Hyeonmin, when you say it like that, it sounds like you’re going to kill me. Well, I can perfectly understand my baby even when he speaks like crap.

“If you want to stay alive, keep your mouth shut.”

I pinched my thigh to regain my senses.

Right, now’s not the time for this.

I need to state this clearly.

“I can’t keep my mouth shut. Truth shouldn’t be buried. I must continue my coverage.”

Right hand over my heart, proudly!

I hereby declare that I will become a passionate hack journalist for the sake of my country, my people, my babies, and world peace!

“……”

Ki Hyeonmin, who’d been looking at me with an odd expression, suddenly grabbed my forearm. Then, a tingling electricity flowed through, burning my entire body.

“Aaaaaaah!”

Static electricity with Ki Hyeonmin is always unusually strong, but today’s intensity is way higher than usual. My whole brain is tingling.

“Did you just feel that static?”

“Didn’t feel it.”

“But…”

Has my brain really broken down?

The tingling exceeded limits and apparently reached lethal dosage.

Ecstasy and haziness washed over me, making my mouth move on its own.

“If not static… then divine Revelation?”

“……”

“As expected, we’re destined?” (+) ^[1] TLN: I don’t know whether it was a mistype or deliberate typo, but. The author use slightly butchered, goofy Korean English of “Destiny (데쉬티니). From the sound of it, it’s like Sora’s bit her tongue.

“……”

“Is there a halo above you, Ki Hyeonmin?”

I’m swimming hard through the hazy consciousness when Ki Hyeonmin looks down at me coldly.

“You… don’t qualify to be called a living creature.”

That’s a bit harsh this time.

After flailing desperately in the haziness, my brain function returned after a few seconds.

“S-Sora!”

Before me is Han Boram. Next to her are Park Rahee and Seong Hayul.

Yeom Juwan and Gyeon Junhwi are conversing with the TAs in the distance.

“S-Sora, you, you, you were s-so cool! A r-righteous angel!”

“What are you talking about? Yeon Sora, are you in your right mind? What if you face disadvantages for acting out like that! You’re an idiot!”

Seong Hayul is crossing her arms and clicking her tongue heavily.

Still, this helps.

“What disadvantages?”

“Would a TA help a student who’s so hateful?”

“Right? Won’t they just abandon you even if an accident happens?”

“If you know that, why do it!”

I turned my head to look at Ki Hyeonmin.

Because there’s only one reason I’m going this far.

“I’m anxious too. Ki Hyeonmin, can’t you move with me? Let’s do teamwork.”

“Alright.”

Judging by the immediate answer, he’d already made his decision.

Hehe, operation success!

Our first practical!

Let’s stick together as a family!

• 1. TLN: I don’t know whether it was a mistype or deliberate typo, but. The author use slightly butchered, goofy Korean English of “Destiny (데쉬티니). From the sound of it, it’s like Sora’s bit her tongue.