Possessor #2 Just Wants to Fangirl Chapter 89

Self-transcendence needs.

This was a familiar need to Ki Hyeonmin. As a regressor, he’d abandoned himself long ago.

Prioritizing others’ interests over his own was natural, and even now he was enduring his 7th life not for his own happiness but solely for the world’s salvation.

Would Yeon Sora have such altruism?

‘Impossible.’

An involuntary hollow laugh escaped.

Yeon Sora was a person with tendencies opposite to Ki Hyeonmin in every way. Just during this practical training, she’d acted as she pleased without listening to others at all.

But on the other hand…

She’d also risked her life in dangerous actions to prevent the tragedies she’d seen. Though possible because she had no attachment to life…

Just as Ki Hyeonmin fell into brief contemplation, Yeon Sora laughed with a cheerful voice.

“Should we just skip class? I’ll go ask if there are any study rooms available!”

This was also very Yeon Sora-like.

Words possible because she had absolutely no interest in growth and didn’t even glance at the academy’s rules.

Understanding her need system made her actions somewhat readable. For one day, this wasn’t bad progress.

Ki Hyeonmin closed the book.

“We need to leave now to avoid being late for the next class.”

Contemplation could continue later.

The next class was one that would help Yeon Sora’s survival.

She absolutely must not miss it.

‘Yeon Sora must be saved no matter what. Until reaching that place…’

The reason Ki Hyeonmin searched for the prophet.

It wasn’t to know the immediate future. It was because he’d been to the 82nd floor of the Tower where humanity stopped climbing.

A door that would never open.

A riddle written before the door.

Three keys needed to open that door.

Surely three prophets.

‘This time, that door can be opened.’

In all past cycles, he couldn’t even attempt it because he couldn’t find the prophet. Ultimately he had to find alternative routes… but those routes were paths covered with countless corpses.

At the end lay no salvation.

But if Yeon Sora was here…

If he could bring the prophet alive to that place…

This time, he could save the world.

* * *

Today’s final class is <Fundamentals of Skill Usage>.

Time to master general skills.

“Monday we learned the ‘Incapacitation skill,’ right? It’ll be a useful skill for the upcoming Field Training. Paralysis skills stop all the opponent’s movements, while Incapacitation only removes the opponent’s aggression…”

The professor’s words aren’t entering my ears well.

Because once this class ends, it’s the weekend!

Thanks to Sleeping Beauty disease, I only attended classes for two days this week, so it flowed relatively smoothly.

Oh, since I thought of Sleeping Beauty disease, I should update my list.

【Opening This Week’s TO DO List.txt】

For reference, I switched the list to weekly management. There’s too much to do to manage with one list.

Once a week, I plan to check the situation by comparing with the destruction prevention list.

What I need to do this week is as follows:

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☑︎ Open the incredibly accurate Yeon Sora fortune-telling shop! Invite Ki Hyeonmin

☐ Open the incredibly accurate Yeon Sora fortune-telling shop! Gyeon Junhwi (Weekend reservation!)

☐ Open the incredibly accurate Yeon Sora fortune-telling shop! Invite Yeom Juwan

☐ Prepare for Yoo Seoha unnie’s birthday! (…expand)

☐ Mad scientist unnie meeting (Currently on business trip!)

☐ Collect fragment information (…expand)

☐ Head professor meeting (Attending hearing!)

☐ Learn Morse code

…

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I’m adding ‘Tell Gyeon Junhwi and Yeom Juwan how to handle Sleeping Beauty disease’ at the top of the list when suddenly the surroundings became very noisy.

“Ahem! Everyone quiet!”

The professor waited until silence came, then continued speaking.

“As I just said, you’ve practiced enough with skill boards, so today let’s try sparring. One-on-one sparring where one person uses the ‘Paralysis skill’ learned last week, and the other uses the ‘Incapacitation skill’ learned this week. Best of three matches, then after three rounds you’ll switch roles and do three more.”

So that’s why people are stirred up?

Since it’s the first sparring, everyone seems excited.

There was one sparring match before, but that wasn’t official.

“The TA will now distribute barrier bracelets.”

The moment the professor finished speaking, the classroom became noisy again, and Han Boram sitting next to me quickly linked arms.

“S-Sora, d-do it with me!”

“Huh?”

I quickly looked at Juwan, but Juwan was smiling while looking at Gyeon Junhwi.

“Then may I request this side?”

‘Here we go again.’

The one who’s changed most since returning to the academy is Juwan.

Because he’s keeping distance from me.

While I was asleep, he came to the hospital and stayed up all night… but after I regained consciousness, he didn’t even visit.

The day I was discharged was the same. Normally Juwan would’ve come to meet me at the dock, but he chose dawn training instead of Yeon Sora.

If I feel hurt by this… is that too selfish?

Of course I can guess the reason, but because of Yeon Sora’s piercing popularity, I haven’t been able to have a one-on-one conversation with Juwan. Even when I ask to meet separately, he keeps refusing with training as an excuse.

At this rate, will we really drift apart? I’m seriously worried.

‘Today I absolutely must have a session!’

As I clenched my fist making that resolution, Ki Hyeonmin is staring straight at me. Boram is gripping my arm even tighter.

“K-Ki Hyeonmin… d-do you want Sora? N-no!”

Will ownership disputes arise between these two now?

Just as I was secretly worrying, the professor’s voice rang out again.

“I’ll call names one at a time from now on. Those called can designate their opponent and decide whether to choose Paralysis or Incapacitation first.”

Thank goodness.

We’re not choosing pairs.

But the first name the professor calls is familiar.

“Cadet Baek Hyeonjung.”

The mini-villain I almost accidentally killed before.

Since he was completely out of mind, I wasn’t paying attention at all, but he’s still taking the same class? I thought he’d drop from embarrassment?

Suddenly a painfully obvious genre novel cliché came to mind, giving me an ominous feeling, but—

‘No way, surely not…’

I forcibly shook off that premonition.

If he has basic learning capacity, he wouldn’t pull that crap.

But this world isn’t reality—it’s a novel.

Therefore, the cliché was enforced.

“I designate Yeon Sora.”

* * *

Baek Hyeonjung wants to spar with Yeon Sora again.

At this absurd news, the classroom stirred once more.

“Insane…”

“Does he have no brain?”

“Against Yeon Sora?”

The professor also looked very troubled.

When the incident between those two erupted last time, the professor was the one who handled it.

Seeing that spectacle again would be insanity.

“Yeon Sora was absent a lot this week. Your practice will be quite lacking, so how about designating someone else?”

First he seems to try persuading gently with a smile, but Baek Hyeonjung didn’t back down. He glared at me once with bulging eyes, then whipped around to face the professor.

“Are you giving Yeon Sora special treatment right now?”

“That’s not it.”

“I know Yeon Sora had all absence deductions nullified in every class. Doesn’t that mean she was recognized for catching up with all lessons?”

Yesterday, I took pop quizzes in all subjects. Thanks to memorizing notes Gyeon Junhwi took, I could avoid failing grades.

<Fundamentals of Skill Usage> is closer to practical than theory, so I was tested on that too.

Anyway, as Baek Hyeonjung said, I was recognized for catching up with class progress without problems.

But how does he know that?

“Yeon Sora, are you demanding special treatment too?”

Meanwhile, the mini-villain is looking straight at me and provoking. What is he trusting to act like this… that question was soon resolved.

“Yeon Sora was resting after going through stuff, not playing around. Have some conscience knowing what she went through.”

“Yeon Sora didn’t do preliminary studies and was even absent, right? I heard Incapacitation has difficult formulas so we spent all week learning just that…”

“Didn’t she get private tutoring in power enhancement?”

Listening to other cadets’ words, current Yeon Sora is in a more disadvantageous position than ever.

From the mini-villain’s perspective who doesn’t know about the skill copy machine, it’s a reasonably rational choice.

‘As expected, villain blood runs thick.’

The instinct to want to step on a weakened opponent!

Maybe it’s natural for Baek Hyeonjung, who received thorough villain early education from childhood, to act this way. Still, compared to the twins who actually tried to kill people, he’s cute.

Let me give him a warning so he doesn’t get embarrassed.

“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but you can’t beat me.”

“Kyaaaaaah!”

Hmm, judging by the surrounding reactions, I unconsciously smiled. Baek Hyeonjung twisted his face and glared at the professor.

“My choice is Yeon Sora. If you designate a different cadet, that’s you using your authority to give Yeon Sora special treatment, Professor. I’ll file an objection.”

“If that’s really how you feel, fine. Let’s proceed as is.”

The professor surprisingly readily approved the sparring.

Instead, he put a peculiar barrier bracelet on Baek Hyeonjung’s hand. A bracelet in a completely different color from mine…

Whatever it is, it’s a special item. I can feel the strong will to never repeat the same mistake.

“Proper education time!!!”

“Yeon Sora definitely stomp him!!”

“That Baek Hyeonjung bastard is trash too!!!”

“No Drone Eye this time?”

The sparring proceeded amid one-sided cheering.

At this point, I decided to just go with the flow.

‘Well, at least I won’t kill anyone.’

Incapacitation skill is a mental-type skill that only removes attacking will.

Someone holding a sword will lower it, and opponents using magic stop mana operation. The worst result was fainting, I think?

Plus with the professor taking such thorough precautions, nothing major will happen.

“Then let’s begin the sparring. Yeon Sora uses Incapacitation, Baek Hyeonjung uses Paralysis skill.”

The professor even personally held a whistle.

Seeing the TA looking flustered, this isn’t a normal situation either. With sufficient safety nets, I feel at ease too.

“When the whistle blows, both sides please cast your skills.”

The professor put the whistle to his mouth, and—

Shriiiill—

The whistle sounded, and—

【Casting Unique Skill <Me Too, Like My Baby!>.】

【Casting Yeom Juwan’s general skill <Incapacitation>.】

Thud—

Shriiiill—

The match ended.

Same situation as last time. At this level, it’s not a skill copy machine but a scene copy machine.

“Cadet Yeon Sora wins. Sk-skill manifestation time is 0.3 seconds!”

The TA holding the timer shouted.

And the professor is…

‘Why is he acting like that?’

He’s staring at Baek Hyeonjung with his mouth wide open.

His expression is so dazed that my heart sank for a moment too.

‘Don’t tell me… I did it again?’

Thinking I’d accidentally committed attempted murder again, I ran toward Baek Hyeonjung in surprise, but the mini-villain was fine.

“Hehehehe… don’t fight hehehehe.”

He’s drooling with a stupid face but his life isn’t particularly in danger. In the original, Gyeon Junhwi also produced this level of power.

A sigh of relief escaped involuntarily.

“Ahem! The Incapacitation went in a bit strongly. But there’s no major problem. He’ll return to normal in just 10 minutes.”

After the professor belatedly composed his expression and explained, the murmuring in the classroom subsided.

As expected, there’s no problem.

But this time the professor looked straight at me and smiled.

“Cadet Yeon Sora? Could you come to my office for a moment?”