The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 51

“Why are you curious about that?”

 

At my question, Kwon Ikseong hesitated for a moment before speaking.

 

“Let’s just call it personal curiosity.”

 

“No way….”

 

I covered my mouth with both palms and asked.

 

“…Do you like me?”

 

Is this that kind of cliché development where the favorite character ends up liking me because I transmigrated into the novel? Is this the content of a special side story I haven’t opened yet?

 

[I Ended Up Taking My Favorite’s Night While Catching a Villain (R-rated Special Revised Edition)]

 

…If that’s the case, I’m not mentally prepared yet…! I only ever thought of Ikseong as my favorite character, I never thought of him as a man….

 

‘Actually, I have.’

 

Hehe.

 

“It’s not that kind of curiosity.”

 

“Ah. I see.”

 

But Ikseong’s answer flowed out firmly without a shred of hesitation. The slight furrowing of his brow was a bonus.

 

‘Not even a grain of hope, huh.’

 

Tch.

 

“Um… then why….”

 

He stared at me silently. As if he were doubting whether he could trust me. Then, he spoke quietly.

 

“In addition to Chief Cha Jeonhyeok, I suspect there is another individual or faction within the Hunter Investigation Bureau colluding with criminal forces. It’s highly likely they are in the Investigation Department.”

 

Oh. As expected. At this rate, he’ll catch the spy in Team 1 in no time.

 

“And it appears that person also intruded into my office.”

 

“Wow. They’ve got some nerve.” 

 

That jerk. Whoever it is, once they’re found, I’ll make sure they face the judgment of justice….

 

“Month X, Day XX, X o’clock. I checked my office CCTV.”

 

Uh……? That date is the day I possessed Ikseong. An internal spy broke into Ikseong’s office then?

 

While I was feeling puzzled, he continued.

 

“The intrusion time was about 10 minutes.”

 

10 minutes is incredibly short. To break into an office and steal information in that time… they’re impressive, aren’t they?

 

“Then it really was an insider job?” 

 

I tried to subtly hint that it could be someone within Team 1. However, Ikseong’s answer was unexpected.

 

“I don’t believe it was Team 1. I’m also keeping in mind the possibility that the person is a ‘Gamer.’”

 

“Pardon?”

 

The conversation suddenly jumped to an unexpected place. A Gamer wouldn’t have a reason to break into Kwon Ikseong’s office, would they? They have their own routes for getting information anyway—

 

“The person I suspect is the one who took control of my mind and body for those 10 minutes. I don’t know what kind of skills Gamers have, but I’m thinking they might have a mental-type skill.”

 

“….”

 

No way…. Right now….

 

“It’s unclear what that person was trying to do, but for ten minutes on that CCTV, I was not myself. There are ten minutes missing from my memory. Seeing how they tried to hide it, it seems they had grasped my range of movement that day to some extent.” 

 

He’s talking about me.

 

Feeling my lips go dry, I drank from the water cup in front of me.

 

“So, that person is a Gamer, and that Gamer might be inside our Investigation Department.”

 

“Pfft……!”

 

A piece of blood sausage flew out of my mouth. I started coughing and searched for water, and Ikseong quickly handed me a water bottle and asked kindly.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

“…Yes. Yes, well….”

 

How did I end up being misunderstood as a Gamer! Does this even make sense? And he noticed something was off just from 10 minutes of possession?

 

Ah, as I thought, possessing Kwon Ikseong was a mistake, a mistake! Though I did manage to remove the bomb thanks to it.

 

“You don’t need to worry too much.”

 

Perhaps reading my reaction differently, Kwon Ikseong spoke in a somewhat softened voice.

 

“Because I will be conducting the investigation into the Gamer alone.”

 

“Is it a ‘trust no one’ kind of thing?”

 

Is that why you put me in this interrogation room and fed me blood sausage? Was this delicious sausage actually a trap! I looked down at the sausage I was eating with a mournful expression.

 

At that moment, Kwon Ikseong swept back his bangs with a troubled face. It’s not the time to say this, but—

 

‘Ikseong is really handsome.’

 

It was a moment where I almost accidentally drooled. Then, Ikseong dropped another bombshell.

 

“It seems the Gamer is interested in Investigator Lee Yuji.”

 

“Wh-what?” 

 

Choi Woojin is interested in me? I recalled the way he confronted me the first time he saw me, with a face that looked like he was about to kill me. Furthermore, even on the bus, he only thought about using me. I think there’s a serious misunderstanding here….

 

“Isn’t that just because I’m acting out of line?”

 

“…So you do know.”

 

“Yes, well….”

 

It’s a regret even for me that I’ve been caught up in three incidents shortly after joining…. But I really didn’t want to become a rookie who ‘stands out’ this much! What was I supposed to do when my life was on the line?

 

“Actually, I contacted the Gamer separately. I used a helicopter to track the Gamer’s location from the air—”

 

“Wait a minute.”

 

My eyes went wide.

 

“You deployed a helicopter? The Chief clearly said no to that…….”

 

“I did it on my own authority.”

 

Kwon Ikseong answered calmly, but for me, knowing the original story, this was a shocking event. The great Kwon Ikseong ignored orders from above and acted alone? And he flew a helicopter without flight authorization? 

 

“The disciplinary action will probably be quite heavy.”

 

Kwon Ikseong nodded. He looked as if he already knew. Wait. If that’s the case, then—

 

“…Were you trying to save me?”

 

At my question, a ripple appeared on Kwon Ikseong’s calm face. He furrowed his eyelids for a moment before answering.

 

“It wasn’t only for that.” 

 

It wasn’t only for that. That means— 

 

“I see.”

 

There was also the intention to save me. It was quite a surprising revelation. Because this time, Kwon Ikseong had done something he never managed to do in the original work. The reason was likely because one of Kwon Ikseong’s principles is ‘save your comrades under any circumstances.’

 

Only then was one question resolved. I realized why the penalty for failing the quest to stop the bus terror was death by septic shock from a gunshot wound. I thought it was simply because I might not have been on the bus, but it seemed there was more to it.

 

‘Perhaps even if I had left it alone—’

 

Kwon Ikseong would have stopped the bus terror. 

 

This time, by any means necessary, even if it meant defying orders and not trusting his superiors. 

 

But then a variable called ‘me’ got involved and might have snatched away the task Ikseong was supposed to do.

 

Thinking that made me feel strange. 

 

They said I was a nameless extra. 

 

They said I kept getting status ailments because I was destined to die. 

 

Why does it feel like I keep intruding on the protagonists’ story?

 

But there was no time to keep dwelling on that strange feeling.

 

“Has any man approached you recently, even if he’s not a lover? It doesn’t matter if it’s a woman. It could be a friend you’ve started contacting frequently. Anyone you’ve become close to after joining the Hunter Investigation Bureau is a suspect.”

 

“Ah, wait a second. That… ‘interest’… no way….”

 

I traced back to see if there was anything I missed in the previous conversation, and my eyes went wide.

 

“The Gamer likes me? Romantically?”

 

At my question, Kwon Ikseong spoke calmly, but clearly, like a profiler delivering a profile. 

 

“That is what I believe. The Gamer has an erotic curiosity toward Investigator Lee Yuji. And they are continuing to watch Investigator Lee Yuji out of that curiosity.”

 

How does this make any sense!