The Civil Servant Who Conceals Her Power Is Too Good at Possession Chapter 8

Kang Wolyeon.

 

An A-rank hunter who had a bright yellow artificial eye implanted in his left socket.

 

With his immense power and cruel nature, he had committed all sorts of atrocities within the world of the novel.

 

However, the current Kang Wolyeon was…

 

“Did you kill them?”

 

“…”

 

…is trembling.

 

He was just a young boy. 

 

A nineteen-year-old boy.

 

No prosthetic eye.

 

Frankly, considering the scale of crimes this brat will commit when he grows up, it would be right a hundred times over to shoot him dead here and now—but—

 

“What’s the point in asking when you won’t believe anything I say anyway. F*ck.”

 

Kang Wolyeon let out a dry, chittering laugh.

 

Before I could answer, Pi Sowon spoke from beside me.

 

“You’re right. I wouldn’t believe you no matter what you said.”

 

“…!”

 

Kang Wolyeon’s face twisted.

 

“The classroom door was locked from the inside, and the student dean testified that only you and the victim were on this floor. Above all, there’s this weapon.” 

 

Pi Sowon lifted a dagger with her white-gloved hand.

 

The instant she touched it, the blade unfurled into a screw-like shape and rippled in the air as though it possessed a will of its own.

 

‘It’s a mana item.’

 

I stared at the markings engraved along the blade.

 

◐◑

 

A simple geometric pattern.

 

But I knew what that was.

 

I knew who had made that item, too.

 

‘…If I use this carefully, it could work in my favor.’

 

The calculations fell into place in my head.

 

“It’s a mana item, and there’s only one Awakened registered at Jeongmun High School—you.”

 

“That’s—!”

 

Kang Wolyeon tried to say something, then shut his mouth.

 

He had no choice.

 

Someone held his lifeline in their hands.

 

The son of the chairman of Jeongmun High School.

 

And that b*stard is an unregistered E-rank Awakened.

 

‘He caused an incident when he was younger, so they’ve been hiding the fact that he awakened.’

 

At E-rank, awakening wouldn’t change much for some rich family’s heir anyway.

 

But Kang Wolyeon had a firm weakness in the chairman’s hands.

 

‘There’s no way he can confess that.’

 

For that reason, Kang Wolyeon was arrested here—and during his transfer, he would attempt to escape—

 

‘And that’s when he kills an investigator.’

 

He also injured his eye then, leading him to wear an artificial one. 

 

That was said to be his first murder.

 

After that, he grew into a budding villain who bristled at the very sight of investigators.

 

“Wow. You’re an investigator? How fun! This is fun!”

 

Thinking about what this brat did to our Ik-seong when they crossed paths, I can’t let him live… but.

 

Right now, this guy is useful to me.

 

Definitely.

 

Click.

 

Pi Sowon pulled out handcuffs from her pocket.

 

‘In the original story, the handcuffs were supposed to be fastened incorrectly at this point, leading to Kang Wol-yeon’s accident.’

 

But this time, things are different from the original. Pi Sowon is the one putting them on—I can’t be sure she’ll make the same mistake.

 

“For your information, a quick confession helps reduce your sentence, kid. Though, seeing as you’re a hunter who killed a civilian and even used an item, even with leniency it’ll be life imprisonment.”

 

As Pi Sowon smiled faintly, Kang Wolyeon’s face drained white.

 

She roughly yanked him to his feet.

 

I stepped between them and pulled out the handcuffs from my own pocket, holding them up to show Pi Sowon.

 

“Excuse me~! Team Leader!”

 

“…?”

 

“Could I try doing it?” 

 

I asked with a bright smile.

 

“You haven’t run off to puke yet?”

 

Pi Sowon said, sounding almost surprised.

 

This psychopath…!

 

I cursed inwardly while maintaining my smile.

 

“Hehe. This is my first dispatch, right? So, I wanted to try it once……” 

 

“You want to try?”

 

I could see a vein pulsing at Pi Sowon’s temple.

 

She had every right to be annoyed.

 

She probably wanted to fire this overly cheerful partner on the spot.

 

But—

 

Pi Sowon glanced around and sighed.

 

The Bureau’s forensics team, who had arrived for the scene investigation, was watching her.

 

‘She can’t exactly get angry here.’

 

She simply gestured with her chin for me to proceed.

 

I put on the most enthusiastic expression I could manage and fastened the cuffs onto Kang Wolyeon’s wrists.

 

Click.

 

The moment they locked in place with a soft sound, I made an “ah!” face and removed my jacket, wrapping it around his wrists.

 

Pi Sowon’s expression darkened.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“…I think I saw it in a movie once. And… well, he’s a student.”

 

At my words, Kang Wolyeon looked at me.

 

I had no way of checking what expression he wore. I couldn’t turn to look.

 

‘It smells like blood…!’

 

The afterimage of the crime scene still seemed to waver before my eyes.

 

Just what kind of person is Team Leader Pi to be able to navigate a place like that so nonchalantly?

 

Or did working at the Hunter Investigation Unit turn people into that?

 

“You….”

 

“Shall we go~?”

 

With an excited face, I linked arms with Kang Wolyeon and marched out of the classroom door. 

 

Pi Sowon was watching us from behind, her expression crooked, when I leaned close enough for only Kang Wolyeon to hear and murmured,

 

“Kang Ilyeon.”

 

Very softly.

 

“I know who that is.”

 

Kang Wolyeon’s eyes widened at those words.

 

He glared at me for a moment, then slipped his arm free and struck me with his cuffed wrist.

 

Thud!

 

‘Ow. That hurts.’

 

Even though I’d anticipated it, stars spun before my eyes.

 

Clutching my nose, I saw Pi Sowon behind me drawing her gun at Kang Wolyeon.

 

Should I just… let him die?

 

A rational thought brushed past my mind.

 

Honestly, isn’t it true that this kid grows up to be a villain?

 

In Kang Wolyeon’s case, you can’t say a troubled childhood had zero influence, but then again, not every human with a troubled childhood becomes a criminal. 

 

But the hesitation didn’t last even a second.

 

My conclusion was simple.

 

I spun and drove a side kick into the back of Kang Wolyeon’s head.

 

The crack of breaking wood echoed from his skull.

 

But he’s Awakened, so he shouldn’t die.

 

Probably…?

 

I barely caught his pitching body as it smashed through the corridor window.

 

A shard of broken glass glinted sharply just in front of his left eye.

 

‘This time,’ it wasn’t injured.

 

“…!”

 

While he was still stunned, I hauled him back into the corridor and threw a punch straight at his glaring face.

 

I heard Pi Sowon’s hurried footsteps approaching from behind.

 

She was holding her gun, her face unsettled.

 

I wiped the blood streaming from my nose and smiled sheepishly at her.

 

“Ah… I’m fine.”

 

“No… I wasn’t asking about you, I’m asking if he’s okay.”

 

Pi Sowon muttered, staring at the unconscious Kang Wolyeon.

 

I tilted my head, looking at the window between the classroom and the corridor.

 

As if I truly didn’t know.

 

“But you know, Team Leader.” 

 

“What. What now. If you’re going to say you want to try the Miranda rights or something this time, I’ll really……” 

 

“Is something like that usually called a skid mark…? Or something?”

 

As I spoke, I pointed to faint footprints that began at the window and trailed up toward the ceiling.

 

They were faint footprints that couldn’t be seen unless one paid close attention. 

 

As though someone had climbed the window and fled across the ceiling.

 

And those footprints passed over the ceiling and led out toward the exterior window that Kang Wolyeon’s head had just shattered.

 

Pi Sowon’s face hardened as she saw them.

 

I pointed outside through the broken glass and said,

 

“Did they go through here?” 

 

At that, Pi Sowon’s expression twisted. She immediately removed the unconscious Kang Wolyeon’s shoes.

 

“Skid marks are tire marks. This is….”

 

When she pressed Kang Wolyeon’s shoes against the prints—

 

‘They don’t match.’

 

Of course they don’t.

 

“…footprints, I suppose. Just that.”

 

Pi Sowon looked down at Kang Wolyeon with an incredulous expression.

 

As for how I knew—

 

‘Dog’s Nose (A)’

 

-This special skill will disappear after one week.

 

…It was thanks to the gift Lulu left behind.

 

Thank you, Senior Lulu!