Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 230

“Hahaha!”

Nexus Headquarters.

Fortunately, Bae Dong-hyeok hadn’t left work yet.

Being the end of the month, he had a lot of tasks to wrap up, which had delayed his departure—and that worked out perfectly for timing.

Because of that, they were able to meet at the headquarters, and Su-ho was showered with praise from Bae Dong-hyeok, practically spitting as he spoke.

“I knew you’d pull it off, Hunter! Haha!”

Bae Dong-hyeok’s grin looked like it would rip through the sides of his face.

No wonder.

Nexus, which had long lacked a star figure, had finally signed a top-tier Hunter—a legitimate Top Ten-class.

Also present was Office Manager Kim I-gang.

Su-ho asked Kim,

“Those two are still in Jeju, right?”

“Yes, they’re still there. But they’ll be heading up soon. They said they weren’t planning to stay in Jeju for long.”

Ki Jun-seo was still in Jeju with his younger sister.

Now that they were about to return to Seoul, they intended to make the most of their final days there, since they likely wouldn’t have to return.

Bae Dong-hyeok laughed and said,

“By the way, I saw the press conference. I really didn’t think you’d clear the Sealed Gate completely on your own. That was unbelievable.”

“Haha, it just ended up that way. Thanks to that, we’ve been able to push up the schedule for the North Korea Project.”

“I was wondering about that too—are you really going forward with the North Korea Project?”

“It’s already been officially announced, so of course I am. Are you interested?”

At Su-ho’s question, Bae Dong-hyeok and Kim I-gang exchanged glances, eyes widening.

“Would there even be a place for us?”

“Of course. Why wouldn’t there be? North Korea is full of Gates, and it’s physically impossible for me to handle them all on my own.”

“Well, that’s true... So how would we be participating?”

“I’ll let you know once the plan is a bit more finalized. But whatever it ends up being, it won’t be a bad deal for you.”

At Su-ho’s words, both their eyes gleamed.

It was Su-ho speaking, after all—he inspired confidence.

Then Su-ho continued,

“Now, shall we get back to that deal we were working on before?”

“Ah, yes. You said that aside from the existing Banshee members, you’d like to bring in a few of your guild members too, right?”

“Yes. Of course, it would require their agreement. Specifically, I want to recruit Kang Dae-han and Park Goong.”

“Kang Dae-han I understand, since you’ve got history with him—but Park Goong as well?”

Kim I-gang tilted his head, clearly puzzled.

Understandable.

Kang Dae-han had been thriving since Su-ho helped him reposition, but Park Goong had only just awakened—a total rookie.

“He’s inexperienced now, but he’ll grow fast. I plan to raise him properly myself.”

“Well, if you put it like that... But how exactly do you plan to recruit them? You’re with the Association, aren’t you?”

“I’m not trying to take them immediately. I’m thinking of recommending them through the guild referral track—special recruitment. I’ll first confirm their interest. If they agree to apply, I’ll handle their support from there. Until then, they’ll remain under Nexus.”

Kang Dae-han was on his way to becoming a national-level tank, and with a bit of training, Park Goong could reach the skill level of the legendary Bow Demon from Su-ho’s past life.

‘Considering the flood of Gates coming, I need to nurture as many powerhouses as possible.’

At Su-ho’s request, Bae Dong-hyeok nodded.

“Is that all you need?”

“Yes, that’s enough. Just be ready to write recommendation letters for me when I ask.”

“Of course, that’s a given. Still, compared to everything you’ve done for us, these terms feel too generous—it’s almost embarrassing.”

“Not at all. Hunter Kang Dae-han alone is a valuable asset to Nexus. I don’t see this as unfair at all.”

“In that case...”

Su-ho smiled.

“Then I’ll be in touch again soon. Oh, and by the way—I’m now a Department Head. I’ll be heading to the Special Division shortly.”

“What?”

“Wow, why didn’t you tell us sooner? Congratulations!”

“No need to make a fuss—I didn’t want to burden you, so I saved it for now.”

Soon after, Su-ho stood up to leave first.

That wrapped up all the meetings he needed to take care of.

He hailed a cab back to the Cheongdam safe house.

‘All that’s left is to write up the special recruitment proposal.’

The proposal wouldn’t be difficult to draft.

All he had to do was plug things into the existing format.

The only part that needed a bit of attention was the extra credit criteria and applicant eligibility.

‘Whatever happens, the people I picked need to get through.’

He had no intention of scoring them generously on purpose.

Instead, he planned to make the requirements strict and train the Banshee members to match them.

That way, no one could talk behind their backs later.

As he was heading home, lost in those thoughts, his phone rang just as he was getting out near the front of the house.

It was another call from Ion.

Su-ho answered.

“Yes, Director.”

“Hunter, the Inagawa group has sent us a few proposed dates for the meeting.”

“That was fast. What’s the earliest date?”

“Three days from now. In Roppongi, Tokyo.”

Three days.

Su-ho recalled his schedule and nodded.

“That works. Let’s set it for three days from now. I’ll be sending an item—could you arrange for it to be delivered to Roppongi?” freēnovelkiss.com

“Understood. Just hand it off to the Safe House staff and I’ll make sure it gets there. Also, the business cards should be ready by tomorrow.”

“Then let’s meet tomorrow so I can pick them up. Wait—other than the business cards, is there anything else I should know?”

“Not really. They insisted on discussing everything in person.”

“In that case, just have the business cards delivered to my house.”

“Got it.”

After ending the call, Su-ho handed the Guiyeong Spear over to the Safe House staff.

‘Time to get started on the paperwork.’

Once back home, Su-ho immediately began drafting the special recruitment proposal.

***

"Not bad."

The next morning.

Jeong Cheol-min nodded as he looked over Su-ho’s special recruitment proposal.

"Submitting this as is?"

"Yes, I think that’ll do."

"Any other requests?"

"As for other matters..."

Su-ho handed him several personnel recommendation forms he had prepared alongside the recruitment proposal.

"What’s this?"

"Personnel recommendations. I thought they might be useful for reference during the personnel restructuring."

"Hm..."

The recommendations were tailored exactly to Su-ho’s preferences. But every name on the list was someone Su-ho had dealt with personally in his previous life or had a solid reputation. On the surface, it might look biased—but Su-ho genuinely wanted the Association to function properly.

Jeong Cheol-min nodded again.

"Got it. I’ll submit them together. Anything else?"

"No, that’s all. I’ll go handle the rest of my tasks."

"Alright. But do we even have tasks left?"

"There’s always something if you look."

"Do as you see fit."

"Yup. Then I’ll head out."

With that, Su-ho stepped outside.

Just then, a call came in from Director Ion.

"The item you requested just arrived in Roppongi."

"Got it. I’ve received the business cards too, so I’ll head out on schedule."

Perfect timing.

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

Su-ho ended the call and immediately headed for Cheongok.

After wrapping up business there, he parked his car at a nearby public parking lot and pulled out an item.

What he pulled out was none other than the Talent Pendulum of Atonement.

Su-ho used the Talent Pendulum of Atonement.

[ Talent Pendulum Recast activated. ]

As he used the item, a chime sounded and golden threads burst forth.

The golden threads wrapped around the status window that appeared automatically, and then the system prompted:

[ Please select the stat to be redistributed. ]

[ Strength (Y): 56 ]

[ Magic (Y): 15 ]

[ Sense (O): 96 ]

After a quick mental calculation, Su-ho selected the Sense stat.

[ You have selected the Sense stat. ]

[ One point will be consumed as the cost of redistribution. ]

[ You have gained 94 bonus stat points. ]

With the selection complete, one point was consumed to activate redistribution.

As a result, Su-ho’s Sense stat dropped to 1, and he received 94 bonus stat points—minus the one he paid.

Su-ho distributed a portion of those 94 points and then refreshed his status window.

"Status window."

[ An Su-ho ]

– Lv: 163

– Class: Crusader

– Traits: <New Blood> <Hercules Candidate>

– Strength (Y): 56

– Magic (Y): 56

– Sense (O): 1

– Bonus Stats: 53

He had balanced his Magic stat to match his Strength. Now that he was heading to Japan, he needed the Magic stat as high as possible—just in case. This time, instead of flying, he planned to use Shadow Step through the Guiyeong Spear.

‘Just moving from Jeju to Seoul last time cost a significant amount of magic power.’

And now, the trip was from Seoul to Japan.

So stocking up on Magic was essential.

He held off on spending the remaining bonus points for now. If he ran into trouble due to insufficient Magic during skill use, he’d allocate more then.

With his stat distribution done, Su-ho activated his next skill.

[ Movement Energy Technique activated. ]

Whiooo!

Movement Energy Technique—a martial arts skill that restores stamina and mana through meditation.

Since it was only stat redistribution and not a level-up, the Magic he’d used wasn’t automatically restored. That’s why he used Movement Energy Technique to replenish the missing magic power.

Once his magic was fully recovered, Su-ho finally activated Shadow Step.

[ Shadow Step activated. ]

Shuuuuu!

The moment Shadow Step activated, a massive surge of magic drained from his body.

So much so that a wave of dizziness hit him.

His vision briefly went dark, then slowly light returned.

Su-ho looked around at the changed scenery.

Similar, yet different.

He was in Japan.

Su-ho checked his remaining magic.

‘That was close.’

It had been tight—but thankfully, he still had some magic left. Which meant traveling from Seoul to Tokyo via Shadow Step was definitely doable.

Su-ho immediately invested all remaining bonus stats into his Sense stat, then sat on a nearby bench and used Movement Energy Technique again.

Whiooo!

After a while, the skill completed, and Su-ho had fully recovered his used magic.

With that done, he used Reverse Morphology to change his face and finally stood up.

Of course, he had brought his passport as well. He also had the fake business cards Ion had prepared. But even so, he had changed his face—because it was about time the world started recognizing Su-ho’s face.

‘The End Gate raid is going to be a global sensation.’

Better safe than sorry. A little caution never hurt.

Su-ho slowly began blending into the streets of ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) Roppongi.

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