Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 367

‘Finally, I’ve gotten it.’

Kusanagi no Tsurugi.

The sword that symbolized the hero Susanoo, one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan, gained when the banished Susanoo slew Yamata-no-Orochi.

Su-ho immediately checked the information of Kusanagi no Tsurugi.

[ Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi ]

Rank : S+

# A sword that dwelled in the tail of Yamata-no-Orochi.

# A remarkable blade, also a divine sword imbued with the power of an evil god.

The description was simple.

And the name wasn’t Kusanagi no Tsurugi but Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi.

Su-ho knew the reason.

‘Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi is a Plus-rank weapon, meaning its information can shift. To transform Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi into Kusanagi no Tsurugi, a special event is required.’

And Su-ho knew exactly what that event was.

Because Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi was an item rooted in Japanese mythology.

He gripped Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi tightly.

The sword began to hum and resonate.

It was responding to the will of its wielder.

At the same time, a foul aura seeped up from the blade.

‘As expected.’

Sensing the distinctly unpleasant aura, Su-ho quietly smirked.

A divine sword, yes—

Or rather, it should rightly be called a demon sword.

As the description noted, since Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi was born from the tail of an evil god, wielding it required tremendous mental strength to endure its aura.

Otherwise, one would either go mad or be consumed by the sword, like any other cursed blade.

Su-ho recalled when it had been discovered in his previous life.

Surprisingly, the one who cleared this place had been none other than Endo.

She had requested Paranormal Ability to open a sealed Gate in order to test her newly developed poison. With her new toxin, she completely melted Yamata-no-Orochi, and during that process, Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi was revealed.

‘No matter how strong a venom, it can’t melt weapons.’

But Endo had no interest in the blade. She sold it at Sotheby’s, the world’s largest auction house. Collectors who knew its mythology bought it, but all of them ended up having their minds corroded by the sword. In the end, it was reclaimed by the Japanese government.

In any case, Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi was an item born of Japanese legend.

Su-ho, leaving its future for later, stored the sword in his inventory.

Then he summoned the Guiyeong Spear and drove it into Yamata-no-Orochi’s corpse.

[ Guiyeong Spear reacts to the shadow of Yamata-no-Orochi of the Red Net. ]

At last, it had a proper shadow meal.

Su-ho then opened [N O V E L I G H T] his status window and began distributing bonus stats.

First, he raised Strength to Navy grade.

[ Strength stat has reached 100. ]

[ Strength stat grows further. ]

[ Congratulations! Strength stat has advanced to Navy grade! ]

Next, he raised his green-colored Perception to blue grade.

[ Perception stat has reached 100. ]

[ Perception stat grows further. ]

[ Congratulations! Perception stat has advanced to Blue grade! ]

He had 24 bonus stats left.

After a moment of thought, Su-ho invested them all in Magic and refreshed his status window.

[ Ahn Su-ho ]

Lv : 237

Class : Rage Crusader

Traits▲ : <New Blood><Candidate of Heracles><King of Ruin><Sealed Power of the Moon><Power of the Sun><Power of the Moon>

Strength (N) : 1

Magic (N) : 25

Perception (B) : 1

Leadership (N) : 56

Bonus Stats : 0

Looking at his status window, Su-ho let out a dry laugh.

Already, he had two Navy-grade stats.

Considering his past life, the speed was absurd.

‘It took me forever to reach Purple stats back then...’

But now, it was still only the early days of the Cataclysm.

Of course, given that Su-ho knew all the information, it would be stranger if he couldn’t achieve this much.

Besides, timing didn’t matter.

‘Whether early or mid or whatever, best to finish it quickly while I can.’

The world he lived in wasn’t a scenario game to be cleared in order. It was better to end the Five Calamities before the difficulty escalated further.

‘Though not all of the Five Calamities have appeared yet.’

[ Guiyeong Spear has completely absorbed the shadow of Yamata-no-Orochi of the Red Net. ]

[ Guiyeong Spear is strengthened. ]

At that moment, the shadow absorption was complete.

But even now, Guiyeong Spear’s fifth stage release didn’t occur.

Su-ho frowned and unsummoned it.

“How much more do you need to be fed, you glutton.”

A maintenance hog indeed.

After retrieving the magic stone from the corpse, Su-ho finally prepared to leave the Gate.

He had no intention of going down the mountain to inform the elderly couple of his victory.

There hadn’t been any quest for that anyway.

Disguised in Hiro’s appearance, Su-ho stepped into the exit portal, his body glowing brightly.

*

“Wh-what?!”

“The Gate line...!”

“My god...!”

Outside the Gate.

The JSDF waiting for him all widened their eyes at the sight of the Gate line disappearing.

Hiro alone had cleared it.

Granted, it had taken a while.

A full day had passed.

But did that really matter?

As Su-ho stepped out of the Square, the waiting JSDF rushed forward to greet him.

“Thank you for your hard work!”

“You truly worked hard!!”

“What an incredible feat...!”

To their warm welcome, Su-ho responded with modest humility.

Then he bowed lightly and departed.

The commander and soldiers watching him murmured in awe.

“Wow...”

“He’s really impressive.”

“That’s a man.”

“Ha... that’s what they mean by samurai spirit.”

“I want to post this on Twitter.”

“Like that’s possible.”

“Yeah, probably not, huh?”

“Enough chatter, let’s prepare to withdraw. With the Gate gone, demolition will be needed.”

“Eh?”

“What do you mean ‘eh’? Get to it!”

“Yes, sir.”

The soldiers reluctantly began preparing for dismantling.

*

Once Su-ho had distanced himself far enough from the Gate, he called Miyamoto.

“Vice-Minister? It’s Yasuda.”

- Oh, Chairman Yasuda. What is it?

“Nothing serious. Just calling to report I’ve cleared a Gate.”

...Excuse me?

“I just cleared an old Legendary Gate.”

- ...?

Miyamoto was at a loss for words.

Naturally so.

That Gate was one of the highest-risk zones with no available data.

When no reply came, Su-ho spoke again.

“Vice-Minister?”

- Ah, y-yes! I was just so shocked I... lost myself for a moment.

“It’s nothing. I’ve already told the site commander, so you can discuss the details with him. I’ll take a short rest and continue clearing Gates.”

- Understood. Ah, wait a moment.

“Yes?”

- Could you... perhaps provide some information about the Gate you cleared?

“Of course. I’ll prepare a report and send it.”

- Truly?

“It’s only proper. Then, if you’ll excuse me.”

Su-ho replied kindly.

There was no reason not to.

After all, Paranormal Ability provided the Gates, so there was no point in being unfriendly.

After hanging up, he checked his missed calls.

First was a missed call from Representative Ion.

He called back immediately.

“Representative, I saw you called?”

- Ah, yes. The items you requested are ready, that’s why I called.

“All of them? Both meteorite iron and gold?”

- Yes. Since both are sensitive items, I’m holding them for now. Where should I send them?

“I’ll come to you. With 111kg of gold, it’d be difficult to move safely. Where are you?”

- I’m at my office in Korea... but aren’t you in Japan? If you’re busy, no rush.

“Nothing’s more urgent than this. I’ll be there shortly. Just leave me the address.”

- Understood.

Su-ho laughed after the call.

Perfect timing.

He had been planning to bring up meteorite iron and gold anyway.

There was also a missed call from Jeong Cheol-min, but the message showed it was just a casual check-in, so he decided to reply later.

After a moment of thought, he called Hiro to inform him of the Legendary Gate clearance.

- Ah, congratulations, Master!

“No need for congratulations. Anyway, I’ll send the report to the Vice-Minister, so keep that in mind. Also, no need to keep this clearance a secret. If you want to use it for marketing, go ahead.”

- No, I couldn’t. It’s your achievement, Master...

“Think of it as your face value. Even if you don’t publicize it, my moving around in your guise will spread the news anyway.”

- That’s true. Still, I’ll try to remain humble.

“Do as you like. I’ll be in touch.”

After the call, Su-ho finally mounted Cheolma.

His destination was Seoul.

 It took him about an hour to reach Seoul.

Ion was astonished.

He had just called—yet Su-ho was already there.

Ion chuckled awkwardly.

“Did you fly here in a jet?”

“Something like that. Anyway, thank you for your trouble. It must have been a lot, but you managed to gather it.”

“No trouble at all. For you, of course I would. Should I show you the goods first?”

“Take your time. I also have things to say.”

“Shall we, then?”

“A hot drink, please.”

At Ion’s order, his secretary brought tea.

As Su-ho sipped, he explained what had transpired.

“Haha, that’s just like you, Director.”

“You don’t seem surprised?”

“Such accomplishments are what I expect. What surprises me more is your ability to travel between Korea and Japan so easily.”

“That’s thanks to a new summon. Want to see?”

When Su-ho summoned Cheolma, Ion expressed mild amazement.

“It’s called Cheolma?”

“That’s right.”

“Like Lü Bu’s Red Hare. Congratulations.”

“It took effort to obtain. Oh, and here.”

Su-ho pulled out several magic stones from his inventory, including the one from Yamata-no-Orochi, and handed them over.

“Director, this is...”

“I should pay you somehow. Of course, it won’t equal 111kg of gold, but I’ll keep supplying you with whatever else I get.”

“Haha, thank you. For me, magic stones are more valuable than gold. Gold can be bought with money, but high-grade magic stones are far harder to acquire.”

“If that’s how you see it, I’m glad.”

“Then let me show you the goods.”

Following Ion’s lead, Su-ho entered a private room.

There, he saw neatly arranged meteorite iron and piles of gold.

“We measured the weight several times, and prepared a little more than you asked, just in case.”

“Much appreciated. This is more than enough.”

“How would you like it transported?”

“No need. I’ll process it right here. So, if you don’t mind stepping out for a moment.”

“Of course. Take your time, no one will disturb you here.”

After Ion politely excused himself, Su-ho turned his gaze to the meteorite iron and gold.

“Then, shall we begin?”

Su-ho reached for the meteorite iron.