Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 226

Su-ho stood for a moment inside the gate line where no one could enter, deep in thought.

A crowd of people was rushing in.

Journalists and YouTubers shoved their microphones forward, trying to catch Su-ho’s words.

Su-ho spoke.

“The gate raid was a success. However, the details will be announced officially through the Association.”

Finishing his statement, Su-ho gave a polite nod and immediately activated Achromatic Solitude.

Because of the unique distortion effect of Achromatic Solitude, even though Su-ho was right in front of them, the crowd couldn’t see him.

“Come on, just say a little bit more about the gate—huh? What the hell?”

“Where’d he go?”

“He was right here just a second ago!”

“Hey, find him! We have to get that interview no matter what!”

“Sword Saint!!”

People scattered, looking for the vanished Su-ho.

Su-ho let out a quiet sigh as he watched the zombie-like crowd.

‘If it’s like this, they’re probably camped out around the airport, too......’

What now?

That’s when a good idea popped into Su-ho’s head.

‘Ah, that’ll work.’

Su-ho headed straight for Jeju Airport.

***

Several hours later, Gimpo Airport.

Luggage dropped onto the conveyor belt.

They were sorted into various categories—passenger belongings, freight delivery, and so on. The freight items were separated by zone and loaded into delivery trucks immediately.

Among them, a long package labeled “Express” was handed to a quick delivery rider. The rider picked it up per the order and took it somewhere.

The rider arrived at a secure safe house in Cheongdam-dong... Su-ho’s home.

Staff received the delivery as instructed and brought it inside.

They took a photo of the cargo and sent it to Su-ho.

Just after Su-ho received the photo—

Shhhk!

Something astonishing happened.

Su-ho suddenly appeared right where the cargo had been.

Looking around, Su-ho marveled.

“Damn, this actually worked.”

As he said that, he looked at the system alert in front of him.

[ Shadow Step has been activated. ]

That’s right.

Su-ho had been in Jeju Island just moments ago.

But to shake off the persistent pursuers, he sent only the Guiyeong Spear home via freight delivery and used Shadow Step.

Sure, it consumed a huge amount of mana, but Su-ho had enough mana to travel from Jeju to Seoul, so the move went off without a hitch.

‘I can probably sneak out of the country quietly now, too.’

The world was full of useful skills and items.

In his previous life, the problem wasn’t that they didn’t exist—it was that they were scattered among various people and often abused.

Upon arriving in Seoul, Su-ho immediately called Jeong Cheol-min.

— “Oh, Su-ho.”

“I’m in Seoul right now. Can we meet for a moment?”

— “What? You’re in Seoul? How?!”

“I handled things well and made it here. So, where are you?”

— “I was just about to leave work, actually.”

“I’ll be there soon. Let’s meet at the office.”

— “What? Hey, I was about to go home!”

“Come on, this is urgent. I’ll be right there.”

— “Ugh, you relentless bastard...!”

It was already quite late.

But Jeong Cheol-min still hadn’t left work—all because of Su-ho.

Since Su-ho said the official announcement about the Jeju Gate would come through the Association, about 70% of the attention had shifted to them.

And because of that, his direct superior, Jeong Cheol-min, was the one taking all the heat.

As Su-ho drove to the Association, he saw the persistent press camped outside, just as expected.

He shook his head at them and headed toward the underground parking lot accessible only to staff.

There, he met with Jeong Cheol-min.

As soon as he saw Su-ho, Jeong Cheol-min shot up from his seat and shouted.

“You crazy bastard!”

“Yes, your crazy bastard has arrived.”

“Goddamn it... Can I please just go home like a human being for once?”

“Come on, given the situation, how could you think about going home? You’ve got cleanup duty.”

“This is all your fault! And weren’t you supposed to be handling the Marado Gate? So why were you spotted at Hallasan? And how the hell did you escape Jeju?”

“I flew. Anyway, here’s what happened...”

Su-ho began explaining to Jeong Cheol-min.

Of course, he didn’t explain everything with full honesty.

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

He said he went to clear the Marado Gate and received a reward called the “Volcanic Memory Fragment.” Upon investigating it, he discovered it was connected to the Tamra Guild’s “Eleventh Island.”

So he asked Tamra for cooperation, but while talking with them, too many suspicious things came up. That led him to investigate Tamra, during which he uncovered their collusion with the Jeju Branch Chief and gathered evidence to hand over to the Investigation Department... something like that.

Once Su-ho finished explaining, Jeong Cheol-min’s mouth turned into a crescent moon.

“So you’re saying the arrests of Tamra’s representative, deputy, and the Jeju Branch Chief... were all your doing?”

“Unofficially, yes.”

“...”

He had heard something major had gone down in Jeju, but to think it was all the work of his own subordinate.

Jeong Cheol-min rubbed his forehead and spoke.

“...So, what now? I mean, you do realize it’s not just reporters and YouTubers watching this—this whole incident has the world’s attention, right?”

It was true.