Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel 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?”

“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.

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