Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 389

An additional system notification surfaced.

But it wasn’t an ordinary notification.

■■ is the mark of a Transcendent.

Yet with no epithet and only ■■ dangling there, there’s no telling who is who.

Just then.

[ ■■ gets angry, saying to stop spouting nonsense. ]

[ ■■■■ gets angry, saying not to stick your spoon in. ]

The angry ■■ and ■■■■.

Seeing the system notifications, Su-ho finally realized who ■■ and ■■■■ were.

‘■■ is the master of Heogong-ryu, and ■■■■ is the master of Yajang-ryu.’

It wasn’t the first time something like this happened, so Su-ho caught on quickly.

Because back when he qualified as the heir to Yajang-ryu, the master of Yajang-ryu, ■■■■, had shown interest in Su-ho, and the master of Heogong-ryu, ■■, had shown displeasure then.

‘Then who is this ■■ that’s appeared now?’

With no hints, there was no way to know.

Then system notifications popped up in succession.

[ ■■ shrugs with a smile and doesn’t care at all. ]

[ ■■ introduces himself to you as the “Master of the Spear.” ]

“......!!”

Su-ho’s eyes opened wider than they had in a long while at the system notification.

‘Master of the Spear?’

He hadn’t misread it.

■■ had clearly introduced himself as the Master of the Spear.

‘Why is this guy showing up all of a sudden?’

Is it because I learned Hegemon Spear Art?

A few pieces of information related to Xiang Yu flashed through Su-ho’s mind.

One of them was that Xiang Yu, too, had been a Transcendent’s chosen—an heir to a Transcendent.

‘But that was only when Xiang Yu, like me, satisfied special conditions like acquiring the Nameless Sword, wasn’t it?’

The other thing Su-ho had been planning to push forward was precisely this.

He’d already profited once with the Nameless Sword, so this time he intended to obtain the heirloom item himself in place of Xiang Yu and become the heir to the Master of the Spear.

He hadn’t thought it impossible.

He already knew from the Yajang-ryu succession that one could become the multiple heir of several Transcendents.

The system notifications continued.

[ ■■ says he really likes you. ]

[ And so ■■ wants to see whether you qualify to become his heir. ]

[ Will you accept ■■’s trial? ]

“Crazy.”

The curse slipped out on its own.

He’d suspected it, and that suspicion actually came true.

The heir to the Master of the Spear, of all things.

At that, the master of Heogong-ryu exploded in fury.

[ ■■ flies into a rage, asking what you think you’re doing. ]

[ But ■■ doesn’t care in the slightest and looks only at you. ]

[ ■■ shouts at him to stop. ]

[ ■■■■ also shouts at him to stop. ]

[ But ■■ still doesn’t care and looks only at you. ]

[ ■■’s eyes looking at you are filled with love. ]

Good grief... love, even?

But it made sense.

There’s something Su-ho and all Players don’t know: most Transcendents are always desperate to find a Player heir who will carry on their will.

In that sense, Xiang Yu was the Master of the Spear’s best pick.

But one day, that best pick was killed by the suddenly appearing Su-ho.

The first feeling was anger.

But soon, after seeing the other Transcendents entangled with Su-ho, he changed his mind.

Because now, even if he went looking for a new pick, he felt none would be better than Su-ho.

Besides, once your sights have been set as high as Xiang Yu, the idea of settling for anyone lesser was intolerable.

So he brazened it out and proposed an heir-qualification test.

He figured the embarrassment and finger-pointing would be brief.

Which left ■■ and ■■■■ about to lose their minds.

[ ■■ narrows his brows as he looks at you. ]

[ ■■■■ also narrows his brows as he looks at you. ]

■■ and ■■■■—they’re surely the masters of Heogong-ryu and Yajang-ryu.

The brows they narrowed weren’t out of anger, but worry and unease.

“Ha-ha, this is amusing.”

Maybe that’s why?

Su-ho began to find their reactions entertaining.

‘Seems my market value is pretty hot among them.’

Experiences completely different from his past life.

Naturally, he had no intention of refusing the Master of the Spear’s offer.

It had been the same with Yajang-ryu: he benefited from Heogong-ryu and Yajang-ryu, but that didn’t make them his benefactors.

‘Even if my market value is blazing among the Transcendents, my status is still no different from being the system’s plaything and slave.’

In that case, even for the sake of freedom, a slave should take everything he can take.

And they weren’t giving the heir qualification for free, so there was no burden.

‘If I think of it as completing the remaining stages I was supposed to do anyway, there’s even less reason not to.’

Without hesitation, Su-ho looked up at the sky and nodded.

“I accept. The qualification test.”

Different reactions burst forth to those words.

[ ■■ lets out a deep sigh. ]

[ ■■■■ squeezes her eyes shut and tilts her chin up. ]

[ ■■ cheers and claps. ]

Two in despair.

One in jubilation.

And then—

[ You have accepted ■■’s offer. ]

[ ■■ spreads his arms wide to welcome your acceptance. ]

[ ■■’s trial begins. ]

Fwoooosh!

The trial began.

At the same time, a gale blew, and around Su-ho the surrounding space was kneaded into a nimbus of light, revealing a new space.

Then, a black circle formed a few paces away from Su-ho, and from within it sprang a human figure whose entire body, like Guiyeong, was wrought in jet-black.

The black figure’s height and build were similar to Su-ho’s.

Presently, it stretched out a hand, and a long spear was gripped in its palm.

[ Spear Domain activates. ]

[ Within the Domain, you may not use any weapon other than a spear. ]

[ Within the Domain, no skills whatsoever may be used. ]

I see.

A Domain skill, then.

Understood.

The examiner was the Master of the Spear, and he wanted to see if Su-ho qualified to become his heir—more precisely, to see if he qualified to carry on the will of spearmanship.

Perhaps for that reason, a spear was soon summoned before Su-ho as well.

‘So even Blood Armory is off-limits.’

Strangely, the summoned spear had a length and weight that fit Su-ho’s body perfectly.

‘So this is a Transcendent’s sense, huh.’

Su-ho gave a faint laugh and took his stance.

He’d lived his whole life as a swordsman, but it’s not as if he couldn’t handle a spear at all.

No, not just the spear.

[ ■■ closes his eyes. ]

[ ■■■■ shakes her head. ]

I’m sorry.

What can I do about being too good?

It was then—when he passed the trial and received the Master of the Spear’s recognition.

[ You have passed ■■’s trial. ]

[ ■■’s will settles upon you. ]

[ Manryu Guijong activates. ]

[ Congratulations! You have become the heir of ■■’s “Ganggong-ryu.” ]

[ Information on Hegemon Spear Art is updated. ]

[ You have mastered “Ganggong-ryu Form 1 — One Strike (S+).” ]

[ You have achieved a great feat; the system gifts you 10 bonus stats. ]

System notifications poured down.

At last, Su-ho formally became the heir of Ganggong-ryu.

“Ha-ha......!”

Overjoyed at the system notifications, Su-ho couldn’t help letting out a laugh.

Becoming the heir to even one Transcendent grants immense power; he had just become the heir to three.

No wonder the laugh slipped out.

Perhaps because of that—

[ ■■ sighs at your laughter. ]

[ ■■■■ feels slighted by your attitude. ]

[ ■■ laughs along with your laughter. ]

The existing Transcendents couldn’t hide their bitterness at Su-ho’s laugh.

Ha-ha, can’t be helped.

I understand how you feel, but from my side, this is the best move.

The system notifications ended there; no further guidance about the Transcendents appeared.

‘Looks like that’s the end of it.’

Su-ho checked his status window.

[ An Su-ho ]