Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 423

It wasn’t a mistake.

It wasn’t edited either. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

It really was Su-ho.

In the recorded footage, Su-ho endured multiple explosions with his whole body as he tried to enter the Gate portal.

Not only that, but he also demonstrated with slashes, thrusts, and various attack skills that the Gate portal could not be destroyed.

At last, after finishing his final attack, Su-ho looked toward the camera and spoke.

— As you can see, this is a Gate portal, but it’s in a state where neither entry nor destruction is possible. Furthermore, the World Mana Detection Organization, WMD, reports that an abnormal condensation of mana is occurring in Australia. Therefore, my conclusion is that this Gate portal before us appears to be the very “Big Gate” you all saw in the system notification.

Finishing his explanation, Su-ho walked up to the camera, lifted it so that his upper body filled the frame, and said:

— I’ll explain more details through another broadcast. Thank you.

That was the end of the recorded footage.

Next came the shocked reactions of the news anchor and panelists. Su-ho muted the TV with the remote and, looking at the Bureau executives, made a light shrug and eyebrow gesture.

Everyone sat dumbfounded until Charlie finally opened his mouth.

“W-what exactly is going on here?”

“As you saw.”

“S-saw what, exactly?”

“That footage just now was recorded directly by me in Australia, on my ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) way here.”

“In Australia? Directly?”

“Yes, directly. In fact, I shot that footage separately after testing various things first, to have reference material for this discussion with you all.”

“What on earth....”

“It’s all true.”

“Do you have any proof?”

“Proof, you say....”

When one of the executives demanded evidence, Su-ho let out a short laugh.

Then, wearing the most serious expression in the world, he began to speak again.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I am a civil servant Player currently serving as a Section Chief of the Special Division of the Grand Hunter Association of the Republic of Korea.”

An abrupt self-introduction.

Yet seeing how utterly serious Su-ho was, everyone kept quiet and began listening attentively.

Su-ho continued.

“After the Great Upheaval, having lost my entire family, I swore that if I ever became a Player, I would one day put an end to the Gates that took them from me. Not long after reaching adulthood, I awakened as a Player—and I became a Healer.”

Su-ho then summoned his Blood Sword and set it down on the table.

“I practiced kendo for many years. Yet even so, I chose the path of a Healer because I believed that when you’re left alone, the most important thing is to heal yourself and keep fighting. Because after losing my family and living alone, I learned there are far fewer trustworthy people in this world than you’d expect.”

Finishing his words, Su-ho swept his gaze across the Bureau executives, meeting their eyes.

Then, after taking one steady breath, he continued.

“In Korea there were many sealed Gates—Gates confined in squares according to international standards. And immediately after I joined the Grand Hunter Association, I raided all of them alone. Yes, that’s right. The truth is, I became a civil servant precisely because I could access sealed Gates more easily than any other Player.”

“What do you mean by that...?”

“It’s true. If I had wanted wealth or fame, I would’ve joined a private guild instead. You might not know this, but in Korea, even if a civil servant Player single-handedly clears sealed Gates, the compensation is miserably small. In fact, you could say it’s almost nonexistent.”

“There’s really such a country? Then what kind of conditions does the government offer when recruiting civil servant Players?”

“Haha, that’s too embarrassing to say out loud. So let me speak of something else instead. While clearing sealed Gates on my own, I discovered and raided the End Gate located in Jeju Island—and because of that, complete peace began there.”

“......!”

“An End Gate!”

“Good heavens...!”

At the words End Gate, everyone’s eyes widened.

They knew Su-ho was an extraordinary Player, but most of them only had a rough idea of who he really was.

Su-ho continued.

“I’ve raided every Gate alone until now. There was a brief period when I was affiliated with a guild, but that was only to use them strategically for economic reasons. For Gate raiding itself, I never took anyone’s help. And this was no different after I joined the Grand Hunter Association. I’ve studied on my own and cleared Gates by myself without anyone’s guidance. Because of that, I possess a lot of hidden information others don’t have.”

“What kind of information are you referring to?”

“In this case, information about the Big Gate, for example. I’ve heard that Australia, outside its three major cities, is virtually devastated. Moreover, compared to other countries, it has far more monsters and Gates, and because those Gates haven’t been cleared, the accumulated mana has caused a surge in field monsters. Even if the Peace Corps were deployed right now, tracking the Big Gate would still be difficult.”

He hit the mark.

In fact, the Peace Corps currently dispatched were too busy evacuating Australians to even search for the Big Gate.

“But I, using the information and experience I’ve gathered while raiding numerous Gates, have already located the Big Gate directly. You asked for proof? Do you think I’d come all the way to the U.N. Bureau and wave around fabricated footage as a lie? I’m a civil servant Player working for paltry pay solely to raid Gates.”

“Well, that’s....”

The executive who had demanded proof tried to speak, but Charlie stopped him and answered instead.

“I’ll apologize for that part on his behalf. It’s such an unbelievable situation that words like that slipped out.”

“I understand. I’ll accept your apology.”

“Then let me ask something else... Did you send the video material to the TV station in advance?”

“Strictly speaking, I didn’t. I asked a trustworthy journalist to distribute it for me. Thanks to that, I could use the news perfectly timed with this meeting. And as I mentioned in the footage, I plan to start full-fledged Save the World activities with the next broadcast, which will address the Big Gate in more detail. Ah, and of course, I also intend to use your support for those activities.”

“Our support? But we haven’t said anything yet....”

“Then are you saying you won’t? Or do you think you’ll still say no after I’m done talking?”

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