Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 539

The world turned upside down.

Because of Su-ho.

Things had been quiet since the second Big Gate, so people had been wondering whether nothing much was happening, but it turned out he’d gone into Africa by himself and driven the monsters to extinction.

- Isn’t he seriously insane?

- No, but was that even possible in the first place? lolllllllll

- Tell me this is a hidden-camera prank.

- At this point, isn’t the Director basically the system and the system basically the Director?

- fr; so all of this was staged from the start after all ;;

- Normally I’d say stop talking bullshit, but now I honestly think it sounds plausible.

- Good thing the Director didn’t get any evil ideas. If he’d wanted to, he probably could’ve just conquered Earth and founded the Su-ho Empire.

- Honestly, I kind of wish he’d just conquer it and save my life. It’d probably be better than what I’ve got now no matter what.

└ Even Su-ho’s grandpa couldn’t fix that.

└ You wanna die?

The African landing operation announced through Jo Jin-hwi had now become known to everyone in the world.

Naturally, as soon as Su-ho returned, he filmed a few simple interview videos with Jo Jin-hwi, and during that process he also revealed the method of subjugation people would be curious about.

- I am the master of all shadows, the great Hollow Jack himself!!

There was no need for many words.

The moment they called it an interview, Jack popped out on his own and excitedly started running his mouth.

Thanks to that, the world turned upside down once again.

Because of Jack’s existence, and because of the terrifyingly enormous number of Black Army troops commanded by Su-ho and Jack.

- ...At this point, isn’t the Director the only actual Hunter and everyone else just miscellaneous labor?

- He really could conquer Earth by himself.......

- He could probably conquer space too......?

- I can only make a puppy with my shadow.......

- I can make a turtle. Wanna see?

- No.

In truth, just in terms of scale, this was one of the biggest incidents Su-ho had caused so far—something comparable to a Big Gate, or depending on how you looked at it, the biggest of all.

Because he had done nothing less than conquer an entire continent by himself.

Just when people were starting to feel there wasn’t even any way left to be shocked anymore, Jo Jin-hwi asked during the interview shoot,

“Director?”

“Yes?”

“To be honest, if you can conquer a continent by yourself and clear out two Big Gates by yourself...... would it be fair to think that the system is no longer a threat to humanity?”

“Depending on how you look at it, maybe, but I wouldn’t say that. In the end, the system is unpredictable, and while I’ve handled things by myself so far, there’s no telling when I might die or when an even greater Great Cataclysm might occur.”

A textbook answer.

He did not indulge in arrogance or abuse.

Because Su-ho alone knew the secret of the world that no one else on Earth knew.

'Gates on Earth aren’t the issue anymore. The real problem is the independent game.'

But Su-ho never revealed this fact.

No, he had no intention of revealing it in the future either.

At this point, it was hardly an exaggeration to say the fate of the world was nearly the same as his own life.

'I understand how Umbra felt.'

Was there any reason to say it out loud and stir up people’s worry and anxiety?

There wasn’t.

It was enough for me alone to carry this brutal burden.

After finishing the interview, a call came to Su-ho’s personal phone.

The caller was the President.

Su-ho calmly answered the call.

“Yes, Mr. President.”

- Mr. Su-ho, it’s me. Do you have a moment to talk?

“Yes, I do.”

- I heard the news. They say you conquered Africa by yourself?

“Yes, that’s right.”

- First of all, thank you. You’ve done something truly immense. All of humanity ought to thank you, but as the President representing the people of our country, I thought I should personally call and offer my thanks. In all honesty, I’d like to invite you to the Blue House, but...... you’ve become too great a person for me to summon you over something like this, haven’t you?

As expected of the President.

He understood Su-ho’s disposition better than anyone.

Of course, if he called, Su-ho would have gone to the Blue House out of courtesy.

After all, he was the President working on behalf of this country.

“I was actually planning to contact you soon anyway, so thank you for calling first.”

- I see. Well then......

The President hesitated.

He had no choice.

The other party was Su-ho.

Su-ho was no longer just the superstar the world recognized. Because of this incident, he had proven himself to be the strongest one-man army capable of subduing an entire continent by himself, which made him someone people couldn’t help but tread carefully around, whether they wanted to or not.

No matter how docile a tiger might be with its handler beside it, to a stranger it was still, in the end, the king of the mountain.

Of course, people had already been careful around him before, but handling a Big Gate and cleaning up an entire continent felt completely different to ordinary people.

Su-ho said,

“Mr. President, it sounds like there’s something you want to say, so I’d appreciate it if you’d speak comfortably without worrying about how I might take it.”

- ......Thank you. Actually, one reason I called was because there were a few things I wanted to ask.

“Ask?”

- Well...... by any chance, are you planning to remain affiliated with the Association?

What?

Hahaha!

At that, Su-ho burst out laughing without realizing it.

Naturally, he covered the mouthpiece so the President wouldn’t hear and laughed quietly.

“Yes, of course. My original workplace is the Grand Hunter Association, so if not the GHA, where else would I work?”

- But...... in truth, haven’t you become someone who no longer needs to work at a small institution like the GHA? To be blunt, at this point you’re more influential and more powerful than the President of the United States, aren’t you? And what about wealth and fame?

“I won’t deny that. But separate from being a Hunter and the Director of Save the World, the fact that I’m an employee working at the GHA isn’t going to change. Besides, didn’t we recently talk about promotion-related matters?”

- We did. Actually, that’s also part of why I’m calling now, since personnel transfer season is coming up. I wanted to ask whether we should proceed with what we discussed back then as planned, or whether.......

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