Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 657

The fight ended.

Only then did the two of them collapse to the ground.

As he caught his breath, Su-ho asked,

“But let me ask you one thing.”

- What is it?

“That second reward you said you gave me a long time ago. What was it?”

Shiva had requested a spar during their first meeting.

Su-ho had accepted that spar under certain conditions.

The result had been Su-ho’s victory, and when he asked for his reward, Shiva said he had already given it to him.

Shiva smiled.

- You still haven’t found it?

“No, I haven’t. What is it?”

Shiva glanced over Su-ho and smiled.

- Looking at you, I think you’ll find out soon. Wait until then.

“What? You’re really going to be like this?”

- Yes, I’m really going to be like this.

Judging by the atmosphere, it did not seem like Shiva intended to tell him.

Su-ho stood up and dusted off his backside.

“Fine. I’ll figure it out myself.”

- Heh, sure. When the time comes, you’ll thank me.

After exchanging farewells, Su-ho returned home.

When he arrived, Jack was lying on the sofa watching television.

“I’m back.”

- Good grief, you startled me! What in tarnation?! Are you a ghost?

Jack flinched in surprise.

But why was he talking like that?

“Why are you talking like that?”

- It’s how the village chief in the drama I’m watching talks. What do you think? It’s fun, so it rolls right off the tongue.

“It sounds strange, so stop it. But why is the house so clean? Has it not been long since I left?”

Even the trash from the delivery food he had ordered before leaving was gone.

Finding it strange, Su-ho was about to check his phone when Jack spoke first.

- Not long, my ass. I thought you were dead. It’s been more than half a month since you left the house.

“Half a month?”

It was true.

When he checked his phone, nearly three weeks had passed.

“Then why is there no trash?”

- Because I cleaned it up?

“If you leave it outside, the staff will clean it up, but did you take the trash out?”

- How would I know that? I either ate everything or burned it all away.

As he said that, Jack produced flames in his hand.

Ah, now that he thought about it, Jack was a mage.

Su-ho nodded and picked up the tablet.

But to his surprise, although only about three weeks had passed, the amount charged through the delivery app had already exceeded thirty million won.

Then it happened.

Knock, knock-

The sound of knocking.

When Su-ho turned his head, Jack had already gone out and opened the door.

“Hey, you!”

But before Su-ho could stop him, Jack carried in an armful of delivered food and moved it to the table.

There was plenty of alcohol as well.

Watching the entire sequence of movements connect as smoothly as flowing water left Su-ho too dumbfounded to speak.

Jack had already finished setting the meal and opened a bottle of soju with a crack before drinking straight from it.

- Ah, that hits the spot. Want a bottle too?

“......What is this?”

- What do you mean? I’m eating. What else was there for me to do while waiting for you? All I could do was watch television and eat.

“That’s true, but...... No, since when do you drink soju too?”

- In Korean dramas, everyone drinks soju at the slightest excuse.

Jack coolly emptied the entire bottle.

Right.

The bill had grown that large in less than a month because he had been eating like this.

Of course, it was not that Su-ho begrudged him the money.

Although Jack belonged to him, he was still a partner who deserved proper respect, so Jack should enjoy himself whenever he had the opportunity.

Su-ho sat down beside him, deciding to rest while he was at it.

Still, Jack had ordered quite a lot.

Sashimi, pork backbone stew, sushi, maki...... But it seemed the type of delivery food he ordered had changed considerably.

“You used to mostly eat pizza and fried chicken. Your tastes have changed a lot.”

- I’ve eaten enough of those. These days, I’m trying a wider variety of things.

“I see.”

Fine. As long as Jack was happy.

Su-ho also picked up a can of beer and opened it.

Jack shoved five pieces of sushi into his mouth at once and asked,

- So, did you achieve anything?

“I did. Along with comprehending the Pinnacle of Vacuum Style, I also increased Girard by one.”

- Oh, impressive.

After saying that, Jack poured an entire plate of sashimi into his mouth again.

It was an extra-large portion.

Of course, that was not the only platter.

There were several more bags of extra-large sashimi that had not even had their plastic wrap removed yet.

Su-ho answered with an exasperated expression.

“You weren’t actually curious. You just asked for the sake of asking, didn’t you?”

- How did you know? Was it that obvious?

“Forget it. Eat as much as you want.”

- You’ll show me everything when the time comes anyway. Why would it matter so much?

“Still, if you’re my strategist, shouldn’t you know so you can make use of me properly?”

- If I pay even a little attention, I can sense and understand all of it anyway. There’s no hurry.

“Fine. You’re amazing.”

- You only just realized?

Since Jack was not wrong, Su-ho decided to leave it alone.

He had taken only a few sips of beer when it happened.

[ ■■ wishes to meet you. ]

“......?”

A notification appeared before his eyes.

The moment Su-ho saw it, his gaze froze.

“What?”

- Why?

“Ah, no. Not you.”

All of a sudden?

■■?

But who was ■■?

At that moment, a Subspace Gate formed before Su-ho’s eyes.

Both Su-ho and Jack turned toward the newly formed Subspace Gate.

- What is that?

“I-I don’t know either.”

- You don’t know either? Isn’t it your guest?

“It is my guest, but.......”

Who was ■■?

Then it happened.