Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 690

Su-ho entered the Subspace House and immediately went to find Pi Seong-yeol.

Pi Seong-yeol was still lying down.

One item hadn't been enough for him to recover, so he was still resting.

He was still sprawled there like a sick chicken, but the moment Su-ho appeared, he immediately sat up.

"You're back."

"Seong-yeol."

"Yes?"

"I've got good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Ah......."

Pi Seong-yeol's eyes darted around.

He was afraid.

Because somehow, he had a feeling both pieces of news would be bad.

"I'll hear the bad news first."

"The bad news is that you have to leave this place now."

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me right. I'm letting you out of here."

"R-Really? Thank you! But why is that bad news?"

"Because I originally planned to keep you here until you died of old age. So for me, it's bad news."

"Ah...... Then what's the good news?"

"Actually, they're both the same news. You're being released from here."

"Ah......!"

In that instant, tears welled up in Pi Seong-yeol's eyes.

Released.

At last, that day had finally come.

Finally!

At long last!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much......!"

He collapsed forward and began sobbing.

At the same time, he kept chanting words of gratitude like a mantra.

Watching him look as though he might stop breathing from crying so hard, Su-ho furrowed his brow.

Why is he so unpleasant to look at?

It was only natural.

Even if Pi Seong-yeol were to save his life, there was no chance Su-ho would ever come to think favorably of him.

'How many people died because of this bastard?'

Unless those people came back to life, Pi Seong-yeol would never receive salvation from Su-ho.

No, from anyone.

'If that ever happens, it'll be after I win the indie game and turn back time again.'

At that point, he would rewind time to before the Great Cataclysm, so all of Pi Seong-yeol's victims would be alive again.

Leaving Pi Seong-yeol sobbing on the floor behind him, Su-ho looked around the place where he had been living.

It had been arranged like a studio apartment.

There was a bed and even a place to wash.

They were things Su-ho had provided as rewards at some point.

But among everything there, what stood out the most were the empty fried chicken boxes and beer cans.

Looking at them displayed almost like trophies, Su-ho suddenly remembered a movie about a man stranded on a deserted island who treated a volleyball like a friend.

"Let's go."

After opening the exit, Su-ho picked Pi Seong-yeol up like a piece of luggage and tossed him through.

Then he gathered the countless stat fragments piled up throughout the Subspace House.

When he finally followed Pi Seong-yeol through the portal, Jack was looking down at the terrified man as though he were a house cat watching a newly adopted cat being brought into its territory.

Naturally, Pi Seong-yeol was trembling in fear.

When Su-ho appeared, Jack asked,

- Who's this?

"Someone you're going to manage."

- Manage?

Leaving the trembling Pi Seong-yeol behind him, Su-ho explained to Jack who Pi Seong-yeol was, why he had been imprisoned, what he had been doing all this time, and what he would have to do from now on.

Jack nodded.

- So, to sum it up, he's a complete piece of shit.

"Right."

- And now he's become a stat shuttle.

"Right. You know what 'shuttle' means too?"

- Learned it from bread shuttle. It always shows up in Korean school-bully dramas.

"You learn fast. Anyway, while I'm training in the Blacksmith Style, your job is to supervise this guy. And this."

Su-ho tossed Jack a Mega Crusher's Colorless Stat Fragment.

- Colorless Stat Fragment?

"Normally I'd have to make these myself using a combination-type skill, but you can handle something at this level too, can't you? So do it for me. The only thing I need is Colorless Stat Fragments, so just make those."

- This option is ridiculous. It raises any stat you want by one? If it works like this, anyone could massively increase their stats.

"Except it's difficult to obtain, comes with pain, and requires both high proficiency and a huge number of items."

- So only you could actually get them.

"Exactly. All right, that's everything. Everyone work hard."

- So what do you want me to do with this Pi Seong-yeol guy? Just make him work, or torment him once in a while too?

"Do whatever you want. Just don't lower his work efficiency. What's important is awakening the Mega Crusher and securing stat fragments."

- Okay.

Jack clapped his hands.

At once, shadow hounds sprang out from the floor and began watching Pi Seong-yeol.

- Work hard. Unless you want to get bitten.

"Y-Yes......."

- Do your best. At least I give food and booze if you listen well, you know?

Jack shook a liquor bottle and looked at Su-ho.

Su-ho waved a hand as though telling him to do whatever he wanted.

Then he turned his head and looked up at the sky.

As though he had been waiting, the Lord of Ten Thousand Gold City opened a portal.

"I'll be back."

- See you.

FLASH!

Light flashed, and Su-ho's figure disappeared.

Those left behind each began doing their own work.

Jack went back to watching his drama.

And Pi Seong-yeol went back to dismantling.

***

Su-ho's vision changed completely, and the first thing he saw was the Lord of Ten Thousand Gold City.

Su-ho immediately cupped his fist and paid his respects.

"I'm back."