Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 105

The next day.

The entrance to the Grand Union was packed with reporters.

It was because of the article about Su-ho that had erupted the day before.

They had been waiting since morning, hoping to snap a photo of Su-ho on his way to work. However, due to the initial chaos, they couldn't even see him pass by, despite being so close.

“Sorry, but I'll make sure to give you better bait soon.”

As Su-ho walked toward the elevator, he saw Jeong Cheol-min, who had arrived early at the Gate Division entrance, waiting for him.

“Here already?”

“Yes. Did you manage to rest yesterday?”

“I went home right after reporting and took a rest. I left early today just in case, but it’s quieter than I expected.”

“Well, there’s no reason for it to be noisy. If there were any issues, they’d come from the higher-ups. You reported yesterday, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But it’s still quiet, so...”

As he said, there was no reason for things related to Su-ho, like the sealed gate raid, to cause any internal noise. External chatter was one thing, but internally, it wasn’t a big deal.

“It’s not like this is my first time.”

While there were certainly fans of Su-ho within the association, they were colleagues, so they couldn’t approach him due to the potential trouble it might cause.

Others might acknowledge Su-ho’s greatness, but it wasn’t something that had a significant impact on them, so they treated it as small gossip.

Therefore, it was usually reporters or outsiders who buzzed about his actions.

Su-ho smiled and spoke.

“By the way, you're starting your training with the Detection Division today, right?”

“Ah, yes. I’ll meet with the division head and start the evaluation shortly. But since it’s still early, would you like to grab a coffee?”

“I’ll go for a morning barley tea. Shall we head to the backyard?”

“Sounds good.”

In just one day, Jeong Cheol-min’s attitude toward Su-ho had become friendlier and more relaxed.

All of this was because they had a secret between them.

Su-ho was pleased to have grown closer to Jeong Cheol-min and spent some time in the quiet backyard.

The backyard was peaceful.

Since it didn’t require passing through the front gate, it was a perfect place to avoid being seen, making it their long-time hideout from previous lives.

When work hours began, Su-ho and Jeong Cheol-min met with the head of the Detection Division, Ma Du-won.

“I’m Ma Du-won. It’s an honor to meet the star of the moment.”

“Haha, thank you.”

“I’ve heard the story. You went from the Management Division and then raided the Iron Valley, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

“It must have been dangerous, but I’m glad you made it out safely. That being said, our evaluation here won’t be as risky. Have you heard about it?”

“Yes, I’ve heard a brief overview.”

“Great. Well, then, for this evaluation, let’s have Team Leader Jeong take charge, since we’ve had some magic surges recently, and we’re a bit short-handed.”

“Understood.”

This was a fairly common occurrence when working in the same department.

The work between the Detection and Management Divisions wasn’t vastly different.

Ma Du-won checked the time and asked,

“Shall we begin now?”

“Yes, I think that would be best.”

“Alright, then. We’ve got about five or six gate spots set aside for evaluation. Choose one from them. All of them are around 90% charged for summoning.”

“Understood.”

After finishing their greetings, the two men left the division head’s office. Su-ho smiled and said,

“This is nice. I’m glad I’m with you again for this.”

“Same here. By the way, just like with the Management Division’s evaluation, we can choose the gate spot this time too, right?”

“Oh, are you giving me the choice?”

“I was going to. We usually prepare a lot of gate candidates for evaluations.” freёweɓnovel.com

Su-ho already knew that.

But he pretended not to.

The two of them quickly moved to a quiet room, where they began reviewing the chosen gate spots.

“Please be there...”

Su-ho’s heart raced as he scanned the gate spot candidates.

He had a reason to be anxious—it was because the gate that was created around this time would show up on the Detection Division’s radar.

“I’ve adjusted my schedule for this.”

It was true.

Su-ho knew the gate creation schedule, so he had adjusted his evaluation schedule a few days prior on purpose.

This way, he could "coincidentally" encounter it at the right time.

As they flipped through the pages, Su-ho almost burst out laughing.

“Of course, I knew I wouldn’t miss it.”

Luckily, the place he was aiming for was among the candidates.

It was all thanks to the Library of Memories.

That’s why Su-ho didn’t hesitate and pointed to one of the gate spots.

“I’ll go with this one.”

“Any reason?”

“It’s not too far, not too close, so I picked it.”

“Such a practical reason. Shall we head out right now?”

“Yep, let’s go. This time, I’ll drive.”

“It’s fine. I don’t want to hear any complaints about not managing the evaluator’s stamina. I’ve parked behind the car, so let’s go through the back door.”

The two of them quietly left the association after choosing the evaluation gate.

***

The evaluation gate spot was located in Dongducheon.

While not as bad as Paju, Dongducheon was still one of the places with poor security. However, it wasn’t entirely devoid of people and had a population scattered around.

“But in the future, it will be completely purified and revitalized.”

A little later, as they entered the gate spot managed by the Grand Union, people from the association began to appear, and Jeong Cheol-min parked the car in front of the temporary command center.

“97%...”

“I guess I’ll have to give it a little push.”

“If it were only 80% charged, I wouldn’t be able to do anything, but with 95%, I can adjust it without anyone noticing.”

“But with 95%, it’s easy to adjust without anyone noticing.”

“I can start right away.”

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