Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 131

The next day, Su-ho decided to go along with Jeong Cheol-min’s suggestion.

“I’m An Su-ho, the new vice-team leader of the Special Management Team 2,” Su-ho said, holding the cookies that Jeong Cheol-min had ordered for him and greeting the people in the department.

Normally, he wouldn’t have done this.

It was a task he had tried to avoid, as he didn’t have particularly fond memories of handing out Shibo-tteok before.

But since Jeong Cheol-min had kindly ordered cookies for him, how could he pretend not to notice?

‘Refusing to act humble to the end would be inappropriate as a junior.’

So, he accepted Jeong Cheol-min’s kindness and passed out the cookies.

He greeted everyone properly and made sure to leave a good impression.

People’s reactions were positive.

After all, Su-ho wasn’t just a regular newcomer; he was a 5th-grade special recruit and, moreover, someone with influencer-level popularity.

“Isn’t this from Queen’s Bakery?”

“Wow, you can tell? Your taste is different from others!”

“I’m going to brag that I got cookies from a Sword Saint.”

Especially, Team Leader Oh Bong-ju from the Special Management Team 1 was particularly pleased.

“Looks like Team 2 has great taste, huh? You’ve learned well.”

Ha-ha.

It wasn’t that Team 2 had great taste—it was Jeong Cheol-min who had great taste.

But not wanting to ruin the positive atmosphere, Su-ho responded with a smile.

After handing out all the cookies and returning to his seat, Jeong Cheol-min greeted him with his usual warm smile.

“Did you pass out all the cookies?”

“Yes, thanks to you, I was able to hand out the Shibo-tteok successfully. Thank you, Team Leader.”

“Thank you? But still, I appreciate you not refusing.”

“Well, it was a meal already prepared for me, so I had to do my part. By the way...”

Su-ho looked at the empty seats in the Special Management Team 2.

“No one’s here again today?”

“Yeah, everyone had to rush out to other sites.”

“Always so busy...”

“That’s our job. And it’s your future, too. By the way, since you’ve handed out all the Shibo-tteok, are you heading out now?”

“Yes, that’s the plan.”

After checking the time, Jeong Cheol-min said, “Great, then I’m heading out to another region, so let’s split up here. If anything comes up, contact me.”

“Yes, understood.”

“Alright, take care.”

Jeong Cheol-min was usually out in the field.

But he had come in briefly because of Su-ho.

He and Su-ho had already discussed the plan the day before.

Su-ho would clear the class and trait quests first, then tackle other Sealed Gates, submitting his reports all at once.

This way, he could finish his singularity schedule without needing to take special leave.

With that in mind, just as Su-ho was about to leave the department with Jeong Cheol-min...

“Su-ho, wait a moment.”

Someone called for him.

Turning around, it was Team Leader Oh Bong-ju from Team 1.

“Yes, what’s up?”

“It’s not much, but I just wanted to take a photo with you.”

“A photo?”

“Yeah, I’m also a bit of a star, you know? I thought I’d post a picture with the Shibo-tteok you gave me. Is that alright?”

Oh Bong-ju smiled broadly.

He was serious.

He didn’t want to miss a chance like this.

Su-ho was about to refuse but then decided to just take one photo.

“Alright.”

“You’re so cool, Su-ho.” ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

After the photo was taken, Su-ho said, “Thanks for recommending the Shibo-tteok, Team Leader. I followed your suggestion and bought Queen’s Bakery products, and everyone’s reaction has been great.”

“Ha-ha, right? Who else would have told you that? I’ll keep helping you, so just trust me.”

“Yes, I’ll be relying on your guidance moving forward.”

Su-ho bowed politely and left the association.

Then, he opened his phone and searched for Oh Bong-ju’s Stargram ID.

As expected, there was a post on Oh Bong-ju’s feed with the photo they had just taken.

– Took a shot with Vice-Team Leader An Su-ho, who handed out Shibo-tteok! By the way, I told him to buy Queen’s Bakery cookies~ haha.

After seeing the post, Su-ho chuckled to himself and turned off the screen.

‘Well, I guess he’ll handle the aftermath.’

He had intended to forget about the Shibo-tteok situation, but since Oh Bong-ju was making it public, there was nothing to do but appreciate it.

Oh Bong-ju probably didn’t know how reckless his actions were.

And soon enough, he would learn just how easily people misinterpret others' good intentions, sometimes even in a negative light.

‘But that’s not my problem.’

Now, all he had to do was sit back, relax, and enjoy.

Su-ho got into his car and headed home.

The house was quiet.

At this time, everyone would be at Paju for personal training.

Su-ho quickly changed and headed to his basement practice room.

He then checked his status window.

“Check status window.”

[ An Su-ho ]

– Lv: 100

– Class: Healer

– Traits: <New Blood>, <Heracles Candidate>

– Strength (O): 26

– Vitality (O): 2

– Mana (R): 70

– Sensitivity (R): 62

– Bonus Stats: 0

A ▲ appeared next to the class and trait sections.

The triangle indicated that quests had been activated, and touching it would immediately trigger the related quests.

‘Let’s start with the class quest.’

As Su-ho touched the triangle next to the class section, the following notifications appeared:

[ Class quest has been activated. ]

[ The system wants you to become stronger, as you now have the minimum qualifications. ]

[ ■■ wants to test you. ]

[ Once you accept the test, trials to prove yourself will begin. ]