Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 214

To Su-ho’s surprise, Ki Jun-seo was already awake.

The timing was perfect—the two of them were having breakfast together in the hospital room, and surprisingly...

“Chicken?”

“Haha... So-yeon said she wanted some.”

They were eating fried chicken.

Three whole chickens, in fact.

As Ki Jun-seo gave an awkward smile, Kim I-gang gave him a thumbs-up.

“Looks great. You probably couldn’t eat what you wanted during her treatment—now’s the time to enjoy it all you want.”

“Th-thank you for understanding. But this gentleman is...?”

“My apologies for the late introduction. I’m Kim I-gang, manager from Nexus.”

He offered his business card as he introduced himself.

Kim I-gang turned out to be far more skilled at negotiations than Su-ho had expected.

Which was a relief.

‘I knew he was competent, but this is better than I imagined.’

Exactly.

If you’re going to do something, do it right.

After briefly explaining the situation to Ki Jun-seo, Su-ho left the rest in Kim I-gang’s hands.

“Don’t worry. I’ll keep you updated as things progress.”

“Thank you. Then I’ll be off.”

Su-ho gave a slight bow and left the hospital.

The building was tense.

It had only been a day, but rumors were already flying that Tamra’s guild master and vice-master had been arrested.

‘Makes sense. This hospital’s practically owned by Tamra Guild.’

Once the master and vice-master received their sentences, not just Cham Sarang Hospital but most of Tamra’s affiliated businesses in Jeju would likely collapse.

Thinking of that, Su-ho paused, then made a phone call.

– “Yes, Hunter?”

“President, is this a good time?”

– “Of course! What can I do for you?”

The person on the other end was none other than Ion, the president of the Union Guild.

Su-ho had come to a decision.

He would transfer Tamra’s assets into Union’s hands.

‘If Tamra’s holdings collapse one by one, tons of workers will lose their livelihoods overnight.’

If there’s anyone who deserves punishment, it’s the leaders—Seo Do-il and Moon Hye-hyun.

The rest were just victims of poor leadership.

He didn’t want them to suffer needlessly.

So he would replace the owners.

And the new owner would be Ion.

Why Ion?

Simple.

Union was a group Su-ho could fully control now, and Ion was a smart guy—someone he could trust to handle things properly.

After Su-ho explained the situation and his plan, Ion frowned slightly.

– “So, in summary, you want me to absorb Tamra? And make sure the business operators don’t suffer in the process?”

“Exactly.”

– “I’ll get started immediately. And thank you, truly. You’ve done so much for us again.”

As expected of Ion.

He understood that opportunities need to be seized and didn’t waste time. He immediately expressed gratitude and chose to act in his own best interest.

Su-ho liked that about him.

“Then I’ll leave this one in your hands.”

– “Yes. I’ll keep you posted with progress reports.”

After ending the call, Su-ho slipped his phone into his pocket.

‘Alright, time to clear the rest of the Eleven Islands.’

He’d been clearing islands all night, but had only managed to conquer three so far.

Still, for anyone else, it would’ve been an astonishing achievement.

Su-ho began tackling the remaining islands one by one.

***

[Gate has been cleared.]

[‘An Su-ho’ has been selected as MVP of the Gate Conquest.]

[Bonus EXP awarded for MVP selection.]

[1 Bonus Stat awarded.]

[Level Up.]

[All Stats increased by 1.]

[1 Bonus Stat acquired.]

Another boss monster fell.

It was already dawn.

The result of /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ an entire day devoted solely to clearing Gates.

After collecting shadows and loot, Su-ho exited through the portal.

He checked his status window.

[An Su-ho]

– Lv: 159

– Class: Crusader

– Traits: <New Blood> <Candidate for Hercules>

– Strength (Y): 10

– Magic (Y): 11

– Perception (O): 92

– Bonus Stats: 2

After conquering ten islands, his level had risen to 159.

In the process, his Magic stat had reached Yellow grade, nearly matching his Strength.

Su-ho assigned his 2 bonus points to Strength and closed the window.

‘Only one left now.’

Just one Gate remained.

Marado Gate—known as the most powerful among the Eleven Islands and the only sealed Gate in Jeju.

That’s why Su-ho had intentionally made Gapado the tenth island on his tour.

Marado was located directly south of Gapado.

He checked the time.

‘If I finish Marado Gate, I can have breakfast right after.’

He’d been awake for more than two days straight, but both his body and mind were sharp.

Such was the privilege of the Awakened.

After finishing his preparations, Su-ho boarded the boat he had prepared.

VROOOOM!

It wasn’t the rotten boat from Udo—this one sped rapidly toward Marado.

Originally, he wanted to take a jet ski, but the fuel capacity wasn’t enough to reach Marado, so he’d given up on that.

He was nearing the island when—

Fwoooosh!

A sudden sonic boom.

Su-ho instinctively ducked to avoid it.

‘It’s already begun.’

As soon as the sound hit, Su-ho activated Magic Detection.

[Magic Detection is activated.]

With the skill activated, invisible threats began to appear before his eyes.

The ones who had just tried to snipe him from midair—

They were Wind Spirits.

– Low-Grade Wind Spirit, Lv.172