Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 6

"Whoa!"

"The Gate's shaking!"

"No way?"

"Wait, is the Gate line disappearing?!"

"Does that mean... the Gate has been cleared?"

When a Gate is cleared, the visible Gate line outside crumbles.

The people outside, who relied on the line to know the Gate’s status, could only stare in shock as it began to vanish.

It was understandable—the sudden appearance of an unanticipated Gate rarely resulted in a successful first-clear.

Seeing this, the Association staff hurriedly reported to Team Leader Jeong Chul-min.

"Team Leader! The Gate’s been cleared!"

"Uh... I can see that...."

Jeong Chul-min’s eyes grew as wide as saucers as he watched the situation unfold in real-time.

According to the firefighters, the person who entered the Gate was a healer. And he had gone in alone.

But he had cleared an unanticipated Gate?

Naturally, the crowd couldn’t help but murmur, all eyes fixed on the Gate.

And it wasn’t just Jeong Chul-min who knew this fact.

Before long, reporters who’d caught wind of the news began to gather swiftly, and once the Gate line completely collapsed, an exit portal formed.

And from within, a single silhouette gradually appeared.

It was Suho.

“He’s out!”

“What? He really came out alone?”

“No way, did that guy clear it solo?”

The sunlight was blinding.

As Suho stepped out of the portal, he squinted, surveying the crowd that had swarmed around him like bees.

‘Quite the turnout.’

However, no one could approach Suho just yet.

Around the portal, a boundary line formed by the system prevented anyone but the Gate clearer from crossing.

“Excuse me! Look over here!”

“Who are you?”

“I’m a scout from the Immortal Guild...!”

“I’m from the Hwarang Guild...!”

People clamored for his attention beyond the boundary, cameras flashing, voices raised, desperate to catch Suho’s eye.

But he didn’t spare them a glance. Instead, he scanned the crowd, searching for someone.

After a moment, he found them.

Approaching the man who’d been staring at him, Suho stopped at the boundary line and asked, “You’re Team Leader Jeong Chul-min from the Korean Hunter Association, right?”

Jeong Chul-min’s face displayed genuine surprise at being addressed.

“Pardon? Ah, yes. I am Jeong Chul-min, Team Leader of Gate Management at the Association... but do you know me?”

Taken aback, Jeong Chul-min hurried to introduce himself.

Seeing this, Suho quietly smiled, thinking to himself, ‘It’s good to see you again.’

Suho knew who Jeong Chul-min was.

In fact, they were more than just acquaintances—they were quite close.

After all, Jeong Chul-min would one day become the Association President, leading the Korean Hunter Association.

‘I’ve never met anyone as dedicated and self-sacrificing as Chul-min.’

If this really was the past he remembered, Suho had already decided he’d work with Jeong Chul-min this time, too.

After all, he planned to join the Association and become a Hunter civil servant again.

Suho spoke, “Let’s discuss the details back at the Association. I needed to stop by to get my Hunter license issued anyway.”

“Oh, right... wait, what?”

A Hunter license? So, he was a newly awakened player?

Jeong Chul-min blinked in disbelief.

***

Back at the Association, after verifying Suho’s identity, Jeong Chul-min was left speechless.

They say assumptions can get you in trouble, and it turned out that Suho was indeed an unregistered Hunter.

And not only that, he was a healer, commonly regarded as the weakest of the four job classes.

‘This is beyond absurd....’

So, he’d only recently awakened? And in that condition, as a healer, he had cleared an unanticipated Gate on his own?

It was getting more and more preposterous.

But everything was true, and Suho calmly proceeded with the aptitude tests for his Hunter license issuance.

When all the tests were complete, Jeong Chul-min reviewed the results and was once again stunned.

‘What... is this?’

Looking at Suho’s test results, Jeong Chul-min wore an expression of disbelief.

All of Suho’s test scores, including his occupational aptitude and innate job potential, came out as completely average.

‘Actually, his scores are a bit below average for a healer.’

Judging by the results alone, Suho should’ve pursued the path of a warrior or an archer instead of a healer.

But Suho was undoubtedly a healer.

He’d personally witnessed Suho using Healing Light and Cure.

‘How on earth am I supposed to explain this?’

Jeong Chul-min looked up from the test results and asked Suho, “If you don’t mind me asking, what did you do before?”

Suho paused to recollect and replied, “I was a university student.”

“Was? So, you’re no longer enrolled?”