Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 439
[ You have slain a King Wild Rabbit. ]
[ The Gate has been cleared. ]
[ The MVP of the Gate clear is ‘An Su-ho’. ]
[ Additional experience is granted for MVP selection. ]
[ A bonus stat is granted for MVP selection. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
[ You have obtained 1 bonus stat. ]
[ You have reached Level 260. ]
[ The System wishes you to become even stronger. ]
[ The System grants you higher power. ]
The Gate clear happened in an instant.
It was a 2-star Gate, but all it required was simple hunting with no special gimmicks.
“You’re incredible—truly, as expected of you, Master.”
Hiro’s respect.
But it wasn’t empty flattery or habit; it was respect from the heart.
No wonder—Su-ho had killed the King Wild Rabbit in less than a few seconds.
“You’ll be able to do it later.”
“Really?”
“That was a lie.”
“Eh?”
“Hold on.”
An exit portal appeared, and before stepping out, Su-ho checked his status window once.
[ An Su-ho ]
Lv : 260
Class : Rage Crusader
Traits : ＜New Blood＞＜Hercules Candidate＞＜King of the Destruction of Nations＞＜Power of the Sun＞＜Power of the Moon＞＜Guest of Greed＞
Might (N) : 53
Mana (P) : 55
Sense (B) : 14
Leadership (N) : 79
Bonus Stats : 2
After putting the bonus stat into Mana, Su-ho checked the third Rage Crusader skill obtained at Level 260.
‘As expected.’
The second Rage Crusader skill obtained at Level 250, and the third at Level 260—
Thanks to the previous life’s First Crusader, he already knew all of them.
‘All of them will be handy inside the first Big Gate.’
Once the check was done, only then did Su-ho take the exit portal with Hiro and move outside.
“You’re here.”
When they came out, Kim Geon, who had been waiting alone, greeted the two.
Seeing Kim Geon, Su-ho asked,
“It’s late—why are you out here?”
“I figured you’d be out soon, so I waited on purpose. But why are there only two of you coming out?”
“Let’s go inside first and talk.”
“Yes, understood.”
Sensing the unusual mood, Kim Geon quickly led them into the inner command tent.
Soon after, when Kim Geon brought tea, Su-ho sat and said,
“Those two—it was intentional fragging.”
“...As expected.”
With the fact of fragging confirmed, a complicated look came over Kim Geon’s eyes.
He then asked,
“Then the reason those two aren’t here is because they were summarily disposed of inside the Gate?”
“No, they’re both alive. The backing is a bit tangled to just kill them.”
“The backing?”
“Have you heard of something called New Class?”
“No, this is my first time.”
“Mine too. What New Class is...”
Su-ho explained New Class to Kim Geon.
And the more the explanation went on, the more Kim Geon’s brows drew together until they twisted miserably.
“What kind of....”
“It’s the truth. But historically, people with aims like this have always existed, so it’s not something to be shocked out of your skin by. If anything, I was stupid for not anticipating it.”
“No, sir. Who could have possibly anticipated this? Honestly, I couldn’t even imagine it. With how many conspiracy theories there are in the world, who would expect something that sounds this absurd?”
Even so, unable to calm down, Kim Geon kept his gaze lowered for a while, then sighed and asked,
“So what do you plan to do, Chancellor?”
“Cull and remove. Of course I know you can’t completely annihilate villains with no vacuum in power, but I can’t just sit and watch cockroaches swarm my house, can I? Why do you think I organized Save the World?”
“You’re absolutely right. But if what the two said is true, New Class seems pretty large on a global scale.”
“So what? You think they’re bigger than the UN or Save the World? There’s no absolute in the world, and nothing is eternal. Australia lost the wars against emus and rabbits, but as long as I’m the head of Save the World, that will never happen. Wait here for a bit.”
Saying that, Su-ho opened the Subspace House.
“This is...!”
Seeing the Subspace House for the first time, Kim Geon and Hiro’s eyes widened.
But Su-ho paid it no mind and went inside.
A little later, when he came back out, there were several sheets of paper in his hand.
Handing them to Kim Geon, Su-ho said,
“Chancellor, these are?”
“The New Class member list extracted from Alex and Hex.”
“Are Alex and Hex inside what you just opened?” 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
“Yeah. Wanna go in and see for yourself?”
“No, that’s fine. Then, give me a moment...”
Kim Geon checked the list.
But before long, his brows furrowed.
“Chancellor, this...”
“Yeah, the roster’s a bit spicy, right? But what can you do—we have to remove them all. First, secure the New Class remnants inside Save the World. Meanwhile, I’ll go to their houses and bring back decisive evidence.”
“Understood. But are you fine going alone?”
“What about it?”
By the time he finished speaking, Su-ho was already preparing to mount the Iron Horse.
Seeing that, Kim Geon shook his head.
“No—my mistake.”
“Yeah, people around me always do that. It’s fine—I’ll be right back. Hiro, just in case, stick by Geon’s side and provide security.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Then keep at it.”
Su-ho left.
It was after Su-ho had disappeared into the distant sky.
“Hunter Yasuda?”
“Yes?”
“Why do you call the Chancellor ‘Master’? Weren’t you two friends?”
“Ah.”
For a moment, Hiro clapped a hand over his mouth.
*
The combination of [Colorless Solitude] and the Iron Horse kept him from being caught by radar watching the airspace.
In the meantime, Su-ho entered the homes of Alex and Hex and gathered documents related to New Class.
Just in case, he took their computers too.
The documents were basic, but extremely important.
For example: since the two were founding members of New Class, they had written a joint oath with the other founders; it looked childish, but it was nonetheless necessary—to definitively identify the founding members when New Class surfaced later.
‘An oath, my ass.’
Having gathered all of it, Su-ho returned to Australia.
Then he pulled the two out of Subspace, and ordered them to scrape together every piece of related data from the computers and their phones.
After a while, once all the material was compiled, Kim Geon reviewed it and nodded.
“Call logs, recorded calls, exchanged texts, relevant documents... at this level, every founding member is done for with no way out.”
“Right?”
“Then what will you do with this now?”
Kim Geon showed the list of New Class members hidden among the Savers.
It wasn’t as many as expected.
Instead, they were all high-level, famous Players.
Names of Players you’d have heard at least once in each country.
Naturally so.
From the start, New Class had been formed with a sense of elitism; they had no need for nobodies.
“Pull their schedules separately and gather them in one place. I’ll restrain them myself.”
“Understood.”
Su-ho checked the New Class roster once more.
Thankfully, there were no names of high-ranking politicians from the UN, the U.S., or Europe.
At most, all new tycoons.
If it had been old families like the Rothschilds or Rockefellers, or political dynasties entwined with presidential figures, it would have been troublesome.
Even if they weren’t Players, their influence on the world was enormous.
‘Well, if it went south, I would have had them assassinated without a trace.’
Having already assassinated the Russian Bureau Chief—did they really think they could stop Su-ho?
Even if they hired soldiers as bodyguards with cutting-edge weapons, it would have been impossible.
Su-ho contacted Charlie, the Director of the Player Bureau, right away.
- ...Is all of this true?
“Yes, it’s true. Looking at the list, the New Class Player members are all here in Australia working, so I’ll hold them. As for their punishment, contact the U.S. or Europe or have the UN handle it as it sees fit.”
- Understood. We’ll proceed as discreetly as possible.
Charlie’s expression grew grave.
As if they weren’t already busy enough—the New Class?
So the core of that grave expression was anger.
‘The world’s going to be noisy again for a while.’
Still, the emergence of New Class wasn’t all downside.
Because of this incident, Save the World’s influence would grow even more solid.
And the image would improve much more as well.
Above all, putting a period on a long, ill-fated grudge was the most meaningful.
Thus, quietly and without a sound, Su-ho began the root-and-branch eradication of New Class.
*
“They’re all gathered, Chancellor.”
“Good.”
It took about another half day to gather the New Class remnants in Australia in one place.
Some were in the middle of Gate clears.
But in the end, they were all brought together; under the pretext of a special notice, they were assembled, and the number proved to be quite a lot.
‘Still, it’s not over a hundred.’
Putting it nicely, it wasn’t over a hundred; but if you say there are a hundred cockroaches in your house, that’s a lot.
No one knew why they’d been called; when Su-ho appeared, smiles came to faces.
“Huh?”
“It’s the Chancellor.”
“Oh.”
“What is this?”
To their bright faces Su-ho said,
“Nice to see you all. Members of New Class.”
In that instant—
“Huh?”
“...Huh?”
“What?”
At the words “members of New Class,” the bright faces froze in an instant.
Unfazed, Su-ho went on,
“Everyone here joined as later members of New Class, founded by new tycoons including America’s Alex Morgan and Britain’s Hex Hood.”
As Su-ho continued, the last of the ease left their faces, and tension became blatant.
Some prepared to bolt at the slightest sign of trouble.
Smiling, Su-ho said,
“Among you, there are quite a few who don’t know each other. But now you do. There’s no need to deny being a member. This isn’t some loyalty test. And as for the source of the fact that you are members...”
Breaking off, Su-ho pulled the prepared tarp off what had been covered nearby.
Inside, Alex and Hex, utterly drained of fighting spirit, were trapped in transparent glass boxes.
They weren’t special glass cases.
Just ordinary transparent boxes.
“...!”
“...!”
“...!”
The eyes of those who saw the two went wide.
Not only were the two captured, but each was missing a wrist and an ankle.
“These two, precisely. So cross-verification is already done, isn’t it? Later, you will receive harsh ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ punishment under this law and that. And meanwhile, I’ll be keeping you in custody. Best not to think of running. If you run, I’ll come after you. Call lawyers as you like. I can’t force that. So, all of you—”
Su-ho’s eyes flashed.
“Wait quietly.”
[ Pressure is activated. ]
[ Mini Fear is activated. ]
Thud! Thud!
The moment Su-ho finished speaking, there wasn’t a soul there who could keep their wits.
It was the moment every New Class remnant infiltrated into Save the World was apprehended.
