The Return of the High-ranking Civil Servant
Episode 354
For a moment I thought I misheard.
Why are you suddenly speaking to me so informally?
It wasn’t that Suho had heard or seen anything wrong.
One stands up, but the other is still sitting, raising one hand and making a friendly greeting.
The name of the person sitting arrogantly and greeting was ‘Isao Ohta’, the director of the Ineungseong Gate Bureau.
And the person standing next to him and serving him was the manager-level ‘Nakamura Yoshito’.
Manager Nakamura gave a brief nod as a greeting.
However, Hiro didn’t show any sign of displeasure despite their arrogant attitude.
Instead, he introduced himself and Suho with a smiling face.
“It’s been a while, Director Ohta. I know you know me, but let me introduce myself again for the sake of those who came with me. I’m Hiro Yasuda from the Sumiyoshi Guild, and the person who came with me is Vice President Kim Su-ho of the Union.”
“My name is Kim Soo-ho. Nice to meet you.”
Because Hiro was polite, Suho was also polite.
However, Director Ohta immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, despite the fact that both Hiro and Suho were polite.
“Eh, Vice President? Not the President? Hey, Chairman Yasuda. What’s going on here?”
As Suho was about to answer, Hiro struck first.
“Ah, originally the Union representative was supposed to come, but because of the entry schedule, it was judged that it would take at least two more days, so the deputy representative who had arrived in Japan in advance joined us. After all, the time of the two of you is more valuable than gold.”
“Hmm, that’s true, but… … Tsk tsk, I can’t help but feel dissatisfied.”
“Haha, please forgive my rudeness. Instead, I will make sure to treat you both well today.”
“Ahem, I guess hospitality is a given… … .”
Soon, when the two people sat down, Director Ohta, who had been coughing in vain, stared at Suho and then burst into snickers.
“You speak Japanese quite well, huh?”
“Oh, yes. I prepared it in advance for business.”
“Because of business… … Now that we’re on the subject, can I ask you something?”
“As much as you want.”
“Why does Union want to come all the way to Japan and do raid business when they have perfectly good domestic gates? You should know very well that raid business is usually only allowed for domestic companies and not foreign companies.”
It was true.
No matter how much the Gate is treated as a disaster for humanity, there is no major disagreement that it is a great source of income.
Suho answered his question as if it was a given.
“It’s a common reason. It’s because of money. Union is one of the companies that does raiding, and it would be good if there were importers not only domestically but also overseas.”
“You don’t have any other ulterior motives, do you?”
“Another plot?”
“Well, it may be a lot of money in words, but there may be another purpose, right?”
“Like the two of you here?”
“What?”
Director Ohta’s face, as he asked the question, was filled with a subtle… no, open laughter and disdain.
So I decided to just do what I was doing.
Then Hiro was surprised.
“Vice President?”
But Suho had already made up his mind.
No, the moment I set foot in this ryotei and entered this room, my decision was already made.
“I’m sorry, Chairman, but I think the outcome will be set anyway no matter what we talk about.”
“Vice President, what does that mean?”
“I guess you still can’t feel it, Chairman? The enormous amount of murderous intent aimed at our room.”
“Live? Live? What do you mean?”
Are you still not feeling it?
This is a real shame for players in the early stages of Cataclysm.
If there is no clear systemic notification such as magic power or life force, no matter how high the level, it is difficult to notice it like an ordinary person.
‘It can’t be helped. The use of energy is a technique that becomes known only in the latter half of the mid-term at the very least.’
Suho turned his gaze again and looked at Director Ohta.
“There are quite a few skilled players waiting here right now, targeting us. They seem to be players of a higher level. Are they the ones the Director brought?”
Kindly, Suho spoke to me in Japanese from beginning to end.
Is that why?
Immediately after Suho finished asking his questions, Director Ohta’s face became colder than ever.
“You have a good feeling. That’s why I don’t like it even more. How can you act like you know so much about Joseon-jing? That’s why I hate Joseon-jings, right? Yoshito?”
“Yes, sir.”
“It seems like the conversation is over, so let’s get it out now.”
“yes.”
At Director Ohta’s order, Nakamura Yoshito, who had been waiting at the side, took out a large Tetsubo (iron club) from his inventory… … that is, a huge club made of iron, and at that moment, Director Ohta continued speaking.
“Chairman Yasuda, you’re quick-witted, so I think you probably figured it out. Surely you wouldn’t make the wrong choice to help one Chosunjin company?”
“Director! What is all this?”
“Shh, stay still. I won’t allow you to say anything further.”
Director Ohta, who had driven the wedge in, turned his gaze back to Suho and spoke.
“You’re really quick-witted, Joseon-jing. Then I guess you know this too. Even if you die and come back to life, you won’t be able to escape from here.”
“Well, is that really true?”
“what?”
“I don’t know who you brought from where, but bring them here. Let me see their faces.”
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“Poohaha! That worthless bastard only talks until the end. Well, that’s how all Joseon-jings are. But don’t worry too much. I won’t kill you. Instead, you’ll be locked up in the underground prison of Ineungseong and accused of all sorts of things so you’ll never be able to set foot on your homeland again. Just like your damn ancestors.”
“Oh my, that’s really scary. But thanks to that, our cause has been solidified. You guys started it.”
“what?”
“Everyone, be quiet.”
At that moment.
[Mini peer is activated.]
“Ugh!”
“Whoa!”
“Ugh!”
The mini-pier was activated at the same time as Suho’s small hum.
Then, the three people in the room couldn’t stand the pressure of the mini-pier and staggered for a moment.
No, I wasn’t just staggering, I couldn’t control my body properly.
Suho’s words continued.
“It’s definitely blooming. It’s different from the lion’s mane.”
The mini pier that follows.
Suho never raised his voice.
Just speak slowly and softly, as you normally would.
However, the power of the dragon fear contained in Suho’s voice itself was truly enormous.
Suho turned his gaze again and saw Director Ohta and Section Chief Nakamura squirming in pain.
“Tsk tsk, you can’t even stand this one thing, so why are you acting like that… .”
That was when.
“Ugh… … Ugh… … Vice President… … What, what is all this?”
The deputy representative, who was barely maintaining his sanity, finally maintains his composure and asks Su-ho a question.
I see.
Mini Peer is a skill that cannot identify the enemy.
It was a pity.
After the death, it seems like the allies were identified.
After thinking for a moment, Suho touched his bleeding point.
[Bloodlet is activated.]
As soon as I touched the blood clot, the acupuncture point was activated and my hearing was blocked.
It may seem like an excessive measure, but it is the best we can do in this situation.
Because peers are fundamentally affected by hearing.
Of course, it doesn’t affect communication.
From now on, I’m going to use full voice when talking to Hiro.
[ The sound is triggered . ]
– Are you okay now?
“Huh, huh?”
Hiro is visibly flustered when Suho’s voice rings in his head rather than his ears.
Suho nodded as if it was nothing and smiled faintly.
– Let’s talk about the details later… … First, I think it would be best to sort out the situation. It seems like there are a lot of people targeting me.
“What are you talking about? There are a lot of people out there targeting us?”
That was when.
Crunch! Crunch!
These are the ones who appear by breaking down the door.
They were all wearing black masks and uniform outfits, and each was carrying a unique weapon.
“What is this… … !”
Hiro looks visibly embarrassed upon seeing them.
It can’t be helped.
I had no idea that there would really be this many assassins waiting to be killed.
Suho looked at them slowly.
“One, two, three, four, five… … Nine people came? That’s a lot.”
The number is as many as nine.
He said that somehow he felt full of life.
At that moment, the one who seemed to be the team leader among the nine assassins gave an order with a hand gesture.
The order was to save half of the director and section chief, and hit Suho and Hiro for the other half.
Is that why?
Suho found himself chuckling without realizing it.
And then he said something lightly.
“Go ahead and do something crazy.”
Hwaaaaak!
[Mini peer is activated.]
As Suho, who had briefly gathered his strength in his voice, spoke lightly, the air in the room rang out again.
At the same time, all nine assassins stood there, their muscles stiff, unable to do anything.
Suho still hasn’t pulled out a single sword.
He just walked slowly, carrying his luggage on his back, and continued talking.
“But you guys know how lucky you are.”
Tingle tingle!
“If only there was no way for me to bloom.”
Tingle tingle!
“You guys must have started by cutting off one of the legs in the evening.”
Plrrrr… … Boom!
After a few exchanges, most of the assassins eventually fainted.
The more magic power you put into your voice, the stronger the intensity of the peer becomes.
Suho shifted his gaze and looked at the one guy who had not yet fallen.
“oh?”
The guy was the team leader who gave the order earlier.
But are you saying that you’ll hold out a little longer because you’re still a loser?
Then you should treat him accordingly.
Suho approached him with a friendly smile.
The guy was barely holding on to his senses at the moment.
As evidence, the black staff he was holding as a weapon was turned into a weapon, and his body was on the verge of collapsing as if it would collapse at any moment.
Suho approached the boy who couldn’t even control his body and whispered kindly in his ear.
“woah!”
“Huhhhhh… … !”
dump-
I just said “Wow!” to startle the kids.
But the stimulation was so strong that the guy ended up fainting.
As even the team leader-level assassin fell, Suho finally looked around with a much lighter expression and pointed at Hiro’s bleeding point again.
“Are you okay?”
“Vice President, Vice President. What, what is all this?”
“We should investigate that now. But this is just my opinion… … .”
Suho, who had been speaking, picked up one of the unconscious assassins nearby and tore the clothes off of him.
Then the guy’s naked body was revealed and an unbelievable sight unfolded.
“also.”
“This is… … !”
“Would you like to find out?”
“How could you not know, isn’t this the symbol of the Yamaguchi Guild… … !”
It was exactly as Hiro said.
This is because what was revealed on the body of the guy with his clothes torn was none other than the signature tattoo of the Yamaguchi-gumi, the number one guild in Japan and a former super-large yakuza group.
It was the same with the other guys.
Just in case, I tore off all the assassins’ clothes, and the same tattoos were revealed on all of their bodies.
Suho said with an indifferent expression.
“It seems like there is a possibility… … No, it seems like the Japanese government is in collusion with the Yamaguchi Guild.”