Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 236

Su-ho approached Seiro and glared at him with an intimidating presence.

Then, he relaxed, walked over to the sofa, and sat down on the adjacent seat.

“Please, sit. You asked to meet, and since I’ve come all the way from Seoul, let’s talk quickly and wrap this up.”

“......”

Seiro, recalling his unconscious secretary and the subordinates on the first floor, clenched his lips.

‘Of all times...!’

Under normal circumstances, he would have had the Vice President and the Headquarters Chief, along with all his subordinates, waiting, preparing to greet Union.

The reason for calling Union wasn’t just to intimidate them—it was also to demand accountability for Kinya.

But he never expected them to arrive a day early, and certainly never imagined that his organization would take such a blow in that short time.

‘Could it be Union’s doing?’

The thought suddenly crossed his mind.

The timing was just too perfect.

However, he quickly dismissed it.

It seemed far-fetched.

While there might be rival guilds within the country, Union was a Korean guild.

Could foreigners, in just one or two days, target specific key figures and businesses with such precision?

And not only that—could they target the elite of Inagawa?

And, to top it off, there was not a single clear image on CCTV, and the witnesses had described different faces.

Meaning, at least dozens of people were involved.

That was why, although mentally suspicious, Seiro couldn’t easily suspect Union.

Seiro composed himself and sat down calmly.

Once he took his seat at the head, Su-ho spoke, still maintaining his arrogant, domineering tone.

“Now, let’s hear what you have to say. You called us all the way to Japan, so you must have something substantial to discuss.”

Su-ho’s face was harsh, and his frame appeared large and solid.

He had intentionally crafted this intimidating appearance.

Today, Su-ho was embodying the image of a bulldozer-like man.

At Su-ho’s question, Seiro’s mouth went dry.

There were simply too many entangled issues to address at the moment.

Seiro fell silent, and in response, Su-ho suddenly raised his voice.

“Are you kidding me right now? First, you suspect us out of nowhere, then confirm us as the culprits, and destroy our businesses. Now, you’ve called us here, and you don’t say a word and just disrespect us?”

“......Vice President, it’s not like that.”

“Really? Then why have you called us here and said nothing?!”

You’re the one who came early, Seiro wanted to say, but kept quiet.

That wasn’t the time to bring that up.

He had to find a way to get through this meeting, even if it meant revisiting this issue later. Today wasn’t the time to talk about that.

But just as Seiro was about to speak, Su-ho cut him off.

“Let me make our position clear. We can’t just let this go. You need to compensate for the damage we’ve suffered and apologize for the insult.”

“Compensation?”

“So who do you think should pay for the damage after you randomly destroyed our establishments without any explanation?”

“But if you’re going to bring that up, what about Kinya...?!”

“Well then, who was the idiot just standing there taking the beating when someone suddenly came and attacked?!”

“......”

A bit of pressure.

Of course, Su-ho hadn’t used his intimidation skill—just his imposing presence.

Seiro was an ordinary person, not an Awakened.

If Su-ho had used his intimidation skill at his current level, Seiro would have passed out in an instant.

As Su-ho continued speaking, he pulled out three sheets of paper from his jacket.

“What’s this?”

“Compensation demand.”

“Compensation demand?”

“You can see for yourself.”

As he said, they were indeed compensation demands—one was for the attacked Myeongdong store, another for the wasted manpower and time from this incident, and the last one was for the insult Union had suffered.

But Seiro couldn’t read them.

The compensation demand was written entirely in Hangul.

Su-ho had intentionally prepared the documents in Korean.

Seiro could speak conversational Korean but couldn’t read or write it.

Of course, the documents were legitimate.

They were actual demand letters written with advice from Hiro and support from Japan’s top law firm.

“......”

Seiro remained silent.

At his silence, Su-ho narrowed his eyes and spoke.

“Why no response?”

“...”

“This is a reasonable amount based on the situation. Are you seriously not willing to accept it?”

“Hmm...”

The heavy atmosphere made Seiro hesitant to speak.

If his secretary had been there, they would have read and interpreted it for him, but the secretary was currently lying unconscious over there.

It was a sight.

Su-ho knew that Inagawa’s Seiro, given his age, had an incredibly strong sense of pride.

Given his position, Seiro wouldn’t want to admit he couldn’t read the document.

His pride as a Yakuza, especially, wouldn’t allow it.

In the end, Seiro was left with no choice but to choose the best possible option among the limited ones.

“Vice President, I’m sorry, but this isn’t the right time. Let’s talk again tomorrow.”

“What?”

“Tomorrow was always the agreed-upon day, wasn’t it?”

“Then you should’ve come to Korea.”

“What?”

“Are you kidding me? You attacked us out of the blue, then called us here, and now you’re telling me we should just accept this half-hearted response? How much more should we—no, how much longer should I tolerate this? Either we settle this today, or I’ll handle things my way.”

“No, Vice President. What do you expect to achieve by doing this? Is this really Union’s stance?”

“Is Union the problem now?”

“What?”

“Fine, from today on, I’m no longer part of Union. You know what? Do you even realize what kind of place you attacked? It’s a place run by someone like my own brother! And you go and wreck that [N O V E L I G H T] place and then act like this? I’ll tell you this—once I leave here, I’ll file formal requests with both Inagawa and Sumiyoshi, and even with Yamaguchi.”

At Su-ho’s words, Seiro’s mind snapped back to reality.

This was bad.

The fact that Kinya had attacked a civilian business in Korea was undeniable. If Inagawa got involved, it would certainly escalate.

And if Yamaguchi and Sumiyoshi caught wind of what was happening with Inagawa...

‘We’re really finished...!’

Attacking a weakened organization to increase power was a long-standing tradition of the Yakuza.

Swallow.

Seiro swallowed dryly.

Of course, the people who were attacked this time were not the entirety of Inagawa.

Inagawa was not just a corporate-style Yakuza but also a legitimate guild running raid businesses.

However, the hunters who were managed through the guild business did not act as private soldiers for the president, they were just managed as part of the guild.

Only the Yakuza, who risked their lives like private soldiers, could be relied upon.

And that’s where the problem was.

Currently, Inagawa’s main force, which could be called the elite Yakuza, had all been hit.

As Su-ho stood up, Seiro hurriedly tried to stop him.

“Wait, please.”

“Why?”

“I was too hasty. Sending people without properly checking first was my mistake.”

“So?”

“I’ll compensate. I’ll compensate and apologize.”

“...Really?”

“Yes, but give me some time. If you can give me at least a few days, I’ll take care of everything.”

“Are you joking? After showing us all this, you’re asking for time?”

“It’s true. If necessary, I can put it in writing right now.”

“No, I want it settled right now, or I’ll take care of it myself.”

This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.

“Ah, I understand. I’ll settle it right now. But I need at least my secretary here to handle the paperwork.”

At that, Su-ho walked over and woke up Seiro’s secretary.

Waking the secretary wasn’t that difficult.

Unlike Seiro, who was a non-Awakened, the secretary was Awakened and could just use Recovery.

Once the secretary regained consciousness, he hurriedly tried to understand the situation, but by then, the situation was already over.

“Ah, you’re talking about compensation...?”

“Yeah, so check how much it says here.”

“Understood.”

The secretary quickly checked the amount written in the compensation request.

His eyes widened in shock.

“Uhm... President?”

“What?”

“The amount....”

The secretary whispered quietly.

He was double-checking to see if the amount was correct.

It was understandable, considering the total amount requested by Union was 1 billion yen.

At that, Seiro’s eyes also widened in shock.

Instead of Arabic numerals, the paper was written entirely in Hangul, so he couldn’t verify the amount, but he didn’t expect it to be 1 billion.

However, Su-ho showed no concern and, with a stern expression, spoke.

“Is there a problem?”

“...No, there’s no problem.”

“President!”

“Be quiet.”

The secretary, shocked by Seiro’s answer, hurriedly tried to stop him.

But it was already too late.

The damage had already been done, and the promise to leave the document could not be taken back.

If they tried to reverse it now, it would cause even greater problems.

Su-ho smirked inwardly at Seiro’s reaction.

‘He must have been shocked by the amount.’

1 billion yen.

It was certainly a large sum.

But from the perspective of Japan’s third-largest guild, it wasn’t that much.

However, it wasn’t something to be easily ignored either.

That’s why Su-ho had settled on the amount of 1 billion yen.

Hiro had told him that 1 billion yen would be the limit Seiro could accept to preserve his pride.

“Send the 1 billion yen right now.”

“But President...!”

“Hey! Go and send it now!”

“...Understood.”

At the President’s firm command, the secretary had no choice but to comply.

It was the President’s decision, after all.

Of course, the secretary didn’t have many other options.

Once the secretary left to make the transfer, only Su-ho and Seiro were left in the room.

Seiro spoke.

“Should I apologize to the Union representative?”

“You can apologize to me. I’m here as the Union representative.”

“Okay, I understand. I apologize sincerely for everything. I should have investigated more thoroughly before acting.”

“If you knew that, don’t do it again next time. This is Korea, not some other place—how can you cause such trouble with a Korean guild?”

“...I’m sorry.”

After waiting a bit, the secretary returned after completing the transfer. Su-ho then gave them the paperwork confirming that the compensation had been received, and only then did he leave the office.

“......”

As Su-ho walked out, Seiro could only grit his teeth and watch his retreating back.

But for now, he had to endure.

As the saying goes, "A gentleman’s revenge takes ten years," after putting out the immediate fire, he could reverse everything later.

‘When that time comes, I’ll get back at them for what happened today.’

That was the Yakuza way.

Thinking this, Seiro began to give his next instructions to his secretary.

Meanwhile, Su-ho had already left the Inagawa building and called Union’s representative.

“Representative, you’ve received the transfer, right?”

- Yes, I’ve confirmed that the 1 billion yen was transferred just a moment ago.

“Then, let’s prepare the next step. As discussed, get ready to establish the Japanese corporation.”

- Understood.

After finishing the call, Su-ho immediately called the next person.

The person he called was Hiro.

The call was answered right away.

“President, I just finished the Inagawa meeting.”

- How did it go?

“I received the 1 billion yen compensation as you advised.”

- Haha, sounds like Inagawa was really desperate. Got it. We’ll start preparing right away.

“Yes, I appreciate your help.”

Union and Sumiyoshi began to move simultaneously.

The dismantling of Inagawa had officially begun.

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