Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad

Choi Hyun-seok narrowly opened his eyes.

‘Did he go…?’

The mysterious man had fled, and it seemed that Hemis had also left.

It was only then that Choi Hyun-seok, who had risen from his seat, let out a sigh of relief.

“Wow, I thought I was going to die.”

Choi Hyun-seok had not completely fainted.

He was just temporarily unconscious.

He had already regained consciousness by the time Hemis appeared.

Originally, he was going to take the final blow by taking advantage of Oseld’s moment of carelessness.

Thanks to this, Choi Hyun-seok was able to witness everything that happened.

“That guy who looks like a parasitic animal is also clearly very strong…”

Right now, Choi Hyun-seok doesn’t know anything about Oseld Gefen.

But he can be sure that he is an incredibly strong person.

In Choi Hyun-seok’s opinion, he is at least on par with Reidrun.

It’s hard to make an accurate comparison between Oseld and Reidrun, as they are both too strong.

But it’s certain that Oseld’s abilities are not inferior to Reidrun’s.

“Even that man is like that, but the lip monster is really on another level.”

Hemis toyed with the powerful Oseld as if he were a child.

The reason he was able to escape was not only because of his own great abilities, but also because Hemis did not seem to have the intention to catch him.

‘I absolutely must not mess with her again.’

Choi Hyun-seok reaffirmed that he would not dare to confront Hemis again.

“Ah, Miss. Abelson! Are you okay?”

Choi Hyun-seok examined the still unconscious Abelson.

Unlike Choi Hyun-seok, who was just pretending to be fainted, Abelson was truly unconscious and still could not open her eyes.

Fortunately, her pulse was normal.

“I should first lay her down on the bed.”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was carefully lifting Abelson to lay her on the bed…

“Hero. It’s now…!”

Rachel whispered in Choi Hyun-seok’s ear, appearing without a sound.

“Ah! You startled me! Where were you and why are you showing up now!?”

“What? It was you who told me not to interfere when you need to focus, right?”

“Oh…”

“And you said not to show up when that monster Hemis is around. That’s why I was just observing the situation.”

In fact, there was no particular problem even if Rachel was discovered by Hemis.

She already knew that Choi Hyun-seok was a hero.

Still, it felt a bit awkward to show Rachel in front of Hemis.

“It feels like I’m openly advertising that I’m a hero.”

“It’s okay. I don’t want to appear in front of that monster either.”

Rachel shuddered at the mere thought of it.

The room was filled with corpses and blood, not to mention the meat that Choi Hyun-seok had brought, all of which had disappeared into Hemis’ mouth.

“What if she finds me tasty and eats me…?”

“Hmm, she might actually do that.”

It was not something to be dismissed as a joke.

With Hemis, it would not be strange at all if she were to catch and eat Rachel out of curiosity about how she might taste.

“By the way, Rachel. What did you mean by ‘it’s now’?”

“Huh?”

“You said ‘it’s now’ when you appeared just now.”

“Ah, yes! Hero, this is the perfect opportunity, let’s take care of it right away!”

“What?”

Rachel made an ominous expression, like a clichéd villain plotting something.

“Isn’t that silver-haired person too suspicious? What if she’s not a saint, but a witch?”

“You’re still going on about that?”

“Think about it! That man used a holy magic spell at the end, right? So if he’s on our side, why were they fighting?”

“He did seem to know Abelson. He called her a saint.”

“Exactly! But even so, he just grabbed her collar and hit her like that!”

Rachel gestured as if grabbing an invisible collar and striking.

Now that he thinks about it, it was really strange.

Although he doesn’t know exactly what the next saint is, it’s clear that he or she is an extremely precious existence.

So the sight of Abelson, who is supposedly the next saint, having her collar grabbed like that seemed rather odd.

“So you’re saying we should deal with her now?”

“Yes!”

Rachel nodded happily.

“Talk some sense!”

Choi Hyun-seok gave her a good whack.

“Ouch! Why did you hit me?”

“Enough with the useless talk. Let’s just go back for now. When Abelson wakes up, we can talk to her then.”

Despite Choi Hyun-seok’s words, Rachel did not give up.

“Ah! Let’s deal with her now!”

“Stop being so stubborn! Are you really an angel? You’re worse than a demon.”

“I’m not him, I’m her! And I’m not an angel, I’m a fairy!”

Choi Hyun-seok used every facial muscle to express a look of pitiful exasperation.

“You’re actually jealous that Abelson is prettier than you, aren’t you?”

“No, that’s not it! I’m much prettier and cuter!”

“Your voice is trembling, so it seems like it is true.”

“No, it’s not! It’s not!”

“It is, isn’t it? You’re jealous! Oooh, she’s jealous~ She’s jealous~”

Choi Hyun-seok teased Rachel with an excited expression.

“Rachel is a jealous person!”

“Uiiii…! It’s not true!”

The hero and his dedicated fairy were becoming more and more childish by the day.

After becoming a head chef, Choi Hyun-seok’s daily routine was like a hamster running on a wheel – unchanging.

He wakes up early in the morning to train.

He then sets out on a hunt with the cooking staff.

After the hunt is over, he cooks the day’s catch of monsters, and when evening comes, he goes home.

That’s where his daily routine ends.

However, there is one change after the Oseld Gefen incident.

“Are you already giving up?”

“Ugh… Phew…! Not yet.”

On a night when the moon had not yet risen, Choi Hyun-seok was facing Reidrun in the dark training ground.

Torches burning in various places illuminated the two.

Reidrun looked at Choi Hyun-seok with a serious expression.

“Then don’t stop.”

As if Reidrun’s words were a signal, Choi Hyun-seok pushed off the ground and dashed.

His body shot forward like an arrow.

Due to his magically enhanced physique, his speed far exceeded that of a regular human.

“Haa!”

Choi Hyun-seok thrust his fist with a shout.

Swoosh!

His fist tore through the air, flying towards Reidrun.

It was an attack containing enough force to shatter even a rock.

However, the expression on Reidrun, the target of the attack, remained calmly composed.

He lightly twisted his body to evade the fist and pushed Choi Hyun-seok’s chest.

“Ugh!”

It felt like his chest was about to shatter, even though the push seemed light.

Choi Hyun-seok staggered back.

“Didn’t I tell you? Your attacks are too honest.”

Reidrun said.

“Choi Hyun-seok, you do not have the upper hand in terms of strength and speed. Nor can you use powerful magic.”

“Yes…”

“You certainly possess excellent talent. Your ability to control your physical body and magic is quite impressive.”

“…”

“The problem lies here.”

Reidrun tapped his head with his finger.

“You have limitations in your imagination. As a result, your movements are monotonous and honest.”

“…”

“Forget your previous common sense. Magic makes anything possible. Don’t limit yourself.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“This problem will continue to hinder you. But you must remember this.”

“…”

“No matter how strong you become, you will always be the weak one. There will always be someone stronger than you.”

“…”

“That’s why you must keep all possibilities open. To defeat the strong, the weak must not hesitate to use any means necessary. You must not forget that honesty is a privilege only the strong can afford.”

“Yes.”

Reidrun raised his hand and patted Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

“That’s enough for today. Good work.”

“Thank you!”

Choi Hyun-seok bowed his head.

Reidrun left, and Choi Hyun-seok was left alone in the training ground, sprawled on the ground.

“Aaargh! I’m really dying here.”

His whole body was screaming in pain.

There wasn’t a single part that didn’t hurt.

“Hero, are you alright?”

Rachel appeared on Choi Hyun-seok’s chest and said.

“You’re heavy, so get off.”

“How rude to call a lady heavy.”

“I don’t even have the energy to joke. Just hurry and heal me.”

“Okay.”

Without a word, Rachel cast a healing spell on Choi Hyun-seok.

“Ah, I feel a bit better now.”

Choi Hyun-seok let out a sigh of relief as the wounds all over his body began to heal.

‘Can I keep doing this?’

It’s been nearly a month since he started sparring with Reidrun, but the gap between them has not narrowed at all. Rather, it feels like the gap is only widening.

‘I need to get stronger quickly.’

Choi Hyun-seok briefly recalled the past.

He remembered the day Oseld Gegen appeared, when he was helplessly defeated by a fellow human.

‘He said he couldn’t tell me the details…’

Choi Hyun-seok had asked Abelson about the identity of that man, Oseld Gefen, and why he was attacking Abelson.

But the response he received was a different question instead.

‘Choi Hyun-seok, isn’t it strange?’

‘Huh?’

‘Why has the war between humans and demons been going on for over 500 years? Don’t you find it strange that this war never ends?’

Choi Hyun-seok had nothing to answer this sudden question.

He was a foreigner who had not been in this strange world for long.

It was only through Abelson’s words that he learned the war between demons and humans had been going on for over 500 years.

‘The only thing I can tell you now is this – you need to become stronger.’

‘…’

‘And believe in no one else but yourself. That is the only thing that will protect Choi Hyun-seok from this chaos.’

With those words, Abelson fell silent.

Choi Hyun-seok had many more questions, but he did not ask.

He instinctively knew that Abelson would not answer further.

“So that’s why I started training…”

Choi Hyun-seok muttered as he gazed at the night sky.

“Is this really okay?”

After his conversation with Abelson, Choi Hyun-seok had redoubled his training efforts.

He could confidently say that he was truly working hard.

The results were not negligible either.

Thanks to the consistent hunting and training with Reidrun, his stats had risen quite significantly.

Choi Hyun-seok opened his status window to check:

▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok

▫Title: Hero Candidate

▫Level: 335

• Strength: 110
• Agility: 108
• Stamina: 112
• Magic: 114
• Charisma: 52
• Bonus Points: –

▫Savior Points: 450

▫Abilities: Pickaxe Usage (C), Leadership (D), Cooking (E), Magic Control (D)

▫Skills: Reidrun-style Fighting Technique

His level had increased by over 100 in just a month.

All his stats except Charisma had surpassed 100.

Even Choi Hyun-seok himself felt that his body had become ridiculously powerful, beyond that of a normal human.

Yet, it was still not enough.

There were too many monsters in this world.

“There’s… Something else I need.”

He had to become stronger as soon as possible.

He wanted to become strong enough to escape the Demon King’s Army and be free.

He wanted to live in a grand mansion, have a romance with a noble golden-haired lady, and raise a rabbit-like child in his retirement.

For that, he had to leave this place as soon as possible.

“Right. I have to take Abelson with me too. I almost forgot.”

“Hero, I told you to give up on that woman. She’s a witch!”

“Keep talking like that and you’ll really get divine retribution, you know.”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel were exchanging silly banter,

“Huff! Huff!”

A soldier was approaching them, panting strangely.

Upon closer inspection, it was one of the cooking staff.

“Ch-Chef! I’m able to find you!? I’ve been looking everywhere.”

“What is it?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked with a puzzled expression.

It was unusual for a cooking staff member to be looking for him at this time.

“Th-The commander is looking for the chef. Go quickly!”

“Hmm, so that’s why it’s been quiet lately…”

Choi Hyun-seok wasn’t particularly surprised.

He got up from his seat with an expression that said, ‘So it’s finally time.’

***

The ornate door made of black wood was about 3 meters tall.

Standing in front of the door, Choi Hyun-seok took a deep breath.

“Phew…”

He carefully knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

“Come in.”

A beautiful voice came from inside.

As he entered, Choi Hyun-seok saw Hemis, as usual, sitting with her legs crossed on the desk.

‘Her lips seem even bigger today.’

Thinking this trivial thought, Choi Hyun-seok bowed his head.

“I heard you were looking for me.”

“Have you been bored lately?”

“Huh?”

Choi Hyun-seok blinked his eyes at the unexpected remark.

Far from being bored, he had been feeling like there was never enough time in the day.

“No, you seem to have been quite bored lately.”

Hemis spoke again.

Choi Hyun-seok finally understood the implication of her words.

‘She just wants something to entertain her!’

After the Oseld Gefen incident, there had been no incidents for nearly a month.

It was obvious that the monster was planning to stir up some trouble.

“So, I want to give you something fun to do.”

“Yes…”

“You seem to be performing the role of battalion commander well, so don’t you think it’s time to move on to the stage of division commander?”

Choi Hyun-seok made an expression as if to say, ‘No way… It can’t be.’

Unfortunately, his bad premonitions always turned out to be true.

Hemis’ smiling lips stretched wide.

“I’ll give you a month. Capture the division commander.”

“Huh…?”

A new storm was brewing.

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