Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 179

There are No Bad Heroes in the World - 179

“What are you doing here?”

Park Hyun-ah’s voice dripped with ice.

Magical power surged from within her, ready to be unleashed.

She was prepared to cast a spell at any moment.

“I’m a guest. I received a request to protect the city,” Sara Dunphy said, calmly sipping her tea.

Her composure seemed completely out of place given the tense situation.

“You expect me to believe that?”
“I’m simply stating the facts.”

Park Hyun-ah’s aura gradually intensified, becoming ferocious.

Her presence was so fierce that ordinary people would sweat and collapse just from being near her.

Just then, a servant, sweating profusely, rushed between them.

“Hero, please calm down. What she says is true.”

“What?”

“Sara Dunphy is a guest invited by the Lord.”

Park Hyun-ah narrowed her brows and glared at the servant.

“The Lord of Milphton invited that woman?”
“Yes. In case the Hero was unable to defeat the undead army, he entrusted her with the city’s defense.”

‘An interesting story,’ she thought.

Calling an undead to defend against an undead attack.

The Lord probably didn’t know that Sara Dunphy was an undead.

From the outside, she appeared as a beautiful woman with exotic features, bronze skin, and adorned with dazzling jewels.

Moreover, she skillfully concealed her internal magical energy.

“Is the misunderstanding cleared up, Park Hyun-ah, the mage who wields fire?”
“Even so, the fact that we are enemies won’t change.”

Park Hyun-ah growled.

“Not very level-headed for a mage. Well, perhaps that fiery temper is part of your charm,” Sara Dunphy said with a faint smile.

“This is the territory of a human lord who has nothing to do with our conflict. Are you going to fight me in a place like this?”

“Tch…”

Park Hyun-ah clicked her tongue and turned her head.

She knew she couldn’t fight here.

The moment Sara Dunphy and Park Hyun-ah clashed, a great disaster would befall the Milphton territory.

The aftermath of the battle could devastate the entire region.

Especially a mage’s fight.

Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of innocent people could become victims.

‘Right. If she intended to fight, she wouldn’t have called us here like this.’

Sara Dunphy had called out to the group that was passing by, even though she could have ambushed them at any time. The fact that she didn’t meant that her purpose was conversation.

Park Hyun-ah decided to listen to what Sara Dunphy had to say.

“So what? You want to have a conversation? I’m not really in the mood.”
“Today, I don’t have business with you.”

Sara Dunphy raised her hand and pointed to Choi Hyun-seok, who was standing behind her.

“The warrior over there is who I need to speak with.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Choi Hyun-seok.

Choi Hyun-seok pointed to himself with a bewildered expression.

“Me…?”

“That’s right. Warrior with a strong spirit. Would you spare me some time?”

“Hmm…”

Choi Hyun-seok glanced at his companions.

If he accepted without thinking, he didn’t know what dangers awaited.

But he couldn’t ignore her either.

He was curious as to why she specifically chose him, and he knew it was an opportunity to gather information on Sara Dunphy, a formidable enemy he might have to fight again someday.

“I know what you’re worried about.”

Sara Dunphy rose from her seat.

She gracefully raised her hand and placed it on her chest.

“In the name of Sara Dunphy, I promise not to harm you.”
“Just with a promise…”
“Even though I appear as I do, I once led many people as the queen of a nation. The weight of these words is not light.”

Sara Dunphy erased her smile and spoke with a serious face.

Park Hyun-ah, who was watching him, nudged Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

“Go.”

“Is it okay?”

“There are many idiots in this world who live and die for romance.”

She glared at Sara Dunphy and continued.

“It’s easy to see what kind of category she falls into. She’ll keep her word.”

“I understand.”

“Go and find out this and that. You know what I mean, right?”

“Of course.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded and approached Sara Dunphy.

Sara Dunphy smiled faintly again and nodded.

“Then shall we take a walk for a moment? Being here today, I felt that the garden is truly beautiful.”

Overwhelmed by her dignity and presence, Choi Hyun-seok silently nodded and followed her.

***

Choi Hyun-seok and Sara Dunphy walked through the garden in silence.

How many minutes had passed?

Choi Hyun-seok, unable to bear the awkward silence, spoke first.

“What’s the matter?”

He had almost spoken informally, but Sara Dunphy exuded an aura that made it difficult to treat her lightly.

“I was very impressed when I saw you in the last battle. The spirit and fighting spirit to stand up against the strong without flinching. And your strong mentality. You possess all the virtues of a warrior.”
“There’s nothing to gain from praising me.”

Choi Hyun-seok chuckled.

Sara Dunphy also smiled and slowly shook her head.

“I’m not trying to win your favor. I’m just saying what I saw and felt.”

While they were talking, the sunset had completely faded.

Before he knew it, the sunset had disappeared, and a blue darkness was descending on the sky.

In response, the magic lights in the garden began to shine brightly.

The garden stained with the sunset was beautiful, but he thought the night garden illuminated by the lights was also wonderful.

“Actually, there’s one more thing I was really impressed with.”

Sara Dunphy stopped and turned around.

Choi Hyun-seok’s face was reflected in her golden eyes.

“For a moment, I saw you wielding a mysterious power.”

“Mysterious power?”

“I’ve been investigating this era in my own way. An era where magic, magical energy [mana], and divine power coexist. But the power you wielded was different.”

“…”

“That purple energy you used. That elegant and mighty power instantly captivated me.”

Only then did Choi Hyun-seok realize what Sara Dunphy was talking about.

‘She saw Nobilays.’

Nobilays, a fighting spirit that uses magic and magical energy together.

When using it, a purple aura emanates.

It seemed that Sara Dunphy had seen that.

“It was this kind of power, right?”

At that moment, a purple aura was emitted from Sara Dunphy’s fingertips.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened, and he shouted without realizing it.

“How!?”

A purple aura combined with magic and magical energy.

This power, which Choi Hyun-seok jokingly named Original Magic Power, is not something anyone can handle.

No, no one *should* be able to handle it.

In the first place, it was impossible to possess magic and magical energy at the same time.

The premise itself was something that no one but Choi Hyun-seok had achieved.

It was natural that there was no one who could combine the next stage.

“How can you handle that power? Could it be that the undead can handle magic and magical energy at the same time?”
“Hmm, what are you talking about?”

Sara Dunphy tilted her head.

The purple energy at her fingertips scattered like smoke.

Choi Hyun-seok continued with a desperate expression.

“Isn’t that the power you use by combining magic and magical energy!?”
“What are you talking about? This power is not like that.”

“Yes…?”

Sara Dunphy and Choi Hyun-seok looked at each other with expressions of mutual incomprehension.

Sara Dunphy broke the silence first.

“This is not an aura that combines magic and magical energy. It’s a higher origin than that. A power closer to the source.”
“What does that mean?”
“Could it be… you didn’t know?”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded without realizing it.

It was a natural assumption.

It was a power that appeared by combining magic and magical energy.

There was no other possibility.

“So… by forcibly bringing together two powers with different properties, they naturally went back to their origin and became one… is that what happened?”

Sara Dunphy, who muttered something to herself, nodded as if she understood.

“Interesting. What great luck and talent.”
“Wait a minute. It’s too much to follow the story, please explain.”

The purpose of extracting information from Sara Dunphy had long disappeared.

Now, Choi Hyun-seok’s mind was filled with the desire to learn about the purple energy.

Fortunately, Sara Dunphy seemed to have no intention of hiding it and began to explain.

“This is literally the source of everything. I also learned about it thanks to you.”

“If it’s the origin…?”

“The power before it was divided into magic, magical energy, and divine power. It can be said to be very pure energy.”

Choi Hyun-seok asked again as if to confirm that he had heard correctly.

“So, magic, magical energy, and divine power all started from this purple energy. Is that it?”

“That’s right.”

“What is the basis for that…?”
“The fact that I just handled that purple energy is the basis. If it’s an aura that combines magic and magical energy as you said, shouldn’t I not be able to use it?”

Currently, only magical energy is felt from Sara Dunphy.

If the purple energy was a force combined with magic and magical energy as Choi Hyun-seok had guessed, a contradiction would arise.

The only hypothesis that can explain this phenomenon is that the purple power is the origin of everything, as Sara Dunphy said.

If so, it is also possible to explain why she handles the purple energy.

It was because she abandoned the nature of magical energy and drew out the power that was the origin.

“Everything is just speculation, but this is what I think.”

Sara Dunphy continued.

“Magic harmonizes with humans, and magical energy harmonizes with demons. However, divine power seems to be a bit different, and it seems that it has changed its nature again to counter the relatively weak magical energy.”
“Anyway, the beginning is all this purple energy?”

“That’s right.”

“Then how did I come to handle that power? I was just trying to combine magic and magical energy.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s question was reasonable.

He didn’t know anything; he was just trying to bring the two forces together.

He had no choice but to think that the resulting purple energy was a force with new properties.

But rather, it went back to the origin of the two.

“The answer is simple.”

Sara Dunphy said without hesitation as if there was nothing difficult.

“The two forces, which have different properties and cannot become one, eventually abandoned all their properties and returned to their original form and became one. It must be something like this.”
“Is that also a hypothesis?”
“That’s right, but I’m sure.”

“Hmm…”

Choi Hyun-seok groaned.

He didn’t know how much of this shocking story to believe.

‘I can’t just dismiss it as a lie.’

There is nothing contradictory in what Sara Dunphy has said so far.

Rather, she was strengthening her argument by showing that she was directly handling the purple energy.

“You seem to have a lot of worries.”

At that time, Sara Dunphy came closer and placed her hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s chest.

Choi Hyun-seok, embarrassed by the sudden physical contact, rolled his eyes around.

‘At this important time… is it a beauty trap!?’

Whatever Sara Dunphy’s identity, she is currently in the form of an attractive beauty.

The texture of the skin visible to the eye, and the sensation felt through the thin clothes are all the same as those of a human.

Choi Hyun-seok’s heart was pounding.

‘Get a hold of yourself, Choi Hyun-seok! The opponent is a skeleton! A lich!’

Choi Hyun-seok desperately grabbed his mind and stepped back.

“Ahem, ahem! Please step away.”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I was wondering how you could have such an aura, so I didn’t realize.”

Sara Dunphy smiled and took a step back.

“Anyway, I’ve become very curious about you. A body that can contain two forces and at the same time handle this purple energy that is the origin.”

“…”

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t have it. At first, I thought it was because I was not human but undead, but no.”

There was something strange in the golden eyes looking at Choi Hyun-seok.

“It’s just that you were special.”

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard.

He knew that’s not what she meant, but after the physical contact, she sent such passionate eyes, so his heart was asserting itself regardless of his will.

‘Well, maybe a blonde aristocrat doesn’t have to be the one…’

Sara Dunphy, who had nothing in common with his ideal type, but what does it matter?

The opponent is an exotic beauty queen.

Just as Choi Hyun-seok’s delusions were stretching endlessly.

“So, that’s what I’m saying…”

Sara Dunphy opened her mouth.

“I want to be with you in the future.”
“Yes…? Wha, wha, what did you just say…?”

Choi Hyun-seok, embarrassed, even stuttered and asked again.

Sara Dunphy smiled softly as if the reaction was interesting.

“I said I want to be with you.”

“…”

It’s been over a year since I came to this other world.

For the first time, Choi Hyun-seok felt that this hellish world was not so bad.

“Um… please don’t misunderstand and listen. I don’t have any intention, I’m just asking because I’m curious.”
“Tell me anything. I will answer with all my heart.”

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard and said.

“Can the undead have children?”

Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]

Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]

There Are No Bad Heroes In This World 세상에 나쁜 용사는 없다
Status: Completed Author: Native Language: Korean
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[English Translation] Choi Hyun-seok, the undefeated heavyweight champion of Earth's most brutal MMA league, met his end, only to be reborn as a hero in a world teetering on the brink of destruction. Promised wealth, honor, and the adoration of countless beauties, he envisioned a glorious new life. But destiny had a cruel twist in store. Instead of a hero's welcome, he was greeted by a monstrous ox demon, commander of a relentless demon army, who scoffed at his arrival. "Hero? You dare call yourself a hero?" From that moment, Choi Hyun-seok's idyllic fantasy shattered, plunging him into a living hell. Prepare for a saga of survival, unexpected alliances, and the brutal realization that not all heroes are created equal, and sometimes, the line between savior and sacrifice is blurred beyond recognition. Dive into a world where the strongest fighter on Earth must become something more to survive, and discover if he can truly become the hero this world desperately needs.

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