Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 180

After finishing the conversation with Sara Dunphy, Choi Hyun-seok was led to the detached house where the group was staying.

The group was waiting for him, gathered in one room.

“How did it go?” Park Hyun-ah asked as he entered, her eyes fixed on him.

“Haa… It seems like it’s going to be a long story.”
“It’s okay, tell us. We decided to rest today anyway.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded and began his explanation.

He recounted the origin of magic power, magical energy, and divine power.

Park Hyun-ah’s expression darkened when Sara Dunphy used the purple energy.

“I knew it… that bitch is too dangerous.”

It had only been a little over two months since Sara Dunphy’s resurrection.

Half of that time was spent acclimating to magical energy.

She had only been fighting alongside the group for a month.

Yet, in that short time, she had identified the purple energy and succeeded in wielding a power that only Choi Hyun-seok could use.

“Haa… is that all you talked about?”
“There’s one more thing.”

“What is it?”

“She asked if she could join us from now on.”

“What?”

Park Hyun-ah’s brow furrowed deeply, disbelief etched on her face.

Abelson also blinked, unable to hide his surprise.

“She wants to join us?”

“Yes…”

“So, what did you say?”
“I said I’d think about it for now.”
“You crazy bastard! What is there to think about! You should have refused!”

Park Hyun-ah shouted, her voice laced with frustration.

Choi Hyun-seok waved his hand, trying to calm her down, and continued his explanation.

“Well, there’s a reason.”

“What reason?”

“She’s very interested in my body.”
“What? Interested in your body…?”
“Ah, I mean…”

Choi Hyun-seok recalled his conversation with Sara Dunphy a little while ago.

“I felt it when I touched your hand earlier, but your body is unstable.”

“How did you know that…?”

“I have an idea. If you let me join you, I will help you solve the problem.”

In the brief moment when Sara Dunphy placed her hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s chest, she had discerned the turmoil within his body.

And she seemed to possess a solution.

The group fell silent, lost in thought after hearing his explanation.

“Haa… Even so, I don’t think traveling together is a good idea, right?” Park Hyun-ah said, breaking the silence.

“After all, the opponent is an undead.”
“I agree with Park Hyun-ah. Undead are too dangerous,” Abelson added with a dark expression.

“All undead harbor a grudge against life. If they were strong people who reached a noble level in life, they would resist to some extent, but there is a limit. As time goes on, reason will be eroded, and only the desire to destroy will remain.”

“…”

“She seems fine now, but Sara Dunphy may lose her mind and go crazy at any time.”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head at Abelson’s grim assessment.

“That problem has already been solved.”

“Yes?”

“She said she had already figured out necromancy to some extent and that the side effects had disappeared.”
“Is that really true…?”
“She didn’t seem to be lying.”

Park Hyun-ah, who was listening intently, sighed deeply.

“That’s one crazy bitch…”

The curse was laced with admiration.

Sara Dunphy had not only mastered the purple energy in the meantime but also deciphered necromancy.

It was impossible to fathom the extent of her knowledge and talent for magic.

“I don’t know! Just do whatever you want!” Park Hyun-ah shouted, running a hand through her hair in exasperation.

“Whether you travel together or not, do whatever you want, and take responsibility for it.”

It was an irresponsible statement, but Abelson nodded in agreement.

“I’ll leave it up to Choi Hyun-seok. I can’t make a decision…”

At that moment, Rachel jumped out of Choi Hyun-seok’s arms.

“Rachel is against it!”

“Why are you against it again?”

“That sly fox is traveling with the Warrior. It doesn’t make sense!”
“Haa… I already have a headache, so go inside if you’re going to talk nonsense.”

“Nonsense!” Rachel shouted, her voice rising in anger.

“Earlier, that sly fox was groping the Warrior’s chest, ugh!”
“Yes? What are you talking about?”

Abelson’s eyes narrowed sharply.

“Abelson, it’s not like that. Rachel is exaggerating.”
“What do you mean it’s not like that! I saw the Warrior grinning and giggling!”

“When did I!”

“So, it’s true that she groped your chest?”
“It wasn’t groping…! It was just a light touch!”
“Aha, the Warrior even thought about children with that light touch! Did you know!? The Warrior asked that lich to give birth to my child!”
“I’m really going to kill you! Say it right!”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel with both hands and covered her mouth.

“Eubeubeub! Violence when you’re at a disadvantage! Rachel is upset!”
“Shut up! It’s because you’re saying weird things!”

It was when Choi Hyun-seok was shaking the hand that grabbed Rachel.

Abelson, who had approached, grabbed Choi Hyun-seok by the collar.

“Asked her to give birth to a child… What does that mean?”
“Ah, no! I really didn’t do that! I did ask if undead can give birth to children…”

“Yes!?”

Shock, disgust, and denial warred across Abelson’s face.

Park Hyun-ah sighed deeply as she watched the scene unfold.

“Ugh… you idiot. If it’s a woman, it doesn’t matter if she’s undead or not… tsk.”

“Ah, no! That’s not it!”

Choi Hyun-seok screamed, but his voice only echoed loudly in the room.

No one listened.

“Heop! Heop!” Only Bobo smiled and nodded as if he understood.

***

After a luxurious dinner, the lord, as expected, made no secret of his admiration for the group and openly courted them.

When Park Hyun-ah adamantly refused his advances, he turned his attention to Choi Hyun-seok.

He even offered him his daughter, suggesting that he stay in Milphton.

“My daughter is called the most beautiful woman in Milphton!”
“Is that so…?”
“It’s hard to say this myself, but her luscious blonde hair is the best on the continent.”

Choi Hyun-seok looked tempted for a moment, but he snapped back to his senses after being glared at by the group.

That’s how the eventful night passed.

The group left Milphton as soon as dawn broke.

They had stayed for a day to save the lord’s face, so there was no reason to linger.

“Are you leaving already! You could have rested a little longer…”
“I’ll come again if there’s anything else.”

The lord nodded with a regretful expression, realizing he couldn’t hold them back any longer.

“Come and find me anytime if you have nowhere to go. You are the heroes of Milphton.”

Leaving the lord’s final greeting behind, the group set off on their way back.

Sara Dunphy and Liam, the skilled warrior who hadn’t been seen the day before, accompanied them.

“We’re going to use long-distance teleportation magic.”

The destination was Inemosit.

Originally, they had planned to stop by Ultimum Pesse to report to Sullivan, but they postponed it until next time.

They couldn’t risk taking Sara Dunphy to Ultimum Pesse.

“The location of Ultimum Pesse is confidential. I can’t go with guys who might turn into enemies at any time.”

If Sara Dunphy harbored ill intentions, the village would be in grave danger.

With her magical prowess, she could obliterate the village in one fell swoop without leaving a trace.

“Choi Hyun-seok, follow me for a moment.”

Before initiating the teleportation magic, Park Hyun-ah called Choi Hyun-seok aside.

“This is your last chance. Once we teleport together, there’s no turning back. Are you really going through with this?”

“Yes.”

Choi Hyun-seok, his mind already made up, answered without hesitation.

“Haa, I understand. But promise me one thing.”

Park Hyun-ah looked at Choi Hyun-seok with unwavering resolve.

“Get stronger, as much as you’re taking this risk.”

“I understand.”

“You have to get really strong, not just say it.”

Being with Sara Dunphy was a significant risk, and not just because of her power.

“As you get stronger, that lich will use you to get stronger too. As time goes on, the lich may be able to wield that purple power like you.”
“Yes… I know.”

Choi Hyun-seok was well aware of this fact.

It was the primary reason Sara Dunphy wanted to be with him in the first place.

She would help him, while simultaneously researching how to acquire such power for herself.

“The only weakness of that lich is that she uses magical energy, which is vulnerable to divine power. I don’t like the guys from the Holy Empire, but we can try to use poison to kill poison [fight fire with fire].”

“…”

“But if she changes into a similar constitution to you, that weakness will disappear, and she’ll get stronger. When that happens, a monster beyond that loudmouth bitch [Hemise] might emerge.”

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard at the thought of a monster surpassing Hemise.

It wasn’t an absurd notion.

In the long run, there was a definite possibility that Sara Dunphy would grow far more powerful than she currently was.

Even if the probability was low, taking such a risk was daunting.

Park Hyun-ah patted Choi Hyun-seok on the shoulder when she saw his face stiffen.

“So, take everything you can and get stronger. As strong as no one can stop you. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Yes.”

“…I believe you can do it.”

Park Hyun-ah smiled and turned around.

“Let’s go then.”

When the two finished talking and returned, Sara Dunphy approached.

“What kind of secret story were you sharing?”

“It’s none of your business,” Park Hyun-ah retorted curtly.

Liam, who was standing next to Sara Dunphy, started to step forward, but Sara Dunphy stopped him.

“Don’t interfere. Park Hyun-ah is right. I shouldn’t interfere in their affairs.”

“…”

“Let’s go quickly. The land of monsters… I wonder what it will look like.”
“We’re going to teleport right away. Don’t resist and accept the magic power.”

The group gathered around Park Hyun-ah for the long-distance teleportation magic.

Park Hyun-ah raised her magic power.

“Let’s go.”

With her words, the group vanished completely.

***

After arriving in Inemosit, Choi Hyun-seok’s daily life remained largely unchanged.

He hunted monsters to level up and occasionally sparred with Park Hyun-ah to hone his fighting spirit.

The only difference was the scheduled meetings with Sara Dunphy.

Of course, Park Hyun-ah was always present, observing.

“The way to solve the problem with your body is simple,” Sara Dunphy said, circling around Choi Hyun-seok.

“It’s to fill your body with this purple energy.”
“Hmm… Will that stabilize my body?”
“The reason your body is unstable now is because of the conflict between magic power and magical energy. If one energy settles in the body, the stabilization problem will be solved naturally.”
“What’s the basis for thinking that?” Park Hyun-ah asked, her eyes narrowed.

Sara Dunphy shook her head.

“There is no basis. Everything is just my hypothesis. But I am sure.”

“Hmm…”

There was no concrete evidence, only a hypothesis.

However, it couldn’t be dismissed.

Given Sara Dunphy’s unparalleled knowledge in this field, her conviction carried significant weight.

‘Certainly… If it succeeds, it will definitely be beneficial.’

In truth, Sara Dunphy’s proposed solution wasn’t entirely novel.

Choi Hyun-seok had contemplated it for a long time.

The purple energy was the foundation of Nobilis [his unique fighting spirit].

The challenge lay in its excessive consumption of mental power.

It was difficult to gather magic power and magical energy, then merge them into one by discarding their individual properties.

‘If this process disappears and I can use it right away, the efficiency will be several times better than now.’

Nobilis was already an exceptionally efficient fighting spirit.

But if the intermediate steps were eliminated, Choi Hyun-seok’s power would increase exponentially.

The question was whether it was even possible.

Choi Hyun-seok had attempted it numerous times, but without success.

“Is it possible?”

“Of course. In fact, this trial is only feasible because your body is currently unstable. A body that can change in any form will adapt to the new energy.”

“Hmm…”

“If it solidifies in that state, not only will the instability be resolved, but you will be able to completely master this original power.”

“I understand.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded, his expression determined.

“So, what’s the method?”
“First, discard all the magic power and magical energy in your body.”

“Yes…?”