Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 184

The hideout was inside the Inemosheet [a magical barrier or structure].

Park Hyun-ah and Sara Dunphy were in the middle of a discussion, with Choi Hyun-seok between them.

“Here, you need to stimulate this area. That’s how the waist moves properly.”
“Oh, really? How do you know so much about Choi Hyun-seok’s body?”
“Well, I have a few months of living together experience.”

Park Hyun-ah shrugged, a hint of pride in her voice.

She might be behind in magical knowledge, but she inevitably knew Choi Hyun-seok’s body far better.

That’s because she had been constantly observing and researching him to create fighting spirit [a type of magical energy or technique] from the very beginning.

“Here, slowly like this…”
“No. Now is the time to apply strong power.”
“What are you talking about? That won’t be efficient.”
“That’s knowing one thing and not knowing the other. Now, you have to create a strong flow here to continue the momentum to the back and run without blockage.”

Park Hyun-ah frowned at Sara Dunphy’s explanation.

“Are you sure? I didn’t see that in the book I read.”

The flow that Park Hyun-ah was creating was common knowledge.

Anyone with a basic understanding of magic knew it.

However, it was strange because Sara was presenting a theory that contradicted common sense.

“Whoever the author of the book you saw is, they would have based it on my initial theory anyway. This is a fact I discovered after publishing that book and conducting extensive research.”

“Hmm, really?”

“If you don’t believe it, why don’t you try it yourself?”

“Oh… it’s real.”

Park Hyun-ah nodded, impressed.

After spending the past few days with Sara Dunphy, she had no choice but to acknowledge her expertise.

Sara Dunphy didn’t earn the alias ‘Mother of Magic’ for nothing.

The basic magic theory books she published early in her career were still being studied and built upon to this day.

More than 70% of the magic-related books Park Hyun-ah had studied were based on Sara Dunphy’s fundamental theories.

“By the way, this is a little sad.”

Suddenly, Sara Dunphy’s expression turned gloomy.

“Even though a thousand years have passed since I died, magic hasn’t developed much. Some fields have even regressed.”
“It can’t be helped. These days, wars aren’t decided by large-scale battles.”

Looking back at history, technological development always occurred during wartime.

The same was true of magic.

In the past, wars were mainly large-scale battles where armies clashed head-on.

Therefore, the most important thing was to develop magic that could strike a wide area.

But today’s battles were different.

“If you don’t fight a battle, what determines victory or defeat?”

“A duel between leaders.”

As time passed and experience and research on magic accumulated, the number of powerful individuals reaching the level of heroes and legends gradually increased.

They ignored large-scale area magic and swept through the battlefield.

They possessed a strength that ordinary soldiers could never overcome.

“If you take out the head, the battle is practically over. In the end, it comes down to whose head is stronger. This became the main focus of battle, and naturally, there was no need for magic to develop further. Well, that’s just my guess.”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”

Park Hyun-ah’s words weren’t wrong.

But the real reason magic hadn’t developed was different.

The Balington Kingdom, founded by Sara Dunphy.

As Balington, known as the Magic Kingdom, became a public enemy of the continent, all of Balington’s cultural heritage and records disappeared.

In particular, anything related to magic was thoroughly burned.

During her lifetime, Sara Dunphy was unmatched in power.

After her death, her disciples continued her legacy and swept through the continent.

Some historians even say:

“If Sara Dunphy’s disciples hadn’t split due to internal strife, the first unified empire on the continent would have been created.”

An unprecedented great empire might have been established.

That’s how powerful the magic of the Balington Kingdom was.

“Erase all records of Balington!”
“Not a single book related to magic should be left!”

After this incident, the nobles and royalty of the continent felt threatened by magicians.

They thoroughly burned everything to prevent anyone from inheriting Balington’s legacy.

After all, the magic level of countries other than Balington was similar.

As a result, only Sara Dunphy’s early basic theory books remained.

Even after a thousand years, they haven’t surpassed Balington’s magic.

“Um… everyone?”

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok spoke with a troubled expression.

“Why?”

“How long do I have to stay like this?”
“Wait, it looks like we’ll be finished soon.”

“Yes…”

It had already been over a day since Choi Hyun-seok had been lying on the floor without moving.

During that time, Sara Dunphy and Park Hyun-ah examined Choi Hyun-seok’s body and manipulated the flow of mana [magical energy].

It was all to create the most efficient fighting spirit.

‘I’m just lying down, so it’s not hard…’

Choi Hyun-seok wasn’t finding the process difficult.

He just lay down and sent mana when asked, and stayed still when told to stay still.

To exaggerate a little, there was nothing to do but breathe.

The hard work was Sara Dunphy and Park Hyun-ah’s responsibility.

The two of them would create the fighting spirit on their own.

However, Choi Hyun-seok had one unspeakable problem.

‘God, Buddha, Allah. Give me strength…’

It was the situation itself.

Especially with Sara Dunphy.

She was unreservedly kneading here and there on his body, which was really hard to endure.

‘This is instinct…’

Regardless of what was inside the shell, what was visible on the outside was a fascinating beauty.

If blood were to rush to an important part of the body, everything would be over.

Not only hateful gazes, but also a lifetime of ridicule.

-Warrior! There’s a limit to how pathetic you can be! Are you showing off that you’re a virgin? Keeheeheet!

-Ah, it’s really disgusting. A virgin loser.

-Worst…

Rachel, Park Hyun-ah, and Abelson took turns laughing in his ears.

‘That must never happen!’

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head and snapped back to his senses.

He was desperate in his own way.

If the blood flow in his body tried to gather in one place, he forcibly blocked the flow using mana.

“Ah, damn it! What are you doing!? It’s confusing if you move suddenly!”
“Th, that’s because I was lying down and it was too itchy… hahaha!”
“If you do that one more time, you’re dead.”

“I’m sorry!”

Every time, he got cursed by Park Hyun-ah, but it was strangely helpful.

When he heard her cursing with her eyes wide open, his heart sank and his head cooled down.

“Hmm, in this part, it would be good to continue the flow like this.”

At that moment, another crisis arose.

Sara Dunphy began to slowly lower her finger from below Choi Hyun-seok’s navel.

Choi Hyun-seok was startled and looked at Sara Dunphy.

‘Sh, she’s smiling?’

Sara Dunphy was wearing a sly smile.

A surge of emotion rose in an instant.

‘She’s definitely joking.’

She’s definitely messing around by deliberately bringing her hand to a sensitive area.

In the first place, mana cannot move in that route.

Mana flows below the navel.

No matter what kind of fighting spirit you use, mana doesn’t move like that.

Choi Hyun-seok was facing another crisis at that moment.

“Oh? It’s true, if you go that way, you can tie up the flow at once.”

Park Hyun-ah nodded with a serious expression.

“Why didn’t I know this until now? If you do this, you can increase the efficiency of magic using not only fighting spirit but also mana.”
“I don’t tell just anyone. Consider it an honor.”

Sara Dunphy’s words weren’t a joke.

Looking at Park Hyun-ah’s expression, she was burning with academic enthusiasm.

Mana was really passing below the navel.

“Then here, in this way.”

Sara Dunphy continued to move her hand.

It was still near a sensitive area.

He didn’t know if it was intentional, but it felt more stimulating as it passed by, brushing against the skin.

Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes tightly.

‘Th, this is a real crisis…’

There was no choice but to block the blood flow again with mana.

Choi Hyun-seok urgently manipulated the mana.

“Damn it! Do you really want to die? This bastard keeps cutting off the flow.”

Park Hyun-ah glared with her eyes wide open.

Normally, he would have been startled and his head would have cooled down…

But not this time.

Choi Hyun-seok’s head was already out of his mind.

Even the sight of Park Hyun-ah spewing out curses felt strangely attractive.

“Do you really want to die? Huh? Should I stop? Stop it? Do you know who this is for?”

Park Hyun-ah said, gently stepping on Choi Hyun-seok with her foot.

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok opened his eyes wide.

“I’m sorry!”

In an instant, he snatched Park Hyun-ah’s ankle and threw it with all his might.

“You crazy bastard-!”

Park Hyun-ah flew away helplessly, caught completely off guard.

“I’ll see you after a short break!”

Choi Hyun-seok ran out of the cave.

“Damn it! You’re dead if I catch you!”

Soon after, Park Hyun-ah, who had regained her senses, began to chase after him at a terrifying speed.

“It’s a good time.”

Sara Dunphy smiled happily as she watched the two men and women leave.

***

Choi Hyun-seok knelt down.

He said with the most pitiful expression possible.

“That’s… there were circumstances.”

The blue bruise around his eyes added to the sadness.

However, it didn’t move Park Hyun-ah, who was already furious.

“What circumstances are you talking about!”
“I, I suddenly wanted to go to the bathroom… haha…”
“Then why did you throw me if you were going nicely!?”

Park Hyun-ah shouted, touching her head.

Because she flew away unexpectedly and hit the cave wall, she had a bump on her head.

She braced herself as much as possible in that short moment, but she couldn’t avoid getting a bump because Choi Hyun-seok threw her so hard.

“I’m sorry!”

“Ha, this bastard really…”
“Let’s stop there. It’s been quite a while, so you must be tired.”
“What’s so tiring about a guy who’s just lying down?”
“Um, in my opinion, Choi Hyun-seok’s physical exertion seems to be the greatest here?”
“Huh? What are you talking about?”

At that moment, Sara Dunphy raised the corners of her mouth.

Choi Hyun-seok, startled, hurriedly waved his arms and backed away.

“L, let’s stop there!”
“Why is that? Do you have any unspeakable ‘circumstances’?”
“There’s nothing like that! Please!”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Sara Dunphy’s collar with a desperate face.

Park Hyun-ah, who was watching the two’s farce with narrowed brows, sighed deeply.

“Ha, okay. Let’s rest for a day and continue again tomorrow. Until then, you are refining the completed fighting spirit.”

“Yes!”

It was when Choi Hyun-seok was smiling with a relieved expression.

Someone approached the cave.

“Park Hyun-ah. Are you there.”

Park Hyun-ah narrowed her eyes and looked at the approaching man.

“What is it?”

“Carebe-nim [formal title] has called a senior staff meeting.”

“Why suddenly a senior staff meeting?”

“He says there is an important matter to discuss.”

“How long do I have to go?”

“Based on continental common time, it’s noon tomorrow.”

“Okay. I understand, so go.”

The man bowed his head and left.

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Park Hyun-ah with a puzzled expression.

“What is a senior staff meeting? And who is Carebe?”

“It’s literally a meeting where the senior staff of Ultimum Fes [the organization’s name] gather. Carebe is the head of the organization.”

“Ah? Wasn’t Sullivan the boss?”

Until now, he had received and reported everything through Sullivan, so he naturally thought she was the boss.

Her actual combat power was also quite high, almost 300,000.

But there was a separate leader.

“Sullivan is like a staff member. The leader is a man named Carebe Cowell.”

“Ah ha.”

“Anyway, be prepared. You’re going with me tomorrow too.”
“Why am I going? I don’t belong there, and I’m not a senior staff member.”
“If it’s an important story, you’ll definitely be involved. I don’t want to explain what I heard again, so go and listen together.”

“Well, I understand.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded.

As befits an organization that protects humanity, they won’t have private conversations.

He had been in Inemosheet all this time, so he didn’t know what was going on outside.

It was a good opportunity to hear new information.

“By the way…”

At that moment, Park Hyun-ah put her hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

“You got hard earlier, didn’t you?”

“Yes?”

Choi Hyun-seok made the most nonchalant expression possible and said casually.

“Get hard? What are you talking about?”
“Look at this bastard’s eyes shaking? I wondered if it was true. It was real?”

“Ah, no!”