Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 262

The first emotion I felt was joy.

Choi Hyun-seok’s former love!

Ien Nell Chelsea!

It was a brief encounter, but the time was so intense that I still remember it vividly.

‘At the end, her brothers and nobles all died together, so I was worried if she would be okay, but thankfully, she seems to have overcome it well.’

At the time, Choi Hyun-seok and Sara Dunphy intervened in the Chelsea Kingdom’s civil war at the request of the king.

After the incident, they intentionally cut off contact, so they didn’t know the details of what happened.

Choi Hyun-seok simply thought that Ien had overcome adversity and become a great king.

But when he actually faced Ien, she was a little different from the image he remembered in the past.

‘Her atmosphere seems to have changed subtly.’

Empty eyes that seem to lack emotion.

She doesn’t waver even when facing Raidrun’s murderous intent up close.

Just a few seconds ago, she could have died if I had been late, but she doesn’t even bat an eye, making me wonder if she’s even human.

Then Raidrun’s voice pulled Choi Hyun-seok out of his thoughts.

“Choi Hyun-seok! What brings you here?”

“Ah, I came to talk to Sidriel urgently, but it seems I had a prior engagement.”

“If you’re talking about this human, there’s no need to worry. She’s an impudent person who came without an appointment.”

Choi Hyun-seok also came without an appointment, but Raidrun didn’t seem to care about that at all.

“Can I talk to her first? It might be something important. As Raidrun-nim knows, the continental situation is chaotic right now.”

“Hmm… that’s true.”

Having received Raidrun’s permission, Choi Hyun-seok immediately approached Ien.

“It’s been a while.”

“Who are you?”

Ien looked at Choi Hyun-seok with an expression as if she were looking at a complete stranger.

Only then did Choi Hyun-seok realize his mistake.

‘She didn’t look like this back then.’

It’s natural that Ien doesn’t know Choi Hyun-seok.

At the time, Choi Hyun-seok changed his appearance with Drasen Empire magic and created a fake identity to go to the Chelsea Kingdom.

Choi Hyun-seok recalled the name he used back then.

“Would you remember if I said Dugal Polkell?”

“Dugal Polkell…”

For the first time, emotion flickered in Ien’s dead eyes.

A slight surprise, joy, sadness, and so on.

Various emotions swirled for a moment.

She soon returned to her original empty eyes and nodded.

“I expected it was a fake identity, but you originally looked like this.”

“I’m sorry. I had to hide my identity back then. Haha.”

Choi Hyun-seok scratched the back of his head with an awkward smile.

Ien shook her head.

“I don’t mind. More importantly, Choi Hyun-seok… is that you, sir?”

“Yes. That’s right, I’m Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Why did Choi Hyun-seok come here?”

“I came to ask the Demon King Sidriel for help. I have some connections with the demons. I think Ien-ssi came for the same reason as me, isn’t that right?”

“That’s right.”

Ien summarized and conveyed the reason she came and the plan she had in mind.

After listening to the whole story, Choi Hyun-seok slowly nodded.

“I was just thinking of asking for support, but Ien-ssi’s plan seems more specific and better.”

“The Red Nightmare over there is blocking me from meeting the Demon King. If Choi Hyun-seok-kyung [term of respect] helps me, I will persuade the Demon King.”

“Okay.”

Choi Hyun-seok immediately approached Raidrun.

“Raidrun-nim [term of respect]. Would it be okay if Ien here and I meet Sidriel together?”

“Hmm…”

“It’s an important story related to the future of the demons.”

“Alright. But I’ll go with you.”

Unlike when Ien came alone, the meeting was arranged so easily.

Ien could have felt wronged by the situation, but she silently followed the two men.

***

Sidriel closed her eyes and pondered deeply.

‘I knew the continental situation was unusual, but I didn’t think it would be this bad…’

Suddenly, the ground shook and the density of divine power in the atmosphere increased.

In fact, this alone was a considerable blow to the demons.

Some demons who were exposed to strong divine power fell ill.

Of course, this was the story of the weak demons, and the demons don’t treat the weak well, so there wasn’t a big commotion.

However, they could tell that something unusual was happening on the continent.

In the midst of this, the story told by Choi Hyun-seok and the human king who suddenly came to visit was shocking.

“If what you’re saying is true, then humanity is finished.”

“Yes. Destruction is a predetermined future.”

Ien easily agreed.

From the beginning, she herself thought that humanity was finished.

Who can stop the fanatical crowd?

The Drasen Empire is the only hope, but there is no chance of victory.

It will only last a little longer than other kingdoms.

“But what about the demons? Will that fanatical crowd stop after destroying humanity?”

“The demons are not as weak as you think.”

“The fanatical crowd is much stronger than you think.”

Ien and Sidriel stared at each other.

For a while, their gazes collided, and then Sidriel turned her head first.

“I need time. I’ll talk to Raidrun for a while.”

“Okay.”

“Choi Hyun-seok. I’m sorry, but would you leave the room too?”

“Sure, whatever.”

Ien and Choi Hyun-seok left the room obediently.

This was to decide on a major event for the demons, and they were humans, so they were in a position to ask for help anyway.

Being unnecessarily clingy would only backfire.

Thump-!

Choi Hyun-seok and Ien closed the door.

Sidriel immediately got to the point.

“What do you think?”

Raidrun also heard the whole story next to her.

He is a wise man, so he will surely give good advice.

“Hmm, shouldn’t we gather the opinions of the other legion commanders and council members?”

“I’m purely asking for your thoughts.”

“If so… I think we should help wholeheartedly. If what the king said is true, this is not just a problem for humans. As she said, the moment the next target becomes the demons, how long can we last…”

The opponent is not just a fanatic.

They are crazy specs [high stats/abilities] with a generous divine power buff.

They were not compatible with the demons in many ways.

It seemed better to join forces with humans and fight than to fight separately and be defeated individually.

“But I don’t know what the other demons will think. A joint front with humans. There will definitely be council members who object.”

The prestigious families that followed Doritugs in the past will oppose the alliance with humans with a 99% probability.

Even excluding them, there were more than enough people who would oppose the alliance with humans.

Even the peace treaty with humans caused a lot of noise, let alone a joint front.

There are already a truckload of high-ranking demons who come to mind who would foam at the mouth and rush in.

Sidriel nodded and continued.

“I also think the same. I am still young, and I have not established as firm a royal authority as my father. There are still many who are not happy with me, and there will definitely be those who do not follow my decisions.”

She knew her situation well.

That’s why it was easier to make a decision.

“So I want to use this opportunity.”

“What do you mean by use…?”

“We are not helping humans. We are fighting humans. And those who opposed the peace treaty and do not follow me will be at the forefront.”

“Ah!”

Raidrun clapped his hands without realizing it.

It’s not about joining forces with humans.

The fanatics are also human.

The demons will move to fight them.

Then even the demons who opposed Sidriel’s peace treaty in the past will all agree and follow.

They might even welcome the order to stand at the forefront, rather than being dissatisfied.

“If we have to fight anyway, it’s only right to use them as much as possible.”

Sidriel clenched her fist tightly.

She was different from the existing demons.

More intelligent and as cunning as humans.

As the former Demon King Tegrad wanted.

What kind of future this will bring to the demons remains to be seen.

***

The Drasen Empire’s headquarters.

A place where reports from various places and real-time information are gathered to plan the future.

If this place were compared to the human body, it would be like the brain.

“Thousands of fanatical crowds have been discovered in the northeastern border area of the Empire!”

“What’s the evacuation situation in nearby villages?”

“We’ve issued an evacuation order, but it’s being delayed because it’s mixed with refugees!”

“Contact the nearest magic corps and buy time!”

The Empire’s elites are working themselves to the bone today, burning their souls white to make the Empire’s limbs function normally.

That was no different for Olaven Grimier, the commander.

“Hmm…”

Olaven Grimier pressed his temples.

His head throbbed even when he closed his eyes.

He didn’t know when he had last taken a good rest.

Maybe it’s been over half a year.

“You look very tired.”

Turning around at the voice, he saw Park Hyun-ah smiling.

Olaven Grimier greeted her with a delighted expression.

“Oh, Park Hyun-ah-kyung [term of respect]! How’s your body?”

“Thanks to you, I’ve recovered reasonably well.”

That day when the Empire’s devotion was activated.

Park Hyun-ah, who was running away, was able to survive with the help of the Drasen Empire.

After shaking off the enemy, she was transferred to Dracsel here.

Her condition was so critical that a large number of healing specialists were attached to her and devoted themselves to her recovery for several days.

Finally, she had fully recovered and visited this headquarters.

“How’s the situation?”

“I can’t say it’s good, even as a formality.”

Olaven Grimier sighed.

“As of an hour ago, the connection with the Agros Kingdom has been cut off.”

“Are the sailors finished too…”

“It was a foreseen future.”

The surrounding countries have all collapsed.

The destruction of the Agros Kingdom, which had been holding out alone, was a predetermined event.

However, since the Agros Kingdom’s main force was the navy, there was a way to survive.

“We’ve been mobilizing warships, fishing boats, and merchant ships to move people south since before… but I don’t know what will happen.”

If successful, a significant number of people will survive.

But that’s still less than 30% of the kingdom’s population.

It’s better to have at least some survivors than to have everyone die.

“Anyway, if the sailors are finished, the next one is here.”

“There’s also Domis and Penten, but we’re reporting that there’s the highest possibility that they’ll come straight to Drasen.”

“How long will it take?”

“About ten days or so. I think the guys will reach the border area within two weeks at the latest.”

Park Hyun-ah’s brow furrowed at the unexpected period.

“That’s too fast for what I was expecting.”

The enemy’s main force is located at the northernmost tip of the continent to attack Agros.

To reach Drasen’s border area from there, they have to travel thousands of kilometers.

No matter how mobile an army is, it would take three months to travel on foot.

But at most two weeks.

The difference was too extreme.

“They are not human. They don’t need to eat anything, they don’t take breaks, and they don’t even sleep. They just laugh and jump around like crazy.”

“…”

“Frankly, I doubt it will take ten days. If all the fanatics don’t gather and move, but move sequentially, there’s a possibility that a large-scale group will appear within a week.”

Park Hyun-ah clicked her tongue.

She hadn’t seen a fanatic properly yet, so she didn’t know.

Whether the fanatics had such great abilities.

If this is true…

“I can’t stop it. Millions of monsters with that kind of spec. How do you stop them?”

“I won’t deny defeat, but I won’t give up either. The Drasen Empire will fight to the end. That is His Majesty the Emperor’s will.”

“Do the guys here all know that?”

“At least the people in this headquarters know the truth.”

Park Hyun-ah looked around.

People who are working hard to write something and give orders.

Everyone knows their future, but they don’t give up.

Park Hyun-ah, feeling strange at the sight, turned her head.

Somehow, her mouth tasted bitter.

“Tch…”

“Park Hyun-ah-kyung [term of respect] has done enough. We won’t care what you do after this, so do as you please.”

“Who said I was running away…!”

It was then that the communication device began to vibrate.

Olaven Grimier hurriedly checked the communication device and interrupted Park Hyun-ah’s words.

“Wait a moment. It’s an important call.”

When activated, a dry voice was heard.

-Do you have some time? I want to continue the story we were talking about then.

It was Ien Nell Chelsea, the king of the Chelsea Kingdom.

She, who had unilaterally cut off communication before, had contacted him again.

“We have plenty of time. Please speak, Your Majesty.”

-Then I’ll go there now.

“Yes? Are you talking about here?”

Olaven Grimier asked, unusually flustered.

No answer came from the communication device.

Instead, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“The Empire’s headquarters. It’s as impressive as I’ve heard.”

Surprised, he turned around and saw Ien Nell Chelsea, who was constantly looking around.

And behind her stood a man he had never expected.

“Choi Hyun-seok-kyung [term of respect]!”

Choi Hyun-seok, who he thought was already dead.

He appeared with Ien Nell Chelsea.