Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 110

There Are No Bad Heroes in the World – Episode 110 (110/273)

Today’s menu was meat from an unknown monster.

The meat, pre-seasoned with salt, was skewered on long sticks and placed over the fire.

Sizzle…!

The surface browned nicely in the hot flames.

Choi Hyun-seok quickly rotated the skewers to prevent the meat from burning.

“Hoo! Hoo!”

“Stop making weird noises.”

“Hooo!”

The more he told her to stop, the worse it got.

Having her constantly puffing air next to him was strangely irritating.

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel by the scruff of her neck and tossed her away.

“Kyaa! Why only me…!”

“What are you even saying.”

Leaving the receding noise behind.

Choi Hyun-seok refocused on grilling the meat.

“Hooo… Hoo…!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s brow furrowed deeply.

He had clearly thrown Rachel far away, but he could still hear the puffing sounds.

At this point, he had to assume she was doing it on purpose.

“Hey! Cut it out!”

Choi Hyun-seok turned around and shouted.

Avellson, who was staring at the meat with clenched fists, was startled.

“Yes…?”

“Ah, it’s nothing. Carry on.”

“Carry on with what?”

“Um… understood.”

“Yes?”

Choi Hyun-seok pressed his lips tightly together.

Seeing Avellson with her cheeks flushed red, fists clenched, and puffing air, he didn’t know what to say.

After a moment of thought, Choi Hyun-seok decided to change the subject.

It seemed like a good opportunity to ask something he had been curious about.

“Avellson.”

“Yes.”

“Why do you keep carrying that mace around?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked, looking at the mace clutched tightly in Avellson’s hand.

Since some point, Avellson hadn’t let go of the mace, and it wasn’t exactly a pleasant sight.

The dried blood, not properly cleaned, was still visible.

“M-m-mace!?”

“Yes. Mace.”

Avellson’s reaction to the question was quite strange.

Her breathing gradually became rough.

“Th-th-th-this, this, this is…!”

“Calm down! You’re going to hyperventilate.”

Staring wide-eyed and repeating the same words, she looked like a broken robot.

It was the first time Avellson, who always had a blank expression, had been this flustered.

“Th-this, well, it’s…!”

“It’s?”

“This is, um…!”

Avellson’s eyes darted back and forth.

Choi Hyun-seok knew what that meant.

‘I can almost hear the gears turning in her head.’

For some reason, Avellson was desperately searching for an excuse.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes narrowed with suspicion at that moment.

“It’s! For self-defense!”

“Ah.”

After all that deliberation, all she came up with was self-defense.

Choi Hyun-seok made a deflated expression and turned his gaze back to the meat.

Avellson sighed and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Choi Hyun-seok, still looking at the meat, continued as if throwing the words away.

“Avellson, you should put it down now. There’s no need to carry around something so heavy.”

“Yes…”

“If you really need a weapon for self-defense, why not learn something like swordsmanship? If it’s something like martial arts, I could even teach you.”

“I don’t want that!”

Avellson shouted abruptly.

An unexpectedly strong reaction.

Choi Hyun-seok awkwardly nodded.

“Yes… well, do as you please…”

He decided he shouldn’t worry about the mace anymore.

“Alright! All done.”

A little later.

The deliciously grilled meat was cut into large chunks.

A chunk in front of Avellson.

A piece in front of Rachel.

Half of it, cut into a large piece, was placed in front of Bobo.

“Well, I’ll dig in!”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was about to put the meat in his mouth.

“Choi Hyun-seok! There you are.”

A familiar cow-head approached.

Choi Hyun-seok greeted him with a happy smile.

“Would you like a piece, Raidrun?”

“No. This isn’t the time to be leisurely eating meat.”

“Yes?”

“The Corps Commander is looking for you. Let’s go.”

“…”

Despair washed over Choi Hyun-seok’s face.

‘I grilled all the meat…!’

He glanced around, but no one was looking at him.

Everyone was focused on eating the meat.

“Rachel.”

“Go ahead. I’ll be eating.”

Rachel waved her hand, issuing an eviction order.

She didn’t even lift her head while speaking.

“Mmm, so delicious!”

Choi Hyun-seok stared intently at Rachel.

The way she was chewing on the meat didn’t sit well with him.

In a flash, he snatched Rachel by the scruff of her neck.

“Kyaaak!”

“I can’t go alone!”

“Why!? Why only me!”

“Just because!”

He couldn’t stand the thought of Rachel relaxing comfortably.

***

Grat’s former 8th Division Commander’s office.

It had become Hemis’s office.

She twisted her lips as she looked at the large ‘8th Division Commander’s Office’ written on one side of the wall.

“They still left this up.”

With a light flick of her hand, the letters were erased and rewritten.

Hemis turned around, looking at the words ‘3rd Corps Commander’s Office’.

In front of her were three men.

Raidrun, Choi Hyun-seok, and Roiger.

“Choi Hyun-seok. Was Grat delicious?”

Hemis asked.

Without her help, Choi Hyun-seok would never have been able to catch Grat.

Getting the last hit by luck was the best-case scenario that had been originally planned.

In this situation, he couldn’t help but be grateful to Hemis for helping him catch Grat and level up a whopping 32 levels.

“Haha…! Yes. Thank you again!”

“No thanks needed. I had fun too. And if you get stronger, there will be many more fun things to come.”

A deep smile hung on Hemis’s lips.

Choi Hyun-seok scratched his head awkwardly.

He was grateful for the help, but he couldn’t shake off a lingering feeling of unease.

“Anyway, do you know why I called you here today?”

“…”

A brief silence passed at Hemis’s question.

The first to speak was Raidrun.

“Is it because of the unit reorganization?”

“Correct!”

Hemis spread out her pure white hand.

Then, a 3rd Corps organizational chart created by magic appeared.

“Our 3rd Corps has a total of five divisions under it. In order, the 6th Division, 7th Division, 8th Division, 9th Division, and 10th Division.”

Five branches extended from the 3rd Corps at the very top.

Each branch transformed into a symbol representing a division.

“Among them, the 8th Division was the division that fought fiercely on the front lines.”

The crocodile symbol representing the 8th Division gradually distorted and then completely disappeared.

“We can’t leave the important position of Division Commander vacant, so we’ll appoint a new one.”

Hemis looked at Raidrun.

“Raidrun. You can do it, right?”

“Yes.”

“The Deputy Division Commander is Roiger.”

Roiger’s eyes widened at that moment.

“May I really take on the role of Deputy Division Commander?”

“Of course. You have enough skill. I also like that you’re smart.”

Hemis said calmly.

Choi Hyun-seok nodded without realizing it.

He agreed with her words.

‘Roiger is excellent.’

The last time he checked, Roiger’s combat power was over 110,000.

At that level, he was a high-ranking regimental commander.

“A smart subordinate is always welcome. I was thinking of completely reorganizing the 8th Division this time, along with changing the commander.”

“I will do my best!”

“Good.”

Hemis looked at Choi Hyun-seok, the last one remaining.

“Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Yes.”

“Do you remember the promise we made at first?”

“I remember.”

In this situation, it was obvious what she would ask.

Not long after Choi Hyun-seok came to the Black Star, she had proposed a deal.

“I’ll protect you from now on.”

“One month. Fight and win against the guy I pick.”

“Slowly kill the higher-ups and raise your rank.”

“If you just become a battalion commander, wouldn’t you be useful?”

Hemis would protect Choi Hyun-seok.

In return, Choi Hyun-seok would fight the opponent she designated.

The ultimate goal was battalion commander.

‘I thought it was really ridiculous back then…’

He had achieved it in less than a year.

“Am I becoming a battalion commander?”

“No, you’re going to the Corps’ direct regiment as a regimental commander.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

Suddenly skipping battalion commander and becoming a regimental commander was not enough, but it was also directly under the Corps.

Generally, units directly under the Corps are of a higher level than other units.

“Putting someone of your level as a battalion commander is a waste of manpower.”

“Thank you.”

“Honestly, I didn’t expect it either. That you would survive like this and become a regimental commander.”

“…”

“Even if that day came, I never thought it would be this fast.”

Hemis approached.

She reached out and stroked Choi Hyun-seok’s chest.

“You’ve worked hard so far. This concludes our contract.”

Something felt strange.

It was strange that Hemis was saying these words.

It felt awkward because those who were too high to even look up to felt not so far away.

“What should I do from now on?”

“What else? Just do what you’ve been doing.”

“Yes. That’s true… Haha!”

“Widen your stage a bit from now on. If you’re a regimental commander, you won’t get beaten up anywhere, even if you’re not in my shadow.”

Hemis’s atmosphere was somehow strange as she spoke.

Choi Hyun-seok was filled with anxiety.

Was she planning to kick him out?

That couldn’t happen.

It was still the time when he needed Hemis’s shadow.

He would stick to her like a leech until he became at least a division commander.

“I’m still very lacking! I can’t even imagine how I would survive without the Corps Commander’s shadow!”

“Ohohoho! You don’t have to worry that much. Choi Hyun-seok. You need to look at your level more objectively.”

“Objectively…?”

“Do you perhaps not know what a regimental commander is?”

Choi Hyun-seok made a bewildered expression.

If he was a regimental commander, he was above battalion commander and below division commander.

Was there anything else?

“You know that in the Demon King’s army, a position represents power, right?”

“Yes.”

“You also know that the only positions higher than regimental commander are division commander and corps commander, right?”

“Uh… that’s right.”

Only then did he get a sense of what Hemis was trying to say.

“To explain it more directly, even if you gather all the humans and demons on this continent, there won’t be even a thousand beings stronger than you.”

“Am I that strong!?”

He couldn’t help but be surprised.

There weren’t even a thousand people stronger than him in the entire continent.

He didn’t know how large the population of this land was, but he had never thought he would be that strong.

Honestly, he didn’t believe it.

Choi Hyun-seok was still weak here.

It was inevitable since the people he usually hung out with were monsters among monsters like Raidrun and Hemis.

“But this is just the beginning. You still have room to grow.”

“Thank you!”

“It’s not a compliment. I’m just stating an objective fact.”

He didn’t know why she was suddenly gilding [praising] him, but he didn’t feel bad.

Hemis held out her pure white hand.

“Anyway, I look forward to working with you. Regimental Commander Choi Hyun-seok.”

“I will give my loyalty! Corps Commander!”

The hand he grasped was cool, but it was a refreshing coolness that made him feel good.

“Ah, by the way, I’m telling you this in advance. I’m going to be quite busy from now on. Just assume that’s the case even if I’m not here.”

The three men made puzzled expressions at the word busy.

Hemis was busy.

It was a sentence that didn’t match at all.

For the past hundred years, her schedule had only consisted of occasional Corps Commander meetings.

There had been various incidents recently, but not to the extent that she would say she was busy.

“Is something the matter?”

Raidrun asked.

“Well, I’m planning to travel around here and there alone. In the meantime, this friend will take care of the unit.”

Hemis’s lips parted.

Crack!

Her lips parted nearly 2 meters wide.

It was a sight he had seen several times, but he couldn’t get used to it.

Clang, clang!

The sound of metal clashing could be heard from inside her lips.

Soon, a black figure began to reveal itself.