Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 214

There Are No Bad Heroes In The World – Episode 214 (214/273)

The Demon Race

After the Assembly.

Following discussions, the group split into two.

First, Park Hyun-ah and Sarah Dunphy returned to Skolbon in the Marriott Kingdom.

Park Hyun-ah had not yet fully recovered, so they needed to stay in Skolbon to complete her treatment.

“See you in two weeks.”
“Have some fun while you’re at it.”
“I’m not going to play around.”

Choi Hyun-seok remained with the Demon King’s army.

It was to train with Raidrun.

‘I still can’t perfectly control my strengthened body.’

His physical abilities had increased to an unprecedented level after defeating the Demon King Tegrad.

Until now, Choi Hyun-seok had always demonstrated perfect control over his body, no matter how strong he became.

But even that was now nearing its limit.

The changing body was gradually exceeding his cognitive abilities.

Now, no matter how outstanding Choi Hyun-seok’s talent was, he could not fully unleash his power without proper adaptation training.

“Great! Choi Hyun-seok, you’re welcome to join us anytime!”

Raidrun readily accepted the offer.

A major clash with the Holy Army was imminent, but his training would continue regardless.

Moreover, having Choi Hyun-seok with him would also benefit Raidrun.

“Choi Hyun-seok. There’s something I want to ask you.”

During several days of training.

Raidrun suddenly made a proposal.

“Have you ever considered returning to the Demon King’s army?”

“To the Demon King’s army?”

“Yes. Judging by the situation, it seems you don’t have anywhere else to go.”

That wasn’t wrong.

Currently, Choi Hyun-seok didn’t have a place to call home.

The Marriott Kingdom existed, but aside from Abelson, it wasn’t directly related to Choi Hyun-seok.

“If you come to the Demon King’s army, I’ll do my best to make you a corps commander.”
“A corps commander! Is that really true!?”
“It’s not that difficult to appoint a suitable person to the vacant position of the 2nd Corps Commander anyway.”

“Hmm…”

“The Demon King’s army is changing. Sidriel needs new talent.”

Since Sidriel became the Demon King.

The Demon King’s army, which had been stagnant for hundreds of years, began to change.

This included reorganizing the complicated positions of corps commanders.

First, Raidrun officially became the 3rd Corps Commander, and Motem became the deputy corps commander.

Motem resisted becoming the deputy corps commander until the very end.

“Hehe~ I want Motem to do it?”

“Understood…”

He immediately agreed with Hemis’s one word.

Hemis, who had stepped down from the position of corps commander, expressed her desire to move freely and did not take on any other position.

And Onyx was officially appointed to the position of the 4th Corps Commander, which had been vacant since Park Hyun-ah also stepped down from the position.

In fact, nothing had changed compared to before.

After all, Raidrun and Onyx were already performing the duties of corps commanders.

What had changed was that they had removed the temporary label and were officially appointed as corps commanders by the Demon King.

However, these minor things are important.

It may seem like nothing, but these things play an important role in crucial moments like this Demon Race Assembly, so it can be said to be significant.

“I’m not forcing you. I’m just letting you know that the path is open if you want it.”

Raidrun said in a gentle voice.

He didn’t seem to want to put any pressure on Choi Hyun-seok either.

“I’ll think about it.”

“That’s enough.”

After that, Choi Hyun-seok and Raidrun continued their training.

On days when Raidrun went to battle, Choi Hyun-seok trained alone.

He hadn’t fully adapted yet, and his position was ambiguous to join the battlefield and provide assistance.

As time passed, the promised two weeks arrived.

“Are you leaving?”

Raidrun said with a gloomy expression.

Choi Hyun-seok silently nodded.

“I hope we can meet again.”
“We’ll meet again. The real war starts now.”

The Holy Empire of Gatre is still powerful.

They also haven’t abandoned their ambition to conquer the continent.

As long as they have a common enemy, the day will come when they cooperate.

“Thank you for everything. Stay healthy.”
“Let’s see each other again alive.”

Leaving Raidrun’s smile behind.

Choi Hyun-seok left the Demon King’s army again.

***

Skolbon, the capital of the Marriott Kingdom.

The atmosphere in Skolbon, which he had returned to after a long time, had changed a lot.

“Don’t abandon your faith!”
“In the name of Deusis [likely a deity in this world], punish the demons!”

Loud voices were heard everywhere in the streets.

People dressed in pure white clothes grabbed passersby and said.

“Do you believe in the Deusis Church?”
“The Holy War has succeeded! The Demon King is dead! Now is the first and last chance to drive the demons out of the continent!”

A man shouting with half-crazed eyes.

Just looking at him made him feel uneasy.

Naturally, people who encountered fanatics in front of them tried to leave with troubled expressions.

However, not everyone was like that.

Some people spat on the faces of the fanatics or grabbed them by the collar.

“It’s an era of peace! We can’t just keep fighting wars!”
“Fanatic! Warmonger! Stop now!”

When there is such extreme backlash, the atmosphere naturally becomes more hostile.

“Heretic! I will bring divine punishment upon you!”
“You crazy fanatic!”

Hands and feet went back and forth between the two men who were shouting.

The increasingly escalating atmosphere was spiraling out of control.

“Die! Heretic!”

Finally, someone presumed to be a priest drew a sword.

A dagger emerged from within the pure white robe.

Just before it pierced the other person’s chest.

“Okay. That’s enough.”

A giant man who suddenly appeared grabbed the sword.

“Who are you…. Keuk!”

Choi Hyun-seok lightly struck the priest in the back of the head.

The priest lost consciousness and collapsed to the floor.

“Don’t worry too much. It’ll just be a mild concussion.”

Choi Hyun-seok said, breaking the dagger he had taken.

As if responding to that, foam bubbled from the mouth of the fallen priest.

“Uh… or not…”

It didn’t seem like a mild concussion, but what did it matter.

He wouldn’t die, would he?

Thinking that, Choi Hyun-seok headed to the royal palace.

“What happened? It wasn’t like this when I left.”

Choi Hyun-seok said with a frown.

Skolbon before he left was never like this.

Abelson was ruling and gradually finding stability.

Laughter was returning to the streets.

He thought that if time passed like this, it would surely regain its former vitality.

“It’s gotten worse.”

The current Skolbon was no different from before Abelson came.

In some ways, it could be said that the quality had gotten worse.

“Hmm, it definitely looks like there’s a problem.”

Rachel also nodded in agreement.

“It’s not like before when people were starving and struggling, but what should I say… they look terrified.”
“Right. I need to go to the royal palace quickly.”

Choi Hyun-seok increased his pace.

Instead of worrying alone, it seemed faster to meet Abelson directly and ask.

***

“It’s been a while. How have you been?”
“Yes. I’m always good.”

Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson, who had reunited after a long time.

They shared stories about their recent activities with refreshments.

“It seems your sister and Sarah aren’t here yet.”
“Yes. They’re still undergoing treatment. I heard it will take at least another month before they’re fit enough to fight to some extent.”

“Ah.”

Park Hyun-ah still seemed to be in poor condition.

It seemed like she had suffered a lot, but if she was treated well, she would become much stronger than before, so it was true that he was looking forward to it.

“By the way, Abelson.”

“Yes?”

After some conversation.

Choi Hyun-seok asked about the scene he had seen in the capital.

“What’s going on?”
“Haa, you saw it…”

Abelson sighed deeply.

“First of all, what I want to tell you is that this kind of thing is not happening only in the Marriott Kingdom.”
“If it’s not just Marriott?”
“Right now, wherever you go on the continent, it’s this kind of atmosphere. It’s a state where the tightly drawn string of tension could snap at any moment.”

Abelson continued in an even lower voice.

“A huge storm is coming.”

“Storm…”

“It’s not a war with the demons like before, but a war between humans that is starting in earnest. What you see now is the prelude to that.”

A war between humans.

That meant that Gatre was moving in earnest to conquer the continent.

As his thoughts deepened, Choi Hyun-seok’s brow naturally narrowed.

“It’s strange that Gatre is moving. Shouldn’t they deal with the demons first and then take the next step?”
“The situation has changed.”

“In what way?”

“Do you know about the demons’ peace declaration?”
“Ah, I’ve heard about that.”

The new Demon King Sidriel’s peace declaration.

Choi Hyun-seok also knew about it from Raidrun.

“I know that they haven’t stopped the war with the demons even after the peace declaration. Hasn’t it gotten worse instead?”

Even with the peace declaration, the Holy Army did not retreat.

In the first place, they had achieved their goal of defeating the Demon King Tegrad.

Even though the new Demon King put forward the slogan of peace, their advance continued.

No, it became even more intense than before.

As if someone was chasing them from behind.

They moved desperately to erase the demons from this land.

“So I naturally thought that Sidriel’s peace declaration was meaningless.”
“On the contrary. The new Demon King threw a spark. A spark that grows in size by dividing the conflicts of humans…”

As Choi Hyun-seok didn’t seem to understand, Abelson continued to explain.

“The first to move was the Drasen Empire. They didn’t want the demons to disappear, so the peace agreement became a good excuse.”

Only then did Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes light up as he grasped the situation to some extent.

“They were trying to overturn public sentiment.”
“Yes. They tried to incite people to stop the war. That worked surprisingly well, and Gatre, who was embarrassed, responded in the same way. They said that this was an opportunity to erase the demons from the continent.”

In one sentence, a huge public opinion war unfolded.

Who can better incite people and capture public sentiment.

Both empires were desperate because the winner here could take both the justification and the practical benefits.

“Then it’s understandable that the Holy Army has become more urgent. They’re suppressing the demons as much as possible now in preparation for when they lose the public opinion war. Something like that.”
“That’s right. That’s why the conflict between the two camps is getting worse. The more intense the war, the greater the damage.”
“Hmm… it’s a headache.”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed and swept his hair back.

A part that cannot be solved by force.

This kind of brain-using work doesn’t suit him.

When he sees things like this, he thinks that the simple physiology of the demons seems really comfortable in some ways.

“For now, the kingdom is giving strength to the peace camp.”

Abelson said, sipping his tea.

“Anyway, we, like the Drasen Empire, need the demons.”

The demons had to remain in order to keep the Holy Empire of Gatre in check.

If Gatre exterminated the demons and ended the war as it was, there would be no way to stop them.

“Is there anything I need to do?”
“There’s nothing I particularly need to ask of Choi Hyun-seok.”

Abelson shook his head.

“It could make things bigger if we’re not careful. For now, unless the situation turns into a massive act of violence, I’m just going to watch.”
“Hmm, I understand. Hopefully, that kind of thing won’t happen.”

“That’s right…”

A shadow falls on the faces of Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson.

As this incident was directly and indirectly involved with all the humans on the continent, it could turn into an unprecedented scale of violence if they were not careful.

However, as the saying goes, bad premonitions always come true.

“What do you mean!? A high-ranking priest is dead!?”

Just two days after Choi Hyun-seok arrived.

A high-ranking priest is lynched to death in Skolbon.

“What was the security doing? I told them to crack down on things so that they wouldn’t get out of hand.”
“I’m sorry. It happened so quickly that there was no time to stop it.”

“Haa…”

Before Abelson’s sigh could end.

“Your Majesty! Urgent news!”

A new report came in.

Abelson raised his head with a tired expression.

“What is it this time?”
“Gatre has contacted us regarding the death of the high-ranking priest that occurred this time.”

“Already…”

Contact came only a few hours after the incident occurred.

At this point, it was fast enough to make one wonder if they had been waiting for this kind of thing to happen.

“What did Gatre say?”

“That’s…”

The person reporting swallowed hard and continued.