Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 221

Choi Hyun-seok immediately prepared to leave. The situation on the continent was changing every moment, and something could happen to the Cherushi Kingdom at any time. It was necessary to move as quickly as possible to assess the situation there.

“Then, I’ll be back.”

“Yes. Be careful,” Abelson said, waving his hand. The corners of her lips hinted at a smile, but her eyes were full of worry and sadness. She seemed to be experiencing a mix of complex feelings. Choi Hyun-seok smiled and nodded, as if to reassure her.

“Don’t die; come back alive.”

“Well, what’s so special about that?”

“You little punk. It only takes a moment to die if you’re arrogant. No matter how strong a person becomes, they’re still just a person. If you get a hole in your head, you die just the same.”

“Yes. I’ll be careful.”

Park Hyun-ah also offered her own version of affectionate (?) advice.

“Contact me anytime if you need anything.”

“Haha! I feel reassured.”

After a brief greeting with Sarah Dunphy, Choi Hyun-seok finished preparing to depart.

“Ms. Sarah, I’m counting on you.”

He would travel to Cherushilton, the capital of the Cherushi Kingdom, using Sarah Dunphy’s space movement magic. Olaven Grimiere had already provided the necessary coordinates. With those coordinates, space movement was a piece of cake for Sarah Dunphy.

“I’ll start.”

“Yes.”

The view reversed, and a slight dizziness washed over him. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself on an unfamiliar plain. Choi Hyun-seok slowly looked around.

“Let’s see… that’s east, so this is south. I should go this way.”

“We’re walking from here, right?”

“That’s right. It’ll probably take about half a day to arrive.”

Even with space movement, it was impossible to go directly into the city. Each city had a barrier that blocked spatial teleportation. He could have used the space movement gate, but he ruled it out because its use would be recorded.

“There are a lot of flowers here.”

“I know. It feels like we’re in another world.”

On the way to the capital, Cherushilton, all kinds of flowers were in full bloom on the plains along the road. Choi Hyun-seok strolled leisurely, enjoying the scenery. This place wasn’t far from the capital, so there was no need to rush.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t been flower viewing since I came to this world.”

“Flower viewing?”

“Going to see flowers with a beautiful woman.”

“Ah! We’re doing it now!” Rachel smiled innocently, pointing to the flowers and then to herself. “Here are pretty flowers! And Rachel, who has the beauty of a goddess! All the requirements for the flower viewing that Yongsa-nim [Hero-nim, a respectful title for a hero] mentioned are met!”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed deeply.

“No. Something’s different…”

“What’s different?”

“Right now… it feels like I’m just taking a pet for a walk? That’s it.”

Rachel’s cheeks puffed up at the word ‘pet’.

“Pet!?”

“Well, that’s just a saying. Don’t worry too much about it.”

“Ugh…!”

Rachel pouted her lips and got angry, but Choi Hyun-seok shrugged and looked around at the scenery.

“Hyaa~ The flower smell is nice.”

“Tch!” Rachel clicked her tongue and sat on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder, resting her chin on her hand and saying sullenly, “By the way, I wonder what that mutt is doing?”

Mutt was a kind of nickname that Rachel used to call Bobo.

Choi Hyun-seok grinned.

“You always bicker like that, but you’re bored without him, right?”

“Well, a little?”

It had been quite a while since she had seen Bobo. She followed Hemis when they met last time.

“Thank you for taking good care of our cutie all this time.”

“Are you taking her?”

“Well, if Bobo wants to. What are you going to do?”

At Hemis’ question, Bobo followed her without a moment’s hesitation. Rachel waved her fist in the air, seemingly resentful even after thinking about it again.

“That traitor! We treated her so well!”

“It can’t be helped. Hemis raised Bobo since she was a puppy. She also shared her magic.”

To Bobo, Hemis was like a parent. Choi Hyun-seok had played the role of a nanny for quite a long time, but in the end, a nanny is just a nanny; she couldn’t beat a parent.

“We’ll see her again if we have a chance.”

“Forget it! That traitorous mutt. Just try to act like you know me! I’ll crush your snout with the fist of justice!”

Choi Hyun-seok just nodded. No matter how he thought about it, it seemed like Rachel would be the one getting crushed, but he didn’t say anything. The reason Rachel was saying such harsh things was because she was so close to Bobo. It was because she was sad that Bobo had left.

“Oh, is that it over there?”

How long had they walked? A huge wall began to appear at the end of their vision. That was probably Cherushilton, the capital of the Cherushi Kingdom.

“We’ve rested enough, so shall we start running?”

“Yay!”

A wall had begun to appear at the end of their vision, but if they continued to walk like this, it would take more than two hours. They had enjoyed it enough, so he was thinking of running the remaining distance in one go.

“Ah, wait, before that,” Choi Hyun-seok said, rummaging through his inventory as if he had remembered something.

“Yongsa-nim, what are you doing?”

“I have to disguise myself.”

Choi Hyun-seok was planning to operate here under the name Dugal Polkiel. To that end, the Drasen Empire had given him magical tools for disguise and identification.

“Oh, it’s better than I thought?”

Before he knew it, Choi Hyun-seok had transformed into a white man in his mid-30s. The neatly grown beard along his jawline harmonized with his muscles, giving him an overall rugged appearance.

“Ugh, Yongsa-nim, it’s disgusting,” Rachel said, frowning as if she didn’t like the changed appearance, unlike Choi Hyun-seok, who seemed to like it quite a bit.

“Why? It’s cool.”

Regardless, Choi Hyun-seok moved his feet to enter the capital, Cherushilton.

***

The first thought that came to mind when he entered Cherushilton was that the city was larger than expected. Even though the Cherushi Kingdom was a small country, it was still the capital of a country. It didn’t seem to be much different compared to Skolbon, the capital of the Mariot Kingdom.

And the situation inside the city was very similar to that of the Mariot Kingdom. No, to be precise, this side was a little more serious.

“Kill those fanatic bastards!”

“He’s a demon worshiper! Don’t let him get away!”

Shouts were heard everywhere, and bloodshed occurred frequently. The guards rushed in as soon as something happened, but they seemed half-resigned. They were just trying to prevent it from escalating into a bigger incident.

“People here are more aggressive than in the Mariot Kingdom,” Rachel said with a slightly frightened expression.

Choi Hyun-seok nodded as if he agreed and said, “I think it’s because the balance between the two sides is similar.”

“Because the balance is similar?”

“If one side was dominant, violent incidents wouldn’t happen easily because they’d know they’ll just get beaten up if they fight anyway.”

If the power was tilted to one side, the weaker side would naturally be careful. There were cases of fighting to the death, but it didn’t seem like that situation right now. It seemed that the situation was becoming more intense simply because the balance of power was neck and neck.

“It’s difficult. The country’s power is weak, so they can’t control it properly.”

In Choi Hyun-seok’s view, Cherushilton was like a bomb about to explode. People divided by the instigation of the Gatren Empire and the Drasen Empire were literally fighting with blood.

“Thinking back to the Mariot Kingdom, there’s probably a demagogue or noble with connections to each empire behind the scenes.”

There must be a mastermind behind this chaos. The unfortunate fact was that the ones shedding blood were innocent citizens who didn’t know anything. The mastermind, the source of all evil, was comfortably stroking his swollen belly and taking care of his own interests.

“What are you going to do?”

“First, I have to meet the king. I’ve seen it roughly in the data, but I still have to meet him in person and hear the story.”

Choi Hyun-seok headed straight to the royal palace. He was currently holding the temporary identification card given to him by Olaven Grimiere.

“With this ID, you can freely enter not only the capital Cherushilton but also the royal palace.”

As he said, there was no problem entering the capital. It seemed that he would be able to enter the royal palace without any problems.

“State your identity and business.”

Finally arriving at the entrance to the royal palace, a knight guarding the royal palace blocked his way.

“Dugal Polkiel. I have an appointment to meet His Majesty the King.”

Choi Hyun-seok handed over his identification card. The knight, after checking it, was startled and quickly bowed his head.

“I’m sorry. You are His Majesty’s guest.”

The entrance to the royal palace immediately opened, and an attendant in charge of the guide followed.

“I will guide you to where His Majesty the King is.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a slightly awkward expression.

‘What is it about this ID? They treat me so respectfully.’

What kind of magic did the Drasen Empire put on this ID? As soon as he handed it over, everyone bowed their heads and treated him with the utmost respect.

‘Whatever.’

Choi Hyun-seok shrugged. In any case, he was able to work comfortably using this ID, so that was enough.

Finally arriving at the place where the king was waiting, the attendant stood in front of the door and said carefully, “Your Majesty, your guest has arrived.”

“Let him in!”

“Yes.”

As the door opened, the ornately decorated interior came into view. There stood a middle-aged man with blue hair and a protruding belly.

‘That man is King Molin del Cherushi.’

The 19th King of the Cherushi Kingdom, ‘Molin del Cherushi’, approached Choi Hyun-seok with quick steps.

“Welcome! Lord Polkiel! Welcome to the Cherushi Kingdom!”

“Thank you for the warm welcome,” Choi Hyun-seok said, who had learned a little about the etiquette here, greeting him as politely as possible.

King Molin, seeing this, laughed heartily.

“Hahaha! You are a more dignified person than I heard!”

“Yes?”

“I heard that you are not familiar with etiquette because you have been buried in the wilderness, only practicing.”

“Ah, I hurriedly learned only the basics because it was a meeting with His Majesty. Haha…!”

Choi Hyun-seok smiled awkwardly.

‘That’s right. I had that setting.’

Dugal Polkiel was a legendary powerhouse hidden in the wilderness, and he had been training for a long time, so he was somewhat unskilled at dealing with people – he had such a background.

Remembering that, Choi Hyun-seok decided to just move according to his instincts without much thought. Rather than pretending to be a polite person awkwardly, it was more appropriate for the setting to just do what he wanted.

‘In the end, it’s similar to a beast that is only strong and not very socialized. It’s better to just go wild in this case.’

The Drasen Empire would have created this background considering Choi Hyun-seok’s characteristics.

“King, I want to talk in a quiet place.”

“Hmm?”

King Molin looked embarrassed at the sudden use of informal speech. At the same time, Rachel’s voice was heard in Choi Hyun-seok’s head.

-Yongsa-nim! What are you doing!?

‘Just stay still. Now that I’ve taken on the beast concept, I have to go all the way.’

Choi Hyun-seok looked at the king nonchalantly.

“A quiet place. Don’t have one?”

“Ah, that’s right! Haha! Don’t worry and speak. This place is perfectly protected by magic. The story will not leak out.”

King Molin seemed to have decided to just accept that Choi Hyun-seok didn’t know etiquette very well.

“Ahem, hmm! Princess Ien will explain that to you. She’s my daughter, but she’s very bright, so I’m sure Lord Polkiel will be able to understand easily! Hahaha!”

Princess Ien. Her full name was ‘Ien Nell Cherushi’. He remembered seeing it in the data given to him by Drasen.

‘She helps the king with state affairs, right?’

At the age of 24, she was already at an age where it would not be strange for a noble or royal in this world to be married and have about three children. However, Ien refused a political marriage and said that she would help the king with state affairs. Generally, the king’s position was inherited by a man, but rarely, King Molin was thinking of passing the throne to Ien.

“I understand. Where is Ien?”

“Ien, come in!”

At the king’s words, the door opened. At the same time, Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth opened without him realizing it. Ien Nell Cherushi was an incredible beauty.

“Amazing…”

A scent of flowers flowing from somewhere. Spring came closer without warning.