Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 24

There Are No Bad Heroes in the World – Episode 24 (24/273)

A total of 105 cooks, including Choi Hyun-seok, went on the hunt.

Of those, only 6 returned alive.

The remaining 99, including head cook Kulkan, were all dead.

“I really don’t know how I’m still alive.”

Choi Hyun-seok said.

Today, the head of Bobo he was stroking felt particularly soft.

“Kwang!”

“Aww! You’re happy to see your brother again too, right? Huh?”

Bobo headbutted him instead of answering.

“Ugh!”

Despite the light collision, he felt an impact as if he had been hit by a car.

“It’s okay to play around, but could you please be a little gentler…? Please, Bobo…”

Choi Hyun-seok said, bowing.

Rachel sighed next to him.

“Hero, stop talking nonsense and come over here.”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“You need to prepare for the duel.”

“Ah, there really isn’t much time left. But what kind of preparation can we do here?”

This is Bobo’s house.

There isn’t really anything here to prepare for the duel.

‘It wouldn’t be good to run around pretending to practice.’

It would be a disaster if running around while practicing aroused Bobo’s excitement.

He could end up with shattered bones from a blind body slam.

Also, there’s the problem that Bobo gets hungry when he plays around.

‘I’m already worried about where to get food.’

He heard that they wouldn’t be going out hunting for a while to recruit and reorganize the cooks.

Even though Choi Hyun-seok has become stronger, he’s not strong enough to go hunting alone.

In other words, it has become difficult to get new meat.

‘For now, it’s okay because there are so many Thallases [large, monstrous beasts] we hunted this time… but it would be a disaster if we run out of that.’

Choi Hyun-seok sighed.

He was at a loss as to where to get Bobo’s meat in the future.

“Why the sudden sigh? Hurry up and come over here.”

“Okay, I get it…”

Choi Hyun-seok reluctantly got up.

“So, what kind of preparation are we doing?”

“You’ve become quite strong, Hero, haven’t you?”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded at Rachel’s question.

“That’s right. I just hit level 200.”

▫ Name: Choi Hyun-seok

▫ Title: Prospective Hero

▫ Level: 200

· Strength: 80

· Agility: 77

· Stamina: 80

· Magic Power: 78

· Charisma: 27

· Bonus Points: 0

▫ Hero Points: 450

▫ Abilities: Pickaxing (C), Command (E), Cooking (F)

▫ Skills: –

Rachel checked Choi Hyun-seok with a combat power meter.

[Combat Power: 3548]

The number visible through the goggles was 3548.

Considering it was 1560 yesterday, his combat power had more than doubled in just one day.

“It’s good that you’ve become unbelievably strong in just one day, but there’s a problem.”

“A problem?”

“That Kurken we saw back then. Remember?”

Kurken, his duel opponent.

Choi Hyun-seok recalled him and nodded.

“I remember. I think his combat power was around 6600.”

“That’s right. But the really important thing isn’t combat power or anything like that.”

“Then what is it?”

“That Orc knows how to handle magic power.”

“Magic power?”

“Yes. To be precise, it’s magical energy. Anyway! Think about it. What was he doing when we went to scout?”

Choi Hyun-seok briefly recalled the Orc Kurken.

“He was probably swinging an iron club and smashing rocks, right?”

It was strength beyond common sense.

Rachel nodded and continued.

“That’s right! Here’s a question. Can you do that, Hero?”

“Hmm… wouldn’t it be difficult?”

“What if your stats increased further and your combat power exceeded 6000?”

Choi Hyun-seok was lost in thought again.

‘Even so, I don’t think I could smash rocks with a club.’

It’s not just breaking them.

It’s smashing the rocks like tofu.

He didn’t think he could do it even if his stats got a little stronger than they are now.

“I don’t think I can.”

“You see it well. You can’t.”

“Why is that?”

“That kind of tremendous strength isn’t something you can do just because you have excellent physical abilities.”

“Then?”

“You have to use magic power. To put it simply, it’s like imbuing the iron club with magic power and striking the rock.”

“Ah!”

In that moment, a scene flashed through Choi Hyun-seok’s mind.

‘When I caught the Thallasa for the first time.’

Before his stats had increased.

Choi Hyun-seok’s strength couldn’t inflict meaningful damage on the Thallasa.

Nevertheless, at the last moment, Choi Hyun-seok smashed the Thallasa’s head with his fist.

‘The feeling I felt then wasn’t a delusion.’

He remembers his fist getting warm and light bursting out.

Until now, he had only thought it was a delusion, but perhaps he had unknowingly used magic power.

“I told you before, right? Combat power is just a numerical representation of physical abilities, magic power, and the like.”

“That’s right.”

“So, even if your combat power is high, it’s useless if you don’t know how to use your abilities properly. That’s what it means.”

“Ah…”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded as if he understood.

“You’re saying I need to start learning how to use magic power?”

“That’s right. Now that your magic power has become quite strong, it’s time to start learning about how to use it.”

“Are you going to teach me, Rachel?”

“Of course!”

“Then why haven’t you taught me until now?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked with a questioning look.

Rachel was a little embarrassed.

“It’s a matter of efficiency! It takes a long time to learn if your magic power is weak, and even if you do learn, there’s no significant increase in ability!”

“Is that so?”

Choi Hyun-seok felt uneasy, but decided not to ask further.

“About how long do you think it will take? The duel is almost here.”

“3 days. 4 days at most.”

“Okay.”

Learning to control magic power in 3 days.

Anyone who heard that would point fingers and call him crazy.

Originally, it takes several years even with systematic education from a young age.

But Choi Hyun-seok is a hero with unprecedented talent.

In the first place, it made even less sense to reach level 200 in less than a month since starting to level up.

“Then what should we start with… Huh? Rachel?”

Suddenly, Rachel disappeared.

Choi Hyun-seok panicked and looked around when.

“Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Raidrun-nim [Nim is an honorific]?”

Small-headed Raidrun visited.

Choi Hyun-seok was startled and stood up because he came without warning.

“What’s going on?”

“Follow me. Let’s go see the legion commander together.”

“Yes!”

Choi Hyun-seok followed Raidrun without asking why.

‘That guy was a real monster too.’

He had known that Raidrun was strong for a long time.

‘I didn’t know he was this strong, though…’

However, he just didn’t know that he was strong enough to overwhelmingly tear Queen Thallasa to death.

[Combat Power: Unable to Measure]

So, his combat power, which he secretly checked, was still ‘Unable to Measure.’

‘Never mess with him.’

Choi Hyun-seok silently nodded and followed behind Raidrun.

***

Raidrun knocked on the door of the office.

“Come in.”

A beautiful voice is heard from inside.

But Choi Hyun-seok knows.

That the identity of that voice is a terrible lip monster.

Creak.

The door opens.

The now familiar scenery of the office came into view.

One work desk in an empty space.

Legion Commander Hemis sat there as usual and greeted him.

“Raidrun. What’s going on? You even brought Choi Hyun-seok.”

“I came because I have a personal request to make to the legion commander.”

“Oh? What could it be? Raidrun’s request.”

Hemis smiled.

From her point of view, the current situation was quite interesting.

It was the first time that Raidrun, who was always businesslike and polite, had used the word ‘personal.’

“May I teach Choi Hyun-seok directly?”

“Hmm… what’s the reason?”

“I met the squad leader named Kurken that the legion commander mentioned yesterday.”

Raidrun had just returned to the unit yesterday.

Thanks to this, he belatedly learned that Choi Hyun-seok was going to have a duel.

He felt worried and curious at the same time.

Raidrun went directly to the Orc Kurken, Choi Hyun-seok’s first duel opponent.

Raidrun couldn’t help but be surprised when he faced Kurken.

“Orc Kurken is a squad leader, but I have confirmed that he has abilities close to those of a deputy company commander.”

“So?”

Raidrun had a gloomy expression.

“I am also surprised that Choi Hyun-seok has grown so much in such a short period of time… but I don’t think it is absolutely impossible to beat Kurken in this state.”

As soon as he saw Kurken, Raidrun realized.

That Hemis had chosen an opponent that he could never win.

‘I want to see more of Choi Hyun-seok’s future.’

Choi Hyun-seok is truly an excellent talent.

This is because he had the command ability and charisma that the Demon King’s army lacked.

In addition, he now has an unimaginable growth rate.

How surprised he was to see Choi Hyun-seok in just about a month.

‘Clearly, Choi Hyun-seok was an ordinary human just a month ago. But now he has the power of a low-level knight.’

Raidrun, who has been at war with humans for a long time, knows.

How much effort a human must put in to become a knight…

Even a low-level knight must receive systematic education for several years from a young age.

Choi Hyun-seok achieved that process in less than a month.

To be honest, it was so unbelievable that he couldn’t believe it even after seeing it.

“Choi Hyun-seok is an outstanding talent. If the legion commander allows it, I would like to train him properly.”

Raidrun said powerfully in a weighty voice.

Hemis rested her chin on her hand and pondered.

“Hmm…”

Time passes silently.

Choi Hyun-seok was sweating profusely.

‘What kind of development is this all of a sudden?’

Suddenly, Raidrun called him and said he would give him education.

‘Of course, I would be grateful if Raidrun taught me. The problem is…’

Will Hemis accept this offer?

Choi Hyun-seok is just a toy.

For her, the deal with Choi Hyun-seok is just a game board created for entertainment.

Will she allow Raidrun to interfere in that game board?

“…”

The uncomfortable silence continued.

‘Isn’t this going to go wrong?’

Choi Hyun-seok wondered if he should step up and decline first.

At that moment.

“Okay. I allow it.”

“Thank you.”

Raidrun bowed his head.

Choi Hyun-seok also bowed his head, sensing the situation.

“Thank you for the legion commander’s great generosity!”

“If you’re done, get out.”

Choi Hyun-seok bowed his head once again and left the office.

***

Creak! Thud.

The office door closed carefully.

Hemis, who was left alone, scratched her head.

“Choi Hyun-seok… he’s twice as strong as when I met him the day before yesterday.”

It was just two days ago.

Until then, Hemis thought.

Choi Hyun-seok’s growth rate is really fast.

But now it was not at a level that could simply be expressed as ‘fast.’

In just one day, Choi Hyun-seok appeared twice as strong.

It was a growth rate that exceeded common sense.

Having lived for hundreds of years, she had never seen or heard of such a case.

This was a very fresh stimulus for her, who had become indifferent to everything.

“It’s fun… it’s definitely fun…”

The corners of Hemis’s mouth, which had been smiling, twisted.

“I feel a little bad?”

Raidrun directly educates Choi Hyun-seok.

“There are 4 days left. But if it’s Raidrun, he will definitely make Choi Hyun-seok stronger within that time.”

In the first place, Orc Kurken was not an opponent chosen to win.

But now, Choi Hyun-seok has enough potential.

If we were to calculate it probabilistically, it would be about 20%.

But if Raidrun takes on direct education here…

“More than half.”

The probability of Choi Hyun-seok winning will be at least over 50%.

This was not the picture Hemis wanted.

“I can’t help it. Should I go for a while?”

Hemis decided to leave the office for the first time in a long time.

Her destination is the barracks where the soldiers stay.

“Since I attached Raidrun to Choi Hyun-seok… it would be fair to give something to Kurken too, right?”

She was thinking of giving Orc Kurken a good gift.