Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 35

“Kuh-hwahk! Slurp! Slurp!”

Battalion Commander Doras was devouring food with both hands.

“The meat tastes especially good today!”

He felt more appetite than usual.

“It’s as refreshing as having a bad tooth pulled!”

He was talking about the soldier Usaru, whom he had passed on to Choi Hyun-seok.

That guy was a pain in the battalion.

A hybrid of ogre and orc.

A monster and a demon.

Somewhere in between, Usaru was incredibly stupid.

Yet, his strength was immense, making it difficult to treat him carelessly.

‘If he were smart, he might have even risen to the position of battalion commander.’

Even now, with his stupidity, he could easily overwhelm a company commander with his simple physical abilities.

If Usaru had possessed great intelligence, dreaming of becoming a battalion commander wouldn’t have been unreasonable.

“Burp!”

Doras let out a refreshing burp.

“He was like a thorn in my side.”

Too strong to get rid of.

But constantly causing trouble if left alone.

He was a very annoying guy from Doras’s perspective, who desired peace.

“This incident will weaken the battalion’s strength, but it’s not a problem.”

Many soldiers deserted, and Usaru, the battalion’s strongest force besides himself, had left.

Doras didn’t care.

There was no chance of fighting at the legion headquarters anyway.

He could just refill the ranks of the departed soldiers.

“Thank you, Choi Hyun-seok!”

Doras was genuinely grateful to Choi Hyun-seok.

He was the one who brought true peace to him.

“Hahaha! Meat! Bring me more meat!”

That day, the sound of munching echoed throughout Doras’s office all night long.

***

“Two hundred and sixty-seven. Two hundred and sixty-eight. Two hundred and seventy! Exactly two hundred and seventy!”

The once deserted kitchen was now bustling.

Newly recruited cooks were gathered in a disorganized manner.

“Including the ones we already had, that makes about three hundred.”

This was enough to say that they had roughly filled the ranks.

“Ahem! Everyone, pay attention!”

Choi Hyun-seok shouted loudly.

“Let me introduce myself again. I am Choi Hyun-seok, the caretaker of Bobo, who will be in charge of the kitchen from now on!”

Choi Hyun-seok finished his self-introduction simply.

Of course, he didn’t forget to use Bobo to create a sense of intimidation.

“Krah-ah-ah-ah!”

Quick-witted Bobo let out a magnificent roar.

The soldiers, who had become cooks against their will, looked at Bobo with fearful eyes.

It was a good start.

“From now on, we will reorganize the unit. Forget the old ways! Our cooking company will operate under its own rules!”

Choi Hyun-seok put on the combat power measuring device and looked at the soldiers.

“You, you, you, and you. You will be squad leaders from now on.”

He chose squad leaders mainly from those with strong combat abilities.

“You over there too. Yes. Gollum, Mole, Krong, you guys stand in front.”

He selected soldiers who would be dedicated to cooking, mainly from the existing cooks.

“Phew, I guess the sorting is roughly done.”

As a result, about 100 soldiers dedicated to cooking and 200 soldiers dedicated to hunting were created.

“If anyone is dissatisfied with this arrangement, step forward. I’ll transfer you.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers in charge of cooking raised their hands.

“I want to hunt too.”“If you don’t hunt, you don’t get meat!”“I want to eat meat!”

The soldiers shouted like children throwing a tantrum.

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.

‘These guys don’t know their place.’

He had deliberately filled the cooking positions with weaker soldiers.

There was no point in having mediocre guys going out to hunt, as they would be of no help.

“Those of you who raised your hands, stand in front of me in order.”

The soldiers who wanted to change jobs lined up.

“From now on, I’m going to kick you twice. If you can withstand it, I’ll transfer you to the hunting squad.”

Then, the goblin standing at the very front, right in front of Choi Hyun-seok, blinked his eyes.

“Huh? What do you mean….”

Before he could even grasp the situation, a low kick landed.

Thwack!

The goblin, hit in the thigh, spun 360 degrees in the air before crashing to the ground.

“Keh, kehek…! My leg… my leg…!”“Ah, did I kick too hard?”

The goblin sobbed, clutching his leg.

It seemed like it was broken.

“Anyway, you’re too weak. Come back when you’re stronger.”

Choi Hyun-seok said coldly.

He turned his head and looked at the next soldier.

“Next. Come over here.”

Behind the goblin was an orc.

He silently returned to where he had been.

“Where are you going?”

“I suddenly don’t want to hunt anymore.”“Okay then. Next!”

The situation was the same afterward.

The soldiers who saw the goblin’s leg being destroyed trembled with fear and mostly returned to their cooking duties.

Of course, some persistent guys remained.

Thwack! Thwack!

“I, I don’t think it’s a good idea to hunt!”

Two low kicks of negotiation were enough to make them realize their place.

Before five minutes had passed, all the cooking soldiers had returned to their posts.

“Don’t be too discouraged. The cooking team will also get a share of the meat. You guys are actually benefiting? You get to eat meat without hunting.”

The cooking soldiers’ eyes twinkled at the mention of sharing meat.

‘Well, I’ll only give them a tiny bit, though.’

Choi Hyun-seok smiled wickedly.

Giving them even a little was better than nothing.

“Now it’s really over.”

Choi Hyun-seok wiped away the non-existent sweat.

It seemed like the big picture was all set.

‘It ended faster than expected.’

The soldiers followed his instructions more obediently than he had thought.

He thought they would be resistant because a human was in charge, but it was unexpected.

[You have reorganized and stabilized the unit by commanding the soldiers with excellent leadership and command skills]

[Hidden stat Charisma increases]

[Skill Command level increases]

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

It was an unexpected gain.

‘I wondered why the soldiers were listening so well, was it because of these things?’

He had been wondering if the soldiers were just following him because they were afraid of the low kicks.

After seeing the system alert, he finally understood the reason.

“They were more useful than I thought.”

The hidden stat Charisma and the skill Command, which he had obtained while working as a slave trader.

Honestly, he had thought they were completely useless until now.

But that thought was wrong.

These two powers showed their value when they were needed.

· Charisma: 34

▫ Skill: Command (D)

Charisma increased from 30 to 34.

Command rose from E to D grade.

It was a generous reward for a short period of hardship.

“Very excellent!”

It was when Choi Hyun-seok was smiling contentedly.

A strange cry was heard from outside the kitchen.

“Usa~ru!”

“Ah… I forgot about that guy.”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed, holding his forehead.

Name: Usaru!

Height: Approximately 5m.

A hybrid of ogre and orc.

A characteristic of always carrying a club the size of Choi Hyun-seok’s body.

“Usa~ru! Bored!”

Estimated mental age: Around kindergarten level.

Communication is possible, but that doesn’t mean he listens well.

“Haa, what am I going to do with him.”

“I know, right…”

The problem is that Usaru is too strong.

He is unnecessarily too strong, even though he is not properly controlled.

Choi Hyun-seok put on the combat power measuring device again and looked at Usaru.

[ Combat Power: Cannot be measured ]

“This piece of junk always says it can’t measure when it feels like it!?”

Choi Hyun-seok took off the measuring device irritably.

[Warning! This measuring device cannot measure combat power above 50,000]

[If you continue to observe objects that cannot be measured, the durability of the measuring device will be rapidly consumed]

“Ah, is that so?”

Now that he thought about it, the value had never exceeded 50,000.

Come to think of it, the value had never exceeded 50,000 before.

“Anyway, that means that guy’s combat power exceeds 50,000.”

“That’s right.”

“I can’t beat him up like the other guys to make him listen, this is troublesome…”

At that moment, Usaru, who recognized Choi Hyun-seok, shouted.

“Choi Hyun-seok! Usaru is bored!”“Hey, call me Kitchen Leader. I’m the boss, the boss. You know what that is, right?”

First, he tries to talk to him.

“Boss! Usaru is bored!”

It seems like he succeeded about halfway.

Choi Hyun-seok paused for a moment, looking at Usaru, and fell into thought.

‘Now that things have come to this… should I go hunting right away?’

Maybe that would be better.

“Do you want to go hunting? You know what hunting is, right?”

Usaru’s eyes lit up at the word hunting.

“Usa~ru! Hunting! Want to go!”“Good, good. Let’s leave right away while we’re at it.”

Originally, he was only planning to maintain the unit today.

He was going to start hunting in earnest from tomorrow.

But the unit maintenance was completed earlier than expected.

The sun was still high in the sky.

There was no reason to waste precious time.

Choi Hyun-seok called the hunting soldiers together.

“Everyone, grab your tools! It’s time to go slice some meat!”

***

The long-awaited journey to go hunting!

Choi Hyun-seok led nearly 200 cooks and Bobo on a hunt.

“Rahel, I’ve been thinking.”

While moving, Choi Hyun-seok spoke to Rahel.

“What if we have these guys capture the monsters alive?”“You’re planning to have those guys work hard to catch them, and then you’ll just swoop in for the final blow, aren’t you?”

Like hero, like fairy [referring to their teamwork and roles].

Rahel quickly realized Choi Hyun-seok’s intentions.

“Hmm, it’s not a bad plan, but there’s a problem.”

“What problem?”

“Capturing them alive is much harder than killing them. Can the brainless guys in the Demon King’s army do it?”“As long as the monsters are still breathing, whether they cut off their limbs or whatever. If we make nets later and learn how to use them, it would be really good.”“Oh… that sounds plausible.”

Rahel nodded.

“Anyway, these idiots can be replaced even if they die, so let’s just raise the hero’s level!”

“Uh, uh… okay…”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Rahel with a sullen expression.

It was his plan, but ‘ah’ and ‘oh’ are different [meaning Rahel’s tone was dismissive].

Something about Rahel’s expression was strangely rough.

Choi Hyun-seok carefully opened his mouth.

“I don’t mean to say this, but… your personality seems to be getting more eccentric.”“Hero! This is a world where you can’t live with a clear mind!”“Well, that’s true…”“If there was alcohol, I would have drunk a lot!”

‘Isn’t it your fault that we fell into a world where we can’t live with a clear mind?’ – the words almost came up to his throat.

“Oh… you’ve been under a lot of stress too.”

Fortunately, he didn’t say it out loud.

Anyway, she was also suffering together.

He didn’t want to argue about the past.

“Wait a minute. Doesn’t something seem strange?”

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok suddenly stopped.

Rahel turned around with a puzzled face.

“What’s strange?”

“No monsters are coming out.”

He had already passed the entrance of the forest a long time ago.

But there was no sign of monsters.

It was too strange to be a coincidence.

“Hero, could it be because of Bobo?”

“Ah, that’s right!”

Choi Hyun-seok clapped his hands.

He remembered the conversation he had with the former kitchen leader, Kulkan.

“Bobo cannot come with us.”“Yes? What’s the reason?”“If Bobo goes, the monsters will run away, and we won’t be able to hunt.”

When he left for his first hunt.

Choi Hyun-seok said he wanted to take Bobo with him, but he was refused.

“I thought it was an excuse back then, but was it real…”

Although Bobo is still a baby, his roots are different.

A monster who inherited the highest lineage directly raised by the Demon King!

He can be said to be a royal in the monster world.

“And there’s also a guy named Usaru.”

Even if it was just Bobo, this time there was also a giant who was either a monster or a demon named Usaru.

It was possible that the monsters were scared and hid.

“What should I do?”

Choi Hyun-seok pondered.

It didn’t make sense to send Bobo and Usaru back now.

Who knows what kind of disaster would happen if he sent those two back alone.

He would have to accompany them, which would leave only the disorganized recruits who had just become cooks here.

There was no way they could carry out the mission properly.

A situation where he couldn’t do either.

“Hero! I have a way!”

At that moment, Rahel clapped her hands as if she had thought of something.

She looked at Choi Hyun-seok with a sly smile.

“Let’s use bait.”

“Bait?”

“It’s inefficient to go into the water to find fish when you can just catch them. Look, the fish have all run away, right?”

“Oh… right?”

“So, we cast a fishing rod and wiggle some delicious bait.”“Where is that delicious bait?”

Rahel shook her head as if she didn’t know.

“There are plenty in the back.”

“Huh?”

“There are 200 delicious baits! Isn’t that enough?”

The hero and the dedicated fairy.

A plan that would make even the Demon King cry was being created in their hands, who were supposed to save the world.