Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 42

Choi Hyun-seok. A month had already passed since he became the head chef.

Naturally, he was now quite accustomed to his duties as the head chef.

The tasks he performed could be summarized into three main categories:

First, hunting.

Second, recruiting new cooks.

Third, personally cooking meals for Hemis, Raidrun, and Abelson.

Firstly, hunting was the most basic requirement for a cook.

It was necessary to procure special meals, fresh monster meat, which was the goal of the head chef here.

Here, Choi Hyun-seok did not hesitate to abuse his authority to satisfy his personal desires.

“Hurry! Only the squad that performs the best today gets to eat meat!”

He would order the cooks to capture monsters alive.

Then, he would conveniently level up by ending their lives himself.

In this way, he was able to level up over 100 times in a month.

Next was recruiting new cooks.

Hunting monsters was difficult.

Capturing them alive, rather than killing them, was even more challenging.

Naturally, the cooks were bound to suffer greater casualties.

Massive casualties occurred daily, and Choi Hyun-seok had to recruit new cooks every day to fill the vacancies.

This was quite a bothersome task, but he had no major complaints since it was for his own level-up.

Lastly, personally cooking.

In the past, Choi Hyun-seok had purchased cooking skills from the Hero Shop.

And now, as the head chef.

The cooking skills he had deemed useless were now shining.

For the corps commander Hemis, who was like the sky.

Raidrun, his mental pillar and martial arts teacher.

And Abelson Marriott, who might become his wife someday.

Choi Hyun-seok personally cooked and delivered meals only to these three.

He didn’t care what the other high-ranking officers ate.

After all, they were happy as long as they were given fresh chunks of meat, as they had been until now.

“But that’s not going to be the case anymore.”

Choi Hyun-seok thought.

The culinary skills of the Demon King’s army were terrible.

Yet, they were quite picky about taste and had enormous appetites.

In fact, the soldiers of the cooking corps would jump into a fire pit for just one piece of meat he grilled.

“I think this will work on the other high-ranking officers too.”

Then what about the high-ranking officers?

Could he captivate them with his meat like the ordinary soldiers?

“Hemis and Raidrun also praised it as delicious. Even high-ranking demons don’t have significantly different tastes.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes gleamed.

“So, let’s win over one battalion commander with food.”

“And then?”

“We’ll drag him to a secluded place and have Bobo and me gang up on him.”

Rachel, upon hearing Choi Hyun-seok’s plan, wore a dubious expression.

“Your schemes are only increasing, Hero.”

“Thanks for the compliment.”

“But will there be any fool who falls for just food? Battalion commanders and above seem to have some intelligence.”

“Of course, there are. This place is full of fools anyway.”

“That’s true, but…”

Rachel still looked worried.

“Rachel, do you remember when I first became the head chef and recruited cooks?”

“Yes? Ah! I remember. You were almost in big trouble when a certain battalion commander called you in.”

Of course, she couldn’t forget.

At the time, she really thought they were in big trouble.

In the end, it was resolved by taking on Usaru, a troublesome burden.

“That chubby battalion commander back then. Didn’t he look like he had an enormous appetite?”

“Ah, definitely…?”

She didn’t remember the name, but she was certain that he was a very fat battalion commander.

He was especially memorable because most of the Demon King’s army was muscular.

“That pig…! He did have a sucker vibe!”

Rachel said, her eyes sparkling.

“I’m telling you! Let’s start with him first.”

“Okay! We’ll have a tight schedule if we want to work on him and catch him within a month.”

“That’s right. Let’s move right away.”

“Yes!”

A new type of scam team.

No, the Hero and his dedicated fairy began to move.

***

Battalion Commander Doras!

A lover of peace, he was peacefully tearing into meat today as well.

“Kwah! Chop! Chop!”

A month ago.

His peace was almost shattered by Choi Hyun-seok.

However, he succeeded in turning the crisis into an opportunity by using his wit.

He had passed on Usaru, the troublemaker of the battalion.

Since then, he had gained true peace.

Thanks to this, his appetite exploded even more, and he had become larger than before.

His obese body was now beyond just being big; it was almost flabby.

His flesh jiggled every time he walked.

If he were human, he would have to worry about various adult diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, myocardial infarction, malignant tumors, cataracts, arteriosclerosis, and pulmonary emphysema due to extreme obesity.

But Doras, who was strong enough to rise to the rank of battalion commander, was living a healthy and peaceful life without any minor illnesses.

Knock knock.

While he was busy tearing into meat, someone knocked on the door of his office.

“What is it?”

Doras wore a slightly displeased expression as he looked at the soldier entering.

To disturb his mealtime.

He vowed to put that guy on the dinner table tonight if it was a trivial matter.

“Doras-nim [term of respect]. The head of the cooking corps has come to see you.”

“The head of the cooking corps? Are you talking about that human?”

“Yes. It’s Head Chef Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Ugh…”

Doras groaned at the mention of Choi Hyun-seok.

‘I don’t want to get involved…’

Choi Hyun-seok was under the protection of the corps commander.

Moreover, Raidrun, the corps commander’s direct subordinate.

It was also a well-known secret that he cherished Choi Hyun-seok pathologically.

There was no good in getting involved with such a dangerous human.

“If he needs cooks, tell him to just pick them himself as before.”

The soldier shook his head at Doras’s words.

“It’s not that, he says he wants to express his gratitude.”

“Gratitude?”

“Yes. He says he wants to treat you to meat that the head chef personally grilled…”

Doras’s eyes widened at the word meat.

Of course, they weren’t really visible because they were buried in fat.

“Tell him to come in.”

“Yes.”

After the soldier left, a moment later.

The human Choi Hyun-seok appeared, carrying a large plate.

He bowed his head deeply.

“Doras-nim. It’s been a while.”

“Ahem! Yes. You said you came to express your gratitude?”

“Yes. Thanks to Doras-nim’s consideration a month ago, I was able to settle comfortably as the head chef.”

Choi Hyun-seok continued with a gentle smile.

“I should have visited you sooner, but I apologize for being late because I’ve been busy.”

“That can happen. Ahem. By the way, what’s that in your hand?”

Doras already knew everything, but he pretended not to know.

It was because he couldn’t stand not wanting to eat the new meat quickly.

‘I heard the meat that guy grills is so delicious?’

Recently, rumors had been circulating among the battalion commander-level officers.

The rumor was that the meat Choi Hyun-seok personally grilled was incredibly delicious.

However, since only the corps commander and Raidrun were being treated, no sane officer would step forward and ask for meat first.

But now, such an opportunity had come to him.

‘Hehe. It’s not like I ordered it, he said he would give it to me, so it should be fine.’

As Doras expected, the plate contained well-grilled meat.

“Although my skills are lacking, I have put my heart into cooking with gratitude for Doras-nim. I hope you like it.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s words were smooth and flattering.

But Doras couldn’t hear it.

His gaze was already fixed on the meat on the table.

“Would you like to try it?”

“Ahem, then where should I eat it?”

Doras picked up a large piece of meat without hesitation.

He was so curious about the taste of that meat that he was about to go crazy.

“Waaam! Slurp! Slurp!”

Doras, who had put the meat in his mouth in one bite, began to savor it slowly.

Soon, an unpleasant moan escaped from the pig’s mouth.

“Haaang…”

For a moment, a murderous aura flashed across Choi Hyun-seok’s face, but Doras didn’t notice it because it was only for a brief moment.

“Ahem! The meat tastes excellent.”

Doras said, his face reddening.

He seemed belatedly ashamed of the fact that he had shown such a disgraceful appearance.

“I’m glad it suits your taste.”

Choi Hyun-seok wore a smile that made him look like a good person.

Anyone could see that he looked like someone who was sincerely happy.

He was a human who would have achieved great success if he had become an actor instead of a martial arts fighter on Earth.

His roles would have been limited due to his muscular physique and fierce appearance, though.

“Then I’ll be on my way.”

“Are you leaving already?”

Inwardly, he wanted Choi Hyun-seok to leave immediately, but Doras pretended to be reluctant.

‘Still, I’ve been treated to such meat, so I can’t send him away coldly.’

Perhaps Choi Hyun-seok might give him meat again next time?

“Yes. Then goodbye.”

Choi Hyun-seok, who was about to leave the office, suddenly stopped and turned around.

“Ah, Battalion Commander Doras. If it’s okay with you, would you like me to treat you to food from time to time in the future?”

“Huh…?”

“Actually, this is a meal that I give to the corps commander and Raidrun-nim, so I don’t have much time. But…”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Doras with sparkling eyes.

“Since Doras-nim, who has such a great personality, is so happy… I feel like I want to continue treating you to meals if possible.”

“Hahaha! Of course! Of course! I’d even like to ask you for it!”

Doras didn’t bother to decline.

To be exact, he didn’t have the mind to decline.

He was just grinning from ear to ear at the fact that he could continue to eat meat.

“Thank you. Then I’ll be on my way because I’m busy with work.”

“Okay, okay! Go in carefully!”

Doras even got up from his chair and saw Choi Hyun-seok off, which was unusual.

Thud.

Soon, Choi Hyun-seok left, and the office door closed.

Only then did Doras burst into laughter that he had been holding back.

“Hehe… Hahaha! Good, good! This is true peace!”

There was no moment more peaceful than when eating delicious meat.

“Kwah! Slurp slurp! What on earth did he do to the meat to make it taste like this!?”

Doras thought as he tore into the meat mindlessly.

‘Choi Hyun-seok… There’s no need to see him as just a bad guy. No, maybe he’s a good human!’

As expected, Corps Commander Hemis wasn’t keeping humans close for no reason.

***

On the way back from completing their mission.

Choi Hyun-seok laughed without realizing it.

Rachel also laughed quietly next to him.

“Hehe, hehe…”

“Eeehee. Eeeheehee!”

The Hero and his dedicated fairy laughed.

“Hehehe. Hehehe!”

“Eeeheehee! Keehee!”

“Puhahahahaha!”

“Kyahahahahaha!”

In the end, the two couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

“Hero, Hero, Hero!”

Rachel called out to Choi Hyun-seok, making a fuss.

“Puhheup, why?”

“Did you see that pig’s expression earlier? He was completely smitten!?”

“I know, he was totally out of it!”

“How on earth can you eat meat and make a moaning sound like that?”

Rachel suddenly looked horrified.

Choi Hyun-seok also stiffened his face and continued.

“Honestly, I was thinking about hitting him in the head with the plate at that moment.”

“To endure that. You’re amazing, Hero!”

“Am I? Khahahahaha!”

“Yes! Kyahahahaha!”

Perhaps they were too happy that the operation was so successful.

The two were half-crazed.

***

After a while, they arrived at Bobo’s house.

Rachel, who had calmed down her excitement, spoke with a serious expression.

“By the way, Hero. What’s the next plan?”

“The real fun starts now.”

“Oho~?”

Rachel wore a very interested expression.

“From now on, we have to play hard to get with that pig. We have to give him meat periodically, but not let him take it for granted.”

“So, you’re making him a slave to the meat!?”

“Similar. We’ll coax him like that, and when the time is right…”

Choi Hyun-seok wore a sinister expression.

“We’re going hunting together.”

“Pig hunting?”

“Yes. Pig hunting… Keuheuhe!”

“Eeeheehee! That sounds fun!”

The time left was one month.

He was planning to catch the pig, no, Battalion Commander Doras, no matter what.