Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 48

“Kuh-huhk! Kuh-huhk!”

Doras gasped for breath.

He looked as if he would stop breathing any second.

‘Damn it! How did I end up being chased by a human like this!’

Choi Hyun-seok was relentlessly chasing after him.

And Doras himself, cornered by that bastard’s lies.

He could only resent everything.

“Kuh-huhk! If you give up now! Huh-huhk! I’ll spare your life!”

Doras shouted, panting for breath.

“Huff, huff…!”

Choi Hyun-seok was equally exhausted, his breathing rapid.

“Don’t give me that crap!”

But he couldn’t stop.

If he didn’t catch Doras now, Choi Hyun-seok himself would die.

To live, Doras had to die.

“Just get off my back! You leech…!”

Doras threw a punch.

Choi Hyun-seok also threw a punch, not backing down.

There was no dodging.

Since both of them were too exhausted to evade the attacks anyway.

Thwack!

Choi Hyun-seok and Doras, both hit by the punches, staggered back.

Doras could feel himself being pushed back slightly more.

“Kugh!”

Normally, this wouldn’t have happened, but pushed to his limit by the use of Combat Aura [a technique that enhances physical abilities], he was weakening in real-time.

“Damn it! Just you wait!”

Doras started running back towards the unit.

“Stop! Just die quietly!”

Again, the two men continued their chase.

This situation repeated itself several times.

Fight for a moment, then run again.

Fight again, and then another chase begins.

Choi Hyun-seok shouted, panting for breath.

“Huff, huff…! How is that pig still running!?”

He, too, was inevitably reaching his physical limit.

He had leveled up, but this was reality, not a game.

There was no miracle where all wounds were healed and stamina was restored with a level up.

He had been running, fighting monsters, and chasing Doras, even engaging in combat.

It was only natural that his stamina and mana were running out.

“Hero! That pig is also losing strength. Just a little more!”

“Yeah…! Just a little further!”

As Choi Hyun-seok tried to move again with Rachel’s encouragement.

“Krawaang!”

A familiar roar was heard from behind.

“Bobo!?”

Bobo was following, covered in wounds.

“You’re alive! Our Bobo…”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened as he spoke.

“Kkeuaaaa! Save me!”

“Kkieeeeek!”

“Kkraaa!”

Why was it?

A chase was happening between the monsters and the soldiers.

Behind the fleeing soldiers, huge monsters followed in droves.

“What, what is this!? What’s going on!?”

“Is that important now!? Just run!”

“But if we go like this, the monsters will storm the unit!?”

“What does that matter when the Hero is about to die!”

“Ah, right…”

He didn’t know how the situation was unfolding, but what he had to do was the same.

“I don’t know either!”

He runs to the unit as is.

After that, he will eliminate Doras, who has been driven to his limit.

He decided to think about what would happen after that when the time came.

***

Hemis was looking at documents in her office.

Reports on the situation at the front lines and recent movements of the Holy Empire of Gatrein.

“Hmm~ It’s quite noisy, isn’t it?”

The corners of her huge mouth turned up slightly.

The mana [magical energy] in the unit had started to twist a little while ago, and soon there was noise outside the window.

“What’s going on?”

She was bored anyway.

Just as Hemis, intrigued, was about to get up from her seat.

Knock knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

The person who entered was one of Hemis’s secretaries.

“What is it?”

“Commander. The unit has been attacked by monsters.”

“Huh? Monsters?”

“Yes. And quite strong ones at that.”

Hemis was a little taken aback.

She knew there was a commotion, but suddenly a monster attack?

The monsters in the forest don’t touch places where demons are.

They know it as a concept of territory.

For monsters who usually don’t come out of their respective territories to attack the unit in groups.

It was impossible.

“Shall we go take a look?”

A fun smell was in the air.

Hemis immediately left her office and headed outside the castle.

It was already a mess there.

“Yiaaaa! It’s a monster!”

“Kill it! The unit that kills it first gets the corpse!”

Huge monsters and soldiers were fighting fiercely.

“Interesting.”

Hemis grinned.

There was no need to step in and help.

If the high-ranking officers here stepped in, they would be able to handle those monsters in no time.

What Hemis was curious about was why this was happening.

At that moment.

“Woereoreoreo!”

A huge ogre appeared in front of Hemis.

The guy was holding a club bigger than Hemis’s torso in his hand.

“Woereoreo!”

The club soared into the sky.

Just before it fell on Hemis’s head.

Jjeoeoeoeoeoeok!

Hemis’s lips widened as large as the ogre’s body.

For a moment, panic flashed in the ogre’s eyes, but it was already too late.

Thwack!

The lips closed.

The huge ogre disappeared as it was.

“Hmm, it doesn’t taste too bad.”

Hemis smiled contentedly and continued walking.

“Choi Hyun-seok. Where could he be~?”

Choi Hyun-seok must be somewhere here.

The reason is clear.

The reason why the monsters invaded the unit is because something stimulated the monsters.

And the only one in the unit who would do such a thing is Choi Hyun-seok, who always goes hunting as a cook.

“I was wondering what he was up to, but he was plotting such a cheeky thing. Ohohoho!”

She was so curious about what he was thinking and how he did this.

How long had she been moving like that?

“C, Commander!”

A familiar pig was running from the front.

“Ah… Was his name Doras?”

He is a battalion commander who she remembered because he had been close to Choi Hyun-seok recently.

“Commander… Save me…!”

Doras was covered in wounds and half-dead.

It was so hard to even walk that he collapsed as soon as he arrived in front of Hemis.

“What’s wrong?”

“Kugh… That bug-like guy…!”

“Bug?”

Hemis’s question was quickly resolved.

“Huff, huff…!”

Because Choi Hyun-seok, also covered in wounds, appeared.

“Oh my, Choi Hyun-seok. So, you were there.”

Slight embarrassment flashed in Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes when he found Hemis.

But he quickly regained his composure and made a firm expression.

He approached Doras and said.

“Hoo… Commander. I caught the battalion commander as you said.”

“Wh, what!?”

Doras’s eyes widened at that moment.

How is the situation unfolding?

He came to the commander to live, but Choi Hyun-seok caught him by the commander’s order.

Did the commander order him to get rid of him?

No. That can’t be.

There is no way Commander Hemis would make a human do such a troublesome thing.

Doras looked at Hemis with questioning eyes.

“Commander! What is this…!”

“Shut up.”

At that moment, intense mana was fired from Hemis.

Doras closed his mouth as it was.

“He caught the battalion commander… That’s true.”

Hemis’s huge lips stretched wide horizontally.

“Ohohoho! Very interesting!”

Laughter erupted.

“I told you to catch the battalion commander, and you did it like this?”

“I used every method I could think of!”

“So, you made a mess of the unit?”

“…”

Choi Hyun-seok had nothing to say about that.

Hemis said to Choi Hyun-seok, who had his mouth shut.

“But it doesn’t seem like the mission is over yet?”

“Yes?”

“I told you to catch the battalion commander. That means kill him.”

Originally, there was no need to kill Doras.

The battalion commander is a valuable resource.

Choi Hyun-seok has virtually completed his mission.

Killing Doras was just because Hemis was in a bad mood.

‘A pathetic pig bastard.’

Doras is strong.

This is the unit headquarters, so he is stronger than a normal battalion commander.

That means he is a strongman who is in the upper ranks among the battalion commanders.

If Doras and Choi Hyun-seok fight, Choi Hyun-seok can’t beat Doras even if he dies and wakes up.

That’s why Hemis didn’t really interfere with this mission.

Because there was no chance that Choi Hyun-seok would succeed anyway.

‘And he lost in that state? To a human?’

Doras was so strong, but he was eventually defeated by Choi Hyun-seok.

How stupid do you have to be to make that possible?

A commander with strong force but an empty head.

Those commanders, who make up the majority of the Demon King’s army, were the type Hemis hated the most.

“Commander! No! Please save me! Please!”

Doras grabbed Hemis’s pants and begged.

It was quite unsightly to see him crying and snotting.

“You have no pride. I’d rather just…”

The moment Hemis was about to cut off Doras’s breath herself.

Kwajik!

Choi Hyun-seok’s kick exploded on the back of his head.

Doras, who was already dying, died with his head buried in the floor.

Until yesterday, he reigned as a battalion commander and lived in luxury.

It was a miserable end.

“I’m sorry. I caused trouble for the commander.”

“Well, it’s nothing. Good job.”

Hemis smiled and turned around.

“Come with me. I have a lot of questions.”

***

Back in her office, Hemis heard the whole story from Choi Hyun-seok.

She couldn’t stop laughing throughout the story.

“Ohohohoho!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s trickery was far beyond her expectations.

Are humans originally like this?

Maybe only Choi Hyun-seok is like that.

“It’s funny that you dragged the battalion commander in and made him fight the monsters, but in that situation, all the monsters in the forest rushed in?”

“That… was an unexpected situation for me too.”

Choi Hyun-seok said honestly.

Luck played a big part in this success.

If the monsters hadn’t rushed in as a group at that time, Choi Hyun-seok wouldn’t have been able to beat Doras even if he fought with Bobo.

“It’s really fun. What’s in your head that makes you come up with such brilliant ideas? Can I split it open and check?”

“Th, that’s a bit…”

Choi Hyun-seok was sweating profusely.

Because Hemis could really split his head open and check.

“I can’t help it. Anyway, I’ll admit that this was a success. It’s because I didn’t give clear instructions. You dug into the loopholes well. It’s a very human way of handling things.”

Choi Hyun-seok just bowed his head and expressed his gratitude.

“But it’s good that you succeeded in the mission. You still haven’t escaped the level of company commander?”

“That’s…”

Hemis’s goal is for Choi Hyun-seok to rise to the rank of battalion commander.

However, since he caught Doras with such trickery, he cannot be officially given the position of battalion commander.

Even if he gives it, Choi Hyun-seok’s current level will not be able to protect it for even a day and will be taken away.

“Hmm~ Well, I’ll just give you an order to beat the battalion commander in a duel next time, and that will solve it. Isn’t that right?”

“Th, that’s right! Hahaha! If the commander orders me to do so, I will try to get the position of battalion commander no matter what!”

“Ohoho! Very good. Thanks to you, I’m really enjoying my life!”

Hemis, who was laughing excitedly, continued.

“Okay. I’ll pretend that there was no damage to the unit this time.”

“Thank you!”

Choi Hyun-seok answered vigorously.

He was worried about bringing in the monsters, but it seemed like it would be resolved smoothly.

At that moment, Hemis’s lips twisted.

“But there’s no next time.”

“…”

“If you do such a troublesome thing again, you know what will happen then, right?”

“Yes.”

There is no next time.

Choi Hyun-seok pondered those words and left Hemis’s office.

***

Back at Bobo’s house.

Choi Hyun-seok collapsed on the floor as if he was falling.

“Hoo… I thought I was really going to die.”

It was a very tiring day.

He had been walking on thin ice every moment, so it couldn’t be helped.

“Hero. You worked hard.”

“Thanks. I really survived somehow today.”

“That’s right.”

Bobo, who was resting at home, poked his face into their conversation.

“Yeah, yeah. Bobo, you worked hard too. I’m sorry I couldn’t take care of you properly.”

“Kwang! Kwang!”

Bobo barked vigorously as if there was no problem.

“Oh my! You’re so cute!”

Choi Hyun-seok stroked Bobo’s head repeatedly.

“By the way, I feel a little sorry for Doras.”

“For that pig?”

“Yeah. He treated me well, but I tricked him.”

“It can’t be helped. Anyway, the Hero is the Hero, and that pig is the Demon King’s army. He won’t feel unfair either.”

“He looked very unfair.”

“Is that so?”

Rachel smiled softly.

“Then, Hero! Shall we pray? To the pig who gave us a gift until the end!”

Doras’s last gift.

It was a large amount of level up.

“Let’s do that. Thanks to him, I was able to raise an additional 15 levels.”

The last moment.

The reason why Choi Hyun-seok stepped in when Hemis was about to kill Doras was because of the level up.

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]

[Level up!]….

The level-up notifications that were heard in a row are still vivid in my ears.

The level he raised while fighting the previous monster was 33. In addition, he gained 15 levels by catching Doras.

As a result, thanks to Doras, he raised 48 levels in just one day.

“Pig…”

Rachel closed her eyes and put her hands together tightly.

“Eat a lot of delicious things in heaven!”

“…”

“I don’t know if there’s anything to eat in hell!”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head at the personality that he couldn’t dare to approach.

“You’re really the best.”

“What is it?”

“Just the best.”

It was Rachel, the strongest personality in the universe.