Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 6

“You want to train the slaves?”

Raiderun’s expression subtly twisted.

Choi Hyun-seok calmly explained without panicking.

“It’s to increase work efficiency.”
“Increase work efficiency?”
“Yes. After overseeing the slave camp for a few days, I’ve noticed that these slaves lack unity and discipline.”

It was obvious.

The Second Slave Brigade currently consists of humans captured from all over the continent.

Most of them are from farming backgrounds, and even then, they come from different countries, making disarray inevitable.

“Hmm… but slaves are just slaves. They’re already exhausted from work, and training them separately would be too much for their weak human bodies. It would actually decrease work efficiency.”
“Of course, that might be the case initially. But! It will soon change. Think about it!”

Choi Hyun-seok spread his hands like an orator giving a speech.

“Elite work slaves moving in perfect order to every command! No laziness to be found, and each slave doing the work of two, or even three, others! Such specialized work slaves!”

“Hmm…”

“Our brigade will become famous as the best slave brigade, and voices praising Raiderun-nim will be heard throughout the Demon King’s army!”

“R, really…?”

“That’s right! If you give me the chance, I will create the strongest, the best work slave brigade!”

Finally, Raiderun was completely defeated.

“I permit it.”

“Thank you!”

With Raiderun’s permission granted.

Choi Hyun-seok bowed 90 degrees and left the office.

‘Hehe…’

A deep smile spread across Choi Hyun-seok’s face as he stepped into the hallway.

‘You’ve taken the bait.’

***

Choi Hyun-seok returned to his room with light steps.

“Whew… I’m glad I succeeded.”

Finally, the door closed, and Choi Hyun-seok let out a sigh of relief.

At the same time, Rahel began to chatter.

“You’re crazy! Crazy! Crazy!!!”
“Why are you making such a fuss again?”
“Hero! Are you really out of your mind!? The best work slaves! And what else did you say? Voices praising Raiderun-nim in the Demon King’s army!? And you call yourself a hero!?”
“I told you I’m not going to be a hero. And out of your mind? Where did you learn such vulgar language?”
“Is that what’s important right now!?”

As Rahel continued to nag, Choi Hyun-seok covered his ears.

“It’s so noisy, I’m going to die.”

“Die! Die, you Demon King’s army stooge!”

Rahel kept punching Choi Hyun-seok in the chest.

But it was no more than a kitten’s paw.

“Just stay still for a moment.”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rahel and sat her on the desk.

“Listen carefully. The real fight starts now.”

Suddenly, Choi Hyun-seok adopted a serious tone.

“Are you going to try to manipulate me again with your silver tongue!?”
“Manipulating with a silver tongue is your specialty!”

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been briefly triggered by past events, calmed down and cleared his throat.

“Ahem! Anyway, I’ll explain the plan from now on.”

Rahel did not let go of her suspicious gaze, but Choi Hyun-seok ignored it and continued.

“I’m thinking of training the slaves to start a rebellion.”
“A, a rebellion…!?”

“Shh…! Someone might hear.”

Rahel was startled and covered her mouth.

“There are 3,000 slaves in this fortress. But the Demon King’s army managing the slaves is less than 500.”

Choi Hyun-seok explained what he had learned while working as a slave manager.

“If we filter out only the ones with excellent combat abilities from the 500 of the Demon King’s army, the number will drop to less than half.”

Choi Hyun-seok hadn’t been flattering without any thought.

Everything was for this grand plan!

A fight of 3,000 against 500.

Even if there were monsters in the Demon King’s army, Choi Hyun-seok thought it was worth a try.

If he trained the slaves in combat techniques using Earth’s knowledge, it would be entirely possible.

The important thing is their will.

The key would be whether they could shake off their fear and stand against the Demon King’s army.

“W, will it work?”
“You won’t know until you try. Are you going to give up before you even start, thinking it won’t work?”
“That’s true, but… even if the rebellion succeeds, what’s next?”
“I heard that the Human Alliance army is stationed near this Hemorun Fortress.”

“Ah! Then…”

“Yes. If we occupy the fortress and request support, the game is over.”

“Hero…!”

Tears welled up in Rahel’s eyes.

“I didn’t even know that… sob…”
“You couldn’t have known. It’s okay.”
“When I first saw you, I thought you were just an ignorant man who only knew muscles and fighting… I really see you in a new light!”
“Is that a compliment? Is it?”
“Of course! You’re a genius!”

Choi Hyun-seok grinned at Rahel’s praise.

“If this works out, I might get a big reward.”
“Of course! It’s about occupying a fortress! You might even get a noble title. Then your future will be smooth sailing!”
“Oh ho. Is that so?”
“Yes! Becoming a noble changes your starting point compared to other heroes. It’s like starting with a cheat key!”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded repeatedly.

‘To call it a start, haven’t I been living this terrible Demon King’s army slave life for too long?’

His mouth was itching, but he didn’t bother to say it.

Choi Hyun-seok stared intently at Rahel.

‘Come to think of it, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been with Rahel.’

At first, he really didn’t like her.

No, to be honest, it wasn’t just that he didn’t like her, he wanted to separate her head from her body.

‘But I’m not an emotional person.’

A fighter must be cool-headed in any situation.

They must always watch the opponent’s eyes and create the best outcome in any situation.

Therefore, Choi Hyun-seok thought about Rahel’s usefulness.

Since it was impossible to get rid of Rahel in the first place.

The wise choice is to somehow find Rahel’s usefulness and utilize her well.

‘First of all, she has more knowledge than me.’

This only means that she has more knowledge ‘compared to Choi Hyun-seok,’ not that Rahel is smart.

‘And she knows how to use magic.’

Rahel could use various everyday useful magic.

Like concealing her appearance.

Blocking sounds.

Heating bathwater.

And more… and so on!

It’s not very useful right now, but Rahel said that if Choi Hyun-seok’s magic power gets stronger in the future, she can use more diverse magic.

‘I can simply use her as a scout. Rahel is small, so she can go anywhere.’

Rahel’s usefulness is endless depending on how you use her.

And the most important thing is.

‘Let’s just let it go because she’s cute.’

Rahel is incredibly pretty and cute.

When in his past life would Choi Hyun-seok have traveled with such a beauty?

That fact alone was enough.

Even if the travel destination was a hellish Demon King’s army fortress.

Why, isn’t there a saying like this?

If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it!

It was Choi Hyun-seok’s favorite saying since he came here.

“By the way, Hero!”

“Why?”

“Didn’t you say you completed the hero quest earlier?”

“Ah, right!”

He remembered at Rahel’s words.

“I got hero points, and they said a hero shop opened.”

Rahel finally let out a sigh of relief.

This was because the hero shop only opened after completing the first hero quest.

In other words, the crazy hero quest that Choi Hyun-seok mentioned was true.

“It wasn’t a lie…”
“How many times do I have to say it’s not!?”
“Let’s open the shop quickly!”

“Sigh, fine…”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head and opened the hero shop.

He was subtly nervous to open the shop.

‘What will be there?’

He will finally be able to know where to use the ‘hero points’ that had been veiled until now.

Finally, the hero shop opened, and there was… nothing much.

[Beginner Hero Shop]

– Abilities

– Items

It seems to be largely divided into two categories.

Choi Hyun-seok first checked the abilities.

– Hold Breath (F): Holds breath better.

– Hold Poop (F): Holds poop better.

Choi Hyun-seok’s face hardened like a rock as he checked the abilities.

‘Hold breath…? Hold poop…?’

He only gets these abilities with the points he collected while suffering.

Choi Hyun-seok glared and checked the details of Hold Poop.

□ Hold Poop (F)

‧Description: A hero is someone who may have to engage in a long battle anytime, anywhere!

For such a hero, physiological activities are truly a chore!

We present you with a customized ability for those who have difficulty going to the bathroom. Hold Poop!

Stops your physiological activities for up to 24 hours!

‧Required Hero Points: 50

“Crazy… what is this!?”

Choi Hyun-seok denied reality.

Is this a joke? It must be a prank.

But even when he opened his eyes again, the explanation was the same.

He only managed to acquire 100 hero points by flattering.

The abilities he can buy with that are just holding his breath a little better and holding his poop a little better.

I can’t believe it.

It can never happen.

“Haa…”

There were a few more endurance series, but the situation was similar.

In other words, it was useless.

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rahel by the collar.

“Are you kidding me!?”

“T, that’s…”

Rahel explained in a flustered manner.

“It’s because it’s still a level 1 shop! There are so many useful abilities when you collect hero points and level up later!?”

Rahel said cheerfully, spreading her index finger, but it was rather counterproductive.

“Shut up!”

Choi Hyun-seok shouted, spitting in excitement.

Just before throwing Rahel out the window,

“Wait a minute! Hero. Calm down and look closely! There are many good abilities in the hero shop besides the endurance series!?”
“There are other abilities?”
“Yes. That’s right! Take a look! Hahaha…!”

“Hmm…”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at the ability column again.

After passing through several endurance series such as Hold Breath, Hold Poop, and Hold Sleep, other abilities finally began to appear.

“Cooking… Cleaning… Laundry…”

Choi Hyun-seok’s face became more and more distorted.

“When will useful abilities come out!?”

“Hmm…”

Rahel, who had been contemplating for a while, made a cute expression.

“Won’t they come out when you level up? Dehet!” [Aegyo: Korean for acting cute]

“Dehet…?”

Choi Hyun-seok’s face hardened even more coldly.

But Rahel did not give in.

‘Now that it’s come to this, I’ll push through with the charm offensive!’

Rahel winked hard.

“Dehet! Dehet!”

“Just die.”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rahel with a serious face.

“W, wait a minute! Kyaaa!”

That day, Rahel’s screams echoed until sunrise.

***

Several days passed.

In the meantime, Choi Hyun-seok overcame his disappointment with the trash hero shop and focused on his daily routine.

The most important of these was the morning education.

Every morning. Educating the slaves before starting work.

Although it was only a short time of one hour, Choi Hyun-seok had no intention of wasting it.

“Before starting the education, there will be a salute to the Demon King. Everyone, salute!”

Chak!

Nearly 3,000 slaves raise their hands in unison.

It was still a bit awkward, but thanks to practicing for a few days, the posture was quite good.

“Good. Immediately, [At Ease!]