Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 62

There Are No Bad Heroes in the World – Episode 62 (62/273)

Today is the day of the preliminary group run.

I had been waiting for this day for almost a month, so I should have started the day in a good mood, but…

Hemis was in a bad mood from the morning.

Because there was an uninvited guest.

“What brings you here?”

Hemis said.

There was a smile on her lips, but that was just superficial.

The annoyance in her voice told me that she was forcing herself to smile to hold back her anger.

“Why would I spread my cheeks [a Korean idiom implying unwanted or unnecessary smiling]? Do you think I came here because I wanted to?”

The uninvited guest was a human woman.

A woman who had clashed with her once before at the Legion Commanders’ Meeting.

She was Park Hyun-ah, the commander of the 4th Legion of the Demon King’s army.

“If you didn’t come because you wanted to, would you please go back right away? Before I twist your neck.”
“The Demon King sent me.”

Hemis’s lips parted slightly at the mention of the Demon King.

“Oh my, the Demon King sent you? Is it perhaps because of what happened last time?”

A month ago.

Hemis left her seat without permission during the regular Legion Commanders’ Meeting.

Since then, she had been in a cold war with the Demon King, and this time, he sent Park Hyun-ah.

“If you’re coming now to reprimand me for what happened then, you’ve sent the wrong person. There’s no way someone like you can do anything to me. Ohohoho!”

Hemis laughed in a high tone.

Veins popped out on Park Hyun-ah’s forehead.

“Don’t get me wrong, cheeks. It’s not a reprimand. The Demon King said he understood what happened then.”
“Then is it because of this competition?”
“That’s right. The Demon King seems quite interested in the bizarre things you’ve been doing.”

Park Hyun-ah frowned as if she didn’t like it.

“Thanks to you, I’m the only one who’s become a nuisance.”

Park Hyun-ah recalled what happened a few days ago.

“You want me to supervise the competition that Hemis is holding and come back?”

The competition that Hemis was holding was attracting the attention of the entire Demon King’s army.

The Demon King was no exception, and he seemed curious about the progress of the competition.

“Why do I have to do that?”
“You’re the only one who can withstand Hemis’s personality.”
“No way. I’m busy too.”
“The 4th Legion is already having the vice commander handle everything anyway, right?”

Park Hyun-ah frowned, stung by the accurate point.

“I, I do have things to do sometimes! I also inspect the unit! And… anyway, I’m really busy!?”

“Go. That’s an order.”

“Tch…”

In any case, she was also a member of the Demon King’s army.

She couldn’t refuse the Demon King’s order.

Park Hyun-ah had absolutely no desire to come to Hemis’s base, who could be said to be her nemesis.

“Anyway, that’s how it is, so don’t worry about me and do what you were doing. I’m planning to stay quiet and leave.”

Park Hyun-ah got up from her seat.

Hemis spoke to Park Hyun-ah’s back as she turned around.

“Okay. But hide so I don’t see you. It’ll be troublesome if I accidentally catch you and eat you. Ohoho!”
“Ugh, this is so annoying…” Bang!

The office door slammed shut.

“…”

A moment of silence flowed.

Hemis, who had been stroking her chin, opened her mouth.

“Raidrun. What do you think?”
“About what, my lady?”

“What that vulgar woman said. Do you believe it?”
“…I don’t think Legion Commander Park Hyun-ah has any reason to lie.”
“That’s right. But what about the Demon King?”

At that moment, Hemis’s lips twisted.

“Our Demon King is getting quite cunning as he gets older, so I can’t trust him.”

“That’s…”

Raidrun was flustered.

What should he say in front of his direct superior who was slandering the Demon King?

Raidrun decided to just close his eyes.

‘I want to erase my memories.’

It had been 150 years since he joined the Demon King’s army.

He was proud to have become a full-fledged demon.

But the world of real adult demons was still unknown.

***

“Eep!”

Choi Hyun-seok got up from his seat.

Rahel looked at him with a puzzled look.

“Shall we go now?”

“Are you leaving already?”

The preliminary run that was being held today started at noon.

It was morning, not long after the sun had risen.

It was too early to leave.

“The lip monster [referring to Hemis] called me.”

“Ah.”

It had been a while since Hemis had called him.

It seemed like she wanted to talk about the competition that was being held today.

“Before I go…!”

Then Choi Hyun-seok rummaged through his pockets and took out something that looked like sports goggles.

“Oh? Did you finally buy them?”
“Yeah. The meter I used before broke, so I had to buy a new one anyway, right?”

The identity of the sports goggles was a combat power meter.

The crappy combat power meter he had been using had broken, so he bought a new one.

‘I don’t really regret it breaking. Anyway, it had too low of a measurement range, so I didn’t need it anymore.’

He didn’t regret spending hero points additionally.

Anyway, the measurement range of the crappy combat power meter was up to 50,000.

It often showed ‘Unable to measure’, so it was practically useless.

‘But this is different.’

Choi Hyun-seok looked at the new meter.

□ Useful Combat Power Meter Description: Measures the combat power by comprehensively measuring the target’s strength, stamina, agility, and magic power with the combat power meter.

Ability: Can know the ‘approximate’ combat power of the measurement target.

※ Caution: Do not trust the combat power too much.

Required Hero Points: 150

The overall description was the same as before.

The only thing that had changed was the modifier from ‘crappy’ to ‘useful’.

But the most decisive thing had changed.

“This can measure up to 200,000 combat power!”

“Ooh!”

“Look at this compact and trendy design!”

“Oooooh!”

“The price is only 150 hero points! Isn’t this a great deal?”
“It is! With 200,000, it’s unlikely that it will show ‘Unable to measure’!”

“That’s right.”

“But isn’t the design too flashy?”
“It’s okay. The guys here don’t care about such trivial things.”

The Demon King’s army is surprisingly an unbiased group.

As long as you’re strong, they’ll acknowledge anything.

In fact, there was no problem with Choi Hyun-seok, a human, acting as the mess hall squad leader.

“They won’t care if I wear these goggles, or they’ll say they’re cool and ask me to let them wear them once.”
“Indeed! The Demon King’s army is full of idiots!”

“That’s right!”

Was it because it was the day of the competition?

Choi Hyun-seok and Rahel were raising their tension to the fullest to relieve their nervousness.

“Oh, I shouldn’t be doing this, I should hurry up and leave. I don’t know what kind of trouble I’ll get into if I’m late…”

Choi Hyun-seok moved quickly.

He didn’t know what kind of misfortune he would suffer if he was late for his appointment with Hemis.

***

‘Hmm, good, good!’

After a while.

Choi Hyun-seok arrived near Hemis’s office, satisfied with the performance of the new combat power meter.

‘As expected, the battalion commanders’ combat power was in the early 50,000s.’

He had checked some battalion commanders on the way here.

They all had combat power between 50,000 and 70,000.

‘I wonder how much Raidrun will have.’

He had heard that Raidrun’s strength was comparable to that of a division commander.

Choi Hyun-seok vowed to check it out secretly later.

‘Should I put it away for now?’

He had confirmed the performance enough, so he was about to put the meter away.

He couldn’t wear these goggles while talking to Hemis.

At that moment.

Bang!

The door to Hemis’s office opened roughly and someone came out.

“Huh…? A person? No, a woman…?!”

It’s a person.

And it’s a woman.

It was the first time in months that he had seen a woman other than Abelson!

Moreover, she had the appearance of an Asian, not a Westerner like Abelson.

At that time, the woman also found Choi Hyun-seok.

“Huh? Who are you?”

The woman, Park Hyun-ah, approached Choi Hyun-seok.

‘She’s speaking Korean!’

He didn’t know how long it had been since he had heard Korean.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened with joy.

“You. Who are you.”

Park Hyun-ah stood in front of Choi Hyun-seok and said.

Choi Hyun-seok was a little embarrassed by her bold momentum.

“Uh… I’m Choi Hyun-seok…”

“Look at this?”

Park Hyun-ah smirked.

At the same time, a thick magic power flowed out of her.

‘I, I can’t move my body.’

Cold sweat poured down just from facing her.

It was that much of an enormous magic power.

A magic power that he couldn’t dare to fathom was binding his whole body.

“Hoo? You’re holding up pretty well?”

Park Hyun-ah narrowed her eyes even more sharply.

A fierce look.

A sharp gaze that gave the illusion of being slashed by a blade.

Beep!

At that time, the combat power meter that he hadn’t taken off rang.

[Combat Power: Unable to Measure]

Only then did Choi Hyun-seok realize that something was wrong.

‘Damn it… Unable to measure again…?’

A human woman in the Black Star.

‘Unable to measure’ came out of a combat power meter that could measure up to 200,000.

Unless the brand new meter he had just bought was broken…

The woman in front of him meant that she was not a welcome Korean, but an uncontrollable monster.

“Hey. Did you eat honey [Korean expression for being silent or not talking]? Why aren’t you talking.”

“That’s…”

“Who are you? Why are you walking around with a combat power meter that only heroes use, and why do you have demonic energy in your body?”

Park Hyun-ah gets closer and closer.

“Looking at your face, you’re comparable to an average demon… But since you’re speaking Korean, you’re definitely a hero.”

“…”

“But why is a hero here, and why do you have demonic energy. Huh!?”

Too many things were happening at once.

And because his body was being bound by magic power, his head wasn’t working well.

Of course, Park Hyun-ah didn’t consider such detailed situations.

“Why aren’t you talking. Huh?”

Park Hyun-ah’s height was in the late 160cm range [approximately 5’3″], so she only came up to Choi Hyun-seok’s chest, who was in the 190cm range [approximately 6’3″].

She slammed her head into Choi Hyun-seok’s chest.

“Who are you, you bastard.”

Thud.

“Aren’t you going to answer?”

Thud.

“Shall we cut you open and check? Huh?” Thud.

Choi Hyun-seok sweated as he watched Park Hyun-ah continue to hit his forehead against his chest.

‘She’s really crazy…’

She’s completely out of her mind.

But she’s not just crazy, she’s crazy strong.

“I… well…”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was about to open his mouth to somehow resolve the situation, the magic power that had been binding his body disappeared.

At the same time, a voice of salvation was heard.

“Legion Commander Park Hyun-ah. Excuse me, but would you please step aside.”

Raidrun came between Park Hyun-ah and Choi Hyun-seok.

“Choi Hyun-seok is scheduled to have an interview with Hemis from now on.”

Park Hyun-ah laughed fiercely at Raidrun’s words.

“Hoo? Cow head [a derogatory nickname for Raidrun]. Do you know who this guy is?”
“Yes. He is Choi Hyun-seok, currently in charge of the mess hall squad of the Black Star.”
“I see…”

Park Hyun-ah looked back and forth between Raidrun and Choi Hyun-seok and licked her lips.

“If you know, then the cheeks inside [referring to Hemis] must know too… This situation is getting interesting? Bringing a human, a hero at that, into the Demon King’s army?”

“…”

It’s a very meaningful situation.

It didn’t seem like something a Demon King’s army commander who was a hero should say.

“Well, fine! My business is over, so I’ll leave.”

Park Hyun-ah raised her hand as if she was going to back down this time.

Then she stares intently at Choi Hyun-seok.

“You said your name was Choi Hyun-seok?”

“…”

“Let’s meet again soon.”

There was a smile on her face like a demon.

***

“You’ve come?”

When he opened the office door, Hemis greeted him with a smile as usual.

“There was a commotion outside, so I sent Raidrun.”

“Ah, thank you.”

It was none other than Hemis who had saved him from the crisis.

Choi Hyun-seok was sincerely grateful to Hemis at this moment.

“Um, Hemis…”

“You want to ask who that vulgar woman is, right?”

“Yes…”

Choi Hyun-seok was a little embarrassed by Hemis’s aggressive language.

“Don’t worry about it. Just know that she’s the commander of the 4th Legion.”

“I understand.”

As expected, he hadn’t misheard.

It was right that Raidrun called the woman Legion Commander.

‘A human. A hero at that, is a Demon King’s army commander…’

If I survive, will I become like that someday?

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.

‘But I shouldn’t become such a thug.’

He didn’t know if he would become a legion commander or not, but he decided not to become a thug.

To the mess hall soldiers, he was already no different from a thug.

At that time, Hemis approached him.

“Actually, there’s no particular reason why I called you.”

“…”

“I just wanted to see your face. It’s nice to see you after a long time?”
“Ah… I’m also happy to see the Legion Commander’s face! Haha!”

“Really?”

Hemis brought her huge lips close.

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard.

“Yes… of course…”

“Ohoho! Then I’m glad!”

Her lips move away again.

Choi Hyun-seok breathed a sigh of relief inside.

‘Haa, I need to control my condition, but I’m screwed.’

Things that are not good for his heart health were happening in succession.

“By the way, you’ve gotten quite strong in the meantime?”
“I’m still lacking, but I’ve tried my best.”
“Hmph~ Very excellent.”

Unlike her calm tone, Hemis was genuinely surprised.

‘It seems like he’s definitely out of the squad leader level… Is he not quite at the battalion commander level?’

Just a month ago, Choi Hyun-seok was at the level of an ordinary squad leader.

But now he was completely out of the squad leader category.

She had expected it, but it was a really terrifying growth rate.

“As expected, you always exceed my expectations, so I like you.”

“Thank you!”

“So you’ll show a good performance in this game too, right?”
“Leave it to me! Haha!”
“Good! I was going to send you to the 2nd Legion Research Institute if you didn’t get in the top 8 this time, but that won’t happen, right?”

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok blinked.

“Yes?”

“Didn’t I tell you? To get in the top 8 in this competition.”

“Ah…”

Choi Hyun-seok opened and closed his mouth like a broken robot.

He had a lot to say, but he couldn’t.

‘The situation is different from then!’

Hemis had told him to get in the top 8 in the very early days.

That was before it turned into such a huge event.

As the scale has increased, it’s obvious that getting in the top 8 has become much more difficult.

‘Haa, what can I do. I have to do what I’m told.’

Even if he gets in the top 8, the really important thing was the next content.

That’s the research institute.

“Legion Commander. But the research institute is…?”
“Ah, that? It’s nothing. I’m just curious about how a human can have both magic power and demonic energy.”

“…”

“There’s a very famous friend in the 2nd Legion in this field. He’ll go crazy when he sees you?”

Choi Hyun-seok’s expression turned dark.

Hemis’s friend who was crazy about human research.

He might pee his pants just by facing him.

Hemis patted him on the shoulder as if to reassure him.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s not like you’ll die if you go to the research institute.”

At that moment, a glimmer of hope flashed in Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes.

“Then…?”

“The positions of your arms and legs might change. You might get another head. Well, it’s not like you’ll die, so isn’t it okay?”
“Yes… I think it’s okay…”

Choi Hyun-seok vowed.

‘I’ll get in the top 8 no matter what.’

He will go up no matter what.

‘I’ll commit suicide if I fail.’

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t want to be sent to a place called a research institute even if he died.