Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 48

“Ugh! Ugh!”

Doras was breathing roughly.

He looked like he might stop breathing at any moment.

‘Damn it! How did I end up in a situation where I’m being chased by a mere human?!’

Whether it was Choi Hyun-seok chasing him from behind,

Or the fact that he had been trapped by that man’s lies.

He just resented everything.

“Ugh! If you surrender now, I’ll spare your life!”

Doras shouted, panting.

“Ugh, *pant*…”

Choi Hyun-seok was also out of breath, just as exhausted.

“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 survive, Doras had to die.

“Just fall already! You leech-like bastard…!”

Doras swung his fist.

Choi Hyun-seok also struck out with his fist, not backing down.

There was no avoiding it.

Since they were both already exhausted, they didn’t have the strength to evade the attacks.

Pow!

Choi Hyun-seok and Doras were pushed back on either side.

Doras could feel that he was slightly more exhausted.

“Tch!”

Normally this wouldn’t have happened, but with the limits of his martial arts abilities, he was weakening in real-time.

“Damn it! Just you wait!”

Doras started running back towards the camp again.

“Stop! Just die quietly already!”

The chase continued, with the two men alternating between fighting and running.

Choi Hyun-seok panted and shouted,

“Ugh, *pant*…! How is that pig still running!?”

He had also reached the limits of his physical strength.

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

There was no miraculous healing of injuries and recovery of stamina from leveling up.

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

It was only natural that his stamina and magic were depleted.

“Hero! That pig’s strength is also fading. Just a little more, hang in there!”

“Alright…! Just a little further!”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was about to move again at Rachel’s encouragement,

“Graaah!”

A familiar roar came from behind.

“Bobo?!”

Bobo was following them, covered in wounds.

“You’re alive! Our Bobo…”

As Choi Hyun-seok was speaking, his eyes suddenly widened.

“Aaaah! Help me!”

“Kyaaah!”

“Graaa!”

For some reason, a pursuit was unfolding between the monsters and the soldiers.

The fleeing soldiers were being chased by a line of massive monsters.

“What, what’s going on?!”

“Does that matter right now?! Just run!”

“But if we go that way, the monsters will invade the camp!”

“The hero is about to die, what does that have to do with anything?!”

“Ah, right…”

He didn’t know the details of the situation, but the task at hand was the same.

“I don’t know either!”

He would run towards the camp for now.

Then he would deal with the cornered Doras afterwards.

He would think about what to do next when the time came.

***

Hemis was in the office, reviewing documents.

Reports on the situation at the frontlines, and the recent movements of the Holy Empire of Gatren.

“Hmm~ Sounds like there’s some commotion?”

The corners of her huge mouth slightly turned up.

The camp’s magic had started to become turbulent just a little while ago, and now there was a commotion outside.

“What’s going on?”

She had been feeling bored anyway.

Interested, Hemis got up from her seat just as…

Knock, knock, knock.

Someone was knocking on the door.

“Come in.”

It was one of Hemis’ secretaries.

“What is it?”

“Commander, monsters have attacked the camp.”

“Hm? Monsters?”

“Yes, and quite powerful ones at that.”

Hemis was a bit taken aback.

She knew there was commotion, but an attack by monsters?

The forest monsters don’t usually bother the places where the demons are.

It’s a kind of unspoken territorial concept.

So it’s unheard of for them to collectively attack the camp like this.

“Shall I go take a look?”

There was an interesting scent in the air.

Hemis immediately left the office and headed out of the castle.

There, a total mess had already unfolded.

“It’s a monster!”

“Kill it! The camp that kills first gets to claim the corpse!”

The huge monsters and soldiers were engaged in a fierce battle.

“How entertaining.”

Hemis grinned.

There was no need for her to intervene directly.

The higher-ranking officers here would be able to deal with those monsters easily.

What Hemis was curious about was why this was happening in the first place.

At that moment,

“Graaaah!”

A massive ogre appeared in front of Hemis.

It held a club bigger than Hemis’ torso.

“Graaaah!”

The club rose into the sky.

Just as it was about to come crashing down on Hemis’ head,

CRASH!

Hemis’ lips opened as wide as the ogre’s body.

There was a momentary look of surprise in the ogre’s eyes, but it was too late.

Thud!

Her lips closed.

The massive ogre disappeared just like that.

“Hmm, not too bad a taste.”

Hemis walked on, wearing a satisfied smile.

“Choi Hyun-seok. I wonder where he might be~?”

Choi Hyun-seok must be somewhere around here.

The reason is clear.

The reason the monsters invaded the camp is that something must have provoked them.

And the only one in the camp who would do such a thing is Choi Hyun-seok, who is always out hunting as the camp’s chef.

“Well, well, so he was up to this mischievous trick. Ohohoho!”

She was just so curious about what kind of thought process led him to do something like this.

After walking for a while,

“Commander!”

A familiar pig came running up in front of him.

“Ah… His name was Doras, wasn’t it?”

She remembered the battalion commander who had been friendly with Choi Hyun-seok recently.

“Commander… Please save me…!”

Doras was covered in wounds and half-dead.

Seemingly too weak to even walk, he collapsed in front of Hemis as soon as he reached her.

“What happened?”

“Ugh… That bug-like creature…”

“Bug?”

Hemis’ question was quickly answered.

“Ugh, ugh…!”

The equally wounded Choi Hyun-seok appeared.

“Oh, Choi Hyun-seok, there you are.”

“Commander…?”

A hint of bewilderment appeared in Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes upon seeing Hemis.

But he quickly regained his composure and put on a grim expression.

Approaching Doras, he said,

“Phew… Commander, I’ve captured the battalion commander as you instructed.”

“What, what did you say!?”

Doras’ eyes suddenly widened.

How was the situation unfolding?

He had come to the Commander to save his life, but Choi Hyun-seok had captured him as per the Commander’ orders.

Could it be that the Commander had instructed him to eliminate Doras?

No, that couldn’t be.

Commander Hemis wouldn’t bother with having a human do such a troublesome task.

Doras looked at Hemis with questioning eyes.

“Commander! What is the meaning of this…!”

“Shut up.”

A burst of intense magical energy shot from Hemis.

Doras immediately closed his mouth.

“So you’ve captured the battalion commander, huh? That’s true enough.”

Hemis’ huge lips stretched out in a long horizontal grin.

“Ohohoho! How amusing!”

Laughter burst out.

“You were told to capture the battalion commander, and you did it this way?”

“I used every possible method at my disposal!”

“And that’s why you made a mess of the camp?”

“…”

Choi Hyun-seok had no words in response to that.

With his lips firmly shut, Hemis spoke to him.

“But it seems the mission isn’t quite over yet?”

“Huh?”

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

Normally, there would be no need to kill Doras.

He is a somewhat valuable resource as a battalion commander.

Choi Hyun-seok had essentially completed the mission.

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

‘That pathetic pig bastard.’

Doras is strong.

As this is the main headquarters of the Corps, he is even stronger than a typical battalion commander.

That means he is a powerful figure among the battalion commanders.

Against such a Doras, Choi Hyun-seok would never be able to defeat him, even if he died and was reborn.

That’s why Hemis didn’t directly intervene in this mission either.

After all, there was no chance of Choi Hyun-seok succeeding.

‘And he still lost to a human?’

Doras was that strong, yet he ultimately lost to Choi Hyun-seok.

Just how stupid does one have to be for that to be possible?

Powerful in might but empty-headed commanders.

That was the type of commander that Hemis most despised among the Demon King’s Army.

“Commander! No, please don’t! Spare me, please!”

Doras clung to Hemis’ pant leg, begging with tears and snot streaming down his face.

It was quite an unsightly sight.

“You have no self-respect at all. I might as well just…”

Just as Hemis was about to directly end Doras’ life,

Crack!

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

Doras, already on the verge of death, slumped to the ground, his head buried in the dirt.

Just yesterday, he had been reigning as a battalion commander, living in comfort.

But his end was miserable.

“I apologize for causing you trouble, Commander.”

“Eh, no big deal. You did well.”

Hemis turned around with a grin.

“Come along, I have many questions.”

***

Back in the office, Hemis listened to Choi Hyun-seok recount the entire incident.

She did not stop laughing the entire time.

“Ohohohoho!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s cunning tricks had far exceeded her expectations.

Were humans really this kind of species?

Or maybe it was just Choi Hyun-seok.

“Luring in the battalion commander and pitting him against the monsters is funny enough, but then having all the forest monsters come rushing in too?”

“That… Was an unexpected development even for me.”

Choi Hyun-seok admitted honestly.

Luck had played a big part in the success this time.

If the monsters hadn’t swarmed in en masse back then, Choi Hyun-seok, even with Bobo, wouldn’t have been able to defeat Doras.

“It’s really entertaining, you know? I wonder what kind of brilliant ideas are swimming around in that head of yours? Would you mind if I took a peek inside?”

“Th-that’s a bit…”

Choi Hyun-seok was sweating profusely.

With Hemis, she really might dissect his head to take a look inside.

“Oh well, can’t be helped. Anyway, I’ll count this mission as a success. It was my fault for not giving clearer instructions. You really exploited that loophole well. Very human-like.”

Choi Hyun-seok could only bow his head in gratitude.

“But while the mission was a success, you still haven’t risen above the level of a captain, have you?”

“Well, that’s…”

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

However, since Choi Hyun-seok has now captured Doras through cunning tricks, Hemis can’t officially give him the position of battalion commander.

Even if she did, given Choi Hyun-seok’s current level, he wouldn’t be able to hold onto it for a single day before it was taken from him.

“Hmm~ Well, next time I’ll just order you to defeat the battalion commander in a duel, that should solve it. Don’t you agree?”

“Y-Yes, absolutely! Haha! If the Commander commands me to do so, I’ll ascend to the battalion commander position no matter what!”

“Ohoho! Excellent, your antics really do make life worth living!”

The gleefully laughing Hemis continued.

“Alright, I’ll pretend the damage to the camp this time didn’t happen.”

“Thank you!”

Choi Hyun-seok responded enthusiastically.

He had been worried about bringing the monsters, but it seemed to be resolved amicably.

At that moment, Hemis’ lips twisted.

“But there won’t be a next time.”

“…”

“If you pull another annoying stunt like this, you know what’ll happen then, right?”

“Yes.”

There won’t be a next time.

Choi Hyun-seok mulled over those words as he left Hemis’ office.

***

Back at Bobo’s house.

Choi Hyun-seok collapsed to the floor, exhausted.

“Ugh… I thought I was going to die for real.”

It had been an incredibly tiring day.

Having to walk on thin ice at every moment, it was only natural.

“Hero, you worked hard.”

“Thanks, I somehow managed to survive again today.”

“Yeah…”

Their conversation was interrupted as Bobo poked his head out from where he had been resting.

“C’mere, Bobo. Sorry I couldn’t take good care of you today.”

“Woof! Woof!”

Bobo barked vigorously, as if to say he was fine.

“Aw, you’re so cute!”

Choi Hyun-seok repeatedly stroked Bobo’s head.

“By the way, I do feel a bit bad for Doras.”

“That pig?”

“Yeah, I treated him decently, but I ended up deceiving him.”

“Can’t be helped. You’re the hero, and he was a Demon King’s Army member. He probably wasn’t too upset about it either.”

“But he looked really resentful.”

“Did he?”

Rachel giggled mischievously.

“Then, hero! Shall we pray for the pig who gave us a parting gift?”

Doras’ final gift – a massive level-up.

“Sure, thanks to him, I was able to level up an additional 15 times.”

In the final moment, when Hemis was about to kill Doras, Choi Hyun-seok acted because of the level-up.

[Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!]…

The successive level-up notifications were still ringing in his ears.

His previous level from fighting monsters was 33. On top of that, he gained an additional 15 levels from defeating Doras.

In the end, thanks to Doras, he had leveled up a total of 48 levels in just one day.

“Pig…”

Rachel closed her eyes and clasped her hands together tightly.

“Eat lots of delicious things in heaven!”

“…”

“Maybe there’ll be food in hell too, who knows!”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head at Rachel’s audacious personality that was beyond his reach.

“You truly are the best.”

“What do you mean?”

“I just mean you’re the best.”

Rachel, the ultimate supreme being in the universe.

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