Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 81

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The reconstruction of the Black Giant Star is in full swing.

The Demon King’s Army’s engineering armies and related technicians were bustling about.

“You stupid idiots! How heavy do you think you are, running around on wooden planks…!”

Crack-!

“Eek! I’m falling-!”

There were minor accidents, but overall work was progressing smoothly.

In a world where magic exists, basic civil engineering work was easily accomplished.

Though only a few days had passed, visually it appeared about 80% restored.

The problem was the interior.

In this world, castles and fortresses aren’t built by simply stacking bricks.

There are dozens, sometimes hundreds of magical devices to protect the castle.

It will take several more months to restore all of those one by one.

“Hmm~ I’m glad everyone seems so energetic.”

Hemis, the person responsible for this situation, was looking down at the construction site from her office.

Her office was located high up, giving her a clear view of the construction site.

As Hemis smirked while watching the soldiers scurrying around like worker ants,

Someone knocked on her office door.

Knock knock.

“Come in.”

It was Reidrun who opened the door and entered.

Hemis welcomed him warmly.

“What’s the matter?”

“I have something to report regarding the castle’s expansion.”

Hemis gestured with her chin as if telling him to speak.

Reidrun held out a document.

Hemis took the document and quickly scanned it.

“So we need to reinstall the spatial interference magic field…”

“Yes. We discovered during this expansion that it’s nearly reached the end of its lifespan.”

Spatial interference magic field.

It’s an essential device that any city or fortress of considerable size must have.

Its purpose is literally to create an interference field to prevent Space Transfer magic.

The importance of this device is easy to understand when considering the opposite case.

What would happen without the magic field?

Space Transfer magic could be freely used anywhere.

This would create numerous terrorism risks.

If someone were to use Space Transfer to assassinate the king in his bedroom, the country would be thrown into chaos.

For various reasons like this, most cities typically maintained extensive spatial interference magic fields.

“Hmm, was it changed 50 years ago?”

“According to the records, it was 54 years ago.”

“Really? It’s definitely time to change it then. Do they still make those in the 2nd Corps?”

“Yes. They’re only produced at Lord Rotark’s laboratory.”

The 2nd Corps has the largest research facility in the Demon King’s Army.

Rotark, who is both the 2nd Corps Commander and Research Director, was one of Hemis’s longtime acquaintances.

“Reidrun, you should go quickly. It won’t take long using the gate, right?”

Even with the magic field maintained, Space Transfer Gate can still be used.

The 2nd Corps headquarters and Black Giant Star are connected by gates, so it shouldn’t take long to get the necessary equipment and return.

However, Reidrun shook his head.

“This time, not only the gate but also the material storage warehouse was completely destroyed without a trace.”

“Ah… Is that so?”

“Yes. They say it will take at least a week to procure the materials needed for the gate and fully restore it.”

Repairing the destroyed gate is impossible.

Only ashes and dust remained where the gate once stood.

Hemis scratched her cheek awkwardly.

“Um… It wasn’t me who destroyed the gate, it was that vulgar woman. When I destroy things, I only choose things that can be fixed quickly, you know?”

Reidrun silently nodded.

“Really. I didn’t destroy that much!”

“Yes.”

“Couldn’t you answer with even a little sincerity?”

“…Understood.”

Reidrun clearly didn’t believe her.

Hemis felt wronged.

Although she couldn’t remember clearly, she really had only destroyed things that were easy to fix.

‘I’m telling you, it was that woman who went berserk and destroyed it!?’

Thinking about it again, she was certain.

It was Park Hyun-a’s magic that shattered the gate.

Hemis clicked her tongue, thinking she should have killed Park Hyun-a then.

Of course, it was Hemis who could have blocked that magic but chose not to.

“That would have hurt a bit if it hit.”

“What did you say?”

“No. Nothing.”

Hemis, who had been briefly reminiscing about that battle, returned to reality.

“Anyway, so you’re saying we need to go to the 2nd Corps headquarters directly?”

“Yes. Give me three days, and I’ll go myself.”

The 2nd Corps headquarters is quite far from the frontlines.

It would take about a month by carriage from the Black Giant Star, which is relatively close to the front.

However, there’s no need to go all that way directly.

“I plan to go to a nearby fortress and use their gate to travel.”

“That’s a good idea, but no. You need to stay at the Black Giant Star.”

“May I ask why?”

“There’s going to be a Corps Commander meeting soon. The Demon king has something to say about this recent incident.”

Although unofficial, Reidrun was practically the Vice Commander of the 3rd Corps.

Therefore, if Hemis was absent, at least Reidrun needed to stay and guard the Black Giant Star.

“Hmm, I understand. Then who should we send to the 2nd Corps?”

“Let’s send Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Choi Hyun-seok…?”

“Yes. Rotark has been desperate to see Choi Hyun-seok anyway, so this works out well. Tell him to meet Rotark and get the necessary equipment while he’s there.”

Rotark, the 2nd Corps Commander and Research Director.

He was a famous demon for being the Demon King’s Army greatest psychopath.

There were rumors that thousands of soldiers had died under the pretext of his various bizarre experiments.

Perhaps it’s because of his insanity that he gets along so well with Hemis.

Anyway, what would happen if they sent Choi Hyun-seok to such a deranged scientist?

He would probably drool while trying to dissect him.

An anatomy class might even be held on the spot.

‘Choi Hyun-seok… He needs to return safely…’

Although Reidrun was worried about Choi Hyun-seok’s safety, there was nothing he could do.

He could only nod.

“Understood. I’ll tell Choi Hyun-seok myself.”

***

Choi Hyun-seok was lying face down on the floor.

His exposed upper body showed solid and magnificent back muscles.

The scars scattered across his body testified to the fierce battles he had been through.

“Ugh…”

Choi Hyun-seok groaned while lying face down.

“J-just a little more gentle… Please be more tender.”

It was quite disgusting to hear the 198cm giant speak shyly with a blushing face.

Abelson Mariette, who was treating him, picked up her thick scripture.

‘Should I kill him…’

After seriously contemplating, she let out a sigh.

“I could just kill you.”

“Pardon?”

“Ahem! It’s nothing.”

Her inner thoughts had accidentally slipped out.

Abelson cleared her throat and continued.

“If you make one more strange sound, I won’t let it slide.”

“It’s not a strange sound, it’s sincere. It really hurts so much I feel like I’m dying, so please be a little gentler.”

It wasn’t a lie.

Treatment from Abelson was always painful.

Every time her divine power entered his body, the demonic energy inside went berserk.

Although he had developed some tolerance by now and could endure it, pain was still pain.

“This is why I told you not to overexert your body like that.”

“I’m sorry…”

“As I’ve said several times, if you didn’t have that potion then, you would have definitely died. No, originally it should have been beyond what a potion could heal.”

Abelson recalled that day a few days ago when the Black Giant Star was in turmoil.

How shocked she was when Choi Hyun-seok returned nearly dead to the collapsing Black Giant Star.

Choi Hyun-seok’s condition at that time could be defined in one word.

Battered.

From what she heard, he had already drunk two high-grade potions, yet it wouldn’t have been surprising if he died right there.

Only after staying up for two straight nights was Abelson able to get Choi Hyun-seok back on track.

“A normal human would have died long ago.”

“Yes.”

“Paradoxically, the reason Choi Hyun-seok is alive now is because of the demonic energy.”

Demonic energy.

The very thing that had pushed Choi Hyun-seok’s life to the edge now grabbed his hand and pulled him back from the cliff.

“Because of demonic energy… Interesting.”

Demonic energy usually doesn’t suit humans.

But for whatever reason, the demonic energy had settled in Choi Hyun-seok.

And it was changing his body to suit its taste.

“This is no laughing matter. We don’t know what will happen to you in the future. You’re still close to human now, but at this rate, you might really become a demon.”

“Is it possible for a human to become a demon?”

“There’s no need to discuss possibility. After all, it should be impossible for demonic energy to settle in a human in the first place.”

“That’s quite the answer.”

Even now, abnormal changes were occurring in Choi Hyun-seok’s body, like horns growing or sudden hair growth.

Though these were still temporary phenomena that disappeared quickly with Abelson’s treatment, no one knew what would happen in the long term.

“Uh… But I’d like to remain human if possible.”

Choi Hyun-seok said while scratching his head.

‘Being a demon would be troublesome. Then I’d have to date demons too, right?’

Choi Hyun-seok liked human women.

He wasn’t sure how beautiful demon women were, but judging from the demons around him, they didn’t seem beautiful from a human perspective.

‘No, looking at Commander Roiger, that’s not necessarily true?’

Though a demon, Roiger was extremely handsome even by human standards.

Perhaps high-ranking demon women are beautiful too?

‘Then maybe being a demon wouldn’t be so bad…’

His useless thoughts kept branching endlessly.

If Abelson hadn’t called him, he might have fantasized all the way to having grandchildren with a demon woman.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Yes?”

“For now, we’ll have to continue the treatment. We’ll have to hope your body adapts while suppressing the demonic energy with divine power as much as possible. Just like we’ve been doing.”

“I see.”

Choi Hyun-seok decided not to worry about this matter anymore.

Worrying wouldn’t solve anything right now.

It would be better to focus that energy on other things.

‘I should ask about that instead.’

Choi Hyun-seok decided to ask what he’d been wanting to know.

“Miss Abelson. Do you know anything about heroes?”

“Heroes?”

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“Yes. I recently had a fight with some heroes…”

Choi Hyun-seok brought up the topic of heroes.

Taylor Andrew.

And the 50 heroes who appeared with him.

They all possessed strong power, but something was off about them.

‘Their eyes were unfocused, and they even died with expressionless faces.’

Even now, he gets goosebumps remembering them dying while staring at him with empty eyes.

Like dolls without souls.

He wondered if this is what androids would look like in the future.

Choi Hyun-seok asked Abelson, wondering if she might have information about them.

“Hmm… I haven’t heard about such heroes.”

“I see.”

“The information I receive is limited. Even though I’m the next Saint, I’m in a monitored position, so I don’t know much about internal affairs of the Holy Empire.”

At that moment, Abelson’s eyes widened as if remembering something.

“Come to think of it. I have heard such a rumor.”

“A rumor?”

“Yes. That somewhere in the Holy Empire, there’s a secret facility that raises heroes. But the methods are said to be so inhumane that they can’t be revealed to the outside.”

“Inhumane methods…”

“And I don’t know if this is related, but the Drason Empire doesn’t accept heroes.”

There are two empires on the continent.

One is the Gatren Holy Empire.

The other is the Drason Empire.

While the Holy Empire of Gatren actively employs heroes, the Drason Empire was famous for being the country that most rejected heroes on the continent.

After hearing everything, Choi Hyun-seok stroked his chin in thought.

“Something smells fishy, but I’m not sure yet.”

“Maybe you’ll get a chance to investigate if you ever leave the Demon King’s Army.”

“Will such a day come?”

“Perhaps.”

As they were exchanging trivial conversation,

“Choi Hyun-seok. Are you in there?”

A familiar voice was heard from outside the tent.

Choi Hyun-seok jumped up.

“Yes, Lord Reidrun.”

“I’m coming in.”

A large bull-headed figure appeared as the tent opened.

Upon entering, he saw the shirtless Choi Hyun-seok and turned his gaze to Abelson beside him.

Then he stared back at Choi Hyun-seok intently.

After being frozen for 5 seconds, he finally spoke.

“Umm… Sorry. Please continue what you were doing. I’ll come back later.”

As Reidrun turned to leave the tent,

Abelson jumped up and grabbed him.

“Don’t say strange things!”

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. You’re the only humans here… And you’re adults, so it’s natural…”

“That’s not it, I was just treating…”

“Choi Hyun-seok. You could have at least given me a heads up about having a girlfriend… How disappointing. I thought we were closer than that.”

He wasn’t listening at all.

In Reidrun’s mind, Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson were already in that kind of relationship.

He just seemed very hurt by the fact that Choi Hyun-seok hadn’t told him about having a girlfriend.

Reidrun trudged away with a gloomy face.

“…”

Abelson quietly picked up her thick scripture.

She muttered while following behind Reidrun.

“They say ox bone soup is good for recovering stamina…”

Watching Abelson raise her scripture, Choi Hyun-seok thought,

We might be having ox head soup for dinner tonight.

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