Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 62

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Today is the day of the preliminary team race.

Although it should have been a good start to a day they’d been waiting for nearly a month.

Hemis was in a bad mood since morning.

It was because of an uninvited guest.

“What brings you here?”

Hemis said.

There was a smile on her lips, but it was only superficial.

The irritation evident in her voice revealed she was forcing herself to smile to contain her anger.

“Can you shut your mouth? 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 previous Corps Commander meeting.

She was Park Hyun-a, Commander of the 4th Corps of the Demon King’s Army.

“If you didn’t come because you wanted to, would you leave right now? Before I twist your neck.”

“The Demon King sent me.”

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

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

A month ago.

Hemis left her seat without permission during the regular Corps Commander meeting.

She had been in a cold war with the Demon King since then, and now he had sent Park Hyun-a.

“If he’s trying to reprimand me now for that incident, he sent the wrong person. Someone like you couldn’t possibly do anything to me. Ohohoho!”

Hemis laughed in a high-pitched voice.

A vein popped on Park Hyun-a’s forehead.

“Don’t get the wrong idea, you mouth. It’s not a reprimand. The Demon King said he understands what happened then.”

“Then is it because of this tournament?”

“That’s right. Seems the Demon King is quite interested in the strange thing you’ve organized.”

Park Hyun-a frowned as if displeased.

“Thanks to you, I’m the one being bothered.”

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

‘You want me to go supervise the tournament Hemis is holding?’

The tournament Hemis organized was drawing attention from the entire Demon King’s Army.

It seemed even the Demon King was no exception, as he was curious about the tournament’s progress.

‘Why do I have to do that?’

‘You’re the only one who can handle Hemis’s personality.’

‘No way. I’m busy too.’

‘The 4th Corps is managed entirely by the Vice Commander anyway.’

Park Hyun-a frowned at having her weak spot hit.

‘I-I do things sometimes too! I inspect the troops! And… Anyway, I’m really busy!’

‘Go. It’s an order.’

‘Tch…’

In any case, she was part of the Demon King’s Army.

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

Park Hyun-a definitely didn’t come to Hemis’s stronghold, her sworn enemy, because she wanted to.

“Anyway, that’s how it is, so just ignore me and do what you were doing. I plan to stay quiet.”

Park Hyun-a rose from her seat.

Hemis spoke to Park Hyun-a’s back as she turned away.

“Fine. Just make sure to stay out of my sight. It would be troublesome if I ate you in a fit of anger. Ohoho!”

“Haa, really annoying…”

Bang!

The office door closed roughly.

“…”

After a moment of silence.

Hemis, who had been stroking her chin, spoke.

“Reidrun. What do you think?”

“About what, ma’am?”

“What that vulgar woman said. Do you believe it?”

“…I don’t think Commander Park Hyun-a would have any reason to lie.”

“That’s true. But what about the Demon King?”

For a moment, Hemis’s lips twisted.

“Our Demon King has gotten quite crafty with age, so I can’t trust him.”

“That’s…”

Reidrun was flustered.

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

Reidrun decided to just close his eyes.

‘I want to erase this memory.’

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

Although he prided himself on now properly fulfilling his role as a demon.

He still couldn’t understand the world of adult demons.

***

“Hup!”

Choi Hyun-seok got up from his seat.

Rachel looked at him with puzzled eyes.

“Shall we get going?”

“Are you leaving already?”

Today’s preliminary race starts at noon.

It was still early morning, not long after sunrise.

It was too early to depart.

“The lip monster called.”

“Ah.”

“It’s been a while since I got called by Hemis.

It seemed like she wanted to talk about the competition that would be held today.

“Before we go…!”

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok rummaged through his chest and pulled out something that looked like sports goggles.

“Oh? You ended up buying it?”

“Yeah. Since the old measuring device broke, I needed to buy a new one anyway, right?”

The identity of the sports goggles was actually a Combat Power Meter.

He bought a new one because the existing cheap Combat Power Meter broke.

‘I’m not particularly sorry it broke. I didn’t need it anymore since its measurement range was too low anyway.’

Additionally, there was no reason to regret using hero points.

After all, the cheap Combat Power Meter had a maximum measurement range of 50,000.

It would often show ‘measurement impossible’, so it was practically useless.

‘But this isn’t the same.’

Choi Hyun-seok examined the new measuring device.

□ Decent Combat Power Meter Description: Measures combat power by combining the target’s strength, stamina, agility, and Magic when viewed through the Combat Power Meter.

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

※ Warning: Don’t rely too much on combat power.

Required Hero Points: 150

The overall description was the same as before.

The only change was the modifier from ‘cheap’ to ‘decent’.

But the most crucial thing was different.

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

“Ooh!”

“Look at this compact and trendy design!”

“Oooh!”

“And it’s only 150 hero points! Isn’t that a great deal?”

“It is! With 200,000, we probably won’t see ‘measurement impossible’ very often!”

“That’s right.”

“But isn’t the design too flashy?”

“It’s fine. The guys here don’t care about trivial things like that.”

The Demon King’s Army is surprisingly unprejudiced.

They acknowledge anything as long as it’s strong.

In fact, there was no problem with Choi Hyun-seok, a human, serving as the Cooking Battalion Commander.

“They’ll either not care about these goggles, or they’ll think they’re cool and ask to try them on.”

“That’s right! The Demon King’s army is full of idiots anyway!”

“Exactly!”

Perhaps because it was the day of the competition.

Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel were raising their tension to relieve stress.

“Ah, instead of this, we should hurry and leave. Who knows what kind of fuss they’ll make if we’re late…”

Choi Hyun-seok hurried to move.

He didn’t know what trouble he might face if he was late to his appointment with Hemis.

***

‘Hmm, good. Very good!’

A moment later.

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 checked several battalion commanders on his way here.

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

‘I wonder how much Reidrun will measure.’

He heard that Reidrun’s military power was on par with division commanders.

Choi Hyun-seok decided to check secretly later.

‘Should I put it away for now?’

He had sufficiently confirmed its performance and was about to put the measuring device away.

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

At that moment.

Bang!

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

“Huh…? A person? No, a woman…!?”

It was a person.

And a female person at that.

It was the first female person he’d seen in months, except for Abelson!

Moreover, unlike Abelson who had Western features, this person had Asian features.

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

“Hm? Who are you?”

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

‘It’s Korean!’

He couldn’t remember the last time he’d heard Korean.

Just as Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I asked who you are.”

Park Hyun-a said, standing in front of Choi Hyun-seok.

He was a bit flustered by her bold attitude.

“Uh… I’m Choi Hyun-seok…”

“What do we have here?”

Park Hyun-a smirked.

At the same time, thick magical power flowed from her.

‘I-I can’t move my body.’

Just facing her made cold sweat pour down.

That’s how tremendous her magical power was.

An unimaginably powerful magic was constricting his entire body.

“Oh? You’re holding up quite well?”

Park Hyun-a’s eyes grew sharper.

Fierce eyes.

A gaze so sharp it felt like being sliced by a blade.

Beep!

At that moment, the Combat Power Meter he hadn’t managed to take off beeped.

[Combat Power: Measurement Impossible]

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

‘Damn… Measurement impossible again…?’

A human woman in the Black Giant Star.

A Combat Power Meter that could measure up to 200,000 showed ‘measurement impossible’.

Unless the brand new measuring device he just bought was broken…

It meant the woman before him wasn’t a welcome fellow Korean but rather an unmanageable monster.

“Hey. Cat got your tongue? Why aren’t you talking?”

“Well…”

“I asked who you are. Why do you have a Combat Power Meter that only heroes use while having demonic energy in your body?”

Park Hyun-a drew closer.

“Your looks could rival most demons… But since you speak Korean, you must be a hero.”

“…”

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

Too many things were happening at once.

Maybe because his body was being constricted by magical power, his mind wasn’t working well.

Naturally, Park Hyun-a didn’t consider such minor details.

“Why aren’t you answering? Huh?”

Park Hyun-a, who was in the 160cm range, only came up to the chest of Choi Hyun-seok, who was in the 190cm range.

She headbutted his chest.

“I said, who are you?”

Thump.

“Not going to answer?”

Thump.

“Should I cut you open to check? Hm?”

Thump.

Watching Park Hyun-a continuously headbutting his chest, Choi Hyun-seok broke into a cold sweat.

‘She’s really insane…’

She wasn’t just insane, she was properly insane.

And not only was she insane, but she was also insanely strong.

“Well… You see…”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok opened his mouth to somehow resolve the situation, the magical power constricting his body disappeared.

Simultaneously, a voice of salvation was heard.

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

Reidrun stepped between Park Hyun-a and Choi Hyun-seok.

“Choi Hyun-seok has a scheduled meeting with Lady Hemis now.”

At Reidrun’s words, Park Hyun-a smiled fiercely.

“Oh? Bull head. Do you know who this guy is?”

“Yes. He is Choi Hyun-seok, currently serving as the Cooking Battalion Commander of the Black Giant Star.”

“Is that so…”

Park Hyun-a licked her lips while looking back and forth between Reidrun and Choi Hyun-seok.

“If you know, then surely that snout inside knows too… This situation is getting interesting, isn’t it? Bringing a human, and a hero at that, into the Demon King’s Army?”

“…”

It should have seemed like a very meaningful situation.

Though it didn’t seem like something a corps commander who was formerly a hero should say.

“Well, fine! I’m done with my business here, so I’ll go.”

Park Hyun-a raised her hand as if indicating she would back off this time.

Then she stared directly at Choi Hyun-seok.

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

“…”

“Let’s meet again soon.”

Her face wore a smile like that of an evil spirit.

***

“You’re here?”

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

“I sent Reidrun because I heard a commotion outside.”

“Ah, thank you.”

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

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

“Um, Lady Hemis…”

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

“Yes…”

Choi Hyun-seok was a bit taken aback by Hemis’s aggressive language.

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

“I understand.”

Indeed, he hadn’t misheard.

Reidrun had correctly addressed her as Corps Commander.

‘A human, and a hero at that, being a Demon King’s Army Corps Commander…’

If he survived, would he someday become like that?

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.

‘Still, I shouldn’t become a thug like that.’

Whether he became a corps commander or not, he resolved not to become a thug.

Though to the cooking soldiers, he already seemed no different from one.

At that moment, Hemis approached.

“Actually, I didn’t have any particular reason to call you.”

“…”

“I just wanted to see your face. It’s nice seeing you after so long?”

“Ah… I’m also happy to see your face, Corps Commander! Haha!”

“Really?”

Hemis brought her huge lips very close.

Choi Hyun-seok gulped.

“Yes… Of course…”

“Ohoho! Then that’s good!”

The lips moved away again.

Choi Hyun-seok inwardly wiped his brow.

‘Hah, I need to manage my condition, but this is terrible.’

Events that weren’t good for heart health kept happening one after another.

“By the way, you’ve gotten quite strong in the meantime?”

“I’m still lacking, but I tried my best.”

“Hmm~ Very excellent.”

Unlike her peaceful tone, Hemis was genuinely surprised.

‘He seems to have definitely surpassed the company commander level… But not quite at battalion commander level?’

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

But now he had completely transcended the company commander category.

Though she had expected it, it was truly a terrifying rate of growth.

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

“Thank you!”

“So you’ll show a good performance in this competition too, right?”

“Leave it to me! Haha!”

“Good! I was planning to send you to the 2nd Corps laboratory if you didn’t make it into the top 8, but that won’t happen, right?”

For a moment, Choi Hyun-seok blinked.

“Pardon?”

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“I told you, didn’t I? To get into the top 8 in this competition.”

“Ah…”

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

He had many things he wanted to say but couldn’t.

‘The situation now is different from back then!’

When Hemis told him to get into the top 8, it was in the very beginning.

That is, before it turned into such a huge event.

As the scale grew larger, it was obvious that getting into the top 8 would be much harder.

‘Hah, what can I do. If they say do it, I have to do it.’

Setting aside the top 8, what was really important was the next part.

The laboratory.

“Corps Commander. About the laboratory…?”

“Oh, that? It’s nothing much. I’m just curious about how a human can have both magical power and demonic energy.”

“…”

“There’s a very famous friend in the 2nd Corps in this field. They would go crazy when they see you?”

Choi Hyun-seok’s expression darkened grimly.

Hemis’s friend who was obsessed with human body research.

Just meeting them might make him wet himself.

Hemis patted his shoulder as if to reassure him.

“Don’t worry too much. It’s not like you’ll die just from going to the laboratory.”

For a moment, hope flashed in Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes.

“Then…?”

“Your arms and legs might switch positions. You might grow an extra head too. Well, but you won’t die, so it’s fine, right?”

“Yes… It seems fine…”

Choi Hyun-seok made a resolution.

‘I must get into the top 8 no matter what.’

He would rise no matter what happened.

‘If I fail, I’ll commit suicide.’

Choi Hyun-seok would rather die than be sent to that place called a laboratory.

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