Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 85

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Choi Hyun-seok blinked.

Suddenly being told he’ll die within three months.

‘Is this rat making a joke?’

He examined Rotark’s expression.

Perhaps because he was a rat, it was impossible to read what he was thinking.

“What do you mean I’ll die within three months…?”

“Three months at most. In reality, it could be next month. Could be next week. Nobody knows. Maybe even tomorrow. Squeak squeak!”

It doesn’t seem to be a joke.

Though Choi Hyun-seok felt dizzy for a moment, he maintained his composure.

The rat before him was still a Corps Commander.

Not someone he could treat carelessly.

“…What’s the reason?”

“You know your body is changing due to demon energy, right.”

The body changing due to demon energy.

He had already heard about this from Abelson.

He had even experienced his body changing like a demon when using Plomot.

“Soon your internal organs will twist. You’re lucky if it’s just your kidneys, liver, or digestive system. But if your heart or lungs transform, at that moment!”

Rotark made a gesture of drawing across his neck with his sharp claw.

“Squeak! You’ll die just like that.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes began darting around.

Of course, Rotark’s words could be lies.

But they could also be true.

It sounded very plausible.

‘Damn… No wonder my stomach has been hurting lately…!’

Could something already be wrong with his digestive system?

His lower abdomen seemed to ache slightly, and his heart seemed to be pounding.

That’s when Rotark approached and spoke in a secretive tone.

“So you see, I happen to know quite a bit about this field! Squeak! I’ll do my best to treat you. What do you say?”

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“Is that really true!?”

“Of course. Look at this.”

Rotark pulled out a piece of parchment.

“This is a contract. Quite an expensive item, you know? Squeak!”

“A contract?”

“Yes. It states that I’ll do my best to treat you. Since it’s bound by each of our demon energies, it can’t be violated.”

The parchment was written in the continent’s common language, perhaps in consideration of Choi Hyun-seok.

Since Choi Hyun-seok could now read fairly well, there was no problem.

He carefully read through the contents.

‘Rotark… Will treat the human Choi Hyun-seok…’

The beginning was very good.

The problem came next.

‘Choi Hyun-seok will actively participate in experiments proposed by Rotark…?’

‘Rotark will conduct experiments within limits that won’t kill Choi Hyun-seok…’

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been reading the parchment, raised his head.

“Lord Rotark. What are these sentences at the end? About experiments…”

“Squeak! It’s nothing! Just clauses necessary for your treatment!”

“Is that so…?”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Rotark with suspicious eyes.

Rotark grinned as if there was no problem.

“Of course! Squeak! You just need to sign by infusing your demon energy.”

“…”

“Just make sure to tell your Corps Commander Hemis. That we made a legitimate demon pact. Understand? Squeak squeak!”

“Hmm…”

Choi Hyun-seok pondered.

It was extremely suspicious.

But he was worried about not getting treatment.

If his heart or lungs suddenly mutated, it would be over instantly.

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t want to die yet.

No, he didn’t want to die at all.

He wanted to live to 100, 200 years old, see his grandchildren’s grandchildren, and end his life in a grand mansion.

‘What should I do?’

As his worries deepened.

“Sorry to interrupt, but I can treat Choi Hyun-seok.”

Abelson stepped forward and spoke.

Instantly, Rotark’s expression twisted hideously.

“Shut up, woman!”

This wasn’t the light atmosphere he had shown until now.

A terrifying and grotesque appearance emanating from his rat-like features that was almost unbelievable.

If there was an incarnation of evil, it might have had such a face.

“If it weren’t for Lady Hemis, I would have torn you into thousands of pieces the moment you appeared here!”

Abelson took a step back at the fierce aura.

Rotark clicked his tongue once and continued.

“I already know you’re treating Choi Hyun-seok. The three months I mentioned includes calculating that, so stop sticking your worthless head in.”

Abelson bit her lip hard.

“How can we believe what you’re saying isn’t a lie…?”

Though trembling from Rotark’s demon energy, Abelson finally spoke her mind.

Seeing this, Rotark heaved a deep sigh.

“I swear on my demon energy. I, Rotark, have spoken only the truth as I’ve seen it. Though I don’t know for certain, from what I see, the human Choi Hyun-seok will die within three months.”

At that moment, a black light emanated from Rotark’s body.

Knowing what this meant, Abelson lowered her head deeply.

‘This can’t be…’

What Rotark had done was a kind of oath magic.

He had declared to speak only truth by staking his magic or demon energy.

At least according to Rotark’s belief, Choi Hyun-seok would definitely die within three months.

Watching the situation, Choi Hyun-seok picked up the parchment.

Rotark’s mouth split into a grin reaching his ears as if he had never been angry.

“Yes, yes! Just infuse your demon energy here and it’s done. Squeak!”

“Lord Rotark. Do I have to sign this right now?”

“What do you mean?”

“I would be grateful if you could give me a little time to decide.”

At the request for time, Rotark scratched his chin.

“Time… Not bad. But try not to take more than a week. We wouldn’t want you suddenly dying, after all.”

“Yes! I’m grateful for your ocean-like generosity, Lord Rotark!”

“Then go. Though deliberating won’t change anything anyway! Squeak squeak squeak!”

Rotark laughed confidently as if already predicting the outcome.

***

The next day.

Choi Hyun-seok returned to the Black Giant Star after receiving equipment for creating spatial interference magic fields.

After briefly reporting his return.

Arriving at the barracks, he fidgeted with the parchment received from Rotark.

“What should I do with this…”

He couldn’t help but worry.

It was a matter of life and death after all.

“Suddenly I have a terminal illness, and the only person who can treat me is a mad scientist, and I have to undergo human experimentation too. What kind of terrible development is this?”

If this appeared in a movie or novel, he would have trampled the manuscript calling it a scenario only a trash third-rate writer would write.

As Choi Hyun-seok was angrily staring at the parchment.

“Sob sob! What will happen to our hero!”

A theatrical voice was heard.

Turning around, he saw Rachel pretending to wipe away tears.

“Hero, even if your head splits in two or your legs increase to eight, I won’t abandon you! *sniff sniff*”

“I haven’t agreed to it yet! And who says ‘sniff sniff’ out loud while crying!?”

“But, what else can you do? You have to live first! Who knows? Having more legs or arms might even help defeat the Demon King!”

“You call that consolation!”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel’s cheeks.

When he pressed her cheeks with his fingers, her lips protruded.

“Uuuu, why are you doing this.”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed deeply and roughly tossed Rachel aside.

“Kyaah-!”

Ignoring Rachel’s scream.

Choi Hyun-seok sank deep into thought.

‘No matter what happens, human experimentation is not acceptable.’

Even if his life was at stake, what’s not allowed is not allowed.

Even if he died, he couldn’t accept human experimentation.

The reason was simple.

‘What woman in the world would like a man with 10 limbs?’

If he became too grotesque, that would be the end of dating.

Then naturally, he wouldn’t be able to marry.

Couldn’t have rabbit-like children either.

Life would become just a large mansion in old age.

Growing old alone in a big house, dying in loneliness.

That kind of life was absolutely not an option.

‘That’s not really living even if you’re alive.’

What was the reason he had struggled like a dog until now?

Surviving in that way would be meaningless.

If that’s the case, it would be better to just die.

Choi Hyun-seok’s worries deepened.

‘Isn’t there a way to receive treatment without experimentation?’

Eliminating the risks and taking only the benefits.

Wouldn’t there be such an unbelievable method somewhere?

Choi Hyun-seok crossed his arms and remained lost in thought for a while.

‘That rat. He seemed to be strangely mindful of Hemis.’

He mulled over each word Rotark had said.

“But you must tell your corps commander Lady Hemis.”

“If it weren’t for Lady Hemis, I would have torn you into thousands of pieces the moment you appeared here!”

Using honorifics for Hemis even in her absence.

Somehow giving off the impression of being careful around her.

Despite being corps commanders of the same rank, there was a strange sense of hierarchy.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes suddenly flew open.

“Rachel. Between that rat and the lip monster, who seems stronger?”

Between Rotark and Hemis, who would be stronger?

They both had the same rank of corps commander.

Rachel scratched the back of her head as if unsure.

“Well… The lip monster is probably stronger?”

“Why?”

“As far as I know, since demons appeared in this land, the lip monster has been called second-in-command after the Demon King. She’s also been active in many battles.”

“I see…”

“Yes. Since she’s lived for so long, she’s probably the strongest among the corps commanders?”

“Hmm…”

“Hero. Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“I’m going to ask the lip monster for help.”

At the mention of asking Hemis for help, Rachel narrowed her eyes.

“Eh~ Would that work?”

“You never know. We have to try everything we can.”

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

If Hemis refused, they could look for other methods then.

Choi Hyun-seok left the tent and headed toward Hemis’s office.

***

At the same time.

Hemis was alone in her office.

Hemis was staring blankly into space, doing nothing.

The atmosphere was somewhat different from usual.

It couldn’t be helped.

The events at the Demon King’s castle kept lingering in her mind.

Suddenly, Hemis smirked.

“Interesting.”

The dispute between Hemis and the Demon King didn’t escalate into a major fight.

Their auras clashed, but it ended there.

Due to the intervention of other corps commanders, it didn’t lead to direct physical conflict.

However, things couldn’t remain the same as before.

Demon King Tegrad and Corps Commander Hemis.

It became widely known that the relationship between these two absolute powers had soured.

‘This has been going on for quite a while…’

In fact, this wasn’t the first time there had been tension between the Demon King and Hemis.

The unsettling current between them began about 100 years ago.

It started when the Demon King banished Hemis to the Black Giant Star and made a secret agreement with humans.

Only the corps commanders knew about this, and it never leaked to the outside.

But things would be different now.

This dispute had caused part of the Demon King’s castle to collapse.

The matter had grown too big to keep quiet.

Even if they didn’t know the details, rumors would have already started circulating among the high-ranking commanders.

‘They must have already started walking the tightrope.’

Demon King Tegrad and Corps Commander Hemis.

Which line should they grab onto?

Normally, they would choose the Demon King without hesitation, but Hemis wasn’t just an ordinary corps commander.

She was an ancient being who had lived longer than the Demon King.

She had long surpassed the average lifespan of demons.

During that long time, far from growing senile, Hemis only grew stronger.

At this point, she was closer to an unknown monster than a demon.

If such a Hemis and the Demon King were to clash, who would win?

It wasn’t something that could be easily determined.

Perhaps if it was Hemis…

If it was that ancient monster, could she possibly defeat the Demon King?

Such concerns would not leave the minds of the high-ranking commanders.

“Well, they’ll figure it out themselves.”

At the center of the approaching storm.

Hemis was rather calm.

She smirked with an attitude of indifference to how things might unfold.

Knock knock knock.

Just then.

Someone knocked on the office door.

Hemis recognized who it was by the unique energy felt from outside the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and as expected, Choi Hyun-seok entered.

Hemis’s smile deepened.

These days, just looking at Choi Hyun-seok made her smile.

“What brings you here?”

Her voice was full of amusement.

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed once and opened his mouth.

“Corps Commander. I came because I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“First, would you look at this?”

Choi Hyun-seok held out a piece of parchment.

It was something Hemis was familiar with.

“It’s a Demon’s Pact.”

A contract bound by demonic energy.

If the terms of the contract were broken, one would lose their demonic energy and suffer fatal injuries at that moment.

Therefore, it was a simple yet powerful contract document.

‘I wonder what’s written on it?’

While this parchment was quite valuable, it wasn’t particularly rare to see.

He probably didn’t show it just to let her look at the parchment; the purpose must be to convey what was written on it.

Hemis carefully read the contents.

“Hooh…”

Her smile gradually deepened.

Eventually, her lips split all the way to her ears.

After reading everything, Hemis handed it back to Choi Hyun-seok.

“So. Why are you showing this to me?”

Choi Hyun-seok bowed so low his head nearly touched the floor.

“Corps Commander! Please help me just this once!”

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