Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 12

Hemis headed straight to her office.

Choi Hyun-seok followed behind with an expression like a cow being led to slaughter.

‘Ah… My luck really couldn’t be worse.’

While feeling dejected, he saw Bobo walking ahead.

Wiggle, wiggle!

He was swaying his hips enthusiastically as he walked.

He seemed happy to have met his owner again.

‘You’re lucky to have no worries.’

After walking for a while with these pointless thoughts,

Choi Hyun-seok found himself arriving at Hemis’s office.

“So, shall we hear what happened?”

Hemis said seductively, perching on her desk.

Through her see-through outfit, her fair skin and sensual figure were visible.

It was certainly an ideal figure that would catch any man’s eye.

However, Hyun-seok’s eyes were fixed elsewhere.

‘I won’t get eaten, right?’

Those red lips filling her face.

The scene of those large lips splitting over 2 meters wide to retrieve Bobo was still vivid in his mind.

‘Let’s just… Be honest.’

It seemed better to tell the truth than make unnecessary lies.

Hyun-seok took a deep breath and began explaining.

“…That’s what happened.”

It didn’t take long to tell the story.

Hyun-seok delivered the facts as plainly as possible.

How Bobo ate the senior soldier.

How they headed to the kitchen to survive.

How an accident occurred, and how he managed to control the soldiers with quick thinking.

When the story ended, Hemis’s lips split into a wide grin.

“Ohohoho!”

Hemis laughed excitedly, half-covering her mouth with her pale white hand.

“How interesting. Very interesting! So you thought to survive by selling out me and Bobo in a situation where you could have been torn apart?”

“I’ve committed a mortal sin!”

Hyun-seok bowed at a 90-degree angle.

“Mortal sin? I’m praising you right now.”

“Pardon…?”

Suddenly being praised.

It made no sense.

“I accepted you because Reidrun brought you, but honestly, I had no expectations. I thought you wouldn’t last even a day.”

Truth be told, he almost didn’t last a day, just as she said.

He had faced death several times in that short period.

“But you’re more interesting than I thought.”

Hemis continued, resting her chin on her hand.

“Should I say you’re very human-like? You have a craftiness that can’t be found in the idiots here.”

“…”

“But unlike a human, you seem to have quite some guts too.”

“Thank you.”

Hyun-seok quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

For whatever reason, she seemed to like this situation.

“Do you know how commanders are chosen in the Demon King’s Army?”

“I heard the strongest becomes the leader.”

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“That’s right. The only thing that matters here is power. That’s the problem.”

Hemis let out a quiet sigh.

“The Demon King’s Army is full of idiots. They disregard everything except strength, so they’re caught in a vicious cycle of becoming increasingly stupid. You know?”

“I’m not sure…”

“Well, you’ll naturally understand as you stay here.”

Suddenly, Hemis walked towards Hyun-seok.

“So about that…”

Hyun-seok gulped.

Up close, Hemis’s lips were newly terrifying.

Hemis, who had come right up to his face, slowly parted her lips.

“How about becoming an executive?”

“What?”

“Work under me. Is that hard to understand?”

“Not at all!”

“Then you accept?”

At Hemis’s question, Hyun-seok’s eyes rolled wildly.

‘Damn… This hero’s life is spectacular.’

From being a slave in the Demon King’s Army to now being asked to become an executive.

This is the kind of content you’d only find in the autobiography of a high-ranking demon who started from the bottom.

Hyun-seok gathered his breath and opened his mouth.

“But don’t you need to be strong to become a commander in the Demon King’s Army? With my current abilities…”

“Of course, with your current abilities, it’s not possible. Here, strength is everything.”

Hemis pressed her finger firmly against Hyun-seok’s chest.

“But in this place where strength represents everything, how long can a human like you last? A week? A month? I guarantee, even getting by with cleverness will soon reach its limit.”

“…”

“You weren’t thinking of surviving by continuously selling out me and Bobo, were you?”

“Of course not!”

“Good. You should at least have that much sense.”

Hemis continued with a smirk.

“From now on, I’ll protect you. If I step in, no one in this 3rd Corps would dare touch you.”

“…”

Despite the offer of protection, Hyun-seok’s face remained stiff.

There was no way she would make such an offer without reason.

“However, this comes with conditions.”

As expected, Hemis set conditions.

“What do I need to do?”

“One month. Within that time, fight and win against someone I choose. Every time you win, I’ll extend the protection period by one month.”

“…”

“You’ll climb the ranks by gradually killing those above you. Once you reach battalion commander, won’t you be quite useful?”

Simply put, she wants him to kill designated members of the Demon King’s Army monthly to climb the ranks.

‘Easier said than done…’

Even regular soldiers in the Demon King’s Army would be considered monsters on Earth.

To become a high-ranking officer among such beings?

It would be impossible for an ordinary human.

But Hyun-seok had no choice but to accept this proposal.

“I’ll do my best to meet your expectations, Corps Commander!”

“Ohoho! I like your spirit!”

“Corps Commander, may I ask one thing?”

“What is it? Go ahead.”

“Um… What exactly is Lord Reidrun’s rank?”

Reidrun was the only Demon King’s Army executive whose combat Hyun-seok had witnessed firsthand.

Knowing his rank would give him an idea of what level a battalion commander would be.

“Oh my. Did you think I’d expect Reidrun’s level from you? Reidrun is above battalion commander.”

“Thank you for the answer!”

Hyun-seok felt slightly relieved.

As expected, Reidrun was no ordinary executive.

‘Well, if that was the normal level, humanity would have been extinct already.’

This was Reidrun, who could turn a fully armored knight into a bloody mess with one punch.

If the Demon King’s Army was full of such powerful beings, humans would have already vanished from this land.

“Do well from now on. It’s not like there hasn’t been precedent.”

“Yes! Just leave it to me!”

“Ah, if you lose in the duel, don’t think you’ll die easily.”

“What…?”

Hemis’s tongue slid across her red lips.

“Then… I guarantee you’ll learn to your bones what it means to wish for death.”

***

After leaving the office, Hyun-seok headed straight to the kitchen.

He needed to get Bobo’s ingredients.

“Our cutie seems to like you. Please take good care of him!”

Every month from now on, he would have to duel against soldiers Hemis designated.

Though he made this deal that wasn’t really a deal, he couldn’t escape his original duty as Bobo’s caretaker.

“Bobo, want to fight in my place?”

“Kwang!”

Bobo barked energetically at Hyun-seok’s question.

It was as if he was saying to just trust him.

“You cute thing!”

Hyun-seok earnestly patted Bobo’s head.

“Sigh…”

“Why the sigh?”

Rachel, sitting on his shoulder, was sighing deeply.

“I guess we’ll be parting ways with Hero in a month.”

“Want to say something more unlucky?”

Even as Hyun-seok glared at her, Rachel remained unchanged.

“That’s just how it is. Hero, you’re still level 1. Usually, this would be the time to chase rabbits around, but suddenly you have to duel one-on-one with the Demon King’s Army…”

Rachel shook her head.

“We should just consider it over.”

“Hey! Didn’t you say I had some SSS-grade potential!?”

“Hero, do you not know what potential means? It literally means latent power. Power hidden inside.”

“…”

“Potential comes out as you gradually grow by leveling up, do you think it’ll just burst out suddenly because you’re fighting?”

Normally he would have hit Rachel, but he didn’t.

Because everything she said was right.

“Haah…”

Actually, Hyun-seok knew too.

That his situation was hopeless.

‘An orc named Kurken. Think you can win?’

‘Of course!’

Hemis immediately told him who his duel opponent would be.

He answered confidently in front of her, but…

The honest truth was that he was afraid.

“Fighting with my life on the line…”

On Earth, Hyun-seok had fought countless battles.

And he even earned the title of world’s strongest man.

But that was fighting with rules in a ring.

He had never experienced raw combat like this, wielding weapons with lives at stake.

‘Still, I must win.’

Hyun-seok steeled his resolve.

“Marriage to a blonde noble lady. About five children. Can’t die until I can watch my grandchildren playing in the mansion’s yard in my old age.”

“To be going on about blondes even in this situation. Hero, you’re really something else. Just amazing!”

Rachel gave him a thumbs up.

“What would you know about the heart of a man who died single!?”

“Seeing you, I don’t even want to know.”

“How dare that mouth of yours!”

Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel and held her out to Bobo.

“Bobo! Eat her!”

“Kyaaaa! Are you crazy!?”

“Yes! I’m crazy! What are you going to do about it!? Bobo! Eat her quickly!”

“Kwaaang!”

***

“Ugh… Disgusting…”

Rachel made a crying face.

Her body was completely soaked with Bobo’s saliva.

“Just disappear already. I need to enter the kitchen now.”

Hyun-seok finally reached his destination, the kitchen.

After Rachel concealed herself, he immediately opened the kitchen door.

“A human.”

The first thing he saw was a muscular Demon King’s soldier.

‘Must be a cook…?’

He was definitely a cook, holding a knife and wearing an apron.

There were just minor issues like his kitchen knife being bigger than most axes and his apron being completely soaked in blood.

“I’m Choi Hyun-seok.”

“I’m Kulkan, the head chef. You must be the human the Corps Commander mentioned.”

Head chef.

Meaning he was the leader here.

Hyun-seok was inwardly surprised that Kulkan seemed to know him.

‘Has an official document already been sent down?’

Though not much time had passed since leaving Hemis’s office, it seemed orders had already been issued.

“So. What business does a human have here?”

“Meat ingredients. I’d like to get snacks for Lord Bobo.”

“Ah, you’re the caretaker?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

Kulkan seemed to have received visits from caretakers several times before.

‘That’s a relief. This might go smoothly.’

Hyun-seok secretly rejoiced.

Now he just needed to receive ingredients like the senior caretakers had done, and that would be it.

But things didn’t go so smoothly.

“I can’t give you ingredients.”

“What?”

“Why should I help you?”

“…”

“The Corps Commander’s order was just not to harm you. There was no mention of helping you.”

Hyun-seok sighed inwardly.

‘Damn… Nothing comes easy.’

His head was already about to burst just preparing for the duel in a month, and now endless troubles kept appearing.

“Human. You want ingredients?”

“Yes! I want them!”

Hyun-seok answered energetically.

He absolutely needed ingredients to live with Bobo going forward.

Otherwise, he’d be eaten by Bobo before even getting to the duel.

However, what came from Kulkan’s mouth was completely unexpected.

“Then get them yourself.”

“Pardon…?”

“It’s time to gather ingredients anyway. Follow me.”

Hyun-seok bewilderedly followed Kulkan into the kitchen.

For some reason, there was a party going on inside.

“Chomp, chomp! Becoming a cook was definitely the right choice!”

“What meat is this!? The texture is so tender!?”

“It’s Patek who died yesterday.”

“No wonder! Patek is the best! Kahaha!”

Though disturbing content could be heard in their conversations, Hyun-seok deliberately ignored it.

“Sir Kulkan. What’s this situation?”

“We sometimes have feasts like this before going hunting for ingredients.”

“Hmm…?”

Hyun-seok tilted his head.

There was something strange about Kulkan’s words.

‘Hunting for ingredients?’

Hunting. And a luxurious feast before going hunting.

‘This feels ominous. It’s like they’re going off to die or something.’

They say bad premonitions always come true.

He didn’t know it yet.

That his prediction would turn out to be exactly right.

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