Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 262

The first emotion felt was joy.

The woman Choi Hyun-seok once loved!

Ian Del Chersi!

Though it was a brief encounter, the time was so intense that the memory remained vivid even now.

‘I was worried since her brothers and nobles all died at the end, but it seems she overcame it well.’

At that time, Choi Hyun-seok and Sara Dunphy had intervened in the civil war at the request of the King of Chersi Kingdom.

Since he intentionally cut off interest after the incident ended, he didn’t know the detailed circumstances of what happened.

Choi Hyun-seok just thought that Ian had overcome adversity and become a great monarch.

But the Ian he faced now is slightly different from how he remembered her in the past.

‘The atmosphere seems to have changed strangely.’

Empty eyes that seemed devoid of emotion.

She doesn’t waver even while facing Reidrun’s killing intent right in front of her.

Just now, she could have died if he had been a few seconds late, but she didn’t even blink – it was questionable if she was even human.

Then Reidrun’s voice pulled Choi Hyun-seok from his thoughts.

“Choi Hyun-seok! What brings you here?”

“Ah, I came because I had something urgent to tell Sidriel, but it seems she has a prior appointment.”

“If you’re referring to this human, there’s no need to mind. She’s being rude, coming without an appointment.”

Though Choi Hyun-seok had also come without an appointment, Reidrun didn’t seem to mind that part at all.

“May I speak with her first? It might be something important. As you know, Lord Reidrun, the continent’s situation is in chaos right now.”

“Hmm… That’s true.”

Having received Reidrun’s permission, Choi Hyun-seok immediately approached Ian.

“It’s been a while.”

“Who are you?”

Ian looked at Choi Hyun-seok with an expression of seeing a complete stranger.

Only then did Choi Hyun-seok realize his mistake.

‘I didn’t look like this back then.’

It was natural that Ian didn’t recognize him.

At that time, Choi Hyun-seok had gone to the Chersi Kingdom with his appearance changed by Drason Empire’s magic and a fake identity.

Choi Hyun-seok recalled the name he had used back then.

“Would you remember Dugal Polkil?”

“Dugal Polkil…”

For the first time, emotion-filled Ian’s dead eyes.

A mix of slight surprise, joy, sadness, and more.

Various emotions swirled together briefly.

She quickly returned to her original empty eyes and nodded.

“I expected it was a fake identity, but this is your true appearance.”

“I’m sorry. I had to hide my identity back then. Haha.”

Choi Hyun-seok laughed awkwardly while scratching the back of his head.

Ian shook her head.

“Don’t worry about it. More importantly, are you Lord Choi Hyun-seok?”

“Yes, I am Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Why has Lord Choi Hyun-seok come here?”

“I came to request help from Demon King Sidriel. I have some connections with the demon race. I think you came for the same reason as me, didn’t you?”

“That’s right.”

Ian briefly explained her reason for coming.

And then shared her planned strategy.

After hearing everything, Choi Hyun-seok slowly nodded.

“I was just vaguely thinking of requesting support, but your plan seems more detailed and better.”

“I couldn’t meet the Demon King because that Red Nightmare was blocking the way. If you help, Lord Choi Hyun-seok, I’ll persuade the Demon King.”

“Alright.”

Choi Hyun-seok immediately approached Reidrun.

“Lord Reidrun. I’d like to meet Sidriel together with Ian here, would that be alright?”

“Hmm…”

“It’s important to talk related to the future of the demon race.”

“Very well. But I shall go along too.”

Unlike when Ian came alone, the meeting was arranged incredibly easily.

Though it would have been reasonable to feel wronged by this situation, Ian simply walked silently behind the two men.

***

Sidriel closed her eyes and fell into deep thought.

‘I knew the continent’s situation wasn’t normal, but to think it had come to this…’

The ground suddenly shook and the density of holy power in the atmosphere increased.

In fact, this alone was quite a blow to the demon race.

Several demons who were exposed to strong holy power fell ill.

Of course, this only affected weaker demons, and since the demon race didn’t care about the weak, it didn’t cause much commotion.

However, they could tell that something unusual was happening on the continent.

In the midst of this, the story told by the suddenly arriving Choi Hyun-seok and the human monarch was shocking.

“If what you’re saying is true, then humans are finished.”

“Yes. Extinction is a predetermined future.”

Ian agreed easily.

After all, even she thought humans were finished.

Who could stop the horde of fanatics?

Though the Drason Empire was the only hope, there was no possibility of victory.

They would just last a little longer than other kingdoms.

“But what about the demon race? Do you think those fanatic hordes will stop after destroying humans?”

“The demon race isn’t as weak as you think.”

“The fanatic hordes are far stronger than you think.”

Ian and Sidriel stared at each other.

After their gazes clashed for a while, Sidriel turned away first.

“I need time. I’ll discuss this with Reidrun for a moment.”

“Understood.”

“Choi Hyun-seok. Sorry, but could you leave us too?”

“Sure thing.”

Ian and Choi Hyun-seok obediently left the room.

This was about deciding important matters for the demon race, and they were in a position to ask for help, after all.

There was no point in dragging things out needlessly – it would only backfire.

Bang-!

Choi Hyun-seok and Ian closed the door.

Sidriel immediately got to the point.

“What do you think?”

Reidrun had also heard everything beside her.

He was a brilliant person, so he would surely provide good insight.

“Hmm, shouldn’t we gather opinions from other Corps Commanders and council members?”

“I’m purely asking for your thoughts.”

“If that’s the case… I think we should provide full support. If what that monarch said is true, this isn’t just a human problem. As she said, once they target the demon race next, who knows how long we can hold out…”

These weren’t just ordinary fanatics.

They were fanatics with crazy strength from receiving powerful holy power buffs.

They were particularly bad matches against the demon race in many ways.

Rather than fighting separately and being defeated one by one, it seemed better to join forces with humans.

“However, I’m not sure how other demons will think. A joint front with humans? Some council members will surely oppose it.”

The noble families that once followed Dorithugs would oppose an alliance with humans with 99% certainty.

Even excluding them, there were more than enough who would oppose joining with humans.

Even the peace treaty with humans had caused tremendous noise, let alone a joint front.

He could immediately think of a truckload of high-ranking demons who would foam at the mouth in opposition.

Sidriel nodded and continued.

“I think the same. I’m still young now and haven’t established firm royal authority like my father. There are still many who don’t approve of me, and there will certainly be those who won’t follow my decisions.”

She is well aware of her position.

That made it easier to make a decision.

“So I want to use this opportunity.”

“What do you mean by use…?”

“We’re not helping humans. We’re fighting humans. And at the vanguard will be those who opposed the peace treaty and don’t follow me.”

“Ah!”

Reidrun clapped without realizing it.

They weren’t joining forces with humans.

The fanatics were also human.

The demon race would move to fight them.

Then even the demons who had opposed Sidriel’s peace treaty would all agree and follow.

Far from being dissatisfied with being told to stand at the vanguard, they might even welcome it.

“If we have to fight anyway, we might as well make the most use of it.”

Sidriel clenched her fist.

She is different from traditional demons.

More intelligent and as cunning as humans.

Just as the previous Demon King Tegrad had wanted.

What future this would bring to the demon race remained to be seen.

***

Drason Empire’s Command Center.

A place where reports from various regions and real-time incoming information were consolidated to plan for the future.

If compared to the human body, this place is like the brain.

“Thousands of fanatics discovered in the empire’s northeastern border region!”

“What’s the evacuation status of nearby villages?”

“We’ve issued evacuation orders, but it’s being delayed due to mixing with refugees!”

“Contact the nearest magic battalion and buy time!”

The empire’s elites pour their souls into making sure the empire’s limbs function properly, burning themselves white-hot even today.

This was no different for the commander, Orlaben Grimier.

“Hmm…”

Orlaben Grimier pressed his temples firmly.

His head throbbed even with his eyes closed.

He couldn’t remember when he last had a proper rest.

It must have been over half a year.

“You look very tired.”

Turning toward the voice, he saw Park Hyun-a grinning.

Orlaben Grimier brightened and welcomed her.

“Oh, Lady Park Hyun-a! How are you feeling?”

“Thanks to you, I’ve recovered somewhat.”

On that day when the Empire’s Sacrifice activated.

Park Hyun-a, who had been fleeing, was able to survive thanks to the Drason Empire’s help.

After shaking off pursuers, she was transported here to Draxel.

Since her condition was so critical, many healing specialists had focused on her recovery for several days.

Now having fully recovered, she had come to visit the command center.

“How’s the situation?”

“I can’t say it’s good, even as lip service.”

Orlaben Grimier sighed.

“As of an hour ago, we lost contact with the Agros Kingdom.”

“So the ship-folks are finished too…”

“It was a predicted future.”

With all nearby countries falling.

The destruction of Agros Kingdom, holding out alone, was inevitable.

However, since Agros Kingdom’s main force was its navy, they weren’t without means of survival.

“They’ve been mobilizing everything from warships to fishing boats and merchant vessels to move people south… Though I’m not sure how it will turn out.”

If successful, quite a few people would survive.

Though it wouldn’t even be 30% of the kingdom’s population.

Still, having some survive was better than all dying.

“Anyway, with the ship-folks finished, we’re next.”

“There are Domis and Penten too, but we think they’re most likely to come straight to Drason.”

“How long will it take?”

“Around ten days, give or take. We think they’ll reach the border region within two weeks at the longest.”

Park Hyun-a’s brow furrowed deeply at the unexpected timeframe.

“That’s much faster than expected?”

The enemy’s main force is positioned at the continent’s northernmost point to attack Agros.

From there to Drason’s border region, they need to travel thousands of kilometers.

Even for an army with good mobility, it’s a distance that would take 3 months to travel on foot.

But to say it would take 2 weeks at most.

The difference was too extreme.

“Those creatures are not human. They don’t need to eat anything, don’t take rest, and don’t even sleep. They just rampage around while laughing like madmen.”

“…”

“Honestly, I doubt if it would even take ten days. If not all fanatics move together but move sequentially, there’s a possibility that a large group could appear within a week.”

Park Hyun-a clicked her tongue.

She didn’t know yet because she hadn’t properly seen the fanatics.

The fanatics had such remarkable abilities.

If this was true…

“There’s no way to stop this. Monsters with such strength numbering in tens of millions. How do we stop them?”

“I won’t deny the defeat, but I won’t give up either. The Drason Empire will fight until the end. That is His Majesty the Emperor’s will.”

“Do all the people here know that?”

“At least everyone in this command center knows this fact.”

Park Hyun-a looked around.

People are busy writing something and giving orders.

Everyone knows their future yet refuses to give up.

Park Hyun-a turned her head, feeling strange at that sight.

Somehow her mouth tastes bitter.

“Tch…”

“Lady Park Hyun-a, you’ve done enough. Whatever you do from now on, we won’t mind, so do as you wish.”

“Who said anything about running away…!”

It was then that the communication crystal started vibrating.

Orlaben Grimier urgently checked the communication crystal, interrupting Park Hyun-a’s words.

“Just a moment. An important contact.”

Upon activation, a monotone voice was heard.

-Do you have a moment? I’d like to continue our previous conversation.

It is the Queen of the Chersi Kingdom, Ian Del Chersi.

She who had unilaterally cut off communication before was contacting them again.

“We have plenty of time. Please speak, Your Majesty.”

-Then I’ll come there now.

“Pardon? You mean here?”

Orlaben Grimier asked in uncharacteristic surprise.

No answer came from the communication crystal.

Instead, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“The Empire’s command center. It’s impressive as I’ve heard.”

Startled, they turned around to see Ian Del Chersi looking around continuously.

And behind her stood an entirely unexpected man.

“Lord Choi Hyun-seok!”

Choi Hyun-seok, whom they thought was already dead.

He appeared together with Ian Del Chersi.

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