Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 32

In the courtyard at the center of the Black Giant Star.

Choi Hyun-seok stood there, unable to stay still.

Thump! Thump!

His heart was beating wildly.

Perhaps due to excessive nervousness, his hands trembled unconsciously and he felt dizzy.

‘How far should I go?’

When was the last time he had a date alone with a woman?

Though he couldn’t remember clearly, it was probably 29 years ago.

In other words, this was his first time.

‘It might be troublesome if I’m too forward like in the dream…’

Obviously, he didn’t dislike it.

What man would dislike an assertive woman?

It’s just that Choi Hyun-seok was worried about.

‘I should play hard to get so I don’t seem too easy…?’

This was because of what he’d read in some strange dating guide in the past.

‘For today, I’ll just go for a kiss…’

Just as Choi Hyun-seok’s delusions were spreading uncontrollably.

Rustle!

A presence was heard from behind.

Choi Hyun-seok turned around with a grin.

“Ah! You’re here…?”

His face froze as he spoke.

Behind Abelson stood two muscular bull-heads.

“Hello.”

Abelson stood there calmly with her usual expressionless face.

“Um… Who are these co-, I mean, these impressive individuals behind you?”

“Guards. They said I absolutely cannot go out alone.”

It was an indirect way of saying the bull-heads were monitoring her.

Since Choi Hyun-seok had at least minimal awareness, he could only nod reluctantly.

“Yes…”

He felt pathetic for getting excited thinking they would be alone.

“Shall we walk? Since we came out for a stroll.”

“Let’s do that.”

The Black Giant Star is enormously large.

This garden, one of many inside it, naturally boasted an incredible size as well.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok, you’re a hero, right?”

Abelson suddenly asked while walking.

‘She’s asking this now?’

Though slightly taken aback, Choi Hyun-seok nodded.

He figured it didn’t matter since Hemis knew everything anyway.

“That’s right. How did you know?”

“Only demon race or heroes have black hair. Though not all heroes have black hair.”

“Ah…”

“Your performance at yesterday’s duel was impressive.”

“Thank you. Hahaha!”

Embarrassed by the praise, Choi Hyun-seok laughed awkwardly.

“May I ask you something too?”

“Yes.”

“How old are you, Miss Abelson?”

“I’m… Twenty-one.”

After hearing her age, Choi Hyun-seok kept nodding.

“There’s an old saying that an eight-year age gap doesn’t even need compatibility checking.”

“What…?”

Deep bewilderment showed on Abelson’s face.

This was a very rare emotional change for her.

‘What is this madman talking about?’

Looking back to see if he was joking, his face was completely serious.

Then Choi Hyun-seok, noticing Abelson’s confusion, asked again.

“Are holy maidens not allowed to marry?”

Abelson couldn’t help but close her eyes.

‘Where is my scripture…’

She began searching for her thick scripture.

‘If I hit this black-haired beast’s head with it, he might come to his senses.’

The scripture containing doctrine is very thick.

If she swung it at his head with holy power, surely even this hopeless hero would come to his senses.

A holy maiden thinking about hitting a hero’s head with sacred scripture.

It was quite a peculiar situation in many ways.

“Um… If it’s difficult, you can answer later. I’m only twenty-nine, so I can wait plenty.”

The words ‘You’ll never have to answer’ rose to her throat.

What kind of thoughts did this hwroy live with?

Abelson had to admit this man who broke her composure was more dangerous than expected.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok. As you said, about that story later…”

Just as Abelson was muttering through gritted teeth.

An entirely unexpected lifeline appeared.

“Choi Hyun-seok! So you were here!”

Reidrun had appeared.

Choi Hyun-seok’s face crumpled at the sudden appearance of the bull-head boss.

But he immediately changed his expression as if nothing had happened.

“Lord Reidrun! What brings you here?”

Choi Hyun-seok greeted him with a bright smile without a trace of his previous expression.

At a glance, he looked genuinely happy to see Reidrun.

‘The more I know him, the stranger he is…’

Abelson watched the situation while letting out a small sigh.

Reidrun continued speaking.

“Choi Hyun-seok. You won the duel. Isn’t that right?”

“Yes! That’s correct!”

“So you must take over the platoon leader position.”

“What…?”

“Follow me. First, the Corps Commander wishes to see you. We’ll hold the platoon leader’s inauguration ceremony when dawn breaks tomorrow.”

It was truly a bolt from the blue – lightning had struck twice from a clear sky.

***

They say lovers grow to resemble each other, don’t they?

Choi Hyun-seok’s expression as he followed the bull-head Reidrun was identical to that of a cow being led to slaughter.

For two parties to grow similar, they don’t both need to be in love.

Choi Hyun-seok was demonstrating with his whole body that one-sided love was enough to make them resemble each other.

‘My dream-like date…’

The date ended without even holding hands once.

He felt like going crazy from the injustice.

Never had he resented Hemis and Reidrun more than at this moment.

‘The mood was really good too…!’

This was entirely his own thinking.

In fact, objectively speaking, Hemis and Reidrun were saviors.

If the conversation had continued, he might have been slapped by Abelson, or in the worst case, had his head smashed by the scripture.

Regardless of what he thought, thanks to Reidrun’s intervention at the right timing, he had avoided the worst situation.

‘Hmm, but why is the lip monster looking for me?’

As they kept walking, his head gradually cooled down.

As his ability to think rationally returned, anxiety crept in.

‘And platoon leader… This wasn’t in the plan.’

Getting a position didn’t make him feel good at all.

No, rather, it was depressing.

He never thought he’d become a proper Demon King’s Army member just because he beat Kurken.

He was human to begin with.

There was no way he could hold out among monster-like Demon King’s Army members.

Wasn’t that why Hemis had assigned him as Bobo’s caretaker?

‘Let’s wait and see first. Maybe they’ll just decide the next duel opponent and that’ll be it.’

While continuing such thoughts.

They had already arrived at Hemis’s office.

Knock knock.

Reidrun knocked on the door and.

“Come in.”

Hemis’s voice, still excellent in tone quality, was heard.

“I’ve brought Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Good work.”

Hemis was sitting cross-legged on her office desk.

She opened her lips while looking at Choi Hyun-seok.

“I watched the duel well.”

“Thank you.”

“Your recent achievements have been quite impressive?”

“Ah, it’s nothing…”

“Surviving the care facility we threw you into to die, surviving against Queen Talas, and surviving in the duel arena.”

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been scratching the back of his head thinking he was being praised, froze in place.

“Really, I have to acknowledge at least our hero’s tenacity.”

“I’m sorry…”

Choi Hyun-seok said with a darkened face.

“Oh my? Why are you sorry? I’m praising you right now. Don’t tremble, be comfortable.”

Hemis said with a voice mixed with laughter.

That made it even more mortifying.

‘How can you say that…’

Hemis had said it outright.

That they had thrown him into the care facility to die, thrown him into the duel arena.

All Choi Hyun-seok had done was desperately survive.

In effect, it’s the same as interfering with Hemis’s plans.

To put it bluntly, if she says ‘I don’t like him!’ and flicks her finger once, I would have to die.

“Do you remember the proposal I made to you?”

“Yes, I remember.”

There’s no way I could forget.

It wasn’t particularly complicated either.

“You said you would protect me during that period in exchange for me dueling opponents you designated, Commander.”

A duel held once a month.

In return, Hemis would guarantee Choi Hyun-seok’s safety.

That was the promise Choi Hyun-seok remembered.

“Right. But do you remember why that proposal came up in the first place?”

At Hemis’s question, Choi Hyun-seok rolled his eyes around.

Desperately trying to turn his thoughts.

‘Why did Hemis propose the deal?’

He quickly traced back through his memories.

“The Demon King’s Army is full of idiots.”

“Don’t you want to become an executive?”

“If we just make you a battalion commander, wouldn’t you be useful?”

Fortunately, he could recall the words exchanged with Hemis.

“You told me to become an executive and work under you.”

“You remember well.”

Hemis nodded with satisfaction.

“To tell you now, that was just an excuse. You could call it false hope? I thought you wouldn’t last long and would die anyway.”

All this time, Choi Hyun-seok was just a toy to Hemis.

One that could die at any moment without being strange.

“But my thoughts have changed.”

However, after seeing this duel, her mind changed.

Choi Hyun-seok’s talent was more outstanding than she had thought.

Perhaps he really could become a commander or staff officer in a short time.

“From now on, I’m going to think about you more seriously.”

“Thank you!”

“Don’t get too excited. The way things have been won’t change.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s bright smile darkened at her following words.

“I will still block your path, and you’ll have to pass through trials.”

The immediate situation hasn’t changed.

Hemis will continue to give trials.

Just that when all this is over, she could genuinely accept Choi Hyun-seok as her subordinate.

‘Should I be happy about this…’

Choi Hyun-seok, whose goal was to escape from the Demon King’s Army, didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Now, let’s get to the main point. Why do you think I called you here today?”

“Is it to designate my next duel opponent?”

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“No. Wrong.”

Hemis’s lips stretched into a grin.

“Reidrun. Didn’t you say it? That Choi Hyun-seok is a man most suited to the Demon King’s Army and has the talent to become a commander.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Reidrun, who was standing beside them, answered.

“So this time, instead of a duel, I thought we’d try something different.”

Hemis came down from her desk and slowly approached.

“We can’t just use our great hero as a mere platoon leader, can we?”

Stroking Choi Hyun-seok’s chest with her pale white hand, Hemis continued.

“You’re now a company commander. More specifically, the Culinary Company Commander.”

“What…?”

It was a completely unexpected proposal.

Choi Hyun-seok blinked his eyes.

“You know we have a separate culinary company in our unit, right?”

“Yes, I know.”

How could he not know?

After all, he had hunted for quite a while with Chef Kulkan and the cooking soldiers.

“As you know, the culinary company suffered devastating casualties this time. So the executives aren’t able to have proper meals.”

Regular soldiers mostly sustain themselves.

But high-ranking executives are different.

Executives eat food made from freshly caught monster meat.

The Demon King’s Army executives are a group of gourmets no less than Bobo.

But with all the cooking soldiers dead, they couldn’t eat proper meals, and complaints were piling up.

“I understand the situation.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded after hearing the explanation.

“I’ll give you authority. Recruit cooking soldiers as you wish. Can you do it?”

Before considering whether he could or couldn’t, he had to do it.

When the Corps Commander orders, there’s no such thing as having a choice.

Choi Hyun-seok stood at attention and sharply raised his hand.

“Leave it to me!”

“Yes, that’s the spirit. This is more important than you think. I hope you complete it successfully.”

“I will not disappoint you, Commander!”

Culinary Head Choi Hyun-seok!

Suddenly becoming Kulkan’s successor, he has only one wish.

‘I must not die pathetically like Kulkan.’

Choi Hyun-seok wanted to live a long life.

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