Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 88

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Several days have passed since arriving at the Magic Tower.

During that time, Choi Hyun-seok did only one thing – martial arts training.

More specifically, Nobilrace and Plomot training.

“What do you need to stably open the path of change?”

“It’s simple. Control of demonic energy! And your ability to fuse magical power and demonic energy. These two are the key. Squeak!”

There was nothing better than Plomot and Nobilrace for practicing the two things Rotark mentioned.

Plomot was a martial art that extremely activated demonic energy, and Nobilrace was a martial art that fused demonic energy and magical power.

Repeated training.

While operating demonic energy to the extreme, Choi Hyun-seok’s skills improved rapidly.

However, the problem didn’t get better.

Rather, as his skills improved, the situation became more serious.

The more frequently he used demonic energy, the more extreme his body’s changes became.

“Huh…? What’s wrong with this!?”

“Kyaah! A monster, a monster! The hero has become a monster!”

At some point, even without using martial arts, his body started changing just from operating demonic energy.

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As the changes became more frequent, abnormal signals in his body began appearing in earnest.

“Kuhek, I can’t… Breathe…!”

Suddenly being unable to breathe.

“Huh…?”

Losing consciousness while walking.

“Kuhek!”

There were also cases of clutching his heart and collapsing.

Each time this happened, Rotark would cut open Choi Hyun-seok’s body.

It wasn’t for experimentation, but purely for treatment purposes.

“Squeak! You’re quite high maintenance.”

He stabilized internal tissues and when necessary, even created and replaced organs entirely.

For Rotark, who had created countless chimeras until now, this level of treatment was laughable.

After going through several ups and downs like this.

Finally, his body entered a somewhat stable period.

To borrow Rotark’s expression, he had begun to open the path of change.

“Ah… I’m really dying here.”

Another day of intense training ended.

Choi Hyun-seok collapsed onto the bed.

Using Plomot every day to push his body to the extreme was killing him.

This was a training method that would normally be absolutely impossible.

It was only possible because Rotark could revive him as long as he didn’t die.

But just because the body was healed didn’t mean mental fatigue disappeared too.

Being on the brink of death every day inevitably led to accumulated fatigue.

Thanks to that, even now after training ended, his head felt like it was going to split open.

‘Just hold on a bit longer. The situation keeps getting better.’

But Choi Hyun-seok wasn’t one to succumb to mere headaches.

His mind was still full of thoughts about training.

He didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

‘Now I can definitely feel my body stabilizing.’

It had already been 3 weeks since starting training.

His body, which had been changing recklessly and causing problems, was gradually transforming more stably.

Rotark’s suggested solution.

‘If you can’t stop the changes, make them change in the direction you want!’ – this approach was finally starting to show effects.

‘At this rate, at least I shouldn’t be in danger of dying while walking down the street.’

A kind of ‘framework’ for body changes started to form.

Changes focused on the musculoskeletal system.

Visible changes included horns growing and skin turning black.

When these changes occurred, Choi Hyun-seok produced even stronger power.

He had minimized the side effects from the changes while increasing combat power.

At this point, it wasn’t change but rather a kind of evolution.

Although perfect control was still impossible, there was expectation that things would improve further from here.

“This must be thanks to improved control ability.”

Choi Hyun-seok opened his status window to check the ability section.

▫Abilities: Magical Power Control(B), Demonic Energy Control(B)

Magical Power Control and Demonic Energy Control.

Both abilities had risen from C to B grade.

Especially, control related to magical power had improved incomparably from before.

It seemed to be the influence of the item ‘Unsealed Ring of Liese’ obtained recently.

This overpowered ring that increased magical power control ability and magical power usage efficiency by 25% was showing utility beyond expectations.

“Add to that the steadily rising martial arts proficiency and it’s really sweet.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s growth didn’t end there.

He checked Plomot in the martial arts section.

□ Plomot

‧ Proficiency: 26%

The previous Plomot proficiency was 8%.

It had increased more than threefold in just 3 weeks.

Plomot is a very dangerous martial art.

Normally, it would be nearly impossible to grow through training in such a short period.

The very thought of training Plomot itself is a dangerous idea.

Even Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t have grown it in such a short time without Rotark the omnipotent healer.

“If things continue like this, not only will my body stabilize in a few days, but my power will increase significantly compared to before.”

Everything was going smoothly.

If there was one thing that worried him, it was Rotark’s attitude.

“It bothers me how that rat sometimes stares at me with sinister eyes…”

Choi Hyun-seok muttered.

It’s unsettling how readily Rotark is helping.

Though growth is smooth, what lies at the end?

He also doubts whether that guy will let him go so easily.

Choi Hyun-seok shook off his concerns with a sigh.

“Well, it’ll work out somehow. Right, Rachel?”

Choi Hyun-seok called for Rachel.

“…”

Silence was the only response.

He looked around.

“Rachel. What kind of joke is this again? Come out quickly.”

Was Rachel, who had been bored, playing hide and seek?

He hadn’t been able to play with her much lately due to focusing on training.

Choi Hyun-seok finally pulled out his trump card.

“Hey. If you don’t come out now, I’ll feed you to the lip monster.”

This one line would always make Rachel jump out in surprise.

But today there was no response.

Only then could Choi Hyun-seok realize.

“What? Did she really go somewhere?”

Rachel had disappeared.

***

At the same time.

Rotark was talking with someone in his office.

“What do you think? It should be an attractive enough proposal for you too. Squeak!”

Rotark was alone in the office.

His conversation partner was through a magic communication device.

-So in conclusion, it’s this right?

A woman’s voice could be heard through the communication device.

-You and I join hands and take down that snout. Isn’t that it?

“Yes. That’s it! Squeak!”

Rotark’s conversation partner was the 4th Corps Commander Park Hyun-a.

Rotark had secretly contacted her while she was recovering from injuries recently sustained from Hemis.

-What’s your reason? You rat bastard, weren’t you originally on the snout’s side?

Rotark’s eyes wrinkled at Park Hyun-a’s rough and direct words.

However, right now Rotark was the one in need.

He already knew her personality was difficult to deal with anyway.

Here, he needed to swallow his pride and play along with her.

“That’s just the picture known to the outside. It’s not actually true.”

-What’s not true?

“Hemis doesn’t see me as an equal Corps Commander. She treats me like her subordinate. Squeak! I’m tired of following that woman’s orders.”

-Well, that’s already known. Originally, that snout looks down on everyone except the Demon King.

Park Hyun-a was right.

From before, Hemis treated all other Corps Commanders, including Rotark, like her subordinates.

It wasn’t that none of the Corps Commanders were dissatisfied with this fact, but they couldn’t commit the crazy act of trying to eliminate Hemis.

After all, it was a well-known fact that Hemis was a level above the other Corps Commanders.

-Why are you acting up now after crawling like a servant for hundreds of years? Be honest. You have other ulterior motives, right?

“That’s…”

Rotark pondered for a moment.

Should he tell the truth?

‘There’s no point in hiding it after saying this much.’

He had already revealed the secret about striking Hemis.

It would be foolish to hide anything more at this point.

Rather, it would be better to tell everything and gain Park Hyun-a’s support.

“Choi Hyun-seok. You know him, right?”

-I do.

“I want to use him as an experimental subject but Hemis is in the way. This worked out well actually. I’ll eliminate Hemis at this opportunity and research her too. Zzzk! Aren’t you curious what secrets will be revealed when we dissect that monster!?”

Rotark couldn’t hide his excited voice, seemingly genuinely thrilled.

Park Hyun-a’s evaluation of this was cold.

-You’re crazy. You’re trying to take out a Corps Commander for such a reason?

It’s widely known that Rotark is obsessed with research.

However, no one knew it was this severe.

-Besides, do you think the Demon King will stay quiet if you do this?

“Convincing His Majesty won’t be difficult. It’s an open secret that the relationship between His Majesty and Hemis isn’t good.”

-Even so, this is about dealing with a Corps Commander. You know how sensitive the Demon King is about weakening our forces.

“Ridiculous! The Demon king Army’s power will weaken? That’s nonsense!”

-What?

“The power gap created by Hemis’s death will be more than filled by my research gains.”

Rotark was confident.

Weakened power from Hemis’s death?

He could achieve several times more with the data obtained from researching Hemis and Choi Hyun-seok.

“His Majesty will surely understand and accept my proposal.”

From the Demon King’s perspective, it’s a situation where he can just sit back and enjoy the show.

There’s no way he wouldn’t accept.

“Park Hyun-a. Think about it. No matter how strong Hemis is, she can’t handle the power of two Corps Commanders.”

-… I suppose so.

“So what do you say? Join hands with me and strike Hemis.”

Park Hyun-a was silent for a moment.

Rotark anxiously waited for her answer.

-Alright. Contact me again when you have detailed plans.

“Sure. I’ll contact you in a few days.”

A deep smile spread across Rotark’s face.

With Park Hyun-a on board, the plan was as good as successful.

Now all that remained was to deal with Hemis and conduct the best research.

“Hmm…?”

Suddenly Rotark’s face hardened.

He quickly ended the communication and moved at incredible speed.

Swoosh!

Rotark came out to the corridor from his office in the blink of an eye and looked around.

‘Strange. I definitely felt a presence.’

Nobody should hear this conversation.

The moment the secret leaks, not only would everything turn to bubbles, but his life would also be in danger.

Rotark looked around for a while.

Not satisfied with just that, he spread his demonic energy widely.

‘Hmm, was it my imagination?’

Nothing was detected.

It would be strange for someone to come in since he had completely blocked off the surroundings before starting the call.

“I must have become sensitive without realizing it. Squeak!”

Given the nature of the matter, he seemed to have gotten a bit tense.

A smile returned to Rotark’s face as he went back to his office.

‘Hemis. Choi Hyun-seok. Just wait…!’

The best experimental subjects that would soon be in his hands.

Although he would have to research Hemis in a dead state, the joy and anticipation far outweighed any regret.

‘The day to split open the Demon King’s head for research isn’t far off either. Squeak squeak squeak!’

Someday he would become the strongest in this world and use even the Demon King as an experimental subject.

Rotark harbored such grand dreams.

***

Recently, Rachel had been very bored.

This was because Choi Hyun-seok was solely focused on training.

Even after training ended, his mind was full of thoughts about future training.

Naturally, there was no room for Rachel to intervene, and she became increasingly bored in this remote place.

“Tch! Acting all busy!”

At first, she just wanted to look around.

Although she couldn’t go far from Choi Hyun-seok, it didn’t matter to be somewhat distant as his power had grown stronger.

As she was touring the Magic Tower like this, she happened to hear an unbelievable story.

“Huff, huff!”

Rachel’s chest heaved due to rough breathing.

What on earth was this situation?

‘That rat bastard is trying to take down the lip monster! And he’s joining forces with that crazy Corps Commander who used to be a hero!?’

What Rachel was worried about wasn’t Hemis’s well-being.

The problem was the situation that would befall Choi Hyun-seok when Hemis’s backing disappeared.

‘The hero’s skull will be opened while he’s still alive!’

She needed to inform Choi Hyun-seok of this fact quickly.

Rachel hurriedly returned to the room where Choi Hyun-seok was.

Although a crisis had come, looking at the situation so far, it was nothing short of divine providence.

They had learned of the enemy’s scheme in advance.

‘It’s fortunate that the rat bastard is stupid!’

Actually, Rotark’s pure combat power was somewhat inferior compared to other Corps Commanders.

This was the same for his detection range, which was why she could avoid being discovered.

If the conversation had been with Hemis instead.

The moment she decided to look for Rachel, she would have been detected immediately.

“Hero! Hero! Hero!!!”

Rachel, who returned to Choi Hyun-seok’s room, shouted urgently.

Choi Hyun-seok showed a surprised expression at her sudden appearance.

“What? Where did you go?”

“That’s not what’s important right now!”

“What is it suddenly?”

Rachel approached Choi Hyun-seok’s ear and whispered carefully.

“Right now the rat bastard is plotting to stab us in the back…!”

Shocking words began to flow from her mouth.

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