Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad - Chapter 15

The cooking plan was a great success.

All the cooks shed tears of joy after tasting the meat cooked by Choi Hyun-seok.

‘From now on, I’ll thoroughly win them over.’

Choi Hyun-seok thought of how to use the cooks in the future.

“Good job, everyone! Organize the ingredients and start preparing the meal!”

Upon returning to the castle after the hunt, the cooks immediately began to work.

The head chef Kulkan approached Choi Hyun-seok, who was watching them from the side.

“Here’s your share.”

He handed him a bundle of meat.

At a glance, the weight is much larger than he had expected.

A bright smile bloomed on Choi Hyun-seok’s face.

“Thank you, Kulkan, sir. Can I come back next time?”

“Of course. Come any time!”

Kulkan readily agreed.

“Then I’ll call it a day. I have to prepare dinner.”

“Good luck!”

Choi Hyun-seok waved at Kulkan as he left.

Finally, Kulkan disappeared into the kitchen…

Choi Hyun-seok grinned mischievously.

‘I can come any time? I’ll come every day and get carried!’

He used as many as 70 hero points for this plan.

As such, he was going to use the cooks until they became very dry squid.

“Good. I’ve solved the level problem. Now I can solve Bobo’s problem.”

The reason for coming to the kitchen in the first place was Bobo.

Bobo’s taste is so picky that he needed fresh meat.

“It’s no problem since the demon beasts just died and it’s going to taste good for about a day after.”

Apparently, the taste of demon beast meat doesn’t change much for a certain period of time after it dies.

What Choi Hyun-seok is holding right now is fresh meat that they had just caught and slaughtered.

I’m sure Bobo will be satisfied with this.

“Where’s he, by the way?”

Choi Hyun-seok looked around.

He got the meat after such pain and efforts, but he couldn’t see Bobo

“I’m sure I had him tied here…”

When the wrinkles on his forehead were getting deeper.

Something caught Choi Hyun-seok’s sight.

“This…?”

The rope that he had tied Bobo up with before the hunt was scattered on the ground and torn.

Choi Hyun-seok suddenly remembered the conversation he had with Bobo just before he left.

[You have to wait calmly because I’ll bring you delicious meat.]

[Keuru!]

Although Bobo answered Choi Hyun-seok’s words as if he was telling him not to worry.

The result was such.

“Hero! The dog that was here…This, where’s Bobo!?”

Rachel, who appeared in the air, sat on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

“I don’t know. I’m sure I had him tied here…”

“That’s why I told you it wouldn’t work with that little rope!”

“I get it, so shut up.”

Choi Hyun-seok also knew that Bobo couldn’t be tied up with such a rope.

But he didn’t have enough time to take Bobo home and then come back to the kitchen.

That’s why he was bound by a small rope as a desperate measure.

“Haa… please, I hope he didn’t go somewhere and caused trouble.”

As anxiety crept up his toes.

He heard Bobo barking loudly.

“Keuru!”

When he looked, he saw Bobo running enthusiastically.

“Bobo! You jerk! Where have you been? I was worried!”

“Hek, hek!”

Bobo hugged Choi Hyun-seok with a smile on his face.

“Did something good happen? Why are you so excited?”

Choi Hyun-seok patted Bobo’s face and smiled.

“Head chef! The food ingredients in the warehouse are gone!”

“The warehouse is a mess!”

“Who dared to touch the warehouse!?”

Suddenly, there was a commotion coming from inside the kitchen.

Choi Hyun-seok stared at Bobo.

“Bobo…?”

“Hek, hek!”

“Don’t tell me you…?”

“Keuru!”

Bobo, who smiled brightly as if he didn’t know anything, calmly burped.

“…”

“…”

“

Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel looked at each other silently.

Then they nodded at the same time as if they had an understanding.

“Let’s run.”

“Let’s run.”

For once, the hero and fairy were on the page.

* * *

Choi Hyun-seok and Bobo were back at Bobo’s home.

As soon as Bobo came home, he showed interest in the meat Choi Hyun-seok had gotten.

“You want to eat it?”

Bobo swallowed the meat in one bite instead of answering.

“Munch!”

Luckily, the meat seemed to have satisfied Bobo’s picky taste.

Choi Hyun-seok sighed as he saw Bobo chewing the meat enthusiastically.

“Huu…Bobo. Is it delicious?”

“Keuru!”

“You want the same meat again next time?”

“Keuru!”

Bobo barked vigorously as if there was no problem with this meal.

As expected, this child’s appetite, which has entered a full-fledged growth period, was frightening.

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head, thinking about how huge Bobo would become when he grew up.

‘Let’s not think about it…’

He can’t even handle it as is, so why worry about how big it’ll get?

Disaster strikes every time Bobo wags his tail.

Even a light headbutt can crush every bone in his body.

‘It’s certainly going to grow bigger.’

Choi Hyun-seok set aside his thoughts and patted Bobo on the head.

“Eat well. I’ll bring you a lot of delicious meat tomorrow.”

“Keuru!”

At that moment, he heard a series of system notifications.

[Bobo’s favorability has increased]
[Objective completed]
[Completed a hero quest]
[Obtained 200 Hero Points]

Name: Choi Hyun-seok
Title: Hero Candidate
Level: 23
Strength: 31
Agility: 29
Stamina: 33
Mana: 10
Charisma : 23
Bonus Point: 22
Hero Point: 200
Ability: Pickaxe (C), Leadership (E), Cooking (F)
Skill: –

“Great! 200 points at once!”

“Wow! Did you complete the hero quest!?”

Rachel shouted excitedly at Choi Hyun-seok’s cheers.

“Yes. It’s quite reassuring.”

Choi Hyun-seok smiled happily at the increase in points.

‘What should I buy with this?’

His eyes shone at the thought of how to spend the points.

It was a completely different look than when he first saw the hero store.

‘Come to think of it, the hero system has helped me in many ways.’

From Reidrun to Hemi to earlier.

The hero system (quests, shops, points) has had an enormous impact.

‘I wouldn’t have gotten close to Bobo if it weren’t for the hero store.’

Far from being close, he would have seen the inside of his stomach during their first meeting.

‘I wouldn’t have won the favor of the cooks.’

Currently, the cooks are like a ray of light in the bleak demon army.

They’re important bait that will help him level up in the future.

From now on, he had to coax them well and have them carry him.

“Let’s save the hero points for now and use them when I really need them.”

Choi Hyun-seok, who nodded while organizing his thoughts, suddenly frowned.

“My Bonus Points increased?”

At the bottom of his stats.

Bonus points, which haven’t budged so far, have increased.

– Bonus Point: 22

“Oh, you get that every time you level up.”

Choi Hyun-seok widened his eyes at Rachel’s explanation.

“There was such a thing!?”

Extra points each time a hero levels up.

He had no idea because this was his first time leveling up.

“Why didn’t you explain it to me earlier?”

“Haven’t you played games? It’s common sense to gain stat points when you level up.”

Rachel answered with a look on her face that says, ‘isn’t it obvious?’

“Haa…Okay.”

Choi sighed and looked at his status window again.

“22 points…Since I went from level 1 to 23, I got 1 point every time I leveled up, right?”

“Right.”

“It’s really stingy.”

Choi Hyun-seok frowned.

“Games usually give you three or five points.”

“Eh~ But you’re leveling up fast. And isn’t it extra points?”

“At times like this, you’re being unnecessarily positive.”

Choi Hyun-seok scratched his head with a sour expression.

“So how do I use the bonus points?”

“You can add it into the four basic stats – strength, agility, stamina, and mana.”

“What about Charisma?”

In addition to his basic stats, Choi Hyun-seok had unlocked the hidden stat Charisma.

“You can’t add bonus points into hidden stats.”

“Well, then where should I add…”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at his status window again.

Level: 23
Strength: 31
Agility: 29
Stamina: 33
Mana: 10
Charisma : 23
Bonus Point: 22

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been looking at his status window for a long time, suddenly clenched his fists.

“Let’s add it all into Strength!”

“What the hell are you talking about!?”

Rachel screamed out loud.

“Listen to me first.”

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t say it without thinking.

“Strength, Agility, Stamina. They’re all important things in a fight, but if I have to pick one, it’s Strength. If I’m overpowered, it’s hard to win no matter what I do.”

“What?”

“On the contrary, what if I overpower others with Strength? The possibilities are endless.”

Choi Hyun-seok continued with his eyes shining.

“No matter how monstrous these demons are, if they can’t breathe, it’s all the same, right?”

“So…?”

“So! Just a simple chokehold is game over.”

He doesn’t need to have overwhelming strength.

Just enough strength to showcase his skills against an opponent.

Choi Hyun-seok was confident that he could crush his opponent if it was even.

“Well, for big monsters, it might be limited. Fortunately, it’s small this time.”

His opponent, Kurken, obviously has a large physique.

However, Choi Hyun-seok is not small either.

“That’s good enough to put my skill to use. So I’m going to increase my strength.”

“Hero, I understand what you’re saying.”

Rachel shook her head.

“Still, you have to increase your stats evenly. Specifically, your mana must be high!”

“Why?”

“One moment.”

Rachel took out a red horn-rimmed glasses from the inside of her chest pocket.

Then she pulled out a small baton from somewhere and was completely in teacher mode.

“Hero! Listen carefully. Like hero said, strength is important at first. But as time goes by, mana is more important than strength.”

“Hmm, why?”

“Think about it. What’s the point of being so strong? What if your opponent magically blows a rock the size of a house? What if they fire a beam that penetrates everything? Are you going to use your strength to stop them then?”

This isn’t Earth.

In a world full of extraordinary and dangerous magic, physical strength alone wasn’t enough.

“Magic is the beginning and the end. Even a hero’s physical strength can be strengthened with mana.”

“Oh…”

“Anyway, mana is important! I can guarantee you, are you going to be able to stop a high ranking magic with your bare hands?”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded after he heard Rachel’s explanation.

“Okay. I get what you mean.”

“I’m glad you understand.”

“So you want me to go full magic?”

Rachel opened her eyes when she heard that she was full of magic.

“Of course not! Hero, is your brain just for decoration!?”

“What the hell!? Didn’t you just say magic was the beginning and the end?”

“Well, that’s…anyway, you can’t do that!”

“How come?”

“I-It’s a matter of efficiency…! It’s not about having just mana, it’s having a balance.”

“You look embarrassed right now. You don’t actually know and are just making things up, right?”

“H-how could I!?”

Frustrated, Rachel stirred the baton wildly in the air.

“All right, just stay quiet. You’re killing me here. Ahem…”

Rachel coughed and caught her breath.

“You don’t even know how to use magic right now.”

“That’s true.”

“So first, raise your stats based on what you said, but raise them as evenly as possible.”

“I got it.”

Choi Hyun-seok immediately started distributing his bonus points.

Level: 23
Strength: 40
Agility: 34
Stamina: 36
Mana: 15
Charisma: 23
Bonus Point: 0

Strength 9. Agility 5. Stamina 3. Mana 5.

All 22 points were used.

“Maybe something like this.”

“That’s not bad. But don’t forget that you’ll have to gradually increase the priority of mana!”

“Yeah, yeah.”

“Ah! Right. Wasn’t there that!?”

Rachel clapped her hands as if she suddenly remembered something.

“Hero. Learn the basic skill of mana control from the hero store now.”

“Mana control? What’s that?”

“As the name implies, it’s a skill to use basic mana. That’s what you need the most now.”

“Oh…!”

When Choi Hyun-seok became impressed, Rachel raised her chin to the fullest.

“Maybe you can buy it for 100 hero points. That should do it for now.”

As if there was nothing more to explain, Rachel put her red horn-rimmed glasses in her chest pocket.

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Rachel with a look of surprise.

“So you were useful after all!”

“What a rude thing to say to such a brilliant partner like me. And I feel even worse because I feel like you really meant it!”

“It’s the truth.”

Since he has met Rachel, has she ever been helpful?

If one thinks about it, it’s almost never.

“

But to be honest, if there was one thing, it was that she has kept him company.

“But lately, you’ve been using magic and giving me some information. I think you’ve been quite helpful.”

“Humph! I completed my fairy training a hundred year ago! This much is basic!”

Said Rachel, with her shoulders outstretched.

“I hope you’ll continue to do such a great job in the future.”

“Of course!”

It was when Rachel’s nose soared into the sky.

“But Rachel.”

Choi Hyun-seok frowned and called Rachel.

“The basic mana control you mentioned. It’s not in the hero store.”

“It’s not in the store?”

In a panic, Rachel blinked.

“Yeah. No matter how hard I look, I can’t find it.”

“That can’t be…?”

Rachel, who was rolling her eyes around, grinned.

“It’s been a while since my training…The store system must have changed since. Hahaha!”

“Aha, I see! Hahaha!”

“Well, yes! Hahahaha…!”

“Hahahahaha!”

Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel laughed loudly as if they were really having fun.

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been smiling for a long time, suddenly turned his head with a straight face.

“Tsk. Of course it is.”

“…”

“Still useless.”

“What did you say!?”

“Ah, I said it so you could hear. You heard it. I’m glad.”

Choi Hyun-seok twisted the corner of his mouth and smirked.

Rachel gritted her teeth at the deprecating look.

“Uueue…!”

She threw a punch at Choi Hyun-seok’s chest.

Pa. Pa.

The punch, which was worse than a punch, didn’t even itch.

“Ayah. Even the punch is useless.”

“Kyaak! You’re really annoying!”