Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad - Chapter 4

Golden hair that came down to the waist.

Features that seemed as if they were meticulously put together.

And a pair of pure white wings out the back.

Rachel, who appeared in front of Choi Hyun-seok, looked the same as before.

However, if there’s one other thing, it’s that she’s too small.

Her size had shrunk to about 30 centimeters.

She looks like a figurine.

One might wonder why she was smaller, but Choi Hyun-seok didn’t ask.

Just astonished and outraged at the fact that Rachel had showed up.

“Are you curious about the Hero Point? I’ll tell you!”

Without a care for Choi Hyun-seok’s reaction, Rachel continued.

“Hero Point is important to grow as a hero…Euak!”

Choi Hyun-seok caught Rachel.

“W-what are you doing? You…”

Rachel’s voice, which was about to scream in shock, became quieter.

“You…”

Flames.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes were burning like fire.

When Choi Hyun-seok, who originally had a fierce impression, got angry, she was scared to death.

“Uh…hero…?”

“Let’s get even first.”

“What?”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel’s ankle and began to swing.

Pak! Pak! Pak!

“Hold on- heuk! Please hear me out- ack! Wait! A! Minute! Euak!”

Nonetheless, Choi Hyun-seok threw Rachel toward the smelly rice straw as if he could not bring himself to throw her on the stone floor.

Of course, from Rachel’s point of view, it was stil hell.

Stuck in a straw of all sorts of filth, Rachel blamed her superior Frischela.

Because she didn’t actually come here because she wanted to.

Why would she want to appear in front of the person whom she had wrongly sent to the demon army’s fortress?

Rachel came here purely because she was forced by Frischela.

“I’ll be Choi Hyun-seok’s personal fairy.”

A personal fairy was not a big deal.

It’s just a guide who takes care of the heroes and guides them.

“You want to be my personal fairy!?”

“Yes. It was originally one of a hero’s perks, so there’s no problem.”

Rachel naturally protested.

[I declined to be a personal fairy a hundred year ago!]

[If you don’t want to be his personal fairy, I’ll just send you down to earth as a human being.]

[Huh…? A human…You’re joking, right?]

Rachel asked in bewilderment, but Frischela’s eyes were serious.

[You think I’m joking?]

[…]

[If you don’t do it, I’m going to put you in the demon army’s fortress without any ability, just like what you did.]

[How can such…]

She didn’t have a choice.

It was impossible to survive in the demon army’s fortress with a human body.

“The period is until Choi Hyun-seok defeats the Demon King. Do you have any complaints?”

“No…”

Rachel eventually decided to become Choi Hyun-seok’s personal fairy.

That was what happened after her conversation with Frischela.

Rachel was sent to Choi Hyun-seok’s place without even the chance to pack the macarons she had left at home.

And now her head was stuck in rice straw and filth.

“Euak! Hey, hold on! Euak! Say something! Agh! Euak!”

Choi Hyun-seok swung Rachel like a madman.

“Euaaaak!”

While swinging Rachel around like a windmill, he puts his whole strength in against the rice straw as if he was possessed by a major league baseball player.

Pak!

Rachel, a complete rag, staggered to her feet.

“Euouo…Hey, hero. You should calm down first for now…”

“Calm down?”

Choi Hyun-seok grinned at the words ‘calm down.’

His eyes glistened with a strange madness.

“We’re just getting started.”

“Kyak!”

“Ora!”

And so came another round of hell.

* * *

After the bout of venting his anger ended.

Choi Hyun-seok was able to calm down little by little.

‘I’ll have to listen to what she has to say first.’

Hitting Rachel right now doesn’t solve the problem.

First of all, he needs to find out why this happened.

“…That’s what happened…”

Rachel, who finished explaining, bowed her head.

Naturally, the noise of what has happened so far has been magically blocked, so it wasn’t heard by others.

“So. You became my manager. Is that it?”

“Yes. The period is until hero Choi Hyun-seok defeats the Demon King.”

“Until I kill the Demon King…”

Choi Hyun-seok, who was muttering, shook his head.

“Sorry but, I’m done being a hero.”

“What?”

“I’m not doing it. A hero.”

“What are you talking about…?”

Choi Hyun-seok frowned and glared at Rachel’s question.

“Why should I fight the Demon King to save the world? I heard apparently most of the heroes are just living normal lives.”

“Of course, there are a lot of hero candidates like that. Most people live and die a normal life. But!”

Rachel clenched her fists.

“Choi Hyun-seok is different. Like I said! SSS-grade potential! This is unprecedented!”

“How can I believe you? What if it’s another lie?”

“That was a mistake…”

Choi Hyun-seok cut off Rachel’s words of excuses.

“Well, let’s say you’re right. Let’s say I have high potential. But do you think that’s a reason why I have to step forward and sacrifice myself?”

“…”

“My goal is to escape this fortress and become an adventurer. That’s all.”

He meant it.

He chose to be a hero in the first place not simply because he was carried away by Rachel’s words.

He just wanted to live his life again, but freely this time.

‘My previous life was very boring.’

The position of world martial arts champion was not so easy to obtain.

He got up at dawn every day to exercise and never deviated from his diet.

Every day went the same way like a hamster on a wheel.

There were quite a few days where he went abroad for a match, but he couldn’t even dream of sightseeing.

He had to keep his body conditioned.

Choi Hyun-seok pushed himself to the limit.

And now he didn’t want to live that kind of life anymore.

“But hero Choi Hyun-seok.”

“What.”

“I’m saying this even if you don’t believe me, but…this world is not so easy. To be honest, it’s very dangerous. Even if you try to be the adventurer you have imagined, you’ll need strength.”

Choi Hyun-seok smiled at Rachel’s words.

“I’m not that naive. Of course I’m going to be strong. After spending some time in this world, wouldn’t I learn magic and swordsmanship?”

“Then why…”

“But, I’m not going to get caught up in the sense of duty as a hero.”

Choi Hyun-seok spoke calmly.

That put Rachel in a bind.

‘Was he always like this?’

At first, she had a prejudice that he was a simple and ignorant person who only knew how to exercise.

That’s why she pushed him so fast when she transferred him to be a hero.

She didn’t know he was like this.

‘If he doesn’t defeat the Demon King, I can’t go back…’

Rachel is now completely attached to Choi Hyun-seok.

She should absolutely follow Choi Hyun-seok’s words and share her thoughts.

She can give advice to Choi Hyun-seok on his way forward, but she cannot force him.

“Anyway, you said you had to follow me, right? In the future I plan on leaving this fortress, so cooperate.”

“Okay…”

When Rachel lowered her head helplessly.

“Huh?”

Suddenly Rachel’s figure disappeared.

When Choi Hyun-seok became shocked, he heard Rachel’s voice in his head.

‘Hero. Someone’s coming!’

“Who’s coming?”

Choi Hyun-seok’s question was quickly answered.

“

“Human! Human!”

The goblin Jacques tapped the iron bars.

“Come out.”

“Huh?”

“Why are you standing there stupidly!? Come out!”

It’s bedtime soon.

So why is he letting him out now?

Other slaves were silent, but he could feel them looking over here and watching secretly.

‘Don’t tell me…’

Choi Hyun-seok, who came out, looked down at Jacques with a grim expression.

To be exact, he looked at the giant sword in his hand.

‘Maybe I should kill him…’

Jacques was particularly hard on him from the start.

If he intended to hurt him secretly, he would never stand still.

But what came out of Jacques’s mouth was a complete surprise.

“You’ve been summoned by Reidrun.”

* * *

2.5 meters tall and red muscles covering his whole body.

A high ranking demon that emits fire from the horns on its head.

He was sitting in his office waiting for Choi Hyun-seok.

“I heard you’ve been working hard lately.”

“What…?”

“Jacques told me. That you’re the most enthusiastic out of all the slaves these days.”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Jacques in surprise.

‘This stump praised me?’

He couldn’t believe it.

He wanted to ask Jacques, but Reidrun continued.

“At first, I thought you were crazy like the other morons, but it was nice to see you working hard. Speaking of which.”

Reidrun put on a warm smile, unbecoming of his threatening look.

“What are your thoughts on being a slave?”

“What?”

“The speed of operation isn’t very good these days. This place is just around the corner of a battlefield. I don’t know when the humans will invade, yet the fortification has slowed down.”

“…”
“So Choi Hyun-seok. I’d like you to be a slave master and improve the workflow.”

It was when Reidrun finished his sentence.

‘No way!!!’

He could hear Rachel’s voice again in his head.

“

‘What the fuck, be a hero working for the demon army!?’

Although he was more curious about the irrational words Rachel had said, he couldn’t speak.

“What was that? I seemed to have heard a strange noise…”

Reidrun raised his eyes and stared at Choi Hyun-seok.

‘Hup!’

Having not realized that Reidrun could sense something, Rachel was so surprised that she closed her mouth again,

“I…”

Choi Hyun-seok hurriedly opened his mouth.

And lowered his back 90 degrees.

“Thank you! Reidrun sir!”

“Oho.”

“I will do my utmost best to watch the slaves!”

Choi Hyun-seok shouted loudly.

“Hahaha! Good. Unlike the first impression, you’re all right.”

Reidrun put his hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

“If this goes well, I’ll put in a formal letter for you to join the demon army.”

An admittance for a hero to join the demon army.

The hero Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a bright smile.

“Just leave it to me!”

* * *

“You’re crazy! Crazy! Crazy!”

Rachel noisily hovered around Choi Hyun-seok like a mosquito.

“Are you crazy? How can you accept that offer? Aren’t you a hero!?”

“Ah, I’m dying of annoyance.”

“Crazy! Crazy! Hurry up and go back and say you can’t do it! Come on!”

“Are you going to keep annoying me? You. Didn’t you see the bullhead face? If I go say no now, he will tear me up alive.”

“…”

He really didn’t think he could refuse.

Reidrun was truly frightening.

“So… Then why did you accept the offer in the first place…”

“It’s all because I have an idea, so don’t worry.”

Choi Hyun-seok smiled and opened his status window.

There was a new message that he hadn’t seen before.

It was a hero quest.

★☆★☆ Hero Quest! ★☆★☆

[You who fell into the demon army’s fortress from the start by some idiot’s mistake!
It’s as depressing as not having any toilet paper in the bathroom, but don’t be discouraged!
Fortunately, an opportunity has come!
Gain favorability with Crimson Nightmare Reidrun.
To become a true hero, you must know how to use your enemies!]

Objective: Favorable impression from Reidrun.
Reward: 100 Hero Points

Choi Hyun-seok clenched his fists while checking the hero quest.

‘It’s an opportunity to collect hero points that have been shrouded in mystery.’

A new breakthrough had appeared.

* * *

Translator’s Note:
1. Changed ox to bull
2. Changed Demon Army to demon army
3. Changed Devil to Demon King
4. The Author uses italics for Rachel and Choi Hyun-seok’s inner dialogues. Reading italics is hard for some people so I will keep it plain for now. If it gets confusing I will use * instead. FYI, [] is for past events and systems.