Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad

Corps Commander Hemis. And her massive pet dog, Bobo?.

From now on, Choi Hyun-seok has to take care of Bobo.

Suddenly becoming a caretaker, Choi Hyun-seok was sighing while looking at something.

[Hero Quest!

You’ve become Bobo’s caretaker!

Why does a hero like me have to do this…

It may be too depressing, but endure it!

Even rolling in dog poop is better than dying, they say!

For now, let’s gain Bobo’s favor to survive and plan for the future!

• Objective: Gain Bobo’s favor
• Reward: 200 Hero Points]

The objective was to gain Bobo’s favor.

Unlike with Reidrun, the notable difference was the increased reward of 200 points.

‘Not just a Demon King’s Army executive, now I have to gain the favor of a Corps Commander’s pet dog…’

He couldn’t help but doubt if this was really a hero quest he was looking at.

‘No choice. I’ll follow it for now.’

Anyway, the only way for Choi Hyun-seok to survive now was to gain Bobo’s favor.

Choi Hyun-seok observed Bobo carefully.

‘He’s kind of cute when sleeping.’

Bobo was sleeping while drooling.

“Grrrr… Puhung…!”

Perhaps due to his large size, drool and snot sprayed everywhere each time he breathed out.

“Am I going to raise this big guy alone from now on?”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok muttered this.

“Greetings! Worthless human.”

A phlegmy voice came from behind.

Turning around, he saw a short goblin.

“I am Hoken, who serves Lord Bobo!”

Choi Hyun-seok quickly stood up and bowed 90 degrees.

“Nice to meet you! I’m Choi Hyun-seok!”

He thought he was alone, but apparently there was a senior staff.

However, Choi Hyun-seok didn’t like this senior at all.

‘Why did it have to be a goblin?’

Goblin Hoken didn’t look reliable at all.

‘I would have preferred a large and fierce demon instead.’

The goblin before him seemed more likely to be a hindrance than help.

‘Wait a minute, come to think of it…’

Suddenly, Choi Hyun-seok remembered what Corps Commander Hemis had said.

“Our cutie Bobo seems to like tender goblin meat since he’s still young! Ohoho!”

Choi Hyun-seok now understood why a goblin was the caretaker.

At this point, he was clearly being treated as a snack.

‘If that’s the case, don’t call us caretakers, just call us lunch boxes…’

Choi Hyun-seok let out a deep sigh.

“Um, Lord Hoken.”

“What is it, human.”

“Are there no other senior caretakers?”

“No. They’re all dead.”

“Ah… I see.”

It wasn’t particularly surprising since he had expected it.

“Human! Listen well!”

Suddenly, Hoken shouted while placing his hands on his waist.

It was a pose commonly used by military instructors when trying to set the mood.

“I will now tell you what we must do as Lord Bobo’s servants!”

“Yes!”

Choi Hyun-seok was secretly impressed.

Was this what being a senior meant?

His confident demeanor showed hints of being a veteran.

“Our job is to prepare Lord Bobo’s meals!”

“Yes!”

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed hard while waiting for the next words.

“…”

“…”

But no matter how long he waited, there was nothing more.

“Is that all?”

“That’s all.”

“Umm…”

“Got a problem?”

“No sir!”

The urge to ask why he put on such airs rose to his throat.

‘Hold it in…’

Fortunately, the disaster of speaking his thoughts out loud was avoided.

After all, Choi Hyun-seok was a professional Korean who had survived in a society where rank was everything.

“Lord Hoken. Do we really just need to prepare meals?”

“That’s right. Meals! Most important.”

Hoken nervously glanced at Bobo.

“If we don’t prepare meals, Lord Bobo will eat us.”

“Ah…”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded.

It seemed they needed to work hard preparing meals to avoid becoming lunch boxes themselves.

“Keek! It’s already this time. This is bad!”

Suddenly Hoken shouted in a fuss.

“We need to prepare snacks. Human! Quickly move to the kitchen.”

Just as Hoken urgently grabbed Choi Hyun-seok’s arm.

“Kwaaang!”

Bobo woke up.

Hoken hurriedly stood before Bobo.

“Great and adorable Lord Bobo. Did you have a pleasant rest?”

Suddenly Hoken’s vocabulary became rich.

“Kwang!”

“I’ve prepared a meal here.”

Hocken held out a food bowl bigger than his own body.

Inside were various unidentifiable meat scraps piled high.

“Grrrr…”

Bobo’s expression wasn’t good as he looked at the bowl.

Something seemed unsatisfactory.

“Are you not pleased…?”

“RAAAWR!”

Bobo strode over to Hoken.

Drool dripping from his mouth, he was clearly looking at Hoken as food.

“Ah, no…!”

Hoken trembled and looked around.

His eyes met Choi Hyun-seok’s blank stare.

“I’ve prepared a human special, Lord Bobo!”

Hoken pushed Choi Hyun-seok forward.

“You crazy goblin! What are you doing!?”

“Shut up human! Lord Bobo wants his special meal!”

“Stop spouting nonsense!”

Choi Hyun-seok put Hoken in a headlock.

Though he showed respect as a senior, Choi Hyun-seok was a former world heavyweight champion fighter.

Subduing a goblin small enough to crush under his chin was nothing.

“Heeyah!”

Choi Hyun-seok threw Hoken with all his might.

“Gaaah! Save this goblin!”

Hoken screamed as he flew through the air…

“RAAAWR!”

Bobo leaped up with a mighty roar.

CHOMP!

The tender, delicious goblin Hoken went straight into Bobo’s mouth.

CRUNCH! CRACKLE!

“Nom! Nom!”

The sound of crushing bones and chewing flesh could be heard.

“BURP!”

Satisfied with his meal, Bobo belched with a smile.

“He ate well…”

Senior soldier Hoken, who taught the importance of meal preparation with his whole body.

Choi Hyun-seok quietly honored his death.

***

Not long after Senior Hoken’s death.

Rachel, who hadn’t been seen in a while, was having a hard time.

“RAAWR! RAAWR!”

“Kyaaah! Hero! Do something about this bastard!”

“What’s with an angel saying ‘bastard’.”

Like a cat chasing a butterfly, Bobo jumped all around trying to catch Rachel.

Thump thump!

Despite being a giant dog, Bobo was incredibly agile.

He was so fast that dust flew up wherever his feet touched the ground.

“Hey! Take it easy. What if Bobo gets hungry – you gonna take responsibility?”

“Is that important right now!?”

“Of course it’s important. The moment he gets hungry, I’ll become a lunch box like Hoken.”

“I’m about to become fairy sashimi right now!”

“Sashimi… Sashimi’s good. Ah, I want some sashimi.”

It had been quite a while since he’d had proper food.

“Herooo!”

“Be quiet! I’m thinking!”

Though it seemed like he was just making thoughtless jokes, that wasn’t the case.

Choi Hyun-seok was deep in serious contemplation.

‘How to feed something that big until it’s full…’

The disaster of Bobo getting hungry absolutely must not happen.

Choi Hyun-seok could only survive by keeping Bobo’s stomach full 24 hours a day.

‘The good news is there’s special food for Bobo…’

Next to Bobo’s house was a storehouse filled with all sorts of unidentifiable meat.

‘The problem is Bobo won’t even look at it.’

However, Bobo seemed uninterested in his food (mixed meat).

Just earlier too.

When Hoken held out the huge food bowl, Bobo wouldn’t eat it.

Rather, the fresh Hoken bringing the food looked more delicious.

‘Need some different food.’

If it could have been solved with just the regular food, Hoken wouldn’t have emphasized the importance of meals so much.

“RAAWR! RAAWR!”

“Kyaaah!”

“Hmm… Think, think…!”

Despite the chaos around him, Choi Hyun-seok desperately pondered.

“RAAAWR!”

“Kyaaaah!”

“Hoken… Food… Hoken is food… Hoken was delicious…”

Lost in thought, Choi Hyun-seok suddenly stood up.

“Hoken’s last words before death!”

He remembered Hoken’s final words!

“Must prepare snacks. Human! Quickly move to the cooking area.”

Snacks! Cooking area!

These two words had to be the solution.

‘He must have gotten different ingredients from the cooking area!’

Hoken must have satisfied gourmet Bobo’s appetite with secret food from the cooking area.

‘But where is the cooking area?’

Choi Hyun-seok had just arrived at this massive castle today.

Right after arriving, he met with the lip monster, the Commander.

And was immediately assigned the position of Bobo’s caretaker with its 99% mortality rate.

There was no way he’d have that kind of information.

‘Can’t go searching alone either…’

“A human wandering the castle alone could meet a terrible fate.

The Demon Army fundamentally hated humans.

Even Hoken just now showed aversion to Choi Hyun-seok.

Other Demon Army members would be just as bad, if not worse.

‘Think… Think of a way…!’

He needed to find a safe way to get to the cooking area and bring back food.

‘Should I ask the Commander?’

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head as he thought of Hemis.

‘No, not that.’

That lip monster wouldn’t care about him.

He’d be lucky not to face retaliation.

‘A mere soldier asking to see the Commander might anger her.’

Choi Hyun-seok squeezed his eyes shut, imagining his head being engulfed by Hemis’s lips.

‘Should I ask Reidrun?’

This option had a higher chance of success.

But there was still a problem.

‘I don’t know where Reidrun is right now.’

Unfortunately, Reidrun had urgently disappeared somewhere after meeting with Hemis.

It seemed Hemis had given some special orders.

‘Please think! Think of the best idea!’

Even now, Bobo was busy chasing Rachel.

Meaning his stomach was emptying in real-time.

“RAAWR! RAAWR!”

“Kyaaah! Get lost you mutt!”

At this rate, he’d be hungry soon.

The moment Bobo’s stomach growled again, he would end up as a lunch box.

“There must be some way…”

That’s when,

Something suddenly flashed through Choi Hyun-seok’s mind.

‘The Hero Shop!’

Choi Hyun-seok hurriedly opened the Hero Shop.

Then he started searching for something, holding his breath in concentration.

After a moment.

Finding what he wanted, Choi Hyun-seok let out a cheer.

“I knew it was here!”

It was pet supplies.

***

The Hero Shop basically had two categories of items:

[Hero Shop Lv.1]

– Abilities

– Items

Choi Hyun-seok checked the Items.

‘There were all sorts of random things here.’

To describe the items sold in the Hero Shop, they had everything except what wasn’t there.

– Drug pillow that knocks you out as soon as you lay your head down!

– Dry firewood that catches fire easily!

– High-quality sleeping bag for outdoor sleeping!

Items that made you wonder why on earth a Hero Shop would sell such things.

Some even seemed to have questionable intentions.

– Super strong drink that gets you wasted in one sip!

‘Just what do you think a hero is…’

While these items made him question the very meaning of being a hero, that wasn’t important right now.

“I knew it was here!”

Pet supplies.

He remembered seeing them when he checked the Hero Shop before.

“Why on earth do they sell pet supplies!?”

“Please be patient, Hero! It might be useful somewhere!”

“Useful my foot!”

Life is unpredictable indeed.

Back then he had scolded Rachel for talking nonsense, but now he was actually going to buy pet supplies.

– Giant bone that large dogs love!

‘Who knew this would actually become useful…’

Honestly, it sounded useless from the name alone, but right now it was the best item possible.

Choi Hyun-seok checked the item’s detailed description.

□ Giant bone that large dogs love

Description: It’s a giant bone that large dogs love.

Effect: Large dogs love it. Can gain favor with large dogs.

Required Hero Points: 30

Despite the description showing zero effort, Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t help but smile.

“This could work…!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s first plan for survival.

The operation dubbed ‘Playing with Bobo’ was about to begin.

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