I Picked Up the Hero and the Demon King - I Picked Up the Hero and the Demon King chapter 42

42 – Daily life (3)

For a moment, I wondered if my eyes were wrong.

I rubbed my eyes once and looked at the screen, and I knew I wasn’t mistaken.

‘C… ?’

Is the inspection wrong?

Or are the sisters weak now?

I quietly asked Yoo Ah-ram at a rank that I couldn’t come out of.

“Hey, is this test done right?”

“Yes? What do you mean by that?”

“No. The tester is broken or there is a test error…”

Then Yoo Ah-ram looked at me with bewildered eyes and answered with a smile.

“Pufu! That can’t be the case. Dozens or hundreds of people are in charge of testing a day, and if an error occurs, all the people who have been tested are wrong?”

“Hmm…”

“Looks like you expected a lot from your little sister, but don’t be too disappointed. It’s not just one or two that came out with a low rank after having high expectations.”

“No. It’s not like that…”

It was a situation where it would have been nice to have fun inside, but maybe it was too much because it was different from what I knew.

The situation felt abnormal and something was wrong.

But that doesn’t mean I’m still thinking it’s wrong…

I felt a bit strange, but I decided to pass it on, saying that good is good.

“Still, a C level is an ordinary superhuman, and there’s plenty of potential for growth later, so I’m sure it will go well.”

“I’m also C rank, so I’m not disappointed. I know what it’s like.”

“Really? Brother and sister are all on the same rank. It’s surprising.”

At Yoo Ah-ram’s words, Yoo Soo-ah and Yoo Seo-eun smiled and looked at Lee Seo-jin.

She didn’t know, of course she was pensive and she looked back.

Lee Seo-jin, who had a bit of reluctance left, asked Han Su-jeong.

“Sujeong-ah, what did you do?”

“Yes? No. No matter what I want to do, I need a prosecutor to do it.”

“No chance the checker is wrong?”

“Senior. This is the best place to see H&A, right? Do you disappoint me if you say that?”

“Um… sorry.”

Are you really saying that the sister’s maximum potential is C?

Then where did the strength I saw in my previous life come from?

Does it grow bigger the further you go?

Looking at it now, it’s very likely. Unlike the previous life, the current fate has changed…

“Anyway, I understand. Is it all over now?”

“No. I have some documents and some instructions from the guardian. Could you follow me?”

“Yes.”

As her baby-ram stood up, Lee Seo-jin followed her.

She still has a question in a corner of her mind.

But actually, this question was reasonable.

There was one thing hidden.

This is about the current status of the sisters.

A superhuman’s strength comes from hard work, but most of it is talent.

In that respect, the unconscious talents of the sisters are different than any other superhuman.

No one would know that the sisters had manipulated the swordsman to hide their abilities.

I had no intention of telling it, so a secret that only the two of us knew was being made.

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After briefly filling out the necessary documents to send to the Hero Management Association, she received the test results.

Unlike what you see on the screen, documents are organized so that you can see them at a glance.

I’m looking at it once again, but I still have no choice but to question the fact that the maximum potential is C.

‘No way the kids… Did you manipulate the test results?’

It’s a hypothesis, but to be honest, it’s an absurd hypothesis.

It is said to be a general private company, not nationally recognized, but H&A is the No. 1 Company in the hero industry.

Are you operating the machine at the inspection center operated by such a company?

How much more so in the hands of children who have just become superhuman?

Easy to say. In fact, it would have been absolutely impossible.

Even common inspection machines are designed to be difficult to fool. How perfect would a company like this be?

‘Yes… Maybe I’m just overthinking it.’

The test result is not invariant.

As you grow, you can change as much as you like.

Especially, since the maximum potential has changed a lot, it must have been low at first, but it got stronger later on.

Since the test results were good, I decided to stop thinking about it and thanked Han Soo-jung.

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“Thank you. Sujeong-ah. The request has become meaningless, but…”

“Well. Isn’t good good? More senior than that. I have a request for you…”

“Please?”

“Yes. That’s…”

Suddenly, Han Su-jeong hesitated as her face suddenly became a bit troubled.

Wait… No way…

This… ?!

Are you trying to talk about the date you talked about before or that you have a crush on him?

As I looked at her with a bit of tension, Han Soo-jung cautiously approached and spoke to me.

“Could you please go to the 7th floor of this building?”

… That’s not it.

I thought it was useless.

“Why?”

“That’s… There are people who want to meet you.”

“Me…?”

Judging from what Han Su-jeong said, it must be someone from the H&A company.

She’s also the president’s daughter, and you can’t help but not know that she’s related to me.

It’s just who it is…

“Yes. Okay. Can I go to the 7th floor?”

“Really? Thank you, senpai.”

“Thank you. You listened to my request too. Would you like to look after the kids then?”

Currently, while the ability measurement test was over, the sisters were taking another test.

Because being a superhuman wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

She suddenly had mana, so there could be illness or side effects, so she needed to take care of those things as well.

“Yes. All right. And…”

“Huh? Anything else to say?”

I don’t know what to say, but Han Sujeong hesitated even more than before.

Slightly blushing on his cheeks, shyly avoiding his gaze.

No way… This time?!

“Oh no. I’ll tell you later.”

“…Yes.”

I felt a bit disappointed when Sujeong Han turned her head and cut off her conversation.

… Are you okay. I would have been very upset if the story had come out.

I’ve never had anything like this before… More than anything, she was surprised that Han Soo-jung had a crush on me.

Did she have a crush on me in her previous life?

But she didn’t say a word of hers, she didn’t show her.

… If so, what an idiot I was for not noticing.

Her heart ached as she felt her regret.

“Then let’s go.”

“Yes. Senpai. I’m sorry.”

“I’m sorry. Then I’ll take care of the kids.”

“Yes.”

After a brief goodbye, I boarded the elevator going up.

When we arrived on the 7th floor, an old-fashioned atmosphere spread out from the hallway.

An employee nearby saw me and asked.

“Wait. You look like you’re seeing someone for the first time. Why are you here?”

“He said someone was looking for me…”

“Is that so? What’s your name?”

“This is Seojin Lee.”

The employee immediately operated the computer, checked something, and then pointed inward.

“Lee Seo-jin… Yes. If you go straight over there, you will find a conference room. Go that way.”

“Ah. Yes. I see.”

Guide right away without asking why or purpose.

Because it was prepared in advance?

Or maybe he’s someone who doesn’t even need an explanation… ?

I was a little nervous and moved on.

I soon saw the conference room, and when I went inside, there was a large, empty space with the lights off.

A man was looking out the window at the scenery with his back turned.

“Excuse me.”

As I cautiously entered, the man turned to my words.

I immediately noticed that a nonsense person was standing there.

“Oh. Are you Seojin Lee?”

A middle-aged man with a rather large body and a rugged appearance.

It’s possible to be nervous because of the unbelievable spirit of a businessman, but what surprised me was the other side.

The chairman of an H&A company and the strongest ally of the hero in his previous life.

However, there was a person who jumped on the side of the villain and greatly led the hero’s defeat.

‘Kwon Kwon… !’

The King of Power, Han Yoo-seong.

He knows himself as a person who devotes himself to training to the extent that he left a saying, ‘If you are the number one hero company, you must have the strength appropriate for it’.

An entrepreneur who actually moves his body, different from the general president of a large company.

As I got closer, Yuseong Han smiled and held out his hand to me.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Yuseong Han.”

“…I didn’t know the president of H&A would find me.”

“Oh? You know me?”

“Wouldn’t it be easier to find out if you search the media or the Internet?”

“hahahaha!! I’m sure it is! It’s not a good thing that this face is sold.”

Looking at Han Yuseong laughing cheerfully, I recalled my previous life.

There were many reasons for defeat in the war.

One of them was that there was a company that helped villains.

However, this was not a big problem in the early days.

It’s not that big of a company to help villains.

Most of the companies I could call my own helped the hero side, but…

The situation is reversed when H&A helps the villain.

As the No. 1 Hero company jumped on the side of the villain, the large corporations below also jumped on the side of the villain.

‘The chairman at the time said he was mad with the grief of losing his daughter… ‘

It was a major accident that H&A went over because not only the corporate level, but also the personal power was strong.

At the time, I didn’t know about the situation, and after that, I just collided with Yuseong Han.

I struggled with absurd force, but in the end I was victorious and killed him.

I remember the last conversation at that time if I still recall it.

‘Why… Did you help a villain or something? Do you know how many people have died because you fell!?’

‘… I’m sorry. But if you know the position of a parent with a child, you’ll understand.’

‘… Did you say she lost her daughter. I’m not sure. I left my parents at a young age.’

‘hahahaha… Is it.’

Han Yuseong grabbed his severely cut chest.

There is zero chance of survival because he suffered fatal injuries all over his body.

A rainy night. Only the moonlight was shining on the two of them.

‘If your daughter is that important, why don’t you rather run away? Or if she’s in a safe place… ‘

‘I hoped so too. However, my daughter did. He said he was a hero too, that there was someone he wanted to fight with, that he wanted to stay by his side until the end… I mean.’

‘… Were you a hero? Then shouldn’t we rather despise the villain?’

‘I hated both. I despised both of them, I was angry, but… After the death of her daughter, I learned how rotten the top heroes were, so I decided to abandon the hero.’

‘… I don’t understand. Was it enough to kill tens or millions of people?’

‘I don’t want you to understand. Because what I did was an outright murder and a sin. Maybe I’ll go to hell and be sweet… ‘

After leading her sword, Lee Seo-jin looked at Han Yu-seong.

Before his death, he finally came to his senses and asked for a handshake with his arms trembling helplessly.

‘That was a good skill. And… Thank you. The fact that you were angry for her daughter… I wanted to say thank you someday.’

‘I don’t know who your daughter is.’

‘… Right. If that’s the case, just say thank you.’

Lee Seo-jin mercilessly turned around.

At the time, his mind was devastated, and the opponent in front of him turned his back on the hero and killed countless people.

That’s why I didn’t want to talk about it anymore.

In the end, without even shaking hands, Han Yoo-seong said his last words and died.

‘Come to think of it… I never thought that Han Soo-jung was Han Yu-seong’s daughter.’

Looking back on his past life, I was able to realize how pathetic he was.

No. They have similar names, and considering the situation at the time, if it was a daughter, wouldn’t it be a bit noticeable?

… I can only sigh.

“Ahahahaha…”

“Hmm? Why?”

“No.”

Han Yuseong looked at me strangely as I smiled awkwardly.

“Sit down. I have something to tell you.”

Han Yoo-seong beckoned me and I sat down with the distance wide open.

It was definitely a meeting room, so the distance was wide.

Did you ask to meet here because it was not the head office and you didn’t like renting another executive’s room?

By the way, what is it?

It seems like the day has stood strangely since a while ago.

Should I say it’s like a hunter watching his prey with bated breath?

You don’t like me very much?

By the way… What have I done?

Even if it has something to do with Han Soo-jung… In fact, nothing has progressed yet.

… So let’s get straight to the point.

“So for what purpose do you want to see me?”

“Ooh. Are you going to get right to the point?”

“Chairman doesn’t accompany anyone… It’s because the way he looked at me from a while ago wasn’t very good. Don’t you have something you want to say?”

“Hmm? hahahaha! Did I? I’m sorry about this. I think I made you nervous.”

“No. If there’s anything else you want to say, I think you’d better do it right away.”

“It’s nice that you look so confident. Then I’ll be straight to the point.”

As soon as the words were over, Han Yoo-seok’s momentum, which I had felt earlier, grew stronger.

To put it exaggeratedly, the feeling of fighting each other in a previous life.

I wondered why they were putting so much pressure on me, and I looked at Yuseong Han nervously.

In the end, Han Yoo-seong, who was staring at me, said… It was a really unexpected statement.

“Hey, are you going to marry my daughter?”