Is this Hero for Real?

pretty girl Yoo Bora stole from him, he needed a beautiful slave who would protect him at all costs.

The manager barely controlled his face as he explained further.

“Dear Hero.
Are you saying you are going to use a dainty woman who hasn’t trained to be strong, as a shield?”

“I… um…”

Beautiful, dainty companions were in every fantasy genre.

But he sounded like a total douche after listening to the manager!

But Oh Hanwoo didn’t give up or compromise.

[Special]

After all, he was the main character.
He was a special entity where common sense nor logic applied to him.

He gave up getting a recommendation from the manager.

“May I choose for myself?”

“Go ahead.”

The manager gladly agreed, thinking that would be better for both of them.

How could a mere merchant understand the Hero’s deeper intentions?

Oh Hanwoo was surprisingly quick to choose after looking through all the slaves.

“I’ve decided!”

“Hm.”

He had chosen a total of three slaves.

The manager looked at the status window of the strongest slave he chose.

[Name] Lusa

[Level] 6

[Blessings] Charm F

[Curses] Slave F

“…Hahaha! I was wrong.
They really are dainty girls who are stronger than you.”

The manager accepted his mistakes and laughed.

Strength is relative, isn’t it?

There was no doubt they were the ‘strong and dainty females’ the Hero wanted.

“But…”

“Is there anything more you would like?”

“No.
Nevermind.”

The prices of all the slaves Oh Hanwoo picked himself combined were cheaper than the slave the manager had recommended.

Was it because of her high level?

He didn’t think too much about it and paid for the women.

Clink!

His thick pouch was thinner than before, but he didn’t think it was too expensive or a waste.

The manager spoke gravely to the girls.

“Sera, Kana, Lusa.
I renounce all the orders I have given to you.
From now on, Hero Oh Hanwoo is your new master.”

“…Oh? Is that it?”

“Yes, since I’ve declared everything needed as their owner.
A word of advice, slaves can do whatever they want if you don’t give the correct order… Even murdering their master or escaping.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

But Oh Hanwoo didn’t keep the manager’s advice in mind.

Betrayal didn’t apply to the main character, who would take care of the girls with love.

“Follow me, Sera, Kana, Lusa!”

“…Yes.”

“Yes.
master.”

“Alright…”

Oh Hanwoo heartwarmingly watched the girls obediently following him. 

He headed to the blacksmith’s workshop to arm the girls.

[A certain male god is anticipating.]

[A certain immature god of dice snickers.]

[A certain evil god looks for their popcorn.]

[A certain god…]

***

I thought all I had to do was register as a mercenary, but there was a serious problem.

“I have to learn how to read…”

I couldn’t write anything on the registration form the mercenary guild clerk gave me.

I had to read to write anything!

They told me ghostwriting made it invalid, so I started by practicing how to write my own name.

“Don’t be embarrassed.
There are plenty of mercenaries who can’t write their own name.”

“Shut up.”

As a cultured Earthling, the humiliation of being illiterate was unbearable.

“Copy this.”

“You say it like it’s easy.”

“Stop complaining.
It’s getting annoying taking care of a toddler.”

“…”

I found out later, but I was registered as “Kkang Hansue” because I wrote too crookedly.

It was a tragedy caused by a demon who was too lazy to point it out.

Anyways,

[Name] Kang Hansoo

[Level] 1

[Blessings] Outsider F, Fairy C, Mercenary D

[Curses] Hero E, Slaughter E

[Dividend] 5.78

I acquired the Mercenary blessing from a few simple registration procedures.

Normally, the newbies would start by getting an F rank ‘slime level’, but I got a D rank ‘gnoll level’.

Thanks to my greatness.

“Thank the two ladies.
They swore on the mercenary rank to vouch for your skills.”

“Yeah.
Tell them I said thanks.”

“Tell them yourself if you mean it.
Stubborn bastard!”

“I gotta know the language first.”

“I’ll drop by the bookstore later and buy you a picture book.
Read and learn.”

“You’re treating me like a total child.”

“It’s just the right level for someone who doesn’t even know what a mill is.”

“…”

I needed to have a serious talk with him with my fist once we were alone.

“Kogmo, $.
Kang Hansoo, # $#@ $% #?”

“We didn’t say anything important, my friend here just wants to learn the language soon.”

“$#! %$ &$^.
% Kang Hansoo # $# ^#%.”

“…I’ll ask him.”

The demon turned to me after a cordial conversation with lady A.
He looked extremely uncomfortable.

“What?”

“She says she has experience teaching her little sibling the language.
It’ll be a lot of help for someone like you, who knows nothing but violence.”

“That means she has to come with us.”

“And? Be grateful and accept it, unless you’re a eunuc— kekkek?!”

“You really do have a death wish, don’t you?”

“H-help me- gurgle?!”

I left the mercenary guild WHILE shaking the neck of the demon who HAD crossed the line.

Of course, since I went all the way there, I was assigned a simple task.

Orc subjugation… 

The task was to periodically decrease the number of orcs to suppress their reproduction.

As simple as the task was, the reward was small, so it was a task mercenaries avoided.

But I was different.

“I like it.”

Unlimited exp for each orc head I brought?

There wasn’t even a frequency limit.

[Outsider]

Was it not the perfect task for someone like me, who didn’t get tired from hunting all day?

I even had excellent bait to lure in the orcs.

“$ #$”

“#$ @#”

Ladies A and B returned my gaze with a smile.

And I started to get ready.

“Wow…”

The ladies, who would play a key role for the task, relentlessly swept all the camping and hunting supplies from various stores.

They bought it all if it looked even a little useful!

Just how much money did they have?

[A certain god asks if you’re going on another killing spree.]

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

I was going to exterminate them.