I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 143 Season 2 – You Don’t Look Like My… Mom!

At the entrance of the underground village stood Han Shin-woo’s children.

One of them was a girl with mint-colored hair, dressed in a sleek outfit, wearing a magician’s hat.

She was holding a bag that looked expensive, and behind her was a single pigeon wing. The odd appearance of the wing made Shin-woo think it was strange.

And the other one.

The only difference from her was her hair, which was black.

“Oppa…”

“Yeah…”

“That girl… she looks like my daughter, right?”

“Right…?”

The girl looked remarkably like the present-day Ria—no, she was just like Ria, but with black hair.

“But how on earth are those two here?”

“Jae-won, do you suspect anything? Could it be that information about the entrance to your underground village was leaked…?”

“That would be impossible, Father. If the information had been leaked, then…”

It would mean there was a traitor in this small underground village.

Someone who had turned against humanity.

In a world where monsters roamed, the number of humans who could leave the surface was extremely limited.

In other words…

“If someone deliberately leaked information about the underground village, that person must be from the ‘hunting squad.’”

“Among the hunting squad…”

“Does that mean there might be a traitor, Jae-won?”

“It’s not confirmed yet. So, let’s not jump to conclusions.”

…The thought of the worst-case scenario left us speechless for a moment.

But we quickly regained our composure.

There were things we had to do before worrying or feeling disheartened.

“Fortunately, the entrance to the underground village was created using Xiao Ling’s supernatural ability.”

“Was it?”

“So, that national-level Hunter from China had such an ability…”

“Even if they find the entrance, they won’t be able to use it. However…”

However.

There was no such thing as perfection in this world.

That’s why, before any unforeseen situations could occur, Jae-won glanced at the people from the past standing behind him and spoke.

“Just in case. Let’s deal with them quickly.”

“Deal with them…?”

“You’re suggesting we deal with my daughters?!”

But as they were steeling themselves for a fight,

Shin-woo and Ria stood there, looking conflicted, as if they were being forced into something they didn’t want to do.

And indeed, they were.

“…? Why are the two of you reacting like that?”

“Well, I mean… those are still my kids…”

“Father! If we let those two into our underground village, humanity is done for! Only a few stray thieves will be left on the surface, and is that the kind of future you want to leave for our children?!”

“No, but still, fighting against your own daughter is kind of… right, oppa?”

“Jae-won, there’s the case of Leon and Shin-ah, who are waiting for us in the underground village, remember?”

“So, you’re saying you can’t fight?”

Jae-won was speechless, but Shin-woo and Ria both looked genuinely uncertain.

They were clearly enemies…

But Shin-woo had once turned such enemies—his children—into allies.

Perhaps because of that.

“Jae-won.”

“Yes, Father?”

“Before we fight, let’s try talking to them.”

“Sigh…”

“I want to talk to my daughter too!”

“Daughter, my foot… Do you really think a bachelor like you, who’s never been married, can pull off a miracle like that not once but twice?”

“But the possibility isn’t zero, is it?”

“Hey! Who are you calling a kid?! And according to human genealogy… anyway, I outrank you!”

Shin-woo pleaded, asking for a chance, just this once, to talk to his children.

“Sigh… Father…”

“Shin-woo, are you sure you can do it?”

“We outnumber them significantly. And that child who looks like Ria is clearly the weakest of all the children we’ve encountered.”

“We can subdue them if necessary… but there could be an ambush nearby.”

Jae-won still seemed anxious, even though it was a reasonable attempt.

But Shin-woo, led by paternal instinct, wanted to ‘talk’ to those children.

“If things go wrong, I’ll take responsibility.”

“…Then I’ll wait here.”

“Thanks, Jae-won.”

“It’s fine. Either way, the fact that they know the entrance to our underground village means that, one way or another, this place will be a sea of fire soon.”

Having received permission from the three who had come up to the surface, Shin-woo then took Ria’s hand.

“Shall we go, Ria?”

“Yeah, let’s go, oppa.”

Together, they started walking towards the entrance to meet their children.

***

The mint-haired half-dragon.

Karune was the 11th princess, born between Kersi, the imperial concubine of Lee Seok-gyu, and Han Shin-woo.

She was Kersi’s first child.

And Lyra, the 39th child born between Ria and Han Shin-woo.

As the youngest in Ria’s family, Lyra had joined this expedition with her older sister Karune, determined to make her presence known.

Of course, following the much older Karune was no easy task.

But with her half-dragon blood, Karune was just as ditzy as her mother.

“Lyra, without you, I would’ve been lost for sure!”

“Really?”

“Yeah! All of our other siblings are terrible with directions, so I’m really glad you came along! Thanks!”

“Hehe, well, I just rode on Kirune’s back the whole time, so it was easy for me too. Isn’t this what they call killing two birds with one stone?”

“Hehe, right!”

A combination of weak power and a weak brain!

The two sisters, who compensated for each other’s shortcomings, were developing a better relationship than with their other siblings.

However, in the midst of that.

“…! Lyra, I think this is the entrance.”

“Huh? Really? But I don’t see anything.”

“Yeah, no traces. But something’s appeared to give us the info we need.”

“!!”

Two figures slowly emerged before the sisters.

Sensing their presence, Karune and Lyra quickly took on battle stances.

But—

“Uh, hi?”

“…Huh?”

“Oh! Now that I’m seeing you up close, you really look just like me.”

“What?!”

When they realized who the two approaching figures were, the sisters, who had been tense, were now filled with surprise.

After all, one of them looked exactly like their father.

He was a much younger human but with the exact same aura as their father. The other one looked just like one of Ria’s ‘children.’

“Y-you’re not…?”

“Hehe, that’s right. I’m your mo—”

“My little sister, right? Isn’t that it?”

“…What?”

Ria, who was about to confidently introduce herself, was left stunned as her daughter called her a little sister.

Meanwhile, Ria’s youngest daughter, Lyra, was filled with a strange sense of excitement.

After all, she was no longer the youngest!

She had always believed her mother and His Majesty had such a good relationship that they would have more children eventually.

But to think they’d had another one so soon.

As expected of her mother!

The second imperial consort, who gave birth more often than not!

“Sister, what’s your name? I’m Lyra.”

“Uh, no, I’m…”

“I get it. You’re confused because you just met your sister. Hehe. Well, with Leon out on a mission right now, there’s probably no one who could’ve told you anything after you were born.”

Ria wanted to clear up this ridiculous misunderstanding as soon as possible.

But as things stood, Ria now looked even slightly younger than her youngest daughter, Lyra.

In other words, she absolutely did not look like a mother who’d given birth to numerous children like a hen.

“Don’t worry. I, your older sister Lyra, will kindly teach you everything from A to Z.”

“Ugh… Oppa! She’s not listening to me! She’s my daughter! But she won’t listen to me, and she keeps calling me her sister!”

“Haha, well… it’s a natural misunderstanding, I guess.”

“Oppa! Whose side are you on?!”

“…Oppa?”

“Hey, you, human.”

And as Shin-woo tried to comfort the thoroughly depressed Ria, he, too, became the subject of the children’s questioning.

Pointing to the awkwardly standing Shin-woo, Karune fluttered her single wing in confusion.

“You… how do you have the same… no, the exact same aura as Father?”

“Y-yeah! Now that you mention it, it’s strange! Who are you? You don’t seem to be one of Mother’s children, so are you our brother?”

Shin-woo wasn

’t sure how to respond to Lyra and Karune’s questions.

Should he tell them the truth?

Of course, that would be the best course of action.

But would they believe it if he told them their father from the past had suddenly come to the future?

That thought briefly crossed his mind.

‘But they’re my children after all.’

Surely the bond between parent and child could make them believe in such an impossible situation.

With that in mind, Shin-woo…

“Well, the thing is…”

Finally tried to tell his daughters the truth.

“The truth is, I’m actually your…”

“It doesn’t really matter what your identity is.”

…?

Shouldn’t it matter a lot? Why were they acting like this?

Before Shin-woo could finish, Karune cut him off, showing no interest in hearing the full story.

According to Korean manners, you’re supposed to listen until the end…

“Anyway, you’re human, aren’t you?”

“Uh, yeah. I guess so?”

“Right. Then we just need to capture you and make you talk!”

“As expected of Karune! That’s a great idea!”

“…Huh?”

Something seemed off.

Shin-woo, realizing that the situation was spiraling, quickly tried to calm the two excited girls.

But by then…

“Alright, let’s cut off one of your arms first!”

Both daughters were now charging straight at him.