I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Translator: Marctempest
Editor: The Reader

Chapter 48 The Ultimate Technique of Kyokushin Karate (Interlude)

“Everyone, please evacuate quickly following the guidance of the Hunters, just in case.”

It was right after the fight between the two monsters that almost ended the history of the Korean Peninsula.

The Hunters, who had entered Lotte World to rescue Princess Kurumi, were a bit deflated by the already concluded situation. However, they were still Hunters.

There were still a mountain of tasks to complete besides the battle, so they were quickly rescuing people first.

And the national-level figures who had survived this crisis firsthand.

“Ouch… It hurts.”

“Sorry, but could you please put on these handcuffs?”

“Damn it. Still, I must have contributed a little to dealing with that thing. Where has the warm Korean hospitality gone?”

Barbachov Lorensky, who had absorbed so much energy that he was almost reduced to bones but managed to survive by detonating himself from within before all the life in his body was drained, was just waking up and reporting his survival as he was being handcuffed.

Rustle, rustle.

“Excuse me, senior…”

“Yes…”

“Isn’t that person… no, that creature, a monster…?”

“Well… judging by the skin color alone, it does seem to be a humanoid monster…”

In the ruined amusement park bustling with Hunters, Lancelot was rummaging through the debris alone, moving busily.

Since he was already a dead body, even if all his current life force was absorbed, as long as his body was intact, he could come back to life as an undead.

Thanks to this, as soon as he opened his eyes again, he began searching for something diligently, leaving the bewildered Hunters behind.

Finally.

“…! I found it.”

“Oh, oh?!”

“That head…!”

The woman with hair as red as blood buried under the debris.

He succeeded in finding the severed head of Jin-ah Lee.

“Director Jin-ah Lee?!”

“I knew she was dead when she had no head… but she really is gone…”

Lancelot gently cradled Jin-ah Lee, who had her eyes closed.

Even though he had realized the fact upon seeing the headless corpse, seeing the face of the deceased Director made it more real…

“Director Jin-ah Lee…!”

“She was always leading by example…”

“When did she say she would run for the next president at the dinner party!”

“To think she would go like this…”

Even though she had a strong trust from her subordinates outwardly.

The Hunters began to tear up, each expressing their own emotions.

The atmosphere turned into a pseudo-funeral.

Meanwhile, regardless of this.

“Could you move aside for a moment?”

“Huh? Yes…”

Lancelot arrived in front of Jin-ah Lee’s corpse, covered with a cloth, passing by the Hunters who were hugging each other and crying.

Showing a bright smile to the female Hunter, who seemed to be a healer, he then knelt on one knee and removed the cloth covering Jin-ah Lee’s headless corpse.

Thud.

He placed the head he had brought on her body.

Then.

“Um… How long have I been out?”

“Argh?!”

“D, Director…”

“Jin-ah Lee?!”

As if in a lie, her neck reattached itself, and she opened her vacant eyes, asking.

At this, the Hunters who were mourning looked as if they had seen a ghost, watching their superior come back to life.

Regardless of the surrounding reactions, Jin-ah Lee stood up and stretched.

“Mom, you fool!!”

Thump!

A child who jumped out of her shadow hit her with a backbreaker.

“Ugh?!”

“I was crying my heart out inside, thinking you were dead! If you had such a power, you should have told me earlier!”

“Eve, it’s not right to hit your mother.”

The one who headbutted Jin-ah Lee’s back.

The girl had a pure white body, ruby-like red eyes, and long hair as white as jade, with blackish-red horns protruding from her forehead.

At first glance, she was a humanoid monster.

However, with her cute clothes and doll-like atmosphere, the Hunters watching her didn’t perceive this ‘Eve’ as a threat at all.

Especially since her angry expression was just like that of a human child.

“Mom, are you planning to make me an orphan? You should think about what happens to me if you die!”

“Eve, no matter what, it’s too rude to speak to your mother Jin-ah like that…”

“Shut up! Uncle Lancelot, step back! Go over there to the medical team and flirt with some married women!”

Jin-ah Lee could only sigh.

Lancelot, who couldn’t even sigh due to the factual assault, was now helpless.

Regardless of how the surrounding humans viewed her, Eve screamed at her mom, who had nearly died.

“Ugh, seriously! And show me my sister quickly! I need to eat her to get stronger and protect you!!”

***

The time was before Shin-woo entered the amusement park.

“Then please help me sneak into the amusement park.”

“…What?”

“That way, my identity won’t be exposed, and I’ll be safe. It’s a win-win, right?”

It was when Yoo Che-ran was trying to stop Shin-woo from turning into a monster.

She wanted to stop him because she felt something terrible would happen.

Thinking it would be nice for him to live a normal life as a human, Yoo Che-ran blocked his way, knowing she was overstepping.

However, Shin-woo didn’t blame her.

Instead, despite having much greater power than Hunter Yoo Che-ran, who stood in his way, he asked her for help.

“Please help me, Che-ran.”

There was someone inside the amusement park that he had to protect at all costs.

And Yoo Che-ran, who knew Shin-woo better than anyone else, agreed.

“…Then follow me secretly.”

“Oh, thank you! Che-ran.”

Using her position as a C-rank Hunter, Che-ran succeeded in getting Shin-woo, who was just a Hunter Meister, as close as possible to the amusement park.

Then, still unaware of the internal situation, she secretly let Shin-woo through the back entrance of the amusement park, which had a no-entry tape.

“Shin-woo.”

“Yes, Che-ran.”

“Please come back safely.”

“Yes, I will!”

Che-ran couldn’t help but wave her hand as she watched Shin-woo run inside with a bright smile.

But from the rooftop of a high-rise building some distance from the amusement park.

Boom!

She watched as Shin-woo returned in his monstrous form to the place they had promised to meet after the battle, in case they had to escape.

“S, Shin-woo?!”

Che-ran deeply regretted her actions from earlier.

“Growl…”

She thought that in his monster form, he would only be slightly inconvenienced, walking clumsily at most.

But when he reverted back to his human state.

“Ugh…”

“Relax your body! Your muscles are torn!”

Seeing the bruises all over his body and, above all, his right arm, which was dislocated and had torn muscles.

“I’m going to set the bone, so relax!”

Crack.

“Argh?!”

“I’ll call an emergency helicopter. Please stay still.”

She reattached the dislocated arm as first aid, but it still required professional treatment.

While hurriedly carrying the unconscious Shin-woo indoors and calling 119, Che-ran made a resolution.

“Shin-woo, I’ll never let you bear that burden alone again.”

The benefactor who saved her life that day.

The hero who inspired her dream that day.

She vowed never to let Han Shin-woo fight alone again.

“I will become stronger and stand by your side!”

***

It was at a bar with a dark but cozy atmosphere and red lighting.

“Everyone! The video you are seeing now is absolutely not fabricated! This is reality!”

A low-resolution video that looked like it was shot with a broken camera was being reported on the news.

A video so poor in quality that it wouldn’t even be usable on Instagram or YouTube Shorts.

However, the content of the video had captured the attention of not only America, where the news was being broadcast, but also the entire world, focusing on the jet-black monster in the footage.

“It’s a very short video, but from what I see, doesn’t it seem like this monster is ‘protecting’ humans?”

“Yes… it’s a very short clip, so I can’t be certain, but it does appear that way to me as well.”

“According to additional information, the video source is CCTV from Lotte World amusement park in Korea. The monster in the video is reportedly the national disaster-level monster called the Monster of Jamsil!”

A national disaster-level monster.

That title was enough to make people shiver anywhere in the world.

However, this time, it made humanity tremble for a different reason.

“According to our investigation, the Monster of Jamsil has been appearing in Korea for 10 years. However, its activities since then, what can we say…”

“It has exterminated humanoid monsters of national disaster level and dealt with A-rank threats like the Twin Head. There are records of clashes with Hunters, but so far, the number of injuries caused by it is zero! Not a single one!”

“In other words! Could he possibly be the true Dark Knight of our time, who has sided with humanity?!”

On the news desk, a host and an expert were throwing out uncertain speculations to attract viewers’ interest.

Then, the less than five-second footage from Lotte World’s CCTV was shown again.

The scene of the jet-black monster tearing apart the tree branches that were extending towards the people, seemingly fighting for them, was broadcasted.

And the people in the bar, watching this scene on a 90s analog TV.

“Lululu~.”

“Bartender, another drink!”

They seemed completely uninterested in such things, just doing their own thing as if they were not of this world.

Except for one person.

“Interesting. That.”

“?!”

“Boss…?”

Their leader, dressed in the same black coat as everyone else.

The woman with black bobbed hair and candle-like eyes, the leader of the ‘Monster Group,’ stood out.

As she started to leave the bar to smoke, about ten members who had been doing their own things followed her.

And as the leader was walking down the alley, exhaling cigarette smoke and turning around.

“Should we recruit that one into our organization?”

As if waiting for it, all the ‘monsters’ of the group began preparing for illegal entry into Korea, each with a sly smile.