I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 23 There’s Something in That Room

A day had already passed since the juvenile monster from the research wing escaped.

In the first hour or two, maybe it wasn’t clear, but after an entire night had passed, Yeongdeungpo, which was still under monster alert, was practically paralyzed.

As dawn broke and the day slowly brightened, such articles would flood TV and social media countless times. With the monsoon starting tomorrow, the weather was gloomy, and things were generally not looking good.

Despite this, at the top floor of the Korean Hunter Association branch, in the branch chief’s office, where a special wall allowed the outside scenery to be seen despite the absence of windows, Lee Jin-ah was following the old saying, “Haste makes waste.”

Sip.

She drank a shot of soju alone, without any side dishes.

Sitting at the desk by the window, she gazed blankly at the gloomy sky.

“As expected, if it’s dead, it’s fine, but dealing with the living is tough.”

It was expected, but the current situation was worse than anticipated, and as a living being, she couldn’t help but sigh.

It was eight years ago, when she had set foot in Korea after a long time.

Recommended for the branch chief position of the Korean branch from the U.S. headquarters, she had immediately fished out the national disaster-level monster, Angel, which had been lying dormant in the deep sea of Busan Port.

Still, as it was a national disaster-level monster from an advanced hunter country, she had expectations.

But the upper half of its body had completely disappeared for some reason, making it impossible to ‘resurrect’ it.

So, regrettably, they could only preserve it as a specimen in the research wing…

“Does it have reproductive organs? Interesting.”

Until she discovered that Angel was ‘female,’ Lee Jin-ah had thought so.

Plan B would take much longer and require a massive budget compared to the original Plan A, but if successful, it might yield a specimen superior to the original.

She had also gathered genes from other national disaster-level monsters worldwide over time.

For eight years, since fishing out Angel, Lee Jin-ah had devoted herself to new research.

And this year, she had finally succeeded in impregnating the womb of the mother, who had only the lower body remaining, with a juvenile.

And once the creation was completed, the first thing to do was test its performance.

‘At the very least, the mother was a national disaster-level monster in the top twenty of advanced hunter countries worldwide, so it should be able to do at least that…’

Of course, despite some initial complications with the newborn crushing a D-rank hunter and temporarily causing trouble, the fact that it severely injured three B-rank hunters was quite impressive.

However, the fact that all the researchers who didn’t provoke it were still alive led Lee Jin-ah to evaluate the juvenile monster she had created as follows:

“A failure as a monster. But in terms of performance, well, it’s somewhat passable…”

Even though the whereabouts of the most important ‘child’ were not in her hands, she had expected it to be caught by now, given that even A-rank hunters had been deployed.

If only that ‘man’ hadn’t interfered.

“The Monster of Jamsil…”

A national disaster-level monster that had appeared in Korea, just like Angel.

Who on earth could it be?

What were his objectives, and what was his true identity?

A mutant-like man who was strangely uninterested in humans. Although it was almost a confirmed suspicion, he seemed to possess knowledge comparable to that of humans.

‘A monster without hostility towards humans… He’s a man who isn’t excessively driven by instinct.’

In that regard, he was similar to the juvenile monster I had created this time. Perhaps he felt a sense of kinship due to that similarity and ran off with the juvenile.

According to A-rank Hunter Joo Sang-ho, who encountered the Monster of Jamsil, the creature had fled with the juvenile monster on its back.

“He’s acting just like a human…”

That was unlikely.

Regardless, since a national disaster-level monster had taken it, I had no intention of handing over my creation easily.

“Come out, Snake.”

Lee Jin-ah leaned back in her chair, almost lying down, and commanded her ‘hair.’

Following her words, the green hair, which appeared to be dyed, began to fade gradually, like paint washing away.

“Hssss…”

It revealed itself, taking the form of a long liquid snake.

“Snake, track the traces of the juvenile monster. I will follow shortly.”

“Hsss…”

In response to its owner’s command, the snake lost its shape, plopping to the floor.

Then it rose again, this time taking the form of a robust man.

Perfect disguise, except for the lack of speech, its appearance and color were unmistakably human.

“Excellent.”

With a brief compliment, Lee Jin-ah waved to the B+ level monster, Nexer Snake, as it took the elevator, pretending to be human.

She poured herself another glass of soju.

***

The work of a Hunter Meister was like that of a freelancer, varying daily depending on the requests made by hunters.

Therefore, there was no fixed schedule, similar to hunters, and Meisters typically received equipment after monster hunts.

Unless a monster appeared at dawn, it was a job where napping during the day was the norm…

“S-Sophia?!”

“…”

Had a monster appeared at dawn?

I, who had fallen asleep with the juvenile monster in the spacious bed, woke up around 9 AM, earlier than the child who slept a lot, and naturally left the room.

Coincidentally, Sophia came out at the same time as me.

Dark circles, as if she had just returned from a mission, were etched under her eyes.

“You… didn’t sleep well.”

“No… I slept perfectly fine…?”

She was lying.

There is a saying that beauties are sleepyheads, and Sophia was the sleepiest person I knew.

So if she missed even a little sleep, it showed immediately.

I wondered if she had something on her mind lately.

As I tilted my head in concern…

Stride, stride.

“Sophia?!”

Sophia suddenly tried to walk past me into my room.

There was still the juvenile monster sleeping soundly on the bed inside.

If she went in now, something irreversible would definitely happen, so I hurriedly ran to the door and spread my arms wide.

“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

“I left something in your room.”

“…? You haven’t been in my room even once since you came back from America.”

“No, I have.”

It was a lie.

If that were true, I would have known.

But regardless, Sophia’s eyes, filled with determination to enter my room even if she had to push me aside, met mine.

“You can’t go in right now!”

“Why? Is there something in there I shouldn’t see?”

I struggled to respond.

Could it be that Sophia had noticed?

Seeing my anxious expression, she smirked like a monster in a horror movie, her blue eyes gleaming.

If she was at the level of a B-rank hunter, she could easily toss someone as strong as me, an ordinary person, aside with one hand.

If Sophia touched me, it would be game over.

So…

“Uncle! Auntie! Please come here for a moment!”

“Give it up. Mom and Dad already left the house this morning for an important meeting.”

I tried to call for help in front of this overwhelming opponent.

But my helpers were busy with an important meeting about the Monster of Jamsil, which started early in the morning, so I failed.

Meanwhile, Sophia placed her hand on my chest to push me aside.

Seeing her lick her lips made me instinctively feel a sense of survival.

I really didn’t want to, but…

“You can’t go in!”

“Why not? …Is there really something in there I shouldn’t see?”

“Actually… yes!”

“?!”

I decided to use my last resort.

I never thought I would have to say this in a house with a younger sister.

But no matter how I looked at it, this was the only way to break Sophia’s stubbornness.

So, with a serious expression, I said,

“I was actually watching porn.”

“…Wha… what?”

Swallowing my tears at the creation of this dark history, I stood firm.

“Porn videos?”

“No, sex videos.”

“…!!”

Sophia, as expected, was flustered and stepped back.

Her face turned red like a well-ripened tomato, burning with heat.

“So, don’t come in…”

“……”

Fidgeting nervously.

His previously imposing demeanor was completely gone, and he felt embarrassed, his eyes spinning around aimlessly.

It must have felt awkward at the same time.

He understood.

It was even more awkward for him.

Now, how should he react when he encountered Sophia at home or work?

Honestly, he hoped she wouldn’t avoid him, calling him dirty.

‘Well, anyway, I won…’

The law of equivalent exchange.

It seemed he had successfully sealed Sophia’s actions at the cost of his own shame.

Having come out himself, he tried to comfort himself as he headed back into his room.

But at this point, he thought she would usually back down.

“So, so what?”

Sophia, still not admitting defeat, spoke again with a face flushed with embarrassment, her lips trembling.

“Wh-what’s the big deal about porn?”

“Huh?”

“Are-are you the only one who masturbates? I-I do it too!”

“Sophia?”

“Sh-Shin-woo, what do you w-watch when you m-masturbate? If you w-want, I’m a premium member. I can sh-share what I watch with you.”

“Sophia?!”

He could see steam rising from the top of her head, she was so embarrassed.

It was an incredible madness.

Simultaneously, an even more incredible obsession.

Seeing her actually trying to enter an adult site on her phone, I desperately tried to stop Sophia from creating any more dark history for herself.

“Sophia, stop! That’s enough!”

“Sh-shut up! If I don’t do this much, you won’t let me into your room! Let’s take this opportunity to share our sexual preferences! I can be your…!”

Ding-dong.

It was right then.

It seemed like Sophia was about to say something tremendous, but at that moment, the doorbell rang unexpectedly in the morning.

Thanks to that, we calmed down quickly. As I wondered what was going on and started to walk toward the stairs.

Crash!

The sound of breaking glass came from my room.

Holding my breath at the realization, I hurriedly peeked into the room through the already open door.

Inside.

“Don’t come in! Han Shin-woo.”

“Huh…?”

This was the second floor.

No, more importantly, did he break the window with his face?

A man with glass shards stuck all over his face was crouching by the window, silently engaging in a staring contest with Sophia, who was already inside the room.

And hanging from one of Sophia’s arms, wearing my white shirt and rubbing its eyes as if it had just woken up, was a baby monster yawning.

“Han Shin-woo, I heard you were watching porn…”

“Uh, no, that’s…”

“You… don’t tell me, this is your kind of thing…?”

“There’s no way that’s true!”