I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Author Notes:

Hello, dear readers. This is the author of “I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster.”

First, I would like to apologize sincerely. I am truly sorry for any discomfort that my work may have caused.

I have reflected deeply after receiving harsh criticism from many readers about the recent “Big House” episode.

The unreasonable plot twists and nonsensical surprises were inexcusable. I am deeply sorry for disappointing the readers who were enjoying my work.

After much deliberation, I am embarrassed but I have decided to entirely remove the “Big House” episode.

Thankfully, this episode was designed as a sort of spin-off, so if you continue with the content added in episode 28, you should be able to follow along with the original storyline easily.

Once again, I deeply apologize. I have clearly understood what you, the readers, expect from my work, and I will do my best to meet those expectations and show you the dedication you deserve.

The only reason a third-rate author like me could rise to this position among the many masterpieces on NobelPia is because of your interest. From now on, I will focus and do my best with the series.

Thank you.

Chapter 37: The Princess Can’t Do Without You

Leaping across the rooftop of an uninhabited skyscraper, he landed after a moment.

“Graaaaah…”

It was a skyscraper located quite far from the desolate field where they had first met.

In the distance, he could see emergency helicopters and numerous rescue workers heading towards the mansion.

Meanwhile.

“……”

He had managed to deceive people’s eyes.

Now, how could he deceive Che-ran’s eyes?

In the end, he had recklessly kidnapped her the moment his identity was revealed.

If his true identity spread worldwide from here, he would forever be isolated from human society.

Moreover, all the things he had done so far…

Attacking the head of the Hunter branch, deceiving the daughter of one of the world’s top ten families—he could end up branded as a ‘monster’, a traitor to humanity.

‘That cannot happen… I must avoid the ‘Monster Squad’ route at all costs…!’

Humans treated as monsters.

Commonly referred to as Kaijin.

They were notorious villains whose names were on international wanted lists.

Their human rights were revoked, and they were pursued by the global government formed by the Hunter Association and countries worldwide until death.

And the organization formed by such individuals was the ‘Monster Squad’, the representative evil organization in the universe.

‘In the original, most characters were sold later as DLC, and only a few were actually encountered…’

A lair of ‘villains with a backstory’.

There were no one-dimensional bad guys; it was a gathering of sympathetic villains with tear-jerking backstories.

And the end of the Monster Squad members I met in the original was never good.

As if the game developer said, “Stop the washing machine!”, they all died tragically.

‘…If I see that Monster Squad route in reality, my mental state will surely not hold.’

Above all, the Monster Squad route was an ultra-hardcore, endgame route.

And the ending was always a bad ending.

Even if you barely reached the conclusion, the Monster Squad members who became your allies were already annihilated, and humanity itself faced extinction—the worst possible ending.

…It was a route with an open-ended conclusion.

“Graaaah!”

‘I’ll somehow persuade Che-ran!’

Even if it meant dying here, he had no choice but to kneel and beg her to spare him.

“Um… Mr. Shin-woo. Could you put me down for now?”

“Graaaah!”

‘Yes!’

He carefully set Che-ran down on the rooftop as instructed.

Then, they awkwardly made eye contact.

“Mr. Shin-woo.”

“……”

“It’s impossible to talk in that state, right?”

“Graaaah.”

He nodded.

Even as a humanoid monster, his jaw structure was not human, so his answer was always the same ‘graaah’.

So, he nodded his head to indicate it was difficult.

“Then, could you please turn back into a human for now?”

She wanted to have a conversation and tried to get him to revert to his original form.

…Could this be a trap?

If he turned back into human form, would she punch him in the stomach?

If that happened, he would surely die.

But in this situation, he had no other choice.

For the second time today, he exhaled black smoke and transformed back into Han Shin-woo.

Che-ran, who had instructed him to do so and then saw him actually do it, widened her eyes in surprise.

“…! It really works, the transformation…”

“Yes, well, that’s how it is…”

“…Were you like this since birth?”

“Yes. That’s how it happened…”

After a brief conversation, silence fell for a few seconds.

He expected to be interrogated and treated like a criminal, but this was unexpected.

‘Why isn’t she asking anything?’

Or maybe she was planning to execute him on the spot?!

At that moment, he wished he had been possessed by a different Hunter profession instead of a monster Hunter.

“Is it very troublesome if your identity is revealed?”

“…What?”

Che-ran suddenly asked about his situation.

He nodded in agreement.

“I understand. Then I will keep it a secret.”

“……What?!”

Che-ran, unexpectedly taking his side.

He was utterly confused by what was happening.

No, to be frank, the Hunters might see him as a monster pretending to be human.

And they were letting him go as if he were a wild deer?

Why?

What was the reason?

Curious, he decided to ask her, though he could have just stayed silent.

“Why are you letting me go?”

At his question, Che-ran’s eyes widened.

Then she averted her gaze and said something unexpected.

“…Do you remember me?”

“…What?”

Of course, he remembered.

She was his mother’s disciple; how could he forget?

But suddenly asking if he remembered was baffling.

He delayed his response.

“…It’s nothing.”

“……?”

“I just… I just feel like I can trust you, Mr. Shin-woo. I believe you are on humanity’s side, so I’m going to overlook this.”

Returning her gaze to him, Che-ran smiled brightly, expressing her belief and support for him, who was practically half-monster.

“Mr. Shin-woo, you are on humanity’s side, right?”

“…!! Yes! Of course!”

“Fufu. That’s enough. Let’s go down now so we don’t raise suspicion.”

“Ah, yes!”

With that, Yu Che-ran opened the rooftop door and entered the building.

And behind her was Mr. Shin-woo.

To be precise, she glanced back at the monster who had saved her and her family in the past incident in Jamsil.

“You have always been my role model, Mr. Shin-woo.”

Yu Che-ran whispered a quiet thank you, her cheeks blushing.

***

The lobby on the first floor of the Korean branch.

In the busy scene caused by the sudden appearance of Russia’s state-level Hunter and the kidnapping of Princess Kurumi.

“……”

There was one person squatting alone, making even the Hunters keep their distance.

It was Princess Kurumi, surrounded by humans for her protection, yet in a state of panic.

“Uh… uh…”

She couldn’t even lift her head, curling up like an armadillo.

The Hunters kept their distance of five meters, all knowing they should do something but unable to help, breaking into a cold sweat.

This included Jin-ah Lee, the current branch head.

“Branch Head, what should we do?”

“We can’t do anything. Just stay put and wait.”

No matter what they tried, approaching her only caused more problems, leaving them with no solutions.

For example, the person beside her.

In the crowded lobby, especially busy today due to various incidents, another Beast Hunter was trembling.

“Ugh… ugh…”

“Sister, are you okay?”

“…Yes.”

Jin-ah Lee could only sigh, watching Sophia tremble, being comforted by her summoned baby monster.

‘Damn it… We can’t just leave the noble lady sitting on the floor until the mansion is repaired…’

If her panic state continued, it could lead to permanent anxiety disorders.

This was a highly dangerous moment for Korean-Japanese diplomacy.

Should they clear out all the Hunters from the lobby to ease her anxiety?

‘…No. That would defeat the purpose of bringing her here.’

In the end, there was nothing they could do.

If she disliked humans, summoning her Lancelot to comfort her was an option, but there were too many people here for that.

So, for now, they could only watch and wait.

“Huff, huff, huff!”

Just as Jin-ah Lee sighed softly.

“Sophia, are you okay?”

“…! Han Shin-woo!”

“…Han Shin-woo?”

A welcoming voice from the lobby corner where Sophia had been.

Seeing a Beast Hunter making such a sound in a crowded area, she looked and saw.

“Ah, that boy…”

The son Rollin had picked up ten years ago was comforting the trembling Sophia.

“Are you okay? Are you hurt?”

“Idiot! That’s what I should be asking you!”

“Haha. Is that so?”

“Oppa, come here!”

“Yes. I’m back. Ria.”

Seeing the three, Jin-ah Lee’s eyes widened.

‘I never thought I’d see a Beast Hunter with that expression…’

Even hearing about it was surprising, but seeing it in person was astonishing.

If she ever got the chance to meet Sophia, she planned to ask why the baby monster from the research facility became her servitude monster.

‘I’m a bit personally intrigued.’

Thinking this, she began walking towards them.

“…! Uh, uh…”

“Ria, what’s wrong?”

Jin-ah approached, and Ria hid behind Shin-woo, recalling past trauma.

Realizing someone had approached, both turned to see her.

“Hello, you two.”

“Ah, Branch Head…”

“……”

“I have a personal interest in you two. Especially you, Han Shin-woo. I find you particularly intriguing.”

“…Do you?”

Shin-woo, meeting Jin-ah in human form for the first time, tried to act awkward as if it were their first encounter.

But remembering their recent battle, he couldn’t hide his hostility.

‘Huh? Why is he glaring at me like that? Did I do something to him?’

Jin-ah Lee tilted her head, puzzled.

But that wasn’t important right now.

Regardless of Shin-woo’s reaction, she smiled and pointed to the left with her index finger.

“Can I leave her to you, Shin-woo?”

“…? Her?”

“Yes. If we leave her like that, she might suffer a permanent panic attack, leading to brain damage and regression.”

“……?!”

Only then did Shin-woo notice Princess Kurumi squ

atting alone among the crowd.

“Why should Shin-woo…”

As soon as Sophia felt Shin-woo’s hand slip away, she wanted to hold him back somehow.

But by the time she spoke.

Tap tap tap.

He had already dashed towards the person who needed him.

“Princess.”

“…Huh?”

Reaching out to someone he could help, Shin-woo smiled warmly.

Grabbing the hand that seemed like a lifeline from heaven, she clung to him immediately.

“Sniff, sniff…”

“It’s okay.”

Princess Kurumi, terrified and seemingly wishing for death, clung to Shin-woo, crying with snot and tears, showing no sign of her noble heritage.

She poured out her accumulated tears.

“I thought… I was dead…! It was so… scary…!”

“Don’t worry. I’m alive.”

Meanwhile, the crowd in the lobby.

Hunters, receptionists, even Shin-woo’s senior Meisters were all gaping in astonishment.

Only one person.

“Sister…”

Ria, looking up worriedly at her.

For some reason, tears of frustration welled up in Sophia’s eyes.