I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 94: I Cried to My Heart’s Content After a Long Time

It was the moment when Rokyu was still jumping between rooftops.

“Everyone, please stay quiet…”

“Ugh…!”

“T-there really are monsters outside, right?”

While working in the kitchen with the staff, Sophia suddenly sensed the presence of monsters surrounding the building. She immediately turned off all the lights in the room and began calming the people down.

‘The presence isn’t that strong… At best, C-rank? No… This feels like D-rank level monsters.’

The roars of monsters echoed from beyond the window.

Just in case, she even drew the curtains, but it wasn’t enough to feel relieved.

What she was doing now was not a “subjugation” but “protection.”

‘The outer walls of the building seem pretty sturdy, but the windows look like ordinary reinforced glass… In other words, the monsters could easily break in through here.’

“Sister, what should we do? Should we just leave?”

“No, we don’t even know how many monsters are around. If we recklessly go outside in this situation, this entire building could become their target.”

If there were at least four skilled individuals who could cover all four directions—east, west, north, and south—

If only Riverine and Jaewon had passed as staff, this situation could have been handled.

But those two had failed the interview.

“For now, let’s stay on guard but remain absolutely quiet.”

“A-alright!”

In the end, with only two people available to fight, the only way to protect the nearly 100 civilians in the kitchen was to hide them.

‘Shin-woo…’

Even in this situation, Sophia couldn’t help but worry about Shin-woo.

As she sighed at the thought, it was then that—

“?!”

“Sister!”

Ria, who had been born as a monster and, despite her lack of experience, had a sharp intuition similar to Sophia’s, suddenly sensed the monsters around the building disappearing. She immediately looked up at Sophia.

“Reinforcements, maybe!”

Sophia also sensed the same and briefly smiled.

“…?! Sister…?”

“What the…? What’s this?”

Her joy was short-lived.

The small presences seemed to vanish, only to gather into a large one, causing Ria to start trembling.

It was an incredibly powerful presence.

Of course, compared to her brother or those under him, it was insignificant, but to Ria, it was a being of a different caliber.

To Sophia, it felt like a formidable opponent.

Running to the window covered by the curtains, she cautiously peeked outside.

“H-hey?! Rookie! What are you doing…?”

“You’ve done some Hunter work, but don’t just go out there!”

“Everyone, don’t distract my sister!”

While Ria was calming the people in the kitchen, urging them to stay still—

“That’s… that young master from before?!”

Sophia could see it.

The sight of Rokyu, fighting while protecting the side of the kitchen where they were, only to soon face mortal danger.

She could no longer stay hidden.

Crash!

Breaking through the window—

“Move aside!”

“…?! M-ma’am?”

Sophia joined the fight against the Goblin Hero.

***

The Kitsune Family episode.

There was a monster that appeared as a secondary threat, not the main one, during the first chapter of the ballroom attack.

Its name was Goblin Hero.

It had appeared in the eastern territory, far from the ballroom in the north, but whether or not it was defeated had no impact on the story.

It was merely “additional content” in the game.

However, if it wasn’t defeated, a narration line would appear later saying:

The number of casualties among the servants in the Kitsune Family’s territory exceeded one hundred.

“…So I came here.”

Immediately after parting ways with Princess Kurumi at the separate palace, Shin-woo, who still had unfinished business, had rushed to the kitchen to clear the additional content.

But when he arrived, his jaw dropped at what he saw.

Because standing there was Sophia, who was supposed to be in Korea.

‘Why is Sophia here…? No, before that, is she dressed as a maid?’

Was she that strapped for cash recently?

Such thoughts crossed his mind as Sophia’s outfit resembled that of a passing extra maid A.

Though, thanks to her exceptional appearance, she didn’t look like an extra at all.

Anyway.

‘Should I help her?’

Of course, if Sophia had seemed in danger, he would have helped immediately.

But right now, she was fighting the Goblin Hero on equal footing, swinging a scythe taller than herself like a ballet dancer performing acrobatics.

With the instincts of a seasoned player, he could tell.

Sophia was growing at an alarming rate.

As if there was someone she desperately wanted to catch up to, her eyes were filled with determination to protect the people and a strong will to become more powerful.

‘For now… I’ll hold back!’

The Goblin Hero’s large sword barely missed Sophia every time, and during this, small afterimages from her scythe began to accumulate minor wounds on its body.

Sophia’s attacks couldn’t inflict fatal injuries on the Goblin Hero’s skin.

But they were enough to gradually wear it down and isolate it.

Sophia smiled as if that much was sufficient.

“Uooohhhh!”

“That guy?! Did he give up on the greatsword?”

The Goblin Hero’s massive greatsword, crafted from the bones of its kin, designed more for smashing than cutting, was useless without hitting the target, making it a large piece of junk.

The Goblin Hero boldly abandoned the weapon and, with its two light arms, reengaged Sophia.

And this signaled that the fight had entered its second phase.

“Ugh…?!”

“Uoooohhhhh!”

The monster that had been attacking mindlessly until now began to move swiftly, pressing Sophia with agility.

Facing the Goblin Hero, which was classified as a B+ threat by American standards, Sophia started to retreat, trying not to be caught.

Slice!

Crack!

Spinning like a figure skater, she managed to drive the scythe’s blade into the Goblin Hero’s abdomen.

But at the same time, the monster grabbed Sophia by both shoulders.

‘…! This won’t work!’

The Goblin Hero wouldn’t die just from a stab in the abdomen.

In fact, it seemed pleased, glaring at Sophia as if ready to devour her.

“M-ma’am!”

Shin-woo shouted, ready to rush in, and Rokyu, who was about to spring forward.

But their concerns were unfounded.

“Heh.”

“Hmm?”

Despite the life-threatening situation, Sophia looked the Goblin Hero in the eye and smiled back as if she found the situation favorable.

“You know what?”

“……?”

“I’m a Beast Hunter, you fool.”

Wham!

From the shadows between the two, Ria suddenly emerged, kicking the Goblin Hero in the jaw.

“Kyokushin Karate – Rising Kick!”

“Huh?!”

The surprised Goblin Hero released its grip on Sophia and stumbled backward in shock.

“Ria, now!”

“Got it, sister!”

Not missing the opportunity—

“Kyokushin Karate – Straight Punch.”

“Ittoryu – Ichi-gatana!”

Sophia aimed high.

Ria aimed at the center.

Their slash and punch simultaneously struck, severing and piercing the Goblin Hero’s head and wounded abdomen.

“Ama…”

“Amazing…!”

The two men were awestruck by the sight.

Shin-woo hid behind the building again, and Rokyu, who had risen to his feet, looked at Sophia, unsure of how to react.

“M-ma’am… were you a Hunter?”

“Huh? Oh, yes…”

“And a Beast Hunter at that?”

“Y-yes…”

After a brief exchange of questions—

“I-I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to hide my identity… Well, I kind of did! But I really needed this job!”

Sophia, who was terrible at lying, answered while still keeping her secret.

Ordinarily, such a suspicious person should have been thrown out immediately for the future of the family, but—

“…Why did you save me?”

“Huh?”

“If hiding your identity was your goal… you could have stayed hidden inside the building, whether I lived or died.”

“Oh, that…”

Rokyu asked for her reason, hoping it was something he didn’t want to acknowledge.

“Because I’m a Hunter.”

“…!”

“And just like you, young master. You came all the way here from the ballroom to protect us. So, we’re even, aren’t we?”

She saved him because she was a Hunter.

And since he had come to save her, she saved him back.

Sophia’s answer was simple and clear, yet—

“In my family, no one has ever said something so obvious before…”

“Huh, young master…?”

“In our family, if you do something, you must receive something in return. That’s what we’ve always been taught…”

“Huh, h-huh?! Young master, are you crying?”

“I-I’m not crying!”

From morning till night.

Even in his sleep, a blade was always at his throat. When was the last time he felt such warmth?

Surely, the tradition was to expel such a suspicious person for the family’s future, but—

“D-don’t cry! Young master. Pat, pat.”

“I-I’ll comfort you too! Stroke, stroke.”

Surrounded by two girls younger than him, being comforted, Rokyu felt this wasn’t so bad after all. He finally relaxed and cried to his heart’s content after a long time.

“C-could you… t-tell me… your name?”

“Sophia. No last name, just Sophia. Please call me that, young master.”

“Y-yes… I shall.”

Meanwhile—

Even though his wife was currently stroking another man’s head!

Watching from the roof of a building on the outskirts of the territory, Han Jae-won, the son of the two, was burning with rage.

“Han Shin-wooooo!! You idiotttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt-!!!”

Han Jae-won was seething more than ever, unleashing black lightning, as if he was about to transform into a monster, ignoring Riverine’s attempts to calm him down.

“Was your fortress Netorareeee?!! You idiottttttttttt!! Go and stop them right nowwww!!”