I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 106: *Touch My Sister and You Die*

As soon as Shin-woo left, Kurumi immediately summoned Amaterasu from the shadows.

“Amaterasu, help me grow the World Tree.”

“That. Requires. A. Significant. Amount. Of. Time.”

“I don’t care. I’ll help, so we need to grow a sapling big enough to cover the entire city of Osaka as quickly as possible!”

“…Understood.”

Right after defeating Godzilla, she was focused on nurturing the World Tree, known as the world’s panacea, to counteract the harmful gases that would soon escape from the corpse.

And since it was such an arduous task to grow the sapling sky-high, she would be completely defenseless during the process.

The one who had chosen to stay behind to protect her was none other than Sophia.

“By the way, it was unexpected.”

“What was?”

“That you stayed behind, Miss Sophia. I thought you’d hate me enough to want me dead.”

“Yes, that’s true. I really do dislike you, Princess.”

Sophia spoke bluntly to Kurumi, who was sitting on the ground, channeling power into Amaterasu.

“I’ve had my eyes on Shin-woo since ten years ago. I tried incredibly hard to overcome my anthropophobia, even going to the American Academy to show him a better side of myself.”

“…!”

“Well, I haven’t completely overcome it, but I did manage to grow to the point where I can at least have a conversation with a regular person.”

If you asked a Beast Hunter what the most dreadful situation was, ten out of ten would naturally say being separated from their family.

The one family in the world that even remotely looked like a human.

Sophia had left such a family behind and gone to the United States, a place teeming with people she loathed, while she was still a minor.

Thinking back on it now, she recalled the many times she had suicidal thoughts and how much antidepressant medication she had swallowed—it was an utterly terrifying experience.

But there was something she gained from it.

She had grown to the point where she could hold a normal conversation with one or two people, even if she couldn’t handle a crowd.

“And then someone like you suddenly appears and receives similar treatment as me—do you think I could see you in a good light after all that effort?”

“Indeed… I would have hated it too if it were me. Especially since you’ve been waiting for ten years.”

“Yes, that’s why I stayed here. Because I’ve been waiting for ten years, I know everything about what Shin-woo likes and dislikes.”

“What do you mean by ‘know’…?”

Sophia sighed deeply, looking at Kurumi as if it couldn’t be helped.

“If you get hurt, Shin-woo will be incredibly sad.”

“Oh…”

“So it’s for Shin-woo’s sake! I have no choice! I’m protecting you! So there’s no need to thank me. And isn’t it said that Beast Hunters usually have a hard time getting close to others?”

“Heh. That’s true. Beast Hunters and friends? That would be impossible. Maybe if they were lovers, but friends? Never.”

The only reason they were together was that they were bound by the rope named Han Shin-woo.

With that conclusion, the two of them simply chuckled and then returned to focusing on their respective tasks.

But at that moment—

*Wooong-*

“Huh?”

“What?”

The same scene overlapped completely in both of their visions.

It was an incredible mass of energy, glowing red, emanating from the distant mountains.

“Sister! It’s dangerous here!”

“Ria?”

“You need to escape quickly! This place feels dangerous!”

Sensing Godzilla’s killing intent, Ria instinctively emerged from the shadows, trying to take Sophia to a safer place.

Kurumi, too, noticed that Amaterasu had already stopped the growth of the World Tree and was now wrapping her in its wide arms.

“It’s too late. That creature’s. Attack. Will wipe. Out this. Entire area.”

“…! Then, protect Miss Sophia as well! Amaterasu!”

“Impossible. My contract. Is to. Only ensure. Your survival.”

“What are you saying…! Miss Sophia!”

Realizing that the entire area was about to turn into a barren wasteland, Kurumi immediately turned toward Sophia.

However—

“…Excuse me, Princess. Is there still space left in your shadow?”

“Huh…?”

“Sister?”

“Could you put this little one in there for a while? They say that when a tamed beast’s master dies, it can suffer a rebound.”

Having already assessed the situation, Sophia carefully tried to hand over the small beast that was clinging to her.

“Sister…?”

“Miss Sophia, what are you saying…”

“You already know, don’t you? There’s no escaping this.”

Clicking her tongue in regret, her expression showed that she had already resigned herself to the situation.

“Damn it… I’ve been thinking of a way, but no matter what I do, it seems impossible to stop this.”

“W-What are you saying, Sister?!”

“Yes, Miss Sophia. At the very least, there must be some other way…”

“No, there isn’t. So don’t cling to false hope.”

“…!”

“!!”

Sometimes, she thought about it.

If she were ever in a situation where she had no choice but to die, how would she want to go?

For a Hunter, death was always close, like a neighbor.

Sophia, in particular, had someone who always cared for her, so she often pondered this, and now that the moment had arrived, she simply smiled and responded.

“I feel bad showing Jae-won this awful sight… Someone, please tell Shin-woo that I’m just sorry.”

“Miss Sophia!”

“Sister! No!! I don’t want this!!!”

“Ria, that’s an order. Enter Kurumi’s shadow.”

“Sister!!!”

When her master gave the command, Ria, whether she liked it or not, began to be absorbed from her sister’s shadow into Kurumi’s shadow.

As she cried and reached out her hand, the small beast just wailed, seeing her sister not reach back.

However, knowing she couldn’t take her hand, Sophia closed her eyes for the last time as she realized the massive red sphere was about to be fired.

‘I just hope Jae-won and Shin-woo don’t get hurt…’

“Sister!!”

At that moment, Kitsune Rokyu’s special ring, which was designed for Beast Hunters, began to glow on Sophia’s right index finger.

The original effect of this equipment was to ‘enhance’ the tamed beast, making it stronger.

However, in this case, the grown-up Ria, instead of merely lending her strength, wished to cross over into this world herself.

The next moment—

*Swoosh—*

“Huh?”

“What?”

“What are you…!”

They saw it.

Ria’s body, enveloped in a black light, effortlessly sliced the massive red sphere that was about to obliterate the land, splitting it in half and causing it to explode in mid-air.

At the same time, a young lady with red eyes, dressed in a beautiful gown, suddenly knelt in front of Sophia.

“Wh-Who are you…?”

“…”

“Could it be… Ria?”

“…Hello, Sister.”

As the figure slowly rose, she greeted Sophia with a familiar face.

Despite having grown, she was unmistakably Sophia’s tamed beast, Ria.

“What in the world…? Ria suddenly grew up?”

“Yes. It’s likely thanks to that ring you’re wearing, Sister.”

“This? The ring I got from Lord Rokyu?”

“Yes. That ring allows you to temporarily switch the current form of your tamed beast with a more advanced future version.”

“That— That kind of ability existed?!”

“Yes. Thanks to it, I was able to set foot in this world, even if just for a moment. Thank you, Sister.”

Ria had grown in various ways.

Sophia felt somewhat confused, seeing the one she used to teach now teaching her instead.

‘But wait, isn’t her chest way too big?!’

Come to think of it, she remembered that the first person to be with Shin-woo in the future was Ria.

Right now, she was just a kid, so Sophia had been worried that Shin-woo might have that kind of taste, but this was shocking in its own way.

“Sister…?”

“Ah, um… I mean, you’ve grown well, Ria.”

“Ah, yes! Thank you.”

But seriously, she was incredibly beautiful.

If anyone could be described as sculpted from pure jade, it would be Ria—so beautiful that even as a woman, Sophia couldn’t help but admire her. No longer a little beast, she was now simply a human-shaped monster.

“…Can I touch your chest?”

“Sure! If it’s you, Sister, you can even suck on it.”

“S-Such a bold offer from Ria?! Do you do that with Shin-woo too…”

“Excuse me, you two. This isn’t the time for that kind of conversation!”

This was the body that aroused Shin-woo the most.

Sophia was lost in thought, trying to figure out various things, but snapped back to reality when she heard Kurumi’s voice.

“Ah, right! We were in the middle of fighting Godzilla.”

“Godzilla? …Do you mean that giant monster that was sleeping in Osaka?”

“Yes, that’s right. I guess since you’ve grown, Ria, you know all about it!”

“Strange… Did we ever fight Godzilla in the past?”

Ria felt a strange sense of discomfort from her sister’s words, but it didn’t matter at the moment.

“Sister, is that the monster that tried to kill you?”

“Huh? Ah, yes. That’s why Shin-woo went to take it down…”

“I understand. Leave it to me.”

“Ria?”

*Step, step.*

Godzilla.

A monster that her brother had found useful in the future, bringing it back half-dead.

It had been used to annihilate humanity, but now, alive or dead, it didn’t matter.

Because it was her duty, the most important task her brother had entrusted to her.

“Ria, remember this well.”

“Yes, Brother.”

“Anything that harms Sophia—kill it. It doesn’t matter what it is.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Now, it dared to try and kill her sister while it was still alive.

With that fact.

With that reality.

Ria, who had grown up and was now filled with rage, unleashed her killing intent and charged straight toward the monster.

“Sister, please stay here.”

“Huh?”

“I’ll kill that thing right away.”