Chapter 36
I narrowed my eyes and began scanning my surroundings. Soon, I realized something.
There are not just one or two monsters.
I was taken aback. Why? No matter how much I think about it now, there’s no reason for this.
Logically speaking, the possibility of it being the New Humanity Association is absurdly low.
After all, they had already caused a flood in South Korea once, and in North Korea, the Gremlin had died, and even Bastet had been unable to act for some time due to the damage. Naturally, they wouldn’t have the capacity to cause trouble in Seoul anymore.
So, what could it possibly be?
I recalled events that had happened in the original story. Then, I soon realized something.
Ah, yes. That “thing.”
The unequivocally worst group of monsters that appeared in “A Magical Girl Doesn’t Fall,” and the organization where the most S-rank monsters appeared was the New Humanity Association.
However, just because S-rank monsters appeared in the original story doesn’t mean they were all affiliated with the New Humanity Association. Right from the start, the so-called “Strongest Monster,” the “Dragon King,” was holed up in its own territory without being part of any group.
Moreover, there were truly few who could control monsters like that. The land of Korea is inherently not a place where monsters can survive for long. In most cases, they are dealt with by magical girls within a few hours, and even if they hide from the magical girls, it would only last for a few days.
Yet, this “thing” had the means to make monsters evade the eyes of magical girls, resulting in it leading a legion of numerous monsters.
It was a creature that only appeared around the middle of the original story, but the reason it had begun its activities now was obvious.
‘…It’s me.’
The trust in magical girls among the public was beginning to plummet. In such a situation, the S-rank Black Knight happened to be rampaging around, which made it clear that the current situation of magical girls in South Korea was abnormal.
That’s why it had begun its activities. Ultimately, not only did my actions speed up Reina’s growth, but they also accelerated the activities of monsters, including the New Humanity Association.
However, the New Humanity Association and this “thing” are different. No matter how devastating the damage they take, they don’t care much. They believe that if they consistently act in the shadows, they will win someday. They are probably already working behind the scenes in countries other than Korea.
And the “thing” that is moving now is the opposite. It won’t even think about moving unless it has a clear estimate.
This means it has judged that now is the most vulnerable time for South Korea.
That makes sense. The magical girls at the front lines have gone to clean up the North Korean region. Once they finish restoring that area, they will significantly enhance South Korea’s magical girl power. This means they will no longer be constrained by the front lines of North Korea.
It has likely made its calculations. That it can defeat Bing Seol Hwa. …And that estimate was not wrong. In fact, in the original story, that creature was above Bing Seol Hwa.
…And the only one who could stop it back then was Reina, who was only A-rank at that time.
In the battle against that creature, Reina awakened and finally became the ultimate weapon, surpassing Bing Seol Hwa, annihilating all monsters.
But now is not the time. Reina has just barely become B-rank. Of course, Reina now is likely much stronger than the original Reina when she was B-rank, but that doesn’t mean she can reach A-rank.
Moreover, that ‘thing’ is stronger than the Supreme Leader from the North Korean region.
I’m not just talking about combat power. I mean in every aspect. The Supreme Leader drove the monsters with fear, but that ‘thing’ controls them according to its own will. Its intelligence is also incomparable to that of the Supreme Leader.
Currently, South Korea has two A-ranks dispatched abroad. If those two return, would there be enough fighting capability…?
I couldn’t be sure. In the end, I bit my lip and tried to move my body.
I can deal with that thing. I am strong. Beyond imagination.
However, if I do that… Reina will lose her opportunity for awakening.
She might be able to grow even more by devouring the S-rank monster. But I knew. No matter how much I grow, I cannot defeat the final boss.
The only one who even showed a glimmer of ‘possibility’ of victory was just one person—Reina.
My hands trembled. If I do nothing, countless people will die. South Korea will become a hellscape under the legions of monsters. In some ways, it would be even worse than the New Humanity Association.
However, if I take action here, it will definitely lead to a bad ending. Humanity will be destroyed. What remains is only a future where a handful of monsters are raised as livestock by the final boss.
And I—I couldn’t bear such an ending.
I could sense the presence of countless monsters. My instincts urged me to move, to slaughter the monsters as quickly as possible.
Yes, the instincts of this body as a monster made me hostile toward magical girls and harbor murderous intent. And the instincts of this body demanded that I destroy the monsters.
…Because this body had lost everything to the monsters.
I could feel it. Just how much this body loathed monsters. The sheer depth of its hatred, enough to—%!I@^will%#@monster#^@$^#%&@.
Damn it, noise erupted in my head once more.
Since encountering Bing Seol Hwa last time, it seemed to be getting worse. Perhaps it was an aftereffect of this body’s memories resurfacing.
The current me had changed a lot from my past, from my previous life. I had been influenced by the memories of this body and had altered my instincts as a monster.
I would not allow this to accelerate further. I tapped my head with my hand, trying to clear my thoughts.
Then, I drew on my magical power and transformed. My body was covered in the armor of the Black Knight.
Yes, now is the time to understand the situation, not to fight. Rather than dealing with the monsters around here, it was more urgent to head toward Seoul, where Bing Seol Hwa and Reina were.
With that, I started running toward Seoul.
…
People were trembling with fear. The sudden appearance of the monster legions. These legions were literally sweeping through the city.
Even a C-rank monster is too much for a group of ordinary people to handle, and now there were B-rank and even A-rank monsters among the legion, which was truly terrifying.
What was even more frightening was that the legion was behaving like an organized unit, as if they had truly become a military force.
Ordinarily, monsters are not the kind to cooperate. Those who had made a pact with the Seed of Evil for their own desires couldn’t possibly do such a thing.
Yet, the current monsters were different. A few months ago, there had been a nationwide flood of monsters, but this was not the same. At that time, it was just a massive outbreak of monsters. But now, they were functioning as a single group.
This was the result. The city was being destroyed. People were dying. Magical girls, unfamiliar with monsters that could cooperate, were being defeated and killed. Some, even on the brink of death, were tortured and humiliated as playthings by the monsters.
However, not all magical girls were defenseless.
Among the B-rank magical girls, Reina shone the brightest.
She was like a bomber on the battlefield, blowing away countless monsters with her firepower. She felt a bit relieved knowing that Baek Seung-hyun wasn’t in Seoul. Because of that, she could unleash her full power.
But that wasn’t the end. Reina’s greatest achievement was single-handedly holding back an A-rank monster.
The fact that a single B-rank magical girl could hold back an A-rank monster meant, of course, that her abilities far surpassed the average B-rank magical girl.
…Of course, Reina wasn’t the only magical girl who stood out.
Bing Seol Hwa. The ultimate weapon that South Korea prided itself on.
She slaughtered countless monsters. A-rank or B-rank, none of them could stand against her. Most monsters who tried to attack her lost their lives to her ice blades or had their entire bodies frozen solid.
Her performance truly deserved the title of “the strongest.” As a result, the damage from the monsters’ legion, which had grown larger than expected, was swiftly mitigated as they disappeared through teleportation.
Bing Seol Hwa attempted to pursue the monsters, but there was no way to trace their teleportation. And then, in front of her appeared a single monster.
[Hm?]
It was the Black Knight, who had just arrived in Seoul.
“So, you’re the ringleader behind this incident.”
Bing Seol Hwa’s cold voice rang out.
And the Black Knight, who hadn’t grasped the situation yet… simply responded with a question.
[What?]
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