The time is roughly five minutes ago.
“Well, just as you said, it’s changed!”
“Wow… It really looks exactly the same, doesn’t it?”
Was it that the monster of disappearance not only had the ability to hide but also had a transformation ability?
The missing monster not only perfectly copied my appearance but even the clothes I was wearing. By the time I realized it, it had already become Kang Janghoon itself.
“How’s that? Doesn’t it seem like everyone would be fooled?”
“Yeah… But how did you know the missing monster had such abilities?”
“Missing…!”
The monster of disappearance, with its eyes sparkling at the fact that I was called by the alias for the first time.
Meanwhile.
Though the two monsters should have been strangers this time, the way the weapon monster naturally suggested a strategy made me suspicious.
So I asked.
“Ah~. It’s nothing special. Actually, I knew the ‘pre-reincarnation’ version of the missing monster.”
“Reincarnation…”
“You’re saying you knew the pre-reincarnation version of me…?”
Pre-reincarnation.
So, the monster of disappearance, which had died in the otherworld and been reborn in this world, was the same as the previous version before its reincarnation.
The weapon monster told me it was familiar with the pre-reincarnation version of the disappearance monster.
‘This is TMI that wasn’t in the original… Interesting.’
By the way, the disappearance monster.
In terms of both setting and actual ability, it was a weakling, but it turns out it had once been “reincarnated” in the otherworld.
Monsters that die in the human world are re-summoned to the otherworld, but monsters that die in the otherworld are reborn from scratch like a reset program.
“By the way, the pre-reincarnation disappearance monster was incredibly strong~.”
“R-really?! I was strong…?”
“Of course~. Back then, it wasn’t an era where missing people were just treated as dead. The disappearance monster at that time was practically hanging out with the ‘Death Monster’~.”
“I… I was hanging out with the Death Monster?!”
“This kid?!”
The disappearance monster, who had taken care of my lower half in my 20s, was not only strong but also quite capable?
Damn it, if the pre-reincarnation disappearance monster had been a playable character, I would have kept pulling for it until I maxed it out!
“Also, her figure was much more ‘busty’ than now.”
“Wow, shit. Do you have a photo?”
“Unfortunately, no.”
“Sigh…”
Of course, the current disappearance monster was good enough, but…
A glance.
“Masked Horn?”
Honestly, if someone didn’t want to see the strong, busty version of the disappearance monster, that would definitely be a lie.
“Anyway, now that the disappearance monster has changed into my form, what are you going to do?”
Returning to the main topic, I could hear the noise at the entrance of the men’s restroom gradually getting louder.
It seemed like a crowd had gathered, probably because I had been in the restroom for too long.
I felt I had to hurry, so now that the disappearance monster had disguised me, what exactly should I do?
“Well, it’s simple. Janghoon just has to fight me from now on.”
“…What?”
As soon as I asked about my role.
“Weapon monster?!”
“Uh, excuse me…?”
“Okay, then get into position~.”
The red goblin, holding a sharp rapier in one hand and a decapitation sword in the other, rushed straight toward me.
Clang.
Cling.
Kaang.
And so, back to the present.
‘Masked Horn… Hang in there!’
Just before being decapitated, I transformed into a monster and broke out of the men’s restroom with the weapon monster.
The disappearance monster, now transformed into Kang Janghoon, cheered silently in its heart while watching its “master.”
“Haeun! Why are you spacing out like that?”
“Weapon monster?”
“This is a first-ever incident where a monster appeared in the Hero Association building! First, we have to evacuate the people!”
“…! Ah, yes! I’ll do that right away!”
Meanwhile, after a long time, the weapon monster, who had just equipped itself, started by taking care of the bewildered contractor.
Through n Haeun, the people from the underground research building were evacuated outside.
That way, it would be easier for everyone to run wild.
“I’ll take care of this one.”
“…!”
“So, don’t interfere and just go outside.”
“Yes, yes!”
At the same time, using the advantage of being a monster on the human side, I took perfect follow-up measures so that Janghoon wouldn’t accidentally kill a human.
Well, even so, the plan was still risky.
‘I’ll just fight moderately until I get tired, and then Janghoon will escape and we’ll finish the fight.’
The biggest problem was that the battle was taking place right in the middle of the Hero Association.
There were so many witnesses that if we fought while going easy, it would definitely be exposed.
In other words, in order for the entire research building to collapse and for both monsters to see the sunlight safely, we had to truly fight with all our might.
‘Please hang in there until then…!’
Anyway, my little bastard.
There was a rumor that the sword monster had been defeated.
Kaang.
“Creak?!”
I started to worry if it was okay to do this to a helpless kid.
So, after avoiding Janghoon’s sloppy slap, the weapon monster immediately swung the decapitation sword at my left cheek.
But.
‘?! … It’s tough?’
Apparently, the words about defeating the sword monster were true.
Even though it couldn’t speak, I had wondered if it had just defeated my little bastard by “luck.”
I was worried deep down, but how long had it been since I saw such a scene?
Could it be that the ‘weapon’ I created was breaking?
“Y-you’re telling me the weapon you personally forged broke?”
While evacuating the researchers from a distance, Yoon Haeun, who had been watching the fight between the two monsters, was worried when she saw the rapier, which had been used after the madman’s sword, breaking.
However.
“Wow…”
“Monster of Weapons?”
“Whoa…!”
Before I knew it, I had lost all the equipment in both hands.
Yet, on the face of the Monster of Weapons, there was an expression of joy, curiosity, and the burning spirit of a blacksmith who seemed to have found an “incredibly good whetstone.”
“Listen, you know… I’ve always been making weapons, but I almost never got to test their performance myself. Do you know why?”
“Krrrk?”
‘Uh… I wonder?’
“The reason is that if I tested each and every one of my weapons, Hero City wouldn’t survive.”
Even the crude sword that took four days to make and the rapier that took two days.
If I had tested their performance in my usual deep underground workshop, the buildings above might have gotten at least a few scratches by now.
And yet, you took both of those weapons head-on, and instead of feeling any pain, you just broke them with your body.
‘Sword… this is the first time you’ve ever done something filial for your mother…’
My ungrateful brat.
Still, in the end, you left this “gift” for your mother as a sign of repentance(?) before going.
At first, the Monster of Weapons only intended to pretend to fight seriously while being as careful as possible.
But from this moment on…
Srrrng.
“Krrk?”
‘…Huh?’
If I were to compare it to a man’s body, I’d say it was “aroused.”
My greatest masterpieces, made but never tested.
Weapons that never even found worthy wielders, left to gather dust in storage for hundreds of years.
And now.
At this very moment!
A vessel capable of testing their performance had appeared right in front of me.
“Heh, hehehe…
Aaaaaahhh!”
“Uh… Yoon Ha-eun? Does the Monster of Weapons always laugh so lecherously?”
“Even after completing all her weapons, she’s never laughed this vulgarly before…” No…
Hugging her own abundantly protruding chest tightly, twisting her body as if she were experiencing an orgasm.
Seeing the Monster of Weapons like that, Jang Hoon couldn’t help but feel uneasy.
Click.
“Krrk?”
‘A stick?’
Then.
The moaning and panting stopped for a moment.
As if nothing had happened, the Monster of Weapons stood normally again, holding a small stick no bigger than a palm in her right hand.
Of course, up to that point, there was nothing wrong.
After all, that tiny stick didn’t look like a “weapon” at all.
‘Could it be a throwing bomb?’
…That thought crossed my mind for a moment.
But there were no fuses or ignition devices that would suggest it was an explosive.
The only thing that stood out was a switch, like the ones you see on flashlights.
“The universe…”
“Krrk?”
‘Universe?’
“Be with me.”
And at that moment.
Ziiing.
“Krrrkkk?!”
Something was wrong.
The genre of <Monster Frontline> was supposed to be an apocalyptic monster story + subculture + R-19.
Even if it had fantasy elements due to the monster theme, it was still grounded in “Earth.”
So what the hell was that “lightsaber” that had suddenly turned into a solo sci-fi piece?
“Ahaha! I kept putting off testing this because I thought it might slice the continent in half if I used it wrong, but now I finally get to use it!”
“Th-That thing… is that a laser sword?”
“Was our technology ever that advanced…?”
“Hehehehe…! It has a ‘minor drawback’ where the moment the laser is activated, all the user’s cells turn into cancer cells, but for a top-tier monster, it’ll just sting a little.”
If it turns all your cells into cancer, that’s basically a piece of junk…!
I wanted to say that, but…
‘Ah, now that I think about it, I got exposed to radiation and only felt a burning sensation.’
A textbook case of hypocrisy, so I kept my mouth shut.
And then.
“Take this! The true power of this thing that I always used for other long and slender purposes!”
The Monster of Weapons charged in, fully immersed in a Jedi fantasy.
I was already preparing to catch her laser slash with both hands.