Infiltrating the Casino as Hunters (1)
Overmind is a monster human whose entire body is covered in black material, wielding multiple unidentified abilities. Danger Level: S-rank.
Abilities remain unidentified, but analysis suggests a core power to absorb other abilities.
First appeared by annihilating the Sena Party. Defeated a team of 11 magical girls led by Magical Girl Ai, then wiped them all out in the rematch.
Magical Girl Association, Hunter Association, and guilds mobilized for subjugation but failed. Overmind vanished completely, evading all detection efforts.
Time passed, and Overmind faded from the spotlight. Some experts claim it's already dead, arguing its immense power implied a short lifespan.
However, a few sense it's still alive—especially in the Underworld.
Women presumed to be Overmind have appeared in an Underworld casino. Clad head-to-toe in skin-tight black material resembling tights, their figures starkly revealed.
They emerge to resolve disturbances and vanish, seemingly managing and guarding the casino.
Underworld denizens dare not defy Overmind, knowing its strength and connections.
Drug kingpin Skma dominates the Underworld's narcotics trade. Ties to Overmind surfaced when it handled debtors owing him drug debts.
Skma controls the black market; Overmind, dubbed the worst and strongest. Together, they rule the shadows.
Underworld folk tremble at their names—yet Yong-jin (Overmind) and Sang-min (Skma) laugh and game together.
Overmind rumors spread beyond the Underworld to one hunter.
A framed photo on the desk showed me traveling with Mi-seong. We met as senior and junior in middle school, staying best friends ever since. She'd always visit, calling "Re-hee unni~ Re-hee unni~," which was adorably cute.
Even as hunters, we'd meet weekly for meals. I tried recruiting her to my party after Hunter Academy graduation, but she formed one with her childhood friend from school.
A twinge of jealousy hit, but I respected her choice and cheered her on.
Then one day, Mi-seong called sobbing: her party's youngest seemed kidnapped by a monster human—help me.
Hunter Association had already declared the kid dead, but I stuck with Mi-seong's refusal to give up. Death is inevitable in hunting; we fight monsters and monster humans daily, shadows of mortality ever-present. I'd witnessed party members die before my eyes leading mine.
Mi-seong's first loss must've crushed her, so I cared for her as best I could.
Trouble brewed fast. Contact with Mi-seong cut off. Sena Party office empty. A week passed—no sign.
Her friend Hunter Lee Se-mi vanished too. Then magical girls and hunters started disappearing en masse.
Eventually, Magical Girl Ai—with her Psychometry ability—took the case. I figured she'd crack it quick.
Sure enough, Ai pinpointed the culprit. Mobilized magical girls failed to capture it, returned for regrouping, then struck again—only Friss, the prior kidnapping survivor, returned alive; the rest annihilated.
Overmind. The monster human who took Mi-seong had a name.
Three battles revealed its ability absorption, prompting a swift strike force. Delay meant growth, so eliminate fast—but it evaded detection.
Time dragged; the force disbanded. Other threats loomed.
They scattered till new intel. I'd hunted it ever since, prioritizing Overmind amid other jobs.
Today, scouring as usual.
Knock knock.
"Come in."
The door creaked open to Min-ji, my party's most reliable member.
"What's up?"
"Re-hee, got some intriguing intel."
"Overmind?"
"Bingo."
"Spill."
"Remember Eilon from before?"
"That Underworld butcher Eilon?"
"Yeah. Rumor has it he's dead."
"What?"
Eilon, the "Underworld Butcher"—a loan shark who sold defaulters' bodies for profit. Terrifying villain.
"Who could touch him?"
Magical girls and hunters couldn't easily; endless minions, slippery escapes.
Yet dead?
"Investigation points to drug lord Skma."
"Skma?"
"Yeah. Word is Skma killed Eilon."
"Wait—didn't Eilon work under Skma?"
"Right. Motive unknown. But get this: post-Eilon, Overmind's taking his loan shark gig."
"So Overmind's with Skma? Shit, escalating fast. Source?"
"You know the Underworld casino? VIP-only zone. Overmind allegedly showed, killed a rowdy villain there."
"Unconfirmed?"
"But worth checking."
"Dangerous play."
"That's the issue."
Underworld's top dog Skma, drug kingpin. Overmind, first S-rank threat monster human. Allied? Catastrophic.
But if true, rally another strike force.
"First, confirm Eilon's death. Gear up, Min-ji."
"Got it. Just us two?"
"Yeah. Smaller the better."
"Let's do it."
Min-ji and I infiltrated the Underworld for intel, heading to Eilon's turf.
Reached a building from a past job—his office. New guard out front.
Minions change, so we scouted nearby for solid info.
Confirmed: Eilon dead. All underlings too.
Key: Overmind sightings at the casino. Rumors galore, vague "yeah, saw it" vibes—needed entry to verify.
VIP zone especially. Normal means impossible, but jackpot intel: casino hires bunny girls for serving, dealing, service.
VIP likely too. They work off debts; sourced from our first building.
Approached; guard eyed us.
"Business?"
"Uh... l-loan."
"Right this way."
Courteous escort to elevator, bowed 90 degrees, left.
Politer than expected.
Exit: night-and-day from prior dingy dump. Bank-level clean, sleek.
"Come in~"
Entered with Min-ji. Ordinary woman sat legs crossed.
"Oh my~ Two pretty girls visiting~"
She scanned us appraisingly, complimenting looks. Creepy vibe—gauging casino material.
"How much for our pretty ladies~?"
"Th-three... billion."
"Ooh~ Big sum? Can you repay?"
We could, but won't. Bunny girl path to VIP zone.