Monster Union
Monster Union
"Why are they holding a meeting all of a sudden at this hour? I'm exhausted..."
Inside the room, shrouded in deep darkness, various shadows revealed themselves one by one.
"It was nice that they said there wouldn't be any meetings for a while."
The figure, who had been leaning deep into their chair and frantically pressing buttons on a game console, stopped moving their hands.
"Oh, seriously! I died because of you! I was just about to break my high score!"
Kwajik-!
At the same time as those words, the body of the Slime-shaped Monster, who had brushed against the chair while passing by, burst.
However, as if such things were a daily occurrence, the shadows nonchalantly found their own seats and sat down.
"So...rry..."
The body that had burst was already back to normal, as if nothing had happened.
"Forget it! The mood's already ruined anyway."
As if they had already had their fill of fun, the red-haired girl tossed the game console she was holding aside.
As the empty seats were filled one by one, by the time almost all the seats were occupied.
"Quiet."
A flock of crows flew in through the open window and soon took on a human form.
"Let us begin the meeting."
The first to speak was the red-haired girl.
"So what is it, what is it? You called us all here so suddenly, so you must have brought something fun, right?"
The Crow Monster quietly looked around and spotted an empty seat.
"Where did the Twins go?"
"Isn't it obvious? They're probably lost in their own world and didn't even know they were contacted! If you ask them why they didn't come, they probably won't even know they were called."
"Kyahaha! Then why don't you just go and bring them!"
"Are you crazy? They're a bit much. I don't care about anything else, but them? Absolutely not."
The Slime-shaped Monster sitting next to the red-haired girl opened their mouth, looking curious.
"You... have preferences?"
"Of course I do! Oh, wait, do I? Maybe I'm okay with everyone except them! Ahahaha! Oh my, what am I saying!"
"Quiet. Let's get straight to the point."
They cut off the reviving murmur with a single stroke.
"As expected, our Leader-nim is great because they're so straightforward!"
"Didn't you just say something about them acting like a Demon King a moment ago..."
"What did you say?"
"I, I said I like that the proceedings are fast!"
And the next moment, at the Crow Monster's single sentence, the room fell into an instant silence.
"One of Orleon's fragments has been defeated."
"What?"
"That's impossible. Ordinary guys wouldn't even be able to detect it, and even if they found it, summoning it would be impossible."
"Even if it's just a fragment, it's Orleon, you know? No matter how small a part it is, there's no way an ordinary person could defeat it."
When the Crow Monster quietly placed their hand on the Crystal Ball, a huge screen appeared above it.
"Blanc Strike!"
A scene where a pink-haired girl, whose energy was definitely familiar but who was a stranger, leaped into the air and defeated Orleon Haze in a single blow.
The moment they witnessed that sight, the room was instantly filled with murmurs.
However, the problematic part wasn't the scene where the girl defeated Orleon Haze in one hit.
"Hey, hey, that's... right? That's right, isn't it, fuck? I'm not seeing things, am I?"
"That's White Lily!"
"We barely escaped, and she followed us here?"
The important thing was that White Lily's magic power could be felt from the girl.
"......Different... energy... I can feel it, but... it's a different person..."
"Hey, hey! Pull yourself together! They've fainted, haven't they?"
"They've got a reason to be. After getting hit by that, they didn't come out of their house for a while, no matter how much we called."
After some time passed, the monsters realized that the girl wasn't the actual White Lily and finally let out a sigh of relief.
Of course, that didn't mean everything was fine.
"I've never seen a Magical Girl like that. Anyone seen her before?"
"......"
Only silence filled the space.
"Then, a new Magical Girl?"
"The magic power is White Lily's, no matter how you look at it. I've been beaten by that bitch so many times."
"And the technique is the same, too. I've seen White Lily's techniques a lot, so I know..."
"Anyway, Magical Girls are no help in life. We barely escaped, and now there's a Magical Girl here too."
"Actually, we should look at finding her now as a positive thing. Even if it is that monster's magic power, the amount itself doesn't even compare to that monster. We could defeat her now."
"......So who's going?"
"......"
Silence returned once again.
As the Crow Monster slowly looked around at the monsters, they each avoided eye contact and pretended to be busy with other things.
"I, I'm busy managing my kids..."
"Ah! I want to go, but I just remembered something urgent, so I can't!"
"Isn't this the kind of thing the person who brought it up first should do..."
"I'm just saying, just saying."
"What if we go and just end up helping her grow? We already suffered enough during the White Lily incident."
"......"
Memories of the White Lily incident dug into the monsters' sore spots. A Magical Girl who was clearly weaker compared to previous ones. However...
"That is true. We said we should nip it in the bud when she was weak, but in the end, we just became experience points for her."
"But honestly, we didn't think that bitch would grow into such a monster. If an executive goes from the start this time..."
"So who's going in the end? Are you going?"
"Ahem, well, I'm just saying..."
"But..."
As the Crow Monster raised a hand to cut off the rising voices, everyone's gaze turned to them.
"That is certainly true. If we had done it properly from the start during the White Lily incident, this wouldn't have happened. I will ask one last time. Are there any volunteers?"
At that moment, the black-haired girl sitting at the very end stood up.
"If there is no one else, I shall go. I'm getting tired of just lying around doing nothing."
"......Very well. Then I will entrust this Magical Girl matter to you. Let us move on to the next item."
At the Crow Monster's words, murmurs arose once again.
"There was something else besides that?"
"Haa... I thought that was the end."
"Focus. Next is-"
After the meeting ended, the red-haired girl blocked Jin So-wol as she was leaving.
"What's the occasion? I thought you weren't interested in this kind of stuff!"
"I'm getting bored of just staying here. Shouldn't I move my body once in a while?"
"Hmm... You're not trying to use this opportunity to get out of here, are you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Someone who didn't seem interested in destroying the world or anything like that suddenly says they'll go? That's suspicious!"
"I am also a member of this organization. How could that be?"
An opponent who is always uncomfortable to face. She tried to just ignore her and pass, but Hecate blocked her way once again.
"Maybe not! This Hecate understands everything!"
"Hmph. You're the one who's just as uninterested, aren't you?"
"Oh? Is that so? How did you know?"
"It's obvious. You hedonist. I despise your kind the most."
Finishing her words, Jin So-wol tried to move on, intending to leave this time, but was caught again.
"It's nothing special, take this!"
"What is this?"
"It's a secret! When you meet that Magical Girl, just tell her it's a gift from her Sunbae!"
"Hmph. A gift, you really are a nasty piece of work."
A small box that, no matter how you looked at it, exuded a sinister aura.
"Oh my. Hecate is just worried about our new Magical Girl-nim, that's all! It's been so long since we've had a newbie!"
Until Jin So-wol's figure disappeared, Hecate kept waving from behind.
"Make sure to deliver it!"
A Magical Girl. Judging only by the video, she certainly seemed to have talent.
Since Jin So-wol joined the Union after the monsters had already fled, she had never faced a Magical Girl before.
She had joined this place in the first place because, while wandering through dimensions to regain her lost power, she judged that it was better to belong to a group than to be alone.
But once she joined, it turned out to be a gathering of cowards who did nothing but tremble at the mere mention of Magical Girls.
But she was just enduring it because leaving so soon after joining felt like losing to something for some reason.
Then came a rare opportunity to go outside. Jin So-wol thought she couldn't miss this chance.
'I haven't set a specific duration... since I'm going out anyway, sightseeing wouldn't be bad.
She definitely has talent, but she's still a child who hasn't grown yet. Perhaps I might be able to gain something from her.
It's unfortunate news for the Monster Union, but Jin So-wol didn't really have any intention of defeating her right away.
"Hmmmmm..."
【 Time remaining until hatching : 00 : 18 : 54 】
The 3 days that felt incredibly long are finally almost over. It feels like a week has already passed.
Because I keep seeing those numbers in the blue window in the corner of my vision decreasing, it feels like time is moving even slower.
No matter what I did, the constantly floating numbers bothered me, so I couldn't focus and nothing was fun.
I didn't even go outside. What if I messed up and the egg got destroyed? I don't think that would happen, but... you never know.
After that, I was bored so I looked for information on Orleon or other monsters, but I couldn't find any decent information.
I thought maybe I couldn't recognize them because I don't know the anime, so I tried searching in other ways, but nothing came up.
Jjeojeojeok-
【 Time remaining until hatching : 00 : 00 : 00 】
"Gasp... finally..."
Please... I'll be able to use something like a summoned beast now, right?
The egg slowly began to crack, and fissures spread along the gaps.
Before long, the being that had awakened inside the egg finally revealed itself.
"......Huh?"