Ch.206206. For Harmony

The world of monsters was no different from a vast primitive era. It was a place where monsters were constantly being produced—a scene that could truly be called birth.

But what was most grotesque was a massive organic-inorganic hybrid resembling a giant womb made of strange mucus and cells. It writhed between moss and soil, giving birth to life.

Monsters that were infinitely small compared to its size.

After one birth began, another womb immediately opened.

But this time, it wasn’t a small monster. A massive creature over 60 meters tall emerged.

Like a wingless dragon, its heavy jaw and murderous gaze alone terrified the numerous monsters around it.

[Hahaha, thoroughly preparing, I see.]

Then, with a sound that split the heavens, a giant dragon appeared in the sky.

An Oriental dragon, Mahanaga, had appeared here.

Above all, this specimen was on a completely different scale from the monsters faced until now.

100 meters, no, 150 meters. Even larger. It appeared to be nearly 200 meters—a super-sized entity.

This was the main culprit behind the Yoo Deokmin incident, the Mahanaga main body. This enormous dragon saw the newly born ancient species growling at it.

[As much as you’ve regained your original power, your greed is excessive. But feel this. Would you dare to stand against me? I’m different from half-breeds like you. I absorb human energy and the power of summoning spirits. Despite this size, my lifespan has extended. I’m different from those with small bodies who serve as His terminals.]

Mahanaga’s cry was directed at Eun Jiho below, or rather, the terminal.

[Don’t act rashly. I am His representative and terminal. The likes of you shouldn’t come here as you please. Do you think you have any right to speak when you’ve been hiding and accumulating power all this time?]

[Of course I do.]

The conversation paused momentarily. At this moment, all monsters except the ancient species suddenly began to flee.

It was an invisible, fierce battle of pride. Both entities withdrew their killing intent.

Eun Jiho smirked.

[With that large body, you’ll need to continuously steal life energy. Even if you efficiently domesticate humans, you’re at a disadvantage for survival because you’re too big.]

[How many do I actually need?]

[It’s not for you to manage. It’s for me to manage. Me, who upholds His will and receives His orders.]

Eun Jiho asserted his authority. The supreme entity that was their god could no longer move.

The entity that carried out all its orders was the terminal now possessing Eun Jiho’s body.

At his command, all monsters moved. Mahanaga changed its body’s direction.

[For someone who can’t do anything, you talk a lot. Well, fighting you wouldn’t benefit me anyway. But that power is something even He doesn’t want. It’s just your greed.]

[No, it would be a great help. We don’t need anything else now. We must conquer humans who have become stronger than necessary and raise them as livestock. It becomes dangerous if we drag this out any longer.]

Mahanaga was about to leave but briefly turned back.

[Can you no longer use ‘that power’? It seems the primitive species that used to be hostile to us is now on the enemy’s side.]

[It’s meaningless. If you think the enemy has the same power, we can only mutually destroy each other.]

The power they were referring to was the ability to turn back time. However, it was too much for entities whose lifespans had ended to use.

Eun Jiho ordered other monster fossils to be placed into the womb.

[We must show overwhelming power to all of humanity. Especially to the monster humans with primitive power.]

[I have connections with them too. But there are humans who have maximized their potential. They must be dealt with as well.]

[As the commander-in-chief, you should attack them. I’ll target them in my own way.]

With that, Mahanaga disappeared.

[Such a willful one, I can see right through his schemes. Flowing Milky Way, attack that monster human, Do Jonghyun. As soon as I organize my forces, I’ll start a large-scale war on the continent.]

Behind him, Flowing Milky Way was already meditating.

“Of course. I will never die until the world ends.”

It was almost the final chapter now. The war of attrition between humanity and the monster side was ending, and a large-scale all-out war was about to unfold.

*

Returning to society gives me a special feeling. At the same time, it’s a problem that my already TV-famous face has become even better known.

“It’s the monster oppa!”

As I returned to my original home after a long time, people in the neighborhood were looking at me with curiosity.

I feel like an animal in a zoo.

After dealing with the enemies troubling the Academy, peace finally arrived briefly.

Eun Serin took responsibility for the public opinion about Ariel and brought it to an end.

In other words, she succeeded in suppressing the source of discord early on.

The problem was that she herself was criticized wherever she went.

But Eun Serin didn’t mind. She had changed her mind from the beginning to atone.

That’s how the Academy’s crisis could be said to have been averted.

And now August. As summer’s sunshine shone at its peak, I was able to enjoy a break.

[Silver Cards: 8]

-10 Silver Cards can be exchanged for a Gold Card.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

The nation’s Jaegers, who suffered devastating damage, revised their emergency contact systems and began training new talent.

As for me, I worked hard to catch sporadically appearing monsters and, above all, to close the gates.

How to close them? Eun Serin’s help was significant here too.

She revealed the existence of “energy veins” under the land at the center of where monsters open gates.

Gates are technology that twists their own space to invade another’s space.

They’ve already invaded other worlds with this power, and Earth is just one of them.

[In short, the energy vein is the central core that maintains that twisted space. Everyone was so focused on monsters that they didn’t realize? We need to destroy the land itself.]

She said there were definitely other ways to close gates. Methods like splitting space or shocking the twisted space to revert it.

But humanity didn’t have such technology.

At best, god-level Jaegers could destroy medium-sized gates? Rather than that, cutting off the energy veins seemed like the more definitive method.

“As for closing the gates, Dokgo Jun will take care of those who disagree here. Despite his unpleasant personality, he has drive.”

Our hardliner naturally wanted to eliminate all gates.

It seems other countries were forced to yield to Dokgo Jun, who had reached god-level. But truthfully, there weren’t many options.

Once I brought up the livestock theory, we couldn’t leave those things around even for entertainment.

And then another two months passed.

“You’ve been really busy, haven’t you?”

A cup with the rich scent of coffee appeared beside me.

Eun Serin smiled at me, wearing only a shirt.

As you can tell from her attire, it’s morning now and we’ve just woken up.

“After being released, I couldn’t even rest during the break…”

“But the world has become that much more peaceful. Good job.”

Eun Serin gave me a brief kiss on the forehead and sat down.

“You really introduced me to a nice place. There’s a private beach right in front of the door.”

“I chose it deliberately. If we’re going out, it should be private.”

“Well, now you’re more famous than ever.”

Wherever I go now, I easily attract attention. Who would have thought I’d spot paparazzi when I’m not even a celebrity?

“I heard Ariel catches paparazzi and strips them naked? That’s just like her.”

“Yuhua is the same. The White Dragon Guild protects her so it’s not noticeable. Everyone’s being careful.”

“Everything’s different now. But considering the power of the ancient species, we can never let our guard down.”

“Yes. Uncle Park Taesang is busy developing kids like Geum Dohyun and the guilds.”

Right now was a period of reorganization for both monsters and our side. I thought something big would definitely come next, though I didn’t know what they were preparing.

The goal was to maximize our strength as much as possible. My vacation was for that reason too.

Since I transform according to cards, having a diverse card set to support is more important than growth.

Plus one more thing.

Coordinating with allies in my monster form.

I mainly train in my transformed monster state. Instead of verbal communication, I use cries or finger signals to maximize cooperation.

“Working with Minwoo last time was the most stable, right?”

“Minwoo focuses on defense and can reflect if necessary. He can absorb the enemy’s power and become similar in characteristics. It’s also good for confusing the enemy.”

Especially compatible with me is dependable Minwoo. Sangheon is too independent for me to control. The funny thing is, despite doing his own thing, it works?

Like a genius, he knows well what I’m going to do or how to attack.

“Minwoo and Dohyun are the best partners. Sangheon should be positioned as a playmaker, like in soccer.”

Eun Serin looked at the training data of the kids on her phone.

“But it would be good if ‘those two’ could work well together. Combined, they could deal significant damage.”

“That’s easier said than done.”

As soon as I finished speaking, the door suddenly burst open.

There stood Ariel with an annoyed expression, glaring at me.

“Time’s up, come out.”

“We’re just talking, we could stay longer.”

“It’s my time. Mine!”

“But that’s just the sleeping order. If we’re being strict, it’s ‘shared’ time.”

“You said you weren’t greedy, so why are you being so stubborn?”

Ariel’s reaction was like a freshly caught fish, floundering.

In contrast, Eun Serin was relaxed.

“If you can’t allow even this much, you should leave. I can embrace this child, but you can’t? Won’t you be resented?”

“What?”

As Ariel became agitated, the door opened again.

Seol Yuhua entered with her hair tied up.

“Ariel. You’re too loud. What if the staff hears? We shouldn’t cause trouble with love quarrels.”

“Why are you here too?”

“We came here together to play. If we agreed to stay quiet with each other, we should.”

Look at this attitude.

Our relationship is like an unmixed salad.

From the beginning, the three of them aren’t that close, so it’s unrealistic to expect friendly chatter.

We’ve agreed to have separate sleeping arrangements but spend the rest of the time together, and this morning is exactly that situation.

It’s just that Ariel always wants to be first.

“I’m first! Everyone agreed, so why?”

“This has nothing to do with being first. Besides, yesterday was your time.”

As Seol Yuhua pointed out, Ariel and I had already spent time together yesterday, or more precisely, the night before last.

“It’s Yuhua’s turn. Should everyone except Yuhua leave?”

“Don’t be ridiculous!”

Ariel stormed out in anger.

“Stop teasing. We agreed to respect each other.”

“Sorry, I just want to tease her. She’s more fun than Yuhua.” Eun Serin stuck out her tongue, and Seol Yuhua sighed.

“I don’t like fighting like this every day. And you should take responsibility for this. Understood?”

Seol Yuhua’s finger poked my chest. Indeed, with great power comes great responsibility? If I’m going to live with three women, I need to endure this.

“Then, Yuhua.”

“What?”

“Can you work together with Ariel? It would be good if you two could fight together.”

“…”

Why is there no answer here?

“I’m willing, but Ariel is the problem.”

“I think I heard the opposite story before.”

Despite reconciling, they’re not that close.

At this point, Eun Serin stepped in.

“Well, this is perfect. Why don’t we play a game to promote friendship?”

Eun Serin made an interesting proposal to us.

Beach volleyball.

2:2, with me and Eun Serin on one team, and Ariel and Seol Yuhua on the other.

“Why together? Is that necessary?”

Under Ariel’s suspicious gaze, the game explanation began.

“I’ll give my time to whichever of you two scores the highest.”

“Really?”

This was probably Eun Serin’s goal. Ariel brightened up, and Seol Yuhua’s expression changed too.

But won’t this just make them compete against each other?

Sure enough, they both tried to score points themselves and ended up self-destructing.

“I can see it. The discord between those two.”

Eun Serin smiled mischievously at them with a scientist’s eyes.