Jinseok's idea, a monster cheering squad during the election campaign.
Of course, from his point of view, it was impossible to predict whether this would be a viable idea.
however.
Isn't there a saying that you should try to cut off the bull's horns while you can? Whether it works or not, you have no choice but to keep trying!
Jinseok makes up his mind and immediately puts it into action.
After calling my close friend, Juyong, to help me out.
"Juyong-ah!"
"Yes, Jinseok."
"I'll tell Mito... Let's take a break from the election campaign and go sweep all the monster dungeons in the country right now!"
"Huh? Jin Seok-hyung was campaigning and then suddenly he went to a monster dungeon?!"
"Yeah, I'm in a hurry, so I'll explain as we go. If we hurry, it'll be a huge help in the Hunter Association election in Mito!"
"Hehe, I don't know for sure... but it was our Jinseok hyung's request, so of course I have to trust and follow it."
Inside the hall, Mito was reading a speech.
"Citizens, if you trust me and elect me..."
However, Jinseok, Goldie, and Juyong leisurely escape.
"Goldie, Jooyong, let's go quickly."
"Duet!"
"Yes, Jinseok-hyung!"
They immediately get into a sports car and head out onto the street onto the highway.
Jinseok, who was riding in the passenger seat, says.
The idea of the cheerleading squad plan that he created.
"Juyong, from now on, we plan to hunt pretty monsters to form a monster cheering squad to use in the election."
"Brother Jinseok, are you a member of the Monster Cheerleading Squad?"
"Yeah, let's form a monster cheering squad to help Mito with her election campaign! Then, we'll have to capture only cute and adorable monsters so that ordinary people who aren't interested in professional hunters will fall in love with them at first sight. By the way, leave the training and safety guarantees to me. Just focus all your energy on capturing them."
"Oh, if it's the Monster Cheerleading Squad that Jinseok hyung guarantees...?"
Jooyong, who was driving, innocently opened his eyes wide and had an idea.
It's been just 30 years since the world's first dimension opened, unleashing monsters. Even now, ordinary citizens are terrified by the sudden incursion of monsters.
however.
What crazy person in the world would think of forming a cheering squad made up of monsters? And in the Hunter Association President election, at that.
However, as far as Joo-yong knows, Jin-seok is the most trustworthy older brother in the world.
Jinseok was so omnipotent that even Mito, one of the top S-rankers in the world, acknowledged him.
That meant that from now on, Juyong's only task was to help them catch monsters as best as possible as an assistant.
It's like the role of Woong-i(?) who doesn't hesitate to do things like provide food shuttles for the main character Ji-woo in the movie Monster Hunter.
After organizing his thoughts, Jooyong winks brightly.
"Hehe, then for Jinseok hyung, I'll drive to the list of cute monsters I know and the predicted monster dungeon area."
"Okay, thanks, Woong."
"Hey, Jinseok hyung, are you a bear?"
"Haha... No. Let's go and hunt down all the monsters!"
"Yes, Jinseok hyung!"
The first stage of the Monster Cheerleading Plan was the Monster Swift Operation.
Jinseok and Juyong travel all over the country for two days, kidnapping monsters one by one to use for the cheerleading squad.
For example, monsters that have an attractive appearance or can perform strange performances to be liked by ordinary citizens.
Jooyong guides the tour.
"Brother Jinseok, this is the cave!"
"Oh, okay."
It was a cave in Haenam, which is called the end of the land in South Korea.
Jooyong shouts out loud.
"Oh, Jinseok hyung, as expected, there's a pretty half-human, half-beast monster, Lamia, over there. Please capture it right now!"
"okay!"
Jinseok runs straight over and looks.
Before I knew it, Lamia was right in front of me.
"...."
Lamia, at first glance, looked like a beautiful young lady with her black hair reminiscent of black pearls, a proud face, and a slender upper body.
however.
Lamia's lower body simply twisted like a snake's tail, and above her red lips, a thin tongue squirted and spit out poison.
A poison so strong that if you get hit, you will suffer fatal injuries.
Lamia glares fiercely at Jinseok and his group.
",,,,"
It was a standoff on the verge of an imminent explosion.
Jinseok just lets out a sigh of relief.
"Ha, a Class A Ramia... It feels like a 600-level assault monster(?). A normal hunter might have flinched at its poisonous fangs. But I have a lucky bastard who's like a super legendary monster!"
Jinseok raises his index finger to show off and gives instructions.
"Go away, Goldimon, lightning!"
"Duet!"
At Jinseok's direction, a golden hamster-sized creature dashes towards Lamia's cheek in the blink of an eye.
Immediately after the bite, he transforms his slimy body into a palm and slaps the opponent hard.
"Duet, duet!"
It was an overwhelming slap in the face.
Lamia sheds tears from her eyes in excruciating pain, and soon passes out with her face frozen.
"Ugh..."
The battle to capture Lamia ended in an instant.
Jooyong immediately throws the unconscious Lamia onto his back.
"Tchcha."
The short-haired youth who became the monster shuttle spoke cheerfully.
"Hehe, Jinseok-hyung, with this Lamia, our goal is clear. With this, we've successfully captured all six of these cute and adorable monsters!"
"You worked really hard, Jooyong! When you get to Seoul, go to bed and get some good sleep. I'll treat you to a big meal later!"
"Oh, Jinseok hyung, you should rest too, right? You must have had a hard time without sleeping for two days and nights..."
"Ha, this guy is still going strong, so it's okay. Besides, there's still a lot of work to do with the monsters we've captured!"
Jinseok flashes an evil look in his eyes.
I'm excited to train, no, tame, a monster.
"Haha, I guess I'll have to turn the monsters into cheerleaders right away. For the so-called terrifying training camp!"
Goldie, the lucky child, sighs deeply as if she is now used to seeing Jinseok like that.
"Duet, duet!"
***
2 hours later.
Lamia suddenly regains consciousness and opens her eyes dimly.
"...Shh?"
Lamia recalls.
She had been slapped in the face by some golden creature and passed out. Her head still ached from the pain.
Lamia frowns.
"Whew..."
It was right after that.
For a moment, Lamia hears sounds of people.
After hearing the conversation of monster prisoners like her,
"Miss Lamia, are you awake? We were also captured by humans. I don't know why we were captured, though."
To Lamia, it was a familiar monster language, clearly a goblin accent.
Lamia turns her head slightly.
"...."
Her vision revealed a large room with a window through which a little background light filtered in.
Inside the room, there were a few groups of monsters along with the cute goblin girl who had just made a sound.
"It's sad to be a prisoner..."
"...."
For example, monster friends such as Goblin Girl, Mermaid, Rafflesia, Mandragora, and Fairy.
In addition, there was a plate full of dumplings, perhaps a meal given by humans.
Lamia tilts her head, puzzled by the current scene.
"Whew?"
What on earth is the situation now?
He was trapped in a human room with only Gunmandu and his monster friends who had been captured together.
Why are she and her monster friends all trapped in a room where people live? What are the evil intentions of the humans who captured them?
Will they be able to return to the Monster Dungeon and live a happy life?
It was a time when Lamia and her monster friends were shaking their shoulders in anxiety.
"Whew..."
"Even goblins are scary..."
Meanwhile, it was at that time.
The tightly closed door opens and soon two people appear.
Lamia's eyes widen in surprise.
"Whew?"
In her eyes, there was a black dragon hatchling along with the golden slime of the nemesis that had previously stunned her.
Goldie, wearing black sunglasses, greets the monster prisoners.
"Duet, duet!"
It was a visit from an enemy.
The monsters hesitate for a moment, not knowing what to do with Goldie and Kkamangi's appearance.
Immediately after, the goblin girl asks a question while shivering from the memory of what happened earlier.
"Look here. Slime Man...!"
"Dewuk?"
"Where the hell is this place, and why did you kidnap us?"
It was the goblin girl's terrified question.
Goldie blinked her sandy eyes and then calmly explained to me, as if to reassure me.
About how the monsters, including Lamia and Goblins, were captured and the mission ahead.
"Duet, dude!"
"...."
That was after Goldie's explanation had been going on for five minutes.
The goblin girl asks, her shoulders trembling as if she can't believe Goldie's explanation at all.
"Ugh, so... Mr. Slime!"
"What?"
"If we, the monsters, just properly serve as cheerleaders for the humans' elections, you'll send us back to our hometown, the Monster Dungeon, safely? And you'll also generously reward us with karma, the food that monsters love, and rare jewels for our hard work as cheerleaders?"
"Duet!"
"Ugh, I don't know if I should believe this offer from those humans who were suddenly captured by me or not...."
The goblins and Lamia party are just half in doubt.
Well, from the monster's point of view, humans were bad guys who should be killed.
They are monsters who live peacefully in monster dungeons all day long, and they steal their property and even take their lives.
however.
The human's best friends and fellow monsters, Golden Goblin and Black Dragon Hatchling, came forward to personally vouch for him.
Goldie and Kkaman appeal with their eyes sparkling like jewels.
As if telling us to trust and rely on them.
"Duet, dude!"
"Kyuing!"
It was the assurance of the monster friends with pure eyes.
So, what else does Ramia and her party have to say?
... Since I have no choice anyway, I have no choice but to trust Goldie and follow him to become a Monster Cheerleader.
The goblin girls sighed deeply and agreed.
"Okay, Slime... I'll trust you and give it a try!"
"Duet!"
It was a dramatic deal between the monsters and the election supporters.
Goldie calls Jinseok straight away.
"Duet duet!"
Then Jinseok appears.
"Our Goldie, you worked hard. The recruiting process was so smooth, isn't it?"
Meanwhile, the goblin girl who discovered Jinseok is surprised and asks questions.
"Hey, human, what on earth are you holding in your hand?"
"Yeah, this?"
The monsters all look on in confusion.
Jinseok was holding clothes in his hands.
Somehow, the girls' clothes look thin and pink.
Jinseok just answers indifferently.
"What the heck? These are the cheerleading uniforms you're wearing. Now, if you don't want to die, put them on quickly. We don't have much time. Let's put them on and practice quickly!"
"yes...?"
Jinseok looks at the monster cheerleaders with an evil look in his eyes.
In this way, the Monster Cheerleading Squad undergoes a terrifying hellish training camp under Jinseok and Goldie for about two days.
***
Two days later, at the Ace Guild headquarters office located in Gangnam, Seoul.
Seongyeol, the master of Ace Guild, the number one Hunter Guild in Korea, and a candidate for the Hunter Association President general election, was taking a short break from his arduous schedule.
A middle-aged man with gray hair and a graceful appearance loosens his tie.
"Ha, I'm a little tired from all the election stuff..."
The office was cluttered with all kinds of paperwork due to the election campaign.
In front of Seongyeol's eyes, the black-haired secretary politely hands him tea.
"Chairman, I'm sorry you're having a hard time with your schedule today. Have a cup of lemon tea."
"Okay, what's next on my schedule for today?"
"Later, there will be a meeting with Representative Kim, a key figure in politics, at a restaurant in Cheongdam-dong."
"A meeting with Representative Kim? I've been busy for days now. It's either campaigning or meetings."
It was a grueling and arduous schedule for a middle-aged man in his 40s.
But Seongyeol doesn't lose his smile even in the midst of fatigue.
That was because if this general election ended safely as scheduled, he would be able to take the position he had been longing for.
None other than the only king of the hunter world in Korea.
Seongyeol thinks while stroking the bridge of his glasses with his wrinkled hands.
"All my hard work in politics and business is finally paying off. If I win this election... I will become the undisputed king of the Korean hunter world."
Kim Seong-yeol, one of only four S-ranked players in South Korea and the master of the #1 Ace Guild.
As he is ranked first in all fields of the Korean hunter world, including power, practice, and influence, he was expected to be an overwhelming first-place voter in this general election.
Even in the position of Hunter Association President, which is said to be comparable to the President of the Republic of Korea.
Seongyeol gets an idea while fixing his glasses.
"I've spent the past several years focusing solely on the political and hunter world, so there are no variables in this general election. All I have to do is sit back and relax on the throne."
There could be no variables in Seongyeol's rise to the position of Hunter Association President.
He is a cold-hearted person who has done all kinds of bad things over the past few years, including political favors, slush funds, and manipulation.
Only after hanging himself on to the position of Hunter Association President.
And the moment he takes the position of President of the Hunter Association, the competition between the Four Emperors in the professional hunter world of South Korea will effectively come to an end.
He pioneered a new era as the omnipotent Hunter Emperor of the Republic of Korea.
It was around this time that Seongyeol was thinking about the throne that didn't have much time left.
"...."
Meanwhile, it was at that time.
The female secretary waiting next to him reports in a casual manner, as if it were a matter of courtesy.
"By the way, Mr. Chairman, I have something to report on regarding the movements of the rival candidates in the general election."
"Yes, Secretary Kim, what are the competitors doing?"
"Yes, the other candidates are still focusing their energies on their campaigns. Among them, Kim Mito of Dainty Guild is conducting a somewhat unique campaign."
"... That small-breasted college girl is conducting a rather unique election campaign. What is she doing?"
Seongyeol feels curious and touches the bridge of his glasses.
The secretary, who smiles brightly every day, hands over an iPad that she had prepared in advance.
"Yes, Mr. Chairman, please watch the video footage I prepared in advance."
"Thank you."
Seongyeol begins to leisurely check the video playing on the iPad screen.
In the video, the reporter was happily reporting on the streets where election campaigning was in full swing.
Hello. This is reporter Kim Ye-na. In South Korea, the Hunter Association Presidential Election, considered as important as the presidential election, is just a few weeks away. In this Hunter Association Presidential Election, candidate Kim Mi-to is attracting public attention by forming an unconventional monster cheering squad. This has generated a fervent public response. Come see for yourself.