Title Page

The troublesome pain inside

Is it an invitation into despair,

Or the sign of new power.

Page 01

Garou comes to in MA Headquarters, all bandaged up

Page 02

Letter: to Garou

Garou: …what is this place?

G: Did I survive? My brain is a little foggy

Letter: Welcome to The Monster Association

L: if you’re reading this, it means you have survived. Realize that we have saved your life, and repay our kindness by waiting patiently in this room. Do not make a mess of things.

L: even if you leave, you will only become a target for the heroes. You need a place to stay.

L: your clothes have been prepared, feel free to put them on.

Page 03

Garou: it hurts….

G: damn it hurts…!!! It hurts all over…

G: limbs feel heavy. Massive headache

G: thirsty

G: and food…I need to eat, something that’ll recoup me from all the blood loss…

Page 04

Garou: that’s right…! I fought the old man…

G: and then that bird showed up…

G: Monster Association…what an annoyance

G: wonder what happened to the old man? Did the centipede…

G: …whatever, it no longer matter…

G: there’s blood in the stagnant air. Makes me want to vomit

G: it’s too quiet, my ears are ringing…am I deep underground?

Narinki squad member/Fodder: aaahhhhhhh… Fodder: pl…please let me live…!!!

I’m not going to translate the names of individual fodders

Page 05

Fodder: please spare us

F: we made a mistake, we will never ever try to fight you again

F: do whatever you want with the hostage…we’re just mercenaries for hire…

F: that’s it…we’ll hand over all our pay…can you please…!!!

F: don’t eat us!

F: don’t kill us!!

Garou: these are not pro heroes

G: some kind of external mercenary squad? How reckless…

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Fodder: AAAAHHHHHHH!!! I don’t want to die~~~~!!!

Fodder: ! AHHHHHHH--!!!!!

Gyoro: regardless of what you say, you did kill two of our soldiers

Gy: we can’t just let you off the hook

Gy: your employer got you guys some pretty powerful gear, you don’t see that everyday

Gy: please keep trying until the end~~

Gy: we love to play with those who fight back~~

Fodder: sob~~… it’s all because of him…

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Fodder: damn it~~…

F: if that weird robot didn’t show up, we would have escaped already…

Gyoro: hehehe, looks like our “publicity stunt” worked

Gy: thanks a lot for bringing such a promising new recruit who wishes to join MA, I’m pleased

Gy: without a doubt, you’ve shown us you qualify to be within our ranks. What is your name, new guy kun?

Robot/New guy: I found them through sheer coincidence on my way here so I captured them

R: looks like I did the right thing, that’s great

Page 08

Box: Disaster Level: Demon, G5

Robot: I am Machine God G5

G5: I have been sent here by “The Organization” to assist MA

Gyoro: “The Organization”?

Gy: …how were you able to find this hideout without getting lost?

Gy: can I speak to your creator?

G5: …

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Gyoro: never mind, welcome to MA

G5: ….

Gy: there’re monsters waiting behind you…

Gy (telepathy): peeping Tom Garou kun, you can keep hiding there, just wait a little longer

Garou: !

G: the voice is in my head…

G: telepathy!?

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Gyoro: first, how shall we punish these guys…

Gy: should we kill them, or monsterize them, or…

Monster: death!!!

Monster: kill them!!

Monster: kill all of them!!!

Monster: kill them now!!

Monster: human flesh! Food! I can’t wait!!!

Monster: hold on! We need to split them up equally for everyone…

Monster: I want to hear them screeeaaam!!!

Monster: mine! Mine!

Monster: I can’t wait any longer

Monster: I just want the eyeballs, gimme

Gy: we all want fresh blood, what a tough decision to make

Garou: !!!

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Monster: aaahhhh I can’t wait any longer, I strike first so it’s mine

Fodders: waaaahhh

Gyoro: hey, stop messing ar…

Royal Ripper: ah, is that so?

RR: the one who strikes first wins…

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Royal Ripper: what if I want it….

RR: if it’s okay with you…Gyoro…

Box: Disaster level: demon, Royal Ripper

RR: I’m almost at my limit you know

RR: can’t hold back my impulse any longer…

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Royal Ripper: what I wouldn’t give to hear your death screams…

RR: I’m going crazy

Fodder: it hurts…

Fodder: s…stop…

RR: if you let me play with these precious children, I will obey all your commands until our fight with the heroes…

Garou: what a cuckoo, how can you lead with crazies like him

G: this means...the leader powerful enough to suppress all even in the case of a riot…

G: after all, even that colossal centipede was under their command

G5: maybe I should mind my own business, but…

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G5: I’d like to give my two cents based on my fight with them

G5: they’re wearing armor with great battle capabilities, we might be able to use them to our advantage

G5: however, it looks like each armor is set to the individual, and will not function on another person, let alone a mysterious being

Gyoro: are you saying we should spare them and use them as pawns

Royal Ripper: no no no…look at these children, they’re so scared, they’re useless

RR: forcing them to fight the heroes like this, isn’t that too cruel? Don’t you think they just want to die?

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Do-S: that means they’re mine

Do-S: I will discipline them well

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Gyoro: Royal Ripper

Gy: leave it to Do-S

Fodder: discipline!? What did she mean?

Fodder: please let us go…

Do-S: silence!!!

Page 17

Fodders screaming/crying

Page 18

Do-S: great specimens

Do-S: you lot will make marvelous slaves, I’m so lucky

G5: I have a question, Gyoro sama

G5: is killing allowed between MA members?

Gyoro: that’s the basic idea, after all it will weaken the association

Gy: although it’s hard to enforce that sometimes, considering what we have among our ranks

Gy: but we won’t allow anyone get too carried away

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Royal Ripper: panting…

RR: there’s another…I smell another human

RR: I’ve known for a while now…

RR: show yourself

Page 20

Garou making an appearance in front of the monsters

Page 21

Gyoro: yo, Garou kun

Gy: you woke up fast

Monster: is that the hero hunter

Monster: not bad~~ I’m a fan

Monster: they picked him up while he was injured…special treatment?

Monster: but why?

Monster: why does Gyoro sama care so much about a human, what could be the reason?

Monster: human? Mysterious being?

Monster: he looks half dead, why don’t we attack and eat him

Gy: silence

Gy: I have important matters to discuss with him

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Garou: the giant sitting in the shadows, what is that…

G: what do you…want from me?

Page 23

Gyoro: MA currently has a total of 500 members

Gy: similar to the total number of pro heroes in HA

Gy: the number of members who are disaster level: demon and above has reduced as a result of the battles in the past days, the number now is below 30

Gy: even so, we already have enough of a power advantage to score a decisive victory against them…

Gy: but as you can see, we are still lacking in both unity…and leadership

Gy: Garou kun, I want you to become an executive member, and my aide.

Black Sperm: instant promotion to executive member?

BS: that’s some lucrative terms you’re offering

Gy: he is the type of talent we have always been looking for, a powerful individual who wants to bring down the cult of heroes

Gy: even by himself…even with grave injuries, he’s still grabbing on to the throats of S class heroes without letting go, what unparalleled fighting spirit

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Gy: however…

Gy: our boss Orochi has one more condition

Gy: we are still not sure if you’re truly a “mysterious being”

Gy: prove to us that you are

Garou: what, you want me to grow horns too?

Orochi: you have one day

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Orochi: bring me the head of a hero. Doesn’t matter who

Bug God: I get it

BG: if he can kill pro heroes without hesitate, then he would indeed be an excellent mysterious being

Garou: …

Garou: the life of a hero...but during the fight earlier today, I already…

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Phoenix Man: sadly, Silver Fang & co. are still alive!

PM: Elder Centipede was defeated!!

Gale Wind/Hellfire Flame: it was Gouketsu yesterday…

GW/HF: and Elder Centipede earlier today

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Gale Wind: two executive members defeated before the final showdown, I don’t think even Gyoro expected that

Hellfire Flame: is that why she’s so eager to recruit the hero hunter as one of our main fighting forces?

HF: I still can’t believe that kid will be able to fill Gouketsu and Elder Centipede’s shoes.

GW: it is us who have overwhelming power

GW: what is Gyoro even thinking

GW: whatever, it’s not like we’re interested in ranks, as long as we overthrow HA and beat the crap out of Flashy Flash

HF: speaking of, whatever happened to Speed-o-Sound Sonic?

GW: he never showed up…incompatible with monster cells, perhaps…

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Box: disaster level: demon, Bug God

Royal Ripper: what do you want from us?

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Gyoro: Garou has left

Gy: follow him

END