The rain poured heavily.
Above the dense jungle… a shadow leaped from tree to tree—fast, precise… like it was hunting prey.
SWISH!
An arrow tore through the air—
THUK!
The shadow fell straight into the bushes below.
A few seconds later… two more shadows arrived.
A woman—around 29—wearing a pink dress, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
A man—34—clad in blue, white mustache, a crooked smile on his face.
"Run as much as you can…" the woman laughed.
"Today, no one can save you."
They moved slowly toward the bushes—
And peeked inside…
"…What?"
Only a black stone lay there.
The woman's eyes widened.
"BACK OFF!"
She jumped back instantly—
BOOOOM!!!
A massive explosion erupted. Smoke shot straight up into the sky.
---
Meanwhile…
On a huge tree above… Siyam sat calmly, watching everything.
"Hm… black smoke in the jungle…" he muttered with a faint smile.
"If these are humans… maybe I can reach the city with them."
He jumped down and started moving in their direction.
Rain slowed his speed.
"Gotta adjust…"
Suddenly—
SHAAAA!
A green slash-like attack shot straight at him.
Siyam instantly jumped to another tree.
He looked at his left hand—
Part of his t-shirt was burnt.
"…Poison?"
His eyes sharpened.
"Who's there—?"
THUD!
A heavy tail slammed into the tree beside him.
Siyam gripped the branch tightly… and looked ahead.
A bizarre monster.
Half-lizard… half-bear.
Poisonous slime dripped from its mouth.
"…First time…" sweat ran down Siyam's forehead,
"seeing a real monster after reading webtoons."
---
TING!
[MISSION ACTIVATED]
→ Target: Defeat the monster by insulting it
Siyam froze.
"…WHAT?"
He slammed his hand on the system screen.
"You're joking, right?!"
Slime dripped onto him.
"I'm reincarnated… and I got this—lame system?!"
POP!
[Time Limit: 3 Minutes]
"…WHAT?!"
[Failure = 40% Power Decrease (Permanent)]
Siyam punched the tree hard.
The tree shook.
The monster froze in fear… then ran.
Siyam stopped… then slowly smiled.
"…Scared?"
He jumped down.
"Mission complete then—"
He glanced at the screen.
Time ticking: 2:34
His smile vanished.
"…Seriously?"
---
Siyam watched the monster flee in terror.
He took a deep breath—
And pushed his speed to the absolute limit.
In the next second, he was right beside it.
The monster's eyes were filled with dread. It tried to escape—
But Siyam cut off its path in one smooth motion.
He stood still.
A smile formed on his lips—
The kind that shakes someone to their core.
"Hey… stop right there," Siyam said coldly.
The monster halted.
Slime dripped from its jaws.
It lunged—
Siyam raised a single finger.
And it stopped.
"First, tell me…" he stepped closer, locking eyes,
"are you actually a monster?"
Pause.
"Or just some scientist's garbage that wasn't even fit for the trash can?"
The growl weakened.
Confusion replaced rage.
Siyam stepped forward again.
"You walk around with that massive body… spitting venom…"
"…but your face looks like a bear and a lizard had a head-on collision."
"Don't you feel ashamed looking at yourself?"
The monster staggered back.
Fear replacing anger.
Siyam laughed.
"You left your 'wife' behind to become strong, right?"
"But look at you now…"
"Running from a fifteen-year-old boy."
"You're not becoming strong…"
"You're running from your own life."
"You are a coward."
Tears welled up in the monster's eyes.
Its body trembled.
Siyam leaned in close.
"Want to hear the truth?"
"You're not a monster…"
"You're a walking joke."
"Even if you died today…"
"…Death itself would ask—
'Why did you bring this trash to me?'"
The tears fell.
The monster collapsed.
Sobbing.
Siyam stepped back.
"…So the System actually works."
TING!
[MISSION CLEAR]
+20 EXP
+10 Insult Points
[Bonus Reward]
+50 EXP
+10 Insult Points
---
"Got the EXP…" Siyam muttered.
"But these insult points—"
ROAR!!!
The monster lunged again.
Siyam's face went pale.
"Ah—!"
No space to dodge.
Then—
The monster grabbed a black snake and spat it.
Blood splattered.
Siyam froze.
"…I'm done for."
The monster approached slowly.
Siyam closed his eyes…
Then opened them—
Calm.
Smiling.
The monster stopped.
"What you said…" it spoke quietly,
"…it's true."
Siyam: "…"
"I was running…"
Wind blew through the jungle.
Siyam's eyes widened.
"…YOU CAN TALK?!"
His voice shook.
The monster tilted its head.
"Why are you so pale?"
Pause.
"First time meeting a powerful beast like me?"
Siyam straightened instantly.
"Yes."
The monster relaxed.
"Got it… you're from a place where monsters like me don't exist."
It scratched its back.
"Listen…"
"I'm not a bear."
Siyam: "…?"
"I'm a Mid-Level Dhiyano Monster."
"…Dhiyano…?"