Chapter 427: Episode 80 – Our greatest ally (5)
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, all I could do was to look at the kids and reply. “I am.”
And then, I heard the warning message next.
[Warning! You have come in contact with some of
[Chaos residing somewhere deep inside you have begun wiggling.]
[Judge, 'King of Stone Monkeys', has revealed his displeasure!]
[The contest this time doesn't have anything interesting to watch.]
A young monkey covered entirely in a coat of rather beautiful golden fur roughly scratched his mane and, while looking at the screens displayed on holographic panels, yawned over and over again.
Another monkey wearing a cowboy get-up watched that from the sidelines before making a retort.
[Judge, 'Manager of Heaven's Stables', is chastising the 'King of Stone Monkeys'.]
[Meihouwang (Handsome Monkey King), you truly are an impatient one. If you took your time perusing, then you'd have found one or two interesting stories by now.]
[Hng, Bimawen (Keeper of Heavenly Horses), so was it your lofty patience that allowed you to clean up horse shit for over two weeks straight?]
[….I'd like to talk about only the refined matters in this place, if we could.]
[I can already tell what you're going to do with my eyes closed. I mean, you'll just slap high scores to any story that doesn't feature stables in it, anyway.]
[But, don't you also lose your mind in excitement whenever a story features Mountain of Flowers and Fruit?]
[Oiii, Great Sage! What do you think? Have you found something interesting to watch yet?]
That question was directed to a certain pure-blonde haired man yawning loudly with his chin supported by the Ruyi Bang. He lazily opened his lips. [This year doesn't seem to have anything fresh, that's for sure.]
[Thought so.]
[We had quite a few people running around with wild imaginations in the past, hadn't we? Like, how we were portrayed as members of a battle-maniac species that grew stronger by overcoming deadly hurdles….]
[Hmm, yeah. That was really fun back in the day. But I didn't like the way they portrayed us as humans.]
Bimawen's words elicited a smirk from the Great Sage. [Oi, looky here. You guys might be monkeys, but I'm almost human, you know?]
[….But you changed only because of that Fable's influence, didn't you?]
Meihouwang, Bimawen, and the Great Sage.
They were different Fable Bodies of the one that enjoyed the true name of 'Sun Wukong'. At first, they were all one being, but after each of the Fables developed separately, the various personalities split apart from one another as well.
[This kid, Fei Hu's rate of growth is no joke…. At this rate, we might have ourselves a brand new 'Sun Wukong'.]
[Yeaaah, sure. Something that hasn't happened in the last few thousand years will suddenly happen now. Sure thing.]
Three separate Sun Wukongs had gathered inside this large judge's office to take a gander at the various Fables of the 'Journey to the West Remake' being played out on the holographic panels. Some of them were boring, while a few seemed to be promising enough. They even pressed the 'Like' button on a couple of unfamiliar but interesting ones, too. They also didn't forget to assign scores as the three of them constantly bickered among themselves.
Meihouwang asked. [Hey, Great Sage. I forgot to ask you. What happened to those guys the last time?]
[Which guys?]
[You know, back when you asked us for help so Bimawen and I lent you our powers.]
[Ahh, you mean the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'? It worked out alright. But their representative went missing.]
That prompted a retort from Bimawen. [Are you talking about that fool whom you kept chasing after but never chose you as his sponsor?]
[….Hey, I never chased him around, got that? I only responded once or twice at his ardent pleas, that's all.]
[Oh, but for that once or twice, I remember you willingly sacrificing some of your scant hair, though?]
[Shut up.] The Great Sage roughly dug his ear with the Ruyi Bang and changed the topic. [By the way, why hasn't Douzhanshengfo (Victorious Fighting Buddha) arrived yet? All the Sun Wukongs have gathered in one place, so how come he's missing from this occasion?]
[You know that nerd's always late.]
[What about Bajie and Wujing?]
[They went to speak to the Heavenly Palace people.]
[….That Jade Emperor dude, is he thinking of butting in during the judging again?]
[As long as our opinions don't clash, it doesn't matter if that side wishes to interfere.]
[But, our opinions have never matched before, so there's our problem.]
As if they were waiting for this very moment, the door to the judge's office was pushed open, and Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing made their entrance.
[Excuse me, hyung-nims. The higher-ups say that it's about time we announce this year's best candidates….]
[Shut it. Can't you see we're still busy?]
Both Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing flinched from Meihouwang's threatening voice and took hurried steps back.
The Great Sage asked them. [By the way, who's the lady behind you?]
[Ah, apologies for the late introduction. She's this year's new judge. I heard that she's also Sakyamuni's successor.]
[….Sakyamuni had a successor?]
Someone entered the office in a calm, composed gait.
However, the moment the Great Sage saw the woman wearing a fine, elegant Buddhist robe and a slender crown, his eyes trembled from shock.
Bimawen sensed that and asked him. [Someone you know?]
The Great Sage didn't reply and simply stared at her face for a while. The woman didn't reciprocate that gaze, instead choosing to cross the table and head towards the panel displaying the Fables.
Chapter end
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