“I’m hungry.”
“……”
“I’m hungry.”
“Figure it out yourself. Don’t bother me.”
Hoo! Hoo!
Wukong, who had been pounding his magical staff countless times, wiped the sweat off and glared at a white lump.
The little dragon Sre, who had just become his master’s disciple.
The kid, having joined as a priest, kept coming to the training cave and causing disruptions.
If it were Piggy, I’d have turned him into a stew ages ago.
“Don’t you have anything to do? Isn’t your master teaching you?”
“Already did. Ate.”
“What are you talking about?”
“I’m hungry.”
The kid, with his chin on the ground, yawned as he said this.
He’s so young that his thoughts and conversations go off in all directions.
‘I can’t really hit him, can I?’
“……”
‘Sre has someone else to teach him. So, Wukong, focus on your own job.’
That was what the master said when we first entered the training cave.
I have no idea how they plan to teach such a dumb pig dragon, but judging by the ridiculous techniques I’ve seen before, they don’t seem to be lying.
“I’m hungry.”
“Tsk.”
Puhwong!
Wukong, having plucked a hair, transformed it into a piece of beef the size of an elephant, and Sre’s eyes sparkled as he lunged for the meat.
Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp.
“When you finish eating, get out. If you can’t finish this by today, I’ll be in trouble with the master.”
“Chomp chomp chomp…”
“Hey. You’re eating fast. Finished it, right?”
“……”
“I said get out! Do you want to die—”
“This… isn’t real.”
Thud.
The half-eaten beef dropped from Sre’s mouth.
Had Wukong lost his power? The beef transformed back into a fur piece.
“Give me real meat.”
“…There’s no difference between that and real. It’s changed with magic, and it tastes the same, I swear!”
“I’m still hungry.”
“Ugh, this is driving me crazy. Fine… I’ll give it to you.”
“Really?”
“Open wide.”
Sre wagged his tail and opened his mouth wide.
Just as Wukong’s furious magical staff was about to pierce Sre’s mouth—
Crunch.
“What?! This crazy staff?!”
The magical staff shattered.
Even if it’s a clone, it had been enhanced with magic, so it wasn’t supposed to be that different…
“Ptooey! Tastes bad.”
“……”
“The stick snack tastes bad. Give me meat.”
“…Let’s go. Time to find some.”
“Yeah!”
■
Munch munch munch.
“Eat up~ Don’t let the monster get away, don’t let it get away.”
“Wahh?”
“Just chew and eat.”
“Ugh.”
Gulp.
A massive Bull Monster was swallowed whole by Sre’s mouth.
The Bull Monster was a creature that roamed the village, eating people, and while it was no match for the Fortress of the Celestial Sage’s Demon King brother, it was still a formidable monster in its own right.
I was a yokai with some strong power, not even close to the Demon King of the Fortress of the Celestial Sage who roams around eating people, but still had a decent amount of strength.
If it was a dream, at least I would have been a strong enough yokai to share a moment for about 10 minutes…
Gulp!
Sre’s roar turned me into a snack.
“I ate it all.”
“Are you full now?”
“Yeah.”
Plop!
Sre, sitting like a person, seemed pleased as he hummed a little tune.
Even though he was big, the yokai he had consumed could fit into three small hills. What kind of stomach did he have?
“But you’re satisfied now, right?”
“……”
“Hey. You’re not still hungry, are you?”
“……”
“Dude. No matter how much a yokai looks like a pig, how can you eat all of that? Then you won’t have anything left to eat. Just call it a day…”
“Puhuuuu…”
Huh?
Wukong lightly jumped up to Sre’s face.
Even though he was a dragon, his face was plump like a pig.
Nostrils puffed up and popped like balloons.
“Hey?”
“Piyuyuyu…”
“What were we talking about?”
This is ridiculous.
“Ugh… whatever. Just go—”
“Ew, waaaah!!!”
Whoosh!!
“What the hell.”
Suddenly, the mountain where Sre and I were burned.
In a world overflowing with bizarre yokai, what’s the big deal about a little fire? But the fact that ‘Sre’ was next to me was significant.
This pig-dragon’s magic was ‘Cold.’
With a chilly being like him around, fire shouldn’t be sprouting up anywhere.
Plus, if the fire ignited along with crying…
“Damn it! Is that Hong Hae Ah?!”
She’s the child born between the Demon King and a celestial woman, possessing a powerful spell called Samadhi Transformation.
Samadhi Transformation has the ability to change the properties of the five elements into fire; there’s no ordinary magic that can extinguish her flames.
She was tough enough to give my past self a hard time, but I managed to win, and now I could defeat her even easier.
But that’s not the real problem.
“I can’t believe it. Was that earlier some kind of clone of the Demon King?”
The real issue is that Hong Hae Ah’s parents are the ‘Demon King of the Fortress of the Celestial Sage.’
The Demon King is such a formidable yokai that even when he goes all out, he can’t determine a winner.
Back then, he barely won with the help of numerous heavenly gods.
No matter how strong I’ve gotten, could I really beat the Demon King?
“No. No way. We don’t need to fight right now.”
Thinking back, we fought back then due to a minor misunderstanding; we definitely weren’t in a place to take on the Demon King.
The current situation is…
“Piyuyuyu…”
“EEEEEEEEEK!!”
1. Suddenly, a white salamander barged into private property and gobbled up the clone of her guardian, Hong Hae Ah.
1. I ate my older brother’s clone.
2. The white salamander was a creature that devoured monsters, and it calmly decided to take a nap right after enjoying the clone.
3. When the guardian disappeared, Hong Hae Ah cried and burned the entire mountain down.
4. That salamander has a relationship with Wukong and the priest.
“…This is messed up.”
It’s completely bald.
No, it’s even balder than before.
Wukong held onto his head with the golden staff, feeling utterly fed up.
Think! I need to switch tactics!
What’s most essential in this situation?
‘I need the Pacho Sword of the Nachal Woman! I need the Pacho Sword!’
The Pacho Sword, which can turn most attributes into fire, can even extinguish Samadhi Transformation.
If it’s Nachal Woman’s Pacho Sword, Hong Hae Ah’s mother, we could wrap this situation up quickly.
‘…But they went through all that trouble to get the Pacho Sword.’
The fundamental reason for fighting the Demon King was for Hong Hae Ah, but trying to obtain the Pacho Sword ended up making things worse.
I can’t tell if that was a dream or a memory, but anyway. Getting the Pacho Sword right now isn’t a good option.
Whoosh!!
The fire is getting bigger.
If it’s a clone, it must realize it’s already been eaten, and it could be rushing here already.
‘Then what’s the alternative?’
The best way to extinguish the fire and calm the Samadhi Transformation state of Hong Hae Ah.
Boom!
“Kuuhh…”
“…I do have one option.”
I need to unleash the strength of the pig.
■
“What’s going on?”
[No clue]
[Lolololol]
[Looks like it’s trying to freeze the fire with ice]
[Isn’t that the Samadhi Transformation?]
[But that fire is quite strong]
[Info) Hong Hae Ah is the child of the Demon King and possesses fire abilities, and the Demon King is a sworn brother of Sun Wukong…]
[With Absolute Zero, everything would probably freeze solid]
[Stop spamming!]
Above the burning mountain, I looked with interest at Wukong, who was sweating profusely, and Sre, who was still peacefully sleeping.
Originally, I had planned to take on the named monsters after Sha Wujing joined and became stronger, but Sre’s insatiable appetite led to our encounter sooner than expected.
From the information gathered through various chats, the Demon King is one of the most notable foes in the Journey to the West.
It’s said that even with the efforts of numerous gods from the Heavenly Realm and Wukong, along with countless soldiers, they could barely restrain him.
Considering the Demon King’s level in this Space of Enlightenment…
‘It’s impossible right now.’
No matter how much Wukong trained, defeating the Demon King at this moment is unfeasible.
Could we win if Sre and I fight together…?
“Hey! Hey hey! Wake up!”
“Ubbubee…?”
“You remember that thing you used before? That Absolute whatever technique.”
“Uh?”
“Use that right now. Otherwise, we’re really in big trouble.”
“Uh uh?”
“Don’t pretend you don’t understand! Just use it!”
“I can’t possibly do that.”
Sre is still a newborn.
To Sre, who is focused solely on eating, sleeping, and playing, battles are just unnecessary squabbles.
It’s an inefficient action that extinguishes a comfortably full belly for no reason.
Of course, if someone attacks him, he’ll get angry and retaliate, but fundamentally, the Ice Dragon wasn’t the fighting type.
Especially because Sugarado was like that, he kept guarding the Cradle of Dragons until the very end.
“Why?”
“Why do you think! Can’t you see the fire right now?”
“Fire?”
Only then does Sre, with half-closed eyes, round them in surprise.
The flickering flames that cover his surroundings.
They blaze fiercely as if ready to swallow both Sre and Wukong at any moment.
[LOL]
[Cute]
[He looks totally unfazed]
[Is he okay with Samadhi Transformation?]
[He’s an Arctic Dragon, a little fire isn’t…]
Sigh~.
“Why are you so calm right now…?”
“I want to sleep…”
“No, what the hell…?”
Siii…
In an instant, the temperature drops dramatically.
With just a yawn, the surrounding heat dissipates, creating a barrier of cold around Sre.
The Samadhi Transformation can’t break through the barrier; it just sways wildly.
Wukong’s face brightened.
“Is this really working…?”
“Kuuuh…”
“Hey, if you spread this over the whole mountain…”
“Grk.”
Boom!
Suddenly, the cold shot Wukong back.
Thrown into the flames, Wukong made an angry face but soon gritted his teeth and dashed toward the origin of the fire.
[What’s he doing?]
[Where’s he going?]
“I think he wants to bring her over here.”
Since Sre wasn’t listening, it seemed like he was trying to put Hong Hae Ah inside that barrier.
No matter how much Samadhi Transformation is involved, if it’s Sre’s ‘Sugarado’ cold, he can extinguish it.
Wukong’s body is sturdy enough that lifting Hong Hae Ah momentarily should be no problem at all.
One issue remains, though…
Kwagakakaka!!
“It seems like something is approaching.”
Something is rushing through the air like a runaway train from beyond that empty space.
A being ranked at least 10th among the 72 demons or a being at the level of an Archangel is coming this way.
‘Demon King.’
For now, it’s a being that can kill Wukong hundreds, if not thousands, of times.
“Experiencing death once doesn’t sound too bad.”
[?]
[Really?]
Originally, even being Immortal, there are insights to gain from dying a few times.
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