"Sora!"
"Hikari!"
Coming to their senses and seeing that Sora, Metis, and Hikari had completely vanished, Erica, Yuri, and the other girls were shocked.
"Hmph, they were forcibly summoned by a certain someone."
Seeming to have discovered something, Athena's fine brows furrowed slightly, and she let out a cold snort, clearly displeased with the person who had forcibly summoned Sora and the others.
"It must be grandpa's doing. I just felt grandpa's divine power."
It was Ena's voice, tinged with a hint of apology. But after hearing Ena's words, the girls felt a little more at ease.
Last time, Sora had also been summoned by Ena's grandfather, the god named Susanoo-no-Mikoto. Sora had said that there was also a Divine Ancestor princess named Princess with Glass Eyes. If it was them, there was no need to worry about anything dangerous happening.
"Alright, everyone. With the King's and Metis's strength, there's no need to worry even if something happens."
"Lady Athena, Yuri, you stay here and wait for the King and Sister Cuilian. Lily, Ena, and I will go back to the mortal realm to check on the situation first."
"Although the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, won't do anything too outrageous for now to recover his strength, with that god's personality, he definitely won't be quiet."
Her expression was a little grave. Whenever Sora was not around, the calm-headed and strategically-minded Erica would act as the girls' temporary commander.
A good rapport had formed over a long period of time, so the girls naturally had no objections to Erica's arrangements.
"Erica, Liliana, Ena, please take care of yourselves."
Although she also wanted to do something like Erica and the others, reason told Yuri that she would only be a burden if she went with them. The girl finally suppressed the impulse in her heart and sincerely reminded the three girls.
Nodding, the three girls no longer hesitated. Using the [Leap] magic, they headed towards the passage leading to the mortal realm.
At the same time, in the mortal realm, Nikko City—
With a roar, a golden flash of light shot out from the direction of the Tōshō-gū Shrine.
"Ahahahaha... I, Old Sun, am finally out! Ahahahaha..."
The entire sky echoed with that thunderous laughter. Whether it was tourists or the citizens of Nikko City, they were all startled.
The entire sky darkened. Under the horrified gazes of the people, a figure holding a divine staff and wearing majestic battle armor grew larger and larger, reaching a height of over a thousand meters in the blink of an eye.
It blotted out the sun and sky. They could clearly see that it was a monkey covered in glossy golden fur, yet it resembled a human. But its gigantic size was truly terrifying. One of its feet could easily crush a skyscraper, and its shadow covered more than half the city!
Dumbfounded, people could no longer tell if they were dreaming. They were just filled with an instinctive terror, trembling, and despair...
In the face of this majestic and enormous existence, people felt an ant-like sense of inferiority.
"Mon-mon-mon... Monkey God-King!!!!!"
Seeing Sun Wukong's figure, Kuhoutsuka Mikihiko, who was originally handling affairs in the Tōshō-gū Shrine, was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
It wasn't because Comrade Mikihiko was a coward. On the contrary, having been raised by his family since he was a child, his psychological fortitude was far stronger than that of ordinary people. The reason he was acting so disgracefully was because he knew better than anyone that something big was about to happen!
As the next head of the Kuhoutsuka family, Comrade Mikihiko knew very well how powerful the Monkey God-King was. The legendary ancient monkey war god, the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, who once shook the heavens and the earth, was able to cure evil dragons with just a portion of his divine power released while his main body was sealed...
Comrade Mikihiko would never believe that the Monkey God-King had broken the seal on his own. Why didn't he come out sooner or later, but at this particular time?
After a little thought, Comrade Mikihiko already understood what was going on.
Crying out in misery, Comrade Mikihiko thought to himself, "Lord Kusanagi, oh Lord Kusanagi, you said you were just going in for a look, but you never said you would release the God-King!"
Endless panic filled his heart. The Monkey God-King had been sealed and suppressed for hundreds of years and had even been used like livestock. Was he now going to take revenge on humanity, on society, on the world?
It's over, it's all over...
At this moment, Sun Wukong was taking in the terrified, desperate, and fearful expressions of the people, feeling incredibly pleased with himself.
The monkey was a show-off who loved to flaunt. If it were anyone else, these would be annoying flaws, but on a monkey with absolute strength, it could barely be considered a cute personality trait... sweatdrop...
"Hahahaha... Humans, are you all scared? Ahahaha... Fun, fun!"
His old habit flared up again. Whenever he was happy and excited, he would act like an epileptic patient, twisting and jumping.
But the monkey had forgotten how huge he had made himself to attract people's attention. As he jumped around, the entire ground rumbled with a deafening noise. Countless streets and houses were crushed, and the mountains and earth shook as if a magnitude 10 earthquake had occurred!
"I, Old Sun, declare that from now on, this is my territory! You will all become my loyal servants!"
Perhaps it was due to animal instinct, but the first thing the monkey thought of was to mark his territory, just like back on Flower-Fruit Mountain. He would be the king, with a group of little monkeys serving him. Life couldn't be more beautiful.
Although humans and monkeys weren't that different, Sun Wukong was a very picky person. He felt that his own little monkeys were cuter. These humans didn't even have any monkey fur. He didn't like it, he didn't like it!
He did whatever he thought of. Willful yet somewhat cute, Sun Wukong formed a hand seal and began to chant a spiritual incantation.
Divine power surged. Instantly, the people of Nikko City were horrified to find that various kinds of fur were growing all over their bodies, a long tail grew from their buttocks, and even their consciousness seemed to be blurring. They were no longer human, but a...
Monkey!!!
Squeak squeak squeak... squeak squeak squeak...
Monkeys, monkeys everywhere, scratching their ears and cheeks, jumping around. In just a moment, the once-bustling human city had become a monkey's paradise...
Shrinking in size, he returned to his normal form. With a flicker, Sun Wukong appeared on top of a tall building. Looking at the monkey's paradise he had personally created, Sun Wukong nodded with great satisfaction, feeling as if he had found the feeling of Flower-Fruit Mountain again.
He made up his mind. After dealing with that kid and his troublesome women, he would claim this entire planet as his territory and build a super-large monkey kingdom.
He would grant his little monkeys the gift of immortality and have them serve and play with him every day.
It had to be said, Sun Wukong was quite an imaginative monkey!
Unlike those other gods who did nothing but fight all day, although he was a monkey, he was a monkey with ideals and aspirations!
"Ha... I'll take a nap first to recover my strength. When that kid and his women come out, we can have some fun."
Stretching, shaking his neck, and wiggling his butt, Sun Wukong couldn't be more comfortable, muttering to himself.
However, before going to sleep, Sun Wukong still had to make some preparations. Divine power surged, and he snapped his fingers.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three streams of light descended from the sky, transforming into three giant monkey gods.
They were about seventeen or eighteen meters tall, with thick limbs, sharp fangs, and scarlet pupils. It was more appropriate to call them King Kongs than monkeys!
Unlike the ordinary monkeys that humans had turned into, these three King Kong-like monkeys were divine beasts summoned by Sun Wukong through his Authority. Each of them exuded a thick pressure and possessed very powerful strength.
In order not to be disturbed while he slept and recovered, these three monkey gods were summoned by Sun Wukong to stand guard for him.
After giving a few instructions to the three monkey gods, Sun Wukong lay down on his side, his furry palm supporting his furry head. He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly...