308: Kurai's Journey to the West (2)

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Chapter 308: Kurai's Journey to the West (2)

Volume 2.5 — Omake 2

Mount Huaguo. A tall foggy mountain filled with trees of all kinds, though most of which were of different breeds of bananas, as white-furred monkeys rested on top of the trees and enjoyed their meals.

It took Kurai two days and three nights of active search and interrogation to get a lead about where this Monkey Mountain was located—and finally, she managed to find it.

Within the foggy peak, Kurai gently landed on her feet. Immediately after, she sensed all the monkeys around her, sitting on top of different trees as they were, turning their heads at her to give her a quick scan of Chakra.

"...!?"

All the monkeys who did the scan flinched in high alert as they sensed that the small cat was as dangerous as it looked cute.

The children were immediately evacuated by the mothers, while the adult monkeys prepared themselves for battle. Without hesitation, the monkeys all rushed at Kurai at a blinding speed. She was surrounded by dozens of monkeys in an instant, and these baboons weren't weak or fools as they had chakra circulating within them—granting them powers to lift boulders.

"Krearr—" One of the monkeys growled aloud. "Kitty, what business do you have here?"

"I am here to meet Enma, The Monkey King." Kurai replied, her head rising high like an arrogant God. "I have something to ask him."

The monkeys, rather than refusing her outright as she was used to, slowly exchanged glances. A moment later, the monkey who spoke sluggishly scratched his head.

"Err. is that so?" The monkey asked. "Alright, wait here, I will go call the King."

Kurai blinked a little at the unexpected answer.

'That was easy...? Huh.'

She expected the monkeys to be more arrogant, to look down on her and stuff—why were all monkeys in this world-wise and nice?

A while later, the monkey she was in search of, the Monkey King: Enma, walked to the crowd while wearing a scowl on his face.

Just like its kin, the Monkey King had white fur and very humane facial features. Unlike the rest, however, he wore a Ninja headband... a Konoha headband.

That wasn't the end, as his Tier was the highest Kurai had seen among all the animals she had encountered in her life.

[Enma – Monkey King – Low Tier 8]

Low chances, but if a fight broke out, she might not be able to defeat this creature. She was just around Level 600 now, after all. However, did Kurai ever care? She wasn't scared at all and rather raised an eyebrow while staring at the headband.

"Hn? Are you related to Konoha?" Kurai asked the creature, to which he stared silently at her for a long while before nodding. "I see. How so?"

The Monkey King clearly didn't find her act of questioning funny, he after all was a King. But for whatever reason, he just sighed and answered her anyway.

"I was the Summon Beast of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. He died a few years ago, but as a sign of respect I keep wearing the headband of Konoha." Enma said, and before long he asked Kurai something back. "In whatever case, I wish to learn who you are. I don't particularly like the presence of your dark, deathly chakra in my home. So I wish you to be quick with whatever you are here for."

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