The Cursed Gamer, Book 2

309: Kurai's Journey to the West (3)

Chapter 309: Kurai's Journey to the West (3)

Volume 2.5 — Omake 3

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"Even at this speed," Kurai smiled widely while her eyes fluttered back and forth. "You say it'll take us days? No way!"

At the moment, Kurai was sitting on top of the Monkey King's 'nimbus cloud' and her head moved back and forth to observe the world move behind her due to how fast she was flying forward.

"What? No. Why would I lie?" the Monkey King—Enma—scoffed as he sat beside her with his arms crossed. "It's true that it will take us a while, even at this speed."

If that was really the case, then Kurai had to admit that this planet truly was huge.

It's been half an hour since Kurai left for the west, with the Monkey King accompanying her. Kurai herself could fly, but the speed wasn't this fast—also it was an active thing with her mana, but this was where she could sit relaxed and just enjoy the wind.

"Say, who are we going to consult there, anyway?" Kurai asked after tilting her head to look at Enma. "Or are we going there blind? Do you have friends in the west?"

"Hmmm," Enma hummed as he seemed to look back into the distant past. "I recall, I befriended this lesser dragon, a 'Drake', who came flying from the west. I helped him treat a grievous wound and even taught him how to call nature's energy into him. He was very grateful to me because of all the help he received from me, and even invited me to visit him if I ever went to the West... But, alas, it's been a long time since then, so I am not sure if he's even alive or not."

"Hm...." Kurai contemplated for a moment. "If he wasn't killed, he should be still alive because he knows how to absorb nature energy into himself. I don't think he is dead yet."

"I hope. But the humans in the West are, as he said, technologically far more advanced than the ones in our eastern continent." Enma said. "So even with the power boosts, it shouldn't be impossible to kill him."

"Huh. I see your point, then—because where I came from, technology is also very advanced, enough to eradicate the entire world." Kurai told him. "I won't tell you the details, though, don't ask me."

"Hnm," Enma eyed her for a moment, before looking forward again.

No further important words were exchanged between the Monkey Sage and the Cat God, who traveled to their destination at speed surprising.

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The Monkey King, Enma, was pleased with the time it took his Nimbus Cloud to cross the great sea and reach the western continent. Finally, after two days of flight, he could see the edge of the country.

Beside him, the Divine Cat whom he was accompanying also looked excited.

Enma knew it wasn't a bluff when this little creature said she was a God, as he was a being so close to nature that he was titled as a 'Sage'—classifying him the same as the Sage of Six Path—which proved his sensory abilities to be beyond most others. He could 'sense' the depth of her existence, it was in an entirely separate class from mortals, and to some degree—even his own.

The reason he decided to accompany her, though, was not at all connected to her status. Enma may not be the strongest in this world, but as a person who had lived nearly a millennium, he had pride beyond any other. He wouldn't bow down to any random God in the street, not when he knew their power difference wasn't so great either.

Rather, he decided to travel with her because... well, because he felt pity for her. Though there was another reason.

In some way, this little cat who had so much power at such a young age... reminded Enma of his younger self. Back when he thought that he owned the world, that he was invincible. Back when he realized the reality of this world after his lover died, his once joyous face became stone stoic. He had to accept the truth, that sure he was somewhat strong, but he was far from being invincible—perhaps, some may call him a loser who didn't have the power to save his own lover, to make her return to life.