Journey to the West "Battle Against the Single Horned Rhinoceros King"

H-hello there, everyone. Thank you all for waiting.

My name is Mash, and I'll be your narrator this evening. Later I will also appear as an actress in the play.

Today, The Fujimaru Company will be performing a thrilling fantasy...

A beloved tale from the Eastern kingdom of Qing...

We will be performing a chapter of a grand epic called "Journey to the West."

Our tale begins over a thousand years ago...

...when a famed Buddhist named Xuanzang Sanzang sets off westward in search of inspirational sutras.

Sutras, in case you didn't know, are like the Bible for those of the Buddhist faith.

And while "Journey to the West" may be fictional, Xuanzang Sanzang was a real person.

A person who crossed a distance equivalent to three round trips between Salem and London.

And with nothing more than the unshakable faith she held in her heart!

Still, one thing is certain: Xuanzang faced many trials and perils during her journey.

But worry not, distinguished young guests. Xuanzang did not have to undertake this journey alone.

She was joined by her disciples, who were capable warriors in their own right...

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...Ga...

Gaaahhh! I'm beyond exhausted!

My feet are KILLING me, and my back is so sooore!

Toutaaa! I mean, Wukooong!?

I told you, stop walking so fast! Or at least give me a piggyback ride!

Forget it.

We only just agreed to do no more than one piggyback ride per day, remember?

And you missed your chance for today. I'm already making a pretty big concession to you as it is.

Aww, come ooon!

Ooh, I've got it, I've got it! Why not just throw away that useless bag of rice you're lugging around!?

You want me to throw away my rice!?

How could you say such a thing!? Have you forgotten how many times this has saved you on your journey!?

On behalf of the Buddha, I inflict this punishment upon that silly forehead of yours! Yah!

Owww! You whapped me! ...Wait, I've got it! You could call that the Wukong Whap!

That isn't even KIND OF clever! Ugh, I've never met such a talkative monk in my life!

I still can't believe you attained enlightenment just by bringing home a copy of the Tianzhu sutras.

Now, now, Brother Wukong.

Remember, Sanzang is still our mentor. Besides, the Buddha doesn't expect that much of us anyway.

She may have some...questionable practices as a teacher, but she's still the perfect person to bring the sutras back to the Tang.

Don't you agree?

Oof... Those jabs at my teaching style hurt even more than the Wukong Whap...

As for you, you big monkey, isn't that rice bag practically falling apart after all those times you've thrown it at our enemies!?

Don't be ridiculous. A true martial artist makes use of every available tool.

For that matter, Sanzang, your own blunders are what have you so exhausted anyway.

Take what happened when we crossed that river, for instance...

You fell overboard when we nearly wrecked our ship, and Bailong drowned rescuing you.

Poor guy.

Then again, I suppose he wouldn't have fit on the giant turtle that rescued us all anyway.

"!!!"

Yes... I'm sorry about that. I just wanted to try steering the ship a little...

I really do feel terrible about it.

It is bitterly ironic that that great storm subsided immediately afterward. I suppose his life was the price we paid so that we could travel in safety.

Come now, don't worry so much! Bailong is actually a dragon, remember?

It would take much stronger waters than that to drown him. I'm sure he'll show up again later.

True. I did see him giving a thumbs-up as he went under.

Nonetheless, BajieI mean, Brother Wuneng...

Do you not find it troublesome, being required to appear onstage so often?

No, I can't say that I do, oink.

Heh.

It has been nearly fifty-five thousand li since our master Xuanzang Sanzang set out from Chang'an Castle in the Tang Empire...

That should mean we are finally about at the halfway mark in our journey to Tianzhu.

Wow, I can't believe I've already come that far... No wonder my feet are so sore! Hahaha.

...Now I see. To the monsters, that lack of defense must seem like fat and flavor...

...thus making the prospect of extending their life by eating you even more tantalizing.

I said stop talking about me like a literal piece of meat! This isn't fat, it's virtue!

Whatever it is, it looks like it's attracted some more uninvited guests.

So, foul demons, you still haven't learned your lesson! Ha! This ought to wake me up!

If you're not close enough to see, then listen! If you're nearby, then watch closely!

I am Sun Wukong, Xuanzang Sanzang's best disciple! And I am coming through whether you like it or not!

And I am Zhu Bajie, her second-best disciple! I welcome any foe who will help make me rich!

And I am Sha Wujing, her third-best disciple! Those of you who tire of living, worry not now that I am here!

Hey! I told you, no killing!

Monstrous tigers and leopards! Poisonous, wicked creatures! Evil spirits galore!

Yes, a great many threats stood between Sanzang's party and their far-off destination of Tianzhu.

Of these, the most dangerous were enormous monsters known only as Demon Kings.

Then, one day, the party came across a peak by the name of Golden Pouch Mountain.

With their supply of food exhausted, and their master's belly rumbling, Wukong, the fastest of the group, set out on his own to find help.

Unfortunately...the three he left behind ignored Wukong's warning not to leave the protective circle.

Soon after, the trio wandered into a strange tower, and fell right into an enemy's trap.

Yes, there was a Demon King here as well.

His name: the Single Horned Rhinoceros King, ruler of the Golden Pouch Cave on Golden Pouch Mountain!

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...Three...prey...trapped...

...Teeheehee.

Well, this is quite the predicament, oink. I can't move at all.

I never would've guessed the coats we borrowed to ward off the cold were actually power-draining Mystic Codes.

Indeed... I was careless.

My luck ran out the moment I laid eyes on that visual kei-style coat that was perfect for me. I knew it to be a trap, yet I could not help myself.

I suppose this is the punishment we get for not heeding Brother Wukong's warning...

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Heeelp! Please don't eat meee! I mean, I'm sure I'd taste delicious, but it would REALLY suck for me!

Here, you can have this silky-soft rabbit pelt back, okay!?

I only tried it on because it was so cute and looked to be just my size!

...Kuh? For me...? I don't...think...

Teeheehee, don't be silly, O great Single Horned Rhinoceros King. Everything looks good on you.

Well, no matter. Your Majesty, at first I thought we had just caught another bunch of fools...

...but it turns out it was none other than Sanzang and her disciples.

Sanzang?

That's right! Remember that woman I told you about? The one headed to Tianzhu who will let you live a much longer life if you eat her up? Well, here she is.

Ooh, this is going to be such a feast. I can't wait for tonight's dinner!

Okay, Eu. If that...makes you happy...that's what...I'll do.

Eeeeee. This is it, Buddha. I'm done for.

...Hm? Hang on.

You can't fool me. I'd know that face of yours anywhere.

You're Silver Horn, aren't you? As in the Silver-Horned King? One of the two demon sisters who rule Lotus Cave on Flat Peak Mountain?

Huh? The Silver-Horned King?

Say...I think you're right. Long time no see! So hey, do you think you could get this coat offa me?

Oh? I'm sure I don't know what you're talking about. My name is Eu.

I don't know anyone named Silver Horn. I'm just a girl who serves the Single Horned Rhinoceros King.

My name is Eu. My king started calling me that, and it kind of stuck.

No, no, I am certain you are Silver Horn. Or perhaps Gold Horn. Either way, it matters not.

You and your sister both should have been sucked into Brother Wukong's Paopei Gourd, which should also have dissolved both your bodies.

Even if you somehow regained your original form, you would have returned to your master, Taishang Laojun.

Teeheehee... I guess the hornI mean, cat's out of the bag.

But come on, it was sooo boring up in the Heavenly Realm. It made me want to die all over again.

And I was already sick and tired of guarding the silver furnace day and night for that old workaholic.

Besides, you three just got yourselves captured AGAIN. You haven't learned a thing, have you?

Aaah! This time I'm gonna be eaten for sure! Wukooong, forget finding food. Just hurry back alreadyyy!

Hehe, who says we haven't learned a thing? Don't worry, master, it's okay, oink!

Any moment now, Brother Wukong will be back to kick their butts all over again!

Ulp! Y-yeah!

Indeed he will! Now, let me guess, Silver Horn...

You can no longer play your shamisen, so you have beguiled that monster into eating out of your hand.

No! I'm not...being controlled.

Teeheehee... Too bad. Not even the great Sun Wukong can get you out of this one.

My king here would never lose to anyone. Isn't that right, Single Horn?

Yes, Eu. I won't lose.

Not as long as I have...this Golden Jade Ring.

As for Sun Wukong, who had made a quick hop to a little village a few thousand li away to buy food...

He happened to overhear a rather troubling rumor.

One about a monster in the very Golden Pouch Cave on Golden Pouch Mountain where he left his companions.

Fearing the worst, Wukong returned the goods he had purchased...

...and hurried back to his master.

Upon his return, he found that his companions had indeed been captured, and rushed to free them!

Thus, Sun Wukong found himself in a fearsome battle against the Single Horned Rhinoceros King, who had been waiting for him. Their battle shook the very mountain upon which it was waged...

Naturally, Wukong was quick to draw his bow and arrow. But something wasn't right...

He's snatching every one of my arrows out of the air before they hit him! How is that possible!?

Whoa! He grabbed my bow! Things are looking pretty dire now! Hahahaha!

Brother Wukong is amazing! Even though he's completely outmatched, he never once loses his cool!

Indeed, I agree. But I must say, Brother Wuneng...

I find your imperturbability in the face of being completely immobilized to be a tad more disturbing.

Just look at our master. All the light has gone out from her eyes now that her last resort has failed.

No... Not Wukong too... Th-this is it... I'm done for this time...

It's true.

The Single Horned Rhinoceros King's Golden Jade Ring was a terrible weapon indeed.

With but a single command, it would draw in his opponent's weapons and render them harmless.

I told you. I wouldn't lose.

You sure did! You've got me completely beat!

So, Single Horned Rhinoceros King, what say we put this duel on hold and come back to it another time!?

Okay. I'll wait.

What're you talking about? It's not like coming back later's gonna change anything.

And don't bother trying to get us to lower our guard.

If you turn into a bug and try to sneak in here to steal the Golden Jade Ring, I'll squash you myself!

Darn, you saw right through me! Now I'm REALLY stuck between a rock and a hard place! Hahahaha!

Very well then, time to monkey on out of here!

Ulp... I'm a lovely little bunny...

Delicious no matter how you cook me...

Eu then proclaimed that Sanzang's life would be spared, but only until dinnertime...

Wukong, meanwhile, searched everywhere for help, an endeavor that eventually brought him face-to-face with the great Jade Emperor.

The emperor, in all his wisdom, instructed Wukong to seek aid from two renowned generals, the greatest martial artists in all the Heavenly Realm.

So Wukong paid a visit to the general standing guard over the Heavenly Realm's southern gate...

The legendary Fire Lord, renowned throughout the entire southern region!

The Fire Lord agreed to accompany Wukong, and so they hurried back to Golden Pouch Mountain...

...where the general commanded his divine troops to surround Golden Pouch Cave.

There, they unleashed a fiery assault the likes which were not to be seen before or since!

Every one of the divine soldiers' swords, spears, and arrows was wreathed in red-hot flame!

What's more, they brought to the field a host of Divine Beasts: fire dragons, flaming horses, flaming crows, and even flaming rats...!

Unable to endure this assault, the Single Horned Rhinoceros King and his subordinate enchantress ran hither and thither in an attempt to escape!

But, only until the king shouted out...

Absorb!

All at once, every flicker of flame was sucked into the Golden Jade Ring.

Soon, every one of the divine soldiers' weapons, and even the Divine Beasts, met the same fate as Wukong's bow.

Wukong then set out for the Heavenly Realm again, leaving the despondent Fire Lord behind...

...and sought help from the Water Lord at the northern gate!

The Water Lord brought with him a bowl containing the whole of the Yellow River, and turned its incredible power against the Golden Pouch Cave!

Unfortunately, the massive stream of water failed to make its way into the cave where the Single Horned Rhinoceros King lay in wait...

Instead, it succeeded only in flooding the mountain's nearby hills and fields.

Hmm. This really IS quite the predicament!

Neither fire nor water had any effect, and the sun is about to set...

(Staaare...)

Hm? ...Oh, yes, I know just the person to ask!

(...!)

Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li, and the Four Heavenly Kings he commands!

...(Stumble)

Chiguo Tianwang, Zengzhang Tianwang, Guangmu Tianwang, and Duowen Tianwang! Duowen Tianwang is especially capable when it comes to

...(Indignant)

No! Wrong!

You need neither my father. Nor Duowen! Not even the Four Heavenly Kings. Can match that Demon King!

But I can! I can match him. Blow for blow! With my. Three Face Six Arms technique!

Say, I know you! You're Crown Prince Nezha, Li Jing's third child!

I nearly forgot about you!

Long time no see! I hope you've been well?

S-Sun Wukong...

Stupid monkey. I'm a little. Upset right now.

How could the same mountain monkey. Who kept pace with me in battle. Fail to defeat. A simple Demon King?

Ei! Yah! Hiyah! I am Crown Prince Nezha! Marshal of the Central Altar! I demand to battle you. Once again!

Hmm. I'm afraid I don't really have time for that.

Then again, this Paopei head isn't the type to listen once she's made up her mind...

But still, I don't even have my own weapon right

Oh! You'll lend me a bow!?

...And an excellent one at that! This will be a great help!

Very well then, I will repay this debt! Let us duel again, and rekindle our friendship!

...Agreed!

...Excellent! It seems your skills. Are as sharp. As ever!

Glad to hear it! Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to business!

Third Crown Prince Nezha, Marshal of the Central Altar!

One of the greatest generals of the Heavenly Realm, assigned to guard the Jade Emperor!

Though she may look young and childish, she is still the great warrior who defeated the demons of the Ninety-Six Caverns.

Indeed, long ago, it was none other than Crown Prince Nezha who was sent to capture Sun Wukong back when he was causing trouble in the Heavenly Realm.

They have been rivals ever since.

With her Three Face Six Arm technique, she wields six weapons: the Demon-Slaying Sword, the Phantom-Slaying Blade, the Ghost-Binding Rope, the Evil-Conquering Staff, the Embroidered Sphere, and the Fire Wheels!

Unfortunately, all weapons were useless in the face of the Single Horned Rhinoceros King's Golden Jade Ring.

What could they possibly do...?

Meanwhile...

There was a bit of a commotion at the workshop where the Heavenly Realm's elixir of life was made...

Furnace guardian! Where has my silver furnace guardian gone off to!?

We are nearly out of spirit silver! How am I supposed to knead it and mix it into the elixir of life now!?

Hm. You there, gold child. Do you know anything about this? She is your sister, is she not?

Yes, I do know where she is, Lord Laojun.

I believe Silver Horn has gone to Earth to take the cow for a walk.

What's this? She has taken my blue bull with her!? I do not recall her ever making such a reque

...No, wait. Now that I think of it...

I do recall her whispering something to me in a barely audible tone.

...I must have authorized her request without realizing what she was asking!

Oh, silly Lord Laojun.

Perhaps all that needless kneading you do every day has gone to your head.

Did you knead in some of your own brains by mistake? Or has your very brain been gold-plated?

Mwahahahahahahaha!

This is a catastrophe! How many times now has my arrogance led to careless blunders!?

The Jade Emperor's patience with you is bound to run out pretty soon.

Not that I helped, seeing as I've been up to my own mischief. Teeheehee.

Gold child... You stole no fewer than five of my Paopei from the treasury.

Then you had the audacity to claim that they were actually to help Sanzang train.

...Hmm. The Jade Emperor does not scare me, but I must address this situation regardless!

A single day in the Heavenly Realm is equivalent to one year on Earth! Soldiers! Ride forth and search the earth at once! Leave no stone unturned!

Yes, sir!

Ulp...

They brought us to the tower kitchen. Does this mean they're finally about to eat us...?

I wonder if they're going to serve us raw, or arrange us on a platter...

Noisy as things were earlier, they've really quieted down. Maybe we're not getting out of this one.

So, not even Brother Wukong could do anything this time.

Th-that's not true! It can't be true...

Hmm.

Master, you've been tied up tight so you don't fall apart when you're roasted. What do you think?

Ulp...

Hmm. Unfortunately...

...given what's happened outside the tower, I believe he may have already exhausted his options from there.

Ulp... I knew it...

I never thought we would find such a fearsome foe here. I haven't seen his like since Red Boy.

Whatever comes of this, it is what the Buddha wills. I only wish that I could have fought him myself...

I'm not so sure it will be that easy. Even Brother Wukong has his limits.

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...G...ga...

Gah, that does it!

I've had enough. I'm sure that Wukong will find a way to save us!

I have every faith in him and the Buddha's protection!

So we can't just give up! As long as we keep hope alive, we're bound to find a way!

That's how it's been on EVERY leg of our journey!

Once the chef gets here, we'll overwhelm him with endless cooking requests! Got that!?

Indeed. That is the spirit we should all be following. Personally, I don't mind what I get turned into, as long as I go well with a good liquor!

I'd prefer to be a mariné salad appetizer myself. And I don't want to be broiled or grilled.

...(Tiptoe, tiptoe)

I...I'm home...

Oh my, oh my, if it isn't my honey.

Your honey!?

Ahh, what a momentous occasion it is to see you here in my Plantain Cave on Jade Cloud Mountain.

Tell me, what brings you here? Are you feeling ill?

Would you like to have dinner? A bath?

Or perhaps...some peroxide?

N-no, thank you... I was just thinking it had been quite a long time since my last visit, so...

...

...Ulp...

I-it's not as though I suddenly had urgent business here... O-oh, I know...

H-how is Red Boy doing?

If you're looking for our child, she is off training in the Heavenly Realm under Guanyin Bodhisattva.

What? The Heavenly Realm?

Oddly for her, she even wrote me a letter.

You have a letter. From Red Boy.

"Father, Mom, I hope you're doing well. Me, I'm doing freaking great."

"Lady Guanyin's a great bodhisattva. I'm gonna train hard under her, and become an awesome douji."

"Then I'm gonna bust outta this compulsory training camp as soon as goddamn possible..."

"I mean, graduate as an awesome douji. Lady Guanyin's a great bodhisattva."

"Just watch out for that jerkface monkey and Tang monk... I mean, it's just so awesome here in the Heavenly Realm."

"Okay, Father and Mom, take good care of each other, and make sure you live a good, long life. See ya."

...There. Doesn't that just warm your heart?

It sounds like she was set up by one Sun Wukong, the disciple of a Tang monk...

Sun Wukong? That pretty boy monkey!? Curse him... I must take care of him myself!

Worry not, Demon King.

The monk and her disciples will inevitably make their way here. When they do, I shall dispose of them.

You have nothing at all to worry about. Now then...

The Jade-Faced Princess, was it? The one who hails from Sky Scraping Cave on Accumulated Cloud Mountain?

...(Gulp)

I'm told she's a young and pretty woman indeed...

Though of course, I have no idea as to what sort of beauty care regimen she adheres to, if any...

Y-yes, well, you see, her late father, the Ten-Thousand Year Fox King, asked me to watch over her...

I promise you, it's not what you think it

It's all right, my dear. It's in your nature, after all. I can tolerate a concubine or two.

Then why do you raise your fan? It scares me.

Oh, this? I simply can't stand itthe idea of you carrying germs from who knows where.

Wait, Princess Iron Fan. I implore you, put down your fan. Let us talk about this.

All right... I'll give you a choice.

You can stand on the edge of that cliff and let my iron fan disinfect you...

...or I could disinfect you myself over the next seven days and nights. Which would you prefer?

I could even add in a substitute, if you like.

It's not as though Red Boy has died yet, right?

...

What the... You're dragging Llamrei along too?

Wait! I would prefer to have dinner first! With peroxide!

This WILL be your dinner tonight...my dear.

Single Horned Rhinoceros King!!!

Who calls me!?

I am. None other than. The third child of Li Jing. The Marshal of the Central Altar, Crown Prince Nezha!

I possess. The Three Face Six Arm technique! My voice. Can call down. The heavens and shake. The very earth!

I will not. Let you. Feast on. The Tang monk! Your days. Of causing trouble. In the lower realm. Are over. Vile monster!

Now. Experience the might. Of my seven weapons! The seven Paopei. Of the true crown prince!

...!

Wow, the whole tower is shaking. I'm impressed, Nezha!

Teeheehee. But I guess there aren't any decent martial artists left in the Heavenly Realm, with the exception of Red Boy, but she's still in training.

My Great King won't lose to anyone. Not even Li Jing and his Four Heavenly Kings.

...I don't...like weapons.

They hurt Eu... Which hurts me...

...

But...it could be fun...to compare how...strong we are.

...Great King?

Nezha there thinks less of demons than she does insects.

Don't get careless. Use your Golden Jade Ring to disarm her and kick her out!

Okay.

Very well. If you won't come. To me. I'll come. To you! Hraaaaaah!!!

Absorb!

...Aah! My Paopei!

I got all...your weapons! It's over!

Grrr...!!!

You did it, Great King! You won again! We'll be having fried monk tonight!

...Hm? Hang on. Did she say...seven Paopei...?

Eu, something's...not right. This bow I absorbed...is moving...

Hehehe...

Hahahaha! At last, the moment I've been waiting for!

Transform!

Great Bodhisattva Namuhachiman! Take a look at this! Your golden ring is mine now!

Oh... He took my mask, too...

You disguised yourself as one of Nezha's weapons? No fair!

All right, this is your last chance to surrender and hand over my master!

And you'd better not have already had her for a midday snack!

Begone. Demons!

Grrr...!

Eu...stand back! I'll...protect you!

Oh, no you don't! I'm fighting too! I'm not letting them steal even one moment of our time together!

It's no use! Did you forget what I took from you? Absorb! ...Absorb!

Hmm, it seems this Golden Jade Ring doesn't work for me!

Well, no matter! We'll just have to do this the old-fashioned way! Come on!

W-Wukong! D-don't forget. To give me back my weapons...!

Even with the Golden Jade Ring sealed away, the Single Horned Rhinoceros King was a fearsome opponent!

After a long and intense battle, Crown Prince Nezha and Sun Wukong finally managed to subdue him.

And, as befits a disciple of Sanzang, Sun Wukong did not take his opponent's life after he admitted defeat.

Thus were Sanzang and her disciples finally freed from the tower's kitchen...

Now, now, Sanzang. If you don't stop crying, you'll dehydrate yourself!

Waaah! I was so scaaared!

I thought I was done for when that chef monster came out swinging that meat tenderizer...

Well done, Brother Wukong! I never doubted you for a moment!

Nor did I. Clearly, our faith in the Buddha was rewarded.

...Hm? Something draws. Close to this land... Its chi is enormous. Who could it

Curses, I got lost on the way!

What in the world happened here!? The very land itself has been reshaped!

Crap.

...This smell...

Oh? That old man seems kind of familiar...

Xuanzang... Are you really. The great monk. I have heard so much about?

That is Taishang Laojun. Of the Heavenly Realm.

Oh hey, it's the guy who commands the divine soldiers! I'm running into all sorts of familiar faces today!

But I'm afraid one of your subordinates made yet another mess of things. Maybe it's time you started actually supervising them?

Foolish, impertinent monkey!

I had to cross the Kunlun Mountains and make my way here ON FOOT from the Heavenly Realm, all because my blue bull has gone missing!

You have taken up enough of my time! Now return the Golden Jade Ring at once!

It is supposed to be under MY supervision! I cannot leave it behind in the lower realm.

Aha! (Idea GET!)

So the Single Horned Rhinoceros King is actually your blue bull! Now it all makes sense!

In that case, the Golden Jade Ring must be its nose ring.

So both it and the bull actually belong to you! Now I get it.

I know this man. He is...uptight...

But, he is...a good man. I think.

...

Silver child!

Once again, you have deserted your post at the silver furnace and brought chaos to the lower realm!

(Mumbling) Well, you DID give me time off... Anyway, your bull didn't do anything wrong.

Th-this is all my

Do not talk back to me!

You are relieved of your post until you have returned to your senses! You will return to the Heavenly Realm and spend your days watching over my bull!

From now on, you shall be the Guardian of the Stables. Clearly, that is what you are best suited for!

...!

R-really, you're sure that's okay, Lord Laojun?

Hmph.

Be grateful to your sister. It was her who so rudely foisted that book about improving employee relations upon me the other day.

...Thank you, Lord Laojun. ...And, I'm sorry.

Now, my blue bull, we return to the Heavenly Realm! I did not bring my saddle, so you will carry us!

What are you doing, silver child? Hurry up and get on!

Yes, sir. Can I have a ride, please?

...Sure. Hold on...tight.

...Wow, look at that. I've never seen a bull run so fast before.

!!!

Aaah! You scared me!

...Wait, Bailong? You're okay!?

Oh, if it isn't Bailong! It's about time you caught up with us.

!!!

What's that? When you sank down to the bottom of that river...

...you were pinned down by my extending staff, unable to move?

Come to think of it, I forgot all about my staff.

And you brought it along with you? Oh hey, thank you so much!!!

Hahahaha! We've all had our share of trouble, but the important thing is that we are now reunited!

Now that Bailong has rejoined us, we can continue on our journey to Tianzhu!

I made sure to grab plenty of rations from the tower's larders too.

Now I'm more thirsty than hungry, though. I hope there's some nice, clean river water nearby.

Thank you, Crown Prince Nezha. I owe you my life once again.

Next time, I'll make sure to train harder so I won't need your help.

Please do. I would greatly. Appreciate that.

Still, the Jade Emperor. Did tell me. To keep an eye. On you. I can certainly stop by. Now and then.

Oh, and... W-Wukong...

One day...if possible... I hope you can see. The real Sun Wukong...again.

...Thank you, Crown Prince Nezha. I too shall pray that Hachiman Bodhisattva brings us together.

...

Wow, those flying wheels are really nice too.

But hey, at least I've got my own great steed!

Okay, everyone, we're off to Tianzhu once again!

All together now... Go west, young men!

...Thus did Sanzang and her companions manage to defeat the formidable Single Horned Rhinoceros King.

Little did they know that they would soon face yet another formidable threat.

What will become of Sanzang and her companions!? There is much to tell, as their journey is far from over!

...Unfortunately, this is all we have time for today. I hope we'll see you again at our next performance.

But for now, the curtain descends upon this chapter...