Chapter 125
Chapter 125.
-Wow... so the humans from the past who perished also recognized Son Goku?
-What does that mean?
-Doesn't that mean we share similar history and culture?
-I don't think similar culture would make us recognize Son Goku at the same time... wouldn't we need to be completely identical to recognize Son Goku?
-I thought those humans who perished in the past were just humans from another world, but turns out they're from Earth's cultural sphere???
While the viewers were coming up with all sorts of theories based on Son Goku's statement.
"Tell me, human. How do you know about me?"
Son Goku asked Lee Ganghan again.
"You want me to tell you this for free?"
"Hooo...... I guess I should take back calling you stupid?"
Son Goku grinned and said.
"Fine...... if you tell me, I'll move that thing away."
He pointed at the Ruyi Staff with his finger.
"The Ruyi Staff?"
"Yeah. With your current level, you'll never be able to break through it."
Ruyi Staff.
Is it that solid?
As Lee Ganghan quietly stared at the Ruyi Staff that completely occupied the space, appearing like a black wall.
"If you don't believe me, try attacking it once."
Son Goku was the first to tell him to try attacking it.
Since the owner of the Ruyi Staff said so.
'Should I give it a try?'
Swish.
Lee Ganghan used the martial art he had been using most frequently lately.
He opened his palm to use Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm.
Then.
Flash......!
Red light extending from the center of his palm.
Heaven-Breaking Meteor Palm flew with the momentum to pierce through everything, but.
Fizzle......
'Can't even scratch it.'
It couldn't even leave a small scratch on the Ruyi Staff and disappeared powerlessly.
"That level won't work."
"So it seems."
"How about it? Will you challenge more, or will you talk?"
Son Goku spoke in a leisurely voice while lying down on the Nimbus Cloud again.
'Setting aside whether he'll move the Ruyi Staff or not, it would be better to talk about this.'
It would be meaningful to compare and analyze what differences there are between the Son Goku we know and that actual Son Goku.
Lee Ganghan slowly opened his mouth.
"To us, Son Goku is a character from Journey to the West."
"A character......? What's Journey to the West in the first place?"
"That's......"
It felt strange to be asked what Journey to the West was by Son Goku himself.
Besides,
'I've never actually read the original Journey to the West.'
He had only encountered Son Goku through secondary creations and such.
As for the original Journey to the West, he only knew it vaguely, and didn't know much about the deeper content.
As Lee Ganghan hesitated.
-Come on, Heavenly Demon Lord, leave it to us
-Wikip*dia copy-paste, let's go!
-Journey to the West is...
Information about Journey to the West began appearing in real-time in the chat window.
'Oh. Collective intelligence works effectively in times like this.'
Of course.
-Journey to the West was created by Ming Dynasty author Wu Cheng'en by compiling the Journey to the West folktales that had been passed down...
-Hey, you already posted that 4 times above;
-Stop posting that already lol
-Let's organize the traffic a bit
-Just one person copy-paste it;
So much Journey to the West-related material was appearing chaotically in the chat window.
-Please make sure to tell him that Journey to the West originated from China, Heavenly Demon Lord
-Places like Flower Fruit Mountain are actual Chinese geography
-Ah, I got it; who said it wasn't Chinese
-The title Journey to the West itself is about going west from China lol
-Why are you suddenly claiming ownership of Son Goku lol
-What if Son Goku actually descends to China...
Due to some viewers strongly claiming Chinese ownership of Journey to the West.
Content delivery wasn't easy, but.
Lee Ganghan somehow quickly compressed the content of Journey to the West and conveyed it to Son Goku.
"Hmm. So, I was defeated by being played in Buddha's palm and was trapped in a mountain, then to have my sins forgiven, I had to take some guy called Tripitaka Master to find scriptures in the west...... And taking him around is Journey to the West?"
"That's right."
"And I go with guys called Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing?"
"Yeah."
"Huh...... that's absurd?"
After hearing Lee Ganghan's story, Son Goku snorted.
"What's Buddha in the first place?"
"Huh?"
"I remember the Jade Emperor. He kept picking fights with me so I beat him to death? But I haven't seen this guy called Buddha?"
"You don't know Buddha? He's the Buddha."
"What's that again?"
Son Goku tilted his head, genuinely not knowing.
-He doesn't know Buddha???
-That's strange, originally Son Goku's master Patriarch Subodhi was also Buddha's disciple;
-Who's Patriarch Subodhi?
-He's the one who taught the Nimbus Cloud technique
Lee Ganghan mentioned 'Patriarch Subodhi' that appeared in the chat window.
"Your master Patriarch Subodhi, they say he's also Buddha's disciple?"
"Master? I don't have a master, I was perfect from birth."
"How did you learn the Nimbus Cloud?"
"That's...... while beating up Taoists, incidentally?"
What.
Then in the actual Son Goku's world, there was no Buddha?
-Was there no control because there was no Buddha?
-Originally Journey to the West was a novel that elevated Buddhism and put down Taoism lol
-Yeah, the original purpose was to go west to find Buddhist scriptures
-If Buddha disappears from there, there's no character to control Son Goku lol
-So the Jade Emperor got beaten to death...? ㅠㅠ
-Oh but then were the Taoist figures human?
While watching the chat window displaying collective intelligence.
Lee Ganghan asked Son Goku about useful content from there.
"Then were the Jade Emperor and Taoists human in your world?"
"Jade Emperor? No. He was from the Dog Tribe. That's why I hate dogs."
"Really?"
"Yeah. In our world now, the Dog Tribe has the lowest status."
So originally that side was a beastman world.
Lee Ganghan talked with Son Goku and identified the similarities and differences from Journey to the West.
"Hmm...... the birth part seems similar. It's true that I was born from a rock where all the energies of heaven, earth, sun, and moon gathered. So I was perfect from birth."
"I see."
"But things like being defeated by Buddha aren't true. At first I played along with the heavenly realm guys, but they were so annoying that I just rebelled. That Jade Emperor guy was much weaker than me but kept acting like he was great."
In that world without Buddha.
In the end, the heavenly realm couldn't stop Son Goku's rebellion?
"So did you become the Jade Emperor now?"
"Well, the position is similar. I didn't like that name so I just use the old title Great Sage Equal to Heaven."
"Hmm......"
"It's really strange. I actually exist, but why am I a story protagonist there? And in a role I really don't like too."
While saying that.
The Nimbus Cloud spun round and round.
"But what's even stranger is...... the actions before that Buddha guy appeared match quite a bit. Could this be a coincidence?"
"I don't think so."
"Right. And those perished humans seemed to know me too? Did they also know me through that Journey to the West thing? Hmm......"
Spin, spin.
The Nimbus Cloud rotating at ultra-high speed.
When the rotation became so intense that Son Goku's face was no longer visible.
-Ah, I'm getting dizzy lol
-Why is he doing that ㅡㅡ
-Son Goku is still somewhat cooperative? Communication works well
-For real lol
The viewers watching him began to complain of discomfort.
Then.
"Ah. Good. I've decided."
The Nimbus Cloud's rotation stopped.
Swish.
Son Goku came down from below the cloud.
Then.
"Human, that story, where did it come from?"
"Huh?"
"Journey to the West, where was it made?"
He asked about the origin of Journey to the West with a serious expression.
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-Huh?
-Why is he suddenly asking about the origin of Journey to the West?
-Should I answer China?
-Since you claimed ownership so strongly earlier lol
-Hey but if you tell him that right away, wouldn't Son Goku really descend to China...?
-Oh, chills; was the guy who mentioned descending earlier a prophet???
Chat quickly appearing in response to Son Goku's question.
Indeed, as people said, if he said China.
Was Son Goku really trying to go there?
"Why do you ask that?"
When Lee Ganghan asked Son Goku back just in case.
"Why? Obviously I want to go see."
He answered as if it was natural.
-Descent lol declaration lol
-Son Goku seems really strong, isn't this screwed? ㄷㄷㄷㄷ
-Ah, this won't work ㅠㅠ Heavenly Demon Lord, just close your eyes and tell him
-Ah no no, don't joke around, really...!!! Heavenly Demon Lord won't do that, right?
-We Chinese people always support Heavenly Demon-nim
-Since when did you support him lol
-I saw all the hate comments you guys made after the last attack incident lol
Then the chat window went into chaos.
The voices of those who claimed Son Goku ownership completely disappeared.
Only chats saying they always supported Heavenly Demon were appearing.
Some viewers had the opinion to just tell Son Goku, but.
'Nah. Still can't point it out specifically.'
China had various connections.
But still, giving coordinates for this monster to descend isn't good manners, right?
Lee Ganghan decided to exercise humanity.
"I can't tell you that."
"Why?"
"Because it seems like you'll smash everything if you descend."
"That's certain, since that's the reason I'm going to attack anyway."
As expected.
"But anyway, smashing things, I want to look around the place where my story came from?"
When Son Goku grinned while saying that.
"Then I definitely can't tell you where it is. I can't answer that question."
Lee Ganghan said firmly with a stern expression.
-Ah... Heavenly Demon Lord kept his manners ㅠㅠ
-That place tormented him so much ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-But China knows it's close to Korea, right?
-If he descends there, it's not good for us either lol
-For real lol honestly from a Korean perspective, it's better if he descends on the opposite side of the earth
-It's best if he just doesn't come...
While the mainstream reaction was praising Lee Ganghan for not revealing the location.
Son Goku nodded as if it didn't matter.
"Really? Got it. I'll find it myself."
"Find it yourself?"
"Yeah. If it's a place so related to me, I'll get a feeling. Ah, but......"
Swish.
Crossing his arms, Son Goku frowned.
"Come to think of it, you humans won't last until I descend, right?"
"Why do you think that?"
"Why? Because human guys have never lasted until now."
Just what did the previous humans do?
That they retired so quickly to get such an evaluation?
When Lee Ganghan thought this after hearing Son Goku's harsh criticism.
"Hmm...... Right. For now."
Son Goku approached the Ruyi Staff.
And tapped it.
"Come back, Ruyi."
Then.
Whoosh!
The Ruyi Staff, which became toothpick size again.
No, even smaller than that, slipped into Son Goku's ear.
"I kept this promise."
When the Ruyi Staff disappeared.
A blue portal was visible on the other side.
Could he clear this 201st floor by going through there?
As Lee Ganghan focused on the portal.
Son Goku opened his mouth.
"Originally, I was going to prevent you from passing through?"
"Really?"
"What I promised was just to move the Ruyi Staff."
Well, that's true.
As Lee Ganghan nodded.
Swish.
Son Goku extended his thumb backward, pointing to the blue portal.
"But for you humans to last a bit until I descend, ah, I thought I should just close my eyes and give you a break? That way you'd break records and last a bit with those effects."
"Oh. Are you going to step aside?"
If he steps aside, he's more of an angel than Heracles?
Lee Ganghan hoped just in case, but.
"No."
Son Goku shook his head left and right.
"Even so, just stepping aside won't do. If you want to break my record, you should at least earn my recognition, right?"
"Then what do you want to do?"
To Lee Ganghan's question.
Swish.
Son Goku spread five fingers.
"Let's fight for just 5 minutes."
"5 minutes......?"
"Yeah. If you survive in front of my fist for 5 minutes...... then I'll gladly step aside."