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Despite being a cave, it was bathed in sunlight, turning everything into a golden hue.

It was a battlefield with a fitting backdrop for two warriors about to clash.

“Have you grown a bit in six years?”

“Yeah, you little brat, it’s all thanks to you.”

The two exchanged glances and chuckled.

Was it the kind of affection that comes from mutual dislike?

Or was it just the absurdity of the situation that made them laugh?

Only they knew the truth.

Son Goku unleashed his spiritual power, which rose like flames.

It was an aggressive energy befitting the title of “Fighting Buddha.”

Opposite him stood Jeong Gyeoul, radiating a purple aura.

A mix of spiritual and magical power, it was a unique energy that belonged only to her.

The wind howled through the cave, causing screams to echo everywhere.

The moment of collision between the two giants was imminent.

A battle that could decide the fate of the world was about to begin.

In the tense atmosphere.

Golden eyes, blazing like fire, glared at Jeong Gyeoul.

A look filled with excitement, thrill, and pleasure.

“Look at you, how far have you climbed in six years?”

“At least far enough to bury you under the Five Elements Mountain’s Central Peak. Feeling good about being trapped again? Your eyes look weird.”

Son Goku brought up the Central Peak of the Five Elements Mountain, where he had been trapped for 500 years after losing to Buddha.

Jeong Gyeoul had started with the ultimate provocation.

Though Son Goku was known for his unshakable mental fortitude, immune to insults about his parents, ancestors, siblings, or friends.

That one remark got to him.

She was unparalleled in the art of provocation.

“This junior has no manners, huh?”

With a twisted smile, Son Goku charged forward, releasing a shockwave strong enough to shake the entire cave.

His spiritual power, which had been burning like flames, now erupted like a volcano.

An untamed natural disaster.

It was an energy similar to Son Goku’s own characteristics.

Meanwhile, Jeong Gyeoul’s energy was being reined in.

She controlled all her spiritual and magical power, rolling it within her body.

There was no waste of energy.

It was perfect control.

She formed a sword with her spiritual power.

Her grip on the sword tightened.

The blade was engraved with intense killing intent, and she swung it toward Son Goku.

Son Goku, who was charging forward, planted his feet firmly on the ground.

Beneath him, the ground cracked and surged toward Jeong Gyeoul.

Without any intention of dodging, she swung her sword, and the battlefield erupted in an instant.

Rumble—

The entire cave began to collapse.

At the same time, Son Goku rushed forward, swinging his Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Up.

The Ruyi Jingu Bang, which had been swinging in one direction.

Left, right, down.

It extended in all directions.

Even diagonally, reaching out in eight directions.

Then 16, 32, 64, 128 directions.

It split into finer and finer segments.

All the attacks poured out simultaneously.

“Oh my!”

A startled Jeong Gyeoul unleashed the Ra Sword, Special Move “Thousand Changes Destruction.”

A thousand ever-changing blades blocked Son Goku’s attacks, intensifying the battle.

The surrounding landscape itself was being reshaped.

The cave was no longer a cave, and the mountain was no longer a mountain.

Nearby monsters, startled, began to flee in all directions.

A great commotion ensued.

The other Seven Great Sages, who had been subdued by Jeong Gyeoul, also moved as far away as possible to avoid getting caught in the fight.

Son Goku and Jeong Gyeoul.

The monsters wished that at least one of them would just die already.

As the dust raised by the monsters began to settle.

Silence fell.

Jeong Gyeoul and Son Goku had already distanced themselves from each other.

Only the sound of heavy breathing remained.

“This is fun! The little human who used to lose to the immortals of the heavenly realm has grown to the point where she can now rival the likes of Nata, Tak, and Lee Rang!”

“But why do you look like that? You’ve lived thousands of years longer than me.”

“…”

For a moment, Son Goku was at a loss for words, his face turning red.

He had wanted to enjoy a friendly conversation and spar with a worthy opponent after so long.

But he didn’t like how she kept picking fights and finding fault with everything.

His expression hardened, and his voice grew cold.

“You should’ve known your limits, human.”

“Isn’t climbing something Ukkiki is best at?”

Frowning, Son Goku plucked a hair and blew on it.

The hair multiplied into ten strands.

Each of those strands multiplied into ten more.

The multiplied strands multiplied again into ten.

In an instant, it squared six times.

A million hairs appeared.

“…This guy won’t have to worry about hair loss.”

Though Jeong Gyeoul wanted to take a strand for Jeong Ho-min.

She didn’t know how to use such advanced magic.

Still, just in case, she thought about taking one and asking the Taoist Girl for help.

She gathered all the surrounding magical power and created dozens of rails.

In a one-versus-many fight, area attacks are the most efficient.

She finished preparing by creating a multi-barrel railgun.

As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows over the battlefield.

It seemed like a signal.

Son Goku’s clones charged at Jeong Gyeoul.

A tremendous collision of power that shook the entire Monster Realm.

The battle continued, leaving indelible marks.

The moment her feet touched the ground, hundreds of Son Gokus attacked.

The moment she flew into the air, thousands of Son Gokus attacked.

Boom boom boom boom—

Of course, Jeong Gyeoul’s railgun wasn’t idle either.

With each shot, it crushed at least five or six clones, showcasing its power.

The battle, which had been going on for a while, ended as the last rays of sunlight painted the sky.

Thud—

“I’ll take this hair.”

“Ugh…”

She gathered all the visible stones around her.

Compressed them into a single, solid rock.

And pinned Son Goku underneath it.

“…How dare you mock the Buddha!”

“Yeah, I’m your Buddha now, you brat.”

Without hesitation, Jeong Gyeoul turned her back and headed to the Convergence Cave to find the Banana Fan that Son Goku had been sleeping on.

She found it before the day was over.

But once again, she faced a big problem.

“…How do I use this?”

She tried swinging it with force, but all it did was create a gale strong enough to shake the continent and uproot mountains.

It didn’t seem like it could cross dimensions.

Panicked, Jeong Gyeoul headed to the Demon King’s castle.

“…Is it over? Really?”

“Yeah, Son Goku is buried under a rock.”

“Wow!”

Though she had sensed Son Goku’s defeat from Jeong Gyeoul’s return.

Hearing it directly from her mouth was a different experience.

“The Banana Fan… are you taking it?”

The Demon King’s respectful tone and polite demeanor were unexpected.

“No, I need to return to the middle realm. Just send me back. You can keep it.”

“…Are you serious?”

It was hard to believe that Jeong Gyeoul, who could be considered the absolute ruler of the Monster Realm, was giving up the realm’s greatest treasure, the Banana Fan, to return to another dimension.

“Ah, stop talking and just send me back already.”

It had been eight years.

Eight years of struggling to return to the middle realm.

She had no intention of wasting time arguing with the Demon King.

The Demon King transformed into a cow, took a deep breath.

Held his breath, created intense pressure in his abdomen.

And swung the Banana Fan.

A tremendous wind blew toward Jeong Gyeoul.

She wondered if she was supposed to fly with it or just stand still.

“Hold on!”

The Demon King’s timely advice reached her.

She planted her feet firmly and held her ground.

The legs that had withstood a million Son Gokus’ attacks wouldn’t be defeated by a mere super typhoon.

After waiting for a while.

The wind died down.

“…What now?”

It wasn’t much different from when Jeong Gyeoul had created the wind.

The place where the fierce wind had passed was still the Monster Realm.

As she raised her fist, the Demon King urgently pointed behind her.

“Behind! Look behind you!”

Behind Jeong Gyeoul, a small dimensional portal had opened.

‘…!’

It was tiny.

The portal, smaller than a fist, was shrinking in real-time.

If she didn’t move quickly, it would close.

“I’m going! Thanks!”

With a farewell, Jeong Gyeoul pushed her hand through, tearing the dimensional portal like a monster’s maw.

As the gap widened, her body fit through.

And she threw herself into the portal.

Soon after, the portal closed.

The Demon King, who had been watching, roared and summoned the Seven Great Sages.

To mock and torment Son Goku, who was buried under a rock.

***

“…Where the hell is this?”

She was supposed to return to where the Dimensional Stone had activated.

But this time, she seemed to have landed in a strange place.

It wasn’t the beach of Goseong.

Shacks that looked like they’d collapse in 10 seconds were scattered around.

She had no idea where she was.

She couldn’t just head to Seoul.

As Korea’s representative for being bad with directions, she knew that was impossible.

All she could see around her were shacks.

There were no clues to figure out where she was.

 

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