This Journey to the West is so wrong!

As my awareness became clearer, in front of me stood a rather large peach tree, with a "monkey" on the branch eating peaches.

"Oh! You're awake!"

This "monkey" was Sun Wukong. She immediately jumped down and landed right beside me, handing me a peach she had just picked.

"Eat up, these peaches are delicious!" She looked at me with a happy expression.

Not knowing what to say, I took a bite. It was sweet, juicy, and the aroma emanating from the peach surprised me.

'It tastes even better than the peaches where I come from!'

"You seem to like this peach, don't you? For me, these peaches are worse than the ones I ate 500 years ago," she stood up and jumped back onto the branch to pick more peaches and continue eating.

'And you're still eating it.'

I looked at Sun Wukong and said nothing.

Wait a moment, why did her hair turn yellow? I remember it being brown, right?

She wears long twin-tailed blonde hair and the traditional red attire of China. What's it called again? Circlet?

Both her tail and monkey ears match the color of her hair, and her figure resembles that of a teenager girl... and her chest is a bit small.

"Hey, what were you just thinking about me?"

"Nothing, really! I just... um, found you beautiful." Yea I'm really honest here, she more beautiful than I imagined

"Haha, what else could it be? I'm always proud of my beauty!"

She revealed a clearly proud expression and burst into laughter...

I closed my eyes, rearranging everything I had gathered since arriving at this place.

'Since I shifted here, there are so many things that only appeared in movies before now right in front of me—floating islands, creatures with supernatural powers (including myself), and now even Sun Wukong has changed genders.'

...This is so fuck up

"Oh right! I forgot to introduce myself! Well, after so many years, I doubt anyone remembers me anyway."

She leaped down to the ground and struck a pose... quite reminiscent of some anime I've watched (Jojo), and spoke in a tone full of arrogance.

"I am the Great Sage, Equal of Heaven, Sun Wukong! The one who caused havoc in the heavenly palace 500 years ago! The Monkey King, ruler of all monkeys! I possess 72 transformations and have defeated countless foes who dared to oppose me! And-"

"You talk too much! So basically, you're Sun Wukong, right?"

"Huh? Oh yeah"

'Her information doesn't differ much from what I read on the wiki...'

"Alright, let me introduce myself, I'm Sugar Tarkus."

"Sugatacus? Your name sounds strange," she looked puzzled at me.

"That's because I'm not from China and you spell it wrong."

"So you're a foreigner?! This is the first time I've seen one!" She approached me and scrutinized my body and face, murmuring a few compliments.

"Well, if you're my friend, you must be different from others! I'm really proud of you," she said.

'I haven't done anything for her to be proud of...'

"Oh, and thank you for lifting the seal! I'm really, really grateful!" She clasped my hands with hers, her eyes shining like stars, showing full appreciation.

"... you don't need to thank me, I did it just because I want to live."

"What's wrong with wanting to live? Anyway, you've already freed me from that seal so I really don't care."

'Damn it, please stop being cute, okay?' I awkwardly looked away.

"Um, Sugatacuck? Damn it, your name is so hard to read!! Why don't you use a Chinese name instead?"

'Chinese name huh?'

"Sugar... Ah! Why not call you Tang Sanzang from now on?"

'How on earth did 'Sugar' become 'Tang Sanzang' in my name?????'

"I once visited the country next to China and explored the area. The people there were extremely friendly, and they even taught me a few words!"

"And your name 'Sugar' when translated into their language would become 'Đường', and 'Đường' translated into Chinese becomes Tang!"

'HOW THE FUCK IS POSSIBLE????? THAT'S NOT EVEN RIGHT! ARE YOU REALLY SURE YOU FROM CHINA??'

"And then, Sanzang sound pretty fit with Tang so... Tah dah! Tang Sanzang!"

"..." I think someone needs to open this monkey's skull to get all the peaches she's been eating stuffed into her brain.

But why does it have to be him, the dumb monk who never trusts his disciple but trusts a stranger?

"What? Don't like it?"

"N-no! It's just... the name coincides with someone else I know."

"So what? Just use that name! Who cares about the person you know hahaha!"

'... I really want to punch this annoying monkey.'

Keeping the anger inside, I stood up and looked around.

'... Why does that area look completely devastated?'

The place where I completely freed Sun Wukong was completely burnt down, even though I knew Sun Wukong was quite mischievous and destructive before being tamed by Tang Sanzang, but to this extent?

"So? Do you see how strong I am?" Sun Wukong looked at me as if praising her now.

I sighed, looked at Sun Wukong, and said, "Next time, you're not allowed to do that again."

"Huh?! Why?" The monkey, I mean Sun Wukong, looked puzzled.

"Dangerous."

"If it were me, it's fine, after all, I'm immune to fire!"

"No, I'm more concerned about the people around. Even though there's no human or animal life here, the power you unleash is dangerously destructive, endangering innocent lives," I said to her in the most ethical tone I could muster, even though I wasn't exactly a paragon of virtue. But truth be told, I wasn't happy to see innocent people die, especially those unrelated to me.

'If I become Tang Sanzang, then okay. I still have this monkey' I thought to myself.

The original purpose of Tang Sanzang was to go to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures, but I'm not him, so my purpose will be different and more selfish.

I will survive, and Wukong will be the key to help me survive in this world where I have no information.