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Chapter 25.

Red Son did as promised. He only did it for his uncle. He went in  embarrassment to the restaurant and found the entire crew there who were in shock.

''Red Son?!''

"Yes that's my name," said Red.

''What are you doing here?!''

''I came...'' and now he didn't know what to say. He couldn't say he had just come to meet them. He had to have some semblance of decency. "I came to eat pasta"

''Seriously?! You?" said MK.

"We somehow don't believe you," Mei said. Red Son rolled his eyes. ''Believe what you want dragon girl. Then can I have that pasta or not?"

"And will you pay?" said Pigsy.

"Of course I will ," he said indignantly.

''Leave him alone. First decent customer," said Pigsy, and set to work.

"But Pigsy is Red Son," MK said. "The person who tried to kill us? Do you remember?''

''If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it long ago and you wouldn't even notice. Besides, I want.. I can't believe I'm saying this.. a truce...''

''Truce?!''

''Why? is that weird? Well, that's how I talk to primitives."

"Wait.. are you here because you just wanted to meet us?" Mei said.

''NO..''

"Okay Red Boy you can stick with us."

"What no.. yhh.. you're annoying"

Red Son sat down at one table. MK and Mei joined him. And they stared at him suspiciously.

"What did you do with that key you stole from us?" Mei said.

"This key turned out to be useless anyway and it's a good thing I took it from you because it was dangerous."

''What? It was just a regular key," said MK.

''No.. it wasn't an ordinary key. I don't have it anymore'

''What? And who has it?''

"My uncle hid it for the sake of the whole world," said Red.

"And who is your uncle?" Mei said.

"A very powerful person you'd better not mess with is all you need to know"

"Uwu.. how mysterious you are" Mei giggled.

Pigsy handed him a bowl of noodles. Red Son took the first bite.

"And how do you like it?" said MK.

''May be''

''What can be?! Maybe?'' Pigsy looked up.

''You know what I prefer spicier food''

Alke Red Son ate and paid. ''At last. A decent customer." Pigsy said.

"So what Red Boy do you want to go with us to the arcade?" Mei said with a smile.

I'm only doing this for my uncle... thought Red and sighed. ''All right..''

Mei dragged Red from the restaurant.

"MK watch out for him," said Pigsy.

''Calm down Pigsy. will be fine''

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They spent the whole day together.

''And what about Redboy? Did you like it?" Mei said.

''It was even quite ... cool ... for peasant games ...''

"You won't get bored with us," Mei said. ''Hey.. MK how are you?''

MK thought about it. He was still worried about the monkey king.. "I'm fine" he smiled slightly.

''You dumpling boy? You seem to be worried here."

''MK don't worry. I'm sure the monkey king is fine," Mei said.

"'oh.. are you worried about your.. mentor?" Red said. MK sighed.

''Well, because I feel that he did not tell me the truth.. I am his successor ... and it annoys me that I don't know''

''Noodle boy.. everyone has their reasons..''

''Yeah, but I'm the Monkie Kid and..''

''MK, chill out. Do you have training tomorrow? Yes? Maybe you'll find out tomorrow," Mei said.

"You know what, I'm going home," said Red.

"'Oh.. ok."'

"See you later Red Boy," Mei said. Red vanished into flames.

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Guest room. Wukong is sleeping. There was the clatter of machinery.

Red Son sat on the bed next to the king. Wukong opened his eyes.

"Hey.. nephew.. how was it?" he said with a faint smile.

''It was..ok..''

"I knew you'd like them"

''What? NO..''

Wukong just smiled. ''Uncle.. are you sure you can train this MK?''

''I've already made up my mind and I won't change my mind...''

''But in your condition..''

"Red don't worry...Macaque will take care of MK training for now until I can't get up"

''What if you don't get up anymore?''

Wukong looked at him with a raised eyebrow, "Me?  can't? Red I just need a little rest to gather my energy... hey, I'm the Monkey King after all. Equal to the heaven''

''I know but..''

''Red will be fine..''

"Do you know that MK is worried about you?"

''He should not...''

''Uncle, everyone here is worried about you. You will tell him?''

''Maybe, but not now...''

Red nodded.