[Workplace comedy + the Great Sage of Balancing the Books + myths and legends + inner monologue]
Synopsis One:
The good news: I ascended to the Heavenly Court and became an immortal.
The bad news: Immortals have to slave away, too.
The good news: I successfully bluffed the Jade Emperor.
The bad news: The Jade Emperor thinks I’m a negotiation genius.
The good news: Nezha, the Heavenly Court’s God of War, came to see me in the middle of the night.
The bad news: He liked the “Risk Contingency Plan” I wrote and wants me to join his rebellion, using the monkey as a weapon.
Nezha, patting me on the shoulder: “Brother, I can tell you’re made for great things!”
Synopsis Two:
[Boss’s note: The proposal is clear and well illustrated. Approved!]
Me: “No, I just drew up a pie-in-the-sky plan on a whim!”
Because I’m good with words, I bragged a little over drinks with Jin Chanzi.
[Jin Chanzi’s assessment: Lord Bu’s grasp of the project is more thorough than Buddha’s!]
Me: “I just repeated the talking points from the annual party!”
Because the risk contingency plan I wrote was so detailed, Nezha took me for a co-conspirator.
[Nezha’s comment: This plan captures the essence of “stirring up trouble behind enemy lines.” This man is worth knowing!]
Me: “Brother! That was a plan to save my own skin, not a manifesto for rebellion!”
Now the whole Heavenly Court thinks I’m an unfathomable mastermind working behind the scenes.
The way Taibai Jinxing looks at me grows more wary by the day.
The stunning palace maidens look at me with ever more dreamy eyes.
The Jade Emperor has even started letting me sit in on core meetings.
I really am just an office drone who wants to get off work on time! Brother Monkey! Hurry up and come save me! I can’t spend another day in this Heavenly Court!
This whole ascension and entry into the immortal registry was a scam! Nobody told me it would be like this!
🤔 I have changed several covers, but I am still not satisfied with it, so I'll just destroy it when I'm tired, that's it.