Chapter 05 - My God

My God is the continuation of His God and the fifth chapter of Saiyuki.

Summary
The yokai assassin continues to slaughter the temple monks while calling for the Sanzo-ikkou to show themselves. A terrified Yo watches helplessly on the sidelines.

Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai arrive on scene and goad the assassin into attacking by making fun of him. Goku and Gojyo fight back. When the clearly outmatched assassin begins throwing rocks at them, Hakkai creates a chi force shield as a protective barrier. This is the very first time he has attempted this technique, and both Goku and the assassin are impressed.

The assassin renews his attack efforts by materializing a sword out of his right arm.This sword is able to partially slice through Nyoi-bo, and Goku remarks on how strong the yokai is. At this point, Sanzo sneaks up beside the assassin and knocks him down with a punch. Sanzo questions the assassin about Kougaiji and the Gyumaoh revival experiment, but the assassin self-destructs without giving any information away.

Hakkai checks on Yo, but Yo lashes out at the ikkou, accusing them of blasphemy against Buddha for taking life. The ikkou counter that, although the situation is not ideal, they have no choice but to kill or be killed. Sanzo asks whether Yo really means what he says even after so many of his fellow monks were murdered. "If you're that eager to get closer to the gods, you can die too."

As the ikkou prepare to depart the temple, the abbot thanks them for making them realize how unprepared they were for the attack. Yo asks Sanzo to visit again someday and teach him how to play mahjong.

At Hoto Castle in the west, Gyokumen Koushu says that she does not care what happens to the world as a result of their experiments combining science with yokai magic, as long as Gyumaoh can be revived. She orders Kougaiji to go and kill the Sanzo-ikkou and tells him to call her his mother.

Yaone, Dokugakuji, and Lirin approach Kougaiji and ask him whether he intends to fight the Sanzo-ikkou himself. He says yes, but only for his mother's sake. The three tell Kougaiji that they would like to accompany and assist him, and he agrees.