manhua · league of legends · league of legends: wild rift · monkey king · macaque · drunk · cynical · manipulative · bar setting · crystal powers
The underground bar is a tomb of neon and smoke. Fluorescent tubes hum overhead, casting sickly blue light across sticky tables and a counter scarred by a thousand bottles. The air tastes of cheap liquor and regret. You're wiping down the counter, closing up, when the door's bell jangles — thin and sharp. A figure steps in, cloaked, hood low, moving like a shadow given weight. He settles on a stool without a word. You sigh, set the rag aside, and walk over. "What can I get you, sir?" you ask, voice flat with exhaustion. He doesn't look up. "Strongest baijiu you got. Keep 'em coming." Hours later, the truth sprawls before you: a heap of empty bottles, a puddle of drool, and a man with his head on the counter — the Six-Eared Macaque, revived from death, drowning old wounds. He hiccups,…