The Warrior of Pure Heart | Dragon Ball Z

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"I don't...?" Chi-Chi mumbled slowly, her voice brimming with disbelief. However, that feeling quickly turned into anger, which soon appeared all over her face. "Why not?!" she exclaimed out loud. "I climbed the tower on my own, without help, just like everyone else."

"That's one thing, and this is another thing," Master Korin responded simply, only succeeding in irritating Chi-Chi even more.

"Master Korin," Krillin intervened in a cautious voice. "Couldn't you...?"

"You guys should leave now," Korin cut him off abruptly, turning quickly to Krillin and the others. "Don't keep Kamisama waiting any longer. Remember that we have less than a year, so come on." He pointed hastily with his cane toward a door that led outside. "Don't just stand there. Kamisama's Lookout is located just above this tower. For this occasion, you will be allowed to reach it by flying, so do it straight from the tip, and you will surely find it without fail."

They all looked at each other for a few seconds, somewhat hesitant about what to do. As expected, Tenshinhan and Chaoz were the first to move, exiting the door and rising into the air towards the top of the tower. Krillin and Yamcha were the ones who waited the longest, perhaps wondering if they could say anything in favor of Chi-Chi, but Master Korin's decision seemed firm. So once he hurried them away again, both had no choice but to follow their two companions.

"Hey, have you forgotten I don't know how to fly?" Yajirobe exclaimed with annoyance, crossing his arms.

Korin snorted in annoyance in response to his comment.

"Always so useless, Yajirobe. Krillin, would you mind taking this fat guy with you?"

"Oh yes... of course," Krillin answered doubtfully, although his attention again turned to Chi-Chi momentarily. She looked at him out of the corner of her eye for a moment and then turned away angrily. It wasn't clear if she was angry with them or not, but Krillin hoped it was clear that there wasn't much they could do.

"Come on, Krillin," Yamcha told him, urging him on, so the young warrior hurried to catch up with the others.

As Master Korin had requested, Yajirobe climbed onto Krillin's back, and Krillin rose, carrying him. Given their differences in size, it seemed difficult to believe that Krillin could lift him so easily, but certainly, in his arduous training, he had had to carry much heavier things on his back.

"Don't even think about letting me fall!" Yajirobe shouted at him, clinging to him tighter with his thick arms.

"Don't squeeze me so much!" Krillin exclaimed with annoyance.

A second later, Chi-Chi saw how Krillin, Yamcha, and Yajirobe also disappeared from her sight, floating toward where they had been indicated.

Once it was just her, Chi-Chi took a deep breath through her nose, trying to calm herself as much as possible before speaking again. There had to be some kind of misunderstanding in all of that. Chi-Chi was aware that she had joined the group at the last minute without exactly being invited, and perhaps that had come across as a little rude. But if Master Korin was as wise a hermit as everyone said, she was confident that he would understand her situation if she spoke to him in a civilized manner.

"Master..." she began to speak in a calmer voice, but she didn't manage to say much more before that catman interrupted her.

"Still here?" Korin commented with some surprise, turning back to her. "You'd better go home once and for all, don't you think? You have nothing else to do here."