Goku had hunted a pterosaur. Its skeleton looked huge, but it did not have much meat on it, so he went to the lakeside, dove into the water, and caught a bizarre fish with teeth like gears.
Yamcha had hunted a triceratops and casually picked many strange-looking fruits. He ate some of them to confirm they were poisonous, then returned with his face poisoned a ghastly bluish-green.
Krillin had hunted a tyrannosaurus that was even more robust than usual and dragged it back by its tail.
Bora had hunted two elk and, along familiar paths, gathered many varieties of fresh mushrooms, intending to make soup when he returned.
By the time they came back, He-El, Puar, and Upa had already built the campfire and were sorting out the seasonings.
After gutting and cleaning the prey together, they skewered the animals on enormous tree trunks and roasted them. Then everyone gathered around the fire for a campfire party, eagerly talking among themselves.
When Bora learned that He-El had brought Goku, Yamcha, Krillin, and Puar beneath Korin Tower so they could climb it, his expression turned solemn.
"When I was young, I also tried to climb Korin Tower, but I ultimately failed.
"I have seen many, many people try to climb Korin Tower. In the end, they all failed.
"Many people exhausted themselves halfway up. They could not continue, could not hold on, and could not climb down. They could only fall—and they died when they fell.
"Trying to climb Korin Tower is dangerous."
Bora offered this warning.
He regarded them as friends and would not stop them from climbing Korin Tower, but he kindly reminded them that Korin Tower was not something they could scale so easily.
Even if they intended to climb it, they had to make proper preparations.
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