Korin Guardian God was merely an ordinary Guardian God on this mountain, but the Patrol Team Captain before him suddenly became so enthusiastic that Korin did not react at first. Thinking he had done something, he watched the departing figure in surprise.
"Korin Guardian God, long time no see."
Uchiha Hiko greeted Korin warmly. As for the others, they showed no enthusiasm at all. They seemed long accustomed to the matters of this place and did not find anything special about it.
"L-Long time no see."
Upon hearing someone call out to him, Korin Guardian God immediately turned around. He looked nervously at the young man before him and found him strangely familiar, especially the feeling he was getting now. He really looked very much like someone he knew.
After staring for three or four seconds, he finally realized that the young man before him was the one from his previous transaction—Uchiha Hiko, the Great Hero.
"You're Uchiha Hiko. No wonder he said you were a Great Hero. So it really was you."
Korin looked as if he were about to jump up in delight, but he restrained himself. He was already very short, so jumping a few times would not have made much difference anyway.
Hearing Korin's excited voice, Bulma glanced at him in confusion, then shook her head and stopped looking at him.
"I'm no Great Hero. Destroying the Red Ribbon Army was only a small effort, nothing worth celebrating. After all, my strength wouldn't allow it!"
Uchiha Hiko did not bother with pleasantries when facing Korin. He simply wanted his reputation to spread farther, so more people would know him and he could become a genius of Earth.
The moment Bulma heard about gaining recognition, she became excited. She ran to his side, looked at Korin, and