"Has he surpassed me?" Son Goku's eyes widened, his face filled with utter shock and disbelief. He murmured, "Broly... Is he really that strong? I... I spent so much time with him, and I never noticed! He hid it incredibly well!"
"Don't blame yourself for not noticing," Master Korin said with a meaningful smile, shaking his head slightly. "Even Master Roshi, who lived with him every day, didn't have the slightest clue. That kid's no ordinary person."
"Th-then, when I saw the sky suddenly turn dark earlier, was someone summoning Shenron?" Son Goku remembered the strange sight in the sky and quickly asked.
"That's right," Master Korin confirmed with a nod. "Broly, Master Roshi, and the others summoned Shenron and wished for everyone innocent who had been killed by King Piccolo and his men to be brought back to life. Krillin was revived too. So you can go back without worry. Broly, Master Roshi, and the others are getting ready to return to Master Roshi's House."
"That's great! Krillin's alive! This is wonderful!" At the definite news, Son Goku jumped up excitedly, a bright smile blooming across his face as all his worries and gloom vanished. He turned around, eager to leap straight down from the top of the tower. "Then I'm going back right now!"
"You still haven't told me who Broly is!" Yajirobe grabbed Son Goku's arm in a hurry, his round face full of curiosity and frustration. "From the way you talk, it sounds like you know him really well! You even said before that he and I were pretty alike! What kind of person is he?"
"Ah... Broly!" Son Goku stopped and gave him a simple explanation. "He's a kid Master Roshi picked up many years ago, and Master Roshi raised him. When Krillin and I went to train with Master Roshi, I spent a long time with Broly!"
"Did you say he doesn't train?" Yajirobe latched onto that detail and pressed him for an answer.
"He usually does nothing but eat and sleep... He really hasn't trained," Son Goku said, nodding as he recalled. "Master Roshi tried to get him to train with us several times, but Broly always made up an excuse to turn him down. He'd say he was sleepy or hungry."
"Nothing but eating and sleeping? That really does sound like me." Yajirobe grinned, showing two rows of white teeth. He was quite pleased by Son Goku's comparison, even a little proud of it. "So this guy named Broly looks a lot like me too? Is he a nimble fat guy?"
"Not really." Son Goku gave Yajirobe's round body a once-over and shook his head without hesitation. Then, as if remembering something, he muttered, "Broly's... pretty tall and big. And... I get the feeling girls like him. Bulma complimented his looks the first time she saw him..."
"What are you trying to say..." Yajirobe's face darkened at once. He felt as though he'd taken an invisible blow, and indignantly stuck out his round belly. "You're making it sound like no girls like me, Yajirobe! I'm... I'm just well-fed! I've got a lucky face!"
"Okay, okay, let's drop it. I really have to hurry back!" Longing to get home, Son Goku turned to leap down from the tower.
"Wait a moment, Goku." Seeing this, Master Korin immediately called out to him, his tone growing serious.
"Is something else the matter, Master Korin?" Son Goku stopped and looked back in confusion.
"He wants to see you!" Master Korin sighed and looked deeply at Son Goku, his narrowed eyes seeming to hold some hidden meaning.
"See me? Who wants to see me?" Son Goku stared at him blankly.
"Kami!" Master Korin raised his staff and pointed toward the vast blue sky high above the tower.
"Kami?" Son Goku was even more confused. He looked up at the sky, then back at Master Korin, completely at a loss.
"That's right. He just sent me a message!" Master Korin smiled and nodded, his tone carrying a hint of solemn encouragement. "You want to become stronger, don't you? If you train with Kami, you'll become several times stronger than you are now!"
"Huh? Really? I can actually meet Kami?" At Master Korin's words, Son Goku froze for a moment. Then his face lit up with a mixture of surprise and delight, his eyes wide and shining with excitement.
"Maybe if you train with Kami for a while and your strength improves by leaps and bounds, you'll be able to surpass that Broly who's been hiding his true abilities." Looking at Son Goku's fighting spirit, Master Korin smiled and stroked his whiskers, speaking in an encouraging tone.
"That's great! I'll go home first and tell Master Roshi and Broly that I'm safe, then I'll head straight to Kami's place to train!" Son Goku was so excited he could hardly keep from jumping. He rubbed his fists together, eager to begin his journey to get stronger right away.
"Go ahead." Master Korin nodded in agreement, then remembered something and added, "By the way, you seem to be in a hurry, so I'll give you a gift to help you on your way."
"What gift?" Son Goku blinked.
"Flying Nimbus, come here!" Rather than answering directly, Master Korin raised his head and called out to the boundless sky in a special rhythm.
At once, a vast, dazzling cloud, as golden as cotton candy, drifted in from the distant horizon as if answering his call!
The Flying Nimbus tumbled and unfurled, radiating a warm, peaceful glow that bathed the top of Korin Tower in gold.
"That's a huge Flying Nimbus!" Son Goku stared at the magnificent sight, amazed and delighted.
"Just pull off a little piece." Seeing Son Goku's excitement, Master Korin smiled, as though remembering something from long ago. He said wistfully, "Come to think of it, that little piece of Flying Nimbus you used to ride was something that old Master Roshi pestered me into giving him."
"Really? That happened?" Son Goku found it rather surprising.
Without hesitation, Son Goku leaped lightly onto the enormous golden cloud. It felt soft and springy beneath his feet.
Then Son Goku reached out and carefully pulled off a small piece, just large enough for him to stand on.
"Just that little bit is enough?" Master Korin looked at the small piece in Son Goku's hand, an approving expression on his face.
He knew how to be moderate and wasn't greedy. The boy's heart was still as pure as ever.
"It'll be plenty." Son Goku nodded and set the small piece of Flying Nimbus beneath his feet.
"Go on. Don't keep Kami waiting too long. That wouldn't be polite." Master Korin smiled and waved a paw at him.
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