"They wouldn't just not show up, would they?"
Krillin checked the time. There was not much left before the match began, and the restless crowd had whipped the atmosphere into a fever pitch. Everyone was looking forward to the next matches.
"They probably wouldn't. Their names are already on the list. It'd look bad if they were absent," Goku said after a moment's hesitation.
"They're Supreme Kais. Why would they care about a human tournament?" Krillin looked at Goku with a stern face. "They came to Earth for Majin Buu. Now that the Spopovich brothers have been eliminated, there's no point in them staying."
"That does sound right." Goku was somewhat convinced.
What a shame. He had wanted to see the Supreme Kai's power.
The organizers of the martial arts tournament were the most anxious now. Two contestants were missing from the quarterfinals, meaning two of the exciting matches they had lined up were suddenly gone. Something like this had never happened before, and if they were unlucky, it could turn into a broadcast disaster.
The Blonde Announcer kept checking his watch. Seeing that the match was about to begin and Shin and the others still had not returned, he could only run over to Goku and the others to ask.
"Contestant Goku, do you know where Contestants Shin and Kibito went? The match is about to start."
"I don't know where they went either," Goku said, playing dumb.
"What are we supposed to do?"
The Blonde Announcer was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
"It's better if they don't come. That's two fewer matches right away, and I can get the championship sooner," Android 18 said coldly as she stood gracefully in the rest area, arms crossed, leaning against the corner.
"But the audience is really