Are you sure you're only ten years old?

"Of course, you can rest assured of that. Not only would I never destroy Earth, I would protect it instead! After all, I don't want the planet where I'll be living long-term in the future to suffer any damage."

Hearing Kami Piccolo's words, Kairos gave him a clear answer.

He would not destroy Earth; he would protect it.

Even though they were only words for now, making his intentions clear would at least spare him from further suspicion later on.

Kami Piccolo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After serving as Kami for so many years, he was no fool. He understood the ways of power and knew what he had to do to get on Kairos's good side as much as possible, perhaps even win him over.

Since Kairos had taken the initiative to show goodwill, he, as Earth's Kami, could not doubt him, much less push his luck.

After all, Kairos had no reason to lie. With the power he possessed, even a hundred of him would be no match.

Kami Piccolo had clearly overestimated himself.

Forget a hundred of him—even ten thousand would still fall far short.

From Kami Piccolo's perspective, if Kairos stayed on Earth and was willing to protect it, then Earth would gain an incomparably powerful guardian.

Perhaps Kairos's arrival, like his own arrival on Earth back then, had been destined.

It was as though heaven had sent him a successor—and given Earth a gift as well.

If Kairos could pass Kami's test and possess an absolutely righteous and kind heart, then a Saiyan could become Earth's Kami too.

He did not have many years left to live. In his current state, he could hold on for thirty more years at most before passing away.

For the past several years, he had been searching for a suitable successor.

Until now!

Kairos had no idea that Kami Piccolo had set his sights on him and intended to lay a trap to test whether he could become Earth's Kami.

"Grrrrowl~~~!"

At that moment, Kairos's stomach rumbled like a drum.

Kairos was indeed a little embarrassed in such a situation.

Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo, who had been deep in thought, both froze.

"My apologies. During these past few months of space travel, I've been eating nothing but dry rations and Energy Canned Food in the Spaceship every day. I was wondering... could you prepare something for me to eat?"

Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo were stunned again by Kairos's words.

They had not expected Kairos to be so straightforward.

"Of course. Mr. Popo, I'll have to trouble you to prepare some food for our guest," Kami Piccolo said.

"By your command, Lord Kami." Mr. Popo nodded, then turned to Kairos. "Please wait a moment, honored guest."

"Thank you. I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Popo. Oh, and you can just call me Kairos. There's no need to keep calling me 'guest,'" Kairos said gratefully.

He did not put himself on a pedestal or take it for granted. He treated them as equals, since his original intention had been to get along with them properly.

Honestly, after this brief contact, Kairos felt that Kami Piccolo was not as unpleasant as he had seemed when Kairos watched the anime in his previous life. Mr. Popo, meanwhile, was an exceptionally courteous person.

Mr. Popo returned the gesture.

But just as he turned to head into Kami's Lookout, Kairos's next words startled him.

"Oh, right. My appetite might be a little large, so please prepare more... Hmm? Around twenty times the amount an ordinary Earthling eats should be enough."

As he spoke, Kairos held up two fingers.

"Twenty times... Are you sure you can finish that? You still look like a child..." Kami Piccolo could not help asking.

Kairos did not argue. He nodded and said, "Even though I'm only ten years old, Saiyans are born for battle, so our ability to absorb and digest food is extremely strong. You can think of me as someone with a huge appetite! Twenty times an ordinary person's portion should be enough to get me about seventy or eighty percent full. Of course, every serving has to be substantial. After all, I haven't eaten fresh food in over three months."

In truth, Kairos really wanted to say that he was craving it badly.

Come to think of it, when he watched the anime in his previous life, he had always felt that Mr. Popo's cooking was extraordinary. He never imagined that one day, he would get to taste it himself.

Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo were shocked once more.

But since Kairos had said so, they could not simply dismiss it.

"All right, then. Mr. Popo, prepare more food. Kairos has only just arrived on Earth, so we should naturally entertain him properly," Kami Piccolo said.

"Yes, Lord Kami." With that, Mr. Popo quickly left.

Less than half an hour later, as Mr. Popo cooked one delicious dish after another, Kairos began to feast.

The wide variety of food made Kairos feel as if he had returned to his previous life.

Rice bowls, ramen, grilled steak, fish and shrimp, pastries...

It had to be said that Mr. Popo not only knew how to eat—he knew how to cook too.

This was what people were supposed to eat. On Planet Vegeta, it was either grilled meat or charcoal-baked flatbread, with fruit as the only other option.

At the side, Kami Piccolo watched Kairos eat like a starving ghost, cold sweat covering his forehead as he repeatedly wiped it away with his sleeve.

He had lived for so many years, and this was truly the first time he had seen someone who could eat this much...

This was no longer merely having a big appetite. He was practically a bottomless pit.

At first, Mr. Popo did not think much of it, until Kairos's eating speed far surpassed the rate at which he could keep cooking.

Only after a long while did Kairos finally stop eating, leaving behind bowls and plates piled as high as a small mountain.

"Delicious, so delicious! This is the first time in my life I've eaten food this good."

Kairos sprawled back against the stool, rubbing his stomach with a blissful expression.

He truly did not know how he had endured those ten years on Planet Vegeta.

Now, he had finally made it through the hard times.

"With your appetite, how do you plan to make a living on Earth in the future?" Kami Piccolo stood beside Kairos, his words carrying a deeper meaning.

Kairos sat up and said, "No problem. I have plenty of valuable ores—gold, diamonds, gemstones. They should fetch quite a bit of money on Earth, enough to cover my expenses for many years. If I run out, I can always find an unclaimed mineral planet and take some more."

Kami Piccolo had never heard such a crazy idea before.

But he would not be robbing anyone, merely mining ownerless resources. There was indeed nothing wrong with that.

Then Kami Piccolo suddenly thought of something and said, "Oh, right. Come to think of it, Earth has something that could satisfy your hunger!"

"Oh? Something like that exists?" Kairos was surprised when he heard that.

His thoughts immediately turned, and how could he not know what Kami Piccolo meant?

Senzu Beans!

Since Kami Piccolo had brought it up himself, Kairos would let him say it. It was the perfect chance to obtain some.