Breakthrough in State of Mind, Porunga Can Grant Three Wishes

While waiting for Mr. Popo to return at Kami's Lookout, Kairos and Kami Piccolo chatted freely about what it felt like to arrive on Earth.

Had Kami Piccolo not asked, Kairos would not have dwelled on it.

But since he had asked, Kairos truly did have some unusual feelings.

To be honest, he had always walked the Earth with deliberate caution, afraid of missing something, afraid that a moment of carelessness on his part would lead to unforeseen events, and even more afraid of changing too much and completely losing his grasp on the future.

Indeed, Kairos had been willing to stop at nothing to achieve his goals.

For example, he had mixed sincerity with falsehood, throwing his own state of mind into disarray.

Before coming to Earth, he had thought everything through and made all his plans. Yet because of the system's arrival, the shift in his mindset had taken hold, and he was no longer the person he once was.

Everything he was doing now was indeed what he had originally planned out for himself.

But all that talk about the future, about what lay ahead, about not becoming an ant, about taking control of his own fate...

It was all fucking bullshit!

He was not living freely at all!

He had become his own puppet on strings!

He had already been bound by a great net.

As he experienced more, as he became involved in this timeline, everything he did was slowly being assimilated.

Coming to a sudden realization, Kairos sharply drew in a breath, then slowly let it out.

His expression, his gaze, his aura, his presence...

A breakthrough in one's state of mind could bring about an enormous transformation.

Watching from the side, Kami Piccolo was utterly astonished.

He had never known that Kairos's inner world was so complicated.

Yet at this moment, he suddenly felt that he understood more clearly what kind of person Kairos was.

His view of Kairos had also changed along with Kairos's change toward him.

If North Kai had not mentioned taking Kairos as his disciple, Kami Piccolo himself would have wished for Kairos to remain on Earth, stay at Kami's Lookout, and inherit his legacy.

But he knew that was impossible.

An existence like Kairos could not be kept by some insignificant Earth Kami. It would only become a shackle.

By this point, he no longer intended to hide anything. He voiced the words that had been stuck in his heart.

Naturally, he spoke of North Kai's request.

Upon hearing Kami Piccolo's words, Kairos was greatly surprised.

He had never imagined that North Kai, that old geezer, had noticed him as early as when he was still training at Kami's Lookout.

Kairos was no fool. He was intelligent, so he quickly thought of the reason why.

Back then, when he had transformed into a Super Saiyan, both the power he unleashed and the commotion it caused had been far too great.

At the time, he had not paid much attention to it. He had thought that in the vast universe, even if he unleashed all his power, it would only be a fleeting flash.

But thinking about it now, that power was anything but ordinary to North Kai, who governed North Galaxy.

Within his jurisdiction, an incomparably terrifying power had suddenly appeared—one strong enough to rival the Galactic Emperor. How could North Kai possibly not pay attention?

Recalling the information mentioned in the original work, North Kai had known everything about the few remaining Saiyans.

He had merely overlooked Kakarot on Earth.

That was also because Kakarot had truly been too weak at the time, and Earth had nothing noteworthy enough to draw his attention.

But once one's battle power reached several thousand or even exceeded ten thousand, North Kai would take notice.

After all, power at that level was Planet-Destroying.

"What is your decision? Will you go, or not? You should know that Lord Kai is a supreme being. The power he possesses is far beyond anything I, an Earth Kami, can compare to. Perhaps with his guidance, you can truly become even stronger, rather than continuing to waste away on Earth and squander your time," Kami Piccolo reminded him solemnly.

Those words came straight from his heart.

Kairos deserved better guidance. If Kairos became even stronger in the future, Kami Piccolo also hoped that should Earth ever face danger, Kairos could help protect it.

That way, even if he had no successor, even if the next Kami proved inadequate, he could rest easy.

Of course, there were some things he would not say aloud, and this was not the time to say them.

"Since North Kai thinks highly of me, I don't mind making the trip. But not now! I still have many things to do on Earth. You should know that as well..." Kairos nodded.

It was inevitable that he would agree to go. Setting aside whether North Kai's guidance could improve his strength, learning more techniques alone would be worthwhile.

If he had the chance to learn the Kaio-ken and Spirit Bomb but did not take it, he would have to be an idiot.

Of course, there was no need to spell everything out. Since Kami Piccolo had been observing everything he had done during this time, he should know that Kairos had not yet reached the point of leaving Earth.

"Very well." Kami Piccolo nodded at his words. Then his lips curled slightly as he continued, "I've noticed that you've been studying the techniques of various Earth schools lately. I imagine you want to gather the strengths of every school, yes? When you first arrived on Earth, you did train at the Lookout for a few days, but you did not learn anything from me. Later, Mr. Popo taught you the arts of Duolin Temple. Would you be interested in learning the skills of this Earth Kami as well?"

As his words fell, Kami Piccolo's aged face broke into an exceptionally brilliant smile.

Kairos was somewhat surprised by such proactive goodwill.

But after a brief moment of thought, he realized that Kami Piccolo was surely trying to build a connection with him, so he put on a pleased expression as well.

"If Kami is willing to teach me, then I'll gladly accept!"

"Good! Mr. Popo should be back soon." Kami Piccolo nodded slightly, then changed the subject.

The two had already been waiting for a while, and after talking for so long, quite some time had naturally passed.

Kairos could also sense Mr. Popo's aura approaching Kami's Lookout. Though he was still some distance away, he should arrive in less than fifteen minutes.

"By the way, Kairos, what kind of wish are you hoping to make?" Kami Piccolo smiled broadly, clearly looking forward to Kairos's wish.

"Actually, there are many wishes I'd like to make. Unfortunately, the Dragon Balls you created seem to only grant one wish. They're unlike Planet Namek's Dragon Balls, whose summoned Porunga can grant three wishes." Kairos spoke as though joking, while also telling Kami Piccolo just how impressive Porunga, summoned by Planet Namek's Dragon Balls, was.

Perhaps Kami Piccolo would be influenced by this and try upgrading the Dragon Balls he had created.

For Kairos, it would be quite interesting if Earth's Dragon Balls could grant three wishes in the future.

Even if not three, two would be fine!