After Korin returned with Sun Yu and Lana to his residence below Kami's Lookout, Popo asked him worriedly, "Is it really okay to teach them how to train?"
The old Guardian sighed helplessly. "I'm the Guardian, so I can see the sins weighing on them. But to be fair, I haven't sensed any evil in either of them. Maybe if we guide them toward goodness, we can wash away their sins. That would be a good deed, too!"
After that, the Guardian and Popo walked back into the Lookout.
Back at his residence, Korin scrutinized Sun Yu and Lana with suspicion. "Though I'm not happy about it, since it's the Guardian's order, I have to obey. Tell me, you're not going to conquer the world as soon as you finish training here, are you?"
"Heh, if we wanted to conquer the world, would we need to train?" Sun Yu joked candidly.
"Exactly! You're a weakling with a power level under two hundred!" Lana chimed in, apparently getting back at Korin for what he'd said earlier.
"Damn it!" Stung by their insults, Korin angrily jabbed his staff against the ground, making it clack loudly. Then he suddenly sneered. "Since you look down on me, I want you to do this without using your ki..."
"Steal the bell from your hand, right?"
Sun Yu picked his nose in an irritatingly casual manner, interrupting Korin, the cat sage, just as he was about to take out a bell.
"What the hell! How did you know...?"
Korin tried to widen his eyes in astonishment, but it was all in vain. His eyes were as much of a punchline as Jingming Guo's height—just seeing them was enough to invite mockery!
"I guessed. Haha! If all we had to do was take the bell from your hand, that'd be easier than eating a giant hamburger in a second. So I'm guessing what you really want is for us to wear bells too, then take yours without making a sound!" Sun Yu said, watching Korin break out in a cold sweat.
"You... You..."
Exposed by Sun Yu, the cat sage Korin began to question his life—or, no, his cat life—after all his years of living.
"Since... since you've already figured it out, let's get started!"
With his plan completely seen through, Korin had no choice but to give in. He hoped he'd find a chance to save face during the training that followed!
"Who wants to go first?"
"I'll go first!"
Lana stepped forward before anyone else. Sun Yu casually moved aside and watched as she took the bell and tied it around her waist.
Korin tied another bell to his staff. He took a deep breath and said, "Begin!"
Because Lana was wearing heavy weighted gear, her speed and precision were greatly affected. Every time she nearly managed to grab the bell on Korin's staff, she accidentally made her own bell ring.
"Haha! What are you doing? Haven't you eaten? Go faster!"
Korin had finally found a chance to get back at her, and he made the most of it, taunting and berating Lana without letup.
"That's too much!"
At last, Lana couldn't take Korin's taunts anymore. She took off both weighted wristbands, which hit the ground with two heavy thuds and made it tremble.
"Yikes!" Korin let out a long cry of surprise. A moment ago, he'd been mercilessly mocking Lana. Now he was frozen in shock at the sight before him.
After taking off her two pairs of weighted boots, Lana finally stopped. She was still wearing a heavy alloy-and-lead vest, but since she was a girl, she hadn't taken it off. Besides, with Earth's gravity only one-tenth of Planet Vegeta's, even that weight clearly wasn't enough to hinder her much.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, kitty."
After loosening her wrists and ankles, Lana vanished in an instant. Korin instinctively shifted the position of his staff, but he was still too late.
Lana snatched the bell from Korin's staff. Only then did the bell tied around her waist ring. Clearly, she had just moved faster than sound!
"Damn it, you cheated! You cheated! You're all monsters! You're picking on me!"
Korin flew into a rage and hopped around on the spot, as if he wanted to jump up and pound Lana's knees.
Sun Yu pursed his lips at Korin's complaint. "What does that have to do with me? How am I picking on you? Sis Lana, quit teasing him and put your weighted gear back on. Otherwise, this training won't mean anything!"
"Okay."
Lana was usually willing to listen to reason. She quickly put her weighted gear back on. Korin also stopped teasing her for good. Lana focused on keeping her body balanced, trying to bring her breathing into perfect rhythm with her movements.
In less than a day, Lana managed to snatch Korin's bell while wearing her weighted gear and without making her own bell ring.
Mutaito, the strongest man on Earth, had taken a full three years to snatch Korin's bell when he first climbed Korin Tower. Young Son Goku had taken three days. Setting aside the difference in power levels, Lana's talent for martial arts was every bit as great as theirs.
"Very impressive, Sis Lana. Your ki feels more controlled and more solid now, and you seem much more balanced, too," Sun Yu said sincerely.
"Hehe, your big sister is a talented intermediate warrior!" Lana bragged, patting Sun Yu on the shoulder.
Korin brought out a clay jar, took a Senzu Bean from inside, and tossed it to Lana. "This is a Senzu Bean. It quickly restores your stamina when you eat it. One bean can sustain you for ten days!"
Sun Yu's eyes lit up, and he marveled inwardly. So this is the legendary Senzu Bean! In the Dragon Ball anime, as long as you're still breathing, it can heal even the most serious injuries. It's probably the most broken thing in Dragon Ball after the wish-granting dragon!
Unfortunately, they're scarce, and Yajirobe, that idiot, wasted most of them. There are hardly any left. Later on, Son Goku and the other Dragon Ball fighters repeatedly found themselves in desperate situations because they were short on Senzu Beans. Just thinking about it brings tears to your eyes!
"Crunch, crunch."
Lana quickly chewed and swallowed the Senzu Bean. In less than a breath, her stamina was fully restored. But at the same time, her face turned crimson. She stumbled a few steps, then her legs gave out and she collapsed.
"Sis Lana, what's wrong?!"
Seeing Lana's strange behavior, Sun Yu rushed over and caught her in his arms, urgently calling her name.
"Kael-chan~" Lana suddenly wrapped her arms around Sun Yu's neck. Her lips pressed close to his ear as she breathed out a sweet fragrance.
"What the hell, you stupid cat! What did you give my cousin to eat? These Senzu Beans are definitely fake, right?!"
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