After dealing with Raditz, Bulma started repairing the Dragon Radar for Goku.
Goku had already collected six Dragon Balls. He only needed the last one to complete the set and summon Shenron.
But the last Dragon Ball's location wouldn't show up on the Dragon Radar.
"That's strange. There's nothing wrong with it."
"But it still won't show me where the last Dragon Ball is," Goku said.
"Maybe some creature swallowed it."
"The Dragon Ball's special radio waves might be blocked by a living body and unable to reach the radar."
"Then we'll just have to wait for it to come out the other end?" Yamcha asked.
"That's disgusting," Bulma said with a scornful look.
"We went to all that trouble to find six Dragon Balls. What are we supposed to do now?" Goku said, discouraged.
"In that case, go see Fortune Teller Baba. If you can't find something, ask her to divine its location. She's sure to find it."
When everyone else was at a loss, Master Roshi finally mentioned his older sister.
Goku perked up at once. "Really? Can she help me find the Dragon Ball?"
"She can. She can find anything you're looking for, but..."
"Grandpa Master Roshi, do you know where she is?" Goku asked impatiently.
"Go to her Crystal Palace and find her there."
Master Roshi took out a map and marked a location on it.
After learning Fortune Teller Baba's location from Master Roshi, Goku immediately prepared to set out.
Yamcha and Krillin said they wanted to come along. Goku's feat of single-handedly wiping out the Red Ribbon Army had made them acutely aware of the gap between them.
Searching for the seventh Dragon Ball alongside Goku would be a perfect chance to train themselves.
Raditz got up from the floor and checked his injuries. The chest where Krillin had punched him was still covered by a huge bruise, but it wasn't anything serious.
"Um..."
"Could I come with you? I want to go too," Raditz asked, looking at the group preparing to leave.
"Raditz, stay here and recover. They can handle collecting the Dragon Balls," Bulma said with concern.
"It's fine. This injury's no problem, and there's something I want to find, too."
That was a lie.
Though Raditz had already joined the main group and would have a chance to get Goku's sample later, he had a chance right in front of him and wanted to take it.
After all, the sooner he got it, the sooner he could gain some ability to protect himself.
Goku didn't object to Raditz joining them. They were only going to find someone, so it shouldn't be dangerous.
The group set off in their aircraft.
After traveling for a while, the aircraft passed over a small town. Unable to stand the smell of Goku's martial arts uniform, the others suggested they stop and buy him a new one.
"Goku, how long has it been since you changed that uniform? It reeks," Krillin said with a look of disgust.
"Raditz, you should get changed too. That Red Ribbon Army outfit of yours really stands out."
"Yeah. I didn't think much about it when I escaped, but it's definitely too conspicuous."
Making the clothes took an hour. During that time, Goku went to Karin Sacred Land and brought Upa back with him.
Goku was collecting the Dragon Balls to help Upa resurrect his father, so bringing him along was only natural.
The six of them set off again, with Puar, Yamcha's little sidekick, bringing their number to seven. After traveling for who knew how long, they finally found Fortune Teller Baba's palace in the middle of a desert.
From above, the deep-blue, circular building looked like an upside-down bowl resting in a body of water. Two pyramids stood on either side like sentries, lending the place a mysterious, solemn air.
Behind it was a circular stone arena. Two tiny black figures could just be seen colliding on its surface.
After waiting in line, Raditz and the others were finally led to their destination by a ghostly assistant.
"Are you Fortune Teller Tablecloth?" Goku asked curiously.
"It's Fortune Teller Baba!" The old woman sitting on a crystal ball glared fiercely at Goku.
"I already know why you've come. Follow me."
Fortune Teller Baba had no interest in chatting and got straight to the point.
When they reached the circular arena, Fortune Teller Baba turned around and said, "Here, you'll fight the helpers I've gathered for you. The tournament will continue until my five... Hmm?"
Fortune Teller Baba counted them.
"Six? Then six it is. If you can defeat all six of my fighters, I'll tell your fortunes for free."
"Six? Does that mean I have to fight too?"
Raditz was a little stunned.
He'd had a feeling there would be fighting before they came. Fortune Teller Baba even counted a little kid like Upa among the fighters, so there was no way he could avoid it either.
But now that he really had to fight, Raditz couldn't help feeling nervous. He knew nothing about martial arts.
Seeing Raditz looking dazed, Krillin grinned. "Don't worry, Raditz. Goku, Yamcha, and I will take care of them."
"We're top contenders for the World Martial Arts Tournament. You can stay off the ring and cheer us on with Upa and Puar."
Looking at Krillin's smug expression, Raditz seethed. Half the credit for his current state belonged to Krillin, after all.
But if all he had to do was watch...
Just like in the original story, the first match was between Bat Man and Krillin, who volunteered to take the ring.
"I wonder who that unexpected sixth fighter is."
Raditz sat below the ring, deep in thought as he rubbed the round core in his right palm.
According to the story, there shouldn't be any problem if he surrendered. No matter how strong the extra fighter was, they couldn't be stronger than Goku.
But as one of countless transmigrators, he couldn't let his first duel end in surrender.
"That'd be way too embarrassing for a transmigrator!" Raditz fumed helplessly.
"Fortune Teller Baba's fights aren't life-threatening. As long as I'm careful and surrender if I can't win, I can get an early taste of this Dragon Ball-style combat."
While the fighters were warming up, Raditz used the excuse of needing to pee to slip away to an empty spot. He wanted to examine his metal hand.
"Since it was made by Dr. Gero, this is easy to guess. It's probably a device similar to Android 19's. I didn't think he'd already developed one this early."
"But I had physical contact with Goku and the others before, and I didn't feel like I was absorbing any energy." Raditz was puzzled.
He fiddled with the round core in his palm, then raised his right hand above his head and tensed the muscles in his arm.
Suddenly, Raditz felt as if all his strength had been drained. His body went limp, and an unfamiliar energy flowed toward his right hand. A moment later, a ball of light slowly gathered in his dark-gold palm.
"Is this my ki?"
Gazing at the energy ball, which was about the size of his palm, Raditz felt that he could fire it off just by exerting himself.
He slowly relaxed his arm, and the glowing sphere dispersed back into his body.
"Whew. Now I know how to use it."
"But with that tiny, steamed-bun-sized amount of energy, wouldn't I just be tickling my opponent if I fired it at them?"
Raditz returned to the arena and saw that Bat Man was now fighting two little kids.