In the blink of an eye, three days had passed since the great battle in the Dark Demon World.
During those three days, Lin Chen and the others had returned to the Time Nest, quietly awaiting the results of Chronoa's investigation.
Where exactly had Mr. Popo and Dragon God Zalama gone that day?
Were they dead or alive?
Those questions still had no answers.
Yet the words Mr. Popo had spoken at the end that day remained vivid in everyone's minds.
Whenever they recalled Mr. Popo's unusual behavior that day, many of them felt a sense of foreboding.
Thud!
At last, as everyone waited anxiously, Chronoa emerged from her room after disappearing for three days, having reverted to her little-girl form.
"Lady Chronoa!"
Seeing her come out, everyone immediately gathered around her.
Lin Chen asked, "Lady Chronoa, how is the investigation going? Have you found Mr. Popo and Zalama?"
"No." Chronoa shook her head. "I've investigated every space-time, but I haven't found any trace of Mr. Popo or Zalama."
"Could they be dead?"
Frieza curled his lip, only to immediately earn looks of contempt from Piccolo, Son Goku, and the others.
"Frieza, what are you saying?! How could Mr. Popo be dead?!"
"Exactly! He's definitely going to be fine!"
"Hmph! If that's true, why have they disappeared from every space-time?"
Frieza had barely finished his confident declaration when Chronoa proved him wrong. "No. I don't know about Mr. Popo, but Zalama should still be alive."
"Why?" Frieza asked.
"I've already checked. The Super Dragon Balls in every main space-time are still there. Piccolo should understand this too: if Zalama were truly dead, those Super Dragon Balls would have turned to stone," Chronoa said.
Piccolo nodded. "That's right. If the creator of the Dragon Balls dies, the Dragon Balls turn to