Earth's aged Kami leaned on a hammer-headed cane. At first glance, he looked exactly like King Piccolo in his old age.
The difference was that Kami lacked the cruelty and brutality of the young Piccolo. His presence was calmer and more peaceful, infinitely close to nature, while also conveying the kindness unique to an old man in his twilight years.
At that moment, Kami ignored the sweat dripping from his forehead and sighed. "It seems... this mysterious gentleman discovered us long ago, Mr. Popo."
The plump, black Indian servant wiped the sweat from his head and nodded. "It seems so, Kami."
The old Kami looked grave. Lowering his head, he said worriedly, "Then we can only pray that he truly comes with goodwill."
Mr. Popo supported Kami, his normally expressionless face now utterly solemn as well. "I suppose..."
While the two spoke, inside Korin Tower beneath Kami's Lookout, an endearingly plump white cat clutched a cane identical to Earth's Kami's. His eyes narrowed into slits as he curled into a ball and trembled.
The big white cat was named Korin. The guardians of the sacred land generally addressed him respectfully as Master Korin, though he also had a more affectionate name: Korin the Cat Sage.
Korin was a solitary old cat over eight hundred years old, as well as Earth's Kami's guard cat, stationed year-round at Korin's Sacred Land.
"Why do powerful people keep coming to Earth one after another? The universe is terrifying!"
Ignoring Earth's gods and sages, who liked peeping everywhere just as much as that dirty old Third next door, Josen did something rare and fully unleashed his Psychic Power. He instantly became a human energy Scouter, with the movements of the entire planet within his grasp.
Excluding the powerful Biomagnetic Fields above the planet's skies,