"Got it! Thanks, Korin!" Son Goku waved enthusiastically, a bright smile on his face.
Then he turned toward the small Flying Nimbus beneath his feet.
"Alright, new Nimbus! Let's go!"
"Destination: Kame House!"
"Whoosh!"
The cloud instantly shot forward like a golden streak of light.
Carrying Goku like an arrow released from a bow, it raced across the sky toward Master Roshi's island, leaving a faint golden trail behind it.
Kame House
The setting sun painted the ocean waves in rose-gold.
They gently washed over the white sandy beach.
But inside Kame House, the atmosphere was heavy and sorrowful.
Bulma had just used Capsule technology to create a temporary coffin capsule with a freezing function.
Inside it lay Krillin's cold, lifeless body, carefully placed there by everyone.
They planned to preserve him until the Dragon Balls could revive him.
Bulma held the control switch.
She was just about to press the button—
Suddenly something strange happened.
The sky outside turned pitch black without warning.
As if someone had covered the sun with a giant curtain.
Then just as suddenly—
The light returned.
Everyone in the house froze in confusion.
But what happened next was even more shocking.
Krillin's eyes suddenly snapped open.
His pupils moved around as if waking from a dream.
Then he sat up straight inside the coffin capsule.
And stretched lazily.
"AAAAAH!!!"
Bulma screamed in terror.
She dropped the controller and collapsed onto the floor, pale with fright.
Yamcha nearly had a heart attack.
Instinctively he rushed forward with a punch.
"Stand back! I'll handle it!"
At the same moment—
Launch's expression turned fierce.
Without hesitation she pulled out her machine gun.
"RATATATATAT!"
She fired wildly at the newly revived and completely confused Krillin.
In seconds, several huge bumps appeared on his head.
Krillin: "..."
Holding his head, Krillin crouched in the capsule.
He looked like he was about to cry.
Seriously?
I just came back to life and this is my welcome party?
Realizing What Happened
"Uh… Krillin…" Yamcha said awkwardly.
"You… you're alive again, right?"
"What do you think?!" Krillin snapped.
He rubbed the bumps on his head and climbed out of the capsule.
After stretching his stiff limbs, he realized something incredible.
He was really alive again.
"Sorry, Krillin!" Yamcha said, scratching his head.
"I thought you were a zombie or possessed or something!"
"Achoo!"
Launch sneezed.
Her blonde hair instantly turned blue again.
She looked at the smoking machine gun in her hands.
Then at the bumps on Krillin's head.
Her face turned red with embarrassment.
"Um… I didn't do anything too terrible, did I?"
Krillin wiped imaginary sweat from his forehead.
He was already used to Launch's split personality.
Still… that was quite the greeting.
What Happened While Krillin Was Dead
"Wow, Master Roshi and Tien Shinhan worked fast!" Bulma said excitedly.
"They collected the Dragon Balls and revived Krillin already!"
"That's amazing!"
"Wait," Yamcha said thoughtfully.
"I thought Roshi said they would use the Dragon Balls to destroy Demon King Piccolo."
"So why did they revive Krillin instead?"
"Does that mean Piccolo was already defeated?"
Krillin blinked in confusion.
"Wait… what?"
"What's this Demon King Piccolo you're talking about?"
He had died too early to know anything about what happened afterward.
"Well…" Yamcha said, pulling Krillin onto the couch.
Then he carefully explained everything.
From Krillin's murder…
To the appearance of Demon King Piccolo.
To the terrifying danger he posed.
When the explanation ended, Krillin's face had turned pale.
"So… Demon King Piccolo was that terrifying?"
"And I was killed by one of his subordinates?"
Krillin touched his neck nervously.
He could almost feel the suffocation again.
If I'd known that monster was involved…
I should've just handed over the Dragon Ball!
What About Goku?
"Wait!" Krillin suddenly asked.
"Where's Goku?"
"When he heard you were killed," Bulma said softly,
"he got really angry and chased the killer on the Flying Nimbus."
"But we haven't heard anything from him since."
"We can't contact him at all."
Yamcha sighed.
"We think… he might have been killed too."
"After all, he had just fought Tien Shinhan in the World Martial Arts Tournament."
"He must have been exhausted…"
The room fell silent.
Then Oolong suddenly spoke.
"Wait a second!"
"If Krillin was revived…"
"Doesn't that mean Goku might have been revived too?"
Everyone froze.
Then their eyes lit up.
"That's right!" Bulma said excitedly.
"If Krillin came back to life, Goku might have revived too!"
"Exactly!" Yamcha nodded eagerly.
"Goku must be alive!"
Hope returned to the room.
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