其之百六十四
Chapter 164

神様登場
Kamisama Toujou

Story

Gokuu can't believe this, as Popo tells him that while he might've been strong down there, up here, things are different. "Now, go home, go home." Gokuu insists he can't leave, he has to meet with Kamisama to return everyone to life. Then Gokuu asks if he can use this place for some special training, and Popo says to do as he likes, though it's futile. So, Gokuu tries to run some laps around the place, but then he gets dizzy and has to stop. "This is incredibly high in the sky. The air is thin," says Popo.

Popo says something about moving faster than thunder when you're calm, and Gokuu thinks it a bit difficult. Popo says it's like this; your mind has to be empty. Blank expression. Gokuu says that's real calm, he can't feel his ki at all. Gokuu gets a blank expression on his face, too (very funny!), but Popo says that's just not thinking, it isn't emptiness. Gokuu thinks this is hard.

Popo then demonstrates the moving faster than thunder by instantly moving behind Gokuu, and Gokuu says he couldn't see anything. Popo has his back to Gokuu, and says he even knows that Gokuu's touching his face with his right hand right now. "How did you know that!? Do you have eyes in the back of your head!?" Popo explains that he doesn't rely on his eyes to see, he feels the movements in the air.

Gokuu says there's no way he could win against Mister Popo, and Popo says he's learned a lot from Kami-sama. Gokuu asks if Kamisama's more amazing than Popo, and Popo says he's much more amazing. Gokuu's happy to be around such strong people, but then asks Popo why Kami-sama didn't beat up Piccolo if he's so strong. Popo says Kami-sama has his reasons. Then Popo tells Gokuu he should keep going until he can beat him, but Popo doesn't know how many years it'll take. Gokuu doesn't mind that.

A voice calls out, and Gokuu asks Popo if it's Kamisama, and it is. Kami-sama says he'll meet with him, and Gokuu gets excited. Popo leads Gokuu over to the temple, and they wait outside the grand entrance. Kami-sama slowly walks out, and he looks just like... "Piccolo!!!! You bastard, so you're still alive!!!" Gokuu flies over at Kami-sama, but Kami-sama just flicks him away, with Popo catching Gokuu. Kami-sama is also a wrinkly old green dude with pointy ears and antennae, but he has the kami ("god") kanji on his dress outfit instead, and he has a staff.

Kami-sama can't believe that mischievous punk Karin didn't tell Gokuu anything, and so he decides to explain things. Long ago, he and Piccolo were once one genius martial artist. He'd come here to learn from God, but, unfortunately, God died. He wanted to become God's successor, but he couldn't, because he had this evil dwelling in the bottom of his heart. So, he trained fiercely until he could drive out that evil. The evil was Piccolo Daimaou. Piccolo fled from here to terrorize the people below, until Gokuu defeated him.

Kami-sama says he'll give Gokuu something as thanks, so long as Gokuu will stay here and train. Gokuu is more than happy to do that, and then Kami-sama says he also knows why he's come here. As God, he can't personally return people to life. But, Shenlong is his creation, and so he can return him to life. Now, he'll return Shenlong to life, and revive the Dragon Balls!

Continuity

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Miscellaneous

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