Planet Ling Cage.
After a brief silence, Mark asked his companions:
"Do you think Hong Kou qualifies for Heaven?"
Everyone exchanged glances.
Hong Kou was once the strongest Hunter Squad's member, and the supplies she brought back saved many Uppers and even the Dusts on the Lighthouse.
But as King Kai just said, one must have performed world-saving level feats to qualify for Heaven.
Although Hong Kou was a hero... it felt like she fell a bit short.
Planet Ninja.
"I... will go to Hell, won't I?"
In the Akatsuki's hideout, Itachi muttered to himself.
To be honest, although he had once been Danzo's lackey for a while-
The filial son still had more self-awareness than the Blame Kage.
He knew the beastly things he had done would definitely land him in Hell.
Wait, no, it seemed he didn't actually think his actions were beastly… he still thought they were justified.
...
On the spaceship that had already left Earth, Frieza's face was dark as coal.
Unlike the filial son, who committed beastly acts while believing he was sacrificing for justice-
Frieza was well aware that all his actions were evil.
He would definitely go to Hell after death.
'Suffering endless torment in Hell...'
Thinking of what King Kai said earlier, Frieza gritted his teeth and ordered:
"Turn around! Back to Earth!"
"Ah!?"
The Frieza Force's members, including Zarbon and Dodoria, were horrified.
'Was Frieza-sama insane?'
'Lott was most likely still there!'
Frieza had his own ulterior motives, of course.
Frieza was certain he would end up in Hell after death.
Since dying at Lott's hands would still send him to Hell, he might as well risk it all to obtain the Dragon Balls and seek eternal life!
He refused to suffer in Hell!
As for Lott being on Earth now?
No problem, he wouldn't stay on Earth forever, right?
After all, his base was on Planet Terra, so he had to leave eventually, right?
Couldn't they just wait?
Unnoticed by Frieza, when he ordered the ship to turn back towards Earth, the Ginyu Force's members secretly left the main hall.
No one knew what they were up to.
…
[Lott: @North King Kai, There's a third type, isn't there? Those who can go to King Kai's Planet after death, receive King Kai's guidance, and live on Grand Kai's Planet.]
Hearing this, everyone in the group's eyes lit up again.
'There was another type?'
[North King Kai: Those people are extremely rare. Well... this Son Goku guy does qualify. But he didn't even run the Snake Way, and you sent him directly. That's against the rules.]
Through North King Kai's explanation, the entire universe learned.
There was a third type of person who could retain their memories and live in the Afterlife after death.
These people were usually super-heroes who had saved the world during their lifetime.
They were qualified to undergo King Kai's test.
While retaining their memories and strength from life, they had to run the 1,000,000-kilometer-long Snake Way from the afterlife, reaching King Kai's Planet at the end.
After learning the martial arts taught by King Kai, they could live on Grand Kai's Planet as King Kai's warriors.
These people essentially gained near-eternal life.
For example, Prometheus, who stole fire for humanity.
Goku, who had saved Earth multiple times, naturally qualified.
But he wasn't dead, nor had he run the Snake Way… he was sent directly.
This was a first for North King Kai.
[Whitebeard: Gurararara~ Becoming an eternal warrior? That's far better than titles like [Pirate King]!]
[Ash: 1,000,000 kilometers... that's so far. Can you only run with your own legs? Can you ride a Pokémon?]
[Shinji: @Ash, Please don't talk as if you're definitely going to be selected, okay? I doubt you even qualify for the test. Have you ever saved the world?]
[Brock: Well... you know, he actually has.]
[Mark: Initially, hearing King Kai-sama say there's a chance to survive after death, I was wondering if my sister or Tang Ni might have a chance. Sigh... I was being naive.]
Although his sister and fallen comrades had contributed to the Lighthouse-
'Saving the world' was far beyond that.
They couldn't even be sure of going to Heaven, let alone passing King Kai's test.
[Chika: @North King Kai, King Kai-san, if Lott were to die, would he also go to your place to train and then live on that Grand Kai's Planet?]
Lott was stunned for a few seconds when he saw this message.
'Was this girl hoping to become a widow already?'
But that was just Chika's personality, so he felt there's no need to be surprised.
[North King Kai: First, you should call me King Kai-sama. Really, mortals are becoming less and less polite these days.]
[First, I'm only responsible for warriors from the North Galaxy. He's from the South Galaxy, which isn't under my jurisdiction. You should ask the South King Kai. Finally, I don't think anyone can kill him anytime soon.]
At that moment, the lurking South King Kai also surfaced:
[South King Kai: I don't think I'm capable of teaching him anything. But if he promises not to cause trouble, I could recommend him to the Grand Kai.]
As soon as South King Kai said this, the smiles on countless faces in the group instantly froze.
'D-Doesn't that mean even if Lott dies, he isn't really dead, but instead gains near-eternal life!?'
The entire chat room fell silent.
After a long while, another unexpected person mentioned South King Kai.
[Goku: Oh! Is Lott coming to King Kai's Planet too? Great, let's train together!]
[North King Kai: Idiot, he's not dead yet, how can he come? Although you aren't dead either... Aahhh, is this even according to the rules? Do I need to report this to the Grand Kai...]
[Genos: If even Sensei doesn't qualify, then no one in this world, no, in the entire universe qualifies!]
[Ishigami Yu: Genos-san is right!]
[Yukino: I-Is that r-really okay? Sh-Shouldn't becoming King Kai's warrior s-select someone with b-better character...]
Kaguya, Hiratsuka Shizuka, Yui Yuigahama, Miura Yumiko, and other Shuchi'in Academy's people were dumbfounded.
They knew this top student was usually blunt and critical, but they never expected her to be this bold.
'N-No, aren't you just indirectly saying Lott's character isn't great?'
At the Yukinoshita Residence-
Slap!
Mrs. Yukinoshita slapped her younger daughter across the face again.
But still not satisfied, she followed up with a kick.
To be honest, it was quite incongruous for her, known in business circles as a dignified noblewoman, to act like this.
But she couldn't help it, she was just too angry.
Seeing Mrs. Yukinoshita about to strike again, the siscon Haruno quickly stepped forward, shielding her sister and taking the kick herself.
Mrs. Yukinoshita took several deep breaths before opening the chat group again.
Not because her anger had subsided, but because she was more concerned about Lott's reaction to her younger daughter's, no, her rebellious daughter's, comment.
Fortunately, Lott didn't react.
She could only hope there wouldn't be repercussions later.
South King Kai seemed to notice Yukino's question and replied:
[A bit of a temper is fine. Grand Kai's Planet also needs powerful warriors to maintain order.]
Hell often had powerful evil warriors causing trouble after death.
That's when stronger King Kai's warriors were needed to suppress them.
That's why the four King Kais continuously trained powerful warriors.
Moreover, the King Kais also had a sense of rivalry among themselves.
In South King Kai's view, if Lott were to die and was willing to become a member of his South King Kai's Planet-
Then he would gain immense honor.
So what if he had a bad temper?
Talent should have a temper!
Well, let's just say if you're capable enough, having a temper isn't called having a temper… it's called having personality!
[Lott: @South King Kai, Thanks, but I'm not planning on an early death.]
Seeing that Lott was finally online, Mrs. Yukinoshita suppressed her inner fear and, with trembling hands, sent a mention:
[Lott-sama, c-could I invite you for a meal?]