Dragon Ball if I was Goku

After Taopaipai's defeat, Goku scaled the tower with inhuman speed, Lunch clinging to his collar as the ground disappeared into clouds below. Hours of relentless climbing brought them to the summit—a peculiar bowl-shaped platform with a hole leading inside. They entered to find a modest dwelling: simple furniture, earthen jars lining the walls, and a narrow staircase spiraling upward.

Near an ancient statue at the room's center sat a small flask, its contents glowing faintly in the dim light.

"This must be that sacred water that made The Tao stronger," Lunch said, holstering her gun as she examined the bottle.

"Yeah, I guess..." Goku's voice carried a note of disinterest as he barely glanced at it.

"Aren't you gonna drink it?"

"Why?" He turned away. "To become stronger in a world where I'm already the strongest?"

His string of effortless victories had bred a dangerous overconfidence.

"There is always someone stronger than you..."

The voice materialized from nowhere. Lunch whipped out her gun, spinning frantically to locate its source, but Goku remained perfectly still, only his eyes moving.

"That's what they say..." Goku slowly turned toward the voice's origin. "And are you supposed to be that someone?"

First came the rhythmic tapping of a staff against stone. Then, from the shadows, emerged a large white cat walking upright, wisdom etched into his weathered features.

"My name is Korin." The cat approached with measured steps, his staff clicking against the floor. "Are you certain you don't want this sacred water?"

Goku's eyes flicked to the flask dismissively. "Not interested."

Korin studied him with ancient eyes. "I see... Let me read your mind. Perhaps I'll discover your true desires."

"You can read minds?" Goku scoffed, though curiosity flickered beneath his skepticism. "I don't believe you."

"Oh, but I can." Korin extended his paw toward Goku's face, and the air seemed to thicken with mystical energy.

Images began flowing through Korin's consciousness—but instead of memories or thoughts, he encountered only an endless void, a darkness so complete it seemed to swallow light itself. The sensation struck him like lightning, forcing him to recoil.

*I can't read him... How is this possible? I must consult Kami-sama about this...*

"So, are you done?" Goku asked mockingly. "How many fingers am I holding behind my back?"

Korin struggled to regain his composure. "This isn't some cheap trick to impress children!"

"It was one," Goku said, pulling his hand forward to reveal his middle finger extended toward Korin's face.

Lunch burst into laughter while Korin's whiskers twitched with irritation before he forced himself to calm.

"Anyway, this was a waste of time. Let's go, Lunch," Goku said, already turning to leave.

"Right behind you!"

But Korin's curiosity burned too bright to let them leave so easily. With surprising agility, he hooked the flask with his staff and held it aloft. "I know you don't want the water... but can you even catch me to take it?"

He knew Goku wasn't interested, but something about this boy demanded testing. Perhaps appealing to his pride would work.

"I'm faster than you, I'm certain of it."