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Taopaipai the Assassin

Manga ChapterCh. 85

At the Sacred Land of Korin, Goku receives a grateful gift from Bora that turns out to be the Four-Star Dragon Ball. Meanwhile, a humiliated General Blue returns to Red Ribbon Headquarters, where Commander Red has just hired the world's most feared assassin, Mercenary Tao, to finish the job Blue failed.

Volume: 8

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