| "Chapter 97" | |
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| Kanji | 最後の龍球 |
| Rōmaji | Saigo no Doragon Bōru |
| Literal English | The Final Dragon Ball |
| Viz | The Lost Dragon Ball |
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| Author(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Volume | When Worried, See Uranai Baba |
| Previous | A Great Victory!! |
| Next | Uranai Baba |
| Arc | Red Ribbon Army Arc |
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The Final Dragon Ball (最後の龍球, Saigo no Doragon Bōru; Viz "The Lost Dragon Ball") is the ninety-seventh chapter of Part I of the Dragon Ball manga.
Summary
After Goku takes down the Red Ribbon Army unassisted, he finds that he cannot detect the last Dragon Ball with the Dragon Radar. Elsewhere, the Dragon Team arrives and bickers over the plan to assist Goku. However, they panic once they spot an object in the air moving towards them, only to notice that it's Goku on his Kintoun. As he reunites with the rest of the team, they are shellshocked to realize that Goku singlehandedly defeated the Red Ribbon Army and obtained six Dragon Balls in the process.
Goku reveals that he climbed Karin Tower and drink the Super Holy Water, much to Rōshi's astonishment. The young boy then asks Bulma to fix the radar, and reveals that he promised a person that he would use the seven Dragon Balls to resurrect the person's father who was killed by one of the members of the Army.
As everyone heads back to the Kame House, the Dragon Team marvels at Goku's ever-growing strength, and some intend to join Goku on his quest to find the last Dragon Ball. Back at the house, Bulma is perplexed at the fact that the radar is not broken, but cannot detect the last Dragon Ball. Bulma hypothesizes that the last mystical ball was swallowed by an underwater creature, and cannot be detected due to the electromagnetic waves of the ball possibly being surrounded by a living being.
While hope seems lost, Rōshi mentions that a fortuneteller by the name of Uranai Baba will be able to track the last ball. They soon locate Uranai Baba's palace on a map, and Goku, Yamcha and Kuririn set off, with Rōshi confident that Goku's strength will get the fortuneteller to cooperate.