Because of the fusion of his soul with the five-star Dragon Ball, and because of his past knowledge, Saint speculated that in the Marvel World, the recovery time of the Dragon b.a.l.l.s should be directly proportional to the speed of their absorption of energy. It was unlike the Dragon Ball world, where it was fixed to being one year. That meant that, if they would get a good energy supplement, they would soon be recovered. However, it also meant that if they did not get energy, they would never return to their initial state.