"I saw him. Your dad is still as proud as ever."
Recalling Vegeta's tsundere-like demeanor, Gohan awkwardly inverted the word.
"Is, is that so? How strong is he?" Trunks asked curiously.
That father, whom he had never met, held a very important place in his heart.
Looking at him, Gohan sighed and said, "Trunks, your dad hasn't been able to improve his strength all these years because he doesn't have a physical body. Now, he's not as strong as you."
"Oh, so that's how it is." Hearing Gohan's words, Trunks' mood dropped a little.
Gohan suddenly said, "Trunks, do you want to see your dad? I can take you."
"Ah." Trunks looked up in surprise, a hint of panic in his eyes.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to see him?" Gohan asked.
"No, it's not that, it's just that I'm a little nervous and not mentally prepared yet," Trunks said.
"Tsk, look at you, what's there to be afraid of? Show me the courage you use to defeat enemies with a single sword."
"Brother Gohan, I'll tell you when I want to see him."
"Hmm, alright then."
During their conversation, the two descended from the sky and arrived at Trunks' home.
Capsule Corp had now resumed operations, flourishing and showing signs of returning to its peak years.
They were greeted along the way.
After walking for a while, the two finally found Bulma holed up in her lab.
"Mom, we're back," Trunks said.
"Aunt Bulma," Gohan also greeted her.
Bulma didn't even lift her head, just waved her hand.
"Go sit over there and don't disturb me."
"..."X2
The two brothers quietly went to the sofa and sat down, not daring to breathe loudly.
It wasn't until half an hour later that Bulma stretched and stood up.
"I knew you two must have returned. This morning, the TV suddenly reported many strange things, and then it suddenly became calm again. I figured it must have been you two who handled it, right?"
Bulma walked over and sat on the sofa opposite them.
"Hmm, I guess so," Gohan nodded.
"You guess so? Is there something different from what I guessed?" Bulma asked in surprise.
Trunks said, "Because Brother Gohan went to the Other World to help, most of those strange incidents on Earth were handled by me."
"Gohan, you actually went to the Other World? How was it? Did you see them?" Bulma stood up, a little excited.
It was easy to understand who she meant by 'them' – of course, it was Goku and the others.
"I did," Gohan slowly began, meticulously recounting the events in the Other World to Bulma.
After listening, Bulma was shocked: "So many things happened!"
After she calmed down, she looked at Trunks and said, "Speaking of which, Trunks seems to have grown taller again, turning into a big young man."
"Yes, Mom, I'm an adult now!" Trunks thumped his chest.
Gohan, however, asked curiously, "Aunt Bulma, what were you busy with just now?"
Bulma had clearly been at a critical point in her research, otherwise she wouldn't have made them wait so long.
Bulma said, "I was just debugging the time machine. It's now in its final debugging stage, and with the development of the energy battery, it's expected to be completed within half a year."
Gohan was surprised: "That fast?"
It was two or three years faster than the original timeline, a pleasing progress.
Bulma put her hands on her hips, proudly saying, "Who do you think is researching this? It's me, the genius, Miss Bulma! Hehe, of course, the data you brought back from Dr. Gero was also very important."
But on second thought, it was quite reasonable.
This world was already different from the original timeline.
Now that the Androids had been eliminated, resources were abundant, and Bulma was no longer secretly researching alone. Coupled with the data brought back from Dr. Gero, it should actually be even faster.
However, besides researching the time machine, Bulma was also researching many other things.
The time machine, new types of capsules, Katchin, and the Blutz Wave Emitter – these few things combined had already filled her schedule.
"Aunt Bulma is amazing!" Gohan gave Bulma a thumbs up.
"Cough, cough." Bulma cleared her throat, then sat back on the sofa, narrowing her eyes as she scrutinized Gohan and Trunks.
Gohan and Trunks felt a shiver run down their spines under her gaze.
"Mom, Mom, don't look at me like that, I'm a little scared, like you're going to eat me," Trunks shivered and said.
"You brat," Bulma scolded him, then chuckled, "You two, your luck with romance is very strong this year."
"Uh, what do you mean?" Gohan was confused.
Bulma continued, "This past year you two were gone, two girls kept coming to inquire about you, once every few days. Tsk tsk tsk, it's quite something, isn't it?"
"Videl?"
"Is it Mai?"
Gohan and Trunks asked almost simultaneously.
Bulma smiled and said, "Who else could it be but them? I say, Gohan, it's about time you settled down and started a family, and then have a few chubby boys to spread the Saiyan lineage."
"Now that the Androids have been eliminated, it's time to start thinking about this. And you're not getting any younger, you know."
"Aunt Bulma, I'm only 22 now," Gohan said helplessly.
"Is 22 young? I remember you're almost 23. Still trying to lie about your age, Gohan, you're already nearing thirty."
"No, Aunt Bulma, how is 22 nearing thirty? Your math must be a bit off, right?"
"You dare to question a scientist's math? Don't be too ridiculous."
"Hahahaha~" Hearing their conversation, Trunks on the side couldn't hold back his laughter.
"Hmm?"
"Trunks, and you, you also need to hurry up. You're 14, but if you count the two years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, you're actually 16. It's time to start thinking about it too."
"No..." Trunks quickly covered his mouth.
He didn't dare to speak, truly didn't dare to speak.
He would only bring trouble upon himself.
"Alright, alright, we get it." The two brothers finally gave in... "Brother Gohan, what kind of gift do you think is best to give a girl?" Trunks looked troubled.
"Well, you should ask your mom. I don't know either. I can teach you how to train, but I really can't teach you this," Gohan spread his hands, helpless.
"Brother Gohan, you know I'm too embarrassed to ask Mom," Trunks said.
"Hahahaha." Gohan pointed at him and burst out laughing.
Trunks completely ignored Gohan's wild laughter and asked again:
"Brother Gohan, you should also go see Sister Videl, right? She's come looking for you so many times, you should go see her at least once. Have you thought about what gift to give her?"
"Uh, well, how about a sword?" Gohan took out the sword King Kai had given him.
Trunks was silent for a few seconds.
Then, with a look of disappointment, he said, "Brother Gohan, I'm not trying to criticize you, but who gives a girl a sword? I think, giving her food would be better."
"Are you sure?"
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