King Cold clutched his stomach with both hands, staring at Gohan with pure terror in his eyes.
Although it was only a single punch, the pain was overwhelming.
Gohan snorted coldly and swung his right fist again, sending King Cold flying high into the air.
Immediately after, Gohan clasped his hands together behind him and shouted:
"Ka… me… ha… me… HA!"
A deep blue energy wave condensed between his palms and blasted toward King Cold.
"No!!"
King Cold roared, instantly regretting his decision to come to Earth.
BOOM!!
The Kamehameha struck King Cold midair and detonated violently.
A terrifying shockwave spread across the sky, shredding King Cold's body completely.
Moments later, after the explosion faded, only fine black dust drifted downward—before being scattered and erased by the wind.
"…He's already destroyed?" Krillin stared blankly at the sky.
Someone as powerful as King Cold had been erased instantly—and Gohan hadn't even transformed into a Super Saiyan.
"Yep."
Goku nodded calmly.
Nearby, Vegeta clenched his fists, teeth grinding.
The stronger Gohan became, the further away Vegeta felt from ever catching up.
Without another word, Vegeta shot straight into the sky.
He couldn't waste any more time.
He needed to train—until he surpassed everyone.
Krillin blinked.
"Vegeta just… left like that?"
"I think Gohan motivated him a bit too much," Yamcha said with a laugh.
"I see. Vegeta's a Saiyan too… do you think he'll ever be as strong as you guys?"
"He will."
Goku answered firmly.
Just then, Gohan descended from the sky and landed beside Piccolo and the others.
"Gohan, you're incredible now! You wiped out someone like that in an instant!"
Krillin laughed.
"Mhm."
Gohan nodded.
After chatting for a while, everyone returned to their respective training.
Three Days Later — King Kai's Planet
King Kai was lounging in his chair, sipping freshly brewed tea.
Suddenly—
A figure appeared in front of him.
"PFFFT—!!"
King Kai spat out his tea in shock.
"Goku?! Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!"
"Lord Kai, are you okay?"
"Cough—cough! Why did you suddenly appear on my planet?!"
Goku scratched his head and smiled.
"I came to train!"
"…Train?"
"Yeah! Your planet is still the best training spot, Lord Kai!"
"…Goku, this isn't your personal gym."
"I know! I'll just train for a bit!"
"…Fine."
King Kai sighed and gave in.
"Wait. That technique just now—was that Instant Transmission?"
"Yep!"
"Did Gohan teach you?"
"He did! Took me almost a year to learn it!"
"…Does Gohan know you're here?"
"He does. He told me I still have to go home every day."
"I see…"
"Mhm."
Four Months Later
The past four months passed peacefully.
Goku's family bought a house in West City and officially moved in.
With money no longer an issue, Chi-Chi spent her free time shopping with Bulma whenever she wasn't cooking or doing laundry.
Outside West City
A yellow, rocket-shaped machine suddenly appeared in the sky.
It was a Time Machine.
The machine descended and landed.
A young man with purple hair and a sword strapped to his back emerged.
This was Trunks from the future.
After landing, Trunks stored the Time Machine into a Capsule Corp capsule and flew forward.
Soon, he arrived at the location where King Cold's spaceship should have landed four months earlier.
But the area was completely empty.
"…That's strange." Trunks frowned.
"According to Mom, Frieza and his father should've arrived already. Why is there nothing here?
Did traveling back in time change history? Or did I arrive at the wrong time…?"
After a moment, he shook his head.
"I'll wait and see."
Trunks sat on a large rock.
Ten minutes passed.
Nothing happened.
Frowning deeper, Trunks stood up and flew toward West City.
West City — Bulma's House
Bulma was relaxing in the backyard, wearing a white facial mask.
Suddenly—
A figure landed on the lawn.
Bulma startled and stood up instantly.
"Uh—hello! I'm not a bad guy! I came from the future, and I'm looking for Mr. Goku!"
"…Goku?" Bulma relaxed slightly.
"Yes! Um—what year and date is it right now?"
Bulma hesitated, then answered.
"August 3rd, Age 764."
"August 3rd…"
"…Is something wrong?"
"No, nothing."
Trunks rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
"So I really did return twenty years into the past… but history here is completely different."
Bulma removed her face mask.
"Who are you? And why are you wearing clothes with the Capsule Corp logo?"
"I can't tell you yet. All I can say is—I'm from the future, and I have something extremely important to tell Mr. Goku."
"…The future?" Bulma was stunned.
"Yes. Please keep this a secret."
"…Alright. But what do you need to tell Goku?"
"I'm sorry. I can only discuss it with him alone."
"I understand."
"…May I ask you something else?"
"What is it?"
"Do you know Frieza?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Did he come to Earth?"
"Earth? Wasn't he already destroyed by Gohan on Planet Namek?"
"…He was destroyed by Gohan?" Trunks froze.
"Wait—wasn't Frieza killed by Mr. Goku?"
"No. Gohan killed him."
"…What?" Trunks' mind went completely blank.
"This… this is completely different from the history I know."
"Different?"
"Yes."
Trunks nodded slowly.
...
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