(Chapter 36 Updated)
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"Then do you know where Mr. Goku is right now? I don't seem to sense his ki anywhere on Earth!"
"Goku…" Bulma thought for a moment.
"I heard from Gohan that he's training with King Kai!"
"King Kai?!"
"Mm."
Bulma nodded.
"Then… what about Vegeta?"
Since Trunks had finally arrived in the past, he naturally wanted to see his biological father.
In his future timeline, Vegeta had died when he was very young. Trunks had only ever seen pictures of him and had never met him in person.
"Vegeta?" Bulma nodded again.
"He's training in the gravity chamber right now. Why? Do you need him for something?"
"No—no! I was just curious!"
Bulma looked at Trunks with suspicion, half-believing him.
Just then, a figure walked over from the distance.
It was Vegeta.
Father…
Trunks' heart trembled.
"Vegeta!"
Bulma was startled.
Vegeta was a complete training maniac. It was rare for him to leave the gravity chamber voluntarily.
Vegeta ignored Bulma and fixed his gaze on Trunks.
"Who are you? Why do you have Saiyan ki?"
"S-Saiyan?!"
Bulma was shocked.
"So he really is a Saiyan?"
"I'm from the future, but I can't reveal my identity yet!"
"From the future…"
Vegeta narrowed his eyes, thinking.
Could he be Kakarot's son? No. Kakarot's hair is black… and Gohan's hair is black too.
"Um… Miss Bulma, do you know where Gohan is? I'd like to see him."
"I'm not sure. He might be at home—or he might be on Mount Paozu."
"I see. Then I'll go to his house first!"
"Do you know where he lives?"
Bulma asked.
"Isn't his house on Mount Paozu?"
"It used to be, but his family recently bought a house in West City. They live here now."
"L-live in West City?!" Trunks froze.
This was completely different from what his mother had told him in the future.
"How about this—I'll call Gohan and ask where he is right now."
"Oh—okay!" Trunks nodded quickly.
Bulma took out her smartphone and made the call.
"Aunt Bulma!"
"Gohan, where are you right now? Someone wants to see you."
"I'm on Mount Paozu."
"Alright, I understand."
She hung up.
Hearing this, Vegeta lost interest and turned around, returning to the gravity chamber.
The only reason he had come out was because he sensed Saiyan ki.
As far as Vegeta knew, only he and Goku were pure Saiyans left in the universe.
Now that Trunks wasn't a pure-blooded Saiyan—and was supposedly from the future—Vegeta no longer cared.
"Gohan's on Mount Paozu right now."
"Understood. Then I'll take my leave."
"Mm."
Bulma nodded.
Boom!
Trunks shot into the sky.
Mount Paozu
Gohan sat cross-legged on the grass, meditating.
Although his current strength was terrifying, his control over that power still needed refinement.
A moment later, a figure descended from the sky.
It was Trunks.
Trunks…
Gohan recognized him instantly.
Piccolo stepped forward, his expression serious.
"Who are you?"
"Hello. I'm… from the future. I'm here to find Gohan."
"From the future?"
Trunks nodded and looked at Gohan carefully.
So this is Gohan when he was still young…
Gohan stood up.
"You're looking for me?"
"Yes. I heard from Miss Bulma that you defeated Frieza."
Gohan nodded calmly.
"Is there something you need?"
"I originally wanted to find your father, Mr. Goku, but Bulma said he's training with King Kai. I was hoping to ask when he'll return—I have something extremely important to tell him."
"He should be back tonight. But if it's urgent, I can call him now."
"Then I'll trouble you."
Gohan nodded.
In the next instant, he vanished.
"…He disappeared!" Trunks was shocked.
"That was Instant Transmission."
Piccolo said calmly.
"Instant Transmission?"
"Mm."
As Piccolo finished speaking, Gohan reappeared.
Beside him stood another man.
It was Goku.
"Mr. Goku!" Trunks' voice trembled with excitement.
"You know me?" Goku asked, surprised.
"Yes. I'm from the future. I can't reveal my name right now, but… Mr. Goku, could I speak with you alone?"
"Sure!" Goku nodded without hesitation.
Trunks immediately flew off into the distance.
Goku followed right after him.
Whoosh…
Thump.
The two landed thousands of meters away.
Goku glanced back toward the distant figures.
"You can talk now."
"…Alright."
Trunks took a deep breath.
"My name is Trunks. I'm from twenty years in the future."
"Trunks?"
"Yes. With Gohan and the others nearby earlier, it wasn't convenient to say."
"Why not?"
Piccolo, using his sharp hearing, quietly listened from afar.
"I was afraid that revealing my name might change history… though it seems history here has already changed."
"Already changed?" Goku looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"I know the past because I come from the future. But everything here is completely different from the history I know."
"Different how?"
"According to my mom, twenty years ago, you were supposed to defeat Frieza on Planet Namek."
"But here, I learned that Frieza was defeated by Gohan."
"…Your mom?"
"Yes." Trunks hesitated, then spoke. "My mom is Bulma."
"…Bulma?!" Goku's eyes widened.
Bulma wasn't even married yet.
And she'd have a grown son twenty years later?
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