"Wait—didn't you go back to the future?"
Trunks nodded.
"I did go back, but for some reason, I ended up coming back again. Miss Bulma, you can just call me… Xiao Te."
"Xiao Te?"
"Yes."
Trunks nodded again.
"Then, Miss Bulma, I still have some things to take care of, so I'll be leaving now."
With that, Trunks immediately flew off—toward Mount Paozu.
Gohan had already arrived at a grassy field to train when a figure suddenly descended from the sky.
It was Trunks.
He landed in front of Gohan.
"Trunks!"
Trunks froze for a moment.
Then he remembered that he had already told Goku the truth about himself.
Thinking of that, he nodded.
"Where is Mr. Goku?"
"My dad is training with King Kai right now."
"King Kai again?"
"Yes."
Gohan nodded.
"Didn't you go back? Why are you here again?"
"Some things happened, so I had no choice but to come back."
"I see. Do you want me to call my dad over?"
"There's no need for now."
"No need?"
"Right. The Time Machine doesn't have enough energy, so I might have to stay here for a while."
"I see."
Trunks nodded.
"Then how long will you stay?"
"I don't know. As soon as I collect enough energy, I'll go back."
"Then Trunks, can you tell me what happened in the future?"
"Okay."
Trunks told Gohan everything about the future timeline.
After listening, Gohan asked calmly, "Have you ever thought about defeating the Androids yourself?"
"Myself?"
"Yes."
"I've thought about it, but they're far too strong. I'm no match for them at all."
"Then train. My dad couldn't even beat Raditz back then."
Trunks nodded.
"I've thought the same. By the way, Gohan—do you usually train here?"
"No. I usually train in the gravity chamber."
"The gravity chamber…"
Trunks rubbed his chin.
"How about this—we train together from now on?"
"Together?"
Trunks immediately thought of Future Gohan.
"…Okay."
After a moment, he nodded.
The Next Day
Everyone already knew that Trunks would be staying in their timeline to train.
Mount Paozu — Gravity Chamber
Gohan and Trunks trained under 300× gravity.
Because Gohan forbade Trunks from transforming into a Super Saiyan, Trunks struggled just to stand.
Meanwhile, Gohan calmly began doing one-finger push-ups.
"Damn it!"
Trunks gritted his teeth and started doing push-ups with both hands.
Gohan chuckled.
"Trunks, you won't defeat the Androids like this."
"I… I know!" Trunks increased his speed despite the pain.
The morning passed quickly.
By noon, Trunks had already collapsed, his stomach rumbling loudly.
"Come to my house for lunch."
Trunks wanted to refuse, but his stomach betrayed him.
"…Alright."
Afternoon — Mount Paozu
After waking from his nap, Trunks followed Gohan to an open field.
"Aren't we training in the gravity chamber this afternoon?"
Gohan shook his head.
"This afternoon, I'll teach you Instant Transmission."
"Instant Transmission? The technique Mr. Goku uses to go to King Kai's planet?"
"Yes."
Gohan nodded.
"If you ever face an enemy you can't defeat in the future, this technique will let you escape."
"I… I see."
It sounded useful—if a bit strange.
Gohan began teaching Trunks how to sense and control ki.
Instant Transmission required extremely precise ki control.
After that, Gohan taught Trunks Kaioken.
Originally, Gohan had planned to teach him the 20× Kaioken Without Injury, but the difficulty was far too high.
So he decided to start with the standard Kaioken instead.
From that day onward, Trunks trained daily—splitting his time between cultivation, Instant Transmission, and Kaioken.
One Year Later
A full year passed in the blink of an eye.
Under Gohan's guidance, Trunks successfully mastered Instant Transmission and Kaioken.
However, the longer Trunks stayed in the main timeline, the more worried he became about his mother in the future.
Unfortunately, the Time Machine still lacked sufficient energy.
Seeing Trunks' concern, Gohan reassured him.
"It's okay. Aunt Bulma will be safe."
Trunks nodded silently.
Just then, the System's voice echoed in Gohan's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the Master for reaching a Battle Power of 10 billion!]
[Rewards: Elementary Ultra Ego, Seed of the Universe, Angel Staff (with Cube Shuttle), Invisibility Technique, and 999 Senzu Beans.]
Memories of Ultra Ego and the Invisibility Technique instantly flooded Gohan's mind.
[Rewards delivered. Master, please continue cultivating diligently.]
"What's wrong?"
Trunks asked when he saw Gohan pause.
"It's nothing."
"Then let's keep training!"
"Yes."
Gohan nodded.
Two Days Later
West City — Goku's House
Gohan sat at his computer, monitoring Dr. Gero's progress.
He quickly confirmed that Android 17 and Android 18 were nearly complete.
"They're almost finished…"
He remembered Dr. Gero once mentioning that Androids 17 and 18 had awakened long ago but were sealed again due to disobedience.
Soon after, Gohan noticed that Android 19 had just entered early construction.
Without hesitation, he accessed Dr. Gero's supercomputer and altered its core commands—
Changing "Obey Dr. Gero and kill Goku"
to
"Obey Gohan and kill Dr. Gero."
Dr. Gero would never imagine that every android he created…
…was destined to kill him.
...
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