Even with the planet's 10× gravity, Son Goku felt far more agile after removing his weighted clothing.
"Oh? So you were wearing extra-heavy gear on top of the gravity?"
King Kai pushed up his glasses and studied Goku with mild surprise.
This kid had been training under 10× gravity and extra weights?
Interesting.
"Hehe! I feel way lighter now!"
Son Goku grinned, shaking out his arms and legs. The familiar feeling of freedom had returned.
He took a deep breath and burst forward toward
Bubbles.
This time, Goku's speed was noticeably better.
Still nowhere near his Earth-level agility—but at least he wasn't dragging himself like before.
His figure skimmed across the green grass, kicking up a small breeze.
He was almost there.
Goku stretched his hand forward, fingertips almost brushing the black fur on Bubbles' back.
Whoosh!
In that instant, Bubbles suddenly accelerated.
The seemingly clumsy monkey exploded into surprising speed and zipped away, leaving only a faint blur and a scatter of torn grass behind.
Goku froze mid-reach, eyes wide in disbelief as Bubbles hopped gleefully in the distance, chattering and making faces. Then Bubbles even turned around, patted his own backside, and wiggled it mockingly.
"The guy's too fast! I can't catch him!" Goku turned to King Kai helplessly.
"If you can't catch him, you might as well go home," King Kai said calmly with his hands behind his back.
Bubbles might be a pet, but he'd lived on this planet for ages and adapted fully to the heavy gravity. No way could a newcomer catch him that easily.
Goku clutched his stomach.
"Sorry, but… do you have anything to eat? My Senzu Beans are gone, and I'm starving!"
Running Snake Way for four months had drained him, and the chase had only made the hunger worse.
King Kai blinked.
"Wait—just remembered. You're alive!"
He looked Goku over—breathing normally, skin flushed, full of vitality.
This kid ran across the afterlife and reached King Kai's planet while still alive.
"Huh? You only noticed now?" Goku scratched his head.
"That's not the point, you idiot!" King Kai snapped. "Why did your beans run out so fast?"
Goku explained about the
Senzu Bean
and said he ate one a day, so fifty beans should have lasted a year.
King Kai stared at him, expression blank.
Bubbles, watching from the side, began making gestures and squeaking noisily.
"What's he saying?" Goku asked.
"He says you're stupid," King Kai replied flatly.
"Hey! That's mean!" Goku protested.
"Who taught you math?" King Kai snapped. "One a day means fifty days, not a year!"
Goku looked at the sky, counted on his fingers… then suddenly gasped.
"Ah! Right! Fifty days!"
He laughed awkwardly.
"My math was taught by
Master Roshi."
West City — Earth
Inside a lavish VIP room at a high-end club, Master Roshi reclined on a giant circular waterbed, wearing his signature sunglasses and a flashy floral shirt. Several glamorous women surrounded him.
"Achoo!" Roshi suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.
"Who's talking about me?"
A pretty hostess leaned over. "Grandpa, drink with me."
Roshi nodded vigorously, delighted by the attention.
Back on King Kai's Planet
King Kai was just about to cook when he suddenly froze.
His antennae quivered, glowing with blue light.
"What is it?" Goku asked.
Both looked up.
A tall figure descended slowly from the sky, his dark hair swaying in the wind.
He hovered in midair effortlessly, as if the gravity didn't affect him at all.
"Broly?!" Goku shouted, rubbing his eyes.
Broly landed softly, not even stirring the dust.
"So this is where you've been training," he said.
"How did you get here?!" Goku asked.
"I flew," Broly replied matter-of-factly.
"You flew here?! From Earth?!" Goku was baffled. "Aren't you supposed to die first, go to the afterlife, then run Snake Way?"
"Why would I do that?" Broly blinked. "I just flew. There was a weird wall on the way. I pushed a little harder and broke through."
King Kai's jaw nearly hit the ground.
He broke through the boundary between worlds.
The barrier between life and afterlife.
He broke it by sheer force.
"You were spying on me earlier, weren't you?" Broly asked, looking at King Kai.
"N-No! Well… yes—but not like that!" King Kai stammered, pointing at Goku. "He asked me to check on you! I didn't mean anything by it!"
Broly looked at Goku, then back at King Kai.
"Oh."
Then, flatly:
"You still looked."
King Kai shrank back.
"I don't like being watched. Don't do it again," Broly said calmly.
King Kai nodded furiously.
(Thank goodness Broly hadn't been doing anything private…)
Food Time
"So this is your training spot?" Broly asked.
"Yeah!" Goku grinned. "But I'm starving! Hey—did you bring the Treasure Pot?"
Broly nodded and reached into his pocket.
Pop!
A small bronze basin appeared in his hand—the
Treasure Pot.
"What kind of pocket is that?" Goku asked, amazed.
"Bulma upgraded it," Broly explained. "It's a compressed space about three meters on each side."
Goku's eyes sparkled.
"I want one!"
"Order whatever you want," Broly said.
"Then give me a full menu!" Goku shouted happily.
Broly began listing dishes—and food started flying out of the pot one after another.
King Kai's eyes nearly popped out.
Dish after dish appeared—steamed duck, braised pork, roast chicken, noodles…
Soon the stone table was completely filled.
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