Vegeta jolted awake and turned around to see Senga standing behind him.
Meanwhile, Goku and Piccolo, who were in the air above, noticed the commotion below. They immediately stopped fighting and landed back on the ground together.
Practice makes perfect, Goku greeted Senga with a smile as soon as he saw him.
"Yo! Brother Senga!"
Senga smiled and nodded in response. Goku in his Z-era was still very likable, with a kind of wise-but-foolish feeling.
As for Chao's, he just seemed really stupid.
Compared to Goku, Piccolo and Vegeta appeared extremely nervous; they couldn't possibly remain calm and collected in front of someone many times stronger than themselves.
Bulma waved her hand vigorously behind Senga and shouted,
"Hey! Hey! Didn't any of you notice me?!"
"Huh? It's Bulma. What are you doing with Senga?"
"Hmph! I know Senga much better than you do. We're out here today collecting Dragon Balls!"
"Dragon Ball?"
Vegeta's ears twitched; he was lured to Earth by this thing and ended up like this.
Goku scratched his head and said,
"So you're here to find the Four-Star Ball, right? I left it at home, I'll go get it right now!"
After saying that, Goku flew directly towards his home.
He didn't ask Senga what he wanted the Dragon Balls for, because he was also grateful that Senga had subdued the Saiyan yesterday; otherwise, Bulma and the people of that city would have been reduced to ashes long ago.
For someone like Goku, you could treat him to a meal and he'd remember you for a lifetime, let alone such a great favor.
A short while later, Goku returned with the Four-Star Ball, but a scratch mark appeared on his face, which was quite noticeable.
Bulma asked with a curious look,
"Goku, what happened to your face?"
Goku sighed and said,
"Chi-Chi caught me. She said I secretly brought Gohan out again today, and I still have the nerve to go back..."
Vegeta snorted coldly and said disdainfully,
"Kakarot, you're supposed to be Saiyan, yet you got hurt by an Earth woman! You're a disgrace to the Saiyan!"
"Hey! I already told you I'm from Earth!"
"Hmph! That's not something you can decide. The blood flowing in your veins doesn't lie!"
Bulma rubbed her forehead and said helplessly,
"You two idiots, what's there to argue about?"
Gohan seized the opportunity to run up to Senga and Bulma, calling out in a clear voice,
"Brother Senga - Auntie Bulma!"
Gohan looked really cute at that moment. Senga squatted down, patted his head, and said,
Hello, Gohan!
Bulma immediately bristled, and she said angrily,
"Gohan! Do I look old?! Don't call me auntie!"
"Huh? But I called you that before!"
"No means no! I'm about the same age as your Brother Senga, so you have to call me 'older sister' from now on!"
Senga glanced at Bulma, thinking to herself that she still looked like a high school student, while Bulma must have been around 25 years old. How could she say that they were about the same age?
Bulma keenly noticed Senga's gaze; her face flushed, and she stiffened her neck as she spoke.
"Anyway, you have to call me 'big sister,' and 'big sister' will buy you nice things!"
"Really? Sister Bulma!"
"Eh~"
Bulma beamed with joy at Gohan calling her "sister," and immediately pulled out a few bills from her pocket, stuffing them into Gohan's hand and saying generously, "..."
"My sister didn't take much with her when she went out today. Here, take this money and buy whatever you want!"
The Bulma family is arguably the richest family on Earth; money is practically worthless to them.
Gohan shook his head and politely declined.
"Then let's forget it, that's not a good idea!"
Bulma wanted to say something more, Senga stopped her, smiling as she said...
"Forget it, Gohan is a good kid. If you're going to give him something, next time just buy him a few more sets of practice problems or something. It's better for the kid."
Bulma froze, and after a long while, she managed to stammer out a sentence.
"Senga, are you a devil?"
Gohan shook his head so hard it looked like a rattle drum, waving his hands repeatedly.
"I don't want anything anymore, please don't give me any more practice problems! I haven't finished the ones Mom bought yet!"
Upon hearing this, Senga realized that Chi-Chi's "hoping her son would become a dragon" plan had already begun. Thinking of the future Nobi meal, Senga silently shook her head.
Goku and Vegeta had calmed down. Goku seemed to be the victor; he walked over with a smug look on his face, handed the Four-Star Ball to Senga, and said...
"How many Dragon Balls have you collected? Do you need my help?"
Senga snapped his fingers, and the six Dragon Balls in the Door-Door Space instantly floated in front of Goku.
This scene left Goku and Piccolo behind him completely dumbfounded.
Goku stared at the seven glittering Dragon Balls, swallowed hard, and asked,
"Have you been collecting Dragon Balls all along?"
Before Senga could speak, Bulma interjected.
"You're wrong. From this morning until now, we've only used less than half a day!"
Piccolo's face turned even greener, and he looked at Senga in disbelief.
Even with the Dragon Radar, it would be absolutely impossible for him to collect all seven Dragon Balls in such a short time.
It's important to know that the locations of each Dragon Ball are extremely far apart, and it would take a very long time just to fly between them.
He simply couldn't imagine just how fast Senga was, and judging from the way he looked, he even had Bulma, who was a burden, with him!
Vegeta was unaware of the intricacies of the situation; he was simply staring intently at the seven Dragon Balls floating in front of Senga, his heart filled with greed.
Senga placed the Dragon Balls on the ground, signaling Bulma to shout a slogan.
After Bulma shouted, the sky instantly darkened, the seven Dragon Balls burst into a dazzling golden light, followed by a dragon-shaped beam of light shooting straight into the sky, finally transforming into a divine dragon with a completely emerald green body.
Shenron's entrance was incredibly impressive. Vegeta, seeing it for the first time, was completely stunned. Before he could even recover, a black seal was applied to his mouth.
"Mmm!"
Vegeta stared, speechless. This was naturally Senga's doing; if Vegeta snatched it away later, wouldn't he have to wait another year?
As always, Shenlong remained aloof, and inquired about Senga and the others' wishes in a low voice.
Senga, however, wasn't having any of it. He released a slight aura, and the dragon's expression changed drastically upon sensing it. Bulma and the others were also startled; they had never seen such an expression on the dragon's face before.
A large bead of cold sweat slid down the dragon's forehead. It stared at Senga below and spoke respectfully.
"I wonder which deity has descended?"