Seven Years After the Cell Games

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two and a half years had passed. It had been nearly seven years since the Cell Games ended.

Earth, beneath a majestic mountain range stretching for hundreds of kilometers.

Jagged rocks filled the area, and the forests were dense. It lay several hundred kilometers from the city, and surrounded by mountains, few people ever came here. Over time, it had become a paradise for wild animals.

But those days had ended several years ago.

Rumble! A crystalline blue pillar of light shot into the sky, illuminating everything within several kilometers like a blazing sun.

The immense destructive force made the ground tremble violently. Low growls echoed through the vast forest, while flocks of dark birds cried "caw, caw" as they spread their wings and flew away, quickly shrinking into black dots.

The culprits were a pair of sixteen- or seventeen-year-old youths. Dressed in orange martial arts uniforms, they nimbly darted through the great forest. After briefly landing on a tree trunk, they fired an energy beam at each other. Puff, puff, puff! Trees several meters thick were struck by the beams and crashed down.

"Videl, you're getting stronger and stronger," a young man with light purple hair praised.

"Thank you for the compliment, Senior Brother."

Opposite the young man stood a black-haired girl. She was pretty and delicate, around adulthood, and not quite 1.6 meters tall. Though not especially tall, her body was agile without losing its softness. Her lovely face seemed finely sculpted, and her sapphire-blue eyes lent it a lively spirit.

The two were Grandpa Gohan and his junior sister, Videl.

Two and a half years ago, Videl had finally gotten her wish and become Son Goku's disciple. After more than two years of grueling training, her power