Combat Power 1200, Opening Up

Battle Power 1,200, Opening Their Hearts. "Actually, Aunt Gine, you don't need to be so nervous. Even if it breaks, it's fine. Once I've finished all the modifications, I'll teach you and Selari a way to control your own energy and power. After learning it, not only will you become stronger, but you'll also be able to sense energy to lock onto targets, determine how strong they are, and tell whether they pose a threat to you."

As he continued modifying Selari's Battle Power Detector, Talot's words surprised Gine once again.

"Little Talot, where did you learn all these skills? Not only can you modify detectors, but you have abilities like this too. Even Bardock can't do it," Gine asked.

Talot nodded. There was no longer any need to conceal or hide it.

Talot also demonstrated his ability to control his energy.

"Actually, I've been hiding my strength all along. Now, I'll reveal all of it. Aunt Gine, use the detector again and see what my Battle Power is now."

Prompted by Talot's words and his suddenly transformed aura, Gine was shocked for a moment before pressing the Battle Power Detector again.

'Beep beep beep beep... Beep beep beep beep...'

Battle Power Index: 1,200

When the Battle Power Detector displayed Talot's value, Gine's mouth fell open in even greater astonishment.

"1,200 Battle Power... Th-this is the method you mentioned for controlling energy and power? You can even fool a Battle Power Detector? Does Bardock know?" Gine fired off one question after another.

After all, to Saiyans who had no understanding of such things, this kind of ability was simply unimaginable.

Even if they could regulate the strength of their power, Battle Power Detectors could still detect the true values of Saiyans—and other living beings as well.

Yet Talot had managed to hide it completely.

"Uncle Bardock doesn't know. About this... I should apologize to all of you, because I've been deceiving you in this regard all along.

"And actually, I knew from early on that Frieza might move against our Saiyan race. I also knew that King Vegeta was monitoring us, so I kept training in secret and hiding my strength."

Having said that, Talot didn't dare look at Gine. Though he appeared to keep his head down as he dismantled the Battle Power Detector, his heart was in turmoil.

This had always been a knot in his heart, something he had kept buried all this time.

Saying it aloud now made him feel as though a great weight had been lifted.

Gine was stunned for a while after hearing him.

She had never imagined that Talot's thoughts were so mature, that he had considered so much and knew so much.

Compared to her, who knew nothing, five-year-old Talot seemed more like an adult, shouldering everything just like Bardock.

For a long while, Talot said nothing, and neither did Gine.

The atmosphere became utterly silent.

Just as Talot made up his mind to say something more, he suddenly felt the warmth of Gine's body.

She hugged him from behind.

The feeling was warm and familiar, yet different from the hugs he had received before.

"Talot, Aunt Gine always thought you were still little. Only now do I realize that you've been working so hard all along. I should have noticed sooner, so you wouldn't have had to bear it all alone. I think Bardock saw that too, which is why he told me to follow all of your arrangements," Gine said gently, soothing Talot's anxious heart.

Bardock had actually noticed so many details and told Gine to listen to his arrangements.

"No wonder the way Uncle Bardock looked at me when we said goodbye felt off. I should have realized sooner." Talot took a deep breath.

Gine held Talot for a long time. "Actually, you don't have to exhaust yourself like this. If you're under any pressure, you can tell Aunt Gine. In my eyes, you're just like Raditz and Kakarot—you're one of my sons too."

Those heartfelt words made Talot's body tremble slightly.

In both his past and present lives, Gine had truly given him enough motherly love.

"I know. That's why I'm going to tell Aunt Gine some things now. Once I finish modifying the Battle Power Detectors, I'll need to modify some of the Spaceship's equipment too. Only then can we be truly safe." With the knot in his heart untied, Talot no longer had any reservations.

Gine stayed by Talot's side, unable to hide the smile on her loving face.

It seemed that Talot truly opening his heart to her made her feel that their relationship had taken another step forward.

Less than two hours passed. With practiced movements, Talot finished modifying Selari's detector as well as several spare Battle Power Detectors.

After testing them one by one and confirming that their detection functions had not been damaged—

At that moment, Selari walked out of the room where she had been resting, yawning and rubbing her eyes as she went.

"Brother Talot, Aunt Gine, neither of you rested?"

Once the novelty of space travel wore off, all that remained was boredom.

Other than eating and sleeping, there was only simple training in the cramped space of the Spaceship.

There was almost no entertainment.

No, that wasn't quite right.

There was some entertainment. For instance, Talot had made a few simple games based on memories from his past life, such as playing cards and board games.

"You've been getting more and more lazy these past two days, Selari. You slept for nearly twenty hours this time," Talot couldn't help teasing.

Hearing that she had slept for so long and been called lazy by Talot, Selari's face flushed. "I-I just didn't rest well before, so I got sleepy, that's all. Hmph."

"Is that so?"

"Of course it is."

"Pfft! All right, all right. Selari is a girl, Talot. You should give her some leeway," Gine interjected, easing Selari's embarrassment.

Selari leaned over the workbench, seeing the pile of parts and fragments on the table, then the Battle Power Detector. She looked suspicious.

"Brother Talot, did you take apart the Battle Power Detector?"

At that, Talot nodded and explained the situation to Selari.

Of course, he did not say much. He only mentioned that it was to ensure their safety and avoid being monitored.

Talot had not expected that those few simple words would make Selari like him even more.

Beside them, Gine watched Selari openly take the initiative to get closer to Talot, smiling so broadly that she could not close her mouth.

Thinking back to herself and Bardock back then, they had been just like Selari and Talot now.

Back then, she had also put in a great deal of effort to get close to him and interact with him, eventually melting Bardock's heart—a heart that knew nothing about love.

In Gine's eyes, Talot was outstanding and clever, but when it came to emotions, she felt he was even more dense than Bardock.

"So Brother Talot's actual battle power is 1,200? That's amazing." Selari's eyes sparkled like they were full of stars.

Talot did not care much for that kind of praise, because he knew his own limits.

"Actually, I'm not that impressive. It's just that after I learned Ki Cultivation, my breakthroughs came a little faster." Talot credited it to Ki Cultivation.