Pacifying Gine: Home is Where the Heart Is!

Chapter 41: Comforting Gine—Wherever We Are Is Home!

The sky gradually darkened, black clouds pressing down overhead as thunder rolled in waves. The entire sky looked as though the end of the world had arrived, terrifyingly so.

In the forest, fierce winds howled without cease, making the trees, grass, and flowers sway violently.

Once this prelude had passed, torrential rain poured down from the heavens, blanketing everything visible to the naked eye.

Within a quiet valley.

Talot, Gine, and Selari remained inside the Spaceship, sheltering from the storm.

Unlike the storms on ordinary planets, the storms on this planet were storms in the truest sense. Neither the size of the raindrops nor the sheer force of the rain could compare to an ordinary downpour.

There was a saying from Talot's previous life that perfectly described the scene: it was as if the sky were truly pouring water down.

Had he not been certain that the Spaceship could withstand it completely, Talot would have already piloted it away from the surface.

Inside the Spaceship.

As he watched the world outside being swept by the rainstorm, Talot's thoughts gradually drifted away as well.

Before he knew it, nearly two hours had passed.

The rain weakened into a drizzle. Talot was just about to step outside for some fresh air when the Battle Power Detector received a message.

It was a notice from the Frieza Army regarding the destruction of Planet Vegeta.

It had come so suddenly that Talot, who had been anticipating it all this time, froze.

"So... it's finally come?"

Only after letting his emotions brew for a long while did Talot mutter quietly to himself.

Ever since arriving on Aoyun Planet...

No! It should be said that ever since the day they set out, Talot had been calculating the timing.

Because he had prepared too early, he had gradually gotten used to it and almost forgotten.

He wondered whether Bardock had died in the explosion, or... His mind involuntarily turned toward that spin-off story.

If Bardock had died in the planet's explosion, then Talot would definitely use the Dragon Balls to wish him back to life.

But if Bardock had traveled back into the past, like in that spin-off story, then that was another matter altogether.

Talot had considered this question long ago.

If Bardock had truly traveled through time, setting aside whether Shenron had the power to bring him back, Talot also did not want to change the plot where Bardock became a Super Saiyan in the past.

As his thoughts deepened, Gine and Selari, who had been resting in their rooms aboard the Spaceship, rushed out.

Clearly, they had just seen the message on the Battle Power Detector.

"Talot, did you receive it too? Planet Vegeta exploded because it was struck by a massive meteor...!!" Gine asked anxiously, her expression tense.

A tremor could be heard in her voice. The news had shocked her, and panic was rising in her heart.

There was no doubt that she was worried about Bardock.

When she had left Planet Vegeta, she had felt something strange. Now, that feeling that it might have been their final meeting had become reality.

Her emotions grew increasingly complicated. The panic drained Gine's face of color, cold sweat pouring from her body.

A mist of tears had already begun to gather in her eyes, and her emotions showed signs of spiraling out of control.

Just as Talot had thought, Gine's emotions were bound to erupt.

"I received the news of Planet Vegeta's destruction too. But Aunt Gine, don't panic yet. If the news is true, then it has already happened. We can't lose our heads. Instead, we should be glad, because Uncle Bardock and I were right in our prediction. At the very least, we avoided the danger of the planet's destruction," Talot said, trying to comfort her.

"Brother Talot and Uncle Bardock predicted it?" Selari interjected. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Her words were clearly a complaint that Talot had hidden this from her.

It was obvious that Selari was having trouble accepting it as well.

Although she was only five and had few attachments, she truly was mature for her age.

Being kept in the dark about something this huge naturally made her angry.

It was like everyone in the family knowing that something major was about to happen while leaving only you out. No matter how foolish someone was, they would feel like an outsider.

"It was my fault for not telling you. I was afraid that if I told you, you'd carry a psychological burden too. Besides, nothing major had happened on Planet Vegeta during this time, and we hadn't received any bad news, so I naturally assumed I'd been overthinking it," Talot said, consoling Selari while indirectly trying to reassure Gine as well.

Selari was easy to placate, but Gine might not be.

Afraid that Gine would blame him, Talot could only phrase things this way, keeping himself out of it.

At the very least, he needed to make it clear that he had been unable to confirm anything and had not expected the situation to become this severe.

That way, Gine would not develop negative feelings toward him, and he could proceed with the next step of his plan.

"I suddenly feel like I'm dreaming. Talot, tell me... Bardock will definitely be all right, won't he?" Gine kept taking deep breaths, forcibly keeping herself from breaking down.

She wanted a definite answer.

At that moment, she regretted letting Talot modify all of the Battle Power Detectors. Now they did not even have communication functions and could only passively receive messages.

"I think Uncle Bardock must have made preparations. Besides, after we left Planet Vegeta, Uncle Bardock also went out on a mission. In such a short time, the mission should not have been completed yet." Unable to tell her the truth directly, Talot could only offer a well-intentioned lie.

However, he truly had no way of knowing whether Uncle Bardock was dead or alive.

After hearing Talot's words, Gine finally calmed down a little.

It was something to hold on to, enough to give her a little time to brace herself before learning the truth.

"I understand how you feel right now, Aunt Gine. I also know that you probably want to go back immediately and see whether the news is true, but I can't take you back now.

"Before we left, Uncle Bardock specifically warned us! Unless he contacts us or finds us himself, we absolutely cannot respond or act on our own.

"Besides, I suspect Planet Vegeta wasn't destroyed by a meteor impact at all. Frieza may have done it in secret! If we go back now, we'll definitely be killed!"

Talot crushed her hopes before they could take root, speaking without pause.

He had to make Gine understand that they absolutely could not expose themselves now. They could not let all of Bardock's preparations go to waste.

"But... but..." Gine's delicate body trembled.

She was torn inside, because Talot was right.

"Brother Talot, can't we really go back...? If Planet Vegeta really exploded, then... we don't have a home anymore." Selari's voice was filled with sorrow.

"No! As long as we're together, home is wherever we are!" Talot let out a long sigh. He understood that feeling.

It was like how he could never return to Earth from his previous life. That planet was the home his heart had always acknowledged most deeply.

Even five years on Planet Vegeta had been unable to change that.

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