Mom

"To me, they're nothing but ants. If I wanted to kill them, I'd only have to lift a finger. But..."

Gran laid Gohan on the ground, took two Senzu Beans from his waist, and crushed them to powder. Crouching down, he put the powder into Gohan's and Trunks's mouths.

"But I figured you'd want to take revenge yourselves."

Bulma landed beside Gran. Her nerves had finally settled a little.

"Lord Gran, who is he?"

For some reason, Bulma felt an inexplicable closeness to the blue-haired boy. It was so strange!

"Him?"

Gran glanced at Trunks, then looked up at Bulma. His mouth twitched. "Would you believe me if I told you?"

Bulma had a sudden sense of foreboding, but she answered, "Lord Gran, of course I'd believe you."

Gran was just about to tell her that the boy was her son.

Then, suddenly—

"Mom!"

The Senzu Bean restored Trunks in an instant. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw his mother standing nearby.

Boom!

That one word sent a shockwave through Bulma's heart.

Ever since she recognized Gohan, she'd known this timeline belonged to the future.

And among the ruins, she was the only woman here. Which meant...

The boy had to be calling her Mom. He was her son from the future!

"I... I have a son in the future!" Bulma's pupils shrank.

"Huh? Mom, how did you get so young all of a sudden?"

Trunks slowly got to his feet. At fourteen, he was still short, barely reaching Bulma's shoulder.

"Lord Gran, this... I..."

Bulma took two steps back, utterly at a loss.

Nearby, Gohan had also recovered from his severe injuries.

He tensed the moment he woke, but when he looked around, Android 17 and Android 18 were nowhere to be seen.

Then he noticed