Excessive Training Stunts Growth

West City, the Brief residence.

Dr. Brief, who had been watering the flowers in the yard, looked somewhat surprised when he saw Rhode return. He greeted him, "Rhode, you're back. The Gravity Chamber is finished."

"Sorry, Doctor. Something held me up!"

They had agreed to test the Gravity Chamber two days later, but his Power Level had risen, and he had also fought Aila. He had been busy stabilizing his newfound strength and did not return until today, leaving him somewhat embarrassed.

Dr. Brief casually waved off Rhode's apology, unconcerned. Although Rhode had not returned, the work had not been delayed in the slightest. "Aila is in the Gravity Chamber right now. Do you want to take a look?"

Aila was in the Gravity Chamber?

Hearing Dr. Brief's words, Rhode's gaze shifted slightly. He then nodded calmly and followed him to where the Gravity Chamber was located.

"You Saiyans really are incredible!"

Outside the Gravity Chamber, Dr. Brief saw the number thirty times gravity lit up on the display beside the door. Thinking of Aila's earlier test, his eyes were still filled with indescribable shock.

For Ordinary Earthlings, let alone thirty times gravity, even five times gravity would place enough immense pressure on every part of the body to make someone faint, or even endanger their life.

Yet five times gravity was nothing to Aila. She felt no pressure at all, and could easily handle even ten or twenty times gravity.

Still, while Dr. Brief was deeply shocked by Aila's incredible endurance, he looked at the thirty times gravity displayed on the door with concern in his eyes.

"Rhode, Aila seems to have some psychological issues. I think you'd better pay her more attention!"

Hm?

What did that mean?

After Dr. Brief said that, Rhode looked at him in confusion, only to receive an encouraging look before the doctor turned and walked away.

What was that about?

Watching the doctor's strange performance, Rhode scratched his head, unable to make sense of it.

After thinking for a while without reaching any conclusion, he walked to the entrance of the Gravity Chamber and looked inside through the window.

The Gravity Chamber was filled with an oppressive atmosphere. A small figure was struggling to walk and throw punches. It was undoubtedly Aila.

However, every one of Aila's movements was incredibly slow, like a sluggish koala. Anyone who did not know better would think an old lady was doing calisthenics.

Seeing this, Rhode immediately understood what Dr. Brief had meant earlier.

Aila was really giving it everything she had just to surpass me!

While such competitiveness was admirable, treating her own life so carelessly was another matter entirely.

Thirty times gravity was far too great a burden for Aila, whose Power Level was only around five thousand.

Realizing the problem, Rhode hurriedly searched around. After finding the controls outside the Gravity Chamber, he immediately began lowering the gravity multiplier inside step by step.

Fifteen minutes later, once gravity had returned to normal, he immediately opened the door and walked in. He was about to scold her, but when he saw Aila's pale face and weak Aura, Rhode opened his mouth, then ultimately held back.

"Do you still have any Senzu Beans on you?"

Seeing how weak Aila looked, Rhode asked, but before she could answer, he took out a Senzu Bean and handed it to her.

However, Aila was gasping for breath and showed no concern for her condition despite Rhode's care. "What are you afraid of? It's not like I'll die!"

As she spoke, Aila snatched the Senzu Bean from Rhode's hand and chewed it up. Once her body had fully recovered, she seemed to come back to life, bright-eyed and full of excitement.

"Rhode, fight me. I can definitely beat you now!"

After several days of crazed training in the Gravity Chamber, she had even used up both Senzu Beans. Feeling the strength within her now, Aila could not wait to fight Rhode again.

"There's no rush to fight. Listen to me."

Seeing that Aila was not taking this seriously at all, Rhode pondered for a moment, then spoke to her earnestly with a serious expression.

"Training in the Gravity Chamber needs to be gradual. You have to adapt little by little. Only then can you achieve the best training results!

"If you directly set the gravity multiplier to the limit of what you can endure, not only is there a high chance of damaging your body, it may even limit how much you can grow in the future!"

Right now, both Rhode and Aila were still in their Youth, at the age when they were still growing. Moderate training, or even training just slightly beyond their limits, could rapidly improve their strength. But excessive strain would definitely lead to bad results.

Even Vegeta, that training fanatic, was already an adult when he began crazily pushing himself. Even when he mercilessly trained Trunks, he did not directly set the gravity high enough to leave him unable to move.

Even when Goku had desperately pushed himself aboard the spaceship to Planet Namek, his Power Level had been far beyond Aila's current level. Moreover, Goku had the Kaio-ken, a technique that already placed a tremendous burden on the body and had helped him adapt in advance.

Even so, Rhode suspected that part of the reason Goku later died of heart disease might have been related to that desperate training.

Most importantly, Goku had little time and a heavy burden. A super BOSS awaited him ahead. With life and death on the line, he could only risk everything.

Aila, on the other hand, was doing this merely to defeat him and satisfy her powerful Self-Esteem and desire to win. In Rhode's view, it was completely unnecessary!

After Rhode finished speaking, Aila, who had been wiping off her sweat with a towel, froze for a moment. Her expression instantly turned sour. "Really?"

"Of course it's true!"

Facing the now nervous, even fearful Aila, Rhode nodded gravely.

This was not alarmist talk. Failing to grow up healthily during childhood would inevitably cause problems in adulthood. That was common sense.

Damn it!

Hearing Rhode's confirmation, Aila's joy over her increased strength instantly vanished, leaving her mind in turmoil.

What a simple-minded girl!

Seeing Aila like this, Rhode complained inwardly before comforting her. "But you haven't been overtraining for very long. As long as you're careful from now on, there shouldn't be any problems!"

"Is that so? That's good! That's good!"

Hearing this, Aila's face was filled with relief.

Rhode silently smiled at the sight of her expression.

As a Saiyan, Aila was proud, battle-hungry, and possessed immense Self-Esteem. But in the end, she was just a child with an exceptionally simple mind, completely at Rhode's mercy.

"Since I'm fine, Rhode, fight me. I can definitely beat you now!"

With the worry in her heart swept away, Aila immediately became full of fighting spirit again. She stared at Rhode with complete confidence, determined to release the frustration of having been suppressed by him all this time.

Rhode did not immediately respond to Aila's challenge. Instead, he carefully sensed her Aura.

He discovered that in terms of Power Level alone, Aila was not quite equal to him after his recent period of consolidation and further improvement, but the difference was negligible.

"What, afraid of losing?"

Seeing Rhode remain silent, Aila raised an eyebrow and provoked him.