Chapter Summaries

Kami considered gathering the Dragon Balls but decided to leave them available to give people hope, while Roland’s control over their wishes eased his concerns. After Goku and Bulma parted ways, Goku began training under Master Roshi alongside Krillin.

• Kami considered gathering the Dragon Balls on the Lookout, then decided against it because they could give pure-hearted people hope.
• After Shenron vanished, the Dragon Balls scattered and became stones for a year, while Goku learned Roland had stopped his Great Ape rampage and heard that Son Gohan had died.
• Roland told Bulma that Tights missed her, then vanished; Goku resolved to train until he could challenge Roland.
• Bulma gave Goku a Communicator, and he rode the Flying Nimbus to Kame House while she prepared to return to West City.
• Krillin arrived hoping to train under Master Roshi, and Roshi accepted him after Goku persuaded him, on the condition that Krillin perform well at next year’s World Martial Arts Tournament.
• Goku and Krillin began Master Roshi’s foundational training, including delivering milk and clearing land.

Roland and Tights welcomed their son, Luo Fei, and arranged for him to spend his first three years in the Sub-God Realm. As the family celebrated his birth, a mysterious force began draining the life from planets near the Sephiria Force.

• Roland told Sephiria that Shenron had granted her one chance at resurrection, and warned Tights to protect her health during her pregnancy.
• Several months later, Tights gave birth to a powerful Saiyan boy named Luo Fei, and Roland placed him in an Incubation Pod.
• Roland brought Luo Fei to a God Star in the Sub-God Realm, where Arlis had prepared a place to nurture him for three years.
• The Briefs family held a banquet for Luo Fei, where Goku invited Bulma and the others to watch him compete in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
• Planet Sca withered into a dead world, and another planet several star regions away began turning yellow.

North Kai discovered that Trees of Might were draining planets in the North Galaxy and arranged an investigation without revealing the source. On Planet Orphi, Turles tended a Tree of Might and planned to use its fruit to build his own force, unaware that a Galactic Mercenary investigation was underway.

• North Kai noticed that several planets had died prematurely and found a Tree of Might draining one of them.
• North Kai investigated the North Galaxy, learned that the Sephiria Force had risen and was cooperating with Frieza, then alerted the Galactic Mercenary Organization to the dying planets without mentioning the tree.
• Turles tended a Tree of Might on Planet Orphi and recalled how its fruit had raised his power level from below 1,000 to 4,000.
• Turles planned to let the tree drain the planet so his power level could reach 300,000, then establish his own force.
• Turles rested on a nearby tree, unaware that the Galactic Mercenaries' mission platform had posted an investigation of nearby planets.

Slug learned that the Tree of Might was draining Planet Orphi and sent his fleet to claim its fruit before anyone else could reach it. On Planet Sadala, Lulu brought Roland and Queen Sephiria an investigation mission about dying planets and asked to be allowed to return to the East Galaxy if they discovered something.

• A pterosaur subordinate showed Slug images of Planet Orphi’s rapid decline and a giant tree, which Slug identified as the Tree of Might.
• Slug ordered his entire army to intercept ships heading for Planet Orphi so he could take the fruit and extend his life.
• Roland returned to Planet Sadala with Tights, while Launch stayed on Earth to train at Kami’s Lookout.
• Lulu presented Roland and Queen Sephiria with a third-region Galaxy Mercenaries mission investigating a series of planets.
• Lulu said she was sure the mission involved something unusual and asked to return to the East Galaxy if they uncovered anything.

Roland and Sephiria discovered that the declining planets near Planet Sca pointed to the Tree of Might, then reached Planet Orphi and found its fruit-bearing tree. They discovered Turles eating the fruit and sent Lulu to confront him, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Roland ordered Umu to coordinate reconnaissance with Lulu and report any dying planets or unusual fruit trees.
• The Sephiria Force’s scouts found the Tree of Might on Planet Orphi, and Roland explained the fruit’s effects to Sephiria.
• Roland and Sephiria traveled to Planet Orphi while Hertz and Ashita organized personnel to gather the fruit.
• Roland, Sephiria, and Lulu reached the tree, where Roland tasted an unripe fruit and spotted Turles resting with a pile of fruit.
• Sephiria ordered Lulu not to kill Turles, and Lulu flew at him.

Lulu the Witch defeated Turles while Sephiria and Roland arrived to claim the Tree of Might’s fruit. Turles was spared because he was a Saiyan, and the group began harvesting the ripe fruit while waiting for the rest to ripen.

• Turles enjoyed the Tree of Might’s fruit and planned to seek a higher-grade planet after the harvest.
• Lulu ambushed Turles and beat him severely, stopping short of killing him on Sephiria’s orders.
• Turles used his Scouter to discover Lulu’s battle power was 2.48 million and learned she served Queen Sephi.
• Sephiria asked Turles when the fruit would ripen, and he told her it would take about nine days.
• Roland and Sephiria brought Saiyans, Vine Race members, and Lis Race members from Planet Sadala to Planet Orphi to collect the ripe fruit.

Roland’s forces harvested Planet Orphi’s Fruit of the Tree of Might, discovered golden seeds, and prepared to leave when a powerful threat approached. They escaped just as Slug’s fleet arrived at the planet.

• Hertz led the Saiyans and Vine Race in harvesting the ripe fruits, while Roland arranged research and nutrient solutions made from them.
• Turles explained that only golden fruits from the Tree of Might’s crown could grow new trees, and five golden fruits eventually formed.
• Dr. Brief identified a probe monitoring the tree, so Roland kept a small group on Planet Orphi and used the probe to interfere with the approaching fleet’s navigation.
• Roland’s group harvested the five golden fruits, then sensed an approaching evil aura with power in the tens of millions.
• Roland used Instant Transmission to take everyone away, and Slug’s fleet arrived at Planet Orphi shortly afterward.

Slug arrived on Planet Orphi seeking the Tree of Might's fruit to extend his life, only to discover that Turles had already taken the best fruit. As Slug vowed revenge, Dr. Ruka found footage of him and prepared a lifespan drug, hoping to enlist Slug against the Saiyans of Planet Sadala.

• Slug landed on Planet Orphi and searched the Tree of Might for fruit, finding only a few misshapen, half-ripe ones.
• Slug ate the inferior fruit and regained a few years of youth, then discovered a pile of larger fruit pits left behind by the person who had taken the good fruit.
• Slug killed Navis for failing to prevent the delay and ordered his forces to search the North Galaxy for the fruit thief.
• Dr. Ruka reviewed footage of Turles on Planet Orphi and recognized Queen Sephi and Roland, renewing his desire to defeat Planet Sadala's Saiyans.
• Dr. Ruka detected Slug's immense power and took out a lifespan drug, hoping Slug would cooperate with him.

After the Saiyans grew much stronger from the Fruits of the Tree of Might, Roland planted five seeds in the Sub-God Realm to establish a new source of fruit. He left the trees in Arlis and the Vine Race’s care as they began to grow.

• The Saiyans’ strength surged after they received Fruits of the Tree of Might, and Hertz celebrated their progress while Roland kept more than twenty thousand fruits in reserve.
• Roland traveled with Sephiria and Tights to the Sub-God Realm, where Arlis reported that the Vine Race and the Senzu Bean plants were thriving.
• Roland planted a Tree of Might seed on a God Star and watched it rapidly grow into a sapling.
• Roland planted the remaining four seeds on the other God Stars and instructed Arlis to collect and safeguard the fruits.
• Arlis promised to tend the trees, and Roland toured the God Star with her.

Roland and Sephiria continued training on God Star, then fought fiercely in a meteor belt after reaching new levels of power. Meanwhile, Slug's hunt for the stolen Fruit of the Tree of Might grew more violent until Dr. Ruka claimed he knew who had taken it.

• Roland visited Luo Fei's Incubation Pod on God Star, spent time with Sephiria and Tights, and added red Fruit of the Tree of Might nutrient fluid to the pod.
• Roland trained with Sephiria and reached 800,000 battle power, while Sephiria reached 500,000.
• After several months of training and eating the Tree of Might's fruit, Roland reached 1.2 million battle power, and he and Sephiria went to the lower realm to fight in a meteor belt.
• Slug's army attacked suspected forces as Slug, enraged over the stolen fruit, ordered the deaths of those he suspected.
• Dr. Ruka appeared before Slug using a synthetic body and claimed he knew who had stolen the fruit.

Dr. Ruka persuaded Slug to attack the Sephiria Force by revealing that Queen Sephi had taken his Fruits of the Tree of Might and offering him a lifespan-extension drug. After testing the drug, Slug prepared to move against the Sephiria Force and contacted Frieza for advanced aircraft.

• Dr. Ruka showed Slug footage of Queen Sephi and her subordinates taking the Fruits of the Tree of Might on Planet Orphi.
• Dr. Ruka offered Slug a lifespan-extension drug and its formulas in exchange for destroying the Sephiria Force.
• Slug drank the drug, felt more than ten years younger, and agreed to attack Queen Sephi's forces.
• Slug ordered Dambalon to contact Frieza for advanced aircraft and gather intelligence on the Sephiria Force.
• Frieza received the Slug Legion's aircraft request, while Zarbon dismissed Slug as an unknown power.

Frieza arranged to sell Slug a fleet of advanced spaceships, and Slug set out for Planet Sadala to attack the Sephiria Force. Meanwhile, Roland and Sephiria trained on a nearby planet before deciding to visit a grand event on Earth.

• Frieza contacted Roland and arranged for the Frieza Legion to supply Slug with spaceships from the Sephiria Force.
• Slug received the Carapace Spaceships, praised the deal, and led his army toward Planet Sadala to make Queen Sephi pay for taking his fruit.
• Roland and Sephiria sparred in their Mimicry states, and Sephiria’s battle power rose to nearly five million.
• Roland told Sephiria that Tights had invited them to a grand event on Earth, and they decided to go.

On May 7, Master Roshi tested Goku and Krillin’s strength and prepared them to represent the Turtle School at the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. They reached the registration area, where Goku reunited with Bulma, while Chi-Chi’s participation was revealed as a reason for him to train hard.

• Goku easily pushed the huge rock, while Krillin barely completed the strength test, and Master Roshi decided to accept Krillin as his disciple.
• Master Roshi gave Goku and Krillin Turtle School uniforms and told them that Chi-Chi would also compete in the tournament.
• Goku said Chi-Chi might be stronger than him, leaving Krillin eager to meet his senior sister.
• Master Roshi led Goku and Krillin by plane to the tournament registration area before the deadline.
• Bulma greeted Goku at the tournament, and they teased each other about their height.

Goku reunited with Bulma and met Roland, whose effortless strength inspired him to vow to surpass him. The World Martial Arts Tournament began, and the chapter ended as Krillin faced Ranfan’s distracting tactics.

• Bulma invited Goku, Master Roshi, and Krillin to stay with her and introduced Goku to Roland and Sephiria.
• Goku challenged Roland and was sent flying with a single finger flick, then vowed to surpass him in a few years.
• Chi-Chi and Suno arrived, and Launch entered the tournament after Roland encouraged her.
• Goku, Nam, Krillin, Ranfan, Giran, Chi-Chi, Launch, and Suno qualified for the top eight.
• Goku defeated Nam, and Master Roshi offered to help Nam save his drought-stricken hometown.
• Ranfan distracted Krillin by removing her outer clothing, leaving him frozen at the start of their match.

Krillin defeated Ranfan and advanced to the semifinals, while Chi-Chi quickly eliminated Giran and Launch battled Suno. Roland and Sephiria learned that unidentified, powerful forces were approaching Planet Sadala, so they left the tournament to investigate a possible invasion.

• Master Roshi told Krillin to close his eyes and focus, allowing Krillin to strike Ranfan and defeat her.
• Krillin advanced to the semifinals, and Goku congratulated him on the win.
• Chi-Chi used the Afterimage Technique to get behind Giran and knock him out of the ring.
• Launch and Suno began a close, high-level match as Roland and Sephiria discussed holding a martial arts tournament on Planet Sadala.
• Roland received a warning that spaceships from Planet Vine were approaching Planet Sadala and that a powerful presence had been detected.
• Sephiria and Roland decided to leave the tournament and return to Planet Sadala to face the suspected invaders.

Planet Sadala detected the approaching Slug Legion, whose ships had been resold by the Frieza Force, and Roland recognized the danger they posed. Roland and Sephiria left to intercept the fleet while Hertz organized an evacuation and activated Sadala’s defenses.

• Planet Sadala’s monitoring system detected an approaching fleet with unstable, rising energy readings, and Hertz ordered the threat investigated.
• Lulu and Sonoli identified the ships as models sold to the Frieza Force, and Hertz contacted Zarbon while alerting Roland and Sephiria.
• Roland and Sephiria arrived from Earth, learned that the ships had been resold to the Slug Legion, and judged the threat too dangerous to let near Planet Sadala.
• Roland ordered an evacuation and sent himself, Sephiria, and Lulu to intercept the fleet, though Lulu remained with the defenses after Roland and Sephiria teleported away.
• Hertz ordered the warriors to prepare and activated Planet Sadala’s asteroid-belt defenses and Space Corridor weapons.

Slug’s fleet approached Planet Sadala, but the Space Net slowed it down as Slug ordered an assault on the Sephiria Force. Roland and Sephiria attacked Slug’s ship in space alongside Planet Sadala’s defenses, and Slug ordered his followers to abandon the damaged vessel and face them outside.

• Slug’s fleet encountered the Space Net near Planet Sadala, and he ordered the ships to press ahead and his warriors to kill the Saiyans.
• Roland and Sephiria prepared to intercept the fleet, sensing Slug’s immense power and transforming into Mimic Ape forms.
• Roland and Sephiria fired the Starry Sky Cannon and Full Sky Blast at Slug’s ship as Planet Sadala’s asteroid-belt defenses launched thousands of energy rays.
• The combined attacks overwhelmed Slug’s ship’s energy shield, and Slug ordered his followers to abandon the vessel and follow him into outer space.

Roland and Sephiria drew Slug away from Planet Sadala after his force survived their energy attack, and faced him on a neighboring planet. Slug’s power overwhelmed the battlefield as he confronted them over the stolen Fruits of the Tree of Might.

• Slug survived the explosion behind an energy barrier, though many of his subordinates died.
• Roland and Sephiria realized Slug could survive in space and changed their plan to lure him away from Planet Sadala.
• Slug ordered Angila and Dorodabo to attack Planet Sadala while he pursued Roland and Sephiria.
• Roland and Sephiria confronted Slug on a neighboring planet, where Roland stood between Slug and Sephiria.
• Roland said the Fruits of the Tree of Might were ordinary fruits, angering Slug as his aura erupted before them.

Roland fought Slug, whose 19 million battle power overwhelmed him in raw strength, while Roland used his techniques and Instant Transmission to keep the battle even. As Sephiria charged her strongest attack, Slug’s forces reached Planet Sadala, where Lulu and the Saiyan defenders prepared to meet them.

• Slug revealed his Namekian features and unleashed 19 million battle power, prompting Roland to answer with Mimic Ape Transformation.
• Slug attacked Roland at close range, but Roland used Instant Transmission to evade a crushing blow and strike from behind.
• Roland and Slug traded attacks in a fierce deadlock, with Roland relying on Ki Burst methods and techniques to offset Slug’s strength.
• Sephiria watched the fight and began charging her strongest attack so she could support Roland.
• Dorodabo and Slug’s other subordinates entered Planet Sadala’s range, where Lulu, the Queen’s Elite Guard, and the Special Combat Force surrounded them.

Dorodabo and Slug’s forces invaded Planet Sadala, only to discover that Lulu and the defenders were far stronger than expected. Lulu killed Dorodabo, and the remaining invaders fled as the battle spread across the planet.

• Dorodabo’s Dragon Clan entered Planet Sadala and was surrounded by Lulu, Sonoli, and the Elite Guard and Special Combat Force.
• Dorodabo scanned the defenders and dismissed them, unaware of their true strength.
• Lulu, Sonoli, Pulei, and the other defenders revealed their immense battle power, overwhelming the Slug Legion with their auras.
• The Sadala warriors attacked, and Lulu swiftly killed Dorodabo by smashing him into the ground.
• Angila and the surviving Dragon Clan members tried to flee into space, while the defenders pursued them and continued the battle.