Chapter Summaries

Roland visited Goku and Bulma after their daughter Bulla was born and agreed to take the unusually gifted baby as his disciple. With Goku and Bulma’s approval, Roland sent Bulla to the Sub-God Realm for three years of nurturing, leaving Luo Fei disappointed that he could not play with his cousin.

• Tights told Roland that Bulma had given birth to a daughter named Bulla, and Roland decided to visit Earth with Tights and Luo Fei.
• Roland and his family visited Bulma at Mount Paozu, where Bulma showed Roland the upgraded Gravity Bracelet and Bulla cried when Luo Fei approached her.
• Roland sensed that Bulla’s battle power surged while she cried and agreed to take her as his disciple after Bulma asked him.
• Bulma and Goku approved Roland’s plan to train Bulla in the Sub-God Realm for three years.
• After a family meal, Roland placed Bulla in the Sub-God Realm’s nutrient solution, while Luo Fei remained sad that Bulla kept crying around him.

After taking Bulla as his disciple, Roland trained with Sephiria in space to push past a growing power bottleneck while Luo Fei and Askari watched. Sephiria’s Super Saiyan strength neared 900 million, but she still could not catch up to Roland.

• Roland sent Luo Fei to train on his own and resumed his training after leaving Earth.
• Roland sensed a bottleneck in his growing strength and trained through repeated battles with Sephiria.
• Roland and Sephiria fought in a nebula, using powerful attacks that devastated the surrounding asteroids.
• Luo Fei and Askari watched the battle from their spaceship and talked about becoming Super Saiyans.
• After the sparring ended, Roland told Sephiria that her Super Saiyan battle power was nearly 900 million, and she admitted she still could not catch up to him.

Roland accidentally activated the Deep Blue Crystal with the Red Dragon Ball’s power and was pulled through a tear in space. He reappeared on Planet Liushu, where he found dinosaurs and discovered that Askari, Luo Fei, and everyone else’s Ki had vanished.

• Roland and Sephiria returned to Planet Liushu with Luo Fei and Askari after discussing their training and the Askari Legion’s progress in the East Galaxy.
• Roland studied the Deep Blue Crystal in a forest and found that ordinary energy did not affect it.
• Roland used the Red Dragon Ball’s power on the crystal, causing it to release blue energy and shatter the surrounding space.
• The space tear pulled Roland through before it closed, while Askari arrived nearby searching for him and then flew away without finding him.
• Roland appeared above a primeval forest on what seemed to be Planet Liushu and saw dinosaurs fighting below.
• Roland sensed across the planet and discovered that Askari, Luo Fei, and all the others’ Ki had disappeared.

Roland realized the Deep Blue Crystal had sent him to a parallel world, where familiar people and places were different or gone. After testing Lulu the Witch and finding Planet Sadala destroyed, he left the universe without knowing how to return.

• Roland considered whether he had arrived in Universe 6 or a parallel world after discovering that Askari and Luo Fei had lost their ki.
• Roland traveled to Planet Devil's Den and sensed Lulu the Witch, confirming he was not in Universe 6.
• Lulu the Witch attacked Roland, but he caught her fist, injured her with a single blow, and disappeared.
• Lulu the Witch resolved to investigate opponents' strength before confronting them again.
• Roland visited Planet Sadala, found it had been destroyed long ago, and vanished from the universe.

Roland arrived on a devastated Earth and found Korin Tower, Kami's Lookout, and the Brief family home abandoned, with no trace of Bulma's time-machine research. After detecting a faint energy burst, he used Instant Transmission to find a blonde woman living alone in a remote mountain hollow.

• Roland searched the ruined Earth and found no powerful energy readings or signs of the warriors he knew.
• Roland inspected Korin's Sacred Land and West City, confirming Korin Tower and Kami's Lookout were destroyed and finding no time machine in the Brief family home.
• Roland detected an energy burst of about 200 and traced it to the southern hemisphere using Instant Transmission.
• A blonde woman hunted a dinosaur, made jerky, and complained about Earth's disasters and the lack of martial artists able to stop the enemy.
• Roland arrived at the blonde woman's secluded mountain hollow after following the energy she had emitted.

Roland arrived in a devastated parallel Earth and met Lazuli, also known as Android 18, who explained how Android 13 had conquered the planet. After Vegeta let Android 13 absorb Android 14 and Android 15, the resulting Super 13 defeated Earth’s warriors, and Roland learned that Trunks was among the few still resisting.

• Roland encountered a powerful blond girl in a mountain hollow, then used Instant Transmission to take her to a reef far away.
• The girl told Roland that Android 13, Android 14, and Android 15 had appeared sixteen years earlier and begun destroying Earth after breaking free from Dr. Gero.
• She explained that Vegeta and the other warriors were defeated, and that Android 13 had killed Son Gohan two years earlier while Trunks continued to resist.
• The girl revealed that she was Android 18, whose Earthling name was Lazuli, and said Android 17, her twin older brother in this world, had been killed.
• Lazuli blamed Vegeta for letting Android 13 absorb Android 14 and Android 15, allowing him to become Super 13 and overpower the remaining defenders.

Roland and Lazuli traveled to Five Elements Mountain, where the last resistance fighters were hiding from Super 13. After Roland revealed that he came from a parallel world, Trunks went to fetch Bulma to learn whether her time-machine research could explain his arrival.

• Lazuli told Roland that Super 13 had absorbed Android 17 and that Bulma and the other resistance fighters were hiding at Five Elements Mountain.
• Roland invited Lazuli to join him, then used Instant Transmission to take her to the outskirts of Five Elements Mountain.
• At the mountain’s summit, Taishang Laojun and Korin worried that Trunks could not defeat Super 13 and sensed a powerful new ki approaching.
• Trunks, Son Gohan, Taishang Laojun, Korin, and Master Roshi confronted Roland and Lazuli as they arrived.
• Roland introduced himself as a Saiyan from a parallel world, and Son Gohan sent Trunks to fetch Bulma.
• Bulma hurried over from her time-machine research to meet Roland.

Roland explained that he came from a parallel world, while Bulma realized her Time Machine could not save their present. After revealing his Super Saiyan power, Roland told Son Gohan that Goku had married someone other than Chi-Chi in his world.

• Roland told Bulma that he came from another world and that his wife, Tights, was Bulma's older sister there; Bulma said her own Tights had died in a spaceflight accident when she was young.
• Bulma and Trunks hoped her Time Machine could change the past, but Lazuli and Roland explained that it would create a separate parallel world, leaving their present unchanged.
• Lazuli warned that they could not defeat Super 13 and urged them to abandon Earth, while Son Gohan defended the group and Master Roshi tried to encourage Trunks.
• Roland transformed into his golden-eyed Super Saiyan form, and Son Gohan said his power might have challenged Super 13 before the android absorbed Android 17.
• Bulma remained determined to build the Time Machine, and Taishang Laojun Anning invited the group to eat ramen by the Eight Trigrams Furnace.
• Roland told Son Gohan that Goku had been married for only a year in his world, then revealed that Goku had married neither Chi-Chi nor Suno because Chi-Chi and Suno had become the Kami of Kami's Lookout.

Roland agreed to train Son Gohan and Trunks so they could fight Super 13, while considering how to revive Son Gohan and noticing how different this world’s afterlife rules were. He also invited Lazuli to watch the training and told her that a version of her from his world had been his disciple, leaving her stunned.

• Taishang Laojun told Roland that Vegeta had gone to Hell and Goku, Krillin, and the others had reincarnated after their time in Otherworld expired.
• Son Gohan asked Roland to train him and Trunks, and Roland agreed to guide them despite not knowing whether they could defeat Super 13.
• Roland realized Son Gohan would need to be revived before learning the Fusion Technique and considered asking North Kai for New Planet Namek’s location.
• Roland surveyed Five Elements Mountain, saw Master Roshi and Korin training young martial artists, and noticed Launch and Chi-Chi helping maintain the place.
• Roland found Lazuli watching the entrance to Otherworld and invited her to observe Son Gohan and Trunks’ training.
• Roland told Lazuli that her counterpart in his original world had been his disciple, and Lazuli was stunned.

Roland assessed Son Gohan and Trunks’s Super Saiyan skills and explained the transformation’s higher levels as they prepared to face Super 13. The two learned they would need to surpass ordinary Super Saiyan, while Lazuli listened despite claiming she was not interested.

• Lazuli questioned Roland’s claim that he was her master, but he invited her to listen to his training and left her on the mountain.
• Son Gohan and Trunks demonstrated their Super Saiyan forms and fighting techniques for Roland while Lazuli watched nearby.
• Roland judged both young Saiyans too inexperienced to defeat Super 13 or even Android 18, and said their Earth martial arts were not yet suited to their Super Saiyan power.
• Roland explained that they needed to strengthen their transformations and described ordinary Super Saiyan, the surpassing stage, and Super Saiyan Full Power.
• Son Gohan and Trunks were stunned by the higher Super Saiyan levels Roland outlined.

Roland gave Son Gohan and Trunks Gravity Bracelets and arranged harsher training while Bulma began studying the deep-blue crystal that had brought him to this world. When Super 13 resumed killing people, Roland went to confront him and faced the android at the chapter’s end.

• Roland gave Son Gohan and Trunks Gravity Bracelets and began training them at 200 times normal gravity, then left Lazuli to continue their training.
• Roland brought Bulma the deep-blue crystal and explained how it had brought him to this world, and she began researching it for possible use with the Time Machine.
• Super 13 resumed slaughtering humans, and Trunks wanted to fight him, but Son Gohan stopped him.
• Roland used Instant Transmission to reach Super 13’s castle, where Super 13 was draining the essence of captives.
• Roland confronted Super 13, who was surprised that an unfamiliar expert had appeared on Earth.

Roland fought Super 13 in Central City and discovered that the Android’s power was close to Perfect Cell’s, while his lack of ki made him difficult to track. After Super 13 injured him and threatened Earth, Roland withdrew, promising to return later.

• Roland transformed into a Super Saiyan, killed Super 13’s followers, and urged the captive Earthlings to escape.
• Roland and Super 13 clashed at high speed, while Son Gohan, Trunks, and Lazuli watched from Five Elements Mountain and warned that Super 13 had not used his full power.
• Roland realized Super 13 was stronger than him and that the Android’s lack of ki put him at a major disadvantage.
• Super 13 struck Roland hard enough to leave him bleeding and devastate the surrounding area.
• Roland decided the battle endangered Earth too much, then left and told Super 13 he would return in the future.

Roland escaped Super 13 and went to North Kai seeking New Planet Namek’s Dragon Balls to revive Son Gohan. He learned that the Namekians had suffered another disaster and no Dragon Balls remained, leaving Earth’s defenders without that hope.

• Roland vanished before Super 13 could catch him, then told Son Gohan and the others that they had no chance against Super 13 without a breakthrough.
• Roland decided to ask North Kai for New Planet Namek’s location so he could revive Son Gohan, while Lazuli continued training the others.
• Roland arrived on King Kai Planet and told North Kai that Goku and Vegeta were dead and Earth faced a monster more dangerous than Frieza.
• North Kai checked New Planet Namek and discovered that invading Watchers had devastated it, leaving too few Namekians and no Dragon Balls.
• Roland accepted that Son Gohan could not be revived and considered finding another way to face Super 13.

After New Planet Namek was destroyed, Bulma continued working on the Time Machine while Roland taught Trunks and Son Gohan the Fusion Technique as a backup plan. Roland revealed he could remove Super 13 from Earth, then teleported to Central City and found it devastated.

• After hearing about New Planet Namek's destruction, Bulma decided to continue researching the Time Machine, and Master Roshi encouraged everyone to keep hoping.
• Roland explained that he could not fuse with Trunks and taught Trunks the Fusion Technique, while Son Gohan also agreed to learn it.
• Roland proposed taking Super 13 away from Earth, and Son Gohan asked him to use his power to protect the planet.
• Roland told Son Gohan to keep the plan secret and teleported toward Super 13's location.
• Roland arrived at Central City and found the arena gone and half the city reduced to ruins.

Roland used Instant Transmission to take Super 13 from Earth to a remote Metal Planet, removing the immediate threat and giving Earth a chance to rebuild. After the survivors celebrated and organized relief efforts, Roland told Lazuli she would have to wait before leaving Earth and urged her to train.

• Roland grabbed Super 13 and used Instant Transmission to transport them to a remote Metal Planet, then returned to Earth without fighting him.
• North Kai realized Roland’s maneuver had temporarily neutralized Super 13, while Super 13 raged alone on the planet.
• Roland told Son Gohan that Super 13 had been stranded, and Son Gohan shared the news with Master Roshi and the others, who celebrated.
• The next morning, Master Roshi led martial artists down Five Elements Mountain to help restore order, while Son Gohan and Trunks stayed to train and Bulma continued her research.
• Lazuli asked Roland to send her away from Earth, but he said it was unsafe while Super 13 remained alive and suggested that she train to become stronger.

Roland trained Son Gohan, Trunks, and Lazuli while working to advance his Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan form, and he repeatedly fought Super 13 on the Metal Planet without breaking through. After a year, Lazuli was strong enough to defeat Son Gohan and Trunks together at Five Elements Mountain.

• Lazuli told Roland that Dr. Gero had been killed by Super 13 and that Gero had never fully trusted her or 17.
• Roland suspected Dr. Gero had another laboratory and that a creature like Cell might still exist, but he did not consider it an immediate threat.
• Roland studied Super Saiyan stages and resolved to advance his Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan form so he could eventually defeat Super 13.
• Over the next year, Son Gohan and Trunks improved under Roland’s guidance, while Roland trained and fought Super 13 several times without achieving a breakthrough.
• At Five Elements Mountain, Lazuli defeated Son Gohan and Trunks in sparring, and Son Gohan acknowledged how much stronger she had become.

Roland broke through to a state beyond the ordinary Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan after a year of training on Five Elements Mountain, revealing power far greater than before. He confirmed that Super 13 could no longer challenge him and encouraged Son Gohan to pursue his own breakthrough.

• Trunks and Son Gohan watched Roland meditate on the Eight Trigrams Furnace, then discussed Son Gohan's planned trip to the past in the completed Time Machine.
• Chi-Chi and Videl brought lunch, and Chi-Chi urged Son Gohan to tell his younger self's mother that martial arts could protect a family.
• Roland's energy erupted across Five Elements Mountain, forcing Son Gohan and Trunks to transform and shield Chi-Chi and Videl.
• Roland emerged with a power increase from seventy times to eighty-five times and explained that he had surpassed the ordinary Golden-Eyed Super Saiyan.
• Roland told Lazuli that Super 13 was no longer his match and encouraged Son Gohan to break through the Super Saiyan level as well.

Roland demonstrated his strength to Son Gohan, Trunks, and Lazuli, then defeated Super 13 on Metal Planet and ended the threat to Earth. With the Time Machine repaired and heart-disease medicine ready, Son Gohan prepared to return twenty years into the past to revive the dead.

• Son Gohan, Trunks, and Lazuli attacked Roland together, but he easily overwhelmed them and showed them the gap between their strength and his.
• Bulma told Roland she had collected blue energy from the Deep Blue Crystal, while he considered possible ways to return to his original world.
• Roland traveled to Metal Planet and killed Super 13 with Dragon Fist.
• Son Gohan learned that Super 13 was dead, and he and Trunks trained harder without Earth's external threat.
• Bulma finished testing the Time Machine and prepared Son Gohan to travel twenty years into the past with the medicine for the viral heart disease.

Twenty years later, Roland joined Son Gohan in the Time Machine to return to the past and help protect Earth from Frieza and King Cold. As their spaceship reached Earth, Gohan and the other warriors sensed the threat and rushed to meet it.

• Chi-Chi gave Son Gohan the special medicine for Goku’s heart disease, and Bulma explained the Time Machine’s return program and energy limits.
• Roland decided to travel with Son Gohan so he could seek a way back to his own world using the Dragon Balls.
• Son Gohan and Roland departed in the Time Machine for twenty years in the past.
• Frieza and King Cold approached Earth in their spaceship, and Old Kami, Mr. Popo, and the warriors sensed their evil aura.
• Krillin, young Son Gohan, Vegeta, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Piccolo flew toward the spaceship’s landing site.
• Frieza and King Cold’s spaceship landed in Area 573, driving steel pincers into the ground.

Frieza and King Cold arrived on Earth and ordered their forces to kill its inhabitants while they waited for Goku. Son Gohan and Roland traveled back in time, and Roland destroyed the invading aliens before the two confronted Vegeta and the others.

• Frieza and King Cold landed on Earth, recognized Vegeta, and ordered their soldiers to eliminate the planet's resistance while keeping Vegeta and his allies alive for Frieza.
• Son Gohan and Roland arrived in a Time Machine and sensed Frieza's forces spreading across Earth.
• Roland unleashed countless energy rays across the planet, killing King Cold's alien soldiers in moments.
• Frieza and King Cold reacted with alarm, while Vegeta, Piccolo, and the others wondered who had wiped out the soldiers.
• Son Gohan and Roland appeared before Krillin, Vegeta, and the others, who saw the two young men standing calmly before Frieza's threat.