Recaps

Lin Fei awoke in Krillin’s body at Kame House and activated the Invincible Devour System. He chose Saitama’s appearance template, gained its growing Serious Punch skill, and began recalling Krillin’s memories.

• Lin Fei realized he had awakened as Krillin on the beach beside Kame House.
• The Invincible Devour System activated and offered him three appearance templates.
• Lin Fei chose the Saitama template over Garou’s and Boros’s.
• Lin Fei endured a painful transformation that made him taller, stronger, and free of Krillin’s forehead scars.
• The system completed the fusion and granted Lin Fei the growth-version Serious Punch skill.
• Lin Fei tested his new strength and reviewed Krillin’s memories of training, fighting, dying, and being revived.

Krillin tried to convince Bulma that his changed appearance did not mean he was someone else, and Master Roshi confirmed his identity by sensing his ki. After Krillin reminded Bulma of their embarrassing Dragon Ball adventure, she believed him, and he unlocked his character attribute panel.

• Bulma poked and inspected Krillin, doubting that the tall, muscular man was the Krillin she knew.
• Master Roshi came downstairs, sensed Krillin's ki, and confirmed that he was Krillin.
• The system gave Krillin a mission to prove his identity to Bulma.
• Krillin mentioned Bulma's past encounter with the invisible man, and she accepted that he was Krillin.
• The system awarded Krillin five Charm Points and unlocked his character attribute panel, revealing his stats and abilities.

Krillin struggled to control his growing strength as he practiced Muscle Control and endured the Saitama Template’s painful cell reconstruction. After three days of destruction by accident, he left Kame House’s residents uneasy.

• Krillin used Muscle Control at dinner and snapped another pair of chopsticks, so Bulma gave him an iron fork to practice with.
• After completing the first day of Saitama training, Krillin endured a night of intense pain as his body was reconstructed.
• Krillin woke with increased Strength and Constitution, then accidentally crushed and tore the doorknob from Kame House’s door.
• Bulma and Master Roshi saw the ruined door, and an eerie atmosphere settled over Kame House over the next three days.

After completing his first week of training, Krillin underwent a transformation that made him taller, stronger, and more attractive. He checked his improved abilities and prepared to head back with Bulma.

• Krillin's Saitama adaptation period ended, and a painful two-hour body reconstruction left him six feet tall with streamlined muscles.
• Bulma woke up, was startled by Krillin's new appearance, and reacted with admiration and bashfulness.
• Krillin learned that his battle power had reached 450 and that he had unlocked Consecutive Normal Punches.
• Krillin clenched his fist, burst the air with a sharp pop, and said it was time to head back.

Yamcha confronted Bulma and Krillin, refusing to believe the powerful-looking bald man was his old acquaintance. Krillin accepted a system quest to shatter Yamcha’s confidence while carefully avoiding serious injury.

• Yamcha saw Bulma holding Krillin’s arm and accused her of finding a personal trainer while she was away.
• Bulma defended Krillin and told Yamcha they had returned from Master Roshi’s place.
• Yamcha mocked Krillin’s changed appearance and insisted he could not be the short, noseless man he remembered.
• Krillin received a system quest to prove his identity and humiliate Yamcha without killing or crippling him.
• Krillin stepped between Yamcha and Bulma and greeted Yamcha calmly.

Krillin effortlessly dodged Yamcha’s Wolf Fang Fist and criticized his weakened technique before stopping his boosted assault with a single finger. Yamcha’s hands began to ache from the precise blocks, while Bulma watched in astonishment.

• Yamcha attacked Krillin with his Wolf Fang Fist, but Krillin dodged every strike without moving his feet or taking his hands from his pockets.
• Krillin pointed out flaws in Yamcha’s stance and mocked him for neglecting his training to play baseball and chase girls.
• Yamcha angrily boosted his speed with ki and unleashed a modified Wolf Fang Fist.
• Krillin raised one finger and precisely deflected Yamcha’s punches, keeping his counterattacks below the system’s strength limit.
• Bulma watched as Yamcha’s hands and arms recoiled painfully from striking Krillin’s finger.

Krillin visited Capsule Corporation with Bulma and asked Dr. Brief to build a gravity-training room capable of reaching one hundred times normal gravity. Bulma also commissioned a stretchy battle suit for Krillin, and Dr. Brief invited them to see a basement prototype before they sat down to dinner.

• Bulma brought Krillin to Capsule Corporation, where Mrs. Briefs warmly welcomed him and remarked on how much he had changed.
• Dr. Brief noticed Krillin's unusual body density and asked whether he had caused the explosion outside during his spar with Yamcha.
• Krillin asked Dr. Brief for gravity-training equipment that could reach at least one hundred times normal gravity.
• Bulma showed Dr. Brief her sketches for a battle suit made from stretchy Nano Memory Fiber to keep Krillin's clothes from bursting.
• Dr. Brief agreed to help and led them toward a basement prototype, and they later sat down to dinner.

Krillin entered Capsule Corporation’s prototype Gravity Room and began training under ten times Earth’s gravity to push his adaptive Saitama physique toward breaking its Limiter. Bulma watched his brutal, methodical push-ups through the observation window.

• Dr. Brief explained that the Gravity Room could theoretically reach three hundred times gravity, but its foundation might not withstand it.
• Krillin refused a protective suit and told Dr. Brief to set the room to ten times gravity.
• The increased gravity nearly made Krillin collapse, but he activated his adaptive mode and forced himself to stand.
• Krillin began doing push-ups under the crushing gravity, enduring microscopic muscle damage as his body adapted.
• Bulma arrived with a towel and electrolyte drink, then watched Krillin’s silent training through the window.

Krillin spent three days training in the Gravity Room, rapidly increasing his strength and the fusion rate of the Saitama Template. On the fourth day, Bulma measured him for a Battle Suit, and their close interaction left her flustered as Krillin playfully pinned her against a workbench.

• Krillin adapted to twelve times gravity and performed high-intensity afterimage training by the third day.
• Bulma brought Krillin to her workshop to take precise measurements for his Battle Suit.
• Bulma measured Krillin's chest and waist, lingering close to him and blushing.
• Krillin asked whether Bulma had measured Yamcha the same way, and Bulma said Krillin was the first person she had measured for custom clothing.
• Krillin braced a hand behind Bulma against the workbench and teased her about measuring his arm span.

Krillin left Capsule Corporation to reunite with Master Roshi before the World Martial Arts Tournament. Bulma kissed him goodbye, triggering his new Genius Intellect skill, and he departed with her promise to bring back the championship.

• Dr. Briefs gave Krillin a Gravity Ring, while Mrs. Briefs packed him snacks and meals for his journey.
• Bulma told Krillin her Battle Suit was not ready and promised to bring it to the tournament, then urged him to win.
• Bulma ran to Krillin and kissed him passionately, calling it an advance reward for bringing back the championship.
• Krillin's kiss with Bulma triggered a system reward that gave him the S-Rank passive skill Genius Intellect.
• Krillin noticed his enhanced ability to calculate and understand complex designs, then boarded the aircraft and departed.

Krillin returned to Kame House and found Master Roshi anxiously trying to contact Goku about an approaching deadline. As Krillin and Master Roshi reminisced about their training, Roshi’s concern for Goku remained unresolved.

• Krillin arrived at Kame House and saw Master Roshi arguing on the phone about Goku’s failure to sign up for an event.
• Master Roshi vowed to bring Goku to the Arena himself, then complained that Goku had not sent a letter.
• Krillin greeted Master Roshi with a beer and joked about bringing him a bikini special edition.
• Krillin asked whether Master Roshi was worried about Goku, but Roshi denied it and claimed he was afraid Goku would cause trouble.
• Krillin remembered training with Goku under Master Roshi, including delivering milk, swimming among sharks, and dodging bees.

Yamcha showed off his improved strength after a week of training, but Krillin returned from West City and provoked his jealousy by describing Bulma measuring him for a Battle Suit. The chapter ended with Yamcha enraged and calling Krillin a bastard.

• Yamcha used the Wolf Fang Fist of the Wind and a spinning kick to shatter a massive boulder.
• Krillin arrived and casually estimated Yamcha’s strength while teasing him about acting like a lone wolf.
• Yamcha warned Krillin that he would lose if they met in the upcoming Tournament.
• Krillin claimed his special training in West City involved Bulma taking precise measurements of his body for a Battle Suit.
• Yamcha imagined the two of them alone in the workshop and exploded in jealousy, shouting at Krillin.

Krillin and Yamcha devoured Master Roshi’s lavish dinner, driven by their enormous appetites, and left the Turtle School’s food stores empty. Master Roshi revealed he had almost no money left and declared that enduring hunger would be part of their training.

• Master Roshi served Krillin and Yamcha a large dinner after catching food for them.
• Krillin used Genius Intellect to target the most efficient parts of the meal while he and Yamcha competed over the food.
• Krillin and Yamcha finished the meal in less than ten minutes and demanded more food.
• Master Roshi showed that his wallet held only a few coins and an expired coupon.
• Master Roshi told his hungry disciples that learning to endure hunger was part of martial arts training.

After three years of training alone in the wild, Goku caught and cooked a giant fish, then set off for Papaya Island to test his leg strength. Above the clouds, Piccolo continued training in his weighted cape.

• Goku caught a giant crocodile-like fish in the storm and knocked it unconscious with a punch.
• Goku cooked the fish with flames from a Kamehameha and sensed a faint energy that he thought might belong to Krillin.
• Goku finished eating, considered using Flying Nimbus, then chose to run toward Papaya Island instead.
• Piccolo, also known as Demon Jr., floated above the clouds and trained in a heavy weighted cape.

Kami left the Lookout in Mr. Shen’s body to enter the Tournament and try to seal Piccolo, while worrying about a strange disturbance near Kame House. Elsewhere, Tao Pai Pai entered a tavern and faced an aggressive patron.

• Kami told Mr. Popo he would go to the Lower World in disguise and use the Evil Containment Wave against Piccolo.
• Kami sensed an unexplained disturbance near Kame House and wondered whether it involved Krillin.
• Kami leaped from the Lookout, forgot Mr. Shen’s body could not use Bukujutsu, and awkwardly made his way toward the ground.
• Tao Pai Pai entered an underground tavern, where a drunken burly man challenged him.

The Turtle School and Crane School gathered on Papaya Island ahead of the Martial Arts Tournament, where Krillin confronted Tien Shinhan. Goku made a dramatic entrance, startling everyone with how much he had grown.

• Master Roshi, Krillin, and Yamcha arrived at the crowded registration area on Papaya Island.
• Tien Shinhan and the Crane School met the Turtle School, and Tien focused his attention on Krillin.
• Krillin told Tien that he might not be able to beat him, provoking Tien before the Tournament.
• Goku dropped into the street and landed in a crater, shocking the crowd and Bulma with his height and appearance.

At the Full Feast, Goku reunited with Krillin and Yamcha after three years of training, describing his lessons with Mr. Popo, Kami, and Master Mutaito. A furious young woman from the registration desk arrived and confronted him, leaving the reason for her anger unresolved.

• Goku devoured a huge meal at the Full Feast while Krillin and Yamcha listened.
• Goku told Krillin and Yamcha about training at the Lookout, briefly entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and traveling into the past to meet Master Roshi and Master Mutaito.
• Goku said he had learned to sense ki and detected an angry person approaching the restaurant.
• A young woman in a qipao-style Martial Arts Uniform stormed into the Full Feast and fixed her furious gaze on Goku.

Goku defeated King Chaba in the preliminary round with a single casual hand wave, stunning the crowd and Piccolo. Krillin then entered the arena to face the enormous Yokozuna the Bulldozer.

• King Chaba challenged Goku, boasting that he had mastered the Eight Hand Fist to avenge his earlier defeat.
• Goku swept his hand through the air, striking King Chaba with compressed air and knocking him unconscious.
• The referee declared Goku the winner, and Goku asked Krillin what he thought of the move.
• Piccolo realized Goku had defeated King Chaba through physical speed and strength alone, then left.
• Krillin faced Yokozuna the Bulldozer, who threatened to squash him.

Bulma gave Krillin a high-tech Battle Suit she had made for him, and they grew increasingly close while she helped him try it on. Krillin held her against him and teased her about watching him from the stands.

• Bulma waited for Krillin in a secluded bamboo grove after the preliminary round.
• Bulma gave Krillin a Nano Memory Fiber Battle Suit with gravity regulation and impact protection.
• Krillin asked Bulma to help him try on the suit, and she adjusted it around his neck and back.
• Krillin pulled Bulma into his arms and teased her about watching him from the stands.

Chiaotzu faced the cyborg Tao Pai Pai in the tournament arena, where Tao Pai Pai effortlessly countered his attacks and broke through his psychic restraint. The chapter left Tao Pai Pai straining to free himself completely as Tien Shinhan watched in alarm.

• The referee announced Chiaotzu versus Tao Pai Pai, and the crowd fell silent at the sight of Tao Pai Pai's cyborg body.
• Tien Shinhan recognized Tao Pai Pai's killing intent and urged Chiaotzu to surrender.
• Chiaotzu fired a Dodon Ray, but Tao Pai Pai deflected it with a flick of his finger.
• Chiaotzu used the Golden Binding Technique to restrain Tao Pai Pai, but Tao Pai Pai strained against it with his mechanical strength.

Krillin and Yamcha faced off in the tournament as Yamcha accused Krillin of stealing Bulma, prompting Krillin to reveal Yamcha’s own flirtations. The fight had not yet begun, and Yamcha was left panicked as Krillin challenged his excuses.

• After Chiaotzu was carried away, Tien Shinhan left with murderous intent toward Tao Pai Pai, while Goku vowed to kill him.
• The host announced Krillin of the Turtle School would fight Yamcha for a place in the round of sixteen, and the crowd gossiped about their rivalry over Bulma.
• Yamcha entered the arena consumed by jealousy and anger, while Krillin calmly checked a System mission to crush Yamcha’s fighting spirit.
• Yamcha accused Krillin of stealing Bulma, and Krillin said he had pursued her openly and honestly.
• Krillin confronted Yamcha about flirting with Lily and a female gym trainer, leaving Yamcha pale and stammering that it had been a misunderstanding.

Krillin effortlessly defeated Yamcha in the World Martial Arts Tournament and advanced to the top eight. Yamcha regained consciousness in the contestants' lounge, badly injured but no longer enraged.

• Yamcha unleashed his New Wolf Fang Fist, but Krillin calmly dodged every strike.
• Krillin analyzed Yamcha's weaknesses and told him his unsettled mind was affecting his fighting.
• Krillin struck Yamcha's chest with one finger, sending him crashing through the Arena wall and knocking him unconscious.
• The referee declared Krillin the winner and announced that he had advanced to the top eight.
• Half an hour later, Yamcha woke in the contestants' lounge, wincing from pain without flying into a rage.

Tien Shinhan faced the cyborg Tao Pai Pai in the World Martial Arts Tournament quarterfinals. After Tao Pai Pai taunted him about hurting Chiaotzu and attacked with a powerful energy cannon, Tien dodged and seized his mechanical arm, promising to defeat him.

• The Blonde Host announced Tien Shinhan versus Tao Pai Pai as the first quarterfinal match.
• Tao Pai Pai taunted Tien Shinhan by describing how much he had enjoyed breaking Chiaotzu's ribs.
• Tien Shinhan condemned Tao Pai Pai for abandoning his body and martial artist's dignity, provoking Tao Pai Pai into attacking.
• Tao Pai Pai fired a Super Dodon Ray from his mechanical wrist, but Tien Shinhan dodged it.
• Tien Shinhan grabbed Tao Pai Pai's mechanical arm and vowed to defeat him for Chiaotzu.

Goku faced an enraged young woman in the World Martial Arts Tournament quarterfinal, but he could not remember who she was or why she was furious. As she attacked and accused him of forgetting her after years of waiting, the crowd turned against him while Oolong laughed and Krillin watched with amusement.

• Tien Shinhan advanced to the semifinals after overwhelming his opponent.
• Goku entered his quarterfinal match against an unnamed young woman who glared at him in anger.
• The young woman attacked Goku and accused him of forgetting her after she had waited years for him.
• The spectators assumed Goku had deceived and abandoned the young woman, denounced him, and threw trash onto the arena.
• Oolong laughed at Goku, Puar wondered if there was a misunderstanding, and Krillin enjoyed watching him struggle.

After Goku defeated Chi-Chi in the tournament, she reminded him that they had promised to marry when they grew up. Goku remembered her but admitted he had agreed because he thought a bride was food, leaving Chi-Chi and the crowd stunned.

• Goku used a controlled gust to carry Chi-Chi out of the ring and won their match.
• Chi-Chi told Goku she was Ox-King's daughter, and Goku remembered meeting her as a child.
• Chi-Chi reminded Goku of their promise to marry when they grew up.
• Goku asked what a bride was and explained that he had mistaken one for something tasty to eat.
• Bulma, Yamcha, Chi-Chi, and the crowd reacted in disbelief to Goku's explanation.