The News of Planet Vegeta's Explosion

"Kairos, Kairos, my dad wants you to come over to the Spaceship. He said it received some kind of message, and it seems to be related to your hometown, Planet Vegeta."

Just as Kairos finished his training and was lost in thought, a light, lively voice drifted down from the rooftop terrace on the second floor of the Capsule House.

Looking up, he saw that it was none other than Tights, still in her pajamas and obviously not fully awake.

These past few days, Tights had always stayed up until two or three in the morning before going to sleep. By the time she got up each day, it was nearly noon.

After learning about the other planets and races in the universe, her mind had been filled with novel inspiration. She had been completely absorbed in writing these past few days.

Kairos had read some of what she had written. Her prose was still rather immature, but her story structure and ideas were genuinely good.

After all, Tights was ten years old now, only two months younger than Kairos.

At the very least, Kairos would never have been able to write something like that.

"Got it. I'll head over now." After responding to Tights, Kairos walked toward another section of the backyard.

Passing the open-air washing area, he casually cleaned his dirty hands and splashed some water on his face.

When he entered the Spaceship, Kairos saw Briefs, as well as Bulma standing beside him.

Bulma had been staying by Briefs's side these past few days, taking the initiative to learn from him.

That was why geniuses were often cultivated from a young age. In fact, they did not even need deliberate guidance—if something interested them, they would actively learn it themselves and quickly absorb it as their own.

Kairos could not help recalling his life in his previous world.

When he was in school, he had studied diligently. His parents would always tutor him after work, and he attended cram school on weekends, yet the results had still been far from satisfactory.

Some people did not need tutoring or painstaking effort. They could casually absorb and understand all the knowledge, then earn excellent grades.

That was why an ordinary person's ten thousandfold effort might not compare to a genius taking one quick look and trying it once. The gap was simply too enormous.

After greeting Bulma and Briefs, Kairos walked to the main seat in the cockpit and checked the latest message the Spaceship had received from the Frieza Force.

In truth, the moment he heard Tights say that the message was related to Planet Vegeta, Kairos had already had a premonition.

So now that he saw it, his emotions barely stirred.

Planet Vegeta had just been struck by a meteor not long ago, and the entire planet had turned into dust drifting through the universe.

The message was simple and blunt, as though it were trying to fool idiots.

But the simple-minded Saiyans rarely thought about anything besides fighting, so they would choose to believe it.

Just like Raditz and Nappa in the original story, they had never doubted whether it was true.

However, not everyone would believe it—Vegeta, for example.

In the original story, he had always harbored doubts. It was simply that his strength was insufficient, so he did not dare question Frieza or investigate the truth.

In the end, he could only live as quietly and inconspicuously as possible, just as his father had instructed him.

It was not until Dodoria told him the truth that Vegeta learned Frieza had personally done it.

Of course, even knowing all that, Vegeta would never have imagined that the God of Destruction Beerus was involved behind the scenes...

"Kairos, my condolences. There's nothing that could have been done... A meteor strike is beyond human power to stop. If Earth ever faced such a situation one day, it would probably be destroyed by the impact as well..." Before Briefs could finish consoling him, Kairos closed the message and answered with a bright smile.

He seemed entirely unconcerned by the news of the planet's destruction.

"It's fine. I actually foresaw this day long ago!

"I never told you why I came to Earth, did I?! The truth is, someone calling himself the Galactic Emperor intended to exterminate the Saiyan race after making use of us! I sensed the coming danger in advance, so I fled Planet Vegeta in a Spaceship..."

As Kairos spoke, his tone grew somewhat heavier.

With his current strength, if he went looking for them—

Whether it was Frieza, King Cold, or Cooler, they would all be dead!

At the very least, with his power level of 13,257,600, and 662,880,000 after transforming into Super Saiyan First Grade, his numbers were more than enough to crush them.

"So that's how it is... Wait! You mean your hometown, Planet Vegeta, wasn't destroyed by a meteor impact? It was destroyed by someone's power?" Briefs was so shocked that he nearly dropped the cigarette in his hand.

Destroying an entire planet through sheer power—what a terrifying thing that was.

"That's right! Unless something unexpected happened, Frieza, the Galactic Emperor, should have done it himself! You cannot understand it, but once someone's strength reaches a certain level, they can easily destroy a planet! For example, with my current strength, I could easily blow up Earth. I simply haven't displayed it in front of you before." Kairos spoke without hiding anything.

In his view, there was no need to conceal this information.

He was on Earth, and it was still Age 737. Even if he said it aloud, it would not affect the overall situation.

Nor would it affect the later course of events.

"So you came to Earth as a fugitive, and you want to modify the Spaceship so that you can travel through the universe in the future and avoid pursuit by that Galactic Emperor...

"This all seems so complicated. Human power can become strong enough to destroy a planet... it's simply unbelievable. Let me process this, let me process this..."

Briefs was full of shocked exclamations. It was simply too inconceivable.

Humans could actually possess such terrifying power.

"Yes, but not entirely. The main purpose of modifying the Spaceship is to increase the speed of interstellar travel and reduce the time spent traveling through the universe," Kairos said.

Hearing this, Briefs nodded, more or less understanding.

The two continued their conversation, and Bulma, standing nearby, heard every word and took them to heart.

Though she was only four years old, she understood.

At the same time, she spoke up and asked, "Then, Brother Kairos, do you have to leave Earth someday?"

Her clear, childish voice made Kairos turn to look at her.

"Yes. There are some things I have to do, but I'll most likely settle on Earth for a long time. I won't be leaving anytime soon, and even if I do leave someday, I'll come back," Kairos replied with a smile.

Hearing Kairos's answer, little Bulma's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.

At least it would not be a permanent farewell.

Their time together over the past few days had made four-year-old Bulma grow extremely fond of Kairos.

She had already accepted Kairos as family—as her older brother—so she did not want him to leave.