Ox-King froze.
"What? You can put it out too? Could you use the Kamehameha?"
Son Mirai nodded seriously. "Yeah, I can. I saw Grandpa use it once!"
Ox-King looked utterly unconvinced.
After all, he'd trained with Master Roshi for a while, and even he hadn't managed to learn the Kamehameha.
How could someone so young possibly know it?
Master Roshi asked, "You said your grandfather used the Kamehameha?
The Kamehameha is the signature technique of the Turtle School. How did your grandfather learn it?"
Son Mirai scratched his head. "Huh? I thought I told you. Goku's grandfather and mine is Son Gohan."
Ox-King blinked in surprise.
"Teacher, you didn't know? They're the two children Senior Brother Gohan adopted!"
Son Goku nodded. "That's right. Grandpa adopted us, and we trained under him from the time we were little."
Master Roshi's expression shifted from confusion to realization.
"I see! Now I remember.
A long time ago, Gohan told me he'd found two children with tails."
He looked at Son Mirai and Goku. "So you're the children he found!"
Son Goku and Son Mirai nodded together.
"That's right!"
Bulma asked, puzzled, "Why not just say he found two boys? Why say he found two children with tails?"
Goku said, "Because Son Mirai and I really did have tails growing out of our backs!
But since nobody else had tails, Grandpa was afraid people would be jealous of us, so he removed them."
Master Roshi: "Silly boy, do you really think he was afraid people would be jealous of you?"
Goku: "Wasn't he?"
Son Mirai looked at Bulma, puzzled. "Bulma, do you think the thing men have that women don't is a tail?"
Bulma blinked in surprise.
"Isn't it?"
Son Mirai was speechless. "Everyone's always saying you're a genius. Turns out you don't even know basic anatomy..."
Bulma blushed.
"I've never seen one! How was I supposed to know?"
Master Roshi chuckled. "All right, all right. Since you're Gohan's grandson,
it's possible you can use the Kamehameha too. I'll look forward to seeing it."
Then he turned to Bulma with a lecherous grin.
He meant that if she wanted him to put out the fire, his conditions hadn't changed.
Bulma turned away with a huff.
Goku asked, confused, "Son Mirai, what's this Kamehameha you're talking about? I've never heard of it."
Son Mirai smiled. "It's an incredibly powerful technique. Watch closely!
At your current level of training, you should be able to use it after seeing it."
"An incredibly powerful technique?"
Son Mirai nodded. "Grandpa didn't keep it from you. You just weren't strong enough to pull it off before."
Goku nodded.
Son Mirai walked to the spot directly below Mount Frypan, finding the best position.
He lowered into a stance, brought his hands together in a cupped shape, and held them at his waist,
as the energy throughout his body gathered steadily in his palms.
Everyone watched Son Mirai from behind, each with a different expression.
Bulma asked anxiously, "Can he really do it?"
Ox-King laughed. "It's fine if he can't. We still have Teacher!"
"That's right! We still have Master Roshi!" Chi-Chi chimed in.
Master Roshi's eyes lit up.
"Incredible. He really can do it, and he looks pretty strong, too!"
The next moment, a dazzling white light shone from Son Mirai's palms.
Son Mirai chanted under his breath.
"Ka~me~ha~me~ha!"
"Ha!"
"Whoosh!"
A dazzling blue-white beam burst out, shooting straight toward Mount Frypan.
A violent gale swept through, forcing everyone to squeeze their eyes shut.
When the light faded and the wind died down, not a single flame remained on Mount Frypan.
Ox-King's castle stood on the mountain, completely exposed...
Master Roshi exclaimed, "Incredible! To have that kind of power at such a young age!"
Seeing that the fire had been put out, Chi-Chi swallowed hard.
"That scared me! He really put the fire out!"
Goku's eyes shone with excitement. "Son Mirai, that technique was amazing!"
Son Mirai turned to Master Roshi and said respectfully, "I'm showing off in front of a true master. Forgive my poor form!"
"Kid, your Kamehameha is excellent. You're almost as good as me!"
Bulma wrapped an arm around Son Mirai's and shot Master Roshi a smug look.
"That's my boyfriend for you! He's amazing!"
Master Roshi said, "Hey, if you knew the Kamehameha, why'd you have them call me here? What a waste..."
As he spoke, Master Roshi touched the Band-Aid on his head, looking regretful.
That was where Chi-Chi had hit him with a throwing knife to test his identity.
The fire was out, and the cheers faded.
Ox-King warmly invited Master Roshi.
"Teacher, now that the fire's out, why don't you stay here with us?
There's enough treasure in the castle to last a lifetime. Let me take good care of you."
Master Roshi smiled and waved a hand. "No, thanks. I prefer the peace and quiet of living alone."
"That's a shame!"
While they were chatting, Son Goku copied the Kamehameha stance and aimed at Bulma's car.
"Kamehameha!"
"Boom!"
After a deafening blast, Bulma's car was twisted out of shape and sent tumbling away.
Everyone turned around.
They saw the wrecked car, along with Goku still holding his Kamehameha stance.
"What?"
Goku exclaimed in delight, "I did it!"
He looked at his hands. "Too bad it's nowhere near as powerful as Son Mirai's!"
Chi-Chi's eyes shone. "That was amazing, Goku! You really are my future husband!"
Master Roshi could tell that Son Mirai's strength was already close to his own, and that Goku had tremendous potential, too.
He worried that once the two of them grew stronger, they might become arrogant and go down the wrong path like Ox-King. That would be dangerous.
He decided to teach them for a while.
So he walked up to Goku and Son Mirai and said, "Would you two like to come train at my place?
I'll teach you everything I know. Someday, you might even surpass me!"
Goku asked eagerly, "Really?"
"Of course!"
Master Roshi looked at Son Mirai.
Son Mirai hadn't wanted to go. After all, he'd already learned from Grandpa.
But then he remembered that in his previous life, he'd had plenty of teachers at school,
yet learning from each one had felt different, and his grades had varied from subject to subject.
A great teacher could truly make a great student.
It didn't matter if his physical strength and combat power fell behind for the time being.
Once he had a Gravity Chamber, he could make up those few points in a matter of days.
But understanding the principles of training was the foundation of martial arts.
Some people might never grasp them in their entire lives. In any case, such insight was rare and couldn't be forced.
Training with Master Roshi might help him discover something new.
He'd be training wherever he went, so it wouldn't be a waste of time. He nodded.
"Once we've gathered the Dragon Balls, Goku and I will come find you."
Master Roshi nodded. "Then it's a deal!"
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