Good to See You Again, Dero

On the Hyperspace Spaceship.

Instead of staying in the Training Room, Turles watched Carl and the others operate the ship with Raditz, brimming with interest.

The Hyperspace Spaceship truly lived up to its reputation as the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance's prized possession. Its speed was in a league of its own compared to Turles and his crew's ship. In less than half a day, they had already reached the planet where Dero lived—Muhua Planet.

The ship hovered in outer space above Muhua Planet. Through the windows, they gazed down at the world below.

The green planet, tinged with blue, rotated slowly like an emerald.

Turles found that Muhua Planet looked remarkably like Red Stone Planet, apart from its color. It was indeed a giant planet, just as Bels had said. And judging from Turles's memories, its ecological environment must have been very similar to that of Namek.

According to Turles's Ki Sensing, Muhua Planet's fighters were likely far more numerous than Bels had suggested. There were at least a dozen auras with power levels above 100,000, and one of them exceeded 200,000.

"Interesting!"

After watching for a while longer, Turles seemed to sense something. The corner of his mouth curled up, and he ordered Carl to begin their descent.

At his command, Carl immediately began piloting the ship down toward Muhua Planet.

The ship pierced the atmosphere. Friction with the air caused it to tremble slightly. From the planet's surface, it would have looked like a huge fireball descending toward the ground.

Rumble!

The ship landed safely without incident. As the hatch opened, two figures emerged: Turles and Raditz.

On this trip to Earth, Turles had surprisingly chosen not to bring Broly along. Instead, he had brought Raditz.

Aside from Raditz being Son Goku's older brother, Turles had another reason: he wanted to see whether Raditz, now that he had mastered Ki Sense, would still deliver that classic line. It was one of Turles's little indulgences.

As soon as the two stepped out of the ship, they were surrounded by the Namekians of Muhua Planet, just as expected.

Turles said nothing, merely sizing up the Namekians who had appeared. Two of them didn't seem particularly powerful, yet they gave him a faint sense of danger.

Both the Saiyans and the Namekians had faced the threat of extinction, but the Saiyans of today couldn't compare with the Namekians before him. They fell short in both numbers and quality. Apart from Broly and Turles, the Saiyans had no one who could match them.

Even though Raditz and Paragus had greatly increased their power, they still couldn't measure up to these Namekians—let alone Nail, a warrior-type Namekian, or Slug, the Super Namekian from Turles's memories.

Still, Turles was confident about the Saiyans' future. Whatever else happened, he, Broly, Son Goku, and Vegeta alone would be enough to secure it.

Seeing that the Namekians remained wary, Turles broke the silence first. "I'm Turles, a friend of Dero's. We made an arrangement back on Obsidian Planet."

"Turles? Is he the Saiyan Dero told us about?"

"Probably. The Elder said Saiyans have tails. Aren't those the Saiyan tails around their waists?"

"So what do we do now? Should we capture them? Dero said this Saiyan named Turles is pretty powerful!"

"Let's see what Blue says."

"Yeah, you're right!"

"..."

Hearing his people's chatter, the Namekian named Blue had no choice but to step forward. He was one of the two who had given Turles that faint sense of danger.

Blue walked up to Turles and studied the Saiyan. He was indeed as young as Dero had said, and there was no trace of an aura about him. Even Blue's keen instincts couldn't sense one. But the pressure Turles exuded, like a volcano about to erupt, kept reminding him that this Saiyan was no ordinary fighter.

"Hello, I'm Blue. Dero has told me about you." After introducing himself, Blue explained, "Because of the Space Pirates' recent invasion, our people have become a little wary. I hope this won't affect the friendship between our two peoples."

Turles glanced at Blue and only then noticed how tall the Namekian was. Surprised, he asked, "Wasn't the matter already settled? The Cosmic Mercenary Alliance compensated you for it. Didn't you receive it?"

"So I was right! I knew the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance was involved."

"Exactly! I knew that bunch couldn't be trusted. You can't trust any off-worlders!"

"Why can't you trust them all? Isn't this Saiyan our friend?"

"Don't put words in my mouth! I never said this Saiyan!"

"..."

Turles's words enraged all the Namekians present, and they began cursing the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.

"Enough!" Blue cut off their discussion, then turned back to Turles. "Welcome to Muhua Planet, Turles. But we'll need to take you to our Elder. Dero is there, receiving guidance from the Elders."

"All right. I'll follow your lead." Turles nodded, then followed Blue and the others with Raditz as they flew toward the Namekian Elders' residence.

They were all fairly strong, and flew quickly. In less than ten minutes, Turles spotted a settlement with a distinctly Namekian style.

There were several thousand Namekians living in the settlement, perhaps three or four thousand. The Space Pirates' attack might have left them on edge, prompting them to gather their people together.

Turles and Raditz followed Blue to a group of white, bone-like buildings. These were the Namekian Elders' residences.

Blue had gone inside to inform the Elders. Turles and Raditz took the opportunity to look over the buildings.

The buildings were made entirely from the bones of some giant beast, ground smooth. They looked very much like the Grand Elder's home on Namek in Turles's memories. He vaguely recalled Piccolo living in a house of the same style, too. It seemed the Namekians shared a common aesthetic.

Before long, Blue emerged from the building, with Dero following close behind. Dero looked at Turles, visibly excited.

"Turles, you finally made it! I thought you'd forgotten our arrangement!"

As he spoke, Dero excitedly pulled Turles into a hug.

"How could I? You're my friend!" Turles replied with a smile, patting Dero on the back.

It had been about two months since they had last parted, and Dero was thrilled to hear that Turles had arrived.

It wasn't just that he had come to think of Turles as a friend. More importantly, Turles's arrival meant that Dero would soon be able to visit the Namekians' home in the North Galaxy and meet the Grand Elder.

After catching up for a while, Dero led Turles and Raditz into the house to meet the Elders.

"Elder, the Saiyan friend I told you about has arrived!"

Dero walked up to a huge chair and respectfully bowed to an aged Namekian sitting in it. Then he leaned toward the old Namekian's ear and spoke softly.

After hearing Dero, the old Namekian slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Turles and Raditz with his clouded gaze.