Seeing Trunks return to his normal state,
Ji Yun asked him directly, "What's wrong? Don't want to fight anymore?"
"Hehe!"
Trunks scratched his head with an awkward smile. "I'm done. I can tell you're really strong. There's no point in fighting."
"All right, then. What are you planning to do next?"
Ji Yun also ended his Kaio-ken, and his body returned to normal.
"Since you're here, getting rid of the androids should be a piece of cake, right? If you deal with them here before they cause trouble, the future will be safe!"
Trunks said with a cheerful grin,
as if he were once again filled with wonderful hopes for the future.
Hearing that, Ji Yun furrowed his brow and promptly doused him with a bucket of cold water.
"You're making a lot of assumptions. This timeline has nothing to do with yours anymore!"
"Even if I destroy the androids here, it won't make any difference to your timeline, will it?"
Ji Yun was at a loss for words.
Even if he had never appeared, Trunks would still have to deal with the androids in the future.
"Huh?"
Trunks suddenly understood, and the hope in his heart crumbled once more.
"That's right. There's no Ji Yun in the future."
"We're not even in the same timeline. What was I thinking?"
Ji Yun watched Trunks's dejected expression,
and couldn't help feeling sorry for him. The future really was a hard place to live.
Just then, the familiar voice sounded in Ji Yun's mind once again.
"Ding! Android No. 17 and Android 18 have been detected destroying the future. Please make a choice!"
"Option One: Respect history and let events take their natural course. Reward: Body Fusion Technique!"
"Option Two: Save the future and destroy the androids. Reward: Controllable Super Saiyan Transformation!"
When Ji Yun heard the second option, his eyes went wide.
"Holy crap, Super Saiyan! It's finally here!"
"System, I choose option two!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Ji Yun decisively chose the second option.
The Super Saiyan transformation was far too tempting to even consider passing up.
"Ahem!"
After making his choice, Ji Yun looked at Trunks's sorrowful face and cleared his throat twice.
Trunks immediately turned to look at him.
"Even if I can't change history, I can still help you go to the future and destroy the androids!"
Ji Yun said earnestly,
his face full of compassion for all living things.
Of course, it was all an act. He was doing this for the mission.
"Huh? We can do that?"
Trunks's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly.
"Why not try and see?"
Ji Yun shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.
Since the system had issued the mission, it had to be possible.
"Th-that's wonderful! With Mr. Ji Yun there, the future will be saved!"
Trunks said excitedly.
He had felt Ji Yun's strength firsthand. If he could bring him back to the future,
the androids would be no match for them.
"Then let's go. I'm pretty busy, so we'd better make it a quick trip."
Ji Yun said casually.
"Okay!" Trunks nodded solemnly.
Then the two of them leaped lightly
and reappeared before everyone.
"Everyone, I have something I need to do with this young man. Piccolo will explain the details to you!"
Ji Yun told the others.
He brought Trunks straight to the Time Machine and climbed inside.
Ji Yun knew that Piccolo's unusual ears must have let him hear every word of their conversation.
Leaving the explanation to Piccolo was the best choice.
The machine carrying the two of them slowly rose into the air. Once it had climbed halfway up,
Trunks spotted his pitiful father, lying stiffly on the ground.
He stared at him in a daze, as if he'd been struck by lightning.
Ji Yun noticed Trunks's strange expression and spoke slowly. "Don't worry. Vegeta's fine. He's only slightly injured. Once we find a Senzu Bean, he'll be better in no time!"
Ji Yun actually had a Senzu Bean on him. He just didn't want to waste it on Vegeta.
Vegeta wasn't going to die, after all. Better to save it if he could!
Trunks slowly came back to his senses and pushed the thoughts from his mind.
He operated the machine, and it disappeared into the sky.
Ji Yun and the young man were gone from Earth.
Everyone stared at one another, completely bewildered. Then they turned to Piccolo.
Under their expectant gazes, Piccolo slowly explained who the young man was
and the danger that would come to Earth.
What shocked everyone even more was that Ji Yun was also a Saiyan. They could hardly believe it.
They struggled to take in all this news, and still found it difficult to accept.
"Okay, everyone. We need to start working hard, too!"
Goku was still full of enthusiasm.
"Better to believe it and be prepared than dismiss it as false!"
Piccolo reminded them.
Even though they didn't know whether the young man had been telling the truth,
it was best to prepare early. After all, according to the young man,
the Future World was utterly miserable. Everyone present would be killed.
Just thinking about it was terrifying.
"Yeah, I agree with Piccolo."
"If there's nothing else, I'm going to start training!"
Goku said with a serious expression.
The growing gap between him and Ji Yun had deeply stirred his competitive spirit.
As soon as he finished speaking, he left.
"We'll be going, too!"
"See you!"
"Goodbye!"
One after another, the people of Earth began to leave,
looking for places to train and prepare for the battles ahead.
But one person was still lying there tragically,
and nobody paid him any attention.
"Y-you bastards! What about me?"
Vegeta said with difficulty.
Unfortunately, no one heard him.
A cold wind swept through the scene, leaving him alone to suffer in silence.
Whoosh!
The Time Machine was fast and didn't waste much time.
It arrived in the future and slowly landed amid a field of ruins.
Creak!
The hatch slowly opened.
Ji Yun leaped out and looked around.
"Ah, the people of the future really have it rough!"
Ji Yun couldn't help sighing.
Ruins stretched all around them.
Human bones lay scattered across the ground.
The sun was shining, yet the sky was gloomy.
The Earth looked as if it were on the verge of ending.
"Ah! Right, I forgot!"
Trunks's face turned grim, and he shouted.
His sudden cry startled Ji Yun.
"What? What did you forget?"
Ji Yun touched his chest and asked calmly.
"Mr. Goku has Heart Virus."
"I forgot to mention it earlier, and I forgot to give him the medicine, too!"
Trunks explained remorsefully.
Ji Yun suddenly understood. So that was it.
He remembered that Goku had indeed suffered from that illness in the original story.
"It's fine. I can bring it to him when I go back," Ji Yun said with a faint smile.
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