King Kai's antennae twitched, and the "Turtle" on Son Goku's back changed to the characters for "King Kai."
"Go on back," King Kai urged. "Be careful. Your enemies are far stronger than you imagine, so don't let your guard down."
"I understand. I'll give it everything I've got." Son Goku nodded solemnly. "King Kai, thank you for teaching me. If I die... can I come here?"
"Of course." King Kai smiled faintly.
"I'm off!" Son Goku waved and shot into the air.
"Smack!"
He leaped onto Snake Way and landed firmly.
Son Goku looked into the distance.
Snake Way was so long that he couldn't see the end.
"What a man of endless potential—and his heart is as clear as crystal. I never imagined someone like him existed in the Human Realm." King Kai smiled. "But who exactly is that Luo Tian he mentioned? He must be a god too... Could he be the God of a galaxy? If so, it was rather rude of him to visit me and leave without even saying hello."
The God of a galaxy King Kai mentioned held a very high position among the gods.
However, a God of a galaxy ranked below King Kai.
After all, King Kai was the god who governed galaxies.
Here, "galaxy" referred to the Milky Way.
And the Milky Way didn't mean just Earth's Milky Way; it was a general term for all galaxies.
The entire universe was made up of one galaxy after another.
The God of a galaxy King Kai mentioned was the god of a single galaxy.
"When I get the chance to meet that god named Luo Tian, I'll have to give him a proper lesson," King Kai said with a smile.
On Snake Way,
Son Goku was still racing along at top speed.
"My body feels so light, as light as a feather!" Son Goku was thrilled. "But now's no time to marvel at it. I need to hurry back."
Son Goku picked up speed.
Earth.
"What? The Saiyans are coming tomorrow? How can they be here so soon?" Master Roshi had also gotten the news from Kami, and the revelation had startled him.
Wasn't there still more than a month until the year was up?
The two Saiyans were arriving a month earlier than expected.
"By the way, where's Goku?" Master Roshi asked Yajirobe, who had come to deliver the news.
"Goku seems to have gone to train with King Kai. It'll take him a long time to get back," Yajirobe replied. "As for whether he'll make it back before the Saiyans arrive on Earth, who knows... We might all be dead by the time he gets here."
Master Roshi wiped away his sweat.
Couldn't that fatso say something more reassuring?
"By the way, have you looked for the Dragon Balls?" Master Roshi turned and asked Krillin.
Krillin: "..."
"What? You haven't even looked?" Master Roshi was speechless.
"Master, we've been busy. We've been working hard at training this whole time. How could we find time to look for the Dragon Balls?" Krillin hurried to explain. "But you, Master... You spend all day at home watching those indecent shows. Why don't you use that time to look for them?"
"What? Are you questioning your master?" Master Roshi adjusted his sunglasses.
"I'm just telling the truth..." Krillin lowered his head and muttered.
"Enough chatter. Hurry and notify Tien Shinhan and the others," Master Roshi snapped. "If we gather the Dragon Balls soon, we might be able to ask Shenron to bring Son Goku back to us right away."
"Should we go look for them now?" Krillin asked.
"I'm afraid it's too late," Master Roshi sighed.
Capsule Corp headquarters.
Bulma's home.
"Come to think of it, did Krillin and the others forget to look for the Dragon Balls?" Bulma suddenly noticed the Dragon Radar on the table.
"Looks like it," Luo Tian said with a nod.
"When can Goku get back?" Bulma asked.
"At least a day," Luo Tian said after a moment's thought.
"What? It'll take that long?" Bulma was astonished.
"Don't worry. It'll be fine." Luo Tian smiled faintly.
"Really?" Bulma asked doubtfully.
How could everything be fine?
Even Raditz had been so powerful.
Wouldn't his two accomplices be even more insanely strong?
"At worst, a few people will die. No big deal," Luo Tian said with a smile.
Bulma: "..."
At 11:43 the next morning, Vegeta and Nappa's spaceships came hurtling down from the sky.
"Rumble!"
The two spaceships streaked across the sky in golden arcs and crashed straight into a town.
In an instant, two enormous craters appeared where the spaceships had landed.
The townspeople were stunned.
"What fell from the sky?"
"Was it a meteor?"
"It looked like some round thing came down... There's another one over there!"
A crowd gathered at the edges of the craters and peered down.
"Creak..."
The spaceship hatches opened, and Vegeta stepped out first.
"It's a person! Someone came out!"
Vegeta looked around with a grin.
The next moment, Nappa flew out of the spaceship and landed beside Vegeta.
"Who are they?"
"What are those things?"
"Are they aliens?"
The onlookers were astonished, all of them speculating about who the two men were.
"So this is Earth? Not bad. The environment's pretty nice." Vegeta looked around, a broad smile on his face.
"What's the point of greeting these people?" Nappa chuckled and suddenly raised his hand.
A tremendous burst of energy erupted.
"Rumble!"
In the next instant, every building around Nappa was razed to the ground.
The entire town disappeared.
"Hahaha! I guess my greeting was a little too enthusiastic," Nappa said with a grin.
"You went too far, Nappa," Vegeta snorted. "If you damage this planet too badly, we won't be able to sell it for a high price."
"It's fine! Don't worry, Vegeta," Nappa said with a laugh. "If we find those wish-granting... whatever-they're-called balls, won't that solve everything?"
"You mean the Dragon Balls?" Vegeta snorted. "First, we find the one who killed Raditz and make him tell us where the Dragon Balls are... And we have to find that healer too."
"Yes!" Nappa nodded.
"If the Dragon Balls are nearby, we can forget about our wish for eternal youth." Vegeta glared at him. "This is all because of your violent greeting, you idiot."
"Sorry... I forgot about that," Nappa hurriedly apologized.
"First, we find the person with the highest battle power. He must be the one who killed Raditz." Vegeta pressed his Scouter and began scanning the planet's battle powers.
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