Shock! The Stone Got Pregnant?

Soro's mouth twitched again.

What kind of weird thing was this?

How could there be such a bizarre skill?

At that moment, the icon for the new skill, [Stare of Pregnancy], began wobbling randomly, drifting around in his field of vision.

Its light flickered on and off, as if it were ready to replace [Battle Power ×500] and [Flash Technique] at any moment.

Soro stared at the icon for the new skill and fell silent.

His arms folded across his chest, he lightly tapped his fingers against his arm twice.

Which skill should he pull out and replace?

His gaze swept back and forth between [Battle Power ×500] and [Flash Technique] twice.

The problem was... what use was this skill?

Soro's brow furrowed even more deeply.

If only he had another skill slot.

Unfortunately, he had only these two slots.

And once he removed one skill to replace it with a new one, the old skill would disappear.

Still... if another slot appeared, the old new skill should show up again.

Something similar had happened when he got another skill slot last time.

Soro thought it over carefully for a long while, rubbing his chin with his fingers.

A skill like Flash Technique, at least for now... probably wasn't much use on Namek.

If he flashed Frieza so badly that the guy couldn't tell up from down, he'd definitely destroy Planet Vegeta immediately.

Soro's eyelid twitched.

His gaze settled on the icon for [Stare of Pregnancy] and stayed there for several seconds.

Should he try out this new skill?

With that thought, Soro gritted his teeth and, with tears in his eyes, removed [Flash Technique] from the skill slot.

One slot was now empty.

Then he grabbed the icon for [Stare of Pregnancy], lined it up with the empty slot, and gently pressed it in.

The icon fit perfectly into the slot.

At once, the icon for [Flash Technique] crumbled into specks of starlight. Its glow shattered, then slowly faded away, like a swarm of fireflies scattered by the wind.

Soro watched the scattered points of light disappear, his mouth twitching.

Then he immediately examined the [Stare of Pregnancy] skill closely.

Not bad. This new skill came with a description.

[Stare of Pregnancy]: Whoever you glare at gets pregnant. Glaring at them again during the pregnancy has no effect. (Method: Stare at the target without blinking for 10 seconds.)

Soro: "..."

Soro's mouth twitched violently, and his whole face contorted.

He stayed silent for a full five seconds.

Soro thought it over carefully.

As long as he stared at a target without blinking for 10 seconds, he could make them pregnant.

He rubbed his chin.

I'll give it a try!

First, I'll see if I can go 10 seconds without blinking.

Soro looked around for a moment, sweeping his gaze over the area.

Then he fixed his unblinking eyes on an inconspicuous-looking stone on the ground.

It was gray and about the size of a fist, lying quietly on the blue grass.

There weren't any suitable humans nearby, after all.

Those two of Frieza's men had picked a terrible time to show up.

If they'd arrived a little later, they would've made perfect test subjects.

Soro stared at the stone without blinking.

Five seconds.

Eight seconds.

Ten seconds.

Ten seconds passed in no time.

Soro blinked twice, rubbed his eyes, then pressed his fingers against his eyelids.

This time, he'd mainly been testing how hard it was to go 10 seconds without blinking.

Not bad, not bad!

Going 10 seconds without blinking was easy for ordinary humans.

It wasn't difficult for Saiyans, either.

When taking pictures, they could usually manage at least 10 seconds without blinking.

This skill was incredibly easy to use.

The corners of Soro's mouth lifted slightly.

Next, he should find someone to test it on and see what happened when they got pregnant.

His gaze began searching the area, sweeping from the grass to the trees, then from the trees to the hills in the distance.

Just then.

The spaceship's hatch creaked open.

Krillin came down from the ship carrying a huge bag of trash.

He held the bulging trash bag in both hands and thudded down the ramp.

Soro's gaze immediately turned toward him. His eyes lit up.

He'd finally found a suitable test subject.

The corners of Soro's mouth slowly rose into a dangerous curve.

Let's see what happens when Krillin gets pregnant.

His eyes widened, his pupils fixed on Krillin.

Soro immediately stared at Krillin without blinking, his gaze like two nails pinning him in place.

"Soro, I've finished cleaning up the spaceship. You can turn it into a Capsule now." Krillin smiled slightly, then looked around with the trash in his hands. "Where should I throw this? It doesn't look like Namek has any trash cans!"

As he spoke, Krillin glanced around again, his brow furrowing slightly.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the stone Soro had just stared at swelled up, like a balloon being inflated. Its surface cracked as it expanded.

"Pop!"

The next moment, the stone split open, and an egg popped out.

Its shell was milky white and smooth, glimmering faintly in the sunlight.

Well, it looked a lot like a chicken egg.

Krillin's eyes widened instantly, his pupils shrinking as his mouth fell open in astonishment.

The trash bag nearly fell from his hands. He froze on the spot.

The loud noise puzzled Soro, too, and he immediately stopped staring at Krillin.

His gaze shifted to the split stone, and his brows drew together.

What was going on?

Had the stone laid an egg?

Soro's mouth twitched sharply. Disbelief was written all over his face, and his eyelid jumped.

The stone I stared at got pregnant?

This is ridiculous!

"Huh?" Krillin cried out, his voice rising as he hurried over, picked up the egg the stone had just laid, and examined it in his hands.

He lightly tapped the shell twice with his fingers. It made a crisp, hollow sound. Then he held it up and looked through it toward Namek's three suns.

A faint light shone through the shell.

Soro leaned in to get a closer look.

The egg laid by the stone looked about the same as a white chicken egg. It was a similar size, with an oval shape, one end slightly pointed and the other slightly rounded.

Who knew what it looked like inside?

"Quick, see if it's edible," Soro suggested, his gaze falling on the eggshell.

"Are you hungry, Soro?" Krillin stared at him blankly and blinked twice.

"Cut the chatter." As Soro spoke, he reached out with his fingers spread.

Krillin had no choice but to hand him the egg.

A ball of flame quickly blossomed in Soro's palm. Orange-red light flickered as it surrounded the egg.

The flames licked at the shell, making a faint sizzling sound.

He roasted it for about a minute.

"Crack..."

The eggshell suddenly split, and some egg liquid seeped through the crack. The clear liquid ran down the shell's ridges and dripped onto the grass with a soft patter.

He roasted it for another minute.

The aroma of eggs wafted through the air, carrying a hint of char and the savory smell distinctive to eggs.

Soro peeled the shell off, pinching the broken pieces between his fingers and removing them one by one.

The egg white was smooth and pale, gleaming faintly as steam rose from it.

As expected, it looked just like an ordinary chicken egg on the outside.

"You eat it." Soro held the egg out to Krillin, pinching it between his fingers.

Krillin: "..."