Krillin, You're Pregnant!

Krillin's mouth twitched. His eyes widened as his gaze shifted from the egg to Soro's face, then from Soro's face back to the egg.

Colin was instantly dumbfounded and at a loss for what to do. His Adam's apple bobbed.

Three seconds of silence passed.

"Soro." Krillin hurriedly shook his head hard, looking utterly resistant. He crossed his hands in front of himself. "This egg came from under a rock. Can we eat it?"

"What are you talking about?" Soro said confidently, lifting his chin slightly. "Someone must have hidden an egg inside the rock. When we showed up, it just happened to pop out."

"Now that you mention it..." Krillin nodded thoughtfully, rubbing his chin twice with his fingers. "That actually makes a lot of sense."

Then he looked around, scanning every tree and every clump of grass, from nearby to far away.

There weren't any small animals at all on Namek's land.

There was only blue grass, blue trees, and lakes flowing quietly.

"By the way... where's the chicken?" Krillin scratched his bald head, rubbing his scalp twice with his fingers. He felt baffled.

"What do you need a chicken for?" Soro said with a smile, the corners of his mouth curling up. "To play basketball with you?"

Krillin: "????"

Krillin stared blankly for a few seconds, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly open. He didn't quite understand what he'd heard.

What did chickens have to do with basketball?

He pictured a chicken dribbling a ball on a court, then quickly shook his head.

"Hurry up and eat." Soro urged him, holding the egg out a little farther.

"Th-then... I'll try some." Krillin looked like he was about to cry, a bitter smile on his lips.

He reached out with a trembling hand and took the egg. After inhaling deeply, he closed his eyes as if he were heading to the execution ground.

Then he took a small bite of the egg from under the rock. His teeth sank into the egg white with a faint, gritty sound.

The bite caught the yolk too.

The yolk was golden yellow, soft and creamy, while the egg white was pleasantly springy.

Krillin smacked his lips, rolled the egg around in his mouth, and began eating with relish.

"I have to admit," Krillin said in amazement, his eyes lighting up. "Namekian eggs are pretty tasty."

His expression shifted from resistance to enjoyment, and he wolfed it down, finishing the egg in just a few bites.

Soro examined Krillin from head to toe, looking from his face to his body and back again.

Krillin didn't seem to be suffering from food poisoning. His complexion looked normal and his breathing was steady, so Soro's worries eased.

Still, an egg laid inside a rock...

It just didn't seem scientific!

Well, I'm already in the Dragon Ball world. What does science even matter?

Soro shook his head, his mouth twitching.

Then Soro stared intently at Krillin again, eyes wide and pupils fixed on his body.

His gaze was like two nails, pinning Krillin in place without looking away for even a second.

Krillin soon finished the egg. He even nodded in approval and licked his lips. "Delicious, delicious! It's way better than Earth eggs! I wonder if this even is an egg!"

What Krillin didn't know was that Soro had already applied the Stare of Pregnancy skill to him.

Ten seconds had been more than enough.

Soro blinked, drew back his gaze, and let the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.

After finishing the egg, Krillin patted his belly and let out a burp.

Suddenly, his expression changed. His brows knotted, his lips went pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Something's wrong!" Krillin cried, doubled over in pain, his voice trembling as he clutched his stomach with both hands. "This egg is poisonous! My stomach hurts!"

His body began to shake. His knees buckled, and he curled up into a ball.

Soro took a closer look, his pupils suddenly contracting.

He saw that Krillin's belly had already begun to swell.

It went from flat to slightly rounded, then from rounded to a bulging sphere. It was like watching a pregnant woman progress from three months to seven or eight.

His clothes stretched taut, the folds in the fabric smoothing out.

His belly grew larger by the moment, as if something were growing inside.

Does pregnancy happen this fast?

Soro's eyes widened, and he swallowed faintly.

Will a little Krillin come out later?

Or...

Soro's interest was piqued. He folded his arms and tilted his head, watching every change in Krillin.

"Ah... m-my belly!" Krillin clutched his stomach, rolling around on the ground in pain.

His body rolled over the grass, crushing patches of blue blades. Sweat covered his forehead and ran down from his temples.

But when Krillin looked down, he felt as if his soul had nearly left his body.

His eyes were as wide as bells, and his bulging belly was reflected in his pupils.

"M-my..." Krillin cried out, his voice going high. "Why is my belly so huge? All I did was eat an egg!"

Soro secretly enjoyed the show, unable to suppress the curve of his lips.

He cleared his throat and tried to make himself look serious.

This wasn't caused by eating an egg.

You got pregnant because I stared at you!

"Ah... Aah..." Krillin's cries continued without end, his wails echoing across the open plain.

He looked at Soro pleadingly, his eyes reddening as tears welled up.

"Hurry... Soro, help me... I feel like my stomach's about to burst!"

"Based on my theory," Soro said, lowering his head in thought and rubbing his chin with his fingers, "you might have eaten an egg from a chicken that can lay eggs, which made you pregnant."

"Huh?" Krillin stared at him in bewilderment, his mouth hanging open and his jaw nearly dropping. "Are you kidding me? How can a man get pregnant?"

"If you eat an egg from a chicken that can lay eggs, it doesn't matter whether you're a man or a woman!" Soro shook his head, looking entirely serious. "I think that's the only explanation."

"What do I do now?" Krillin couldn't worry about anything else anymore. His voice was choked with tears, and his stomach kept cramping as if something were churning inside. "My stomach hurts so much!"

Soro crouched down and put his hand on Krillin's belly, his palm resting against the stretched-tight fabric.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he felt the movement beneath his hand.

Sure enough, it felt as if a little life were moving around inside, nudging gently with a faint warmth.

"Listen," Soro said with a smile, the corners of his mouth lifting. "There's something in there. Maybe you really are pregnant."

"Y-you're joking, right?" Krillin sniffed, on the verge of tears. His lips trembled.

I don't even have a girlfriend. How did I get pregnant?

Wait, no!

I'm a man, for God's sake!

How can a man get pregnant?

I let Soro lead me down the wrong path without thinking!

"See if you can push it out," Soro suggested, pointing behind the mountain wall with a serious expression, as if he were discussing something perfectly sensible.

Krillin: "..."

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