Seeing Rix happily bustling about, Tarble couldn't help chuckling and shaking his head.
Life with a lackey sure was easy!
Then, with a thought, he brought up the system panel.
[Host]: Tarble [Race]: Saiyan [Lifespan]: 44/233 (Originally 43, plus 1 year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber) [Battle Power]: 1.2597178 trillion (Fourth Dimension) [Bound]: 5 people [Pending Binding]: 1 person [Current Training Effect Multiplier]: 6x [Transformations]: Great Ape Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2 Super Saiyan 3 *New* Black-Haired Super Saiyan 4 *New* [Skills]: ... Afterimage Fist Metamoran Fusion Technique .
The last two skills had come from Trunks and Son Goten, respectively.
It wasn't that he didn't want to choose something else. Those two simply didn't have any other skills to choose from.
In the end, he could only pick skills he didn't already have.
Looking at the system panel, now completely transformed, Tarble couldn't help smiling faintly.
He'd been in this world for just over three years, and already he had this much power!
He'd surpassed the golden supporting character, Vegeta, the protagonist, Son Goku, and Son Gohan, the strongest ordinary Saiyan warrior in a one-on-one fight.
This strength was the result of his training day and night.
His heart brimmed with pride and satisfaction!
With a thought, he put away the system panel.
Just then, Rix finished packing everything and turned to him with an inquiring look.
"Your Highness, everything's packed. Shall we head out?"
"Let's go."
"We've trained for a year. It's time to take a break."
Outside, July 6, 8:32 a.m.
Kami's Lookout.
As usual, Dende was diligently at his post, standing at the edge early in the morning and observing what was happening on Earth.
Mr. Popo stood quietly behind him as always, as motionless as a stone pillar.
Suddenly,
the master and servant both turned to look behind them.
"Those two ki signatures!"
"Mr. Tarble and Mr. Rix are out!"
"But why do they feel... so terrifying?"
"Mr. Popo, did you notice?"
When it came to sensing ki, Mr. Popo was an absolute expert.
At that moment, his usually impassive face finally showed unmistakable shock.
"Guardian, Popo felt it too."
"Although they are deliberately suppressing it within themselves, Popo can still sense the terrifying power hidden inside them."
"They feel far stronger than they were before they went in."
"I truly don't know how they did it!"
Hearing this, Dende was both shocked and somewhat wary. He agreed, "Yes. Their talent must be far greater than Son Goku's and Vegeta's."
As soon as he finished speaking, Tarble and Rix appeared in their field of vision.
The master and servant exchanged a glance, then flashed over to stand before them.
"Mr. Tarble, Mr. Rix, why did you come out after only training for a year?" Dende asked curiously.
Tarble laughed. "Haha, we've trained for a whole year. That's plenty."
"I think training is more effective when you balance it with rest."
Dende and Mr. Popo exchanged a knowing look.
After all, Tarble had been on Earth for less than half a year.
Who would have thought he had such a deep understanding of martial arts? It was truly remarkable.
"Haha, Mr. Tarble is right!" Dende agreed. "Balancing work and rest really does make training more effective."
Tarble nodded slightly, then said, "Regardless of how well we trained, thank you, Dende, for letting us use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."
"Right now, we're both sweaty and hungry, so we won't keep you any longer."
"We'll come visit again sometime."
Seeing that Tarble had made up his mind to leave, Dende didn't try to stop him.
Besides, he knew why they had come to visit in the first place.
They simply wanted to borrow the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train.
As long as they didn't cause trouble on Earth, what harm was there in letting them use the place?
And with this favor between them, it would be easier to ask for their help if the need arose.
So he smiled and said,
"In that case, take care, you two. We won't see you off."
"Of course, you're always welcome to visit."
Tarble smiled and waved. "Then, until next time."
With that,
he turned to get his bearings and flew toward Bulma's home.
Rix nodded to Dende and Mr. Popo before taking off after him.
Meanwhile,
inside the super-mansion at Bulma's house,
Vegeta, who had been training hard in the Gravity Chamber, suddenly stopped.
"Those two ki signatures... That's Tarble and Rix!"
"Weren't they planning to stay in there for two years?"
"Why did they come out today?"
"Have they hit a training bottleneck?"
"That doesn't make sense..."
For a moment, he couldn't figure out why.
After all, he was still in his Super Saiyan 2 form and could keep training.
Wait!
If Tarble trained in the Gravity Chamber, he could gain nearly 700 million in battle power a day. So after a year of training...
Even if he only trained for 300 days, that would give him—
210 billion!!!
At least 210 billion in base battle power!!!
That brat Tarble had actually surpassed me?!!
No way...
Vegeta, who thought he'd figured out the truth, immediately widened his eyes in disbelief.
If Tarble really had improved that much, he would be about as strong as Son Goku!
Excellent!
We Royal Saiyans really are the strongest!
At the thought, his face lit up with delight.
At the same time, sensing that Tarble and Rix were almost home, he lost all interest in training.
He promptly switched off the gravity device and dashed out the door.
He deliberately released some of his ki, hoping to draw the two of them over.
Tarble and Rix naturally sensed his ki and guessed what he was up to, so they flew straight toward him.
In less than five seconds, they arrived in front of Vegeta.
"Big brother, long time no see," Tarble said with a smile.
After a year of training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, it really had been a long time.
Vegeta got straight to the point. "Why did you come out so soon?"
"Couldn't you stand the conditions in there?"
Tch!
That mouth of his was just as abrasive as ever.
Tarble grumbled to himself before answering, "We've trained for a whole year. It's time to come out and relax."
"Otherwise, if our bodies and minds stay tense for too long, our training might become much less effective."
"By the way, big brother, have you started training today?"
Vegeta nodded, his brow furrowed as he sized them up. "I just started, but then I sensed your ki and wanted to see what was going on."
The more he studied them, the tighter his pupils seemed to shrink.
Why couldn't he gauge their strength?!
Could it be... that his earlier guess had been right?!
At last, he couldn't help asking, "Tarble, how strong are you now?"
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