Tarble's Simple Wish

Hearing Trunks' words, King Vegeta found himself in a bit of a bind.

At present, Trunks was at the age where he should be attending school.

If he were to grow a tail, it would certainly be highly inconvenient.

Back when Trunks was born, he had indeed possessed a tail.

However, Bulma had argued that having a tail meant he couldn't look at the moon; if King Vegeta happened to be away and Trunks accidentally looked at the moon and transformed into a Great Ape, it would be far too dangerous.

In the end, King Vegeta couldn't win the argument, and since he also felt the tail was a burden, he stopped opposing her.

But the situation was different now; knowing that the tail was the key to transforming into Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4, he actually wanted to support Trunks in regrowing it.

The problem was, he feared Bulma would not agree.

If this were back when Trunks was just born, he would never have considered Bulma's opinion and would have made the final decision himself.

But times had changed; although he dared not admit it, he loved Bulma to the marrow of his bones, so he naturally had to consider her opinion.

For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma.

In the end, he could only choose a compromise.

He suddenly crossed his arms over his chest, furrowed his brows slightly, and said:

"Asking me is useless. If you want to regrow your tail, go ask your mother yourself."

"I certainly hope you can become stronger, I'm just afraid your mother won't agree."

After finishing his sentence, he didn't even dare to look at Son Goku, Tarble, and the others, simply closing his eyes with an expression that said, "Don't ask me again."

Seeing that King Vegeta had agreed, Trunks was instantly overjoyed.

"Thanks, Dad!"

"I'll go ask Mom in a little while!"

After dropping those words, he wanted to take Son Goku and Son Goten to go get the Dragon Ball Radar.

At this moment, Tarble called out to stop them: "Wait a second!"

The three stopped upon hearing him and cast puzzled gazes his way.

"Let's not look for the Earth Dragon Balls for now, shall we?"

"I've heard that the Dragon Balls of Namek are more powerful. Can you take me there?"

"Son Goku, you and my older brother can each use one wish. Can you leave the last one for me?"

"We don't need the Earth Dragon Balls for now; we can save them for an emergency."

"No problem, Gohan hasn't decided what he wants yet anyway," Son Goku agreed readily.

However, upon hearing this, a sharp glint flashed in King Vegeta's eyes.

"Tarble, what wish do you want to make?"

"You wouldn't be thinking of wishing for eternal life, would you?"

Back in the day, he had also wanted to make such a wish.

But later on, he stopped thinking about it.

Other than that, he couldn't think of any other wish worth asking the Dragon God for.

Suddenly.

A towering figure flashed through his mind.

In an instant, his pupils constricted sharply, thinking he had guessed the truth.

Immediately, he said with a complex expression: "Tarble, give it up."

"If too much time has passed since someone died, the Dragon God cannot resurrect them."

Over these many years, it wasn't as if he hadn't thought about resurrecting his old father, King Vegeta.

However, the Dragon God had limitations on resurrecting the dead; it wasn't as if he could resurrect just anyone he wanted.

Tarble felt a bit bewildered upon hearing this.

Resurrection?

Resurrect who?

In this life, aren't all the people I know living perfectly well?

Wait!

He couldn't possibly think... that I want to resurrect King Vegeta?

That's actually quite possible!

You foolish older brother, how could I ever think of resurrecting that old geezer?!

How unnecessary!

The wish I want to make is something truly grand and noble!

In an instant, he thought of many things and believed he had guessed correctly.

Immediately, he feigned astonishment and said in a slightly disappointed, soft voice, "People who have been dead for too long cannot be resurrected?"

Seeing this, Vegeta wore an "as I thought" expression and nodded heavily. "That's right!"

"The Dragon God cannot grant wishes for those who have been dead for too long."

"Oh." Tarble deliberately drooped his eyelids, and after two seconds of silence, he said, "Then... I will make a different wish."

Seeing Tarble give up on his original plan so quickly, Vegeta was somewhat surprised. "Oh?"

"Then what wish do you want to make?"

Upon hearing this, Tarble reached up to his head, gestured to indicate his height, and stated his wish.

"I want to be a little taller; I'm a bit too short right now."

Even if he didn't say it now, others would find out after he snuck off to make the wish later.

It was better to just make it public right now.

However, the moment his voice fell, he noticed that everyone present had their eyes wide open, filled with surprise.

Aside from wanting to resurrect someone, the first wish he thought of... was actually to increase his height?

Unexpected!

Too unexpected!

"Your wish... is truly surprising!" Vegeta's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he said, somewhat speechless.

But looking at Tarble, who was half a head shorter than him, he finally felt that his height was indeed a bit lacking.

After hearing this, Tarble remained calm on the surface, but inwardly he retorted:

Unexpected?

What is so unexpected about this!

Increasing one's height is a wish that so many people dream of but cannot attain!

Even the space real estate tycoon Frieza was so eager to grow five centimeters taller.

What a simple and unpretentious wish; stop making such a big fuss!

Just as he thought this, he saw Son Goku laughing heartlessly.

"Haha, Tarble, you actually want to make a wish like that!"

"But your current height is the same as Krillin's; it is indeed a bit short, haha~"

Krillin, standing in the crowd, shot him a resentful glance upon hearing this.

"Goku!!!"

"You guy, just talk if you want to talk, why drag me into it..."

Son Goku laughed again upon hearing this. "Krillin, what does it matter?"

"The height between you and Tarble is indeed quite similar!"

A direct hit!

And a double strike at that!

Both parties involved were instantly covered in black lines.

The others also struggled to hold back their laughter.

However, they all knew that Son Goku had no intention of mocking them; he was simply being blunt and straightforward.

At this moment, the dutiful son Son Gohan stepped forward to smooth things over. A trace of shame appeared on his face, but he still spoke righteously to Son Goku, "Dad, making fun of someone's height is very impolite."

"If you keep saying that, be careful that Uncle Tarble gets angry and doesn't teach you how to become a Super Saiyan 4!"

Nailed it!

Precisely nailed it!

Upon hearing this, Son Goku immediately apologized in a panic, his attitude as sincere as it could be.

"Sorry, sorry, Tarble, I didn't mean to mock you at all, please don't take it to heart?!"

"Your wish is very good, very good, really!"

"You will... still teach me how to transform into a Super Saiyan 4, right?"

Looking at his cautious appearance, Tarble felt both angry and amused.

"Rest assured, I believe you didn't mean to mock me, and I will tell you the method of transformation. However, you must be prepared; I can only tell you after we enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."

Hearing this, Son Goku immediately raised his right fist in celebration. "That's great!"

"Tarble, you are much easier to talk to than Vegeta!"

Another slip of the tongue, speaking without thinking.

Vegeta's expression darkened upon hearing this, and he gritted his back teeth.

Just as he was about to start cursing, Son Gohan beat him to it.

"Dad!!"

"Don't just say whatever comes to your mind!"

With such a loose tongue, it was no wonder Uncle Vegeta was angry!

At this moment, Son Gohan felt a bit exhausted.

He had finally managed to appease one, and now he had to go and provoke the other.

Sigh!

He was truly worn out from worrying.