The Unopenable Box; Vexatious Buddies' Daily Arguments

As the banquet reached its halfway point, Son Gohan, Trunks, and Son Goten returned after collecting the Dragon Balls.

Seeing them return, Son Goku called them over to eat.

"Gohan, Goten, Trunks, you're back just in time! Hurry and eat, Bulma's cooking is delicious!"

Vegeta intended to compete with Son Goku over who could eat more at this meal. He merely glanced at Son Gohan and the others, his eating pace not slowing down at all; in fact, it quickened.

However, this small move naturally didn't escape Son Goku's eyes. Seeing him cunningly speed up, he immediately cried out in dissatisfaction, "Ah!"

"Vegeta, you're too sly, you actually took another one while I wasn't looking!"

After shouting, he no longer paid attention to Son Gohan and the other two, focusing once again on devouring food.

The way the two of them snatched and fought for food was like ferocious tigers pouncing.

Yet, Son Gohan and the others, seeing them like this, weren't surprised and even showed faint smiles.

If they hadn't just started eating not long ago, they would have wanted to join the food-devouring frenzy.

Originally, they had planned to summon the Dragon God directly to rescue the hero Tapion.

But thinking that Tarble and the others had all returned, they decided to let them try to open the box first.

At this moment, Bulma asked, "Gohan, did you find all the Dragon Balls?"

"Of course, they're all here." Son Gohan shook the brown bag in his hand. "Let's try after Dad and Uncle Vegeta finish eating."

"If that doesn't work, we'll try summoning the Dragon God."

Upon hearing this, Bulma nodded, "That sounds like a plan."

Then, Son Gohan and the others watched Tarble and the others eat, completely unaware that the demonic mage He Yi, who was eating elegantly, had a slight curl at the corner of his mouth. He glanced at the brown bag in Son Gohan's hand without a trace.

In his eyes, a hint of imperceptible joy flashed.

Treasure!

My treasure!

Wait a little longer, and you'll soon see the light of day again!

Soon, soon!

It was a pity that no one present noticed his expectant, smug, and greedy little gaze.

Of course.

It was also because his small movements were very subtle and careful, and the duration was short, so he didn't attract the attention of Tarble and the others.

Otherwise, he would have been discovered.

Considering the current strength of Tarble and the others, their perception and intuition were very sharp.

Especially sensitive to gazes filled with ill intent.

If they weren't all focused on eating right now, his little action just now would definitely have been noticed by Tarble and the others.

Another 20 minutes passed, and Tarble and the other three finally ate their fill.

Led by Tarble, everyone quickly helped clean up all the tableware.

However, the task of washing the dishes was naturally left to the servants.

Afterward, everyone strolled to a spacious area in the villa, a wide lawn.

It was the perfect time for Saiyans to have some post-meal exercise after eating their fill.

Tarble looked at the silver box in his hand and shook it at Son Goku, Vegeta, and Rix.

"You guys, who wants to try first?"

If this were in the past, Vegeta and Son Goku would have definitely vied for the first turn.

But it was different now; they were putting on a show for that old man.

Therefore, neither of them stepped forward immediately.

This scene surprised Son Gohan and Bulma, who were unaware of the situation.

What's going on?

Why aren't the two of them competing for first place today?

For a moment, their minds were full of question marks.

When neither Son Goku nor Vegeta responded, Rix took the initiative to step forward.

"Your Highness, let me try first."

Having been together for so long, at the request of Tarble and Vegeta, Rix generally no longer referred to himself as "subordinate."

However, he insisted on maintaining his respectful address to the two brothers.

Since he insisted, Tarble and Vegeta didn't force the issue any further.

"Alright, you try first. Just forget it if you can't open it."

Tarble tossed the silver box in his hand, adding a reminder.

Hearing this, Rix nodded slightly, "Yes, Your Highness."

At this moment, Bulma, standing nearby, quietly leaned over to Vegeta's ear, her voice laced with curiosity and a hint of worry, and whispered, "Vegeta, you're acting a little strange today!"

"Why don't you and Goku go up and try first?"

Vegeta certainly wouldn't tell her the truth. If he revealed it beforehand, and things didn't turn out as Tarble predicted, wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

However, he had already prepared his words.

"Hmph!"

"Why would such a trivial matter require someone strong to go first?"

Hearing this, Bulma smiled and said, "Oh—"

"So that's how it is. Then it's nothing."

Mmm~

That was the tone!

Just right!

It seemed these two really had no issues.

Knowing that nothing had gone wrong, she felt relieved.

Then, she focused her attention on Rix in the arena, who seemed to be trying his utmost to open the box.

Vegeta seemed to guess what Bulma was thinking, silently pouted, and then quietly watched Rix's strenuous performance.

At the same time, he was contemplating how to act later.

He needed to avoid revealing his hidden strength to Son Gohan and the others, yet also prevent that old man from seeing through his act.

He recalled that when he entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, his normal combat power was around one hundred billion...

While Vegeta was strategizing, Rix in the arena seemed to have exhausted all his strength, breaking out in a sweat, yet still unable to open the small silver box.

Finally, he gave up.

Holding the box, he walked up to Tarble with a look of shame.

"Your Highness, I did my best, but I really couldn't open it."

"I am very sorry to have disappointed you."

Seeing Rix's convincing performance, Tarble inwardly gave him a thumbs-up.

Amazing!

He even managed to make himself sweat profusely; this was truly putting on a show!

Though he thought this, he outwardly offered words of comfort, "It's alright, doing your best is enough."

"Didn't Gohan say that he couldn't open it even when he used his full strength before?"

"We all know Gohan's strength. Since even he couldn't open it, I don't think we need to waste any more time."

"How about we just summon the Dragon God and ask for its help?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Son Goku and Vegeta immediately objected, shouting in unison.

"Let me try!" x2

They hadn't even tried yet, so how could they let the Dragon God do it?

That was absolutely out of the question!

Even if they were going to act, they had to try first.

However, with both of them speaking at the same time, their subconscious desire to "win against the other" was instantly ignited.

They exchanged a surprised glance before speaking in unison again, "Let me go first!"

"Hey, Kakarot, are you looking for a fight?

Why do you have to compete with me for everything?"

"What are you talking about, Vegeta? I said it first, I have to go first."

"You're spouting nonsense, I said it first, I'm going first!"