Upgrading the Dragon Balls

"Master Goku!"

Just then, Sea Turtle, whom Master Roshi kept, came crawling over from the distance.

"Long time no see, Sea Turtle!"

Sun Wukong greeted him.

"Mm!"

Sea Turtle nodded.

Sun Wukong glanced at Master Roshi.

"Master Roshi, I came back this time just to see you. Now that I know you're in good health, I can rest easy! If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way?"

"Wait!"

"Master Roshi, is there something else?"

"In a little over seven months, the World Martial Arts Tournament will be held. I wanted to ask if you're going to participate this time."

Sun Wukong's strength had long surpassed his master's.

Still, Master Roshi hoped he would take part and inspire Krillin.

Sun Wukong thought it over, then nodded.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way?"

"Mm!"

Master Roshi nodded.

"Whoosh..."

Sun Wukong vanished with Instant Transmission.

"H-he disappeared!"

Master Roshi was startled.

Inside Korin Tower.

Cat Hermit was roasting fish inside the tower when a figure suddenly appeared.

It was Sun Wukong.

"S-Sun Wukong!"

The moment Cat Hermit saw him appear out of nowhere, he jumped up in fright.

"Long time no see, Master Korin!"

Sun Wukong smiled.

Cat Hermit snorted.

"You brat, couldn't you say something first? You scared me half to death!"

Sun Wukong smiled.

"This is called Instant Transmission. I can sense your ki and teleport to wherever you are!"

"Instant Transmission? Where did you learn that move?"

"It's a secret!"

"What are you here for today? Don't tell me you've come to steal my Senzu Beans again."

"If you want to give me some, I won't object!"

After saying that, Sun Wukong left Korin Tower and flew upward.

"So he wasn't here to see me after all!"

Then he suddenly caught a whiff of something burning.

"My fish!"

At the Lookout.

The Guardian of Earth was standing on the Lookout, watching what was happening below.

Suddenly, he spotted Sun Wukong flying up from Korin Tower.

"Whoosh..."

"Thud..."

Before long, Sun Wukong had arrived at the Lookout from below.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Sun Wukong!"

"You're Sun Wukong?"

"You know me?"

"Mr. Popo has told me about you before!"

"And you are?"

"I'm the Guardian of Earth! What brings you to the Lookout this time?"

"So you're the Guardian of Earth! Last time, Mr. Popo stopped me, so I didn't get to see you. That's why I came specifically to see what you look like!"

"I-I see! Is there anything else you need?"

"No!"

Sun Wukong shook his head.

Then he used Instant Transmission and arrived at North Kai's Planet.

"G-Goku!"

North Kai was startled when Sun Wukong suddenly appeared.

Sun Wukong nodded to him, then turned to look in the direction of Namek.

His strength had now reached the point where he could upgrade the Dragon Balls.

However, he had to visit Namek and sign in there before he could upgrade them.

The reason he had gone to the Lookout to meet the Guardian of Earth was to find out what the Namekians' ki felt like.

As for Namek's location, North Kai had told Sun Wukong about it long ago.

"Um... Goku, didn't you go back to Earth? How did you get back here so quickly?"

"I want to use Instant Transmission to go somewhere, but I don't know its location from Earth, so I came here!"

"Oh, I see!"

North Kai relaxed a little.

"Found it!"

Just then, Sun Wukong located Namek and used Instant Transmission to get there.

"Ding! Congratulations, Master, you have successfully signed in on Namek. The Dragon Balls have been upgraded from granting one wish to granting three. In addition, the system will reward you with a Transformation Technique!"

As soon as the system finished speaking, a flood of memories about the Transformation Technique appeared in Sun Wukong's mind.

The Transformation Technique granted by the system had no time limit. He could maintain his transformed appearance indefinitely.

"Whoosh..."

After upgrading the Dragon Balls, Sun Wukong quickly used Instant Transmission to return to North Kai's Planet.

Next, he used Instant Transmission again to return to Korin Tower on Earth.

"Goku!"

Sun Wukong nodded and left Korin Tower.

"What did that guy come here for, anyway?"

At Bulma's house in West City.

Bulma was in the backyard, flipping through a magazine.

A man who looked almost exactly like Sun Wukong appeared.

But the man was much taller and older-looking than the fourteen-year-old Sun Wukong.

When Bulma saw him, she was immediately captivated by his looks.

"Hi, my name is Bulma. I'm eighteen, and I don't have a boyfriend at the moment. So, handsome, who are you?"

With a lovestruck look, Bulma put down the magazine and walked over to him.

"Bulma, it's me, Goku!"

The man smiled.

"Goku?"

While Bulma was still puzzled, Sun Wukong used the Transformation Technique to change back into Kid Goku.

"Goku!"

Realizing he'd fooled her, Bulma grew a little angry.

"Bulma, I was only joking around. You don't have to be so mad!"

Bulma snorted.

"Hmph! I'm not mad. I knew that was you all along!"

"Really?"

"That was the Transformation Technique, right?"

Sun Wukong nodded.

"So what did you look like just now?"

"That's what I'll look like when I grow up!"

"When you grow up!"

Bulma's heart suddenly began to race.

If Sun Wukong grew up to be that handsome, she wouldn't mind dating someone younger than herself.

"Grrr..."

Just then, Sun Wukong's stomach rumbled.

"I'm hungry. Do you have anything to eat?"

"Of course! I'll call someone to bring food right away!"

"Okay!"

A little while later, Bulma called and had someone bring over a huge pile of food.

Dr. Brief had just finished work. When he saw Sun Wukong, he immediately walked over.

"Goku!"

"Long time no see, Dr. Brief!"

Dr. Brief nodded and looked at a rice ball on the table.

Just as he reached out to take it, Bulma stopped him.

"Dad, that's all for Goku! If you want something to eat, order your own!"

Dr. Brief looked at Goku, then at Bulma.

"Daughters really do forget their fathers once they grow up. Never mind. I'll ask my wife to cook something for me."

After saying that, Dr. Brief turned and left.

"Bulma, isn't that a little unfair?"

"It's fine, Goku. Go ahead and eat. My dad isn't that stingy!"

Sun Wukong thought it over, then nodded.

After finishing his meal, Sun Wukong let out a huge burp.

"I haven't had food this delicious in ages!"