"Shenron, you don't think I summoned you after gathering all seven Dragon Balls in just over five hours, do you?" Lu Fan sighed. "You should know, I came all the way from distant Planet Vegeta. The prince and I traveled through space for a very, very long time."
Shenron: "..."
"So I plan to ask a few questions as compensation for the emotional toll," Lu Fan continued. "That's not too much to ask, is it?"
Shenron: "..."
"Go ahead..." Shenron's face beaded with sweat.
"First question: I want to be able to survive in space. Can Namek's Shenron grant that?" Lu Fan asked.
Shenron fell silent again.
For a second or two.
"Yes," Shenron replied.
"Namek?" Vegeta was taken aback. "I think I've heard of that planet..."
"Second question: tell our prince how to become the Legendary Super Saiyan," Lu Fan said.
"What?" Vegeta was taken aback again and turned to look at Lu Fan.
"The Legendary Super Saiyan is born only once every thousand years..." Shenron looked down at Vegeta, his voice ringing out. "Clearly, neither of you is one."
Lu Fan: "..."
Vegeta: "..."
"What did you say? Are you saying I'm not the greatest warrior of this millennium?" Vegeta snapped. "Lu Fan and I are the most talented warriors among the Saiyans."
"Vegeta, calm down," Lu Fan said. "If you're not one, you're not one. There's no need to get angry."
"Damn it! Is what this dragon said even true?" Vegeta bared his teeth.
"I read in an ancient book that ordinary Saiyans can become Super Saiyans too. Tell our prince how to become a regular Super Saiyan," Lu Fan continued.
Shenron: "..."
You're still not done asking questions?
If you keep going like this, when will it ever end?
"I'm sorry, but I can only answer two questions... Is your remaining question your wish?" Shenron's voice rang out.
"Never mind. I'll ask another time," Lu Fan said with a shake of his head.
"Hey, Lu Fan, hurry up and hear what he has to say!" Vegeta complained.
I want to know how an ordinary person can become a Super Saiyan!
And now you won't let him answer.
You're really getting on my nerves!
"Are you ready to make your wish? If you don't have one, I'll leave," Shenron said.
"My wish is... to send me, Vegeta, and our spaceship to distant Namek," Lu Fan said.
"That wish can be granted." Shenron nodded.
With that, Shenron prepared to grant the wish.
"Wait, let me say goodbye first." Lu Fan waved a hand.
Shenron: "..."
Lu Fan went over to Dr. Briefs.
"Thank you, Dr. Briefs. Thanks for all your help. I hope we meet again someday," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"Are you leaving? For Namek?" Dr. Briefs asked.
"Yes. They have an even more powerful Shenron there. I think it can grant the wish I want," Lu Fan said with a nod.
"I wanna go, I wanna go! I wanna travel to another planet with you!" Bulma hurried over and wrapped her arms around Lu Fan's leg.
Lu Fan: "..."
"Bulma, don't be silly. You have school tomorrow," Panchy said.
"No! I don't wanna go to school! I've already graduated from kindergarten!" Bulma clung tightly to Lu Fan's leg, with no intention of letting go.
Lu Fan wiped away his sweat.
"Bulma, you still have lots and lots to learn," Lu Fan told her.
"No, I've already graduated. I'm all grown up!" Bulma shouted. "Why can aliens go traveling when they're five, while I have to go to school? I don't wanna go!"
"Lu Fan and the others must have to go to school too, right?" Panchy said, winking at Lu Fan to prompt him to say something reassuring.
"Hmph. We Saiyans would never go to school to learn that kind of boring stuff. We're born warriors," Vegeta couldn't help saying from the side.
Panchy: "..."
There was no talking to him.
"Bulma, how about I take you on a trip to another planet after you graduate from junior high?" Lu Fan pinched her cheek.
"After junior high? That's nine more years!" Bulma burst into tears.
"Bulma, you're pretty quick at math," Lu Fan said with a laugh.
"I'm a genius! I invented this laser gun myself." Bulma waved the laser gun in her hand.
"Pew!"
The laser gun accidentally went off, and a streak of light shot toward Vegeta.
"Bang!"
Vegeta was caught off guard and hit on the spot.
The laser blast struck Vegeta in the chest.
"Pfft!"
A wisp of smoke rose from Vegeta's armor.
And that was that.
Bulma's laser gun was powerful, but it couldn't even pierce Vegeta's armor.
"Huh? Are you okay?" Bulma jumped in fright.
"Y-you! What are you doing? Do you want me to beat you to death?" Vegeta was so furious his nose twisted.
I've been ambushed again.
Getting ambushed by that brat Lu Fan was one thing, but now this little girl's ambushing me too.
"It's fine. That kind of attack is nothing to our prince," Lu Fan said with a smile.
"That scared me! I thought I'd killed him with one shot. I really didn't mean to... I accidentally pulled the trigger," Bulma hurriedly apologized.
"Humph!" Vegeta bared his teeth, but he didn't do anything to Bulma.
"Hey, are you done saying goodbye?" Shenron's face had turned dark.
I'm still waiting to grant your wish.
And you're just standing there chatting...
"Strange, is something wrong with my laser gun?" Bulma said, puzzled. She let go of Lu Fan and aimed the gun at the lake in the distance.
"Pew!"
Bulma pulled the trigger, and a laser shot into the lake.
"Boom!"
The water surged several meters into the air, blasting fish and shrimp everywhere.
"Smack!"
A mantis shrimp landed on Vegeta's face, pooped on it, then hurriedly scuttled away.
Vegeta's expression turned utterly grim. A flame flashed in his hand, roasting the mantis shrimp.
Vegeta grabbed the shrimp and ate it in one bite.
"Not bad," Vegeta grunted.
Bulma stared at him, wide-eyed.
This guy could shoot flames from his hands, too.
Did he have a lighter on him?
"Your wish has been granted. Goodbye." Shenron had finally run out of patience and granted the wish on the spot.
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