Clone Technique

"What's wrong, Gohan?"

Chi-Chi asked, seeing Son Gohan lost in thought.

"No... nothing, it's just been a long time since I've been back!"

"Is that so? Then Mom will go make you something delicious right now!"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Seeing this, Chi-Chi immediately ran into the kitchen, happy and excited.

"Say, Goku, I heard from Fortuneteller Baba that Gohan has already surpassed you, is that true?"

Ox-King whispered.

"Mm!"

Son Goku nodded.

"Then do you intend to let him continue practicing martial arts, or focus on his studies?"

"I don't really know about that either; I'll leave it up to Gohan himself!"

"I see! But it looks to me like Chi-Chi is absolutely determined for Gohan to study!"

"Yeah, she is!"

Hearing this, Son Goku scratched his head helplessly.

He had tried to persuade Chi-Chi in the past, hoping to let him practice martial arts, but Chi-Chi always insisted that the world was at peace and that it was most important for Son Gohan to study hard, grow up, and make a good living.

Ox-King sighed helplessly after hearing this.

In truth, he was just like Goku; he also hoped that Son Gohan would be able to practice martial arts.

A long while later, Chi-Chi finished preparing the meal, and the entire dining table in the hall was filled with dishes.

"Alright, Goku, Gohan, Dad, let's eat!"

"Right!"

Ox-King nodded, and he sat down together with Son Goku and the others.

Son Goku: "Chi-Chi, shall we dig in then?"

"Mm!"

Chi-Chi nodded.

Seeing this, Son Gohan and Ox-King immediately picked up their bowls and chopsticks and began to eat.

"Chomp, chomp, chomp..."

"Clatter, clatter, clatter..."

Because Son Goku and the others were eating at such a rapid pace, many of the plates filled with food were emptied and pushed to the side.

Seeing this, Chi-Chi smiled and said.

"Gohan, now that you're back, it's about time you got back to your studies!"

"Cough, cough!"

Upon hearing this, Son Gohan immediately choked on the food he had just swallowed.

"Gohan, are you alright?"

Seeing this, Chi-Chi hurriedly handed Son Gohan a glass of water.

After taking a sip of water, Son Gohan immediately swallowed the food he had been choking on.

"Are you okay, Gohan?"

Chi-Chi asked with concern.

"I'm... I'm fine! Mom, I still have to deal with the Saiyans with Dad tomorrow, so I think we should talk about the studying thing the day after tomorrow, okay?"

Hearing this, Chi-Chi stared intently at Son Gohan and said in a heavy tone.

"Gohan, have you been led astray by Piccolo, and now you don't want to study?"

"No, I just want to fight alongside Dad tomorrow!"

"Be a good boy, Gohan. Fighting is for adults; tomorrow's battle can be left to your father alone! Besides, fighting is dangerous. What would you do if you got hurt?"

"But... won't Dad get hurt too?"

"That's different. Your father is strong; a few minor injuries won't matter. Isn't that right, Goku?"

"...Mm! But Chi-Chi, tomorrow's battle concerns the fate of the Earth, and Gohan's strength is above mine, so I think we should put off the studying for now!"

"Absolutely not!"

Chi-Chi shrieked loudly at Son Goku.

"Ever since you died, Gohan was taken away by Piccolo and hasn't touched a book in a year. He's already fallen far behind his peers, and if he doesn't start studying now, he'll fall even further behind!"

"But Chi-Chi, tomorrow's battle is truly important!"

"That's right, Chi-Chi!"

Seeing this, Ox-King also chimed in to persuade her.

After hearing this, Chi-Chi thought for a moment and said.

"Fine, but you must guarantee Gohan's safety; otherwise, I will absolutely not agree!"

"Mm!"

Son Goku nodded.

After dinner, under Chi-Chi's arrangements, Son Gohan returned to his room to study.

At this moment, Son Gohan was sitting at his desk, feeling rather depressed as he twirled a pencil in his hand.

He clearly possessed a combat power of over one hundred million, yet he was stuck being forced to study.

Truly, the strongest being in the universe was still his mother, Chi-Chi.

After moping for a while, Son Gohan suddenly tried asking.

"System, your great master is currently trapped here because of studying; shouldn't you help your master out?"

"Great?"

"Ahem!"

Son Gohan coughed and said with a thick skin.

"Don't worry about the details; the most important thing right now is to help your master escape this sea of misery!"

"If you compliment me, I'll help you!"

"...System, you are the most powerful system I have ever seen!"

"Stay humble, stay humble!"

The system said smugly.

"Then Master, I shall grant you the Clone Technique!"

"Clone Technique?"

"Yes, Master can take a single hair from your head and transform it into a clone to study in your place!"

"That's a good idea, but if I do that, won't I be unaware of what my clone has been doing?"

"It's fine, Master. As soon as you retract the hair, you will gain all the memories of the clone!"

"I see!"

"So Master, shall I transmit the Clone Technique to you now?"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Shortly after, a large amount of information regarding the Clone Technique flooded into Son Gohan's mind.

Son Gohan plucked a hair from his head and blew on it; the hair immediately transformed into the likeness of Son Gohan.

Son Gohan looked at his clone and said.

"So, you'll stay here and study for me?"

The clone nodded.

Seeing this, Son Gohan used Instant Transmission to arrive at the mountain where Piccolo was training.

"Gohan!"

Piccolo stood up from the mountain peak.

Son Gohan nodded.

"Gohan, didn't you go home with Son Goku? Why are you here?"

"No, I snuck out!"

"You snuck out?"

"Yeah! Because my mom won't let me train!"

Piccolo let out a cold snort.

"And what about Son Goku?"

"My dad... he couldn't do anything about it either!"

"Is that so! Then Gohan, are you nervous about tomorrow's battle?"

"Not at all! I heard from Dad that those two Saiyans aren't Super Saiyans!"

"Mm!"

Piccolo nodded.

Afterward, Son Gohan and Piccolo trained for a while.

The next morning.

After finishing breakfast, Son Gohan met up with Krillin and the others early.

Krillin: "Goku, are you going first in today's battle, or should Gohan go first?"

Son Goku smiled and said.

"Gohan's strength has already surpassed mine; if I let him go first, I'm afraid there won't be anything left for me to do! Besides, I also want to test my skills against those two Saiyans!"

"I thought as much!"

Son Goku was a battle maniac, so naturally, he wouldn't let this excellent opportunity slip by.

After speaking, Son Goku immediately looked toward Son Gohan at his side and said.

"Gohan, you don't have any objections, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Son Gohan nodded heavily.

Whether it was Nappa or Vegeta, he could now finish either of them off with just a single finger.

Yamcha: "Then Goku, we want to join the fight too!"

"You guys?"

"Yeah! Krillin and I have been training hard at the Lookout for a year; even if we really can't beat them, we still have you guys, right?"

"Alright then!"

Just at that moment, two Saiyan spaceships appeared in the outer space above Earth.

These two Saiyan spaceships were none other than the vessels of Nappa and Vegeta.