Dragon Ball: I, Son Gohan, Get Stronger by Doing Push-Ups
Chapter 36

Driver's License Test

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"Hmph!"

Vegeta let out a cold snort.

"I don't even need to guess to know it was that brat Son Gohan, right?"

"That's right, and he even gave me a video!"

"A video?"

"It's that video of you on Namek!"

Upon hearing this, Vegeta gritted his teeth in fury.

"Damn it, that guy actually dared to record a video of me! Bulma, where is that video now?"

"Why? Do you want to delete it? Even if you delete mine, Gohan definitely has a backup!"

Vegeta gritted his teeth in frustration.

"Bulma, you are absolutely forbidden from showing that video to anyone else, do you hear me? Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

"But... my mother already watched it just now!"

"..."

"I'm talking about from now on!"

Vegeta shouted.

"Alright, I'm just teasing you, why are you so angry?"

Bulma smiled.

Vegeta snorted coldly and turned to walk away.

At this moment, he swore to himself that once his strength surpassed Son Gohan's, he would definitely give him a good beating.

Mount Paozu, Son Goku's house.

"Achoo!"

Son Gohan was eating lunch at home when his nose suddenly felt itchy, and he let out a sneeze.

"What's wrong, Gohan?"

Chi-Chi asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Mom!"

Although Son Gohan said this, he wondered in his heart if Vegeta was cursing him.

The next day.

After Son Goku and Piccolo had finished training for the day, they took off their sweat-drenched clothes as usual and gave them to Chi-Chi to wash.

Looking at the clothes tossed her way, Chi-Chi suddenly looked at the two of them with an unhappy expression.

"Goku, all you ever do is train. You have no idea how hard I work for this family, do you know that? I went to buy groceries this morning, and on the way back, I was chased by a wild boar. I almost lost my life, you know!"

"But Chi-Chi, don't you know martial arts?"

"My hands were full of groceries, how was I supposed to use martial arts!"

"Alright, Chi-Chi, I know you've been working hard. Tomorrow, I'll catch that wild boar and bring it back for you to vent your anger!"

"Is that the point, Goku?"

"Then... what is the point?"

"Goku, go get your driver's license!"

"A driver's license?"

"Yes! Once you have a license, you can drive me to West City. The couple next door, the wife gets driven to buy groceries by her husband! And Piccolo, you're going too!"

"Me?"

Piccolo was stunned.

How did he get dragged into this while just minding his own business?

"Yes, you eat at my house every day, shouldn't you go too?"

"..."

Piccolo was speechless.

"I only drink some water!"

"In any case, both of you are going to get your licenses starting tomorrow!"

"But Chi-Chi, don't we have the Flying Nimbus at home? You could let the Flying Nimbus take you to buy groceries!"

"I'm afraid of heights, I'm not used to riding the Flying Nimbus!"

"By the way, you can have Gohan's axe take you to buy groceries!"

"Gohan's axe?"

"Yes, that axe can grow large or small, and it can even protect you when you're in danger!"

"Is there... really such an axe?"

"Mm!"

Son Goku nodded.

"Even so, I'm not riding it!"

"Why?"

"Go ask Piccolo if he would ever ride an axe out in public!"

"I would."

Piccolo nodded.

"Piccolo isn't a normal person. In any case, I am absolutely not going to ride an axe out! Both of you must go to driving school, or I won't cook for you anymore!"

"Well... alright then!"

Son Goku agreed helplessly.

Chi-Chi said this, then turned and walked into Son Gohan's room.

"Mom!"

Chi-Chi nodded.

"Gohan, I heard from Goku that you have an axe that can grow and shrink, right?"

"Mom, are you talking about the Shadow Battle Axe?"

"Shadow Battle Axe?"

"Yes!"

"Then can you lend me that Shadow Battle Axe?"

"I suppose I can, but what do you need it for, Mom?"

"To chop a wild boar!"

Upon hearing this, a bead of cold sweat broke out on Son Gohan's forehead.

He then retrieved the Shadow Battle Axe from the system.

"This... is the Shadow Battle Axe?"

Seeing that the Shadow Battle Axe was only the size of a thumb, Chi-Chi felt skeptical about whether this axe could actually chop a wild boar.

Son Gohan nodded and said.

"Shadow Battle Axe, grow!"

As soon as the words fell, the Shadow Battle Axe immediately grew significantly larger.

Chi-Chi was startled.

"This axe really can grow and shrink!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"Shadow Battle Axe, from today on, you will follow my mom and help protect her. But you cannot kill anyone, and you must listen to my mom's instructions!"

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Battle Axe nodded just like a human would.

Chi-Chi was shocked.

"Gohan, this axe can even understand human speech?"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"Then Gohan, where did you get this axe?"

"I... I found it!"

"Where did you find it?"

"On Mount Paozu!"

The next day.

Chi-Chi went out carrying the Shadow Battle Axe, and on her way back, she encountered the same wild boar from yesterday.

At this moment, the wild boar was staring at Chi-Chi with extreme ferocity.

Seeing this, Chi-Chi's expression turned stern as she looked toward the Shadow Battle Axe floating beside her.

"Shadow Battle Axe, chop that wild boar for me and make it today's meal!"

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Battle Axe immediately emitted a white light, decapitating the wild boar with a single swing.

Seeing this, Chi-Chi smiled slightly and placed the freshly killed boar onto the enlarged Shadow Battle Axe.

"..."

The Shadow Battle Axe was speechless.

It was clearly a weapon meant for killing, yet now it had been reduced to a "delivery truck."

What kind of master had it ended up with!

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a week had passed.

The assembly line for the smartphones was complete, and mass production had begun.

Mount Paozu, Son Gohan's home.

Because Son Goku had accidentally let slip a few days ago about fighting Son Gohan that morning, Chi-Chi's suspicions had been aroused.

As a result, Son Gohan had been "obediently" staying at home studying for the past two days.

At this moment, Son Gohan was sitting in his room, looking bored as he spun a pencil in his hand.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"Gohan, I'm coming in!"

Hearing the knock, Son Gohan immediately straightened his posture and stared at the test papers on his desk.

The door opened, and Chi-Chi walked in carrying a plate of fresh apples, which she set on the table beside Son Gohan.

"Gohan, studying is hard work. Why don't you have an apple?"

As she spoke, Chi-Chi handed an apple to Son Gohan.

"Um... Mom, I don't really feel like eating right now!"

Son Gohan said, imitating the usual behavior of his clone.

"Just have one, Gohan!"

"Well... alright then!"

Son Gohan took the apple from Chi-Chi and took a bite.

Could I have been overthinking it?

Chi-Chi thought to herself, watching Son Gohan with a smile.

"Alright Gohan, keep working hard on your studies. Mom will head out now, okay?"

"Okay, Mom!"

Seeing this, Chi-Chi immediately walked out of Son Gohan's room.

During the time the clone had been studying in his place, it had almost never touched water or fruit.

That was why Chi-Chi had used the apple to test Son Gohan today.

Seeing Chi-Chi leave, Son Gohan immediately let out a sigh of relief.

For the past two days, Chi-Chi had been using all sorts of methods to test him.

Fortunately, he possessed telepathy and could read her thoughts.

It seems that using a clone isn't a long-term solution. It's time I found a moment to come clean with her!

Son Gohan thought to himself.

"By the way, System, do you have The Art of War?"

"What! Master, I am a system, not a library!"

"I see!"

"Master, why do you need The Art of War?"

"No... it's nothing!"

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