Getting a Driver's License

"Hmph!"

Vegeta snorted.

"I don't even have to guess. It was that brat Gohan, wasn't it?"

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

"A video?"

"The one of you on Namek!"

Hearing that, Vegeta gritted his teeth in anger.

"Damn it, that guy even had the nerve to record me! Bulma, where's the video now?"

"What, do you want to delete it? Even if you delete my copy, Gohan definitely has a backup!"

Vegeta gritted his teeth furiously.

"Bulma, you absolutely cannot show that video to anyone else. Understand? Otherwise, I'll kill you!"

"But... my mom already watched it!"

"..."

"I mean from now on!"

Vegeta shouted.

"Come on, I was just joking with you. Why are you so angry?"

Bulma smiled.

Vegeta snorted and turned to walk away.

He secretly swore to himself that once he grew stronger than Son Gohan, he would beat him to a pulp.

Mount Paozu, at Son Goku's house.

"Achoo!"

Son Gohan was eating lunch at home when his nose suddenly started itching, and he sneezed.

"What's wrong, Gohan?"

Chi-Chi asked with concern.

"I'm fine, Mom!"

Though Son Gohan said that, he wondered if Vegeta was cursing him.

The next day.

After training all day with Piccolo and the others, Son Goku took off his sweat-soaked clothes as usual and handed them to Chi-Chi to wash.

Looking at the clothes he'd tossed over, Chi-Chi suddenly scowled at the two of them.

"Goku, all you ever do is train. You never think about how hard I work for this family. Do you know what happened to me this morning? I went out to buy groceries, and on the way home a wild boar chased me. I nearly lost my life!"

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

"My hands were full! How was I supposed to use martial arts?"

"Come on, Chi-Chi, I know you work hard. Tomorrow, I'll catch that wild boar and let you take out your anger on it!"

"Goku, that's not the point!"

"Then... what is the point?"

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

"Get my driver's license?"

"That's right! Once you have it, you can drive me to West City. The couple next door—the husband drives his wife to buy groceries! Piccolo, you're going too!"

"Me?"

Piccolo was taken aback.

How had he gotten dragged into this?

"Of course. You eat at my house every day. Shouldn't you come along too?"

"..."

Piccolo was speechless.

"I only drank some water!"

"Anyway, starting tomorrow, you two are going to driving school!"

"Um, Chi-Chi, don't we have the Flying Nimbus? You could have it take you to buy groceries!"

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

"Right, you could have Gohan's axe take you shopping!"

"Gohan's axe?"

"Yeah, it can grow or shrink, and it can protect you if you're in danger!"

"Is... there really an axe like that?"

"Mm-hmm!"

Son Goku nodded.

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

"Why not?"

"Ask Piccolo. Would he go out riding an axe?"

"Yes!"

Piccolo nodded.

"Piccolo isn't normal! Anyway, I absolutely refuse to go out riding on an axe. You two have to go to driving school, or I won't cook for you anymore!"

"W-well, all right!"

Son Goku reluctantly agreed.

As she spoke, Chi-Chi turned and walked into Son Gohan's room.

"Mom!"

Chi-Chi nodded.

"Gohan, Goku said you have an axe that can change size, right?"

"Mom, do you mean the Shadow Battle Axe?"

"The Shadow Battle Axe?"

"That's right!"

"Could you lend it to me?"

"Sure, but what do you need it for, Mom?"

"To chop up a wild boar!"

Hearing that, Son Gohan broke into a cold sweat.

Then he took the Shadow Battle Axe out of the system.

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

Seeing that it was only about the size of her thumb, Chi-Chi wondered if it could really chop up a wild boar.

Son Gohan nodded.

"Shadow Battle Axe, grow bigger!"

As soon as he spoke, the Shadow Battle Axe immediately grew much larger.

Chi-Chi was startled.

"It really can change size!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"From now on, stay with my mom and protect her. But don't kill anyone, and make sure you listen to her!"

The Shadow Battle Axe nodded like a person.

Chi-Chi was startled.

"Gohan, can this axe understand what people say?"

"Mm-hmm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"Then where did you get it, Gohan?"

"I-I found it!"

"Where did you find it?"

"On Mount Paozu!"

The next day.

Chi-Chi took the Shadow Battle Axe out with her. On her way home, she ran into the wild boar again.

The boar glared at Chi-Chi, looking ferocious.

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

"Shadow Battle Axe, chop that wild boar up for me. It'll be our meal today!"

The Shadow Battle Axe flashed with white light and chopped the boar's head off in a single swing.

Chi-Chi smiled and placed the freshly killed boar on the now-enlarged Shadow Battle Axe.

"..."

The Shadow Battle Axe was speechless.

It was a weapon meant for killing people, and now it had become a "delivery truck."

What kind of owner had it ended up with?

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

The assembly line for the smartphones was ready, and mass production began.

Mount Paozu, at Son Gohan's house.

A few days earlier, Son Goku had accidentally let slip over dinner that Son Gohan had fought someone that morning, making Chi-Chi suspicious.

So for the past two days, Son Gohan had been "obediently" staying home and studying.

Son Gohan was sitting bored in his room, twirling a pencil in his hand.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

"Gohan, I'm coming in!"

At the sound of the knock, Son Gohan immediately straightened up and looked at the practice questions on his desk.

The door opened, and Chi-Chi came in with a plate of fresh apples, setting it on the table beside Son Gohan.

"Gohan, studying is hard work. Have an apple?"

As she spoke, Chi-Chi handed him an apple.

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

Son Gohan imitated the way his clone usually acted.

"Just have one, Gohan!"

"W-well, all right!"

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

Maybe I was overthinking it.

Chi-Chi smiled at Son Gohan.

"Then keep studying hard, Gohan. I'll leave you to it!"

"Okay, Mom!"

Seeing that, Chi-Chi promptly left Son Gohan's room.

During the time Son Gohan's clone had been studying for him, it had hardly touched water or fruit.

That was why Chi-Chi had decided to test him with an apple today.

As soon as Chi-Chi left, Son Gohan breathed a sigh of relief.

For the past two days, Chi-Chi had tried all sorts of ways to test him.

Fortunately, he had Mind Reading and could tell what Chi-Chi was thinking.

Looks like using a clone isn't a long-term solution. It's time to find a chance to come clean to her!

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

"What! Master, I'm a system, not a library!"

"Oh, I see!"

"Master, what do you want The Art of War for?"

"N-nothing!"