Monster

On Earth.

Son Gohan had by now raised his ki to its absolute peak.

"Rage!"

Son Gohan gritted his teeth tightly, his mind suddenly flooded with unpleasant memories from his past life.

"Ah!"

With a thunderous shout, the ground for tens of thousands of miles around began to shake violently, and a massive cloud of dust erupted from the earth surrounding Son Gohan.

"Wh... what!"

Piccolo was shocked.

He had just assumed that Son Gohan had already pushed his ki to the limit, but to his surprise, the aura radiating from Son Gohan suddenly surged once more, reaching a level of intensity that was now beyond his own reach.

At that very moment, the hair on Son Gohan's head turned golden and stood upright, his pupils shifted to a pale green, and a golden flame of ki rose around his entire body.

This was the Super Saiyan.

"Th... what is this?"

Piccolo was stunned.

"Wh... what!"

High above on North Kai Planet, North Kai witnessed this scene and was immediately struck with immense astonishment.

"Th... what is going on? Gohan's ki has actually surged dozens of times over in a single instant."

"Su... Super Saiyan!"

"Super Saiyan? What is that?"

"The Super Saiyan is a legendary warrior of you Saiyans. It is said that their power is immense; this is the first time I have ever laid eyes on a Super Saiyan myself!"

"A legendary warrior of the Saiyans?"

"Correct!"

On Earth.

Son Gohan had descended from the small mountain peak and walked over to stand before Piccolo.

"Are you... Gohan?"

"That's right, Uncle Piccolo!"

"Then what is the deal with this hair of yours?"

"I believe this must be a Saiyan transformation!"

"A Saiyan transformation?"

Son Gohan nodded.

"I have named this transformation the Super Saiyan!"

"Super Saiyan!"

"Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Piccolo looked at Son Gohan, his mind involuntarily drifting back to the first time he had met him.

Back then, Son Gohan was smaller, prone to crying, timid, and always full of trouble.

Yet now, not only was he more reserved than before, but his strength had reached an unfathomable level.

Piccolo felt a mix of joy and frustration.

He was happy because Son Gohan was the disciple he had trained, but frustrated because, in just seven months, Son Gohan had far surpassed him.

One had to remember that even Son Gohan's father had only been slightly stronger than him back in the day.

"What's wrong, Uncle Piccolo?"

"No... nothing at all!"

Hearing this, Piccolo immediately snapped back to reality.

"Gohan, although your current strength is already very high, you must continue to train hard. Who knows, perhaps one of Raditz's companions is also a Super Saiyan!"

"...Mm!"

Son Gohan nodded.

Up on North Kai Planet, North Kai heard this and remained speechless.

Does this Piccolo think Super Saiyans are as common as cabbage? They aren't just everywhere.

Son Goku: "King Kai, I want to speak with Gohan and the others!"

"Oh, very well. Just place your hand on my back, and you will be able to communicate with them telepathically!"

"Gohan, Piccolo, can you hear me?"

"Son... Son Goku!"

"Dad!"

Son Goku nodded.

"Gohan, you are truly impressive. To think you managed to achieve the Super Saiyan transformation in such a short amount of time!"

"Super Saiyan!"

Piccolo was startled.

Wasn't that just a name Son Gohan had made up on the spot? How could Son Goku possibly know it?

"Dad, are you doing alright over there?"

"I'm doing well. Gohan, even though you've become very strong, you must keep training hard. No one knows just how powerful the Saiyans coming to Earth in four months will be!"

"Then Dad, should we bring you back to life?"

"Not yet. Wait until those two Saiyans arrive; it won't be too late to revive me then!"

"Alright!"

"Well, Gohan, Piccolo, that's all for now!"

After saying this, Son Goku slowly pulled his hand away from North Kai's back.

"Say, Goku, actually, the Saiyans arriving on Earth in four months aren't as strong as you imagine. With Gohan's current strength, he could definitely defeat them!"

"I know!"

Upon hearing this, Son Goku's expression turned solemn.

"You know?"

"I said that just now because I want Gohan to become even stronger!"

"I see! Still, that kid Gohan's talent is truly monstrous. He's only five years old and can already transform into a Super Saiyan! If he keeps training like this, who knows how strong he'll become in the future!"

"Keep training..."

Hearing this, Son Goku immediately thought of Chi-Chi.

Because Chi-Chi had always opposed Son Gohan training, hoping instead that he would study hard and become a famous scholar in the future.

On Earth.

Just as Son Goku and the others finished their conversation, a figure flew down from the sky.

It was Krillin.

Krillin looked at Son Gohan in his Super Saiyan state and asked with some uncertainty.

"Are... are you Gohan?"

"Yes, Uncle Krillin!"

As Son Gohan spoke, he immediately reverted to his normal state.

Seeing Son Gohan change back, a bright smile quickly appeared on Krillin's face.

"It really is Gohan! I never imagined your strength had reached such a level!"

Son Gohan nodded.

"By the way, Gohan, was that a transformation or something else?"

"That was the Super Saiyan transformation!"

"Super Saiyan... transformation?"

"Yes, Uncle Krillin. Uncle Krillin, is the gravity chamber finished?"

"It's done. I came here today specifically to let you know!"

"I see!"

Son Gohan said, then immediately looked at Piccolo beside him.

"Uncle Piccolo, would you like to come with me to Bulma's place?"

Piccolo glanced at Son Gohan and nodded.

Seeing that Piccolo was coming along, Krillin felt a sudden jolt of fear.

He knew that he, Bulma, and the others were all somewhat afraid of Piccolo.

If he brought Piccolo along, it would surely frighten Bulma.

But since Son Gohan had already asked, he had no choice but to bring him along.

"Then let's go, Uncle Krillin!"

"Alright!"

Krillin nodded.

With that said, the three of them immediately took flight toward the sky.

A long while later, the trio flew to the backyard of Bulma's house.

"Pi... Piccolo!"

Bulma, who had been sitting on a chair in the backyard, was so startled upon seeing Piccolo arrive with Krillin and the others that she immediately jumped to her feet.

Piccolo let out a cold snort and remained silent.

Seeing this, Bulma immediately stepped behind Krillin and whispered.

"Krillin, why did you bring him here?"

Krillin gave a wry smile.

"It wasn't my idea to bring him; Gohan insisted that he come along!"

"Gohan!"

"Aunt Bulma!"

Bulma placed her hands on her hips, looking at Son Gohan with clear displeasure.

"Gohan, it's fine that you came, but why did you have to bring Piccolo along too!"

With his keen hearing, Piccolo caught these words immediately and glared at Bulma with a look of annoyance.

"What, am I not welcome?"