"How old were you then? About thirty years old, right?" Gine lowered his eyes.
"Yes." Son Goku nodded, chewing the meat without stopping.
"Now mom regrets sending you to the earth." Gine stood up, walked around the table to Son Goku, bent down, reached out and gently rubbed his furry head, with a lighter force than usual.
Son Goku stopped chewing and raised his head to look at her.
"Huh? I think it's pretty good. I've met so many friends on Earth." Son Goku grinned, "If I had to choose again, I would actually rather grow up on Earth again."
Gine was stunned for a moment, and her fingers stopped in his hair.
"Although there have been several crises on the earth, they were all resolved in the end." Son Goku swallowed the meat in his mouth and said again, "I like my friends on the earth."
Gine took him into his arms and gently rested his chin on the top of his head.
"Then Mom is relieved." She was silent for a moment and then asked, "What happened next? Didn't you say that you have granddaughters? Didn't those things happen after you died?"
"In the seventh year after my death, Gohan said that he wanted to participate in World Martial Arts Tournament. I also wanted to participate, so I asked Fortuneteller Baba on Earth to help me return to the world from Heaven, but not more than twenty-four hours." Son Goku said as he picked up a piece of ribs and took a bite.
"Is there such a magical person on earth?" Gine opened his eyes slightly.
"Fortuneteller Baba is the sister of Grandpa Master Roshi. She is responsible for some work between the Yin and Yang Realms." Son Goku answered vaguely while chewing the ribs, "I went to the ground that day. Ball, World Martial Arts Tournament participated, but before he could compete, he was called away by Master Supreme Kai. It was said that a powerful guy named Majin Buu appeared."
"Supreme Kai? Majin Buu?" Gine repeated these two words.
"Mom, do you know Supreme Kai?" Son Goku turned his head and looked at her.
Gine's mouth twitched slightly, and she hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Your father is now working for Universe 3 as Supreme Kai." She paused, and then added, "Also, you said Majin Buu is also going to Universe 3 to assume the throne of God of Destruction. From now on, your father's life will be bound to Majin Buu. When one person dies, the other person will also disappear."
Son Goku's movement of picking up food suddenly stopped, and the relaxed expression that had been hanging on his entire face felt like someone had pressed the pause button at that moment.
"Ah? Dad went to be Supreme Kai. What is Majin Buu God of Destruction?" Son Goku opened his mouth, a little unable to react.
"Mr. Reiz said that only if your father becomes Supreme Kai can he find a way to resurrect Raditz." Gine sighed softly and turned to again. Son Goku sat down next to him and put a hand on his shoulder, "Kakarot, mother does not expect you to forgive Raditz... Mom only hopes that you can give Raditz a chance to resurrect."
"What did mom say? I have forgiven Raditz a long time ago." Son Goku turned his head and curled his lips at her, with a smile that was not forced at all. "Besides, Raditz has done nothing wrong now. He is my brother after all. As long as he guides him well, he should not do bad things in the future."
Gine Looking at the smile without haze on his face, his eyes suddenly heated up at that moment.
She blinked hard twice to push back the rising dampness, but her voice was still half mute. "Kakarot Mom is so happy that you can say that."
She stretched out her hand, took Son Goku into her arms, and held her for a while before letting go.
She knew that her two sons had ended their contact with each other in the most tragic way in another world, and in this world, Kakarot took the initiative to reconnect the thread.
"What does mom mean by Universe 3?" Son Goku asked after she calmed down.
"We are currently at Universe 7. I heard from Mr. Reiz that there are twelve universes in total." Gine calmed down his voice again and sorted out the cause and effect in the most concise way, "God of Destruction from Universe 3 came to find Mr. Reiz's trouble seems to have been eliminated by Mr. Reiz and the others. So Mr. Reiz decided to let Bardock and Majin Buu become Universe 3's new Supreme Kai and God of Destruction."
"Supreme Kai I know..." Son Goku scratched his head, "But God of Destruction has never heard of it."
"It is said that God of Destruction is the most powerful god in the universe, and his main purpose is to destroy the planet." Gine picked up what he knew and said.
"Really?" Son Goku tilted his head and didn't ask any more questions.
"What happened next?" Gine brought the topic back up, his eyes fell on his son's face, and he said softly, "Let's talk about your story. Mom likes to hear your stories."
"Okay." Son Goku nodded without refusing.
He stuffed the last piece of meat in the bowl into his mouth, and then started talking about the battle with Majin Buu.
From Elder Kai giving his life to resurrect him, to him using Spirit Bomb to completely wipe out the pink evil thoughts from the world, every part is explained clearly, but when describing those dangerous turns, the tone is always light and airy.
Gine sat next to him and listened without interrupting. He only nodded slightly when he got to the key points.
She could tell that her son spoke so lightly, but the danger of that battle could not be conveyed in a few words.
But she didn't ask further questions, and just listened quietly to him telling the whole story.
"It was another ten years of peaceful life since then." Son Goku said this, his eyes slightly bent, as if he had dug out something that made him feel good from his memory, "Until ten years later... I was practicing in the God Realm with the reincarnated Majin Buu, and met three guys who collected Dragon Ball, and turned me into a child through the early Shenron."
Gine was startled for a moment, but this time she did not interrupt him. She just leaned back and cast her eyes on her son's face that was gradually blurred by the night. She listened to him tell the stories about Tuffles Baby, Android 17, and Shadow Dragons one after another.
"I didn't expect that Kakarot's life would be so rough." Gine sighed softly.
"It's not bad." Son Goku grinned, drank the last mouthful of soup in the bowl, and placed the rim of the bowl back on the table with a crisp sound.
He stretched out his sleeve and rubbed the corner of his mouth casually. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and his eyes lit up slightly.
"But then again, mom, if you want to resurrect Raditz, you don't need dad to become Supreme Kai. You only need to collect seven Dragon Ball to make your wish come true!"
Gine's eyes stopped on his face for a moment.