Breakthrough

A few more days passed. Old Kai was already drenched in sweat, while Kibito poured tea and fetched water on the side, only to get scolded by Old Kai. Poor Kibito. No matter what he did, he got yelled at. Old Supreme Kai had the manners of a god, all right. He was a god, yet his manners were no better than those keyboard warriors online. Old Supreme Kai's scolding of Kibito also kept Wei Dong amused.

Another dozen days passed before Old Kai finally completed the ritual. By then, Wei Dong was starting to feel puzzled. What was going on? This was taking much longer than in the original story—not just by a little, either.

Old Kai spoke up. "Saiyan, you can get up now." The instant Wei Dong stood, a powerful aura burst from his body.

Feeling this power, Wei Dong was overjoyed. With strength like this, who could stand against him?

Old Kai spoke up again. "Although you now possess this powerful battle strength, you need to learn to control it. I brought out this power for you; you didn't develop it through training. So controlling your current strength won't be that easy."

"I don't care about all that. System, what's my battle strength now?"

"Answer: Host, over 220 million."

Holy crap, my base-form battle strength is already 220 million. At least at this point in Dragon Ball Z, I'm invincible.

I refuse to believe anyone at this stage can kick my ass.

"Later!"

"What?" Old Supreme Kai stared blankly, then shouted, "There are still more benefits!"

"Oh, right. Maybe next time," I said with a laugh, then used Instant Transmission to leave.

Old Supreme Kai was furious and cursed loudly.

After Wei Dong returned to Earth, he heard about Namek and Son Goku going off to find the Dragon Balls, and got a rough idea of what was happening.

The plot seemed a little like Dragon Ball GT, but wasn't Dragon Ball GT set seven years after Dragon Ball Z?

Maybe it was just a coincidence.

Still, it would be hard to find Son Goku right now. Wei Dong's Instant Transmission required him to sense someone's energy. It wasn't like Kibito's, where he could mindlessly go wherever he wanted.

Ah, forget it. I'm exhausted. I'll train and get used to this power later. I can take my time learning to control it.

Training and all that doesn't matter. What matters is enjoying life.

Then Wei Dong went looking for Android 18 on Earth.

He found her soon enough. Android 18 and Android 17 were on an island full of animals.

But when Android 18 saw Wei Dong, she hesitated. She didn't say anything, though.

Android 17, standing nearby, spoke up. "Wei Dong, is there something you need?"

"No, no. I just came back to see how you were doing," I replied with an awkward smile.

"You two are living well, Android 17 and Android 18. You've got so many animals," I said to Android 17.

Android 17 replied, "Most of these cats and dogs were strays. The larger animals, like the dinosaurs, weren't strays. I caught them and kept them as vegetarian pets. They didn't eat plants at first, but after I beat them a few times, they learned." (There are dinosaurs and other large animals on Earth in Dragon Ball, and even beastmen. They look like animals, but they count as people. Take the king of Dragon Ball, for example—he looks like an animal.)

"Uh, that's nice," I replied with an awkward smile.

"By the way, Android 17, have you been training?"

Android 17 nodded. "But our progress seems really slow. I don't know why."

I was puzzled. Then how come Android 17 can fight on par with Super Saiyan Blue in Dragon Ball Super? And Master Roshi can hold his own for a few moves, too.

"Oh, sorry to bother you, Android 17. I've got something to do, so I'll be going," I said.

Android 17 nodded, and Android 18 beside him immediately said, "Wait—never mind. Good luck."

I nodded awkwardly and had no choice but to run off.

Ah, what a pain, Wei Dong lamented.

Well, there's nothing to do for a while anyway. The Dragon Ball Super storyline won't start for a few years.

Things are pretty boring right now.

Adult life is so dull. At least Wei Dong has the advantage of not having a job. Otherwise, he'd be going crazy by now.

Wait, if things keep going like this, Son Gohan might never meet Videl, and then Pan won't exist.

I can't let that happen. Pan still has to be born. Otherwise, how will Dragon Ball Super get its Super Saiyan God? No, it looks like I'll have to play matchmaker.

Wei Dong used Instant Transmission to go to Majin Buu's place. Majin Buu was teaching Satan martial arts, and Satan had actually been the one to ask. Majin Buu couldn't very well refuse, since Satan took him out for food and fun every day.

When Satan saw Wei Dong, he asked what he wanted. Wei Dong explained why he had come.

When Satan learned that Wei Dong wanted to introduce his daughter to a boyfriend, he felt something stir inside him. Was it excitement or sadness? Wei Dong couldn't tell.

"Then tell me where your daughter goes to school."

After Satan told him, Wei Dong left.

Wei Dong took a taxi. Flying through the city would draw attention, after all, even though he had become incredibly powerful.

But, but—why the hell did he still get carsick? Damn it, he couldn't believe it. It hadn't been long before the carsickness hit, and it felt awful.

"Ah, finally. I thought I was going to throw up my guts."

The school gate was closed, but did Wei Dong think that could stop him? He jumped right over it. Damn, he got lucky. Videl was having gym class. He grabbed Videl, used Instant Transmission to take her away, and then explained why he'd brought her there.

When Videl learned he was trying to find her a boyfriend, she grew suspicious. When Wei Dong told her that her father had agreed, she became even more suspicious.

Good grief, this is so hard. It's impossible to set her up with anyone. I have no choice but to take her onto the spaceship and tie her up. System, give me Son Goku's location and implant it into the spaceship.

I don't care whether you're willing or not. Your whole purpose is to make Super Saiyan God happen later in Dragon Ball Super. It's not that Wei Dong is unreasonable. The problem is that this woman is completely unreasonable. I've explained everything, and she hasn't believed a word. Who cares?

I'll just hand her over to Gohan later. That won't affect me, and that's all that matters. It'd be a real hassle if there were no Super Saiyan God.