Ambiguous Feelings

The next morning, Gogito got up early. Today, he was going to try transforming into a Super Saiyan 4.

Gogito went to the other side of the planet. He was worried that the destruction caused by turning into a Great Ape would be too great and might reach Tights.

With a wave of his hand, Gogito formed an Artificial Moon and tossed it into the sky. To keep his clothes from bursting, he took them all off, then looked up at the Artificial Moon.

"Thump~ Thump~ Thump"

Gogito's heart suddenly began to race faster and faster. Brown fur sprouted all over his body as he rapidly grew, transforming into a Great Ape as big as a small mountain.

After a long while, nothing seemed to change. He sat down on the ground, stared at his coat of brown fur, and fell into thought.

Why hadn't he turned into a golden Great Ape? Had he used the wrong transformation pose? Was his power insufficient? Or had he not lost his reason? That couldn't be right. In theory, he should have been able to turn into a Super Saiyan 4. Which step had gone wrong?

Gogito crushed the Artificial Moon and tried again. This time, he transformed into a Super Saiyan first, then into a Great Ape, but the result was still the same. Unwilling to give up, he tried a few more times, but still failed.

"Sigh, forget it. Things will work themselves out when the time comes." Gogito had no choice but to give up. His current strength was more than enough anyway; he'd leave Super Saiyan 4 to chance.

After spending several days together, Gogito and Tights had gradually gotten to know each other and become good friends. Every day, Tights ran into dinosaurs when she went out, but fortunately, Gogito was with her. The dinosaurs were taken out before they could even get close.

A few days later, Tights's spaceship finished charging, and they prepared to continue their adventure. Gogito had been busy too. He planned to go adventuring with Tights and had stocked up on plenty of meat. Tights had already seen just how much Saiyans could eat over the past few days, and she didn't have enough food to feed him. Gogito had to hunt for himself, but the planet's creatures paid the price. For days, he'd wreaked havoc, taking anything that ran on the ground, flew through the sky, or swam in the water.

Once everything was ready, Gogito and Tights set off on their journey.

A few days later, Gogito was lying bored on the sofa, watching Tights rapidly scribble in her notebook. He asked,

"Tights, how much longer until we reach the next planet? I'm so bored."

These past few days had been stifling for Gogito. With no phone or computer to pass the time, he couldn't train either, and Tights was always writing her novel. He had no one to keep him company.

"It won't be that soon. We still have a few days," Tights replied impatiently. Gogito had been driving her crazy these past few days. He hadn't asked on the first day, but after that, he'd pestered her every day, asking if they'd arrived yet. It wasn't that quick. Her spaceship wasn't very good, and it wasn't fast. Every trip took seven or eight days.

She had to write down everything she'd seen on the previous planet as material for her novel. In the past, she'd always traveled alone, and seven or eight days was just enough time to record everything. But with Gogito pestering her constantly, her progress had slowed considerably. If he weren't so capable, she wouldn't have brought him along.

Suddenly, a violent jolt sent Gogito and Tights tumbling to the floor. Gogito clutched his head.

"Ow, that hurt!!"

"What happened?"

Tights scrambled to her feet and rushed to the window. Seeing a fast-approaching stream of meteorites, she jumped back in alarm and said,

"This is bad, this is bad! We've run into a meteorite stream. We might not make it through today!"

Tights ran to the control room and began steering the spaceship to avoid the meteorites.

The spaceship swerved left and right through space. Gogito was thrown around inside, until he was completely dazed.

After a while, the spaceship steadied. Gogito climbed to his feet and asked,

"Are we safe, Tights?"

"We made it through the stream safely."

As soon as she finished speaking, the spaceship shook again. They looked up and saw a meteorite dozens of times larger than the ones before hurtling toward them from afar. In the blink of an eye, it was almost upon them.

"This is bad, this is bad! A meteorite that big—we can't dodge it. What do we do?"

Tights was on the verge of tears. She couldn't believe she was going to die here today. She hadn't even become a great novelist yet!!!

Suddenly, a powerful suction force appeared, and Tights stumbled and fell to the floor.

Gogito was now in front of the spaceship, staring at the enormous meteorite without a trace of concern.

Gogito clasped his hands together at his waist.

"Ka~me~ha~me~ha!"

A blue beam of energy slammed into the meteorite. It didn't even last a second before exploding into dust scattered across space.

Gogito returned to the spaceship. Tights threw herself at him and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, then burst into tears.

"I thought I was going to die this time! Waaaah~~~"

Gogito was at a loss. He'd lived two lifetimes without even touching a girl's hand, and now he was completely flustered.

Those few romance tips he'd read in his previous life had long since slipped his mind.

Caught in her embrace, Gogito reacted quickly and caught the girl before him, who was crying like a kitten. He gently comforted her.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Tights's behavior wasn't all that surprising. Gogito was handsome, and during their adventures over the past few days, he'd also shown off his tremendous strength. It was hard for a man who was both handsome and strong not to attract women.

Besides, Bulma was a hopeless romantic. As her older sister, Tights had probably inherited at least a little of that trait.

At a moment of life-or-death danger, Gogito had appeared like a hero and completely filled Tights's heart.

Don't ask. It was love at first sight.

With Gogito's reassurance, Tights soon calmed down. Once she came to her senses, she realized she was in his arms. Her cheeks turned red, and she hurried to her feet.

"Thank you, Gogito."

Then she quickly fled the scene.

Gogito was left standing there, completely bewildered. He stared at the door she'd shut behind her. Only then did he finally catch on, and he grinned.

After this incident, the relationship between Gogito and Tights became somewhat complicated. They were only one step away from admitting their feelings.

Tights felt conflicted. She and Gogito had only known each other for a few days, yet things had already progressed this far. But she knew so little about him that she couldn't help feeling worried.

On an unknown planet, a fellow with a crab-shaped head was laughing wildly in the air. A colossal tree stood behind him, while his minions rampaged across the planet, killing and looting as people fled in terror.

"Waa~ Waa~ Waa~"

"Heh~ Heh~ Heh"

"Someone, please save us!!"

"Run!!"

"Hahahaha~~"

A terrifying atmosphere was spreading across the planet.