Let Tights Stay Forever Young

After Louis finished speaking, a Namekian who looked a lot like Piccolo landed in front of him.

Nail said respectfully, "Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction!"

Louis was stunned. He hadn't expected the Grand Elder to know his identity.

"I want to see your Grand Elder."

"The Grand Elder is already waiting for you, Candidate God of Destruction. Please follow me."

Nail kept watching Louis.

Louis didn't seem to have a particularly powerful aura. Could he really be the terrifying deity the Grand Elder had mentioned?

Nail flew into the sky.

Louis rose into the air with Tights in his arms.

With her feet dangling above the ground, Tights quickly wrapped her arms tightly around Louis's waist. She wasn't sure if she was afraid of falling or just taking advantage of Louis!

They arrived at a village. At its far end stood a stone tower, with a white house atop it.

The house was distinctly Namekian, exactly like the ones in the anime.

Louis followed Nail down onto the tower, then went inside.

Nail wanted to tell the woman to wait outside, but when he remembered that Louis was the terrifying deity the Grand Elder had mentioned, he decided against it.

They entered the house and went up to the second floor. When Tights saw the enormous Namekian, she was so frightened that she hid in Louis's arms.

"Louis, h-he..."

"..."

Louis was speechless. How had he never noticed before how clingy Tights was?

It seemed she'd become clingy after he woke up this time!

"Don't be scared. This is the Grand Elder of Namek."

"The Grand Elder of Namek?"

Only then did Tights lift her face from Louis's arms and look at the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder of Namek was truly enormous, standing a full three meters tall. But he was very old, as his sallow skin made clear.

The Grand Elder glanced at Tights, then turned his attention to Louis.

"Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction!"

The Grand Elder apologized. "I'm unable to move, so I cannot stand to pay my respects. Please forgive me, Candidate God of Destruction."

"It's fine!"

Louis waved his hand and smiled. "It seems you foresaw my arrival long ago, Grand Elder!"

The Grand Elder was startled and hurriedly said, "Please forgive me, sir. I saw your arrival while foreseeing Namek's future."

Large beads of sweat rolled down his face. Having foreseen a deity's arrival—wouldn't that bring destruction upon his people?

Louis knew the Grand Elder truly had the ability to foresee the future. "Ha, don't worry, Grand Elder. I'm not blaming you."

The Grand Elder finally relaxed. "Then, sir, what brings you to Namek? Is there anything you need?"

"I need to use your Wishing Orbs."

"Very well. I'll have Nail take you to gather them."

The Grand Elder agreed without hesitation.

Compared with how he'd faced Frieza in the original story, the Grand Elder was unbelievably quick to accommodate Louis.

Could anyone blame him for being quick?

If he offended Frieza, the worst that could happen was death—but at least he could be reincarnated.

But if he offended Louis, he wouldn't even get the chance to be reincarnated.

At the Grand Elder's order, Nail led Louis outside.

"Louis, the Grand Elder seemed really afraid of you!" Tights was carried in Louis's arms as they flew through the sky, enjoying the warmth of his embrace.

"The Grand Elder knows who I am, so of course he's afraid. Have you forgotten those planets that angered me before?"

Louis was referring to the planets he'd destroyed while they were traveling around the universe over the past six months.

Remembering what had happened, Tights swallowed nervously. "I guess he has every reason to be afraid of you."

Gods of Destruction and all that—it was terrifying!

They could destroy a planet with a single flick of the wrist, leaving not even a speck behind.

The three of them set out from the village where the Grand Elder lived and visited six more villages along the way. At last, they had gathered all seven Dragon Balls.

In an open area, Nail piled the Dragon Balls together and glanced at the young man.

Just how powerful was this deity, to frighten the Grand Elder so badly?

Nail let out a breath. Being around an unknown entity put him under tremendous pressure.

"Come forth, Porunga!"

Nail shouted in the Namekian Language.

The sky suddenly fell silent!

Tights held her breath.

Louis also examined the seven Dragon Balls on the ground. This was the first time he'd seen Dragon Balls since arriving in this world.

He had to admit, Namekian Dragon Balls were huge. Compared to Earth's Dragon Balls, which were about the size of a fist, they were practically basketballs.

Of course, the Namekian Dragon Balls could grant more wishes than Earth's Dragon Balls, too.

As Louis considered the pros and cons of the Namekian Dragon Balls from the original story—

Rumble—!

Dark clouds gathered, and thunder boomed!

A thick golden beam suddenly burst out of the seven enormous Dragon Balls and shot into the sky!

Lightning cracked!

The dark sky instantly brightened as the golden light condensed into a shape!

The sight left Tights stunned.

Louis had seen this scene in the anime, but witnessing it with his own eyes was still quite a shock.

"Roar..."

A gigantic green Eastern dragon appeared in the sky.

"Speak your wishes. Whatever they may be, I can—"

"Gasp!!!"

"C-Candidate God of Destruction, what are you doing here?"

Porunga produced a handkerchief from somewhere and wiped the sweat from his face.

Nail's eyes went wide.

What the heck? Even the dragon had to bow and scrape to this young man?

"Is there a problem with me being here?"

Louis's mouth twitched slightly. He wanted to ask where Porunga had gotten that handkerchief.

Seeing the dragon's fawning manner, Tights covered her mouth and giggled.

She'd seen far too many people bowing and scraping since she and Louis had left the God of Destruction Realm.

"N-No, sir. I'm Porunga. Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction!" The sweat kept pouring down Porunga's face.

"All right, enough with the small talk. Grant my wish."

Louis spoke. "My first wish is for Saiyans to be able to survive in space."

Now that he knew the Saiyans had changed, he didn't intend to keep ignoring their people.

He'd turned down King Vegeta's request four years ago. Now he'd do something for the Saiyans.

"Th-Then, please state it again in the Namekian Language, sir!" Porunga grew even more flustered. He was asking the Candidate God of Destruction to do something—would he be destroyed on the spot?

But...

It really did need that step. Otherwise, it had no way to grant this wish.

Louis was slightly taken aback by the request.

He'd thought that, recognizing his identity, the Namekian dragon might let him make a wish without having to use the Namekian Language.

But apparently not!!

After thinking it over, he understood why.

The way these dragons granted wishes had been fixed by Zalama.

It was like a program: skip any required step, and it wouldn't run.

Hearing Porunga's words, Nail quickly repeated the wish in the Namekian Language.

Hum!

A red gleam flashed in Porunga's eyes. "Candidate God of Destruction, your wish has been granted."

Louis's body trembled slightly. He immediately sensed that something had changed.

From then on, Saiyans would be able to change how they breathed in space, using their own "ki" to breathe.

Once their "ki" ran out, they would no longer be able to survive in space.

Strictly speaking, that wasn't really the same as being able to survive in space without limitation.

But considering the Namekian dragon's level of power, Louis felt that this was already a good result.

Suddenly!

Bang!

The Miracle Power around Louis abruptly vanished.

"Hm?"

Louis was stunned.

Tights asked, puzzled, "Louis, what's wrong?"

Louis waved his hand and smiled. "It's nothing."

So "Immunity" had taken effect!

Because of "Immunity," he could already survive in space.

The Miracle Power the dragon had bestowed on him changed the way he survived in space.

That change came with a weakness, so for Louis, the wish was a negative effect.

"Immunity" naturally erased the Miracle Power the dragon had bestowed on him.

"Please state your second wish, Candidate God of Destruction!"

"My second wish... Let me think!"

Louis suddenly froze.

It seemed he really didn't have any wishes to make.

He knew the dragon's limitations were considerable, and that it couldn't grant just any wish.

Eternal youth?

Immortality?

Whether or not Porunga could grant those wishes, now that Louis was a Candidate God of Destruction, they weren't difficult for him to obtain!

In other words, he had no wishes!

"Tights, do you have any wishes?"

Louis looked at Tights.

Tights hadn't expected Louis to care about her. She smiled warmly. "No, just make whatever wish you want. You don't have to consider me!"

Louis stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then looked up at Porunga in the sky.

"Let Tights stay forever young."