Cultivation After Recovery, A Desperate Future!

Karochi slowly woke up, and for a fleeting moment, he felt as if he had returned to the time he first transmigrated to Planet Vegeta.

Back then, he had also been soaking in a nutrient tank!

Huh? What the hell, how did I get in here?

Coming to his senses, Karochi was bewildered; he seemed to have a lapse in memory! He remembered defeating that Mimic and boarding the spacecraft, but after that, everything was a blur.

Tch, I must have passed out cold! He had no idea how Tights had managed to get him in here, and the real kicker was that his clothes had been stripped off.

Stepping out of the healing tank, Karochi was dripping wet, but his injuries were mostly healed, and he felt no pain at all.

Walking into the control room, he found Tights standing before the command console, busy writing and sketching something.

"Big Sister Tights! What are you doing?" Karochi asked curiously.

"Oh, our big hero is awake! Not bad, you slept for ten whole hours." Tights' expression was somewhat exaggerated as she pointedly checked her watch.

Ten hours? Good grief, that's not bad! He could sleep even better than Kakarot.

Thinking of that, Karochi couldn't help but grumble. Wasn't it said that a Saiyan's strength would increase significantly after recovering from a near-death experience? Why didn't he feel anything? He estimated his base power level was only a little over ten thousand!

He was already at nine thousand eight hundred before! It only increased by that much? You have to know that when Goku went to Namek, his power level jumped from 90,000 to 3,000,000 after a single near-death recovery.

That was a thirty-fold increase. How much of a multiplier is the Super Saiyan transformation? Only 50 times. How is that fair?!

Oh, right! He's the protagonist, so what's a little plot armor? Then again, sending a Goku with a power level of only 90,000 to fight Frieza, who had 120 million, was truly like lighting a lantern in a latrine—looking for shit!

"Big Sister Tights, what kind of joke is that! What hero?" Karochi shook his head with a bitter smile. Being able to come back alive was pure luck.

If he were really... no, if he were truly smart, he wouldn't have gone to that cursed planet in the first place.

He would have focused entirely on training and sought out the Grand Elder!

"I'm recording the Bimos incident! And that cosmic spectacle; these are all precious materials." Tights was clearly in a good mood, her tone much lighter than usual.

Yeah! I have ten gigabytes of data stored in my brain, but I can't say that, Karochi thought to himself.

"Um, Big Sister Tights, is there anything to eat? I'm a little bit hungry!" Karochi scratched his head and asked.

Was that Senzu Bean expired? They said one Senzu Bean would keep you full for ten days, right? It hadn't even been ten hours and he was already starving!

If Korin knew, he'd definitely scratch Karochi's face off. Do you have any idea how much you eat? A single meal of yours is more than what others eat in ten days.

"Come on, I've already got it ready for you!" Tights took Karochi's hand and led him toward another cabin.

Huh? That's so nice!?? Big Sister Tights, I love you, heart heart! The room was filled with food, and Karochi's pathetic tears of joy began to stream from his mouth!

He immediately shook off Tights' hand and dove into the feast, devouring everything in sight!

Tights didn't get angry at being brushed off; instead, she smiled and said, "Little Qi, I've observed a completely frozen planet. Take a look!"

Pfft~~~!

"Cough, cough, cough!" Karochi choked, food flying out of his nostrils, his face turning bright red as he coughed violently! What? We're going again? Just thinking about that damn "spectacle" made him tremble all over.

Karochi suddenly didn't feel so hungry anymore, and this "big sister" didn't seem so cute either! He reached out a trembling hand, only for Tights to grab it: "Right? Right? You really want to see it too, don't you! After all, that planet is illuminated by a star, yet it's still completely frozen. Isn't that incredible? I checked, and it's right on our flight path."

Karochi was about to speak, but Tights cut him off again: "Don't worry, it's still ten days away! Relax. Anyway, keep eating; I haven't finished my manuscript yet, so I'm heading back!"

Karochi stared blankly as Tights walked away, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word! Aren't you afraid? I'm terrified!

Turning his grief into appetite, Karochi continued to battle the food. What's there to be afraid of? There are still ten days left! Even if he couldn't adapt to 100x gravity in ten days, he should at least be able to handle 80x!

This screwed-up life. How does that saying go?

Life is like being forced; since you can't resist, you might as well lie back and enjoy it!!!

After eating, Karochi dove straight into the Gravity Chamber, thinking he'd do just like Goku and crank it up to 50x gravity to get started! Then, he immediately collapsed.

Holy crap, wait! Did I open the door the wrong way? Or did I step in with the wrong foot? Can I change it now? This was incredibly embarrassing; the gravity was so intense he couldn't move a muscle.

Thankfully, Tights noticed the situation and deactivated the gravity from the outside just in time.

Tights was so furious she marched up and twisted Karochi's ear: "What do you think you're doing? Are you trying to die? Turning on that much gravity all at once—do you not want to live anymore!!?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Karochi cried out in pain—whether it was real or fake, only he knew—and laughed apologetically: "Big Sister Tights, let go, let go! I just pressed the wrong button!!"

It was beyond embarrassing; he had charged in full of confidence, only to end up flat on his back!

"Do you know you were wrong?" Tights huffed.

Karochi quickly admitted his mistake: "Big Sister Tights, I won't dare do it again, I really didn't expect it!!" Damn it, who knew he was so far behind Kakarot?

Karochi was also quite foolish; when Goku went to Namek, he was 23, the golden age for power level growth! And here he was, not even considering his own age.

Tights asked, puzzled: "What are you afraid of? That kind of cosmic spectacle is a rare phenomenon!!" She frowned, deeply confused.

Why was a five-year-old child so desperate to pursue strength? Was it just to avenge his home planet? To kill that Frieza?

"Hmm...!!!" Karochi was stunned by the question and couldn't help but groan!

What am I afraid of? The future enemies, of course!! Compared to the despair of the future, Frieza was just a little brother. Cell, an android designed by humans, had a terrifying power level; his perfect form was at least 6 billion, and his Super Perfect form was on par with Super Saiyan 2, starting at 10 billion.

Dabura, the King of the Demon Realm, was on par with Super Perfect Cell, and Majin Buu had a power level of around 20 billion, possessing a near-immortal body and infinite stamina!!

Whether the future followed the GT route or the Dragon Ball Super route, it was all terrifyingly hopeless! Baby, Super 17, the Shadow Dragons, or the God of Destruction, the Tournament of Power.

Sometimes, Karochi didn't even dare to think about these enemies! Just the thought of them made him feel suffocated.

"That's right, Tights! That Frieza is incredibly strong, and one of my kin has arrived on Earth; it probably won't be many years before he's discovered! I must increase my strength now." These things couldn't be told to Tights, so he had to go along with the flow!

Don't think too much for now, let's set a small goal: reach a battle power of 100 million!!

"But you can't be so impatient!" Tights' tone softened as if she were trying to persuade him, then she asked, "By the way, just how strong is this Frieza you mentioned?!"

Tights had gained some understanding of how battle power was classified, especially after the great battle on Bimo Planet last time! A fight with only 10,000 battle power had torn up the ground; the terror of it was evident.

Tsk, you ask about this and I'm wide awake. Karochi cleared his throat and spoke in a measured tone: "Frieza belongs to the Frost Demon race. In his base form, his battle power is 530,000, and he has three opportunities to transform!! Calling them transformations isn't quite accurate; their race is born with immense power, and to control the strength they are born with, they suppress themselves to a very low level! When needed, they release it. Each time he releases his power, he becomes several times stronger. In his final form, Frieza's battle power is 120 million!!"

Karochi looked at Tights after finishing, only to see her frozen like a wooden puppet, her mouth slightly agape and her eyes wide open!! If you want to know what an expression of disbelief looks like, just look at Tights.

"What were you doing just a moment ago?"

"Oh, I was introducing Frieza to you, Tights."

"No, no, I mean before I came in!!"

"I was training~!" Karochi replied, puzzled.

Tights quickly walked to the door, held a hand to her mouth, and encouraged him: "Little Chi, sister thinks! You really should work hard; after all, you're not a child anymore. Alright, sister is leaving now, keep up the good work!!"

With that, she vanished!

Damn it~!! She just left like that. Oh my, did I scare Tights? Karochi thought to himself, while muttering an apology: It's your own fault for asking! It's not like I did it on purpose.

Karochi regained his focus, slapped his face, and walked over to the machine! Since he couldn't handle 50 times gravity, he would start with 30; he could just increase it bit by bit.

The gravity machine slowly whirred to life, and Karochi once again immersed himself in his training.

Tights sat in the cockpit watching this scene, unable to help but furrow her brows deeply! A moment later, she sighed: "It really is hard on you, isn't it!"