Although Karochi hadn't witnessed what happened on Fidel Planet with his own eyes, he could more or less guess. That was why he hadn't stopped the Fidélians, who had left after the danger had passed.
He could guess what had happened, but he didn't have the strength to stop it!! He was already strong, but compared to Frieza, he wasn't even fit to tie his shoes.
By now, he had begun the next stage of his training: adapting from 100 times gravity to 200 times gravity!! Before reaching Planet Namek, he wanted to raise his base battle power as much as possible, so the multiplier after the Grand Elder unlocked his potential would be even greater.
Karochi had never imagined that the journey to Planet Namek would take a whole year!!!
One year later~~!
As he watched the planet gradually come into view, Karochi couldn't help wondering, What did I come here for again?? Damn, a trip that should've taken half a year had taken him and Tights a whole year.
Once they had plenty of energy, Tights had gone completely out of her mind! She kept making detours to planets every few days, even changing their planned route just to visit other worlds.
In the end, the powerful gravity of several neutron stars had pulled them in. Luckily, there was a lush green planet among those five neutron stars!! They could stop there and repair their spaceship.
What shocked Karochi most—no, what truly broadened his horizons—was that this planet was home to the Elf race, a species straight out of a fantasy world. Those pointy ears!! He'd nearly thought he'd crossed into another world again.
Another thing was that Karochi had truly been won over by their looks. He silently dropped to his knees in admiration!! Their pure beauty was impossible to describe. If he had to put it into words, every kind of beauty he could imagine could be found among them. Their beauty was so pure and untouchable that it opened his eyes.
And the male Elves were ridiculously handsome!! Put it this way: if they debuted as a boy band in his previous life, they'd have taken the world by storm. No one could hold a candle to them!!
Karochi and Tights were warmly welcomed for several days. Tights repaired the spaceship while Karochi gathered information—and, mainly, got to know everyone better. Ahem, ahem~~!
He also met their princess, Rielbea. It wasn't just Karochi—even Tights fell for her!! The lilies of home bloomed in that moment. Karochi even saw his big sister Tights' face turn red! She stammered as she spoke, glancing at Rielbea from time to time!!
He even felt like Tights had gone to the other side!!! The Elves were very curious about Karochi and Tights too, asking them all sorts of questions!! What Karochi found most baffling was that the Elves didn't reproduce like most species in the universe. Instead, new Elves were born from a Tree of Life at regular intervals.
Honestly, if it weren't for the five neutron stars surrounding them, those male and female Elves with their impossibly perfect looks would definitely have been sold all over the universe.
Their battle power wasn't high. Even their strongest, the Elf princess, only had a little over ten thousand. But they knew all sorts of strange magic!! Karochi had wanted to learn a couple of spells and sat down for a long chat with Rielbea, but the next day she told him he had no talent for it. They stayed on the planet for a whole month before finally leaving, reluctant to go.
Before they left, Tights even gave Rielbea a communicator!
To be fair, for a moment Karochi really did think living there would be pretty nice!! He was almost so enchanted that he forgot to leave.
But when he thought of Zeno wiping out the whole universe with a single punch later on, he suppressed the stirrings in his heart. Beauty faded to dust!! Amen.
Anyway, after that, Karochi spent the next two months in the Gravity Chamber, while Tights stopped trying to visit other planets!! Instead, she locked herself in her room and kept drawing something.
When they finally reached Planet Namek, Karochi could hardly believe it. During that time, he had fully adapted to 270 times gravity! His battle power had reached an astonishing 200,000, and with a regular Ki Burst, he could even reach 250,000.
"Is this Planet Namek? It feels a lot like Rielbea and the others' planet!!" Tights' voice rang out. Her hair was a mess, and who knew what she'd been busy with all this time? In any case, she wouldn't let Karochi into her room!!
Karochi was speechless. Even he, a man, hadn't been hung up on that Elf princess for so long! Sigh, who would've thought that this trip to Planet Namek would somehow turn Tights gay?
He shook his head helplessly. "Tights, take a good look. There are plenty of differences!!"
The Elf planet was half the size of Planet Namek, and Rielbea and the others' planet radiated endless green light all by itself. Just being bathed in its light made your whole body feel refreshed!!!
"Whatever!! How are we getting down there? Should we take a flyer, or land the spaceship directly?" Tights yawned and asked listlessly. She wasn't all that interested in Planet Namek; Karochi had already lectured her about it so much during the trip.
Karochi thought it over and decided they should land the spaceship directly. After all, besides Planet Namek, they also planned to visit its neighbor, Yardrat!!
Besides, Karochi felt there was a pretty good chance they could borrow the Dragon Balls!!
The spaceship slowly entered Planet Namek's atmosphere, heading toward the Grand Elder's residence. Nail was the strongest warrior on the planet, so following the strongest ki to their landing site was the right call.
At that moment, the Grand Elder, seated in his enormous chair, spoke slowly. "Nail, go welcome them. We have guests."
The powerfully built Namekian standing beside the Grand Elder bowed with his right hand over his shoulder. "Grand Elder, could these visitors be...?"
Nail feared Karochi and the others might harm the Grand Elder. Judging by the ki they were releasing, he wasn't a match for them.
"Don't worry. Their ki is very calm and carries a pure, radiant power," the Grand Elder said slowly.
"Yes, Grand Elder." Though Nail disliked having the Grand Elder disturbed, he would never disobey his orders. He left the Grand Elder's residence and flew toward the place where Karochi's spaceship was landing.
"I never expected there to be such a pure-hearted Saiyan. How astonishing." The Grand Elder's voice echoed through the empty room. He was quite surprised; Saiyans were a violent, bloodthirsty race!
Their ki should have been extremely evil and savage.
"Little Chi, someone's coming our way!!" Tights had just finished tidying up the spaceship when her Scouter picked up a reading. "Battle power: 24,000!"
Unsure whether the newcomer was friend or foe, Tights told Karochi what she'd detected!!
"Don't worry, Tights. We came here specifically for him! He probably means us no harm." Karochi hadn't done anything bad. On the contrary, he'd killed plenty of the universe's biggest villains, so the Grand Elder shouldn't hold it against him.
Nail appeared before Karochi and Tights.
"Wow!! He really does look a lot like Kami, except Kami's much older." Just as Karochi had explained, the Namekians all had green skin!! Karochi had also told her they didn't eat and only drank water. Could they be photosynthesizing with that green skin?
"So you're the ones disturbing the Grand Elder's rest?" Nail had no fondness for Karochi and Tights, and his tone was rather cold.
Uh~! What had we done to you? That bad attitude was just like Piccolo's early on in the story.
"Um, we did come to this planet because we wanted to pay the Grand Elder a visit." Karochi scratched his head. They hadn't actually disturbed anyone yet, had they??
Nail turned around and said, "Come with me. The Grand Elder wants to see you."
Oh? That was impressive. The Grand Elder really knew his stuff!! Karochi used Telekinesis to lift both Tights and himself into the air.
"I'll say it again: if you have no business here, please leave afterward. Don't keep disturbing the Grand Elder's rest." With that, Nail took the lead and flew toward the Grand Elder's residence.
"Hey, Little Chi, do you think he doesn't want us here?" Tights asked curiously. Nail's tone had been pretty harsh.
"The Grand Elder is getting on in years, so he really shouldn't be disturbed. But we do have a reason for being here!!!" Karochi replied. Some matters called for exceptions! A little disturbance wouldn't shorten the Grand Elder's life.
"Ah!! In that case, aren't we being really rude?" After all, they hadn't made an appointment or anything.
What, did you want to go back to Earth and buy a case of Lao Baijin to bring as a gift?
Karochi pursed his lips. What was rude about it? The Grand Elder had lived for so many years—would he really care about that kind of thing? If you looked at it that way, everyone on this planet was one of his descendants.
Since they were nearby, the three of them soon arrived at the Grand Elder's residence.
Tights was stunned when she saw the Grand Elder. H-how could he be so huge?
"Welcome, young Saiyan and young Earthling girl who have traveled from afar!" The Grand Elder spoke kindly, his face warm with benevolence.
Tights was shocked. How had the Grand Elder known? She was just about to ask when Karochi stopped her. The Grand Elder had plenty of strange psychic abilities, so it wasn't all that surprising that he knew about them.
"Hello, Grand Elder!" Karochi said. "I've heard that Planet Namek's Grand Elder has a special ability to unlock people's potential. We came here to strengthen ourselves, and we hope you'll agree to help us." There was no need to beat around the bush with the Grand Elder. He could just be direct. If the other party agreed, they'd all be happy; if not, there was nothing they could do about it.
"Wait, Grand Elder. You're already advanced in years. If you use your power carelessly, it'll take a heavy toll on you..." Nail hurriedly tried to dissuade him!! These hateful outsiders were actually trying to make the Grand Elder do something like this.
The Grand Elder waved a hand, signaling Nail not to get worked up. "Unlocking someone else's potential won't take much out of me. I'm just surprised that you, a young Saiyan, know so much."
The Grand Elder's benevolent expression hadn't changed once. His kind voice made Tights feel so at ease that she almost forgot how enormous he was, and she couldn't help feeling close to him.
"Very well. Come forward," the Grand Elder said. Nail wanted to stop them, but he couldn't disobey the Grand Elder's word.
"Thank you, Grand Elder!" Karochi stepped forward excitedly, rubbing his hands together. He had no idea how much stronger he'd become!!
"Heh~! Think nothing of it. I can sense that your arrival seems to have changed some things that were supposed to happen, in ways I can't foresee. If disaster ever befalls Planet Namek, I hope you'll lend us a hand!!"
Uh~! Actually, I'd be fine without it, but Karochi still thumped his chest and promised, "Don't worry, Grand Elder. From now on, Planet Namek will be my second home!!!"
Tights looked at him scornfully. Karochi had thumped his chest and made the same promise back on Earth, where he'd eaten and drunk to his heart's content!!!
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