When Dr. Brief was young, he was a workaholic. Whenever he ran into an important matter or a difficult problem, he had to solve it immediately, even if that meant staying in the research lab for an entire month.
Now Dr. Brief had left and headed to the research lab to help Kasso build a Gravity Chamber.
"No wonder Dr. Brief aged so quickly in the future," Kasso muttered, watching him walk away.
With Mrs. Brief at home, blessed with a body that never aged, he must have been under a lot of pressure!
Bah!
Why was he even thinking about this? It was none of his business!
Kasso came back to his senses and looked at Tights and Bulma. Why were they making those faces?
Maybe it was just his imagination, but Tights and Bulma's eyes seemed to be glowing, as though they wanted to eat him alive.
When they'd just seen Kasso leap onto the roof, Bulma had been so startled she'd jumped. Her house was already huge and had high ceilings, and she'd never seen anyone so impressive.
"Hey, how did you do that? Could you teach me?" Bulma pretended to be calm, but her eyes had already given her away.
Tights, meanwhile, drew back her curious gaze. She knew that martial artists on Earth cared a lot about rules: techniques from one school couldn't be taught to outsiders, some skills were passed down only to men, and so on.
She wanted to see how Kasso would answer.
Kasso pursed his lips. Kids always wanted whatever looked fun.
In the Dragon Ball World, ordinary humans were simply not built to achieve much. Kasso wasn't trying to put humans down; that was just the truth.
Looking across all the Dragon Ball anime series, Krillin was probably the strongest human. Even so, in the end, he couldn't even catch a glimpse of Goku's taillights.
Looking at Bulma's eager expression, Kasso thought, If your sister asked me, I'd teach her.
"You're too young. Come find me when you're as old as your sister," Kasso said instead.
Tights was curious about Kasso's skills too, but she was more interested in writing novels. Still, when she heard his answer, she clutched her slender stomach and burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!"
She'd never thought she'd see the day when her own little sister got turned down like this.
"Tch!" Bulma scoffed. He just didn't want to teach her. Why make up so many excuses?
At school, Bulma had always been the center of attention. Now Kasso was treating her like this, and her sister had even laughed at her. She was furious.
But when she thought back to the way Kasso had leapt up just now, she couldn't help wanting to learn. If she mastered such an amazing skill, she could rule the school.
But he just wouldn't teach her.
Bulma was about ready to explode.
Just then, Ausbie tugged pitifully at Kasso's sleeve. "Big Brother Kasso, I'm hungry."
Kasso glanced at Tights.
Tights smiled helplessly. These two little ones really didn't act like guests.
Still, she asked the servants to bring out two plates of food.
She figured the two little kids couldn't eat much. They might not even finish those two plates!
But what happened next left her stunned.
The two plates of food were wiped clean in a matter of seconds.
Ausbie looked at Tights and said innocently, "I want more!"
Those three words reached Tights' ears, and she was dumbfounded. What child could eat that much?
They were practically two little food monsters!
Were all martial artists such big eaters?
Though Tights was astonished, she still asked the servants to bring out more food.
One plate after another.
An hour later.
The table was piled high with empty plates.
Ausbie finally burped.
"Big Brother Kasso was right. There really is delicious food here."
Until now, she'd only eaten the meat Kasso had grilled for her. This different kind of food tasted wonderful.
But why was that big sister staring at her with wide eyes?
Ausbie couldn't figure it out.
Kasso licked his lips. Earth food really was something else. No wonder Beerus would later become so obsessed with the food there.
But now that they'd finished eating and the Gravity Chamber was being built, it was time to take care of business.
Kasso smiled at Tights and Bulma. "Thanks for having us. Little Biel and I will be back in a month."
With that, he took Ausbie by the hand and flew up into the sky.
A while later.
Kasso and Ausbie were nowhere to be seen.
Bulma stammered, "S-Sis, they... they can fly!"
She still hadn't recovered from the shock of watching those two little kids eat. Now she'd seen Kasso and Ausbie fly into the sky.
It was enough to make Bulma question her understanding of the world. Could she still believe in science?
Tights stood motionless, quietly rooted to the spot.
Bulma tugged at her. "Sis!"
"They can fly!" Tights said, stunned.
Bulma: "..."
Two streaks of light crossed the sky, ten thousand meters above the ground.
They passed over a bustling city, crossed a desolate wasteland, then flew over an endless ocean.
Whoosh!
They continued north.
Before long, they reached a dense forest. An ancient white tower stood tall in its center.
"I'm coming for the Senzu Beans!"
Kasso sped up with Ausbie, the scenery around them rushing past.
He was moving so fast that a sonic boom erupted in the sky, its sound spreading throughout the forest.
The Native Americans living in the forest heard it and looked up, but they couldn't see anything.
At the top of Korin Tower.
"They're here!"
Korin was sweating profusely. The two little ones who had appeared that morning had now reached the base of Korin Tower, and were flying up at a terrifying speed.
As Kasso flew into the air, he suddenly felt his mind affected by something. A moment later, the feeling passed.
Only then did he remember that, in the anime, people on Earth had to climb Korin Tower with their bare hands to reach the top. Anyone who tried to climb it using an external object would only see the tower disappear into the sky.
Kasso shook his head. So they were being affected by some kind of psychic power.
The builder of Korin Tower had gone to a lot of trouble!
But Kasso had already learned Instant Transmission. How could a little psychic power like this affect him?
While Kasso was distracted, Ausbie came to her senses too. "Big Brother Kasso, the tower's back!"
Kasso smiled and continued leading Ausbie upward.
At the top of the tower stood a flattened, spherical structure, supported all around by a dozen or so stone pillars. Korin stood by the railing, looking down.
The two explosive auras were drawing closer and closer. Korin pulled out a small handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face again.
"Where did these two come from?"
He'd never seen anyone so terrifying. Master Roshi, who'd climbed up here more than a hundred years ago, had seemed pretty good, but compared to these two little monsters, the difference was like night and day.
Even King Piccolo, who'd appeared three hundred years ago, probably couldn't withstand a single casual strike from either of them.
"What should I do?"
Korin paced back and forth restlessly on the circular platform.
Kami, standing at the Lookout, was just as uneasy. He'd already sensed Kasso heading toward Korin Tower!
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