Laiya said, "What are you two doing? Have you considered how it feels to be someone who's only learned one technique? You're being so unfair."
Gaino hurriedly said, "All right, all right, little sister Laiya, don't be mad. I won't say anything else."
"By the way, Wise One, you said your planet would face a disaster in the future. Do you know what kind of disaster?"
"It seems to be an invasion. I don't know which race will invade, but they'll slaughter all the people on Planet Yardrat. Then they'll plant a tree on Yardrat, and it'll rapidly absorb all the energy on our planet. Just as the planet is about to be destroyed, a savior will appear."
As he spoke, the Wise One gazed intently at Laiya and Gaino, making them feel distinctly uneasy.
Gaino thought, Don't look at me like that. Looking at me like that reminds me of the gay people from before I transmigrated. That's exactly how they looked at each other.
Gaino hurriedly coughed and said, "Wise One, since that's the case, I'll get rid of this threat for you!"
"I still need to train here for a while. Once I've mastered Instant Transmission, Laiya and I will leave and find the people threatening your planet."
"Good. Then hurry up and get back to training," the Wise One said.
Another six months passed, and Gaino had completely mastered Instant Transmission. His battle power had also grown to a terrifying level over these two years, reaching 500 million. If Gaino's estimate was right, he would soon transform into an Ancient Super Saiyan, Level 1. Laiya's battle power had also risen to 50 million. Gaino asked the system, and it replied, "Laiya's S-Cells are about to fill her entire body. All she needs is a moment of anger, and she'll become a Super Saiyan."
Wasn't this a double blessing?
Gaino and Laiya said goodbye to the Yardratians and the Wise One, then set off to find the invaders threatening Yardrat.
Gaino and Laiya sat aboard their spaceship. Laiya asked, "Brother Gaino, how are we going to find those invaders? The universe is so huge. We can't search every planet one by one, can we?"
While Laiya was still speaking, Gaino sensed people fighting on a planet not far from their ship. Judging by their ki, they seemed to be two powerful fighters.
"Laiya, take the ship closer to that planet. There are people fighting there. Let's go see what's happening."
The moment Laiya heard that people were fighting, she perked up and hurriedly piloted the ship toward the planet.
Before long, their spaceship landed on the planet, and Gaino and Laiya flew toward the battle.
When they arrived, Gaino and Laiya saw two aliens fighting—or rather, trying to kill each other. Their attacks were vicious, the kind of fighting where every move was meant to finish off the opponent.
The ki of one of them felt familiar to Gaino. Laiya said, "Why does that toad-like guy's ki feel just like the Demon Clan's ki from the last time we encountered them?"
"So that's why it felt familiar!" Gaino said. "He's from the Demon Clan. What a small universe!"
"Are you going to handle this, or should I?" Gaino asked.
"Of course I'm handling it. You took care of things last time, so this time it's my turn," Laiya said.
"All right, go ahead!"
Laiya called out to the two fighters, who were completely caught up in their battle, "Hey, stop fighting! Can't you see you have guests?"
Both men stopped and turned to look at Laiya.
They had been so absorbed in their fight that they hadn't even noticed anyone nearby.
They hadn't sensed Gaino and Laiya because their training on Earth had taught them to control their ki perfectly, without letting even the slightest bit leak out. That was why the two fighters couldn't detect them.
The toad-like man said, "Where'd you come from, brat? How dare you meddle in my business? I'm Gishu! Get lost, or I'll turn you into dust!"
Gaino said, "Why are the Demon Clan all alike? They're always threatening to turn people into cosmic dust or scrap. I remember the last guy who said that is dead now."
"The last guy? You mean Angila? You killed Angila?"
"That's right, that Demon Clan guy named Angila. He talked too much, so I killed him," Gaino said.
"Good! So it really was you! Looks like I can get the Spirit Fruit and avenge Angila this time. If I take your heads back to Lord Slug, he'll reward me handsomely."
"Man, another one who talks too much. Laiya, hurry up and take him out. My ears are already tired of listening to him."
Laiya stepped forward and said, "I was going to play with you for a while, but it looks like we're out of time. Are you ready to die?"
The toad-like man burst out laughing. "You think you can kill me? That's the biggest joke I've ever heard. You don't even have any battle power, and you think you can kill me?"
Gaino shook his head. Looks like the Frieza Force's Scouters are harmful to both others and themselves.
The toad-like man was still laughing when Laiya's fist slammed into his stomach. Blood sprayed from his mouth as he hurtled backward.
As the toad-like man flew backward, Laiya vanished in a flash and appeared behind him. A Tri-Beam made him disappear from the planet entirely.
After defeating the enemy, Laiya turned to the local and asked, "That man said there's a Spirit Fruit here. What is a Spirit Fruit?"
The local trembled as he said, "Y-you're here to take the Spirit Fruit too?"
The local knew very well that anyone who could kill Gishu with a single move had to be incredibly powerful. Otherwise, how could they have killed one of Lord Slug's top men in one blow?
Gaino walked up to the local and said, "We're not here to take the Spirit Fruit. We just want to know why Gishu was trying to take it."
Hearing this, the local relaxed a little. "The Spirit Fruit can enhance a person's divine nature and help them train. It allows them to make rapid progress."
"So Slug wants the Spirit Fruit to train?"
"Yes. This is the only Spirit Fruit left on our planet. In fact, it hasn't matured yet—it's only a seed. It can grow best here on our planet, but if it's planted on another planet, the Spirit Fruit Seed will rapidly absorb all of that planet's energy, leaving it barren and eventually causing it to perish."
Hearing this, Gaino remembered what the Wise One had said: a tree had absorbed all the energy on Planet Yardrat. It seemed the Spirit Fruit Seed was the cause.
The moment Laiya killed Gishu, one of Slug's men reported his death to Slug. Slug ordered his men to accelerate, and Slug's spaceship raced toward the planet where Gaino was at full speed.
Gaino was about to ask more about the Spirit Fruit Seed when a tremendous ki suddenly enveloped the entire planet. It seemed Slug had arrived. Since the man himself was here, they might as well go take a look!
"Hey, keep the Spirit Fruit Seed safe. Don't let it fall into Slug's men's hands."
The local hurriedly nodded, then took the Spirit Fruit Seed and fled into the distance. Gaino and Laiya also flew toward Slug.