" Saiyan?! That's an incredible amount of ki. If he's a Saiyan, Vegeta, then his strength is far beyond anything we could have imagined."
Goku looked at Vegeta as he spoke. He was very sensitive to ki, and as the battle-loving Saiyan's excitement showed on his face, he couldn't help feeling thrilled.
To him, the existence of another Saiyan was something to be happy about.
Ever since Frieza had wiped out the Saiyans, only a handful of pure-blooded Saiyans remained.
Even counting hybrids like Son Gohan, there weren't many of them.
"No way. That's impossible."
Vegeta muttered to himself. He paid no attention to Goku's words. Instead, he abandoned his fight with Goku, returned to his normal state, and immediately flew toward Master Roshi's island.
That was where the Saiyan ki had erupted from.
"Vegeta's always been so impatient. I wonder if he'll ever change."
Goku smiled. Rather than using Instant Transmission, he flashed forward and chased after Vegeta.
"Vegeta, hold on to me!"
Goku grabbed Vegeta and raised his right hand, placing two fingers against his forehead.
"Kakarot, you—"
Vegeta looked disgusted, but before he could finish speaking, he vanished along with Goku, who had used Instant Transmission.
"What happened?"
Goku appeared before everyone, bringing Vegeta with him.
As soon as they arrived, Vegeta immediately shook Goku off and warily surveyed their surroundings.
Goku, meanwhile, looked at Son Gohan. His eyes stayed fixed on the whirlpool in the sea. He could sense a figure speeding toward them from inside it.
It was moving so fast that even he couldn't keep up!
"Dad!"
Son Gohan glanced at Goku, then shook his head after a moment. He honestly had no idea what was happening this time.
"I don't know either, but I can feel that this ki is incredibly powerful. It's even stronger than Majin Buu's!"
Son Gohan looked at Goku's grave expression. He rarely saw his father like this.
"It does seem that way."
Goku nodded. He agreed wholeheartedly. Even when facing Majin Buu, Goku hadn't been completely outmatched.
But facing this ki, even Goku himself couldn't be sure he could win.
In fact, they hadn't even started fighting, yet the other person's ki alone had already made Goku wary. He didn't dare underestimate his opponent.
"He's here!" Goku suddenly said.
The instant the words left his mouth, a figure burst out of the whirlpool, sending up a tremendous spray of water.
Goku quickly flared his ki to shield everyone from the impact.
Whoosh!
With a sharp sound as he broke through the air, Soya emerged from the whirlpool in his black clothes and stood suspended between heaven and earth, calmly surveying his surroundings.
He naturally noticed Son Goku, Vegeta, Master Roshi, and the others on the island.
But although they were standing right there, Soya paid them no mind and simply ignored them.
"Who are you? Why were you in the sea?"
Goku looked up at Soya and spoke slowly, his expression grave.
Even standing still, the ki radiating from him was enough to intimidate everyone there.
Goku had never seen anyone so terrifying in all these years.
"Son Goku?!" Soya glanced at Goku, then looked elsewhere.
"He's so handsome!"
Bulma took one look at Soya and was immediately smitten. Even though she was already married to Vegeta, she still couldn't help swooning over someone as handsome as Soya.
After all, what was wrong with liking handsome men?
"Who are you? The Saiyans were wiped out! Apart from me and Kakarot, there can't be any other pure-blooded Saiyans!
"And you came out of the sea, too!"
Vegeta looked at Soya. Like Goku, he could sense how terrifying the man before them was.
Damn it! First Buu, and now another Saiyan had appeared out of nowhere.
Every one of them was stronger than him!
"Hey! Nice to meet you. I'm Soya!"
Knowing what Vegeta was like, Soya simply ignored him and smiled at everyone on the island.
Seeing Son Gohan and Son Goten, Soya had already guessed that this couldn't be too early in the timeline. At the very least, it had to be around the time of Majin Buu.
And since Goku had already been revived, Majin Buu had probably been defeated by now.
"Soya?"
Goku murmured the name. He'd never heard it before, so he was a little puzzled.
"Soya, you look strong. Of all the opponents I've ever faced, I doubt any of them could match you."
Goku stared intently at Soya. His strength didn't intimidate him. If anything, the look in his eyes only kindled his fighting spirit.
"I'm nothing special. You're all pretty strong, too. I'm surprised you managed to defeat Majin Buu," Soya said with a smile, showing his goodwill.
He had no intention of throwing his weight around just because he was powerful. He had just arrived, so it was better to respect the rules here.
"Soya, we're about to have a party on the water. Since you're here, why not join us? We're all Saiyans, so don't be shy," Goku said enthusiastically.
"I'll pass. Maybe next time."
Soya turned down Goku's invitation. He knew Beerus came after Majin Buu.
At this point in time, God of Destruction Beerus was probably about to appear.
So he didn't have much time to spend at the party.
Although he was quite strong now—at least stronger than Son Goku and the others—Soya knew full well that he was still no match for Beerus. The gap between them was enormous.
At the very least, he couldn't sense godly ki.
So, for now, his main priority was to keep improving his strength.
He needed to become stronger through training.
At the very least, before Beerus arrived, he had to become strong enough to sense godly ki and acquire the basic ability to survive in space.
Those were the bare minimum requirements. Otherwise, he'd be at a huge disadvantage when the God of Destruction arrived.
But Goku and Vegeta clearly weren't about to let Soya leave so easily.
Before Soya could even turn away, Goku's voice came from behind him again.