Vegeta Was Feeling a Little Depressed

Satan came over with a broad smile. With such an amazing son-in-law coming to him as a student, he'd have something to brag about!

He'd have a student who could fly and was incredibly strong.

That was just incredible!

At the thought, Satan couldn't help bursting into laughter. He looked at Gohan with undisguised approval.

After all, with Gohan's strength, Satan couldn't stop his daughter from dating him. Now his daughter had brought him right to their door.

Their relationship was obviously settled!

Knowing how strong Gohan was, Satan had little to worry about. His son-in-law being stronger than him was enough.

So he accepted Gohan's status as his son-in-law right away and immediately said those words to him.

Gohan smiled, calmly looking at his future father-in-law.

Satan wasn't a bad person. Even if he'd taken credit for becoming the world champion and stolen the credit from plenty of others,

he really had contributed a lot to saving Earth. He was kindhearted by nature and absolutely worthy of the title "Earth Hero"!

Most importantly, he was easy to take advantage of. How could Gohan turn down a world-champion father-in-law he could fleece?

Still smiling, Gohan said calmly, "I don't mind you telling people I'm your student. But, Uncle Satan, there's something I'd like to ask you."

Satan's eyes lit up. Hearing Gohan agree made him even happier.

At that point, he was willing to agree to anything. Nodding repeatedly, he said, "That's wonderful! As long as you agree to be my student and let me tell people about it..."

"Whatever it is, I, Satan, will agree to it!"

Gohan looked pleased and plopped down casually. "Well, the place I live is a long way from the city."

"Videl is my girlfriend, and I plan to live with her from now on. Going back and forth to the mountains is inconvenient, so I'd like a villa in the city!"

Hearing that Gohan wanted a villa, Satan laughed without the slightest hesitation.

As the world champion, he'd landed plenty of advertising deals and had a sizable fortune. A mere villa was nothing to him.

He waved a hand generously. "Of course! I'd give her a luxurious villa as a dowry anyway. Actually..."

"I have a thousand-square-meter villa that I use as a training retreat. It's a great place, and it's one of my properties. How about I give it to you?"

This future father-in-law was truly generous, offering up a thousand-square-meter luxury villa just like that.

Its total value was probably worth hundreds of millions!

Satan really was rich. Gohan nodded and accepted without a hint of embarrassment.

"Sure, a thousand square meters is plenty of room for me to train at home. Thanks, Uncle Satan."

"Oh, and besides the villa, I'll need some spending money. Something like ten million should be enough!"

Gohan said it casually, but Satan broke out in a cold sweat.

This kid really knew how to ask for the moon. Ten million, just like that.

But after giving him the villa, another ten million wasn't a big deal. After all, his daughter really did like Gohan, and he was especially pleased with Gohan's strength.

As long as Gohan cooperated with his student publicity, Satan was sure to make even more money.

Without hesitation, Satan had someone bring over twenty million.

He even gave Gohan an extra ten million!

"Well, ten million isn't much to me. Videl will be in your care from now on, so I should give you a little more."

"There's twenty million here. It should last you a while. What do you think?"

A butler carried over two cases and set them on the ground.

Gohan walked over and opened them to check. Seeing that they really held twenty million, his eyes lit up, and he put the money away.

He was very pleased with how sensible Satan was. Fleece him for money, and it felt amazing!

There was no reason to refuse free money. Besides, when Majin Buu was born, Satan would need Gohan's help.

He was only getting his due payment early. Two million to save Earth, plus a villa—that was a downright bargain!

With the twenty million in hand, Gohan put it away and took Videl to see the thousand-square-meter villa in the city.

This was originally the training retreat Satan had bought for himself!

The garden alone covered hundreds of square meters. There was also a pool and a training ground, all set in an open area in the city center.

The location and surroundings were both excellent.

It was every bit as good as the villa Bulma lived in, and all the fixtures and furnishings were brand-new.

Gohan looked around and was very satisfied. He'd wanted a quiet place to train in the first place.

Then he wouldn't have to keep training outdoors. This villa made him feel much more at ease.

If he asked Bulma to install a protective barrier around the training room, he could train at home every day!

With that in mind, he decided to ask Bulma to help set up the training area.

After securing the luxurious villa, Gohan planned to move in.

First, though, he'd have to go home and explain it to Chi-Chi.

Carrying a case of ten million in cash, Gohan flew straight home and dropped it in front of Chi-Chi.

He said casually, "Starting today, I'm moving to the city. This is ten million in cash from Videl's father."

"It should be enough for you and Goten for a while!"

Hearing Gohan's words, Chi-Chi stared at the ten million on the floor, completely dumbfounded. She'd never expected Gohan to bring home so much money.

Chi-Chi was so happy that she burst into tears. She hugged Gohan and cried out joyfully,

"That's wonderful! With this ten million, Goten and I can live comfortably too. Gohan, you've grown up—you earned ten million so quickly!"

"I'm so proud of you!"

That was Chi-Chi for you. Once she had cash, she stopped worrying about everything else.

She agreed to let Gohan live elsewhere. Gohan smiled and left the ten million with her. He still had another ten million.

Then he turned and headed for Bulma's house.

When he arrived at Bulma's mansion, she happened to be there.

The moment she saw Gohan, Bulma's eyes lit up. She grabbed him and sneakily pulled him aside, waggling her eyebrows.

"Gohan, I heard you fought Vegeta once. For the past few days, Vegeta's been in the Training Room and won't come out."

"It's been several days now. He won't even eat. Please, think of a way to get him out of there, okay?"

Bulma pressed her hands together and pleaded.

It was obvious: after fighting Vegeta last time, Gohan had left him so depressed that he'd shut himself away to train, without eating or drinking.

He trained day and night, and it was seriously affecting their relationship as husband and wife!

That was why Bulma had asked Gohan for help as soon as she saw him. After all, Gohan was the one who'd made Vegeta like this.

She had no choice but to ask him.

Gohan thought for a moment, then nodded. "Bulma, here's the deal. I got a villa from my girlfriend's father, but the training area there is pretty bad."

"I'm worried I'll destroy it the moment I start training. So I'd like you to help me improve it. If you can, I'll figure out a way to get Vegeta out of the Training Room. How does that sound?"

Bulma's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected such a simple request, and agreed at once without a second thought.

She also knew Gohan had a girlfriend. Laughing, she waggled her eyebrows at him again.

"No problem. Leave it to me. Also, Gohan, when are you bringing your girlfriend over to meet me?"

"You've already got yourself a girlfriend so quickly! I want to know what she looks like. Is she pretty?"

Knowing that was just how Bulma was, Gohan laughed it off and didn't say much.

He sensed the violent fluctuations in Vegeta's energy!

Sure enough, Vegeta was still training. He hadn't left the Training Room in days, and hadn't even eaten. That was extraordinary.

What was more, those days of training had made Vegeta even stronger.

But there were faint signs that he might lose control!

Vegeta was incredibly unstable now, on the verge of losing control at any moment. He was caught between his family and his conflicting desire to surpass Kakarot.

That was why he was more lost than ever!

As one of Earth's top fighters, Vegeta was also a key force in its defense. Gohan didn't mind helping him find his way.

If he could guide Vegeta, he could get him to work for him!

Having made up his mind, Gohan released all his ki without holding back. It exploded outward.

As soon as Vegeta sensed Gohan's ki, he stopped training. Now that he'd noticed Gohan, Vegeta walked out of the Training Room on his own.

Bulma looked delighted and was about to go over, but Vegeta didn't even acknowledge her.

He focused only on Gohan. A flicker of instability shone in Vegeta's eyes. It seemed he was still quite agitated.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been controlled during the Majin Buu incident!

Vegeta's state of mind still wasn't strong enough!

Vegeta just glared at him without speaking, so Gohan spoke first.

"Vegeta, the Martial Arts Tournament is about to begin. In a week, my father, Kakarot, will return from Hell for one day."

"I'm sure you're interested, right?"

Vegeta's eyes lit up, and excitement flashed across his face. Sure enough, he perked up and clenched his fists.

He let out a cold laugh. "Really? That's great. I'll enter the Martial Arts Tournament. Tell Kakarot for me!"

"I'll surpass him. This time, I'll truly defeat him. I'll beat him with my own strength!"

Gohan couldn't help laughing. "Too bad my father isn't interested in you. Vegeta, your training still isn't good enough."

"If you only focus on getting stronger, it'll be hard to break through again. Compared with my father, you're not just a little behind!"

Vegeta was clearly provoked. He clenched his fists until they cracked, gritted his teeth, and glared over at Gohan with a cold snort.

"Gohan, come talk to me when you can surpass me. You're not qualified to say that to me!"

With that, Vegeta turned and left, heading back to the Training Room.