Thunder God Descent

Bulma sighed as she watched Vegeta head back inside, likely unaware of when he might emerge again.

With a sigh, she decided to help Gohan tidy up his training grounds first.

She accompanied Gohan back to his villa, where she set to work upgrading his training facilities.

Much like Vegeta's training room, it was now capable of withstanding various levels of destruction!

As long as he didn't go overboard and unleash enough power to destroy the Earth, everything would be fine.

Bulma managed to finish all these tasks in just half a day; she was truly the woman who could invent a time machine.

This capability was simply incredible!

It was a pity, though, that he had no interest in Bulma now that she was a middle-aged auntie; he had no desire to flirt with her at all.

Bulma, however, was all smiles as she greeted him and brought up a topic that piqued her curiosity.

"By the way, is Goku coming back for the Martial Arts Tournament?"

Receiving confirmation from Gohan, Bulma's face lit up with a radiant expression. Seeing this, Gohan couldn't help but wonder if Bulma had some sort of designs on Kakarot.

Vegeta's head was turning into a vast, grassy meadow!

In the blink of an eye, a week passed.

It had been one week since Gohan moved into the villa.

The entire mansion was staffed with a butler and servants, with Videl helping out with the tidying as well.

Living in such a large villa was quite comfortable.

Every morning, lying in that soft, cozy bed, Gohan never wanted to get up until Videl came to call him.

Today was no different!

Watching Gohan lazing in bed, Videl smiled softly. She approached him, but before she could even say a word, Gohan reached out, grabbed her, and pulled her onto the bed before she could react.

"Eek!"

Once she regained her senses, Videl found herself restrained, but after a brief blush, she quickly accepted it.

Over the past week, she had given herself entirely to Gohan.

Their relationship had grown intimate and progressed further, leaving Gohan with no reservations about fooling around with her for a while.

It wasn't until noon that they finally got up, hand in hand, to have breakfast.

Bringing up a certain matter, Videl seemed even more concerned than he was.

"By the way, Gohan-kun, isn't your father supposed to be back before the Martial Arts Tournament? The tournament starts in just a few days; my father already told me."

"Does your father know?"

Gohan replied distractedly, "Hmm, as for him, he should know. With Fortuneteller Baba around, she'll definitely go pick him up in advance."

After saying this, he hugged Videl and fed her, a smile plastered on his face.

He brought up another topic: "By the way, my dear Videl, have you felt any movement in your belly lately?"

As he spoke, he stroked her flat lower abdomen, though he felt no energy fluctuations whatsoever.

Feeling Gohan's touch, Videl's face flushed red, and she said shyly, "I don't know either. It's been a week, so it should be soon, right?"

Gohan nodded in agreement, "That's about right. It's been a week, and we've been working hard every night. I feel like it should be these next few days."

His Saiyan physique was quite potent; conceiving a child was a simple matter.

Especially over this past week, having won over Videl's father, he had kept Videl at the villa almost every day.

After having thoroughly devoured her!

Videl's feelings for him had grown even more intimate; after all, he was her first man.

Videl looked over, blushing, and said with a smile, "It would be great if it's a boy, just as strong as Gohan-kun."

"Gohan-kun, do you prefer a boy or a girl?"

Thinking about their first child, he was sure it would be a girl, but Gohan didn't want to stop there. A smirk tugged at the corner of his mouth.

He kissed Videl's cheek and continued, "A boy or a girl, either is fine. Once we have one, we'll just have a second."

"How about that?"

Videl stuck out her tongue, amused by Gohan's words: "I'm not a machine, how could I just pop out several at once?"

Mentioning machines, Gohan felt that he had been pestered quite heavily by a female machine lately.

Sure enough, just as they finished their intimate meal, her energy signature had already arrived.

Android 18 was certainly persistent for that million; over the past week, she had come every single day to challenge him.

All for the sake of defeating him and taking that million!

Sometimes she even showed up at night, and Gohan couldn't help but suspect that Android 18 had been eavesdropping on something outside his room.

It's impressive that Android 18 has managed to keep this up for so long!

At the same time, he offered a silent moment of sympathy for Krillin. Noticing Android 18's energy signature, he gently set Videl down and said with a smile, "Alright, I'm going to start training now. Why don't you go find Satan and help me get a few tickets for the Martial Arts Tournament? I'll hand them over to my father once he returns."

"There are going to be a lot of people participating in the tournament this time!"

Videl nodded, knowing that many powerful fighters would be entering. She looked at Gohan with a radiant smile.

She stood on her tiptoes to give him a quick kiss, then turned to leave after dropping one last remark.

"I believe in you, Gohan! I'm sure you'll win the championship!"

Watching Videl walk away, Gohan still didn't tell her that other things were bound to happen at this tournament.

After all, telling her about such matters would only cause her unnecessary worry.

He certainly couldn't mention that he still needed to strengthen himself; his mastery over the Goro Goro no Mi was almost at 100%!

Looking at the progress bar for the Goro Goro no Mi at 95%, he intended to push it to 100% in one go, as that was the only way to prepare for the arrival of Majin Buu.

After finishing his breakfast, he stood up and quickly made his way to the training room.

It was an open space designed to resemble the arena of the Martial Arts Tournament, specially modified by Bulma. The perimeter was reinforced with protective barriers, making it difficult for energy blasts to escape.

It was the perfect training ground!

As soon as Gohan arrived, he noticed Android 18 already waiting with her arms crossed. She looked heroic and truly beautiful.

Android 18 possessed a cool, striking beauty; especially when she narrowed her eyes, that icy, aloof expression was something else.

It was enough to captivate any man!

Seeing how punctual she was, Gohan offered a casual greeting: "Sorry to keep you waiting. I got up a bit late this morning due to our morning exercise."

"You haven't been waiting long, have you?"

Hearing Gohan's words, Android 18 let out a cold snort, clearly aware of what he meant. She had arrived early, after all, and she knew exactly what Gohan had been doing that morning.

She certainly understood, though the unintended flush on her face quickly faded as she composed herself.

Looking at Gohan, she said, "Can we start now?"

Gohan didn't rush to engage, feeling a bit curious instead: "Android 18, are you really that obsessed with the one million?"

"I've seen you come here every day for the past week, even when Piccolo has free time. Don't you have anything else to do?"

Android 18's face darkened, clearly displeased by his words, and she gritted her teeth.

"I just want to find an opportunity to teach you a lesson!"

With that, she lunged at him. Gohan was already used to her sudden attacks; after a week of training with her, he had grown familiar with her combat style.

Androids weren't entirely robotic; they were simply modified humans!

Her greatest strength was her infinite energy—while her power output had a fixed limit, it could be replenished indefinitely.

It was precisely because of this that Android 18 possessed such formidable combat power.

Her strength was above the level of a Super Saiyan 1!

Unfortunately, that level of power didn't concern Gohan in the slightest; he hadn't even bothered to transform.

As Android 18 threw a punch, she was shocked to see it pass right through his body.

Frowning, she looked frustrated and angry: "What kind of bizarre technique is that again?"

She found Gohan's techniques to be incredibly strange. Throughout their training sessions, his various moves had prevented her from even grazing him, let alone gaining any advantage.

It was the same now; his ability to become immune to physical attacks was clearly an application of the Goro Goro no Mi.

Gohan smiled as he reappeared behind her, saying calmly, "I have to thank you for helping me hone the power of the Goro Goro no Mi over these past few days. It allowed me to reach 100% progress."

"Trillion Volts! 100% Goro Goro no Mi Awakening!"

He raised a hand, and dark clouds instantly gathered in the sky, changing the color of the heavens and forcing Android 18 to look up.

Sure enough, she saw a massive bolt of lightning piercing the sky, crashing down directly toward her.

BOOM!

The lightning strike descended like a colossal pillar of light.

Android 18's expression shifted. She raised a hand, energy surging through her palms, and without a second thought, she met the descending lightning head-on.

The two forces collided, crackling with intense energy.

Zzzzt!

Countless arcs of electricity danced wildly. Android 18 gritted her teeth, holding her ground; her infinite energy was truly impressive.

Watching this, Gohan's lips curled into another smile.

He raised his hand once more.

"Two Trillion Volts!"

"3 trillion volts, 5 trillion volts!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosive lightning surged down once more, slamming into Android 18's infinite energy barrier and forcing her into a desperate struggle to resist.

Unfortunately, the lightning kept crashing down; although her energy was infinite, the power of the bolts grew increasingly ferocious!

Gohan pushed himself in one breath, skyrocketing from one trillion volts to five trillion!

And then, to ten quadrillion volts!

"Ten quadrillion volts, 1100% Awakened Power, Thunder God Descent!"

The ten-quadrillion-volt Thunder God Descent made the very earth tremble, and for the first time, Android 18's expression shifted.

Only now did she realize that Gohan's mastery over lightning was even more terrifying than before; a single strike was enough to shatter her infinite energy!

The bolt pierced through her energy sphere and slammed directly into the ground, detonating instantly.

BOOM!

Even the surrounding protective barrier proved utterly useless in that instant, pulverized into nothingness.

Android 18's entire body was sent flying backward, and Gohan's expression changed as he finally snapped back to reality.

The ten-quadrillion-volt Thunder God Descent was too powerful; he had forgotten that Android 18's combat power simply couldn't withstand it.

He rushed forward, catching her just as she was about to be sent tumbling away, pulling her directly into his arms.

This prevented Android 18 from being sent flying and crashing to the ground with severe injuries.

"Are you alright?"

Gohan looked on with concern, but to his surprise, Android 18 gritted her teeth, caught her breath, and grabbed him by the collar in return.

He had expected her to lose her temper, but instead, she wore a sly, cunning look: "One million, you promised!"