First Meeting with Vegeta

"Oh, it's Gohan. You're here to pick up Goten, right? Goten is with Trunks right now. Let me call his grandmother."

"Have his grandmother bring him over!"

Dr. Briefs smiled and greeted him, warmly inviting Gohan to take a seat.

They were going to have tea together, and he even had the robots prepare the refreshments.

Gohan didn't stand on ceremony. He walked forward, but before he could even pick up his teacup, he felt a figure suddenly appear.

The moment the other person arrived, he almost failed to notice him. He understood now that the gap between him and Vegeta was truly immense.

Even if he could transform into a Super Saiyan 2!

How could that compare to Vegeta's special Super Saiyan 1? Vegeta had pushed the Super Saiyan 1 form to its absolute limit.

A Super Saiyan form that belonged only to Vegeta, known as Super Vegeta!

If Super Vegeta continued to develop this transformation, it would surely have the strength to rival a Super Saiyan 3.

Once Vegeta arrived, his cold voice followed.

"Gohan, your training has been decent lately. You actually managed to slip past my energy detection when you arrived!"

Vegeta's face was icy, his aura clearly meant to test him.

As expected of the Prince of All Saiyans!

Although Gohan wanted to test his own strength against Vegeta, he knew now wasn't the time. If they really started fighting, it wouldn't be training—it would be a life-or-death struggle!

It wouldn't help his current training much, and many of his skills still needed slow, steady refinement. He didn't enjoy being beaten to a pulp.

He remained calm, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said, "Uncle Vegeta, your strength is becoming more and more formidable. I could feel it the moment I arrived."

"It looks like you've already developed the Super Saiyan form to its most perfect state!"

At this, Vegeta looked arrogant; after all, he could now transform into Super Vegeta!

This was different from a standard Super Saiyan; it was his own unique transformation.

One could say it was a special form with 200% of the power of a Super Saiyan 1.

That was why Vegeta looked so proud, coldly remarking, "It's a pity that Kakarot isn't here right now."

"I originally wanted to use you as my training partner, but I heard you went back to school. Hmph, it seems you haven't trained in years; I'm afraid you're already past your prime!"

With that, he turned and left.

Gohan let out a sigh of relief, though he still felt a bit unwilling to accept it.

As expected, the gap between him and the top-tier fighters was still quite large.

He could only reach about 50% of Vegeta's strength right now!

That's right, even if he gave it his all, he would likely only touch the threshold of 50% power. Reaching 100% was still a very long way off!

He only hoped that when his Ultra Instinct reached 1%, it would give him a glimmer of hope.

His fighting spirit was ignited. He finally understood why Piccolo had let little Goku come here to play.

It was to show him the true gap between him and Vegeta so that he would push himself harder!

Soon, little Goku and Trunks appeared together.

Seeing Gohan, little Trunks immediately rushed over, his face full of enthusiasm.

"Big Brother Gohan, I want to learn how to turn into a Super Saiyan too! Goten already learned it, so why can't I? It's so unfair—Goten has been showing off in front of me the whole time."

"No matter what, I have to learn it!"

Gohan looked at Trunks, who was acting so impatient, clearly envious that Gohan could transform into a Super Saiyan!

He was green with envy.

Gohan watched him, smiled, and couldn't help but say, "Doesn't your father know how to turn into a Super Saiyan? Why don't you ask him to teach you?"

"Couldn't he teach you just the same?"

Upon hearing Gohan mention his father, little Trunks visibly shivered, clearly still very afraid of him.

Little Trunks had trained with Vegeta a few times!

But Vegeta had left quite a shadow on him, causing Trunks to shudder and say, looking dejected, "I asked Father, but he said it's too early for me and won't let me learn!"

Vegeta still didn't believe that little Trunks could transform into a Super Saiyan.

Looking at the boy, Gohan thought of another plan. His eyes lit up, and he agreed on the spot.

"How about this? I'll teach you how to transform. Not just Super Saiyan 1, but even Super Saiyan 2—I can teach you all of it!"

Little Trunks was overjoyed and cheered aloud.

He beamed, "Really? That's great! Big Brother Gohan, you really are better than my father. Hehe, I knew asking you would work."

Seeing Trunks so happy, Gohan raised his hand and wagged a finger. "However, I do have a condition."

Little Trunks didn't even hesitate, nodding immediately. "I'll agree to any condition! Brother Gohan, just tell me what it is!"

It wasn't as if the Trunks household was short on money, and naturally, Gohan wasn't tacky enough to ask a child for cash.

What he wanted was something else entirely.

Straightening his expression, he said, "I want your father's combat footage, as well as the simulation robot that mimics his fighting style!"

"I know you can make them, but getting your father's combat data is difficult. I'm counting on you for this!"

Although he was a bit afraid of his father, the thought of learning how to transform into a Super Saiyan spurred him on.

He clenched his fists and agreed, planning to help Gohan obtain Vegeta's combat training footage.

This would be incredibly helpful for his own training moving forward!

Having successfully coaxed little Trunks, Gohan decided to bring him along for training as well.

It was a pity that little Trunks and little Goten hadn't learned the Fusion technique yet.

Otherwise, they wouldn't need Vegeta's combat footage; they could just spar with each other to hone their skills!

Trying to contact Goku to learn the Fusion technique right now was just too difficult.

Little Trunks had quite a good grasp of things; learning Super Saiyan 1 and Super Saiyan 2 was easier for him than it was for little Goten, and his combat power was already higher!

He had inherited his father's warlike bloodline.

Of course, all of this was nothing in Gohan's eyes.

No matter how much potential he had or how impressive his transformations were, a brat was still just a brat!

A single Destructo Disc was enough to scare him into hitting the dirt, unable to get back up.

Watching the mountain behind him get sliced in two, little Trunks wore the same expression little Goten had back then.

He looked genuinely shaken. "Brother Gohan's move is too powerful; it can pulverize a mountain in one go."

"It's just as strong as my father's!"

Little Goten asked curiously, "Is Uncle Vegeta really that strong?"

At the thought, little Trunks still looked a bit traumatized. "Yeah, I've trained with Dad, but every time, he finishes me off in one move."

"And it hurts a lot! Sometimes, my dad doesn't hold back at all!"

Indeed, how could the arrogant Vegeta possibly know what it meant to hold back?

It was a miracle he hadn't let Trunks kick the bucket already.

This made Gohan even more expectant of Vegeta's training footage. Since he couldn't spar with the real deal right now, he would just have to improve by fighting the simulation.

He turned to the Trunks in front of him and began to sweet-talk him.

"Trunks, remember what you promised me. Once I teach you how to become a Super Saiyan, you have to finish the task I gave you."

"If you pull it off, I might even teach you some even more powerful techniques!"

Trunks's eyes lit up, and he agreed immediately, looking delighted. "Really? That's great! Brother Gohan, I promise."

"I'm going back right now to get my father's training footage for you. Just wait for my good news!"

With that, Trunks left impatiently, eager to find out what Gohan's special techniques were.

After all, Gohan's teaching was much easier to grasp than his father's, and Trunks's desire for battle was far stronger than little Goten's.

He went straight home, intending to steal his father's training data.

As for the theft, even if Vegeta found out, it wouldn't be a big deal; there was no way Vegeta would know who actually wanted the stuff!

Inside Capsule Corporation.

Little Trunks snuck out of the simulation training room, holding a chip and a combat simulation unit in his hands.

In truth, these things were designed by Bulma specifically for Vegeta.

The fully simulated combat robot learned the Saiyan fighting style and mimicked combat through simulations.

Even without other opponents, it could achieve the desired training effect, which was very useful for Vegeta.

Using this, he could even simulate Goku's fighting style, which was exactly why his combat power had been increasing so rapidly!

"This must be what Brother Gohan wants. I wonder why he needs this? Does he want to simulate a fight with Father?"

Thinking about it, little Trunks couldn't understand why Brother Gohan would want this. After all, fighting his father was a terrifying prospect. He knew Gohan was strong, but he still couldn't compare to his father, Vegeta.

Just as he was about to sneak away, he didn't realize that someone nearby had been tracking him the whole time, watching as Trunks stole the combat data.

Even as he took it out to give to someone else, Vegeta didn't say a word to stop him.

After all, he also wanted to know what his son intended to do with his stolen combat training data!

Trunks certainly didn't need it, as he hadn't dared to seek him out for training in a long time, and it was impossible that it was for Piccolo.

Piccolo absolutely did not need it!

The only remaining candidate was Gohan, who had come over today, and he could also sense that Gohan was very different.

Could it be that Gohan actually wanted to surpass him?

"Hmph, what a joke!"

With a cold snort, he dismissed the matter entirely; he didn't care about a mere set of combat training data at all!

He didn't believe for a second that Gohan could surpass him with such a thing—it was simply impossible!

His goal remained Kakarot; a mere Gohan could not hinder his pace in chasing after Kakarot!