Luya flashed a mysterious smile, then gave them a rough account of what had happened.
A long while later ...
"Frieza actually came back to life!" Gohan and Piccolo wore grave expressions, with a hint of apprehension in their eyes. The emperor of the universe had left a deep impression on them, no doubt!
"Dad defeated him time and again. I can't believe he's still so hard to kill—he's already come back to life!" Gohan gritted out.
Piccolo's expression was equally grim. Frieza had killed him once before. Though they hadn't fought again since, Piccolo still feared him.
Piccolo looked at Luya and asked, "How do you know? Didn't you just arrive on Earth?"
Could this kid be like Trunks, someone from the future?
Luya gave a cryptic answer. "I have my own sources. The point is, Frieza has been revived, and he's become incredibly powerful. He's training right now and will attack Earth in four months at the latest. Earth will be in danger then!"
Gohan's expression turned grave. "Frieza—has he really become that strong?"
Luya nodded. "Very strong!"
He didn't spell it out. Frieza could kill Super Saiyan Gohan in his ordinary form. That would make things no fun at all!
Piccolo and Gohan exchanged a glance. Piccolo said, "Whether it's true or not, we should go back and discuss what to do."
Gohan nodded, then looked at Luya and invited him with a smile. "L-Luya, right? If you don't mind, you can stay with us!"
Piccolo's brow twitched at those words, but he said nothing.
Luya was taken aback. He realized he didn't have anywhere else to go, so he nodded. "All right, I'll stay with you for a few days!"
A short while later, they left. First, though, they went to Bulma's place to give her the Space Capsule to study.
Bulma and the others were surprised to see Luya, a Saiyan. But since her husband Vegeta was also a Saiyan, Bulma was quite welcoming toward him!
After saying goodbye to Bulma, the three of them left!
For the next few days, Luya stayed at Gohan's house. He also asked Gohan to teach him some techniques, including the Kamehameha ...
Krillin and the other warrior friends had heard about Luya, and they were surprised at first. But when they learned that Frieza had been revived, they could hardly believe it, and they all began training!
A few days later, Bulma received some shocking news. According to the Galactic Patrolman Jaco—no, wait, Jaco said that Frieza really had been revived! And he would arrive on Earth soon!
The news confirmed their fears, and they all threw themselves into intense training. Even Krillin put his police duties on hold to train ...
Two months later.
Luya had mostly grown accustomed to his body's immense strength, and his battle power had reached a staggering 210 million!
His training talent had already developed to match the Saiyans' bloodline!
"Gohan, I want to train in the Lookout's Hyperbolic Time Chamber!" Luya made this request one day.
Gohan quickly discussed it with Piccolo, and in the end, Piccolo agreed.
Goku and Vegeta were both away, and Frieza was a terrifying opponent. They needed powerful allies!
Luya wanted to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber because the system had issued him a temporary quest.
Even if the system hadn't given him a quest, he would have gone there to train. Anyone who had watched Dragon Ball knew it was currently the fastest way to grow stronger!
Soon, Gohan brought Luya to the Lookout.
"Long time no see, Gohan!" Dende ran over excitedly and hugged him!
Ever since Piccolo had fused with the previous Kami, Dende had become Earth's new Kami. Now, Dende was a young boy!
After catching up with Dende, Gohan introduced Luya to him.
Dende explained that he had been keeping an eye on Earth and knew Luya meant it no harm, so he greeted him politely. "Hello, Luya. My name is Dende!"
Luya smiled faintly. "Hello, Dende. As the most talented Namekian after Piccolo, you're well suited to being Earth's Kami!"
Dende: "???"
He was a little surprised. Was this guy really so familiar with him? At that thought, Dende looked at Gohan.
Gohan shrugged. He was a little confused himself. He didn't think he'd ever mentioned Dende to Luya, had he?
Luya didn't dwell on it. After a few pleasantries, he asked to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and train.
Dende nodded. "Mr. Popo will take you there!"
Mr. Popo walked up and said to Luya, "Please follow me!"
Luya nodded to Gohan, then followed Mr. Popo.
Back where they stood, Gohan watched Luya's retreating figure and smiled faintly.
"Gohan, don't you think his background is a little mysterious?" Dende suddenly asked.
Gohan was taken aback, then replied, "I don't think so. He said he's a Saiyan from another universe!"
Dende looked exasperated. "You believe him just because he said so?"
Gohan laughed. "More or less. The main thing is, he means no harm to Earth. Even if he did, I'd deal with him myself!"
Dende sighed, then said, "All right, I'll leave it to you. But Frieza really has been revived. Have you been able to contact Goku and the others?"
Gohan shook his head. "Dad and Uncle Vegeta are training with Beerus, the God of Destruction. We can't reach them!"
Dende's expression grew grave. "Frieza is incredibly powerful. I'm afraid you won't be able to match him!"
Gohan said gravely, "There's nothing else we can do right now. We can only train as hard as we can!"
Dende suddenly said, "Gohan, you can still spend one more day in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, can't you? You could train in there. With your potential, you'd definitely become stronger!"
Gohan shook his head and laughed. "No need. I don't really feel like training anymore!"
Dende: "..."
Meanwhile, Luya followed Mr. Popo to the entrance of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
Mr. Popo explained, "Each person can stay in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for only two days. One day outside is equivalent to a year inside. The gravity inside has increased from ten times to fifty times, so it's much more effective now. Keep track of the time. If you stay too long, the entrance to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber will disappear!"
Luya nodded as if he understood. "Got it!"
Mr. Popo nodded, then opened the chamber door and said to Luya, "Go on in!"
Luya nodded and walked inside.
[Beep! Congratulations, host! You've completed the quest "Enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to Train"!]
[Reward: 100 million battle power!]
[Reward: Strongest Saiyan Talent!]
[Reward: Kaioken (Limitless)]
After the door closed, Luya smiled.
He had to admit, this system was damn amazing. The quests were easy and the rewards generous. With it, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes before Luya surpassed Sun Wukong and the others?
No, no. That was thinking too small. Luya would set himself a modest goal first: surpass the gods!