"Whoosh!"
The spaceship shot skyward, instantly breaking through the atmosphere and entering the vastness of space.
Before long, Vegeta's spaceship disappeared from view.
Sun Wukong looked up at the spaceship as it vanished and took a deep breath.
Vegeta, you'd better work hard!
Try to become a Super Saiyan as soon as possible!
I still want to fight alongside you!
Come to think of it, I really missed how powerful we were when we fused or combined.
One was called Vegito, and the other was Gogeta.
Huh? Which was stronger, Vegito or Gogeta?
Sun Wukong had gotten a little carried away thinking about it.
As he remembered it, he had fused into Vegito when challenging Majin Buu.
Gogeta had come about when fighting the Evil Dragons.
It seemed hard to compare them!
Never mind all that for now!
I still have a lot to do.
First, I need to go to the Lookout and find somewhere to hide the Black Star Dragon Balls.
It would be best if those Dragon Balls were never used!
Once they were used, the Dragon Balls would scatter across the universe. If they weren't gathered within a year, the entire planet would be destroyed.
Next, I'll go to the Sacred World of the Kai.
At this point... Old Supreme Kai should still be sealed inside the Z Sword, right?
I have to hurry and free Old Supreme Kai, then ask him to figure out how to restore my tail.
That way, I'll be able to become a Super Saiyan 4.
Otherwise, I can't become a Super Saiyan 4 right now.
I can also ask Old Supreme Kai a few other things while I'm at it.
With Old Supreme Kai's help, I can solve a great many problems.
After that, I need to go to Namek...
Before Frieza goes to Namek, I have to evacuate all the Namekians.
Then when Frieza gets there, he won't be able to kill anyone.
And the Dragon Balls won't be used.
The Evil Dragons shouldn't be born in this lifetime.
Even if they are, I'll have to become far stronger than them.
What Sun Wukong didn't know was that even if he kept using the Dragon Balls to make wishes, the Evil Dragons wouldn't be born.
That was because Goku was now in the Super Dimension, where the Evil Dragons wouldn't appear. Instead, something even more terrifying than them would show up: a God of Destruction.
After all, Sun Wukong wasn't a transmigrator, so he knew nothing about these things.
"Whoosh!"
Sun Wukong returned to his normal state and used Instant Transmission to quickly rejoin Piccolo and the others.
He had only returned to normal now not because he couldn't defeat Vegeta's Great Ape Transformation in his ordinary state.
Rather, Sun Wukong planned to spend the next while thoroughly honing his Super Saiyan transformation.
After all, this body was still far weaker than his peak self.
"Goku! Why did I see Vegeta's spaceship flying away?" Krillin asked, looking puzzled.
"Yeah, Goku, where's Vegeta?" Yamcha asked as well.
"Uh... I let him go," Sun Wukong answered honestly.
"Y-you let him go?" Krillin was speechless for a moment, then gave a resigned smile. "You're still the Goku I know. You haven't changed a bit!"
In his previous life, Krillin hadn't wanted to let Vegeta go because Vegeta and Nappa had killed Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien Shinhan, and Piccolo.
But in this life, none of his friends here had died.
So Krillin didn't hold much of a grudge against Vegeta.
Besides, Vegeta had been completely overpowered by Sun Wukong from beginning to end and hadn't gained the slightest advantage.
Even if Vegeta dared to come back next time, Sun Wukong would beat him again, right?
"Goku, you've gotten this strong from training under King Kai? You must have trained incredibly hard!" Krillin exclaimed repeatedly.
"Hahaha, I guess so." Sun Wukong laughed, then couldn't help ruffling Krillin's head again.
Krillin: "..."
"Why do you keep patting my head?" Krillin rolled his eyes and grumbled.
"Your bald head is really funny. You should keep it that way and never grow your hair out," Sun Wukong said with a grin.
"What are you talking about? Why would I ever grow my hair out?" Krillin was speechless.
"Sun Wukong! What was that golden transformation of yours?" Piccolo asked through gritted teeth.
"That's called the Super Saiyan transformation!" Sun Wukong answered honestly, then immediately changed the subject. "Let's not talk about that now. I have to go to the Lookout. Gohan, are you coming with me, or are you going home by yourself?"
"Dad... I'll go home by myself... I still want to hang out with Uncle Piccolo," Son Gohan mumbled.
Piccolo: "..."
You little brat, who wants to hang out with you?
"Piccolo, sorry for the trouble. Please look after Gohan!" Sun Wukong waved lightly, then turned to Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu. "Yamcha, Chiaotzu, Tien, I'm heading out!"
"What are you talking about, Goku? When did you get so formal?" Yamcha said with a laugh, waving goodbye.
"Whoosh!"
Sun Wukong said no more and vanished from the spot in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Wukong had used Instant Transmission to appear above the Lookout.
"Guardian." Sun Wukong greeted him warmly, filled with emotion.
Time really does fly.
It's been so long since I last saw the Guardian.
How many years has it been?
It feels like more than twenty.
Ever since Piccolo and the Guardian fused, I haven't seen him again.
"Goku... did you learn some special technique from King Kai that lets you appear out of nowhere?" The Guardian's expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly asked with curiosity.
"Haha... well..." Sun Wukong didn't know how to explain, so he laughed awkwardly and let it go.
"You're amazing, Goku. I never expected you to defeat those two Saiyans so easily," the Guardian exclaimed. "To be honest, I thought you had no chance of winning! But letting that Saiyan called Vegeta go really is just like you. I hope he turns over a new leaf and never comes back to Earth!"
"Haha, he'll come back..." Sun Wukong scratched his head and grinned.
The Guardian: "..."
The Guardian was at a loss for words.
You're so sure he'll come back?
"Guardian, that's not why I came here." Sun Wukong's expression turned serious. "I came to tell you something very important."
"What is it? Go ahead," the Guardian said with a nod.
"Guardian, when you became the Guardian, you and Piccolo hadn't separated yet, right?" Sun Wukong asked.
"No, I became the Guardian after I separated from Piccolo," the Guardian corrected him. "Before Piccolo and I separated, I still had a great deal of evil within me! I was only qualified to become the Guardian after I split Piccolo off from myself."
Sun Wukong: "..."
That wasn't important...
"Guardian, what I wanted to ask was... before you and Piccolo separated, did you make the Dragon Balls?" Sun Wukong's expression grew even more solemn.
"Yes, I did make the Dragon Balls. It's a miraculous ability I was born with," the Guardian said with a slight nod. "I watched your battle, and I heard that Saiyan named Nappa say I might be a Namekian!"
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