His First Attempt at Super Saiyan Succeeded, Leaving Everyone Stunned

Before long, the three of them arrived at Kami's Lookout.

They had only just arrived when Trunks showed up too.

"Dende, we're here to borrow the place for a bit." The moment Vegeta saw Dende, he spoke without a hint of courtesy.

Dende was used to his icy demeanor and nodded. "No problem."

"Are you planning to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train?"

At that, Vegeta shook his head. "No, we're not going in this time."

"We just need to borrow the grounds. My younger brother Tarble needs to try transforming into a Super Saiyan."

"I'll also need you to help with a small favor in a moment."

"No problem." Dende answered without a second thought, then looked at Tarble and Licks. "You must be Mr. Tarble, right?"

"And you're Mr. Licks?"

"Nice to meet you!"

Fifty days earlier, when Tarble and Licks were still some distance from Earth, Dende had already sensed them.

And that was before the two of them settled on Earth.

As Earth's guardian, Dende naturally knew who they were.

"Hello, Dende." Tarble greeted him with a smile.

He was quite familiar with Dende.

After all, he was a human-shaped charging station. It was hard to forget him.

Licks looked a little surprised, but he followed Tarble's example and greeted him too. "Hello, Dende. I'm Licks."

As soon as he finished speaking, Vegeta said impatiently, "All right, you'll have plenty of time to meet later."

"Tarble, go ahead and try transforming."

Tarble gave a slight nod. "Okay."

Then, he flashed away.

With a whoosh, he reappeared ten meters away.

After steadying his mind, he immediately gathered all his energy and focused it on his back.

In an instant—

BOOM!

A powerful aura burst from Tarble!

A fierce wind of energy swept outward, roaring all around them.

The forceful gust blew Licks some distance away before he could brace himself.

As soon as he regained his footing, he felt an even more formidable, surging aura erupt from Tarble.

At the same time, the sky and earth seemed to lose their color. Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed as thick, brilliant bolts crashed down from the sky.

"AAAAAAHHH—"

Although Tarble had resolved beforehand not to let out a constipated-sounding scream, the reality of the situation left him no choice.

All the energy in his body was being concentrated in one small area, and pain instantly spread throughout him.

It felt as if his body were being torn apart and then brought back to life.

Amid the agony, he also felt a hint of excitement and pleasure.

That excitement and pleasure grew more and more intense, quickly eclipsing the pain completely.

In an instant, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind!

"AAAAAH... HAA!"

BOOM!

With that final, explosive cry, Tarble's aura reached its peak.

Then his hair flashed gold, changing from black to golden yellow.

His eyes turned emerald green as well.

He had successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan!

And he had succeeded on his very first try!

The sight stunned all five people there.

Trunks was thrilled, happy that Tarble had managed to become a Super Saiyan.

Licks was full of admiration and surprise, along with a deep longing.

Dende and Mr. Popo had seen a Super Saiyan transformation before, so they were only surprised that Tarble had succeeded on his first try.

Of the five, Vegeta was by far the most shocked.

He had never imagined Tarble would succeed on his very first attempt at transforming.

With talent like that, Vegeta couldn't catch up even if he flew there in a spaceship.

Back then, he had gone through hell trying to become a Super Saiyan.

In the end, he had only transformed by sheer chance.

If he were honest, even if he'd known the transformation technique back then, he still wouldn't have been confident he could succeed on his first try.

Once the shock passed, he was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Meanwhile—

The Z Fighters on Earth had also sensed Tarble's sudden surge in energy.

"Is that energy... Tarble's?"

Piccolo, who was visiting Son Gohan's home, sensed the disturbance at once.

Son Gohan felt it too. "Yes, Uncle Piccolo. That energy belongs to Uncle Tarble."

"His energy has suddenly expanded so much. He must have successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan!"

"How incredible!"

Son Gohan and the others had no idea how quickly Tarble had been training. Naturally, they were astonished when they guessed that he had successfully become a Super Saiyan.

Piccolo was even more stunned, his face turning a little green with disbelief.

"What a terrifying rate of progress!"

"How long has it even been?"

"And he's already become a Super Saiyan!"

"After only one attempt, no less!"

"Looks like Tarble is even more talented than Vegeta."

"Gohan, he might even be more talented than you and your dad!"

"Vegeta and Son Goku finally have some competition."

By the end, he sounded almost pleased.

At that moment—

The shock in Son Gohan's eyes was just about equal to Piccolo's.

"Uncle Piccolo, when my dad and I trained in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber back then..."

"It took me longer than this to become a Super Saiyan."

"I vaguely remember it happened after three months of training in there. I can't remember exactly how long it took."

Hearing this, Piccolo's eyes flashed with shock once more.

"So that's how it is!"

"Looks like Tarble's talent and potential far surpass yours!"

"Gohan, I know you don't like training, but you need to make some time for it."

"I'll do my best, Uncle Piccolo..."

Son Gohan and Piccolo weren't the only ones who were shocked. The other Z Fighters sensed Tarble's energy soaring dozens of times higher and guessed what had happened too.

Naturally, once they figured it out, everyone was astonished and envious.

Elsewhere—

Son Goku, who was training on North Kai Planet, sensed Tarble's energy too.

He had never met Tarble, though, so he didn't know whether he was friend or foe.

"What is that energy?"

The moment Son Goku sensed the immense aura, he stopped training, though he kept his arms raised, holding up a weight that must have weighed several tons.

After sensing it carefully, he confirmed that the aura belonged to a Saiyan.

"It's a Saiyan's energy!"

"But why does it feel so unfamiliar?"

For a moment, he couldn't guess who it was.

Under normal circumstances, unless it was about martial arts, he couldn't be bothered to think too hard.

So—

Still holding the several-ton weight without any effort, he walked over to North Kai, who was dozing under a tree, and shouted at the top of his lungs:

"King Kai!!!"

The sudden shout startled North Kai awake. He sprang up, and his sunglasses fell to the ground.

"W-what?!"

"Is the sky falling?"

Once he'd finished shouting, his vision cleared—and he found a black "mountain" practically pressed against his face.

He instinctively backed away, frightened by the sight.

Just then, he heard Son Goku's voice.

"King Kai, can you find out who the Saiyan is whose energy just suddenly burst out on Earth?"

"His energy feels really unfamiliar."

North Kai came to his senses and immediately roared at Son Goku. "GOKU—"

"Are you trying to scare me to death?"