After Vegeta finished counting, he struggled to his feet.
A faint smile played across his face.
"Good!"
"Another set done!"
In his delighted eyes, Son Goku's figure suddenly appeared again.
"Kakarot!"
"Just you wait. I'll surpass you one day!"
"Time for a short break, then I'll start the next set!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach rebelled.
Grrr~
"..."
Vegeta checked the time and saw that it was almost noon.
"Is it nearly twelve already?"
"No wonder I'm hungry!"
"Forget it. I'd better eat first!"
After he shut off the gravity chamber, he felt his whole body relax. Then he walked to the entrance and pressed the door button.
As soon as the door opened, he started to step outside.
But Bulma was standing there with her hands on her hips, glaring at him.
At the sight of her, he furrowed his brow, unable to understand why Bulma looked as if she wanted to eat him alive.
As far as he remembered, he'd been doing his husbandly duties on time lately!
Why did she look so upset?
Puzzled, he walked down the ramp and asked, "Bulma, what are you doing here?"
Bulma replied coldly, "Training, training, training!"
"All you Saiyans do is train. Is there anything in your heads besides training?"
"You even need someone to come get you for a meal. If you love training so much, why not just stop eating?"
With that, she turned and walked away.
Vegeta watched her go without looking displeased.
But, with his prickly personality, he instinctively muttered, "Nag."
"Why do you think Saiyans are called a warrior race?"
Then he followed her.
However.
He'd barely taken a few steps when he suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky in surprise.
"These two ki signatures... Saiyans?"
Before he could think it through, Bulma's irritated voice came from ahead.
"Vegeta!"
"What are you standing there like an idiot for?"
"Are you coming to eat or not?!"
Unfortunately, Vegeta's attention was elsewhere now, and he didn't hear a word she said.
When Bulma saw that he wasn't responding, she was about to scold him again, but then she noticed his grave expression as he stared up at the sky.
The words died on her lips.
Her heart gave a sudden jolt.
She knew that when he looked this serious, something was probably happening.
For instance, an enemy might have invaded!
At the thought, she hurriedly looked up, but couldn't see anything.
She hurried over to Vegeta and asked, "Vegeta, are there more enemies?"
She wasn't like Chi-Chi, who couldn't tell what was going on no matter the situation.
She could complain now and then, but when something happened, she would quietly support him and do everything she could to help.
When it came to something important, she wouldn't ruin her man's mood or get in the way of what he had to do.
For a Saiyan, what counted as important?
Naturally, fighting and training.
And a fight usually meant facing an enemy.
Being clever and perceptive, she knew how to judge what mattered most in the moment.
She could act spoiled, but she had to choose the right time.
That was exactly why Vegeta was so happy to be with her.
Men loved women who knew their place.
At Bulma's words, Vegeta's furrowed brow relaxed.
"They probably aren't enemies. But the newcomers might be Saiyans."
Bulma asked in surprise, "Huh?"
"Saiyans?"
"Vegeta, didn't you say all the Saiyans were on Earth now?"
Vegeta fell silent for two seconds before replying, "Bulma, I actually have a younger brother. My real brother."
"But he was born with a low power level, so he was sent to a distant planet."
"Not many people know about it."
"If I'm right, one of those two Saiyans is probably him."
He said it, but he wasn't entirely certain.
Before invading Earth, he hadn't been able to sense ki, so how could he know what Tarble's ki signature was like?
Besides, when he'd summoned the Saiyans who were away from Planet Vegeta, he'd called back the ones out on missions—not the Saiyans exiled to distant planets.
So he couldn't be sure whether one of the newcomers was Tarble.
When she heard that, Bulma exclaimed, "What? A younger brother?"
"You have a younger brother?"
"How come you never told me?"
"Vegeta, we've been married for years. How much else have you been hiding from me?"
She put her hands on her hips again and puffed out her cheeks.
They'd been married for years, and she'd never heard about this.
Of course she was upset.
However.
Vegeta saw her reaction, and though a trace of awkwardness flickered in his eyes, he kept his expression composed.
He was just about to make an excuse when he suddenly looked up again.
"Hm?"
"No, there are two more chasing them. They look much stronger than the others."
"Bulma, go ahead and eat at home. I'll go check it out!"
With that, he didn't wait for her reply. White flames of ki burst around him, and he shot into the sky.
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared over the horizon.
Bulma watched him go and stamped her foot in anger. "What the heck!"
"He didn't explain a thing, then just took off!"
"Honestly!"
"But Vegeta actually has a younger brother..."
"Why didn't he bring his brother to Earth before?"
"Forget it. Saiyans aren't very sentimental. It's normal that he didn't bring him here."
"Tarble... Tarble... Two characters in his name are the same as in mine!"
"Wait, why does it sound so much like a combination of my name and Vegeta's?"
"How strange!"
"No, I'd better have someone get things ready. If Vegeta's little brother really is coming, we can't have nothing to offer him!"
"Right, I should put on some makeup too..."
At the same time.
The other Z Fighters on Earth had also sensed four powerful ki signatures openly entering the planet.
At Yamcha's house.
Puar looked at Yamcha, who had suddenly raised his head to stare at the sky, and asked, "Young Master Yamcha, what's wrong?"
"Someone's come to Earth, and there are four of them!" Yamcha's scarred face looked grave. "I don't know if they're friends or foes!"
"Puar, stay here. I'll go see what's going on!"
But Puar refused. "No, I'm coming with you!"
Yamcha looked down at him and saw the determination in his face. Knowing he couldn't talk him out of it, he had no choice but to agree. "All right, then come with me."
"But if things look bad, keep your distance."
"Okay, I understand."
Kame House.
Krillin and Master Roshi had just put down their bowls and chopsticks. As soon as they sensed something was wrong, they rushed out one after the other without even clearing the table.
Android 18 was left completely confused, so she followed them outside.
Once out, she asked, "Krillin, is something going on?"
Krillin, whose hair had grown back, looked utterly baffled.
"Four people came to Earth from outer space. Two of them have very powerful, very evil ki."
"The other two... Wait!"
"Why do the other two ki signatures feel a little like... Saiyans?"
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