Binding Trunks; 6x Cultivation Effect

Hearing Son Gohan's words, Uncle Piccolo stopped in his tracks.

"That's right, I'm going to train."

"Even though Prince Tarble and Licks are behind us in strength, they are still catching up."

"Now, they've managed to become Super Saiyans in just over a month."

"I have no reason not to train."

After hearing this, Son Gohan fell silent.

The atmosphere remained quiet for a few seconds before Uncle Piccolo changed the subject, saying, "Gohan, I haven't congratulated you on becoming a scholar yet."

"Congratulations, Gohan!"

Hearing this, a happy smile reappeared on Son Gohan's face.

"Thank you, Uncle Piccolo."

In his eyes, Uncle Piccolo's blessing was more important than anyone else's.

For a moment, the two had nothing more to say.

They just stood there, quietly.

Finally.

Uncle Piccolo threw out one last sentence before suddenly exploding with energy and flying away.

"Gohan, if you have time, you should still train a little."

Watching Uncle Piccolo's figure receding at high speed, Son Gohan nodded heavily and shouted, "I will, Uncle Piccolo—"

At the moment Licks successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan, there was another chaotic scene on the North Kai Planet.

Pestered until he had no other choice, North Kai had no option but to tell Son Goku the truth.

He explained that Prince Vegeta had utilized the Saiyan trait of gaining a power boost after recovering from near-death injuries, first helping Licks increase his base strength before he could successfully transform after several attempts.

After hearing this, Son Goku became very interested.

"Hey, who would have thought Prince Vegeta would be so good at teaching others!"

"But it seems Prince Tarble and Licks both have very strong talent."

"Otherwise, Prince Vegeta wouldn't have put in so much effort."

"I wonder why..."

Prince Vegeta: Don't try to guess this Prince's thoughts!

Just wait to be surpassed!

"Forget it, since they aren't enemies, I'd better focus on my own training!"

"King Kai, could you please add another ton of weight for me..."

"Huh?"

"King Kai, why are you lying on the ground?"

North Kai, who had been pinned to the ground once again, said in a fit of rage, "You idiot!"

"Who else could it be but you?"

Earth.

Kami's Lookout.

"Licks, congratulations on successfully mastering the Super Saiyan form!"

Seeing that Licks could maintain the Super Saiyan state, Prince Tarble was the first to offer his congratulations.

Hearing this, a flash of joy first flickered in Licks's eyes, followed by a return to his normal state.

In an instant, the joy in his eyes vanished, replaced by deep, heavy guilt.

With a "thud," he suddenly knelt down and slammed his head against the ground.

Thump!

He had kowtowed with quite some force, producing a dull sound.

"Prince Tarble, your subordinate... was wrong to blame Prince Vegeta."

Seeing this, Prince Tarble comforted him:

"Don't worry, Licks."

"Compared to before, my Big Brother Vegeta has changed a lot."

"He just doesn't want to see Saiyans be so weak."

"With his current strength, if he truly had the intent to kill you, you... probably wouldn't be standing here talking to me right now, would you?"

"Get up."

"From now on, just work hard at your training and grow stronger."

"Don't you want to become stronger?"

As soon as the words fell, Trunks chimed in, "Yeah, Uncle Licks, my dad didn't really mean to kill..."

"Ugh!"

Before he could finish, he realized that wasn't the right thing to say and hurriedly swallowed the last word.

His eyes darted around, and he immediately corrected himself, "Uh, my dad doesn't have any ill will toward you, Uncle Licks."

Hearing their words, Licks suddenly looked up. The guilt in his eyes dissipated significantly, and he said firmly, "This subordinate will follow Your Highness's footsteps until the very last moment of my life!"

"This subordinate will also definitely train hard!"

Tarble smiled slightly. "That's more like it!"

"Let's go, let's head back to eat. We shouldn't keep Big Brother and Sister-in-law waiting."

"Yes!"

Afterward, Tarble bid farewell to Dende the God and Mr. Popo.

Watching their retreating figures, Dende exclaimed, "Mr. Popo, the talent of the Saiyans is truly enviable!"

"It's a good thing they aren't our enemies now, otherwise..."

He didn't finish the rest of his sentence.

However, Mr. Popo knew what he wanted to say.

"Dende the God, you don't need to worry. Mr. Popo can sense that these two Saiyans are not evil."

"Especially that one called Tarble; the aura he carries is quite similar to Son Goku's."

"Yes, Mr. Popo, I felt it too." Dende laughed heartily. "Haha, as long as they are kind-hearted, that's all that matters. Otherwise, the world would be in turmoil again."

On the flight back, Tarble bound Trunks.

[Congratulations to the host for successfully binding the target: Trunks. Training efficiency increased by 1x.]

[Available binding slots: 0. Targets bound: 5. Training efficiency multiplier: 6x.]

Very good!

The training speed has increased again!

Tarble felt a secret joy in his heart.

Next, he would spend a few days mastering the Super Saiyan Full Power Form before continuing his training.

With the current training efficiency multiplier, he estimated he could master it in less than 10 days!

As for skill selection, there weren't many good skills to choose from the two brats, Trunks and Son Goten.

He casually selected two skills: Afterimage Technique and Metamoran Fusion Dance.

Back at Bulma's house, Bulma was genuinely happy to learn that Tarble and Licks had successfully transformed into Super Saiyans.

She even generously praised Tarble, saying he was likely even more of a genius than Vegeta.

To this, Tarble could only modestly reply that he still had a long way to go.

Naturally, Licks and Vegeta also apologized to each other.

The former was the first to apologize, while the latter simply replied, "If you want to thank me, then train properly and don't end up like Son Gohan."

Afterward, the two returned to their usual way of interacting.

After dinner.

Dr. Brief and his wife went off to do their usual post-meal senior exercise.

Tarble, Vegeta, and the others sat on the spacious balcony, drinking tea and chatting.

"Tarble, starting tomorrow, you will focus on mastering the Super Saiyan form."

"Only when you can use your power freely while transformed will you continue with further training."

After Bulma finished chatting with Tarble, Vegeta finally spoke up.

Hearing this, Tarble feigned confusion and asked, "Big Brother, haven't we already mastered the Super Saiyan form?"

Vegeta let out a cold snort and said in a deep voice, "Hmph, initial mastery and unleashing one hundred percent of your strength are two completely different things!"

He knew all too well how vast the gap between the two was!

Even though he often refused to admit that Son Goku was stronger or more talented than him, the facts forced him to acknowledge it.

During the Cell Games, if he had also mastered the Full Power Form, even if he couldn't have beaten Cell, he at least wouldn't have lost so miserably.

At the time, he had even mocked Son Goku for having such strange ideas.

But later, after he himself mastered the Full Power Form, he couldn't help but admire Son Goku's genius idea.

Upon hearing this, Tarble feigned sudden realization.

"So that's how it is!"

"Then how should we train?"

He first watched to see if Vegeta would lower himself to copy Son Goku's training method.

However.

Vegeta's nonchalance surprised him somewhat.

"The training method is very simple: just transform into a Super Saiyan and maintain the transformation without affecting normal life."

"At that point, you'll be able to master the Full Power Form."

"This method was actually devised by that Kakarot fellow."

"Hmph, that guy, he really dares to think!"