Hearing Son Gohan, Piccolo stopped walking.
"Right. I'm going to train."
"Tarble and Licks may be weaker than us, but they're still catching up."
"Now, in just over a month, they've both become Super Saiyans."
"I have no reason not to train."
After hearing that, Son Gohan fell silent.
The two stood in silence for a few seconds before Piccolo changed the subject. "Gohan, I haven't congratulated you yet on becoming a scholar."
"Congratulations, Gohan!"
At that, a happy smile returned to Son Gohan's face.
"Thank you, Uncle Piccolo."
In his eyes, Piccolo's blessing mattered more than anyone else's.
For a moment, neither of them said anything.
They just stood there quietly.
Finally,
Piccolo left him with one last remark, then powered up and flew away.
"Gohan, when you have time, you should still do some training."
Watching Piccolo's rapidly receding figure, Son Gohan nodded firmly and called out, "I will, Uncle Piccolo!"
Just as Licks successfully transformed into a Super Saiyan, North Kai Planet was once again thrown into chaos.
Unable to get them off his back, North Kai had no choice but to tell Son Goku the truth.
He also explained that Vegeta had used the Saiyan trait of growing stronger after recovering from a near-fatal injury to first increase Licks's base strength, and that it had taken several attempts before Licks could transform.
After hearing all that, Son Goku became very interested.
"Wow, I didn't know Vegeta was so good at teaching!"
"But it looks like Tarble and Licks are both really talented, too."
"Otherwise, Vegeta wouldn't have put so much effort into this."
Why is that...
Vegeta: Don't try to guess what this prince is thinking!
Just wait until I surpass you!
"Never mind. Since they're not enemies, I'd better focus on my training!"
"King Kai, sorry for the trouble, but could you increase the weight by another ton for me..."
"Huh?"
"King Kai, why are you lying on the ground?"
After being knocked down again, North Kai replied furiously, "Idiot!"
"Who else could it be but you?"
Earth.
Kami's Lookout.
"Licks, congratulations on mastering the Super Saiyan form!"
The moment Tarble saw that Licks could maintain his Super Saiyan state, he congratulated him.
At that, a flash of joy appeared in Licks's eyes before he returned to normal.
In an instant, the happiness in his eyes vanished, replaced by deep remorse.
With a thump, he suddenly dropped to his knees and bowed until his head hit the ground.
Thud!
He struck the ground hard, making a muffled sound.
"Prince Tarble, I... I wrongfully blamed Prince Vegeta."
Seeing this, Tarble reassured him:
"Don't worry, Licks.
"Compared to the past, my Big Brother Vegeta has changed a lot."
"He just doesn't want to see the Saiyans remain so weak."
"With his strength now, if he really wanted to kill you, you... probably wouldn't be standing here talking to me, would you?"
"Get up."
"From now on, just train hard and grow stronger."
"Don't you want to become stronger?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Trunks chimed in, "That's right, Uncle Licks. My dad wasn't really going to kill—"
"Mm!"
He hadn't finished speaking when he realized that wasn't quite right. He hurriedly swallowed the last word, "you."
His eyes darted around, and he quickly changed his wording. "Uh, my dad didn't mean you any harm, Uncle Licks."
After hearing them, Licks abruptly raised his head. Much of the remorse in his eyes had faded, and he declared firmly, "I will follow Your Highness's footsteps until my last breath!"
"I will also train hard!"
Tarble smiled slightly. "That's more like it!"
"Come on, let's head back for dinner. We shouldn't keep Big Brother and Sister-in-Law waiting."
"Yes!"
After that, Tarble said goodbye to Dende and Mr. Popo before leaving.
Watching them go, Dende exclaimed, "Mr. Popo, the Saiyans' talent really is enviable!"
"It's a good thing they're not our enemies now. Otherwise..."
He didn't finish the thought.
But Mr. Popo knew what he meant.
"Dende the God, there's no need to worry. Popo can sense that these two Saiyans aren't evil.
"Especially the one named Tarble. His bearing is quite similar to Son Goku's."
"Yes, Mr. Popo, I sensed it too." Dende laughed heartily. "Haha, as long as they're kindhearted, that's good. Otherwise, the world would be thrown into turmoil again."
While they were flying back, Tarble bound Trunks.
[Congratulations, host! You have successfully bound your target: Trunks. Training effect increased by 1x.] [Available binding slots: 0, bound targets: 5, training effect multiplier: 6x.]
Great!
His training speed had increased again!
Tarble was secretly delighted.
Next, he'd spend a few days mastering the Super Saiyan Full Power Form, then continue training.
With his current training multiplier, he'd probably master it in less than ten days!
As for choosing skills, the two little brats, Trunks and Son Goten, didn't have any worthwhile skills.
He picked two at random: Afterimage Technique and Metamoran Fusion Dance.
When they returned to Bulma's home, she was genuinely happy to hear that Tarble and Licks had successfully become Super Saiyans.
She even freely praised Tarble, saying he might be more talented than Vegeta.
All Tarble could do was humbly say he still had a long way to go.
Of course.
Licks and Vegeta also apologized to each other.
As expected, Licks apologized first, while Vegeta simply replied, "If you want to thank me, train hard. Don't turn out like Son Gohan."
After that, the two went back to treating each other as they had before.
After dinner,
Dr. Brief and his wife went off for their usual after-dinner exercise.
Tarble, Vegeta, and the others sat on the spacious balcony, drinking tea and chatting.
"Tarble, starting tomorrow, you'll train to master the Super Saiyan form.
"Once you can transform and control your power freely, then you can move on to the next stage."
Only after Bulma had finished chatting with Tarble did Vegeta speak.
Hearing this, Tarble pretended to be confused. "Big Brother, haven't we already mastered the Super Saiyan form?"
Vegeta snorted and said sternly, "Hmph! Getting the basics down and bringing out a hundred percent of your strength are two different things!"
He knew all too well how great the difference between the two was!
Even though he often refused to admit that Son Goku was stronger and more talented than him, the facts had left him no choice but to accept it.
During the Cell Games, if he'd mastered the Full Power Form too, he might not have been able to beat Cell, but at least he wouldn't have lost so badly.
At the time, he'd mocked Son Goku for having such a ridiculous idea.
But after mastering the Full Power Form himself, he couldn't help admiring Son Goku's genius.
Hearing this, Tarble pretended to understand.
"I see!"
"Then how should we train?"
He wanted to see whether Vegeta would swallow his pride and copy Son Goku's training method.
However,
Vegeta's easygoing response surprised him.
"The training method is simple. After transforming into a Super Saiyan, maintain the transformation without letting it interfere with your daily life."
"Once you can do that, you'll have mastered the Full Power Form."
"That method was thought up by Kakarot."
"Hmph, that guy really does have some nerve!"
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