After hearing Vegeta's words, Tarble felt a measure of admiration, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
He owned up to his actions!
He stuck to the facts!
He never gave up!
That was the charm of the later Vegeta!
"Is it really that simple?"
"Okay, I understand. Thanks, big brother!"
There was not the slightest reluctance in the way he said "big brother."
The Vegeta of today loved his wife and family, and was powerful to boot.
What was wrong with acknowledging him as his big brother?
Of course.
If this had been Vegeta from the Z era, Tarble would have gone his own way.
Want him to call him "big brother"?
That Vegeta wouldn't have deserved it!
Licks also offered his sincere thanks. "Thank you, Prince Vegeta, for sharing your knowledge so generously!"
"Hmph!" Vegeta snorted and stated his purpose. "If you want to thank me, then hurry up and get stronger."
"Then you can be my sparring partner!"
A sparring partner?
Tarble paused. So that was what Vegeta was after.
But he had no intention of asking for a beating.
He didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked at Licks.
After all, it was obvious that Vegeta had been talking to Licks.
"It would be my honor to spar with you, Your Highness!" Licks answered loudly, without giving it a second thought.
He seemed to regard it as a great honor.
Vegeta saw this, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he said nothing.
He had only mentioned it offhandedly. He hadn't expected Licks to actually agree.
Then he turned and left.
After a long day, he needed to wash up and head for the comfort of home.
That was his own way of thanking Bulma for arranging their accommodations.
Soon,
Tarble and Licks had washed up and gone to bed, too.
Starting the next day, June 29, to be precise,
Tarble and Licks began training to make the Super Saiyan transformation their natural state.
According to Vegeta's estimate, even if Tarble was a genius, it would take at least half a month to master the Full Power Form, right?
But once again, the result exceeded his expectations.
Tarble needed only five days to maintain his Super Saiyan transformation without it interfering with his everyday life.
It was dinner time again.
Vegeta stared wide-eyed as Tarble maintained his Super Saiyan form, yet the bowl and chopsticks in his hands remained intact.
When he saw Tarble eating at the same speed as usual, he was utterly stunned.
"Tarble, you can already control a Super Saiyan's power perfectly?!"
That morning and at lunch, Tarble had still been crushing his bowls and chopsticks.
Bulma had complained about it more than once.
Of course, she'd only been letting off steam.
After a couple of grumbles, she had actually paid for a large batch of porcelain furniture for Tarble and Licks to use in their training.
Gulp!
After swallowing the food in his mouth in a couple of bites, Tarble smiled and nodded. "Yeah. A little after three this afternoon, I finally got the hang of it!"
"I ruined a lot of furniture over these five days. If I still couldn't master it, I'd feel terrible about all the furniture my sister-in-law bought!"
"Haha!"
As he spoke, he turned to Bulma beside Vegeta.
"Thanks, sis!"
Seeing how considerate Tarble was, Bulma felt relieved and was genuinely happy for him.
"Aw, we're family. You don't have to thank me!"
As she spoke, she raised her glass and gave it a little wave.
"Come on, everyone, let's toast Tarble for mastering that Full Power Form thing!"
Trunks reacted the fastest and picked up the glass of juice in front of him.
"Cheers!"
Vegeta said nothing, but he was quick to raise his glass.
"Cheers!" Tarble raised his glass with a smile, too.
That evening, Dr. Brief and his wife still hadn't returned by that hour.
So,
In the next moment, Tarble and the others all looked at Licks in unison.
Licks immediately felt immense pressure, because he was maintaining his Super Saiyan form, too.
Under everyone's expectant gaze, he took a deep breath and gently grasped the stem of his glass.
For a moment,
everyone seemed to share the same unspoken understanding and held their breath.
As Licks gripped the stem and slowly raised his glass, a hint of delight appeared in all four pairs of eyes at once.
"Cheers!"
Licks was excited, but didn't dare get too excited. He spoke in a cheerful tone.
When he saw the encouraging looks from Tarble and the others, his heart swelled with happiness.
But he didn't dare let his guard down.
Then he noticed that everyone was watching to see what he'd do next, and he became even more careful.
He slowly brought the glass to his lips and carefully drank every last drop.
"Nice!"
The moment he finished drinking, Tarble cheered.
At that, Licks grinned.
However,
his smile lasted less than two seconds before a crisp "crack" rang out. The glass in his hand shattered.
The smile froze on his face.
In an instant, his cheeks turned red.
"S-sorry!"
It was only a simple word, but he felt so embarrassed that he could barely get it out.
"Hahaha!"
Tarble, Bulma, and Trunks all burst out laughing.
Even Vegeta, who usually kept a straight face, had the faintest trace of a smile at the corner of his mouth.
Licks could tell they weren't laughing at him.
Even so, he was still terribly embarrassed.
Bulma laughed for a while, then noticed how awkward he looked. She stopped and comforted him. "It's okay, it's okay."
"Licks, you just need to practice more."
"But you'd better master the Full Power Form soon, okay?"
"Otherwise, I'll end up broke!"
Even though he knew she was joking, Licks replied with complete seriousness, "Yes, Princess."
"I'll master the Super Saiyan Full Power Form as soon as possible!"
As always, Bulma's heart soared at being called "Princess," and her face lit up with a smile.
She immediately waved her hand grandly and declared, "Licks, just train as usual."
"Don't worry. I'll cover all the porcelain bowls and dishes you need for your training!"
"I can afford that much!"
She finished by lifting her chin proudly.
Vegeta and Tarble exchanged a few twitches of their mouths at the sight.
Vegeta: Hmph, what a vulgar woman!
Tarble: As expected, as long as you keep a rich woman happy, anything's easy...
Neither brother said anything, though, to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Amid all the laughter, they enjoyed another lovely evening.
The next day,
Tarble resumed training in the Gravity Chamber, while Licks continued training to make his Super Saiyan transformation his natural state.
When Tarble finished his training for the day, the information that flashed before his eyes left him utterly astonished.
[Detected that the host has completed 10 hours of training. Beginning calculation of the final power-level increase.] [After training for a total of 10 hours under 500 times Earth's gravity, the base power-level increase was: 107.5 million.] [Training effect increased to 6 times. Final power-level increase: 645 million!]
645 million in one day!
He was invincible!
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