You just wanted to see how amazing the Hyperbolic Time Chamber was, didn't you?
I'm not going to call you out on it!
Hearing Tarble's words, Vegeta immediately eyed him suspiciously.
Looks like I'll have to increase the gravity setting for my training tomorrow.
Otherwise, by the time he comes out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he'll definitely have surpassed me!
"If you want to go, then go. But remember to prepare enough food before you go in."
After learning what Tarble had in mind, he immediately felt the pressure mounting.
Even though he knew Tarble would surpass him in the future, just thinking about him spending two years in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, with that freakish training speed of his, made it clear he would definitely surpass him.
For a moment, he clenched his fists in frustration.
But then he thought, if Tarble had already surpassed him, wouldn't surpassing Kakarot be a piece of cake, too?
At that thought, a smile suddenly spread across his face.
Tarble saw the whole Sichuan Opera Face-Changing performance.
His expression had been awful just a moment ago, and now he was all smiles.
Could he have split personalities or something?
Don't sweat it. It's only a matter of time before I surpass you!
After a few snarky thoughts to himself, he asked seriously, "Should we prepare food ahead of time?"
"How much should we prepare?"
"Enough for two years. Each person can only spend two years in there in their lifetime..."
As soon as Vegeta finished answering, he suddenly remembered something very important—
That's right!
It seemed you could use brute force to break out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber!
Didn't that mean I could go in and train now, too?
I wonder if I'm strong enough to punch my way out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber...
Tsk!
Let's see how strong Tarble is when he comes out.
If he's strong enough to break out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, then I'll ask him to go in with me. Better to be cautious...
Hmph!
Kakarot, just wait until I surpass you!
"Hahahaha!"
As Vegeta thought about it, he suddenly burst out laughing.
Tarble, Trunks, and Licks stared at him in utter confusion.
Had he taken the news badly?
That was the only thought in all three of their minds at that moment.
"D-Dad, are you okay?" Trunks asked cautiously.
Vegeta came back to his senses at the sound of Trunks's voice. Seeing the strange looks on their faces, he immediately cleared his throat. "Ahem!"
Then, in a perfectly serious tone, he said, "Trunks, what kind of question is that?"
"Of course I'm fine!"
"I'm better than ever!"
"Come on, let's go eat. Your mother will lose her temper if we keep her waiting!"
With that, he didn't wait for the three of them to respond before turning and walking off.
Even he didn't notice that his steps were much lighter than usual.
Seeing this, Tarble couldn't help chuckling. "Your dad's right!"
"Come on, let's go eat!"
"Okay!" Trunks answered with a smile.
Then the three of them hurried after Vegeta, one after the other.
Of course.
When Tarble suddenly released his energy, the other Z Fighters had noticed, too.
After sensing that his energy was hundreds, even thousands, of times greater than it had been yesterday, they were all stunned.
Every one of them was shocked beyond belief.
He'd trained for just one day, and he'd made another huge breakthrough!
Was he even human?!
Along with their astonishment, they all realized a terrifying fact—
Tarble was the most talented Super Saiyan warrior of them all!
Though they'd all come to the same conclusion, each of them largely stuck to their usual ways.
Son Gohan decided to make time for training;
Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Krillin, and Chiaotzu resolved to train even harder.
Yamcha, the lazy slacker, remained as lackadaisical as ever.
North Kai Planet.
Son Goku had just wolfed down his meal when he sensed something unusual on Earth, too.
"That energy... It's Tarble's, isn't it?!"
"So powerful!"
"It's probably about as strong as my base form was back when I fought Majin Buu!"
"That's amazing!"
"I remember he'd only just become a Super Saiyan about a week ago."
"I can't believe he's gotten his energy to this level in just a few days!"
"Looks like his talent is extraordinary!"
"I wish I could go back right now and fight him!"
As he spoke, he had already struck his trademark excited pose—
Fists clenched, bent at the waist, grinning like the sun.
He looked ready to leap into action.
At the table, North Kai had been eating politely. Hearing Son Goku's words, he immediately stopped.
Stare!
His eyes, full of anticipation and just a little ridiculous, locked onto Son Goku in an instant.
Go!
Just go!
Hurry up and leave!
I can barely afford to feed you anymore, you bottomless pit!
However.
Son Goku's next words left him sorely disappointed and nearly knocked him off his feet.
"King Kai, could you train me even harder tomorrow?"
After steadying himself, North Kai gave him a resentful look and gritted out three replies in a row:
"Fine! Fine! Fine!"
Then he went back to enjoying his food.
Son Goku seemed not to notice the resentful look in his eyes. He said excitedly, "Great!"
"I have to train harder, or Tarble and Vegeta will catch up with me!"
Deep down, he had a vague feeling—
He couldn't shake the sense that Tarble would soon become a powerful rival!
If he asked North Kai to check on Earth right now and found out Tarble could already transform into a Super Saiyan 2 form, he'd be even more excited.
He might even Instant Transmission straight back to Earth to spar with Tarble.
Unfortunately, he thought Tarble was only training quickly.
Besides, the great distance between Earth and North Kai Planet somewhat weakened his ability to sense things.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next day: July 5.
8:30 a.m.
Having made all the preparations, Tarble and Licks said goodbye to Bulma and flew together toward Kami's Lookout.
Vegeta and Trunks didn't see them off. Perhaps they'd been spurred on, because the father and son had gone off to train early that morning.
Of course.
Vegeta went to train in the Gravity Chamber, while Trunks took the Gravity Chamber with him to find Son Goten.
Soon.
Tarble and Licks arrived at Kami's Lookout.
Spotting Dende from a distance, Tarble called out to him.
"Good morning, Dende!"
His voice reached them before he did.
When they got closer, they saw Dende beaming at them.
"Oh, Mr. Tarble, Mr. Licks, it's you!"
"Hello, hello!"
Licks politely returned Dende's greeting. "Hello, Mr. Dende."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Tarble got straight to the point.
"Dende, Licks and I would like to use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Is that all right?"
At that, Dende agreed without a second thought. "Sure, no problem."
"Mr. Popo, please take them inside."
"It would be my pleasure, Kami," said the dark-skinned Mr. Popo, whose expression was impossible to make out. His voice was perfectly calm. "Please follow me."
Seeing Mr. Popo's calm expression, Tarble smiled and nodded. "Thank you, Mr. Popo."
Mr. Popo merely gave a slight nod, then turned and led the way.
Just then, Dende remembered to add, "Mr. Popo, make sure you explain the precautions to them."
At that, Mr. Popo stopped and respectfully answered, "Kami, Mr. Popo understands."
Then he turned around again and continued leading the way.
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