Seeing Licks happily bustling about, Tarble couldn't help smiling and shaking his head.
Having a sidekick sure made life easy!
Then, with a thought, he brought up the system panel.
[Host]: Tarble [Race]: Saiyan [Lifespan]: 44/233 (Previously 43; +1 year in the Time Chamber) [Battle Power]: 1.2597178 trillion (Fifth Dimension) [Bound]: 5 people [Binding Slots Available]: 1 [Current Training Effect Multiplier]: 6x [Transformations]: Great Ape Super Saiyan Super Saiyan 2 Super Saiyan 3 *New* Black-Haired Super Saiyan 4 *New* [Skills]: ... Afterimage Technique Metamoran Fusion Dance .
The last two skills had come from Trunks and Son Goten, respectively.
It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to choose something else; the two of them simply had no other skills worth selecting.
In the end, he could only pick skills he didn't already have.
Looking at the dramatically changed system panel, Tarble couldn't help letting a faint smile spread across his lips.
He'd only been in this world for a little over three years, and already he'd reached this level of strength!
He'd surpassed Vegeta, the ever-present supporting character, and the protagonist Son Goku, as well as Son Gohan, the strongest ordinary Saiyan warrior in terms of individual strength.
This power was the result of his training day and night.
He was filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment!
With another thought, he put away the system panel.
Just then, Licks finished tidying everything up and looked to him for instructions.
"Your Highness, everything's packed away. Shall we head out now?"
"Let's go!"
"After training for a year, it's time to relax a little."
Outside, July 6, 8:32 a.m.
Kami's Lookout.
As usual, Dende was diligently standing at the edge, observing what was happening on Earth from early in the morning.
Mr. Popo stood quietly behind him as always, motionless as a stone pillar.
Suddenly,
the two of them turned to look behind them at the same time.
"Those two ki signatures!"
"Mr. Tarble and Mr. Licks are back!"
"But why do they feel... so terrifying?"
"Mr. Popo, did you sense it too?"
When it came to sensing ki, Mr. Popo was an expert among experts.
At that moment, his usually impassive face finally showed unmistakable shock.
"Mr. Popo sensed it too, Kami."
"Although they've deliberately suppressed it within their bodies, he can still feel the terrifying power hidden inside them."
"They're far stronger than they were before they went in."
"I can't imagine how they did it!"
Hearing this, Dende was both shocked and wary. "That's right. Their talent must be far greater than Son Goku's and Vegeta's."
Just as he finished speaking, Tarble and Licks appeared in their field of vision.
The two of them exchanged a glance, then flashed over to stand in front of Tarble and Licks.
"Mr. Tarble, Mr. Licks, why did you come out after only training for a year?" Dende asked curiously.
Tarble laughed. "Haha, we've already trained for a year. That's plenty."
"I think training works better when you balance it with rest."
A flicker of surprise crossed Dende's and Mr. Popo's eyes.
After all, Tarble had been on Earth for less than half a year.
They hadn't expected him to have such insight into martial arts. It was quite remarkable.
"Haha, Mr. Tarble's right!" Dende agreed. "Balancing work and rest really does improve the results of training."
Tarble nodded slightly, then said, "Regardless of how much progress we made, thank you, Dende, for letting me use the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."
"Right now, we both stink of sweat and we're starving, so we won't keep you any longer."
"We'll come visit again sometime."
Seeing that Tarble was set on leaving, Dende didn't try to stop him.
Still, he knew why Tarble had come to visit.
He simply wanted to borrow the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for training.
As long as he didn't cause trouble on Earth, what harm was there in letting him use the place?
Besides, now that they owed each other a favor, it would be easier to ask for their help when the time came.
So he smiled and said,
"Very well. Take care, you two. We won't see you off."
"Of course, you're always welcome to visit."
Tarble smiled and waved. "Then, until next time."
With that,
he turned to get his bearings, then flew toward Bulma's house.
Licks nodded to Dende and Mr. Popo, then took off after him.
Meanwhile,
inside the Super Villa at Bulma's house,
Vegeta, who had been training hard in the Gravity Chamber, suddenly stopped.
"Those two ki signatures... That's Tarble and Licks!"
"Weren't they planning to stay in there for two years?"
"Why did they come out today?"
"Have they already hit a training bottleneck?"
"That can't be..."
For a moment, he couldn't figure out why.
After all, he was in Super Saiyan 2 form and could still keep training.
Wait!
If Tarble trained in the Gravity Chamber, he could gain nearly 700 million in battle power a day. So after a year of training...
Even if he only trained for 300 days, his battle power would be—
210 billion!!!
At least 210 billion in base form!!!
That kid Tarble had surpassed him just like that?!!
No way...
Vegeta was convinced he'd figured out what was going on. His eyes widened, filled with disbelief.
If Tarble really had grown that much stronger, he would be about as strong as Son Goku!
Fantastic!
The Royal Saiyans really were the strongest!
At that thought, his face lit up with delight.
And when he sensed Tarble and Licks nearing the house, he lost all interest in training.
He promptly switched off the gravity device and dashed outside.
He deliberately released some of his ki, hoping to draw the two of them over.
Tarble and Licks naturally sensed his ki and guessed what he wanted, so they flew straight toward him.
In less than five seconds, they arrived in front of Vegeta.
"Big brother, it's been a while," Tarble greeted him with a smile.
They'd trained for a year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. It really had been a while.
Vegeta got straight to the point. "Why did you come out so soon?"
"Couldn't you stand the conditions in there?"
Tch!
That mouth of his still sounded exactly the same.
Tarble grumbled to himself, then replied, "We've trained for a year. It was time to come out and relax."
"Otherwise, keeping our bodies and minds tense for too long could seriously undermine our training."
"By the way, big brother, have you started training today?"
Vegeta examined the two of them with a furrowed brow and nodded. "I hadn't been training for long when I sensed your ki, so I came out to see what was going on."
The more he looked, the narrower his pupils became.
Why couldn't he sense how strong they were?!
Could it be... that his earlier guess was right!
At last, he couldn't help asking, "Tarble, how strong are you two now?"
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