Tarble's Simple Wish

Hearing Trunks' words, Vegeta found himself in a bit of a bind.

Currently, Trunks was at the age where he needed to attend school.

If he were to grow a tail, it would certainly be very inconvenient.

Back when Trunks was born, he had indeed possessed a tail.

However, Bulma had argued that having a tail meant he couldn't look at the moon; if Vegeta happened not to be around and Trunks accidentally looked at the moon and transformed into a Great Ape, it would be far too dangerous.

In the end, Vegeta couldn't win the argument, and since he also felt the tail was a burden, he didn't oppose her.

But the situation was different now; knowing that the tail was the key to transforming into Super Saiyan 3 and Super Saiyan 4, he actually wanted to support Trunks in regrowing it.

The problem was, he was afraid Bulma wouldn't agree.

If this were back when Trunks was just born, he definitely wouldn't have considered Bulma's opinion and would have made the decision himself.

But times had changed; although he wouldn't admit it, he actually loved Bulma to the marrow of his bones, so naturally, he had to consider her opinion.

For a moment, he was caught in a dilemma.

In the end, he could only choose a compromise.

He suddenly crossed his arms over his chest, furrowed his brows slightly, and said:

"Asking me is useless. If you want to regrow your tail, go ask your mother."

"I certainly hope you can become stronger, but I'm afraid your mother won't agree."

After finishing his sentence, he didn't even dare to look at Son Goku, Tarble, and the others, simply closing his eyes with an expression that said, "Don't ask me again."

Seeing that Vegeta had agreed, Trunks was immediately overjoyed.

"Thanks, Dad!"

"I'll go ask Mom in a little while!"

After dropping those few words, he wanted to take Son Goku and Son Goten to go get the Dragon Radar.

At this moment, Tarble called out to stop them: "Wait a second!"

The three of them stopped at the sound and cast puzzled looks his way.

"Let's not look for the Earth Dragon Balls for now, shall we?"

"I heard that the Namekian Dragon Balls are more powerful. Can you take me there?"

"Son Goku, you and my Big Brother can each use one wish. Can you leave the last one for me?"

"We don't need the Earth Dragon Balls yet; we can save them for an emergency."

"No problem, Gohan hasn't decided what he wants yet anyway," Son Goku agreed readily.

Vegeta, however, had a flash of keen light in his eyes after hearing this.

"Tarble, what wish do you want to make?"

"You wouldn't be thinking of wishing for eternal life, would you?"

Back in the day, he had wanted to make that very wish himself.

But later on, he stopped thinking about it.

Other than that, he couldn't think of any other wish worth asking Shenron for.

Suddenly, a towering figure flashed through his mind.

In an instant, his pupils constricted sharply, thinking he had guessed the truth.

Then, he said with a complex expression: "Tarble, give it up."

"If someone has been dead for too long, Shenron cannot revive them."

Over these many years, it wasn't as if he hadn't thought about reviving his old father, King Vegeta.

However, Shenron had limitations when it came to reviving the dead; it wasn't as if he could revive just anyone he wanted.

Tarble felt a bit bewildered upon hearing this.

Revival?

Revive who?

In this life, aren't all the people I know living perfectly well?

Wait!

He couldn't possibly think... that I want to revive King Vegeta?

That's actually quite possible!

Stupid Big Brother, how could I ever think of reviving that old guy?!

Unnecessary!

The wish I want to make is something extremely grand!

In just an instant, he thought of many things and believed he had guessed correctly.

Immediately, he feigned a look of astonishment and said in a slightly disappointed, soft voice, "People who have been dead for too long cannot be resurrected?"

Seeing this, Vegeta wore an "as I thought" expression and nodded heavily. "That's right!"

"If the time since death is too long, Shenron cannot grant the wish."

"Oh." Tarble deliberately drooped his eyelids, and after two seconds of silence, he said, "Then... I will make a different wish."

Seeing Tarble give up on his original plan so quickly, Vegeta was somewhat surprised. "Oh?"

"Then what wish do you want to make?"

Upon hearing this, Tarble reached up to his head, gestured to indicate his height, and stated his wish.

"I want to become a bit taller; I'm a little too short right now."

Even if he didn't say it now, others would find out later after he made the wish in secret.

It was better to just make it public right now.

However, the moment his voice fell, he noticed that everyone present had their eyes wide open, filled with surprise.

Aside from wanting to resurrect someone, the first wish he thought of... was actually to grow taller?

Unexpected!

Too unexpected!

"Your wish... is truly surprising!" Vegeta's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he said, somewhat speechless.

But looking at Tarble, who was half a head shorter than him, he finally felt that his height was indeed a bit lacking.

After hearing this, Tarble remained calm on the surface, but retorted in his heart:

Surprising?

What is so surprising about this!

Growing taller is a wish that so many people dream of but cannot attain!

Even the space real estate tycoon Frieza was so desperate to grow five centimeters taller.

What a simple and unpretentious wish; stop making such a big fuss!

Just as he thought this, he saw Son Goku laughing heartlessly.

"Haha, Tarble, you actually want to make a wish like that!"

"But your current height is the same as Krillin's; it really is a bit short, haha~"

Krillin, standing in the crowd, shot him a resentful glance upon hearing this.

"Goku!!!"

"You guy, just talk if you want to talk, why drag me into it..."

Son Goku laughed again upon hearing this. "Krillin, what does it matter?"

"The height between you and Tarble is indeed not that different!"

A direct hit!

And a double strike at that!

Both parties involved were instantly covered in black lines.

The others were also struggling to hold back their laughter.

However, they all knew that Son Goku had no intention of mocking them; he was simply blunt and spoke without thinking.

At this moment, the filial Son Gohan stepped forward to smooth things over. A trace of shame appeared on his face, but he still spoke righteously to Son Goku, "Dad, making fun of someone's height is very impolite."

"If you keep saying things like that, be careful that Uncle Tarble gets angry and doesn't teach you how to become a Super Saiyan 4!"

Nailed it!

Precisely nailed it!

Upon hearing this, Son Goku immediately apologized in a panic, his attitude as sincere as it could possibly be.

"Sorry, sorry, Tarble, I didn't mean to mock you at all, please don't take it to heart?!"

"Your wish is great, really great, I mean it!"

"You will... still teach me how to transform into a Super Saiyan 4, right?"

Seeing his cautious appearance, Tarble was both angry and amused.

"Rest assured, I believe you didn't mean to mock me, and I will tell you the method of transformation. However, you must be prepared; I can only explain it after we enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber."

Hearing this, Son Goku immediately raised his right fist in celebration. "That's great!"

"Tarble, you are much easier to talk to than Vegeta!"

Another slip of the tongue, speaking without thinking.

Vegeta's face darkened at these words, and he gritted his teeth.

Just as he was about to start cursing, Son Gohan beat him to it.

"Dad!!"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

With such a loose tongue, it was no wonder Uncle Vegeta was angry!

At this moment, Son Gohan felt a bit weary.

He had finally managed to calm one down, only to have to deal with the other getting annoyed now.

Sigh!

He was truly exhausted from worrying about everything.