Yamcha is the True Winner in Life

Bulma stopped pursuing the matter, and Son Goku and the others let out a sigh of relief.

At the very least, Bulma was no longer angry; otherwise, they truly wouldn't have known what to do.

Son Gohan might have been able to say a few kind words; despite his young age, he was very clever and knew how to comfort people.

Son Goku and Krillin, however, were unequivocally simple-minded and clumsy with their words.

Even if they could manage a few words of apology, they were incapable of truly bringing anyone comfort.

That was exactly how they were in the original story; if not for the fact that they all understood each other and held no grudges, they would have fallen out long ago.

Ron did not intervene in their conversation.

He was an outsider to begin with, and besides, Ron had no time to waste on their idle chatter.

He simply stood to the side, watching them while keeping his ki sense locked onto Frieza deep underground.

They hadn't noticed a thing, truly convinced at this moment that Frieza had been finished off.

To be honest, it was also because, at this stage, their training in ki sensing was not yet deep enough.

Even though Son Goku and Piccolo had reached an extremely high realm in their cultivation of ki, they were still far behind Ron.

Come to think of it, he had integrated the cultivation methods from his past life in Swallowed Star, effectively adding the cultivation system of another world, which filled the gap in this world's lack of detailed ki sensing.

Otherwise, Ron would not have been able to simulate the form of the ki's owner through ki sensing alone.

"So, what should we do now? Grand Elder Guru of Namek is dead, and the Dragon Balls of Namek have turned into stone..." Bulma said with some anxiety.

The hope of resurrecting Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu seemed to have been shattered.

Son Goku and Krillin wore expressions of distress, their moods heavy.

Son Gohan, as if thinking of something, suddenly spoke up: "Wait, Uncle Piccolo has been resurrected, so doesn't that mean the Guardian of Earth has also been resurrected? If the Guardian of Earth is back, does that mean the Dragon Balls on Earth can be used again?"

"Hm? That... seems to be the case! Gohan, you really reminded me; I had completely overlooked that!" Krillin immediately perked up and said to Son Gohan.

"That's right, and now that Frieza has been taken out by Dad, there won't be any more danger," Son Gohan continued.

"In that case, we can go back now, right?" Bulma said eagerly.

The three of them were quite excited, but they hadn't been happy for long before they were interrupted by Son Goku's bitter smile.

"Even if Earth's Dragon Balls can be used, Chiaotzu has already died once before... Shenron of Earth does not have the power to resurrect the same person a second time..." Son Goku said, his mood sinking.

Once these words were spoken, Bulma, Son Gohan, and Krillin fell silent once again.

They had finally found a glimmer of hope, only to overlook the most critical point.

"This, what should we do? Is there any way to exploit a loophole in the rules?" Krillin asked worriedly.

"It's not that simple; it's not like you don't know what Earth's Shenron is like," Bulma said, her anger flaring up.

If it were that easy to exploit a loophole in the rules, things would be fine.

Of course, despite saying that, Bulma was also racking her brain for a solution.

After all, over these many years, Chiaotzu had long since become one of their companions; she couldn't just stand by and watch him die, leaving only him unresurrected.

Just as the atmosphere turned oppressive, a voice rang out in everyone's hearts, though no one knew where it came from.

"Everyone, there's actually no need to worry for me. Even if there's no way to resurrect me, I can just stay here and train with North Kai in the future. It's fine if I'm not resurrected."

"Chiaotzu's voice?"

"Is that you, Chiaotzu?"

Bulma and Son Goku looked up at the same time.

It was Chiaotzu's voice, communicating across space through North Kai's telepathic ability.

"Chiaotzu, I'm really sorry. If I had managed to make the wish sooner, you could have been resurrected too," Krillin said, full of guilt.

He was blaming himself now for being too slow to react; otherwise, everyone could have been brought back.

"You don't need to blame yourself, Krillin. In fact, we saw everything that happened on Namek. You've already worked hard enough," Yamcha's voice came through.

"That's right, you have no obligation to resurrect us. As a companion, you've done well enough! Besides, I've already thought it through. If Chiaotzu can't be resurrected, I'll just stay here with him at North Kai's place... It's perfect, North Kai can guide our training, and who knows, maybe when you all die and we meet again, my strength will be far beyond yours," Tien Shinhan's voice followed.

It sounded as if he had long since come to terms with it, and his goal was clear.

Krillin felt a surge of emotion and, for a moment, didn't know what to say.

He knew these words were spoken for Chiaotzu's sake, and also to comfort him.

Son Goku sighed and said, "If that's the case, then we really won't be able to see each other again until we die... Tien Shinhan, have you really decided?"

"Yes, Chiaotzu and I will stay. Of course, Yamcha still needs you to summon Earth's Shenron to resurrect him; after all, Yamcha is different from us," Tien Shinhan said.

"Actually, I could choose not to be resurrected either and stay here at North Kai's place to keep you two company," Yamcha said, his words contradicting his true feelings.

Since Tien Shinhan had been so resolute, if he were to shamelessly cling to life, it would only make him look disloyal.

"Heh~~ then you can just stay there with North Kai and never come back to life, so you don't have to make me angry after you're resurrected by flirting around everywhere," Bulma said, irritated by Yamcha's words, her tone implying he shouldn't bother coming back at all.

Upon hearing this, Yamcha immediately panicked.

"It's my fault, it's my fault. I was too young and reckless before, and I ignored how good you were to me. Once I'm resurrected, I'll never be like that again; we'll be together properly." Yamcha's ability to coax people was still quite impressive.

Bulma spoke with finality, but it was ultimately just angry talk.

Upon hearing Yamcha's sweet words, she softened immediately.

Ron, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Although Bulma and Yamcha had been separated for a long time by now, the feelings from their past didn't just vanish into thin air.

Recalling the original plot, it was only after Yamcha was resurrected that he returned to his old ways, which finally infuriated Bulma enough for her to end up with Vegeta.

Truth be told, was it really just because Yamcha was a philanderer?

It was likely that Yamcha was both unfaithful and unwilling to take responsibility; he couldn't control himself whenever he saw a beautiful woman, becoming increasingly unreliable until he finally crossed Bulma's bottom line.

However, as a transmigrator, Ron could understand Yamcha.

Possessing great strength and decent looks, what was wrong with wanting to walk through a garden of flowers without a single petal sticking to him?

When it came down to it, he was the true winner in life.

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