Wishes, Resurrection

After some discussion, the topic returned to the matter at hand.

"Since the situation has stabilized, can we ask North Kai to help us contact the Guardian of Earth?"

As Bulma spoke, the group immediately turned serious.

After all, what they were about to attempt concerned the future of the entire planet Namek and all the Namekians who had perished because of Frieza.

If they succeeded, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, and Chiaotzu could be resurrected immediately.

"Right, I'll contact North Kai now," Son Goku nodded.

Just as he was organizing his thoughts, North Kai's voice reached them first.

[While you were talking, I already contacted the Guardian of Earth and explained the situation. He has gathered the Dragon Balls and summoned the Earth's Shenron... However, because of the vast distance, Earth's Shenron might not be able to grant a wish to resurrect specific targets, and the cause of Grand Elder's death is somewhat uncertain. Therefore, I changed the wish to resurrect everyone on Namek who died because of Frieza. We shall see if Grand Elder can be brought back.]

North Kai's words made the expressions of Son Goku, Krillin, Son Gohan, Piccolo, and Bulma grow even more solemn.

Ron, however, was not worried at all.

After all, this was how the original story had unfolded.

It was just that his arrival had caused the plot to deviate.

Of course, even with the deviation, the wish-granting aspect would certainly remain unchanged.

"Then that's all we can do," Son Goku nodded in understanding.

Then came the waiting.

Even though the wish had been made over there, whether it would actually work here remained a question.

Expanding their ki sensing, everyone began to perceive the changes on planet Namek.

Time ticked away, second by second.

Simply put, the time spent waiting is always long...

It wasn't until a multitude of ki signatures suddenly appeared out of thin air—all possessing a certain level of strength—that joy erupted on everyone's faces.

Piccolo, in particular, was overwhelmed with excitement as a Namekian, knowing his kin had been resurrected.

Perhaps this was a feeling generated by Piccolo himself, or perhaps it was the influence of the assimilated Nail.

In any case, Piccolo was no longer the Piccolo from the early days of the original story.

This was the beginning of Piccolo's transformation; from this day forward, he would become the permanent nanny for the Son family.

"It worked! It really worked! They're all back, everyone is back!" Krillin shouted excitedly.

"I can sense Dende's ki, he's right there!" Son Gohan also yelled out in excitement.

He had been filled with extreme grief, guilt, and rage over Dende's death.

Now that Dende was alive, his heart was overflowing with joy.

To Son Gohan, Dende had become a dear friend; they had been through so much together, and Dende had helped them immensely.

If not for Dende's assistance, Piccolo would never have been resurrected, and they never would have made it to Namek.

Dying because of them would have been a permanent scar on his heart if they couldn't be brought back.

As their voices faded, the sky of planet Namek suddenly darkened.

This phenomenon was undoubtedly what happened after summoning a dragon.

"Is, is that the dragon summoned by the Namekian Dragon Balls?" Son Goku exclaimed, seemingly seeing something.

The others looked in that direction as well.

Although there was some distance, they could make out the general shape.

To be honest, Porunga was massive enough that even from such a distance, his silhouette was visible.

"That design is certainly a bit strange," Bulma remarked, seeing it for the first time.

She had been hiding in a remote cave the whole time, and with her ordinary human eyesight, she hadn't been able to see anything before.

As the group marveled at the sight, North Kai's voice reached them again.

[Just as I expected, Grand Elder has been resurrected as well. However, he doesn't have much time left, so you must hurry over to make your wish... Also, the Namekian dragon has already granted two wishes, so there is only one left. If you want to make another wish, you will have to wait for a year...]

"Understood, North Kai," Son Goku replied, then looked at Krillin, Gohan, and Piccolo. "Let's head over now. We should finish the wish as soon as possible to prevent any accidents."

With him taking the lead, Krillin, Son Gohan, and Piccolo all nodded.

"Hey, hey, hey! What about me? I can't fly! Are you going to leave me behind again?" Bulma grew anxious and impatient once more.

Could these people not think of her for once?

"Sorry, sorry..."

Son Goku was just about to say he would carry her.

Ron stepped forward proactively and smiled at Bulma, "It's fine, I'll take you with me. I won't leave you behind."

As he spoke, Ron reached out his hand toward Bulma.

This scene caused Son Goku, Krillin, and the others to offer sheepish smiles, not knowing what to say.

Bulma cast a grateful glance at Ron before rolling her eyes at Son Goku, Krillin, and the others, as if to say: "Look at you all; you're not even as kind to me as someone I just met."

"Well, let's get going. If there's still time, I really want to meet the Grand Elder of Namek and thank him in person." Son Goku nodded at Ron, changing the subject.

Hearing Son Goku's words, Krillin and Son Gohan suddenly wore expressions of guilt.

"Actually, if the Grand Elder hadn't unlocked the potential for Gohan and me, he probably could have lived much longer," Krillin said.

"We should have realized it at the time, but we were just too blinded by the excitement of our power boost to notice the Grand Elder's condition..." Son Gohan nodded in agreement.

"I see. That makes me want to meet him even more," Son Goku said with a nod.

As they spoke, the group took to the air, using the Flight technique to fly toward Porunga.

Ron scooped up the still-dazed Bulma and followed closely behind Son Goku and the others.

He had already held her once, so there was no need for hesitation.

Although the first time had been to save her, Bulma hadn't resisted him during their conversation just now, and she had even subtly given him a chance to pursue her.

Since that was the case, why be coy?

As a man, if he didn't take the initiative when the girl wasn't refusing him, he would only be fit to be a sycophant.

Ron wanted to take the lead.

He fully displayed his domineering and assertive nature, intending to make Bulma succumb to his presence.

He had to do this; otherwise, not only would he fail to win her over, but if Bulma ever got the upper hand, he feared he would end up henpecked in the future.

Ron didn't know that, as far as Bulma was concerned, she was completely susceptible to this side of him.