Yamcha's Thoughts

"This is it, the legendary Super Saiyan!"

Staring at Ron after his transformation, Vegeta held his breath, dumbstruck.

The sheer power of that aura alone was enough to make his mind go blank.

This level of strength completely defied his imagination, leaving him with only one thought: the Super Saiyan was truly the most powerful warrior in the universe!

With power like this, with the ability to become a Super Saiyan, scum like Frieza would be nothing more than ants.

Shock and disbelief gave way to a complex mix of excitement and agitation.

Finally, a sense of humiliated pride welled up within Vegeta.

He screamed internally, Why wasn't I the first one to become a Super Saiyan?!

Why, with my natural talent and my royal bloodline, have I been surpassed by a low-class warrior?

He had been fighting and striving to improve his strength for all these years.

Yet, this was the result.

As Vegeta grappled with these feelings, the others were similarly stunned to see a Super Saiyan once again.

It was just too powerful!

"Alright, you've seen enough. I look forward to the day you become a Super Saiyan yourself."

Sensing Dende approaching, Ron voluntarily dispersed his aura, drawing the Super Saiyan energy back into the deep energy pool within his body.

Although he had returned to his base form, the oppressive weight of his power lingered in everyone's hearts, refusing to fade.

Vegeta said nothing more, merely swearing silently to himself that he would become a Super Saiyan and wash away this humiliation.

The scene remained quiet for a long time, until a small figure flew down from the sky.

"Gohan, Uncle Krillin, Uncle Piccolo!"

Seeing the three of them, Dende shouted out in excitement.

Though he wasn't clear on everything that had happened after his death, he had received a telepathic message from the Grand Elder. He knew that the arch-villain Frieza had been defeated and that they had been resurrected by Earth's Shenron. Now, he was here to help Gohan and the others make their final wish.

"Dende!"

"That's great! Looking at you, your injuries have completely healed."

Son Gohan and Krillin greeted the landing Dende with concern.

Piccolo said nothing, merely offering Dende a faint smile and a nod.

Dende knew that although Piccolo was stern, he was a kind elder.

Moreover, since Piccolo had assimilated with Nail, he was one of the people Dende felt closest to.

After a brief exchange, everyone introduced themselves.

Son Goku, in particular, had been curious about Dende for a while; now that he finally saw this remarkable young Namekian, he found him quite interesting.

Of course, this wasn't the time for idle chatter. Prompted by Dende, the group began to consider how they should use the third wish.

If they resurrected Yamcha, what would happen to Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu?

If they chose to resurrect Chiaotzu or Tien Shinhan, the others would surely be unhappy.

The problem was that Porunga, the Namekian dragon, was currently limited to resurrecting only one person at a time.

No matter how they tried to find a loophole, there was no way around it.

However, Porunga had offered a small benefit. Since the bodies of Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu had long since decayed, and the standard rule required a body to be intact for resurrection, it usually took two wishes to bring one person back—one to restore the body and one to revive the soul.

Effectively, they no longer needed two wishes; a single wish could now restore the body of any one of the three to its peak state and then resurrect them.

This was especially important for Chiaotzu, whose body had been reduced to nothing during his self-destruction.

It sounded like a good deal.

Everyone had been led in circles by Porunga.

Ron knew clearly that Porunga wasn't doing them a favor; the dragon just wanted to finish the wish and get off the clock.

A long time had passed since he was summoned.

Even though he had been temporarily dismissed when his creator died, he had been forced back into service when his creator was resurrected.

In short, he was growing impatient.

The critical issue was that as long as the summoners didn't make a wish, he had to wait there without being able to urge them along.

"What should we do now? Does anyone have any suggestions?" Son Goku asked, looking at Krillin, Bulma, and, of course, Piccolo.

The key issue now wasn't just about who to resurrect.

Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu had suggested that Yamcha be resurrected first, and they would wait for the next time the dragon could be summoned to be resurrected together. That way, they could spend the year continuing their training under North King Kai.

However, Yamcha also wanted to stay on North King Kai's Planet for a while longer to continue his training and improve his strength.

His reasoning was that everyone else was improving, and if he were to be resurrected and return to Earth now, he would be left far behind.

He spoke with great candor, yet those with a keen ear could still tell that Yamcha was evading the issue.

Bulma, in particular, could easily hear that Yamcha did not want to be resurrected now, likely because he did not want to face her.

She had been so decisive before, effectively tearing him down until he was worth nothing.

What face did he have to be resurrected and return to Earth now?

Rather than living like that, it was better to remain on North King Kai's Planet, training under King Kai's tutelage to become stronger.

At this moment, Yamcha harbored other thoughts as well.

He was wary of Ron.

Because Ron had previously made a conscious effort to approach Bulma and declared his intention to pursue her, and Bulma did not seem to dislike him.

The sense of crisis brought on by such overwhelming strength made him feel that he must possess greater power before he could win Bulma back.

In truth, this was the very mindset of the Yamcha from the original story.

After suffering the absolute setback brought about by Vegeta, he had embarked on the so-called path of martial arts training.

Back then, he hadn't realized that his lack of courage to endure even the hardship of gravity training, preferring instead to choose useless training methods, already signaled that he would be left far behind.

The reason the Vegeta of the original story succeeded in winning Bulma over was that she was attracted to his indomitable will, followed by feelings that grew over time, eventually developing into that kind of relationship.

"Tsk tsk~ In my opinion, if no one wants to be resurrected, then why not just skip this wish?" Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, an idea sprouted in Ron's mind, and under the surprised gazes of the group, he spoke up again:

"Since the Dragon Ball of Earth can resurrect so many people in one go, does that mean Porunga could also possess this ability after being upgraded by Grand Elder Guru of Namek?

"Furthermore, based on what you said earlier, the Dragon Ball can only summon Shenron once a year, but since the Dragon Ball of Namek, Porunga, can grant three wishes, does that mean if we only make two wishes, we don't have to wait a full year to summon the dragon again?

"Lastly, there is one more question: is a year on Namek equal to a year on Earth?"