Chapter Summaries

Son Gohan prepared for his upcoming journey at Bulma’s house, discussing the spaceship’s costly gravity equipment and gathering supplies in Capsules. The chapter ended with Bulma testing her upgraded Scouter on him and reading a combat power of 1,742.

• Bulma told Son Gohan the spaceship would take at least another week to finish and quoted him a discounted price of 650 million.
• Son Gohan proposed paying with an advanced spaceship in the future, and Bulma agreed to the arrangement.
• Son Gohan prepared food, water, clothing, furniture, and a sturdy house inside a Capsule.
• Bulma modified Son Gohan’s Scouter with Earth writing and disabled its communicator’s connection to the evil Saiyans.
• Bulma tested the upgraded Scouter on Son Gohan, and it displayed a combat power of 1,742.

Son Gohan unleashed his full ki to measure his peak power level, reaching 15,500 and astonishing Korin and Kami. Three days later, Bulma told him the Gravity Device had been tested, and he hurried to the Gravity Room to try it.

• Son Gohan warned Bulma before releasing his ki, and his aura battered her and swept through West City as her Scouter’s reading climbed.
• Korin and Kami sensed Son Gohan’s immense power and reacted with astonishment and approval.
• Son Gohan’s Scouter reading peaked at 15,500, after which he withdrew his aura and checked that Bulma was all right.
• Bulma gave Son Gohan the modified Scouter, then hurried inside while he returned to his preparations.
• Three days later, Bulma told Son Gohan the Gravity Device had been tested and was in the warehouse, and he rushed to the Gravity Room.

Son Gohan trained in Bulma’s experimental gravity room, adapting to 25G before a malfunction silently increased the gravity. With the pressure climbing toward 40G, he crawled toward the Senzu Beans in his pants pocket, barely able to reach them.

• Son Gohan tested the gravity room at 15G, then raised it to the machine’s 25G limit and trained until he adapted.
• Bulma’s staff expected to finish the real Gravity Machine in three days, while a spark caused the experimental room’s gravity to rise unnoticed.
• Son Gohan felt increasing pressure but kept training because the display inside still showed 25G.
• Son Gohan realized the gravity had malfunctioned and tried to leave, but collapsed as the pressure continued to rise.
• Son Gohan crawled toward the Senzu Beans in his pants pocket, scraping his hands and feet as the gravity reached 39G.

Son Gohan nearly died when the Gravity Machine surged to 50G, but the monitoring staff member shut it down and Bulma later gave him a Senzu Bean to heal him. After confirming the spaceship was ready and its systems had been checked, Son Gohan waited for Son Goku so they could travel to alien planets.

• Son Gohan reached 40G, awakened a surge of power, ate a Senzu Bean, and blasted the Gravity Machine, which increased the gravity to 50G.
• Son Gohan was crushed unconscious, and a monitoring staff member cut the Gravity Machine's power in an emergency.
• Bulma apologized after Son Gohan woke and brought him a Senzu Bean from his pants, restoring him to full health.
• Son Gohan forgave Bulma and asked whether the new Gravity Machine had been thoroughly tested.
• Bulma said the spaceship was essentially complete, its systems and coordinates were set, and they were waiting for Son Goku before traveling to alien planets.

Son Gohan left Earth early for Namek to prepare for Frieza and train during the journey. After an unknown impact damaged his spaceship and sent it off course, he relied on a life-sign detector to search for a safe destination.

• Bulma woke to see Son Gohan's Capsule Corporation spaceship launch and angrily called after him.
• Son Gohan headed for Namek to seek the Grand Elder's Potential Unleashed Technique before Frieza arrived.
• Son Gohan trained under heavy gravity and with enchanted Magic Metal Rings throughout the first seventeen days of the trip.
• An unknown object struck the spaceship, damaged Engine B, and forced Son Gohan to accept that the ship had veered far off course.
• Champa and Vados, searching for the Super Dragon Balls, discussed the object their ship had hit.

Son Gohan overcame his doubts, found a nearby planet with strong life readings, and continued training during the journey. When his ship reached the planet, an unknown force seized it and seventeen armed aliens captured him, leaving his situation unclear.

• Son Gohan regained his confidence, activated the life detector, and ordered the ship to land on the nearest planet with life without changing its course.
• Son Gohan trained during the twenty-six-day journey, adapting to eighty times gravity while wearing five tons of Magic Metal Rings.
• Son Gohan prepared for arrival by resting, then saw a vast blue planet that the computer said was twenty times larger than Earth and rich in life.
• An unknown force locked the spaceship in place, and a vase appeared on the computer as its control center was hacked.
• Seventeen armored aliens entered, aimed their weapons at Son Gohan, restrained his hands and feet, and escorted him from the ship.

Son Gohan was brought aboard a spaceship and met Cassani, a noble of the Musli Empire who offered to protect him from being sentenced as a cosmic stowaway. Son Gohan agreed to fight for Cassani in a contest for noble rank in exchange for repairs and upgrades to his spaceship.

• Son Gohan studied the ship and its alien crew, finding that even ordinary members of their race had considerable battle power.
• Cassani introduced himself as a viscount of the Musli Empire and asked Son Gohan whether he was from Planet Vegeta.
• Son Gohan clarified that he was an Earth Saiyan, and Cassani explained that the central monitoring station would otherwise treat him as an evil Saiyan and sentence him to death.
• Cassani offered to register Son Gohan as an immigrant if he helped Cassani win a battle for noble rank.
• Son Gohan accepted and asked Cassani to repair and upgrade his spaceship in return for fighting on Cassani's behalf.

Son Gohan agreed to fight for Cassani in the Musli Empire’s title contest and learned that Cassani could be promoted if he placed among the top three. After reaching Cassani’s manor, Son Gohan defeated two of the three fighters and confronted the bone-armored one, who accused Cassani of discovering his true allegiance.

• Son Gohan tore off his magnetic restraints, and Cassani explained the title contest and promised to reward him if he won a promotion to count.
• Son Gohan asked whether contestants could use tools, then traveled with Cassani to Musli Planet and ate a huge meal at his manor.
• Cassani introduced Son Gohan to three fighters and let him choose whom to remove from the team.
• Son Gohan challenged all three fighters at once, knocked out the four-armed fighter, and kicked the fast, red-skinned fighter into a pillar.
• Son Gohan faced the bone-armored fighter, who demanded to know when Cassani had discovered his identity, prompting Son Gohan to ask who had sent him.

Son Gohan exposed and defeated a hired attacker who had tried to sabotage Viscount Cassani’s promotion, then joined Cassani’s team for the title contest. The contest began with Son Gohan and his teammates entering a packed arena alongside the other contestants.

• The bone man revealed that Viscount Bodelani had hired him to stop Viscount Cassani’s promotion, and Cassani asked Son Gohan to disable him.
• The bone man transformed and attacked Son Gohan, but Son Gohan dodged his punch and shattered his bone armor with a single blow.
• Son Gohan left the bone man for Cassani to deal with, and Cassani summoned the inspection team to take the attacker away.
• On the day of the title contest, Son Gohan arrived at the arena with Cassani and their two teammates, then led them onto the stage.
• Fifty viscounts’ teams gathered among 150 contestants in the packed arena as the contest was about to begin.

Son Gohan overwhelmed the fighters who approached him in the promotion battle, forcing the other contestants to avoid his side of the arena. Cassani then asked him to eliminate Gansapu Squad, and Son Gohan agreed.

• Cassani and Viscount Gansapu exchanged barbs as the match began, with Gansapu boasting that his fighters would deal with Cassani's team.
• Son Gohan stopped his teammates from intervening and defeated all three blue-clad fighters, with the short teammate kicking the last one down.
• Four nearby teams surrounded Son Gohan, but his twin energy blasts knocked several fighters down and triggered a melee among the others.
• Son Gohan advanced counterclockwise while contestants fought to avoid him and compete for the top three spots.
• Cassani used voice transmission to ask Son Gohan to take out Gansapu Squad, and Son Gohan agreed.

Son Gohan eliminated Gansapu’s three fighters and helped Cassani secure the title of count. At the victory banquet, Gohan urged Cassani to enter the earl-to-marquis promotion battle, offering to fight for him, and Cassani agreed to gamble his fortune on it.

• Son Gohan charged into the arena and knocked out Gansapu’s three-man squad with three tracking energy blasts.
• The remaining fighters continued battling until the top three teams were determined, and Cassani advanced to count.
• Cassani thanked Son Gohan at the victory banquet and said he had arranged to have Gohan’s spaceship upgraded.
• Son Gohan asked about the next title advancement and learned that promotion battles were held a week apart and the earl-to-marquis opponents were stronger.
• Son Gohan offered to fight for Cassani in the earl-to-marquis promotion battle, and Cassani agreed to enter despite the financial risk.

Son Gohan continued training to prepare for the coming Android Saga, then entered a new title promotion battle with Cassani and his two teammates. After spotting a powerful red-haired contestant, he began the match by overwhelming the other fighters with a barrage of energy beams, leaving the battle at its climax.

• Son Gohan decided he needed to raise his base strength before the Android Saga so he could eventually become a Super Saiyan and keep pace with the Z Fighters.
• Cassani entered the new title promotion battle excited by the prospect of advancing to marquis.
• In the contestant hall, Son Gohan sensed a red-haired woman with an unusually fierce aura, and she provoked him with a throat-slitting gesture.
• When the match began, Son Gohan defeated a team that attacked him and shielded himself and his teammates from a coordinated barrage.
• Son Gohan sent his teammates to hide, flew above the arena, and unleashed a storm of energy beams at the fighters below.

Son Gohan faced the thirteen remaining fighters in the arena and began defeating them with overwhelming speed and power. As the survivors unleashed their hidden strength, he prepared a Kamehameha against their captain’s black energy beam.

• Son Gohan saw that only thirteen fighters remained, and they joined forces to surround him.
• Son Gohan knocked out three fighters from one team in quick succession, then dodged the other fighters’ attacks.
• The remaining ten fighters bombarded the smoke, while the tall and short fighters fired energy blasts to distract them and create an opening for Son Gohan.
• Three fighters revealed their hidden power, and two transferred energy to their captain as he formed a black lightning-charged beam.
• Son Gohan gathered ki and fired a blue Kamehameha at the captain’s attack.

Son Gohan overwhelmed the remaining fighters in the arena and moved his team close to securing promotion, while the Red-Haired Woman prepared to face him. After Son Gohan eliminated another team's lone survivor, trouble emerged on the Red-Haired Woman's side.

• Son Gohan overpowered the black beam with his Kamehameha, defeated two attackers, and left the beam's captain badly injured.
• Son Gohan knocked out two more fighters and provoked the Red-Haired Woman as only her team and two lone survivors remained among the other contestants.
• The Red-Haired Woman sent her teammates after one lone survivor, while Son Gohan went after the other.
• Son Gohan knocked his opponent out of the arena, but something went wrong for the Red-Haired Woman's team.

Son Gohan and Eliza advanced after Frieza surrendered, but Eliza demanded a fight with Son Gohan. He agreed and removed the Magic Metal Rings suppressing his strength, unleashing a tremendous aura as their battle began.

• Frieza revealed his hidden power, defeated Eliza with a punch, and challenged Son Gohan.
• Eliza removed her mask and unleashed an overwhelming crimson aura, then refused to team up with Frieza.
• Frieza surrendered and fled the arena, and the announcer named Count Cassani and Count Bokuul as the two who advanced to marquis.
• Eliza insisted that her match with Son Gohan continue, and he accepted her challenge.
• Son Gohan explained that his Magic Metal Rings suppressed his strength, removed their restraints, and released a massive aura.

Son Gohan fought Eliza in the arena, using a Kamehameha to overwhelm her. As Eliza struggled against his attack, she gained control over her chaotic energy and discovered her true strength.

• Son Gohan revealed that he could control his energy and asked Eliza to have a meal with him if he won.
• Son Gohan and Eliza exchanged rapid attacks, with Son Gohan holding the advantage while Eliza relied on her combat skill and experience.
• Son Gohan used successive energy blasts and then a Kamehameha to overpower Eliza and push her toward the edge of the arena.
• Eliza's energy became increasingly condensed as she resisted the Kamehameha, and she redirected it into the sky with a burst of strength.
• Son Gohan realized that his attacks had helped Eliza master her energy.

Son Gohan fought Eliza after she overcame the energy holding her back, and her mercenary experience gave her the advantage in close combat. After he endured her assault and adapted to her movements, he counterattacked and sent her crashing across the ground.

• Eliza challenged Son Gohan to beat her before she would treat him to a meal, and they rushed into close combat.
• Eliza used her combat experience to overwhelm Son Gohan and struck his shoulder, hurling him into the arena floor.
• Eliza continued pounding Son Gohan's guarded arms in the crater, but he watched her movements and prepared a counterattack.
• Eliza sensed danger and retreated just as Son Gohan was about to strike.
• Son Gohan dodged Eliza's next punch, then hit her chin and abdomen, sending her crashing to the ground.

Son Gohan defeated Eliza by breaking through her energy barrier with the Kaioken, then carried her from the arena after assuring the administrators he would not kill her. Backstage, he secretly revived her by passing her a Senzu Bean with a kiss.

• Son Gohan stomped Eliza into the arena and battered her while her red energy barrier blocked his attacks.
• Son Gohan used the Double Kaioken to intensify his blows, but Eliza began gathering energy to counterattack.
• Son Gohan escalated to the triple Kaioken, shattered Eliza's barrier, and kicked her out of the arena, leaving her unconscious and injured.
• The administrators warned Son Gohan against killing Eliza, and he carried her away after saying he would not harm her further.
• Backstage, Son Gohan chewed a Senzu Bean and passed it into Eliza's mouth with a kiss, then quickly pulled away and posed nearby.

After defeating Eliza, Son Gohan accepted her invitation to collect on their bet and was warned not to take advantage of her while she was unconscious. At Marquis Cassani’s banquet, Son Gohan received a smart brain and asked for information before deciding whether to enter the marquis-to-duke promotion battle in six months.

• Eliza woke healed after losing to Son Gohan, agreed to owe him a favor, and accepted his invitation to dinner as the winner of their bet.
• Eliza confronted Son Gohan about taking advantage of her while she was unconscious and warned him not to do it again.
• At Marquis Cassani’s celebration banquet, Son Gohan admitted he liked Eliza and asked Cassani for money and a smart brain.
• Cassani offered Son Gohan a chance to compete in the marquis-to-duke promotion battle, and Son Gohan asked him to gather information on the fighters before he decided.
• Son Gohan received a smart brain, which merged into his arm and displayed a virtual interface.

Son Gohan used the virtual world to arrange intelligence on Frieza’s movements on Namek and detailed information on Eliza. He then visited a materials shop to find a forgeable, extremely dense material, where the shopkeeper recommended ore from Planet C-3501.

• Son Gohan explored the A.I. and found technology documents and news reports about Frieza and other civilizations.
• Son Gohan hired Jian’s shop to provide updates on Frieza’s movements on Namek every two days.
• Son Gohan commissioned detailed information on Eliza, a team leader who won the earl-to-marquis promotion battle.
• Son Gohan asked another shop for its heaviest forgeable material, and the shopkeeper recommended dense material from Planet C-3501 in Sector Beta-251.