Goku Recovers

The meaning of life lay in struggle and hard work.

A man had to have principles and an upward-looking heart.

If you met a good person, start a family first. If you met a benefactor, build a career first. If you met a rich woman, start a family and build a career!

With Bulma, Jiang Ling could be said to have both started a family and built a career.

But he was not satisfied.

Though he did not mind living off a woman, he was still a man with a strong streak of male pride!

He had to have his own career!

Jiang Ling had already decided what kind of career he wanted to pursue. Once he got back from Namek, he would get started!

Going to Namek was said to be to help Piccolo return to his hometown, but in truth, it was to find the Grand Elder and have his potential unlocked.

There was just one thing Jiang Ling was not very sure about.

In the original story, Frieza learned that Namek had Wish Orbs by listening in through Vegeta's Scouter, which was why he went to Namek.

But now, his involvement had changed things...

When Vegeta said Piccolo was a Namekian, the Scouter had already been damaged.

Logically speaking, Frieza should not have known about this.

But Jiang Ling still felt it was not safe.

What if?

Under the butterfly effect, who could guarantee one hundred percent that they could keep track of everything?

"Bulma, how much longer until the modifications are finished?"

"Mm... about five more days." Bulma checked the progress and said.

Jiang Ling nodded. Including the previous half month, modifying the Spaceship would take twenty days.

That was already very fast.

Kami had sent Mr. Popo over before, saying there was a spaceship on his side they could use.

It was the spaceship Kami had come to Earth in when he was a child.

Jiang Ling thought about it at the time, but still declined Kami's kindness.

That ship was too slow.

In the original story, Bulma had gone to Namek in Kami's ship, and it took a full thirty-four days!

And the Spaceship Son Goku rode was modified from the one he had used to come to Earth as a child.

It reached Namek in just eight short days!

That was why Jiang Ling insisted on modifying the ship.

"Five days... Then I'll go notify Goku and the others, so they can prepare early."

"Isn't Goku still in the hospital? Better not have him go."

"It's fine. I have Senzu Beans."

Jiang Ling kissed Bulma on the forehead, then rose into the air and flew away.

"Come back soon."

Bulma did not know why he insisted on Goku going to Namek, but she did not ask.

Her man had his own ideas. He was so handsome.

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A long while later.

Only then did Bulma come back to herself, inwardly cursing herself for being lovestruck again.

Then, in a cheerful mood, she continued throwing herself into modifying the ship.

West City First People's Hospital.

Inside Son Goku's ward.

Gohan was bent over the desk, writing.

Goku lay on the hospital bed. Because both his hands were fractured, Chi-Chi fed him all three meals a day.

After he finished eating.

A doctor with white hair and beard came over to examine him.

"Doctor, how long will my husband need to recover?" Chi-Chi asked.

The doctor thought for a moment. "Conservatively, at least another two months."

As soon as he said that, Goku was unwilling.

"Huh? Three months? But I still have to go to Namek! Is there any other way?"

The doctor shook his head. "No. With current medical conditions, three months is the fastest possible recovery."

Chi-Chi said from the side, "Why don't you just not go? Recovering is more important."

Before this, Goku had somehow persuaded Chi-Chi to agree to him and Gohan going to Namek.

He had not expected his injuries to become the biggest problem now.

Gohan also chimed in, "Dad, why don't you stay? I can go with Uncle Jiang Ling and the others."

The doctor listened to them with a baffled expression. What Namek? Why couldn't he understand a word of this?

Goku was a little troubled. Right now, the only solution was to eat a Senzu Bean.

But the Senzu Beans had all been used up in the battle against Vegeta, and the new ones had not matured yet. Even Korin had no way around it.

Senzu Beans!

Bug-level stuff!

No matter how strong someone was, no matter how serious their injuries were, as long as they were not dead, one bean would bring them right back to full health!

Unfortunately, the yield was not large.

Just then, a voice rang out.

"I have a way to make Goku recover immediately."

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice—the hospital room window.

The doctor jumped in fright, pointing with a trembling finger at Jiang Ling, who was crouched on the windowsill.

"Y-you... how did you get in?!"

Jiang Ling did not answer and simply nodded to everyone.

"Uncle Jiang Ling, you're here."

Gohan was the first to greet him.

Goku's eyes lit up, expectation showing on his face. "You have a way to heal me right away?"

Chi-Chi likewise looked at Jiang Ling with anticipation.

If he could recover immediately, it would save them a lot of money and trouble.

After all, a place like a hospital drained money the fastest.

Jiang Ling smiled and took out a bean. "I have a Senzu Bean."

"What! That's great! Then I can get back to normal right away!"

Son Goku's face lit up with joy, and even Chi-Chi and Gohan became happy.

Jiang Ling handed the Senzu Bean to Chi-Chi and had her feed it to Goku.

But just then, the doctor finally reacted. His eyes widened, and he shouted.

"Do not feed the patient anything of unknown origin!"

"All that talk about recovering as soon as he eats it is just a scam!"

Jiang Ling: "..."

Son Goku's family: "..."

Thinking about it, that made sense. The man was not wrong; he just did not know the effects of Senzu Beans.

"Doctor, it's fine. This bean really does have that effect," Son Goku explained.

The doctor immediately bristled and glared. "Am I the doctor, or are you? Where in the world would something like that exist!"

Jiang Ling held his forehead and gestured for Chi-Chi to ignore him and quickly feed it to Goku.

Chi-Chi also knew the effects of Senzu Beans, so she did not hesitate and directly stuffed it into Goku's mouth.

Goku's eyes widened, and his body trembled.

He sprang straight up from the hospital bed, exerted a bit of strength, and the bandages all over his body fell away, revealing his muscular physique.

The hospital room fell silent.

Chi-Chi's face instantly turned as red as a monkey's butt.

Jiang Ling's expression turned strange, and he thought to himself, A bit smaller than mine...

The doctor collapsed onto the floor in fright, staring at everything before him in disbelief.

The carefree Goku did not care about any of this and moved his body as if no one else were there.

He muttered, "I haven't trained for half a month. My body's almost rusted."

"..."

"Goku, you should put your clothes on..."

After Goku got dressed, Jiang Ling told them they would gather at Kame House Island in five days.

As he was getting ready to leave, the doctor, eyes shining, stopped him.

"Wait! Where did that thing of yours come from? Do you have any more? Give me one so I can study its composition!"

"This could absolutely win a major award! When I publish my paper, I can add your name to it! Lucky you—this is a chance to become famous worldwide."

Hearing that string of words, Jiang Ling's expression was [old man, subway, phone.]

Ignoring the incoherent doctor, Jiang Ling walked straight to the window and leaped down.

Then he shot into the sky, flying into the distance.

The doctor was scared again. Again. Again.

He slapped himself hard across the face.

Too many things had happened today that defied common sense, making him wonder if he was dreaming.

Son Goku and Chi-Chi exchanged a smile.

"Let's go home. Tonight..."

Chi-Chi said softly, her face flushed.

She could hardly be blamed. She had only truly experienced the joy of being a woman not long ago, and it was only natural to crave more after getting a taste.

Goku scratched his head and glanced at Gohan.

"Gohan, do you want to stay at Grandpa Master Roshi's place for a few days?"