A Person in Dragon Ball! Starting Choice: Zeno's Divine Power Chapter 19

Sure enough, before long, Vegeta and the others returned, flying back from afar.

"Brother-in-law, you really saw it coming," Bulma said, looking at Indra in surprise.

"It was nothing." Indra smiled.

"Brother-in-law, can you erase that other Saiyan too?" Bulma asked.

"I can." Indra nodded.

"Then... Brother-in-law, do we even need to wait for Goku? Wouldn't it be better to just erase him directly?" Bulma asked.

Bulma: I Don't Like Vegeta!

"Don't you want to see the results of Goku's training with King Kai?" Indra replied with a smile. "Erasing someone is easy, but bringing someone back is not."

"What do you mean?" Bulma was stunned.

"Once they're erased, they cease to exist. Even Shenron probably wouldn't be able to bring them back unless it was a higher-level Shenron," Indra replied.

"That Saiyan named Vegeta isn't of any use anyway. Why keep him around?" Bulma asked in confusion.

"What if I told you he might be your future husband? Would you believe me?" Indra smiled.

"Brother-in-law... at a time like this, you're still spouting nonsense!" Bulma glared at him.

Indra smiled faintly.

I really wasn't talking nonsense.

I was only telling the truth.

Why didn't she believe me?

"My future husband? At the very least, he'd have to be as handsome as you, Brother-in-law." Bulma giggled. "That Saiyan? I wouldn't give him a second look. He's way too short—he looks like he's only 1.6 meters tall, right?"

"He is a little short," Tights added.

Indra: "..."

Vegeta probably never would have dreamed that the Bulma sisters would look down on him because he was too short.

Smack!

Vegeta and the other three landed on the ground.

"Forty minutes have already passed. When is Kakarot coming?" Vegeta asked with a smile as he looked at Piccolo and the other two.

"Soon! He should be here soon!" Piccolo said gravely.

"Fine. I'll wait another two hours and twenty minutes. If he's late, I'm leaving." After saying that, Vegeta ignored them.

Three hours quickly passed.

Son Goku still had not returned.

"Time's up. The Kakarot you mentioned hasn't appeared. I'm disappointed." Vegeta looked coldly at Piccolo and the other two.

"Why hasn't Goku come yet?" Krillin scratched his head.

"We can't worry about that now. Let's figure out how to fight," Piccolo said in a deep voice.

"That's all we can do." Krillin nodded.

"If we want to win, there's only one way..." Piccolo lowered his voice.

"Oh? Coming up with a battle plan?" Vegeta chuckled.

Piccolo glanced at Vegeta without saying anything.

"All right, the three of you can come at me together." Vegeta smiled and beckoned at them.

"Aaaah!"

Krillin shouted loudly, drawing Vegeta's attention.

Immediately afterward, energy gathered between Krillin's hands, and a massive blast slammed into the ground.

The next moment, Krillin shot into the sky.

Vegeta calmly watched Krillin put on his little show.

"Haaah!"

Son Gohan shouted as well, firing an energy blast straight at Vegeta.

"Hmph, childish tricks." Vegeta snorted and slapped it away.

Bang!

Son Gohan's energy blast was knocked aside.

Whoosh!

Just then, Piccolo flashed behind Vegeta and grabbed his tail.

"Hahaha, you fell for it! I've got your tail!" Piccolo shouted excitedly.

"Oh? So all that discussion was just about grabbing my tail?" Vegeta chuckled.

"The tail is a Saiyan's weakness. As long as I squeeze it, you'll have no strength left!" Piccolo shouted, tightening his grip on Vegeta's tail.

"Hmph, you're too naive." Vegeta sneered, and his tail suddenly jerked.

Bang!

Piccolo was yanked off his feet by the tail and slammed to the ground, releasing Vegeta's tail.

"A bunch of idiots. Did you really think I wouldn't overcome my own weakness?" Vegeta chuckled and kicked Piccolo.

Piccolo was sent flying into the air before crashing heavily into the ground, groaning in pain.

"You've disappointed me too much. This is all the fighting power you have?" Vegeta sneered.

"Hm?"

At that moment, Krillin suddenly turned to look behind him at an angle.

"It's Goku's energy!" Krillin cried out.

"It's Dad! Dad's back!" Son Gohan shouted excitedly as well.

"Son Goku, you finally came!" Piccolo gritted his teeth as he climbed to his feet.

"Oh?"

Vegeta pressed the button on his scouter and silently looked over.

"Power level 5,000! Is that guy really Kakarot?" Vegeta's expression changed slightly as he looked at the three of them with murderous intent.

"It's Goku! Goku's back!" Krillin shouted.

"Heh heh. I don't know whether he's Kakarot or not, but if you three attack me together... it would be more appropriate to wipe you out first," Vegeta sneered. "That way, there won't be any accidents later."

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Goku Returns (Bonus Chapter for Xingchen's Donation)

Vegeta thought it over.

With his power level, he could easily defeat Kakarot and the others.

But how had Nappa disappeared?

Vegeta still had no idea what had happened.

What if he mysteriously disappeared too?

Vegeta couldn't help but shudder.

Too terrifying!

Who on earth had done it?

At this point, he could only strike first.

"What did you say?" Krillin's face changed. "That's not what you said! Didn't you say you'd wait until Goku came back?"

"You bastard! Going back on your word!" Piccolo bared his teeth, his body trembling nonstop.

"As you wish, I've changed my mind." Vegeta chuckled.

Krillin: "..."

Piccolo: "..."

Son Gohan: "..."

You could just change your mind like that?

How shameless!

"Then I'll start with you, little brat." Vegeta sneered, flicking his hand and sending an energy blast howling toward Son Gohan.

Son Gohan was so terrified that he froze in place, forgetting even to move.

Whoosh!

At that critical moment, Piccolo rushed in front of Son Gohan and spread his arms wide.

Boom!

The energy blast struck Piccolo.

Son Gohan shut his eyes and raised both hands in front of his face, trembling all over in fear.

"Ah..."

Piccolo let out a miserable scream.

By the time Son Gohan realized something was wrong, Piccolo had already taken the full force of the energy blast.

Piccolo's clothes were torn to shreds. Gritting his teeth, he stood on the ground, his body trembling slightly.

"Uncle Piccolo..." Son Gohan cried.

Five seconds later.

"Bang!"

Piccolo fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

"What a pity. I'd originally wanted to wipe out Kakarot's son, but I never expected you to change the order of death." Vegeta smiled.

"Gohan, get out of here. Run as far away as you can..." The life was rapidly fading from Piccolo.

"Uncle Piccolo... sob... sob..." Son Gohan burst into loud tears.

"Hmph, who would have thought that the great Demon King Piccolo would save a child by..." Piccolo wore a smile on his face. "Gohan, you changed me... Hurry and run."

After saying that, Piccolo tilted his head and passed away.

"Piccolo is dead..." Bulma said gravely.

"Indra, are you really not going to save them?" Tights asked softly, holding Indra's hand.

"It's fine. They can be revived with Planet Namek's Dragon Balls." Indra reassured her. "This is something he has to go through. Only then can he turn over a new leaf and become a better person."

That was right.

This was Piccolo's journey.

It was also one of the most important lessons in Son Gohan's growth.

If Piccolo were saved now, how could he possibly rid himself of the evil in his heart?

Everyone had their own fate. Indra could not possibly resolve every crisis for them.

If he did that, he would not be helping them—he would be harming them.