"Everyone who was supposed to come is here, right?" Cell slowly lowered his hands to his sides, his sharp gaze sweeping across Goku and the others, taking in every single one of them.
"Th-they all seemed to have flown in through the air..." The reporter beside him spoke with a slight tremble in his voice. Having witnessed their entrance firsthand, he was utterly shaken and unable to calm down for a long while.
"M-maybe that kind of trick is popular these days?" Hercule still put on a brave front, forcing himself to sound calm, but the fine beads of cold sweat continuously forming on his forehead completely exposed the panic and unease in his heart.
At the same time, Android 16 slowly approached from the other end of the arena, heading straight toward Goku and the others.
No matter what orders Doctor Gero had once implanted in him or what mission he had been assigned, he had now put the past behind him for the sake of protecting this blue Earth. He stood alongside everyone else, on the same side.
"Android 16, you've been repaired?" Piccolo took the initiative to greet him, genuine delight in his voice. With a powerful enemy before them, every additional fighter meant a greater chance of victory. It was undoubtedly tremendous help.
Android 16 walked up to Krillin, wearing his usual gentle, friendly smile. "I have always wanted to thank you. Thank you, Krillin. Without you, I would not be who I am now."
If Krillin had not insisted on saving him when he was broken and damaged, and had not taken him to Bulma to have his body repaired, he might still have been alone on that deserted island, dragging along his ruined body as he quietly waited for the end.
Even if he