Matching You with a Worthy Opponent!

"What? The strongest of the Saiyans arriving will have a battle power of over 18,000?"

At Capsule Corporation, Bulma's eyes instantly filled with disbelief upon hearing the news.

When she had first detected that Piccolo's battle power had surpassed 7,000, she had thought they would surely overcome this crisis. She had even wondered whether the threat might shift from the Saiyans back to King Piccolo.

But who could have imagined that the strongest Saiyan's battle power would reach such a level?

A battle power of 18,000—what kind of concept was that?

It was more than 10,000 higher than even Piccolo's current level.

Could such an enormous gap really be bridged in just the next few months?

Seeing Bulma's fear, Son Gohan smiled and said, "You don't need to worry too much. There's still some time before they arrive. Uncle Piccolo and I have plenty of time to grow stronger, and Dad is training with King Kai. He might not necessarily be weaker than them."

Only after hearing Son Gohan's reassurance did Bulma feel much more at ease.

In her heart, she was still willing to trust the Son father and son.

Then she looked at Raditz, who had collapsed there like a puddle of mud, and asked, "So what are you planning to do with this Saiyan?"

"To be honest, he's no longer strong enough to threaten us. He can serve as a sparring partner instead."

"Make him a sparring partner? Aren't you afraid he'll rebel when the time comes?"

Bulma was clearly still worried.

Son Gohan wore a confident expression as he said with a smile, "Don't worry. With Uncle Piccolo here, there shouldn't be any problem!"

Piccolo maintained his cool pose as always, not even saying a word.

Seeing the two of them like that, Bulma said, "Honestly, I don't know what to do with you two. Whatever happens, don't blame me."

"Don't worry!"

Son Gohan smiled as he turned his gaze to Raditz.

His uncle had been utterly subdued by Vegeta and Nappa, so he had never been much of a tough guy.

Now that both he and Uncle Piccolo were here, making Raditz behave would not be difficult.

As for worrying that he might betray them!

As long as they defeated Vegeta when the time came, his uncle would surely understand what it meant to recognize the times and submit to the strong.

"Then it's time for our training to continue, Gohan!"

Although Piccolo had never mentioned the battle power of 18,000, he clearly cared about it. He did not want to lose to the Saiyans who were about to arrive.

"Okay, Uncle Piccolo!"

Son Gohan took a deep breath as well, ready to devote himself fully to training.

After all, he had plenty to do. Not only did he have the coming battle against the Saiyan invasion, but there were also the matched battles in Lightning Flash!

And after those matters...

There might be even more threats in this universe.

Living well in this world was far from simple!

Reviving Raditz seemed like nothing more than an interlude. After that, everything on Earth returned to peace. Only in places unknown to everyone else, the Z Fighters continued their rigorous training.

Several months swiftly passed in the midst of it all.

Son Gohan and Piccolo never stopped training, so they increased the Gravity Chamber's setting from thirty times gravity to fifty times gravity.

Under this extremely intense training, both of them improved tremendously.

Raditz, who served as the two of them's sparring bag, also improved accordingly.

Of course, it was not because Raditz worked hard enough, but because the Saiyans' passive ability was simply absurd.

Every time he was beaten badly, his strength increased enormously. His battle power had now even surpassed 5,000!

However, after being beaten up by Piccolo and Gohan so many times...

At least on the surface, Raditz had become obedient enough.

Inside the Gravity Chamber.

Son Gohan had already completely adapted to fifty times gravity. His own potential had been further awakened, and his strength had reached a level that even frightened him.

So what he was learning now was meditation.

He was adjusting his mind so that he could advance toward an even stronger future.

At this moment, his heart had become incredibly calm. He could even sense Earth's breathing and pulse, while the flourishing vitality of all things lay fully revealed within his mind.

It was a wondrous feeling, one that could not even be described with words.

Yet at this moment, Son Gohan had somehow achieved it.

!!!

But in the very next instant, Son Gohan suddenly sensed two powerful presences.

They were approaching Earth at an extremely fast speed.

"They're here!"

The moment he sensed the approximate strength of those two energies, he knew they belonged to Vegeta and Nappa.

This also meant that the time for the final battle had finally arrived.

[Survival time has reached one year. Congratulations, your number of matches has increased by 1.]

Hearing Lightning Flash's voice for the first time in a long while, Son Gohan turned the matter over in his mind and began asking about the matching process.

After learning that the matching and battle space was separate from reality, and that no matter how long he stayed there, not even an instant would pass here, he quickly made his decision.

"Begin matching!"

Following Son Gohan's command, Lightning Flash, which had been dormant for a year, finally began operating.

A faint purple glow enveloped Son Gohan's body.

[Recording warrior data...]

[Matching you with an evenly matched opponent...]

[Please wait...]

[Your real-time data has been recorded. Please monitor your condition carefully!]

[A corresponding opponent has been matched. Attempting to connect worlds. Attempting to join the spacetime sequence...]

The next instant—

Son Gohan felt the scene before his eyes suddenly become dazzling.

It was as though countless dimensions of time and space had overlapped before him, forming a strange sight that defied description.

Countless purple crystals floated in the void, each containing a spacetime universe—existences difficult even for gods to describe.

When he looked toward one of the crystals, his own data appeared upon it.

[Name: Son Gohan]

[Age: Five]

[Battle Power: 37000]

[Style: Demon Clan Power]

[Transformation: None]

Seeing the exact figure for his battle power, Son Gohan's expression did not change.

He had long had a rough understanding of his own battle power.

Although he had raised the gravity to fifty times normal, he had trained steadily and never cheated by pushing himself through self-harm, so his battle power had not grown explosively.

Still, it was more than enough to handle what lay ahead.

[Matched Opponent: Turles]

[Introduction: Turles, a warrior who once roamed the universe, received help from an unknown person. His shattered soul returned to the past, and he then brought a seed called the Tree of Might to Earth. The Tree of Might absorbs all the energy of the planet where it grows, eventually causing the planet it takes root on to be destroyed...]

"Turles?"

A look of surprise appeared in Son Gohan's eyes.

He remembered this character. He was someone from one of the movies, and he looked exactly like his father.

This guy's strength was actually nothing special. He just relied entirely on the Tree of Might in battle.

But what did it mean for his shattered soul to return to the past?

Could it be that, in this matched world, Turles was some kind of minor protagonist who could be reborn?