Departure! Namek

"What?"

At home, Son Wuling, who had just changed into a purple casual outfit, stared in shock at the serious-faced Son Gohan and the timid, blushing Videl, who did not dare look at him!

Holy crap, this kid Gohan already knows how to pick up girls at such a young age. His methods may not be as subtly brilliant as Goku's, but he's still damn impressive!

Ever since he had appeared, the plot had already gone off the rails. Satan and Videl had become his disciples, and the Z Fighters had not suffered as tragically as they originally had. But he knew how dangerous this trip to Namek would be. He did not even know whether Son Goku could still become a Super Saiyan like before!

Son Wuling kept staring at Son Gohan and Videl without saying a word. The silence made Son Gohan's scalp tingle, while Videl lowered her head and nervously clutched her martial arts uniform.

"What did Satan say?"

Son Wuling crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Son Gohan and Videl with scrutiny as he asked.

Son Gohan hurriedly replied, "Uncle Wuling, Uncle Satan agreed to let Videl come with us! He said he could rest easy if she went with Dad and you, Uncle Wuling! Even though he didn't want to, Uncle Satan said he didn't want Videl to regret it!"

The corner of Son Wuling's mouth twitched. Damn, they had already prepared all of this. Especially when Videl suddenly raised her head and looked at him expectantly!

Son Wuling pondered for a long time in the end. Going to Namek was no joke. Although he was the only one who knew what would happen next, he and Son Goku—even Bulma—were treating it like a vacation!

"Videl, we will leave in three days. By eight o'clock the night after tomorrow, you must master all three moves I taught you. Otherwise, even if Goku comes to plead for you, I won't agree!"

"Ah... Thank you, Uncle Wuling!"

"Yes, Master Wuling!"

Videl excitedly ran off to train, and Son Gohan quickly followed behind to help her!

"Ha ha..."

Watching Son Gohan and Videl leave, Son Wuling laughed out loud. Although he had changed many things, some things still could not be changed after all!

Three days later, at Bulma's home, Son Wuling, Son Goku, Piccolo, Son Gohan, and Videl had gathered together!

They had mastered the Kamehameha and Solar Flare. The Destructo Disc was slower to form and took about a minute to condense, but they had learned it nonetheless!

"Wuling, what's with this little girl? You wouldn't let me come before, yet you agreed to bring a little girl along! What's going on?" Bulma demanded unhappily of Son Wuling.

Son Wuling spread his hands and said, "If you weren't going, I wouldn't have agreed either, Bulma. Besides, Gohan asked me..."

After saying that, Son Wuling gave Bulma a look. Bulma immediately understood and grinned wickedly at Son Gohan and Videl, who were standing side by side. "Since Gohan asked, I agree too. Goku, Wuling, when we first met, we weren't this young!"

"Save the chatting for after we get on. It'll take six days to get from here to Namek. Let's go already!"

Son Wuling, Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Videl bid farewell to Chi-Chi, Satan, Ox-King, Dr. Brief, Mrs. Brief, and the others before embarking on their journey to Namek.

Sitting in the pilot's seat with Bulma, Son Wuling turned back to Son Gohan, Videl, Piccolo, and Son Goku. "Everyone, sit tight and fasten your seat belts. There will be turbulence when we leave the atmosphere."

Bulma was wearing what looked like a spacesuit. Seeing Son Wuling and the others in their light casual clothes and martial arts uniforms, she suddenly felt rather foolish.

Son Wuling said, "Coordinates set: 9045XY, Namek. Departing!"

Rumble!

The spherical spaceship suddenly took off. The intense jolting made Videl, Son Gohan, Son Goku, and Piccolo, all seated, hurriedly grab their seats as a sensation of weightlessness hit them!

At Bulma's home, Satan stood teary-eyed as he watched the spaceship disappear from sight in mere seconds.

"Videl, make sure you listen to Teacher Wuling!"

Chi-Chi said, "Gohan, remember to wash your hair and brush your teeth!"

Even though they had already agreed, watching Son Gohan and Videl fly the spaceship into the starry sky still left Chi-Chi and Satan feeling a sense of loss!

After passing through the atmosphere, the ship traveled steadily through space at full speed. In an instant, it left the Solar System and reached the depths of the universe.

After setting the ship to autopilot, Bulma hurried into her room to change out of the spacesuit that felt incredibly stupid!

"Waaah..."

Videl used Flight to rise into the air. Looking out through the window at the stars of the universe, her eyes sparkled with excitement! Son Gohan quickly followed, imitating Videl as he flew into the air beside her.

Piccolo looked at Son Gohan in surprise, then nodded. An inexplicable feeling rose within him. They were clearly so young... Right, he seemed to remember that Son Goku and Chi-Chi had been the same way!

Bulma emerged from her room in casual clothes and showed everyone around the inside of the spaceship: the recreation room, kitchen, Gravity Room, bathroom, restroom, and even the sound system! There were ladders on every floor too!

The spaceship had four floors in total. The Gravity Room was on the fourth floor, which was also where the hatch entrance was. The cockpit and other facilities were on the third floor, while the rooms and recreation areas were spread across the first and second floors. Son Goku could not wait and immediately went into the Gravity Room to train!

After seeing everything, Son Wuling finally understood why it had taken so long to build. Especially the recreation room—aside from an amusement park, it had every entertainment facility imaginable. Son Wuling felt like he was about to crack!

Meanwhile, Vegeta, who had fled Earth in a sorry state, arrived at a base in his spaceship!

At that moment, an alien soldier wearing the same type of battle armor as Vegeta was shocked when he saw Vegeta's disheveled state. He quickly brought Vegeta into the treatment room!

After Vegeta emerged from the treatment room, his fury toward Earth made him want to immediately return and tear Son Goku and Son Wuling to pieces!

However, Vegeta looked at himself. This trip to Earth had yielded quite a lot. He had also learned Son Goku's method of controlling his battle power. Even so, in terms of fundamentals, he was far behind Son Goku and Son Wuling. Some things could not be learned merely by watching once.

"First, I'll go to Namek. I'll wish for an immortal body. Only then can I defeat Kakarot, that Earthling called Son Wuling, and Frieza!"

The final name made Vegeta clench his fists!

"Well, Vegeta, you look pretty pathetic. Heh heh heh... I heard Raditz and Nappa are both dead. Just who was so powerful that they beat the invincible Saiyans into such a miserable state? Heh heh heh..."

A blue humanoid alien covered in toad-like spots openly mocked Vegeta.

"Get lost, Cui. I don't have time to waste on you!"

Vegeta walked straight past Cui!

Cui grabbed Vegeta's shoulder with one hand. Vegeta's disregard made him extremely annoyed.

"Listen, King Frieza is very angry that you went to Earth without permission!"

Vegeta's voice turned cold, and his expression gradually became serious. "What does that have to do with trash like you? And take your filthy hand off me, now!"