"We came to tell you some good news."
"Mom finished building the Time Machine!"
"Trunks and I are going back to before the Artificial Humans appeared. We'll warn Dad and the others so they can prepare."
Gohan's expression turned serious as he spoke.
"Have you made up your mind, Gohan?"
Xia Le's smile faded as he asked the question softly.
"Yeah. We have!"
"Trunks and I have been stuck at Super Saiyan 1 for a long time, with no sign of reaching the next level."
"We think it's because we haven't been under enough pressure."
"When we go back, we hope we'll get the chance to fight the Artificial Humans."
Gohan looked determined.
"All right!"
Xia Le nodded.
After a moment's thought, he spoke again.
"If possible, I'd like to go with you."
Gohan and Trunks stared at him. "You want to come too, Xia Le?!"
Xia Le looked a little embarrassed. "To be honest, my strength has steadily grown, but I still haven't broken past the limits of a Super Saiyan."
It was rather embarrassing.
His base combat power had risen beyond anything he could have imagined back then. Yet he still had no idea how to break through the Super Saiyan limit.
He suspected it was because he hadn't faced enough pressure.
That was why he wanted to see the past for himself. After all, in the Dragon Ball story, the past timeline was the main one, with far more challenges and adventures awaiting them.
"That's fine with us, of course. It's just that we only have one Time Machine right now."
Son Gohan scratched his head.
Xia Le smiled. "That won't be a problem."
A little later, the three of them found Bulma.
"Xia Le is right. It's not a big problem."
"We still have plenty of