But he was simply overthinking it.
There were two Supreme Kais standing right there. Why would they need his Time Machine to travel back to the past?
The Time Rings on Shin's and Gowasu's fingers were the perfect answer.
Of course,
they also warmly invited Son Gohan along.
Son Gohan readily agreed.
And so, Shin turned the Time Ring on his index finger, transporting everyone present into the past.
The past.
Capsule Corporation.
With a whoosh, everyone appeared out of thin air on the lawn.
The moment they appeared, Kid Trunks, who was playing nearby, spotted them.
"Ah, Dad and the others are back!" Kid Trunks shouted.
Trunks's shout instantly drew more people's attention.
A whole crowd came running toward the sound.
Among them were Bulma, Kid Trunks, his maternal grandparents, Pilaf and Shu, who were hanging around Bulma's home, and little Mai.
About a hundred meters away stood this timeline's God of Destruction, Beerus, and his Angel, Whis.
Kid Trunks ran up to Future Trunks and threw his arms around his leg.
Bulma flung her arms around Vegeta, making his face turn bright red. He wanted to push her away, but could not quite bring himself to do it.
Little Mai looked curiously at her grown-up self, and the two exchanged smiles.
As Pilaf slowly approached, he turned to Shu and said, "Say, Shu, looks like Mai's the only one left in the future..."
Shu nodded. "Yeah, maybe King Pilaf and I have both died in the future..."
"But now's not the time for gloomy talk," Pilaf said. "Hey, grown-up Mai!" he called out to her.
Mai looked at Pilaf and Shu, her delight written all over her face. "Lord Pilaf! Shu!"
"Mai, you've grown up," Pilaf said. "You look pretty lively, too."
Mai smiled and replied, "You look