Chapter Summaries

Videl captured the Biker Gang and then found Son Gohan sitting on a skyscraper rooftop, mistaking him for someone contemplating suicide. After Son Gohan proved he could fly, Videl introduced herself, leaving him stunned when he realized she was Videl.

• Videl ordered her officers to arrest the six Biker Gang robbers and take them back to face the Kingdom's laws.
• Videl spotted Son Gohan sitting on the edge of a skyscraper and flew over to check whether he was in danger.
• Son Gohan reassured Videl that he was only enjoying the view, while she continued urging him to come down safely.
• Videl approached Son Gohan, asked to touch his tail, and offered to take him down in her Jet Plane.
• Son Gohan rose into the air to prove he could fly, then realized the policewoman was Videl.

Son Gohan met Videl, revealed that he could fly, and agreed to teach her the Flight Technique. After visiting his mother and grandfather’s graves, he returned to Capsule Corporation, where Videl arrived the next day to find him.

• Son Gohan introduced the Flight Technique to Videl and explained that it used ki.
• Videl asked Son Gohan to teach her to fly, and he told her to meet him at Capsule Corporation the next day.
• Son Gohan returned to Mount Paozu, visited Chi-Chi and Ox-King’s graves, and told them he had defeated the Androids.
• Son Gohan told Bulma that Trunks would be away for several days, then Videl arrived at Capsule Corporation to meet him.
• Bulma arrived outside Capsule Corporation on her motorcycle as Videl wondered how to find Son Gohan.

Videl visited Bulma at Capsule Corporation to find Son Gohan, then met him in the back garden for her promised Flight Technique lessons. Gohan explained ki and demonstrated its power, leaving Videl stunned by the energy inside her own body.

• Videl greeted Bulma, who mistook her for Gohan’s girlfriend and warmly invited her inside.
• Bulma chatted with Videl and urged her to spend more time with Gohan before he arrived and led her away.
• Videl and Gohan discovered they were born one day apart in Age 757, then began their lesson in the back garden.
• Gohan explained that Flight Technique required controlling ki and demonstrated an Energy Blast that pulverized a boulder.
• Videl stared in shock and asked whether she really had that kind of energy inside her body.

Son Gohan took Videl to East City after sensing powerful attackers and revealed that the assailants were aliens. After destroying most of them and admitting he had defeated the Androids, he confronted the last survivor to learn where they came from.

• Videl failed to sense her ki during training with Son Gohan, then received word that attackers were slaughtering people in East City.
• Son Gohan sensed the attackers' overwhelming ki and carried Videl to East City at incredible speed when she insisted on returning to help her team.
• Son Gohan and Videl saw aliens in battle suits destroying buildings and killing Earthlings, and Son Gohan blasted several attackers into dust.
• Videl realized Son Gohan had destroyed the Androids, and he confirmed it before taking her to a safer hiding place.
• Son Gohan eliminated the remaining alien bandits and demanded that the last survivor tell him where they had come from.

Son Gohan learned that Bojack’s forces were coming to Earth and prepared for the confrontation. North Kai explained that Bojack was an ancient threat who had escaped a seal after South Kai’s death, leaving Son Gohan to face an enemy stronger than the Androids.

• Son Gohan interrogated the surviving alien, learned Bojack would reach Earth in about ten hours, and killed him after rejecting his offer to team up.
• Son Gohan found Videl and warned her that powerful aliens would arrive the next day and could destroy Earth.
• Videl urged Son Gohan to be careful, and he flew toward Kami’s Lookout to check on Trunks and ask North Kai about Bojack.
• North Kai contacted Son Gohan and confirmed that Bojack was approaching Earth after Son Gohan had already wiped out the advance force.
• North Kai explained that Bojack’s forces had terrorized the Four Galaxies a thousand years earlier before the Kais sealed him away.
• North Kai revealed that South Kai’s death weakened the seal, allowing Bojack to escape, and said Bojack was far stronger than the Androids.

Son Gohan learned that a revolt in Other World had drawn Son Goku and the others away, then prepared with Trunks to ambush Bojack’s approaching gang. Bojack’s ship sped toward Earth after his advance force stopped responding, while he ordered Zangya to keep investigating who had broken his seal.

• King Kai told Son Gohan that Frieza, Vegeta, Android 17, and Android 18 had plunged Other World into chaos, and that Son Goku and the others had gone to help.
• Son Gohan visited Kami's Lookout, where Dende was treating Trunks and Trunks reported that his butt felt itchy as his tail began to grow.
• Son Gohan explained Bojack’s invasion to Mr. Popo, Dende, and Trunks, then planned to attack the gang’s ship before it reached Earth.
• Bojack told Zangya, Gokua, Bujin, and Bido that he planned to wish Shenron would grant all five of them eternal life.
• When Zangya could not reach the advance force on Earth, Bojack ordered her to speed up the ship and investigate who had broken his seal.

Son Gohan and Trunks ambushed Bojack’s crew as they approached Earth, destroying their ship and killing Bujin and Bido. Bojack powered up and launched a massive attack at Earth, while Trunks pursued Zangya and Gokua and Son Gohan met Bojack’s blast with a Kamehameha.

• Son Gohan and Trunks transformed into Super Saiyans and fired a Kamehameha and Masenko at Bojack’s approaching ship.
• Bojack’s crew failed to stop the attacks, and the ship exploded; Son Gohan and Trunks then bombarded the survivors as they descended toward Earth.
• Bujin and Bido died in the barrage, while Gokua and Zangya were badly wounded and Bojack remained injured.
• Bojack transformed, blocked the attacks with a barrier, and sent a vast dark-red Energy Sphere toward Earth.
• Son Gohan unleashed his full power, sent Trunks to pursue Zangya and Gokua, and fired a Kamehameha at Bojack’s Energy Blast.

Son Gohan pushed Bojack to the brink, then broke through to Super Saiyan 2 and killed him. Trunks defeated Zangya and Gokua, leaving the galactic thugs wiped out.

• Son Gohan overwhelmed Bojack in their energy struggle by transforming into his hulking second form, then returned to full-power Super Saiyan 1 and continued fighting him.
• Trunks killed the badly wounded Zangya and Gokua, leaving Bojack as the last of the five galactic thugs.
• Son Gohan’s strength and ability to heal himself wore Bojack down, while Trunks watched him lose his will to fight.
• Son Gohan’s fierce battle with Bojack triggered his breakthrough to Super Saiyan 2, surrounding him with a powerful golden aura and crackling electricity.
• Bojack tried to flee, but Son Gohan appeared in front of him and disintegrated him with a single punch.

After defeating Bojack, Son Gohan trained with Trunks in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to strengthen his new Super Saiyan 2 form and explore his immortal body's abilities. They returned to West City, where Bulma welcomed them with a feast and heard Son Gohan's account of the battle.

• Son Gohan explained his Super Saiyan 2 transformation to Trunks, and North Kai offered to find Trunks a sword before abruptly ending their conversation.
• Son Gohan maintained Super Saiyan 2 for half an hour, then entered the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with Trunks to train for another half year.
• Trunks's tail grew back during their training, and he and Son Gohan left the chamber at night to return home.
• Trunks covered the sleeping Bulma with a blanket, and he and Son Gohan showered before going to bed.
• Bulma served the two boys a large breakfast the next morning, and Son Gohan told her about Bojack's invasion.

Bulma accepted that Trunks had a tail, while Videl visited Son Gohan to learn the Flight Technique and eventually sensed ki. That night, under the full moon, Son Gohan transformed into a Great Ape but retained his reason.

• Bulma accepted Trunks's tail after he pleaded with her, then trimmed Son Gohan's and Trunks's hair.
• Videl arrived at Capsule Corporation, met Trunks, and followed him to Son Gohan.
• Son Gohan taught Videl the Flight Technique, and she returned over the next few days until she sensed ki and briefly floated.
• Son Gohan went outside at Mount Paozu under the full moon and transformed into a black Great Ape.
• The Great Ape inspected his reflection and spoke, while Son Gohan realized his fused souls had allowed him to stay lucid.

Son Gohan transformed into a Golden Great Ape to test his power, drawing the attention of Trunks, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito. The chapter ended with Trunks also transforming into a Great Ape while retaining his reason, as Gohan and Trunks joked together.

• Son Gohan transformed into a black-furred Great Ape and unleashed his Ki, which spread across the world and reached the Sacred Land of the Gods.
• Trunks, Android 16, Supreme Kai Shin, and Kibito sensed Son Gohan's immense Ki, and Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito traveled to the Mortal Realm to investigate.
• Son Gohan became a Golden Great Ape, gaining a five-hundredfold increase in power, but his attempt to advance further showed no noticeable result.
• Trunks arrived on Mount Paozu, then transformed into a black-furred Great Ape after looking at the moon.
• Trunks spoke coherently in Great Ape form, and Son Gohan relaxed before joking with him while Supreme Kai Shin and Kibito watched.

Son Gohan and Trunks tested their Golden Great Ape transformations and compared the form’s strengths and limits. They confirmed its power boost and efficiency, but their attempt to combine it with Super Saiyan 2 failed.

• Shin and Kibito concluded that the two Great Apes were likely Saiyans connected to Vegeta and decided to stop following them and check Majin Buu’s Sealed Egg.
• Son Gohan and Trunks returned to human form, ate roasted crocodile, and then transformed into Golden Great Apes on an open grassland.
• Son Gohan concluded that the form gave them a five-hundredfold boost, with strong defense and low energy consumption, but had drawbacks including limited speed and the need for Blutz Waves.
• Trunks asked whether they could use Super Saiyan 2 as Great Apes, and Son Gohan tested transforming into a Golden Great Ape after entering Super Saiyan 2.
• Son Gohan failed to transform, as his body went numb after absorbing the moon’s Blutz Waves.

After failing to reach Super Saiyan 4, Son Gohan rested and met the Supreme Kai, then asked Bulma to prioritize a Blutz Wave emitter. The next day, he befriended the Supreme Kai over dessert and asked him for a meeting gift.

• Son Gohan and Trunks returned to human form, and the Supreme Kai and Kibito appeared to introduce themselves; Son Gohan postponed their conversation until the next day.
• The Supreme Kai sent Kibito to investigate Earth’s history and identify the two Saiyans.
• Son Gohan told Trunks that the Supreme Kai ranked above Kami, then asked Bulma to build a Blutz Wave emitter before continuing work on the spaceship.
• Son Gohan trained while Videl practiced the Flight Technique, then met the Supreme Kai and Kibito at a dessert shop.
• Son Gohan pointed out that the Supreme Kai had learned his name after their first meeting, accepted his offer of friendship, and asked him for a meeting gift.

Son Gohan asked the Supreme Kai for divine techniques and treasures, then wagered that he could pull the sealed Z Sword from its resting place. The Supreme Kai accepted, confident that Gohan would fail.

• Son Gohan asked to learn Kibito's Instant Transmission, but the Supreme Kai explained that it required god Ki and other conditions.
• The Supreme Kai offered to provide Son Gohan with katchin after he asked about the universe's hardest metal.
• Son Gohan asked for the Z Sword, and the Supreme Kai explained that generations of Supreme Kais had failed to pull it from its seal.
• Son Gohan bluntly said Kibito and the Supreme Kai were too weak to pull out the sword.
• Son Gohan wagered that the Z Sword would be his if he pulled it out, while the Supreme Kai accepted, expecting Gohan to fail.

Son Gohan received the Hero's Sword and a huge piece of katchin from Supreme Kai, then traveled with Kibito to the Sacred World of the Kai to pull out the Z Sword. Meanwhile, Trunks went to East City to deal with a giant gorilla that had kidnapped a girl and wanted to marry her.

• Supreme Kai gave Son Gohan the Hero's Sword for Trunks and a huge chunk of katchin.
• Son Gohan learned that Trunks had gone to East City after Videl called Bulma about a giant gorilla holding a kidnapped girl.
• Son Gohan left the Hero's Sword with Bulma and traveled with Kibito to the Sacred World of the Kai.
• In a town near East City, the gorilla refused to release the girl and insisted that she would become his wife.

Mai’s adoptive father, the mayor, arrived with rescue teams, but the ape refused to release her and attacked them. Trunks killed the ape and rescued Mai, then joined Videl and Mai for a meal.

• Mai told the ape that her adoptive father, the mayor, had come to save her, but the ape refused to let her go and carried her away.
• The ape attacked the helicopters pursuing him, and Trunks arrived in time to catch a damaged helicopter and save its pilot.
• Videl ordered the rescue teams to stand down and leave the ape to Trunks.
• The ape struck Trunks and shattered his own arm, then charged again while still holding Mai.
• Trunks blasted apart the ape’s head and caught Mai as she flew from its hand.
• Trunks reunited with Videl, who offered him a meal and a cash reward, and Mai asked to join them.

Son Gohan traveled with the Supreme Kai and Kibito to the Sacred World of the Kai and pulled the Z Sword from its seal. After Kibito injured himself trying to lift it, Gohan learned that a magic formation in the lake protects the sword from being freed by destroying the mountain.

• Son Gohan joked that the Supreme Kai should farm the Sacred World of the Kai, then followed him and Kibito to the Z Sword’s mountain.
• Son Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan and pulled the Z Sword from the ground with little difficulty.
• Son Gohan explained that the sword was extremely heavy, and Kibito dislocated his arm when he tried to lift it.
• The Supreme Kai declined to test the sword, and Gohan asked why they had not destroyed the mountain to free it.
• The Supreme Kai explained that a magic formation in the lake would attack anyone who tried to destroy the mountain.

Son Gohan broke the Z Sword and freed Old Kai, who revealed that he could draw out a warrior’s potential. Old Kai began preparing to use his ability on Son Gohan.

• Son Gohan tested the sealed grounds, then casually wielded the Z Sword while the Supreme Kai and Kibito watched.
• Son Gohan transformed into a Super Saiyan 2 and twisted the Z Sword until it snapped in two.
• Old Kai appeared and told the Supreme Kai and Kibito that he had been sealed inside the sword for over seventy million years.
• Old Kai explained that his ability could draw out anyone’s potential and agreed to use it on Son Gohan.
• Old Kai ordered the Supreme Kai and Kibito aside, then began circling Son Gohan as he performed a strange ritual.

Old Kai completed the lengthy ritual to unlock Son Gohan’s potential, leaving Gohan feeling peaceful and refreshed. Supreme Kai returned the reforged Z Sword to Gohan, while Old Kai perked up after Gohan promised him magazines and discs.

• Old Kai danced around Son Gohan for five hours, then began chanting while Supreme Kai and Kibito waited nearby.
• Son Gohan fell asleep during the ritual and woke feeling relaxed, peaceful, and difficult for Kibito to read.
• Supreme Kai gave Son Gohan the reforged Z Sword, which was lighter and sharper than before.
• Old Kai claimed the ritual had shortened his lifespan, but Son Gohan revived his spirits by promising him magazines and discs.

Son Gohan unlocked his Mystic Form after Old Kai drew out his hidden potential, revealing power that surpassed his Super Saiyan 2 and had few drawbacks. He then asked the Supreme Kai about Majin Buu, hoping to persuade him to bring Buu’s sealed egg to the Sacred World of the Kai.

• Son Gohan channeled his energy as Old Kai instructed, unleashing a shock wave that blasted Old Kai, Kibito, and the Supreme Kai across the grass.
• Son Gohan emerged in a calm, understated transformation, and Kibito sensed that his Ki felt righteous and godlike.
• Son Gohan tested his Mystic Form and judged it stronger and more efficient than Super Saiyan 2, while finding Super Saiyan 3’s Ki loss a serious flaw.
• Son Gohan apologized for knocking the others down, and Old Kai accepted his offer of extra magazines.
• Son Gohan asked the Supreme Kai what Majin Buu was, hoping to have Buu’s sealed egg moved from Earth to the Sacred World of the Kai.