"Mm, yes, you two should settle things, since it's already been several years," Mrs. Brief said with a nod.
"Mom, how has it been several years for Goku and me? It's only been a little over a year!" Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Oh, is that so? I've been thinking of Goku as my son-in-law ever since he first came to our house, you know?" Mrs. Brief looked at Goku and Bulma with a mischievous grin.
"What the heck~"
"Heh, you're stubborn to the last. You know perfectly well what you had in mind when you brought Goku home."
Goku looked at Bulma with some interest. Bulma wanted nothing more than to dig a hole and crawl into it.
"Come on, Mom, can we stop talking about this?" Bulma had already given up resisting.
Mrs. Brief was a little surprised by Bulma's response. She hadn't expected her daughter to stop arguing this time. How rare!
"What do you two think?"
Mrs. Brief still wanted to hear what the young couple thought. After all, they were the ones getting married.
"The sooner the better."
Goku wasn't the type to drag things out. Since they planned to get married, the sooner the better. There was really no point in putting it off.
"Then let's make it the first of next month. Do you want a big wedding?" After setting the date, Mrs. Brief put the question to Goku and Bulma.
Goku and Bulma exchanged a glance, then both shook their heads. They didn't want a big wedding. It would be such a hassle! Inviting a few people they knew well would be enough.
"Then let's hold it at our house. We have plenty of room. You don't need to worry about it; I'll arrange the details."
Given the size of Bulma's home, inviting over a thousand people would have been no problem, but since the young couple didn't want a bigger wedding, a few dozen guests would do just fine.
Just like that, a month passed.
At the wedding, Goku and Krillin were chatting.
"Goku, you're married already! Yamcha's got himself another new girlfriend, and then there's me. Sigh! Never mind!" Krillin said helplessly.
Were height and looks really that important? Goku had found a rich, beautiful woman like Bulma, and Yamcha changed girlfriends like clothes. Only Krillin was a miserable single dog.
Hearing that, Goku patted Krillin on the shoulder and comforted him.
"Don't worry. You'll definitely find a beautiful wife someday."
Goku wasn't lying, though it would take several more years. By then, Krillin would be an older bachelor.
But as the saying went, women in their thirties liked eighteen-year-old boys, while eighteen-year-old girls liked men in their thirties. Krillin would be in his prime by then.
"Haha, I hope you're right." Krillin didn't believe it himself at the time. It wasn't until nine years later that he believed what Goku had said that day.
Yamcha heard what Goku and Krillin were talking about and came over, hooking an arm around each of them.
"Don't be so sad, Krillin. You've still got Tien Shinhan to keep you company, don't you?" Yamcha raised his eyebrows at Tien Shinhan after speaking.
Tien Shinhan had naturally heard him, but he ignored him.
"Don't say that. Tien Shinhan might not stay single either." Krillin looked at Tien Shinhan with a mischievous grin. He knew there was something going on between Tien Shinhan and Launch.
"Hm? You mean Launch?" Goku caught on immediately when he heard Krillin.
"Huh? Are they that obvious? Even you know?"
Krillin was a little puzzled. He only knew there was something between them because he often trained under Master Roshi. Goku only came by to hang out, so how did he know?
After the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, perhaps because of the butterfly effect, Tien Shinhan had trained under Master Roshi for a while.
Actually, anyone who watched closely could tell there was something between the two of them. The thing was, Goku hadn't watched them closely at all; he was relying entirely on his knowledge of the original story.
"Haha, yeah!" Goku scratched his head awkwardly. He'd let this wonderful misunderstanding continue.
"Hey! What are you talking about? What could possibly be going on between Launch and me?" Tien Shinhan shouted, blushing a little.
"Ah, yeah, sure!" all three said in unison.
Meanwhile, Bulma, dressed in a pure white wedding gown, was chatting with the blue-haired Launch.
"Bulma, you and Goku are finally married. All of us have been looking forward to this day for years."
Bulma hadn't expected Launch to dare tease her now. Things were different now; the tables had turned.
"That's right. Speaking of which, when are you and Tien Shinhan planning to get married?" Bulma stared at Launch with a mischievous grin.
Launch's cheeks turned bright red in an instant. If she had been blonde, she wouldn't have reacted this way; she might even have told Bulma about her plans.
Bulma knew that, of course, which was why she was teasing her while she was blue-haired.
Seeing Launch stammering, unable to get the words out, Bulma couldn't help feeling delighted. That was for all the times Launch had teased her about Goku.
Both Bulma and Goku drank quite a bit that day.
That night, Goku was still sober thanks to his powerful physique, while Bulma was thoroughly drunk.
"Hee-hee, Goku, do you like boys or girls?"
Bulma's cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were misty with drunkenness. Her tenderness was tinged with allure as she lay on top of Goku, smiling at him foolishly.
"Why are you asking that? Go to sleep. You're drunk, so be good," Goku said gently, stroking Bulma's beautiful blue hair.
"Mm~ No~ Bulma wants to have a baby with you~"
Nothing more happened that night.
The next morning, after breakfast, the couple took the Dragon Radar with them.
They were setting out to search for the Dragon Balls again. This time, they took it slowly, like they were on their honeymoon, enjoying the beautiful scenery all over Earth along the way.
A month later, the two of them gathered all seven Dragon Balls.
This time, Goku asked Shenron for a god's cultivation method. He had heard about dimensional levels back when he trained with King Kai, and had also learned about the benefits of having a higher dimensional level.
Goku had asked King Kai about a cultivation method himself, but King Kai had refused unless Goku agreed to become a candidate King Kai. How could Goku have agreed to become one?
A dimension could also be regarded as a form of spiritual power, a higher form of it. A god's spiritual power was bound to be strong, but no matter how strong a mortal's spiritual power was, they were still a mortal.
Goku's spiritual power was tremendously strong, and he advanced through the dimensions very quickly until he reached the level of Grand Kai.
There were two reasons it was so strong: one was his own talent, and the other had everything to do with King Kai. All that food of his had been good stuff!
King Kai is such a good person! Goku exclaimed inwardly.
To repay King Kai, Goku decided to visit King Kai's Planet more often from now on.
A Super Saiyan God possessed Godly Aura. If Goku cultivated to the Divine Dimension and possessed Godly Aura in his normal state, what would it be like when he transformed into a Super Saiyan God? Goku was looking forward to finding out.
That was right. Only after reaching the Divine Dimension could one transform all the Ki in one's body into Godly Aura.
But that didn't mean someone below the Divine Dimension couldn't master Godly Aura; it simply wouldn't be pure enough.
Of course, this rule didn't seem to apply to Saiyans?
Goku opened his eyes, and after fully mastering the god's cultivation method, he returned home with Bulma.
The first thing he did after getting home was teach Bulma the god's cultivation method.
Just like that, more than half a year passed.