That was the second reason.
As Raditz lay on the ground, feeling the faint pain in his chest, only one thought filled his mind.
Four years old? He's freaking four?
"Gohan! You lost control of your strength again! Looks like I can't let you play so wildly anymore."
Goku gave Gohan a stern look, then walked over and helped Raditz up.
If Bulma hadn't been protected by the Ki he had given her, the consequences would have been unthinkable.
"Huh? Dad!" Gohan looked utterly dejected.
"Haha, it's okay. Your uncle's fine. Kakarot, let it go, all right?" Raditz patted Gohan on the head, then spoke to Goku.
"Big brother, stay out of this. I have my own plan."
Hearing that, Raditz shook his head helplessly.
"By the way, how strong is Gohan now? How come he's so powerful?" Raditz asked Goku, holding Gohan in his arms.
"Thirty thousand."
Goku's offhand answer dealt a crushing blow to Raditz's fragile heart.
Gohan had a Power Level of thirty thousand at four, while Raditz was nearly thirty and only had fifteen hundred! He had truly lived half his life for nothing.
Gohan's Power Level was so high without training thanks in part to Bulma conceiving him after Goku had learned to transform into a Super Saiyan.
Thinking about how Son Goten and Trunks could turn Super Saiyan at seven and eight respectively, it made sense.
By comparison, Gohan could even be considered slow.
"Then he really is a genius of our Saiyan race," Raditz said with a sigh.
Vegeta, that so-called genius, was a joke compared to the four-year-old Son Gohan.
Seeing how dejected Raditz looked, Goku slung an arm around his neck.
"Big brother, want to get stronger? Stronger fast?" Goku asked, waggling his eyebrows at Raditz.
"R-really?"
Hearing Goku's words, Raditz looked at him excitedly.
"Of course. Here, take this and put it on your wrist. It's called a gravity bracelet. It can adjust the gravity on your body, which is a huge help for training."
Goku produced a gravity bracelet from somewhere and handed it to Raditz.
It was actually a technique he had developed using his psychic power and Ki after raising his dimensional level, and he used it to store things.
It was much more convenient than a Hoi-Poi Capsule. With a thought, he could store or retrieve whatever he wanted.
Raditz eagerly accepted the gravity bracelet and put it on his wrist.
"Thank you!"
Raditz was genuinely grateful to Goku. They had only just met, yet Goku was treating him so well.
Was this what family felt like?
After Raditz accepted the gravity bracelet, Goku opened his panel and swept his gaze around, taking in everyone's Power Levels.
Aku: 653120 Piccolo: 38123 Tien Shinhan: 21573 Krillin: 19582 Yamcha: 9540 Chiaotzu: 9423
Even Bulma's Power Level had reached 65, and her dimensional level had reached Kami.
Bulma's psychic power was unusual, perhaps in no small part because of her genius mind. That was also why she had raised her dimensional level so quickly.
After looking around, Goku nodded in satisfaction. It wasn't bad at all. Even Yamcha was over nine thousand, nearly ten thousand.
But the gap between Aku and the others was genuinely huge, partly because he was a Half-Saiyan.
Another reason was that gravity training seemed to be more effective for Saiyans.
His own panel looked like this:
Son Goku Race: Saiyan Power Level: 200 million (200358409) Dimensional level: Grand Kai Transformations: Super Saiyan 1, Super Saiyan 2 Skills: ...
He had only recently mastered Super Saiyan 2, and he had never transformed in front of anyone.
"Big brother, sit over there. Eat and drink as much as you like, and make yourself at home."
Goku pointed to an empty seat and left. Where was he going, you asked? To find his lovely wife, of course.
If he didn't spend time with his wife, was he supposed to spend it with those roughnecks? As if he had that kind of time.
Goku sat down next to Bulma. For some reason, he felt that Gohan was a bit of an eyesore.
Goku stroked Gohan's head and said gently,
"Go on, go inside and play some games."
"Okay!"
Watching Gohan leave happily, Goku smiled in satisfaction.
He casually scooped Bulma into his arms.
A fragrant breeze wafted over him as the ends of Bulma's hair brushed the tip of his nose.
Goku took a deep breath. No matter how long he smelled it, he never grew tired of it.
Feeling Goku's body heat, Bulma's cheeks flushed slightly, and a hint of shyness appeared in her eyes.
Normally she wouldn't have reacted like this, but the important thing was that so many people were watching.
H-how could Goku dare?
"Goku, let go of me. There are so many people here." Bulma gently patted the arm wrapped around her waist and squirmed, signaling him to let her go.
Goku rested his head on Bulma's shoulder, breathing in the fragrance unique to her hair.
"Don't move. When you do that, it's really uncomfortable for me."
Bulma seemed to feel something at that moment. Her whole body instantly stiffened, and she didn't seem to dare move around anymore.
But her face seemed to turn a few shades redder.
"Damn lovey-dovey couples!" Krillin said through gritted teeth.
"Yeah, exactly! Come on, honey, give me a kiss."
"Mwah!"
Watching Aku and Izu, Krillin was furious.
"Damn it! Ah!!" Krillin felt like dying.
"At least I've got Yamcha and Tien Shinhan with me," Krillin said, sounding resigned.
But as soon as Krillin said that, Yamcha immediately objected.
"What do you mean, you've got me with you? I've experienced too much and lost interest. What's there to show off? It's all child's play." Yamcha looked at Krillin with disdain.
"Have you experienced that? No, right? So you don't understand!"
Yamcha's words struck Krillin's vulnerable heart like a sledgehammer.
"Besides, it looks like Tien Shinhan isn't keeping you company anymore either. Look at him and Launch. They look like they're dating."
Yamcha's words drew everyone's attention to Tien Shinhan and Launch.
"W-why are you all looking at us like that?" Blue-haired Launch was a little shy.
"Huh, Launch, when did you and Tien Shinhan start dating? I remember you weren't together six months ago, right?"
Bulma asked Launch curiously. She was always eager for this kind of gossip.
"Th-there's nothing to say." Launch's face was so red it looked as though it might drip blood.
Finally, under everyone's relentless questioning, the two of them spilled the details.
It turned out they had gotten together two months earlier.
That day, Blonde Launch had finally come out after spending a long time inside their body.
The same day Blonde Launch came out, she made the first move. Launch and Tien Shinhan had already been separated by nothing more than a thin barrier waiting to be pierced.
That one move from Blonde Launch had pierced it.
The two naturally became a couple, and they were even planning to get married in a few months.
They had planned to tell Goku and the others this time, but not so soon. Who could have guessed that one comment from Yamcha would throw their plans into disarray?
Tien Shinhan gave Yamcha a death stare.