After finishing his wish, Goku returned home.
It just so happened that evening had fallen, and dinner had already been prepared.
"Whoa—fish today?! That's awesome!"
"Launch's fish is the best!"
Launch smiled. "I know you like it, so I made plenty. Eat as much as you want—if it's not enough, there's more in the pot."
Goku happily dug in.
Before long, the table looked like a battlefield—everything swept clean, a total mess.
Goku rubbed his belly and let out a satisfied burp.
"So good… so, so good! Launch, your cooking is seriously amazing…"
Being praised like that instantly made Launch's face bloom with pride.
"If Goku likes it, then I'll cook for you more often from now on."
"Yeah!"
After the meal, Chi-Chi walked over holding a cup of water.
"Goku, time to take your medicine."
Taking medicine was nothing—one sip of water and it slid right down.
With Chi-Chi reminding him every day, there was absolutely no chance he'd forget.
But today, after swallowing the pills, Goku suddenly remembered something.
When he made a wish with Shenron today, Shenron had said Bulma had already wished for him to never get sick.
Then why was Bulma still making him take medicine?
Goku couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought.
He looked at the bottle.
It smells sweet…
So Goku asked Bulma if he still needed to take the medicine.
Bulma told him she'd already analyzed it completely and even made more.
It was basically traditional Chinese medicinal supplement pellets.
If you're sick, it treats illness.
If you're not sick, it strengthens the body.
Either way, no harm.
Goku immediately understood.
No wonder lately he'd been bursting with energy—not just during the day…
but even at night.
To the point he felt like he had too much energy.
So that was why.
Goku trusted Bulma one hundred percent.
Whatever Bulma did was for his own good.
So he decided not to overthink it anymore.
With the heart disease threat completely removed, Goku returned to his harsh training routine once again.
On a large island south of Kame House…
Goku and Launch's son—Son Xiaokong—was jogging with a turtle shell on his back, panting hard while delivering milk.
Running alongside him was a little girl: Krillin's daughter, Huo Huo.
And Krillin was up front, leading them as they ran and delivered milk.
While jogging with the milk crate, Krillin said,
"When Goku and I were kids, this is the mountain where we trained under Master Roshi."
"Back then, it was only me, Goku, and Chi-Chi."
"Time really flies…"
"In the blink of an eye, Goku and I both got married and had kids."
"When you two grow up, you'll be the masters of the new era."
"And when you do, you'll also have to shoulder the duty of protecting Earth."
Xiaokong and Huo Huo nodded hard.
"Protect Earth—everyone has a responsibility!"
Krillin smiled.
"Keep it up, Huo Huo. If we deliver late, customers won't be happy!"
Huo Huo pouted, clearly unhappy.
"Dad, you're a world hero."
"Do we really need this money?"
"I don't wanna deliver milk anymore…"
Krillin scratched his head.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I wanna go to the amusement park!"
"That's not possible—we're training…"
The moment Krillin refused, Huo Huo instantly started acting cute.
She grabbed Krillin's leg and shook it while pleading.
"Dad, good dad…"
"Just one day! One day only! Please take us to the amusement park…"
Krillin had been planning to use Xiaokong's hardworking attitude to persuade her.
But Xiaokong also put on a hopeful face.
"Uncle Krillin, I wanna go too. Can you take us just for one day?"
Krillin's mouth twitched.
He had no defense at all.
No wonder Goku didn't teach his daughter Bra martial arts.
Training was supposed to be suffering.
Teaching a son was fine—you could grind him hard.
But teaching a daughter?
The moment she acted cute, you couldn't bring yourself to be harsh anymore.
"…Fine. I can't beat you two."
"We'll finish this milk delivery, and this afternoon I'll take you both!"
"Yaaay!"
The two little ones jumped up cheering.
Krillin sighed helplessly.
After lunch, Krillin didn't even get to take a nap.
He dragged the two kids straight to the amusement park.
After each of them ate an ice cream, they held hands and climbed onto a roller coaster together.
Watching them enjoy the ice cream and the roller coaster…
Krillin's eyes softened.
"Kids today are so lucky…"
"When I was young, we didn't even have this kind of entertainment…"
But then…
The sight of Xiaokong and Huo Huo holding hands tugged at something in Krillin's heart.
For a moment, he seemed to see the childhood Goku and Chi-Chi.
Childhood friends. Innocent and close.
And seeing Huo Huo's bright, carefree smile…
Krillin's heart suddenly hurt.
"Don't tell me…"
"My cabbage hasn't even grown up yet, and the pig is already eyeing it?"
At that moment, a voice entered Krillin's ears.
"Excuse me… are you Mr. Krillin?"
Krillin froze and turned his head.
Two pretty girls were staring at him curiously.
The moment they saw his face clearly, they lit up with joy.
"It really is you! Mr. Krillin! Can we take a picture with you?"
Krillin looked at the two girls…
then looked back at Huo Huo and Xiaokong, who had just finished lining up and were now seated on a sky coaster.
There was plenty of time, so he nodded.
"Alright—but make it quick."
"Thank you, Mr. Krillin! You're a real hero! I admire you so much!"
So Krillin began taking photos with them.
He thought it would be just one.
But he miscalculated.
The two girls posed in countless different ways, and Krillin had no choice but to cooperate like a model on duty.
After a long while, the girls finally left satisfied.
Just as Krillin relaxed—
Huo Huo and Xiaokong got off the ride.
Huo Huo planted her hands on her hips and threatened him.
"Dad! I was sitting really high."
"I saw you taking pictures with those pretty sisters!"
"I'm telling Mom!"
Krillin's mouth twitched.
"Uh… Huo Huo, they're just fans."
"You know… being a hero is hard…"
Huo Huo pouted.
"I'll tell Mom you didn't properly take care of me…"
"but you had time to take pictures with two sisters…"
Krillin gritted his teeth.
"…Fine. What do you want to eat?"
Huo Huo immediately put on a victorious smile.
"I want ice cream again!"
Krillin refused.
"No. You already had one."
"If you eat too much, your stomach will hurt."
Huo Huo immediately raised her head.
"Then I'll tell Mom those sisters were really pretty…"
Krillin's jaw clenched so hard his gums hurt.
He tasted the feeling of being blackmailed by his own daughter.
Krillin hurriedly softened his tone.
"Okay… what flavor do you want?"
Huo Huo exchanged a look with Xiaokong and whispered with him for a second.
Then she declared proudly,
"Dad, I want strawberry!"
"And Xiaokong wants vanilla!"
Krillin: "…Fine. I'll buy it."
Xiaokong watched Huo Huo effortlessly manipulate her father, Krillin…
and a sparkle of inspiration lit up in his eyes.
That night…
Xiaokong also threatened Goku in a very "proper" manner, demanding that Goku buy him toys.
Otherwise, he would tell Mom—
that he saw Goku and Chi-Chi kissing in the living room.
Goku didn't accept his threat at all.
He told him to go ahead and report it to Launch.
As a result, that very night…
Golden-haired Launch tied Xiaokong up and gave him a ruthless beating.
The next day, while training with Krillin—
Huo Huo saw Xiaokong covered in bruises and asked what happened.
Xiaokong said he might not be his mother's biological child…
because she beat him so hard.
Huo Huo and he were already close.
Now that she "learned" he might not be biologically related…
she liked him even more.
On Mount Paozu.
Inside the gravity chamber…
Under thirty times gravity, Vegeta wore a ten-times gravity wristband and trained like a madman, drenched in sweat.
"Huff… huff…"
"I'll surpass you, Kakarot!"
"Becoming a Super Saiyan isn't enough!"
"I'll surpass Super Saiyan!"
Vegeta trained with terrifying intensity.
And then—
Crack!
Vegeta stepped down too heavily.
For the first time ever, the chamber was forced to endure three hundred times gravitational pressure.
It couldn't take it.
The structure collapsed.
A moment later, Vegeta lay unconscious in the rubble.
"Vegeta!"
A woman's scream rang out.
Soon after, a pink-haired woman rushed out, running straight to the injured Vegeta.
She crouched down and lifted him anxiously.
"Vegeta, are you okay?!"
Seeing no response, she carefully laid him flat.
Then she formed hand seals.
"Mystical Palm Technique!"
A soft healing light flowed.
Vegeta's injuries slowly recovered.
Not long after, his eyes opened again.
"Vegeta… are you alright?"
"The gravity chamber is destroyed."
"Don't use it anymore for now."
"Just a gravity wristband is enough!"
"If you train like this… you'll die!"
Vegeta clenched his fist.
"How could I stop?"
"I'm the Saiyan Prince!"
"If I can't surpass Kakarot… then life is meaningless!"
"Sakura, don't interfere."
"Kakarot told me already—Bulma built a new gravity chamber."
"They used alien materials—strongest metal in the universe."
"The strength will definitely be enough."
"He even has a spare three-hundred-times chamber."
"This one broke—fine. I'll go get the other."
Vegeta stood up to leave…
but before his body fully recovered, he collapsed again.
"Vegeta!"
"How are you? Should I go to Korin and get you a Senzu Bean?"
Vegeta roared angrily.
"Damn it—don't meddle!"
"If anyone hears that I, Vegeta, injured myself while training…"
"I'll be laughed to death!"
"With your healing jutsu and my toughness…"
"I'll recover soon enough!"
Sakura hesitated.
"…That's true."
"Then lie down properly."
"I'll heal you at full power!"
"But rest for two days first!"
"Even Kakarot knows when to rest!"
"When you're healed, then go get the new gravity chamber."
Vegeta didn't respond.
He simply lay down properly—accepting it silently.
So Sakura resumed healing him.
As for this girl…
We have to go back to the time when Goku was still training on Planet Yardrat.
Back then, in order to surpass Goku, Vegeta had once gone to another planet to train.
During his break, he visited a village called Konoha to eat ramen.
By coincidence, he encountered a one-eyed villain wreaking havoc, injuring many villagers.
Because the chaos ruined Vegeta's mood and delayed his noodles…
while waiting for the owner to serve him a bowl, Vegeta killed the villain on the spot—
and casually crushed a troublesome Nine-Tailed Fox along with it.
His careless act ended up saving the entire village.
The villagers were grateful.
And this girl was one of the medical ninjas involved in treating the wounded.
She found Vegeta handsome and fell for him on the spot, insisting on following him.
Vegeta noticed she had a healing skill—
not nearly as strong as Dende's, but still useful.
And Vegeta's taste was, at least, normal.
She was also a normal-looking woman—pretty enough.
So he brought her along.
Over time…
she became Vegeta's little wife.
Three years passed in the blink of an eye.
In the south, on a certain island, multiple explosion-related injuries occurred.
Some people even went missing mysteriously.
Aside from Vegeta, all the fighters gathered at Capsule Corporation.
Bulma said cautiously,
"Everyone… I just remembered something."
"These enemies were created specifically to target you."
"They likely know every technique you each have."
"And right now, the enemy is in the dark, and we're exposed."
"We must be extremely careful."
Everyone nodded.
Then they all flew toward the south together.
Krillin warned,
"Don't fly too fast. Save your stamina for the fight."
"And be vigilant!"
Piccolo frowned grimly.
"I have a bad feeling…"
Krillin advised him.
"Why don't you go to Kami's Lookout, Piccolo?"
"You know… if you die, the Dragon Balls are finished."
Tien added,
"Yeah, Piccolo, don't act recklessly."
"You're our hope."
"You represent the Dragon Balls—you can't die casually."
"Over these three years, not only did I get stronger…"
"I've also mastered thirty-times Kaio-Ken."
"Maybe… we won't even need Goku to defeat the Androids."
Krillin stared at him in shock.
"T-Tien… you're incredible!"
"You actually pushed Kaio-Ken to thirty times?!"
"Goku's Super Saiyan is fifty times power, and you're already this close—amazing!"
Tien smiled.
"Unfortunately… the duration is too short."
"Once Kaio-Ken is activated, it has to end fast."
"Even if my stamina can hold…"
"my body won't."
Goku asked curiously,
"Tien, did you develop any new techniques too?"
Tien nodded.
"Of course…"
Just as Tien was about to introduce his new moves—
a flash of sparks erupted on the distant island.
A huge explosion immediately drew everyone's attention.
"There's movement over there!"
"Let's go—now!"