After bidding farewell to North Kai, Talot used Instant Transmission, bringing Selari and Raditz back to Earth.
Just as Talot and the others left.
Located in the Grand Kai Hall, Grand Kai immediately sensed the disappearance of the three's energy signatures, a smile playing on his lips.
For the past month, he had been paying particular attention to Talot, Selari, and Raditz.
Although their arrival hadn't changed the situation on Grand Kai Planet much, the warriors' enthusiasm had been reignited by their presence, and they were no longer as lifeless as they had been in the past.
"Super Saiyan, huh? I wonder what heights you'll reach when you come again. If you truly exceed my expectations next time, I might give you a little guidance in your training."
As he said this, Grand Kai chuckled 'Ohohoho,' and walked out of the room.
If the four Kais were to hear this, they would undoubtedly be shocked.
Because for countless years, Grand Kai had never guided anyone's training.
In the past, the four Kais had often considered asking Grand Kai to teach the galaxy's outstanding disciples, but they had never been granted permission.
Grand Kai had always brushed off such requests with evasive answers.
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Earth.
Mount Paozu.
It was midday, the Sun shining brightly overhead.
Gine was, as always, busy preparing lunch, while Son Gohan was helping by tending the fire.
Despite having advanced kitchen tools, Gine and Son Gohan had always used the traditional earthen stove.
In comparison, food cooked on the earthen stove was more fragrant and delicious.
Three and a half months had passed, and for them, the days went by one by one, their lives peaceful.
It seemed uneventful, but it had to be said that once one got used to a peaceful life, a special feeling gradually arose, a feeling that it wasn't bad to continue like this.
Especially for those who had experienced great storms, life and death.
What about Son Goku?
He had left Mount Paozu more than three months ago to travel the world and train, and had not returned since.
Son Goku was not one to settle down, he wouldn't quietly stay in one place, especially after experiencing the joy of adventure, especially after embarking on the path of training, his life changed, just like the original him.
His pure and kind heart of a child prevented him from thinking too much.
Some say that the reason Son Goku embarked on the path of solitary training away from home was because he had no relatives alive.
But that wasn't the case, Son Goku didn't consider so much.
After preparing the food, Gine said something to Son Gohan, then ladled the dishes out of the pot.
Afterward, with Son Gohan's help, she moved the food to the dining table.
The two ate a simple meal, as had become their habit.
After many years together, it was like a father and daughter eating together, without any awkwardness or formality.
Speaking of which, Son Gohan was really getting old.
These past ten years or so had brought him almost to the point of exhaustion.
If it weren't for Gine's good care, Son Gohan would probably have passed away long ago.
So, although Son Gohan's death in the original story was caused by Son Goku's Great Ape Transformation stepping on him, in reality, even if he hadn't been stepped on, he wouldn't have had many years left to live.
After lunch, Gine busied herself cleaning up the mess.
Just then.
A whooshing sound rang out.
Talot, Selari, and Raditz suddenly appeared.
Gine, who was cleaning, sensed something and, recognizing the three familiar energies, quickly jogged out of the kitchen.
Seeing the three people in the yard, joy appeared on Gine's face.
"Raditz, Talot, Selari, you're back."
It had been more than three months, and although such things were commonplace, it was still a short separation after all.
The three greeted Gine, then entered the house chatting and laughing, naturally seeing Son Gohan and greeting him.
After explaining the situation, Gine understood the purpose of Talot and the others' return this time.
Especially after hearing Talot and Raditz say that they would not cultivate for a while and would stay on Earth for a period of time, Gine felt a burst of joy in her heart.
Over the years, the children had been working hard to cultivate, constantly strengthening their strength, and creating one miracle after another.
But it could be said that burdened with the responsibility of revival, they had never stopped.
As an elder, her mentality had been changing all these years, and now she was in this state.
For her, she hoped that Talot, Raditz, and Selari could let go of some things and make themselves more relaxed.
However, she had only been able to hint at it indirectly, and could not directly state it clearly.
Now, this wish had been fulfilled.
Because of the return of Talot, Selari, and Raditz, Gine enthusiastically prepared food again.
At this point, Raditz and the others had not eaten anything yet.
But even if they weren't eating, they weren't hungry, but since they had chosen to take a good rest and integrate into a peaceful life, they had to do everything themselves and do things they hadn't done before.
Such as living and cooking, even if they didn't know how, helping out was a way.
A family, happy and harmonious.
Although Talot and Selari could not be considered Gine's children, they were no different from her own.
Not only Talot, but Raditz and Selari also more deeply experienced the feeling of family brought by life in the process of helping.
In the past, they would never consider these trivial matters, but now that they were actually doing them, it was more difficult than they imagined.
Before long, the well-fed Talot prepared to go to West City.
Raditz and Selari naturally planned to go with him, and even Gine, under the persuasion of the others, agreed to go along.
Speaking of which, Gine had been living on Mount Paozu, at most going to nearby towns to stroll around, and rarely going to big cities like West City, even though West City was Bulma's home.
As for Son Gohan, he kept saying that he was old and didn't want to move, and everyone was very helpless with him.
There was no way, they could only let Son Gohan be like this.
In fact, Talot had thought about his lifespan, but he had never done anything about it. Since he planned to spend a period of time peacefully this time, he also planned to go to Master Roshi in a few days.
After all, Son Gohan was also Master Roshi's disciple, and although longevity was a secret, Master Roshi would probably tell him some of the reasons for his longevity in order for Son Gohan to live, and even help his disciple live forever.
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"Raditz?? You're back!!"
Just as the group was about to set off for West City, accompanied by the roar of a vehicle, a familiar call also came.
That kind of heroic female voice startled Raditz.
Talot, Selari, and Gine turned to look at the source of the sound at the same time.
They saw a blonde woman riding a special unicycle speeding over, none other than Blonde Launch.
"Talot, time is of the essence, let's go quickly." Raditz's mouth twitched, and he hurriedly urged.
He instinctively wanted to escape from here, feeling that Launch was really troublesome.
"Wait a minute, Raditz. Launch has come to our house a lot to find you during the time you've been away. I think a girl like Launch is very suitable for you. You might as well try to get in touch with her. Besides, you're not young anymore." Gine persuaded.
These words frightened Raditz even more.
But that was indeed the case. Saiyans basically established relationships very early. After all, they were a minority, and population had always been a top priority. As long as they had the ability to reproduce, they would reproduce.
There were not a few who had children as early as fifteen or sixteen years old.
It was just that there were few Saiyans left now, and only these people were left. Gradually, they integrated into Earth, and coupled with Talot's euphemistic remarks about age, they were all over 18 years old now, and they didn't touch the forbidden fruit.
"Mom, aren't you setting me up? You know I'm not interested in women at all, and these Earth women are too..." Raditz's rebuttal was only halfway through when Launch parked the car and jogged over to the group.
The usually wild and reckless Blonde Launch suddenly became shy.
This made Talot and Selari watch Raditz with smiles, ready to see the show.
Gine, after greeting Blonde Launch, gestured to Raditz, covered her mouth, and chuckled, no longer speaking.
Not good at socializing, Raditz cast a look of help towards Talot.
In response, Talot directly gave Raditz a look that said, 'Good luck to you.'
Their eyes met, and Launch clearly noticed, so she puffed out her cheeks and said in a tone that brooked no refusal, "Are you planning to dump me again? I have to make things clear this time! You took advantage of me last time, don't think you can get away without taking responsibility."
Blonde Launch's assertiveness refreshed Talot's worldview.
She was truly brave, grabbing Raditz's arm tightly, in a posture that said, 'No matter what, you're not getting away this time.'
Raditz was no longer the Raditz of the original story, otherwise, Launch might really have been killed by him.
Moreover, for Raditz, the original him actually had a very strong sense of race.
As for Earth women, he would probably only treat them as tools for reproduction.
Of course, things were different now.
"It seems like the issues between you two need some time to talk about, in that case, we'll go to West City first, you two should have a good time together."
"Aunt Gine also said, Raditz, you're not getting any younger."
Talot said it with a straight face, little did he know that his words were digging a hole for himself.
Raditz was speechless and could only roll his eyes.
Helpless, Raditz, under Gine's forceful pressure, had no choice but to agree.
Watching Talot disappear with Selari and his mother, Raditz was very annoyed, but he couldn't bring himself to do anything.
He could only blame himself for saving her at Demon God Castle, and taking advantage of her in the process of saving her.
Actually, he didn't do it on purpose, and didn't even care.
Of course, he didn't know that Blonde Launch was just fascinated by his handsome and mighty figure.
Just like Blonde Launch liked Tien Shinhan in the original story.
Women admire the strong, which is only natural.
"I'm telling you, if you keep provoking me, don't blame me for really eating you, I'm a vicious Saiyan! I can do anything," Raditz threatened.
In response, Blonde Launch showed no fear: "I'm just afraid you won't dare to do anything, it's only because I took a fancy to you, any other woman would avoid you like the plague. Also, I'm also beautiful, the people chasing me can line up from here to the foot of the mountain..."
Her proud and assertive words made Raditz swallow the harsh words he had prepared.
As the saying goes, one thing subdues another, Blonde Launch's unconventional approach left Raditz with no choice but to passively accept.
In fact, Raditz didn't dislike Launch, he just never thought about things between men and women.
In any case, Launch was a great beauty.
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At the same time.
West City.
Arriving at Bulma's luxurious mansion in West City Capsule Corp through Instant Transmission.
Before Talot could speak, he suddenly felt a sharp gaze.
After feeling a chill, he turned to look, and Selari was staring at him with an extremely serious expression.
To put it in simple terms, it was a death stare...
Talot felt his scalp tingle, and recalled whether he had said anything strange before, then asked with a hint of vigilance, "Why are you looking at me like that? What's wrong?"
Hearing this, Selari stopped looking at him like that, but still had a small temper: "Just now, Talot said that Raditz is not getting any younger, but Raditz is the same age as us. So, Talot is not interested in me?"
Hearing these words, Talot suddenly understood and reached out to pat his forehead.
Her lips twitched; Selari's questioning caught him off guard.
"I was just joking with Raditz. Isn't that guy always so dense? Now that Launch is here, it's a nice change of pace," Talot explained.
"But I think Talot is the real blockhead. Or maybe Talot likes Bulma and doesn't like me at all, which is why he keeps rejecting me." Selari's resentful gaze made Talot's head spin.
He was already clueless about romance and didn't know how to date. Now, Selari had presented him with a difficult problem.
Nearby, Gine chuckled as she watched the two of them. In her opinion, Talot and Selari were just flirting.
"We Saiyans are simple, and you two have been together for so many years. To outsiders, you're practically a couple," Gine said, making Talot and Selari's cheeks flush.
Being called out by an outsider, even if it was Gine, was enough to embarrass them for a while.
"Ahem... Selari, you're overthinking it. Don't worry, you'll always be my top priority," Talot said, as if making a promise.
Selari's cheeks turned even redder.
Gine smiled at Selari, not teasing her further.
After a while, the three of them strolled through the huge backyard of the estate.
Soon, they met Brief.
Brief was currently testing some equipment.
Seeing Talot and the others arrive, he didn't care how long it had been since they last met and immediately began introducing the rapid technological advancements made over the past few months.
This was all thanks to Slug's advanced spaceship warship.
Of course, the main focus was on the further upgrades to the gravity training room, which not only increased the gravity multiplier but also included attack robots capable of withstanding high-pressure gravity, as well as some auxiliary training equipment.
Talot had only mentioned this level of upgrade in passing, but he didn't expect it to be realized so quickly.
In addition, their spaceship had naturally undergone further modifications.
Whether it was the power system or the artificial intelligence operating system, it had completely broken away from the previous era and entered a new one.
The series of good news made Talot and the others repeatedly praise Brief's genius.
However, Brief said that Bulma had done a lot of the work.
Shock was inevitable, even though Bulma's genius was undeniable.
Especially after the original story began, Bulma constantly demonstrated her talent.
At Brief's reminder, Talot and the others realized that Bulma had made so many improvements to help Talot.
Arriving at the door of Bulma's laboratory.
Selari didn't have any more little emotions this time.
First, Talot's previous words were like a calming influence, reassuring her.
Second, Bulma had been silently contributing, and she was very grateful for Bulma's continued help.
Although she knew it was only for Talot's sake, she had to admit that without Bulma's help over the years, many things would have been quite troublesome and difficult, and their strength would have inevitably been affected.
In fact, in a way, Selari had gradually adapted to having Bulma behind them as a support.
It was only the competition for Talot that caused their relationship to be good at times and bad at others.
Pushing open the laboratory door, they were greeted by an incredibly spacious laboratory.
Bulma was operating at the workbench in the center, with countless mechanical equipment and robotic arms working in an orderly manner under the control of the intelligent system and intelligent robots. Looking around, it was like a state-of-the-art mega-factory, producing some special items.
Talot didn't know what Bulma was researching, but he knew it must be very important.
How shocking. If I brought this to my previous world, it would probably be enough to stand at the top of the world in some fields, beyond anyone's reach, Talot thought to himself.
In his previous world, before he transmigrated, the level of technology had been advancing rapidly, but it was still far behind that of Earth in the Dragon Ball world.
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PS: Chapter 2 is finally finished. As expected, romance is not my forte, but I can't not write it, so I can only improve little by little, touching on it lightly.
If nothing goes wrong, there should still be one chapter in the morning and one in the evening tomorrow.
Let's see how many words I can write tonight.
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