Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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"I'll be back for you, for both of you, I promise," Gray said bluntly, his face steely as he looked down at Ochaco and Raphtalia, "I would bring you back to life now if I could, but…"
"I know," Ochaco just smiled back softly, "You don't need to worry about that. It'll be a lot safer for us here anyway, and it'll only be a year, right?"
"Yeah! When you see me next, I'll be even stronger than you!" Raphtalia agreed, smirking at Gray as she looked into his eyes, "Just don't forget, alright? The planet overall is pretty nice, but the food he makes is a little…"
"D-Don't smack talk my food, damn it! You try making meals out of thin air!" King Kai huffed, standing nearby as the pile of Earth Dragon Balls sat by his feet, "I've had to eat fake food for millennia, and you don't see me complaining!"
King Kai had been the supplier of food and water on his planet, but the man created it using [Magic Materialization] - a Ki technique despite its misleading name - which meant the food wasn't very tasty nor all that filling. And, for what Gray had planned, he told King Kai to set up a large supply in advance.
"I'll be as quick as I can, and I'll have a feast ready for you both." Gray just chuckled, causing King Kai to huff again, "And, I look forward to seeing how strong you'll get. Let's have a spar when we meet again, alright?"
"Yes!" Raphtalia agreed with a nod, and Gray was silently relieved.
I was worried they might be upset about being left here, but they're taking it well.
Being left behind and remaining dead while the rest of their friends left to complete the mission was pretty scary, but considering that King Kai's planet was pretty nice, safe, and a good opportunity to grow, it seemed that neither Ochaco nor Raphtalia were too caught up about it.
They'll be back in just a year, and they'll be a lot stronger when they are.
The two women would have a year straight of safety and training with a Kai ahead of them, so Gray couldn't be too upset about leaving them. If anything, staying here was better than going to the hellscape that was about to be Monas.
Though they might have to train for a couple of weeks without King Kai first…
But Gray wasn't going to get into that yet.
"Gray, come over here!" King Kai said abruptly, grabbing Gray by his arm and promptly dragging him away from the two women, a strange look on his face.
I feel like I know what's coming.
"W-Where the hell did you get something like that?!" King Kai hissed, whisper-shouting in a hushed tone as he pulled Gray aside, looking at him in shock, "You know what those are, right?!"
"Dragon Balls," Gray nodded easily, "Dragon Balls from Earth. That's how we're getting back to Monas."
"T-This is the method you had planned to get back?! I don't know where you got those, but…" King Kai narrowed his eyes slightly at Gray, "Those things are no joke! They can summon the Eternal Dragon - Shenron! He can grant any wish!"
"Yup, so, I'll wish us back to Monas," Gray replied a bit blandly at King Kai's attitude, "That's the plan. I used another set of Dragon Balls to wish us here to begin with, so I know how they work."
"I-I get that, but… You can wish for anything," King Kai hissed, looking at him deathly seriously as his eyes stared into Gray's, "You should think this through more! There are other ways to get out of here and go back to Monas, but there aren't other ways to wish for anything!"
Trust me, if it were really anything, then I wouldn't be in this situation. I'd have already kicked Boros' ass, and Frieza's too at this point.
If the 'wish for anything' legend about the Dragon Balls were true, then Gray could've just wished for unlimited power, to giga-boost all his stats, or to have something like super-regerating Ki. But, they were actually pretty limited since they were bound by the power of their creator, both of whom, Kami and Guru, were pretty weak in the grand scheme of the world.
For the more crazy shit, I need the Super Dragon Balls.
"I know what I'm doing," Gray countered simply, "I can always use them again once the cooldown is over, so it's not like this is a one-time thing. I need to get back to Monas before Frieza destroys it, and this is the only way."
While there were other ways to leave Otherworld, that required meeting with someone else to assist them - either someone like the Supreme Kai to use [Kai-Kai], or someone with long-range magical powers like Fortuneteller Baba. Essentially, it would take more than a few days, and probably more like a few weeks or even months to return back to the overworld, and that wasn't including the trip back to Monas depending on where they ended up.
I'm not letting Boros die to anyone's hands but my own. I need my get back.
"...If you say so," King Kai sighed, but just nodded, "It feels like a waste to me, but… I suppose you can just use them again in a year."
"Yup, and now…" Gray grinned as he stared down at the set of Earth Dragon Balls, which were already in a loose circle. "Eternal Dragon Shenron, come forth and grant my wish!"
The effect was instantaneous, as the bright and pink clouds around King Kai's planet suddenly turned darker, and the Kai's eyes went wide as a thick feeling of power filled the air. The Dragon Balls started to glow, and then a streak of light shot upward, filling the sky. It streaked around in the air for a moment, flowing through the air, and stabilized. It started to change - going from a bright light to bright green scales.
"I am the Eternal Dragon, Shenron." As the form of Shenron materialized, his deep voice flowed over King Kai's planet, and Gray's allies watched the show with wide eyes, "Any wish you have, I will grant, as long as it is within my power. State your wish."
Shenron was essentially the way less-cool and less-buff version of Porunga, as he was skinny all around with a snake-like body and stubby legs attached to his thin body. Besides that, his face was still pretty intimidating, as he was still a dragon, and he was glowing so brightly that even the dark clouds around the planet were being drowned out.
"W-What the hell is that…" Fasha muttered a few feet behind Gray, staring up at the dragon with big eyes.
"A monster?" Tatsumaki muttered as well, looking up a bit cautiously.
"Shenron," Gray called up casually, ignoring their words and grinning as the dragon turned its head to him and stared him down, "Teleport every living being on this planet to the planet known as Monas."
"W-Wait, every living being?! D-Don't-" King Kai stared, his eyes going wide, and Gray just chuckled, giving him a slightly apologetic look.
I might need a clutch Spirit Bomb, y'know?
Gray wasn't pure of heart, so he couldn't use the [Spirit Bomb], but there was someone here who could.
He can get back pretty quick anyway. He can't use [Kai-Kai], but he can use telepathy to communicate with someone who can.
"Your wish has been granted," Shenron said simply, and King Kai turned to Gray, his eyes boring into him.
"You little-"
Then, everyone was surrounded by a light glow and disappeared. In one moment, Gray was looking at King Kai on his planet, and in the next he was back on Monas. Gray blinked rapidly as he returned to the dark planet, his eyes having to adjust from going from the bright and peaceful world of King Kai's planet to the dark and dreary Monas.
Gray glanced around, taking in the swamp-like area around him as his squad had been returned to the area outside of the Tower. The ground under his feet was squishy, and there were purple trees for as far as he could see in every direction.
"Bastard!" King Kai finished, glaring at Gray as he also appeared, "Why the hell did you wish me here?!"
"For backup. Don't be too pissed, alright? I didn't do it for me," Gray grinned, casually walking past King Kai as he looked around to ensure the rest of his squad was also here, "I'm doing it for them. Stick with the weaker ones and protect them."
He likes pure-hearted people, right? This is actually pretty selfless of me!
"Seriously?! I don't even fight! Most of you guys are stronger than me, or at least close!" King Kai huffed incredulously, "What the hell do you want me to do?!"
"Just stay nearby, and use the spirit bomb if we need it," Gray order simply, not backing down as King Kai complained, "You can sense all the energy on this planet, right? If you put that into a spirit bomb…"
King Kai's eyes went wide as Gray trailed off, and he slowly nodded as he understood, "I-It would be insanely powerful… b-but even I haven't fully mastered that technique, and the energy here is so… evil!"
"That's exactly why it has to be you," Gray countered, "None of us are pure of heart anyway, and you can purify that evil energy, can't you?"
"I-I could try, but…" King Kai just sighed, his shoulders slumping, "Do you know how annoying it's going to be to get back to my planet? I knew I should've learned the Kai-Kai technique, but I never go anywhere anyway…"
"Don't be such a downer," Gray chuckled, reaching back and casually patting King Kai on the back, "It's gotta be boring being on that little planet all day every day, right? Leaving and having some fun once every few thousand years isn't so bad!"
"Fun? You call this fun?" King Kai deadpanned, gesturing in a seemingly random direction, "You can feel that energy too, right?! I'm going to be back at my planet sooner than you think, because I'll be dead! We'll be fighting for our lives! You think this is fun?!"
True to King Kai's words, Gray could sense a massive, overwhelming Ki presence far to their side, but he just grinned.
"Yeah. In fact…" Gray grinned even wider, causing King Kai to take a step back as he looked more than a bit insane.
"This will be the most fun I've ever had."
Gray had been in some entertaining fights over his time in this world, but there was still one that easily surpassed the rest, and Gray was hoping he could finally feel that same thrill again.
Let's see if you can surpass my fight with Yamoshi, Boros.
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 29,780,150 Coins
Lvl: 26 (14,521,955/20,000,000 XP)
PL: 4.31 Trillion
Available Points: 2600
HP: 272,637,300/272,637,300
TKI: 303,455,100/303,455,100
TMP: 14,650/14,650
STR: 14410
AGI: 15810
END: 18920
INT: 13700
CHA: 10945
LUK: 9795
KI: 22150
MP: 14650
HREG: 10000
EREG: 9750
Skills: [Observe LVL 107], [Running LVL 124], [Determination LVL 104], [Ki Control LVL 105], [Ki Gun LVL 105]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 112], [KI Suppression LVL 102], [Ki Sense LVL 105], [Pushup LVL 112], [Punch LVL 123], [Kick LVL 122], [Jump LVL 125], [Flight LVL 140], [Prediction LVL 120], [Zenkai Boost LVL 77], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 115], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 100], [Mouth-Beam LVL 103], [Ki-Blade LVL 103], [Cooking LVL 80], [Ki Barrage LVL 105], [Ki Explosion LVL 105], [Ki Vision LVL 92], [Attack Boost LVL 126], [Swimming LVL 81], [Clothes Materialization LVL 88], [Seal of Weakening LVL 105], [Portal Creation LVL 115], [Lie Detection LVL 85], [Reflect LVL 115], [Instant-Transmission LVL 97], [Healing LVL 98], [Multi-Form LVL 87], [Gigantification LVL 80], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 85], [MP Conversion LVL 112], [Tracking Ki Blast LVL 80], [Kaio-Ken LVL 64]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 5], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 7], [Martial Arts Style: Garou LVL 2]
Party: [Tamari, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Celia]
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AN: Thank you for reading! The next chapter will be posted in a few days! Also, sorry for the short chapters even as the updates aren't as frequent. I've started making the chapters roughly 2x as long since the updates are less frequent, but this story is 20 chapters ahead on Patreon, so it'll be a while before those longer chapters are posted publicly.
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