Everyone waited for Son Goku and his son to finish their training.
Vegeta was already impatient before the time was up. Trunks, seeing this, asked Mr. Popo about the time. Mr. Popo replied, "There are still three hours until it's been a full day."
Time passed second by second, and Vegeta grew increasingly impatient. He was already hot-tempered, and now with the threat of Cell, he couldn't wait to spend every day training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and completely eliminate Cell. As a Saiyan prince, he wouldn't forget what Cell had done to him before.
"Hmph, they might not even come out when the full day is up. It seems they're really greedy, they're going to exceed the time limit..." Vegeta said, arms crossed.
Piccolo, seeing this, said in a low voice, "No need to be so anxious. There are still nine days until the Cell Games. You've only been out of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for less than a full day, and you've already experienced a battle with Cell. How about letting me, or Son Gohan and the others, go in first this time?"
"Son Gohan is fine, but it would be a waste of time for you to go in. That's a realm only Saiyans can enter." Vegeta, arms crossed, looked at Piccolo, not hiding his Saiyan arrogance and his disdain for Piccolo and the others.
"But never mind. Since you say so, I'll let you go in first. But after you go in, the next few days are mine."
"Unfortunately, each person can only enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber for a maximum of forty-eight hours, which is two days." Piccolo didn't take Vegeta's disdain to heart. After all, they had been together for so long, and he knew Vegeta's personality. If he got angry over this kind of thing, he'd probably turn green... well, although his face was already green.
Hearing Piccolo's words, Vegeta was somewhat surprised, his eyes shifting slightly: "What happens if it exceeds forty-eight hours?"
"If it exceeds forty-eight hours, the Hyperbolic Time Chamber will completely seal its exit, and the people inside will never be able to come out," Mr. Popo added.
"Tch." Vegeta snorted unhappily at this. After his previous training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, he had also discovered that this place was extremely beneficial for training. The previous training had already given him unimaginable power. If he could go in again for a while, wouldn't he take off? But Piccolo and Mr. Popo's words completely blocked his fantasy.
Trunks, on the other hand, was relatively optimistic, chuckling as he said, "But, we still have over twenty hours left to use."
Just as Trunks finished speaking, everyone suddenly turned their heads towards the door of the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"That's Goku's ki, are they coming out?" Tien Shinhan spoke.
"So soon." Vegeta was also a little surprised, not expecting Son Goku and the others to not postpone the time but instead come out early. As someone who judged others with suspicion, he naturally couldn't accept it.
Ling An watched everyone's actions with a smile, and at this moment, she suddenly noticed Son Gohan clenching his fists, standing nervously in place. Seeing his appearance, she reached out and patted his sturdy arm, saying softly, "Gohan."
Ling An didn't say much; Son Gohan was the only one who could truly understand the emotions in that moment. However, hearing Ling An's gentle words, he stilled for a moment, then relaxed his body and offered her a smile.
Under everyone's gaze, Son Goku and his son, both in tattered state, slowly emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. Upon seeing the others, Son Goku's face showed a look of surprise. "Eh, Vegeta and Trunks are here... and..."
At this point, both Son Goku and Son Gohan looked at the Son Gohan from the future. They sensed an aura as vast as the ocean emanating from him. Son Gohan was still puzzled, but after sensing the faint energy leaking from Son Gohan, Son Goku's eyes widened slightly after a moment of thought.
"What exactly is going on...?"
Seeing Son Goku and his son come out, Piccolo and the others also wore expressions of surprise. However, unlike the original story where they were clueless, they understood the situation thanks to Son Gohan's earlier explanations. Thus, the people present were merely surprised, rather than puzzled, as they watched the two maintain their Super Saiyan forms.
"Tch, that Kakarot is faster again, and this time even his son is faster than me."
Vegeta was extremely displeased, seeing Son Goku and his son in the same Full-Power Super Saiyan form he had seen on Son Gohan before. He was unhappy about being outpaced by Son Goku again, and this time with Son Gohan added to the equation, meaning he had fallen behind by two people at once.
"Mr. Goku, I didn't expect you to have mastered Full-Power Super Saiyan. Truly worthy of Mr. Goku, it's truly incredible." Trunks, on the side, was overjoyed to see their appearance.
"Huh, Full-Power Super Saiyan? That name… Does that mean you guys, Trunks, have also reached this level?" Son Goku blinked, looking at Trunks with surprise, his heart filled with wonder.
He knew that he had only reached this level after a long time of self-cultivation, along with Son Gohan's hard work. And from his perception, neither Trunks nor Vegeta seemed to have reached this level yet.
"No, no, we haven't reached that level yet." Trunks glanced at the displeased Vegeta, scratching his head in embarrassment. Then he quickly explained, "Actually, this level was something this Gohan-gege from the future told us about."
"Eh?! Gohan from the future?! No wonder both his body and ki feel so familiar?!" Upon hearing Trunks' explanation, both Son Goku and Son Gohan's faces showed expressions of shock.
"From the future… me?!" Little Son Gohan blinked, full of disbelief.
"Dad, we meet again."
Son Gohan walked in front of Son Goku, a nostalgic smile on his determined face. Ever since Son Goku passed away from heart disease, he hadn't seen him again. Later, because of the Androids, he suppressed those feelings of longing. Also, because of his growth over the years, although he was extremely excited inside, he could barely control his emotions.
Hearing this, Son Goku looked at Son Gohan carefully, then said, "Although I don't know what happened here, Gohan, you seem to have grown to an incredible degree. Very impressive."
"..." Son Gohan didn't hide anything from Son Goku, recounting everything that had happened in the future timeline, and also introducing Ling An.
Listening to Son Gohan's description, Son Goku was surprised, but a look of satisfaction appeared on his face: "I didn't expect your timeline to be so different from Trunks' timeline. Not only did you eliminate the Androids, but Gohan, you've grown to this extent. You seem even stronger than me now."
"Dad, you've both mastered Full-Power Super Saiyan, your strength definitely won't be inferior to mine."
To be honest, Son Gohan was quite surprised to see Son Goku and Vegeta master Full-Power Super Saiyan, but when he thought about how Son Goku was a martial artist with exceptional talent, he felt it was normal for them to master Full-Power Super Saiyan.
And he wasn't being modest. Although his battle power was stronger than Cell's after nearly a year of training in the gravity room, and naturally stronger than Son Goku and Vegeta, Son Gohan knew very well that in a real fight, this small gap wouldn't necessarily be an advantage, even if he had recovered his arm.
"If it weren't to lull Cell into a false sense of security, I'd really like to spar with you right now."
Son Goku patted his son's shoulder with a chuckle. Because of Son Gohan's account, everyone knew how troublesome Cell was, so this time Son Goku wouldn't go and test Cell's strength. After all, if Cell knew there were so many strong fighters, he might attack earlier.
Although this possibility wasn't high given Cell's personality, Son Goku wouldn't act rashly in matters concerning the world, probably... At least that was the plan for now.
"There will be a chance. Once we deal with Cell, I also want to fight you, Dad," Son Gohan said, his fighting spirit soaring.
But Son Goku waved his hand, chuckling, "You guys already have this kind of power before even entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. If you train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, I believe you can definitely get even stronger. Then, I won't be a match for you."
Son Goku then became excited again: "I originally thought dealing with Cell would be incredibly difficult, but as long as Gohan, you can truly reach what you call Super Saiyan 2, you might really be able to eliminate Cell! So Gohan, I'm counting on you!"
"Of course, Gohan from this world, you have to work hard too!" Son Goku patted the small Son Gohan's head, his face full of relief.
He had originally placed his hopes on the Son Gohan of this world. After all, he knew that he couldn't squeeze out his own potential for a while, as his body couldn't handle it. But Son Gohan was different, possessing potential that made him take notice.
However, these were just thoughts, a hope. From the beginning, Son Goku hadn't dared to guarantee that Cell could be defeated.
But now, with the addition of Gohan from the future, there seemed to be a great hope of eliminating Cell. How could Son Goku not be happy?
"I know, I definitely will!" The small Son Gohan glanced at his future self, and then, he nodded, refusing to lose.
"..." Looking at his past self, Son Gohan was filled with emotion.
He could feel the powerful ki within his past self. He thought that if he possessed such strength at that age, perhaps the future wouldn't have been ravaged by the Androids to such an extent. He could only say that the past had been completely altered by him and Trunks, those two from the future…
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