Goku and his son left the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, and Piccolo suggested that Future Gohan and Ling An enter next.
However, Future Gohan responded to Piccolo's suggestion, "Uncle Piccolo, I'm not in a rush to train right now. I've hit a bottleneck, and entering the Hyperbolic Time Chamber might not even allow me to break through. The threat of Cell still exists. Although he gave us ten days, no one knows if he'll suddenly go back on his word. So, the most pressing matter is to make everyone stronger together, so we'll have a better chance against Cell!"
Gohan had his own considerations. Although he also hoped to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber to train and break through to Super Saiyan 2, he also knew it would be difficult. After all, even Goku couldn't do it. It was better for Piccolo and Vegeta to go in and train first.
There were still ten days until the Cell Games. If Cell made any moves during those ten days, he and Goku could step in to stop him. And if Cell didn't act, he'd naturally have time to enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber later.
Hearing Gohan's words, Piccolo didn't say anything further and turned to walk towards the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
"Gohan, since you don't want to train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber right now, how about going back with us?" Goku said with a smile, holding his arms. "We've trained for so long; even I feel tired. It's time to take a break."
Hearing this, Gohan looked at Ling An and nodded.
Although he wanted to get the clues about Namek from Goku, it wasn't urgent. He could solve it before going back. Furthermore, Gohan also wanted to enjoy the long-awaited family happiness. After asking Ling An for her agreement, they left with Goku.
Goku didn't use Instant Transmission; instead, he flew towards the Kame House with them.
Because Gohan and Ling An's arrival had changed history, in the original world, Goku would first meet Cell and then confirm the power gap between them through Korrin. But this time, Goku didn't do any of that; he directly took Gohan and Ling An to the Kame House.
Ling An followed beside Gohan, looking at the spirited Goku in front of them. This was the first time she had truly seen Goku. How to put it? It was a very strange feeling. After all, as a Dragon Ball fan in her previous life, she also quite liked Goku, and even joined many enthusiasts in cursing the production team for turning Goku into an idiot when watching Dragon Ball Super.
But the current Goku wasn't an idiot yet. Although he still did some things that were hard to understand for the sake of battle, everything was still relatively logical, unlike the brainless Goku in Dragon Ball Super.
I wonder if this world will follow Dragon Ball Super, the GT Timeline, or maybe another parallel timeline.
Ling An thought to herself. There were many parallel timelines in the Dragon Ball world. Even though the Supreme Kai didn't have many bracelets representing parallel timelines, it wasn't that simple upon closer examination.
Not to mention, there were many movie versions and side stories. Many movies and side stories clearly didn't align with the main timeline, which was clearly a parallel timeline, wasn't it?
However, according to what a certain special effects producer said, you didn't need to understand parallel timelines in the first place.
The four of them flew at incredible speeds, and it wasn't long before they arrived at the Kame House. When Chi-Chi saw Gohan, her anger flared: "Gohan!! What happened to your hair?!?"
"Ahaha..." Gohan scratched his head, unsure of what to say. He knew his mother's dislike for dyed hair; in her eyes, only juvenile delinquents did such a thing.
"Goku! Did you do this?!" Chi-Chi glared at Goku, but then she saw Future Gohan and Ling An behind him, and her expression faltered.
"..." Goku gave an awkward smile. He knew that no matter what he said, Chi-Chi wouldn't accept his explanation. Just as he was fretting, he saw Chi-Chi looking at Future Gohan and Ling An. Delighted, he immediately explained with a chuckle, "Chi-Chi, I forgot to introduce you. This is Gohan! Gohan from the future! And this is Ling An, Gohan's friend!"
"Gohan?!"
Chi-Chi looked at Gohan with a dazed expression. Her eyes focused on Gohan's missing arm, and her mouth felt dry. "My Gohan, what happened to you in the future?"
"Mom!"
Seeing the much younger Chi-Chi, Gohan's heart was also stirred, but the future Chi-Chi hadn't died, so Gohan didn't lose his composure. He happily began to tell Chi-Chi about his experiences in the future.
"So the future world is so terrible. Gohan, you've really suffered," Chi-Chi said, wiping away her tears.
"The future is in the past now, Mom, don't be sad," Gohan patted Chi-Chi's shoulder.
"Yes," Chi-Chi composed herself, then looked at Ling An and said with a smile, "You must be Ling An-chan, you're really beautiful."
Ling An, who had been watching the touching display of affection, was suddenly called out. She was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Aunt Chi-Chi, we meet again."
"It seems we've met in the future. But in this world, it's the first time we've met. So, I'm very happy to meet you, Ling An-chan." Chi-Chi looked at Ling An with a smile, making her feel a little awkward. How to put it? She was worthy of being the same person, the same look as the future Chi-Chi looking at her daughter-in-law, it was almost too much for her to handle.
"Chi-Chi, let's go back first. My stomach is already rumbling," Goku said, touching his stomach, and timely relieved Ling An.
As soon as the word "hungry" was mentioned, both Goku and the two Gohans suddenly started rumbling. Chi-Chi heard this and shrugged helplessly. Then she said goodbye to Master Roshi and the others, and prepared to return to Mount Paozu.
Before leaving, Master Roshi asked in a deep voice, "Goku, do you have confidence in defeating that Cell?"
"Defeat Cell, huh..." Goku was slightly taken aback. After a moment, he scratched the back of his head with a smile and said, "To be honest, if it were just me, I wouldn't be very confident. But Master Roshi, it's not just me this time. Gohan, Future Gohan, and Vegeta, they all have a chance of defeating Cell, so... you can relax."
"Then I'll wait for your good news."
Master Roshi nodded, feeling relieved. He then returned to his recliner and started reading a magazine.
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