As Son Goku left the Heavenly Palace, everyone went back to their own business.
Son Gohan looked around, then asked Trunks, "Trunks, is Vegeta in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber?"
"Y-yes, Gohan-gege." Trunks nodded slightly.
"Then why aren't you in there with him?"
"Well..." Trunks scratched the back of his head shyly, and said embarrassedly, "Dad wants to train alone and doesn't want me to bother him, so I'm waiting outside for him to come out before I go in."
"I see."
Hearing this, Son Gohan wasn't surprised.
He figured Vegeta was completely capable of doing something like that, especially since he came from the future. His memories of Vegeta were still of the image after the Androids appeared, although the Vegeta back then wasn't that different from the current one.
But how should I put it? The Vegeta from the future hadn't interacted with the grown-up Trunks or experienced the things they were going through now. Not to mention, he and Trunks had spent over a year in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. There were bound to be some differences.
"Don't worry. When Mr. Vegeta comes out, you can go in with us to train," Son Gohan said with a hearty laugh, patting Trunks on the shoulder.
"Really?" Trunks' eyes lit up at Son Gohan's words, but he quickly shook his head. "Gohan, I'd love to train with you, but this time, I might not be able to go in with you."
Son Gohan blinked, puzzled. "Why?"
"After what happened with Cell, I realized how ignorant I was. So, to change that, I want to train properly on my own. Even if I don't get stronger, I want to master the right kind of power."
"I see..."
Son Gohan understood. So, he had been hit hard by Cell before. It was understandable. He thought he had achieved a powerful form, and he even hesitated to use it in front of Vegeta. But it turned out that Vegeta didn't even consider that form worth using.
It was a real blow to his pride. It made him feel like a clown. In this situation, he naturally wanted to change, in other words, he wanted to grow on his own this time.
"Then train hard. I believe you'll become even stronger," Son Gohan said with a confident smile towards Trunks.
Just as the two of them were about to say something else, Ling An suddenly spoke, "Son Goku is back."
"Pfft——"
As Ling An finished speaking, Son Goku appeared before everyone, accompanied by a young Namekian.
"This is… Dende?!" Piccolo looked at the Namekian beside Son Goku with some surprise. Son Gohan, who was standing nearby, also widened his eyes, "Den…Dende, what a distant memory!"
"Wait here, I'll go get Krillin and the Gohan from this time," Son Goku said before disappearing again.
Dende blinked and then looked at the tall Son Gohan, speaking with some surprise, "Your energy… You are Son Gohan? But why…"
"Haha, long time no see, Dende," Son Gohan scratched his head and said with a smile, "I didn't expect we'd meet again. Let me reintroduce myself, I am Son Gohan from another timeline. Of course, in that timeline, I also experienced the battles on Namek against Frieza."
"Another time-space? That's quite something," Dende murmured, clearly shocked.
"Dende, it seems Son Goku intends for you to be the new Guardian of Earth?" Piccolo said, arms crossed, his tone casual.
"Y-yes," Dende stammered, nodding nervously. Even though Piccolo wasn't being particularly stern – or perhaps it was just his perpetually stoic expression – the pressure was still on.
"Becoming the Guardian of Earth... Does that mean you can control the Dragon Balls?"
"I can, yes!" Dende replied with confidence.
"Hello, Dende. I'm Ling An, a friend of Son Gohan's. I'd like to ask you, how long will it take for you to remake the Dragon Balls?" Ling An asked suddenly.
Although she had watched Dragon Ball in her previous life, both the manga and the anime, it had been a long time. She could only remember some of the more important plot points and the major story arcs. In this situation, she had forgotten how long it took Dende to create the Dragon Balls. She vaguely remembered it took a while.
"Hello, Ling An. It's nice to meet you."
Hearing about Son Gohan's friend, Dende smiled. Facing Ling An's question, he confidently replied, "If we're remaking a whole new set of Dragon Balls, it'll probably take about a hundred days."
"A... a hundred days?!"
Just then, Son Goku arrived with Son Gohan and Krillin. Hearing Dende's words, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "It actually takes that long?"
"Y-yes, but... if it's just restoring the Dragon Balls that were previously used on Earth, I think it could be done immediately!" Dende suddenly clenched his fists in front of him, his expression excited.
"Really? That's great!" Krillin, who had just arrived, hadn't even had a chance to catch up with Dende, but he immediately beamed with joy upon hearing the news: "Dende, can the Dragon Balls you restore grant three wishes, just like the ones from Namek?"
"Yes." Dende nodded.
"Then, can they revive a lot of people at once? For example, revive the humans killed by Cell?" Piccolo asked.
"If that's the case, then we'd need to give the Dragon Balls that power from the start, but..." Dende said, extending his hands, and continued, "If we want to make that kind of wish, we'll probably only be able to have two wishes."
"Two wishes… that's enough." Piccolo nodded. "Alright then, Mr. Popo, could you get the Shenron model, please?"
"Certainly."
As Mr. Popo brought out the model of Shenron, Dende began to chant the spell under everyone's gaze. A wondrous power flowed from his body into the Shenron model. Before long, the model burst forth with brilliant light. The light then converged and shot towards the heavens, splitting into seven streams of light that scattered in all directions!
"Alright, the Dragon Balls are restored now. All you need to do is gather the seven Dragon Balls to summon Shenron and have your wishes granted," Dende told everyone.
"Is that all there is to it?" Son Goku looked down at the Shenron model. "In that case, let's go get the Dragon Radar from Bulma and gather the seven Dragon Balls!"
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