Future timeline, East City.
This once bustling and famous city, on par with West City, had now been completely reduced to a silent ruin.
As far as the eye could see, there were only collapsed tall buildings. The streets were also piled with the wreckage of cars that had been smashed into scrap metal by some immense force.
The air was filled with a thick smell of dust and char. The traces of past human civilization in this city had been forcibly erased by a powerful force.
The humans who had originally been struggling to survive in these ruins had now suffered a devastating disaster!
Now, in this abandoned city, only a few scattered survivors remained.
They were either trembling and hiding in some dark and damp underground facility, or huddled in some corners on the outskirts of the city that had luckily not been completely destroyed.
At this moment, they were peering through dark cracks, terrified, at the massive, mountain-like figure that was slowly moving through the city.
Listening to the deafening sounds of destruction, the hearts of the survivors were filled with despair.
All they could do was pray over and over again, praying that the savior from their memories, Trunks, who held a long sword and had saved them from the despair caused by the androids, could miraculously appear again.
At this moment, the behemoth known as Cell MAX was still rampaging through the ruins of East City.
Its huge mouth would open from time to time, spitting out powerful energy balls.
Those light balls, like meteors, caused a continuous series of violent explosions around its body!
The towering flames and thick smoke engulfed all the remaining surroundings, making this already dilapidated ruin even more fragmented.
When Whitley arrived above East City with Goku, Vegeta, No. 21, and Trunks via Instant Transmission, what met their eyes was a scene straight out of a monster movie.
But there was no Giant of Light here, no Ultraman who would descend from the sky to save these surviving humans.
"No Ultraman to save the world?"
Whitley looked at the giant green figure in the distance, a cold curve appearing on his lips. "That's just fine. This role... we'll play it!"
His voice was loud and carried an unquestionable decisiveness as he shouted to his partners, "Goku! Vegeta! Everyone, get ready to go!"
His words were like a stone thrown into a quiet lake, instantly provoking a reaction from everyone.
"OH!!! Let's go! I've been looking forward to this for a long time! My blood is boiling!"
Goku was the first to respond. He bumped his fists together, his face full of the excitement and fighting spirit of meeting a strong opponent.
"Hmph!"
Vegeta crossed his arms. Although his attitude was still haughty, his sharp eyes were already fixed on Cell MAX's massive body, his tone carrying his usual disdain and scrutiny. "Then let me, Vegeta, be the one to defeat him. I hope this guy doesn't disappoint me!"
"The mistake I made... must be ended by me!"
A firm flame burned in No. 21's icy blue eyes. She stared deadly at the monster that had been indirectly born because of her, her hands clenched so tightly that her lips were almost bleeding.
"Th-this... is this Cell MAX? It feels... so strong!"
Trunks looked up at the giant figure and, feeling the powerful pressure it emitted, couldn't help but swallow and mutter to himself.
However, the moment his voice fell, Trunks found that the gazes of the others had all fallen on him.
Trunks instantly realized he had misspoken. His face flushed red, and he quickly straightened his back and tried to save the situation. "I... I will definitely do my best! I absolutely will not hold everyone back!"
Whitley looked at his cowardly yet serious appearance and sighed helplessly. He raised his hand and gave him a not-so-light slap on the back of the head. "From now on, at dinner, you can sit at the kids' table!"
He said no more, his eyes narrowed, and his aura erupted!
"HAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!"
BOOM—!!!!!!
A golden aura, as dazzling as the sun, instantly erupted from Whitley's body!
The powerful energy fluctuation distorted the surrounding air, and the rubble at his feet was swept up and blown away.
Feeling Whitley's undisguised and powerful presence, Goku and Vegeta no longer held back.
"Hyaah!!!"
"Hah!!!"
Two war cries sounded almost at the same time, and two other vast golden auras burst forth!
Goku and Vegeta also instantly entered their Super Saiyan states! Three powerful golden energies stood like pillars of light on the ruins, forming a standoff against the wild presence of Cell MAX in the distance!
Not far away, Cell MAX, who had been destroying aimlessly, was suddenly alerted by these three extremely provocative and powerful auras.
Its massive body paused abruptly and slowly turned around.
However, the moment it had just turned its head, what greeted it was a wild and incomparable pink ki blast!
BOOM!!!!!!
The ki blast solidly slammed into Cell MAX's chest, producing a deafening roar and a dazzling bright light!
No. 21 had, at some unknown point, floated into the air. Her form had changed, her body turning a faint pink of her Majin form, and her eyes had become wild and dangerous.
A nearly crazed smile appeared on her lips, and she let out a series of chilling, shrill laughs. "Hee hee hee hee hee... hahahahahaha!!!! Die! Die!! Just disappear completely!!!!"
She waved her hands frantically, and in an instant, countless pink energy balls were generated from thin air, densely filling the sky above the entire city, and then they rained down on Cell MAX's huge body!
In a very hidden underground base far away, the mastermind, Magenta, who was observing the outside through Cell MAX's sensory system, was so shocked by this sudden and fierce attack and the very familiar figure that he shot up from his chair.
"Th-this... this is... No. 21?! How did she come back?! And this power..."
A hint of surprise first flashed across his face, but it was quickly replaced by a thick disdain and an arrogant sense of control.
He let out a cold snort and, through the communication device inside Cell MAX, his voice was amplified and transmitted clearly throughout the entire battlefield. "Hahahahaha!!! No. 21! So what if you've come back?! I have already activated Cell MAX! Do you think you can do anything to it with just your little power? Don't be naive! You have only two choices now! Either submit to me, the great Lord Magenta! Or... be completely killed by Cell MAX along with this desperate world!!!!"
As if to prove his words, No. 21's seemingly world-destroying dense energy balls, when they hit Cell MAX's incredibly tough skin, apart from exploding in a dazzling ball of fire and kicking up clouds of dust, actually failed to cause any substantial damage!
Apart from making Cell MAX feel a little annoyed and a faint stinging sensation, it didn't even leave a single mark.
However, faced with Magenta's mockery and the ineffectiveness of her ki blast attack, far from being discouraged, No. 21 let out an even colder and more contemptuous sneer. "Hehehe! Is that so, Magenta? Your vision is still so narrow! If my power alone is not enough... then... what about them?!"
As if in response to her words—
BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!
Two golden beams of light, even thicker and more condensed than No. 21's ki blast, roared like two divine dragons, once again slamming into Cell MAX's chest from the left and right!
"URGH!!!!!"
This time, Cell MAX's massive body was actually knocked back a step, and it let out a clearly audible, slightly pained, muffled roar!
Although it still had not broken through its defense, this combined attack had clearly made it feel a much stronger pain than before!
"Let's go! Vegeta! Trunks!"
The aura around Goku surged again, a golden flame-like ki flowing around his body!
"Hmph! Kakarot, just take care of yourself! Don't you dare hold me, Vegeta, back!"
Vegeta was as blunt as ever, but his movements were not slow at all.
He exchanged a look with Goku, and the two of them, as if they had a telepathic connection, roared at the same time, "HAAAAAAAA!!!!!"
The two golden figures instantly turned into golden lightning, and with a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to capture, they charged at Cell MAX's huge body!
Trunks, on the other hand, said nothing.
He just silently drew the long sword from his back and, using his own agile advantage, moved quickly around Cell MAX's massive body. The long sword in his hand turned into a series of blue sword lights that continuously slashed at Cell MAX's joints, trying to find its weak point.
For a time, Goku, Vegeta, and Trunks launched a storm-like assault on Cell MAX from different directions!
The sound of ki blasts exploding, the dull thuds of fists and feet colliding, and the piercing sound of a sharp blade cutting were endless. The scene instantly became extremely intense!
"Hahahahahaha!!! It's useless! It's useless! Your attacks are just tickling Cell MAX! Cell MAX is invincible! It is invinci—"
Magenta's disgusting voice once again came through Cell MAX, filled with the triumph of victory.
However, this time, his words were cut short, as if an invisible hand had clamped around his throat!
Because at this moment, Whitley's figure had, at some unknown point, appeared behind Cell MAX's huge head!
His whole body was emitting a golden aura. He casually lifted his leg and swept it directly towards the back of Cell MAX's head!
This kick seemed ordinary, and it didn't even carry a very astonishing presence.
But at the moment the back of his foot made contact with the back of Cell MAX's head—
BAM!!!!!!!!!
A dull, heavy thud suddenly exploded!
Cell MAX's massive body, which weighed who knows how many tons, was like a soccer ball being kicked with great force. Whitley's not-well-controlled kick sent it stumbling forward, and it almost lost its balance and fell to the ground!
Its huge head was even kicked to one side, and Magenta's voice turned into a meaningless static.
Vegeta, who had just gathered a golden flash and was about to hit Cell MAX hard, saw this and was instantly unhappy!
He whipped his head around and roared at Whitley, who was still floating in the air, in a fit of rage. "WHITLEY!!! YOU BASTARD! WHO TOLD YOU TO ATTACK?! THIS IS MY, VEGETA'S, OPPONENT! YOU JUST STAND AT THE SIDE AND WATCH!!!"
Goku, who was in the middle of a fierce assault on Cell MAX's arm joints, also immediately turned his head and chimed in, his face also smiling. "Yeah, yeah! You're too cunning, Whitley! You said you'd let us fight first! You should just watch from over there!"
Whitley was stunned by their sudden denunciation. He looked at his just-retracted foot, then at the "you broke the rules" faces of Goku and Vegeta. "Wait... when did I say I'd let you fight first?"
But looking at Goku and Vegeta's "I'm going to be unreasonable to the end" appearance, he could only shake his head helplessly and slowly descend to a relatively intact rooftop of a tall building.
"Those two dogs..."
He muttered under his breath. "The moment they run into a decent opponent, they treat me like I'm invisible... so I'm just a driver who opens the teleportation portal?"
Just then, Trunks flashed and landed not far from Whitley.
He looked at Whitley's sullen face, hesitated for a moment, and finally said sheepishly, "Wh-Whitley-san..."
Whitley turned his head to look at him, to see what he thought.
Trunks scratched his head with some embarrassment, his face filled with a pleading expression. "That... Whitley-san, you should just rest here. An opponent of this level... just leave it to us to handle! If you step in, it feels like it will be over in an instant, and there will be nothing left for us to do..."
The moment he finished speaking, as if afraid that Whitley would go back on his word, he immediately turned and, with another burst of ki, rushed towards Cell MAX, who was being besieged by Goku and Vegeta.
Whitley: "...I take it back, three dogs!"
Looking at the three who were fighting fiercely, Whitley sighed and, a little disheartened, squatted down on the tall building.
He casually picked up a piece of stone beside him and began to draw circles on the ground, letting out a soft sigh. "Sigh... the exciting battle is theirs... the fun is theirs... and I'm actually being told not to fight... why on earth did I even come to the future... to be a nanny..."
And while Whitley was squatting on the ground, drawing circles and feeling sorry for himself, the battle not far away had entered a white-hot stage.
No. 21, who had completely entered her Majin form, had fallen into a state of frenzy!
At this moment, she was tireless, and without any thought for consumption, her hands moved like machine guns!
Countless pink energy balls, like a torrential downpour, swept towards Cell MAX!
"Hee hee hee hee hee hee hahahahahaha!!!! Destroy! Destroy!!!"
And when Cell MAX, annoyed by her harassment, swung its pillar-like arm at her, she actually didn't dodge. With a crazed light in her eyes, No. 21 actually tried to block this blow with her own powerful energy!
"Hee hee hee hee hee hee hahahahahaha!!!!!!"
Amidst No. 21's hysterical laughter, Cell MAX's arm, which contained a terrifying power, solidly and without deviation, slammed into her body!
BOOM—!!!!!!!!!
With a loud bang, No. 21's figure was sent flying backward like a broken kite, even faster than when she came. The blood she spat out drew a striking red line in the air, and she was clearly seriously injured.
"Hahahahaha!!! Foolish No. 21!! Your attack patterns and data have long been thoroughly studied by my team! In front of Cell MAX, all your resistance is futile! The current you is no match for it at all!"
Magenta's triumphant voice sounded again.
"No. 21! Are you okay?!"
Goku couldn't help but call out in distraction when he saw No. 21 seriously injured.
"Kakarot! Don't get distracted!"
Vegeta immediately shouted a reminder, his expression becoming unprecedentedly grave. "This enemy... is much more troublesome than we thought! Its defense is too amazing!"
With Vegeta's reminder, Goku also refocused his mind and began to re-examine the behemoth before him.
His and Vegeta's combined attacks, whether energy blasts or close-quarters combat, were like tickling when they hit Cell MAX. At most, they could only leave a few shallow white marks, completely unable to cause any effective damage!
"Vegeta! No more holding back! Let's use our full power!"
Goku had already realized that a normal Super Saiyan probably couldn't pose any threat to this monster.
"Hmph! Just what I wanted!"
Vegeta immediately responded.
He quickly broke away from the battle and flew higher into the sky, taking a deep breath as if to suck all the surrounding energy into his body.
His hands were also clenched at his waist, his whole body tensed, and a deafening roar came from his throat!
"AHHH!!!!!!"
A red aura, filled with a primitive wildness, began to erupt from Vegeta's body like a volcano!
His body quickly changed. His muscles swelled further, and his long golden hair grew at a visible rate, its color gradually turning a deep red!
A thick layer of red body fur quickly covered his entire body, making him look like an awakened ancient great ape, yet he maintained the elegance and power of a humanoid form!
Super Saiyan 4 had appeared!
Vegeta had been the first to complete the more powerful transformation!
He got into a fighting stance and fixed his deadly gaze on Cell MAX, his wild aura pressing down on the surrounding space like a tangible force, ready to unleash a world-shaking blow at any moment!
But when the corner of his eye glanced at Goku beside him, he was suddenly startled by Goku's current state!
"You... Kakarot! You! What is this transformation?!"
Vegeta's voice was filled with an unconcealable astonishment.
Goku's current state was completely different from his.
A flame-like red halo instantly enveloped his entire body. Goku's hair and eyes also turned a bright fire-red, which at a glance was somewhat similar to the Kaio-ken he had used before.
But compared to the wild and unstable Kaio-ken, Goku's current form was exceptionally stable.
It even faintly exuded an indescribable, almost sacred aura.
And what made Vegeta feel the most incredulous was that the ki around Goku... had completely vanished! If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Vegeta would have barely been able to sense his presence!
And far away in the base camp by the river, Vados, who was watching the battle through her staff, also had a hint of surprise in her light purple eyes when she saw Goku's form.
She gently sipped her black tea, a playful smile on her lips. "Oh? Is this a... divine form of his own that he has comprehended and developed, based on his own astonishing comprehension, after having been in close proximity to the divine ki on Whitley-san at the Tournament of Power? Although it's still very new, it's... quite interesting. Interesting."
To be able to get a "interesting" comment from Vados was enough to show how terrifying Goku's comprehension of martial arts was.
And at this time on the battlefield, upon hearing Vegeta's exclamation, Goku smiled and scratched the back of his head, explaining with a "it's no big deal" look, "This? It's a new form that just happened to appear when I was training before. I was originally trying to secretly learn Whitley's Ultra Instinct... but it felt so hard! I just couldn't get the hang of it, and then I just inexplicably turned into this, hehe."
Vegeta sized him up carefully for a few moments, and after feeling the energy fluctuation that was different from ki, he let out a light snort and commented, "Flashy, but boring!"
But he knew in his heart that this form of Kakarot was definitely not simple! After this incident was over, he had to learn it too!
He said no more, turned his sharp gaze back to Cell MAX, and said with a boiling fighting spirit, "Let's go, Kakarot! Let this monster see what a true Saiyan is!"
"Oh! Coming!"
Goku's smile disappeared, and his eyes became focused.
BOOM!!!!
The next moment, a wild red great ape power, a restrained red divine ki, two figures like two shooting meteors, with completely different but equally powerful forces, once again charged at Cell MAX!
This time, their speed and power were worlds apart from before!
Whitley held the unconscious No. 21 in his arms, watching the self-comprehended divine form of Goku, and couldn't help but let out a heartfelt sigh. "This level of comprehension... this talent to constantly break through one's own limits and even comprehend the realm of the gods with one's own power... should I say... as expected of Goku?"
Just as Goku and Vegeta were transforming, Trunks was struggling to deal with Cell MAX's storm-like counterattacks on his own.
He had just forcefully sliced apart an incoming energy ball, and his body was still in a state of stiffness, but Cell MAX's huge palm was already crashing down on him like a dark cloud!
Seeing that it was impossible to dodge, Trunks gritted his teeth, a hint of determination in his eyes, as if he were preparing to take this blow head-on just like No. 21 had.
At this critical moment!
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!!!!"
A furious roar exploded by Trunks's ear!
Vegeta's wild Super Saiyan 4 figure appeared abruptly in front of Trunks like an Instant Transmission!
His eyes were spitting fire. He put all his strength into his waist and, with a sidekick that was infused with all his power, he viciously kicked the huge wrist of Cell MAX as it came crashing down!
BAM!!!!
The immense force actually kicked Cell MAX's palm off course, and it grazed past the top of Trunks's head, the fierce wind from it making his cheeks ache.
Trunks, who had just been saved, opened his eyes in disbelief. The first thing he saw was his father's tall and reliable back, shielding him.
This scene was completely different from the cold and distant back in his childhood memory.
An indescribable warmth and a sour feeling welled up in his heart. His nose tingled, and he subconsciously murmured in a low voice, "D-dad..."
Vegeta, with his back to him, stiffened almost imperceptibly. Then, as if he hadn't heard the call, he said in his usual stern and even harsh tone, without turning his head, "You idiot! Do you want to die?! Don't get distracted in battle! Follow my movements, Trunks!"
Although his tone was fierce, the underlying, imperceptible concern in it made Trunks snap back to reality in an instant.
His body subconsciously straightened, and he replied loudly and seriously, "Yes, Father!"
"Hmph!"
Vegeta let out a light snort and no longer paid attention to Trunks.
His red aura erupted again, and he turned and launched an even more ferocious attack on Cell MAX's huge head!
Trunks did not dare to be negligent and immediately gripped his long sword and followed closely behind.
However, no one had noticed that at the moment he turned to charge at Cell MAX, the corner of Vegeta's usually cold mouth had curved up almost imperceptibly into a very faint arc.
It was a satisfied, and even a little clumsy, gentle smile.
But this smile appeared as quickly as it disappeared, like an illusion, instantly replaced by his usual coldness. No one present had noticed that Vegeta had just smiled so gently.
Except for...
Far away in the base camp, Vados, who was watching all this through her staff.
She elegantly picked up her teacup, a hint of understanding in her eyes. "Heh... what a dishonest father."
Goku saw that Vegeta and Trunks were concentrating their attacks on Cell MAX's head, its vital point. He did not choose to join their siege, but began to move at high speed around Cell MAX's massive body.
He constantly launched precise, harassing attacks on its arms, legs, and even its thick tail, effectively diverting a portion of Cell MAX's attention and creating precious attack opportunities for Vegeta and Trunks.
At this moment, Whitley, holding the unconscious No. 21 and standing on the rooftop, was watching the tacit cooperation and battle of Goku and Vegeta and was thinking about whether to take No. 21 back to the camp to rest first, but his gaze was suddenly drawn to a scene appearing on the distant horizon.
In the distant sky, two streaks of light, one blue and one red, were streaking across the gray sky at an extremely high speed, heading towards the battlefield of East City.
Whitley narrowed his eyes slightly, and he instantly saw the appearance of the newcomers.
They were two mechanical androids with rather unique designs.
"Oh? They've come too?"
The corner of Whitley's mouth curved up, and he immediately dismissed the idea of intercepting them. "If I'm not mistaken, these two should be Dr. Hedo's creations, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, right? From the looks of it, they're allies who have come to help?"
His guess was indeed correct.
The moment the two android figures approached the battlefield, the one in red, Gamma 2, couldn't wait to shout out.
His loud voice instantly spread throughout the entire battlefield. "Trunks-kun!!! Hang in there! No. 1 and I have come to help... whoa—!!!"
However, before their righteous declaration of arrival was even finished, the rampaging Cell MAX seemed to have been enraged by these newly appeared flies.
Its thick and powerful tail, like a steel whip with a sound of tearing through the air, viciously swept towards the unprepared Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 in the sky!
The two androids, who were in the middle of rushing over, had not expected to encounter such a swift sneak attack at all. They had no time to get into an effective defensive posture and could only let out a cry of alarm as they were solidly hit by this tail, which was imbued with immense force!
Thump! Thump!
With two dull thuds, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 were instantly sent flying back at an even faster speed, like two shooting stars arcing across the sky, who knows where they landed.
"Hmph! Gamma 1 and Gamma 2! You two lingering ghosts have not yet been completely destroyed?! Did that clueless failure, Hedo, fix you again?!"
Magenta's voice, filled with disgust and killing intent, sounded again. It was clear that he held a great deal of hostility towards these two righteous androids.
From his words, it could be heard that Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 had clearly fought Cell MAX before.
This also explained why West City had ultimately become a silent ruin, with not even many bodies to be seen.
It was very likely that in the previous battle, the survivors had already been moved to other safe places by Dr. Hedo using No. 1 and No. 2.
And just then, not far from Whitley's side, a seemingly ordinary manhole cover suddenly made a "clack" sound, and then the manhole cover was slowly pushed open from below.
A young man with thick glasses and somewhat messy hair, wearing a white lab coat, was scrambling out of the manhole.
His face was filled with anxiety and worry. The moment he poked his head out, he shouted in the direction where Gamma 1 and Gamma 2 had been sent flying, "No. 1! No. 2! How are you?! Are you damaged?! Do you need me to repair you immediately?!"
His voice was filled with clear nervousness and concern.
In the distance, Gamma 2's response was faintly heard.
Although the voice was a little distorted, it could still be barely made out. "We don't need it, Doctor! No. 1 and I are fine! Just a few scratches on our outer shell! It's too dangerous here, you must hide well, Doctor! Don't come out!!!"
Hearing that No. 1 and No. 2 were fine, this young Dr. Hedo finally let out a clear sigh of relief.
He patted his chest and was about to follow No. 2's instruction and crawl back into the relatively safe sewer when the corner of his eye suddenly caught sight of a person standing on a nearby rooftop!
Dr. Hedo's heart tightened, and he quickly looked back.
A black-haired young man he had never seen before was standing there quietly, his calm gaze looking at him.
And what made Dr. Hedo's pupils contract and his heart almost stop was the unconscious pink-haired woman the young man was holding in a princess carry...
That familiar face and pink body... that was clearly... the No. 21 who should have been in the past timeline...?!
"Y-you... who are you?! W-what did you do to No. 21?!"
Dr. Hedo was instantly at the peak of his nervousness. His hand inconspicuously moved towards his back, where he had a self-designed electromagnetic pistol holstered.
Whitley looked at Dr. Hedo's on-high-alert appearance, which couldn't hide his researcher-like temperament, and couldn't help but smile slightly. He showed a smile that was as friendly as possible to try and soothe the other's emotions. "Relax, Doctor. I have no ill intentions."
He paused and introduced himself. "My name is Whitley."
"Whitley?"
Dr. Hedo frowned and quickly searched his mind, confirming that he had never heard this name before.
His hand on his gun was still tight, and his vigilance had not relaxed in the slightest because of Whitley's words. "I've never heard of you. Who on earth are you? And why is No. 21 in your hands?"
"Uh..."
Whitley looked at Dr. Hedo's "don't try to fool me" posture and was at a loss for words for a moment.
He hesitated, wondering how to explain his somewhat complex identity to this pure scientist.
Originally, Whitley had wanted to just say that he was a person from the past timeline.
But just as his gaze swept over Trunks, who was fighting alongside Vegeta in the sky, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him!
A brilliant explanation immediately came to his mind.
He forced a serious expression on his face, pointed to Trunks in the sky, and said to Dr. Hedo in an incredibly solemn tone, as if he were announcing something major, "My name is Whitley. Perhaps you didn't know who I was before, and that's normal. But my identity, you definitely know!"
Dr. Hedo was even more confused by his solemn attitude. He stared at Whitley, his eyes behind his thick glasses filled with inquiry and confusion.
Whitley cleared his throat and pointed at Trunks, saying word for word, very clearly, "Strictly speaking, I am Trunks's father!"
Dr. Hedo: "..."
The air seemed to have completely frozen at this moment.
The expression on Dr. Hedo's face went from initial vigilance and confusion to bewilderment, and then to extreme shock and... chaos.
He stood with his mouth agape, his usually rational eyes behind his thick glasses now filled with a mixture of "this is impossible!", "too much information!", and other complex emotions.
Time seemed to have passed for a long time.
Only then did Dr. Hedo finally regain a sliver of his ability to think from the information overload.
He blinked his eyes hard, pushed up his almost-slipped glasses, and looked up and down at this ridiculously young Whitley, whose temperament was completely different from Vegeta's.
He said in a voice that was trembling and filled with a sense of existential crisis, "If... if my memory is not mistaken... Trunks-kun's father... should be that Saiyan named Vegeta, who has been confirmed to be dead for many years... right? This sentence of yours... I really can't understand..."
Whitley looked at Dr. Hedo's existential crisis and almost burst out laughing.
He forced a serious expression on his face, waved his hand to interrupt Dr. Hedo's chaotic thoughts, and threw out the final explanation. "That's right, Vegeta is his biological father. And I..."
He paused and, under Dr. Hedo's bewildered gaze, said very clearly, "am his stepfather."
Dr. Hedo: "..."
This time, he really! completely! didn't know what to say.
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