Age 762.
Universe 7.
The Underworld, Snake Way.
Son Goku slowly opened his eyes and turned his head, looking around in confusion.
Where is this?
Isn't this Snake Way?
I remember being taken away by Shenron...
Why did he bring me to this place?
Goku immediately checked his body.
Huh? I've grown big again?
Where's my tail?
How did my tail disappear?
Next, Goku raised his head and looked upward, spotting the golden halo that had appeared above his head.
"So... I'm still dead?" Goku scratched his head.
Whatever, I should go check on Earth first.
I hope Pan and Gohan are all doing okay.
Hmm... Goku pressed his index and middle fingers together against his forehead, preparing to use Instant Transmission to return to Earth.
However, no matter how hard Goku tried, he simply couldn't activate Instant Transmission.
That's strange!
I suddenly feel like this body is really weak!
Why can't I even use Instant Transmission anymore…?
And my control over ki and my energy levels feel... like I've gone back 30 years….
Snake Way?
I should head to King Kai's place first!
Maybe King Kai knows what happened.
I clearly remember Shenron sending me into outer space, and then my consciousness just kept getting hazier and hazier.
Goku immediately took flight, racing along Snake Way at high speed.
This body... is so weak!
What on earth happened?
Soon, Goku had already appeared at the end of Snake Way and immediately looked up at the sky.
"Still in the same old familiar place!" Goku grinned and quickly flew toward King Kai's planet in the sky.
The next moment, Goku was hovering above King Kai's planet when the 10x Earth gravity nearly pulled him down.
Goku: "..."
What the hell?
Can my body not even handle 10x gravity anymore?
Goku gritted his teeth, desperately resisting the heavy burden the gravity placed on him.
Then, Goku slowly descended from the sky, landing on King Kai's planet.
"King Kai, I'm here! Are you still sleeping?" Goku called out loudly, suddenly feeling something was off.
Didn't this planet explode during the Cell incident?
When was it restored?
After his words fell.
A black gorilla walked over from a distance, expressionlessly staring at Goku.
"Hey, Bubbles! Hello, hello! Long time no see." Goku waved in greeting.
Bubbles: "????"
Who are you? Are you just acting all familiar with me?
How do you know my name?
"Where's King Kai? Is he still sleeping?" Goku asked.
Bubbles pointed toward the house, curiously examining Goku.
Goku had just looked in that direction when he saw King Kai emerge from the house, rubbing his sleepy eyes with a dark expression on his face. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
"King Kai, when did you restore this planet?" Goku asked strangely. "Didn't this planet get blown up a long time ago?"
King Kai: "????"
What nonsense are you spouting?
"By the way, King Kai... why did I suddenly grow big? Shouldn't I still look like a kid?" Goku scratched his head, even more confused, then pointed at the halo above his head. "And how did I die? Was it because of the Shadow Dragons?"
King Kai was even more confused than Goku.
What the hell...
You're asking me how you died?
What the hell are Shadow Dragons?!
Who knows what you're talking about!
"How's Earth doing? The Shadow Dragons have been defeated, right? Pan and Gohan are all okay, right?" Goku asked several questions in succession.
King Kai was completely baffled, finding this even more incomprehensible.
This kid must be sick or something.
"So, what are you doing here?" King Kai asked patiently, his face dark.
"I just came to ask you these questions. You don't know?" Goku felt something was definitely wrong and examined King Kai up and down, then muttered quietly, "Looks like you're not very clear... Should I ask Old Kai?"
"You... what did you say? Supreme Kai?" King Kai felt like something was seriously wrong.
This kid is so rude.
Right in front of me, asking to find my superior, the greatest god in the entire universe—the Supreme Kai.
Do you think that's appropriate?
"But I can't use Instant Transmission... It's too strange, and my body has become much weaker than before." Goku scratched his head and ears oddly.
"You know the Supreme Kai?" King Kai's eye twitched as he asked carefully.
"Yeah, pretty well." Goku nodded.
"By the way, what's your name?" King Kai's heart trembled as he quickly inquired.
Goku: "????"
"I'm Goku! King Kai, what's wrong with you? Is your brain fried?" Goku stepped forward to examine King Kai carefully, feeling more and more that something was off.
A brief silence.
"Speaking of which... what year is it now?" Goku suddenly realized something and looked around as he asked.
"You're from Earth, right? Using Earth's calendar, it's Age 762." King Kai rolled his eyes and answered flatly.
This guy must be stupid—he's even forgotten what year it is.
Goku was slightly stunned.
Age 762?
Gohan was born in Age 757...
It's been 5 years?
So Gohan is only 5 years old now?
At this time... the reason I died was because I perished together with my brother Raditz, wasn't it?
Could it be... I've been reborn?
No wonder this body feels so strange!
I finally understand what's going on!
I finally know why King Kai doesn't recognize me.
At this point in time, I should have just arrived at King Kai's planet.
Alright then!
Since I've been given a second life, I need to train properly and absolutely can't let guys like Baby and the Shadow Dragons cause trouble again.
I should become a Super Saiyan 4 as quickly as possible.
Starting with overcoming this planet's gravity!
"Hey, kid, what are you spacing out for?" King Kai glared at Goku with a dark expression.
What kind of random nonsense did this kid spout when he showed up?
"Ah... nothing, I just suddenly figured out a lot of things." Goku laughed heartily and scratched his head sheepishly.
"You kid... do you really know the Supreme Kai?" King Kai asked skeptically.
"Haha, I guess so." Goku gave a vague answer.
King Kai: "..."
This kid really isn't likable.
"King Kai, can I train here for a while?" Goku asked with a smile.
"You came here to train?" King Kai finally understood.
"That's right." Goku nodded, moving his body around and smiling. "Now that I've figured out what's going on, it's all good."
"If you came here to train... you must tell me a funny joke first, otherwise I won't teach you." King Kai huffed.
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To be continued…
T/N: Guys, the fic will have a generic start and you might think the og story events are being repeated but that's not the case! Hang on, and keep on reading, the story will have better plot twists than you actually expect from a FF!