Today marks exactly one month since Talora was born.
On Earth in the Dragon Ball world, there isn't a "full moon party" custom like there was in Talot's previous life China. [TN: A baby's full moon party is a traditional Chinese celebration to mark a baby's first month of life.]
However, with Talot's deliberate prompting, the family still specially prepared a small banquet to celebrate the little one's one-month milestone.
They also invited all their friends and relatives on Earth.
As for Krillin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, Chiaotzu, Goku, and Nappa, who were training on North Kai's Planet, naturally, Talot personally went to fetch them.
Nowadays, North Kai has become a hot commodity in everyone's eyes.
His very existence has turned him into a super mentor dedicated to grooming powerful warriors for Earth.
Of course, there was a reason for calling everyone back: to inform them that in one year and seven months, Earth would be hosting the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament. Not only would he be participating together with Raditz and Salari, but even the strong fighters from Namek would be coming as well.
This news was like a shot of adrenaline for everyone, making them all even more motivated to train and grow stronger.
Even though they knew that no matter how hard they trained, they wouldn't be able to defeat Talot and the others, their goals weren't limited to just the opponents they already knew. They also had their eyes on the powerful Namekians.
Of course, Raditz was especially excited when he received this news.
In fact, ever since Talot killed Frieza four months ago and fought the God of Destruction from the neighboring universe, Raditz had lost a clear sense of purpose.
Although his strength had improved a lot in that time, he was missing a certain drive, so for the past month, he'd basically been slacking off.
Still, it's worth mentioning that even Raditz's slacking had some results: he brought news that Launch had just confirmed she was pregnant.
Raditz was quite proud about this, it proved there was nothing wrong with him in that area! Gine was also extremely happy; she was finally going to be a grandmother.
And then there was Son Gohan. He had already acknowledged Gine as his adopted daughter long ago. Having lived together with Raditz for years, Gohan had long since considered Raditz his grandson, so his own status in the family had just gone up again.
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During the gathering, something happened that Talot hadn't expected: his family received an uninvited guest.
Apparently, this person had suddenly sensed everyone's aura gathered here, and came by to see what was going on.
That person was none other than Vegeta, who had disappeared for four months.
Four months ago, he came to Earth and fought a desperate battle with Frieza.
At the time, his base power level had broken through to one million, and after transforming into Super Saiyan, his power level skyrocketed to fifty million.
Now, his apparent base power level had reached 1.2 million, and it seemed certain he wasn't holding anything back.
It just goes to show that no matter how much your horizons are broadened or your worldview is refreshed, if you don't have proper and reliable training methods, it's still extremely difficult to improve your strength no matter how desperately you work.
Vegeta is the type who only knows how to bury his head and train relentlessly.
It's a pity that, even though his potential is so great, he doesn't know how to try new approaches.
In the original work, this was exactly where Goku completely crushed him.
Because of Vegeta's arrival, the atmosphere became a little tense.
Even though everyone knew Vegeta was on Earth, and sometimes they could even track his aura to know his location, no one took the initiative to seek him out, nor did anyone care.
After all, since neither Talot nor Raditz had said anything about him, what could they do?
"Vegeta…" In the quiet atmosphere, it was still Nappa who stepped forward first and greeted Vegeta.
He was once the prince. Although he was no longer bound by the past, after going through so much together, he was someone who valued old ties.
Nappa deliberately tried to reach out to Vegeta, but Vegeta didn't pay him any mind. "Hmph! Trash is trash. Even if you hang around with this bunch, your power is only at this level. It's obvious you haven't even touched the threshold of Super Saiyan."
Such cold and merciless mockery made Nappa's face darken.
Everyone who had spent a long time with Nappa clearly intended to stand up for him.
But their strength was still far inferior to Vegeta's.
Even after North Kai's training, they had only just begun.
Nappa's base power level had actually increased very quickly, especially this past month when he entered a period of rapid growth. Compared to Vegeta's improvement over four months, he'd improved even more, reaching a full 520,000.
This power level was only 10,000 below Frieza's base form in the original work.
"What right do you have to mock Nappa? Vegeta, it seems like you haven't made any progress lately, while Nappa's power is about to catch up to yours." Raditz stepped forward at the critical moment.
He'd already been annoyed with Vegeta. If Talot hadn't stopped him back then, he would've messed with Vegeta a bit more.
Even if he hadn't intended to kill him, Raditz was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
Looking back on the days when he was suppressed by Vegeta now seemed ridiculous.
"You!!" Vegeta gritted his teeth, clearly filled with hatred toward Raditz.
But he also knew very well that he was absolutely no match for Raditz.
Still, that didn't stop him from locking eyes with Raditz, his gaze cold. The prince's pride and dignity made him stand his ground, even if he was far weaker.
The clash of their auras made the atmosphere even heavier.
Just when everyone thought an unavoidable fight was about to break out, Talot, as the host, stepped forward.
"If you want to fight, do it after today. I don't want my daughter's full moon party to be ruined."
It was both a reminder and a warning.
Of course, he understood their relationships, but anything done needed to be appropriate for the occasion. If they dared to fight, he wouldn't hesitate to put them all on the ground.
Raditz wouldn't disrespect Talot, and besides, he wouldn't ruin this rare gathering.
Vegeta let out a cold snort and turned to leave.
It seemed like he'd just come here for show, to see what was happening.
Now that he understood, he had no intention of staying.
However, Talot noticed something different in his eyes. He had another reason for coming; it wasn't just to show his face.
"Stay. Today is my daughter's full moon party, after all. And besides, you've probably hit a bottleneck and can't break through, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have come looking for us." Talot extended the invitation to him.
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