Bardock!
Gine!
The two Saiyans who had perished together in the destruction of Planet Vegeta were finally revived today, in this remote mountain on Earth.
When everyone looked at Gine, they felt that this woman was sweet and gentle, with no resemblance at all to the Saiyan described by Gack.
However, when they looked at Bardock, they froze—
"This face... looks just like Goku!" Tights, Bulma, and Gohan thought simultaneously, "It's almost identical!"
Yamiru, looking at Bardock, couldn't help but take a step back.
His wish was to "restore Bardock and Gine to their original forms," but it seemed Bardock had restored himself as though he were desperately fighting against Freeza's death energy ball!
A fierce and unrelenting aura emanated from him, almost terrifying! Even though Yamiru hadn't fully grasped ki yet, he could sense the overwhelming pressure coming from Bardock… Similarly, Gohan, who was quite skilled in martial arts, broke into a cold sweat. The old man had thought Gack was a top-tier universe fighter, but it seemed Goku's father was several times, even ten times stronger than Gack!
As Bardock appeared, all the animals and birds on Mount Paozu knelt down.
In the East, Master Roshi, who was reading a dirty magazine, was suddenly shocked. He threw the magazine down, slapped on his sandals, and rushed out the door. Gazing toward Mount Paozu, he wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "What an incredible energy... What in the world happened?"
At Korin Tower, Korin was also shocked. It was the first time he had truly sensed Bardock's restored power. He frantically licked his paws to calm himself. "Thankfully, his energy isn't evil... And since Yamiru took them to the temple, and that deity didn't say anything..."
In the North, Dr. Gero was struggling with his research on androids. Behind him, rows of android chambers filled with cultivating liquid displayed numbered identifiers. Suddenly, the instruments beeped, detecting a high-energy reaction. Dr. Gero frowned. This was just a byproduct of his energy reactor experiment, and he never expected anything on Earth would trigger this small device...
"Well, your wish has been granted..." Shenrong completed his task and prepared to leave, speaking in a loud, concluding tone.
"Wait a minute!"
Yamiru suddenly raised his hand and spoke loudly while searching his body.
Shenrong's voice stopped abruptly… Meanwhile, the group on the ground didn't know what Yamiru was about to do. They saw him pull out a capsule and breathe a sigh of relief. "Finally found it, here we go." He pressed the capsule, threw it on the ground, and it turned out to be a rice cooker. Yamiru stepped on the tip of his foot, and the rice cooker opened.
He looked up and smiled. "I really made you wait, huh? You're great, Shenrong~"
Everyone: "......"
Shenrong said nothing. He transformed into golden lightning and was about to take the seven Dragon Balls into the sky, preparing to scatter them across Earth.
But just as the seven Dragon Balls were about to leave the surface, Yamiru shouted, "Evil Containment Wave!"
Gohan was startled and almost pulled out his beard. "What kind of wave?!"
Tights saw Yamiru shout, then immediately grabbed the opened rice cooker, flipped it over, and aimed it at the seven Dragon Balls. She pressed it down, trapping the seven balls that were about to fly into the sky inside the cooker.
Even the golden light was completely covered.
Everyone: "......"
Yamiru pressed down hard on the rice cooker, muttering to himself, "Climbing up to grab the Dragon Balls by hand felt so dumb... This is much easier."
Gohan wiped his sweat. When did this kid become so cheeky...
Not long after, the dark sky brightened again. Those familiar with the process understood that the power of the Dragon Balls had disappeared.
Indeed, when Yamiru opened the cooker, the seven Dragon Balls had all turned into seven white stones.
However, Yamiru looked at the bottom of the rice cooker and saw no signs of any impact. No wonder he hadn't felt any force when pressing the cooker earlier. Did the Dragon Balls simply give up resisting once they realized escape was hopeless...? They were rather clever. He placed the seven stones into the rice cooker and then transformed the cooker back into a capsule, putting it in his pocket.
"Do you have any wishes you want to make next year?" Tights asked curiously.
"Something like that..." Yamiru stroked his chin and said, "Since Goku was able to make a wish with a piece of paper, I thought I'd draft up a contract... might be interesting."
"What? What? Tell me about it..." Tights giggled as she leaned in close to his ear. Yamiru didn't feel like there was anything he couldn't share with Tights, so he smiled and whispered something in her ear. Tights was startled and fascinated by his wild ideas...
As for Bardock, he didn't pay any attention to the dragon leaving. Since his appearance, he had been quietly taking deep breaths with his eyes closed, unintentionally floating in the air. His disheveled black hair swirled, his body surrounded by a dense white energy glow.
Suddenly, all the light condensed into his body.
Bardock landed back on the ground, and the intense pressure that had radiated from him earlier disappeared without a trace. Standing there, he seemed like an ordinary person, no different from anyone else.
"You... You... Uncle Bardock, have you fully mastered the training of Korin?" Yamiru said, speechless.
Bardock had been staring at the sky in the distance. "The energy from that place... now that i hahve a body, i can sense it more clearly... Or perhaps it was because I was revived, and the other party deliberately released their overwhelming energy..."
Hearing Yamiru's words, he turned back, nodded slightly, and said, "Hmm."
He was a man of few words, but after a moment of thought, he added, "I already had the basics honed through practical combat."
As he spoke, he had already turned his gaze to Goku, who stood next to Bulma.
Meanwhile, Gine... since her resurrection, had been looking at her son with tears in her eyes.
Goku felt the same way.
After the appearance of Bardock and Gine, Goku felt the broken images that had been scattered in his mind slowly begin to piece together... the familiar scenes returning...
... "Goodbye, Kakarot."
... "You have to survive, Kakarot."
In his distant memory, the blurry figures of the two people who had been at the window of the spacecraft to say goodbye seemed to become clearer.
Goku had always known where he came from, as Yamiru and Son Gohan had never hidden this from him. They all knew that Goku's personality wasn't that sensitive, so there was no need to conceal his origins from him. He never really paid attention to it anyway. Where he came from, heaven or earth? Who cared?
But today, it seemed to matter.
He started to remember. Back then... these two people in front of him had promised him to live well, and they would come find him.
And now, they really had come.
"Kakarot..." Gine gazed deeply at her young son, "No, Goku, Goku, we've come to find you."
Bardock smiled faintly. "Kakarot, you've done well."
Goku opened his mouth, unsure of what to say at that moment. It was Bulma, standing next to him, who nudged him playfully. "Go give them a hug."
Without thinking, Goku rushed into Gine's arms, and she tightly embraced him.
Bardock then hugged both of them, mother and son.
Such a scene, even a tough guy could shed a few tears. Tights, standing beside them, already had red eyes. She glanced at Yamiru, who also had a smile, but there was a hint of melancholy in his gaze. Being familiar with him, Tights could sense a little loneliness in his eyes.
"It's okay," Tights squeezed his hand. "You have me."
"Thank you," Yamiru replied as their fingers intertwined.
"This outfit..."
Son Gohan had unknowingly taken out Goku's small battle suit that he had worn when he landed on Earth. It was very worn out.
"No need," Bardock took the small battle suit from Son Gohan's hands and tossed it into the air. He threw an energy ball to destroy it. "Kakarot is Goku."
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Yamiru: 140
Goku: 125
Bardock: 12101
Gine: 737