"Let's go!"
Gohan suppressed his Qi and pressed the start button.
Whoosh!
The time machine soared into the air and vanished instantly.
age 764, August 18th, afternoon.
Somewhere on a vast desert in East City.
Gohan, riding the time machine, appeared out of thin air and landed steadily on the ground.
He opened the hatch, jumped out of the time machine, and then stored it away as a capsule.
He released his Qi to sense his surroundings.
Gohan sensed the Qi of Korin, Master Roshi, and Kami.
He was finally convinced that he had truly returned to the timeline of 16 years ago.
The land he stood upon now was the land of 16 years ago.
These trees, these mountains, every grain of sand here—they were all things from 16 years ago.
It was a truly strange feeling.
Like standing in the long river of time, witnessing the illusion of history.
This year, Gohan had just turned seven not long ago.
This year, Vegeta had not yet become a Super Saiyan.
At this time, Frieza was still quite far from Earth, and the Z Fighters had not yet sensed the crisis approaching them.
Gohan took a deep breath and waved a hand over his face.
A thin layer of mist immediately covered his face; with the appearance of the mist, it became difficult for others to see his true appearance.
This was merely one of the small tricks of Qi usage from Yardrat, nothing to be surprised about.
A light flashed in his palm as he took out the special heart medicine to check it; there were no issues.
Gohan's Subspace Dimension node was opened deep within his brain.
It wouldn't fail to open just because he traveled through time... There was still an hour left; what should he do?
Without a second thought, he had to visit the elderly Korin first.
Gohan placed two fingers on his forehead, locked onto Korin's Qi, and used Instant Transmission to arrive at the top of Korin Tower, inside Korin's home.
At this moment, Korin was playing hide-and-seek with Yajirobe.
Gohan appeared out of thin air with a whoosh. Yajirobe, with a blindfold over his eyes, bumped into Gohan with a thud and clutched his head, howling in pain.
"Who's there?"
Yajirobe ripped off the blindfold. Seeing a stranger whose face was obscured, he immediately drew the katana at his waist, held it in front of him, and questioned Gohan loudly.
Korin also sized Gohan up warily. His eyes narrowed when he saw the furry tail behind Gohan.
"A Saiyan?" Korin asked.
"A... a Saiyan for real?" Yajirobe also saw Gohan's tail. Suddenly, he felt the sword in his hand wasn't so sharp anymore, and his voice began to tremble.
Gohan smiled and said, "Don't panic, I'm just a passing Kamen Rider."
"I just came to ask Korin for some Senzu Beans."
"Look, I brought gifts, unlike this fat guy who's just freeloading here."
As Gohan spoke, he raised his hand and took out several boxes of flavored fish jerky, stacking them on the ground.
Seeing this move, Korin and Yajirobe were even more shocked.
Creating things out of thin air—this kind of ability was rare.
Just smelling the aroma of the flavored fish jerky, Korin couldn't help but swallow his saliva a few times.
"Korin, where are the Senzu Beans?" Gohan asked.
Korin pointed to a few yellowish-brown jars in the corner.
"Over there, but there might not be many left."
Gohan walked over and opened the lids, finally understanding what "not many" meant.
Gohan poured out all three clay jars.
With a few clatters, several beans rolled onto the floor.
Good grief, only 10 beans in total. This was beyond ridiculous; it was utterly absurd.
"Were they all eaten by this fat guy?" Gohan had an expression like he had just eaten feces.
Although he knew this was the World Will trying to find a way to eliminate the BUG-like item that was the Senzu Bean, using Yajirobe's hand to do so.
But this didn't stop Gohan's resentment toward this fat guy.
What a waste! They could have made several meals if used to make tofu, but instead, he had finished them all off as snacks.
Korin also said helplessly, "Yajirobe eats them whenever he's free. I can't stop him..."
Gohan glared at Yajirobe and said, "One Senzu Bean can keep you full for ten days. How did you eat so many without bursting?"
Although he couldn't see Gohan's face clearly, Yajirobe was still frightened by him and took several steps back.
"Well, there are only these beans here. If I don't eat beans, what else is there to eat?"
"..."
Gohan didn't bother with him. He collected the 10 Senzu Beans and asked Korin, "Korin, there are too few Senzu Beans. Can you tell me the secret to growing them?"
"This..." Korin hesitated.
Gohan pointed to the boxes of flavored fish jerky stacked on the ground and continued:
"Look, I've come with sincerity. And you should be able to feel that I'm not a bad person. If I really had any ill intent, you wouldn't be standing here unharmed right now, right?"
Gohan's tone was very flat, but Korin heard a hint of threat in his words.
"Alright, it's not a big secret anyway," Korin chose to compromise.
If he could accept a guy like Yajirobe who freeloaded for years without even bringing him a single piece of fish jerky, what else couldn't he accept?
Moreover, the Qi on Gohan's body was very pure; he didn't seem like a bad person.
Gohan listened quietly.
Korin continued, "There's no secret to growing Senzu Beans. The key lies in the soil used to plant them."
"Ordinary soil cannot make Senzu Beans take root and sprout. Only soil from the Divine Realm can meet the growth conditions for Senzu Beans."
"You mean that pot of soil is from the Divine Realm?" Gohan was surprised and pointed to the flowerpot where the Senzu Beans were being cultivated.
"Yes," Korin nodded. "I obtained this piece of Divine Soil by chance back then, and only then did I start cultivating Senzu Beans."
"But as time passes, the nutrients in the Divine Soil are also being lost. The Senzu Beans are no longer as bountiful as they used to be..."
"..."
"Alright, I hope you're not lying to me, otherwise coming back again would be quite a hassle," Gohan said as he arranged the jars neatly once more.
"Hehe, I'm not lying. But how could soil from the Divine Realm be so easy to obtain? That's the Divine Realm after all," Korin said, unable to resist licking his paws.
"Yes, you're right."
Gohan nodded, thinking Korin's words made sense, but he didn't agree.
"Then goodbye, Korin," Gohan said as he leaped down from Korin Tower, leaving Korin and Yajirobe staring at each other.
Seeing Gohan disappear completely, Yajirobe asked, "So, who exactly is he?"
"He said earlier that he's a passing Kamen Rider," Korin said.
"But he's a Saiyan."
"Meow, whatever. Anyway, we're still alive and well, aren't we?"
"Yajirobe," Korin suddenly called out in a deep voice.
"Present!"
"Open the boxes."
Korin pointed to the boxes of flavored fish jerky... As time went on.
Frieza was getting closer and closer to Earth.
The Z Fighters living on Earth began to sense the terrifying Qi of Frieza and King Cold.
After the initial shock, they began to gather, discussing countermeasures with troubled faces.
But without exception, their moods were pessimistic to the extreme.
The current Frieza was simply not an existence they could contend with.
Not to mention that besides Frieza, there was another equally powerful Qi.
Intense unease and fear enveloped everyone.
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