"It's really something important…" Goku said, then glanced at Supreme Kai and Kibito, hesitating over whether he should also tell them about his rebirth.
Just as he was thinking this, Old Supreme Kai waved impatiently and ordered, "You two, go wait over there. I want to hear what this brat has to say in private."
"Ancestor… is that really okay?" Supreme Kai said worriedly. "He almost blew you up just now!"
"Do I look that easy to kill?" Old Supreme Kai rolled his eyes and snorted. "Go on, move it!"
"Yes, Old Supreme Kai!"
Supreme Kai and Kibito bowed and withdrew.
Only Goku and Old Supreme Kai remained.
"Kid, you're in big trouble. If what you're about to say isn't important, I'll beat you senseless," Old Supreme Kai threatened, waving his fist—only to tug at his injury and grimace in pain.
"Are you okay? Should I ask Kibito to heal you first?" Goku asked worriedly.
"No need! Talk, now! Or I'll make you regret it!" Old Supreme Kai barked.
At the same time, he had already made up his mind.
If this kid's story wasn't important, he'd definitely teach him a lesson.
No respect for elders at all!
Sure, I'm grateful he freed me…
But blowing me up like that really hurt!
"Well… how should I put this… Even if Supreme Kai knew, it wouldn't matter much," Goku said with a smile, scratching his head.
Old Supreme Kai: "..."
"Stop stalling! Say it already! Spit it out!" Old Supreme Kai roared.
"O-Okay, I'll tell you! Please don't get mad!" Goku laughed nervously, then grew serious. "Simply put… I came from about thirty years in the future. I'm Son Goku. A lot of things happened in that future…"
Old Supreme Kai's eyes widened in shock.
Then Goku focused on explaining everything about the Shadow Dragons.
As for Baby, Super 17, Majin Buu, and Cell, he didn't bother mentioning them.
In his view, once he regained Super Saiyan 4, those enemies wouldn't be a problem.
Only the Shadow Dragons were truly dangerous.
After listening, Old Supreme Kai fell into deep thought, pacing back and forth.
After a long silence…
"You're saying…" Old Supreme Kai stopped and looked at Goku. "Using the Dragon Balls too many times creates negative energy, which gives birth to terrifying Shadow Dragons?"
"I didn't say that," Goku replied. "You did. Well… the future you did. And it really happened."
"Future me… would say something like that?" Old Supreme Kai stared up at the sky, doubting his own existence.
"Old Supreme Kai, what do you mean?" Goku asked, puzzled.
"At least right now, I'd never claim that overusing Dragon Balls creates negative energy," Old Supreme Kai shook his head.
"Huh? Really?" Goku was stunned.
"Maybe future me experienced more things than I have," Old Supreme Kai muttered thoughtfully.
"Well… I guess it doesn't matter," Goku laughed. "At least in this life, those guys won't appear. I'll try not to use the Dragon Balls."
"So you really did come back from the future…" Old Supreme Kai nodded slowly, studying Goku. "No wonder you knew how to free me."
"Haha, I don't even know why I ended up in this era," Goku admitted.
"Your soul probably collided with your past self's soul and replaced it," Old Supreme Kai analyzed.
"Oh, so that's how it works!" Goku grinned. "Anyway, I'll train hard. Even if the Shadow Dragons appear, I'll beat them! I've got thirty extra years of experience!"
"Good. That attitude matters," Old Supreme Kai snorted. "But that Shadow Dragon doesn't sound that impressive. How much stronger is he than you are now?"
"Me now?" Goku blinked and pointed at himself. "I'm not even one percent of my peak yet."
"When you tried pulling the sword, that was your full strength at this stage, right?" Old Supreme Kai asked.
"More or less," Goku nodded.
"So if your current strength multiplied by a hundred equals your peak…" Old Supreme Kai calculated quickly.
"Huh? Is that how it works?" Goku was confused.
Super Saiyan 4 should be over four thousand times stronger than base…
This math feels weird.
"What? Something wrong?" Old Supreme Kai noticed.
"Yeah… that's probably not right," Goku scratched his head, then pointed at his backside. "Actually, there's another thing I wanted your help with."
"Go on," Old Supreme Kai said.
"My strongest form is Super Saiyan 4. But to use it, I need a tail," Goku explained. "In the future, you helped me grow one back, so I could transform. I was hoping you could do that again."
"How did future me help?" Old Supreme Kai asked.
"You used pliers and pulled it out… It hurt like crazy," Goku shivered at the memory.
Old Supreme Kai: "..."
Future me did that?
Why do I sound so stupid?
Using such a weird method to force his tail out?
"How did you even lose your tail?" Old Supreme Kai walked behind Goku and examined him.
"It fell off… and never grew back," Goku replied, scratching his head.