Six years passed in the blink of an eye. In May of Age 744, on a certain high-gravity planet somewhere in the universe.
At this moment, a young man sat on the ground, bare-chested, roasting meat.
"This meat already smells great on its own. If I had some Earth-style seasoning, it would taste even better."
This young man was Zeru. After six years, his base power level had grown far beyond the 200,000 he once had.
Now, his base power level had reached 10 million.
In six years, he had increased by 9.8 million power level. Zeru was quite satisfied with this progress.
After all, there were still five years before the start of the original Dragon Ball storyline. Yet his base power level had already reached 10 million. His future growth would be even more unimaginable.
"I think it's about time I went to Earth."
Training was simply too dull. After years of solitary cultivation, Zeru felt that if he continued like this, he might actually end up going insane.
An hour later, he set off. Or rather, he used Instant Transmission to locate Earth and instantly teleported there.
At that moment, under Earth's blue sky, Zeru glanced around. After a moment of thought, he flew toward the western region of the planet.
His speed was terrifying. In just a few minutes, he had already arrived at West City.
Hovering in the sky, he looked down. His eyes gradually narrowed, and a faint, nostalgic smile appeared on his face.
Whoosh!
After only a few seconds of reminiscing, his figure flickered, and he appeared directly on the streets of West City.
"The currency on Earth in the Dragon Ball world is Zeni. I don't have any, but… after years of traveling the universe, I've collected countless valuable items. Among them… diamonds, which are extremely precious on Earth, are practically overflowing in my system storage."
Thinking this, Zeru began walking. Before long, he entered a jewelry store.
A minute later, he walked out.
After only a few steps, his eyebrows suddenly twitched. A young girl was running straight toward him.
The girl had teal twin-tails and large blue-violet eyes that were incredibly captivating.
"Is that… Bulma?!"
Zeru stared at her, momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected his first encounter with Bulma to happen in such a coincidental way.
"Everyone ahead, please make way!"
Bulma shouted while looking back behind her as she ran.
Bang!
"Ow!"
Because Zeru was momentarily distracted, Bulma ran straight into him.
"You—"
"Hm?!"
Bulma regained her senses and was about to get angry, but the moment she saw Zeru's face, she stared at him,clearly impressed.
So… handsome…
That was the only thought in her mind right now.
"Sorry, I was spacing out and didn't notice you."
Zeru apologized. At that moment, a large group of people rushed over, their expressions unfriendly.
"Hey, kid! Don't meddle in other people's business, or you'll regret it!"
The leader of the group glared coldly at Zeru and issued a threat.
"Hmph!"
Bulma glanced back at them, made a face, and quickly hid behind Zeru.
"Kid…"
The leader's voice grew colder as he was about to say more, but Zeru cast him a single indifferent glance.
In that instant, the man froze. Cold sweat poured down his back.
"Let's go."
Zeru withdrew his gaze and spoke to Bulma behind him before slowly walking away.
"B-Boss?! Aren't we chasing that girl anymore?! She stole our treasure!"
After Zeru and Bulma disappeared from the street, the group finally snapped out of it and began shouting.
"Shut up! That guy… felt way too dangerous! And that ball might not even be a real treasure. If she took it, then so be it."
The leader's face was pale as he led his subordinates away.
"Hey! What's your name?!"
"Huh? Why aren't you answering me?!"
"Wow, you have a tail! But you're really handsome!"
"My name is Bulma, I'm—"
…
On another street, Zeru walked ahead while Bulma followed beside him, waving her small hands. Her eyes were still full of hearts.
"Bulma really is a lovestruck girl…"
Zeru felt a bit speechless. Even at just eleven years old, she was already this infatuated.
But then again, this was exactly the Bulma he remembered.
"My name is Zeru. I've already told you twice!"
Zeru suddenly stopped and said seriously, "Also… you should go home. Aren't you afraid those people will come after you again?"
"I'm not scared! Besides… my home is just nearby. Handsome Zeru, I'll remember you! Thanks to you today, otherwise my Dragon Ball would've been taken by them!"
Bulma snorted, but then seemed to remember something. She snapped out of her infatuated state and took out a Two-Star Dragon Ball from a small pouch at her waist.
Seeing the Two-Star Dragon Ball, Zeru froze.
If he remembered correctly, this Dragon Ball was supposed to be discovered by Bulma in Age 749—five years later—in her apartment, which would then kick off the events of the original Dragon Ball story.
But now… she had obtained it five years early?!
If that were the case, would the storyline of Dragon Ball also begin five years earlier?
Thinking this, Zeru's brows furrowed.
"Host, have you forgotten what the system said? No matter what happens, the main storyline of Dragon Ball will not change."
The system spoke at that moment.
"Oh, right. How did I forget?"
Zeru shook his head and smiled inwardly.