On the other side—
Son Goku nodded repeatedly as he listened to Piccolo's analysis.
His eyes lit up more and more.
"You're absolutely right!"
"So that's Super Saiyan Full Power, huh?"
"I was wondering what to call it!"
Beside him—
Krillin was startled. "Huh?"
"Goku, are you saying…?"
"You've already mastered Super Saiyan Full Power?!"
Hearing this—
Goku scratched his head and chuckled.
"No, not yet. But I'm close. I've been staying in my Super Saiyan form constantly to figure it out."
Gohan looked at his father with confusion.
Hadn't he already mastered it?
He clearly remembered that months ago in the Room of Spirit and Time—
His dad had already figured it out.
Now he was already using Full Power… There's no way his dad hadn't reached it too.
Was he just being humble?
Meanwhile, Trunks was once again struck with realization.
So this was the gap…
He had once taken pride in his form, but now it seemed laughable.
…
Back on Aishi's side.
After Aishi's explanation—
Vegeta was suddenly enlightened.
"But the battle's not over yet!"
"Next…"
"I'll use my full strength!"
Vegeta's mouth curved into a confident grin.
He believed this move would at least make Aishi put in some effort!
"Oh?"
"Come at me then,"
Aishi smiled.
Hearing this—
Vegeta took a deep breath.
Then suddenly spread his arms wide and shouted:
"Final…"
——Hummm!
A golden light condensed between his hands, with an overwhelming amount of energy rapidly building up.
"Flash!!"
The next second—
Vegeta unleashed his Final Flash with a roar.
——BOOM!
The massive energy beam tore through the air like a raging storm, bearing down on Aishi with destructive force, threatening to obliterate everything in its path.
Yet Aishi's expression remained unchanged—utterly calm.
Just before the energy made contact—
Aishi made his move.
He casually raised the back of his hand and swatted at the oncoming energy wave!
——Bang!
Immediately—
Before everyone's stunned eyes—
Vegeta's full-power attack—
Was effortlessly swatted away by Aishi, redirected straight off Earth and into space.
It gradually dissipated as a fading streak of light in the stars.
Vegeta's face darkened.
Just… deflected so casually?
Goku's expression turned serious. "He's strong!"
"If it were me, I wouldn't dare try to take Vegeta's full power head-on."
"And this guy just swatted it away like nothing…"
Krillin sighed. "Monsters. They're all monsters. But this guy… he's a monster among monsters."
Aishi looked up at Vegeta and calmly said, "It's over."
Then—
His figure vanished, leaving behind only an afterimage.
The next moment—
He appeared behind and above Vegeta.
With his right hand flattened into a blade, he gathered a bit of energy—
And struck the back of Vegeta's neck.
Vegeta hadn't even reacted yet!
——Thud!
A heavy, dull sound echoed.
Vegeta's eyes widened. A strange, indescribable sensation flooded his body.
Was it painful?
Not at all—he passed out instantly. No time to even feel pain.
Yet—
His heart was filled with confusion.
When did the other guy even get behind him?
But more than that—
He hated the fact that…
He couldn't even take a single hit.
His energy dropped to the lowest level, his hair turned black—
And his unconscious body began to fall.
"Father!"
Trunks quickly flew over and caught him.
After the sparring ended—
Goku and the others immediately approached.
Goku smiled and greeted, "Hi, I'm Son Goku!"
Piccolo stood with arms crossed and nodded, "Piccolo."
Gohan was polite, "Hello, I'm Son Gohan. Pleased to meet you."
Krillin scratched his bald head. "I'm Krillin. Haha, we've met before."
"…"
Each one introduced themselves to Aishi.
Sensing their genuine goodwill—
Aishi smiled back. "Nice to meet you all. I'm Aishi, from West City."
At the same time—
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Aishi's expression remained calm, but the corners of his lips lifted slightly.
"Huh?"
"You're from West City?"
"You live in the same city as Bulma?"
"That's great. Can I spar with you sometime?"
Goku's eyes lit up.
"Of course!"
Aishi nodded.
"Hehe, you're amazing. You beat Vegeta so easily!"
Goku complimented him openly.
"Not too bad,"
Aishi chuckled modestly.
Goku suddenly turned serious.
"Right…"
"I haven't thanked you yet."
"Thanks for defeating Cell. Honestly, that wasn't your responsibility."
"I was training in the time chamber and missed the chance."
"It must've been a lot of trouble!"
"No worries. I've always lived on Earth. Defeating Cell was the right thing to do."
Aishi replied.
"Eh?"
Everyone was surprised.
Aishi asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"You've been on Earth all this time?"
"We never sensed your presence before…"
Krillin exclaimed.
"Yeah, normally…"
"With your level of power, if you ever released your aura, we would've noticed."
Goku added in confusion.
"I prefer peace and quiet,"
Aishi replied casually.
He couldn't exactly say he was afraid of dying, right?
Everyone seemed to understand.
"Well, that's fine."
"At least we know you now!"
Krillin smiled.
"Oh right, Aishi—next year's World Martial Arts Tournament. Want to join?"
Goku suddenly remembered and quickly asked.
"Hm?"
"When is it?"
Aishi asked.
He was actually interested in the World Martial Arts Tournament.
It was one of the most iconic parts of the anime from his previous life!
The Tournament brought all the greatest fighters together!
"Next May."
Goku smiled.
"I'll be there."
Aishi replied casually.
"Awesome!"
"I'll look for you then!"
"Well, we'll be off now!"
Goku waved as he prepared to leave.
Since the situation had been resolved, there was no need to stick around.
Soon—
With him leading the way, the Z Warriors all departed together.
At the original location—
Watching their figures disappear into the distance—
Aishi didn't stay long either and slowly flew off.
But what no one knew was—
One kilometer away, hidden within a rocky cliff—
A micro-sized robotic mayfly, just 2 nanometers in diameter, had recorded everything.
"Battle data fully recorded…"
"Target: Aishi."
"Evaluating strength: No upper limit."
"Gene acquisition: Failed."
"Danger level: ★★★★★★★★★★ (10 stars)."
"Tch!"
"Where did this monster come from again…"
A crisp female voice spoke from inside the robot.
…
West City.
Inside Aishi's apartment.
After washing up, Aishi lay on the bed—
Resting with his eyes closed.
Who knew how much time passed.
——Knock knock.
Suddenly—
There was a low knock at the door.
A slight smile tugged at Aishi's lips.
They came.
Opening the door—
Aishi saw a tall, coldly beautiful girl standing outside.
No.18.
"18, it's so late. What's the matter?"
Aishi smiled.
He stepped aside to let her in.
18 clutched the hem of her shirt tightly and slowly walked in.
"It's nothing. I just came to… fulfill my promise."
She whispered softly, her voice quiet.
With her head lowered—
Aishi couldn't see her expression clearly.
"Have a seat first. I'll get you some water."
"…Mm."
Aishi gently led her to the sofa and then went to pour water.
Only after he walked away—
Did 18 dare raise her head.
At that moment—
A faint blush painted her face.
So embarrassing…
What the heck was she doing?!
She'd wandered all the way to Aishi's place in a daze.
Yeah!
She must've gotten lost…
Under the room's light, her golden bob-cut hair shone with a soft, radiant glow—
Adding even more elegance to her naturally cool and noble aura.
She had shed her battle attire from earlier—
And, following her little brother's advice—
Changed into a simple, plain white blouse and white skirt.
The outfit perfectly outlined her eye-catching chest, slim waist, and long white legs.
She now truly looked like a youthful girl—
Fresh and beautiful, with a calm warmth.
But the coolness on her face tinged with blush and shyness gave her an irresistible contrast.
18 looked around Aishi's apartment with curiosity.
Everything was tidy, clean, and warmly arranged—no visible dust.
Seemed like Aishi was a neat freak.
Just then—
Aishi returned with two glasses of water.
18 immediately stood up and took the glass he offered.
She took a gentle sip.
Then looked seriously at Aishi.
"Aishi, I came to fulfill my promise from earlier…"
…
(End of Chapter)
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