“Not a bad fish, kid.” A voice came from behind the mask, deliberately lowered to sound hoarse and cold.
“Hand it over, and I might consider not breaking your legs.” Son Gokai was working hard to hold back laughter, playing the role of a mugger.
Son Goku froze for a moment, then his eyebrows shot up and he moved to shield the fish behind him.
“Who are you?
Why are you trying to steal my fish?
That’s my lunch!” “Who I am doesn’t matter.” Son Gokai’s figure flickered and vanished from the spot, and when he reappeared he was standing less than three meters from Goku.
“What matters is that I’ve taken a liking to this fish.
And also…
I find you really annoying, kid.” That was fast!
Son Goku’s pupils contracted sharply.
That movement just now, he had not been able to follow it at all!
This masked stranger was strong!
“You villain!” Son Goku was never one to back down, and since the other party was being unreasonable, there was nothing left to do but let his fists do the talking.
“If you want my fish, beat me first!” “Yaaaah!!” Son Goku let out a battle cry, stamped both feet against the ground, and launched himself forward like an arrow from a bow!
“Rock, paper, scissors…
ROCK!!” No probing at all, straight to full power from the very first move!
Son Goku’s fist carried a howling rush of wind and drove straight at Son Gokai’s face.
Faced with this heavy, powerful blow, Son Gokai stood where he was without moving an inch.
He had no need to use any talisman.
The body he had forged through four years of grueling training alone was already more than enough.
It was only when the fist was a few centimeters from the mask that he slowly raised his left hand.
“Smack.” A crisp impact rang out.
Son Goku’s fist, which could have shattered rock, was caught with casual ease by a slender palm.
“What?!” Son Goku was utterly stunned.
He felt as though his fist had struck an iron mountain, immovable, and the force rebounding back left his wrist tingling.
“Is this really all you’ve got?” Son Gokai said with mild disdain.
“Too slow, too weak.” “You…!” Son Goku refused to accept it, and yanked his captured right hand sharply back while using the momentum to launch himself airborne, lashing out with his left leg like a whip!
“Rock, paper, scissors…
SCISSORS!!” This follow up came blindingly fast, aimed straight at Son Gokai’s eyes.
‘Oh?
Reaction speed has improved.’ Son Gokai noted with quiet approval, but his own movements remained completely unhurried.
He did not even block, simply tilting his head slightly to dodge the eye strike by a hair’s breadth, while his right hand shifted from a fist into a blade and swept lightly toward Son Goku’s ribs.
The strike looked effortless and light, yet carried with it a suffocating, overwhelming pressure.
Son Goku’s hair stood on end, and by pure instinct he twisted his body forcibly in midair like a spinning top, barely managing to avoid the blow by the narrowest margin, landing over ten meters away.
“Hah…
hah…” Son Goku kept his eyes locked warily on that demon mask, and his expression turned more serious than it had ever been.
“You’re…
really strong.” “You’re a little stronger than I expected, too.” Son Gokai rotated his wrist, while his mind raced through a rapid analysis.
Those few exchanges just now were brief, but he had already read a great deal from them.
In the original story, Goku at this stage fought in wide, sweeping strokes filled with wild instinct, but without discipline or structure.
But this Goku…
was different.
The midair direction change and evasion that followed the “scissors” attack just now were still somewhat unpolished, but the way he generated force, the rhythm of his breathing, clearly carried a trace of the Turtle School’s style!
‘It looks like my presence made Grandpa push Goku’s training harder.’ Son Gokai understood.
This excited Son Gokai even more.
“Come on then, kid.
Show me what you’ve really got, or I’m walking off with this fish.” Son Gokai crooked a finger.
“We’re not done yet!” Son Goku unhooked the Power Pole from his back, and the red shaft caught the sunlight and gleamed.
“Power Pole…
extend!!” Boom!
The red staff shadow erupted in an instant, carrying the force of a sweeping tide, swinging straight at Son Gokai’s midsection!
With the weapon in hand, Goku’s range and striking power jumped up by an entire level.
“Using a weapon now?” Son Gokai let out a soft laugh.
He neither dodged nor retreated, and in the instant the staff shadow came sweeping in, his right hand shot out sharply.
“Crack!” The air burst apart.
That Power Pole, carrying the force of a thousand tons, was caught dead in Son Gokai’s single palm!
The enormous momentum came to an abrupt stop, and the shockwave of wind it kicked up set Son Gokai’s hair whipping wildly, yet the ground beneath his feet did not crack even a fraction.
This was absolute suppression through sheer power!
“How…
how is that possible?!” Son Goku’s eyes went wide and he strained desperately to pull the Power Pole back, but the staff seemed to have taken root in the other’s hand and would not budge in the slightest.
“Good strength, but your technique is too rough.” Son Gokai gave a casual flick of his wrist and sent Goku flying along with the staff.
“Damn it!!” Son Goku flipped through several somersaults in the air before landing, drove the Power Pole into the ground, and his eyes burned with a blazing fire.
“Then I’ll use that move!!” Son Goku dropped into a special opening stance.
He bent his legs slightly and cupped both hands into the shape of a calyx at his waist.
“Hm?!” This time it was Son Gokai’s turn to be surprised.
That posture…
‘Could it be…’ Son Goku clenched his jaw and began gathering all the ki in his body toward his palms, still rough and unsteady, but this was unmistakably the authentic ki channeling method of the Turtle School!
“Ka…
me…
ha…
me…” ‘What the…?’ Son Gokai exclaimed inwardly.
In the original story, Goku used this for the very first time after watching Master Roshi demonstrate it.
And he already learned it on his own ahead of time?!
It seems this kid did not slack off on his extra training while his older brother was away!
“HA!!” “BOOM!!” With a great roar from Son Goku, a dazzling blue column of light erupted from his palms with devastating force!
This Kamehameha was not as thick as Master Roshi’s, but its power was absolutely enough to level a small hilltop!
Everything in its path had a deep furrow plowed into the ground, and the grass and trees were reduced to ash in an instant!
Faced with this sudden attack, Son Gokai smiled.
“Now that’s interesting.” He did not dodge, and he did not use any talisman.
He simply raised one hand slowly, palm facing forward.
“BOOM!!!” A world shaking thunderclap rang out.
The blue Kamehameha slammed squarely into Son Gokai’s palm, sending clouds of dust and blue arcs of energy exploding in every direction!
“Did…
did it hit?” Son Goku stared breathlessly at the center of the dust cloud.
But when the dust cleared.
The figure in the demon mask was still standing exactly where it had been, without having moved a single step back.
That slender palm was holding steady against the blue column of light, which had not yet fully dissipated.
“This…
this can’t be…” Son Goku was completely dumbstruck.
“Disperse.” Son Gokai let out a quiet command and snapped his palm shut.
“Crack!” The Kamehameha was instantly crushed out like a pinched cigarette butt, breaking apart into scattered points of blue light that faded into the air.
Son Gokai dusted off his hand, then reached up and removed the mask from his face, revealing a smiling expression beneath.
“Not bad at all, Goku.
You’ve even learned that move.” A familiar voice, a familiar face.
Son Goku, who had been in a state of utter shock just a moment ago, went completely rigid.
He blinked, and blinked again.
“Bro…
Brother?!” Son Goku’s eyes went wide, and then an enormous surge of joy flooded through him, sweeping away every trace of the defeat he had just felt.
“It’s Brother!!” He threw himself forward, clinging onto Son Gokai like a koala.
“Woah!!
Brother, you’re back!!” “You scared me so much just now!
I actually thought you were a real bad guy!
And you caught the Kamehameha with one hand!
Brother, you’re so amazing!!” Looking at his younger brother sprawled and fussing in his arms, Son Gokai gave a helpless smile and patted Goku’s spiky hedgehog hair.
“If I weren’t a little stronger than you, how could I call myself your big brother?” “But that Kamehameha of yours, did Grandpa teach it to you?” Goku jumped down from him, shook his head, and said with a slightly sheepish look.
“Grandpa went out on business half a year ago and hasn’t come back.
Before he left, he demonstrated the Kamehameha for me once.” “He left half a year ago?” Son Gokai was mildly taken aback.
“Did Grandpa say where he was going?” “He didn’t say, just that he was going to see an old friend, and that it might be a long time before he came back.
He told me to take good care of the house and not slack off.” Goku answered honestly.
Son Gokai nodded with a pensive expression.
Son Gohan went to see an old friend?
Could it be Master Roshi?
No, he had not seen Grandpa at Kame House at all over those four years.
Then who was he going to see?
Could it be the Old Supreme Kai?
Never mind, with Grandpa’s level of strength, he should not be in any danger.
“Come on, let’s go home.” Son Gokai picked the big fish up off the ground and hoisted it over one shoulder with a single hand.
“Since Grandpa isn’t here, the two of us are having an all fish feast today.” “Yes!!
Brother, are you leaving again after this visit?” “I’m not leaving, at least not for the time being.” “That’s great!
Then can you teach me that move you just did, catching the Kamehameha?” “That one doesn’t need to be taught, you’ll naturally be able to do it once you’ve gotten strong enough.” “Then when will I get that strong?” “After you finish eating this fish, we’ll talk.” In the light of the setting sun, the shadows of the two brothers stretched out long behind them.
One carried the fish, his steps steady and unhurried, his true strength immeasurable.
The other carried his staff, still young and unpolished, but with boundless potential.
Mount Paozu had returned to its old lively noise.
And the moment when the wheels of fate would begin to turn was now only a matter of days away.
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