Before long, Vegeta and Gohan returned to the group.
“Tarble, what are your plans from here on?” Vegeta asked, speaking like an older brother.
Tarble answered without hesitation.
“I haven’t really decided yet.
But, Big Brother, are you planning to live on Earth permanently?”
“Yes,” Vegeta replied simply.
Hearing that, Tarble smiled.
“Then I’ll stay on Earth too.
There are only a handful of Saiyans left, so it’s better if we stick together.”
“Oh, right, Big Brother…
could you transform into a Super Saiyan and let me see it?”
Before Tarble had even finished speaking, Vegeta’s eyes narrowed.
A brilliant golden light erupted around his body.
Boom!
In an instant, he transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Golden hair stood upright, emerald-green eyes shone with confidence, and an overwhelming golden aura surrounded him.
After transforming, Vegeta’s expression became even colder as he explained, “This is a Super Saiyan.
It multiplies a Saiyan’s strength by fifty.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the golden aura disappeared, and he returned to his base form.
Seeing a Super Saiyan with his own eyes for the first time, Tarble’s eyes sparkled with excitement.
“So incredible!”
“So this is a Super Saiyan!”
“That Ki…
and this appearance…
it’s unbelievably cool!”
Even though Vegeta had only released a tiny fraction of his power during the transformation, the pressure was overwhelming to Tarble.
The immense aura washed over him like a tidal wave, making it difficult to breathe.
Hearing Tarble’s sincere admiration, a faint smile briefly appeared on Vegeta’s face before disappearing just as quickly.
“Since you’ve decided to stay on Earth, you can come with me if you don’t have anywhere to live.”
“I’ll have Bulma arrange a place for you.”
“Bulma?” Tarble asked with feigned confusion.
“Is she one of your subordinates, Big Brother?
Is she a Saiyan too?”
Vegeta crossed his arms and answered calmly.
“No.”
“Bulma is an Earthling.”
“She’s your sister-in-law.”
Tarble widened his eyes in exaggerated surprise.
“Bulma is my sister-in-law?”
“Big Brother, you’re married?”
Vegeta frowned.
“Why are you making such a fuss?”
“Is it really that strange for me to be married?”
“No, no!
Tarble waved his hands repeatedly.
He still hadn’t secured his long-term meal ticket, so there was no way he was going to provoke this wife-protecting maniac.
“Come with me.”
Vegeta rose into the air.
However, just as he was about to fly toward West City, he suddenly stopped and descended back to the ground.
Tarble naturally knew why.
Trunks was already on his way with Bulma.
Using Ki Sensing, Vegeta had already detected two rapidly approaching Ki signatures.
On Earth, only two Saiyans besides themselves possessed Ki like that.
Trunks and Goten.
Even though Tarble already knew, he still pretended to be confused.
“Big Brother, weren’t we going to see my sister-in-law?”
“Why did you stop?”
A trace of helplessness flashed across Vegeta’s face.
“They’re already on their way here.”
“Tarble, this is a good opportunity.”
“Focus your mind, calm your breathing, and use the Ki inside your body to sense the powerful life forms around you.”
“Trunks, your nephew, is flying here with your sister-in-law.”
“Try to see if you can sense Trunks’ Ki.”
Feeling Vegeta’s genuine concern, Tarble nodded.
“Okay.
I’ll give it a try.”
As he spoke, he slowly closed his eyes and pretended to concentrate.
Seeing this, Licks also closed his eyes and began trying as well.
For a moment, Vegeta and everyone else deliberately suppressed their own Ki so they wouldn’t interfere.
Everyone watched the two of them with anticipation.
They all wanted to know whether Tarble’s talent truly was as incredible as they suspected.
Among them, Vegeta’s expectations were the highest.
He sincerely hoped Tarble possessed even greater talent than Son Goku.
If that were true…
Then perhaps a Saiyan of the royal bloodline would finally surpass Kakarot.
Although Vegeta had always wanted to defeat Son Goku himself, reality had disappointed him time and time again.
Years earlier, during the battle against Kid Buu in the Sacred World of the Kais, he had finally admitted that Son Goku was the strongest Saiyan.
He had hated admitting it.
But the facts had left him with no room to argue.
Even after years of relentless training, Vegeta knew the odds of surpassing Son Goku himself were becoming increasingly slim.
Now, however…
Tarble’s astonishing talent had given him new hope.
Ever since ancient Saiyan society, members of the royal bloodline had always been regarded as naturally superior to ordinary Saiyans.
Then Son Goku appeared and shattered that belief.
He wanted to prove that the Saiyan royal family truly produced the strongest warriors.
Unfortunately, despite years of desperate effort, he had never once succeeded.
That was why he had gradually stopped mentioning the superiority of the royal bloodline.
If he couldn’t prove it himself, bringing it up would only embarrass him.
Filled with anticipation, Vegeta stared intently at Tarble.
Without realizing it, his fists slowly clenched.
Tarble, of course, paid no attention to Vegeta’s expression.
When he sensed that the two approaching Ki signatures were almost upon them, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Looking at Vegeta excitedly, he exclaimed,
“Big Brother, I think I’ve successfully learned Ki Sensing!”
As he spoke, he pointed in two different directions.
Those were exactly the paths Trunks and Goten were approaching from.
“There are two people with very powerful Ki flying toward us at high speed.”
“Big Brother…
was I right?”
The moment those words were spoken, every member of the Z Fighters looked surprised.
Tarble had pointed in exactly the right directions.
Even Piccolo couldn’t help marveling inwardly.
Tarble’s talent was unbelievable.
It might even surpass Gohan’s.
At that moment, Vegeta was overwhelmed with both surprise and joy.
To master Ki Sensing after such a short explanation…
That level of talent might even exceed his own.
At the same time, one of his long-held beliefs became even stronger.
The traditional Saiyan method of judging talent had been flawed.
If Tarble had known what Vegeta was thinking, he would have immediately corrected him.
The evaluation method itself wasn’t completely wrong.
It simply wasn’t entirely accurate.
For the first time, a genuine smile appeared on Vegeta’s usually cold face.
“Tarble.”
“Congratulations on mastering Ki Sensing.”
“It seems Father made a mistake when he sent you to that remote planet.”
“Continue training.”
“Although you’re already stronger than Father ever was, that’s nowhere near enough.”
“Work hard and become a Super Saiyan.”
“You still have a long road ahead of you.”
Hearing those words, Piccolo and the others couldn’t hide their surprise.
In their eyes, this kind of encouragement simply didn’t sound like something Vegeta would ever say.
Even Tarble found it unexpected.
Still, he nodded firmly.
“I know.”
“My first goal is to become a Super Saiyan.”
“If you can do it, Big Brother, then I can do it too.”
Hearing that confident declaration, Vegeta nodded with satisfaction.