As soon as I thought of different possible scenarios, I had to make this chapter!
Warning: There could be terrible attempt at power scaling in future chapters.
Replies (Not too many)
Guest: As for Gohan's love interest. At first I was thinking of Gohan likes Rem. Rem likes Subaru. Subaru likes Emilia. Emilia likes Gohan. But then I kind of went too far and am not sure when to have these things discussed in the chapters.
Genki Battery: I shot myself in the foot by putting too much stuff. Now I'm obligated to not screw up. It's a fun challenge to make sure I don't screw things over. I already screwed up with the Shin and Kibito being defused too early so I have that to cry about.
Reply to everybody: I'll need to give Subaru some time to shine but that will be difficult when there's a planet busting Super Saiyan in the same story. I'm biting off more than I can chew here.
Alternate timeline A:
Once every tenth chapter an alternate timeline is born. Sounds fun right?
Our regularly scheduled chapters will return after this what if story
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Gohan never created the Earth Quake in this alternate timeline and instead trained Subaru into learning how to fight and not be useless. In chapter 15 we will see this different timeline continue!
Re:Zero: Ultimate Gohan (Alternate Timeline)
On the outskirts of Roswaal's Manor a magic training session took place. Meanwhile Emilia gave Subaru a lap pillow because the Neet had depleted too much of his mana.
Gohan cracked his knuckles. "Why don't we try a difficult spell?" Asked Gohan.
"Sorry, no can do tough guy." Replied Puck with a cheeky smirk.
"Aw, why not?" Gohan asked in disappointment.
Puck hovered over Gohan's head and whipped the Saiyan's nose with his tail.
Gohan winced. "That stings!" He softly complained. "Why'd you do that?"
"Listen Goliath, every strong magic user must start from the bottom." Explained Puck while floating upside down.
Gohan scratched the back of his head. "You're right. I don't know what I was thinking for a moment." Said Gohan.
"Well... I could teach you Jiwald." Said Puck while stroking an imaginary beard.
"What's Jiwald?" Asked Gohan with excitement.
"It's a spell that enhances the users physical abilities." Replied Puck while flexing his feline muscles.
"Oh! Just like the Kaioken!"
Puck corrected his own posture and floated upside up again. "Kaio-what?" Asked Puck in confusion.
"Kaioken is a Ki-based technique that enhances the user's physical abilities much like your description of Jiwald." Explained Gohan with Nostalgia in his voice. "My father once used Kaioken against Vegeta."
"Vegeta?" Asked Puck. "I remember you mentioned something about Vegeta being a Super Saiyan." Said puck as he descended onto Gohan's spiky hair. "Gosh your hair feels like a stack of needles... but in a good way!" Exclaimed Puck.
"Really? How so?" Asked Gohan.
"You hair serves as back scratching material." Said Puck while playfully rubbing his body on top of Gohan's spiky hair.
"Careful now, or the lonely girl from the library will become upset." Warned Gohan.
*Purr, Purr,* "Oh? Betty? She isn't so cruel... I think..."
After Emilia gave a Bokko fruit to Subaru allowing him to recover, the Neet stood up and shouted. "Hurry it up! What are you guys waiting for?!"
"Subaru!" Exclaimed Emilia. "Even though you're all better now, you should take it easy from now on." She explained with concern.
Puck heard Subaru's protest and decided to stop wasting time. "Okay, Gohan. Ready to learn Jiwald?" Asked Puck.
"You know it!"
The cat Spirit placed his paws onto Gohan's forehead. "Meuw, muew, muew..."
"What type of noise is that suppose to-"
"Shhh! Concentrate, Gohan. Imagine the mana flowing in your gate." Explained Puck.
Obeying that Cat, Gohan closed his eyes to concentrate better.
Irritably, the mana in his body didn't want to be used as if something or someone was trying to keep it contained.
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Once again Gohan found himself chained to a bed in a dream with the witch of envy before him.
'You again!' He thought.
Gohan remained unable to speak or breath in this dream.
The witch of envy caressed Gohan's hair. "N-Not now." She whispered, almost as if she were shy.
Then she placed her hand into Gohan's heart. Instead of crushing it, she caressed it then released him from the dream.
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Back into reality the mana within Gohan's gate had been unleashed however he didn't transform into Super Saiyan white and instead shined bright enough to resemble Kaioken without the Red shine.
Puck was blown away by the strong winds generated by Jiwald causing Emilia to create an ice barrier in front of her to protect Subaru and herself from being blown away too.
The maids inside of the Mansion were preparing dinner until they felt a rapid increase of mana nearby and the foundations of the mansion shaking.
Rem stopped washing dishes to look at her sister who was in the process of cutting tatoes. (potatoes)
"Sister-"
"I know." Interrupted Ram.
"Should we be concerned with Gohan's power?" Asked Rem.
"We'll wait for Lord Roswaal's response on the matter."
Meanwhile Roswaal was in the process of reading his Gospel until the pages in the book changed rapidly.
"Oh? What a vexing scenario..." He irritably scoffed while being unable to read what the book had to say. Suddenly something in the pages caught his interest.
"گوہن Gohan."
Roswaal allowed a smile to decorate his face. This series of events had caught his interest.
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In the Forbidden Library Beatrice blankly stared into her empty book, hoping it would say something and then she felt a disturbance in the air.
"Bubby's teaching those fools magic, I suppose?" She asked nobody in particular.
Beatrice was tempted to observe the ordeal, but she thought it wasn't of any importance.
Staring down into her blank book again, suddenly the blank Gospel displayed words, only for a split second.
Beatrice blinked her eyes and stared into her book again, hoping the words would reappear.
She could only briefly read "گوہن Gohan."
"Could he... Perhaps... be them?" She asked while blushing madly.
Gohan's willpower alone managed to prevent a devastating catastrophe from shaking the world into pieces.
The Saiyan observed his own hands. 'This feels... familiar, the feeling of strain. The feeling of becoming a Super Saiyan for the first time, but this feeling... it's different.' he thought.
It was a little more like Using mana for the first time. Gohan's mana was being confused for ki causing the Saiyan's biology to multiply Mana into Super Saiyan levels of power so now his mana reserves are being mixed with his Ki reserves.
Could this prove any harm to the Saiyan?
Puck regained his altitude and stared at Gohan's display of power. "How could Gohan hide this much power inside a mortal body? He has more mana than a Great spirit!"
[20,000/Unofficial power level for great Spirits]
Subaru sat down panicking while Emilia put more strength into the Ice barrier. "How could Gohan pull out massive amounts of mana from his Gate?" She wondered with awe in her voice. "Is he even human?" She wondered out loud.
"He's a hacker!" Complained Subaru adding to Emilia's confusion. "He's hacking!"
She looked back to Subaru. "H-he's what? What is that?" She asked.
The strong winds had vanished allowing everyone to relax.
Gohan stood proudly with his body covered in the bright energy of Jiwald. He felt like a weaker version of Super Saiyan. Not too bad though.
Puck was impressed with Gohan. The cat descended on top Gohan's head as soon as the strong winds had ceased. "You didn't explode violently despite having massive mana reserves. Good Job!" Exclaimed Puck.
"It's hard for me to relax when you say it like that."
"Still, you didn't have to go all out with that attempt. This is your first time using magic o be careful from now on." Explained Puck. "Your gate suffered some damage in the process."
The Saiyan looked up to the cat spirit and laughed nervously. "Sorry for pushing you away like that. I couldn't control myself for a moment." The Saiyan reverted to Base form shortly afterwards.
Puck laughed in response. "Aw, don't be so modest. You had plenty more mana control than Subaru. The power you've shown could have caused Earthquakes and yet, somehow you resisted the strain. You're like one in a million!" Puck congratulated the Saiyan for his efforts and this caused Subaru in the background to become jealous.
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Puck noticed Gohan's Gate repaired it's self and became stronger due to a Zenkai boost.
'What in the world?' thought Puck.
Subaru in the background was pouting comically. "Hacks! I call hacks!" Complained Subaru.
"Again, what do you mean with that?" Asked Emilia.
At the end of the day both Gohan and Subaru went to the bathroom to enjoy the warmth of the pool-sized bathtub.
Gohan was seated much closer to the exit while Subaru relaxed on the far end of the tub opposite to Gohan.
As Subaru sunk comfortably into his spot in the water he quickly asked "What exactly was that, Gohan?"
Gohan glanced at Subaru with concern. "Was what?"
"Earlier today you caused me several Hiroshima and Nagasaki flashbacks." Explained Subaru with a shiver.
Gohan became more concerned "You'll have to explain what you mean."
Subaru sighed. "The power you showed today. How is it that you're always so darn powerful?" Asked Subaru with a small hint of jealousy.
Gohan frowned. "You seem power hungry." Said Gohan.
Subaru raised his hands in panic. "Wait! That's no reason to stop training me right?" Asked Subaru.
"Listen, Subaru." Gohan's sudden calmness disturbed Subaru.
"Yeah? What's up?"
"Non of this is a game." Said Gohan. "You want to become powerful the fastest way possible, right?" Asked Gohan.
"Yeah! I'm tired of being weak all of the time!" Exclaimed Subaru.
"I've seen people like you turn out bad in the end." Said Gohan with a cold stare.
Subaru froze and didn't know how to respond to that.
"Subaru, relax. Take your time." Explained Gohan. "We have all the time in the world to train. Have you been doing the push-up routine like I asked you to?"
"Ah, yeah! Totally! I can now do sixty push-ups!" Exclaimed Subaru. "What do you think?"
"Not good enough."
"Huh?"
"If you cannot reach 200 push-ups by the end of the week then I'll stop training you."
"WHAT!?" Subaru Panicked. "Why so harsh all of the sudden?" He asked.
"This way, you'll do your best and not slack off." Explained Gohan with a smirk. "I can't let you be lazy."
Roswaal's voice suddenly echoed in the bathroom. "~Uh, oh~ It be best you obey Gohan's advice." Said Roswaal as he suddenly became seated next to Gohan in the tub.
"R-Roswaal! What are you ding here?" Asked Gohan.
"~Aw~ Am I not allowed to do as I ~please~ with my property?" Roswaal asked with a foxy grin.
"Well, there's no problem with that, but why must you be seated next to me?" Asked Gohan.
Roswaal's face became uncomfortably close to Gohan's. "There are a series of questions I'd like to ask." Then Roswaal leaned closer to Gohan's ear. "In private."
Gohan comically scooted far away from Roswaal to avoid any more embarrassment causing Roswaal to chuckle.
"I suppose it be much appropriate to discuss things another time." Said Roswaal.
Tomorrow morning
Gohan was given the impossible task of cutting the tall grass that recently covered the backyard. Roswaal nor the maids expected Gohan to finish in time but they were in for a surprise.
Just like how Chichi forced Goku into cleaning the front yard, Gohan remembered just how to do it.
'If I can finish this early enough, I can train Subaru like I promised.' He thought. It was essentially true that Gohan admitted he would train Subaru, but only when they have enough time.
Ram was in charge of watching Gohan. If he failed, she would have to think of a nickname for him.
The Saiyan just stood still staring at the set of outdated tools he was given, although it wasn't any different than what chichi told Goku to use. But in the end Goku preferred using his own two hands.
Ram noticed Gohan's idle standing and called him out. "Why wont you start?" She asked. "Must I give a demonstration?" Asked Ram, irritably.
"Oh?" Gohan snapped out of his train of thought. "It's fine. I'm just wondering If I could use both my hands instead?" Asked Gohan, gaining an amused expression from the pink-haired Maid.
"So you enjoy punishment as much as Barusu? Fine, but don't stop to take a brake." Said Ram, hoping to see Gohan give up.
Gohan stood in a race position "Okay." In a burst of speed he appeared as a blur, mowing down the grass with his bare hands. Possibly five hours of work have been reduced into 2 minutes.
Gohan had finished his task and soon approached an amazed Ram. "So, how did I do?" Asked Gohan with a smirk.
Ram stared at Gohan with awe then briefly avoided eye contact with him. "Well, at least you're more useful than Barusu." Replied Ram.
That response wasn't what Gohan had hoped for but it didn't really matter. What was important now is that he needed to help Subaru finish his remaining work so they could get the proper time to train in martial arts!
Ram turned her back to Gohan so she could check on Subaru's progress in cleaning the bathrooms, but Gohan got her attention by grabbing her shoulder. This had gained a negative reaction from the maid.
She was ready for anything nasty Gohan could have had planned. Ram impressively knocked Gohan off his feet and had a kitchen knife to his throat in just 2 seconds. For Gohan, all of this took place in slow motion but he decided to play along to see where this goes.
Ram glared daggers at the Saiyan. If he gave a wrong response, she would slit his throat without remorse. "What were you doing? Touching a flower without permission?" Asked Ram. She was beyond disgusted and pissed off.
Gohan could sense her emotions had changed very quickly so he was surprised with her sudden outburst. "I-I just wanted to ask-"
"Ask what?!" Interrupted Ram.
"If I could... help Subaru finish his chores?" Asked Gohan, nervously.
After a moment Ram calmed down then walked away from the Gohan. "Sure. The less work for me and Rem, the better." She didn't even apologize.
Gohan stood up as if nothing had happened between them both and watched as she walked away without a care in the world. "Note to self. Avoid upsetting the maids."
Subaru made little progress in mopping the bathtub while Rem stood idly by the entrance of the bathroom. She noticed Subaru wasn't wearing his butler outfit properly causing her to sigh in disappointment.
Then Gohan entered the scene gaining the attention of both his co-workers.
Rem lifted an eyebrow at Gohan's sudden arrival. "Weren't you to be tiding up the front yard?" Asked Rem. "I doubt sister would have allowed you to leave without properly finishing."
"I did finish." Said Gohan causing Rem's eyes to widen. "Ram even allowed me to help Subaru if that's okay with you too?" Said Gohan.
Rem handed Gohan an extra mop. "Is that so?" Asked Rem. "Then I'll need to check your progress and see for myself."
Subaru lost his balance and fell down, moments before his face hit the floor Gohan had caught Subaru.
Next to Rem the mop stood exactly where Gohan previously was a second ago.
"What just-"
Gohan helped Subaru back onto his feet. "Are you alright, Subaru?" Asked Gohan.
"Yeah, thanks anyways." Said Subaru in relief. "I forgot how fast you were."
Subaru noticed Rem walked out of the bathroom.
"Hm? Where's she going?" Wondered Subaru.
"Don't worry about her." Said Gohan. "We should finish here if you want to start training early."
Gohan walked over to the still standing mop and began properly cleaning the bathroom better than Subaru did himself.
"Man, you're even a better Butler than I could ever be." Said Subaru with shame in his posture.
Gohan nonchalantly waved his hand. "It's fine. Just follow my example and we'll finish quickly."
Rem calmly walked the hallways of the mansion and noticed a door remained open. Rem peeked into the room and noticed Emilia was diligently studying the Emperor trials in an office-like room while Puck took a nap on top Emilia's hair.
Rem gently shut the door then continued walking to her destination. The sense she shared with with her sister had called for her immediate presence to Roswaal's office.
Rem quietly entered Roswaal's darkly-lit office to see that Ram was seated on Roswaal's lap. The blue Oni wasn't too bothered by this sight yet remained concerned with the things her sister and master do in their spare time alone.
Rem stared at the Noble with her faceless expression. "Lord Roswaal..." She bowed in reverence.
Roswaal didn't have his trademark smirk meaning something was wrong. "Good, both of you girls are here." Said Roswaal.
"May I ask why you have called for me?" Asked Rem.
"I'd like for you to test Gohan." He explained. "In Midnight, when all is silent, try to kill him."
Rem expected sooner or later that Roswaal would attempt to get rid of them. "What about Subaru?" She asked.
"We'll keep him close at watch." Replied Roswaal while caressing Ram's pink hair.
Rem bowed. "Of course, Lord Roswaal."
"You may be speculating "what awful crime could Gohan have committed to deserve the wrath of a maid?" Truth be told, I ~desire~ to learn of Gohan's true self." Explained Roswaal. "From the shadows we ~shall~ remain watching. And if all becomes chaotic..." Roswaal gestured decapitation. "I'll interfere."
"Lord Roswaal." Said Rem. "Sister may have told you by now, but Gohan gained a habit of escaping the mansion early in the morning." Informed Rem.
"Of course. This is quite the problem. Gohan vanishes faster than we can track. We don't know what he's doing."
Gohan and Subaru had long finished their chores and had completed their training routine in the front yard.
Subaru laid motionless on the freshly trimmed grass while breathing heavily due to fatigue.
"Not good Subaru. We ignored Ram's request to go with Rem to Irlam village just so you can manage this much?" Asked Gohan.
Subaru groaned irritably "C'mon! give me a break!" Scoffed Subaru.
Gohan continued "If you weren't slacking off, we would have advanced to phase two." Said Gohan while shaking his head in disapproval.
Subaru slowly stood up. "F-phase" *exhausted breaths* "two?" Asked Subaru.
"That's right." Said Gohan. "Since you're human I have to go easy on you."
Subaru glanced awkwardly at Gohan. "Wait! Aren't you human too?!"
Gohan froze. "Ah! Y-yeah! Of course... Well, just a little something extra."
"Oh, so you think you're special, huh?!" Scoffed Subaru while shaking his fist in envy.
"Subaru, do you want me to stop training you?" Asked Gohan with a scowl. "After all, I still have my own training to do."
Subaru repeatedly bowed and apologized. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Gohan noticed the sun was setting faster then usual...
"Well, it's getting late. You should go shower."
"What about you?" Asked Subaru.
Gohan crossed his arms. "Like I said, I have my own training to do."
"Oh, I understand. Well see ya later sensei." Subaru walked away while waving bye to Gohan.
Now with Subaru gone, Gohan flew to the Forest filled with Wolgarms to let loose some stress.
Gohan descended into the demon beast infested forest and noticed much silence.
"Heh, as always, those creatures always pounce from behind."
A pack of Wolgarms pounced out of the wilderness toward Gohan from his blind spot only to be pushed back by an unseen force via Ki-barrier.
"That was close. Can't let them ruin my Gi." He said in relief, while tossing a small ki orb at the Mabeasts obliterating them in the process.
Turning around to face the dead Wolgarms he noticed a new creature arrived in the forest.
The beast had the mixed appearance of SlenderMan and the Rake.
The beast was shrouded in a black miasma that would cause uncontrollable panic and fear through being inhaled.
"That must be another one of those Paranormal creatures Bulma talked about in a recent study." Gohan aimed a shining Ki blast at the creature. "But, if it's nowhere near Yamcha's power level, it can't ever hope to scratch me."
-Boom-
The birds in the vicinity all flew away due to the small explosion. Gohan then waited for the smoke to vanish only to see the creature had vanished.
Gohan wasn't surprised at all. "Right. I can't hurt them either." Mused Gohan. "Guess it's a threat to nobody."
The Saiyan looked left and right to see that the pack of Wolgarms had vanished too.
The Saiyan felt something was wrong. Irlam village had a lack if Ki signatures.
"This isn't right." Gohan decided to abandon the forest to visit the village via flight. Upon arrival he's met with shock, there wasn't a single person was present.
Quickly he visited the town square and noticed a Bleach-White Rose growing out of the water fountains.
Blue Specs of light littered the sky and descended onto the vicinity.
Somehow Gohan felt Ram's influence behind this scenery. Her Ki signature was felt everywhere meaning she had cast a spell on him.
"I get it now. This time around, the maids decide to attack me first."
Gohan did the only logical thing. He raised his power level to the point he managed to wake up from the Spell that had him trapped in a dream with willpower alone.
His eyes opened wide and for what felt like eternity he found himself standing in the same position where he had attacked the Wolgarms not too long ago.
Then he saw the familiar spiked weapon flying towards his face at high speeds. All it took was one sidestep to avoid being hit by the fast moving projectile.
Gohan smirked. "So you decide to attack me first?"
His response was met with a deafening silence and the wind whistling in the trees.
The Spiked weapon behind Gohan retracted and was moments from hitting the Saiyan on his back until he turned around in a burst of speed to chop the chains in half sending the spiked ball flying elsewhere onto a pile of Dead Mabeast.
"Rem, come out so we can talk!" Shouted Gohan.
Gohan could briefly hear the Maid silently cursing.
Gohan frowned at her response. "C'mon Rem. Lets have a chat."
The only response he received from the maid was consecutive icicles sent flying at him.
The Saiyan gained an idea. 'This might serve as good training!' Thought Gohan.
Unexpectedly Gohan decided to remain still and simply punch and kick every magic projectile into pieces.
From the distance Roswaal and Ram watched closely.
The pink-haired maid frowned at her failure. "Forgive me, Lord Roswaal. Somehow he managed to escape my spell." Ram apologized.
Roswaal nonchalantly waved his hand. "Not to worry. This predicament was quite entertaining."
They both stood on a hill under the bright sunset while watching the Saiyan effortlessly destroy the projectiles.
Roswaal smirked. "Fascinating. He used his own limbs as weapons. I had to see it to believe it." Roswaal mused out loud as if he already knew of Gohan's power. "Let's see how he deals with this..." Roswaal summoned many magical orbs that grew in size.
As Gohan punched the final ice projectile into pieces then was immediately hit by Roswaal's magic attacks making it seem as if he were obliterated in an explosion.
The smoke cleared after 15 seconds and no corpse was found. Gohan immediately stood behind Roswaal and Ram without them noticing.
"Boo."
Ram was immediately jump-scared and quickly stood on guard with her wand in hand, yet Roswaal remained Calm and slowly turned around with a poker face.
"You're quite strong, Gohan." Said Roswaal.
The Saiyan didn't reply and crossed his arms in silence.
"Tell me. Can we trust you?" Asked Roswaal while generating more magical attacks he could think of.
"You could, but I doubt I can change any biased Ideas of yours." Said Gohan.
The clown Noble Smirked in Response. "Then we'll speak with our actions." Said Roswaal as he sent another barrage of magical projectile attacks toward the Saiyan.
Gohan simply smacked away every projectile with ease while casually walking toward Roswaal and Ram.
Rem in her Oni transformation appeared behind Gohan to deliver a kick to his face but Gohan grabbed her leg and sent her off balance toward her Sister Ram.
The Pink-haired maid caught her sister in response.
"Rem!"
"Sister!"
Roswaal narrowed his eyes as he ascended toward the sky to avoid being attacked by Gohan. But the Saiyan didn't seem like he was trying to fight in the first place. Gohan seemed as if he'd prefer to talk things through instead. Just like Roswaal thought Gohan would act.
As Gohan ascended into flight, the environment surrounding the Saiyan became colder as ice grew from the ground toward Gohan to apprehend him.
Rem was attempting to apprehend Gohan using ice magic.
Ice managed to touch Gohan's feet then crawled upwards covering his legs then his torso then the rest of his body including his head.
The two maids had calmed down and began to let out exhausted breathes and were soon to believe Gohan was defeated easily.
Too easily in fact.
Although Roswaal seemed unfazed as if he knew Gohan wasn't defeated and expected him to brake free any time soon.
The Ice surrounding the Saiyan began to glow very bright energy then shattered into a million pieces revealing that Gohan used Jiwald to escape, albeit he didn't need it. To Gohan it felt kind of cool he can use magic now so it was more of a 'why not choice.'
The maids were on alert as soon as they saw the threat was still alive in front of them.
Though Roswaal continued to be unfazed.
Ram then used her wand to-
Gohan snatched away Ram's wand in an instant then tossed it several meters behind him.
Both maids were surprised with the super speed of the Saiyan although Roswaal remained unimpressed as if he expected Gohan to be this fast.
"AL FURA!" Ram sent a powerful wind slash in with Rem's ice prokectiles toward Gohan who simply tanked it in with a Ki barrier in response.
Rem seemed to become weaker and weaker to the point she stopped her unified attack with her sister.
"Rem?!" Ram panicked to her sister's side ignoring that Gohan is still in front of them.
Gohan's eyes widened. "Is she okay?!" he asked worriedly.
Rem seemed to be suffering of weakness. Shortness of breath. She's been cursed. BY GOHAN!
Ram began to feel a rage compared to a brute. "You selfish tyrant!" She shouted in disdain toward Gohan. "What did you do to Rem?!"
Gohan was honestly confused. He didn't do anything to her just now. He only sent her off balance. That's all he did!
"Ram, you have to believe me. I didn't do anything." Said Gohan. "I haven't attacked you and you know it." Gohan tried to pat Ram's shoulder but she attempted to bite his fingers in response causing Gohan to retract his hand.
Roswaal watched the ordeal take place from the skies. "I haven't foreseen this..." He mused.
Will the Saiyan take this scenario just as seriously as before?
If this Alternate Timeline didn't suck then I'll continue it right after I upload the real chapter which I'm still working on right now.