Chapter 8
Their training was going well and they are making progress, Gohan got better at hitting and striking, his strength more focus, his stances and movements has awareness to it now, enabling him to block basic strikes, Piccolo grew more assured with the boy's strength more and more as each day pass but that's not the only thing that grew, the Namekian grew more perplexed too
All his life, people's reaction of him was of hostility, fear, hate, loathe and detest in some cases disgust, mostly due to his Sire's actions and how he looked so similar to his father, which only enforces what his late Sire's voices tells him, that he was a monster, a demon, that he shouldn't feel down by their words or action, all he needs to feel is anger, let anger take him, let anger give him the strength and power to carry out his legacy and defend himself from the world that will take him down without mercy, he had no reason to doubt, believing in his Sire and anger, as it made him reach this far in his life, not until that Son Goku fella decided to mess everything up
In his moment of weakness the Saiyan, dared to show him something he had no idea what was, the man spared him, and then 5 years later, trusted and then worked with him and too make things worse, his offspring, that little midget, challenges him with his impudence
He was skeptical, he was very much preparing for the inevitability of the boy running away as soon as he had the ability too and then go train with his Father's friends or go back home to his mother
But no, he is here, not even showing any intent of leaving, looking at him with that dorkish smile and eyes filled with fondness, he swears the warmness that boy was radiating every time he so much reply to his non-sensical questions will burn him one of these days
Piccolo felt extremely uncomfortable, he disliked it, no not the boy, he disliked feeling confused, not in control and unsure with the faith in his sire he hold dear for his entire life, he growled to himself
He maybe stubborn but he is smart, he knew he has to tackle this sooner or later, he still had many months with the boy, he can't show weakness, he is the mentor, the leader, he needs to be immovable