I own nothing.
After flying for a while, I turned invisible and landed on the ground. My father was an elite Saiyan, and thanks to my Tyrant mother, I inherited his control over the great-dragon form.
If I couldn't control it, the casino planet would have been destroyed by me at some point by accident. That planet has two moons, after all.
I looked at a nearby river to see my transformed reflection. I kind of resembled a hybrid between Akame Ga Kill's Incursio dragon form and Acnologia from Fairy Tail. I was a buff, black-and-white dragon.
Eventually, the Blutz wave effect wore off as the moon dipped down. I went into a nearby town after becoming visible again. There, I bought a storage capsule with a portable house, a fridge capsule full of food, and a closet capsule with a bunch of clothes.
I am going to be traveling in style, baby! Earth is number one! I need to thank Bulma's dad for his invention.
I then bought a map and asked someone to tell me where I was. After getting my current location, I used my memory of the game map from DBZ: Kakarot to estimate the general location of Korin's tower.
Without my dragon wings, I finally utilized my ki to fly towards the tower. Flying without wings was difficult to control at first, but I adapted quickly. Eventually, I arrived at the base of the tower and saw Bora and Upa guarding it, the father seemingly protecting his son from me.
"Ah, hello there. May I climb the tower?" I asked.
"Yes, however, flight does not count," he replied.
"That's fine with me." I then jumped onto the pole and rapidly climbed to the top, entering one of the four openings. Inside, I saw Korin, the cat, sweating profusely and trying to calm his heart.
Right, my current level of strength is completely unimaginable by Earth's current standards, and Korin has some of the best ki-sensing skills in the world.
"Why are you here?" Korin asked wearily.
"I would like some training and your spare magic beans," I replied honestly.
"You don't need training from me," he countered.
"Anyone can learn from another, even if they're weaker, as long as they are open-minded," I insisted. "Besides, I'm not here to gain strength; I'm here to hone my skill."
Korin sighed. "Fine, it seems you can control your strength, so I'll allow it. The task is to try to match my level of strength, attempt to take the flask of water in the middle, and drink from it. I will guard it from you as your opposition."
I smiled and closed my eyes. For the next 2-3 hours, I internalized my fight with Master Roshi and adapted it into my Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist. He was a true expert in martial arts, and my brief battle with him helped a lot. In a twist of fate, he indirectly taught me the Turtle Hermit Way: work hard, study well, eat and sleep plenty...
Once I felt sufficiently prepared, I took my usual stance and suppressed my strength to match Roshi's level, if not a bit lower, surprising Korin.
"You don't need to go that low," he remarked, sounding a bit offended but getting ready. The time for our training here started now.
"It's more fun to beat a strong opponent and overcome your limits than to face someone exactly at your level. I want the odds stacked against me," I said confidently. "Besides, I need to do at least this much to measure up to my masters. They are ordinary people who can fight monsters and gods."
I charged and struck rapidly and swiftly, my hands creating afterimages in the air. Each attempt aimed to swerve around Korin and grab the jar of sacred water. He casually used his cat-like agility to block all my strikes before finding an opening to smack my chest, pushing me back. He smiled and grabbed the jar with his wooden staff.
"They sound impressive. This might be fun, then. The last person to climb the tower took around six years. I wonder how long it will take you at this level of strength?" Korin seemed to relax a little as we continued the exercise. As time went on, I got better at adapting to his moves, integrating his cat-like movements into my own footwork. I didn't stop to rest for a while, eventually tiring Korin out after 20 hours of nonstop exchanges. I paused as I noticed him making more and more mistakes. I was close to snatching the jar from him, but I wanted to do so while he was near his physical peak.
""Korin, take a bean and a break if you need it," I said.
"Well, this is just becoming more and more humiliating, isn't it?" Korin sighed, popping a bean before taking a 5-minute mental breather. I was quite relentless, and this was probably becoming taxing for him. "What are they feeding kids these days?"
"I lived off dragon meat for a while; that might be a factor," I joked.
"Hmm, was it any good?"
"No, not at all. It was disgusting, but I did it to survive," I explained.
After the 5 minutes were up, we resumed the game of cat and mouse. Eventually, after four more hours, I grabbed the pot with my tail.
"Congrats, you completed your training," Korin said. "Take a drink; it's plain spring water, but it's tradition."
I shrugged and took a sip. To my surprise, it was refreshing. Probably a placebo effect, but worth it. Korin then handed me a jar full of Senzu beans to store in a capsule, completing the final task for my visit.
"Hey, Korin, about 20 years from now, Earth is going to face a rough time. I recommend always having an emergency stockpile of these beans. Don't let the man named Yajirobe eat them all. You can choose to ignore this advice, but that's on you," I said. Who knows what my intervention might have done to the timeline, but hopefully, a stockpile of Senzu beans would help counteract some of the negatives.
I then took my leave and set my destination to Ronron Island. Flying there didn't take too long, and I began asking around for Kajika. According to the rumor mill, he had retired from his charity work/heroics and now lived alone. It took a few hours, but I eventually found his house and knocked on his door.
"Hmm? Oh, hey there, kid. What do you want from an old man like me?" A tall old man appeared, speaking cheerfully. He had a fox tail and wore a bandana on his head. His long black hair was streaked with white, showing his age. An old fox spirit was by his side.
"I would like to learn your techniques, sir," I said truthfully. "Specifically, the evil-dispelling technique."
"Hmm? Ah, no can do, kiddo. I stopped trying to teach people ages ago. Either the kids get hurt or they hurt others. It's a nuisance to deal with." He shrugged me off. What a shame.
"If I can't be taught, can I at least see the great technique in action? I did make a long trip here, sir!" I said in the cutest voice I could manage. It seemed my cutesy act worked for once, as he relented. Though Kajika was somewhat notorious for being a bit of a showoff.
"Well... why the hell not, for old time's sake!" he said, putting his cup down and leaving his home. He then looked at a nearby rock, thrusting his palm out with a shout. The rock exploded into bits as a wave of wind pressure flowed in that direction. "That is the Soaring Wind technique!" he said proudly, then grabbed his ghost fox buddy and used the evil-dispelling technique on him. "Typically, this would expel a person's evil nature; however, there isn't enough evil in my buddy here to do so." The fox then bit Kajika's head, leading to a comical argument between the two.
As they settled down, I asked, "Does this technique expel anyone's evil completely?"
"Ah, I wish. It would have made my life a whole lot easier. It only works on people who are completely defeated and haven't crossed the point of no return. You see, some people become so disgustingly evil that their darkness infuses their souls. Nothing but hell is left for them at that point, unless they make a drastic change in their way of thinking."
"I see. Thank you for the demonstration..." I took a deep breath, then thrust my arm into the open air, using Soaring Wind at a rudimentary level to blast off a distant mountaintop. "Master."
Kajika looked shocked, much like Master Roshi did when Goku copied his Kamehameha at a glance. I simply took a bow and left the area.
On my way out of Ronron Island, I came across a dragon's nest and saw a dragon with four young ones. As soon as I approached, they cowered in fear. Being a superior dragon, they could sense my authority. I went up to one of the dragon children and punctured its leg with the tip of my tail (which had a sharp point), draining a small amount of blood. I then gave the dragon child a Senzu bean, which caused it to heal and grow rapidly as it was nourished with ten days' worth of food through one bean.
Senzu's are busted.
Anyway, Ronron Island dragon babies produce a unique chemical in their blood after eating that makes them grow faster. People who drink this blood become part dragon themselves and gain strength from it. I drank the blood and noticed little to no external difference, but my power increased slightly. Additionally, I felt my body adapting to the chemical and starting to produce it as well.
I took out another Senzu bean, ignoring the other dragon children who wanted it, and ate it for myself. Immediately, I felt a slight boost in power.
I can now get slightly stronger just by eating food, as long as my body continues to produce Dragomin. It's pretty neat—I genuinely expected nothing to happen. I didn't need to get stronger through alternative means just yet, which is why I didn't bother asking about Ultra Divine Water. Besides, Korin would likely be curious about how I knew of such a thing and refuse to give it to me.
This wasn't even on my list of things to do on Earth for my first visit, but now it's the last item as I make my way back to my ship. Inside, I check the list of nearby alien bounties, find a target, and set my destination to its location.
Time to earn some space money now.
A/N:
Written and Edited by me obviously, but also revised the grammar a bit with AI on top of using Grammarly and Word, how is it?
I'm not going to bother doing the same to my previous chapters just yet. Looking back and revising always led me down the path of being a perfectionist, causing me to lose interest faster.