Chapter 180: Why do Bulma and Trunks look so shocked?
* Sound of door opening *
Oh… I guess it's about time Piccolo left the room of spirit and time.
We all gathered near Piccolo to welcome him, since he has been in the room for a year.
Although Piccolo would normally growl at us for surrounding him like this, now that he merged with Kami-sama, he seems less aggressive and more approachable.
"Hmm… A year very well spent, you are now much stronger than even Vegeta in his muscular form." I told Piccolo, who was quite surprised to hear my words, as he did not expect to be stronger than Vegeta.
"Are you saying that he is stronger than I?" Vegeta asked between growls, clearly not wanting to accept the fact that Piccolo was stronger than he.
"Well, according to my senses, that is the case. Although Piccolo is suppressing his Ki right now, I have several ways to measure a person's strength…
By the way, Piccolo, you have to take advantage of your current strength increase to try and stop Cell before he evolves again. " I said to Piccolo, who looked at me in confusion.
And so quickly, together we explained the situation to Piccolo, and in the meantime I was explaining the background of everything through telepathy and his role in all this.
Realizing his role in this entire theater, Piccolo quickly flew away to defeat the 'final boss' in his second phase so that he can reach the third phase.
"Well, it's our turn. Are you ready son? " Goku asked Gohan, who nodded happily.
After a quick goodbye, father and son entered the room of spirit and time.
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"Well, we just have to wait." I told a Bulma who was next to me, both of us lying on some loungers that Bulma took out of one of her capsules.
"I really hope all this nonsense was really necessary, as I almost had a heart attack when I saw those two so badly injured." Bulma said a bit grumbling as we sunbathed.
"Well, maybe I was a little paranoid, but if in a controlled environment those two ended up like this, if fate decided to increase the difficulty... They might not come back... It wouldn't be the first time you've lost someone in one of your adventures, or at least that's what I've heard. " I replied to Bulma.
She grumbled a bit but in the end she let it pass… I guess she still remembers her trip to Namek and how badly she had it… Hell, even I died on that occasion myself.
After a few minutes Bulma asked me again.
"So... how long is it until this is over?" She asked me with a little weariness in her voice.
"* Sigh * That now depends on them, fate is putting them to the test and it is up to them to pass the test or fail, until then I suppose we will have to continue." I answered her in an equally tired tone.
I am beginning to regret having intervened in all this a bit, since surely what would have happened would be that instead of the androids and Cell, Cooler or any other random villain would appear.
But aside from the initial panic and the slim chance that Beerus would show up, the truth is that I have another reason why I decided to set up this whole charade.
The truth is that if someone like Cooler or any other villain had appeared, it is most likely that I would have taken care of them myself... And quickly at that, since although for a short time, I have access to super saiyan 2 and 3... Although for a very short time.
What's more, he didn't even need to participate, he could send Cell and have him take care of everyone.
Also… I was worried that the strength of the z warriors would weaken due to long periods of peace, since although I don't worry much about Majin Buu, I am somewhat worried about the tournament of power.
Since bloody Jiren is strong enough to exercise the concept of power to overcome Hit's time skip abilities with sheer brute force.
Which is fucking awesome and scary now that I've learned to lightly use the concepts myself.
This is why I want to prevent them from getting weaker than what has already happened in the anime, as I don't want to rely on last minute power ups or plot armor. Since I myself have seen that fate is not inevitable, so I don't want to rely on a pretty fickle fate.
Using my omniscience to check on Piccolo and Cell, I find the two of them talking… while C-18 is sipping a soda on the side.
Yes, it seems that Piccolo has not been fooling around and has told Cell that now he is aware of everything.
Watching Piccolo's face grow more grumpy by the second while Cell's face gradually turned into a mocking grin, I decided to interfere.
So I quickly sent a telepathic message to the three of you, with your following instructions.
In general, it is something like this... First Piccolo and Cell will fight, Piccolo unleashing all his power and Cell staying at the same level or slightly lower. After a while, the battle would pause for a few minutes, which would continue with Cell transforming into his last form. That is, we will pretend that Cell got rid of Piccolo for a few minutes and absorbed C-18 to evolve again.
In the end, they both agreed to my plan.
Cell asked C-18 if she wanted him to send her to my grimoire world now, but she refused… She insisted on watching the show.
Without a choice, Piccolo and Cell began their battle... And of course, as soon as those two began to fight, all the z-warriors began to look in his direction.
Seeing their slightly pale faces is quite amusing… Since from my perspective, this is a big sham and no one's life is in danger.
Vegeta is the exception, as instead of fear on his face, the only thing that can be seen on his face is incredible annoyance.
I guess it bothers him a lot that Piccolo is stronger than him now.
Although it must be said in favor of Vegeta, that since I gave him the hint to reach super saiyan 2, he has been trying to meditate while he was transformed into super saiyan...
I don't know who was more surprised to see Vegeta meditating, Trunks or his mother. Apparently, seeing Vegeta in that state is a very strange sight... Since Trunks' surprise showed, I suppose that in the year they have spent together, he has not seen Vegeta meditate.
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Oh?
It seems like it's time for 'Perfect Cell' to appear, as those two have paused.
Piccolo seemed to vent quite a bit. For even now, with his body covered in wounds and bruises, Piccolo seems to be in a better mood.
After a few minutes, Cell's Ki increased massively… And this time, even Vegeta paled as he felt Perfect Cell's power.
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