"Krilin, you look so energetic," Goku said, patting Krilin's shoulder.
Krilin blinked and turned to look at Goku.
"Now all that's left is Vegeta. I wonder if Vegeta will come to watch," Goku mused.
"You... are you Goku?" Krilin asked, stunned and uncertain.
"Yeah," Goku nodded.
"It really is you, Goku! I've missed you so much... you've been gone for so many years." Krilin hugged Goku tightly.
However, Krilin soon felt a pang of dismay.
Goku had grown taller than him.
He felt a sense of imbalance.
"Ah... so it's Goku. You've grown so much," Yamcha said, also filled with emotion.
Tien Shinhan widened his three eyes, showing a hint of surprise.
As they were talking, Vegeta appeared on the scene using Instant Transmission.
Vegeta had already transformed into Super Saiyan 4.
His normal form was too short!
Super Saiyan 4's form was a more suitable height.
"Huh? Is that... you?" Goku blinked, looking at Vegeta in surprise.
Krilin, Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu stared blankly at Vegeta.
Master Roshi had seen Vegeta's Super Saiyan 4 form before, so he wasn't surprised.
Goku had also seen it once before, but that was a long time ago, so long ago that Goku had forgotten Vegeta even had this transformation.
"It's Vegeta," Bulma giggled. "Don't you recognize him?"
"Huh? Vegeta?" Krilin was shocked.
"Vegeta?" Tien Shinhan was also dumbfounded.
"Why does Vegeta look completely different?" Yamcha rubbed his eyes.
Krilin immediately stepped forward and compared his height with Vegeta's, feeling even more disheartened.
I can't match Goku's height, and I can't even match Vegeta's.
And why is Vegeta taller than Goku now?
He used to be a little shorter than Goku.
After a brief moment of dejection, Krilin felt an endless sense of gratitude towards Vegeta.
"Vegeta, I've missed you so much! I haven't properly thanked you yet. You brought me back to life!" Krilin said, about to hug Vegeta.
Vegeta smiled and dodged.
What's there to hug between two men?
"It's nothing much," Vegeta smiled. "Is your body alright?"
"It's fine... these past three years feel no different than being normal," Krilin replied after a moment of thought, scratching his head.
Krilin then remembered that Vegeta had resurrected him as a test subject.
There was a chance his body might have problems.
But he felt no issues for the past three years.
"It's good that there are no problems," Vegeta nodded, relieved.
"Vegeta, are you participating in the tournament this time?" Goku asked.
"I won't participate in this kind of kindergarten brawl," Vegeta shook his head. "You all need to grow quickly. You'll need to challenge powerful warriors from other universes later."
"Powerful warriors from other universes?" Krilin wiped his sweat. "We haven't even left Earth yet."
"You will leave Earth in the future," Vegeta smiled.
"Everyone, contestants for the World Martial Arts Tournament, the preliminaries will begin soon. Please gather at the martial arts arena!"
The broadcast suddenly announced.
"It's starting!" Krilin said with a smile.
"Grandpa, did you prepare our competition outfits?" Goku asked.
"Don't be silly. You've all grown up and have your own training methods. How can you still wear the Turtle School uniform?" Master Roshi shook his head and encouraged them, "You all do your best!"
"Master Muten, you're not competing this time?" Tien Shinhan asked quietly.
"I won't compete. I'm too old, and I can't compete with you all anymore," Master Roshi replied in a low voice. "Besides, I want to do something more meaningful."
"Old man, have you been playing with that little bottle these past three years?" Vegeta asked.
"Yes, I've been playing with it less these past three years," Master Roshi replied. "Also... I feel like it's running out of power. Sometimes, even when I shake it hard, there's no reaction."
Saying that, Master Roshi immediately took out the small bottle and shook it vigorously in front of Vegeta.
After shaking it, Master Roshi placed the bottle in his palm and showed it to Vegeta.
"See? No reaction?" Master Roshi pointed at the bottle.
"Could it be dead? It's not that fragile, is it?" Vegeta cupped his chin, looking thoughtfully at the bottle.
"Dead from what?" Master Roshi was confused.
"Let me see," Vegeta took the bottle.
Then, Vegeta shook it vigorously.
Although it was still shaking the bottle.
Vegeta's shaking frequency was a hundred million times higher than Master Roshi's.
After just a few shakes, Vegeta could sense some movement inside the bottle.
There was indeed some movement, so it shouldn't be dead.
That guy, Beerus, is a God of Destruction, he wouldn't die that easily.
...
Inside the small bottle.
Beerus was sleeping.
These past three years, plus the previous three years, totaling six years.
In the beginning, Beerus had thought about how to escape.
But as time went on, Beerus tragically discovered that he couldn't get out at all.
Even using his most powerful destruction energy, he couldn't break the small bottle.
Later, Beerus simply gave up.
He slept when he had nothing else to do.
Although Beerus was often woken up by shaking, after habitually not attacking the bottle, Beerus discovered a major issue.
That is, not attacking the bottle meant the shaking frequency decreased from once a day to once every ten days.
There were even times when no one shook the bottle for two or three months.
So Beerus didn't even bother to attack the bottle anymore.
Just now, Beerus was woken up again by Master Roshi and let out a contemptuous smile.
I'm not going to attack the bottle.
You can shake it as much as you want.
I'm used to it anyway.
Even though I don't know what the meaning of you shaking this small bottle is.
Also, there's one more thing Beerus could infer.
The small bottle must have been given to someone else by Vegeta.
It definitely wasn't Vegeta himself.
Because the frequency with which Vegeta shook the bottle was too high.
It was so high it almost shook the Supreme Kai to death.
And this person's shaking frequency could absolutely not shake the Supreme Kai to death.
For a while, Beerus also let the Supreme Kai out to chat.
But Beerus didn't dare to keep the Supreme Kai outside for too long.
Who knew when Vegeta would appear and shake the bottle vigorously.
If the Supreme Kai were to be shaken to death, he would disappear too.