"This wish is very simple..."
Shenron seemed to let out a sigh of relief as it spoke slowly — of course, this was how Tights saw it, who was silently chuckling.
The crimson dragon eyes gleamed, and an invisible force descended upon the bewildered Goku, completely fixing the slight genetic flaws Shenron had mentioned.
Although, in Yamiru's view, the power of the Great Ape transformation held little practical value for someone like Goku, who was destined to become a Super Saiyan, and eventually, achieve the Super Saiyan God. He was simply doing this as a way to repay Gohan kindness, doing what he could, what he wanted, and what was within his abilities.
Shenron's booming voice echoed: "Your wish has been granted... Now... farewell..."
Golden light once again enveloped the slender dragon body, and the green Shenron transformed into a lightning-like glow. A magical being, capable of freely shifting between flesh and energy — truly incredible. Yamiru squinted his golden eyes, and along with Master Roshi, who wore sunglasses, he focused intently on the seven Dragon Balls, which shot up into the sky in a burst of golden light. After reaching a high point, they seemed to be charging up, ready to take off.
"Now!"
At the same moment, both Master Roshi and Yamiru leapt high into the air with a "whoosh".
The seven Dragon Balls shot off in different directions across the world, but two golden beams were intercepted by the hands of an old man and a young man.
The remaining five Dragon Balls scattered across the sky as golden beams, and in mid-air, Yamiru and Master Roshi exchanged glances.
Yamiru: "Master Roshi, I grabbed the Seven-Star Ball, what about you?"
Master Roshi: "The Four-Star Ball."
Yamiru: "Aren't you going to keep your original Three-Star Ball?"
Master Roshi: "Let it scatter, I'm not too concerned. But the Four-Star Ball, you should return it to Goku, as a token of your gratitude."
As they spoke, they rapidly descended from the sky, landing gently with a pair of light thuds.
Yamiru and Master Roshi released their grips, and in their hands were identical white stone spheres.
Bulma walked over, stood on tiptoe to observe the white stone in Yamiru's hand. Yamiru, seeing her curiosity, tossed the Four-Star Ball (white stone) in Master Roshi's hand to her for examination.
"I didn't expect it to turn into this after being used... Magic... I've heard the Dragon Balls were created by Kami, is that right?" Tights, too, was inspecting the white stone ball in Yamiru's hand. It was the same size and shape as the previous crystal-like Dragon Balls. "It's really amazing."
Yamiru smiled, "It'll return to its original beautiful form in a year. Only then can the Dragon Balls possibly be summoned again for another wish."
Tights asked, "Do you have any other wishes?"
Yamiru thought for a moment and shook his head. "Can't think of any for now... I probably won't be collecting Dragon Balls again anytime soon."
For the time being, the topic of the Dragon Balls was put aside, and everyone's curiosity shifted to Goku.
After all, the wish Yamiru had just made was meant to affect him.
"How do you feel, Goku?"
"Can you just howl and transform?"
"Try howling..."
But after everyone eagerly surrounded Goku, asking him questions, Goku still had a confused expression on his face, looking like he was about to sprout a couple of question marks.
Yamiru remembered that in the manga, even Goku, when he first encountered the Super Saiyan transformation, had mentioned to the future Trunks that it had been difficult to transform at first.
It seemed that, when Goku was initially unfamiliar with the transformation, to become a Super Saiyan, he had to constantly recall and relive the boundless anger he felt when his dear friend died in front of him.
However, in the end, anger is merely a trigger, a catalyst for the transformation into a Super Saiyan, not the essence of being a Super Saiyan.
The real reason Goku becomes a Super Saiyan is because he is strong enough.
His body is strong enough — the basic battle power is sufficient -, His mind is strong enough, and his S-cells are abundant.
By using anger as a key, he unleashes the treasure within his body in one go.
And once Goku mastered the transformation technique, he no longer needed to be that angry. In fact, Goku even transformed into a Super Saiyan several times with a mischievous smile...
Especially after his training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber with his son, Goku had even completely eliminated the exhilarating feeling that came with transforming into a Super Saiyan.
What does it mean to be a master? It's about doing what ordinary people cannot do, breaking the bounds of convention and perception — that is what makes a master!
This is where Goku differs from the other Saiyans. If Vegeta, Gohan, Trunks, and the others lived for ten thousand years, they probably still wouldn't think of doing it this way.
And without Goku's guidance to explore the future path, as expected, the Saiyans from the other timeline met their end.
Even when Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan, his actions and demeanor remain the same as usual, shocking Vegeta, who is also a Super Saiyan. In fact, Yamiru thought that rather than saying Vegeta was shocked, it was more that Goku, who had come to treat Super Saiyan as his normal state, had opened a new world for Vegeta.
Unfortunately, the prince will always be the prince. Even after witnessing Goku and his son's full-power Super Saiyan training, Vegeta and his son still didn't follow the Goku method during their own training in the next year. The evidence of this is clear: when they arrived at the Cell Games, Goku and Gohan remained in Super Saiyan form, while the royal family remained in their normal state. Whether this was due to Vegeta's pride or his refusal to lose to Goku, it's unclear.
In other words, Yamiru thought that Goku's inability to transform into the Great Ape at will right now was probably because he hadn't undergone specific training yet, and was still dependent on the full moon as a trigger.
After sharing his thoughts with Bulma and Tights, they gave it some thought and somewhat agreed.
Especially Bulma, who was curious, "I wonder what kind of stimulus the full moon gives to his tail?"
Yamiru vaguely remembered that in the manga, when Vegeta created the artificial moon, he mentioned that the full moon emitted some kind of light waves, which, after reaching a certain power, would stimulate the tail and cause the transformation. But he couldn't recall the exact frequency or power of those light waves, so he decided not to complicate Bulma's research.
"Why don't you ask your sister to check with jaco?" Yamiru suggested. "As a Galactic Patrolman, he should have records about the Saiyans."
Tights snapped her fingers. "Right! What about him? I wonder how he's doing."
Bulma asked, "Should we go to Dr. Omori's house then? I think jaco's communicator is there."
Tights replied, "No need to rush. It's so late now. We can rest and deal with it tomorrow."
Goku likely understood that the others were concerned about him, particularly about his Great Ape transformation, even though he hadn't witnessed it himself... but as expected, it was quite late, and the good little Goku was getting sleepy.
"Heh... Yamiru, I want to sleep," Goku yawned.
With nothing more to say, Goku began yawning.
Yamiru tossed the white stone in his hand, smiling, "Alright then, tomorrow, Bulma, you and your sister can go to Dr. Omori's house and contact Gack to ask about the connection between the Saiyan Great Ape transformation and the full moon's light waves. If possible, you can also try to create a device that simulates the full moon's light waves."
Tights and Bulma agreed enthusiastically.
"As for me, I'll head to Pleasant Mountain tomorrow... oh, wait, it should be called Fire Mountain now..." Yamiru tossed the Seven-Star Ball he intended to return to the Ox-King's family. Suddenly, he caught it, squeezed it tightly, and his face stiffened. "Wait, this is bad—!!"
"What happened?"
"I think I forgot to help the Ox-King and his family put out the fire when I borrowed the Dragon Balls..."