Vegeta's eyes lit. "Then we'll use the Dragon Balls! Wish our tails back!"

  Goku clapped. "Right! I can wish to keep my sanity in Great Ape form!"

  Krillin poured cold water. "Shenron can't grant wishes beyond his power. Remember when Goku first died? We tried wishing for Vegeta's death. Shenron said he couldn't. Vegeta's strength exceeded his. He can't interfere with powerful bodies. Same applies to tails."

  Vegeta's mouth twitched. Should I be happy or sad?

  "But Krillin, you wished the bombs out of 17 and 18—"

  "Idiot. The bombs weren't part of their bodies. Of course they could be removed."

  Android 18—holding her daughter Marron—stared at Goku like he was stupid.

  Goku scratched his head. "Sorry, sorry. Lady Chronoa, is there another way to regrow tails?"

  Chronoa smiled. "Two methods. First: a deity with divine power pulls the tail out. Requires removing pants. Second: artificial machines generating 100x or 1000x Blutz Waves."

  Vegeta and Goku's faces darkened.

  Pants off?! Humiliating! Vegeta—Prince of Saiyans—couldn't accept such indignity.

  Even Goku looked uncomfortable. "Lady Chronoa, the first method's too embarrassing! I'm not a kid. Kids can get away with it. Adults can't!"

  Trunks and Goten—kids—protested. "No no no! Even kids can't just drop their pants!"

  "Yeah! Mom spanks us for that!"

  "Really? When I was little, I fished with my tail out. Wasn't embarrassing."

  Everyone fell silent. Bulma recalled young Goku's shameless antics. If I told Vegeta, he'd explode harder than when he fought Beerus.

  Vegeta snorted at the second method. "Hmph. External aid. Cheating. Unless absolutely necessary, Saiyans don't stoop to such tricks."

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  Cheating? Wasn't wishing for tails also cheating?

  Goku and Vegeta abandoned the Great Ape route. History corrected. Chronoa exhaled.

  "Farewell, everyone!"

  She waved. Sent them back to Earth. Returned to the Time Nest with Perilla.

  Perilla needs rest. But time isn't an issue for me.

  Chronoa accelerated time around Perilla's body. One breath—a day and night passed for her.

  Stamina restored. Chronoa dropped the silver-haired girl onto the floor.

  THUD.

  Perilla groaned. Woke. Clutched her rear. "Ow! Who's so heartless this early—"

  "Me."

  Chronoa's expression—dark.

  Perilla snapped awake. "M-Master! It's you!"

  "You remember I'm your master? Do you remember my duty?"

  Perilla's voice shrank. "Maintain spacetime stability. Ensure history runs correctly..."

  "And what did you do?"

  "I... Lord Beerus summoned me—"

  "Why didn't you tell them about the ritual? Why fight Beerus yourself?"

  "I... I..."

  Got caught up in the moment. Forgot.

  "You know the punishment for disrupting spacetime, right?"

  "Master, it's my first time! Please forgive me!"

  The silver-haired girl clasped her hands. Pitiful expression.

  Chronoa sighed. "Fine. First offense. I'll let it slide."

  Perilla jumped. "Really?!"

  "But—the next few days will be harsh training. Your stamina's pathetic. I've arranged special training."

  Heavy gravity suit materialized on Perilla. She collapsed.

  "Wear this for days. Until you move normally. No transforming."

  Chronoa walked into the Time Nest's central palace.

  Perilla—face-down—wanted to flip her off. Said she'd forgive me. This IS punishment!

  "Looks like a loli. Acts like a menopausal woman. Fine. I'll transform secretly!"

  She channeled Ki. Transformed into Super Saiyan God. Pressure vanished.

  Hah! Easy—

  A clock face appeared on the suit. The hand reversed. Perilla reverted to base form.

  Chronoa's voice echoed from the palace. "Don't try transforming. I infused the suit with time power. It detects transformations and reverses time. No tricks. Also—you called me menopausal. So the gravity doubles."

  Perilla—just standing—collapsed again. Heavier. Tears welled.

  "Master! Aren't you afraid of breaking your student?!"

  "Don't worry. When you're near death, I'll reverse time. You won't die. Training results remain. You're immortal for now."

  "So I don't even get rest?!"

  "You do. I'll use time skip. Instant recovery to peak condition."

  "..."

  Mastering time is THIS unfair?!

  Meanwhile.

  Original Timeline—Gohan and Trunks trained with Whis.

  Main Timeline—Goku and Vegeta trained with Whis.

  As Grand Supreme Kai predicted, within months, all four reached Super Saiyan God.

  Gohan and Trunks—inspired by Perilla—discovered Super Saiyan God stacked with Mystic Form.

  They named it: Super Saiyan God—Potential Unleashed.

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