Dragon Ball: The Strongest Goten Chapter 074

Goten had originally planned to fly the rest of the way, knowing he could recover stamina by eating bugs if he ran out.

However, Shin and Glorio declared they would rather die than eat bugs, so they had no choice but to walk.

After walking for some time, Goku suddenly remembered what Piccolo had said earlier.

“Speaking of which, Piccolo said the Demon Realm also has Dragon Balls before we came. Do they really exist here?”

Glorio didn’t turn his head but still replied, “Yes, they do. You could say the Demon Realm’s Dragon Balls are the authentic ones.”

“Eh! How can we find the Dragon Balls then?”

At this, Glorio, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped.

“Find? No need to find them. I know where they are.”

Goku’s face lit up with surprise. “Really!”

“The Demon Realm has three sections. This is the Third Demon Realm. Each section has a fixed location where the Dragon Balls are kept, but they are guarded by warriors known as ‘Ball Gods’.”

Goku grew even more excited at the mention of strong fighters. “So I just need to snatch the Dragon Balls from the Ball Gods, right?”

“Yes, but to my knowledge, no one has ever succeeded.”

Goten was also surprised. “Are they that strong?!”

No one ever succeeding meant that even Dabura hadn’t obtained them. This implied that the strength of these three Ball Gods was at least Super Saiyan 2, or even Super Saiyan 3.

Considering the timeline, they would indeed be suitable opponents for Goku and the others. Could this be the main storyline?

Goten pressed on, “We can make a wish once we gather all three, right?”

“That’s right.”

Goku excitedly shouted, “Let’s go collect the Dragon Balls!”

But Shin disagreed with Goku’s idea, stating that rescuing Dende was the top priority. Moreover, the location of the Third Demon Realm’s Dragon Ball was exactly opposite to their current route, and going there would take too much time.

“But we can rescue Dende first, and then collect the Dragon Balls to fulfill our wish of returning to adult form.”

Shin: “That’s true, but…”

The usually taciturn Glorio suddenly spoke up.

“I think it’s worth a try. What if the Dende you spoke of is killed or you can’t find him?”

“With the Dragon Balls here, Dende can be saved. And then, you can use Earth’s Shenron to return to normal, can’t you?”

Goten pondered Glorio’s words. Indeed, whether it was collecting the Dragon Balls to restore their bodies, or collecting them to save Dende and then restore themselves, both were the most advantageous plans.

However, Glorio’s intentions were too obvious. He had never spoken proactively throughout the journey, but he couldn’t hold back when the Dragon Balls were mentioned. Goten didn’t mind playing along.

Glorio’s strength was nothing special. The fact that he dared to use them to scheme for the Dragon Balls, even knowing they had defeated Majin Buu, meant there had to be a bigger fish behind him. Goten even suspected it was King Goma. Wasn’t he said to be very cunning? They were all old foxes; why play these games?

Goten raised his hand. “We agree.”

Goku also agreed. Even if Shin felt something was wrong, the minority had to follow the majority.

“But we still need to find King Kadan first and have him provide us with a plane. That way, it’ll be more convenient for us.”

Goten swore he hadn’t walked much in years. It was truly slow.

They finally spotted a small village and wanted to ask for some water, only to find many宪兵团 (Gendarmerie) members surrounding all the villagers in the plaza.

Sure enough, wherever there was society, there was oppression.

Apparently, it was due to the increased taxes caused by King Goma’s ascension. If people couldn’t pay the money, they had to pay with their lifespan.

Some tried to escape, but the collars on their necks suddenly glowed, fixing them in place again. It seemed to be some kind of restrictive magical item.

A gendarme placed something resembling a vacuum cleaner over the neck of a demon who couldn’t pay taxes. The machine started, and streams of energy were visibly drawn out, entering the machine.

The demon clearly became much thinner, somewhat like Babidi’s energy-absorbing device.

Goku was about to make a move, but someone beat him to it.

It was a small girl wearing a green hooded cloak and an extremely ugly mask. Judging by her voice, she should be a young girl.

She held a bomb in her hand, seemingly planning a suicide attack? Her heart was truly big.

Oh, and it misfired.

Goku decisively acted, pulling out his Power Pole and fighting with the gendarmes.

Goten and the others felt like they were watching Dragon Ball live. These mere foot soldiers could be defeated with a few ki blasts, yet Goku insisted on fighting them hand-to-hand. What could Goten do? His dad liked to play, so he indulged him.

The two also pulled out their Power Poles, twirling them as they charged forward.

“亂點天宮 (Chaos in the Heavenly Palace),” “定海針-鎮天鎮地 (Sea-Stabilizing Needle – Suppressing Heaven and Earth),” “五情七滅陣 (Five Emotions Seven Destructions Array),” pole shadows flew everywhere, and all the demon gendarmes were sent flying into the sky by Goten.

Goten approached the little demon girl. “If you want to be a hero, you should consider your own strength.”

Although she wore a mask, it was clear the little demon girl was angered by Goten’s words.

After dealing with everyone, Glorio suddenly grabbed everyone and ran.

“Don’t you know you’re wanted now? You’ll become famous in the Demon Realm.”

“So we’re exposed?”

“You could say that.”

Body Goten said indifferently, “I originally wanted to get along with them as a normal person, but fine, I’m not hiding anymore. I’m invincible. Old God, let’s do a ten-minute speedrun. Let’s go, smash that light shield!”

God Goten rubbed his forehead. “Why are you still thinking about that barrier?”

When Goten arrived in the Demon Realm, he had used his ki to sense Dende’s ki, but he couldn’t detect anything. It must have been isolated by that barrier, which was why he was so determined to break the light shield.

“Although you’re very strong, ‘invincible’ is too big a boast.”

Goten looked in the direction of the voice.

“You decided to come out.”

The little demon girl stood on a rock, sunlight shining through her hair onto her face. She had taken off her hood and mask, revealing her true appearance.

Her skin was blue, like Glorio’s, and she had gray twin tails. Her large purple eyes made her look very cute, though she was a bit short, with no chest to speak of.

“My goodness! Pobby!” × 2

“My name is Panji! Who’s Pobby?!”

“Who are you? You’re not people of the Demon Realm, are you?”

Goten and the others didn’t speak, but Goku honestly answered, “We are Saiyans.”

“Dad, don’t just talk to strangers!”

Goten’s words startled Panji.

“Dad! I thought you were triplets! So you’re father and son? Are all Saiyans like this?”

Glorio was clearly annoyed by Panji’s intrusion and left immediately. Goten also felt it was better not to say too much to this unknown girl.

Panji, however, shamelessly followed them and set her sights on Goku, who was the easiest to talk to.

“Are you really their dad? Why do you look just like them? Does that mean your dad also looks like you?”

Goku thought about his dad, whom he had just reunited with a few days ago, then nodded.

“You Saiyans are truly amazing.”

In fact, the Gotens had been paying attention to the conversation, and their exchange piqued Goten’s interest.

Indeed, Goku resembled Bardock, and Gohan and Goten resembled Goku. Vegeta also strongly resembled King Vegeta, but Trunks and Bra didn’t resemble Vegeta; they resembled Bulma. If it weren’t for the certainty that they were Saiyans, one might suspect Vegeta had been cuckolded. It just goes to show the power of Bulma’s genes.

From their conversation, they also learned that people in the Demon Realm more or less possessed magic, and Panji’s magic was telekinesis, though it was so weak she struggled to lift a small stone.

“I’m just good with machines!”

Body Goten said, “Hey, you’re clashing with Aunt Bulma’s character design.”

“Who’s Bulma?”

Body Goten proudly stated, “The universe’s number one scientist.”

God Goten casually pointed at Body Goten. “His future mother-in-law.”

“Don’t say such things, hey!”

Meanwhile, in the First Demon Realm, inside a magnificent castle. A short demon sat on the throne, scolding his ministers below.

“They’ve come to the Demon Realm! Who brought them here!”

A person who looked remarkably similar to Shin stood humbly below the throne, enduring the reprimand.

“King Goma, it seems it was my foolish brother. They are already in the Third Demon Realm.”

Goma bit his finger, clearly showing his anxiety.

“If I knew which scoundrel stole my Spirit Tree fruit, I would have become the Demon King long ago! Dabura wouldn’t even be a factor, and I wouldn’t need to fear them. Have you found the Third Demon Eye yet?”

“I’ve been trying my best to find it.”

Goma threw the wine glass in his hand.

“Useless!”

“Sigh, how is that Namekian doing?”

“He’s fine, everything is normal.”

Goma proudly lifted his chin.

“As expected, I still have to rely on myself. As long as I raise this Namekian and have him create Dragon Balls for me, I’ll be able to find the Third Demon Eye. There’s no need to rely on that old man Neiba.”

Diges cautiously inquired, “What about those guys from Earth…”

“Of course, capture them with full force! Do I still need to teach you that?!”

“Yes!”

Back with Goten, they finally arrived at Kadan City, but this castle was even more dilapidated than his grandpa’s Fire Mountain castle. Was this the standard for the King of the Third Demon Realm?

Goten couldn’t help but ask, “What kind of person is this King of the Third Demon Realm?”

Glorio thought for a moment and replied, “A mountain bandit.”

Goten nodded. The description perfectly matched the castle.

Panji, however, was displeased. “This is already quite grand in the Third Demon Realm, and King Kadan is a very good person. He only robs the rich and kills bad people.”

Goten rolled his eyes at her. So rich people deserved it? Their money was just there for you to steal? What kind of bandit logic was that? A bandit is a bandit, why try to make it sound so noble? His grandpa, Ox-King, used to be a mountain bandit, and he never claimed it was for justice.

However, this was also their way of survival. Goten wasn’t obligated to correct them. Besides, he had noticed over the past two days that the customs of the Third Demon Realm were exactly like this. It was either you robbing me or me robbing you. The authorities were even robbing lifespans, so how could they manage what happened below?

They had already reached the gate of Kadan City, where two guards stopped them.

“Don’t you recognize me? I was just here yesterday.”

The soldier naturally recognized Glorio, but he didn’t recognize Goku and the others. But when his gaze fell upon Panji.

“Princess!”

Everyone looked at Panji in surprise.

“Princess—!”