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After letting out some of the thoughts he'd been bottling up, Harry's attitude toward Gine and Celari shifted.He no longer spoke in half-sentences or stopped himself before finishing a thought.For the first time in a long while, he didn't feel weighed down—no more lies, no more fear of saying the wrong thing.
Once he'd finished upgrading the scouter, Harry moved on to modifying the spaceship itself.That part was tougher—engineering work always was—but with the schematics he'd marked up earlier, he quickly found and removed all the hidden risks.When the time came to reset the ship's system and wipe its data logs, though, a few missing modules nearly crashed the whole thing.For a moment, Harry's heart nearly stopped.The way his mind went blank, cold sweat running down his back—it felt a lot like staring death in the face.
No, that wasn't quite right.He didn't actually know what dying felt like.But that flash of panic—the hollow, breathless moment where everything froze—was close enough to make him think, So this is what it's like to die.
Once everything was done, he finally felt it: freedom.Real, tangible freedom.
Afterward, he began explaining to Gine and Celari the final safety measures, going over the details to make sure nothing was left to chance. Naturally, the topic drifted to ki cultivation.He'd already decided to teach them sooner or later anyway.The only reason he hadn't shared it before was because, in the old days, showing something that extraordinary would have drawn too much attention—and too much danger.
He'd lived cautiously for years, keeping his head down. Now that he was finally free of those chains, he no longer felt the need to hide.
For teaching them, Harry used the same method Gohan once taught Videl and Goten during the Majin Buu era.It was the method he himself had used to awaken his ki.Honestly, Gohan was a genius for thinking of it—though maybe that was just Piccolo's influence rubbing off on him.
Looking back at the early Dragon Ball days, the real path of ki cultivation only began when Goku first climbed up to the Lookout.Before that, Earth's martial artists had power, sure, but they were only channeling their physical strength efficiently, not truly harnessing ki.
So began Gine and Celari's training—an experience that, though they didn't realize it yet, would change their futures forever.
Harry, as both observer and participant, joined them.He'd been practicing ki for the past ten days anyway; that was how his battle power had risen from 1170 to 1200.
1170 points?Yeah—after Bardock's intense training sessions, Harry's strength had jumped quite a bit. But even then, his power level had only gone up by twenty points.These ten days gave him thirty more, and while that might sound small, it was enough to make him genuinely happy.
Because progress—any progress—meant he was moving forward.
The stronger he grew, the more he realized one truth: if he stopped training, his strength would slip.Even if his battle power reached a certain level, neglect would make it drop again.Power wasn't fixed—it changed.
And after several breakthroughs, he understood something else: unless you had a genuine epiphany, a leap in understanding, most "breakthroughs" were small steps at best.
As for other kinds of training, there wasn't much he could do for now.The ship's living space was cramped; even one person doing serious exercise made it feel tight, let alone three.
He'd actually thought about installing a gravity generator.With higher gravity, even simple push-ups and sit-ups could massively strengthen the body.Too bad it wasn't possible.
People of this era were powerful by nature—they relied on their genetics more than training.Even if scientists built gravity devices, they'd never think to use them for physical conditioning.
Different time, different mindset.
That's why Harry wanted to teach Gine and Celari what training to grow stronger really meant.Only then could they become truly powerful.
Sure, compared to Earth's standards, the two of them were already unmatched.But it still wasn't enough.He wanted them to at least reach a point where they could protect themselves. Beyond that, he wouldn't push.
Days passed quietly.During the long voyage through space, having a goal—something new to focus on—helped Gine and Celari escape the dullness of endless travel.They could have gone into hibernation, but since Harry stayed awake, they didn't want to leave him alone.
Usually, Saiyans traveled solo, their spaceflights spent entirely in sleep mode.Close your eyes, open them again, and no matter how long the journey, it felt like a blink.
But now, they trained.
On the third day, Gine was the first to sense ki—to truly feel it—and even managed to guide and control it within a limited range. Celari lagged behind. Maybe it was her age, maybe her power difference; Gine's battle power was already six hundred, after all.
Celari kept making the same mistake: she tried to force it.She treated the feeling of ki as something you could summon by flexing harder, constantly experimenting with how to exert strength. That mindset held her back.
It wasn't until the fifth day, after careful instruction from Harry, that she finally sensed ki in a tangible way and learned to control it—just barely.
Slow?Not at all. In fact, it was extraordinary.
You couldn't compare people of this era to those of later generations.The only reason they advanced so fast was because of their pure hearts and the Saiyan's natural affinity for power—they already had an exceptional grasp of their own strength.
After they began cultivating ki, their power rose noticeably. They could do things they never could before.If they could spar properly, they'd easily be far stronger than their old selves—but inside this cramped ship, that wasn't an option.
At least now, they could control their power output. With just a bit of guidance, both Gine and Celari learned how to suppress their battle power below 100.
And that, for Saiyans, was no small feat.
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