Game
Thoughts
"Talking"
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I have a lot of routes to go here, and not a lot of time to think.
Gray casually held a [Universal Translator] in his hand - his second purchase after the [Namekian Dragon Ball Set], and the reason he knew he would need to make more purchases earlier, as he had to speak Namekian to make the wishes to Porunga.
But damn, this was more than a Senzu Bean?
The [Universal Translator] was 2.5 million coins, and was just a small white piece of technology. It looked like a small earpiece, but when Gray placed it on his ear, he was able to speak whatever language he wanted. Considering it wasn't a one-time use like a Senzu Bean, and it could be used to both understand and speak any language in the universe, Gray could understand the high cost, but he still didn't have to be happy about it.
I'll need to be quick.
Gray had a baseline three wishes in mind for Porunga, the Namekian Dragon sealed within the balls, but he still wanted to optimize his wishes and not leave anything on the table. The problem with that came from choosing something that was within the dragon's abilities to do.
Which is way fuckin' harder than you would think!
To say the Dragon Ball's powers were messy would be an understatement, as the overarching rule that the dragon was limited to the 'power of its creator' was used to prevent a lot of things, but it didn't always make sense. Shenron from the Earth Dragon Balls apparently couldn't wish away Saiyan-saga Vegeta and Nappa, one of whom didn't even have a power level of 10,000, but could grant Garlic Jr. immortality, as well as literally bring back the dead and erase memories.
As such, Gray didn't know exactly what limitations the Namekian Dragon Balls had. They had a stronger creator in Guru compared to Kami, who should've been even stronger considering pretty much everyone in this world was stronger, but that didn't mean there were no limitations.
Immortality is off the table more than ever. He's just too strong.
Gray's fears revolving around wishing for immortality were more prevalent than ever after being defeated by Boros, as the alien didn't even break a sweat. Even if Gray was immortal, that didn't mean he was suddenly strong enough to defeat him, and more than likely meant that he'd end up subdued and being prodded by alien scientists for the rest of his life as the Tree of Might made escape increasingly more impossible. If he were at least close to Boros in strength, then his immortality could've made the difference, but the current gap was just too big.
Besides that glaring wish, there were a lot of other ones to consider, and Gray wouldn't have time to ask each one and be turned down by Porunga. Even if the planet were perpetually dark, a giant buff-as-shit dragon appearing in the sky would draw attention, and various monsters would flood towards them. The weaker monsters themselves wouldn't have been a problem, but the risk came with either the somehow-living Turles or Boros taking notice.
I'll prioritize myself first. If Porunga can't fulfill my first three choices, then I'll go back to my original plan.
"Where did you even get those?" Celia asked, her eyes wide as she watched Gray stand over the set of Namekian Dragon Balls, "Those are the balls that can grant any wish, right?"
"Yeah," Gray nodded simply, raising his hand as he placed the earpiece on his ear, "There's no time to waste. I'm making the wishes now."
I'm not risking some fucked up shit happening. This is Nightmare Mode - knowing my luck, the Monster King will randomly show up if I don't move quickly.
"W-Wait, do you even know how to use them?" Celia spat out, waving her hands at him placatingly, "If those really are the Dragon Balls, then we should plan out what to do! If we can really wish for anything, then we need to think this through!"
"It's not as broken as your thinking," Gray simply shook his head, "Just trust me. I'll handle this."
He pressed on the earpiece, speaking again before Celia could question him more. His mouth opened, and while his brain was speaking normally, the words that came out sounded like gibberish.
"Takorah Paporunga Paro!"
For a second after he finished speaking, nothing happened, and Celia looked at him dryly.
"What was that? That alien really did hit you too many time-"
Then, the seven balls started to glow, and a spark of light shot straight upward. It soared into the dark night above, sending out streaks of lightning in every direction as the very air around them started to shake. It became thicker, looking like a pillar of pure light stemming up into the sky overhead. Gray felt a pressure slam down on his shoulders as the world shook, and the already pitch-black world somehow seemed to become even darker despite the various flashes of light.
The huge beam of light in the middle paused for a moment, looking like a spear trying to pierce the very heavens above. Then, it started to move again, shifting in shape. The lower half thinned out, while the upper half became wider. Slowly, the light started to dissipate, shimmering as it turned into green scaly skin. The light shifted into arms, a large muscular torso, and a thick skull with horns sticking out of it. The bottom shifted into a long tail, which stretched down into the middle of the circle of seven thick dragon balls.
I can see why they were so impressed now.
Gray recalled when Gohan and Krillin had first seen the Namekian dragon, and had started stuttering and shaking as they looked up at him. The dragon was truly massive, looking to be thousands, possibly even tens of thousands, of feet tall as he hovered over Monas' surface.
The dragon's head tilted downward, staring down at the group of four as its mouth opened. The voice that came out was loud and deep, the air literally blasting down in front of the dragon's mouth.
"You have gathered all seven Dragon Balls. As it is written, I will grant you three wishes within my power. Speak your first wish now."
As the dragon finished speaking, he actually blinked in surprise as he looked down. He glanced to the side, apparently realizing that he was summoned on a planet that wasn't Namek, but he didn't question it as he turned back to Gray's group.
"T-Three wishes?" Celia muttered, her eyes wide as Porunga spoke, "I thought it was just one…"
Y'know, it really doesn't make sense that you have to make the wishes in Namekian.
Porunga both spoke and understood the primary language of the universe, known just as 'common' amongst Saiyans, but for some reason would only accept wishes spoken in Namekian.
"Porunga!" Gray shouted up simply, not explaining to Celia as he knew time was of the essence, "Give me a thousand skill tokens!"
Gray's first wish was the one he was the least confident about - he doubted the dragon could do anything involving his game system, but he at least had to try.
If this works, then this will be much easier.
If the dragon could interfere with his system, then Gray could simply wish for increased stats or more tokens to buy [World-Breaking] perks and skills.
"What did you wish for?" Celia asked him bluntly, but Gray just ignored her for the moment, as his voice came out speaking in Namekian, so he wouldn't have to explain anything to Celia, Tatsumaki, or Fubuki about asking for tokens.
But, just as Gray expected, he was quickly turned down.
"That wish is not within my power," Porunga said simply, just giving a small shake of his head, "You have three wishes remaining."
Yeah, I figured, but you gotta start big, right?
"Then, Porunga, give me unlimited energy! Unlimited Ki!" Gray shouted up this time, much more confident in this wish than the last one.
Gray said the second part to make sure there was no misunderstanding, and was pleasantly surprised as Porunga nodded slightly. The dragon's huge body started to glow lightly.
"Your wish has-" Porunga paused, the glow around him disappearing as he seemed confused for a moment, "...That wish is not within my power. You have three wishes remaining."
The fuck?
Gray paused for a second when Porunga baited him, as he had expected this wish to go through, and apparently so had Porunga. Shenron had been able to alter the androids' bodies when he took out their bombs, and Dr. Gero, as just a human and not a wish-granting dragon, had been able to create an infinite-energy system. Combine those two facts, and Gray thought it would've been possible.
Is it because of the system?
That was the only reason Gray could think of as to why even Porunga was surprised he couldn't grant the wish.
My stats, maybe?
If Gray had been granted unlimited Ki, then that would've gone against his system's INT and KI calculations to determine his TKI, thus violating the basis the system was designed on. Overall, Gray just had to mark it down to Nightmare Mode-
Fucking me in the ass again. Should I ask for unlimited stamina?
The androids 'infinite energy' had never been properly explained, so it was possible that it meant stamina instead of Ki, but they were closely tied together, so Gray just threw away the idea entirely.
Whatever, I still have another one, and these were long shots anyway.
Even if Gray was more confident in the last one, these first three wishes he tried were ones he wasn't banking on. It'd be nice if they worked, but if they didn't, he still had his original planned course of action.
Last one. I don't have time to play 20 questions with him.
"Gray, I don't know what you're saying, or how you're even talking to him, but you need to go quicker!" Celia shouted to him, raising her hand as she sensed the same thing he was. She raised her hand, and a Ki blast shot forward into a seemingly random portion of the swampy forest, but a scream of pain let Gray know it had hit a monster headed to their location.
"Porunga! Unlock my latent potential!" Gray shouted up again to Porunga, and the dragon's lips curved upward at his words.
This should work.
On Namek, Guru had been able to release Gohan and Krillin's latent potential, so it should be possible for Porunga to. Gray didn't really know what that entailed, as Gohan and Krillin had certainly both become much stronger even after reaching their 'full potential,' but it would help him no matter what.
"That is usually within my power," Porunga said simply, an amused look in his eyes as he floated overhead. "However, you have too much potential. That wish is not within my power. You have three wishes remaining."
I have too much potential?!
Gray silently cursed his system for unintentionally fucking him over again, as in theory his potential was literally limitless. Even the Super Dragon Balls might not have been able to fulfill that one.
"How long does it take to make three wishes?! Just say something he can do!" Tatsumaki called out to Gray, hurrying him as she started to be surrounded by a green slow. A moment later, a minotaur-esque monster burst into their small clearing and was promptly thrown thousands of feet into the air as he went over even Porunga's head.
Fuck, original plan it is.
"Porunga! Bring the Saiyan known as Caulifla back to life!" Gray shouted, having to specify only Caulifla as he knew the Namekian Dragon Balls were different from the Earth ones in this instance. Despite being overall more powerful, Porunga could only revive one person at a time, while the Earth Dragon Balls could do multiple.
"Your wish has been granted." Porunga grinned widely, his body glowing, and in another world a halo above Caulifla's head vanished.
"Now, bring the Saiyan known as Kale back to life!" Gray continued, and Porunga nodded again as his body glowed.
"Your wish has been granted."
"G-Gray! We're really out of time here!" Fubuki shouted over at him, her tone becoming panicked as she pointed upward.
"I've never fought a dragon before," Far overhead, in the pitch-black sky, Boros was casually floating as he was face-to-face with Porunga, "Can you give me the fight I'm looking for?"
Fuck, good thing we're getting the hell out of here.
"Porunga! Transport every Saiyan and Harroian who was on Monas within the last week to the planet of the North Kai!" Gray shouted quickly, and Porunga's lips twitched up into a large grin again.
Normally, such a wish should've been split into two different ones, with one for the Saiyans and the other for the humans, but luckily, this was Porunga and not Shenron. The Earth dragon was stuck up and kind of an asshole, while Porunga was much more light-hearted and didn't really care for specifics, as he had even repaired Krillin's clothes in the series for free because he liked the guy.
"Your wish has been granted."
"Wish?" Boros muttered, looking curiously at Porunga, then glanced down at Gray, "Ah, you lived, did you? Then, let's see if the rumor of your strength growing is true-"
Unfortunately for Boros, that rematch he was looking for was put on hold as Gray, along with Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Celia, and many other individuals on Monas, disappeared.
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Gray Tanaki:
[Saiyan S-Class Squad Captain]
Age: 18
Wallet: 13,623,940 Coins
Lvl: 25 (12,872,915/17,500,000 XP)
PL: 382.1 Billion
Available Points: 0
HP: 49,086,750/49,086,750
TKI: 42,360,100/42,360,100
TMP: 5,250/5,250
STR: 7310
AGI: 7785
END: 6715
INT: 6000
CHA: 5995
LUK: 5295
KI: 7060
MP: 5250
HREG: 2470
EREG: 2500
Skills: [Observe LVL 35], [Running LVL 45], [Determination LVL 47], [Ki Control LVL 45], [Ki Gun LVL 43]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 40], [KI Suppression LVL 39], [Ki Sense LVL 40], [Pushup LVL 45], [Punch LVL 50], [Kick LVL 48], [Jump LVL 45], [Flight LVL 40], [Prediction LVL 37], [Zenkai Boost LVL 31], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 40], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 32], [Mouth-Beam LVL 36], [Ki-Blade LVL 39], [Cooking LVL 35], [Ki Barrage LVL 41], [Ki Explosion LVL 35], [Ki Vision LVL 34], [Attack Boost LVL 30], [Swimming LVL 36], [Clothes Materialization LVL 26], [Seal of Weakening LVL 32], [Portal Creation LVL 27], [Lie Detection LVL 29], [Reflect LVL 35], [Instant-Transmission LVL 32], [Healing LVL 33], [Multi-Form LVL 32], [Gigantification LVL 27], [Tracking MP Blast LVL 26], [MP Conversion LVL 37], [Tracking Ki Blast LVL 26]
Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master],[Ladies Man]
Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 4], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 5]
Party: [Tamari, Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Celia]
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