After the handover, Dende became Earth's Kami. Perilla ascended to Apprentice Kai.

  Piccolo stayed at the Lookout to "guide the new Kami." Dende didn't mind.

  Gohan asked to train on King Kai's planet. King Kai agreed. He joined Perilla.

  Trunks stayed behind. Family matters.

  King Kai's Planet.

  Perilla learned divine techniques. Began fusing divine Ki with her Saiyan aura.

  King Kai's never heard of Super Saiyan God. Can't teach what he doesn't know. I'm on my own.

  Gohan trained hard. After months, King Kai took him to the Grand Kai's martial arts tournament.

  He fought. Broke limits. Defeated Pikkon. Won.

  Grand Kai trained him for a month. Short, but invaluable.

  Months later—Gohan mastered Super Saiyan 2 Full Power.

  Perilla didn't compete. Kais couldn't enter. Apprentice Kais either.

  Fine by me. Divine techniques matter more.

  Before, she'd inherited Kami's position directly. Knew the "what," not the "why." Now, starting from scratch under a living Kai, she understood deeply.

  One year after becoming Apprentice Kai—

  She fused divine Ki with Saiyan Ki. Partially.

  Her hair didn't turn red. Just faintly pink.

  "Super Saiyan God: Pseudo Form. Or just... Pseudo God."

  Even incomplete, it surpassed Gohan.

  Gohan collapsed. Gasping. "That's your Super Saiyan? Your Ki feels weaker, but you're way stronger!"

  "Mortals can't sense divine Ki. I fused mine with Saiyan Ki—partially. You still feel a bit because it's incomplete."

  "Divine Ki is that powerful?"

  She's holding back. And she's still crushing me. If she fully fuses... even SSJ3 wouldn't help.

  "It's the fusion that's special. Full fusion would be Super Saiyan God. This is just Pseudo God."

  "Super Saiyan... God..."

  "I'll share my insights. Whether you grasp it depends on you. As for SSJ3—you'll probably reach it in two or three years. Though..." She paused. "Never mind. We'll talk later."

  SSJ3's strong but leaks Ki like crazy. Still, it looks cool. And cool is forever.

  "Want to visit a planet with me? Weak fighters, but they've got weird techniques."

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  "Of course! Will King Kai allow it?"

  "I'm an Apprentice Kai. Inspecting planets in my jurisdiction is literally my job."

  King Kai approved.

  Yardrat.

  "Wait, he actually said yes?"

  "I've been handling his workload. He barely has any to begin with."

  "How do we get there? Another spaceship?"

  Perilla rolled her eyes. "I'm an Apprentice Kai. We use divine transit. Remember how we reached King Kai's planet? Every planet's Kami can access the afterlife. Kais can travel through it to any Kami's Lookout."

  They crossed Snake Way. Entered the afterlife. Transferred to Yardrat.

  Yardrat.

  Gohan marveled at their techniques.

  Instant Transmission—Goku took a year to learn it. Gohan mastered it in six months. Perilla, with divine training as a foundation, took four.

  Next: Forced Spirit Fission. Separates fused or absorbed beings.

  Useless now. God-tier later. If Vegeta had this against Fused Zamasu...

  Then: Sealing Technique. Turns weaker opponents into normal humans.

  Restoration Technique. Removes external abnormalities. Like a reset button. Can't heal wounds. Useless if the caster's far stronger.

  Healing Technique. Heals others. Can't heal yourself or stronger beings. Inferior to Dende's healing.

  Teleportation Technique. Advanced Instant Transmission. Moves objects. Can't move stronger beings.

  Spatial Storage. Pocket dimension. Basically a Capsule Corp product. But I'm here anyway. Might as well.

  Two and a half years. Perilla learned everything. Gohan focused on Instant Transmission, Forced Spirit Fission, and Sealing.

  As predicted—Gohan broke through. Super Saiyan 3.

  Then discovered its flaw. Massive Ki drain.

  I thought SSJ3 would let me match Perilla's Pseudo God. But I can only keep up for a short time. Then she pulls ahead.

  Perilla told him: "You forced me to use less than fifty percent."

  While Gohan trained, I deepened my fusion. Pseudo God Stage 2.

  Gohan hit a wall. Started researching Super Saiyan God.

  They visited Earth occasionally. Instant Transmission made it easy.

  Then—

  News from Bulma.

  The Time Machine in her basement. Stolen.