"Then I'll be heading back first. To prepare for stronger enemies possibly coming to Earth, everyone, don't neglect your training."
The day after the celebration ended, Jin stood with Bulma and her parents, waving goodbye to Goku, Krillin, and the others.
He was going with the Briefs Family to pick up the gravity training equipment he had previously asked them to build.
But right after speaking, Jin felt his words were a bit redundant.
It was hard to say for the rest of the protagonist group, but who was Goku? The number one workaholic in the 2D world.
Every time he appeared, he was either training or fighting.
Did he need a reminder?
Hearing Jin's words, the others in the protagonist group aside, Son Goku and Piccolo immediately nodded in agreement.
Although the Saiyan crisis had passed without major disaster, who knew what kind of monster might come from space next?
"Oh, right, Bulma, if you gather the Dragon Balls again in a year, don't rush to use them to revive Yamcha and the others. They might have a bigger use." Jin suddenly remembered something else and said to Bulma.
"Huh? Why?" Bulma frowned, her face full of confusion.
"Intuition. My intuition is very accurate." Jin thought to himself that he couldn't very well say Frieza might be coming, and Earth would most likely not withstand his onslaught.
If Earth was about to be destroyed, they'd need to use the Dragon Balls' power to restore it quickly. There was really no need to rush to revive Yamcha. Kami would definitely give him special treatment anyway… either send him to King Kai's planet to train like in the original work or directly toss him into Heaven to enjoy a carefree life.
So this was one of the wonderful things about the Dragon Ball World. Dying wasn't really dying… it was more like moving to a different place. Similar to the Soul Society.
Jin's cryptic explanation left Bulma with a head full of question marks, but she still nodded to indicate she understood.
...
Although West City was destroyed, as the wealthiest family in the Dragon Ball world, owners of the Capsule Corporation, the Briefs Family naturally had more assets than just in West City.
Until the reconstruction of West City was complete, Dr. Briefs decided to move the whole family to Orange City, the city closest to where Goku's family lived on Mount Paozu, though it is still a five-hour journey away.
Yes, it's the same city that was renamed [Satan City] after the Cell Saga ended.
"Maybe this city will be renamed [Goku City] or [Jin City] in the future..." After getting off the plane, Jin looked at this modern city, which was much smaller than West City but had all essential facilities, and smiled.
After all, in the original work, Mr. Satan lucked out and became the hero who saved the world, so the city was renamed after him.
But now he was just a dead man, so of course, he didn't have that opportunity.
Jin didn't care about fame, but he wouldn't allow such a disgusting thing to happen either.
If Orange City were to be renamed, the choices would probably be between [Goku City], [Gohan City], and [Rin City].
"Ara ara~ Jin-chan, come have some cold drinks while you wait~ Are you interested in being our Bulma's boyfriend~"
In the Briefs' mansion, Bulma's mother, Mrs. Briefs, spoke in a cutesy voice while holding a tray filled with cold drinks for Jin.
Come to think of it, this lady never seemed satisfied with Yamcha and was always looking for a son-in-law.
In the original work, she first had her eyes on Son Goku, then later switched to Vegeta.
"Ha~ Thank you for the kind offer, ma'am, but I have many women. It's better not to let Bulma jump into this fire." Jin laughed cheerfully.
Mrs. Briefs was taken aback.
The reason she was dissatisfied with Yamcha was that he was too much of a playboy.
But this was the first time she encountered someone who was openly a scumbag like Jin.
Mrs. Briefs wanted to find a son-in-law with strong combat power.
After all, she had personally witnessed multiple battles concerning the world's survival. Of course, she wanted to choose one who could protect her daughter.
She initially thought Goku was a good candidate, but right after returning from the Lookout, he went and married that girl named Chi-Chi, not leaving any opportunity for her daughter.
Now, finally, another suitable candidate appeared, but the other party directly declared himself a scumbag.
"Tch, as if I'd want you anyway." Bulma, who was debugging the gravity training device with her father, muttered under her breath.
But inwardly, she felt a bit upset.
'Are my conditions as a rich woman that bad?'
'One after another, looking down on me.'
'I don't want you anyway!'
While Bulma and her father, Dr. Briefs, were debugging the gravity training room, in another timeline...
"Achoo!"
In a slightly messy, converted laboratory garage, a young woman around thirty years old sneezed heavily and muttered to herself, "Strange, did I catch a cold?"
Just then, a boy about twelve years old, with striking silver hair, walked up.
Although his face was still quite youthful, his features, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, clearly indicated he would be top-tier in looks when he grew up.
He draped a coat over the young woman's shoulders and said with a light laugh, "Mom, I'm back."
"Oh oh~ You're back, Trunks. So, how was it? Was it fun at your dad's place?" The young woman turned around. The golden necklace around her neck glittered under the light… it was the same Pure Gold necklace with the function of halting bodily aging as the ones Nami and Hancock had.
"Yeah, Naruto, Sasuke, they're all interesting people... just a bit weak, so I won too easily. Oh, right, during the middle of the exam, a guy with a mask suddenly appeared and released the Nine-Tails inside Aunt Kushina, but it was resolved immediately..."
The boy called Trunks chattered incessantly to his mother about the interesting things he encountered.
The blue-haired young woman listened with a smile, sitting beside her son, occasionally reaching out to stroke Trunks' silver hair, which is a blend of her own blue and that dead scumbag's black hair.
"By the way, Mom, why don't you come live on Dad's side like Aunt #18? You're all alone here… it must be lonely." Trunks suddenly changed the subject.
He didn't remember how many times he had said this.
"I just can't stand seeing your dad act all lovey-dovey with those floozies." The blue-haired young woman snorted coldly.
"It's been so many years... you should be used to it by now... that's just how dad is..." Trunks muttered under his breath.
"By the way, has your dad been messing around with any young girls recently?" The blue-haired young woman changed the subject again, squinting her eyes.
"N-no, not really..." Trunks broke out in a cold sweat instantly.
"Really?" The young woman wore an expression of 'I don't believe you'.
She knew that dog's nature all too well.
"R-really not... I think..." Sweat poured down Trunks' face as he desperately covered for his father.
Although... but... he felt the atmosphere between his father and his classmate, Hyuga Hinata, was a bit strange.
It must be an illusion... probably...
...
Year 48 of Konoha Calendar.
This could be said to be a particularly lively year.
January 23rd: Aburame Shino, son of Aburame Shibi, head of the Aburame Clan, is born.
May 1st: Akimichi Choji, son of Choza Akimichi, head of the Akimichi Clan, is born.
July 7th: Inuzuka Kiba, son of Tsume Inuzuka, head of the Inuzuka Clan, is born.
July 23rd: Uchiha Sasuke, second son of Uchiha Fugaku, head of the Uchiha Clan, is born.
September 22nd: Nara Shikamaru, son of Nara Shikaku, head of the Nara Clan, is born.
September 23rd: Yamanaka Ino, daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi, head of the Yamanaka Clan, is born.
This series of births had the whole village buzzing.
Wow, did you clan head's wives make an agreement? All giving birth in the same year, huh?
Of course, there was also Haruno Sakura, born on March 28th to a civilian family.
Well, no one paid attention to that one.
...
"Wow! So cute!"
Outside Konoha's shopping street, Kushina, who was gradually transitioning from a Ninja to a housewife, ran into her best friend, Uchiha Mikoto, at the market entrance.
When she saw the little son in the other's arms, she immediately got excited, her eyes sparkling.
And from her prominently bulging belly, it was clear she was also nearing her delivery date.
"Kushina, yours is coming soon too, right? These two children should be able to enter the Ninja Academy together." Mikoto smiled slightly.
"Mm-hmm!" Kushina nodded vigorously, then suddenly remembered something and asked her friend in a low voice, "By the way, that... when giving birth... um... is it... very painful?"
Mikoto chuckled, "I never thought you would be afraid of something like that, Kushina..."
On the other side, at Konoha's main gate.
"Long time no see, Minato. I heard your wife is about to give birth, and you're still rushing out on missions?" Jin, followed by the Seraphim S-Snake, nicknamed [Little Snake], also ran into Minato, who was leading Team Minato.
And when he saw the now nearly fifteen-year-old Obito, Jin once again had a question.
'You're still here?'
Jin even suspected that Madara, that old fossil, might have already given up on Obito and started looking for a new pawn.
"There's still some time. I estimate I'll be back in time after this mission." Minato scratched his head, a bit embarrassed.
"Uh... good luck then." Jin said no more, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
"Jin-sama seems even buffer." Obito looked at Jin's retreating figure… the muscles hidden under his clothes seemed ready to burst the fabric at any moment.
"This is the passion of Youth! After the mission, I'll increase my running laps from 1000 to 1500!" Guy clenched his fists… his personality hadn't changed much since childhood.
And Kakashi, who still hadn't moved past the shadow of the White Fang, remained the same, a replica of a certain brooding Uchiha.
"Jin seemed a bit out of sorts." Minato, however, detected a trace of something unusual from the change in Jin's expression.
This old friend's guess was actually right.
Jin's inner feelings were indeed not very calm at the moment.
Because just after finishing another training session, Jin had ended up in that kind of relationship with Bulma again.
Yes, again.
How to put it?
For Jin, this kind of experience was truly a first.
If Jin's perception of Android 18 was an uncontrollable desire to have her, belonging to lust and possession, then his feelings for Bulma were more of appreciation.
After all, she was the number one 'good wife and wise mother' type woman in the Dragon Ball World, even in the entire 2D Worlds.
During this period, Jin had gotten along quite well with Bulma, the number one scientist in the 2D Worlds.
For example, he gave her a Pure Gold necklace as a thank you for the gravity training room.
And Bulma, knowing how to return a favor, came up with many new ideas for Jin, such as the modifications to S-Snake.
Originally, S-Snake's strength was only at the average Warlord of the Sea-level, with the advantage being the powerful recovery and adaptability of the Lunarian Race.
But since she was already a modified life form, perhaps she could reach the level of Androids 17 and 18 in the Dragon Ball World.
It would be even more fun if she could reach Cell's level.
So Jin took S-Snake to the Dragon Ball World for Bulma to research.
And then, they became more and more familiar, more and more familiar.
Finally, the atmosphere was right, and... well, you know how it goes.
Often, this was what normal dating was like.
The methods Jin used to conquer Nami and Hancock back then were the abnormal ones.
However, the relationship between Jin and Bulma was still a bit subtle.
Because when he woke up early the next morning, Bulma was too calm.
She didn't cry or yell demanding responsibility like most women, nor did she make any other indications.
She just said, "Let's go have breakfast," and that was it.
It actually left Jin a bit confused.
'Ah, this... does it count as gaining another casual exercising partner?'
'Ah, whatever, whatever. We are adult… no need to overthink it.'
However, Jin forgot one thing.
When he was exercising with Bulma, he didn't wear his 'armor'.
...
A few days later, in the Dragon Ball World.
"Dr. Briefs, the device broke again. Could you fix it for me?"
In the Briefs Family's mansion in Orange City, Jin handed the Capsule containing the gravity training room device to Dr. Briefs.
As his power grew stronger and stronger, the training equipment made by Bulma would break if he wasn't careful.
Basically, Jin had to come back every few days to ask the family for help with repairs.
"...Oh." Dr. Briefs stared at Jin for a long moment before taking the capsule and nodding.
"What's wrong?" Jin vaguely sensed something off from the other's gaze.
"No... it's, it's nothing. Nothing." Recalling his daughter's constant retching this morning and her now being at the hospital for a check-up, if Dr. Briefs didn't have a good temper and was relatively open-minded about such matters, he would have already stabbed this kid to death.
The couple had even had a heated discussion about this matter.
Should they tell Jin?
But Bulma proactively said there was no need.
This was her own business.
The expressions of Dr. and Mrs. Briefs were quite strange.
But seeing their daughter's unyielding attitude, they could only let it be.
Forget it, forget it. It's just one child anyway.
As the world's richest family, could they possibly not afford to raise one?