Homeward Bound

Even the stoic man could not help but widen a smile at the mention of how she just so boldly claimed the term stepdaughters, which well, he guessed it could apply even though he had no outright claim of step fatherhood in the end. But, he figured that he had managed to share an inkling of wisdom throughout these few years, even if again he did not really see himself as this abundance of knowledge however he figured he did have a few extra years compared to the average warrior.

"R-right. I suppose so. Well. There are a few that I have been trying to be a guide for, where I could at least. I would not call myself a stepfather figure, but, they are definitely promising warriors. Like... about three or four. Even though again I repeat maybe stepdaughter is a bit of an excessive term."

He chuckled a little bit, it was not like any of them really saw him as a father figure certainly. Or did they? Well that was not something that he could confirm or deny for sure, in the end all he could do was just kind of tell the tale and that was about it.

"Anyhow, amongst these people there would be Zuqetta. There is also a Tuffle kid I met on Earth, their name is Maple. They were a bit too obsessed with building robots in their basement. I have also been trying to help out one of my friends from Namek, Zhalla with her mastery of the Super Saiyan form. Then there is also Jackie, an incredibly strong Earthling. She suffered a terrible loss from my understanding, so I tried to give her some advice too, she seems to be doing better too."

He folded his arms on his chest, he figured that was the entirety of it. There was also Patch, but things were still in the works with the guy, so it was hard to tell how he would shape up to be right now.

"That is more or less it? Not that I can think of anyone else, honestly. I have been trying to help others not only with my powers, and so far it seems like it has been worthwhile."

Not that he would have minded being a father figure to begin with, but, well it was not something that he could just claim like that! But well, he had definitely met some amazing people this past year, hopefully he would keep seeing them grow to become even more powerful and wise on their own. Something that he did not get to see before, after his loss.

But it was true, to him Cheri was his own slice of heaven, in a way. A reliable ally, even more so than his love interest. Wise, strategic to the point that he had no doubt she could easily kick his butt, as she did before multiple times, but, well he was just gladly smiling towards her for now.

"Yeah. Especially now. A moment to ourselves is so refreshing. For once we do not have to talk about politics, conflicts, having to defend the whole city- or planet for once."

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Again admittedly Nasu did not expect to ever having to hold such a conversation, just what were the odds he would have to tell Cheri about the eventuality that they might have some form of stepchildren? Well, alas, it was not like there was anything official about it. He did not know what to call it in one way or another, neither did he ever think that much about it, which she could for sure notice herself given his lack of understanding on the matter himself.

"N-no, it is just that I do not keep track of something like this... and it really depends how we want to talk about it. I mentioned that it is not like I am officially anyone's stepfather, but I have definitely been some manner of mentor figure to some in the past year or so? Outside of my actual tutoring responsibilities in the Otherworld. So, uhh. I mean I guess it depends on how you want to put it. A manner of prospective?"

He chuckled a bit, in the end, even when he was slightly embarrassed, he found this to be rather funny.

Oh.

Did she think that Zhalla was a Namekian? Well, that much was understandable given his wording, but that was not what he meant indeed. Rather he just chuckled and nodded his head.

"Indeed. They do not! Those go Super Namekian. But no, Zhalla simply lives on Namek but she is a Saiyan. There are plenty more Saiyans that have little to nothing to do with Plant in the first place. Once she did answer my request for help, back when Lottus was trying to blow up the planet however."

Of course he was glad that she appreciated the fact that his work was not mere brute force, and rather that he had for the longest time now simply been advocating for a peace where words could do the most of it. Not that he was by any means unable to deliver mighty justice, instead, instead he figured that he would at least give them a chance. Much like he used to talk with Yatapi back in the days, in the end, he did always offer a second chance. If they would squander that chance, however, what came next would have been on them.

In any case, stepdaughters and all aside. In the end, it felt all rather fantastic. A delightful and soft moment, finally! About time that he did not just have to be a peacemaker or a defender for once, that he did not have to answer for others or try to talk somebody into stop being a jerk. It was just a good moment. Something that he definitely had learned to cherish, so much so that she could tell he felt the same way in this moment, for some time he appeared silent almost as if he lost himself to the niceness of it all, before eventually of course they could not just sit there the entire day doing nothing.

"So. How about we kick back a little at your place? We can keep catching up."

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He chuckled a little bit, he guessed she was right. She knew so much about his kin out of all people, probably even more than he did, even though to be fair he did technically count as one of those types that did not follow the typical exodus. Not that he was even born at the time to have a say in the matter, but in theory he did come from a distant world, one that barely was a world anywhere with the manner of destruction that was left in the wake of a manmade calamity caused by none other than his own father.

"Ahaha, yeah, sorry. I had nearly forgotten about that."

Something that she did not appear to know however was how this kind of powers were indeed not unique to his own species, which was pretty much true, and well, he did not know the extent of it. Despite his connection to Namek, there was very little he knew about such intimate Namekian knowledge, but he had witnessed it pretty much.

"Yeah. I fought one of their warriors, once. From their Mazoku clan. He had the power to rival my own Super Saiyan power, as far from what I could tell. Perhaps even more. I could sense plenty of potential from within that guy. Sadly, he was already dead and I believe he must have passed on by now. But from what I hear he was not exactly a nice guy, so maybe that is for the better."

None of her thoughts even if she had spoken them, would have likely been rather comprehensible to him. Stuff like genome, X-factor and whatnot? Likely they would have only fried his brain, given his complete absence of knowledge in such scientific matters, but nevertheless he found bliss anyway, given the touch he held with her and the peaceful moment, he was still rather happy. Really he just cared to stay with her right now, and not a single other thought truly passed by his mind.

"Oh, uh."

He looked down at her grip. Nasu actually forgot about paying anyhow, but of course Cheri was that impressive that she had already thought about it. He did not seem to mind, neither that nor her grip, just he did not expect teleportation, so he held her tight and nodded his head.

"Ready when you are."

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Well. The idea itself was not all that strange to him, especially after some of the latest instances. He nodded towards Cheri however with confidence, almost as if he was rather sure of what he was talking about even though he knew very little about it.

"And that is not just him. Not too long ago, a few other malicious individuals that had nothing to do with Saiyan blood displayed similar capabilities. Namekians, ghosts and other aliens. Yet I doubt they held powers of that caliber from what I know, a year ago or so, it seems like the Super Saiyan was a catalyst for some kind of universal progression in that manner."

That was the best way he could summarize all of this, in a way this was kind of going back to the rubber band theory the two were talking about earlier, but there was also to consider the fact that nearly no one likely had enough info to kind of tell what made these people tick into unlocking even greater power.

"As for the Namekian... no clue. It did not appear to be a physical transformation. It was more like in the manner some Saiyans can harness a Great Ape's power without actually turning into one."

The Saiyan eventually returned to instead focus on her when she suddenly explained the ways this new technology advancement worked, or well he had no idea if it was new, but he had never experienced it before, therefore when he gave the signal he just remained still when suddenly his vision would shift and find himself in a completely different place. Nasu appeared rather interested to say the least, but despite the impressive amount of fanciness at hand by the art display alone, there was not much that he could draw from such elements and instead focused on just taking a look around, liking its simplicity and the fact that in the end it was just a good place to live.

"Very impressive. You have good taste, but I already knew that."

He said, his own eyes eventually took a turn around to try and gaze through the hallway and into the other rooms before his gaze returned towards Cheri, at first he smiled at her simple as that, before eventually he could feel a bit of a knot kind of tie around his collar, his own features appeared lively and well, part of him felt a tad... on fire? Nasu did not know whether she did it on purpose, but she did manage to just so casually draw out her charm and tease him in one way or another.

"Hmm. That would be entirely for you to decide."

Nasu replied rather simply with a delighted smile over his features.

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Indeed. The idea that all could tap into the Super Saiyan power was simply... insane, but there was not much of a choice. It was like there was a world of difference where the turning point had been that Hatchi battle, everything had suddenly changed and yet nothing did all the same, a familiar world where now boundaries were no longer set and were ever expanding. He did not know if they would once more hit some kind of soft limit, until once more this barrier would be shattered much like the Super Saiyan did, but there was a pretty fat chance of that being indeed the case. Again, what could one individual do if not try to keep up and improve?

There was also to say that at least this was not a global thing. While it did extend to multiple people, it was not like just anyone could turn into a Super Saiyan or obtain a form that could rival such power. Imagine if nearly every Earthling could turn into a Super Human out of nowhere on Earth, that would most likely spell the planet's doom and probably even worse... so yes, that did not appear to be the case. It was not like just anyone could obtain power. It was only still the very select few that were already strong to begin with, for reasons that were difficult to pinpoint; there were people that were born naturally strong, with a talent for it, or perhaps others that broke their bodies time and time again to ascend, and as well people that managed to use their brains to create things to unleash their creativity and the power of what was out there. Much like people simply managed to find weapons and artifacts that gave them powers beyond their own.

They had only scratched the surface of this world, it would not be long before older conflicts and even worse would return to torment the known galaxy, but it would be up to those valiant enough to face those few in the name of whatever pushed them forth, let that be their own ideals or people they would wish to protect. That was in part, his role as a tutor, he was not a free canister of knowledge anyone could attain from, but rather only those that had the guts to try and make the difference. To have it so that if they were to return to the living world, they could have the cards to try and flip the difference.

Sadly, it was not like evil souls could not potentially have the same kind of treatment, therefore he was back to square one in a certain sense. Depending on how things would play out, anything could happen and the worst had yet to come most likely... but that could prove true for either side of the coin in the end. So far, at least while there was a relative amount of peace, one could only try and keep training to grow stronger. Hence why he was so curious to try and surpass the Super Saiyan form, but it was not seemingly something that was so easy. Indeed, how long had the man been relying on his own full power, the Saiyan Soul that would drive him? Longer than twenty years by now, surely surpassing the legend was not something one could obtain in a matter of days.

But so long as he could keep his sights set, perhaps, there was the chance that even further limits could be broken. Time and time again, that was what the few people that kept stretching the band did, they would keep breaking the limits and in a certain way, drag along those few that were not so keen, almost as if nearly anyone could benefit from the immense power that embraced the universe.

"All we can do is keep working hard to make sure no one with the wrong reasons gets the upper hand."

He said in the end, both of them could understand in a way, each of them had their own responsibilities, especially Cheri to her people.

Well. Whether it be Namekian, Earthling or whatever, that much did not matter to him. In the end, so long as the power was in the hands of someone responsible enough, it could at least keep things relatively stable, despite his own interest in finding someone strong enough to test himself against. He shut his eyes shortly before eventually, he figured that, none of that really mattered, today at least. In this very instant, most thoughts simply melted away whenever his sight settled on Cheri, an individual that had given him just so much food for thought and drive, by all means she had always been his inspiration in a sense, and ever since they opened up to each other, it had awakened feelings that had long been buried deep within the Saiyan's heart.

"It does work, then. I doubt you can really find fault with this design."

Of course it was not perhaps personalized out of what you would expect from someone's personal space but it was also incredibly optimized to the point where he would imagine anyone struggling to pinpoint anything flawed with this design in general. Much like she had intended most likely for this place to work indeed in case of interviews or unexpected visitors, it could fend for itself rather well, and even in the eyes of Nasu, it was only yet another product of her genius mind, which he admired greatly too.

Indeed, even though it was a pretty place, there was perhaps very little in the world that he noticed about it when he was in her company, but there was nothing about her that he did not already notice before when they were having breakfast, however in the context of just the two of them alone, indeed there was about no other input that could catch his own attention much like she did. Even if the man just so barely could fit in this place, he did not appear to even notice it, relaxed and yet so eager as he was, when his eyes met her own, it was almost like she could reach deep within him and hold him with her eyes alone.

So, when he finally felt the touch to his hand, as if she had not been holding him already, indeed the flames simply were fanned even further but he was not taken aback and instead appeared to eagerly follow her all the way down to the hallway.

"Oh, don't tell me. I want it to be a surprise."

He chuckled a little bit to himself before eventually the lights of the scene would dim.

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