>>5438610“Wait, what kind of offer?” you ask, tilting your head slightly.
“Mugen was looking to have me part of his crew of fighters. Pitched it as a ‘grand finale to the illustrious career of a Saiyan warrior.’” Nappa crosses his arms. “Had he gotten to me after that incident with Babidi, I might just have been convinced by it.”
Krillin gives Nappa an understanding look. “But you weren’t, because you’ve still got plenty ahead of ya.”
He nods. “Yeah. Needed something of a new perspective to really see that, but this old Saiyan warrior can still pick up plenty of new tricks!”
You smile at him. “So, what kind of new tricks are you going towards? Another form? Like Super Saiyan 3 that dad and uncle Raditz and sis and even myself have picked up, or maybe even Primal? Or do you have something different planned?”
He shrugs again. “Eh, 3 I might be able to figure out eventually, but that’s not what I’m working towards. I want better control. Better focus. I remember that feeling of wanting to get stronger at any cost, and how little that ended up actually meaning. Not gonna let it happen again.”
“Huh… yeah, I think I get that.” So, probably not the best idea to bring up Elder Kai with ‘em. Hmm… “Who’ve you talked with about that?”
“Well, Krillin was willing to give me a chance to try teamwork, see how that helps my mindset. I’d say it did.” He relaxes a bit. “Knew taking home the title of Champ would be a long shot… but losing didn’t frustrate as much as it used to. Other than that, talked a bit with Chuu Lee and Lapis about their training.”
“Still think a trip to Yardrat might be helpful down the road.” the aforementioned redheaded woman comments. “Or maybe Konpei, if you wanna try something a bit closer to Earth.”
“Those aren’t bad options.” you agree. “I know sis and Keli got some pretty major results through their training on Yardrat.”
“Yep! Maybe we can try the Ultra Divine Water again, when you feel you’re ready for it.” Krillin mentions to him, and Nappa smiles.
“Oh, hey, that Turtle Shell thing you’ve managed, Krillin, how’s that going? It still looks pretty handy, got anything else in store for it?” you ask next.
He nods. “Yeah, actually. Been inspired by Gamera a bit, I wanna see if I can get it to deflect attacks better through spinning it.”
(cont.)
