Meanwhile…

  On the distant cliff, Ragar, who was standing guard outside the Grand Elder's house, had already noticed Talot's movements.

  He, too, had beed greatly from the previous battle. With his talent and insights, his strength would soohrough to a new level.

  "Ragar, what do you think of those two children?" The Grand Elder's voice sounded from beside him.

  Ragar was startled but he immediately replied respectfully, "With all due respect, Grand Elder-sama, I'm not sure about Sari's talent, but Talot's talent is definitely far beyond mine. Given time, he'll surpass me without question."

  The Grand Elder nodded slightly, then smiled. "Don't look down upon yourself. After all, you are the only bat-type Namekian I created. If you apply yourself, your power could increase signifitly; you might not be ahan them.

  "Our will face many crises iure. You must bee stronger, and we'll also he help of outsiders…"

  As the Grand Elder spoke, Ragar listened seriously and in the end, he received an order from the Grand Elder: to maintain a good retionship with Talot and Sari.

  Moreover, he ermitted turly spar with them and to explore P Namek's ndscapes with them instead of stantly standing guard by his side.

  "I uand, Grand Elder-sama. But… are they truly going to be the saviors of our race?" Ragar found it hard to believe, but he dared not question it, muttering under his breath.

  In his view, Talot and Sari were probably only friendly because of their i in the Dragon Balls. After all, they needed something from the Namekians.

  The Grand Elder didn't answer, giving him a look that seemed to say, "You'll uand one day."

  …

  In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

  Talot was on ay isnd, training his Ki. The plete Ki training teique granted by Pa had filled in all the gaps in his previous uanding of Ki.

  Now, having corrected his mistakes, he suddenly realized that he actually be strohan before. He had been suppressing his own power, exerting unnecessary trol, which prevented his aura from being fully released and made it impossible for him to reach his maximum potential.

  "The sound of the wind…

  "The sound of the water…

  "The sound of is…

  "....So this is true mastery of Ki trol—precise down to the smallest detail! Not only has my perception sharpened, but the world I sense has also bee clearer!"

  "The way I used to perceive and trol Ki was just a crude manipution."

  Sighing from time to time, Talot tio gain new insights over the past few days.

  The aura and body should be pletely merged, so every move, even bodily instincts, could be perfectly adjusted.

  When still, his Ki was as calm as a tranquil pond, refleg everything around him.When in motion, it wouldn't cause turbulent ripples but could expand in an instant to cover everything around!

  "gratutions! You've broken through to a new level," a voice suddenly sounded from behind Talot.

  Talot had already sensed someone approag, so he stood up and smiled. "Just a small progress, nothing that impressive. But it's you whose aura has growronger since our st fight—you've broken through as well."

  The visitor was Ragar.

  "How about another spar? No brute strength this time, just teique and bat skills. Let me see how much you've learned," Ragar offered.

  "With you as an oppo, I wouldn't miss it," Talot nodded with a grin.

  Despite the apparent age difference, Ragar spoke to Talot as someone of the same geion.

  Strength represents everything, and Talot indeed gave Ragar a sense of maturity beyond his years.

  The two exged smiles.

  Uheir first fight, which had been a test of strength, an all-out fight, this time it ar of teique and Ki usage, without the explosive spectacle of their previous battle.

  In short, this kind of fight was meaningful for both Talot and Ragar.

  Oher side…

  Ihe spaceship…

  As Talot and Ragar's sparring created a powerful csh of auras, Sari, who was busy honing her own strength, was startled. She quickly turned off the Gravity Devid rushed out of the spaceship, hurrying to the se.

  By the time she arrived, she only caught the final part of Talot and Ragar's fight.

  The battle was drawing to a close, with the fight ending in a draw.

  Though it appeared that her had won, they each had an edge in their own areas of expertise. Iy, this wasn't a fight with a winner or loser—they were both using the other to verify their progress.

  "Brother Talot, why are you two fighting again?" Sari asked, her voice full of .

  Ragar smiled without saying anything. Over these days, he'd figured out that Sari and Talot weren't actually siblings.

  Although Namekians didn't have gender, Saiyans were different.

  "It was just a spar, nothing serious. By the way, you came at the right time, Ragar pns to take us to see other pces on Namek…"

  Hearing this, Sari perked up with i.

  Siheir arrival o Namek from Earth, it had been somewhat dull for her. Despite so many things they'd gohrough, she found it rather b.

  Now, getting a ce to see the other pces of Namek would at least relieve that boredom.

  …

  And so, time flew by.

  Half a year ih time—a full year on Namek—passed quietly.

  As they ied into life on alot and Sari came to uand Namekian s and way of life on a deeper level.

  To Talot and Sari, the Namekians were astonishing.

  They possessed powerful abilities but chose not to use them. Instead, they relied on their own hands to restore the p's ecological enviro.

  At first, Talot couldn't uand why the Namekians were so stubbornly devoted to this approach.

  But after witnessing the Namekians' tireless efforts, day and night, to create a brighter future without pint, Talot realized: these were survivors who had lived through destru, and they had e to cherish everything deeply.

  All Namekians had ied the Grand Elder's will, hoping that, one day, P Namek would be restored to its flory.

  Though this wasn't fulfilled in the inal story, such determination was admirable.

  In a way, it was Frieza who ultimately freed the Namekians from their fate. Later on, wheernal Dragon was revived and transferred them to a new P Namek, it ged everything.

  In some sehe Grand Elder's passing marked a new era for the Namekians, allowing them to finally let go of the past.

  Speaking of which…

  In these six months, both Talot and Sari had experieremendous growth in strength.

  Talot's current power level had reached 64,000.

  Sari's current power level stood at 18,000—the same as Vegeta's power level during his invasion of Earth in the inal work.

  It's important to hat both Talot and Sari were only seven years old at this point.

  While the increase in their power level is impressive, it's the overall improvement in their bat ability that truly matters.

  They have been training using the gravity training device, the Ki trainihod provided by Pa, and sparring matches with Namekians.

  Of course, part of their rapid growth was due to these factors, but annifit factor was Ragar himself.

  As the only bat-type Namekian on Namek, Ragar had been training crazily to increase his strength ever since his first battle with Talot.

  Over these days, Ragar would frequently spar with Talot, sharing battle experiend training insights. Talot, in turn, shared his own insights and allowed Ragar to train in the Gravity Chamber as well.

  This mutual exge allowed both to grow together.

  Just a minute earlier, Ragar and Talot had fiheir twenty-fifth sparring match.

  Once again, they stopped before reag the end. This time, however, Ragar deeply uood the terrifyient of Talot's talent.

  He was the most gifted warrior among the Namekians. A year ago, his power level had been 55,000, and now it was close to 69,000 points. Yet, despite having a 5,000-point advantage, he could no longer defeat Talot.

  From this spar, Ragar could tell that Talot had held back—he hadn't gone all out.

  "You're really gettier aer; I'm no match for you now.," Ragar sighed.

  "You're as modest as ever—you weren't going all out either," Talot didn't take it seriously.

  The two stood side by side, sharing their refles.

  "We've been on Namek for quite a while, and the Dragon Balls are usable again. It might be time to make our wish and leave," Talot said.

  They had stayed so long for the Dragon Balls, and all the Namekians, Ragar included, were aware of that, so it didn't e as a surprise.

  "Time flies, doesn't it…" Ragar sighed.

  Unknowingly, time had flown by. So much had happened, yet looking back, it all felt like yesterday.

  Ragar and Talot exged gnces. In this time together, they had e to uand each other deeply, f a bond of friendship.

  But unfortunately, all good things must e to an end.

  Talot wasn't a Namekian and wouldn't stay o Namek. Even though they will still remain for a short while after making the wish, they would eventually have to leave.

  Ragar had known this all along.

  And so, this twenty-fifth sparring match was, in a way, their final duel before parting ways.