Summary:
Panic has spread around the world since Cell aired. But upstairs in God’s Palace, Vegeta and Trunks, in their new battle attire, are waiting outside the Room of Spirit and Time. Trunks asks how much longer Goku and Gohan will be around, and Popo says that another three hours won’t be a full day. Vegeta says they’ve been there long enough. Piccolo says there’s nothing to worry about, it’s still nine days until match day. He thinks they should rest before he goes inside. Vegeta thinks it’s a waste of time and should use the remaining eight days for himself. Piccolo tells him that a man cannot spend more than two days or forty-eight hours of his life in the room of spirit and time. Vegeta asks why and Popo says that the exit will disappear and you can never leave. Vegeta is upset, but Trunks cheerfully tells him that they still have more than twenty hours.
Then they all feel Goku and Gohan’s ki coming out. Both are Super Saiyans. Goku wonders why Vegeta and Trunks are here and senses Cell’s ki so they must still be alive. Piccolo thinks he barely recognizes Gohan. Vegeta questions if they are really Super Saiyans, but he thinks their aura is a bit different. They are very natural in this form. So Trunks explains everything that happened to Goku and Gohan. Goku thinks the tournament sounds interesting and asks Mr. Pop if he still has his dōgi. Trunks says his mom could make him another outfit when Goku changes into his usual orange and blue outfit, but Goku says he likes it and wants to fight as an Earthling. Gohan asks Piccolo if he could have some new clothes just like his, and Piccolo smirks and says he’ll get him something cool. He gives Gohan an outfit very similar to the one he had in the fight against the Saiyans, except for a cloak like Piccolo.
Vegeta asks Kakarot if he thinks he can beat Cell. Goku doesn’t know because he hasn’t met Cell in his perfect form yet. So he’s going to look right now. Goku teleports away, right into the middle of Cell’s ring, where Cell is standing. Cell says that this is the ring for the Cell Games that will decide the fate of the world in nine days and asks Son Goku what he thinks. Goku says it’s a pretty lousy ring for deciding the fate of the world. Goku gets serious and says that this is his perfect form. He says he will definitely show up and fight, but tells Cell not to kill anyone else. He then leaves saying it will be a good match. Cell says it’s going to be a much more interesting event than he thought.
When Goku returns, Trunks asks how he was. “Honestly, I didn’t think he was that amazing. With this state of mind, I honestly have no idea how strong he is. I won’t know until I try, but from the looks of it, I probably can’t win.” Piccolo tells him that he can use the Room of Spirit and Time again. The current order is: him (Piccolo), Vegeta, Trunks, and then they can go. Tenshinhan he apologizes and says he’ll have to pass, doubting he could put up much of a fight against Cell, but Goku declines, saying he and Gohan have done enough, they’ll train here in the outside world and do what they can for the next nine days. Piccolo is shocked when he said this.
