Hearing Lagar's teasing retort, Talot smiled faintly and paid it no mind.
"I don't want to deceive you. Besides, lying to you would only lead you astray, so I'll tell you the truth: with your current strength, it really isn't enough to make me transform."
Those words left the high-spirited Lagar feeling somewhat dejected.
However, Lagar seemed to have expected this already. Rather than becoming discouraged, he grew even more excited.
"Hearing you say that really pisses me off. I've trained hard for so many years, yet this is as far as I've gotten. But don't think I'll be so easily crushed! Knowing that you're even stronger only gives me greater motivation."
Lagar smiled, and his aura grew more powerful.
Seeing his fighting spirit reach such heights, Talot did not pour cold water on him. Instead, he said seriously, "Actually, you may not have noticed it yourself, but an incomparably powerful force is still sleeping within your body. If you can draw out that power, you might be able to fight my Super Saiyan form."
At that, Lagar's eager battle intent faded from his face, and he looked surprised.
He had never noticed it himself, but he did not doubt that Talot was telling him the truth.
They had long understood each other's personalities. Talot would only speak the truth; he would never fool him with some clumsy lie.
"A power hidden inside my body?" Lagar murmured to himself before looking at Talot seriously again. "Thank you. If you hadn't told me, I probably would have never known."
Clearly, although Lagar had not fully sensed it yet, Talot's deliberate guidance had made him realize that something like an Energy Pool really did seem to exist within him.
In the past, he had constantly tempered his body, striving to possess greater