Goku: Broly Killed King Piccolo?

"So, what did you come to see me about?" Master Korin stopped teasing him and got back to the point, asking directly.

At the mention of business, Son Goku's expression immediately turned serious. He clenched his fists, determination burning in his eyes, and said earnestly to Master Korin, "That guy called King Piccolo is a bad person! He's killed lots of innocent people, and even Krillin... Please help me improve my martial arts! I have to defeat him! I'll avenge Krillin and everyone else!"

Master Korin didn't answer right away. Instead, he fell silent for a moment.

Then Master Korin simply looked at Son Goku in silence. It was impossible to read his expression on his catlike face, as if he were weighing something.

Several seconds passed. Just as Son Goku was beginning to lose patience and was about to speak again, Master Korin finally said, "Wait. Get your strength back first."

As he spoke, Master Korin turned and picked up an old clay jar beside him. He took out a bright green bean and casually tossed it to Son Goku.

Son Goku deftly caught it and held it up to look at. He paused in surprise. "Isn't this a Senzu Bean?"

"A Senzu Bean?" Yajirobe, standing nearby, froze when he heard the name. Then he remembered Goku had used one to trick him into climbing the tower, and his anger flared. "So this is a Senzu Bean?! You've got to be kidding me! How is this supposed to be a tasty treat?! It just looks like some ordinary, lousy bean!"

As he spoke, Yajirobe angrily stepped forward and leaned over the clay jar to look inside.

It was filled to the brim with these green beans.

Yajirobe got even angrier, feeling as if he'd been cheated in the worst possible way.

"All that trouble for these lousy beans! You made me climb until I was exhausted, and I nearly fell off the tower and died!" The more Yajirobe spoke, the angrier he became, as though he were venting every grievance from the climb. He suddenly reached out, grabbed a huge handful of Senzu Beans, and shoved them into his mouth without even looking. He chewed furiously and cursed through a full mouth. "Damn it! Lousy beans! They don't taste good at all! They're dry and flavorless!"

Master Korin: "..."

Son Goku: "..."

Watching Yajirobe's childish fit, Master Korin and Son Goku froze in place, mouths hanging open, unsure how to react.

Yajirobe gulped down the whole handful of Senzu Beans. He was just about to keep cursing when he suddenly felt something extremely strange in his stomach.

It was as if an enormous amount of energy had instantly expanded inside him.

The next moment, Yajirobe's belly visibly swelled like an inflated balloon!

"Ugh... hic... I'm... I'm so full... My stomach..." Yajirobe doubled over in pain, sweat breaking out on his forehead. He felt as though his belly was about to burst. He was completely miserable, collapsed on the ground, and groaned in agony.

"Haha, you idiot!" Seeing Yajirobe's ridiculous state, Son Goku couldn't help bursting into laughter. He was almost crying from laughing so hard. "One Senzu Bean can keep you from needing to eat for ten days! You ate a whole handful! You're lucky you didn't burst!"

After saying that, Son Goku tossed the Senzu Bean in his hand into his mouth, chewed a few times, and swallowed it.

Instantly, a warm and powerful rush of energy surged through his entire body!

The wounds on Son Goku's body rapidly healed before their eyes.

All his fatigue and weakness vanished. His depleted ki instantly returned to its peak, and he even felt more energetic than before!

"How do you feel? Are you back to normal?" Master Korin asked with a smile as he watched Son Goku instantly regain his vigor and look full of energy.

"I am! This is amazing! All my wounds are healed! I've got all my strength back!" Son Goku excitedly threw a few punches and kicks, stirring up gusts of wind as he felt the surging power within him. Then he turned to Master Korin, his eyes full of anticipation. "So, Master Korin, can you teach me martial arts again? Like last time!"

"I'm afraid not, Goku." Master Korin gently shook his head, his face showing a hint of regret and wistfulness. "There's nothing more I can teach you! It's embarrassing to admit, but you surpassed me a long time ago."

"Huh?" The smile on Son Goku's face froze. He looked disappointed and at a loss. "Then... then what do we do? What about King Piccolo... Is there really nothing we can do?"

"You don't need to worry about that," Master Korin said calmly, reassuring Son Goku as he watched him grow anxious. "King Piccolo is already dead."

"Dead?!" Son Goku froze as if he'd been struck by lightning. His eyes widened, his mouth hanging open so far that an egg could have fit inside. Unable to believe his ears, he pressed, "How did he die? Who... who defeated him?"

"Broly killed him," Master Korin answered honestly, a hard-to-describe expression on his catlike face.

"Broly?" Son Goku paused. The name was so unexpected that his mind seemed to short-circuit. He blinked, and for a moment he didn't react at all. "Which Broly?"

"The one you know, the Broly who lives at Master Roshi's House," Master Korin confirmed.

Son Goku froze again.

"That's right. Broly pinned his head down and crushed it... and then he died." Master Korin's mouth twitched slightly as he spoke with a sigh.

That kid named Broly...

He really was unbelievably powerful...

Fortunately, King Piccolo had already created new life before that, so his legacy would continue...

Otherwise, that old fellow in the sky would have disappeared too, and then Shenron would never appear again.

Luckily, after King Piccolo died, the egg inside him flew out and left...

Though that had also blown King Piccolo's body apart, saving them the trouble of dissecting it.

"Who's Broly?!" Yajirobe had just begun to recover from the pain of being stuffed full when he heard their conversation and was stunned too. He struggled to sit up and stared at Master Korin and Son Goku in disbelief. "He can even kill King Piccolo, the guy who beat you up that badly, Goku? Just how strong is he?"

"Broly? Broly killed King Piccolo?" Son Goku still looked utterly incredulous. He scratched his head hard, his voice full of confusion. "But... isn't Broly unable to fight? I've never seen him train! When we were at Master Roshi's House, all he did was eat and sleep..."

"That's what happened." Master Korin sighed softly, his expression turning serious as he spoke pensively. "Although he didn't deliberately release his ki, the instant he destroyed King Piccolo, I sensed a fleeting surge of immense energy! It was definitely far, far beyond yours, Goku."