Recaps

Nappa and Vegeta arrived on Earth and confronted Krillin, Piccolo, Trunks, and the others after their spacecraft crashed outside East City. Vegeta sent six Saibamen to attack them, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Nappa and Vegeta emerged from their crashed spacecraft and scanned the Earth fighters with a Scouter.
• Vegeta warned Nappa that Raditz had been killed by the fighters’ techniques, but Nappa dismissed the danger.
• Krillin used his AR Data Vision to assess Nappa and Vegeta, including Vegeta’s dangerous Great Ape transformation.
• Piccolo removed his Gravity Cloak, revealing a higher Battle Power, while Trunks mocked Nappa’s Scouter.
• Vegeta planted six seeds that grew into Saibamen and ordered them to attack the Earth fighters.

Yamcha used Krillin’s training to defeat all six Saibamen in seconds, including the one attempting to self-destruct. He left Nappa stunned and taunted him for bringing such weak opponents.

• Krillin’s system detected Yamcha’s death as a critical plot point and triggered a mission to ensure Yamcha defeated his enemies without injury.
• Yamcha activated his internalized Kaio-ken as the six Saibamen attacked from every direction.
• Yamcha killed four Saibamen with rapid punches, hammer strikes, and a kick.
• Yamcha stopped the final two Saibamen from fleeing or self-destructing by piercing their heads with Ki Blast Dragon Balls.
• Yamcha turned his thumb down at the stunned Nappa and mocked the Saiyans’ biological weapons.

Trunks stepped in to fight Nappa, and the four-year-old calmly caught the Saiyan’s full-force punch without injury. Nappa’s attack left Trunks unmoved and disappointed, while the others watched in shock.

• Nappa flew into a rage after Yamcha killed the Saibamen and prepared to attack him.
• Trunks stepped in, telling Yamcha he wanted to test himself against Nappa, while Vegeta sensed something unusual about the child.
• Krillin watched from a distance as the system assessed Trunks’s Battle Power and unusual toughness.
• Nappa attacked Trunks from above, but Trunks caught his punch with one hand and asked if that was all.

Nappa attacked Trunks with a devastating energy blast, but Krillin appeared and caught it in one hand. Krillin’s System Panel revealed that his power had increased because Trunks was in mortal danger, as Vegeta watched in disbelief.

• Nappa recovered from being thrown into the mountainside and unleashed his Super Energy Blast at Trunks.
• Trunks froze in fear as Piccolo and Gohan rushed to save him but could not reach him in time.
• Krillin appeared in front of Trunks and stopped Nappa’s blast with his bare hand.
• Krillin compressed the blast into a small energy ball while Nappa and Vegeta stared in shock.
• Krillin’s System Panel showed that his attributes had temporarily increased by 50% because his child was under mortal threat.

Krillin unleashed his suppressed power and killed Nappa with an Ordinary Punch, devastating the landscape around them. The battlefield was left in stunned silence.

• Krillin dismissed the emergency mission notification and stopped suppressing his power.
• Krillin's ki shook East City and shattered Vegeta's Scouter, which froze at a reading of 22,000.
• Nappa became paralyzed with fear as Krillin slowly raised his fist.
• Krillin struck Nappa with an Ordinary Punch, obliterating him and blasting a corridor through the mountains and sea.
• The surviving fighters stared at the destruction in stunned silence.

Goku fought Vegeta, who initially overwhelmed him, then used Kaio-ken to raise his Battle Power and turn the battle around. The chapter ended with the two Saiyans clashing in a fierce midair brawl as Piccolo and the others watched.

• Vegeta dismissed Goku as a Low-Class Warrior and attacked him with a rapid, brutal assault.
• Vegeta kicked Goku through three mountains, but Goku emerged from the rubble eager to continue.
• Goku activated Kaio-ken, raising his Battle Power to 16,000 and startling Vegeta.
• Goku struck Vegeta in the cheek and pressed his advantage, starting a fierce midair brawl.

Goku and Vegeta fought a devastating beam clash after Vegeta threatened to destroy Earth. As Vegeta’s Garlic Gun began overpowering Goku’s Kamehameha, Goku pushed past his body’s limits with Kaio-ken x4, leaving Vegeta shocked by the surge in power.

• Goku overwhelmed Vegeta in close combat, driving him into a crater.
• Vegeta gathered energy for a Garlic Gun powerful enough to threaten Earth, while Krillin urged the others to trust Goku.
• Goku and Vegeta fired their Kamehameha and Garlic Gun at each other, creating a massive beam clash over East City.
• Vegeta’s Garlic Gun pushed Goku’s Kamehameha toward the ground as Goku’s body neared its limits.
• Goku activated Kaio-ken x4, strengthening his beam and raising his battle power to 32,000.

Vegeta created an artificial Full Moon to trigger the Saiyan transformation, while Krillin warned Trunks to shield Gohan’s eyes. Vegeta transformed into a gigantic Great Ape, leaving Goku and the others facing the overwhelming threat.

• Vegeta rose from the smoke, injured but furious, and challenged Goku to witness the true power of the Saiyans.
• Krillin saw Vegeta’s race traits flashing red on the System Panel and told Trunks to keep Gohan from looking at the sky.
• Vegeta explained that Saiyans transformed under Blutz Waves and formed an artificial Full Moon in the sky.
• Piccolo recognized the danger and tried to stop Vegeta, but the transformation began.
• Vegeta’s body grew fur and fangs until he became a Great Ape more than fifty meters tall.

After realizing he had killed Grandpa while transformed into a Great Ape, Goku prepared to sacrifice himself to protect his friends. Krillin stepped in beside him, unfazed by Vegeta’s power, as an S-rank mission appeared.

• Goku remembered that he had crushed Grandpa during a Full Moon transformation and broke down in guilt.
• Vegeta mocked Goku for killing his own loved one, and Goku vowed to stop him.
• Goku urged Krillin, Gohan, Trunks, and the others to flee while he held Vegeta off.
• Goku began pushing himself toward Kaio-ken, but Krillin calmed his Aura with a hand on his shoulder.
• Krillin dismissed Vegeta as a slightly bigger monkey, and a limited-time S-rank mission to observe the civilization of monkeys appeared.

Krillin stopped Great Ape Vegeta’s full-power blast and defeated him with a Serious Punch. He found Vegeta unconscious and badly injured at the bottom of a crater.

• Great Ape Vegeta fired a full-power Super-Energy Blast at Krillin, who stopped it with one palm.
• Krillin activated his Serious Punch and struck Great Ape Vegeta in the chest, destroying his Great Ape form.
• The punch sent Vegeta through mountains and into a wasteland, where the impact created a vast crater and a mushroom cloud.
• Krillin ended his Saint Buddha Form and Kaio-ken, then found Vegeta unconscious at the crater’s bottom.

Krillin found Vegeta near death in the crater and decided to take his tail for Bulma to study. He ripped it off, jolting Vegeta awake with a scream.

• Krillin approached the unconscious Vegeta and saw that the Saiyan prince was barely alive.
• Krillin stepped on Vegeta and noticed his bloodied tail.
• Krillin decided Bulma could study the tail and grabbed it at the base.
• Krillin tore off Vegeta’s tail, and Vegeta awoke screaming in agony.

After Goku asked everyone to spare Vegeta so he could fight him again, Krillin weighed the request against a System warning that Vegeta’s survival was essential to the Namek storyline. Krillin eased the pressure of his foot, apparently choosing to let Vegeta live and escape Earth.

• Yamcha prepared to kill the injured Vegeta while Piccolo watched and Trunks poked at his bald head.
• Goku asked Yamcha and Krillin to spare Vegeta, saying he wanted to defeat him in a future fight with his own strength.
• Yamcha and Piccolo objected, warning that Vegeta would threaten Earth again, and the group left the decision to Krillin.
• Krillin’s System Panel warned that killing Vegeta would bring Frieza’s forces to Earth and derail the Namek storyline.
• Krillin considered the risks and rewards of the Namek saga, then eased the pressure of his foot on Vegeta.

After the Saiyan invasion, Krillin celebrated his victory with Bulma and the others, then learned that Frieza had discovered the Namekian Dragon Balls and was heading to Namek. Bulma and Goku decided to set out before Frieza, leaving the group preparing for a new adventure.

• Krillin celebrated at Capsule Corporation while Bulma studied Vegeta's severed tail and showed him affection.
• Krillin received rewards for completing the Saiyan Invasion mission, including increased battle power, a storage ring, and a Super Saiyan Transformation Guide fragment.
• Goku learned from King Kai that Vegeta's communicator had revealed the Dragon Balls and Namek to Frieza.
• Goku told everyone that Frieza was heading to Namek to use the Dragon Balls to wish for eternal life.
• Bulma volunteered to fly to Namek, and Goku eagerly agreed to go and train.

Krillin and Bulma launched the Hope, Capsule Corporation’s advanced spaceship, for a journey to Namek with Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, and Trunks aboard. After reassuring Chi-Chi about Gohan’s studies, Krillin settled in as the ship began its six-day trip to Namek.

• Bulma showed off the Hope’s advanced features, including a chamber that could simulate up to five hundred times standard gravity.
• Chi-Chi reluctantly allowed Gohan to join the trip after Krillin reassured her about the Cosmic Summer Camp and its food and lodging.
• Goku, Piccolo, Gohan, Trunks, Krillin, and Bulma boarded the Hope and watched it rise smoothly into space.
• Gohan and Trunks played in the weightless main hall, leaving Piccolo unable to meditate in peace.
• Bulma set the route to Namek and engaged autopilot for the six-day journey.

Piccolo spent a sleepless night hearing Krillin and Bulma through the ship’s walls, then woke to an asteroid storm threatening the ship. Krillin sent Trunks and Gohan outside in their Battle Suits to smash the incoming rocks.

• Piccolo failed to meditate because his Namekian hearing picked up Krillin and Bulma’s noises next door, and he spent the night miserable and sleepless.
• Krillin emerged refreshed the next morning while Piccolo sat bloodshot and gloomy, then told Krillin to get lost.
• The ship’s alarm warned that a huge asteroid belt would hit in three minutes, and Bulma said the ship could not evade it or withstand all the impacts.
• Krillin turned the incoming asteroids into a game and sent Trunks and Gohan outside in their Child Battle Suits to smash them.

The Hope was ambushed by a disguised Space Pirate Crew, and Krillin coached Trunks and Gohan as they fought the boarding party. The children overwhelmed the pirates inside the ship while Octopus Captain remained on the enemy vessel.

• Bulma reported that a damaged cargo ship had answered the Hope’s communications and agreed to let them approach.
• The cargo ship revealed its armor and weapons, and Octopus Captain demanded the Hope’s valuables after the pirates latched onto it.
• The pirates cut through the Hope’s hatch and boarded, while Krillin stayed calm and Trunks and Gohan prepared to fight.
• Trunks knocked out a Minotaur Pirate with a Rising Dragon Fist, and Gohan took down a gunman with the Afterimage Fist.
• Krillin directed the children as they continued defeating the pirates with attacks that avoided the Hope’s instruments.

Krillin’s group arrived on Namek and found the planet under attack by Frieza’s forces. After assigning Goku, Piccolo, and the children their missions, Krillin took Bulma “fishing” as two Frieza Force scouts approached.

• Krillin’s group reached Namek, where their senses and the System Panel revealed widespread violence and powerful Frieza Force fighters.
• Piccolo tried to rush out after hearing Namekians being slaughtered, but Krillin stopped him and warned that charging at Frieza would get him killed.
• Krillin ordered Bulma to land the ship in a secluded canyon and assigned Goku, Gohan, and Trunks to collect Dragon Balls while Piccolo searched for survivors.
• Krillin told Bulma they were going fishing, then checked his battle data and noted the planet held many experience packs.
• Two Frieza Force scouts flew past the stone forest, and one noticed that his Scouter had briefly jumped.

Krillin arrived in a Namekian village and stopped Dodoria from taking the Dragon Ball by crushing him underfoot. After Dodoria’s Scouter showed Krillin’s Battle Power as only 5,000, Krillin struck him with a casual slap that crushed his face.

• Dodoria threatened Elder Moori and the children while demanding the village’s Dragon Ball.
• Krillin dropped into the village square and pinned Dodoria beneath his foot.
• Dodoria burst free and attacked Krillin, but his punch broke his own arm against Krillin’s body.
• Dodoria mocked Krillin’s Scouter reading of 5,000 and prepared to fire his High-Energy Energy Cannon.
• Krillin slapped Dodoria, dispersing his attack and crushing one side of his face.

Krillin absorbed Dodoria’s energy and defeated him, then received the Four-Star Dragon Ball from Elder Moori. As Krillin prepared to challenge Frieza, Moori sensed that untapped potential lay dormant within him.

• Krillin used Energy Absorption to drain Dodoria until he withered into dust, gaining the Penetrating Energy Wave skill and increasing his Saitama Template fusion rate.
• Krillin reassured Elder Moori and Dende after saving their village, and Moori thanked him for defeating Dodoria.
• Elder Moori gave Krillin the Four-Star Dragon Ball, and Krillin said he would gather the Dragon Balls and might help revive the dead.
• Elder Moori warned Krillin about Frieza and told him that some potential within his body remained undeveloped.

Krillin found and broke through the barrier hiding an ancient temple and its Sacred Tree on Namek. The wary guardian Aki attacked him with glowing vines, but he calmly dodged them.

• Krillin reached the coordinates identified by the System as the Hidden Land of Gods and detected a concealed barrier.
• Krillin shattered the Space Fold barrier with his ki, revealing an ancient white-jade temple and an enormous Mutant Hydrangea Tree.
• Krillin met Aki, the Namekian Hydrangea Tree Saintess, who suspected he had come to seize the Sacred Tree.
• Aki sent dozens of glowing vines to attack Krillin, and he dodged them without taking his hands out of his pockets.

Krillin convinced Aki that he had come with Elder Moori’s token and asked to use the Tears of Agisa to gain Super Regeneration. Aki explained that he needed a Sacred Baptism with her help, and she prepared to begin the ritual in the Holy Water.

• Krillin showed Aki the Four-Star Dragon Ball bearing Elder Moori’s aura and explained why he had come.
• Aki apologized for mistaking Krillin for one of Frieza’s men and led him to the secluded Inner Hall.
• Aki explained that the Tears of Agisa could grant Super Regeneration but would overwhelm an outsider unless she filtered its energy through a Sacred Baptism.
• Aki told Krillin that the ritual required intimate contact and intertwined ki in the Holy Water.
• Aki agreed to perform the baptism, asked Krillin to turn around, and began preparing.

Krillin and Aki used the Hydrangea Sacred Tree’s energy to undergo a soul-deep exchange that reconstructed Krillin’s cells and granted him immortality. Aki also gained a dramatic increase in her Life Level as the ritual ended and the pool’s energy faded.

• Krillin embraced Aki in the sacred pool and asked her to open her heart and share her ki.
• The Hydrangea Sacred Tree released its energy, which Aki filtered and transferred into Krillin.
• Krillin activated Charm Lock: Soul Resonance, drawing Aki into a deeper connection that made her willingly intensify the energy transfer.
• The exchange reconstructed Krillin’s cells, improved his strength, and infused him with immortality.
• Aki’s Life Level rose through the ki flowing back from Krillin, and the light faded as the pool’s water level fell.

Krillin returned to Hope with Aki, a purple-haired Namekian temple guardian, prompting Bulma to accept her after Aki offered a rejuvenating treatment. Piccolo was left reeling over the existence of a female Namekian, while Krillin checked the ship’s data.

• Bulma spotted two approaching energy signatures and confronted Krillin when he entered with Aki.
• Krillin explained that Aki had helped him retrieve the Four-Star Dragon Ball and had been saved by him from danger at the temple.
• Aki called Bulma “Mistress,” used life energy to ease her exhaustion, and offered her daily treatments that could slow aging.
• Bulma warmed to Aki, asked her to call her “Sis,” and led her away to show her a room.
• Piccolo questioned whether Aki was a Namekian, then broke down when Krillin confirmed she was a female native with a Battle Power of 48,000.

Sabo confronted Krillin’s group on Namek and demanded the Dragon Balls, but Trunks blocked his attack. Vegeta arrived to challenge Sabo, and their fight left Vegeta gaining the upper hand.

• Sabo landed before Bulma and Aki, introduced himself as Frieza’s subordinate, and demanded the Dragon Balls while inviting the women to meet Frieza.
• Bulma mocked Sabo, so he fired a Kamehameha at Trunks, whose golden barrier blocked it without harm.
• Vegeta appeared and challenged Sabo, telling Krillin to stay out of their grudge.
• Krillin accepted Vegeta’s terms and sat aside with Bulma’s chips as Vegeta and Sabo began fighting.
• Vegeta used his increased strength to suppress Sabo and broke his nose with a heavy punch.

Krillin defeated Zarbon on Namek with a Serious Punch and gained a new transformation through the System. The chapter ended with Krillin reading the description of the Super Bald Form and mocking its name.

• Zarbon stomped Vegeta into the dirt and charged Krillin, but broke his own hand against Krillin's bald head.
• Zarbon fired his Ultimate Destruction Cannon at Krillin, who erased the attack and Zarbon with a Serious Punch.
• The System announced Zarbon's defeat, completed the Namek mission, and increased Krillin's Saitama Template fusion rate to 43%.
• Krillin gained the One-Stage Transformation Ability and the Super Bald Form · First Stage, which increased his physical defense and explosive power fiftyfold without side effects.
• Krillin complained to the System about the transformation's name and read its description.