"Phew... phew..."
Betkas sat in the spaceship, snoring lazily. The next moment, the lights inside suddenly came on, and he woke up at once.
"Have six months already passed? That's a long way..."
Betkas looked displeased as he glanced at the pale purple planet ahead of the spaceship.
That was right: Betkas was carrying out another planet-invasion mission. This time, he'd had the spaceship select a high-level planet. His goal was simple: to push his body through plenty of battles. What he needed right now wasn't to increase his strength, but to transform into a Super Saiyan. He knew he'd have to take it slowly.
There were actually two ways to become a Super Saiyan. Meeting either condition might be enough to transform.
The first was to transform through an explosive burst of extreme anger. This was the most likely way to become a Super Saiyan, but it was also the least reliable. A transformation brought on by rage might work once, but afterward, one might be unable to transform again for a long time. Without truly mastering the essence of it, only constant training of one's will could make another transformation possible.
Son Goku and Vegeta in the original story both fit the first condition. One transformed after Frieza enraged him; the other transformed out of anger over the "humiliation" brought on by Son Goku and Future Trunks. Of course, because of Cell, Son Gohan's transformation into a Super Saiyan 2 was more or less the same kind of thing.
The second method was simple, but it was the most difficult to endure. One had to slowly build up the power within until it reached its limit. At that point, a Saiyan was very likely to break through and become a Super Saiyan. This method was reliable, and didn't require the kind of willpower training necessary after a rage-fueled transformation.
And Super Saiyans who transformed this way were often stronger than those who transformed in a burst.
As for Betkas, it was obvious that the first method wasn't right for him. And the second? He hadn't even considered it.
Because he wasn't in a hurry. He wanted to become a Super Saiyan right away, but he knew he couldn't do it yet. That was because of a really crappy "limitation." In other words, it was a "side effect of transmigrating."
Other transmigrators got a cheat with them. This guy, apart from being able to instantly learn any move he invented himself, got nothing else. He'd even brought along a side effect: he had to reach a certain age before he could become a Super Saiyan. What he was doing now was only to make himself stronger for later. He knew all too well how powerful Android 17 and Android 18 would be after the Frieza arc.
He didn't know whether that guy Cell would show up again, but there was nothing he could do about it. He believed that if he followed the plan he'd made, then by the time he became a Super Saiyan, he'd have what it took to take on even Broly from the movies.
By then, Betkas was confident he could kill Frieza in seconds. Even Cell, that evolved bug, would be completely suppressed by him! Of course, he wasn't talking about Super Perfect Cell or Cell's third form, but his second and first forms.
"I'll build up a little more power inside my body. Then all I'll have to do is wait."
Betkas watched the spaceship begin its descent, murmuring to himself.
As soon as the spaceship broke through the atmosphere, he immediately switched on his scouter.
"Beep beep beep!!!"
In just a few seconds, the scouter displayed several high power levels.
"At coordinates 222134, there's someone with a power level of 11,300."
"At coordinates 831234, there's someone with a power level of 13,200."
"At coordinates 523418, there's someone with a power level of 15,900."
"This planet really is high-end—even among high-level planets. The scenery's pretty nice, too. Looks like it'll fetch a good price..."
After scanning the planet, Betkas discovered it really was a high-grade world. There were nearly ten beings with power levels above 10,000 alone.
If he'd come here before, he probably wouldn't have been able to wipe them out. But now things were different. After five days of that devilish training with Bardock, he was confident he could beat opponents of the same level. They certainly didn't have the wealth of "experience" he'd gained from Bardock.
He opened the hatch and walked out, still looking calm. Betkas floated leisurely in the air, looking this way and that.
"Let's make a big scene and turn this planet into a dead world! Oh, wait, maybe I can't. This planet might sell for a pretty good price... No, no, I can't destroy too much, or the price will drop. Then I'll get paid less..."
Betkas muttered, looking a little conflicted.
"Damn it... Forget it. I'll preserve as much of the original landscape as I can. Someone once said that blades and swords have no eyes. I won't have time to keep track of the terrain while I'm fighting."
As he chose one of the high-level fighters the scouter had detected, Betkas spoke with an air of elegance.
"Southeast, thirty-five degrees... distance: 35,800. Hmph... you're the one!"
Betkas immediately picked up a power level of around 13,000. A cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he shot off toward that direction like a gust of wind.
"Beep beep beep!!!"
"Hm? That's strange. Three guys with power levels around 10,000 are heading this way... Wait, there are more than three!"
As Betkas flew, he noticed several more symbols appear on the scouter's screen. He froze, then asked in a puzzled, slightly serious tone,
"There are about eight of them! All with power levels over 10,000. That's impossible! Have those guys already discovered me? Could they... be able to sense ki?"
Betkas counted the number of figures approaching. His expression immediately turned grave. Before the Saiyan Seal had been placed on him, getting rid of these guys would have been as easy as waving his hand. But now, facing so many opponents of the same level—or even stronger—all at once, and possibly having to deal with them as a group or one after another, was a bit much for him to handle alone.
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