Tarble.

(What do I do!!! School is about to start!! (⊙o⊙)... I can't stay calm anymore. Because once school starts, it means less time for me to play on the computer... I'll just squat in the corner drawing circles... I won't tell you I haven't done my summer homework... So, "excited?" I hurried to cobble together a chapter... and then buried the first chapter's plot hole.)

"Hope that guy hasn't left!"

The young man looked from the sky at the village spewing black smoke in the distance. His expression tightened as he accelerated, muttering to himself...

But the next moment... a figure suddenly appeared before him, startling him. He instantly braked his rapid speed, then stared in surprise at the light-haired handsome man in front of him—it was Betkas.

"Hmm... you're a Saiyan?"

Betkas had just appeared moments ago. Catching sight of the unique tail at the young man's waist, his eyelids twitched. He fixed his gaze on the young man and questioned him...

"How did you... are you a Saiyan too?!"

The young man's face changed drastically at first, then he noticed the tail coiled around Betkas's waist and froze for a moment before speaking...

"Wait... I feel like you look a bit like Brother Vegeta... is it my imagination or a coincidence?"

Betkas nodded slightly, then spoke with some doubt...

"Vegeta? You know my brother?!"

The young man suddenly grew excited...

"Hmm? Brother? You..."

Betkas's pupils unconsciously contracted. He took another careful look at the young man before him... a hairstyle similar to Vegeta's, and a face that looked weak and fragile, yet strikingly similar to Vegeta's...

Coupled with the somewhat old-fashioned battle armor he wore... Betkas quickly reached a conclusion.

"You're Second Brother Tarble!"

Betkas closed his eyes, then spoke slowly. At this moment, he felt a quiet relief inside... because he did remember that there was a character named Tarble in Dragon Ball, though only in the storyline after Majin Buu.

Moreover, when Betkas was first born, Tarble had already been sent to another planet. Over time, Betkas had gradually forgotten about such a person.

Now that Tarble had reappeared, Betkas suddenly recalled everything.

"You know me?! And you called me Second Brother... could you be Betkas?!"

Tarble was slightly surprised, then spoke in astonishment.

"That's right... I'm Betkas..."

Betkas yawned lazily and said. He had no guard up against Tarble, because in the original story, this guy had a kind heart. Probably because he grew up on this planet, it had influenced him.

"Is it really you?!"

Tarble was overjoyed. Because when he had set off back then, Betkas had barely been born. He had only heard a specific piece of news: the newborn Third Prince Betkas had talent slightly weaker than Vegeta's, and his personality would be tested next. If he turned out like Tarble, he would be sent to another planet.

He didn't know what happened after that, since he was no longer on Planet Vegeta. Seeing the grown-up Betkas now felt very warm and familiar.

"I didn't expect Second Brother to end up on such a low-to-mid-level planet. Father really went too far back then..."

Betkas carefully sensed his surroundings, then spoke...

"Betkas... where is Brother now?!"

Tarble paused, then asked in confusion. He still held respect for his brother Vegeta, even though the two had no deep bond—their time together had been too short.

"As for Brother Vegeta... heh, who knows which planet he's setting off fireworks on by now..."

Betkas suddenly seemed to think of something and smiled...

"...I know that kind of behavior is normal for Saiyans... but I hope, Betkas, that you and Brother won't cause too much unnecessary slaughter... because..."

Tarble subtly glanced at the devastated village behind Betkas, then spoke slowly. But before he could finish, Betkas cut him off.

"Because all life is equal? Or because the strong should protect the weak?!"

Betkas said expressionlessly.

"This..."

Tarble was stunned. He really didn't know Betkas's personality. But if Vegeta were here, he would have blasted Tarble to death for that—Saiyan invasions and killings were never open to criticism. In fact, it was something every Saiyan had to do. Tarble's words were almost the complete opposite of Saiyan philosophy.

Especially from the way Betkas had appeared, Tarble already knew that Betkas had massacred that village, not a trace of life left. Such cruelty made him very uncomfortable. But since he was facing Betkas, a brother he had never met before, he didn't criticize—he just hoped Betkas wouldn't do it again.

"Second Brother Tarble... you need to understand a fact. In this universe, if you have no strength, you get beaten. If you have strength, you can do whatever you want. That's why Saiyans are ruled by that guy Frieza—because Frieza is strong enough! So everything must be built on a foundation of power. Without power, everything becomes distant. The weak's voice can never change the strong's will."

Betkas spoke in a drawn-out tone...

"But... having strength doesn't mean you can't coexist peacefully with others!"

Tarble said without hesitation.

"Heh... you really are naive. And an anomaly among Saiyans... If Father were here, or Brother Vegeta, that one sentence alone would be enough to turn you into cosmic dust. A Saiyan, famed for battle, wanting to coexist peacefully with others? Ridiculous!"

Betkas curled his lip in disdain and spoke sarcastically. He finally understood why Tarble was so weak in the original story. It wasn't just his poor talent—it was more about his own attitude. He didn't desire to grow stronger. Such a person could never become a strong warrior. No wonder he had such pitiful battle power when he reached Earth. It was a disgrace to the Saiyan royal family.

Though it was lucky that Vegeta had already changed by then, or Tarble would have been erased without a second thought.

"Hey hey hey... are you angry?"

Betkas looked at Tarble's reluctant expression and clenched fists, then smiled. But in the next second, his smile froze.

Because he suddenly felt a unique gas inside him, flowing like a stream, moving through his body uncontrollably.

...Lairas Planet...

"That unique gas hidden inside that guy is starting to release. Now, if he becomes a Super Saiyan, it'll probably be much easier. I wonder what kind of gas it is... the Saiyan Seal I cast as a Fifth Form Super Saiyan was undone just like that..."

Bardock suddenly sensed something, frowned slightly, and muttered.