"This is strange... Why... is there no one here?!"
Betkas had just flown above a Namek village. Looking down at the lifeless settlement below, he frowned in confusion.
He had sensed several ki signatures here earlier, but then Ginyu had appeared and kept him entertained for a while. Now that he had followed his earlier impression back here, he suddenly discovered that the place was completely empty. There were still some buildings, of course, but no people.
"It's all your fault, you bastard. You made me play too long!"
Betkas flicked the frog Ginyu hanging from his waist with his finger and said irritably.
"Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!!!"
Ginyu practically wanted to cry. He was just an ordinary frog now, with such a fragile body. That flick from Betkas, who had not held back much, felt like someone was carving flesh off him. Ginyu was utterly miserable and regretful. He had been far too careless and impulsive back then!
"Hmm... Strange... Could all the Namekians on this planet have gathered in one place?"
Betkas carefully sensed the ki signatures. Though he could only make out part of their numbers, he still noticed something crucial, which made him feel odd.
"Hmm... Don't tell me they're doing that endless assimilation thing described in Superdimensional Brawl... If that's the case, then what the hell am I even supposed to do? I might as well sit on the sidelines. Hopefully it's just a coincidence..."
Betkas frowned, thinking of an "unreliable" possibility with some suspicion.
"Forget it. I should hurry over there. I refuse to believe it's endless assimilation. There really aren't many combat-type Namekians..."
Betkas stubbornly refused to believe it. Then he shot off at high speed toward the place where the Namekians' ki signatures were concentrated.
Meanwhile, while Betkas was on his way, Krillin