Turles's Request

" Saiyans!" Jaco stared at the three who had appeared and exclaimed under his breath.

"Saiyans? What are Saiyans? They look like Earthlings! Though I don't think there are any humans with tails on Earth!" Tights asked curiously after hearing Jaco.

" Saiyans are a warrior race famous throughout the universe. They serve as combat units in Frieza's forces, conquering and selling planets for Frieza. They're an extremely evil race!" Jaco explained to Tights, then immediately added in confusion, "But I heard Planet Vegeta, the Saiyans' home world, was hit by a meteor many years ago, and every Saiyan died in the planet's destruction. Where did these guys come from? Could they be Saiyans who survived somewhere else?"

"Hm? An evil race? They don't look evil to me. Apart from the long-haired one, the other two seem pretty friendly—and they're really handsome!" Tights couldn't help adding at the end.

"Friendly? Are you blind, Tights?" Jaco hadn't expected Tights to be mooning over them now, calling Saiyans handsome. He muttered the words under his breath.

Tights rolled her eyes at Jaco and kept watching the three in the sky.

The newcomers were indeed Turles and his companions, and it had been Raditz who struck just moments ago.

After receiving the Galactic Patrol's distress signal, Turles decided to save the Galactic Patrolman, since he would need to deal with the Galactic Patrol in the future. He had Carl pilot the ship to the vicinity of Kano Planet.

While the Space Pirates were still in space, Turles used Ki Sensing to gauge their strength. After confirming that none of them were too powerful, he left Paragus to guard the ship and followed the pirates down to Kano Planet with Broly and Raditz.

What surprised Turles was that the Galactic Patrolman was someone he knew: "Egghead" Jaco. So, at the last moment, he had Raditz save the two of them.

Then the beautiful woman with golden hair must be Bulma's older sister, Tights, Turles concluded, looking at the figure standing behind Jaco.

The arrival of Turles and the other two shattered the standoff. Jaco feared the Saiyans, and the Space Pirates were just as wary of their appearance!

During the Frieza Force's campaigns to conquer planets, the Space Pirates were their rivals. The two sides had fought plenty of times over planets, so naturally the pirates had heard of the Saiyans' reputation as a warrior race.

"Saiyans, we have no interest in this planet. Just hand over those two, and we'll leave at once!" the Pirate Leader said to Turles and the others, trying to sound tough even as he backed down.

"Oh?" Turles perked up at that. "But we've already got you surrounded. Why should I do what you say?"

As soon as Turles finished speaking, the scene fell silent!

"Does that Saiyan not know how to count?" Jaco muttered to Tights, making her laugh.

Tights thought the young Saiyan before her wasn't evil at all, contrary to what Jaco had said. On the contrary, he was quite interesting—and really handsome!

Tights's laughter broke the silence, and everyone came back to their senses.

Raditz gave Turles a strange look, secretly committing those words to memory. He had asked Broly about it before: all those cutting remarks Paragus used when training him had been learned from Turles.

The Pirate Leader looked at his men behind him, then at the three opponents. His face darkened as he glared at Turles.

"Saiyan, don't push your luck!"

Seeing that the Pirate Leader couldn't take a joke, Turles lost interest in continuing. He gave Raditz a look, then flew toward Jaco.

The moment Turles moved, the pirates who had been watching him launched their attack. Energy blasts poured toward the three of them from every direction.

Turles ignored the blasts and continued flying straight toward Jaco and Tights. Just as they were about to reach him, a figure darted in front of him and rapidly swatted them away. It was Raditz.

Turles had already told Raditz that he would handle the entire battle himself this time.

After training, Raditz's power level was already around 1,200. There simply hadn't been enough time yet. The strongest pirate was the Pirate Leader, whose power level was 1,500. At Raditz's current strength, beating him would be difficult, but Raditz wouldn't be in any danger of dying.

After taking Raditz in, Turles had decided to have Paragus start training him. He wouldn't let Raditz off the hook once they had a Gravity Chamber, either. There were still too few Saiyans, and Turles and Broly alone weren't enough. So long as a Saiyan he took in still had potential, Turles would push them to their limits. Besides, he wanted to see Raditz with Super Saiyan 3 hair while only being a Super Saiyan.

Though Raditz knew about Turles's plans and regretted following him a little, he didn't dare disobey. He could only accept the task with a pained expression.

"Hyah!" With a loud shout, Raditz charged at the remaining pirates.

"What do we do, Tights? That evil Saiyan is flying toward us! We're doomed!" Jaco kept whispering to Tights, completely oblivious to how far she was rolling her eyes.

Thud! Turles landed in front of them.

Studying the pair, Turles saw that Jaco really did resemble the giant from his memories who had wanted to borrow his light. And Tights certainly had the Brief Family genes: though she was already thirty, she still looked twenty. Time had left no trace on her; if anything, it had only added to her charm.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Turles asked first. Though it was phrased as a question, his tone was certain.

"Why should I be afraid of you, little boy?" Tights was indeed bold enough to roam the universe with Jaco all by herself. She wasn't afraid—instead, she teased Turles. Perhaps the Saiyans looked so much like Earthlings that she felt a little kinship with him.

But Tights's words made Jaco's eyes roll back, and he fainted on the spot!

"Heh!" Turles chuckled at Jaco's reaction and looked at Tights with amusement.

Understanding the meaning in Turles's eyes, Tights clenched her teeth in irritation and kicked the unconscious Jaco, making his body twitch. She understood then that Jaco was faking it, and grew even angrier.

"All right, let's introduce ourselves. I'm Turles, a Saiyan." Seeing that Tights was about to kick Jaco again, Turles interrupted her and introduced himself.

Tights straightened her disheveled hair and replied formally, "I'm Tights, an Earthling and a writer!" She held out her right hand as she spoke.

But she quickly realized that the person before her wouldn't know Earth's custom of shaking hands, and sheepishly withdrew her hand. Turles felt so much like a real Earthling that she had acted without thinking.

A woman's intuition could be frightening sometimes!

Watching Tights offer her hand, Turles's eyes briefly flickered with complicated emotions before he quickly hid them.

Though Turles had quickly concealed the conflicted look in his eyes, Tights, who had been watching his face closely, had still noticed it. She couldn't help feeling puzzled.

Though Turles noticed Tights's confusion, he said nothing and continued, "You were the ones who sent the distress signal, right? I can help you get off this planet, but you have to take us to Galactic Patrol Headquarters!"

"Impossible! I won't take an evil Saiyan to headquarters!" Hearing Turles's demand, Jaco couldn't keep pretending anymore. He immediately shouted his refusal.

"Hm?" Turles frowned as soon as Jaco refused. His icy gaze fell on Jaco, and a terrifying aura began to radiate from him.

Despite the crushing pressure from Turles, Jaco surprisingly didn't give in. Cold sweat poured down his face, and his legs trembled, but he still held his ground.

Tights wanted to speak, but the terrifying sensation coming from Turles left her able only to watch Jaco with concern.

After a brief standoff, Turles withdrew his aura. Jaco immediately collapsed to the ground, and Tights hurried over to support him.

"Fine. I won't go to Galactic Patrol Headquarters. But you have to help me find someone: Merus, a blue-skinned patrolman!" Turles backed down and made another request.

"Merus?" Jaco exclaimed in surprise.

"Hm? What is it? Do you know him?"

"If he's the person you mean, then yes, I know him. But why are you looking for Merus?"

"...To become his disciple!" Turles answered after a moment's silence, giving them an unexpected response.

"Become his disciple?!" Even Tights was astonished by Turles's answer.

"That's right!" Turles nodded firmly.

"A Saiyan wants to become a Galactic Patrolman's disciple—and a disciple of someone weaker than him, at that? Are you out of your mind?" Jaco blurted out what he was thinking.

"Hm?"

Smack!

Turles glared at Jaco, while Tights helplessly slapped a hand to her forehead.

Realizing he'd probably said something he shouldn't have, Jaco gave them an awkward grin. In the end, though, he agreed to introduce Turles to Merus.

By then, Raditz had taken out all the grunts and begun his final battle with the Pirate Leader. The three of them fell silent and turned to watch the two fighters.