"Hey, you've grown up, Kakarot. I recognized you at a glance." Raditz smiled and looked quietly at Son Goku. "You look exactly like our father."
"Huh?" Son Goku stared at him, taken aback.
Are you talking to me?
"Who's this guy? What's he talking about?" Krillin asked, looking just as confused.
Though Raditz had said that, he still took another look at Luo Tian.
Why did this guy look a little familiar?
As I remember it, there was a white-haired guy on Planet Vegeta, too.
Didn't he look something like this?
Never mind. I must have mistaken him for someone else.
Hadn't Planet Vegeta already been destroyed?
Besides, this guy's battle power was zero.
What a pathetic weakling.
How strong was that white-haired guy on Planet Vegeta?
I can't remember...
It was so long ago.
Forget about him for now.
"So, how's it going? Wasn't your mission to wipe out all the Earthlings?" Raditz asked coldly. "Why are there still so many humans around? What have you been dawdling for?"
"Hey, I don't know who you are, but I'd advise you to head home. Getting this drunk in broad daylight... It's not good for you." Krillin wagged a finger and took one step after another toward Raditz.
"Krillin! Don't go near him!" Son Goku warned him at once.
"Bang!"
Just as Krillin approached Raditz, the tail coiled around Raditz's waist suddenly whipped out and smacked Krillin hard.
Krillin went flying and slammed headfirst into the wall of Kame House behind him.
His head sank deep into the wooden wall.
"Krillin!" Son Goku cried out.
"Ow..." Krillin groaned.
Bulma was even more frightened. She trembled all over and clung tightly to Luo Tian.
"You bastard!" Son Goku roared in fury.
But then Son Goku noticed the tail on Raditz.
"Th-that's a tail!" Son Goku exclaimed in shock. "That guy... has a tail!"
"Hmph. You finally recognized it?" Raditz smiled.
"Recognized what? What do you mean?" Son Goku still looked completely confused.
"Kakarot, you've even forgotten that? This is unbelievable." Raditz was thoroughly exasperated. "Hey, tell me, did you ever suffer a concussion or something?"
"My name isn't Kakarot. It's Son Goku," Son Goku corrected him.
"Answer my question! Did you suffer a serious head injury when you were a child?" Raditz barked.
"Yes. I don't remember it very clearly, but I did injure my head when I was little. I still have a scar." Son Goku nodded.
"So that's what happened." Raditz had figured it out.
"So what?" Son Goku asked.
"Goku, Gohan once told me that a long time ago he found a child with a tail. The child was incredibly violent, and Gohan could barely handle him," Master Roshi explained from the side. "Then one day, while playing, the child accidentally fell into a ravine and struck his head hard. He nearly died, but his powerful vitality kept him alive. After that, his violent nature changed, and he became an honest, obedient child."
"Was that me?" Son Goku asked, taken aback.
"Yes." Master Roshi nodded.
Bulma: "..."
"Luo Tian, what do you think this means? Could that guy have something to do with Goku?" Bulma asked.
Luo Tian smiled but didn't answer.
"Who are you?" Son Goku gritted his teeth and asked.
"You've completely forgotten everything, you fool." Raditz snorted. "Fine. I'll tell you about your past, and from now on, you'll do what you're supposed to."
"Ow..."
Just then, Krillin gritted his teeth and climbed out of the wall.
"Krillin, are you okay?" Son Goku asked with concern.
"I'm fine... I can still take it," Krillin replied. "Be careful. That guy's incredibly strong."
"I know." Son Goku nodded. "Just being near him gives me a terrifying feeling."
"Listen, Kakarot. First of all, you're not from this planet. You were born on Planet Vegeta. You belong to the Saiyans, the strongest race in the entire universe—a race to be proud of!" Raditz declared.
Son Goku was stunned.
Master Roshi's eyes widened, too.
Krillin looked even more shocked.
No wonder I could never surpass him, no matter how hard I tried.
Goku really was an alien.
"Saiyan? I feel like I've heard that somewhere..." Bulma muttered.
"And I'm your older brother, Raditz!" Raditz continued.
Son Goku and the others were shocked all over again.
"Goku... Goku's actual older brother?" Krillin asked with a wry smile.
"Are they really brothers?" Bulma stared at Raditz quietly.
They don't look alike.
Son Goku was also stunned.
Is this guy my brother?
"You're lying!" Son Goku refused to believe him.
"If Goku's an alien, why is he on Earth?" Krillin demanded.
"Heh heh, that's simple. Kakarot was sent here to wipe out the humans living on this planet," Raditz said with a cold laugh. "We Saiyans are a warrior race. Our job is to find planets with suitable environments, exterminate the humans living there, and then sell those planets to aliens for a high price."
Son Goku and the others said nothing.
"If the people on a planet are strong, we send adult warriors to deal with them. But for a low-level planet like Earth, sending a baby like you is enough," Raditz explained. "And this planet just happens to have a moon... You could have wiped out all the humans here by yourself in a few years. Have you even forgotten the most basic orders?"
"If that's true, it's terrifying—worse than King Piccolo," Krillin said, his voice trembling.
"Hey, what does the moon do to me?" Son Goku asked, confused.
"Don't play dumb. Isn't the full moon when we Saiyans unleash our greatest power?" Raditz smiled.
Bulma and the others were dumbfounded, too.
The three of them had seen Son Goku transform into the terrifying Great Ape with their own eyes.
"Explain that more clearly." After Son Goku had recovered from his Great Ape transformation, he'd forgotten everything that happened while he was transformed.
"You... What happened to your tail? Where did it go?" Raditz asked in surprise.
"It was cut off a long time ago," Son Goku replied.
"You idiot! No wonder you can get along with the people on this planet. You cut off your tail!" Raditz shouted angrily.
"Enough! I'm not some Saiyan from another planet, and I'm not your brother. None of this has anything to do with me," Son Goku declared. "You people are the ones who are truly awful! I'm Son Goku, and I grew up here. You'd better go back."
"That's right!" Bulma waved at Raditz, too.
Just go already! Hurry up and leave!
"That's right. Whatever happened in the past, Son Goku is an Earthling now," Master Roshi added.
"Yeah! Goku saved our world. You'd better leave," Krillin said loudly.
"Heh heh heh. It's not as simple as you think," Raditz chuckled. "The Saiyans were a small race to begin with. Planet Vegeta exploded after being struck by a massive meteorite, and nearly all the Saiyans became stardust—including our parents."
Son Goku said nothing.
The main thing was, his birth parents felt like complete strangers to him.
"Only four Saiyans remain, including you," Raditz explained. "The other two and I were conquering another planet at the time, so we survived. Recently, we found a planet we could sell for a high price. The three of us were having a little trouble taking it over, so I thought of you, Kakarot. Your battle power is still undeveloped, but if we combine our strength, we're sure to succeed."
Son Goku was speechless.
"Wake up, Kakarot! You should be excited. Can't you feel Saiyan blood boiling in your veins?" Raditz pressed on.
"Dream on! I'll never help you, even if it kills me!" Son Goku shouted.
"I noticed earlier. The boy behind you is your son, right?" Raditz looked at Son Gohan.
"N-no!" Son Goku shouted at once.
"You can't fool me. His tail is proof enough." Raditz smiled.
"What are you going to do?" Son Goku cried out in alarm.
"You're not a very sensible father, so I think I'll make use of your son." Raditz smiled.
"Come any closer, and I'll make you regret it!" Son Goku clenched his fists and shouted angrily as Raditz approached step by step.
"Bang!"
Raditz drove his knee hard into Son Goku's abdomen.
Son Goku flew a short distance before crumpling to the ground.
One hit!
Raditz had knocked Son Goku down with a single, casual blow.
"Ah..." Son Goku felt as if his whole body were about to fall apart.
This guy was way too strong.
I'm no match for him at all.
"Dad!" Son Gohan hurried toward his father, but Raditz grabbed him from behind and lifted him up.
Master Roshi raised his cane, wanting to attack, but knowing he was no match for Raditz.
Krillin was trembling all over with fear.
Bulma hid in Luo Tian's arms, her delicate body trembling with fright.
"Waaah! Waaah!"
Son Gohan burst into tears.
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