Raditz wanted to cry.
All that battle power I'd earned through hard training!
I'd reached a battle power of 700!
And now I was down to just 175!
Just thinking about it was tragic.
"Hey! Soya, I just thought of a great idea!" Raditz's eyes lit up, and he spoke excitedly.
"What idea?" Soya asked, taken aback.
"What if I drink four more sips of Battle God Water?" Raditz asked, growing more and more excited. "Will my battle power go back up?"
"We can try," Soya said after giving it some serious thought.
Raditz really was a good guy!
Might as well make use of this free test subject!
Of course, Soya wasn't stingy. He found a small hollow in a rock and poured a little Battle God Water into it for Raditz.
There was definitely enough for four sips.
But Soya didn't think there was much chance Raditz's battle power would recover...
Still, since Raditz wanted to be a test subject, Soya might as well let him.
Raditz quickly took a sip, even smacking his lips as he savored the taste.
"It tastes a little strange..." Raditz scratched his head, mildly puzzled. "I remember this water having no taste before."
"Don't worry about the details. Hurry up and drink!" Soya urged him.
Raditz didn't think much of it and took another sip.
Then Raditz quietly checked his energy.
It didn't seem like anything had happened!
Raditz didn't hesitate and took three more sips in a row.
He'd drunk five sips of Battle God Water in total.
But Raditz's battle power hadn't recovered. It hadn't changed at all.
In the nearby jungle,
a canine monster stared blankly at Raditz.
These people were terrifying!
As if beating the beasts on our planet to a pulp weren't enough, they'd even taken my chamber pot and used it to drink!
You're not even human!
The canine monster grew ever more frightened of these people and quietly turned to leave.
"Looks like it still doesn't work..." Raditz shook his head in disappointment.
"I'm wondering about something. You should've recovered your battle power in a day, but after drinking those extra sips, is it really not going to recover at all?" Soya mused, rubbing his chin.
Raditz: "..."
Raditz's eyes widened, and his expression changed again and again.
"Negative Emotion Points from Raditz +999!"
"Wait... are you serious?" Raditz felt like dying.
"I'm just speculating. You don't need to take it to heart." Soya grinned.
"Maybe Soya's right," Vegeta suddenly said offhandedly.
"You... why didn't you tell me sooner?" Raditz wanted to cry.
"I only just thought of it," Soya replied.
Raditz sniffled, and tears immediately streamed down his face.
You can't just keep screwing me over like this!
Do you pick one person and keep messing with him?
The three of them quickly devoured a large wild boar.
After eating the boar, Vegeta had completely recovered his strength, and his injuries had nearly healed.
Saiyans had excellent physiques. Although Vegeta had been seriously injured just moments ago, his ability to heal himself was strong.
Eating food helped his injuries heal even faster.
"Your Highness Prince Vegeta, we've nearly taken over this planet... Should we head back to Planet Vegeta now?" Raditz asked.
"Let's finish clearing this planet first!" Vegeta said after giving it some thought.
"Understood." Raditz nodded.
"Give me your Scouter," Vegeta ordered Raditz.
Raditz: "..."
But Raditz didn't dare disobey. He picked up the Scouter from the ground and handed it to Vegeta with both hands.
Vegeta took the Scouter and was about to put it on.
"By the way, Your Highness Prince Vegeta, Soya said earlier that Frieza's people might be listening in on us. We'd better not talk while wearing our Scouters." Raditz hesitated, but in the end he still reminded Vegeta.
"Hmph, I knew that already." Vegeta snorted and shot Raditz a glare. Even so, he put on the Scouter, pressed its button, and said thoughtfully, "There are still quite a few powerful monsters on this planet... We should keep clearing them out!"
"But there are only two Scouters left, so they'll be hard to find!" Raditz replied, pouting. "Besides, my battle power is so low now... I could get killed in one hit!"
"You go with Soya. Nappa and I will team up," Vegeta decided.
"Speaking of which, where is Nappa?" Raditz asked, taken aback. "He isn't dead, is he?"
"He's by the spaceship." Vegeta had already located Nappa with his Scouter.
"Are Carnegie and the others all dead?" Raditz asked again.
Vegeta fell silent, but the look in his eyes gave Raditz his answer.
What a shame. We won't be able to play Eat Sleep Beat Doudou anymore! Raditz secretly rejoiced.
At least I won't have to be Doudou and get beaten up anymore!
Soon, Vegeta suddenly realized that there was a terrifying battle power nearby.
Vegeta's expression changed slightly.
"Battle power: 10,000!" Vegeta said quietly.
"What? Who?" Raditz asked, slightly stunned. "Is there a monster with a battle power of 10,000 on this planet?"
"It's not a monster... It's..." Vegeta's eyes widened as he fixed his gaze on Soya.
According to the Scouter's reading, Soya's battle power had actually reached 10,000!
How had he done it?
"It... it's..." Raditz seemed to realize what was going on, too. He opened his mouth and pointed at Soya.
Vegeta snatched the Scouter off his eye and pressed the power button. Then he looked Soya up and down.
"Y-your battle power... what's going on?" Vegeta asked in confusion.
"Of course it went up because I drank Battle God Water." Soya grinned.
"How many times did it increase?" Raditz asked in astonishment.
"My body's a little special. It seems it doesn't increase by a set multiplier after I drink it. It increases randomly!" Soya said with a grin.
Raditz: "..."
Raditz gave a bitter smile.
Why did your battle power go up and stay up?
And mine was down to just 175...
It wasn't fair!
Vegeta said nothing.
Had Soya really raised his battle power by drinking Battle God Water?
Why did I feel like... this guy might catch up to me?
No, he wouldn't!
He was just a low-class warrior. How could his battle power possibly catch up to mine?
Besides, I'm only five years old!
This guy is already sixteen!
I have a huge advantage when it comes to age!
"But that's not the point... I'm thinking about something very important." Soya stroked his chin, deep in thought.
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