Time passed, day after day.
Vegeta's spaceship veered through the stars and headed for another planet.
"Rumble!"
Explosions rang out across the planet.
Meanwhile, Dodoria had finally lived up to Frieza's trust and found the bottle of Battle God Water that Vegeta had discarded in space.
Dodoria immediately brought the Battle God Water back to his spaceship and established a video call with Frieza.
"Lord Frieza, I've successfully found the Battle God Water!" Dodoria said, shaking the bottle in his hand and giving Frieza a fawning smile.
"You did well!" Frieza said with a satisfied nod.
"Soya's completely out of contact. He's probably dead, and so is that Raditz." Dodoria then reported all the results of his investigation to Frieza.
"Forget them! Soya was lucky, if anything!" Frieza thought, a little annoyed.
To die just like that... What a shame.
"Lord Frieza, should I go capture Vegeta now?" Dodoria asked. "According to the location of Vegeta's spaceship, I'm not too far away from him!"
"If the Battle God Water is real, Vegeta's battle power has reached at least 300,000," Frieza said coldly.
"300,000! You've got to be kidding! His battle power can increase that much just from one bottle of Battle God Water?" Dodoria exclaimed, staring in astonishment at the bottle in his hand.
"So with your battle power, you couldn't possibly be his match," Frieza said with a cold snort.
Dodoria fell silent.
"Drink the Battle God Water and see how much your battle power increases," Frieza said with a smile.
"Um... I can drink it?" Dodoria asked excitedly.
"Of course." Frieza's smile grew even brighter.
Why wouldn't he want a loyal little guinea pig to drink the Battle God Water?
"Yes, Lord Frieza!" Dodoria replied respectfully, his heart pounding with excitement.
If Vegeta's battle power had really reached 300,000...
How many times stronger would my battle power become?
"Drink it now, and report your battle power to me," Frieza said, suddenly intrigued.
"Yes!" With his heart full of anticipation, Dodoria gently twisted off the cap.
A strong smell of urine immediately hit his nostrils.
Dodoria frowned.
This was Battle God Water?
Why did it smell so strong?
"What is it?" Frieza asked, narrowing his eyes.
"N-nothing... It just has a rather strong smell," Dodoria replied with a grimace.
"Since it's Battle God Water, it's only natural for the smell to be strong." Frieza nodded thoughtfully.
"Then I'll drink it, Lord Frieza," Dodoria said.
"Take small sips. Don't drink it all!" Frieza cautioned him repeatedly. "It seems to work by the number of times you drink it. Just take a tiny sip."
"Yes, I understand." Dodoria took a small sip of the Battle God Water, then smacked his lips as he tasted it.
"How is it? Has your battle power increased?" Frieza asked expectantly.
"Nothing's happening! Could it be fake?" Dodoria shook his head, pressed the Scouter over his eye to check his battle power, and replied, "Lord Frieza, my battle power is still 20,000. It hasn't changed!"
"One sip does nothing. Two sips double it," Frieza mused.
"Wouldn't one sip increase it by one time?" Dodoria asked, confused.
"Your battle power is 20,000. What's one times 20,000?" Frieza asked, narrowing his eyes.
"40,000?" Dodoria replied, taken aback.
"Then what's two times 20,000?" Frieza smiled.
Dodoria: "..."
"I understand, Lord Frieza. I'll take another sip and see." Dodoria drank another sip and smacked his lips again, muttering under his breath, "It tastes a little salty, and a little bitter. Kind of astringent..."
"That doesn't matter. Check your battle power!" Frieza frowned.
Why were you worrying about the taste?
What I care about is whether your battle power has doubled.
As soon as he drank that sip, Dodoria clearly felt the energy within him surge wildly.
Dodoria immediately pressed the button on his Scouter and checked his battle power.
"Battle power: 40,000!" Dodoria exclaimed in surprise and delight. "It really doubled!"
"Keep drinking." A smile appeared on Frieza's face.
Dodoria immediately took another sip, then checked his battle power with the Scouter.
"Bang!"
The Scouter exploded on the spot.
"You idiot! That model of Scouter can only measure battle power up to 50,000!" Frieza was so furious his teeth ground together, and he couldn't help cursing.
"I-I was careless. I'm really sorry, Lord Frieza!" Dodoria scratched his head sheepishly, then asked in confusion, "But come to think of it, how did Vegeta know his battle power had reached 300,000? The Scouter can't measure battle power that high!"
"Idiot! He calculated it based on how many sips he'd taken!" Frieza snapped. "Is your intelligence worse than that of a five-year-old Saiyan?"
"Lord Frieza is right... I know what to do now." Dodoria gave a rueful smile and hurriedly asked, "Then I'll keep drinking, Lord Frieza!"
"Go ahead." Frieza didn't object.
Dodoria drank a total of sixteen sips of Battle God Water.
When he reached the seventeenth sip, the energy inside him stopped changing altogether.
"Try one last sip," Frieza said, his heart pounding with excitement.
The Battle God Water really was something special.
It had increased Dodoria's battle power by seventeen times!
That meant I, Frieza, might really be able to increase my battle power a hundredfold.
Dodoria took one last sip and smacked his lips repeatedly.
Suddenly, he felt like it tasted better and better.
"I have to say, Lord Frieza, the Battle God Water took some getting used to at first, but the more I drink, the more I appreciate its unique flavor," Dodoria praised.
"Is your battle power still increasing?" Frieza asked.
"It's not going up anymore... The energy inside me isn't doing anything," Dodoria said, shaking his head.
"Good. That means your battle power has increased sixteenfold," Frieza said, quite pleased with Dodoria's performance.
"So my battle power has reached 320,000!" Dodoria exclaimed excitedly.
"Go capture Vegeta. Your battle power is 20,000 higher than his, so there shouldn't be any major problem," Frieza said, his smile growing even brighter.
"Yes, Lord Frieza!" Dodoria nodded firmly.
"Remember, don't let your guard down!" Frieza cautioned him repeatedly.
"My battle power is 20,000 higher than his. Even if he tries a sneak attack, he won't be able to beat me!" Dodoria said, brimming with confidence.
"Enough. Hurry up and go!" Frieza ordered.
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