What a Rip-Off!

"Something's not right! Your battle power is definitely nowhere near 300,000!" Dodoria furrowed his brow and stared at Vegeta suspiciously.

"That's right. My battle power hasn't increased. I didn't drink the Battle God Water." Vegeta wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and answered calmly.

Dodoria: "..."

"Boy, you dared to deceive Lord Frieza. You're dead!" Dodoria gritted his teeth and shouted angrily. "I'm reporting this to Lord Frieza right now. There's no need to take you back—I'll deal with you right here!"

"Wait a second. I have something important to tell you," Vegeta hurriedly said. "It's about the Battle God Water!"

"Hmph, go on!" Dodoria snorted. "What could there possibly be to say about the Battle God Water?"

"It's about how to use it. If you use it properly, your battle power can double again from its current level." Vegeta switched into con-man mode. "In other words, your battle power will increase thirty-twofold!"

"Y-You said what? Thirty-two times my battle power?" Dodoria exclaimed in shock.

If my battle power increased thirty-twofold, how high would it get?

640,000!

Wouldn't that surpass Lord Frieza's first form?

Could you not make it so ridiculously powerful?

"Really?" Dodoria asked dubiously, his eyes darting about.

"Let me go, and I'll tell you how it works," Vegeta said with a snort.

Dodoria hesitated for two seconds, then slowly released Vegeta.

"By the way, how long ago did you drink the Battle God Water? Has it been an hour yet?" Vegeta casually asked, pretending it was nothing important.

"About that long. Almost," Dodoria replied.

"Good. Once an hour has passed, drink the Battle God Water again, and your battle power will double from its original level." Vegeta wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and explained.

"Oh? Is that how it works?" Dodoria beamed, growing even more expectant.

It looked like it'd been almost an hour since I drank the Battle God Water.

Once an hour had passed, drinking it again would double my battle power from its original level?

No, no...

Something about this just didn't feel right!

"Why didn't you drink it?" Dodoria asked, looking at Vegeta in confusion as his brow furrowed.

"What? What are you suspicious of?" Vegeta snorted, his expression calm.

"Don't you want to increase your battle power?" Dodoria felt more and more certain something was wrong. "If it's this good, why wouldn't you do it? Unless..."

The more Dodoria thought about it, the more abnormal the situation seemed.

He had a vague sense that some kind of scheme was waiting for him and Lord Frieza.

But for the moment, he couldn't quite figure out what it was.

Just as Dodoria began to catch a glimpse of the truth—

"Smack!"

Dodoria suddenly felt his battle power drain away like floodwaters.

In the blink of an eye, he felt as if his body had been hollowed out. He nearly dropped to the ground.

The side effect had kicked in!

Dodoria's battle power plunged from 320,000 straight down to 1,250.

The sheer difference left him stunned, rooted to the spot.

But it didn't take long for Dodoria to slap his forehead. At last, he understood what had felt wrong.

There was something wrong with the Battle God Water!

It could only increase battle power temporarily!

After an hour, battle power would drop.

Damn it!

So it really was a rip-off!

"The side effect finally kicked in." Vegeta grinned. "Your battle power's down to just over 1,200 now, right?"

"H-How did you figure that out?" Dodoria asked in a low voice.

"Hmph. Whatever your battle power increases by, it'll decrease by the same amount." Vegeta chuckled.

"W-What did you say?" Dodoria panicked and stumbled back several steps.

"You beat me up pretty badly just now! Now it's my turn to teach you a lesson, right?" Murderous intent flashed in Vegeta's eyes.

"D-Don't do anything crazy! Stay back!" Dodoria backed away again and again, trembling with fear.

"Thud!"

Vegeta showed no mercy. He lunged forward and drove an elbow straight into Dodoria's chest.

"Pfft..."

Blood sprayed from Dodoria's mouth.

"Thud!"

Vegeta kicked Dodoria hard, sending him flying into the sky.

The next moment, Vegeta let Dodoria plummet freely toward the ground.

Just before Dodoria hit the ground, Vegeta rushed up and kicked him high into the sky again.

Tsk, tsk... Soya's way of playing around sure was fun!

That was exactly how Soya had played with Cui.

Now it was my turn to play with Dodoria.

"That was a close call." Nappa was still shaken, wiping sweat from his face again and again.

"Get me something to eat!" Vegeta shot Nappa a sidelong glance.

"Yes... I understand!" Nappa nodded repeatedly.

During the battle, Dodoria had struck Vegeta hard, but fortunately, he hadn't hit anything vital. Vegeta had only suffered severe injuries in a few places.

Saiyans had unusual physiques. For injuries like these, a little food to replenish his strength would probably be enough for him to recover.

Watching Dodoria plummet, Vegeta shot into the sky and appeared directly in front of him, matching his falling posture.

"Dodoria, where's your Scouter?" Vegeta asked with a grin.

"My battle power increased so much that the Scouter exceeded its detection range and exploded," Dodoria replied through gritted teeth.

"That's great!" Vegeta's smile grew even brighter.

"Y-You'd better let me go, Vegeta!" Dodoria said in a low voice.

"I can let you go, but first I need you to help me with something!" Vegeta smiled.

"Tell me." Dodoria stared at him in confusion.

"I'll tell you after you've flown around a little longer." Vegeta chuckled. "Soya kicked Cui around just like this. I didn't think it looked all that fun back then, but now that I'm doing it to you, I have to admit Soya sure knew how to have a good time!"

"W-What are you talking about?" Dodoria was completely baffled.

Soya had kicked Cui around like this?

Had Cui been tricked to death?

"Thud!"

Vegeta kicked Dodoria hard again, sending him soaring tens of thousands of meters into the sky.

Dodoria suddenly understood a lot of things.

No wonder Cui had vanished so mysteriously.

Vegeta and Soya must have used the Battle God Water's side effect to take Cui out.

"Negative Emotion Points from Dodoria +999!"

"Negative Emotion Points from Dodoria..."

For a while, Dodoria's Negative Emotion Points just kept pouring in.