But Saigo didn't dare take Broly's near-rampage after transforming into Super Saiyan 2 lightly. He committed the incident to memory.
Then he continued reading.
[November 6: You trained in the Gravity Chamber for one day. Battle power +250,000.]
"Huh? My training speed increased again, and it doubled?!" Saigo did the math in his head and exclaimed in delight, "That's great! I thought my training was a little slow, but now I can gain 250,000 battle power a day. That's pretty good!"
Still in high spirits, he continued reading.
[November 9: You took Broly out to find a way to rapidly strengthen his mental power. Your first destination was Planet Yardrat.]
[December 9: You successfully reached Planet Yardrat and asked the Yardratian Grand Elder if there was a way to rapidly strengthen your mental power. Unfortunately, there wasn't. You, Broly, and Salza had no choice but to say your goodbyes and leave.]
[Year 739, January 13: You arrived at Planet Kanassa. You still couldn't find what you were looking for. After learning that most of the races in the universe spoke the common tongue, you decided to split up. Salza would travel alone, while you and Broly would go together.]
[February 25: You successfully reached Planet Namek and strengthened Broly's mental power. You didn't do it by wishing on the Dragon Balls, but through another Namekian secret technique—the Spirit Strengthening technique.
As thanks, you formed an alliance with the Namekians. You used Instant Transmission to return to Planet Saiyan and brought back seven Gravity Chambers to help them grow stronger. You decided to stay on Planet Namek and train in seclusion.]
[February 28: Broly asked to increase the gravity to three times normal. You were shocked and envious of his terrifying rate of adaptation. After repeatedly confirming that he had fully adapted to twice normal gravity, you agreed to raise the gravity to three times Planet Saiyan's gravity tomorrow.]
[March 1: You trained for one day in three times Saiyan Gravity. Battle power +15,000.]
[This simulation has ended!]
[Choose one of the following rewards:
One: Battle power 845,000
Two: Super Saiyan 2 Form
Three: Future Memory
Four: Alliance with the Namekians]
After looking over the four available rewards, Saigo decisively chose the Super Saiyan 2 Form.
"Choose the second one!"
[Ding~ Choice successful! Congratulations, host. You have obtained the Super Saiyan 2 Form. Please check the details under the 'Talents' tab.]
Saigo suppressed the urge to go train in the Gravity Chamber for an hour and immediately opened the Personal Information Panel. He scrolled down to the [Talents] tab and clicked "Super Saiyan 2 Form."
A description box containing several lines appeared.
[Super Saiyan 2 Form is short for a Super Saiyan who has surpassed Super Saiyan. Transforming into Super Saiyan 2 grants twice the battle power of a Super Saiyan, and one hundred times the battle power of base form.
Only after breaking through the Super Saiyan 2 Form can a Saiyan continue to increase their base-form battle power. In other words, a Saiyan can only continue to grow stronger after breaking through to the next form. Otherwise, they can only remain at the same level for the rest of their life.]
"Just as I thought!"
The weight finally lifted from Saigo's heart. He'd found the reason at last. No matter what else might be wrong, the system couldn't be wrong!
At the same time, Saigo realized he couldn't keep letting himself go like this. He had to work hard to improve his strength!
If something went wrong and Broly suddenly lost control, Super Saiyan 2 wouldn't be nearly strong enough. Unless Saigo killed Broly outright, he'd only grow stronger and stronger, until Saigo himself would meet his end.
Saigo didn't want that to happen.
After taking a little time to settle his emotions, he started another round of simulations. When it ended and he chose the battle power reward, the number beside [Battle Power] was finally no longer 850 million. It had become 880 million!
Just as Saigo had predicted in the simulation, after breaking through to Super Saiyan 2, he could continue increasing his base-form strength.
In the simulations that followed, he continued choosing the battle power reward every time.
Including the one he'd just completed, he'd used up 53 simulations, leaving 245.
Once all his simulations had been used up, his battle power had undergone a tremendous change.
[Name]: Saigo
[Battle Power]: 8.23 billion
[Simulations Remaining]: 0
"Now I can easily deal with Cooler without even transforming into Mimic Super Saiyan or Super Saiyan Form!"
Looking at the number beside [Battle Power], Saigo closed the Personal Information Panel, completely satisfied.
Then he had someone summon Bardock and Tarble.
To make it easier for Saigo to assign people, Vegeta III had arranged for two squads to take turns guarding the Royal Palace every day.
One squad stood guard during the day, and the other at night. They switched every eight hours and stayed on call at all times.
When Kakarot had been sent to Earth, Vegeta III must have heard from Paragus that Saigo intended to take Broly as his disciple. He'd steeled himself and brought Tarble before Saigo. In the end, Saigo had agreed to take Tarble as his disciple.
But Saigo had never allowed Tarble to train in the Gravity Chamber. He'd wanted to see how Tarble would react.
Yet after all this time, Tarble still hadn't complained. Given his personality, the S-Cells in his body were probably growing quickly. Once his battle power reached a certain level, he'd likely transform into a Super Saiyan with ease.
Saigo had summoned him along so he could begin gravity training.
Soon,
Bardock and Tarble arrived in the Royal Palace.
"Your subordinate pays his respects to King Saigao!"
"Your disciple pays his respects to Master!"
Both men had been thrilled when they received Saigo's summons. After all, no one had been summoned by Saigo in the past 420 days.
In his previous life, Saigo had been a complete shut-in. Aside from working out, he was the type who wouldn't leave his room unless he had something important to do—a true homebody.
Staying indoors for a mere 420 days was nothing to Saigo. Besides, he could immerse himself in the joy of training every day. It could get a little dull, but it wasn't hard to keep going.
And in this life, he was a Saiyan. Training excited him, and every training session made his battle power shoot up. Naturally, he was often in a good mood.
420 days?
He could've stayed inside even longer!
"No need for formalities." Saigo waved them up, then continued, "Bardock, come up here."
Bardock was puzzled, but did as he was told.
Saigo floated into the air. "Whatever I do, don't resist or panic. Otherwise, you'll interrupt the technique!"
He reached out, preparing to place his hand on Bardock's head.
Seeing this, Bardock realized that King Saigao wanted to put his hand on his head. He immediately dropped to one knee. "King Saigao, your subordinate can just crouch down!"
Saigo smiled, thinking, My resolve to change the Saiyans wasn't for nothing!
With proper guidance, the Saiyans could shed their "brutish" label.
"Remember to stay calm. No matter what happens, don't panic!" Saigo descended and stood on the stone platform, placing his right hand on Bardock's head.
"Yes! Your subordinate understands!" Bardock replied solemnly.
He thought Saigo was about to conduct some sort of experiment. His expression was serious, but he wasn't afraid in the slightest.
Saigo closed his eyes and activated the secret technique—Potential Guidance.
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