With questions in mind, he looked down at Vegeta III and Paragus, both of whom wore astonished expressions. Frowning, he called on them and asked, "Vegeta III, explain what this means!"
Then he picked up the glass of water beside him and took a sip to calm himself, praying inwardly, Please, don't let it be what I think it is!
"Cough, cough!"
Vegeta III glanced at Fasha and coughed twice before explaining with some trepidation, "Your Majesty King Saigo, this is how we Saiyans express our love for each other. When we take a liking to someone of the opposite sex, we stretch our tails out in front of the one we desire. If the other person also extends their tail and touches and entwines it with ours, it means we both agree to be together and have children."
Pfft!
Saigo sprayed out all the water he hadn't yet swallowed. It really was exactly what he feared!
Was this really how Saiyans courted each other?!
He kind of wanted to try it!
No!
Bang!
He slammed the glass down, splashing water everywhere, and shouted, "This is ridiculous!"
"Fasha, you and Captain Bardock have already started a family. How could you do something like this? Don't you care what Captain Bardock would think?"
"If you really want to repay me, work hard at your training and improve your strength. That would be the best way to thank me!"
Fasha also recalled the family values Saigo had taught her. Her face flushed with shame, and she dropped to her knees, bowing her head as she begged for forgiveness.
"I-I'm sorry, Your Majesty King Saigo. I got carried away and forgot your teachings. Please punish me!"
"Get up! I was only helping you unlock your potential. There's no need to get so worked up.
"When people get worked up, it can affect their ability to think clearly and make sound judgments, causing them to do things they'll regret!
"Remember, don't get worked up when something happens. You can only handle things well if you stay calm!" Saigo began his earnest lecture.
"Yes! Thank you for your leniency, Your Majesty King Saigo!"
Fasha stood up, though a faint blush still lingered on her face.
"Go stand with the others. Next, Tarble!"
After that, Saigo guided the potential of Tarble, Paragus, and Vegeta III in turn. Their power levels mostly increased tenfold.
Fasha: 9.87 million
Tarble: 5.48172 million
Paragus: 13.52 million
Vegeta III: 16.8 million
Of the four, only Vegeta III hadn't reached ten times his previous power. His original battle power had been 1.6925 million, so by rights, it should have risen to 16.925 million. Instead, it had only reached 16.8 million.
Saigo guessed to himself that it was probably related to talent. Although Vegeta III was an Elite Warrior and a Saiyan of royal blood, his maximum base-form battle power before becoming a Super Saiyan was probably only 16.8 million!
As for the other three, they clearly hadn't reached their limits yet.
"Tarble, teach the other three the method. Then each of you should try transforming into a Super Saiyan!" Saigo leaned back against the throne, his upper eyelids drooping as he slumped listlessly. He issued his command with a weary air. "Go ahead and try it here in the palace. I wish you luck!"
The four people below the steps saw him like this and felt a pang in their hearts. Their hands clenched involuntarily as they silently vowed to transform into Super Saiyans!
"Yes! I, your subordinate (disciple), will succeed!"
Saigo gave a "weary" wave of his hand, closed his eyes, and began to rest. It wasn't quite as dramatic as he made it seem, but guiding four people's potential in a row really had left him a little drained.
Inwardly, he gave himself a pat on the back.
Beautiful!
With acting talent like this, it was a huge loss for the entertainment industry that I hadn't become an actor in my previous life!
Tarble and the others exchanged glances, then silently bowed to Saigo before tiptoeing out of the Royal Palace.
What they didn't know was that as soon as they stepped out of the palace, Saigo opened his eyes, quietly went to the other side of the door, and began observing them in secret.
There were no guards outside the palace at the time. When he summoned Vegeta III and the others, he had told them to pass along the news about the experimental technique and reassure everyone so that no one would panic.
The four gathered in the plaza, and it wasn't long before they began trying to transform into Super Saiyans.
Tarble took on the role of instructor and, naturally, tried first.
But to Saigo's surprise, Tarble transformed successfully on his very first attempt!
"Tarble became a Super Saiyan that easily?"
"Could his naturally gentle temperament mean he has a great many S-Cells?"
The more Saigo thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
After all, the gentler someone's nature, the more favorable it was for their S-Cells to grow. And Tarble's battle power was already well above the minimum required to transform into a Super Saiyan!
The attempts of Fasha, Paragus, and Vegeta III that followed confirmed this theory.
Of the three, Fasha was the first to transform successfully, but it took her five tries.
Fasha had married Bardock, and his influence had surely rubbed off on her. Bardock might also have hinted at what it took to transform into a Super Saiyan. On top of that, the ideas about raising children that transcended time and space had softened her temperament; she was no longer as hot-tempered as before.
With more S-Cells in her body and battle power far beyond the minimum required to transform into a Super Saiyan, her success came as no surprise.
Vegeta III was second, succeeding on his seventh attempt.
Paragus came last, succeeding only on his ninth attempt.
Once the four had stabilized their Super Saiyan forms somewhat, they tried a few more times and succeeded each time. They had already flown into the sky, but suddenly descended again and hurried toward the palace.
Seeing this, Saigo immediately used High-Speed Movement to return to his throne and pretend to nap.
He had barely started pretending to sleep when he sensed Tarble and the others entering the Royal Palace.
Before they could report, Saigo asked them, "Now that you've all succeeded in becoming Super Saiyans, why have you come back instead of practicing to stabilize your transformations?"
Vegeta III stepped forward and deliberately kept his voice down as he replied, "Your Majesty King Saigo, we were only able to become Super Saiyans thanks to you!
"We'd like to spar with one another so we can get used to our greatly increased battle power and our new forms. We came to ask your permission!"
"I agree, but don't fight on the ground. Have an aerial battle instead! And be careful not to use energy attacks," Saigo agreed without hesitation, while also reminding them to be careful about how they fought.
If they used energy attacks and accidentally hit Planet Saiyan, the loss would be unthinkable.
Even a battle power of several thousand could blow up a planet. With energy attacks in the hundreds of millions, wouldn't they reduce Planet Saiyan to space dust?
"Yes! Thank you for granting our request, Your Majesty King Saigo!" x3
"Yes! Thank you, Master, for granting our request! I won't disturb your rest any longer. Please take a good rest!"
The four tiptoed out of the palace once more and flew straight up into the sky.
Before long, the sky rang with a series of thunderous impacts.
Saigo had no interest in watching. As soon as they had left, he flashed over to his personal Gravity Chamber in the Royal Palace Plaza and began his daily training.
There was nothing interesting about a sparring match. Focusing on improving his own strength was far more worthwhile!
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