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"Ah, ah, ah!!"
Sun Wukong blew hard on his palms, clearly burned by the Galick Gun just now!
Seeing Sun Wukong do that, Vegeta's already fierce expression grew even more vicious. "Kakarot, you're insulting me!"
"Insulting you? No! It really was hot!" Sun Wukong replied, startled, then added with certainty.
"You..." Vegeta trembled with rage.
He slowly descended from the sky, then turned around. Two beams shot from his eyes, directly blasting the Artificial Moon apart!
Pop!!
The Artificial Moon burst like a bubble and vanished!
His body slowly shrank back to its normal size!
"Huh? Why'd you stop fighting?" Sun Wukong asked, puzzled.
"I may be crazy, but I'm not stupid. The difference between our power levels is too great! Keeping up a fight I can't win would be suicide. I lost. Do what you want. This prince will never submit to you. Kill me or torture me, I don't care!" A desolate look crossed Vegeta's face.
Vegeta's reaction was beyond Son Gohan's expectations!
The Vegeta standing before him was like a completely different person from the one in the original story!
But he quickly understood. Things had changed drastically, and Sun Wukong's power level was far greater than it had been in the original story!
"I won't kill you. As for what to do with you... Forget it, Gohan, you decide. I'm not good at this!" Sun Wukong immediately left the battlefield and went to Gohan.
"Kakarot, I'm the prince of the Saiyans! Even if I die, I'll die with dignity. You're making your son deal with me? You're despicable!" Vegeta roared.
"Oh? So you think I'm not qualified?" Son Gohan instantly used Instant Transmission to appear in front of Vegeta.
Boom!!!
Golden Legend!!!
The powerful aura left Vegeta dumbstruck. Then excitement, conflicted feelings, shock, Envy, and all kinds of emotions mingled on his face!
"Could this be... a Super Saiyan? Impossible! I'm the Saiyan race's greatest warrior! I should be the Super Saiyan!"
"Do you still think I'm not qualified?" Son Gohan advanced step by step.
The Super Saiyan's pressure made Vegeta's legs tremble uncontrollably!
"Hahaha! Good! This is wonderful! Hahaha! Frieza, your days are numbered!!" Vegeta suddenly burst into laughter.
Tears of excitement streamed from his eyes!
There was no Envy, only excitement and boundless hatred!!
"Looks like you've been under a lot of pressure!" Vegeta's reaction once again caught Son Gohan by surprise!
"Twenty years! Do you know what these past twenty years have been like for me? I was sent on missions when I was only three! When Planet Vegeta was destroyed, everyone said it had been hit by a meteor. Did they really take this prince for a fool? A meteor? How big would it have to be? If it were small, the Saiyan race could easily have destroyed it. If it were big, Saiyan technology could have detected it. It could only have been Frieza, that bastard. He was afraid a Legendary Super Saiyan would emerge among the Saiyans. He must have destroyed Planet Vegeta! For twenty years, I've lived like a dog. But the hatred inside me has only grown deeper with time. My power level is worlds apart from his—we're on completely different levels! Now, at last, I can see hope. Kakarot, kill me. Let me die with dignity. But I beg you, I beg you to have your son kill Frieza and avenge the Saiyans. Your father, Bardock, also died at Frieza's hands. For your father's sake, you have to kill Frieza!!" After Son Gohan transformed, the pain, hatred, and anguish Vegeta had buried deep inside him all came pouring out!
The hatred over his father's death, the destruction of his home, and all the humiliation he'd suffered over the past twenty years erupted in an instant!
"Raditz, was Father really killed by Frieza?" Sun Wukong seemed to recall memories from his childhood.
In his memories, someone who looked exactly like him had held him, placed him in a spaceship, and sent him to Earth!
He could vaguely recall a glimpse of his mother, too!
"Father was a Low-Class Warrior, but his power level was comparable to that of an elite warrior! Before Planet Vegeta was destroyed, Father sent me a message and told me to send you to a planet called Earth. At the time, Vegeta, Nappa, and I had taken a mission and happened to be away from Planet Vegeta, so we survived and escaped disaster! I was little back then and didn't understand why Father had sent you to Earth. But looking back now, he must have realized that Frieza was planning to strike against the Saiyans!" Raditz, too, showed a mix of heartache, longing, and other emotions.
In his memories, his mother, Bardock's wife, Gine, had been a loving and kind mother, unlike the other Saiyans.
His parents had been deeply in love, unlike other Saiyan couples!
He'd been too young to understand why his family was different from the others.
But his life on Mount Paozu during this time had helped him understand why his parents had loved each other so deeply.
He'd learned how happy it was to live an ordinary life!
"Vegeta, I'll support whatever decision Gohan makes. But Frieza... leave him to me!" Sun Wukong came up to Vegeta and made a solemn promise.
"Hahaha! Good. Then I can die without regrets. Do it! Kakarot's son, Son Gohan, right? I'll remember you. The Saiyan race's glory begins with you!" Vegeta's eyes were full of resolve to die, but there was also a glimmer of hope—the hope that the Saiyans would rise again!
"Hey, hey, hey. You're getting all emotional. Did you even think about how I feel? Dad, do you really think I'd kill him? I'm still a kid!!" Son Gohan protested.
"Uh?" Sun Wukong was startled.
"Sure, you destroyed the city, but it's not beyond saving! There are only a few Saiyans left, and even though I was born on Earth, I'm half Saiyan. I won't kill you!" Son Gohan said helplessly.
"Not kill me? This prince won't submit to you like Raditz did. I've had enough of being Frieza's dog!" Vegeta said coldly.
"That's fine. You can leave. I'll remember what you said about Frieza." Son Gohan shrugged.
"Hmph! Don't think I'll be grateful just because you let me go. Nappa, let's go!" Vegeta called.
"Prince Vegeta! I..." Nappa looked uncertain.
"You're going to betray me too?" Vegeta stared at him murderously.
"No, no! I'm not betraying you. I want to stay and train with Raditz, get stronger, and help kill Frieza. I want to do my part!" Nappa hurriedly explained.
At his words, Vegeta lowered the knife he'd been holding in his heart!
"Vegeta, don't you want to know why we're so much stronger than you?" Son Gohan asked with interest.
"Hmph. Your auras are under your control. I admit I've neglected that all these years, but I'm not stupid. I'm confident I can catch up to you! Nappa, if you want to stay, then stay. There aren't many Saiyans left, but I won't be joining you!" As he spoke, Vegeta flew toward the spaceship!
A circular streak of light shot straight into the sky!!
"Prince Vegeta!!" Nappa watched the sky, reluctant to see him go.
"Just as you'd expect from the Saiyan prince. He figured out what the problem was after a brief fight!" Sun Wukong seemed to have found a rare opponent!
"Dad, don't underestimate him!" Son Gohan watched Vegeta leave, feeling a trace of admiration.
"All right, it's settled. Everyone go home! Nappa, come with Raditz!" Son Gohan said.
"Gohan, you go back. I'll gather the Dragon Balls and bring the people in this city back to life!" Sun Wukong shot into the sky!!
Whoosh!!
Son Gohan suddenly moved at high speed and appeared in front of Sun Wukong!
"Dad, here's the Dragon Radar!"
"Uh... I forgot. Sorry!"
"..."