"Hey, Dodoria." Reiz shouted from aboard the spaceship.
His voice traveled in the form of energy, piercing the vacuum and reaching Dodoria's ears clearly.
Dodoria turned to look in Reiz's direction, his face full of confusion.
But the moment he looked, Dodoria regretted it.
Reiz was standing at the hatch, firing an Energy Blast from his hand.
The Energy Blast glowed a brilliant gold as it hurtled toward him at incredible speed, trailing a long streak of light through the starry sky.
"Ah... you... you bastard!" Dodoria cursed loudly, his voice filled with despair.
He tried desperately to dodge, but there was nothing to push off against in the vacuum.
"Bang!"
Before Dodoria could finish cursing, the Energy Blast struck his Force Field.
Golden light erupted, illuminating the surrounding stars.
The Force Field shattered like a balloon the moment Reiz's Energy Blast touched it.
The pink barrier burst apart and vanished into the vacuum as specks of Starlight.
In an instant, Dodoria's body was exposed to the vacuum.
His eyes bulged and his mouth gaped, but he couldn't draw in a single breath.
A layer of frost instantly formed over his skin, and the blood in his veins froze.
"Crack!"
Dodoria turned into an Ice Sculpture, his face still twisted in a snarl as he floated through space, frozen forever in that moment.
Starlight fell across him, coating him in a cold silver sheen.
"Done." Reiz clapped his hands with a smile, pleased with his handiwork.
Vegeta was completely dumbfounded. He stared at Reiz in disbelief, unable to process what had just happened.
His mouth opened and closed, but no sound came out.
"What are you standing there like an idiot for? Hurry up and close the hatch!" Reiz ordered Vegeta, then turned and walked back inside.
"Yes... Teacher!" Vegeta immediately bowed, bending so low it looked as if his back might snap.
Reiz: "????"
Reiz paused, then gave Vegeta a long, searching look.
Ever since Reiz had become Vegeta's teacher, Vegeta had never once called him that.
For one thing, Vegeta considered himself a prince and the future king of the Saiyans.
For another, once Vegeta's Combat Power surpassed Reiz's, he had decided Reiz wasn't anything special.
Now that he had seen Reiz defeat Dodoria so effortlessly, Vegeta finally realized there was still a great deal he had to learn.
After bowing, Vegeta hurried over to operate the spaceship.
He moved deftly, his little hands flying over the control panel.
"Creak—"
The spaceship's hatch closed again, cutting them off from the starry sky outside.
Then Vegeta hurried back to Reiz and asked excitedly, "Hey, Reiz, just how much Combat Power do you have?"
His eyes shone with curiosity and awe.
"Not much. I used to have over two million, but now I'm down to less than one million." Reiz smiled faintly, his tone casual.
"Y-you said what?" Vegeta stared at Reiz, stunned and incredulous.
Two million?
One million?
What did those numbers even mean?
His vaunted 15,000 was nothing compared to them.
"Enough about that. You can go now." Reiz waved a hand, dismissing Vegeta.
"What do you mean?" Vegeta's little face stiffened, and he quickly asked, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes.
Linoshi and I aren't going to Beast Planet. We're going to visit some other planets." Reiz smiled and glanced back at Linoshi.
She stood behind him, quietly listening to their conversation, her blue eyes gentle as water.
"Then I'm not going either. I'm going with you!" Vegeta declared firmly, his little face serious.
Reiz: "..."
Reiz's face darkened as he glared at Vegeta.
Why the hell would you follow me?
Wouldn't it be better for Linoshi and me to have a date alone?
What was I supposed to do with a little brat tagging along?
Reiz was just about to refuse.
"Don't worry, I won't get in your way!" Vegeta quickly added, afraid Reiz would kick him out.
He raised both hands in a gesture of promise.
Reiz put a hand to his forehead, momentarily at a loss for words.
A brief silence fell.
The cabin was so quiet that the three of them could hear one another breathing.
"No!" Reiz refused firmly.
After all, he had no intention of bringing along a deadweight.
"Even if you don't agree, I'm still coming with you. You're my teacher, after all!" Vegeta huffed, crossing his arms and striking a pose, his chin held high.
Reiz's face stayed dark. He really wanted to slap Vegeta to death.
After thinking it over, Reiz turned to Linoshi to ask what she thought.
"I... I don't mind," Linoshi murmured, her blue eyes lowered as her fingers began rubbing the hem of her Battle Suit again.
Reiz: "..."
For a moment, Reiz didn't know what to say.
Don't say you don't mind!
Now I have no idea what to do.
He sighed helplessly.
"You can come with me, but you have to obey my orders. Otherwise, I'll throw you out!" Reiz warned, pointing toward the hatch.
"Hmph, then it's settled!" Vegeta said briskly, nodding with a smug smile.
With that, Vegeta went straight to the main control panel and pressed several buttons.
His movements were practiced; he clearly operated it often.
"Beep! Beep!"
After a few soft chimes, the call connected.
Soon, Baru's voice came through the control panel's speaker, sounding somewhat anxious. "This is Prince Vegeta's spaceship!"
"Baru, go straight to Beast Planet and carry out the mission!" Vegeta ordered, his voice carrying a prince's authority.
"Huh? I-is that Prince Vegeta?" Baru stammered, then quickly replied, "Th-then what about you?"
"Reiz and I have other things to do," Vegeta explained briefly.
"But... without you and Reiz, we can't take Beast Planet!" Baru cried, his voice filled with despair. "The strongest monster there has a Combat Power of 10,000!"
"Stop whining. Then pick another planet!" Vegeta snapped impatiently, ending the call.
"Click!"
The call disconnected.
The next moment, Vegeta pressed the spaceship's start button.
"Whoosh!"
The spaceship blazed to life, flames flaring from its rear as it shot forward in a streak of light. It quickly overtook Raditz and the others' spaceship, then vanished from sight.
The Starlight outside the window raced backward, stretching into long bands of light.
Raditz and the others were dumbfounded aboard their spaceship, exchanging bewildered looks as they wondered what to do.
Prince Vegeta and Reiz weren't going to Beast Planet...
There was no way they could take that planet on their own!
Left with no choice, Raditz and the others discussed it among themselves and chose a weaker planet to fight on instead.
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