A thought suddenly surfaced in Reiz's mind.
Could it be that she was an Apprentice Angel here on Planet Vegeta to gain experience?
Although Linoshi hadn't appeared in the original story, that didn't mean she didn't exist.
In the known story, Merus seemed to be the only Apprentice Angel.
But that didn't mean there weren't any others besides Merus.
The Angel Clan couldn't possibly consist of just a few people.
If she really was an Apprentice Angel...
What would that mean?
Forget it. I shouldn't dwell on it.
What was the point of thinking so much?
The Angel Clan didn't care about good or evil.
Even if this planet disappeared, it would be nothing more than a passing cloud to them.
After all, the Angel Clan were true gods with eternal life.
For now, I should focus on increasing my strength as quickly as possible.
There shouldn't be anyone nearby now. I should try transforming into a Super Saiyan.
"Snap!"
Golden light burst from Reiz's entire body. His hair stood on end as he transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Vast energy surged wildly from Reiz, sweeping outward in every direction.
The rocks beneath his feet couldn't withstand the pressure and groaned, cracks spreading from where he stood.
I did it!
I can finally transform into a Super Saiyan.
If I can raise my base Combat Power to three million, I'll definitely be able to defeat Frieza, the Universe Emperor!
But then Reiz thought of something else.
Frieza had an older brother, too.
His name was Cooler.
Cooler's Combat Power was 470 million.
That meant I'd have to raise my base Combat Power to at least ten million and transform into a Super Saiyan just to stand a chance against Cooler.
The road ahead was long and full of obstacles.
I might have a chance of raising my Combat Power to three million in a month.
But ten million... That would be far too difficult.
Wait!
If Linoshi really is an Apprentice Angel...
Why don't I learn Ultra Instinct from her?
Angels are born knowing Ultra Instinct.
Reiz released his Super Saiyan form. The golden glow gradually faded, and his hair turned black again.
He looked up at the sky.
By Earth's time, it was now around eleven at night on Planet Vegeta.
I should head home first.
Reiz suppressed his aura, lowering his Combat Power to around ten thousand. Then he glowed faintly in the night sky and flew home.
The night wind howled past his ears as the endless wastelands and occasional Saiyan settlements swept by below.
Reiz's thoughts were still on that strange girl from earlier.
Six thousand kilometers in ten seconds.
Who was she, exactly?
Was she really an Apprentice Angel?
As Reiz pondered this, his expression suddenly changed.
Two auras had appeared not far ahead.
One was extremely powerful.
The other was fairly weak.
On closer inspection, there was a third aura besides theirs, so faint it was almost negligible.
Reiz tapped the Scouter over his eye.
"Beep! Beep!"
The Scouter chirped twice, then quickly displayed the Combat Power of all three.
The strongest one had a Combat Power of fifteen thousand.
The second person was nothing special, with a Combat Power of only five hundred.
As for the third, his Combat Power was a pitiful two.
Reiz could guess who they were without even thinking.
Especially the one with a Combat Power of only two. His identity was particularly unique.
He was Kakarot, the protagonist of the Dragon Ball World, also known as Son Goku.
According to the original story, this was the night Son Goku's father, Bardock, and his mother, Gine, sent him off to Earth.
Reiz hadn't expected to run into them.
As soon as Reiz sensed Bardock and the others, Bardock had clearly detected him with his Scouter as well.
The two sides met in the night sky.
Bardock was broad-shouldered, with the fierce, fearless air characteristic of Saiyans.
His gaze was wary, and he instinctively shielded the woman behind him more completely.
"Who are you?" Bardock asked in a low voice, staring at Reiz.
Reiz didn't answer right away. His gaze passed over Bardock and fell on the woman behind him.
Gine looked much younger than Bardock. She had delicate features, and her expression held a gentleness rarely seen among Saiyans.
She watched Reiz nervously, one hand protecting the spherical spaceship resting on her shoulder.
The ship wasn't large; it was just big enough to hold a small child.
Inside its transparent canopy, a tiny figure flailed his arms.
That was Kakarot.
At that moment, Kakarot was crying loudly inside the ship, occasionally slapping its walls with his little hands. His face was red from the effort.
Reiz knew this scene well.
One of the manga published by the Galactic Patrol clearly depicted Bardock and Gine sending Kakarot off to Earth.
The story was also included in the plot of the new Broly movie.
"Reiz," he said, giving his name in an even tone.
"You're Reiz?" Bardock froze. His wary expression softened slightly, replaced by a complicated look of surprise. "The strongest warrior of the younger generation, Reiz?"
Reiz nodded slightly.
His reputation on Planet Vegeta was indeed considerable.
For one thing, he was a widely recognized Super Genius Warrior, and King Vegeta had personally chosen to train him.
For another, he was also Vegeta's teacher, responsible for instructing the Prince in his training.
Yes, that was also why King Vegeta hadn't dealt with Reiz back then.
The King had thought it through: rather than banishing such a Super Genius Warrior to a distant planet, he might as well keep him around and put him to work.
When Vegeta was born with a Combat Power of eight hundred, King Vegeta had beamed with delight.
It was two hundred lower than Reiz's, but his son was still extraordinary.
The moment Vegeta was born, King Vegeta immediately appointed Reiz as his teacher, tasking him with training the boy and helping him increase his Combat Power.
At this point in time, Vegeta was five years old, while Kakarot was three.
Vegeta's Combat Power had already reached fifteen thousand.
So why was Vegeta's Combat Power only eighteen thousand more than twenty years later?
Because Frieza had kept Vegeta confined to the noob zone.
Think about it: if a max-level character killed monsters in a beginner area, would his Combat Power increase at all?
That was why Vegeta had already reached a Combat Power of fifteen thousand at the age of five, but had only eighteen thousand when he attacked Earth.
The three thousand-point increase had come from Vegeta killing countless weak monsters and slowly accumulating experience, one point at a time.
It wasn't until Vegeta fought Son Goku on Earth that his Combat Power finally began soaring.
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