Starting Out on His Own

"Can we learn to control it too?"

Sun Yu's words left Oli and Hill astonished. He carefully explained how to use ki, and they listened in amazement.

While he had the chance, Sun Yu told Oli and Hill all about Earth and shared many ways to improve their combat power. As they chatted, he took two sets of Weighted Gear he'd prepared earlier from the Hoi-Poi Capsule he carried with him.

"So this is the Hoi-Poi Capsule and the Weighted Gear you mentioned?"

Sun Yu tossed out a small capsule, and with a "poof," a huge cabinet appeared out of nowhere. It was filled with all sorts of Weighted Gear. He took out two sets and handed them to Oli and Hill.

"Uncle Oli, Aunt Hill, this is a Weighted Vest. It weighs � kilograms. The shoes and wrist guards weigh another � kilograms altogether. Lana and I wear these all the time. They're a big help with training!"

"Thank you, Kael!"

Oli and Hill happily took the Weighted Gear from Sun Yu, handling it with delight. As his elders, they naturally felt embarrassed that Sun Yu had far surpassed them. They had also long been eager to try the Weighted Gear and Gravity Training Room he and Lana used in their training.

Now that they had the Weighted Gear, they hurriedly put it on and tried moving around. They could certainly feel the strain. After all, Planet Vegeta's gravity was ten times that of Earth, so the � kilograms of Weighted Gear they wore actually weighed � kilograms.

"It's hard to imagine you two little guys wearing this stuff and acting like it's nothing!" Uncle Oli exclaimed.

"Dear, we'll have to work twice as hard too. We can't let little Kael look down on us!" Aunt Hill gave her husband a gentle look, her eyes alight with determination.

After chatting a little longer, Sun Yu's expression turned serious. "Uncle Oli, what do you think of the relationship between Frieza and King Vegeta?"

Uncle Oli's expression darkened at the question. After a long pause, he sighed. "Frieza commands the most powerful army in the universe. Even we Saiyans, proud as we are, have to follow his orders now. King Vegeta's been making more and more moves behind the scenes these past two years. He's the only one who thinks he's hiding them well. Everyone already knows what he's plotting... Ah!"

Uncle Oli had long heard that Frieza had spies among the Saiyans. He hadn't wanted to get involved in the scheming among the upper ranks, but...

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact!"

"You're a clever man, Uncle Oli!" Sun Yu grinned. "But even without King Vegeta's secret moves, Frieza isn't friendly toward us Saiyans. He installed a monitoring device in the Scouters issued to us, so he can keep track of everything we do."

"What's he doing that for? So King Vegeta's scheme has been right under Frieza's nose the whole time? Why hasn't he done anything about it?"

"Because there's no need." Sun Yu spoke calmly. "No matter how many troops King Vegeta gathers, he still can't beat Frieza's overwhelming power. He's doomed to fail!"

"Can't beat him? What if the two of you joined forces?" Uncle Oli jumped to his feet. King Vegeta had always represented immense strength in his mind, and now Sun Yu was saying he couldn't beat Frieza.

"Much as I hate to admit it... I'm still no match for him." Sun Yu fell silent for a moment before answering.

The mood in the room grew heavy. Seeing this, Aunt Hill tried to lighten things up. "Kael, what are you thinking? I get the feeling you've already got a plan of your own."

Sun Yu nodded. "Let's take things one step at a time. We'll find a chance to escape Planet Vegeta, then hide away and train hard. Once we're stronger than Frieza, we'll teach that bastard a lesson!"

That made Uncle Oli laugh despite himself. Saiyans were a warrior race, and fleeing was deeply shameful, but Uncle Oli wasn't stubborn. He understood the sense in keeping yourself alive so you could fight another day.

"Good! Then we'll train hard and do our best to surpass Frieza as soon as we can!"

Uncle Oli spoke with confidence. Sun Yu's mouth twitched. He really couldn't bring himself to tell Uncle Oli Frieza's true combat power. A man with a combat power just over �, full of determination to surpass a monster whose combat power was over 120 million—that was a truly inspiring story!

Just as Sun Yu was grumbling to himself about Uncle Oli, footsteps sounded outside. Lana and Hill's conversation abruptly stopped, and all four of them looked toward the door.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

After three measured knocks, a timid voice came from outside. "Sir, I've finished cleaning the living room downstairs. I had someone replace the damaged furniture with brand-new pieces, exactly like the originals. Also, everyone from the Rep Squad is here. They're all waiting in the hall!"

Sun Yu opened the door and saw a young Saiyan standing outside. His gaze was full of awe and admiration.

"Oh, you're Alanks, right?"

"My name is Alanks, sir!"

Sun Yu's face flushed. He cleared his throat and said, "Come on, let's go take a look!"

Before this, Uncle Oli had been against Sun Yu taking over the Rep Squad. But now that he knew about the conflict between Frieza and King Vegeta, he no longer objected. After all, more allies meant more protection.

So Alanks led Sun Yu and Uncle Oli downstairs. Lana and Hill said they had plenty to catch up on after their reunion and stayed behind.

A dozen or so people stood in four neat rows in the living room downstairs. The people at the front were clearly the ones who had caused trouble at Oli's home earlier. They had the highest combat power among the group, and their eyes were full of barely concealed smugness. The people in the rows behind them seemed weaker. Some looked at Sun Yu fearfully, as if he were a monster who ate people.

Their stares left Sun Yu baffled. Noticing the number of people was off, he asked, "Didn't you say there were more than thirty? Why are there only this few?"

A bald man with a thick mustache stepped forward from the crowd. He looked at Sun Yu obsequiously and said, "To answer you, sir, the rest weren't very obedient. When they heard Captain Lelton had died, they wanted to leave us and start out on their own. So, following your orders, we killed them all!"

"Huh?" Sun Yu stared at him, dumbfounded. "What? They wanted to start out on their own, so you should've let them! When did I ever say to kill them?"

No wonder the people in the back had been looking at him strangely. This idiot had falsely claimed to be acting on his orders!

Sun Yu was about to fly into a rage when Alanks beside him said timidly, "Sir, you said anyone who didn't want to come could be crossed off the list. Doesn't that mean they had to be killed?"

Hearing that, Sun Yu slapped a hand against his forehead. He'd given up on this bunch of Saiyans, with nothing but fighting and killing on their minds. How could they possibly have misunderstood him that badly?