Training That Made You Go, "What the Hell"

A week later, after spending a day at the training camp, Karochi was already at a loss for words.

He'd never had high hopes for the Saiyans' training methods, but he'd never in a million years expected the training at this dump to consist of getting beaten up.

Yes, exactly what you think: getting beaten up!! What the hell~~ Over a hundred young Saiyans had been beaten by ten adult Saiyans for an entire day!!

Good grief, it was ridiculous. By the end, every single one of them had a face covered in bruises! Thank goodness the adult Saiyans had known to hold back. Otherwise, half of them probably would've died on the very first day.

That afternoon, Karochi cautiously asked the instructor, "Don't we have any other training exercises?"

The adult Saiyan looked at Karochi as if he were an idiot and replied, "This is the best way for Saiyans to grow stronger. Many life-forms in the universe have grown stronger through this kind of training."

Well, damn~! No wonder Saiyans had the trait of getting a huge boost in strength after being rescued from the brink of death. So they'd been building that passive ability from childhood? That was just absurd.

"Heh!! Good thing Saiyans are tough enough to take it. Otherwise, how could they put you through this? Hiss~~~~ It hurts!" Back home, Karochi complained, but the movement tugged at his wounds, and he couldn't help sucking in a sharp breath.

To be fair, compared to Earth, this training method was like night and day. Sure, the average Earthling was a five-point fighter, but at least their training was scientific! The Saiyans didn't care about anything else; they just started beating the hell out of you. And they expected you to keep at it for three years. It was ridiculous.

Gurgle~ Gurgle~!

His stomach started growling again, so Karochi had no choice but to start cooking despite his injuries! No matter how badly he was hurt, he still had to eat, right? Especially with a Saiyan's stomach, which could never be filled.

Day after day went by. Karochi kept getting beaten up, and the training did have an effect, but only a tiny bit! He had no choice but to have a heavily weighted Combat Suit made for strength training!!

Three years later!

Thank goodness, those nightmarish days were finally over! After three years of training, Karochi's displayed battle power had reached 375, about the same as the other intermediate-class warriors.

But thanks to his own weight training, especially with Planet Vegeta's gravity being ten times that of Earth, his battle power had already reached 1,054! He'd far outstripped the other trainees in his class at the camp.

Of course, he couldn't let anyone find that out! Otherwise, King Vegeta would probably take an interest in him. Standing out too much was definitely a bad idea. After all, Broly had been born with a battle power of ten thousand, and King Vegeta had exiled him to a desolate planet.

You could be exceptional, but you couldn't threaten King Vegeta's position. Otherwise, you'd be erased all the same.

But the best thing wasn't the increase in his battle power. In his second year, after asking around, he'd found Goku's home—the home of Bardock and Gine.

It was only last month that news had come out that Gine was pregnant. According to the information he had, Bardock already had a son named Raditz—the very same Raditz who'd delivered the classic line, "A mere five? What a weakling!"

That meant this pregnancy had to be Goku, also known as Kakarot. Frieza wouldn't destroy Planet Vegeta until some time after Goku was born! Karochi only had to leave Planet Vegeta within the next year to avoid the disaster completely.

Oh, provided he removed the tracking device and listening device from his spaceship first! Those hadn't been installed by the people of Planet Vegeta; Frieza's men had put them there.

Frieza was always afraid that a Super Saiyan would emerge among the Saiyans, and he was always searching for one! He wanted to defeat a Super Saiyan and put an end to the legend left behind by Chilled.

For convenience, Karochi used his parents' points to buy a spacecraft. It was only a single-passenger model, of course! He handed it to a retired alien scientist and threatened the lives of his family to make him remove the listening device and transmitter from the ship!

The one on the battle counter was removed too! As for the scientist's family, they were, naturally, put out of their misery. Don't start going on about whether it was moral or right! In this world, surviving was what mattered.

In this dog-eat-dog world, right and wrong didn't matter. Whoever had the biggest fists and the highest battle power was right.

Karochi didn't throw away the transmitter he'd removed. He put it inside the ship so it would pass inspection! Otherwise, he wouldn't even be allowed into the launch bay.

Karochi went to the administration office and accepted a mission to eliminate every living thing on Planet Huolta. Planet Huolta was an intermediate-class planet. According to the universe's classification system, planets with no life-form exceeding a battle power of one thousand were classified as low-class planets; those with a maximum battle power between one thousand and ten thousand were intermediate-class; and those with a maximum battle power above ten thousand were high-class.

The mission was originally meant for a team, with at least two people assigned to each group. But after a round of careful social maneuvering, Karochi successfully got the mission assigned to him alone.

It would've been hilarious if someone else had come along—how was he supposed to escape then? He could've just killed the other person, of course, but honestly, Karochi wanted to avoid killing whenever possible! The King of Hell was real in this world, after all. He might end up in Hell himself.

Karochi's departure didn't attract anyone's attention. He hadn't befriended a single Saiyan at the training camp! He'd wanted to warn Gine and Bardock, but Gine might have been approachable; Bardock, on the other hand, was an extremely battle-hungry Saiyan.

Besides, Saiyan pride meant more to him than anything else. Trying to persuade someone like that would be pointless and might expose Karochi! If Bardock caught him, he'd be done for.

Bardock might've been a low-class warrior, but his battle power was as high as twelve thousand. He was a perfect example of a loser who'd made it big.

Karochi wasn't stupid enough to set his destination as Earth right away. Instead, he headed for Planet Huolta! The transmitter was still inside the ship, after all. If he went straight to Earth, they'd notice that his course had changed.

"One month, huh~!" Karochi smacked his lips. It would take a month to get from Planet Vegeta to Planet Huolta, so he went straight into hibernation for the trip.

After all, a single-passenger spacecraft like his couldn't carry food. Hibernating would pass the time and slow his aging, and it would also spare him the inconvenience of eating, drinking, and using the bathroom.

One month later, on Planet Huolta~!

Karochi woke up an hour early. The violent impact with the ground hadn't bothered him much!! According to his original plan, he'd intended to head straight from Planet Huolta to Earth.

But then—gurgle~ Gurgle~!

Karochi couldn't help smiling wryly. It was incredible how much energy he'd used up while sleeping for a month! "Forget it. I'll get something to eat first, then set off once I've filled my stomach!"

He stepped out of the spacecraft and put it somewhere safe, then flew into the air and switched on his Scouter! He still couldn't sense ki accurately enough; the Scouter was far better at pinpointing targets!

Beep beep beep! A string of numbers appeared on the Scouter's screen.

241... 328... 179... 684... 896

"Hiss~ What a surprise. No wonder they said it took at least two people to complete this mission! This place is already close to an intermediate-class planet." Seeing that some of the life-forms had battle powers nearing one thousand, Karochi couldn't help sucking in a sharp breath. If his battle power had really been only the 375 he'd let everyone see, he wouldn't have said a word—he'd have turned around and headed straight for Earth.

But his battle power was now 1,071, and it had increased by another seven during the month! He wasn't worried at all. He found a life-form with a battle power of 328—the closest one.

Karochi flew straight toward it. If it was humanoid, he'd just leave! If it wasn't, heh~! Then it couldn't blame him for being ruthless.

Thinking about food, Karochi's tail swayed of its own accord.

"Man, why does this thing look so much like a dinosaur?" Karochi couldn't help examining the creature when he saw it. To be fair, it looked a bit like the Tyrannosaurus rex he'd seen in his previous life.

Roar~~!

The dinosaur-like creature spotted Karochi and roared at him. Energy began gathering in its mouth!

"Oh, you've got a big temper for something with such low battle power!" Karochi didn't humor it. He vanished from its sight with a single Instant Transmission.

Pow!!! Awooo~~~!

Karochi appeared in front of the creature and punched it, making it yelp like a dog!! It flew hundreds of meters, smashing through trees and boulders along the way! The enormous clouds of dust and the noise sent the surrounding animals scattering in every direction.

He appeared in front of the creature again. It was already on its last breath! Karochi didn't bother torturing it. He killed it with a single blue energy blast, then roasted it until it was medium-rare.

He cut off its two hind legs, skewered them, and roasted them. Thank goodness he'd brought some basic seasonings, or it would've been hard to swallow! The huge creature's meat was tough and stringy; it really got stuck in his teeth.

He ate until he was about eighty percent full, then stopped! He had to save room so he could eat Earth's delicious food.

To be fair, Saiyans could eat a lot, but they didn't know how to eat well. Every meal was huge, but the food tasted pretty ordinary!

"No wonder he made Beerus furious!!" Before Planet Vegeta was destroyed, Beerus had visited it. The sight of him standing with his foot on King Vegeta had left a deep impression on Vegeta.

If Karochi's guess was right, Beerus had probably been the one to order Frieza to destroy Planet Vegeta!! But that had nothing to do with him.

With his stomach full, Karochi flew away and climbed back into his spacecraft!! This time, his destination was Earth, and with the tracking device and listening device gone, he didn't need to worry.

Karochi's spacecraft arrived and left in a flash. Before he'd even spent a day there, it was already leaving Planet Huolta and heading for Earth! This trip would take longer—six months. Karochi didn't hesitate and went straight into hibernation.

The spacecraft followed its predetermined course at high speed, its long trail cutting across the starry sky!!