The Powerful Karochi, Ginyu's Ambition

"I truly never expected that what Recoome said would actually be true!" In truth, before seeing Karochi, Ginyu had been somewhat skeptical. How could a Saiyan in his childhood possess such immense combat power? That was until Karochi appeared right before his eyes.

Jeice also opened his scouter in disbelief, the final number settling at 65,000! He was filled with shock and incredulity: "How... how could a Saiyan be this strong!?"

"Heh! Jeice, don't trust the numbers on the counter. There are some strange races in the universe that can control their combat readings at will. The opponent's power is far beyond this." Ginyu spoke up to remind him.

"Tch! I suppose that's why Captain Ginyu is the one with the experience and the eye for talent; your subordinates aren't much, are they?" Karochi said with a hint of mockery on his face.

Jeice and Burter wanted to retort, but Ginyu stopped them; bickering was meaningless. "Since you know my name, that makes things easier! As a Saiyan, you must know Lord Frieza. I will give you one chance to join us!"

"Cap... Captain!?" Jeice exclaimed in confusion. Weren't we here to avenge Recoome and Guldo? Why are we recruiting him???

Ginyu's cold gaze swept over Jeice. Jeice was talking far too much today! Jeice quickly shut his mouth and stepped aside.

Burter had originally wanted to speak up as well, but seeing the Captain's icy glare, he wisely kept his mouth shut. At the same time, he looked at Jeice with sympathy; Jeice had truly been dancing on a landmine all day!

"Join you??" Karochi was baffled by Ginyu. Are you kidding me, brother? Look at the tail behind me! Bringing me to Frieza would be a slap in his own face, wouldn't it?

Besides, working for Frieza? Forget it. Never mind the benefits! Working 996 for Frieza is a "blessing," but there are no human rights under him.

And what is Frieza, anyway, to make me work for him? Saiyans will never be slaves!

"Enough, stop playing these boring games! Let's fight. I really want to know just how strong Frieza's most capable subordinate, Captain Ginyu, actually is." Karochi didn't want to blather on; why use words when you can use your fists? Oh, if the opponent were Frieza, Karochi wouldn't mind chatting, but what status does a Ginyu have to be talking to him?

"That is truly a pity, for such a young warrior!" Ginyu seemed very disappointed, his desire to fight even diminishing significantly. He turned to Jeice and Burter and ordered, "Jeice, Burter, you two go play with him first! Don't worry, I'll be watching from the side."

Jeice and Burter were internally resistant. What kind of strength do we have? You said yourself the opponent's power is over 65,000; isn't sending us up just throwing our lives away? We could provide support! But they dared not disobey Ginyu's orders, especially Jeice.

"Yes, Captain!" the two shouted in unison.

They stepped out side-by-side, their eyes filled with resistance and vigilance.

"Jeice, you go first!" Burter urged from beside Jeice. It wasn't that he was making things difficult for Jeice; he was just trying to let Jeice show off in front of the Captain, right!?

Jeice was stunned! Shouldn't we be going together!? You're making me charge in first!? We've been partners for so long, don't you feel any pain?

"How about rock, paper, scissors?" Jeice suggested. There was no way he was going to be the vanguard.

Seeing the two hesitating to fight, Ginyu was furious: "If you don't want to go, I can send you both off myself!!!!" This was his final warning.

Jeice and Burter dared not delay any longer and charged straight at Karochi together.

"Heh! Well come." Karochi smiled, but although it was Jeice and Burter coming at him, his full attention was focused on every move Ginyu made.

"You brat, don't think we're afraid of you! Jeice, use your ultimate move, I'll pin him down." Burter charged ahead and spoke to Jeice. Jeice couldn't help but feel a little moved; Burter really does love me!

Without hesitation, Jeice dragged his left palm upward, his body twisting as energy began to condense in his hand.

Burter didn't engage head-on, instead weaving constantly around Karochi's front, back, left, and right. His signature move was [High-Speed Movement]; speed was his absolute advantage.

"Haha! How about that, brat? Can you even see me!? My speed is 'number one in the universe'!" Burter's manic laughter reached Karochi's ears.

Karochi couldn't help but curl his lip. Who gave this guy his confidence? With this speed, you call yourself number one in the universe? Never mind me, your Captain's face is already turning purple! Do you even take Ginyu seriously? Do you even take Frieza seriously!?

Karochi clenched his fists and crossed them in front of his chest. He took a horse stance, and an invisible aura condensed. This made Burter, who was in the middle of trash-talking, feel his heart jump into his throat; he had been saying those things mostly to bolster his own courage. "Jeice, aren't you ready yet!!?"

Why is this guy Jeice so slow!?

"Burter, get out of the way!!!" Jeice shouted, throwing the sphere of light in his hand toward Karochi.

[Destruction Sphere] was the strongest finishing move Jeice could muster! Hearing this, Burter was just about to dodge when he heard Karochi's voice.

"Flying back is too slow! Let me help you, Haa~ah!!" Karochi pushed his palms out violently, a loud shout directly blasting Burter away.

The massive aura forced even Jeice back dozens of steps. Despite this, Jeice felt no frustration; instead, he stared with hope at the [Destruction Sphere] he had launched! As for Burter—who was that? Are we close?

The [Destruction Sphere] came straight at Karochi. He was somewhat surprised; he had originally thought he could just blast the thing away, but it didn't matter. He bent his right hand toward his neck and slashed fiercely at the incoming [Destruction Sphere].

Hmph! Foolish. Even Captain Ginyu wouldn't dare take this hit head-on, Jeice thought mockingly. Just then, Burter flew back over: "Jeice, you didn't even care about me!!" Burter was furious; he had risked his life to stall the Saiyan, and Jeice didn't even catch him after firing his ultimate.

"Burter, don't be angry! Look, my [Destruction Sphere] already hit him," Jeice said, trying to soothe him. Burter looked over, and it was a good thing he did—he nearly lost his eyes: "Jeice, you damn idiot, are you blind!? Your pathetic sphere is coming right at us!!"

Saying this, Burter grabbed Jeice's arm and shot into the high sky. Sure enough, a second later, Jeice's [Destruction Sphere] streaked past the spot where they had been standing.

Seeing this, cold sweat broke out on Jeice and Burter. They had almost been killed by their own skill. Off to the side, Ginyu watched everything coldly, seemingly indifferent to whether his two subordinates lived or died.

"Bu... Burter! Should we use that move??" Jeice stammered. He felt immense despair that even his strongest move had done nothing.

Burter thought for a moment and nodded in agreement; he didn't dare get close to Karochi again.

Karochi looked at Burter and Jeice standing side-by-side; they actually looked quite like a married couple. Red and blue have always been a "CP."

Jeice and Burter combined their energy, the power swirling into a red and blue vortex—[Purple-Red Comet Impact].

Countless purple light spheres flew out from within, each one possessing a destructive power slightly greater than Jeice's [Destruction Sphere]! Karochi was a bit surprised; is this a "beggar's version of a fusion skill"?

Without overthinking, Karochi was surrounded by the sky-filling purple spheres. At this moment, Karochi stopped holding back and unleashed his full strength. A terrifying aura surged from his body, and a white flame expanded, forming an invisible barrier in front of him that blocked all the purple spheres.

Boom~ boom~ boom!

The spheres slammed into the barrier, creating massive explosions and thick smoke. Meanwhile, Karochi's combat power continued to rise step by step.

"What!!??" Jeice and Burter exited their combined state, breathing heavily; the consumption of that combo move was clearly immense. The two stared in horror as the numbers on the counter continued to jump.

"Well done, Jeice, Burter," Ginyu muttered to himself, also staring at the counter as if expecting something.

70,000

75,000

80000

85000····86000···87000····88000····89000

90000

Even as it hit 90,000, Karochi's ki showed no signs of stopping its ascent! The dust and smoke in the surrounding area had long since been blown away without a trace. The immense power caused the very ground to tremble, while small pebbles were drawn into the air, and faint sparks of electricity began to flicker and coil around Karochi's body.

98300

In the end, Karochi's combat power settled at 98,300. Jeice and Burter were so shocked they couldn't even make a sound! Ginyu was stunned as well; he knew this Saiyan's combat power was more than 65,000, but he never imagined it would reach such a level!

Although it hadn't crossed 100,000, this Saiyan had yet to reach the peak of his growth! With such a young body, Ginyu could no longer suppress the excitement in his eyes.

He wanted this body!!!

Karochi had increased his combat power by ten thousand, and unlike Goku in the original story, he didn't waste time with idle chatter! He wanted to take out Jeice and Burter before Ginyu could make a move, or at the very least, render them unable to interfere.

With a High-Speed Movement, Karochi vanished into thin air!

Beep, beep, beep~!

Jeice and Burter, who were just about to search for his silhouette, were startled by the alerts from their scouters! Karochi was actually right behind them.

Without a moment's hesitation, he whipped his leg out in a kick!! Aimed at Jeice's neck, it was a lethal strike. Ginyu saw that things were going south and immediately moved to support them, but he was still a step too late.

Snap~!

The neck broke with a clean, audible crack that terrified Burter, leaving him without even the courage to flee! Karochi was so powerful that Burter had completely lost the will to resist; perhaps only Captain Ginyu could defeat this Saiyan.

"Bastard~! Large Energy Blast!" Ginyu was furious. To kill his subordinate right under his nose! He didn't care about the man's life, but he cared about his own reputation. He fired a deep purple energy sphere.

Before it even reached Karochi, it expanded and detonated! The energy instantly engulfed a hundred-meter radius. Even Karochi couldn't dodge it, and of course, our "fastest in the universe" Burter was caught in the blast as well. Jeice, however, had been lucky enough to be knocked to the ground by that kick, avoiding the explosion. He was barely breathing, letting out a ragged, wheezing sound.