Turles's Demise

"Hmm? Two mortals were absorbed, but they didn't die?" The Time-Space Fragment's pull was quite strong. Anyone without sufficient strength would be torn apart at the atomic level and become nourishment for its growth.

Whis smiled and explained, "One of them is fairly strong!"

Actually, if that incident hadn't happened while he was investigating Karochi's past, he wouldn't have cared about the lives of two mortals! Besides, as far as Whis was concerned, Karochi's strength was no different from that of an ordinary ant.

At least, that was how it seemed to Whis.

"Fine, if I run into them, I'll pull them out." With that, he formed a hand seal, and a clear white light enveloped the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa.

At that moment, the purple vortex of the Time-Space Fragment opened again, and the Supreme Kai of Time vanished from the spot.

Meanwhile, on the desolate planet Taluo, in front of the enormous Tree of Might, stood a Saiyan who looked just like Goku!! His tail swished back and forth, and he couldn't hide the excitement in his eyes.

He stared fervently at the towering tree before him.

"Wonderful! Once the Tree of Might blooms at the top, the Fruit of the Tree of Might will fully ripen." Turles wore a menacing grin, as if he were already dreaming of conquering the universe.

When the Tree of Might bloomed, it would leave behind a seed, a way for it to pass on its lineage! To protect itself, the fruit remained unripe until then.

At that moment, Turles hadn't noticed Karochi and Tights standing behind him.

"Hey~! Little Chi, is that one of your people?" Seeing Turles's tail swishing excitedly, Tights turned to Karochi in surprise.

Hmm? Turles wasn't a character from the main continuity!! The author created him as a foil for Goku. If Goku hadn't hit his head, he wouldn't have been Goku; he'd have been Kakarot, just like Turles was now.

So, strictly speaking, Turles wasn't really one of Karochi's people in the main continuity! He was just a lowly being who had been created.

"Strictly speaking, not really!! But you could say there's a bit of a connection." After all, he could undergo the Great Ape Transformation, and once he grew strong enough, he could even become a Super Saiyan.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~!

The Scouter on Turles's face finally reacted. Of course, it wasn't picking up Karochi! It was picking up Tights, and it displayed a power level of '1'.

Annoyed at being interrupted, Turles grew displeased. What kind of fool would disturb him at a moment like this? The Fruit of the Tree of Might was about to ripen, after all.

Turles turned and looked at Karochi and Tights! His gaze went straight to Karochi. "What's this!! A Saiyan! And a little kid, too."

Turles was ashamed of his Low-Class Warrior origins, but he still mocked a fellow Saiyan child whose power level didn't even register.

"Perfect timing. The Tree of Might still needs a little more nourishment!!" Turles's face broke into a sinister smile.

This planet had already been completely drained. It would fully ripen if he waited a little longer, but why waste the fertilizer that had come right to his doorstep?

"Eww~! The little one's so gross." Tights thought Turles's grin looked awful and turned away in disgust! She'd already activated the [Spirit Eye] secret technique and knew the guy was all bark and no bite. He was no match for Karochi.

Name: Turles

Race: Saiyan

Power level: 13,000

Note: Low-Class Warrior Turles greatly increased his strength after obtaining the Fruit of the Tree of Might, which only gods could eat.

To be fair, Turles wasn't weak. His power level was 13,000, a thousand higher than King Vegeta's!! For a Low-Class Warrior, that was quite impressive.

"I never thought I'd run into one of my own kind here!" Turles said, spreading his hands as he walked toward Karochi and Tights. As far as he was concerned, they weren't worth much effort.

"Tsk~! I never thought I'd run into a Low-Class Warrior here, either!" Karochi taunted him. What a joke. They were both old geezers, so why was he putting on airs?

Turles was instantly enraged. He hated his Low-Class Warrior status more than anything. "You're asking to die!!"

Turles's measured stride broke into a charge as he unleashed a Ki Burst and rushed toward Karochi! He'd make the brat wish he were dead.

How dare he mock him? Turles held nothing back as he punched Karochi in the face!

Would Karochi dodge? What a joke. At his level, if he had to go to any trouble to deal with a nobody, he might as well delete his character and quit playing.

In Turles's eyes, the damn brat hadn't even reacted. After all, he was so weak that the Scouter couldn't even register his power level! That showed just how weak he was.

Thud—crack.

Turles's fist hit Karochi without a doubt. Hmm! Karochi didn't even move his head as he caught it, and the sound of breaking bones hadn't come from him.

"Aaah~~~~!!" Turles clutched his left arm and let out a pained roar!! It had felt like he'd punched an immovable steel plate. His left arm was bent at a grotesque angle.

The intense pain made Turles's face even more twisted, and his bloodcurdling roar made him sound like a savage beast.

"Y-you... damn it!! Damn it! Who... who the hell are you?" Turles, drenched in cold sweat, seemed to realize he'd picked a fight with someone he couldn't handle.

His opponent wasn't some weakling with no power at all. He was absurdly strong!!

Karochi appeared before Turles in an instant, facing him. He drew back his fist just a little, then threw what looked like a feather-light punch with no force behind it at all.

Thud~!

The moment it touched Turles, he went flying! The pain was so intense he nearly passed out, and his nose had been completely crushed!! He slammed straight into the Tree of Might, raising clouds of dust.

Of course, this wasn't going to be one of those cases where someone emerged from the dust without a scratch. The difference in their strength was simply too great!! Even though Karochi was deliberately controlling his force, Turles couldn't withstand it.

"You're asking who I am!!? You can see for yourself, can't you? I'm a Saiyan." Karochi swished his brown tail behind him as well.

"Cough... cough! Aaah~~~! D-damn it! How... how could I, the great... Turles, lose to a brat like you!!" Turles braced his right hand against the tree and staggered to his feet!! But he immediately stumbled again. That light punch had still left him badly hurt.

"Tsk, tsk~! You really are just a Low-Class Warrior. That's all you've got?" Karochi started mouthing off, putting on the sneering attitude of a villain.

Tights, watching from the side, was speechless. She sent him an eye roll and let him figure out the rest!! She had no idea why her little brother was so fond of role-playing.

Turles glared at him, his eyes bloodshot with rage!! At the same time, he gathered a strange ball of light in his hand.

"Y-you... brat!! Keep gloating! You... you'll... you'll die by my hand!" As he spoke, he tossed the white ball in his right hand into the air.

[Artificial Moon]

In the main continuity, only Saiyans with exceptional talent could master it. But in the Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans—which was actually The Tree of Might here; no idea why it had two names—it became a common skill among the Saiyans.

"What's that!!?" Tights looked at the white ball of light in the sky, puzzled. She wondered if he'd been hit so hard that he'd lost his bearings and thrown it in the wrong direction.

Karochi naturally knew what it was. He kept his gaze level, avoiding looking at it, and explained, "[Artificial Moon]. This guy wants to strengthen himself by transforming into a Great Ape."

"Really~! He can transform??" Tights instantly perked up, staring intently at Turles.

Uh~! Had Big Sister Tights developed some strange new quirk? And what was with that look, like she was watching an animal? Even though he wasn't the one transforming, Karochi felt offended all the same.

At that moment, Turles stared fixedly at the moon he'd created. Blood ran down his arm, but he didn't seem to notice at all! His pupils vanished, and his powerful heartbeat was loud enough for Karochi and Tights to hear from quite a distance away.

Turles's body began to swell, and the hair on his body started growing wildly!! Amid Tights's gasps, he transformed into a Great Ape.

His eyes were crimson as he glared at Karochi!

"Ohohoho~!! So you can transform like this!" Tights's eyes sparkled with excitement!! She was eager to see if Karochi, her little brother, would turn into a Great Ape the same way.

Karochi could have interrupted Turles's transformation just now, but there was no need!! After all, Tights still had a grip on one of his arms, and he really wanted her to stop looking at him like some rare animal!!

Hmm? There really weren't many Saiyans left, were there? Come to think of it, that made him a... bah, bah, bah, bah~! He wasn't an animal!

"Wow~! His power level really did go up tenfold." Tights activated her [Spirit Eye] and exclaimed in surprise.

Name: Turles

Race: Saiyan

Power level: 130,000 (Great Ape Transformation increased his power level tenfold)

Note: Don't get crushed under his feet.

Roarrrrr~~~~!

Turles seemed to have lost his reason, but he opened his mouth and gathered a purple Ki Blast in Karochi's direction!! The ground trembled as a result. After all, his power level had increased quite a bit.

"Okay, Big Sister Tights, you've seen enough! Let go. I'll take care of him." Karochi never tortured people or anything like that. He just liked scaring them.

Besides, didn't the villains in the shows always waste their trump cards because they were so arrogant? That was the main reason, anyway. Not that he considered himself a villain.

"Okay~!" Tights nodded and released Karochi's arm.

Whoosh~!

Karochi vanished from the spot. Just as Turles was about to spit out the purple shockwave, Karochi appeared in front of his enormous mouth and pushed it back in with one hand.

Karochi couldn't help shaking his hand, looking disgusted!! That bastard didn't brush his teeth. Now he felt filthy.