The Ten-Move Pact

"If you can't lay a finger on me within the next ten moves, you'll take me to see the Grand Elder. If you succeed, I'll leave Namek immediately," Kasso said, smiling at Young Nail.

Young Nail was an incredibly prideful fellow, much like Vegeta and Piccolo; he couldn't stand the slightest provocation.

Kasso saw this clearly and intended to use a goading tactic—an open scheme, even if the opponent was still just a little brat.

He knew the other party would definitely accept the wager.

Kasso kept smiling.

But his dismissive gaze was not lost on Young Nail.

"Ten moves?"

Veins bulged on Young Nail's forehead. "Who are you looking down on!"

"So, is that a yes?" Kasso asked.

Young Nail fell silent.

As everyone knew, Young Nail was extremely impulsive, yet he would never put the Grand Elder in danger.

In the anime, the adult Young Nail knew what kind of crisis Frieza's arrival would bring to Namek, and even in that most dangerous moment, he remained steadfast in his duty, not letting Gohan and the others easily see the Grand Elder.

Moreover, from their conversation just now, Young Nail could clearly sense that this little brat was not an enemy; he simply wanted to seek the Grand Elder's help!

"Not agreeing? Then I'll go find the Grand Elder myself. You can't stop me anyway!" Kasso said with a pout.

Kasso turned around, ready to set off.

"Come on then!" Young Nail said.

The corners of Kasso's mouth curled up ninety degrees. Just a little brat, you think I don't know what you're thinking?

Poor Young Nail, being manipulated without even realizing it.

But one couldn't blame Young Nail; after all, he had grown up on Namek, where the customs were simple and there was no outside interference, so every Namekian was relatively innocent.

Furthermore, Kasso had over twenty years of life experience from his previous life. Even though he used to be socially anxious—blushing just from speaking to a girl—he could now easily toy with Young Nail.

The two stopped talking, and the atmosphere quickly turned serious.

Suddenly!

Young Nail changed his stance, his entire being becoming calm. He hovered in the sky like a pool of ancient water, without a single ripple.

Clouds drifted in the sky, a few gentle breezes blew past, and the bangs on Kasso's forehead swayed occasionally.

"Something's wrong!"

Kasso suddenly could no longer sense Young Nail's energy, even though the figure was right before his eyes.

Could Young Nail control "ki"?

Still, with the Grand Elder's guidance, it wasn't surprising that he could master "ki."

But why hadn't he hidden his energy from the start?

Was he playing a double game?

"Clever little Young Nail, I misjudged you!" Kasso cursed.

Just then.

"Where did he go!" Kasso was suddenly shocked.

The Young Nail in front of him had vanished!

Kasso's eyes darted around frantically, checking everywhere—not in the sky, not on the ground!

Then!

"Behind me."

Kasso shifted his body, and sure enough, Young Nail flew in from behind, fist clenched, the force of the punch cutting through the sky.

Young Nail was about to strike Kasso, but Kasso dodged the attack with astonishing reflexes.

"Impossible!"

The first move hadn't landed.

Young Nail was extremely annoyed. This was a secret technique he had begged the Grand Elder to teach him, yet this little brat had dodged it.

He didn't believe it; the guy must have just gotten lucky.

Young Nail suppressed his energy again, blending himself into the sky, refusing to believe this brat could dodge again.

Kasso breathed a sigh of relief; it was good he had dodged.

He had said he wouldn't be hit for ten moves; if he had been struck on the very first one, he would have lost face completely!

Young Nail's technique was very cheap; without systematic training in "ki," it was hard to find a way to break it.

For a half-baked practitioner like Kasso who had only just grasped "ki," even if his combat power was much higher than Young Nail's, he could only end up taking a beating.

At most, he could rely on his superior strength to remain undefeated, but defeating the opponent would be quite difficult.

Kasso had thought Young Nail was just a tsundere little brat; he hadn't expected him to have such cunning. He had underestimated him.

I must find a way quickly.

Kasso closed his eyes, and everything seemed to return to Mumu Planet.

On Mumu Planet, Kasso had mimicked the way Goku trained in the Heavenly Realm, sitting by the lake in quiet meditation, striving to be as tranquil as the sky and faster than lightning.

He had meditated for a long time before without finding the trick, but now, under the pressure from Young Nail, Kasso seemed to have grasped something.

As Young Nail concealed his energy, Kasso smiled inexplicably with his eyes closed.

He admitted that dodging Young Nail's previous attack had indeed been a fluke, but things were different now.

Kasso seemed to truly sense something.

In the sky, Young Nail vanished once again.

But in Kasso's perception, he could detect a dazzling ball of light ahead, as bright as a beacon in the dark night, making his location visible at a glance.

Kasso's lips curled upward; the brat still wanted to use the same trick against him.

Indeed, Young Nail assumed Kasso would never guess that he was doing the exact same thing as the first move, circling from the front to attack from behind.

"Come out, I know you're behind me!" Kasso opened his eyes and smiled.

"..."

Young Nail didn't speak, feeling that this guy was just trying to bluff him.

Kasso turned around, staring fixedly at the spot where Nail was.

Nail didn't move, and Kasso didn't move; the two of them stood there like fools.

A quarter of an hour passed.

The sky grew silent, and Young Nail couldn't hold back anymore, quickly revealing himself from the air.

"How did you find me!" Nail said, feeling frustrated.

"That's my secret."

"Tch!" Nail sneered.

"Do you want to continue?" Kasso said indifferently.

"..." Nail remained silent.

In Young Nail's eyes, Kasso was a little bastard; despite his high level of strength, he had just wanted to win by relying on his stealth technique.

Now that his combat tricks had been seen through, how could he keep fighting!

That was what Young Nail was thinking, little knowing that Kasso was thinking the exact same thing.

He was clearly just a little rookie who had pretended to be provoked to force a bet, yet he had this trick up his sleeve—what a little rascal!

"You aren't planning on going back on your word, are you!" Kasso said, widening his eyes.

"Let's go!" Nail said coldly.

Since he had entered into the bet, and the other party wasn't an evil person, it wouldn't hurt to take him to see the Grand Elder.

Namek.

This planet had experienced a great climate catastrophe and had only recently begun to recover.

It consisted mainly of land and lakes with very few forests; the ground was covered only by short blue grass and sparse trees.

Freshwater resources were very abundant here, with a small lake between every few islands!

On this day, above Namek.

Two white streaks of light cut across the sky, the white radiance enveloping two figures: one was a young human boy, and the other was a dark green young Namekian!

"How much longer!"

"What's the rush! You'll know when we get there!"

That cold tone was exactly what one would expect from Nail!

Kasso had grown accustomed to his tone; Young Nail wasn't being unfriendly, it was just his nature to be the same with everyone.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

The two landed on a large pillar made of rock, upon which a house in the white Namekian style was built!

"Grand Elder, I have brought the person here!"