Chapter Summaries

Popo sent Kasso into a strange forest world to train in the third stage of the State of Nothingness, where he met an old fisherman and became fixated on catching fish. By the next morning, Kasso had caught nothing and sat by the river, exhausted and questioning himself.

• Popo explained the third stage of training to Kasso and enveloped him in a hazy aura, transporting him from the Lookout into a quiet forest.
• Kasso followed the sound of a river and found an old man fishing, then accepted his invitation to fish beside him.
• After half a day, the old man left with fish while Kasso had caught nothing and could not understand why.
• Kasso fished through the night without catching anything, growing bloodshot and haggard as he questioned whether he was at fault.

Ausbie mastered Destruction Energy and learned she could return home, while Kasso remained immersed in an illusion of fishing. The chapter ended with Kasso pulling up an empty hook once again.

• Ausbie used her newly condensed Destruction Energy to erase a mountain range, and Whis restored it.
• Whis explained that Ausbie had earned his approval as a Candidate God of Destruction and only needed Beerus's approval.
• Ausbie asked when she could return home, and Whis told her she could keep practicing on her own; she thanked him and vanished.
• Bulma worried as Kasso sat motionless on the Lookout for three days, while Bardock, whose battle power had risen to 1.5 million, failed to wake him because Popo blocked him.
• In the illusion, Kasso waited by the river for countless years until his fishing rod twitched, but he pulled up an empty hook.

Kasso discovered that the third stage of his training required entering the State of Nothingness, and briefly used it to catch a fish before collapsing. After a month in the Heavenly Realm, Mr. Popo revived him, and Kasso awoke beside a relieved Bulma with a better understanding of Ultra Instinct.

• Kasso realized that fishing tested his ability to calm his mind and let the State of Nothingness guide his body.
• Kasso entered the State of Nothingness, sensed the river’s movements, and caught a fish by relying on instinct.
• Kasso’s mind became chaotic and he passed out after catching the fish.
• In the Heavenly Realm, Bulma worried as Kasso remained unconscious for a month, until Mr. Popo restored him with a burst of light.
• Kasso woke, embraced Bulma, drank five vats of water, and concluded that Goku’s Ultra Instinct was based on the State of Nothingness.

Kasso woke after spending a month unconscious and reunited with Bulma, while Garis returned to Planet Sadala to investigate why Cooler’s envoy Salza had demanded the Saiyans submit. The meeting left Garis pressing Chris for an explanation as Kaster silently revealed his fear of what had happened.

• Kasso woke from his month-long unconsciousness, and Bulma took him to find food as he wondered about Popo’s illusory realm.
• Garis emerged from the 600-times-gravity chamber with a battle power of 800,000 and flew to meet Kaster.
• Saiyan squad captains mocked Salza’s battle power and discussed his demand that they submit to Cooler.
• Garis entered the meeting and learned from Alex that Salza, Dore, and Neiz had joined the mercenary organization and made the demand.
• Garis noticed Chris stammering and Kaster hiding his fear, then demanded that Chris explain what had happened.

The Saiyans learned that Cooler was preparing to invade their mercenary organization and rushed to alert Kasso. Kasso received the emergency message while eating with Bulma on Earth, and the chapter ended with news of Cooler's imminent attack.

• Chris told Garis and the other Saiyans that Cooler was Frieza's older brother, alarming them with his immense power.
• Garis ordered Chris to tell Princess Philia to contact Kasso and the others, while the Saiyans feared Cooler would overpower them.
• Cooler learned that the mercenary organization was delaying its answer and ordered Salza, Neiz, and Dore to depart for the North Galaxy.
• Kasso ate with Bulma in West City until his wristband flashed red with an emergency message.
• Kasso read that Cooler was about to invade the mercenary organization.

Kasso left Bulma with a promise to return soon and rushed to Planet Sadala after learning Cooler was coming to subdue the mercenary squad. He reunited with Bardock and arrived as the Saiyans prepared for the threat, leaving them reassured while he considered transforming into a Super Saiyan to face Cooler.

• Kasso kissed Bulma goodbye and vanished, promising to return as soon as he could.
• Kasso found Bardock and Gine watching Goku, warned them that Cooler was coming, and took them to Planet Sadala.
• Garis reported that Salza had left but scouts were still watching the Saiyans and the mercenary squad.
• Kasso told the Saiyans to keep training and said he would handle the mercenary squad.
• Kasso brushed off Philia's concern and considered using a Super Saiyan transformation against Cooler.

Kasso brought the Saiyan mercenary squads back to Planet Sadala, then left to confront Cooler on Planet Gigi. Cooler arrived to find the squads gone and ordered Salza to kill the spies who had failed to stop them.

• Kasso teleported Brent and Alex's squad members from their base to Planet Sadala, evading the spies watching them.
• Kasso reassured Bardock and the others that Instant Transmission would let him escape, then vanished from Planet Sadala.
• Kasso concealed his ki on Planet Gigi and watched Cooler's spaceship descend, determined to push his strength further in battle.
• Cooler questioned the spies about the missing mercenary organization, and the yellow toad-like alien blamed a young man who had made the Saiyans disappear.
• Cooler called on Salza, who killed the spies with an energy blast.

Kasso appeared on Planet Gigi and killed Salza, Dore, and Neiz after Salza attacked him. Cooler confronted Kasso over the deaths, and Kasso answered with Salza’s own words.

• Cooler ordered Salza to investigate the mercenary organization through Planet Money so he could recruit its members.
• Kasso appeared before Cooler and Salza and warned that Cooler would never find the mercenaries.
• Salza read Kasso’s power level as 120,000 and attacked him with a powerful blast, but Kasso emerged unharmed.
• Kasso vanished and killed Salza, Dore, and Neiz with strikes to their hearts despite Cooler trying to stop him.
• Cooler calmly challenged Kasso over killing his subordinates, and Kasso replied that trash belonged in the trash can.

Kasso fought Cooler on Planet Gigi, hoping to push himself toward a Super Saiyan transformation, but Cooler’s immense strength overwhelmed him. After more than a hundred exchanges, Kasso was badly injured and wondered whether the power gap was simply too great.

• Cooler offered to recruit Kasso after Kasso killed Salza and the others, but Kasso refused and Cooler attacked him.
• Kasso dodged Cooler’s first strike using Body Follows Heart, then unleashed his power, which Cooler estimated at around twelve million battle power.
• Ausbie sensed Kasso’s energy from afar, recognized it, and set off after taking a roasted deer leg.
• Kasso and Cooler exchanged more than a hundred blows, with Kasso deliberately enduring the fight to push past his limits.
• Cooler knocked Kasso into a crater, leaving him badly injured as Kasso questioned the vast gap between their strength.

Kasso used a Senzu Bean to recover and continued fighting Cooler on Planet Gigi, dodging his attacks and striking back. Cooler grew frustrated by Kasso’s evasiveness and began transforming into his Ultimate Form, leaving Kasso startled.

• Kasso ate a Senzu Bean, healed instantly, and dodged Cooler's barrage of energy blasts.
• Kasso used Shift and Shadow to strike Cooler from behind, but the blow caused only superficial injuries.
• Cooler questioned how Kasso had recovered and evaded his attacks, while Kasso felt his S Cells stirring and believed he was nearing Super Saiyan.
• Kasso dodged Cooler's next punch and taunted him, making Cooler even angrier.
• Cooler unleashed his power and began transforming into his Ultimate Form, startling Kasso.

Cooler transformed into his Ultimate Form and nearly killed Kasso with a single blow. As Cooler prepared to leave, Kasso awakened as a Super Saiyan and stood against him.

• Kasso launched a massive energy sphere at Cooler, but Cooler transformed into his Ultimate Form and erased it with his aura.
• Cooler appeared in front of Kasso and struck him in the stomach, leaving him gravely wounded and unable to move.
• Cooler lamented losing his subordinates and failing to recruit the mercenaries before preparing to fly back to his base.
• Kasso suddenly rose with a golden aura, and his hair turned gold as he transformed into a Super Saiyan.

After nearly dying in his fight with Cooler, Kasso transformed into a Super Saiyan and began overpowering him. The chapter leaves Cooler facing thousands of Kasso’s energy blasts in the frozen battlefield.

• Cooler struck Kasso hard enough to shatter his organs, but Kasso survived by swallowing a Senzu Bean and awakened his Super Saiyan transformation.
• Kasso revealed his golden hair, green eyes, and Saiyan tail, while Cooler recognized him as the legendary Super Saiyan he had been warned about.
• Cooler refused to back down, and Kasso attacked, moving too quickly for Cooler to follow and kicking him in the stomach.
• Kasso appeared above Cooler and formed thousands of energy blasts, surrounding him with a murderous aura.

Kasso gained control of his Super Saiyan power while battling Cooler, who destroyed Planet Gigi to exploit what he thought was the Saiyans’ inability to survive in space. Kasso remained unharmed in the vacuum and prepared to finish Cooler, but someone suddenly appeared and called him “Big Brother Kasso.”

• Cooler dodged Kasso’s energy blasts before charging in to fight him, and Kasso gradually gained the upper hand as he mastered his Super Saiyan power.
• Cooler threatened to destroy Planet Gigi, believing Kasso would die in space, but Kasso calmly dared him to try.
• Cooler launched a Planet Destroyer Bomb, and Planet Gigi broke apart and exploded while Kasso and Cooler protected themselves with energy barriers.
• Cooler waited for Kasso to suffocate, but Kasso revealed he could survive in space and prepared to defeat him.
• A streak of purple light appeared beside Kasso, and someone called out, “Big Brother Kasso!”

Kasso reunited with Ausbie after eight years of her training under Whis, and he realized she might have gained Destruction Energy. Their reunion was interrupted by Cooler, whom Ausbie recognized as Frieza’s older brother, and Kasso challenged him to become his subordinate.

• Ausbie returned and embraced Kasso, explaining that Whis had finally allowed her to leave after her training.
• Ausbie gave Kasso two roasted deer legs from the World of the God of Destruction, while Kasso wondered whether she had developed Destruction Energy.
• Cooler shouted at Kasso and Ausbie after waiting as they talked, and Kasso identified him as Frieza’s older brother.
• Ausbie reacted to Cooler’s identity with killing intent, while Cooler threatened the Saiyans and prepared to flee.
• Kasso offered Cooler a chance to become his subordinate, angering Cooler.

Kasso succeeded in becoming a Super Saiyan, and Ausbie used Destruction Energy to kill Cooler and erase his soul. Kasso and Ausbie headed back to Planet Sadala, where Gine and Philia were still anxiously waiting for Kasso.

• Kasso transformed into a Super Saiyan and let Ausbie fight Cooler while he watched.
• Cooler fled at top speed, but Kasso and Ausbie used Instant Transmission to block his path.
• Ausbie struck Cooler with Destruction Energy, erasing his body and soul.
• Kasso praised Ausbie, and they left together to return to Planet Sadala and see Gine.
• At Bardock's home, Gine and Philia worried about Kasso while Bardock and Garis tried to reassure them.

Kasso returned to Planet Sadala with Ausbie and revealed that he had become a Super Saiyan. As his family welcomed Ausbie back, King Cold learned that Cooler had died and received Cooler's warning about a Super Saiyan in the North Galaxy.

• Kasso arrived on Planet Sadala with Ausbie, and Bardock recognized his golden hair and blue eyes as signs of a Super Saiyan.
• Kasso explained who he was, and Philia recognized him and welcomed his return.
• Ausbie revealed herself to Gine and Bardock, who embraced her after she had been gone for eight years.
• Cooler's forces received his warning to beware of the Super Saiyan in the North Galaxy and concluded that Cooler and his men were likely dead.
• King Cold learned that Cooler had died and heard the warning Cooler had sent.

King Cold suspected that a Super Saiyan had killed Cooler and set out to investigate. On Planet Sadala, Bardock held a feast to celebrate Kasso’s return and Super Saiyan transformation, then announced that Kasso would succeed him as leader of the Saiyans.

• King Cold ordered his men to summon Frieza to Cooler’s territory while he went to investigate Cooler’s defeat.
• Bardock organized a feast after Kasso told him that he had killed Cooler, though Kasso concealed that Ausbie had actually done it.
• Bardock announced to the gathered Saiyans and Lolita Clan that Kasso was a Super Saiyan who had killed Cooler.
• Kasso confirmed that he could transform into a Super Saiyan, and the crowd chanted his name.
• Bardock declared that Kasso would take over as leader of the Saiyans.

Bardock stepped down and Kasso became the new leader of the Saiyans and the Lolita Clan, calling for the Saiyans to reclaim their name in the universe. In the East Galaxy, King Cold confronted Frieza over his failure to eliminate the Saiyans and his responsibility for Cooler's death.

• Bardock relinquished his leadership, and the Saiyans and Lolita Clan members praised him before welcoming Kasso as their new leader.
• Kasso joked with the crowd, then declared that the Saiyans should reclaim their name in the universe.
• Bardock invited everyone to enjoy the food as the celebration began in the plaza.
• Frieza arrived at Cooler's palace with the Ginyu Force and went to meet King Cold, having learned Cooler had been killed by a Super Saiyan.
• King Cold accused Frieza of holding back when he wiped out the Saiyans and contributing to Cooler's death, while Frieza remained calm.

Frieza and King Cold planned to use Vegeta as bait to lure out the Super Saiyan, while Vegeta ignored Frieza’s recall order. On Earth, Kasso took Ausbie and Philia on vacation and promised to finally introduce Philia to Briefs.

• Frieza told King Cold that Vegeta could be used to draw out the Super Saiyan, and King Cold ordered him to prepare a plan.
• Frieza ordered Vegeta to abandon his mission on Planet Cooler and return to headquarters, but Vegeta chose to visit Planet Sadala instead.
• The Saiyans announced their return to the universe, prompting other forces to wonder whether any Saiyans had survived Frieza’s purge.
• On Earth, Ausbie told Philia about her years of training in the World of the God of Destruction, and Philia comforted her while rebuking Kasso.
• Philia reminded Kasso that he had promised to take her to meet Briefs, and Kasso agreed to take her there after they packed the houses into a Hoi-Poi Capsule.

Kasso returned to West City with Ausbie and Philia, reuniting Bulma with Ausbie and introducing Philia to Dr. Briefs. Philia was impressed by Dr. Briefs's ideas, while Kasso struggled to follow their scientific discussion.

• Bulma lamented that Kasso and Tights were away, then welcomed Kasso when he appeared with Ausbie and Philia.
• Bulma recognized Ausbie as Little Biel, and the two happily caught up.
• Kasso introduced Philia to Bulma and took her to meet Dr. Briefs in the next lab.
• Dr. Briefs and Philia discussed their scientific work, and Philia learned that he had invented the Hoi-Poi Capsule.
• Kasso listened without understanding their discussion and reflected that fighting was what he truly loved.