Strange Spopovich, Videl is Abused

"Videl—."

"Videl—."

"Videl—."

Seeing Videl step onto the stage, the audience's enthusiasm reached a fever pitch, each of them shouting her name at the top of their lungs.

As Supreme Kai passed by Spopovich, his brows furrowed slightly. He watched Spopovich and Videl head toward the ring in silence before walking with light steps back toward the waiting room.

"Huff."

"Huff."

"Huff."

Spopovich's face was twisted in a savage grimace, his fierce gaze locked onto Videl as drool dripped from his mouth.

Disgusting guy. Videl shot a look of pure loathing at Spopovich.

"Go Videl, you can do it!" a blonde girl from Videl's class cheered loudly to encourage her.

"Someone like that? Videl can handle him easily all by herself," a blonde male classmate added, sounding completely relaxed.

Backstage at the Martial Arts Tournament.

"That's strange. Spopovich has changed so much," Pui Pui said, his voice effeminate as he recalled what Spopovich used to look like and compared it to the present. The change was drastic.

"I didn't even recognize him when I saw him earlier," Jera, the dark-skinned fighter, added with a look of astonishment.

"Alright, the match begins!" the referee shouted.

Martial Arts Tournament, waiting room.

Sensing Piccolo approaching, Supreme Kai chuckled and turned to face him.

"Maybe I'm wrong, but you... could you be...," Piccolo stammered, acting completely unlike his usual self.

Supreme Kai chuckled. "Could I be what?"

"C-could it be... the Grand King Kai?" Piccolo asked with great difficulty.

"No, you've guessed wrong."

"He is Lord Supreme Kai," Kibito said, stepping out from behind Piccolo to resolve his confusion.

"Su... Supreme Kai."

Piccolo's mouth hung wide open; the news was simply too shocking for him to process.

Ignoring Piccolo's stunned expression, Supreme Kai walked past him and whispered, "Please keep this a secret. I don't want anyone to know my identity."

Supreme Kai... among all the King Kais, the Grand King Kai holds the highest status. Although I once heard that there were Supreme Kais even above the Grand King Kai, but...

Seeing that something was off with Piccolo, Son Goku assumed Supreme Kai had said something unpleasant. "Piccolo, what's wrong? That guy is being so arrogant, let me go teach him a lesson."

"No, absolutely not! Please, don't say anything," Piccolo said, frantically stopping Son Goku.

King Kai Planet.

"That young man is actually the Supreme Kai? I've never even seen him before. But why would he come to Earth?" King Kai muttered in a low, terrified voice.

"Bang."

On the stage, the battle was in full swing as Videl landed a sweeping kick, sending Spopovich flying.

"Haaah!"

Spopovich scrambled up from the ground and unleashed a flurry of wild punches at the pursuing Videl.

"How's the fight going? That girl..."

"She's putting on a great performance!"

"Indeed, she's been in control the whole time, landing every strike."

The others discussed the match; for ordinary people, Videl's combat skills were truly impressive.

"Thud." Videl seized the opportunity, driving a knee into Spopovich's chin before following up with a kick that sent him soaring.

Blood trickled from the corner of Spopovich's mouth, yet he charged at Videl as if he were completely unscathed, as if he weren't the one who had been injured.

Son Goku sensed that something was wrong with Spopovich, his eyes turning serious.

After knocking Spopovich down once more, just when it seemed the victory was secured, the battered and bruised Spopovich stood up again, a bizarre smile plastered on his face.

"..." Videl gasped for air, drenched in sweat, her hands resting on her thighs. She stared in shock as Spopovich rose again; by her calculations, the force of her last strike should have made it impossible for him to get up.

"Ho... how is this possible?" Son Gohan exclaimed.

"She'd better forfeit. That guy looks like there's something wrong with him," Son Goku said with extreme gravity.

"Bang."

Showing no mercy, Spopovich slapped the exhausted Videl, sending her flying.

Spopovich followed up with a kick that knocked Videl clean out of the ring.

"She's about to be knocked out of the ring."

At the critical moment, Videl utilized the Flight Technique to hover in the air, flying back onto the stage under the shocked gazes of the audience.

"That's amazing, I'm so glad I taught her the Flight Technique," Son Gohan said happily.

"Actually, it might have been better if she had been knocked out," Son Goku remarked gloomily from the side. "That Spopovich is too strange; he suffered heavy blows yet is completely fine..."

As expected, Son Goku's premonition was correct. In the ensuing match, Videl was brutally beaten by Spopovich. Watching this, Son Gohan was so enraged he transformed, and even Son Goten nearly ignored the tournament rules to rush up and take Spopovich out. After all, having spent quite some time together, they had developed a bond, and Son Goten was already rooting for this future sister-in-law.

"Stop playing around, Spopovich," Yamu shouted, causing Spopovich to halt. "We still have a mission; finish the match quickly."

"Oh, right," Spopovich grabbed Videl, who had only a breath of life left, and tossed her off the tournament stage.