Yakon's Death

Yakon said with a sinister grin, "I see. Darkness doesn't affect you, huh!"

"What, you got another trick up your sleeve?" Vegeta asked with a confident smile.

"Ahhh~~."

Yakon opened his mouth wide and aimed it at Vegeta. A stench like a toilet that hadn't been cleaned in a hundred years hit them full force.

Holy crap, how long had this idiot gone without brushing his teeth? The Saiyans all clamped their hands over their noses. It reminded Son Goku of the barbarian who hadn't bathed once in his entire life before Goku's first World Martial Arts Tournament. A nose more sensitive than a dog's was a curse.

"Heh, heh, heh."

A powerful suction streamed from Yakon's mouth. It forcibly sucked away the Super Saiyan aura surrounding Vegeta, then swallowed it like food. The world plunged into darkness once again.

"What's going on?"

"Why is it dark again?"

Son Gohan and Trunks cried out in surprise. Son Goten, who already knew what was happening, said nothing and didn't move.

"Vegeta's changed back from a Super Saiyan," Son Goku said calmly.

"Right. Yakon can eat light as food. The light from Vegeta's Super Saiyan transformation is the best food there is for him," Supreme Kai explained.

"Burp."

Yakon let out a satisfied belch and said, looking pleased, "That hit the spot. I've never tasted light so delicious."

Vegeta recovered from his initial shock, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Don't worry. You won't get to eat it again."

"What?"

As Yakon stared in shock, Vegeta spread his fingers, then brought them together and aimed his palm at him. "Big Bang Attack!"

A brilliant blue energy sphere shot from Vegeta's palm and streaked toward Yakon. The energy ball, as large as a person, slammed into him.

"Boom!"

A deafening, earth-shaking crash echoed across the world and lingered for a long time.

Vegeta's attack left not even a scrap of Yakon behind. It had reduced him to atoms.

The difference between Vegeta and Son Goku was this: when faced with a weak opponent, Vegeta chose to kill him outright, while Son Goku gradually released his energy. Vegeta had said as much in Dragon Ball Super. It was one of Son Goku's flaws.

Take Yakon, for example. Vegeta killed him with a single attack, whereas Son Goku would have transformed into a Super Saiyan and let Yakon absorb his energy until he burst.

"Gak, gak, gak." The passage to the next level opened.

Control Room.

"Yakon... is... dead," Babidi stammered in terror as he watched Vegeta blast Yakon to bits.

Dabura's expression was resolute. "I understand now, Lord Babidi. I'll put your fears to rest."

"I'll guard the third level myself."

"Dabura, what if even you..." Babidi gazed at him with such tender affection that it nearly made me throw up.

"I'm the King of the Demon Realm. No one in this world is stronger than me," Dabura said confidently. "Lord Babidi, I'd like to borrow your Meditation Room."

What the hell, if you're so tough, go out there and fight them. What are you going to the Meditation Room for, petting cats? Besides, if you're the strongest, why does Babidi still need to revive Majin Buu, that uncontrollable wild card?

Third Level.

"Gohan, you're up next. Have you been training seriously?" Son Goku asked, watching Son Gohan prepare to take the field.

Vegeta pursed his lips. "What a shame. He forgot to train all these years, and now we're all stronger than him."

Son Gohan awkwardly scratched his head. Although he had trained seriously after the Broly incident, he still hadn't fully regained his strength. At this point, he could barely manage to transform into a Super Saiyan 2.

"Dad, do you remember Broly?" Son Gohan asked, his expression unusually serious.

Son Goku furrowed his brow. "I remember. What's wrong? Could Broly still be alive?"

"Yeah." Son Gohan nodded earnestly. "Not only was he alive, he showed up on Earth not long ago."

"What?" Son Goku was stunned. He knew firsthand what happened when that lunatic Broly went berserk, and asked anxiously, "Where is he now?"

"Goten and I defeated him." Son Gohan glanced at Son Goten with a faint smile. "But Goten was amazing. He'd only just surpassed the Super Saiyan level, and he was already able to fight Broly."

"So the Super Saiyan 2 transformation you used at the Martial Arts Tournament was from fighting that weird old guy, then?" Trunks pressed.

"Uh, yeah. You'd already passed out by then, Trunks!" Son Goten said, scratching his head.

"That's incredible," Son Goku said admiringly, much to Vegeta's annoyance.

Son Goku stared at Son Goten with shining eyes. "Goten, how about a match with your dad?"

Son Goten's mouth twitched. As expected of a battle maniac—he wouldn't even spare his own son. But Son Goku was so carefree right now because he hadn't yet witnessed Majin Buu's power. His goofball side had taken over.

Son Goku was serious when facing a real enemy. But in his eyes, Dabura was nothing special; a Super Saiyan 2 could handle him, and Majin Buu was probably about the same. So... he'd gone and gotten stupid.