Dragon Ball Super: Starting with the Lottery of Ultra Instinct
Chapter 9

Gohan's True Strength?

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"Draw successful. You obtained the Three-Tomoe Sharingan. It can trap your opponent in an illusion, but it only works on opponents whose battle power is less than half of yours!"

He'd drawn the Sharingan directly. Too bad—would the Sharingan even be useful in the Dragon Ball world?

He felt it was a bit of a dud. If it had been the Mangekyou Sharingan, that would've been pretty good.

But with the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, even at 100% power, all it could do was confuse opponents far weaker than him!

Anyone with ordinary strength wouldn't be controlled by Genjutsu. If he'd gotten the Rinnegan, that would've been much better.

He hoped this Three-Tomoe Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan. That would be pretty useful.

Now that he'd gotten a skill from the draw, he accompanied Videl to a nearby spot and began teaching her how to train her ki.

He also taught her the Flight Technique!

Videl had never heard of any of this. As Satan's daughter, she'd always thought flying was impossible.

Only after training with Gohan did she learn that the Flight Technique could let people fly freely.

The problem was, it was really hard to control!

She mustered her ki and managed to hover in the sky for just ten seconds, which was pretty impressive for a human.

Gohan watched and praised her. "Not bad. Being able to hover in the air is a great start."

Videl looked miserable. After a long while, she finally landed and let out a long breath.

Those ten seconds had obviously been her limit. She was exhausted.

"But I still feel like I'm nowhere near as good as you. When you took me flying before, you went so far in an instant!"

Pouting, she looked at him in frustration. Gohan smiled and walked over.

He comforted her. "My body's different from yours. You're human, and this is already a pretty good level for you."

" Saiyans are different. But now that you've learned to use ki, you're already stronger than Satan!"

Videl stared at him in disbelief.

"I... I'm stronger than Dad?"

Of course. Even before she learned to use ki, Videl was already much stronger than Satan.

Satan was a pathetic weakling with a battle power of five!

Gohan nodded and confirmed it. "Yeah. The strongest human right now is a guy named Krillin."

"His battle power is close to a million. For ordinary humans, nearly a million is about the limit!"

That was how it was. To change the human body, they'd have to find the Super Dragon Balls!

He thought that if Videl wanted to get stronger someday, they could look for the Super Dragon Balls and change her body. It wasn't out of the question.

Videl fell into thought. After a long while, she looked up and said, "I want to know how big the gap is between Gohan and me!"

She looked at him seriously. She clearly wanted to understand just how strong he was.

Gohan wasn't sure how to answer her, so he decided to show her instead.

"It's hard to explain, so you can see for yourself. I was going to train anyway."

"Stand back. I'm about to start!"

He didn't plan to hide much from Videl. She was practically his girlfriend already, and sooner or later, she'd find out how strong he was.

So he might as well let her understand ahead of time!

He had Videl stand farther away. Now it was time for his own training. Just like yesterday, he'd keep fighting the 50% projection of Vegeta!

This would help him get used to Ultra Instinct at 1.1%!

As soon as the Vegeta projection appeared, his arrogant stance and terrifying battle power gave Videl a sense of danger.

Vegeta's battle power was definitely leaking out; he wasn't bothering to control it. Even at 50%, Vegeta had enough power to destroy Earth.

Videl's face paled. She hadn't expected Gohan to fight something like that!

She was so worried that she couldn't help calling out to him.

"Gohan, i-is that guy really strong? I... I can hardly breathe. His battle power is terrifying!"

"Please don't do anything reckless!"

Gohan hadn't transformed into a Super Saiyan yet or activated Ultra Instinct, so Videl couldn't sense his battle power.

Hearing her concern, he smiled and answered casually.

"It's fine. At my current level, I should be able to finish the fight in about a minute!"

Videl was stunned. She couldn't believe Gohan had said that!

The truth was, she still had no real idea just how strong Gohan was.

She only knew that Gohan was the City Superhero. He could fly around and take out ordinary people with one move, so he seemed really powerful.

But compared to the terrifying Vegeta robot in front of them, he still seemed like he might fall short.

After all, that opponent's terrifying battle power could destroy Earth at any moment!

And Gohan was saying he could beat such a frightening robot in less than a minute?

If he really could do that, just how strong was Gohan?

Before long, Videl would understand Gohan's true battle power.

Gohan transformed straight into a Super Saiyan 1 and revealed his full strength. This time, he planned to end the fight quickly so he could break through his limits.

He already had a very good idea of how strong the 50% Vegeta was.

Now he just had to overpower the 50% Vegeta robot. If he couldn't even do that, he'd never catch up to the top fighters, let alone Vegeta!

And there'd be no chance of surpassing Kakarot—Son Goku!

He took a deep breath and activated the White God state. It took a heavy toll on his mental strength.

At his current level, he'd be lucky to maintain it for a minute.

Whoosh!

Super Saiyan 1 alone gave him incredible battle power. With Ultra Instinct layered on top, his originally golden hair turned streaked with white.

Electricity crackled around him. Videl couldn't look away as she watched Gohan.

The 50% Vegeta in front of them stared at him, then struck first. Unlike last time, he fired an Energy Cannon at Gohan with one hand.

Rumble!

The Energy Cannon hit directly. Videl covered her mouth and cried out, almost rushing forward.

"Gohan!"

Smoke billowed everywhere. But when it cleared, Gohan was standing there without a scratch, smirking.

"Right now, you're no match for me. I don't even need to turn Super Saiyan 2 to crush you!"

"Come and test my power. Sharingan, activate!"

He activated the Sharingan to sharpen his close-quarters combat. In hand-to-hand combat, no one could stop him.

Even the real Vegeta couldn't beat him in a close-range fight without using energy attacks.

Gohan moved, becoming a streak of light. Before the 50% Vegeta could react, Gohan slammed a heavy punch into his stomach.

The 50% Vegeta spat blood as the punch shook his entire body.

He went flying!

He crashed into a nearby mountain with a tremendous boom, shattering the massive peak on impact.

Videl's mouth fell open. She hadn't expected Gohan to unleash his power and completely dominate the 50% Vegeta!

After punching him away, Gohan charged in again and unleashed a storm of attacks on the 50% Vegeta.

He beat him so badly that he couldn't fight back at all.

Finally, Gohan kicked him out of the sky and slammed him into the ground.

Rumble!

The ground shook. The 50% Vegeta smashed into the earth, shattering it and leaving a huge crater.

His whole body broke apart. In less than sixty seconds, Gohan had defeated him with nothing but close-quarters combat.

The explosion turned into sparks, and even the battle simulator nearby was damaged. This time, he'd completely surpassed the 50% Vegeta.

Even Gohan hadn't expected himself to be this strong.

He took a deep breath and landed as he recovered. The area around him was a mess, with mountains collapsing and the earth torn apart, though it was still better than last time.

Fortunately, he hadn't used any energy attacks. Otherwise, this whole area would've been wrecked again.

It took Videl a while to recover. She was truly stunned now, and finally understood how terrifying Gohan's battle power was.

There was only one thing in her eyes. "Gohan, you're... you're amazing!"

"Now I understand. It wasn't my dad who saved the world last time. It was you and your friends, wasn't it?"

Seeing Gohan's golden hair return to normal, and the incredible destruction he'd caused, how could Videl not understand?

Thinking about how her father had stolen credit for what they'd done made her angry.

"Dad went too far, stealing your credit! I have to talk to him about this."

Her serious expression caught Gohan's eye. With a slight movement, he appeared right in front of Videl, leaving her unable to react.

Gohan was simply too fast.

By the time she realized what had happened, he'd picked her up again and was flying through the air at high speed.

He took her soaring through the sky, letting her feel the rush of speed. Her face lit up with excitement.

Her cheeks flushed as she passionately defended him. She was adorable. Gohan lowered his head, and this time—

He taught Videl what a real kiss was. Videl didn't resist; instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Gohan kissed her several times. It felt incredibly sweet, and he smiled as he spoke casually.

"Satan deserves some credit, too. At least he truly wanted to protect Earth. And if Videl and I start dating, he'll be my father-in-law."

"Having my father-in-law be Earth's Hero isn't bad!"

Take Kakarot, for example. He only wanted to fight and had no interest in anything else.

There was no way Kakarot could be a hero. Satan was a better choice. As Earth's Hero, Satan was good at making money, too.

With a father-in-law like that, he could always ask for a little spending money!

Hearing Gohan's words, Videl blushed and her heart raced. A girl in love had a simple mind. She nodded, not daring to argue.

No matter what Gohan said or did, she agreed with him!

That was just Videl's personality. She was fiery, but as a girlfriend, she was gentle and obedient.

Most importantly, she was incredibly clingy!

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