Tabul didn't answer right away. His sharp gaze swept across the void.
He'd clearly felt someone watching him just moments ago, but now that feeling had mysteriously vanished.
However, he soon guessed who it might have been.
One of the Kais?
Or East Kai and the others?
Or perhaps the Angel Whis?
In this universe, those were the only few with the ability to spy on others from afar.
As for the other gods beyond this universe, he didn't think they'd have the leisure to spy on a universe ranked near the bottom in terms of mortal level.
If they did, they must have been bored out of their minds.
After making a few guesses in silence, he finally looked away.
"Big Brother, I just felt someone watching me from the shadows."
"But when I tried to sense them in that direction, I couldn't find anything."
"Maybe I was mistaken!"
After hearing Tabul's words, Vegeta immediately breathed a quiet sigh of relief.
He'd thought a powerful enemy had arrived, one he couldn't even sense!
He furrowed his brow and thought for a moment, recalling those three people with special identities but relatively low power from a few years ago.
Realizing they were likely the ones spying from the shadows, he said coldly, "I think I know who's watching you!"
"Don't worry. They can't threaten you."
"They just have a few special abilities!"
"Hmph!"
He deeply despised and loathed this kind of secret spying.
His sharp eyes swept across the void, and he glared fiercely in that direction to show his displeasure.
If he didn't have some history with them, he would have cursed them out.
Then he looked away, turning his gaze back to Tabul. His eyes grew fervent again.
He was just about to speak when he suddenly sensed Son Goku's energy.
At the same time, Son Goku's voice reached his ears.
"Yo, Vegeta!"
Turning toward the sound, he saw Son Goku in an Orange Martial Arts Uniform, grinning and waving at him.
The moment Vegeta saw that face, he felt an inexplicable surge of irritation. He glared at Son Goku and said through gritted teeth, "Kakarot, what are you doing here?!"
"I didn't invite you. You just barged in out of nowhere—could you be any more casual?!"
"Do you think this is your house?"
Vegeta's words of displeasure didn't bother Son Goku in the slightest. Still grinning, he walked over.
"Don't be so stingy, Vegeta."
"Besides, isn't this Bulma's house?"
That stung!
A critical hit!!!
That last sentence sent Vegeta into a towering rage.
"Kakarot!!!"
(｀⌒´メ) Furious!
Feeling Vegeta's deadly glare, Son Goku realized he might have said the wrong thing. He quickly waved his hands and gave an awkward laugh. "Sorry, sorry."
"I misspoke, hehe!"
Then, without waiting to see if Vegeta had calmed down, he turned his attention to Tabul.
Truth was, his attention had been on Tabul from the very beginning.
His best buddy Vegeta had only gotten a greeting on the side.
Being this close to the powerful aura of Super Saiyan 4 left him thoroughly excited.
"You're Vegeta's younger brother, Tabul, right?"
"I heard it only took you a little over a year to train yourself into this... Super Saiyan 4 form."
"That's amazing!"
"Hey, Tabul, would you fight me sometime?"
Whenever Son Goku got excited, he liked to bounce around on his toes.
At that moment, his feet seemed to have super-powered motors installed, moving so fast they became a blur.
His expression was practically that of a lovesick pervert, and he was nearly in Tabul's face. Tabul instinctively leaned back a little.
Before he could answer, Vegeta rushed over and yanked Son Goku aside.
"Kakarot, get out of my way."
"If anyone's fighting him, it'll be me first. You don't get to cut in!"
When it came to fighting powerful opponents, Son Goku wasn't about to back down. He shouted indignantly, "What are you talking about, Vegeta?!"
"I was the first one to challenge Tabul. I should go first!"
"You're second!"
Vegeta was instantly furious. "Shut up!"
"I'm his big brother. I go first!"
"You're the one who's second!"
There was no way he was letting Son Goku go before him.
For a while, the two of them traded barbs, arguing so fiercely they could hardly get a word in edgewise.
All over the petty question of who would go first, they immediately launched into a full-on screaming match.
Tabul and Licks looked at each other, bewildered.
Those two really were a pair of frenemies.
While Tabul silently shook his head at them, he also sensed Son Gohan and the others rapidly approaching. They'd be here any moment.
So...
With a thought, he returned to his normal state.
The energy radiating from him dropped by a factor of four thousand.
The change in his aura was so obvious that Vegeta and Son Goku, still bickering, couldn't help but notice.
In an instant, the two of them stopped arguing in perfect unison and appeared right in front of Tabul.
"Tabul, you're fighting me first!" Vegeta said, his tone almost commanding.
After saying it, he felt he'd come on a little too strong, so he added, "I'm your big brother!"
Son Goku widened his eyes in protest. "Vegeta, that's so sneaky!"
"You're using that to pressure Tabul!"
Vegeta glared at him and snorted. "Hmph!"
The next second, though, he looked smug and pleased.
"Kakarot, Tabul's already surpassed you completely!"
"Tabul is the strongest Saiyan warrior!"
"We Royal Saiyan warriors really are the strongest, hahaha!"
He'd expected Kakarot to argue and refuse to accept it.
Instead, Son Goku readily admitted it.
He nodded with utmost seriousness and said loudly, "Yeah!"
"Tabul's completely surpassed me now!"
Vegeta looked a little surprised.
But Son Goku continued, "I've been trying to figure out how to break through to the next level for ages."
"I never expected Tabul to be the first to surpass Super Saiyan 3."
"Tabul's talent is so much greater than ours."
"King Kai already told me that it only took Tabul a little over a year to reach his current strength."
"That really is amazing!"
"I thought I'd be the first to surpass Super Saiyan 3, hehe~"
"Tabul, after you spar with Vegeta, could you spar with me too?"
Now he knew he might not be able to beat Vegeta to it, so he had to settle for second best.
All he wanted was to fight someone as powerful as Tabul.
The reason he'd argued with Vegeta just now was that he couldn't stand it.
He'd been the first to ask for a spar, but Vegeta had suddenly barged in and tried to steal his turn.
When it came to fighting, he wasn't one to give up easily.
Especially when his rival was Vegeta!
But now he saw that Tabul had returned to his normal state and assumed he wasn't interested in fighting.
So the question of who went first didn't seem so important anymore.
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