The Good-Natured Son Goku

"You!!"

Choked by Piccolo's words, Vegeta wanted to retort, but he found himself completely unable to speak.

The facts were exactly as stated.

He could not accept this reality.

He, Vegeta, the Prince of all Saiyans, had now been reduced to something inferior to a low-class warrior.

Clenching his teeth and fists, Vegeta's eyes were filled with fury.

"What? Looking for a beating just after being resurrected? Do you think it's still the time when you first arrived on Earth? Even if your strength has increased due to your resurrection, in this day and age, that's all there is to it." Piccolo spoke without the slightest mercy.

He was reclaiming his own ground.

The humiliation he had suffered on Earth back then was something he intended to settle all at once.

"You're courting death!!" Stimulated by Piccolo's words, Vegeta's rage burned even hotter, and a terrifying aura surged around him in an instant.

The intensity of this energy even broke through the threshold Vegeta had previously held.

Even Ron was taken aback by the sight.

It was true, then; anger could make a Saiyan's power even greater.

Especially this kind of fury, which could ignite the explosive point within the heart and push one to break through their own limits.

Vegeta's aura surged violently, as if he were about to strike the next second.

Piccolo, however, remained indifferent, a mocking and disdainful smile hanging on his face.

This display caused Vegeta's heart to sink.

He was indeed furious right now, but he hadn't reached the point of losing his mind.

Realizing that this guy Piccolo seemed different from before, he didn't rush in to attack.

To be fair, he had become increasingly cautious.

Having experienced so much on Namek, including death and resurrection, Vegeta knew that if he could become this strong, perhaps Piccolo had encountered some fortuitous events of his own.

"What? Too afraid to move? That doesn't sound like you, Vegeta." Seeing Vegeta's hesitation, Piccolo didn't let him off, continuing to taunt him.

This was like adding fuel to the fire.

Vegeta's face twisted, and he could no longer control his emotions.

Just as he was about to explode into action, Son Goku stepped forward, blocking Vegeta and giving him a way to back down.

"Forget it, Piccolo. Although Vegeta has done many heinous things and caused destruction on Earth, and people died because of him, the past is in the past. Since he has been resurrected this time, let's give him a chance to turn over a new leaf. I think that without that villain Frieza pulling the strings behind the scenes, Vegeta shouldn't be the same as he was before."

Son Goku's words made Piccolo sneer in derision.

"So, you're pleading for him? Son Goku, are you really as simple-minded as ever, or perhaps even a bit of an idiot? Do you know who you are pleading for? This guy is a cold-blooded killer who would even murder his own companions." Piccolo's words were like a bucket of cold water.

They reminded everyone that Nappa had died at Vegeta's hands.

Such a loyal subordinate had been wiped out by Vegeta simply because he had lost.

Krillin and Son Gohan turned pale.

They stared at Vegeta, their hostility evident.

Even if they had fought side-by-side on Namek, so what?

They could never be comrades-in-arms.

"Look, Piccolo, didn't you also act like a killer back then? Aren't you fighting for protection now?" Son Goku said with a smile.

"You're comparing me to a guy like this?" Piccolo's mouth twitched.

When Son Goku put it that way, it did seem correct.

He was, after all, the Great Demon King Piccolo.

He didn't know when it had started, but he had suddenly forgotten what he used to be like.

"Hmph! If something unexpected happens in the future, don't blame me for not warning you." Piccolo rolled his eyes at Son Goku, then looked at Vegeta and said, "You'd better never do anything that crosses my bottom line. If you fall into my hands next time, I will kill you!"

To this threat from Piccolo, Son Goku could only smile and remain silent.

He understood Piccolo's intentions; it was just a precaution.

In truth, the reason he gave Vegeta this chance was entirely out of his own selfish desire, as he wanted to fight Vegeta fairly once more.

Moreover, on the path of cultivation in the future, having Vegeta to compete with could provide even greater motivation.

Neither wanted to be surpassed by the other, and in this way, they could naturally become stronger.

At this moment, Vegeta was trembling with his entire being.

He was furious to the extreme, filled with resentment and unwillingness.

However, he was helpless at this time.

He could only suppress this resentment deep in his heart, waiting for the day when he was strong enough, when he became a Super Saiyan, to reclaim the face he had lost.

At that time, he would surely repay today's humiliation a hundredfold.

"Hmph!" With a muffled grunt through his nose, King Vegeta reined in his energy and turned to look at Ron once more.

Meeting King Vegeta's gaze, the look of amusement on Ron's face shifted accordingly.

"What? Does our Prince Vegeta have some instruction for me?" Ron teased.

Hearing the tone in Ron's voice, which clearly didn't hold him in any regard, King Vegeta's mood grew even gloomier; it felt as though something were lodged in his chest, causing him unbearable discomfort.

"Let me see it—the form of a Super Saiyan!"

After hesitating for a long while, King Vegeta gritted his teeth and finally voiced the words in his heart.

Only by seeing exactly what a Super Saiyan looked like would he know how to achieve the breakthrough himself.

"You want to see the form of a Super Saiyan?" Ron murmured, and the others nearby held their breath at the shift in his tone.

Especially Krillin and Son Gohan.

Everyone realized the purpose behind King Vegeta's desire to see a Super Saiyan.

However, even if they didn't want Ron to show King Vegeta, they couldn't dictate Ron's actions.

"Sure. If you manage to become a Super Saiyan in the future, it will be even more interesting." Ron feigned a moment of hesitation.

After all, showing King Vegeta was inevitable.

He had to be given a clear direction, didn't he?

The reason he was able to break through and become a Super Saiyan in the original story was, first and foremost, because he had seen Son Goku transform from the very beginning, giving him a clear goal.

Even though his breakthrough to Super Saiyan happened years later, and a series of events occurred in between—such as Future Trunks arriving from the future and transforming into a Super Saiyan right before his eyes to battle Son Goku—to put it bluntly, knowing what a Super Saiyan looked like from the start was the only reason he could break through as smoothly as he did in the original timeline.

Having received Ron's answer, King Vegeta grew somewhat impatient.

Although he didn't say it aloud, his eyes and expression betrayed his current thoughts.

Ron did not drag things out, nor did he waste a single word of nonsense.

In a single thought, he completed his transformation into a Super Saiyan, allowing King Vegeta to witness the power of a Super Saiyan with his own eyes.