In his Great Ape form, Kashius's eyes were crimson, and just like last time, he had completely lost his mind.
He swung fists the size of small mountains, wantonly destroying everything around him. The red energy cannons blasting from his mouth demolished the surrounding houses one after another.
For a time, people's cries and pleas for help rang out without end.
"Th-this is what kind of power?! Kashius! Just who are you?!"
In the ruins, the Demon King staggered to her feet in a sorry state. As she looked at the giant ape wreaking havoc, she was gripped by terror.
"Lady Demon King, thank goodness you're all right. We all thought you'd already..."
A figure slowly descended from the sky and landed beside the Demon King.
The Demon King swept him a glance, and when she saw the newcomer was Pika, she relaxed her guard a little.
"Pika, tell me, what kind of monster is this guy?! In front of him, I didn't even have room to fight back. This is the first time I have ever been reduced to such a wretched state." The Demon King gently waved her fair hand, cutting Pika off, and looked at Kashius with a complicated gaze.
"Lady Demon King~ In this lowly one's eyes, you're the strongest..." When Pika heard her, he felt a little sour inside and looked worriedly at his boss.
"Pika, there's no need to comfort me. I know my own strength very well."
"To tell the truth, I'm no match for Kashius. Before, I didn't even have the courage to make a move in front of him. I could only watch helplessly as that immensely powerful energy pillar slammed into me."
"Don't be fooled by the fact that I can still stand now. In truth, my body has already been severely damaged. If not for the tenacious vitality of a demon, I'm afraid I would already have gone to report to King Yama."
The Demon King desolately stroked the many dense wounds covering her body. Her former pride and confidence were long gone; all that remained was slow, creeping despair.
"Heh, and I still wanted to conquer the world? Don't make me laugh. I can't even beat a little kid. What a useless piece of trash!" With a somewhat self-mocking laugh, the Demon King began to walk toward the distance.
"Pika! Call all the demons. We're going back to the Demon Realm!!!"
That voice, filled with unwillingness yet helplessness, made the Demon King's figure seem unbearably forlorn.
"Lady Demon King... Yes, your subordinate understands!" Pika had originally wanted to say something else, but when he saw the energy cannon shooting from Kashius's mouth, he seemed to understand the Demon King's intentions.
Morning sunlight spilled over the earth, and people began to repair the destroyed houses one after another. The city that had once been lifeless was now filled with vitality and vigorous hope.
Dazzling sunlight shone in through the window, falling on the child lying in bed.
"Mm~ This sunlight really is blinding!"
"Mm~ Why am I lying in bed? Why am I still wearing clothes? Wait, that's not right. Normally speaking, after turning into a Great Ape, shouldn't I be lying naked on top of a pile of ruins???"
Kashius looked around in confusion. Slowly, he realized that the room looked a little familiar. Especially the shelves outside the room, and the bread.
Bread? Holy crap, wasn't this the bakery he had come to before? Hey, what a coincidence.
"Little brother, you're awake!"
At that moment, the bakery owner who had once warmly helped Kashius walked in with some milk.
"Bakery owner? What's going on?" Kashius asked.
"Mm, it's me. Speaking of which, the residents here should be thanking you. Under the pressure of your strength, the demons have all left this place and returned to the Demon Realm through the gate." The bakery owner handed the milk to Kashius as he spoke.
"They left? The demons left?" Kashius seemed a little unable to believe it, his face filled with astonishment.
"Mm. After you turned into a giant ape, you swept through that group of demons, and even the Demon King was beaten into serious injury by you."
"But now that I think about it, it was strange. When I found you, there were fragments of the gate beside you, and you were unconscious next to it. After that, I brought you back," the bakery owner explained.
"Then thank you very much, boss." After drinking a few mouthfuls of milk, Kashius thanked the owner.
"It's nothing, nothing. Didn't you save our city too? This doesn't count for much." The bakery owner looked out the window a few times, then stood up and said, "You just rest properly for now. I'm going outside to help out."
"Okay..."
After watching the bakery owner leave, Kashius began to reflect on himself.
This experience had been far too dangerous. If not for the full moon making him turn into a giant ape, he really might have ended up becoming that old witch's child husband.
It seemed he had still been too arrogant. The hidden experts on Earth definitely weren't people his current strength allowed him to run rampant over.
He wasn't Son Goku, protected by the main character's halo. Every step he took had to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious. And his strength had to be improved. It would be best if he could become a Super Saiyan; that way, he could swagger around in the early stages.
This tail was also a problem. Although this time, he had gotten through the crisis by relying on his Great Ape transformation, he had to be even more careful on nights with a full moon.
Although the giant ape form could increase his strength tenfold, until he could control the giant ape form, he should not turn into that again in the future. What if he hurt his own people? Wasn't his grandfather Son Gohan the best example?
This problem had to be properly solved.
"I've got it!" Kashius had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.
"I really am stupid. This is the world of Dragon Ball, Dragon Balls! If I can't solve this problem myself, I can ask Shenron to solve it! I'm such an idiot. To Shenron, this is nothing." After cursing himself inwardly, Kashius began to think about how to collect the Dragon Balls.
However, Bulma was probably just a little brat like him right now, so she likely hadn't invented the Dragon Radar yet.
Without the Dragon Radar, finding the Dragon Balls scattered all over the world would undoubtedly be even harder than hard. What should he do now?
Just then, a sweet, crisp little girl's voice like a lark rang out. Though it sounded pleasant, the tone was unbearably haughty.
"Hey, why aren't you getting up yet? Why are you so lazy?"
Kashius raised his head and saw a little blond girl in a white dress standing by the doorway, glaring at him with a dissatisfied look.
Well, though she was very small, one look was enough to know she would grow up into an absolute peerless beauty. Especially that beautiful golden hair—it made Kashius immediately think of another great blonde beauty: King Arthur, Saber.
"Uh... I did save you all, you know. It's not too much to be a little lazy, is it?"
Kashius glanced over and said lazily.
Before he could finish, the little loli by the doorway gritted her teeth and said, "Cut the crap! So what if you saved us? Who asked you to save us? Besides, last time you tore down my family's door, and I still haven't settled that score with you. What are you acting so arrogant for? Keep acting arrogant, and do you believe... do you believe I'll bite you?"
"Uh... I..."
"I what? What are you mumbling on and on for? Hurry up and get up to help!" After cutting Kashius off again, the blonde little loli's gaze toward him grew even fiercer than before, as if she might charge over and take several big bites out of him the moment he said one wrong word.
Faced with such an overbearing little loli, Kashius felt bitter inside. Other transmigrators all met innocent, adorable lolis, so why was the one he met so unruly and tsundere? Heavens, this wasn't fair!
This baby feels bitter inside, but this baby won't say it!
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