The Wizard Babidi

"Videl, are you all right?" Son Gohan asked concernedly.

Videl gritted her teeth and said, "Even though I'm unwilling to admit it, I think I've reached my limit. Gohan, I might not be able to follow you any farther."

"The road ahead should be dangerous. You're making the right choice by not going," Son Gohan said.

Videl's eyes flickered. "I'm still not completely sure, but Gohan, I believe in you."

"You have to stop Majin Buu from being revived!"

"Yeah, I will!"

Videl hesitated for a while before finally gathering the courage to ask, "Gohan, the one who defeated Cell wasn't my dad. It was you, wasn't it?"

Son Gohan fell silent.

Videl smiled. "I knew it. You don't need to worry about how I feel. On the contrary, now that I know the truth, I actually feel much better."

"Gohan, go. Remember to come back alive. If you can come back alive, I..."

At that, Videl blushed, but she still bravely said, "...I'll go on a date with you!"

Son Gohan's cheeks reddened, but he nodded very seriously. "Yeah. Don't worry, I will!"

"Good luck, Gohan!"

"Yeah!"

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Son Gohan said apologetically to Kibito.

"We've wasted enough time already. We need to pick up the pace!" Kibito said.

As soon as he finished speaking.

Son Gohan and Kibito vanished into the distant horizon at incredible speed.

Watching Kibito and Son Gohan leave, Videl said in shock, "They're so fast!"

"Gohan, is this the gap between us? It's so huge it's hard to imagine."

Kibito and Son Gohan pushed their speed to the limit and quickly caught up to Supreme Kai's group, who had been leisurely following behind Spopovich and the other man.

"Dad! Uncle Piccolo!" Son Gohan called out.

Son Goku nodded with a smile. "Gohan, you're here."

Piccolo also gave Son Gohan a faint nod.

"Supreme Kai," Kibito respectfully called as he flew to Shin's side.

Shin gave a soft "Mm," then turned to Son Gohan and asked with a smile, "Gohan, Kibito should have told you everything about Majin Buu, right?"

Son Gohan nodded, his expression grave. "Yes, Mr. Kibito told me everything about Majin Buu. He really is a terrifying monster! We absolutely can't let him be revived, or Earth will be finished!"

Shin smiled faintly. "Don't be nervous, Gohan. Among everyone here, aside from Mr. Son Goku, who possesses strength surpassing Majin Buu, you also possess that kind of power!"

"Huh?!" Son Gohan was stunned.

Vegeta gritted his teeth!

This guy had once again said that Kakarot's strength surpassed Majin Buu's. Wasn't that another way of saying his own strength was inferior to Kakarot's?!

Vegeta refused to believe it!

If the God of Destruction had not left such an overwhelming shadow in Vegeta's heart during his childhood, and if Supreme Kai were not a god on par with the God of Destruction, he would have snapped back at least a few times!

As for Gohan?

Ever since the Cell Games, Vegeta had already admitted that his talent was inferior to Gohan's. Being surpassed by Son Gohan was nothing shameful!

Son Gohan asked in surprise, "You... you must be the Supreme Kai Mr. Kibito mentioned, right? You're saying I also have the power to surpass Majin Buu?"

Everyone looked at Shin curiously.

Shin explained with a smile, "At your current level, you are naturally nowhere near a match for Majin Buu. However, you possess the potential to easily surpass him."

"Looking across the entire universe, there are only two people at present who possess the potential to easily surpass Majin Buu. One of them is you, Gohan!"

Hearing that.

Vegeta curled his lips. He believed that Son Gohan's potential could surpass Majin Buu's. As for the other person Supreme Kai had mentioned, it had to be him!

Acting as Vegeta's mouthpiece, Son Goku asked the question everyone was curious about. "Supreme Kai, who's the other person you said has the potential to surpass Majin Buu? Is it Vegeta?"

"Hmph!"

Vegeta snorted coldly and proudly raised his head.

Shin said calmly, "No."

Everyone was stunned, then utterly shocked.

Vegeta: ...

Vegeta gritted his teeth and glared at Shin in dissatisfaction. "Besides me, Vegeta, who else in the universe has the potential to surpass Majin Buu?"

Shin explained calmly, "Vegeta, you do indeed possess the potential to surpass Majin Buu, but that will require diligent training."

"What I meant just now was that there are only two people in the universe with the potential to easily surpass Majin Buu. Gohan is one of them."

Son Goku's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Supreme Kai, then who's the other person you mentioned?"

Everyone looked at Shin curiously.

Vegeta was no exception. He wanted to see who, besides Kakarot and his son, had greater potential than him in the universe!

"As for the other person, you're actually familiar with him as well, because he is also a Saiyan," Shin said.

"What?!"

Everyone was shocked beyond measure.

Vegeta's eyes widened in disbelief. "Impossible! There should only be Kakarot and me left among the pure-blooded Saiyans!"

Shin chuckled softly and did not argue with Vegeta. Their understanding was not even on the same level, so there was nothing to argue about.

Just as everyone was talking, Spopovich and the other man suddenly began descending ahead!

Seeing this.

Everyone slowed down as well and descended toward the ground.

They landed on a mountaintop, using the rocks as cover as they hid and watched below vigilantly.

Below.

Spopovich and the other man landed before a strange house. The door slowly opened, and an alien who looked remarkably like a xenomorph walked out.

Krillin looked at the alien emerging from the house, his heart trembling. He could sense the cold, sinister aura emanating from him and could not help asking in a trembling voice, "Th-that person... is he the mastermind?"

Shin shook his head. "No. He is merely one of the mastermind's lackeys."

Pui Pui cast a mocking glance at Spopovich and the other man, then walked to the side of the doorway and bowed respectfully.

Seeing that, Spopovich and the other man hurriedly bowed as well.

Then, two figures, one tall and one short, emerged from the house one after another.

When Kibito saw the tall figure emerge from the house, his expression changed. He said in panic, "Th-that person, could he be... be..."

Seeing Kibito so flustered, everyone's hearts rose to their throats. Following his gaze, they saw the tall figure.

Cold sweat ran down Piccolo's face. If even a servant of the Supreme Kai was frightened of this enemy, just how powerful was he?

Piccolo looked nervously at Shin and asked, "Supreme Kai, is that person the mastermind?"

Shin shook his head. "No. He is also merely a lackey. The real mastermind is the short one. His name is Babidi, and he is a wizard."

(End of Chapter)