"Your Majesty, should I go speak to Dr. Gero? He should be able to issue orders to the artificial Alien, shouldn't he?"
Before the match began, Paragus slipped over and whispered into Lin Chen's ear.
Lin Chen frowned. "What, you want Dr. Gero to throw the match?"
"Your Majesty, this is the first World Martial Arts Tournament on Planet Vegeta. If an Android takes the championship..."
"So what?" Lin Chen said dismissively. "If Dr. Gero's Android really wins the championship, that only proves the Saiyans on Planet Vegeta are too weak. They still haven't trained nearly enough."
"All right, I understand..." Paragus withdrew with a troubled expression.
After he left, Tights asked from beside Lin Chen, "He does have a point, though. If an Android wins the first tournament, would that really reflect well on you as king?"
Lin Chen shook his head. "Seems neither of you has much faith in Vegeta. Don't worry. I don't think he'll lose here."
Lin Chen had complete confidence in Vegeta.
Just then, the two contestants in the ring began their pre-match exchange.
"Heh, well, if it isn't Prince Vegeta. I never expected you to be my final opponent," Cui said with a chuckle.
"Oh?"
Vegeta sneered. "Looks like your memories are still intact. I thought you'd lose your own consciousness after being turned into a puppet."
"Dr. Gero's technology is far beyond anything you can imagine, Vegeta!" Cui sneered back.
Vegeta looked scornful. "You're still nothing but a puppet. Come on, Cui. Let me turn you back into scrap."
Cui's expression darkened. "Arrogant fool. Don't you know your battle power is far below mine? You're no match for me!"
"Is that so?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Vegeta hurled an energy blast straight at Cui.
Cui hadn't expected Vegeta to attack without warning. He