On the arena stage, the situation had reached a critical moment.
The rebounded Mafuba spiral was about to swallow Kami completely and seal him inside the bottle.
At that very instant—
Kami's body suddenly blurred.
A soul-like light instantly separated from the human body he had been possessing.
The human body lost all support and collapsed limply onto the arena floor.
Meanwhile, Kami's true spiritual form was uncontrollably drawn toward the small bottle on the ground.
Just before being completely sucked inside, Kami turned his glowing figure and shouted with all his remaining strength toward Son Goku and Broly:
"Son Goku! Broly! It doesn't matter if I die! You must defeat him and save this world!"
Broly: "????"
Broly blinked.
His face was filled with pure confusion and innocent disbelief at suddenly being entrusted with such responsibility.
Who are you?
Do we even know each other?
Click.
A soft sound echoed like the fall of fate itself.
Kami's spirit was completely pulled into the bottle and vanished.
Seeing this, Piccolo wasted no time.
He dashed forward, grabbed the cork from the ground, and slammed it into the bottle's mouth with all his strength.
Only after sealing it did he finally breathe a long sigh of relief.
A cruel and triumphant smile spread across his face.
Perfect.
Piccolo laughed inwardly.
The one person who constantly threatened my life… is finally gone.
Trying to seal me with the Mafuba?
How naive.
I'm not like my father—I won't expose my weaknesses so easily.
Inside the arena, chaos erupted.
Most spectators had no idea what had just happened.
All they saw was Shen collapsing suddenly while Majunia rushed forward and sealed a bottle.
Confusion spread everywhere.
"Broly, come with me! I need to talk to Goku!" Master Roshi said urgently, grabbing Broly by the arm.
His expression was extremely serious.
"You have something to tell Goku, so go tell him. Why drag me along?" Broly replied, giving Roshi a strange look.
He was still holding half of a pastry in his hand and clearly wasn't enthusiastic.
"Hurry up! Stop wasting time!" Roshi snapped impatiently, glaring at him.
"Alright, alright…" Broly sighed.
He stuffed the pastry into his mouth, brushed crumbs from his hands, and reluctantly followed Roshi through the noisy and confused crowd toward the backstage area.
At that moment, Piccolo was walking toward the backstage corridor with a victorious expression.
But suddenly—
An orange-clad figure blocked his path like a wall.
"Hey!" Goku shouted.
His fists were clenched, his body trembling slightly with anger.
"What did you do? Give me that bottle!"
"Hmph. Are you joking?" Piccolo sneered.
He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips before casually tossing the bottle into his mouth and swallowing it.
It was as if he were savoring his victory.
"Finally sealed that guy away," Piccolo said mockingly, patting his stomach.
Goku, Krillin, Tien, and Yamcha were all shocked.
"What now?" Piccolo spread his arms arrogantly.
"If you want that bottle, you'll have to kill me. But if you kill me… that guy dies too. Quite a dilemma, isn't it? Hahaha!"
"You… you bastard!" Goku growled.
Veins bulged on his forehead as he clenched his fists tightly.
He looked ready to charge at Piccolo at any moment.
"Hahaha! Get ready. You're next!" Piccolo laughed wildly.
His laughter echoed harshly through the corridor.
As he walked away, he didn't forget to throw out another threat:
"After I finish you… I'll take my time dealing with that brat Broly!"
The words slithered into everyone's ears like a cold snake.
Tien, Krillin, Yamcha, and the newly arrived Chi-Chi looked at each other anxiously.
Confusion and unease filled their faces.
Who exactly was this guy?
What had happened between him and Shen?
And what was that bottle?
Countless questions swirled in their minds.
At that moment, Roshi arrived with the reluctant Broly.
Roshi's face was extremely grave.
"Goku… what exactly happened?" Roshi asked hoarsely.
"Yeah! What's going on? Who is that guy Majunia?" Tien asked as well, unable to hold back his curiosity.
"He feels like a demon… but far stronger than Demon King Piccolo three years ago!"
"Earlier Broly and I guessed that he might be Demon King Piccolo's son," Roshi said slowly, glancing toward Broly.
Goku nodded with a bitter smile.
"As expected of Broly… you guessed correctly."
He took a deep breath before speaking seriously.
"Yes. He really is Demon King Piccolo's son."
"When Demon King Piccolo was killed by Broly, his son was still alive. At the final moment, he came out of his father's body, destroyed the remaining corpse, and escaped. That's why none of you noticed."
"What?! That actually happened?!"
Everyone except Broly and Roshi gasped in shock.
They had never imagined that such a dangerous secret had remained hidden after that battle.
Broly, however, looked completely unconcerned.
He even let out a small yawn, as if listening to a story that had nothing to do with him.
"I learned this from Kami," Goku continued.
"When Demon King Piccolo woke up after being released from the sealing jar, he secretly created an egg—basically his child."
"That egg contained all of Demon King Piccolo's essence and evil will."
"So the current Piccolo is almost the same as his father… but even stronger."
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