Morning at Kame House was calm.
Waves rolled gently. The air was fresh.
"Yeah… good morning, Launch."
Bulma waved, smiling despite visible exhaustion.
She peeked inside.
"Is Broly awake?"
"He is," Launch nodded.
Just then—
Broly walked downstairs.
He paused slightly when he saw Bulma.
"Good morning, Broly!" Bulma greeted brightly.
"…What are you here for?" Broly asked, confused.
Bulma froze.
Then—
Hands on hips.
Annoyed.
"Seriously?! I stayed up until 1 AM fixing that scouter for you—and this is how you react?!"
"Oh… the scouter." Broly nodded.
Then shrugged.
"It's not very useful anymore. Fixing it doesn't really matter."
Bulma: "..."
Her expression dimmed instantly.
The excitement in her eyes vanished.
All that effort—
For nothing?
"Don't say that," Launch quickly stepped in, trying to ease the tension.
Broly glanced at the device again.
"…So? Can it measure my power level now?"
Bulma's eyes lit up again.
Her pride took over.
"Of course!" she said, regaining energy.
"I upgraded it. Now it can measure over 20,000!"
She pointed to a component.
"This is the overload protector. Normally, if power exceeds a limit—it explodes."
Launch tilted her head.
"Why make it explode? Why not just stop displaying?"
"Exactly!" Bulma nodded.
"That's what's weird. Their tech could easily avoid that. This feels… intentional."
She crossed her arms.
"I think someone designed it that way on purpose."
Broly waved his hand.
"Too complicated. Just measure me."
"…Fine."
Then—
Bulma added something serious:
"There's also a monitoring system inside. Someone has been listening."
"Vegeta and Nappa?" Launch asked.
"No," Bulma shook her head.
"Someone else. Much farther away."
Broly didn't care.
"Are you done?"
"…Yes!"
The Measurement Begins
They stepped outside onto the island.
Bulma put on the scouter.
Pressed the button.
"Beep—"
Broly closed his eyes.
Then—
Slowly—
His energy began to rise.
Not exploding—
But flowing.
Controlled.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
Numbers started climbing.
"10,000… 20,000… 60,000… still rising!" Bulma's voice trembled.
Her breathing quickened.
Vegeta's 18,000 suddenly felt meaningless.
"100,000! 200,000! 500,000!!"
Bulma's hands shook.
Launch smiled proudly.
"Our Broly is amazing, isn't he?"
Bulma rolled her eyes.
But stayed focused.
"1 million… 5 million… 10 million…!"
Her face turned pale.
"Are you kidding me…?"
The numbers kept rising.
"15 million… 18 million…"
Then—
"BEEEEEEP—!"
The scouter stopped.
"…It's not displaying anymore…" Bulma whispered.
Broly opened his eyes.
"That's it?"
"…It exceeded the limit," Bulma said weakly.
Broly shrugged.
"I only used one ten-thousandth of my power."
Silence.
"What… did you just say?!" Bulma screamed.
Her brain raced.
20 million = 1/10,000
Then full power =
"…200 billion?!" she gasped.
Even she couldn't believe it.
200,000,000,000
The number was absurd.
Beyond logic.
Broly waved it off.
"I'm bad at math. Sure."
Bulma stared at the scouter in her hand.
Suddenly—
It felt like a toy.
Compared to him—
Even Goku and Piccolo were nothing.
Not a gap.
An entire universe apart.
Bulma's Plan
"Hehe…" Bulma suddenly laughed.
Broly frowned.
"What?"
"I turned on the transmission," she said smugly.
"I made sure whoever's listening saw your power level."
Broly frowned slightly.
"…Now how am I supposed to fight them?"
Bulma shrugged.
"With that power? That's not a fight. That's bullying."
She counted on her fingers.
"Even if Vegeta becomes a Great Ape—180,000 at best."
"Compared to you?"
"Dust."
Broly paused.
"…You're right."
Launch smiled.
"They probably won't come now."
Bulma shook her head.
"They will."
"Why?" Broly asked.
"They won't believe it."
She smirked.
"They'll think it's fake. Exaggerated. Impossible."
Broly nodded.
"That makes sense."
Bulma folded her arms.
"Let's wait."
Then she added quietly:
"If whoever's behind them comes…"
"…they might not leave alive."
Elsewhere — Frieza's Planet
On Frieza's Planet 84—
Inside a dark hall—
Frieza sat calmly.
Holding a wine glass.
"Lord Frieza," said Dodoria nervously,
"We received a signal from Earth…"
Frieza smiled.
"Oh? Earth again?"
Dodoria swallowed.
"…A Saiyan named Broly…"
"…has a power level of 20 million."
Silence.
Frieza stared.
Then—
He laughed coldly.
"Dodoria…"
"Use your brain."
"When have our scouters ever measured numbers that high?"
His smile was sharp.
Dangerous.
"Don't tell me you actually believe that."
(To be continued…)
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