Inside the palace of Frieza—
Frieza gently swirled the wine in his glass, watching the liquid form a spiral.
A cold smile appeared on his lips.
"Ah… right!" Dodoria suddenly reacted, slapping his bald head.
"Our scouters can only measure up to—"
"—Which is exactly why it's fake."
A smooth voice cut him off.
Zarbon stepped forward gracefully.
Tall. Elegant. Cold.
"This is clearly a trick by Earth to scare us," he said, glancing at Dodoria with disdain.
"Only someone like you would believe such ridiculous data."
Frieza nodded slightly.
"Indeed."
He took a sip of wine.
"Earth knows Vegeta is coming… so they fabricated an absurd number."
"How… adorable."
Yet—
A flicker of thought crossed his eyes.
20 million…
Too specific.
Too deliberate.
"If it were true," Zarbon continued smoothly,
"…it still wouldn't compare to your 120 million, Lord Frieza."
Flattery.
Perfectly delivered.
Frieza seemed pleased.
Even if Earth truly had someone at 20 million—
He wasn't worried.
Because he stood at 120 million.
The ruler of the universe.
Still—
A shadow crossed his mind.
Could that be… a Super Saiyan?
No.
Impossible.
That was just a legend.
A myth.
"No Saiyan could ever threaten me," Frieza dismissed internally.
"Should we go to Earth?" Dodoria asked eagerly.
Frieza waved his hand lazily.
"No."
"Observe Vegeta."
"Let him go first."
A cruel smile formed.
"If he dies… then Earth may actually be interesting."
"Should we inform him about the data?" Dodoria asked.
Frieza snorted.
"No need."
"If he dies from arrogance…"
"…that's his own fault."
Silence filled the hall.
The stars on the wall map slowly rotated.
Frieza stared at them coldly.
One day—
Every single one would belong to him.
Earth?
Just a minor interruption.
Four Months Later — Earth
Time passed silently.
Four months went by.
Training never stopped.
Yamcha, Tien Shinhan, and Chiaotzu were brought to Kami's Lookout.
They trained under intense conditions.
Meanwhile—
Goku ran endlessly along Snake Way.
Eating Senzu Bean when hungry.
Drinking water provided by Kami.
Gohan adapted to survival in the wild.
And—
Blanch continued training under Piccolo.
Though—
"Training" might be too polite a word.
Piccolo was getting beaten badly.
Bruises everywhere.
Cape torn.
At night—
He would stare at the sky and think:
"This kid is too much…"
But—
He was getting stronger.
Because survival forced growth.
Raditz's Growth
Meanwhile—
Raditz had his own method.
Near-death → recovery → power boost.
Saiyan biology.
Using Senzu Beans—
He repeated it again and again.
In a remote valley—
Destroying his body.
Healing.
Growing stronger.
Result?
From 1,500 → 100,000
In just four months.
He even slowed down intentionally—
To stabilize his body.
But then—
He hit a wall.
No matter what he did—
No more growth.
"Is 100,000 my limit?" Raditz muttered.
Frustrated—
But also proud.
Because—
This was far beyond anything he had imagined.
Raditz's Revenge Plan
He clenched his fists.
"Time to take revenge on that brat…"
On Blanch.
The humiliation from four months ago—
Still burned.
But—
He hesitated.
"He said his power was 15 million…"
Impossible.
Right?
But—
What if it's true?
Raditz felt a chill.
100,000 suddenly felt small.
Very small.
"Don't rush…"
He started pacing.
"I need a plan."
Then—
A realization struck.
Why fight now?
Instead—
Wait.
For Vegeta and Nappa to arrive.
Picture this—
They invade Earth.
Dominate.
Then—
At the last moment—
Raditz appears.
As a savior.
With 100,000 power level.
Defeating everyone.
The ultimate comeback.
Raditz started laughing.
Yes.
This was perfect.
Showing off to Vegeta—
Was far better than beating a kid.
"Let's train more…"
He turned toward a cliff.
"HAH!"
BOOM—
Rock shattered.
Dust filled the air.
Raditz trained harder than ever.
Snake Way — The End
At the end of Snake Way—
Goku finally stopped.
"Finally… made it…"
Exhausted.
Sweating.
He reached for his Senzu Beans.
Empty.
"…Huh?"
Gone.
He scratched his head.
"Did I eat them all already?"
He gave up thinking.
Classic Goku.
Then—
He looked around.
Nothing.
Just clouds.
"…Did I come all this way for nothing?"
Then—
He saw it.
A small green planet floating above.
"There it is!"
He flew toward it.
Then—
CRASH!!
He slammed into the surface.
"OW—!"
Gravity.
10x Earth's gravity.
Every movement felt heavy.
Then—
He saw a monkey.
"…King Kai?"
Goku bowed respectfully.
"Please train me!"
The monkey just raised its arms and walked weirdly.
"Is this training?"
Goku copied it.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
A voice interrupted.
A small figure appeared.
It was King Kai.
"I… am… KING KAI!!"
He posed dramatically—
Then laughed at his own joke.
Goku blinked.
Confused.
"…Then who's that?"
(Points at monkey)
King Kai's face darkened.
"That's my pet—Bubbles!"
Then muttered:
"No sense of humor…"
Goku scratched his head.
"Ahhh, I see… makes sense!"
King Kai crossed his arms.
"You don't think my joke was funny?"
Goku:
"…No idea."
(To be continued…)
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