Android 16 studied Zarek carefully. His energy felt messy, but it was definitely coming from one person.
So why were his body proportions so strange?
"Hahaha! Come at me all at once!" Mr. Satan shouted, punching and kicking the air. "I'll knock every last one of you out!"
"Everyone, there are now five fighters left in the ring: Mr. Satan, Android 21, Krillin, Android 16, and Mighty Mask!" the referee announced. "Which of these five will rise above the rest and become champion?"
Mr. Satan looked overflowing with confidence.
I've got this.
Now I just need to beat them in style.
First, I'll use one of my flashy special moves to take down Mighty Mask and the others. That beauty will be so stunned by my power that she won't know what to do. Then I'll act like a gentleman and let her step out of the ring on her own.
Hehehe! The crowd and the beauty will both fall for me!
With that thought, Mr. Satan suddenly raised his right hand and held up two fingers in a victory sign.
"Oh! Mr. Satan has already declared victory!" the referee shouted excitedly.
Mr. Satan grinned so hard he nearly started drooling.
"Is that guy stupid?" Trunks muttered.
"Hmph. Should I squeeze some more money out of him?" Zarek said, thinking it over.
"You already took three hundred million from him. That's still not enough?" Trunks asked, speechless.
"What do you know?" Zarek snapped. "That money is for my nephew's future wedding."
"I don't want to get married!" Goten said quickly.
"Zarek, didn't you transfer all that money to your mom?" Trunks asked.
Zarek went quiet.
"Enough. Let's stop wasting time and deal with Android 16 first," Zarek said.
Trunks and Goten immediately got ready.
Krillin stood with Android 21.
"Android 16 should be able to handle everyone left, right?" Krillin said with a smile.
Android 21 nodded slightly, then turned to him. "By the way, how much money did Zarek get from Mr. Satan?"
"What do you mean?" Krillin had no idea what she was talking about.
"You didn't hear? When Zarek fought Mr. Satan, he kept threatening him and seemed to get a lot of money out of him," Android 21 said with a smile. "We can use the same method."
"Huh? I don't know if that's a good idea," Krillin said with an awkward smile.
"Then pretend you don't know anything," Android 21 said with a snort.
"Speaking of Zarek, where did he and Goten go?" Krillin looked around, but he could not see them.
Android 21 said nothing else. She walked to the edge of the ring and looked toward Gine.
Gine froze, unsure what Android 21 wanted.
"Gine, how much money did Zarek get from Mr. Satan?" Android 21 asked.
"Ah… well…" Gine did not know how to answer.
"I saw them transfer money through the phone," Android 21 said calmly. "Just tell me."
"It was… three hundred million," Gine answered honestly.
Android 21 went silent.
Her eyes widened in shock.
That kid really dared to ask for that much?
I was thinking thirty million would be enough.
But Zarek actually asked Mr. Satan for three hundred million.
"Got it. Thanks." Android 21 nodded.
How much should I ask for, then?
If a little kid can ask for three hundred million, I should ask for one billion.
Good. That settles it.
A faint smile tugged at the corner of Android 21's mouth.
"All right! I'm going to beat all of you! You three men can come at me together!" Mr. Satan shouted at Krillin and the others.
"Come on, Goten, Trunks!" Zarek ignored him and called to the two below him.
"Right!" Goten nodded and took an attacking stance.
"Goten, stop nodding," Trunks said through clenched teeth. "That hurts."
"Uh, okay." Goten nodded again.
"You did it again!" Trunks snapped.
"If you won't come to me, I'll come to you! Rolling Attack!" Mr. Satan shouted, rushing toward Mighty Mask first.
To Mr. Satan, Mighty Mask was the only one here who had competed in the World Martial Arts Tournament before.
That probably made him the strongest of the group.
Zarek ignored him and charged straight at Android 16.
"Satan Punch!" Mr. Satan threw a mighty punch toward Mighty Mask.
His fist hit nothing.
Mr. Satan froze for a moment, then turned toward Mighty Mask.
Zarek was already trading blows with Android 16.
When Mr. Satan saw how fast their fists were moving, his eyes shrank into tiny dots.
"Idiot! Not that way, right! You two are holding me back!" Zarek yelled while fighting.
With three of them stacked together, moving properly was a nightmare.
Whoosh!
Zarek shot into the sky.
Android 16 followed right after him.
"They're flying! Both fighters have taken the battle into the air!" the referee shouted. "They're fighting in midair! Incredible! Truly incredible! When did Mighty Mask learn a technique like that?"
"Damn it. I can't move properly like this!" Zarek said, irritated.
Below, Krillin and Android 21 both stared in surprise, not quite sure what was happening.
"Who is that guy?" Krillin asked. "He's actually keeping up with Android 16."
Android 21 studied Mighty Mask carefully, then her eyes lit up.
"I think it's Zarek and the other two," she said.
"Zarek? The three of them?" Krillin scratched his head.
"Didn't you notice the body looks wrong?" Android 21 said with a smile. "It's too long. They must be stacked on top of each other."
"Oh, so that's it! I knew something felt off about him," Krillin said, finally understanding. "And their energy felt all mixed together too. Still, those kids are impressive. They actually blended their energy into one."
"Forget that for now. I'm going to collect money," Android 21 said, walking toward Mr. Satan.
Mr. Satan was still staring dumbly up at the sky when someone tapped his shoulder.
He turned stiffly and saw Android 21 smiling at him.
"You're Mr. Satan, right?" she asked.
"Y-Yes…" Mr. Satan nodded.
"Do you know who those two up there are?" Android 21 pointed at Android 16 and Mighty Mask, who were still fighting in the sky.
Mr. Satan shook his head blankly.
"The big one, Android 16, is my son," Android 21 said.
Mr. Satan's eyes widened in disbelief.
"And the other one may be called Mighty Mask, but you should know who he really is," Android 21 said with a smile. "That's Zarek, Goten, and Trunks stacked together."
Mr. Satan froze.
Then he finally understood why Mighty Mask was so strong.
It's that brat who scammed three hundred million out of me!
"Th-Thank you for telling me," Mr. Satan said quickly.
"Let's go somewhere quiet and talk," Android 21 said with a soft laugh. She grabbed him by the back of the collar and flew into the sky.
"Aaaaaah!"
Mr. Satan screamed, flailing wildly in midair.
"Ah! Mr. Satan and Android 21 have also flown into the sky!" the referee shouted. "Are they going to fight in midair too? Right now, Krillin is the only fighter left in the ring, and he has no suitable opponent!"
Krillin said nothing.
Whoosh!
Android 21 carried Mr. Satan several thousand meters into the air.
"Hah… hah…"
Mr. Satan gasped for breath, barely able to breathe at that height.
"Having fun?" Android 21 asked with a smile.
Mr. Satan shook his head hard. No, absolutely not.
"If it's not fun, then let's try something more exciting," Android 21 said with a cold snort.
She grabbed him and shot straight down.
Mr. Satan was so scared his soul nearly left his body, as if his body was falling and his soul was chasing after it.
Just before they hit the ground, Android 21 shot upward again.
She did it several more times.
By the time they landed, Mr. Satan's hair was standing straight up.
He was completely out of it, his whole body limp.
"Want to keep playing?" Android 21 asked, her smile growing brighter.
Mr. Satan could not speak.
"You're quiet, so I'll take that as a yes." Android 21 grabbed him again and raced around the ring at high speed.
Mr. Satan's hair blew sideways, and he stared blankly ahead, looking half-dead.
Android 21 laughed softly, carried him into the sky again, and patted his cheek.
Mr. Satan shuddered and finally snapped back to himself. When he saw Android 21's beautiful face, she looked like a demon to him.
"Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" Mr. Satan begged.
"You gave Zarek three hundred million," Android 21 said with a smile. "So how much are you giving me?"
"I'll give you one billion! One billion, okay?" Mr. Satan blurted out without thinking.
"You're very sensible. In that case, I'll still let you keep the championship," Android 21 said, satisfied.
"Really?" Mr. Satan suddenly felt hope return.
As long as I keep my reputation as champion, making money will be easy.
"I'll come to your house tomorrow to collect it," Android 21 said. "If you don't pay, I'll kill you."
"Yes! Yes!" Mr. Satan nodded like a pecking bird.
"Go down, then." Android 21 let go.
"Aaaah!"
Mr. Satan dropped from the sky.
Android 21 stared.
Then she quickly chased after him and caught him.
"Mr. Satan and Android 21 are coming back down!" the referee announced. "They were very high up, so we couldn't see what happened, but from the current situation, Mr. Satan seems to be at a slight disadvantage!"
Bang!
At that moment, a figure came screaming down from the sky and smashed into the ring, leaving a huge crater.
It was Zarek and the other two.
Android 16 had just kicked them down from the air.
The crowd screamed, instinctively thinking Mighty Mask had been killed.
Pop!
Zarek jumped out of the crater and casually dusted himself off.
The audience stared in shock.
He survived that?
"Goten, you can kick too," Zarek said.
"But I can't see clearly," Goten replied.
"I don't think I can help much either. My arms and legs are stuck," Trunks said.
"Kill him with your eyes, then," Zarek suggested.
Trunks did not want to talk.
Android 16 tucked one arm under his other arm and forcibly detached it.
Several dark gun barrels appeared where the arm had been.
"This is incredible! Android 16 has removed his own arm!" the referee shouted. "Wait, Android 16 is actually a robot!"
"Hell Flash!"
Energy blasted from Android 16's arm cannons, raining down toward Zarek and the others.
"Fly up!" Zarek shouted in alarm.
The three of them shot into the sky.
Zarek slapped the incoming blasts away one by one.
The deflected energy scattered into golden sparks in the air, looking almost beautiful.
"This is unbelievable. Are they filming a movie?"
The crowd was completely stunned.
Soon, Zarek flew back in front of Android 16.
"Damn it. We can't win like this!" Zarek said through gritted teeth.
"Let's transform, Zarek!" Trunks suggested.
"No choice. We'll have to transform," Zarek said, agreeing with him.
"What should I turn into?" Trunks asked.
"Can't you only turn Super Saiyan?" Zarek said without mercy.
Trunks felt that one deep in his chest.
"Should I turn Super Saiyan God?" Goten asked.
"Go ahead," Zarek said. "I'll use my God of Destruction form."
Snap!
Purple light burst around Zarek as he entered his God of Destruction form, though his hair stayed black.
Trunks turned Super Saiyan.
Red light surged around Goten as he became a Super Saiyan God.
The three different auras pressed against each other, warping and mixing together.
For a moment, Goten's red aura pushed down the other two.
Then purple light took over.
Snap!
The three of them were swallowed by the same purple aura.
Android 16 froze when he saw their transformation, unable to understand what he was looking at.
"You wait here and behave," Android 21 said to Mr. Satan, then shot into the sky and appeared beside Android 16.
"Android 21?" Android 16 paused.
"Hey! Zarek! Goten! Trunks!" Android 21 shouted. "I know it's you three!"
"So it was them," Android 16 said, finally understanding.
Snap!
Android 21 formed two Kienzan in her hands.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Both discs flew straight toward Zarek and the others.
"Damn it! We've been exposed!" Trunks shouted.
"Idiot! So what if we've been exposed?" Zarek snapped.
"Careful!" Goten shouted.
The next moment, all three of them dodged in different directions.
Rip!
The costume covering them tore apart at once.
[End of chapter]
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