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"Ah… r-right, hang on a sec!"A moment later, Krillin finally snapped out of his shock. He fumbled around, pulled out a pouch, and handed Broly two senzu beans.
Broly took them without stopping and walked over to Raditz and Nappa, tossing a bean in front of each of their now normal-sized bodies.
"This is a special bean from Earth. Eat it and your injuries will heal up instantly."
He still had some senzu beans he'd tricked out of Korin last time, but why waste those when Krillin was handing him fresh ones? As for healing them himself… these two definitely weren't pretty girls, so there was no way he was going to use that method on them.
The two Saiyans hesitated, then picked up the beans and swallowed them. As expected, the bones they'd cracked when Broly smashed them together healed completely within a few breaths.
"On Bardock's account, and because there aren't many Saiyans left to begin with, I'm letting you two leave Earth. From now on, stop throwing your weight around just because you're strong.
"Saiyans are a warrior race. We love fighting, not pointless slaughter. Killing is unavoidable, sure, but going around bullying the weak or wiping out entire planets only disgraces us.
"A true Saiyan never fears a fight. We pick fights with people stronger than us. That's what a warrior should do.
"One last thing. The Super Saiyan legend is real. And Raditz's father has already reached that level. If your base power is high enough, and you have enough rage, you really might touch that form yourselves. So… take care of yourselves."
After saying that, Broly glanced briefly at Goku and the others. Before Raditz or Nappa could reply, he raised his right hand, two fingers pressed to his forehead. His figure blurred and vanished.
Raditz stared at the empty space with a complicated expression. His lips moved a few times like he wanted to say something, but in the end all that came out was a low, barely audible "Thanks."Then he and Nappa boarded their pods and blasted off without looking back.
In truth, Broly wasn't just talking to those two. His words were also meant for Goku… and for Vegeta, who might actually be on the verge of death or might just be pretending to be helpless in his usual stubborn way.
Broly wasn't worried about Vegeta dying. With Goku here, Vegeta had a ninety-nine percent chance of surviving. Since the story in this world had started earlier than normal, if Goku and Vegeta fell too far behind him in power, they'd end up like Krillin and the others—basically background decoration during fights. That would be boring.
Just as Broly got home, the familiar system chime rang in his ears.
First task completed.
Reward: one large, one medium, and one small Spirit Tree Fruit, plus 20,000 points. Rewards delivered.
Second and third tasks unlocked. Objective: defeat Turles and Garlic Jr., who will arrive on Earth in two years.
Rewards: one permanent Spirit Tree Fruit Seed, ten special Spirit Tree Fruits, and 60,000 points.
Seeing Turles' name pop up made Broly grin. He'd been thinking about the Spirit Tree Fruit that guy carried for a long time.
When Turles first appeared, Goku's full-power 30,000 battle level scared him stiff. But after eating a Spirit Tree Fruit grown on Earth, his strength skyrocketed to over 500,000, a bit stronger than Frieza's normal form and enough to overpower Goku even with 10x Kaio-Ken.
And then there was Garlic Jr., whose power had always been debated in Broly's previous life. Some said he was Pilaf's long-lost brother… who knows.At the start of his movie, he only had a few hundred in battle power and got stomped by Piccolo and Goku. He underestimated young Gohan, his attack got bounced back at him, and he fell into the Dead Zone.
But under the influence of the Makyo Star, his strength exploded. He broke out of the Dead Zone and proceeded to crush Piccolo, who had already fused with Nail and reached around 1.5 million. Sure, Piccolo couldn't use his full power because of the Guardian of Earth's influence, but it still showed just how ridiculous Garlic Jr. became under the Makyo Star.
Their power levels in the movies jumped way too much, dozens of times at least. The battle power numbers were full of contradictions, but Broly didn't care enough to sort out every inconsistency.
Even so, no matter how broken their movie power-ups were, they wouldn't exceed 3 million. With Broly's current physical strength, he could easily maintain 20x Kaio-Ken. Meaning if he could reach around 150,000 base power within two years, he could crush both of them without breaking a sweat.
And with his insane potential, was reaching 150,000 really hard? Would that be his limit?
After fighting Vegeta in his Great Ape form, Broly realized his own power level had jumped by 10,000… from just one battle. Fighting really was the best way to get stronger.
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