Raditz opened his eyes. The sky outside the window was clear blue, light blue curtains fluttered in the breeze, and a few white clouds drifted leisurely like boats floating across the sky.
He rubbed his forehead and blinked several times. When he moved slightly, his entire body ached, and turning felt like his muscles and bones were broken.
"Ugh... where am I?"
He saw that his surroundings were pure white, and he was lying under a thin blanket with a glass of water and clusters of flowers on the bedside table.
A hospital.
"I'm actually hospitalized..." Raditz felt dizzy for a moment, recalling what had happened before.
Not so long ago...
He and Broly had clashed with tremendous energy. In the final exchange, Broly had escalated his attack and once again overwhelmed his full strength. Just when the explosion was about to consume both him and Zangya, he'd decisively used Instant Transmission to drag them both back to Earth.
There had been a violent explosion behind him, and Raditz had used his body to shield Zangya from the damage. During the teleportation, his internal organs had shaken violently as powerful energy impacted his scarred body.
When he woke up, he saw the scene before him.
"You're awake."
Suddenly, a sweet voice came from outside the door.
Zangya approached with a steaming box of food, clearly specially prepared for Raditz.
"How long was I asleep?"
"Not long—just two hours." Zangya touched her lips with her finger. "I just told everyone, so they should all be here by now."
"Sigh... I hope someone brought some Senzu Beans."
Raditz frowned and looked out the window.
The ki signatures of many Saiyans were approaching—Vegeta's most prominently, and of course Goku not far behind.
It didn't take long before a large group appeared at the hospital aggressively. They were all dressed up like models who'd just walked off a fashion runway, leaving everyone stunned.
"Wh-who are they?" A little nurse was sweating coldly, her trembling hand missing the injection. The patient beside her was so stunned he didn't even notice the needle hanging from his arm as he replied, "It's the yakuza..."
"That guy looks so menacing..."
"The short one in the middle has terrifying eyes, but the one next to him in the martial arts gi looks kind."
"Shh... here they come!"
Seeing Vegeta and Goku walking in, the hospital fell completely silent.
Silence—deathly silence.
These guys acted like they owned the place, treating the hospital like their territory as they spread out like bandits occupying a mountaintop. Vegeta even shouted directly, "Where is Raditz?" His aura didn't look like someone visiting the sick, but rather someone seeking revenge.
The little nurses were so frightened their legs went weak, leaning against the counter for support.
"Speak up!" Vegeta glared coldly.
"Vegeta, don't get so worked up. Let's ask nicely," Goku stopped Vegeta and stepped forward with a different approach.
Compared to Vegeta, Goku was much more approachable. The nurse stammered and finally gave them Raditz's room number.
As a result, the whole brigade rushed upstairs like an iron torrent sweeping past.
What remained was everyone still in shock and fear, watching the Saiyans depart with pale faces.
In the ward, Raditz heard the commotion from far away. He was drinking soup when he heard Vegeta yell and nearly spat it out. He smiled helplessly at Zangya: "That guy Vegeta is causing trouble again."
Before he could finish speaking, Vegeta burst through the door.
"You're the one causing trouble, Raditz! Tell me clearly—when did another Super Saiyan appear!"
Sure enough, Zangya had told Vegeta about the Super Saiyan.
Vegeta, naturally proud, was already uncomfortable being surpassed by the two brothers Raditz and Kakarot. Now suddenly being told that besides Raditz, there were even stronger Super Saiyans was a fatal blow to Vegeta!
He'd gone from being the number one Saiyan to second place, and now he'd become third or fourth—how could this be tolerated?
After thinking about it, Vegeta decided he absolutely had to get answers, so he'd rushed to find Raditz.
"Hold on, let me eat a Senzu Bean first. Goku, did you bring any?" Raditz lay on the bed, looking past Vegeta to Goku.
"I've got quite a few here—I'll leave them all with you."
"Thank Master Korin for me. Zangya, give me one first."
Zangya took the small bag of Senzu Beans and gave one to Raditz.
Immediately full of energy after eating the bean, Raditz sat up from the bed and let out a long breath.
Seeing Raditz recover, Goku couldn't wait to ask: "Brother, who's the guy that could beat you up like this?"
"Is it really a Super Saiyan?" Vegeta still focused on the Saiyan aspect.
"A Saiyan named Broly. He's not only a Super Saiyan, but the Legendary Super Saiyan—you should know about that." Raditz looked at Vegeta with serious eyes. "That guy's awakened."
"H-how is that possible!" Vegeta was shocked.
The Legendary Super Saiyan was a super warrior rumored to be born only once every 1,000 years. Even just born, he'd have massive energy and could continue growing stronger, far exceeding any Saiyan's limits!
Whether such fighters truly existed was still questionable. How had it happened to be their generation's turn in 1,000 years, and how had Raditz happened to encounter him?
But aside from a Legendary Super Saiyan, Vegeta really couldn't think of anyone else who could injure Raditz.
"How did he survive Frieza's destruction of Planet Vegeta?"
"That's thanks to your father. Because Broly was born with 10,000 combat power, King Vegeta feared he'd threaten his rule, so he tried to have Broly killed. Who knew that mighty Broly didn't die but survived and wandered around the universe."
"Tch!" Vegeta snorted coldly, but his heart was already in turmoil.
"Broly's father, Paragus, hates King Vegeta and is ready to take revenge on you, wanting to use Broly's power to control the universe."
Goku couldn't help grimacing: "Another villain."
"Uh... Goku, you'd better not meet Broly."
"Why?"
"Because... he might get very mad seeing you." Raditz hesitated.
"Huh…..but I never even meet the guy, why would he be mad at me?" Goku asked confusingly.
Raditz knew the absurd reason behind this, all of this because they are both on the same nursery, Broly become mentally scarred because of Goku non stop crying.
Vegeta and Goku were both Broly's targets, but these two guys still looked completely unconcerned. He really wanted to let them learn how powerful Broly really was.
But thinking about it this way, Raditz felt his own inadequacy. After defeating Frieza, he'd really slacked off quite a bit.
The road ahead wouldn't be easy...
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Raditz. "That's right, I have a solution!"
Everyone was taken aback, looking at Raditz who'd suddenly stood up and turned around.
Zangya blushed when she saw him. Raditz looked down and realized he was only wearing underwear. He sat back quickly and repeated in a low voice with an embarrassed grin: "There's a solution, there's a solution."
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