Xeno Vegeta swept his gaze over her and frowned.
"Hm? A Saiyan… who are you?"
Bejitena folded her arms across her chest in exactly the same posture. Even the way they stood looked like they had been cut from the same mold.
She raised her chin proudly. "My name is Bejitena."
"Bejitena? Never heard of you." Xeno Vegeta looked at her coldly. "But that arrogant attitude of yours is seriously irritating."
Bejitena arched a brow. "Your attitude is just as annoying."
A trace of anger flashed across Xeno Vegeta's face. "You're just a little girl, yet you speak with such arrogance. You really don't know your place."
Seeing how explosive the atmosphere had become, the Trunks of this timeline hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
"Wait, Dad. She's your reincarnation in this timeline."
The moment those words fell, Xeno Vegeta froze.
He stared at the girl in front of him, eyes wide with disbelief.
Future Trunks was just as stunned.
"What? Dad reincarnated as a cute girl?"
For a moment, the entire scene turned strangely awkward.
Xeno Vegeta looked Bejitena up and down. The more he watched her expressions and mannerisms, the more familiar they felt.
That proud look.
That disdainful attitude.
That lofty, superior air in her bones.
Wasn't that basically just another version of himself?
"Do I usually look this annoying?"
A complicated feeling rose in Xeno Vegeta's heart.
Bejitena was observing him too.
If she recovered Vegeta's memories, would she become this kind of insufferable person as well?
A strong resistance welled up inside her.
Xeno Vegeta suppressed the complexity in his heart and quickly regained his composure.
"Hmph. Even if you are my reincarnation, that has nothing to do with me, Vegeta. A reincarnated person is already a completely new individual.
"However…"
His tone shifted.
"Little girl, I'm going to teach you a lesson today." Xeno Vegeta narrowed his eyes. "If you like acting so arrogant, then you'd better have the strength to back it up. Come on. Let me see what you're really made of."
That one sentence completely ignited Bejitena's temper.
"Arrogant? Who are you calling arrogant?"
In her own mind, no matter how arrogant she was, she still wasn't even a ten-thousandth as unbearable as the man in front of her.
"I'll show you what this genius can do!"
Bejitena was overflowing with confidence. A mere Saiyan Prince's reincarnation should be nothing compared to someone like her, whose bloodline had already been upgraded.
"I'll make you understand where the true Saiyan orthodoxy lies!"
Her aura erupted in an instant. Golden flames burst from her body.
"Haaaaaah!"
A terrifying wave of energy swept out in all directions, cracking the already ruined ground even further.
Her hair grew wildly until it hung down to her waist, and her aura multiplied by hundreds in an instant.
"Hmph. Never seen this before, have you? This is Super Saiyan 3. It's an entire level above the Super Saiyan that surpasses Super Saiyan. Don't embarrass yourself by not recognizing it."
She had already looked into plenty of Vegeta's former achievements.
She had even paid special attention to his strength.
Back when he was killed by the Androids, he had only barely been able to transform into an ordinary Super Saiyan.
With her Super Saiyan 3, victory should have been guaranteed.
Bejitena lifted the corners of her mouth proudly. "I won't go easy on you just because you're some old man."
Xeno Goku's eyes lit up. "That Bejitena girl is pretty impressive. Back when I first mastered Super Saiyan 3, I had to go through a lot of brutal training. But she reached this level at such a young age."
Future Trunks looked equally impressed. "As expected of Dad. Even reincarnated as a girl, she still refuses to fall behind. She must have gone through a lot."
Xeno Vegeta was genuinely surprised by her Super Saiyan 3 transformation.
Even he himself had never mastered that form.
Though admittedly, part of that was because he had always disdained using a transformation pioneered by Kakarot.
Still, reaching Super Saiyan 3 at such a young age proved her talent was extraordinary.
But even so.
Today, he had to leave her with a lesson she would never forget. He had to make her understand that there was always someone stronger out there.
Otherwise, with that prideful personality of hers, she would definitely suffer a lot in the future.
At that thought, Xeno Vegeta felt a little embarrassed.
The same stupid mistakes Bejitena was making now were ones he had made before.
For example:
When he invaded Earth and faced Goku, "A low-class warrior will never defeat a genius."
When he intercepted Zarbon on Namek, "Dodoria is already dead. You're next."
When he challenged Frieza, "The Super Saiyan you fear most is standing right here."
Before Android 18 broke his arm, "I won't go easy on you just because you're a woman."
Before Cell beat him senseless, "I am Super Vegeta!"
Fortunately, his mindset had long since matured. He no longer treated those moments as black history, but as part of the road he had once walked.
So what he needed to do now was correct her attitude.
Xeno Vegeta slowly took up a fighting stance.
"Let me teach you one thing, Bejitena."
"Don't get cocky."
The moment the words left his mouth, Xeno Vegeta transformed into Super Saiyan 4 and vanished from where he stood.
Bang!
A dull impact rang out.
Before Bejitena could even react, an agonizing pain exploded in her abdomen.
Her entire body was smashed deep into the ground.
"That's impossible…"
Blood leaked from the corner of Bejitena's mouth.
She could not believe it.
Her pride and joy, her Super Saiyan 3 form, had been beaten in a single punch.
What she found even harder to accept was that he had already mastered Super Saiyan 4.
Compared to that, the pride she had felt over mastering Super Saiyan 3 was now a complete joke.
"That's all you've got?"
Xeno Vegeta started posturing immediately.
"Pathetic. Some genius girl you are. You're this weak? Don't ever go around bragging about being the Saiyan Prince's reincarnation again. It's embarrassing."
The moment she heard that, Bejitena's eyes turned red.
She began pounding the ground furiously with her little fists.
Why, why?
Why did she still have to suffer this kind of humiliation after becoming so strong?
Tears dripped down uncontrollably.
"I'm not okay with this…"
Seeing Bejitena crying, Xeno Vegeta was immediately at a loss.
He had expected her to be shaken, but he had never imagined she would actually cry. For a moment, he had no idea what to do.
"Hey… don't cry…"
At that moment, Xeno Goku came over.
"Vegeta, honestly. You hit a girl way too hard."
Xeno Vegeta instantly felt like the sky had collapsed. "Kakarot, when we get back, you absolutely cannot tell anyone about this!"
Xeno Goku grinned mischievously. "Heh heh heh… something this funny, why shouldn't I?"
"You…" Xeno Vegeta nearly burst into tears. For the sake of his pride, he could only grit his teeth and pay the price. "Fine! As long as you don't tell anyone about this, I'll agree to one thing. Anything you want me to do!"
"Then… okay."
Xeno Goku agreed, then turned toward the Goku of this timeline, his eyes shining.
"By the way, me from this timeline, how about we spar too?"
The local Goku lit up just as quickly. "Sure! I've always wanted to see how strong the me from another timeline is!"
The two of them smiled at each other and slowly stepped closer.
First, as usual, they compared heights.
Then at the same time, they each raised their arms into the classic fighting stance.
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