"We are here! Please come in!" Raditz appeared at the home's entrance, making a friendly gesture towards Soya.
Soya nodded, not standing on ceremony, and entered Bardock's house first.
Raditz followed closely behind.
"Raditz?"
Bardock and Gine were eating when they saw Raditz return, and they both froze for a moment.
Didn't he go to the Planet of 10,000 Beasts?
When did he get back?
Bardock first looked at Raditz, then glanced at Soya.
However, Bardock wasn't wearing a scouter, so he basically saw nothing.
"Raditz, you're back?" Gine quickly stepped forward, carefully examining her son, "Let me get a good look at you, you seem to have grown a little bit... Was everything alright while you were away?"
"Pretty good, pretty good." Raditz smiled proudly and patted his chest, "Mom, I even won the championship at the World Martial Arts Tournament!"
Gine: "????"
Bardock: "????"
The couple looked at each other, feeling a bit confused.
What is the World Martial Arts Tournament?
"Soya, I heard you and Raditz teamed up and went to the Planet of 10,000 Beasts?" Gine then greeted Soya, "You two got along quite well, right?"
"Yes, quite well." Soya nodded.
"Raditz didn't bully you, did he?" Gine asked with some concern.
Raditz: "..."
Raditz's mouth twitched.
Mom, I'm the one who got bullied, okay?
Soya used me as a lab rat.
I only just managed to go from being his lab rat to becoming his lackey.
"Raditz, don't think you can bully Soya just because he's a low-class warrior! Understood?" Gine said sternly, "Battle power at birth doesn't represent everything. Even a low-class warrior can achieve great things through their own hard work and training later on! Just like your father!"
Bardock: "..."
Bardock's mouth twitched slightly.
Don't use me as an example!
Soya's expression remained calm.
Gine's words held no malice.
The reason she spoke this way was because he was often bullied when he was young.
"Dad, what's your battle power now?" Raditz looked up at his father, asking with great curiosity.
Bardock didn't answer the question. Instead, he picked up the scouter lying on the table and put it on his eye.
Then, Bardock pressed the button on the scouter.
When he saw Raditz's battle power number, Bardock was a little surprised.
"Not bad. In just over a month, your battle power has increased from 700 to 1400!" Bardock praised.
"Hehe!" Raditz laughed proudly.
Bardock then used the scouter to check Soya's battle power.
"Battle power 600..." Bardock muttered quietly, "About the same as when he went to Planet Cereal."
"Dad, you really shouldn't check Soya's battle power. The scouter might overload." Raditz hurriedly advised.
Bardock looked deeply at Raditz.
Soya's battle power is only 600, it was the same back on Planet Cereal, and you're telling me his battle power would overload the scouter?
"Ahem... Bardock." Soya grinned.
"Speak." Bardock casually took off the scouter and placed it on the table.
"Got some time? Do me a favor." Soya called out.
"A favor? With what?" Bardock's sharp eyebrows raised slightly.
"Nothing major. Come with me to the Palace. I have something to discuss with the King." Soya said with a smile.
Bardock: "..."
You call that nothing major?
You're going to the Palace to see the King!
Wait, why do you want me to come along?
To be your bodyguard?
"Negative emotional value from Bardock +666!"
"Dad, agree to it! What Soya wants to discuss must be important!" Raditz excitedly urged from the side.
"It's because your battle power is too low, and you don't have the qualification to enter the Palace, right?" Bardock quickly figured it out.
"Mmhmm." Soya nodded vigorously.
"Alright, then I'll go with you." Bardock agreed readily.
"Thank you, thank you." Soya grinned, smiling very happily.
Bardock: "..."
Bardock looked silently at Soya, a thought bubbling up inside him.
Why do I get the feeling this kid is up to no good?
What exactly does he want to do?
Back on Planet Cereal, this kid's methods were pretty wild.
Forget it, let's just go and see.
Maybe he wants to ask the King for some training resources.
After all, his current battle power qualifies him as a combatant, but his income and treatment are still based on those of support personnel.
"Soya, you want to improve your treatment, right?" Bardock asked offhandedly. "But trying to improve your treatment by going directly to the King isn't really appropriate. The King has no interest in dealing with such minor matters."
"Treatment?" Soya was stunned.
Improve my treatment? As if...
"Dad, Soya wants to discuss matters related to opposing Frieza with the King." Raditz seriously corrected.
Hearing Raditz's words, Bardock jolted slightly, his expression changing repeatedly.
"Frieza?" Gine also lost her composure.
Recently, matters concerning Frieza have indeed been circulating among the Saiyan community.
There were even Saiyans saying that Frieza might want to eliminate all Saiyans.
But many Saiyans dismissed this news.
After all, the Saiyans are excellent combatants for the Frieza Force, having conquered many, many planets for Frieza.
Frieza has no reason to eliminate all Saiyans.
If you wipe us out, who will fight for you across the universe in the future?
"It's because of Frieza?" Bardock asked, looking at Soya.
"Yes." Soya nodded.
Bardock immediately felt immense respect.
Soya, with only 600 battle power, actually wants to oppose Frieza.
So brave!
Bardock remembered that back on Planet Cereal, although Soya's initial battle power was only 300, he still did his utmost to save one Namekian and two Cerealians.
"When do you plan to go to the Palace?" Bardock asked.
"Whenever you're available." Soya smiled slightly.
"I'm available anytime." Bardock replied.
"Then let's set off now?" Soya sought Bardock's opinion.
"Fine." Bardock nodded, not objecting.
"Let's go." Soya secretly rejoiced in his heart.
Tricking Bardock into coming along as a fighter feels pretty good.
Soya had already sensed Bardock's energy level.
If Bardock's energy level were converted into battle power, it would already have reached 20,000.
It could be said that Bardock is the strongest person on this planet besides Soya.
Although Bardock is a low-class warrior.
Through his efforts, he has unknowingly become the strongest Saiyan warrior.
"Be careful, both of you!" Gine urged with concern, "That is our Saiyan King! Said to be the strongest Saiyan warrior. Whatever you have to discuss, talk to him properly. You must not defy him."
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