Chapter 45

What Aishi said left the entire crowd utterly shaken.

A battle power of 50,000 at birth—that was unheard of!

Even Vegeta could barely believe it.

His lips trembled, and his expression was full of disbelief.

He never expected that it really had something to do with him.

Reggar the Saiyan—was his biological older brother?!

Why had he never heard of this before?

Vegeta forcibly calmed himself, took a deep breath, and muttered:

"Knowing King Vegeta's temperament… yeah, this does sound like something he would do…"

He knew his father far too well.

Lacking overwhelming power yet obsessing over dominance and status, always fearful and paranoid about being dethroned.

Suspicious of everyone—never trusting anyone.

Paragus nodded in agreement. "Exactly. King Vegeta was a petty, cowardly loudmouth with no real power."

He said it openly without the slightest concern for whether Vegeta would be offended.

After all—what was he gonna do?

He had Broly.

He even looked at Vegeta with admiration. "Gotta say, I didn't expect this. You're pretty honest. I figured you'd defend your father."

"You're way better than he ever was!"

Vegeta: "..."

A vein bulged on Vegeta's forehead. He was a breath away from exploding.

But he held it in.

He needed to know more about Reggar first…

I'll let this slide for now, old man. Later, you're dead meat.

Piccolo crossed his arms and muttered, "I think we should be cautious."

Krillin blinked. "Huh? Piccolo, what's it got to do with us?"

Everyone turned to him, puzzled.

Piccolo hesitated, then explained his thoughts.

"Reggar was feared and targeted by King Vegeta since childhood. Not only was he denied the rights due to a Saiyan prince, but he spent his youth on the run, nearly killed, and hated."

He paused, eyes sharpening.

"Now King Vegeta and Planet Vegeta are long gone. With no one to take his revenge on, Reggar might turn his fury toward the innocent…"

Krillin scratched his head. "Huh? What do you mean?"

Piccolo looked straight at Vegeta. "It's simple. Vegeta got to live the life Reggar was supposed to have. If he finds out you're still alive… he might come for you."

Everyone froze in realization.

Bulma's face paled. "You mean… he'll try to get revenge on Vegeta?"

Piccolo nodded. "It's possible."

Krillin frowned. "Come on, Piccolo, that's too much. They're brothers! They haven't seen each other in decades. Shouldn't it be a tearful reunion or something?"

Yamcha nodded. "Yeah, blood is thicker than water, right?"

Piccolo only snorted coldly. "Fools. Saiyans are bloodthirsty by nature. Don't assume they're all like Goku, Vegeta, or Aishi."

"Even Vegeta wasn't always like this. Did you all forget how badly he used to beat us?"

Vegeta: "..."

Hearing old wounds brought up again, Vegeta's expression darkened. His fists clenched.

He growled, "Namekian, I've never once said I was one of you. I just haven't bothered killing you yet. One day, if I'm in a bad mood, I might just wipe you all out—!"

SMACK!

A sharp, resounding slap.

Bulma stood with hands on her hips, furious. "Vegeta! Can't you speak like a normal person?!"

Vegeta: "..."

Veins popped on his head as he snarled, "You wretched woman! You wanna fight me?!"

His energy surged with intensity.

But Bulma didn't even flinch. She crossed her arms and rolled her eyes. "Go on then. Hit me if you've got the guts."

Vegeta twitched with rage, trembling with suppressed fury—but didn't say a word.

He folded his arms and closed his eyes. "I'm not lowering myself to argue with an ignorant woman."

Watching this—

Paragus clicked his tongue. "The proud Saiyan Prince getting scolded by a woman… truly King Vegeta's son. Like father, like mutt."

Vegeta snapped. His eyes blazed.

His fists clenched, golden light exploded from his body as he transformed into a Super Saiyan.

FWOOM!

His aura flared violently, power erupting like a storm.

"You… YOU OLD FOSSIL! I tried to let it go, but you really want to die!"

Paragus paled and immediately shouted, "Broly!!"

In a blur, Broly appeared in front of him, assuming a battle stance.

A monstrous energy erupted from him—

Completely swallowing Vegeta's presence in an instant.

Vegeta's eyes narrowed but showed no fear.

The two locked eyes, both ready to explode.

Everyone tensed.

Gohan looked toward Aishi. "Sensei… should we stop them?"

Aishi replied calmly, "I'll handle it."

He stepped between the two.

"I get it. You're angry," he said wearily, "but this isn't the time. If you want to fight, do it later. Right now we focus on Reggar."

Vegeta growled, "Aishi, get out of the way. This old fossil's been mouthing off too many times. I'll kill him today!"

Aishi looked at Paragus, tone flat. "You said King Vegeta was powerless and paranoid. If you're just as weak, shut your mouth—or I'll beat you myself."

Paragus blanched and quickly bowed. "Got it! I get it! I'll shut up!"

Aishi then turned to Broly. "You're not being controlled by him anymore. Stop doing everything he says. Discipline him a little."

Broly blinked, then nodded. "Alright."

Paragus: "..."

Everyone: "..."

They could barely hold in their laughter.

The son… disciplining the father?

Now that's new.

Vegeta, seeing Aishi intervene, had no choice but to back down. He snorted and said nothing more.

But the grudge was real now.

One day, Paragus is getting a royal beatdown. I'll show him why I'm a prince and he's just a subject!

Now that the situation had calmed, the crowd sighed in relief.

Aishi said, "Piccolo's right. We need to be on guard against Reggar."

Then he looked to Tights.

"Is there anything else you know?"

Tights, startled that he was asking her directly, quickly replied, "No, that's everything. I just… I got scared and wanted to come home and lay low…"

Aishi nodded. "That information helped a lot. Thanks to you."

"But if Reggar notices you, there's a very real chance he'll come looking."

Tights went pale.

After hearing the group's earlier discussion, she now fully realized just how terrifying Reggar truly was.

And now he might be following me?!

I'm screwed…

…

(End of Chapter)

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