Chapter 177: The End—Gotenks Arrives
Before the Old Supreme Kai could finish his rambling, Lin Qi's smile disappeared. His expression turned indifferent, and his gaze grew ice-cold.
"Answer me again—how long does it take to unlock potential?" Lin Qi pointed his hand at the Old Supreme Kai. A pale violet light began to gather in his palm.
"Br—br—" The moment that energy appeared, the Old Supreme Kai's body started trembling. "Y-you…"
"Hurry up and answer. Otherwise, I'll call Beerus over and toss in another Z Sword for you—how about that?"
Sweat poured down the Old Supreme Kai's forehead like a waterfall. Perhaps out of fear—or sheer unwillingness to die—he answered cleanly and crisply, "Three hours per person!"
"Mm, sounds good. Start with Vegeta, then Gohan!" With everything arranged, Lin Qi walked over to the crystal ball on the grass.
The Old Supreme Kai opened his mouth to object, but the moment he saw Lin Qi tilt his head slightly and cast that icy gaze, he obediently began unlocking Vegeta's potential.
Meanwhile, through Supreme Kai Shin's crystal ball, Lin Qi observed the situation on Earth.
Majin Buu hadn't destroyed any cities or killed anyone. Instead, he had followed Mr. Satan back to the man's massive mansion.
They were eating, drinking, and having fun…
Though there was some damage, it was only to parts of Mr. Satan's home. As things unfolded much like the original storyline, the two even ended up raising a puppy together. And since the setting was now Satan's place, Majin Buu didn't have the spare time or interest to go around killing people.
"It really feels like… that whole Buu issue just got resolved like that?" Lin Qi stared at Buu, who was playing happily with both the man and the dog.
The scene was absolutely surreal.
The puppy wagged its tail while munching on dog food, looking very content. Buu, curious about how good it must taste, grabbed a handful and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Ptooey, ptooey…" Buu immediately spat it all out, sticking out his tongue in disgust.
"So nasty! I've never eaten anything this gross! How does he eat this stuff so happily?!"
Having spent time with Buu, Satan had a better sense of the creature's temperament and laughed as he explained.
"That's food for dogs—it's meant for them. We're humans, so of course it doesn't taste good to us!"
"Really…" Seeing Satan laugh, Buu scratched his chubby cheek and laughed along. "Hahaha…"
"Um… Lord Majin Buu… may I ask you something?" Seeing Buu in a good mood, Satan cautiously broached the subject.
"Uh… it's just… after you're done playing, will you still turn me into chocolate and eat me?"
"Nope. Satan's fun—I won't kill you. But the others? I still gotta kill them!" Buu grinned and even stuck his tongue out mischievously.
"Wh-why?" Satan's heart sank. His own life was spared, sure, but he wouldn't be able to save the Earth?
At the very least, he had to protect his daughter, Videl!
Buu remained indifferent as he stood up with hands on hips. "Because it's fun! That annoying guy who made me said this game's really interesting!"
"Once I'm done playing with the puppy, I'll go back to playing the game of killing people and destroying cities!"
"No, you can't do that!" Satan's voice grew firm, his expression solemn. "That kind of thing is wrong! How can you treat killing as a game?!"
But the moment he finished speaking, Satan felt the cold sweat soaking his back. Did he just speak that boldly?
"Why not?" Buu seemed displeased, but he held back his temper and asked, "You don't like it?"
"No, I don't!" Satan shook his head resolutely, his heart swelling with hope and excitement.
"…Alright then, I'll hold off on that game for now," Buu relented, casually turning to look at the puppy wagging its tail.
"Are there other little animals? Let's raise more!"
Seeing Buu like this, Satan broke into a radiant smile. "Sure!"
He had done it! He was going to be the hero who saved Earth! The world champion title of "Mr. Satan" now came with even more glory!
Kami's Lookout.
Trunks and Goten had emerged from the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, radiating confidence and enthusiasm.
"Great, Goten!" Trunks clenched his fist, too excited to care about how dirty he looked. "Let's go—we're going to save Earth!"
"Yeah!" Goten nodded with resolve.
"Raditz…" Nappa, watching the two little brats take off, looked dejected.
"Have we really become irrelevant? Even kids can transform into Super Saiyan now?"
"Hmph. Nappa, how could you just admit defeat like that?" Raditz scowled at him.
"We can still transform into Super Saiyans too, can't we?"
"Haaah!" With a dissatisfied shout, Raditz transformed into Super Saiyan. His hairstyle resembled Super Saiyan 3's, but without the defining traits—his eyebrows hadn't vanished, and his brow ridge wasn't exaggerated—so it was really just the hair.
"Yeah, we can transform… but those two kids can do it already, and we've been stuck at Super Saiyan for years. We still haven't reached Super Saiyan 2…"
Nappa clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, his voice full of frustration. "Even Vegeta has already hit Super Saiyan 2…"
"Haaah…" With a growl, Nappa also transformed into Super Saiyan.
Since he was bald, the changes were minimal: golden eyebrows and a short golden beard.
"Sigh… maybe we should try the Hyperbolic Time Chamber too?" Raditz stroked his chin. "We don't come out until we hit Super Saiyan 2?"
"Great idea! Once we get to Super Saiyan 2, we might even be able to beat Vegeta!"
Arm-in-arm, the two headed off toward the chamber.
"Hey, where are you two brats going…" Piccolo had been meditating at the edge of the lookout.
When he opened his eyes, Trunks and Goten were already flying off.
"They said they're going to defeat Majin Buu… I couldn't stop them!" Dende came rushing out, looking frantic.
Mr. Popo followed closely behind, cold sweat running down his cheeks. "They'll be okay… right?"
"I'll go check. You all stay here," Piccolo stood up and leapt off after them.
"Ahahaha…" Trunks and Goten soon landed on the roof of Satan's house.
Seeing Buu, Satan, and the jubilant little dog playing in the courtyard, the two didn't say a word. They just stood there, hands on hips, laughing loudly.
While Buu, Satan, and the puppy all stared in stunned confusion, Trunks and Goten performed the fusion dance.
Gotenks had arrived.
Although short in stature, Gotenks' physique was solid and muscular. His hair stood upright like Vegeta's, with the sides colored Trunks' purple and the middle Goten's black.
Like other fusion warriors, he wore the traditional Metamoran attire, bearing the signature marks of fusion.
"Buu! I'm here to take you down!" Wasting no time, Gotenks transformed into Super Saiyan and hurled a ki blast straight at him.
No words—just action. Not only was Buu caught off guard, even Satan couldn't react in time.
The ki blast exploded on impact, smoke and debris flying everywhere. But with Buu's naturally high defense, he came out completely unharmed.