"What a dazzling light!" Caulifla raised an arm to shield her eyes.
Kale immediately stepped in front of her. "Big Sis, I'll protect you!"
But then Kale's gaze shifted into the distance. Reflected in her eyes were Hit and another unfamiliar man.
"Stop!" Hit shouted at Super Perfect Cell.
To Kale's surprise, Super Perfect Cell actually listened. The blinding light gathered in his palm faded away, and the aura raging around his body disappeared with it.
"They… know each other?" Kale murmured, confused.
Before she could figure out what was happening, warmth wrapped around her hand, and she was yanked forward. Caulifla had grabbed her. Kale barely had time to react before Caulifla dragged her all the way over to Hit.
But Hit wasn't the only one who caught Kale's attention. Her eyes met Letheres '.
The two stared at each other for a brief moment before Letheres quickly turned away, taking several steps back to put some distance between himself and the group.
Kale blinked in confusion. 'What's with that guy?'
Her thoughts were interrupted by Caulifla. "Hit, what exactly is going on? How did this guy find this place? I thought nobody could enter without your permission. Don't tell me you let him in?"
Caulifla glanced back at Super Perfect Cell, who had been standing several hundred meters away.
'Whoosh!'
A gust of wind swept past, and Super Perfect Cell instantly appeared in front of them. He circled Hit once before scoffing.
"Hey, Hit. I really didn't expect Universe 6 to be this sneaky." His eyes swept across the other Universe 6 fighters. "If I'm not mistaken, all these guys have already been 'eliminated,' haven't they? No wonder I never heard any announcements about them being knocked out. Turns out you hid every last one of them!"
Super Perfect Cell shot another glare at Magetta and the other two fighters he had personally eliminated.
Hit had no intention of arguing. He had already discussed this with Trunks, who had figured out what he was doing. At the time, Super Perfect Cell had been immobilized, so he obviously hadn't known anything. Hit could understand why he was annoyed.
"Yeah, you found out. But your boss figured out what I was doing long before you did. What surprised me was that he somehow managed to locate my other Spatial Prison. Still, it doesn't matter. We were bound to meet up eventually anyway."
Hit turned to Caulifla. "As you can see, Caulifla, I know this guy. His name is Little Cell, and he's from Universe 7. For the sake of Universe 6, Sarada and I have already formed an alliance with Universe 7. The reason is simple: it concerns the fate of Universe 6."
Caulifla's eyes widened. "What do you mean? Shouldn't the fate of Universe 6 be decided by us?"
Super Perfect Cell burst out laughing. "Hey, come on. What exactly are you planning to decide with? A bunch of people who've already been eliminated? You can't even beat me, let alone the monsters Hit was talking about."
Caulifla's expression darkened. In the next second, she transformed into Super Saiyan 3. "Hmph! Say that again, and I'll break your legs!"
Super Perfect Cell looked at her with open disdain. She was way too feisty. From everything he knew about Trunks after all these years, this definitely wasn't his boss's type either. Super Perfect Cell quietly abandoned the ridiculous idea that had just crossed his mind.
"Tch. What? You want to fight? Anytime."
Hit found himself playing peacemaker once again. "Enough. Let me finish. Little Cell's words may be harsh, but he isn't wrong. Caulifla, do you trust me?" His tone grew serious. "This Tournament of Power is far more complicated than I originally thought."
Caulifla looked him in the eye and immediately understood how serious he was. Hit had managed to pull almost every Universe 6 fighter back from the brink of elimination; someone with that kind of awareness wasn't the type to joke about something like this.
"I trust you," she said. "But you'd better explain everything clearly."
So Hit laid out all of his deductions.
"…That's why Sarada and I plan to ally with Universe 7. What do the rest of you think?"
Silence fell over the group.
"I agree!" A voice broke the silence. Everyone turned to see Cabba raising his hand with a smile. "I support Mr. Hit's decision. I've already seen how strong the Saiyans from Universe 7 are, one of them even protected me. And I trust Prince Sarada's judgment as well."
Once the first person agreed, the others soon followed.
Kale, who had remained quiet until now, murmured softly, "This plan was made by Big Brother and Hit…? Then… if that's the case, Big Brother must have his reasons." She looked up at Hit. "Um… Hit? I agree, too."
Caulifla stared at her in disbelief. She hadn't expected Kale to actually cast a vote on her own. "Kale? Are you serious?"
Caulifla grabbed Kale by both shoulders. Kale's cheeks instantly turned red. "Y-Yes, Big Sis!"
Super Perfect Cell watched the scene, then nudged Hit with his elbow. "Hey, Hit. What's going on with those two?"
Hit shook his head. "No idea. I'm just an assassin."
Super Perfect Cell stared at him. "…"
The next second, Caulifla threw her arms up. "Fine! If that's how it is, then I agree too!"
Then she suddenly turned to Super Perfect Cell. "Hey, where are the rest of you from Universe 7? Is it just you?"
Super Perfect Cell scratched his head. "For now, only my boss and I know about this alliance. But don't worry, everyone in Universe 7 is on the same side."
At that moment, Frost struggled back to his feet in the distance. "Y-You bastard! I refuse! There's no way I'm cooperating with Universe 7! I'd rather die!"
Super Perfect Cell glanced over at him. "Oh? You can still stand?"
'Whoosh!'
In an instant, he vanished. Before Frost could react, Super Perfect Cell's fist slammed straight into his stomach with terrifying speed and force. As Frost doubled over, Super Perfect Cell immediately followed up with a heavy chop to the back of his head. Frost's eyes rolled back, and he collapsed unconscious.
Super Perfect Cell nodded in satisfaction. "Much quieter."
Then he slowly turned toward the remaining Universe 6 fighters. The pressure in his gaze made them all flinch and instinctively step back.
"Eh, forget it. These guys are too weak to be much help anyway. You decide what to do with them."
Magetta and the other two instantly perked up.
"We agree!"
"We agree!"
"We agree!"
Super Perfect Cell nodded approvingly before returning to Caulifla and the others. "Oh, right. There's still that Z Broly from your universe. I've got a feeling that guy might be hard to deal with. I'm guessing you didn't include him in this little plan of yours?" He looked at Hit, waiting for an answer.
Hit visibly stiffened. "Yeah. He won't be easy to convince." He turned to Kale. "Kale, do you think he'll agree?"
Kale hesitated. "Maybe… probably… I think he will?"
In the distance, Letheres suddenly twitched.
"Hm? Why is there still someone over there?" Caulifla pointed at him. "Has he been eavesdropping on us this whole time? Is that guy from Universe 7 too?"
Super Perfect Cell shook his head. "No, he's a weird one. He's from Universe 10. I have no idea why, but he suddenly decided he wanted to join our alliance too." Then he raised his voice. "Hey! You over there! Get over here and introduce yourself!"
Letheres remained silent. He didn't even turn around. Still sitting where he was, he merely raised a hand and gave them a casual wave.
Super Perfect Cell grimaced. "Tch. Is this guy actually shy? Where'd all that cocky attitude from earlier go? Don't tell me he gets embarrassed around female Saiyans."
Super Perfect Cell kept grumbling to himself. Kale, meanwhile, couldn't seem to take her eyes off Letheres.
"Is that person a Saiyan, too?" she asked.
Super Perfect Cell nodded. "Yeah, but that guy seriously gets on my nerves. Once I get the chance, I'm going to have Boss separate me again, and then I'll teach him a lesson with Fusion."
While everyone was still talking about Letheres, a massive explosion suddenly rang out from Trunks's direction. A strange wave of light spread outward.
Everyone immediately looked over.
"Boss finished training?!" Super Perfect Cell shouted, taking off at full speed.
(End Of This Chapter)
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