Sansho roared in rage.
"Bastard! You dare call us trash?! You're courting death!"
With a violent shout, he lunged straight at Piccolo, while Nicky and Ginger rushed toward Son Goku at the same time.
Garlic Jr. turned toward Kami.
They didn't immediately fight — whatever words they exchanged were nothing more than grudges stretching back hundreds of years.
Goku didn't bother listening.
Right now, battle had already erupted on every front.
Four-Way Chaos
Goku met Ginger and Nicky head-on.
In a single exchange, both were kicked flying backward.
But the two were vicious to the core.
With twisted grins, they tore bones straight from their own bodies — the white skeletons warping into razor-sharp blades — and slashed toward Goku without hesitation.
Meanwhile, Piccolo and Sansho were locked in brutal combat.
Explosions shook the battlefield. Dust rolled like storms. Ki blasts tore the air apart.
And somewhere in the middle of all that chaos—
Krillin blinked.
"…Wait."
He looked around.
"No one's fighting me?"
He pointed at himself, baffled.
"I'm the world's hero, you know! Why does nobody care?!"
Piccolo Falls — And Rises Again
After several fierce exchanges, Sansho landed a vicious elbow strike.
Piccolo was smashed straight into the ground, leaving behind a crater.
Sansho descended, bone blade raised high.
Just as he was about to stab downward—
BOOM!
Goku suddenly broke away from his own battle and kicked Sansho flying.
He immediately felt it.
Piccolo's ki was fading fast.
Not from injuries — but exhaustion.
The fight with Goku earlier had nearly drained him dry.
And to make things worse…
It was already past lunchtime.
Goku was hungry too.
Otherwise, these three wouldn't have lasted this long.
He turned his head.
"Krillin! You bring any Senzu Beans?"
Krillin froze, then slapped his forehead.
"Oh! Right! Bulma threw me a pouch before I left — said it had Senzu Beans inside!"
He quickly pulled out a small bag and tossed it over.
Goku opened it.
Seven or eight beans inside.
He took one… then looked at Piccolo lying in the crater.
"Hey. You still conscious?"
Piccolo opened his eyes.
Goku tossed him a bean.
"Eat it."
Piccolo frowned.
"I don't need food."
He was about to throw it away.
Goku snapped, "Idiot, it's a Senzu Bean! It restores stamina!"
Piccolo hesitated.
So Goku ate one in front of him.
In an instant, his exhausted aura surged back — full, powerful, overflowing.
Piccolo's pupils shrank.
He stared at the bean… then finally swallowed it.
A Demon Reborn
Power flooded his body.
Fatigue vanished.
Even the scratches and wounds from earlier combat healed instantly.
Piccolo slowly clenched his fists, disbelief flickering across his face.
Goku grinned.
"Pretty good stuff, right?"
Piccolo didn't answer.
He simply snorted — and charged straight back at Sansho.
This time, it was completely different.
His fists roared through the air like cannon fire.
His Makankosappo howled with killing intent.
Sansho, who moments ago had dominated him, was now being overwhelmed.
In mere seconds—
Piccolo tore him apart completely.
Nothing remained.
Piccolo Saves Goku
Goku was still fighting two enemies.
Krillin watched Piccolo finish his opponent and suddenly felt nervous.
"…Uh… is he an enemy again now?"
Before he could think further—
Goku blasted Ginger apart with a Kamehameha.
But Nicky slipped behind Goku, bone blade flashing toward his back.
"Goku! Behind you!!" Krillin shouted.
Goku sensed it — but he had just fired his beam and hadn't recovered yet.
He focused ki into his arm, preparing to block—
Suddenly—
A green arm stretched unnaturally long.
It wrapped around Nicky's neck.
Piccolo yanked him back violently.
Then—
BOOM!
His fist punched straight through Nicky's chest.
The final subordinate fell.
Silence followed.
Krillin swallowed hard.
"…Piccolo saved Goku."
Before he could process it—
Goku turned around, annoyed.
"That was my opponent. Why'd you interfere?"
Piccolo froze.
His expression went blank.
Inside his mind, an entire herd of raging beasts trampled past.
Goku sighed.
"Whatever. You already beat two of them."
He pointed ahead.
"That last one's mine. Don't interfere."
Piccolo stared at his back as Goku walked away.
His face turned completely green.
He helped him… and somehow ended up owing him again.
Immortality Revealed
Kami was already badly injured.
Garlic Jr. had been deliberately toying with him.
Just as Kami prepared to self-destruct—
Garlic laughed.
"Hahaha! Trying to die with me? How naïve."
"I already wished for immortality!"
Kami trembled.
"…What?"
He was kicked away like trash.
"I cannot die."
Kami staggered backward, despair flooding his face.
"Then… I am truly Earth's sinner…"
At that moment—
Goku stepped forward.
"Immortal without strength just means you're a punching bag."
Garlic glared at him.
"You dare mock me?!"
Goku looked down.
"You're short too. Should've wished to be taller."
Garlic exploded with rage.
His body expanded violently.
Muscles bulged like mountains.
In moments, he became a towering monster over three meters tall, dark green skin etched with black markings.
"FEAR ME!"
He charged.
Goku didn't retreat.
He slipped past the punch—
And drove a fist straight through Garlic's torso.
Kami's eyes nearly popped out.
Piccolo's breath caught.
That punch could have killed him too.
Only Kami's existence had spared him.
Garlic regenerated instantly.
He laughed madly.
"I am immortal!"
Goku grabbed his leg—
And slammed him into the ground again.
And again.
And again.
The earth shattered.
Blood sprayed.
Bones cracked.
Still, Garlic regenerated.
"You enjoying immortality yet?" Goku asked calmly.
Garlic screamed.
Still laughing.
Goku crushed his joints one by one.
Finally, Kami stepped forward holding a sealing bottle.
"Goku. I'll seal him."
Garlic panicked and retreated.
Then he raised his hands.
A black vortex formed.
"DEAD ZONE!"
The castle collapsed.
Everything was being pulled inward.
Krillin screamed as he nearly got sucked in.
Goku grabbed him easily.
"This is weak," Goku said casually.
Garlic screamed and pushed harder.
The pull intensified.
Kami and Piccolo began sliding.
Goku planted his feet.
Hands to his waist.
"Kame… Hame… HA!"
The beam obliterated Garlic Jr.
His immortal body was torn apart and dragged screaming into his own Dead Zone.
The vortex collapsed.
Silence returned.
Kami whispered softly:
"Immortality… became his eternal punishment."
Piccolo turned away.
"I'll surpass you someday."
And flew off.
Krillin clenched his fists.
"Goku… I'll train harder too."
Goku smiled.
"Good."
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