Piccolo, Supreme Kai, and Kibito found the unconscious Vegeta. Kibito used his ability to heal him, and Vegeta woke up.
To make it easier to observe Majin Buu's situation, the four of them went to Korin Tower.
On one of the water basins, the scene of Majin Buu together with Son Goku's family was being shown in real time.
Through the surface of the water, Piccolo watched Majin Buu's behavior.
He did not feel that Majin Buu looked like a demon at all. Instead, he seemed more like a child.
After all, Piccolo had once looked after six- or seven-year-old Gohan, Bra, and Miki for a time.
In his eyes, Majin Buu was no different from a three- or five-year-old child.
He could not help looking at Supreme Kai and asking, "Supreme Kai, are you sure that pink fatty is the evil Majin Buu?"
Sweat appeared on Supreme Kai's forehead.
"I... I only saw him once.
But I'm certain that when I saw him, he wasn't this kind..."
Vegeta had not yet recovered from the shadow of being beaten by Kakarot.
But after seeing Majin Buu's behavior and comparing it with how his own child Trunks used to act, he seemed to realize something.
He pondered for a moment and said, "In my opinion, Majin Buu is just a fat guy who doesn't distinguish between good and evil.
His mentality is like that of a child. What he does depends entirely on what the person guiding him teaches him."
Supreme Kai was startled.
"Is that so?"
Korin stroked his chin seriously.
"Hmm, what you're saying seems to make sense. He does look like that.
Look, he's playing tag with two children right now. That expression doesn't look fake at all."
Kibito examined the scene carefully and said, "It does seem that way, Supreme Kai."
Supreme Kai was a little dazed.
"Could it be the influence from when he absorbed the Grand Supreme Kai?"
A moment later, Supreme Kai shook his head again.
"No, that doesn't seem right either. The Grand Supreme Kai was kind and honest, but he didn't have the mind of a child..."
Piccolo said, "In my opinion, maybe many years ago, those Supreme Kais didn't know how to communicate with children.
That was why they ended up creating that kind of irreconcilable conflict with Majin Buu."
Supreme Kai rubbed his chin and fell into thought.
"I'm not sure either!
However, if Majin Buu can continue like this, it doesn't seem bad... Let's keep watching."
They continued looking at the water's surface.
The water fight had ended. Goten excitedly suggested, "Buu! Let's play hide-and-seek!"
"Okay! Okay!"
Buu clapped his hands, smiling like an innocent child.
Hongrui looked around for a moment, then his eyes suddenly turned.
He looked at Buu with a mischievous grin.
"Buu, you be 'it' first and come find us. But you have to count to one hundred before you can start looking!"
"No problem!"
Buu immediately covered his eyes and began counting loudly.
"1! 2! 3!…"
Goten and Hongrui exchanged a glance, then immediately ran off in different directions.
However, Buu stopped after counting to ten.
He turned his head and looked at Goku.
"Mr. Goku, what comes after ten?"
The corner of Goku's mouth twitched.
"You keep covering your eyes. I'll count for you…"
Buu said happily, "Okay! Okay! You're such a good person!"
With that, Buu covered his face and pressed himself against a telephone pole with absolute seriousness.
"Eleven, twelve, thirteen… thirty-three… one hundred. Alright, you can start looking, Buu!"
Buu released his hands from his eyes and said, "Are you hidden? Buu is going to start looking!"
Neither Goten nor Hongrui made a sound.
Buu looked around as he began searching.
Seeing how seriously he was playing hide-and-seek, Piccolo instantly remembered how excited Gohan and the others had been when they were little and wanted to play hide-and-seek.
When adults played with them, most of them only went through the motions. Only children could truly enjoy it from the heart.
He murmured, "Unless something unexpected happens, he really is a child. He's just a child with overwhelming power…"
"They're actually letting Majin Buu play hide-and-seek?"
Supreme Kai's voice trembled.
"What if he can't find anyone and suddenly flies into a rage?!"
Piccolo crossed his arms and said calmly, "Don't panic. Keep watching."
Vegeta snorted coldly.
"Hmph. This kind of guy has far too much power, but his mentality is no different from a child's.
If he acts willfully, the consequences will be unimaginable.
With Kakarot's strength, he should've just killed him on the spot.
Instead, he actually brought such a dangerous fellow back home. How foolish…"
Seeing Buu start searching, everyone held their breath and waited for his reaction.
First, he ran to the beach.
He poked his head around to check behind the coconut trees.
Then he burrowed into the bushes and rummaged around.
He even lay on the ground and sniffed around like a little dog.
"Huh? Where are they?"
Buu scratched his head, but there was no anger on his face. Instead, he became even more excited.
"Hehe, you're hiding really well!"
Goten was hiding behind a parasol by the pool, covering his mouth as he secretly laughed.
Hongrui was hiding under a small boat, holding his breath.
Buu looked around.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind.
He leapt up sharply, stretched his arm like a rubber band, directly grabbed the stacked parasols near the pool, and lifted them with force.
"Whoa! I've been found!"
Goten cried out in surprise and rolled out laughing.
Buu proudly placed his hands on his hips.
"Hahaha! Buu found you!"
At that moment, Hongrui hurriedly shifted position from behind the boat.
Unexpectedly, Buu's ears suddenly twitched.
He whipped his head around, his figure flashing as he blocked Hongrui's path.
"Hongrui, Buu found you too!"
"Whoa!"
Hongrui was caught red-handed. The two crashed together and rolled across the sand, laughing so hard they could barely breathe.
Supreme Kai Shin widened his eyes.
"He... he really is only playing?"
Piccolo's lips curved slightly upward.
"Looks like he's more reasonable than certain gods."
Kibito scratched his head.
"Supreme Kai, perhaps... we really misunderstood him?"
Supreme Kai fell silent for a while before finally sighing.
"Perhaps...
But if the evil side inside him awakens, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Through the water basin, Vegeta looked at Son Goku.
After observing carefully, he realized that Son Goku clearly was not as relaxed as the others.
Vegeta crossed his arms and said, "As expected, Kakarot is also worried that he might do something dangerous.
He looks somewhat tense. It seems he's guarding against Majin Buu's unstable personality…"
Piccolo nodded.
"That's only natural. Son Goku isn't an idiot.
After hearing about Majin Buu's past crimes, how could he not be on guard?"
Vegeta said angrily, "Hmph! Kakarot is making this needlessly complicated!
A guy like this should simply be killed. Are we supposed to wait until he does something irreversible before taking action?
In my opinion, we should use the Saiyan method and kill Majin Buu directly. That would be much simpler…"
Supreme Kai immediately tried to stop him.
"You mustn't act rashly, Mr. Vegeta.
Majin Buu's strength is unfathomable. Goku may not have absolute confidence in victory either."
"Enough nonsense!"
A sharp light flashed in Vegeta's eyes, and golden aura suddenly erupted around him.
"If none of you dare to make a move, then I'll end this farce myself!"
He said coldly, instantly turning into a streak of golden light and rushing into the sky.
"Wait! Vegeta!"
Piccolo hurriedly reached out to stop him, but it was already too late.
Supreme Kai's expression changed drastically.
"This is bad! If he enrages Majin Buu…"
Kibito looked nervously at the image in the water basin.
"Supreme Kai, what should we do?"
Supreme Kai gritted his teeth.
"Hurry! We're going there too!"
At the same time, at the vacation estate, Buu was having the time of his life playing with the children.
Suddenly, he raised his head. His pink ears twitched.
"Someone's coming…"
The next second, Vegeta arrived, his entire body burning with golden aura.
He looked down at everyone from above, and finally fixed his gaze on Majin Buu.
"Kakarot, you fool. You actually brought back a dangerous creature like Majin Buu.
A guy like this should be dealt with in advance…"
Son Goku stood up and looked at Vegeta.
"Vegeta, this has nothing to do with you. Leave quickly."
"Hmph. Leave?
I won't just leave like this. I, Vegeta, don't like having a ticking time bomb on Earth!"
Goten and Son Hongrui looked at Buu curiously.
"Huh? Buu, are you a dangerous person? Did you do something bad?"
Buu looked confused and scratched his head.
"Maybe. Buu doesn't know. Buu doesn't remember…"
Seeing Vegeta's fierce expression, Yajirobe placed one hand on his hip and pointed at him.
"Vegeta, don't slander Buu! He just saved me! He's our friend."
Launch also looked at Vegeta and shouted, "Hey, Vegeta! Can't you see we're having fun?
If there's nothing else, then please leave quickly. Don't disturb us!"
Vegeta raised an eyebrow, then pointed his thumb at himself and laughed.
"What's wrong, pink fatty? Afraid of me?"
At that moment, Majin Buu stood up and glared at Vegeta angrily.
"All of you move aside! Let Buu deal with him! Buu is much stronger than him!"
Hearing Majin Buu say he was stronger, Vegeta's mouth curled into a crooked smile.
"What did you say? You said you're stronger than me?"
Buu raised his chin, pointed his thumb at himself, and said, "That's right! Buu said Buu is stronger than you!"
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