Chapter 34: Power Level

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[Ding! User Baki has expressed interest in converting User's strength into DBZ's power scaling. Now calculating Baki's current power level...]

[Ding! A new category has been added to User Baki's status screen. Power level has been calculated.]

[Ding! Current Power Level: 422.] (A/N: For now, it is ((STR+END+SPD+Ki)/4)

[Ding! Due to User Baki wearing weights, User's current Power Level has been suppressed. Now calculating User's new Power Level.]

[Ding! Power Level has been redetermined. Baki's current Power Level: 320 (Suppressed)]

Sure enough, Aura went ahead and calculated my power level for me. Even I was surprised by this result. Just back on monday, I was still with stats that were reset when I came to this world. Back then, I was just equivalent to that of an infant with a Power Level of 1. And after going through two intense training days already, my Power Level skyrocketed to the hundreds.

Though with it being in the hundreds, if I didn't have Baki's blood, that would likely be peak level for humans already. If I recall correctly, most of the Z Fighters had a power level range of 100 to 300 by the time Raditz came to Earth.

So even if I had my power level suppressed, I was currently stronger than most of the Z Fighters now?

That put me in a favorable position, to say the least.

I am unsure how martial artists from Baki's verse would fare against a power level that is over 400, but hearing Aura explain that normal martial artists could range from anywhere from 250 to 2000, it could be up in the air. That's the beauty of the unknown, I won't see it until it happens.

I am still surprised to see my power reach 422. Wasn't Goku around the 250 range at the end of the world tournament where he faced Demon King Piccolo? Goku wouldn't experience his first explosive growth until he died by Piccolo's hands during his fight with Raditz, to where he would eventually make his way to King Kai, and learn the Kaioken technique. After all that training, Goku would face off Vegeta with a Power Level of 8000 or so.

And then he would acquire a technique that could fluctuate his power level even further. The Kaioken technique. One needed to have both the stamina and body to use that, as it placed a huge stress on it to achieve a higher power. It could range anywhere from two to twenty times the output, but if one's body could take the stress, I bet the Kaioken could go beyond twenty times. But even twenty times crippled Goku while using his Blue transformation, so I could only shudder thinking of having the body that could be capable of using fifty or a hundred times output.

But just knowing that did bring a point that I could potentially dive further into.

And that was the Demon Back technique, one that was tied to the Hanma bloodline. I did point this technique out when I compared the Demon Back a Saiyan's Super Saiyan technique, but a difference between Super Saiyan and the Kaioken is the power boost fluctuates, depending on how much one's body can endure. It isn't a set boost like the Super Saiyan is, where it only boosts a Saiyan's power by fifty times.

So a thought was beginning to swirl in my mind, one that pointed me yet again to seeking out Doctor Briefs when he pays his visit to Japan.

What if I used the Dragon Balls to power up my Demon Back, making it behave just like the Kaioken Technique, letting me power-up to different stages as I please? And the best part about that is the Demon Back probably doesn't have any drawbacks like the Kaioken technique does. If I wanted to use it to become twice as strong, I could, if I wanted to see if my body could handle it becoming ten times as strong, I could.

Now that I'm thinking about this more, this does seem plausible for me to achieve down the line. I do have the Power Up technique that is bound by ki, but that is limited by how much ki I have.

A technique that only I can use that is bound by the blood that I have, that lets me get stronger as I will it. I don't even need to wish for abilities like a Saiyan's Zenkai boost if I go this route, even though that would be nice to have.

'Thank you for letting me see my Power Level, Aura. It has only been a couple days since training started, but I will strive further. It is as you say after all, I am still weak.', I happily mused to myself, thanking Aura for being able to do this.

"It is no problem, Master. I will remind you that it is now 11AM. The Grandmaster of the Shinshinkai Dojo invited you to his dojo, so it would be best to heed there.", Aura said, giving me a reminder.

'Got it.', I responded.

With my stat gains concluding and a new perspective of power gained, I smiled, with a hopeful look in my eyes.

It was already Wednesday, and my first appearance in the Underground Arena was set for Sunday.

My first bit of real combat may come further today, however.

I concluded my gains for today were sufficient, seeing where I currently was. I decided on that marathon run instead of doing another intensive workout like I did yesterday. That freed up my afternoon, but I wasn't going to ignore the next part of my training schedule.

I was still going to do today's Shadow Training session, but it was going to be different from what I had previously done.

After all, I now had Ki Control. I wanted to explore more of that realm, and I had the perfect memories I can utilize for that. There were a couple things I wanted to try and unlock.

I looked back down at the pink-haired girl, who still had her body behaving like a big pile of pudding, and smiled.

"Say Lala-chan, do you want to run another 50 kilometers or however long it takes to reach the dojo I'm heading to next?", I spoke out to Lala with a playful smile.

"Ehhhh?", Lala immediately replied, revealing a cute pout as she did. Seeing Lala do this caused me to laugh.

"Haha, just a joke. I know we just used a lot of energy to do that run. I need to show you how the public transportation system works here, so that is what we will do. I do have some more training to do, however. It's something I can show you. But before that, we need to have lunch. We exerted a lot of stamina during that run so I'll whip up a big plate of rice and curry. Before that though, we should get cleaned up.", I said, getting another look at Lala.

I could see Lala much calmer now after having a few moments passing like this while I was in my thoughts during this time. Still, her current appearance was quite dangerous and alluring. Thankfully her tank top was pink and not white, otherwise her breasts would likely be in full view for me. Still, I could see Lala's eyes light up the moment she heard the word 'curry'.

"Curry rice?", Lala happily asked me, letting her body sit right up as if the previous run meant nothing to her. Was she acting all this time, or was she really that tired? Devilukeans were known to be much stronger than humans, right?

I could see her tail start to wave around, signaling she was happy the moment I asked that question to her.

"I take it you know the dish?", I asked the obvious question.

"Yeah! We have some variants back at home, it's quite popular around the galaxy.", Lala responded with a smile.

"Is that so? Maybe I'll have you introduce some space cuisine sometime, but here on Planet Earth we have many different kinds of dishes, sporting from different types of cultures. It has a lot of diversity. I do like mine a bit spicy, can you handle that?", I asked, as I wasn't sure of the type of food Lala liked yet.

"Yep!", Lala happily answered me, letting her tail wave around. All of sudden, I saw her reach her arms out, right at me no less. "And you said we were going to clean ourselves up right? Carry me~?", Lala decided to ask me with a playful tone.

"Fine. Such a spoiled princess you are.", I replied, shrugging my shoulders a bit, before turning around. I let my body shift downward, revealing my back to Lala. Lala blinked her eyes seeing me do this, not actually expecting me to go through with it. She smiled and I soon felt two soft arms wrap around my neck. That wasn't it either, two large marshmallow-like mounds pressed against my back as well, causing me to turn silent.