Mr. Popo's Bootcamp (21.2)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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[Hidden Quest Alert]

Become a True Saiyan on Planet Sadala

Rewards:

?

Failure:

Impending Doom.

Gray looked around, taking in his new surroundings. Various small rock huts were sitting around him, looking almost like rock igloos in how round they were. There were also people - a lot of people. If you told Gray he was transported to a bodybuilding competition, he would've considered it. Every person walking through the large dirt-rock street in front of him had bulging muscles and wore very little clothing. Shirtless men walked past him, not even paying him a glance, as underwear-clad women also roamed the street with no regard for privacy.

Ok, think Gray. Planet Sadala. It was the home planet for the Saiyans before Planet Vegeta. and was blown up at some point, I think because of a civil war? 

"Why're you standing in the road, dumbass kid?" A voice said, and Gray was shoved forward as a smirking shirtless man walked past him, bumping into his shoulder. Gray grunted, glaring at the man as he continued walking, but let it slide as he continued to think.

Become a True Saiyan? What does that even mean?

Gray was ripped out of his thoughts as his instincts flared up, and he stepped back as a speeding rock fired past him. Gray looked in the direction the rock had come from, seeing a group of four men idly leaning against a rock hut. The middle one had spikey black hair, a square face, and was shirtless with a pair of rolled-up shorts. Two tall men stood to his side, both also equally as muscular, with their muscles being defined and tense. One had short hair and the other shoulder-length. They were both shirtless and wearing shorts. The final man was short but also muscular, crouching on the ground as he grabbed another pebble. He had a round face and was dressed the same as the other three - shirtless with shorts. He had short spikey black hair. The crouching man smirked, tossing a rock up into the air and catching it again.

"What're you looking at kid? You got a problem?" He said, obviously trying to start a fight. Gray's hand clenched, his body clearly wanting to take the challenge and fight, but he forced himself to look away and ignore the man.

Now is not the time to be fighting random people. I need to figure out what is going on-

"I asked you a question, kid!" The crouching man said again, chucking another rock past his face, "Why're you standing around like that? Lost your daddy or something?"

Gray clenched his fist, glaring over at the man.

"Don't worry, kid, if you ain't got a daddy, then we can teach you a lesson instead," The man in the middle said, smirking at Gray as he pushed off of the wall behind him. He stalked forward at Gray, the rest of the men following behind him.

Who are these jackasses?

Gray did a quick scan with his eyes. The middle man was first.

[Prideful] Cucum:

[Saiyan Warrior]

Age: 23

PL: 144,220,250

HP: 360,500/360,500

TKI: 95,000/95,000

Reputation: -25/-100 (Negatively-Viewed)

[Prideful] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally prideful.

No way a guy with 'cum' in his name is talkin' shit.

Next was the short Saiyan.

[Prideful] Gangal:

[Saiyan Warrior]

Age: 21

PL: 102,350,000

HP: 255,500/255,500

TKI: 75,950/75,950

Reputation: -15/-100 (Negatively-Viewed)

[Prideful] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally prideful.

After him was the duo of tall Saiyans.

[Prideful] Kolard:

[Saiyan Warrior]

Age: 25

PL: 94,000,095

HP: 192,500/192,500

TKI: 59,750/59,750

Reputation: -10/-100 (Negatively-Viewed)

[Prideful] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally prideful.

[Prideful] Collar:

[Saiyan Warrior]

Age: 24

PL: 92,550,250

HP: 182,575/182,575

TKI: 40,000/40,000

Reputation: -50/-100 (Negatively-Viewed)

[Prideful] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally prideful.

All of them have the same modifier? 

"The fuck do you guys want?" Gray said with a raised eyebrow, starting to get annoyed.

"Are you stupid or something, dumbass?" Cucum smirked, stopping a few feet in front of him, "We just wanna show you around the city a bit. Just follow me, alright?"

"Yeah, just a little tour!" Gangal chuckled as he took a step toward him, "Come on, brat, and maybe we won't kill you."

These guys aren't even that strong, so it's whatever. It's better than just wandering around cluelessly.

Gray smirked, gesturing at them with his hand, "Sure. Lead the way."

"Ha! Fucking moron," Collar chuckled, not elaborating anymore. Gray followed behind the group of men as they floated into the air, shooting forward across the planet. Under him, countless rock houses, which were more like huts, blurred by, until eventually, the land under him gave away to an empty stretch of rocky land. As they got further from the city, Gray saw where they were bringing him.

…Maybe this is a bad idea.

They were speeding towards a large group of power levels, most of them around the same level as the men in front of him, but a couple were overpowering to the point that Gray was mildly concerned. Luckily, Gray quickly spotted what they were heading toward, and the idea of fleeing was dismissed.

A large crowd of Saiyans were standing in a circle, cheering as they watched two men in between the circle fight.

I thought this might be some kind of Saiyan gang or some shit, but nope, I guess they just want an audience.

The group in front of him landed, and Gray landed a second later. A roar came from the circle of Saiyans a few feet in front of him, but strangely they weren't positive. A chorus of boos and angry shouts filled the air.

"Always ruining the fun!"

"Just finish him off!"

"Fucking prideless coward!"

Gray walked forward, pushing through the crowd as he looked into the circle. As he did, his eyes widened in shock.

GOKU?!

No - Gray quickly realized the man was not Goku, but he looked eerily similar. Spikey black hair, a near-identical face, and a body that looked like he'd been fighting his entire life. Bulging muscles, but not so much that it would sacrifice speed. The thing that told him it wasn't Goku was his face - it was slightly different, with his nose being slightly crooked, and his eyes looked nothing like Goku's. Instead of wide kind eyes, they were slanted and hateful. Even then, Gray could've been convinced this was Goku if not for the height.

Gray knew that Goku was a bit under six foot, and this man was far taller. He was towering, standing even taller then Gray at over seven feet tall. And by 'over seven feet', Gray meant that the man was closer to ten feet in height.

The Goku look-alike turned away from his opponent, who was clutching his arm in pain as he writhed on the rock floor, with a scoff. He shoved through the crowd as Gray tried to use observe on him, but wasn't quick enough as the man disappeared behind them.

"That bastard never finishes his food," A large Saiyan next to him scoffed, "What use is power when you have no pride? Fucking pussy."

Gray had no time to think about his words, as he was jostled from behind. Cucum shoved him forward, pushing him into the circle.

"Thanks for coming so nicely, brat," The man smirked as Gray turned around, standing in the center of the circle and facing him.

"I mean, if you wanna get your ass beat so badly, who am I to say no?" Gray smirked, slamming his fist into his palms. He cracked his knuckles as he stared Cucum down. Cucum glared at him after the comment, raising his fist.

"You're fucking dead, brat!" He launched forward decently fast, and…

Swung a wild haymaker.

This guy's a Saiyan?

Gray idly sidestepped the wild punch, easily dancing around the man as he started swinging uncontrollably. Despite the mans decently high power level, he had no fighting style at all.

This is even worse than when I first showed up. I didn't have a style, but at least I didn't look like a middle-aged drunkard at a bar.

"Stand still, pussy!" Cucum screamed, stomping forward as he continued to wildly swing his fists. Gray idly held up his hands, shifting into his boxing stance. Cucum's fist slammed into his guard, and that was the last hit the man got.

-5,000! (400,100/405,100)

Gray stepped forward, starting his assault. His Ki-enhanced fist slammed upward into Cucum's stomach, the man hunching over as spit flew from his mouth.

-25,000! (335,500/360,500)

Then, he spun sideways, his leg rising up and slamming into the side of the Cucum's unprotected head.

-50,000! (285,500/360,500)

Cucum was flung to the side, his hand touching the ground to steady himself, and Gray followed up by slamming another fist into the back of his head.

-75,000! (210,500/360,500)

"ARGH!" Cucum yelled, spinning around and launching another punch at Gray. Gray idly leaned back, letting the wild and uncontrolled punch sail past him. He lashed his hand out, grabbing Cucum shoulder to hold him in place, and then slammed a knee up into his stomach.

-40,500! (170,000/360,500)

Spit flew from Cucum's mouth as he hunched over, and Gray's elbow slammed down from above into his neck.

-50,000! (120,000/360,500)

"Stop fighting like such a bitch!" A scream came from behind Gray, and he had to lunge to the side as Gangal came flying at him from the crowd, swinging wildly.

Why are these guys so ass at fighting?

Gray dodged the mans punch, shifting his weight in place as he slammed a fist upwards into the man's unprotected stomach. Gangal was launched upward with a grunt.

-50,000! (205,500/255,500)

"What a coward! Do you have no pride!" A Saiyan shouted from the crowd, "Fight like a man, brat!"

"Fucking pussy!" A female voice followed, and now Gray was getting confused.

They aren't talking to me, right? I know they can't be talking about me. They better be talking to that fucker who just tried to sneak attack me.

"Coward!" A scream came from his right, and Gray casually dodged a wild punch from Collar. He appeared behind the man in a flash, his fist slamming into the middle of his back and sending him flying into the crowd.

-60,000! (122,575/182,575)

"I didn't realize you were such a bitch, brat!" Cucum came launching back, swinging widely again. Gray casually dodged the punch, slamming a fist into his stomach again, and then an elbow into his neck that sent the man straight into the rocky floor.

-50,000! (70,000/360,500)

-50,000! (20,000/360,500)

A crater formed around Cucum's body, and the man slumped in the ground.

"Fucking coward, let's teach this kid a lesson!" A voice yelled from the crowd, and a Saiyan stepped out toward him.

"Yeah! Let's show this kid what we do to pussy's!" Another echoed, and the crowd started to close in on Gray, the Saiyans walking towards him.

What the fuck is going on?

"Ha, you're jumping a kid, and you're calling him cowardly?" A large voice boomed, stopping the closing in Saiyans in their track. A large Saiyan came flying past Gray, being kicked by the Goku look-alike that Gray had seen before.

"If you want to fight someone so bad, then you can fight me!" The man yelled, laughing loudly. Everyone around him froze, and Gray watched as the Saiyans slowly turned around, breaking up the circle as they walked away.

"Ruining all the fun…" Gangal muttered, walking up to Gray as he reached down, grabbing Cucum's body, and walking past him, "Brought the kid all the way to the fighting grounds, and then you break up the whole crowd…"

"You fucking pussy's ruin all the fun!" Collar shouted as he shot into the air, Gangal, and Kolard following soon after.

"Can stand those cowards!" Another voice yelled as the crowd started to completely disperse.

"What the hell is going on?" Gray muttered, watching all the Saiyans abruptly leave.

"Ignore them, kid," The Goku-clone chuckled, turning around as he also started to leave, "They think dodging in a fight makes you a coward."

Gray blinked.

Alright, I get that I'm like a thousand years in the past and the fighting is pretty primitive, but no dodging? Seriously? They just beat up on each other until someone gives in? What in the caveman is this shit?

"That's stupid," Gray said bluntly.

"Tell me about it," The man replied, starting to float up in the air, "They're fools. They'll never learn to be a true Saiyan."

A True Saiyan?

Gray looked at the man, reaching out his senses. The man's pool of energy was pitiful - Gray could barely even pick up on it. Despite that, something about the man was telling Gray that he could learn from him.

This guy… 

"W-Wait a second," Gray shouted quickly, stopping the man from leaving, "What do you mean by that? A true Saiyan?"

Is this what the quest is referring to? Does this Goku clone have the answer?

"You wouldn't understand," He scoffed, looking back at him with hard eyes, "You're smarter than those fools, but you're far from a true Saiyan. Even farther than them."

They locked eyes for a moment, and then the man turned around to fly away again.

"Teach me," Gray said abruptly, stopping the man again.

"What?" He said, turning back to lock eyes with Gray.

"Teach me. Teach me how to be a true Saiyan," He said, staring back at the man. Their staring contest continued for a moment, and then the man started to chuckle. The chuckle became louder and then turned into full-blown laughter.

"I'm serious," Gray said simply, staring hard at the man.

"Oh, I know," The man's face finally changed, a huge toothy grin appearing on it, "You're interesting, kid. More interesting than damn near anyone else on this planet. Fine. I'll tell you what it takes to be a True Saiyan."

For a moment, they stared at each other, eyes locked. Gray barely felt any energy coming from the man, but his body could tell. He was strong. Stronger then Gray. Maybe stronger then anyone he had ever seen.

Observe.

[?] Yamoshi:

[The Legendary Super Saiyan]

Age: ?

PL: ?

HP: ?

TKI: ?

Reputation: ?

[?] Modifier - ?

Well… this is happening.

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Gray Tanaki:

[Saiyan D-Class Recruit]

Age: 18

Wallet: 119,650 Coins

Lvl: 17 (83,100/750,000 XP)

PL: 328,050,200

Available Points: 50

HP: 400,100/405,100

TKI: 457,225/457,225

STR: 675

AGI: 810

END: 600

INT: 575

CHA: 215

LUK: 515

KI: 795

HREG: 596

EREG: 596

Skills: [Observe LVL 5], [Running LVL 10], [Determination LVL 10], [Ki Control LVL 9], [Ki Gun LVL 6]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 4], [KI Suppression LVL 5], [Ki Sense LVL 3], [Pushup LVL 10], [Punch LVL 10], [Kick LVL 10], [Jump LVL 10], [Flight LVL 4], [Prediction LVL 2], [Zenkai Boost LVL 1], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 1], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 1], [Mouth-Beam LVL 1], [Ki-Blade LVL 1], [Cooking LVL 1], [Ki Array LVL 3], [Ki Explosion LVL 1]

Perks: [Gamer's Mind], [Gamer's Body], [Double-edged Sword], [Legendary Super Saiyan], [Perfect Ozaru], [A Cute Pawn], [A Humble Master], [Ladies Man]

Fighting Styles: [Boxing Style: Kolra LVL 2]

Party: [Saeko, Celia, Asuna, Ranfan]

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AN: The next chapter will be posted next Saturday, or you can read the next four right now at Patreon.com/Koyon ! (Along with the next chapter of The Impossible Game) Thanks for reading!