"What does that mean?" Vegeta asked.
Seeming to be as surprised as him, Paprika stared at the trio in front of her, while she had no trouble discerning their tails, which were identical to hers.
"Monkey tails? But then...you're..."
"A saiyan?" Raditz wondered. "How come a female saiyan survived?"
For his part, still staring at the numbers on his scouter, Nappa couldn't help but feel a film of sweat forming on his forehead.
"4900!" He announced, looking at Yada.
Then he looked at Paprika.
" 5100 ! "
Seeing his scouter displaying the same data as his comrade's, Raditz took a step back, realizing how outclassed he was. Even counting the three warriors who had arrived before Papika and Yada, Raditz was, by far, the weakest.
For his part, being three times more powerful than Paprika, Vegeta quickly ignored this detail, and was only interested in the origins of the fourth saiyan.
"Who are you? What is your name? What are you doing here? Did someone send you to this planet before Planet Vegeta was destroyed?"
Paprika remained silent, still trying to understand what she was seeing.
"I'M TALKING TO YOU." Vegeta roared.
Startled, the saiyan woman shook her face a little, before coming to her senses.
"Saiyans? Are you really saiyans? Damn it! I thought I was the last survivor of my race."
"So you know your origins." Nappa noted, examining her carefully. "Still, you look very young! Younger than Raditz! How old were you when you left planet Vegeta?"
Showing a wary look, Paprika retorted.
"Why should I answer you? Normally, it's up to me to ask you questions! Who are you and what are you doing here?"
"Who do you think you are for?" Vegeta roared. "I'm Vegeta, the prince of the saiyans! As a low-level woman, you should be happy to have the honor of talking to me! So, just answer our questions and don't say anything useless. "
Hearing him put her down, Paprika immediately felt a vein of anger forming in her forehead.
"Hey, Mister Prince...I suggest you take it down a notch and use a much more polite tone."
Then, opening her hand, she began to channel energy, while affirming.
"Otherwise... I'll have to educate you."
Gritting his teeth, Vegeta felt his anger intensify. However, finally smiling, he only walked towards her, while retorting.
"An insignificant woman like you will never have the slightest chance of hurting me! A word of advice… answer my questions, instead of forcing me to ridicule you."
For all answer, Paprika disappeared before finding herself in front of him, her fist clenched. Hitting Vegeta's face with all her might, the impact of her attack kicked up all the dust around the duo. Yet, to her surprise, she found that Vegeta had remained standing, appearing to have received no damage from her attack.
" What ? "
"What's happening to you?" Vegeta questioned her, putting on a mean smile.
Suddenly, the back of her hand hit Paprika's face and the poor woman was thrown backwards, before giving to the ground. Vegeta hadn't hit her at full power. And yet, Paprika got up with difficulty, while blood came abundantly from her nose. She had never known this. She had never known such a powerful attack, which had given her so much pain. In an instant, Vegeta managed to prove the big difference between them.
Now with his arms crossed, while he kept his smile, the prince questioned her.
"Woman, will you now submit and answer my questions?"
"DIE!" Paprika roared.
Then, reaching her hand towards him, she created a ki-blast, which hitted into him hard. Seeing a huge explosion being created, Nappa and Raditz backed away, while Vegeta's body was surrounded by smoke. Nevertheless, not having finished, Paprika rushed to the area of the explosion and disappeared through the smoke. Quickly, she saw the silhouette of Vegeta who, in front of her, was still standing.
Wanting to take advantage of his being blinded by the smoke, she clenched her fist again, in order to hit him. Unfortunately, seeming to have spotted her, Vegeta had simply tilted his head to the side, to avoid getting hit.
"Is that really all you can do?" The man asked, his arms still crossed.
Growing more and more pissed off, Paprika forgot all about strategy and started punching him repeatedly. Continuing to smirk, Vegeta only tilted his head to the sides or moved his upper body slightly, to dodge each of her attacks. Striking faster and faster, and with destructive power, Paprika made gestures so fast and powerful that she cleared the smoke around her, allowing other people to see her stalking Vegeta in vain.
Finally, having had enough of her stubbornness, the man suddenly let himself be smitten. Nonetheless, touching only an afterimage, Paprika saw her fist smash across Vegeta's face, causing him to disappear. Then, the next second, coughing up blood, she felt the prince's knee hit her abdomen, while seeming to pulverize her organs. Then flying backwards, Paprika hitted into the trunk of a tree, which got pulverized, before continuing her flight, only to come to a halt when her back touched the hard surface of a cliff.
Deteriorated, the rock wall shattered into pieces, and they fell along with the body of the saiyan, burying her under their weight.
"Pa...Paprika?" The jaguar-woman wondered.
For her part, feeling genuine fear, as she stared at Vegeta, the succubus couldn't help but tremble in terror. She knew, apart from Daira, that Paprika was surely the second most powerful person on this planet. And yet, Vegeta had defeated her as easily as an adult could have defeated a child. The saiyan woman had been completely dominated.
" Damn it ... "
Seeming to remember their presence, Vegeta looked at the four other women in front of him, before asking them.
"Are you going to answer my questions or...?"
Suddenly, before giving him time to finish, Yada positioned her two hands in front of her, before creating an energetic wave power, gathering all the energy she had inside her. Much more powerful than Paprika's ki-blast, the attack shattered everything in its path, as it headed towards Vegeta. This time, the man decided to move and closed his fist.
Then, screaming, he hit Yada's attack and managed to deflect its path. Now flying in another direction, the energy wave headed for another area of the forest, before creating an explosion, hitting the ground. Seeing that the explosion had taken place several kilometers from their position, the women behind Yada understood how great Vegeta's power was. Ejecting such a powerful attack, with the force of a single punch...it was god-level.
"This guy... is that Frieza?"
For her part, feeling her arms tremble, when she had gathered all her energy in this attack, Yada ended up putting one knee on the ground, while she breathed with difficulty. Seriously starting to get annoyed, Vegeta pointed the palm of his hand at Yada, while declaring.
"I hope killing you will make those other women more talkative."
And before Yada could react, a surging wave left the prince's hand, hurtling towards her. Completely exhausted, she felt unable to avoid this attack. And as her eyes betrayed her fear, she began to scream.
" HEEEEELLLLPPPPPPP ! "
Suddenly, an energy sphere hit Vegeta's attack and the explosion from the impact caused the entire area to shake. Thrown back, Raditz and the three female warriors felt gusts of wind hit their bodies hard, while Nappa saw some trees being uprooted. For his part, Vegeta growled in displeasure and, continuing to look in Yada's direction, he saw a newcomer, who had intervened to protect her.
"I advise you to stop this before I get serious." Daria affirmed.
"Mom?" Yada wondered.
"Tssss!" Vegeta growled, preparing to attack her.
However, he stopped, seeing his scouter activate.
"I know what those stupid monocles you're wearing are for." Daira asserted, concentrating her energy. "Let me prove to you the fact that you shouldn't make me your enemy."
Immediately, a green aura appeared around her, as she swelled every muscle.
"3400?" Vegeta wondered. "4700...5600...7000?"
Continuing the same thing, Raditz and Nappa completely trembled, while Daira continued to increase her energy power, which quickly exceeded 8000. Suddenly, stopping increasing her energy, when it was at 8400, she stopped, while ensuring.
"This is just a sample of my true power! Do you still want to fight me, prince of the saiyans?"
"Tsss? Do you know me?"
"Obviously! Since I have been on this planet, I have gathered all possible information on Frieza's army, in order to defeat him, the day he decides to come to this planet. "
"Defeat Frieza?" Vegeta wondered.
Suddenly, dozens of women appeared around him and his teammates. And quickly, the trio found themselves completely surrounded by the warriors of this planet. Again, Raditz's eyes widened as he saw the data displayed on his scouter.
"1600?" He wondered, reading the energy level of the less powerful warrior.
Most of the other women had an energy level between 1800 and 2300. But a few exceeded 2500. Clearly, even if Vegeta was still the most powerful, the number of enemy warriors was large enough that the battle did not end. necessarily by a victory of the saiyan team.
"Vegeta!" Nappa called out. " What do we do ? "
In response, his leader remained motionless, looking pensive. Seeing him like this, the bald man groaned, before directing his attention to one of the women surrounding him.
"SHIT!" He roared, starting to raise two fingers up.
" NAPPA ! STOP ! "
Frozen, Nappa stopped his attack, before looking at Vegeta, who had remained motionless.
"Vegeta ? "
Seeming to ignore him, the saiyan was still lost in thought, while he displayed a look that betrayed his frustration. Vegeta wasn't stupid. He knew perfectly well that he had no chance of defeating Frieza. The tyrant didn't even need to come up to him to kill him. He just had to send Dodoria, Zarbon or the Ginyu Force, to kill the three saiyans. Long story short, Vegeta knew he was at a very disadvantageous position. However ...
Looking at the women around him, he groaned again, as he considered an idea he hated.
" Indeed, I am Vegeta, prince of the saiyans. " Affirmed the man. "And I work for Frieza's army! But that was before."
"How so?" asked Daira.
"Due to an incident, we were forced to flee and now we are no longer part of Frieza's army." Vegeta informed him. "And because of that, we are now forced to flee, while we think of a way to defeat him and dethrone him."
Staring at Daira, the prince affirmed.
"I think we can have a common goal! Talking might not be useless, don't you think?"
"Do you want us to form an alliance?" Daira asked, frowning.
"We can consider this possibility."
"And if I accept, I imagine you'll start appointing yourself as leader and hoping that we'll listen to you without protest."
"Isn't that the right that the strongest deserve?" Vegeta questioned her, with another arrogant smile.
Immediately, the women around him groaned in disapproval. Many of them hated Saiyans or were suspicious of them. Paprika was certainly not Mefem's most appreciated person, but the other women tolerated her presence. However, that was definitely not going to be the case for Vegeta and his minions.
"Daira-san...you're not going to go with him." Someone asserted.
"Yes! It is obvious that he will betray us, at the first opportunity."
"Besides, there's no evidence that he actually left Frieza's army! Maybe it's just a ruse."
Being silent, while seriously considering Vegeta's words, Daira eventually felt an energy spike manifest. Then, blocks of stones were ejected into the air. Having managed to push back the blocks of stone which crushed it, Paprika was again upright, while many wounds were visible on all her body.
"YOU..." she roared, looking at Vegeta.
Immediately, guided by anger, she flew towards the man, ready to fight again. However, before she could touch him, Daira appeared in front of her and grabbed her to stop her. Finding herself completely immobilized, Paprika tried in vain to escape from Daira's grasp.
"Daira-san...let go of me...that guy...I will...I WILL..."
"Stop it, Paprika." Daira ordered her. "That person...you can't defeat him."
Being fully capable of sensing ki, Daira didn't need to see Paprika and Vegeta fight to know the huge gulf between them. In order to defeat him, Paprika was forced to use her Oozaru form. Nevertheless, if she was able to do it, it is obvious that Vegeta would also be able to do it and things would be the same.
Growling, Daira cursed the arrival of the saiyans. Her warriors were powerful but...it was still far from enough to defeat Frieza's army. She didn't even know if they could defeat Vegeta and his companions. And even if that was the case, how many of her warriors would die in this fight? Continuing to think, Daira pushed Paprika away, before turning to Vegeta.
"I would like to go and discuss it at my house."
"WHAT?" wondered several women.
"Yum! The food at this place isn't too bad." Nappa affirmed, as he ate some snacks. "It's better than the horrible food they serve us in army canteens."
Seeing him eat like a pig, several women present in the room looked at him with disgust. Since Daira had agreed to speak with Vegeta, the three saiyans had obtained permission to come to the mansion where she lived. Being currently in the meeting room, they were seated at a table, across from Daira, who was accompanied by a few of her warriors. At the other end of the room were also Yada and Paprika, who had most of her body covered in bandages.
Still angry, the saiyan woman looked at the trio eating more or less dirty, while they looked like they hadn't eaten anything for months. Apparently, even though she suspected it, her huge appetite was a common characteristic of all saiyans.
"First of all, I think it's necessary to introduce ourselves." Affirmed Daira. "My name is Daira, the ruler of this city."
"I confess to being surprised that this planet has a city and a leader." Vegeta confessed. "Last I heard, no humanoid race should be living here."
"We weren't born here." Daira retorted. "To be honest, I was one of the first to set foot on this planet, after betraying Frieza and leaving his army."
Hearing this, Nappa and Raditz nearly choked as they rose from their chairs.
"YOU WERE PART OF FRIEZA'S ARMY?"
"I never joined him by choice." Daira affirmed. "When he invaded my planet, he assured me of the survival of the survivors of my people, in exchange for my loyalty! Nevertheless, he never kept his word and he simply used me! For this I decided to leave his ranks and arrived here."
" Now that you mention it, I feel like I've seen your face before. " Vegeta said, looking thoughtful. "Yes, I must have seen your face on a poster while Frieza promised a reward for your capture."
"I'm flattered." Daira affirmed, sarcastically. "So after my flight, I came here with some of my companions, as well as some female slaves! And with them I began to build this city."
Sitting to the right of her superior, Daira's secretary stood up, before introducing herself.
"My name is Hasizy! A former slave from planet Keza and now Daira-san's secretary."
Sitting to Daira's left, her bodyguard stood up as well.
"My name is Tomoe! Former member of Frieza's army and currently Daira-san's bodyguard."
"Vegeta...former saiyan prince." The man said in a bored tone.
Then he pointed to the two men beside him.
"The bald is Nappa and the weak is Raditz! All you need to know about us is that I'm strong enough to fight you all and exterminate you! So I advise you to think seriously to my proposal."
"It is true that you are certainly more powerful than me." Affirmed Daira. "But, as I told you before, I was far from showing you the full power of mine."
Looking at Vegeta seriously, she assured.
"I know how to discern people's ki."
"Discerning ki?" Raditz repeated.
"I have the same power as your scouters." Daira explained to him. "In truth, many of my warriors are able to sense the ki of people around them! However, as you can see, I also know how to manipulate my ki enough to hide it and release it as I wish."
"I have to admit, it's impressive." Vegeta affirmed. "Few people are able to increase their energy level from 3000 to 8400 in a few moments! Nevertheless, I refuse to believe that your power is close to mine! If that were the case, you would have engaged in combat and taken advantage of your number to try and kill us."
"I had considered that." Daira affirmed. "Nevertheless, even if our numbers would have won this battle, I dare not imagine the number of people who would have died! I myself could have lost my life to you."
"Are you afraid to die?" Vegeta questioned her, with a mocking smile.
"Before I die, I want to see Frieza's corpse and make sure that this tyrant can never kill anyone again."
"I see..." Vegeta said. "And that's why you created this army."
Then turning his face to Paprika, he confessed.
"I'm curious to know the story of this woman."
Paprika wanted to growl. Nevertheless, she heard Daira order.
"Paprika! Yada! Come closer."
Complying, the pair walked towards them, before stopping behind Daira.
"I present to you the two people I consider to be my best warriors! My daughter, Yada! And Paprika...whose origins you seem to know."
"What I want to know is how she managed to leave planet Vegeta before it exploded." Vegeta affirmed.
"Tsss!" Paprika growled. "I have no idea! I was a baby when I came here."
"To tell you the truth, if my information is correct, she arrived in this world two months after the explosion of your planet. " Affirmed Daira. "So she was sent here by an adult saiyan."
"That would surprise me." Raditz retorted. "Even today, everyone thinks this planet is uninhabited! In such cases, the conquest is not done by a saiyan! Even less by a baby."
"It's true that her ship was quite strange." Affirmed Hasizy. "According to the technicians who have examined it, it has no recordings! Usually, when children saiyans are sent to planets to conquer them, they have only as company, robotic voices repeating their mission of destruction! Except, for her ship, it was not the case! It was impossible to know what her name was."
"What?" Nappa wondered. "Yet her name is Paprika."
"Yes! That's the name I gave her." Daira assured.
"It's a saiyan name." Nappa affirmed. "
"I knew a few saiyans when I was in Frieza's army." Daira told him. "And the only one with whom I established a relationship close to a certain friendship was called Paprika! Before this saiyan baby arrived on our planet, I learned of the death of this woman, who was on Planet Vegeta, at the time of its explosion."
"That explains some things." Raditz remarked. "Deserted or not, this planet should have fallen under the domination of this woman! By leaving our planet too soon and without having the slightest indication of her mission, she lost her saiyan personality! And now, she has sympathized with many other people! It disgusts me to see that."
"What are you saying?" Paprika roared.
Positioning her arm in front of her, Daira silently ordered her to stay still. Then, staring at the three people in front of her, she retorted.
"No matter what, Paprika is and will remain a saiyan! If it can reassure you, she must have been the most rebellious and rambunctious baby and child ever raised on this planet! In addition, apart from bloodthirst, she shares all of your characteristics: a huge appetite, an almost vital need to fight, limitless arrogance, an intense hatred of losing a fight... I don't see how the fact that she's learned the importance of life doesn't make her a saiyan. "
" A saiyan's brutality is what has always been its strength. " Nappa retorted, brandishing his fist. "To win and become more powerful, a Saiyan must never know the slightest sympathy or pity for others! Only in this way can he become strong."
Hearing this, Tomoe couldn't help but laugh.
"What's funny?"
"Hahahaha! Sorry." Tomoe apologized, trying to calm down. "It's just that it's hilarious to hear you say that...when you're so much weaker than Paprika."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" The man roared, feeling veins forming on his forehead.
Can't help but chuckle, Vegeta noticed.
"It is true that I am amazed at her power level! The same for all the rest of your warriors! The weakest had a power level above 1500! Suffice to say that if Raditz or Nappa had come here alone, they would have probably been killed! Are all the inhabitants of this planet warriors?"
"No! In all, we are 463 people living here! From time to time, a person arrives here by their own means! I managed to bring others back here on my many travels to get information about Frieza's army, and to get materials needed to upgrade our lab and get good ships! Many are odd slaves ! Everyone who comes here receives military training that lets us know who could become a warrior and who will become a simple civilian from our city, doing a lambda job. "
"I imagine that the warriors of this world are given special treatment, due to their importance in their future battle against Frieza's army."
"Not really! It's silly to think that our warriors are the only indispensable people on our planet! Without a doctor, without a technician, without a cook, without a nanny, without a teacher... our group would have disappeared a long time ago! In this quoted, each person is a cog in a machine! And if one of them decided to leave, the whole machine would be forced to stop."
"And all the inhabitants of this planet are women?"
"Indeed! I've been betrayed by far too many men in my life to trust them anymore."
"So I'm guessing you don't trust me."
"In truth, whether you are a man or a woman, I can see right away that you are a person of whom I must be wary."
"So why let me come all the way here?"
"I admit that my hatred against Frieza is so intense that collaborating with a man would not displease me if it allows me to kill him! But with you, I always have a doubt! I even wonder if you didn't not make this proposal because you were afraid of getting killed."
"WHAT?" Vegeta roared, showing a furious face. "You stupid woman! Don't you understand that I am superior to you! You seem to know a lot about us, and yet you seem to ignore the true power of the saiyans."
"I know it." Daira retorted, pointing at Paprika. "This person transforms during each full moon! I know that this transformation allows you to increase your power tenfold! But unfortunately for you, the next full moon will only be in seven months! If you want to use it to destroy this city, It will be necessary to wait. "
Trying to sound convincing, Daira was surprised to see Vegeta flash a small smile to his face as he affirmed.
"Certainly, it is true that we need the full moon to transform us! However, we no longer need to wait for its appearance! Today, we are able to transform ourselves as we want, thanks to a certain technique. "
Hearing this, several people looked shocked, which made Vegeta chuckle.
"Do you understand? If I had wanted to, I could have transformed in a few moments and destroyed this planet without any difficulty."
"It's…It's impossible." Daira retorted. "Given your level...if you are able to increase your power by transforming at will...why haven't you killed Frieza yet?"
"Idiot! Do you know the true limits of Frieza's power?" Vegeta questioned her. "Even under my Oozaru strength, I don't even know if I reach 10% of his power."
" WHAT ? "
Having heard him say that, all the women in the room froze. Paprika herself couldn't believe what he said. When she was in her Oozaru form, and able to control herself perfectly, Paprika had always felt invulnerable. And since she had defeated Yada, she thought that when she was powerful enough to defeat Daira, her Oozaru form would be enough to defeat Frieza.
And yet, Vegeta who was stronger than Daira, had just told her that Frieza was much more powerful than her in her best form.