Nightmare Mode (DBZ Gamer!SI)

Game

Thoughts

"Talking"

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"Welcome to Saiyan Biology 101. I am your teacher, you can call me Celia-Sensei." Celia said, tapping her wooden pointer on the large whiteboard behind her.

"Is this really necessary?" Gray deadpanned. He was eager to go fight again, but they'd been delayed when Kami decided it was necessary to bring some Senzu beans with them. Gray conceded, realizing that having a backup plan was smart, even if he felt like he could kick anyone's ass right now. 

It would take roughly an hour for Korin to get the beans ready, so that left them time for Celia to, in her own words, 'explain everything' to Gray.

"Yes," Celia replied bluntly, "And, I believe what you meant was 'is this really necessary, Celia-sensei?'"

"I'm not calling you that," Gray deadpanned again. 

"Fine," Celia sighed, "You know what separates us from other races, correct?"

"That we're a warrior race," Gray answered easily, "We learn to fight at a young age, and are naturally inclined to fight."

"Yes, but, there have been other warrior races. There are other warrior races," Celia countered, "Intergalactic mercenaries. Barbaric planets that know nothing but war. Overlord wanna-be's that Frieza has crushed under his foot. Strength is essential in this world - we are far from the only race to focus on it, and yet we are the strongest. Do you know why?"

Gray blinked, trying to figure out what answer she was looking for.

The canon reason for Saiyan's being so strong was because of Planet Vegeta, right?

"The gravity on Planet Vegeta," Gray answered, "We grow up with a strong gravity, so our bodies become strong from it."

"Partially, but Planet Vegeta is not the only planet with a strong level of gravity," Celia shot him down, giving a slight shake of her head. 

Then, it's the Zenkai Boost she's talking about.

"We grow stronger by fighting," Gray answered again.

"Yes," Celia nodded this time, "That's half the equation. While learning from your failures isn't a method known only by us, the difference comes from our bodies. Instead of only our minds, our bodies also learn from our failures, becoming stronger in the process."

"And the other half of the equation?" Gray asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Also our bodies," Celia hummed, "But for a different reason. You were correct earlier - we are made for fighting. We fight from when we are born. We don't fight because we want to - it's because we need to. We are born to fight, and our bodies reflect that."

"Explain," Gray said simply.

"Our bodies constantly seek to become stronger. To become better fighters," She continued, "Slowly, over the course of our lifetimes, we become our more in sync with our bodies. We grow closer to reaching our ideal fighting forms."

"That's what happened to me?" Gray asked with a raised eyebrow, gesturing to his longer, more muscular body.

"Kind of. You…" Celia trailed off, looking at him blankly for a moment, "I don't know what you are. My ability is more useful than you think. It tells me more than I've explained to you - more than I've explained to anyone, even my father. However… it's only partially effective on you."

Gray blinked.

Because of the system?

Hearing that Celia's already intrusive ability was apparently even scarier than he thought before was a bit concerning, but Gray trusted her at this point. She had been willing to die to help him escape when they were ambushed by Dorro's men, and that was enough for Gray to believe she at least was on his side, even if she was still a bit suspicious at times.

"Our bodies change slowly - very slowly," Celia continued, "Most Saiyans will never achieve their perfect fighting form within their lifetime. Hell, they won't even reach half of their full potential. My father is one of the few who have come close, and even over the course of half a century, his body did not change as much as yours did inside the Pendulum Room. Even then, I can tell that your body is far from finished."

"So… I'm just built different, huh?" Gray joked, but Celia just stared at him blankly.

"Yes, you are quite different." She said blandly.

Right. New world, they don't get the reference.

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1 Hour Later

The approach to the huge island where the Frieza Force was stationed was much different than the exit. Whereas Gray and his friends had flown slowly, trying to lay low as they fled just a week prior, they were now blasting through the air without care.

Of course, this had led to them being spotted by more than a few soldiers as they blasted casually past Cooler and King Cold's territories, but those that had been brave enough to try and stop them quickly met their dooms.

"We're getting close," Celia said, flying to the side of Gray as they approached the Frieza Force base. True to her words, Gray reached out his senses and spotted the massive pile of power levels in front of them. 

There were hundreds of small energy signals scattered across the landscape ahead of them, with two larger signals separated from the group. They were further away from the coast where the Frieza Force was located, meaning that Gray's group would encounter them first.

"There's a strong power up ahead," Celia said, though she didn't look too concerned. If Gray had sensed them prior to entering the Pendulum Room, then he would've been b-lining it the other way. But, now? The huge energy signal wasn't all that intimidating.

"Strong? Hah." Piccolo scoffed, the Namekian casually blasting through the air next to Gray. They continued forward, blitzing toward the two energy signals until finally, he spotted the source of the energy. 

The first was a pink alien clad in the typical green Cooler armor. He had a square head - an absurdly square head, looking like a cube straight out of Minecraft. 

[Persuasive] Junoy:

[Modified Cooler Minion]

Age: 20

PL: 177,000,000

HP: 225,500/225,500

TKI: 370,000/370,000

Reputation: 0/0 (Neutral)

[Persuasive] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally persuasive. They will gain CHA 10% quicker.

The second, much stronger, individual reminded Gray a bit of Dorro. He had silver, metallic-looking skin, and was very muscular. He was much smaller than the giant had been, looking to be roughly six feet tall. He had a square face, with no facial hair, that was framed by short black hair. While Dorro had been clearly a STR and END-based fighter, with huge muscles and a stern frame, this man looked more well-rounded. He had huge muscles but was also lean. 

[Eager] Zono:

[Cooler Force Lieutenant]

Age: 28 

PL: 900,000,000

HP: 950,000/950,000

TKI: 777,000/777,000

Reputation: 0/0 (Neutral)

[Eager] Modifier - Individuals with this modifier will be naturally eager and easily excitable.

"Can we go fight now?"

"No."

…

"What about now?"

"No!"

…

"Now?"

"No! This is a test run for the prototypes, Lieutenant! We're just here in case they fail!"

"...Fine." Zono sighed, staring off into the distance. It was a testament to how persuasive Junoy was that it took 5 seconds this time, as opposed to the previous 2, for Zono to ask again.

"What about now?"

"Are these guys fuckin' stupid?" Gray deadpanned, stopping in place as he stared at the two men. Piccolo and Celia stopped next to him. Saeko, Asuna, and Ranfan followed a second later.

"Hey! Don't be rude behind my back!" Zono shouted, spinning around so that he was facing Gray, "Ok, now you can be rude!"

"Yeah, definitely stupid," Gray deadpanned again.

"Hey, can I kill them?" Zono spun around again, looking at Junoy excitedly, "I can, right?!"

Junoy looked at Gray, his eyes scanning up and down his body, and then slowly dragged them across the rest of his group.

"Yeah, they don't seem like Saiyans. I don't think Saiyans can be green." He finally said, eyeing Piccolo.

"Alright!" Zono shouted excitedly. He spun around, launching himself at Gray, and…

55,000! (895,000/950,000)

…was sent plummeting into the ground below as Gray casually swatted him away.

"Z-Zono?!" Junoy shouted out, looking at Gray in surprise.

"One of you can take him. I'll get the idio-" Gray's words were cut off as Zono blasted upward from the ground, his fist bursting past Gray's face as a gust of wind shot outwards.

Zono clenched his fist as he looked at Gray with a glint in his eyes, "Don't think I'll go down eas-GUHH!" 

92,500! (802,500/950,000)

Spit flew out of Zono's mouth as Gray shot forward, slamming his fist directly into his gut. His arm shot upwards, his elbow slamming into the man's bent-over back and sending him plummeting back down again.

125,000! (677,500/950,000)

Junoy shot forward at Gray as his lieutenant was sent flying down, but he didn't reach him. Asuna shot forward, slamming into him as Gray went soaring down to follow up on Zono. 

Zono pushed himself off the ground again but was instantly slammed down again as Gray slammed into him from above. A crater shot outward from the impact, and Gray's hand shot out and wrapped around his neck.

150,000! (527,500/950,000)

Zono let out a grunt of pain as Gray's hand lashed around his neck, pressing the back of his head into the snowy ground below. He flung his hand upward at Gray's side, but Gray easily raised his palm and caught it. Zono's eyes widened as Gray clenched his hand, his fingers crushing through his fist and breaking it.

180,500! (347,000/950,000)

"ARRGHA!" Zono screamed, his fist becoming a mangled mess as it was crushed into a bloody pulp. Gray didn't give him a moment of reprieve, tightening his grip around his neck and slamming the back of his head deeper into the floor. Then, he slammed his head forward, headbutting the lieutenant.

200,000! (147,000/950,000)

"W-Wai-" Zono tried to say something as his eyes rolled into the back of his head from the impact, his arm jerking as he tried to rip it from Gray's grip to no avail. 

"Nah," Gray said simply, flicking his wrist and flinging away Zono's mangled fist as he clenched his own hand into a fist. He punched downward, the Ki-enhanced fist slamming directly into Zono's skull.

125,000! (22,000/950,000)

Zono's eyes rolled completely into the back of his head, his body slumping as he was knocked out.

"Hah. After Yamoshi, someone like you is just…"

Gray raised his hand, pressing the front of his finger into Zono's forehead as his hand shifted into a gun shape.

22,000! (0/950,000)

[Modified-Being 'Zono' has been defeated!]

+900,000 XP!

+90,000 Coins!

Level Up!

+50 Attribute Points

"Weak." Gray finished, staring down at the lifeless corpse. Then, he looked over at the rewards appreciatively.

I fought so hard to get half that from Dorro, and now I get all this for not even a 30-second fight?

Gray chuckled, standing back up as he looked upward. Above him, the rest of his group was floating casually, the corpse of Junoy falling down to the ground. 

"That was… surprisingly easy," Asuna muttered as Gray floated up to them, the girl looking down at her hand, surprised at her new strength.

"Our hard work wasn't for nothing," Saeko smirked, and Ranfan let out a cheer behind her.

"Don't get too excited," Celia shot her down, "That was just the warm-up. There are still over a hundred Cooler Force soldiers ahead."

"No, that was probably the main event," Gray hummed, looking forward at the army of small energy signals ahead of them, "Those guys are…"

Just an XP farm.

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Gray Tanaki:

[Mr. Popo's Favorite Student]

Age: 18

Wallet: 209,650 Coins

Lvl: 18 (235,000/1,000,000 XP)

PL: 3,118,252,700

Available Points: 50

HP: 1,889,950/1,889,950

TKI: 2,311,325/2,311,325

STR: 1465

AGI: 1650

END: 1290

INT: 1405

CHA: 1205

LUK: 795

KI: 1645

HREG: 1176

EREG: 1176

Skills: [Observe LVL 10], [Running LVL 15], [Determination LVL 15], [Ki Control LVL 14], [Ki Gun LVL 11]. [Ki Enhancement LVL 9], [KI Suppression LVL 10], [Ki Sense LVL 8], [Pushup LVL 15], [Punch LVL 15], [Kick LVL 15], [Jump LVL 15], [Flight LVL 9], [Prediction LVL 7], [Zenkai Boost LVL 6], [Cognitive Acceleration LVL 7], [Ah! Lord Freiza! LVL 7], [Mouth-Beam LVL 6], [Ki-Blade LVL 6], [Cooking LVL 6], [Ki Array LVL 8], [Ki Explosion LVL 6], [Ki Vision LVL 6]

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], [Fighting Style: Broly LVL 1]

Party: [Saeko, Celia, Asuna, Ranfan]

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AN: Thank you for reading! The next part of this chapter will be out later, or you can read the next 5 chapters (10 parts) right now at Patreon.com/Koyon ! No spoilers, but the 'Save The Earth' Arc just finished over there.