Black Goku was being choked by Zeru, unable to speak at all—only letting out muffled, panicked sounds.
Zeru sneered, then casually swung his arm—
Bang!
He slapped him away like trash.
"If you didn't still have some use," Zeru said calmly, "you wouldn't exist anymore."
He wasn't sparing Black Goku out of mercy.
He was leaving him alive on purpose.
Because—
Goku, Vegeta, and the others still needed an opponent like this to grow.
Black Goku Recovers
"Damn you…!"
Goku Black staggered back to his feet, body trembling.
If Zeru hadn't held back—
That single slap would've erased him completely.
Whoosh!
Zeru returned to stand beside Future Trunks and Mai, as if nothing had happened.
Meanwhile—
Vegeta stepped forward.
Vegeta vs Black Goku
Black Goku reappeared in front of Vegeta instantly.
Too fast.
So fast that even Vegeta couldn't react.
He raised two fingers and lifted Vegeta's chin mockingly.
"Not bad… You've trained well."
"But in the end—"
"You're still just a weak human."
Vegeta's pupils shrank.
When did he get in front of me?!
"Shut up!"
He roared and attacked.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A storm of punches rained down.
Hundreds of hits in seconds.
But—
Something was wrong.
"Impossible…"
Vegeta's face changed.
I didn't damage him at all?!
The Counterattack
"Ah!"
Black Goku suddenly moved.
One kick—
Sent Vegeta flying.
Then—
A follow-up strike blasted him across the ruins.
Blood sprayed.
Even in Super Saiyan Blue—
Vegeta was overwhelmed.
The Transformation Begins
Black Goku floated up slowly.
"You've done well… for a human."
"As a reward—"
"I'll show you something… beautiful."
Then—
He roared.
The sky darkened.
Lightning crackled.
Energy surged.
Super Saiyan Rosé
A strange aura bloomed—
Pink.
Elegant.
Deadly.
"W-What is that?!"
Trunks' voice trembled.
"This color…?!"
At that moment—
Black Goku completed his transformation.
Super Saiyan Rosé"I call this… Super Saiyan Rosé."
He spread his arms, smiling arrogantly.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
"This is the pinnacle of Son Goku's body—perfected by a god."
Absolute Suppression
Vegeta charged again.
But—
It didn't matter.
A blade of pink energy formed instantly—
Piercing through his chest.
Then—
A casual backhand.
Vegeta crashed to the ground.
Defeated.
Instantly.
Goku Becomes the Next Target
Black Goku looked down.
"Now… the appetizer is finished."
His gaze shifted to Son Goku.
Then—
To Zeru.
A faint smile appeared.
Because in his mind—
Zeru was the real "main course."
A battle against someone like him—
Would push his power even further.
Zeru's Thought
But at that moment—
Zeru wasn't angry.
He wasn't even focused on the fight.
He was… thinking.
If I don't kill him…
If I let him keep evolving…
His eyes narrowed slightly.
Can he go beyond Super Saiyan Rosé?
A dangerous idea formed.
Because—
Black Goku wasn't just an enemy.
He was—
A living experiment.
A fusion of Saiyan body and divine consciousness.
If pushed far enough—
He might reach a transformation even higher.
And that—
Could give Zeru new inspiration for his own evolution.
A faint smile appeared on Zeru's face.
Interesting…
Very interesting.
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