Otherworldly Meeting. Cornatto's Training Begins!

As soon as he managed to get a clear view of his surroundings, he immediately took note of someone else in the whereabouts. He didn’t notice it right away because of the little surprise the planet had left for him; the augmented gravity was certainly no joke for one who had never tried it out but again, he guessed that it’d have been relatively simple to master it. On the other hand, though, his gaze shifted as he looked out for the energy signature so close to him; it was about his level!

But it wasn’t the power level, which was evidently considerable indeed, that had amused him-- no, not at all. One thing that hit him right off the bat was his appearance; he wore a uniform that resembled the one of the Turtle School, not to mention that his face-- he looked like Natto! But it couldn’t be him, no, he realized that the moment he had sensed his aura; not to mention that he looked more Human than Saiyan and also had long hair.

“Human, long hair… It can’t be!”

Cornatto was dumbstruck as he had come up with one conclusion that he ought to voice a moment later, and so he did. “Uhh… Hey. Are you by any chance Natto and Karota’s secret lovechild?” - his tone was as confused or perhaps awkward as one could imagine as he wouldn’t have expected that sort of behavior from neither of his friends, but soon enough he also noticed that he had no halo; that meant he was still technically alive! The Earthling Saiyan widened his eyes and blinked before he came to a swift conclusion.

“Oooh, you must be Kaio-sama! Haha, sorry but you just look like some friends of mine. I am Cornatto, nice to meetcha.”

The Turtle Hermit chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck; he should have probably not asked that so lightly but he had no idea of who he was talking to, not at all. Then again, Corn was pretty much that he would have met this guy in the living world if he truly were the offspring of Natto and Karota. Though he was quite surprised that Kaio-sama looked just like a human, he thought he would have been more like that ogress that had offered him a chance to train with him.

Soon, his amused expression collapsed as one of excitement replaced it. The Human had just stated that Cornatto didn’t apparently look that sharp, that could only mean one thing; he was that strong that even Cornatto’s Super Saiyan Two potential must not have felt like much! Not to mention that he even knew the Wolf School!

The Kamesennin had expected Kaio-sama to be strong, but for him not to be even scratched by Cornatto’s power…-- he was getting all fired up! His Saiyan blood boiled as he returned him a warrior’s grin and switched into a stance that Yamcha himself would likely recognize himself; the Turtle School stance!

“Is that so? You must be incredibly powerful then, Kaio-sama! Hehe. I am all excited now! Let’s fight!”

The Saiyan was ready to fight, although it seemed that Cornatto had indeed gone off track with the secret lovechild assumption. He couldn’t help it, not to mention that he did recall a few things but he guessed it was just a coincidence. Cornatto’s name itself was pretty similar to the former-Saiyan Commander and Overseer of the Alliance, it was quite hilarious at first but what mattered was the fact that they could keep the Alliance going for quite a while. It had still been a handful of years before the war and even after then, it had still been living. Although not in the best of conditions apparently.

There was no way the man could be their child, indeed. And thus the Earthling Saiyan had directly assumed that the powerful Human was Kaio-sama, an assumption that no one could exactly blame him for; it was supposed to be the deity’s planet, and only Yamcha stood before him. He was surprised, though, that Kaio-sama wore clothing that matched the Turtle School’s uniform and not to mention that he had also quickly switched into the Wolf School’s fighting style.

Aka had told Cornatto that he was supposed to be one of martial arts’ great minds; maybe that was what she meant, that he knew plenty of styles? But that was nowhere it as soon as Yamcha corrected Corn and stated that he wasn’t Kaio-sama. The Earthling Saiyan blinked in confusion, then what was he doing on Kaio-sama’s planet? Maybe it was another warrior that was granted the chance to train with him! If that was the case, then he was surprised, the man sure looked like a human and if he truly was one, then Kaio-sama was a great teacher; there weren’t many powerful humans on Earth other than Galen.

The man’s amusement had risen above the charts as Yamcha showed off his real power; an outstanding aura that surpassed even the one of Karota’s! He was surprised indeed, and as soon as he powered up, he did the same as a bright, golden aura flared around him, wrapping himself up with the energy of a Super Saiyan Two.

[Super Saiyan Two [x26] | Power Level: 8.349.484]

Before Cornatto could even measure himself up against the Earthling’s power, the latter made the first move and charged at Corn with a speed that left him amazed, although his eyes were still fast enough to read him and his claw strike; a move that gave him the impression of fighting Karota all over again. The Earthling Saiyan barely had the time to move, though, as he simply tossed his weight to the side and tilted his head away as he dodged his move.

The Super Saiyan Two’s angry expression was quickly overwhelmed with a surprised one as his gaze stared at his fist for a short moment. “What incredible speed!” - he thought to himself before he returned the favor and half-clenched his fist, aiming to strike him with his knuckles in the man’s stomach.

Cornatto drove his fist to strike at the Earthling’s stomach but it was nowhere successful despite his high speed and power, the fellow fighter was still fast enough to see through it and dodge effortlessly. It was more than what he had expected he would do, but Corn guessed that he would have had to go all out in that case. He wasn’t even sure if he could have used most of his techniques; a technique such as Kienzan would have been too deadly to handle, even for Yamcha.

The Earthling Saiyan scowled and straightened his back as he focused his earnest gaze over Yamcha, he didn’t certainly look happy but the Turtle Hermit wasn’t particularly angry towards Yamcha, he was only nervous because of his form’s overwhelming power. He lifted an eyebrow up ever so slightly as Yamcha spoke again and affirmed his superiority over him, which was evident but didn’t intimidate Corn at all. On the other hand, though, he was indeed right. The power gap between them was considerable, but he wasn’t certainly going to give up because of that.

Although, the man’s revelation ringed a bell as he blinked in confusion. “Yamcha…? Aren’t you the founder of the Wolf School?” - he asked before his firm expression was replaced with a warrior’s grin. “So you are indeed quite a legend of the Martial Arts! Karota told me a few things about you; I think, well! This is only making me more excited!”

Cornatto watched as the man proceeded to rise further up in the sky and charge a Kamehameha. “The Kamehameha?!” - exclaimed the man. So, the man had received training in the Turtle School back in the days! That explained his orange outfit, that would only make things a lot harder if he knew the Thunder Shock Surprise technique!

“He’s right! I can’t beat him with just this power-- I must give it my all!”

Cornatto’s mind wandered back when Natto told him as to how important it was to control both the first and the second stages of the Super Saiyan transformation; else it would have been difficult to unleash their real potential. The man had quickly calmed down back in the North when he spoke with Kabocha, but he had still managed to uphold the transformation without losing it! Yes, he had to do the same thing just now.

The Earthling Saiyan shut his eyes and focused on cleaning out his mind, his heart beating itself had started to slow down as he took a deep breath. It was then that he felt an overwhelming power deep within himself and grasped out for it, but he couldn’t quite reach to all of it. But it was still outstanding as the man clenched his fists and brought them down to his hips as he roared; his aura and power level had risen beyond his previous level.

[Super Saiyan Two Full Power [x32] | Power Level: 10.276.288]

Cornatto felt just like he did whenever he turned into a Super Saiyan; he had mastered the Super Saiyan Two form. The man grinned as he watched Yamcha fire the Kamehameha towards him as the man himself put his hands forward before he drew them back to his side, both hands placed tightly together as he focused his ki in one spot.

“THIS IS MY FULL POWER! KAA… MEE!! HAAA… MEEE!!” - the man launched his hands forth and unleashed a bright, massive energy attack with swirls of yellow ki around its blue form. “HAAAAHHHH!!!”

Yamcha’s cockiness didn’t reach Cornatto at all as he seemed too busy to resist Yamcha’s own power to listen to him. It didn’t look like it was going to be much of a challenge now that Cornatto had ascended further and mastered his Super Saiyan Two form, but somehow, it felt like Yamcha could still resist the Final Kamehameha’s astonishing power. Cornatto was surprised to have met a person as old as Yamcha, but not only that, the mere fact that he fought a lot like Karota was amusing, but then again, they did use the same style.

Although, one thing that Karota couldn’t do was what Yamcha showed off a few moments later. Cornatto furrowed his brow as he heard him crying out a weird name-- Kaioken, the Fist of Kaio-sama or something like that. He couldn’t quite figure it out, but soon enough, he picked up on an instant power-up; not only his power level but the pressure around them itself seemed to rise around them.

“What?! His aura… his aura changed color!”

Cornatto eyed the form of the human firmly as he noticed that his aura and body as a whole looked like as if they had been wrapped up by a shade of red. Not only that, but soon enough, his pupils widened as Yamcha mentioned ‘Mutenroshi’-- one of the most legendary martial artists to have ever lived, perhaps he was history but as a Kamesennin himself, Cornatto had heard about Mutenroshi-sama from the previous Turtle Hermit.

“Mutenroshi-sama himself?! That’s incredible!”

He couldn’t quite figure it out, but he still had lots of energy! Cornatto’s struggle was followed by a primal growl as he channeled a lot more power into his attack and doubled the size of his Kamehameha. “But no matter who trained you, I won’t give up! HAAHHH!!"

The Earthling Saiyan felt a slight sense of relief as soon as the clash had turned in his favor, he didn’t expect this go along, for some reason Yamcha didn’t seem particularly bothered aside from the first impact. Could he truly be that strong? How many years had he spent here training with Kaio-sama? It was true that he had already seen people such as Nasu with an enormous power back on Earth before he had died, not to mention Komatsu that had even tapped into the strength of the Super Saiyan Four.

Although Cornatto had never heard of what sort of ability the Kaioken was supposed to be, it seemed that the most he used it, the higher was the boost, it was a convenient technique but very dangerous to keep up with for the opponent.

“T-times three?!” - repeated the man before he felt a massive surge of energy coming straight from Yamcha and soon enough, Cornatto was hardly pushed against the ground as his boots pressed so tight that they had begun to dig beneath the surface. Cornatto’s growl only increased as he struggled to keep up the effort. He couldn’t believe that he had just managed to multiply his power level over three times fold with just one technique.

At this point, the Turtle Hermit felt almost entirely overwhelmed, but he still had some more energy he could have put into the blast, but Corn wasn’t just going to do the minimum he could-- no, he’d do far more than that!

Ever since he had joined the Alliance and trained with Natto, he had realized that martial arts were no joke indeed and that at times, being too lenient when it’s unnecessary could have resulted in terrific results.

Terrible for the martial artist, not for the opponent. At times, Cornatto considered that to be a weakness of his; to let his guard down too easily because of his peaceful spirit and carelessness. Nor did it get any better if one were way too careful which would just get in the way. That was just how incredible but also deadly martial arts were, one had to give it all; do the best they could at the moment and not hold back!

The man’s growl increased almost as if he grunted to himself, his torso and arms were completely buffed up as it showed off all the power he had poured into his attack.

Soon enough, his grunts turned far more audible and powerful and resembled the roar of a mighty Oozaru as Cornatto summoned part of his latent power to use all of it in one single strike. Sparks of yellow ki, combined with the force of the Super Saiyan Two and its furious, bright lightning enhanced Cornatto’s energy further which he immediately poured into his attack.

“This is… a great fight, Yamcha! But now I won’t only put everything I have into this…! I WILL GO BEYOND! FINAL KAMEHAMEHAAAA!!!”

The man’s battle power suddenly increased drastically, gusts of wind picked up that traveled at high speed from the spot where Cornatto firmly stood and the ground itself beneath his feet shattered in a thousand pieces that spread all over the planet. The Kamesennin’s Kamehameha quickly fought back the fellow fighter’s blast in the clash as it began to become wider and more powerful until it completely overwhelmed Yamcha.

As soon as the Kamehameha hit Yamcha, Corn immediately felt his power level fade-- not only that, he was not there at all! He was perplexed, did he just disappear out of nowhere? Either way, Cornatto had used a lot of energy, he felt somewhat tired and out of breath. The man turned back to his base form and took a deep breath. “Man, that was quite a fight. I didn’t expect that, though… I wonder where he’s gone.”

Soon enough, another figure approached him; a little overweight Shinjin that had apparently been watching all this time but by how he talked, he immediately realized that it was Kaio-sama. ”K-kaio-sama?! Haha! Nice to meetcha. And well, thanks! What’s a Z-Fighter, though?” - the man asked curiously before his gazes turned into one of confusion. He had to say a joke, but he didn’t know what to use actually.

Cornatto tapped his chin silently for a few moments before he steadied himself on guard, almost as if he was getting ready to fight and clenched his fist. “Alright! How do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef!”

To make sure the jokes would make the trick, Corn decided to throw a last one at him shortly after.

“What do you call a wet, white room? Whitewashed!”