>>6186686Beelzebub seems to make some progress with it, in fact, a lot of progress, with him better sensing the Ki around him, locking on to it, and very briefly managing to move a bit closer to his target. His attendant Thief, while not quite as good at it, still is able to get the steps down, his elderly features lighting up with joy as he realizes he genuinely can actually do this. Yamma struggles a bit more, finding it difficult to actually harmonize his energy with another’s, much less being able to send himself closer to them with it. Kadoola does even better than Thief, in spite of needing more instruction on how to properly lock on to another being’s energy, even managing a brief teleport closer to his target as well.
But the one that surprises everyone else is the weasel demon, Kama, not just managing to lock on to another’s energy properly, not just briefly move closer, but actually, genuinely… use Instant Transmission! There’s a look of shock on the weasel demon’s face for a moment, but it’s filled with exhilaration and joy, with the other demons cheering for him, Beelzebub giving him a prideful fist bump. And…
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You swear you think you just heard your mom’s voice loudly grumbling in the distance.
…Nnnnaaaah, couldn’t have been.
While you get that done, Keli does indeed try to show off the Makaio-ken to some of the demons, with King Kadan, and apparently some of his soldiers that Beelzebub recruited previously, astonished by its power… though with a couple being teasing of how it’s partially derived from a Pact with Melee. That teasing quickly silences when Keli asks if any want to see just how strong it really is. Sadly, none of the demons really manage to figure out how to do it on their own, and while it does get them thinking, they realize they lack the ability to properly replicate the power.
On the other hand, Pantea and uncle Acer are able to help them with something fairly important, working with Panzy and some others with engineering expertise on setting up some way for them to use those Ki containers that got captured. He even leaves them with one of Bulma’s miniaturized versions, explaining how they work and how the two devices might even be able to work alongside each other. That’s probably going to potentially be all the more useful once a couple more can get Instant Transmission down. That, and Panzy ends up learning the Clothes Beam, something that leaves her cackling in mischievous delight.
Finally, Basilea, Krillin,Yamcha, Lao, Tien, and Videl all end up getting in some physical training with Beelzebub’s supporters. They share some pointers, give some ideas on techniques, and generally help they train up a bit more. It’s… definitely clear some of them need some more training than others. But now they have more of a starting point to go off of, at the very least.
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