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Chapter 121 The Sensation of the Mind Stone

"What do you want?"

If Gamora still had some fatherly affection for Thanos, then Nebula's feelings for him were purely the fear of being manipulated.

He reached out and rubbed the mechanical eye, then asked El.

After Carrot's repair, the eye regained its vision, which surprised Nebula. She hadn't expected that someone with such great strength would also be able to use such mechanical technology.

"Gamora might still have a chance to go back, but I'm not her. If the mission fails, some parts of my body will definitely be missing and replaced with mechanical organs."

As she said this, Nebula unconsciously turned her head away, her face stiffening.

Despite being Thanos's daughters, their statuses were worlds apart; she was merely a stone Thanos used to hone Gamora.

"All I can offer you is one option."

Carrotel did have some affection for this Smurfette, especially since in this universe where Earth and the universe are both infinitely dangerous, it was best for her and Gamora, these two weaklings, not to cause trouble.
"Go to a region that Thanos can't reach, like Earth, and live a good life."

"Including you."

As he finished speaking, Carrot El's gaze fell on Paragus and Broly. He was equally willing to extend the greatest goodwill to Broly.

"As for you, the Mind Stone can control you, but it can also be used to improve you."

"You've actually benefited from this misfortune. Since Thanos gave it to you, just keep it. Even if you return it to him, it will only give Thanos a reason to carry out that crazy plan."

"But as long as there is one Infinity Stone left out, his plan will never be realized."

Upon hearing this, Broly stretched out his finger and slowly stroked the Mind Stone above his head, his expression somewhat bewildered.

After the original control of the stone was released, Broly was surprised to find that he could now not only control his own mind, but also sense the minds of others.

From his perspective, Carrot El's heart was as still as the sky, like a boundless sea, with only the surging heartbeats in the deep trenches, each heartbeat as swift as lightning.

Gamora, on the other hand, harbors unspeakable sorrow and unrequited feelings for him. The guilt of betrayal prevents her from being at peace, but Broly's appearance also presents a new option.

Nebula had the coldest expression among them, but the most complex inner world, filled with jealousy, anger, resentment, love, determination, and resolve.
These intuitive emotional experiences were something Broly had never experienced in his barren past life. It was as if he had been suddenly pulled into a colorful world, opening up a completely new perspective for him.

As for his father, Paragus, although he searched for a very long time, he ultimately could not find a trace of paternal love in his heart.

Those I love, I am given a cage.

Those who have no love for me have become my puppets.

At this moment, Paragus appeared as two colors, one black and one white, in Broly's eyes.

Half of it was his wounded, mangled body, filled with fear of his power.

The other half is a gray gloom, filled with a desolate sense of lament for one's own fate, yet tightly closed off.

Yes, even this final desolation was kept deep within Paragus's heart, unwilling to be shared with Broly; he never shared his true pain with his son.

After a long while, a complex sense of farewell gradually spread deep into Broly's pupils.

When he no longer yearned for the mark of kinship in those aged eyes, when the fledgling bird of freedom finally began to break free from the cage that had confined him.

When the Mind Stone became his eyes, allowing him to witness firsthand that his past fantasies about fatherly love were ultimately just fantasies, Broly slowly walked to Kakarot's side, sighed to Paragus, and said:

"You go and squeeze into that cramped single cabin by yourself, Father."

Paragus's eyes widened: "Broly??" Paragus never expected Broly to speak to him in such a tone. Not only him, but Gamora and Nebula were also surprised.

The two also noticed that Broly's personality seemed to be gradually changing since Carrot El appeared.
Carrot El's gaze could also penetrate the body; unlike others, he could physically hear Broly's heavy heartbeat.

Letting Paragus leave is, in a sense, also protecting him.

However, how could an eagle that has tasted freedom willingly return to its cage?
Carrot El shook his head, arms crossed:

“Vegeta died at my hands. Strictly speaking, you and your father have already avenged yourselves. There is no need for you to stay here.”

Broly interrupted him without hesitation: "I'll stay. If he really came for the Super Saiyan, then I'm also his target. I may not remember the hatred of genocide, but I also have a responsibility to revive it."

"Besides, this is a mission I owe Thanos. After all, they saved me. Since he wants me to kill Frieza, I'll repay him for it."

"Besides, didn't you also participate in the war as a Saiyan, Kakarot?"

Seeing this, Paragus hesitated and opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. With Kakarot present, his voice was practically meaningless.

Due to his deep-seated fear of Frieza and his desire to avoid trouble, Paragus did not actually want his son to become an enemy of Frieza's army.

For decades, he had carried the hatred from King Vegeta in his heart.

But today, Paragus finally heard from Carrot the whole story of how his race was wiped out, and the legendary identity of his son, a Super Saiyan.

He still had some mixed feelings.

Karot-el was right. Vegeta IV was killed by Karot-el, and their hatred vanished.

At least Paragus had no feelings for Frieza.

But Broly told him to leave, so where could he go?

Without Broly's power, would Thanos still treat an old man like an honored guest, given that he's practically crippled?
Paragus fell into a state of profound confusion.

Upon hearing Broly's words, Carrot El raised his fist and collided with him:
"Maybe so, but I'm doing it more for myself."

Upon hearing this, Broly returned a gentle gaze, and after seeing through Carrot's heart through the Mind Stone, a half-smile curled up at the corners of his lips:

"Is that so? For yourself?"

"So they deliberately gave up the opportunity to defeat them one by one, even if it meant waiting for the powerful enemies to fully assemble, to let the Namekians retreat first?"

"I've noticed that that damn gemstone makes you talk more."

Carrot El rolled his eyes at him, then asked a seemingly inexplicable question:
"Let me ask you something. How do you feel now that your closed-off mind has been completely unlocked?"

"Relaxed, free."

Broly thought for a moment and said, his answer bringing a smile to Gamora's face. After glancing at Paragus, her tone became somewhat low:
“In the past, I didn’t even have the right to speak. I only had to obey orders whether I was standing, sitting, or lying down.”

The Mind Stone released Broly's yearning for freedom and also removed the mental shadow that Paragas had cast on him, allowing him to talk to Carrot like a normal person.

"is it?"

Carrot El lowered his head and touched the corner of his mouth with an ambiguous expression: "Then, I want to try this feeling too."

(End of this chapter)