It was clear that Himawari had to work a lot harder with that thing around her neck draining her energy, and Novel refused to go down no matter how much she broke or burned him, pushed to the very edge he gained a slight edge and achieved super Saiyan 3 for the first time in his life, the rush of power and adrenaline surged within him to keep him going just long enough to outlast her in a battle. She had become too drained and ended up collapsing from exhaustion, granted shortly after, Novel could no longer stand up either let alone hold this new power he gained, with broken bones and burned hands he had almost died that day... he surely would have if they had continued, lucky him she had a large handicap keeping her from using her full strength against him, truly that is what saved his life then.