"W-where am I?"
Mu Chuan's awareness gradually returned, but all he could see was endless darkness.
His eyelids felt so heavy that he couldn't open them.
He remembered that he was supposed to be dead.
He'd been struck by a motorcycle speeding down the road and sent flying. In the last moment he'd been conscious, he'd watched his body get smashed to pieces.
It had been a particularly gruesome death.
Just as he was wondering what had happened, a faint conversation suddenly reached his ears.
"King Frieza, it seems this Saiyan has regained consciousness. His life signs are improving."
"Oh~ is that so?"
"Looks like this little life is pretty tenacious. He's so lucky, so let's take him along!"
"We're headed to Planet Vegeta anyway, to form an alliance with those Saiyans who call themselves a warrior race. With this little guy around, they should take kindly to me."
"Of course. If the Saiyans on Planet Vegeta don't know what's good for them, there's no need to be polite. They're just a bunch of stinking monkeys whose strongest fighter only has a power level of ten thousand."
"Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho..."
"There could be a Super Saiyan among them, so we shouldn't underestimate them..."
The voices grew fainter until Mu Chuan could no longer hear anything.
But...
Mu Chuan felt a jolt of terror. What had he just heard?
King Frieza?
Saiyans?
Planet Vegeta?
Oh my god! Could this be the Dragon Ball world?
Had he been reincarnated?
Mu Chuan could hardly believe he'd been reincarnated, much less that he'd ended up in the Dragon Ball world. But... at that very moment, he was alive.
And conscious...
Then there was no mistake. This really was the Dragon Ball world!!
"Ding! Host detected. Binding system..."
"Binding complete!"
"First-time system binding detected. The system will automatically check in!"
"Congratulations, host. Check-in successful. Reward: Zarbon's transformation skill!!"
Mu Chuan hadn't even had a chance to process his reincarnation when a system notification suddenly rang in his mind. His head buzzed.
He was at a loss, and for a moment even thought he was hallucinating.
He wanted to shake his head and see if this was real, but found he couldn't move his body at all.
Just as he was about to give up...
An even more startling sight appeared before him.
A translucent screen appeared in his mind.
Host: Mu Chuan
Age: 16
Bloodline: Saiyan bloodline
Check-in: Checked in (One random check-in available each day.)
Power level: 2,400
Skills: Transformation skill (Zarbon)
The sight in his mind finally made Mu Chuan understand that none of this was a hallucination.
He hadn't just been reincarnated in the Dragon Ball world. He'd also gotten a cheat of his own: the Sign-in System!!
Though all he'd received so far was Zarbon's transformation skill, this was only the beginning. If he figured out how the system's check-in feature worked...
Wouldn't he be in for a fantastic time?
Even though the Dragon Ball world was terrifyingly powerful, with people destroying planets and even universes at the drop of a hat, that didn't mean he couldn't survive.
Mm~ His current strength was a little weak.
A power level of just 2,400 made him a mid-class Saiyan warrior. He was probably only a little stronger than an average alien. With that kind of power...
Wherever he went, people would have reason to worry.
But the system's arrival made Mu Chuan completely forget all those concerns.
"Beep-beep-beep-beep..."
The energy pod's alarm blared, followed by the sound of approaching footsteps and a hubbub of voices.
Then the energy inside the pod cut out. Its door opened, and Mu Chuan could finally move. He slowly opened his eyes.
He looked around at the unfamiliar place, feeling a little lost.
Before he could collect himself, several aliens appeared before him. Each one pointed an energy gun at him, watching him with ill intent.
"Hey! Look at this Saiyan. He's so soft and tender. I bet he still has no idea where he is. How about we show him exactly what kind of place this is?"
"Don't do anything stupid, or King Frieza will kill you if he finds out."
"Oh~ This guy's lucky. Looks like I won't get to have some fun with him."
These aliens didn't take Mu Chuan seriously at all. They even openly teased him.
They were clearly completely unrestrained.
Mu Chuan's eyes were a little vacant. He hadn't yet come around and was still stuck in his old memories.
But then, a flood of memories surged into his mind, filling it all at once and making his head ache.
He instinctively clutched his head with both hands.
The aliens saw it.
They burst out laughing again, figuring Mu Chuan must have something wrong with his head. Otherwise, why would he look so dazed?
"A wandering Saiyan..."
"Both parents dead. Their spaceship was destroyed by an asteroid belt..."
Now he understood the story behind this body. The original owner's parents had strongly opposed King Vegeta's rule and had eventually chosen to wander the universe.
Unfortunately, they were too weak and were killed by aliens.
The original owner of the body had been lucky enough to escape, but then an asteroid destroyed his spaceship. Just as he lost consciousness, he was rescued by Frieza and his group, who were on their way to Planet Vegeta.
And then... came the moment Mu Chuan had just woken up.
"Look, he really has gone stupid. He still hasn't come around. Why would King Frieza even keep someone like him here?"
"Probably because of those stupid monkeys!"
"Hahaha... monkeys!"
"That's so fitting. Monkeys with tails, hahahaha..."
"Have you said enough?" Mu Chuan slowly came to his senses, a flash of savagery crossing his eyes.
"Oh? You got a problem with that?" The aliens all raised their energy guns and aimed them at Mu Chuan, looking utterly fearless.
However...
After getting used to his body, Mu Chuan had more or less adjusted to it. He had also inherited the body's power.
And with Zarbon's transformation skill!
He could easily wipe out these aliens, especially since they were so damn irritating.
They deserved to die!!
Whoosh!
Mu Chuan vanished in a flash. Before the aliens could fire, they felt a heavy blow, and the energy guns flew from their hands.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!!
The aliens were instantly smashed apart, their brains spilling out as they died gruesome deaths.
Mu Chuan didn't feel the slightest discomfort. He'd already seen his own body in a similarly gruesome state, so how could this bother him?
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