The Ginyu Force Appears

High above Namek, five spherical spaceships flew in formation, on the verge of breaking through the planet's atmosphere.

Just after Frieza contacted Dodoria, Dodoria immediately relayed the good news to the Ginyu Force.

The Ginyu Force had spent a long time perfecting their poses, only to be mocked relentlessly by the Cold Force, eventually getting a brutal beating in a fit of rage!

They felt so aggrieved!

If Lord Frieza had been there, even if he wouldn't have praised them, he at least would have respected the fruits of their labor, right?

Upon hearing the news of Lord Frieza's appearance, the five of them immediately burst out of their recovery tanks, ignoring the fact that their injuries hadn't fully healed, and rushed toward Namek in a frenzy.

Their minor injuries didn't matter anyway; they would have recovered quickly even without the tanks.

Hiding in the recovery tanks was mostly because they were too embarrassed to show their faces.

They desperately needed validation!

Especially validation from a powerhouse!

And so, ten minutes later, they arrived at Namek and dove straight in.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A quintuple kill!

As luck would have it, the landing spots of the five ships were exactly on top of the giant-sized Slug.

Each limb took a hit, and with one more on his lower abdomen, five perfect craters appeared.

Frieza's eyelid twitched as he watched this scene.

It was a good thing Namekians reproduced asexually; otherwise, it was hard to say if Slug would have ended up a eunuch.

Click—hiss—

The hatches of the five spherical ships opened, and five people of varying heights stepped out.

The tallest was Burter, with a power level of 44,000, known as the man with the fastest speed in the universe—though exactly how many seconds he could maintain it was unclear.

The shortest was Guldo, with a power level of 18,000, the weakest member of the Ginyu Force, who only made it into the team thanks to his psychic abilities.

However, in Frieza's eyes, this guy was just making up the numbers; that little ability of his was useless.

The one with the best hairstyle was Jeice, with long white hair and a power level of 50,000; he was also the second-in-command of the Ginyu Force.

The most muscular, simple-minded one with the long face and pineapple hair was Recoome, who in the original story had toyed with Vegeta, Gohan, and Krillin.

However, his power level was only 40,000, making him the second weakest in the Ginyu Force.

The last one, a purple figure who looked like he had no brainpan, was the captain of the Ginyu Force, Ginyu.

Whether this was his true form or not, no one knew, as he possessed the unique technique of body swapping.

The Ginyu Force was named after him, and he had the highest power level at a full 120,000, serving as the primary contributor to the team's overall strength.

"GIN~~~~YU!!"

When the five of them jumped together, they shouted their respective names and struck a ridiculous pose.

A breeze blew by, and a bead of cold sweat appeared on Frieza's forehead.

In the anime, Frieza had seen their comedic group poses, but witnessing it live, he still couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

It was just too cringeworthy!

Slap—

With a flick of his tail, Slug, who had been playing dead and questioning his existence, suddenly "resurrected."

He quickly returned to his normal size, looking servile and submissive, not even daring to heal the craters the spaceships had smashed into his body.

"From now on, you will take my place and make a show of searching for the Dragon Balls with all your might, but you are absolutely forbidden from going to the tower in the northwest!"

"Do you understand?!"

Slug was trembling all over, sweat pouring down like rain. He bowed so sharply he nearly hit his head on the ground.

"Understood, understood!" (Actually, saying "Hai" in Japanese would be more fitting, but I just don't want to use it!)

Seeing the other party bowing like that, Frieza couldn't help but kick him again.

"Are you f*cking holding a funeral for me?"

Having said that, he ignored Slug, who vanished into the horizon, and turned to walk back into his spaceship.

"Dodoria, why is this ship so battered and torn? How are you doing your job as my number one lackey?"

Having finally crawled back, Dodoria, who was aching all over, instantly perked up. His head stopped hurting, his legs stopped aching, and he was suddenly full of energy!

"Don't worry, Lord Frieza, I'll have headquarters send over a more luxurious ship right away!"

Dodoria had found his purpose again; he could once again bully others by flaunting his master's power, and this feeling was simply too satisfying.

"Mr. Zarbon, I don't think you're handsome at all! Don't be an eyesore in front of me anymore; go handle logistics for Ginyu and the others!"

Frieza looked at the green-skinned Zarbon, especially at that long braid he wore, and felt his entire worldview crumbling.

Zarbon immediately bowed at a 75-degree angle—mostly because he didn't dare go any lower, with Slug serving as a cautionary tale.

Zarbon trotted toward Ginyu and the others, currently terrified of Frieza.

Vegeta was nowhere to be seen, and he had assumed he was a dead man.

Now that he had managed to keep his dog's life—no, his own life—he was already more than satisfied.

As for whether he looked good or not, that was not for that genderless Frieza to decide!

"BOOM!!"

An energy blast slammed into Zarbon!

Zarbon was nearly vaporized by that energy blast, but fortunately, he was saved at the last moment by Slug, who placed him into a rapid-healing tank.

"Do not speak ill of Me in your hearts. If you wish to share his fate, feel free to try!"

Even Slug, who had just landed, was trembling with fear; the complaints he had originally intended to voice died right in his throat.

"Although Dodoria lacks strength and lacks courage, he possesses the heart of a loyal dog!"

"All of you, learn a thing or two from Mr. Dodoria!"

"Oh ho ho ho ho!"

Very good, he added an extra laugh, making himself even more detestable.

Glancing at Vegeta, who was moving stealthily in the distance, Frieza smiled.

Just after Dodoria and the others arrived, Frieza had spotted the unconscious Vegeta and secretly cast a healing spell on him.

This was the second lead of Dragon Ball, after all; without him, things would lose much of their fun.

"Oh ho ho ho! Vegeta, do not disappoint Me. You must not die like you did in the original story!"

The power of the plot was sometimes truly miraculous; even though King Cold had sent men to collect the Dragon Balls, the group of subordinates had still been wiped out by the Namekians.

Furthermore, Dende, who knew healing magic, had been rescued by Krillin and the others; Frieza had sensed this the moment he checked his surroundings.

Even more miraculously, Vegeta had actually run into Gohan and Krillin on the way, and the three of them had reached the historic decision to form a strategic alliance.

Vegeta and the others could sense ki, so they suppressed their presence as much as possible and ran toward the location of the Grand Elder.

Meanwhile, Son Goku's spaceship was less than a day's journey away from Namek.

Just a moment ago, Son Goku had once again wiggled like a maggot toward the small bag containing the Senzu Beans, slammed his chin hard against the floor, and caused a single Senzu Bean to pop out.

Seeing the Senzu Bean, Son Goku's eyes lit up, and he tried hard to reach out with his tongue to curl it in, but failed!

A second time, and still a failure!

On the Nth attempt, just as the light was about to fade from Son Goku's eyes, he finally managed to roll the Senzu Bean into his mouth.

Crunch, crunch~

Clang, clang, clang, clang~!

Son Goku raised both hands high, fully restored to peak condition once again!

What was our protagonist Frieza doing?

Oh, he was wondering how he was supposed to take a leak!

This was a very serious problem, indeed!