Karochi returned to the spaceship, having made a huge haul this time! He was especially thrilled about the ability to steal other people's superpowers. It was insanely awesome.
"Hey~! Big Sister Tights, I'm back—!" Karochi had just stepped into the control room and started to greet her when Tights rushed over and hugged him.
"Waaaah~ Little Chi, I'm so glad you're safe!!" Tights had truly been worried. Ignoring Karochi over the comms earlier had just been her way of easing her nerves.
Huh? Huh (ง ˙o˙)ว, there were perks like this too? This was amazing! Tights had an incredible figure, though she was a little lacking up front—not exactly well-endowed!!
As the thought crossed his mind, Karochi's cheeks flushed. He immediately placed both hands on Tights's shoulders and gently pushed her away! He wasn't really a little kid, and things could get dangerous if they kept this up.
"Ahem, Big Sister Tights, I got a new superpower—[Telekinesis]. Here, let me show you!" He hurried to change the subject. He couldn't let things get heated.
Tights was puzzled, but she nodded anyway. If Karochi wanted to demonstrate it, she didn't mind.
"Ah~!" A glow appeared all around Tights, and moments later she was actually flying. She let out a startled cry.
"Heh heh~! How does it feel, Big Sister Tights?" Karochi stood there smugly with his hands in his pockets.
"Ah, does this mean I won't need you to carry me or use a flying vehicle to fly anymore?" Tights asked excitedly, her eyes sparkling.
Huh? What the hell? Wasn't he just making things harder for himself? Why had he shown off? Now he wouldn't be able to take liberties with her under the guise of helping her fly!
At that moment, Karochi decided he could do without [Telekinesis]. Still, he answered Tights honestly: "Uh, yeah, that's right!"
He really wanted to slap himself. Why had he gone and shown off?!
"Ah~! That's great! How about we go to Fidel Planet? I want to try it out." Tights was eager to experience the thrill of flying on her own.
Karochi really wanted to grant her wish, but considering the risks, he advised her against it. "Maybe not, Big Sister Tights! The entire Ginyu Force was wiped out on Fidel Planet. I have a feeling that guy Frieza will come here, so we should hurry up and get out of here!!"
"Mm~! That makes sense. Then let's stop at the next planet and I'll try it there." Tights understood Karochi's concern. Thinking it over, she agreed that he was right.
After replenishing their energy supply, the two set off again.
Meanwhile, on Planet Frieza, deep within the galaxy.
Frieza sat in his palace inside his pod-shaped hovercraft, elegantly sipping red wine! His cold eyes glinted with a hint of cruelty.
Standing behind him was a handsome man with green hair and pale green skin, delicate features, and a well-proportioned figure. He was Zarbon.
Beside him stood a pink-skinned alien, bulky and covered in spikes on his head and arms. This was Dodoria, one of the two flatterers at Frieza's side, both of whom were deeply favored by him.
Just then, the door suddenly opened, and an alien with a fish-like head came stumbling in on all fours, his voice frantic. "Y-Your Majesty!!"
The sudden noise made Frieza's hand shake a little as he swirled his wine. A drop splashed onto his Combat Suit.
In an instant, Frieza's boundless killing intent surged, and his expression turned even colder. "Speak!"
Zarbon and Dodoria knew the alien was doomed. No matter what news he brought, it wouldn't change the fact that he was going to die.
Neither of them showed the slightest pity. Instead, they watched the fish-headed alien with amusement.
"Y-Your Majesty, the Ginyu Force, who were carrying out a mission on Fidel Planet, suddenly lost contact!!" The fish-headed alien stammered out the news.
He could more or less guess what his fate would be.
"What? How is that possible!!? The Ginyu Force...!" Dodoria couldn't believe it. Nearly every member of the Ginyu Force was stronger than him. Even Guldo could get the better of him and Zarbon with his superpowers.
Zarbon's refined features were also filled with shock, but he thought it was more likely that the equipment had malfunctioned.
Though they couldn't see Frieza's face, they could feel the chill in his manner and knew he was displeased!
Of course, Frieza wasn't upset because the Ginyu Force had died. They were just a few henchmen; their deaths didn't matter. But as the saying went, if you beat a dog, you had to consider its master. Killing his subordinates was tantamount to slapping him in the face.
That was what made him angry. Frieza covered the corner of his mouth with his left hand. "Ohohohoho, don't tell me it was an equipment problem that caused them to lose contact." His eerie laughter made everyone present tremble, including Dodoria and Zarbon.
If that was the case, the fish-headed alien wouldn't be the only one to die.
"Y-Your Majesty... it wasn't an equipment problem. Before they lost contact, the entire Ginyu Force fought someone whose power level was 120,000." Even the fish-headed alien couldn't believe it.
"Oh~! How interesting. Has the 'Galactic Warrior' I've been looking for finally appeared?" Frieza said dismissively, his tone quite calm.
After all, a power level of 120,000 wasn't even enough to lick his boots. If the 'Galactic Warrior' he was searching for had only that much power, it certainly wouldn't justify all the manpower and time he'd spent.
The fish-headed alien was reluctant to speak. He knew who the other person was; the Ginyu Force's scouters also had listening devices.
But the increasingly cold aura was like a poisonous snake staring him down. Trembling, he opened his mouth.
"R-Reporting... Your Majesty! The other person probably wasn't the Galactic Warrior. From the conversation picked up by Captain Ginyu's scouter, he was very likely a Saiyan! A-And he was only a little kid." Even he couldn't believe this information. Hadn't Planet Vegito been destroyed? How could such a powerful Saiyan still exist?
Upon hearing that, Frieza abruptly turned around! He fixed his eyes on the fish-headed alien as if he might kill him at any moment.
Dodoria had been about to say something, but seeing Frieza like this, he immediately shut his mouth!! They couldn't afford to get involved in this.
"You. Say again who the other person was." The words seemed to be forced through clenched teeth, heavy and icy.
The fish-headed alien trembled like a leaf and pressed himself to the floor, not daring to look at Frieza. "T-The other person might... might be a Saiyan! And..."
Boom~!
Before he could finish, the alien exploded into a cloud of blood, leaving no trace of his body! Zarbon and Dodoria hurriedly braced themselves on the floor with one hand and knelt beside Frieza.
"Mr. Zarbon, Mr. Dodoria!! Don't you think this is interesting? The Galactic Warrior I was looking for never showed up, but instead there's a toy I missed right under my nose. Do you think this Saiyan might be the Super Saiyan!!?" Frieza sounded delighted, as if he didn't care much, but Zarbon and Dodoria had been by his side long enough to know better. Whoever dared to provoke their lord now would be as good as dead.
"Heh heh~! If that's the Super Saiyan, then Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about him at all!!" Dodoria said, trembling as his great pink bulk quivered. He was sucking up to Frieza.
It was only a power level of 120,000. For Lord Frieza, that was nothing at all!! So there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Frieza's pod drifted slowly forward. "But I can't shake the feeling that this Saiyan is growing at a truly bizarre rate! Even Vegeta, hailed as the greatest genius in a thousand years, has only just reached a power level of 3,000!"
Frieza had a bad feeling, a feeling he'd never had before since being unsealed.
"Get ready. I'm going to take a look at that planet, Fidel!" Frieza stopped at the doorway and gave the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty! ×2" Dodoria and Zarbon didn't dare say anything else. They bowed in agreement, then slowly withdrew to prepare.
Frieza returned to the observation window. A strange light flickered in his eyes as his killing intent spread uncontrollably. The two aliens standing at the doorway trembled in fear, not daring to make a sound—or even breathe.
"What an interesting toy!!!!!"
Frieza arrived at Fidel Planet a week after Karochi and Tights had left. He sent his foot soldiers to scout the planet while he waited for news, his tail smacking against the hovercraft again and again! Even Dodoria could tell just how foul Frieza's mood was. Ever since learning a week ago that a Saiyan had grown stronger than reason allowed, Frieza had become extremely violent and bloodthirsty!!
Just then, the screen lit up, revealing the faces of several aliens. Behind them lay a desolate landscape and ruined city.
"Your Majesty, we found no signs of life! But we did find Lord Guldo's remains."
Karochi hadn't reduced Guldo to ash. Aside from Guldo, not one of the others had been left with a whole corpse!! Even Ginyu, whom Karochi had sent into space with [Telekinesis], had been blown to pieces.
Frieza waved his hand, and the screen exploded instantly. Then his pod-shaped hovercraft rose and flew out of the spaceship!! The aliens who had been lucky enough to remain aboard swallowed nervously. They had a pretty good idea what Frieza was about to do.
Floating in space, Frieza was completely unaffected! He raised his right index finger, and a yellow light flashed before rapidly expanding until it grew as large as a planet!! From Fidel Planet's surface, the terrifying Ki Blast looked like a second sun had appeared in the sky.
Without hesitation, Frieza bent his index finger slightly and hurled the terrifying energy sphere at Fidel Planet!! It was the [Planet-Destroying Bomb], the same move he had used to destroy Planet Vegeta.
The Frieza Force aliens left on Fidel Planet couldn't fail to realize their own lord had abandoned them!! They ran about in a panic, but where could they escape to?? Frieza's attack covered the entire planet.
The sunset of doomsday bathed all of Fidel Planet in its light.
A blinding white light flashed from the planet's center, and then the planet exploded!! No sound traveled through space as it perished in silence.
The brilliant light of the explosion pierced into the spaceship, forcing the aliens aboard to squint and shield their eyes with their arms! By the time they could see again, Frieza had returned to the cabin, as silently as if he had never left.
Even Zarbon lowered his head further.
"Go!! Back!!!!" The order was utterly devoid of emotion.
The pilot hurriedly took control!! The spaceship quickly left the wreckage of Fidel Planet.
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