Adopted Son

The palace, Leige's chambers.

"Leige, listen to your mother. You must never reveal your true battle power in front of Frieza or King Cold. Understand?"

Rossi looked at Leige as she spoke.

"I understand, Mother. Besides, I have this headband. It can protect me from bad people."

Leige replied.

"Good. I'll take you to meet them now."

Rossi said.

Five minutes later.

"I'm truly sorry for keeping you waiting, King Frieza."

Rossi said as she brought Leige before Frieza.

"It's all right. This must be Prince Leige, correct?"

Frieza looked at the little Saiyan, who was less than a meter tall.

"Leige, aren't you going to pay your respects to King Frieza?"

King Vegeta said to Leige.

"Leige pays his respects to King Frieza."

Leige knelt on one knee and bowed.

"Rise."

Frieza helped Leige to his feet.

"King Vegeta, I've decided to take Leige as my adopted son. What do you think?"

Frieza said, lifting Leige into his arms.

"King Frieza, it's my son's honor to have you as his father."

King Vegeta said.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Then I'll take Leige back to Planet Frieza No. 2. I'll make sure he comes home often to visit you and Queen Rossi."

Frieza said.

With that, Frieza turned and carried Leige back to the spaceship.

"We bid you farewell, King Frieza!"

King Vegeta said.

"Damn you, Frieza. Just you wait. Sooner or later, I'll make you pay. Leige, be careful around Frieza."

King Vegeta said after returning to the palace.

"My king, I believe Leige will be back with us before long. We still have Vegeta. You must endure this."

Rossi said.

Two months after giving birth to Leige, on February 8, Age 732, Rossi became pregnant with her second child with King Vegeta. She gave birth on December 8. The child's battle power wasn't as high as Leige's had been at birth—over ten thousand—but it still reached one thousand, making him an Elite Warrior. King Vegeta named him "Vegeta" after Planet Vegeta. Dragon Ball fans would later tease him as the "eternal runner-up" and "Tragedy Vegeta."

"Frieza, why did you take King Vegeta's eldest son as your adopted son?"

Aboard the spaceship, King Cold watched Leige looking around curiously, as if he'd never seen the place before, and asked Frieza.

Why had Frieza taken such a son?

"Leige."

Frieza called to him.

"Greetings, Father."

Leige ran over to Frieza and knelt on one knee.

Since Frieza had acknowledged him as his son, Leige had naturally changed the way he addressed him.

"From now on, I'll do everything in my power to train you, Leige, and make you the strongest fighter in my army. You'll have to work hard, too. Otherwise, I'll kill you. Understand?"

Frieza said.

"Leige understands. Leige will work hard. Thank you, Father."

Leige knelt on one knee and bowed.

"Mr. Zarbon, take Prince Leige to his room. Leige, get some rest. From now on, Mr. Zarbon will train you. Father looks forward to seeing how strong you become."

Frieza said.

Then Zarbon took Leige to his room.

"Father, you asked why I took Leige as my son. I only intend to use him to help our clan claim the throne of Emperor of the Universe. When he's no longer useful, or if I can't control him, I'll kill him with my own hands."

Frieza said.

"Frieza, you really are clever—and ruthless."

King Cold said.

Room 070.

"Prince Leige, this is your room for now. Once we return to Planet Frieza, King Frieza will arrange a palace for you."

Zarbon said to Leige.

"Thank you, Mr. Zarbon."

Leige said.

Then Zarbon left Room 070.

"This room is pretty big."

Leige looked around the room, which was nearly two hundred square meters.

"Xiao Bai, let's keep training. I'll do my best to escape Frieza's control as soon as possible."

Leige said.

Then Leige entered the Combat Space.

Three days later, at the training grounds of the palace on Planet Frieza No. 2.

"Boom!"

Leige's fist collided with Zarbon's, sending him flying dozens of meters.

"Mr. Zarbon, you really are strong."

Leige said.

In truth, if he used his full strength, he could defeat Zarbon in a single move. Zarbon's battle power topped out at thirty thousand, while Leige's was already nearing ninety thousand. As a Legendary Super Saiyan, his battle power would keep increasing on its own even without training.

"Prince Leige, you're not bad yourself."

Zarbon said.

King Vegeta's eldest son really was impressive. In just three days, his battle power had risen from fifteen hundred to eighteen hundred. It wouldn't be long before it reached two thousand. Saiyans really were an unpredictable race.

"Leige's battle power has increased again."

From a short distance away, Frieza said to Dodoria while sitting in the Sofa Hovercraft.

"No matter how strong he gets, if you want to crush him, it'd be as easy as crushing an ant, wouldn't it, my king?"

Dodoria said.

"Oh-ho-ho-ho! Mr. Dodoria, it's not time to deal with Leige yet. You and Mr. Zarbon must remember that. Otherwise, I'll kill you both."

Frieza laughed.

"We'll obey your command, my king."

Dodoria said.