Heading to Namek

"It's impossible. Absolutely impossible. You're only three years old. How could you be a Super Saiyan?"

Frieza said.

"To tell you the truth, I killed that man in black armor. I also killed Tagoma, Shisami, and Ginyu."

Leige said.

"So you were the one who killed Ginyu and the others. You were hiding your strength well."

Frieza said.

"Frieza, I'm sending you to meet King Cold and Cooler."

Leige said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Leige transformed directly into a full-power Legendary Super Saiyan 1.

"What incredible power!"

Frieza said.

"Boom!"

Leige punched Frieza, sending him flying hundreds of meters.

"Boom!"

Leige immediately chased after Frieza and kicked him into the air.

"Die, Frieza! Flame Impact Wave!"

Leige shouted.

As soon as he finished shouting, Leige fired a Flame Impact Wave at Frieza, blasting him to pieces.

"Frieza's era of ruling the universe is over. From now on, the Saiyans will rule the universe."

Leige said.

"Long live the Crown Prince!"

One of the Saiyans watching from afar suddenly shouted.

"Long live the Crown Prince!"

"Long live the Crown Prince!"

The Saiyans cheered.

The mighty Frieza, whom they had once feared, had been defeated by their Crown Prince.

One minute later.

The Saiyans boarded their spaceships and left Planet Cold 6. Before departing, Leige fired a small energy blast at the planet. Just before it reached Planet Cold 6, it rapidly swelled into a massive energy ball, reducing the planet to cosmic dust.

"Why did you kill Frieza so quickly?"

After Leige returned to his room, Xiao Bai asked him.

"Because villains die from talking too much."

Leige explained.

"But you're not a villain, are you?"

Xiao Bai asked again.

"Even if I'm not a villain, I don't want to lose a chance to kill an enemy just because I talked too much. A battlefield can change in an instant. No one knows what will happen next."

Leige said.

"You killed Frieza, so who will Sun Gokong fight in the Namek arc? You?"

Xiao Bai said.

"Someone else will take on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc."

Leige said.

"You're that sure?"

Xiao Bai asked.

"Then let's see whether anyone takes on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc."

Leige said.

"Fine. If no one does, then you'll be the big boss in the Namek arc and let Sun Gokong beat you up."

Xiao Bai said.

"What if someone does take on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc?"

Leige asked Xiao Bai.

"I'll teach you Instant Transmission—the kind Kibito uses."

Xiao Bai said.

"No need. I'm planning to go to Namek and use the Dragon Balls to gain the ability to use Instant Transmission."

Leige said.

"How about this? If someone really does take on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc, I'll teach you the language spoken by the Supreme Kais. Maybe one day you'll be able to use the Super Dragon Balls to wish for immortality."

Xiao Bai said.

"It's a deal. If someone takes on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc, you'll teach me the Supreme Kais' language."

Leige said.

If nobody takes on the role of the big boss in the Namek arc, I'll have Bardock do it. Xiao Bai never said I couldn't have someone else take on the role.

Leige thought.

May 27, 8:00 a.m.

"Reporting in, Crown Prince. Your subordinate Paragus requests an audience."

Paragus called from outside Leige's room.

"Bardock, go open the door."

Leige said to Bardock.

The day before, Leige had asked Bardock to move into his room. There was plenty of space, with a second bedroom in addition to Leige's own. Whenever they had free time, Leige trained with Bardock in the small training area inside.

"Yes, sir."

Bardock said.

When Bardock had moved in the day before, Leige had given him the code to the door. He believed in trusting those he employed; since he had taken Bardock on as a subordinate, he wouldn't suspect him of betraying him.

"Greetings, Crown Prince."

Paragus knelt on one knee before Leige.

"Rise."

Leige said.

"Thank you, Crown Prince."

Paragus said.

"What brings you here?"

Leige asked Paragus.

"Your Majesty asks you to attend a meeting in the conference room in thirty minutes."

Paragus said.

"Understood."

Leige said.

"This subordinate will take his leave."

Paragus said.

"Wait."

Leige suddenly called after Paragus.

"What are your orders, Crown Prince?"

Paragus said.

"Paragus, do you have a son named Broly?"

Leige asked him.

He remembered that in the second Dragon Ball series, Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta in Age 737, when Sun Gokong had just been born. Broly was born on that same day. But in Dragon Ball Super, Sun Gokong was already three years old when Frieza destroyed Planet Vegeta, so the timeline didn't quite add up. That was why Leige wanted to ask Paragus whether his son Broly had been born yet. If he had, then Sun Gokong, the main character of Dragon Ball, would have been born too.

"Crown Prince, I don't have a son yet."

Paragus said.

"You may go."

Leige said.

"This subordinate will take his leave."

Paragus said.

Paragus was also puzzled. How did the Crown Prince know the name he had chosen for his future son?

"Bardock, how many sons do you have now?"

Leige asked Bardock.

"Reporting to the Crown Prince, I only have one son, Raditz. But that good-for-nothing won't train seriously. It's a waste of his Elite Warrior talent."

Bardock said, frustrated that his son wasn't living up to his potential.

If Raditz trained seriously, his battle power might one day exceed five thousand. Instead, he refused to apply himself. Now that he was three, his battle power was only a little over two hundred—not even as high as that of an average middle-class warrior his age.

"Make time to keep a closer eye on Raditz. The Saiyans will need more strong fighters in the future. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be hard-pressed to carry the burden alone."

Leige said.

"Yes, sir."

Bardock said.

Then Leige took Bardock to the small training area.

A little over ten seconds later.

Leige had beaten Bardock half to death. Using his Scouter, he ordered a Saiyan to take Bardock to a medical pod, then headed to the conference room ahead of schedule.

8:40 a.m., conference room.

"Leige, what do you think we should do with Frieza's troops? Kill them, disband them, or recruit them?"

King Vegeta asked Leige.

"First, we need to tell them how Frieza died."

Leige said.

"Crown Prince, wasn't Frieza killed by you?"

Paragus said.

"Wrong. Frieza was killed by Cooler and King Cold working together. We Saiyans suffered heavy losses trying to avenge him, and in the end, I was gravely wounded before I could kill King Cold and Cooler and avenge Frieza."

Leige said.

"You want Frieza's troops to fight Cooler's troops and weaken them in the process."

King Vegeta said.

"Exactly. Once Frieza's troops have been worn down enough, we'll recruit them."

Leige said.

"What if they're afraid to die and refuse to fight Cooler's troops?"

King Vegeta asked.

"Cooler still has twelve legions, but there aren't many strong fighters among them. Frieza's troops definitely won't pass up such a good chance to destroy Cooler's forces."

Leige said.

"Good. Paragus, send a message to the rest of Frieza's troops at once. Tell them King Cold and Cooler killed King Frieza, and order them to destroy Cooler's forces and avenge him."

King Vegeta said.

"Yes, sir."

Paragus said.

Paragus left the conference room after he finished speaking.

"Father, I want to go to Namek."

After all the Saiyans had left the conference room, Leige spoke to King Vegeta.

"Why do you want to go to Namek?"

King Vegeta said.

"I can't tell you yet, Father. But I'll be back on Planet Vegeta in ten days."

Leige said.

"Planet Vegeta is a long way from Namek. Even in the fastest spaceship, the round trip would take more than ten days."

King Vegeta said.

"Does that mean you'll let me go to Namek, Father?"

Leige asked King Vegeta.

"Even if I said no, you'd sneak off anyway, wouldn't you?"

King Vegeta said.

"Nothing gets past you, Father."

Leige said.

If King Vegeta really forbade him from going to Namek, Leige would sneak off there.

"Be careful. You're now the strongest Saiyan in our race. If anything happens to you, it could take our people a hundred years—or even several hundred—to produce someone like you again."

King Vegeta said.

"Don't worry, Father. I'll be careful."

Leige said.

King Vegeta didn't know that several Super Saiyans would appear in the decades to come.

After Bardock had finished treatment, Leige took him and Nappa aboard a spaceship and set off for Namek.

Frieza Planet No. 3, chief of staff's office.

"Reporting in, Chief of Staff. An urgent message from the Fourth Legion."