"Just kill me." Vegeta gave a bitter smile and spoke quietly to Captain Ginyu.
"Kill you? Heh heh, no, no, no. I won't kill you." Ginyu chuckled. "Lord Frieza wants to see you. Heh heh, consider yourself lucky. I'll spare you for now. Once we meet Lord Frieza, he'll decide what to do with you."
With that, Ginyu waved to Jeice and Recoome, signaling for them to take Vegeta aboard the spaceship.
The Ginyu Force had brought five space pods in total, but they weren't suited to carrying all four of them together. Fortunately, when they had destroyed the spaceships earlier, they had deliberately spared Zarbon's at Ginyu's instruction.
Under escort by Jeice and Recoome, Vegeta was taken aboard the spaceship.
"All right, we can leave now." Ginyu chuckled. He made no move to trouble the people of Earth, as he felt they had been remarkably straightforward.
Soon, the ship launched with a thunderous roar, reaching space the very next second.
"Captain, there's no use keeping Earth around. Why not destroy it?" Jeice suggested from beside him.
"No. Earth has a fairly good environment, and its people even managed to screw over that idiot Vegeta. I'm actually finding them rather endearing now." Ginyu smiled. "Besides, Earth is far too distant from our territory. Leave it alone for now. Lord Frieza will make arrangements when the time comes."
Hearing this, Jeice nodded and said nothing more.
What Ginyu and the other two failed to notice, however, was the unmistakably mocking smile on Vegeta's face.
Vegeta's earlier behavior had, of course, been an act.
He had been gambling that Ginyu and his men wouldn't destroy Earth.
He had also been gambling that they wouldn't kill him.
He had concluded that Ginyu wouldn't kill him because they had given him far too much time. Given the Ginyu Force's usual methods, they would never waste so much time waiting for someone. They could simply have destroyed Earth and wiped him out along with it.
Thus, Vegeta was almost certain that Frieza most likely wanted him for something else.
As for what that might be, Vegeta had no idea.
Taking the opportunity to leave Earth with all the aliens by going along with Ginyu and his men was also his best option.
Whatever happened, this would at least keep Earth out of danger for the time being.
After all, if he stayed on Earth and wiped out Ginyu and his men, Frieza himself would be the next to arrive.
Vegeta wasn't yet strong enough to fight Frieza to the death, so he could only avoid a confrontation for now.
In any case, the cells in Vegeta's body could regenerate. Although regeneration took a little longer, it was still better than nothing.
Of course, Vegeta had a fallback plan. If Ginyu and his men really intended to attack Earth, he would simply have to kill them in an instant.
As for the Guardian's overbearing attitude, Vegeta hadn't taken it to heart at all. He had acted this way because he didn't want Earth destroyed on his account, dragging that adorable little girl Bulma into the disaster.
After Vegeta left Earth, the Guardian finally let out a long sigh of relief.
After a brief rest, the Guardian went to check on the egg Demon King Piccolo had left behind, then returned to the Lookout without looking back.
"Guardian, that little monster has finally left. Now Earth can finally have peace." Karin was overjoyed, as though they had won a great victory.
"Yes, Earth can't take any more upheaval." The Guardian smiled and nodded as well. "Still, what I didn't expect was that, evil as Vegeta may be, he actually kept his word."
Meanwhile, as he traveled through space, Vegeta gave a faint smile and thought, Just you wait, old Guardian. One day, you'll all be begging me to return to Earth!
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