A few days later, Planet Cold 001.
By then, Captain Ginyu no longer existed in the eyes of the world.
Everyone thought Captain Ginyu was dead.
But no one knew that the soul of the Captain Ginyu who had died that day had been replaced by that of an unknown alien warrior.
The real Captain Ginyu, meanwhile, was drinking alone at a bar on the planet under a new identity, drowning his sorrows.
Even now, he couldn't get over the fact that he'd gone to King Cold out of loyalty to deliver a report, only to be mercilessly killed by him.
After all, he had always been proud to serve in the Frieza Force. He'd never imagined that his pride and loyalty would nearly get him killed.
"Damn you, King Cold! I've given everything to the Frieza Race and shown you nothing but respect. And this is how you repay me?"
"If I couldn't switch bodies, I'd already be dead!"
"The one who's really an idiot is your stupid son, Frieza, yet you blamed me!"
"I won't accept this! I won't accept this!"
Ginyu slammed his fist down, smashing the table in front of him. Just then, a burly alien at the bar came over and hoisted him into the air.
"Hey! You think you can wreck the bar's property? Pay up, or you're dead!"
"Pah!" Ginyu spat at him in disdain.
But he'd forgotten that he was no longer Captain Ginyu, with a battle power of 120,000.
The Scouter on the alien's face beeped a few times, and he sneered. "Hahaha! A pathetic fool with a battle power of only 5,000 thinks he can act like a big shot!"
With that, the alien gripped Ginyu by the head and dragged him toward the alley behind the bar.
The people in the bar weren't surprised in the least.
This was King Cold's territory.
The strong preyed on the weak, and might made right. That was the law here.
A moment later, however, a voice rang out from the alley behind the bar.
"Body Change!"
A flash of purple light streaked past.
Before long, the burly alien emerged from the alley.
But now, Ginyu's soul inhabited the alien's body.
"A battle power of only 10,000? With strength like this, he's still a worthless weakling!"
Ginyu spat in disdain.
At the same time, the encounter sparked an idea that began to take root in his mind.
I can't go on like this. I need a stronger body. I have to get stronger! I won't let anyone else control my life again! I'm going to...
Suddenly, Ginyu froze. His gaze locked onto a massive statue in the distance.
It was a statue of King Cold.
Ginyu's eyes gradually turned cold. He grinned wickedly. "Hahaha! I'd forgotten. The best body for me is right here in front of me!"
"King Cold! You betrayed me and humiliated me! You deserve to have your body taken from you! Hahahaha!"
Before long, a string of mysterious attacks caused an uproar across Planet Cold 001.
Powerful members of the King Cold Force were being attacked and killed one after another!
The attacks were extremely bizarre. Judging by the bodies, the victims had been killed at close range. Stranger still, there was no sign that they had fought back.
As the bodies piled up and the victims' battle power kept rising, fear gripped all of Planet Cold 001.
King Cold was already furious over his son's death. When he heard about the attacks, he flew into a rage.
"Useless fools! The intruder must have a high battle power. Use your Scouters to find him!"
"Yes, sir!"
On King Cold's orders, the entire King Cold Force mobilized and launched a sweeping search for suspicious individuals across the planet. Anyone who wasn't part of the King Cold Force and had a battle power above 10,000 was treated as a suspect, taken into custody, and interrogated.
Even so, they still couldn't find the culprit.
That day, after hearing that the culprit's whereabouts remained unknown, King Cold flew into another rage, leaving his subordinates trembling in fear.
"I'll give you three more days. If you can't find the killer by then, I'll have every last one of you killed!"
"Yes, yes!"
Just as King Cold's subordinates hurriedly filed out, one of his bodyguards suddenly returned.
"King Cold, there's something I need to report..."
"Hmm?" King Cold frowned slightly, then smiled. "All right. Let's hear it."
The bodyguard stepped forward, glanced at the attendants guarding the room, and lowered his voice. "My lord, I think I know the culprit's true identity!"
"Oh? Go on."
"My lord, could you have them leave first? I'd like to tell you the culprit's identity in private..."
At this, King Cold gave a slight wave of his hand.
His attendants immediately lined up outside the room and closed the door behind them.
"Now, can you tell me who the killer is?" King Cold asked.
"The killer... is me!"
As soon as the bodyguard finished speaking, he lunged forward and hurled an energy blast at King Cold.
Boom!
The spot where King Cold had been standing erupted in a massive explosion.
The shockwave spread in every direction, making everyone in King Cold's palace feel the blast.
The attendants outside immediately realized that the explosion had come from King Cold's room right next door.
They shouted and tried to open the door, only to find it locked from the inside.
"Quick! Find a way to open it!"
As the attendants scrambled around, the bodyguard inside the room—the one whose body Captain Ginyu had taken over—charged into the smoke.
He knew perfectly well that an energy blast like that couldn't hurt King Cold, but he charged in anyway.
The next moment, King Cold emerged from behind the smoke and seized Ginyu by the throat.
"Hoho..." King Cold sneered. "Who would've thought my own bodyguard was the killer?"
"What were you thinking, trying to attack me?"
"What was I thinking?" Ginyu chuckled. "I just wanted to get a little closer to you."
"Hm?"
King Cold's expression instantly changed.
The next moment, he saw the man he was holding open his mouth and shout, "Body Change!"
At those words, King Cold's mind immediately conjured up someone who should already have been dead.
He vaguely remembered that his son had mentioned this person to him once...
"Dad, I recently met someone really interesting. His race is extremely rare in the universe. They don't have much fighting ability themselves, but they can switch bodies with other life-forms..."
"Before I met him, he'd already switched bodies with dozens of life-forms. I never imagined there could be someone so fascinating in the universe."
"I've decided to make him a captain and form a special forces unit. Cooler has his Armored Squadron, and I want a special forces unit of my own!"
"Oh? That does sound interesting. What's his name?"
"Ginyu..."
Ginyu!
So this man was Ginyu!
"Aaaaah!"
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