Departure

The more Aite said, the more the king understood the gravity of the situation. He immediately stood up and said sternly,

"Enough! I understand the situation."

With that, the king turned to Aite and said with authority,

"Since you've explained the stakes, you must have a way to deal with this. I order you to contact that young man at once and find a way to resolve the matter."

"Your Majesty..."

As the king gave his order, Aite was just about to say something when a frantic report came from outside the door.

"Report!"

At the shout, a young attendant hurried into the hall.

"Your Majesty, the young man who just defeated Frieza's forces is outside. He says he wants to see you!"

The moment he finished speaking, startled voices rang out.

"What!? He came here on his own before we even contacted him?"

"Could we have done something to offend him?"

"Obviously! We issued a worldwide manhunt earlier. Who wouldn't be upset? Maybe he came here specifically to demand an explanation!"

"Silence!"

Cutting off the noisy argument around him, the king raised a hand and said calmly,

"Whatever his reason, he's willing to talk to us, and he hasn't forced his way in. It seems he wants to speak with us peacefully. Stop imagining the worst. Once he arrives, everything will become clear."

After speaking, the king looked at the attendant still standing at a distance. His expression darkened, and he snorted,

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and invite him in!"

"Huh? Ah! Yes, sir!"

The attendant was still bewildered, unsure what was going on. But when the king's stern voice sounded, he broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly retreated.

At one of Frieza's bases in the distance, the members of the Ginyu Force had gathered together.

"Jeice! Is what you said true? Captain Ginyu was defeated!?"

The speaker was a burly man with a kind-looking face and a pineapple-shaped haircut. He braced both hands on the table and stared at the young man in front of him, a red-skinned figure with long white hair, in disbelief.

"Do you think I'd lie?"

Jeice looked displeased, his expression grim.

"When Captain Ginyu was defeated, his Scouter automatically saved the Record to the terminal. But nobody knew he'd been defeated because no one had contacted him. I only found out when I tried to reach him about something and the terminal sent me the data."

As he spoke, beads of cold sweat began to form on Jeice's face.

"Think about it. What kind of person could defeat Captain Ginyu before he had time to send a distress signal or report the situation? What kind of powerful enemy must he have faced? You have to understand, aside from King Frieza, there might be no one who could beat Captain Ginyu!"

Hearing Jeice's answer, a tall, blue-skinned man with red eyes seemed to remember something. His expression turned troubled as he said,

"Now that you mention it, I received a few reports saying Captain Ginyu's men had sent an emergency message about encountering a powerful enemy. I didn't take it seriously and even scolded them. I never thought it was actually true!"

"Th-then could King Frieza have done it?"

The speaker was a very short, green-skinned man with four eyes. He was trembling all over, looking extremely nervous.

"Don't be ridiculous, Guldo! Captain Ginyu had King Frieza's full trust. There's no way he would have done it!"

The tall, blue-skinned man retorted with displeasure.

"That's right, Guldo. Burter's correct! And if King Frieza had done it, he wouldn't have sneaked around, nor would one of his subordinates have sent a distress signal!"

Jeice agreed with Burter, standing off to the side and nodding repeatedly.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Jeice, have you sent this information to King Frieza?"

Burter interrupted the argument and turned to ask Jeice.

"I've already sent King Frieza the information. That's why I called you all here—to wait for his instructions."

"Hmm..."

The others all agreed.

Meanwhile, Frieza stood inside his spaceship, staring grimly at the screen in front of him.

The screen showed a boy who looked about eight years old. He had delicate features and short black hair that stood up halfway, with a few strands of bangs falling naturally across his forehead.

The boy looked at Frieza with calm indifference and said evenly,

"Frieza, you should already know that I killed Ginyu. After all, I'm contacting you from the spaceship Ginyu used. But even if you didn't know, it wouldn't matter. I've just told you again: Ginyu is dead. I killed him."

After a brief pause, the boy continued,

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kast."

At this, Kast's lips curled into a faint smile.

"I'm a Saiyan—and I'm also the terrifying Super Saiyan you fear most!"

"I know you don't believe me, but it doesn't matter. I'll be heading to Planet Vegeta soon. You'll find out then."

With that, Kast ended the call without waiting for Frieza to respond.

Watching Kast end the call, Frieza made no attempt to stop him.

Frieza had actually received Jeice's message earlier. Then, when he tried to contact Ginyu and couldn't reach him, he had already begun to suspect something.

Before Frieza could take any further action, Kast had contacted him using Ginyu's spaceship.

By then, Frieza was certain: Ginyu was dead.

Ginyu's death was a disappointment, but what angered Frieza most was what Kast had said.

"Saiyan! Those damned Saiyans again! That accursed little monkey! He actually dares to call himself a Super Saiyan! Ridiculous! Whoever you are, I'll wipe out every last Saiyan!"

Remembering Kast's indifferent expression, full of disregard and unconcern, Frieza finally made up his mind.

"Notify the Ginyu Force. Everyone is to head to Planet Vegeta! This time, I'll wipe out the Saiyans for good!"

With that, Frieza's face twisted into a sinister expression.

Meanwhile, Kast sat inside Ginyu's spaceship, flying at full speed toward Planet Vegeta.

Thinking back to what had happened on Planet Dor, Kast couldn't help letting the corners of his mouth curl upward.