Age 737.
Universe 7.
Planet Vegeta.
Vegeta stood with his hands in his pockets, gazing up at the white clouds drifting across the horizon, the corners of his mouth curling slightly upward.
He was only five years old, yet the sharp gleam in his eyes seemed at odds with his age.
Just yesterday, Ye Chen, a die-hard Dragon Ball fan, had transmigrated into the Dragon Ball world—and into the body of Vegeta, the five-year-old Saiyan Prince.
Ye Chen had been stunned for quite some time.
I actually became Vegeta?
The perennial second-best in the Dragon Ball world?
But then Ye Chen had grown excited. Thrill, anticipation, and all kinds of complicated emotions had surged through him.
All in all, Ye Chen had always liked Vegeta as a character.
Unlike Son Goku, that goofy fool, Vegeta had more personality and was a much better fit for Ye Chen himself.
From today on, I'll take Vegeta's place and become the strongest Saiyan in this world.
I am Vegeta!
Kakarot, from this day forward, you'll be taking a back seat!
Vegeta habitually kept his hands in his pockets as he looked up at the clouds drifting across the horizon.
Soon!
Frieza would destroy Planet Vegeta sometime in the near future.
Vegeta had only transmigrated here yesterday, and he had already gotten used to his new body.
He felt no attachment to this doomed planet, so he had no intention of saving it.
Besides, Vegeta had far too little time.
How am I supposed to save it?
On top of that, Beerus was the real mastermind behind Planet Vegeta's destruction.
Should I go pick a fight with Beerus right now?
I'd better get off this planet first.
"Whoosh!"
Vegeta shot into the air.
He traced an arc through the sky, quickly flying toward the spaceship launch site.
Spaceship launch site.
Several young Saiyans had gathered there, including the young Nappa and Raditz.
Besides Nappa and Raditz, there were three other Saiyan boys around their age.
Well... the names of those three Saiyan boys weren't important.
The five boys were discussing a trip to fight on another planet.
Saiyans were a warrior race. At that age, any Saiyan with a decent amount of fighting power would generally leave their home planet to battle elsewhere.
That was the only way to keep improving.
Saiyans also steadily increased their fighting power through battle.
"Nappa, didn't you say you were going to invite Prince Vegeta to come with us?" Raditz asked.
"Tch, who knows? I went to see the prince, but he seemed kind of... different." Nappa shook his head.
"Different? What do you mean?" Raditz asked, taken aback.
"How do I put it... It felt like he'd suddenly become a different person." Nappa scratched his bald head.
"Hahaha, Nappa, you're hilarious. How could that happen? You're joking, right?" Raditz burst out laughing.
"Maybe His Highness just doesn't want to hang out with us," another Saiyan boy said. "After all, his fighting power is already over 10,000."
"That planet sounds a little dangerous for us," Raditz said, resting his small hand under his chin like a little adult. His long hair nearly dragged along the ground. "If Prince Vegeta isn't coming, maybe we should pick another planet."
"Whoosh!"
As they were talking, Vegeta dropped from the sky with his hands in his pockets.
"Prince Vegeta!"
The children present bowed to Vegeta in unison.
Vegeta paid them no mind and headed straight for the spaceships.
This was a spaceship launch site, and it had ships of all kinds.
Vegeta looked over the spaceships.
At last, he stopped beside a medium-sized ship.
It could probably hold around twenty people. Its design was somewhat like a smaller version of Frieza's large spaceship.
It also carried spherical, miniature spaceships.
The ship's entrance was above the center, so they would have to fly up to get inside.
Vegeta rose into the air.
"Prince Vegeta!" Raditz flew over from a distance.
"What is it?" Vegeta asked.
"Prince Vegeta... where are you going? Are you heading out to fight?" Raditz asked, gathering his courage.
"Of course," Vegeta replied.
"Can we come with you?" Raditz asked again.
"Do as you like." Vegeta's expression remained impassive.
"Yes! Then we'll set out with you, Prince Vegeta!" Raditz said excitedly, waving to Nappa and the others below.
Nappa and the others immediately took off and joined Vegeta in the air.
Vegeta wasn't particularly interested in any of them, and went straight into the spaceship.
Nappa, Raditz, and the others followed him inside.
Ten seconds later.
"Whoosh!"
A medium-sized spaceship broke through the planet's atmosphere and appeared in space in an instant, leaving a streak of light against the darkness.
Vegeta stood by the window, gazing out at the vast starfield, his feelings complicated and wistful.
"Look, there's a huge spaceship over there! Whose is it?" Raditz stood by another window, pointing at a distant speck of light and murmuring to himself.
"Looks like Frieza's spaceship!" Nappa said. "Strange. Why would Frieza's spaceship come near our planet? Is he here to cause trouble on Planet Vegeta again, like he did five years ago?"
"What happened five years ago?" Raditz asked, taken aback.
"Hmph, you're still young, so it's normal you don't know," Nappa explained. "The Frieza Force used to be called the King Cold Force. Five years ago, King Cold handed the throne over to Frieza, and from that day on, the force took his name. That guy Frieza is an even more brutal ruler than his father!"
"Oh, I see." Raditz scratched his head, then looked toward Vegeta. "Prince Vegeta, when will your father hand the throne over to you?"
"I'm not interested in the Saiyan throne." Vegeta calmly pulled off the Scouter he was wearing and spoke in an even tone.
"Oh?" Raditz was taken aback.
"My goal is to become the greatest warrior in the entire universe!" Vegeta gave a faint smile, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
Frieza's spaceship.
Frieza sat in his hover pod, grinning brightly.
A blue-skinned, pink-haired female alien stood beside him. Her name was Berryblue.
Berryblue was Frieza's personal caretaker, responsible for looking after his daily needs.
"Lord Frieza, more and more Saiyans have been returning to Planet Vegeta," Berryblue said respectfully.
Frieza smiled and nodded, then walked over to the spaceship's window and gazed at distant Planet Vegeta.
"This is a perfect opportunity to wipe out the Saiyans in one fell swoop," Berryblue said with a smile.
"Uhohoho..."
Frieza let out a series of strange laughs, his tail bobbing up and down as he laughed.