"Hey! Ginyu, get to work already."
Watching Ginyu strike pose after pose, Gamos was so embarrassed he could've dug a three-bedroom apartment with his toes. He finally couldn't take it anymore and shouted at him.
At the sound of the voice behind him, Ginyu turned around and gave him a mysterious smile.
"Body Change!"
Ginyu played dirty, planning to take Gamos's body outright. Once he had the other man's body, he would naturally be able to read some of his memories. Then he could collect the Dragon Balls himself instead of humbling himself and begging anyone for help.
Besides, he sensed a dangerous aura from Gamos, which proved the other man was no weakling. A child who looked seven or eight years old possessed such terrifying power—just imagine his talent. Once Ginyu got his body, he would once again become the invincible Captain Ginyu.
But to his surprise, Gamos merely curled his lips into a smile, then vanished with Instant Transmission. Ginyu's heart sank halfway into his stomach. He was done for.
After Gamos disappeared, the Body Change technique Ginyu had launched flew past the spot where Gamos had been standing and struck Pilaf, who was standing some distance away.
The world spun around them again. Their souls were pulled out, then entered each other's bodies.
When Ginyu opened his eyes again, a huge fist was rapidly growing in his field of vision. A moment later, Bam! Captain Ginyu, now in Pilaf's body, saw stars.
"Captain Ginyu, you're not playing fair!"
"Wait, wait! I'm sorry!"
"If being sorry were enough, what would we need the police for?"
"Don't hit my face!"
Suppressing his urge to kill the man, Gamos gave him a thorough beating. Pilaf watched from the side, breaking out in a cold sweat.
Seeing his former body beaten to a pulp seemed to make Pilaf feel the pain too. His body trembled with each blow.
"Emperor Pilaf, are you all right?"
His two henchmen noticed that their boss seemed unwell and hurried over to check on him.
"I'm fine."
"Pilaf, how do you like this body?"
Bulma came over to ask. Pilaf looked at his hands and felt power surging through his entire body.
"It's amazing! With this body, I'm confident I could work in the lab for three whole days and nights without getting sleepy."
Pilaf sounded utterly confident. Beside him, Vegeta's mouth twitched as he thought, What a waste.
"Well, would you look at that? So this is how you do it. I never imagined there was such a bizarre ability in this world—swapping bodies!"
This was Champa's first time seeing an ability like this. The fact that it could switch two people's bodies piqued his curiosity.
He walked over to Ginyu, who had been beaten half to death, and nudged him with his foot.
"Hey, is this your natural ability, or a technique you learned later?"
"N-natural ability."
Ginyu could barely manage a sentence. His face had been beaten into a swollen mess, and he looked as if he were about to die.
Gamos snorted. He'd never go easy on an uncooperative guy like this.
Ginyu wasn't a good person to begin with, and he'd dared to offend Gamos. He deserved it.
"Ginyu, get up and get to work. There's one more."
Gamos rummaged in his pocket for a while, then quickly pulled out another bottle.
Inside was none other than Kefla, with the strongest talent of all.
Since Zamasu was a god, the warrior formed by fusing with him wouldn't split apart.
Guided by God Ki, the two bodies had completely fused into one. Even if Kefla's soul were extracted, the body could no longer be separated.
Gamos was having trouble deciding what to do with this body. He didn't know who he should give it to.
A female Saiyan fusion, one of whom was the Legendary Super Saiyan, with a physique just like his own. Once they fused, she would definitely be even stronger than him, with limitless potential.
"Everyone, this body was formed by the fusion of two female Saiyans. One of them is the Legendary Super Saiyan, who appears only once every thousand years. She has the same physique as I do, so this body has limitless potential."
"Bulma, how about I give it to you?"
After hesitating for a long time, Gamos decided to give the body to Bulma. Not for any other reason than that she was Dragon Ball's leading lady.
She was also the dream girl of Dragon Ball fans everywhere. Whenever people talked about her, someone was bound to say, "If I could cross over into that world, she'd be the first person I'd marry."
But Bulma repeatedly waved away Gamos's kind offer.
"No, no! I don't want it. I'm a lady, a genius young scientist known for my intelligence. I don't want to go around fighting."
Well, fighting didn't really suit Bulma's personality.
Among everyone present, aside from Vados and Bulma, only Mai was female.
Noticing Gamos looking her way, Mai immediately understood what he meant. She hesitated too.
Mai was Pilaf's follower and a loyal subordinate, but she wasn't a fighter. Perhaps in the past, she might have agreed in order to help Pilaf conquer the world. But now, the three of them had long since given up on that dream and returned to ordinary life, so she was torn.
"If Mai doesn't want it, I'll take it."
The one who spoke was Shu, the two-legged dog.
At Shu's outrageously absurd suggestion, everyone stared at him strangely. Why would a dog want a Saiyan body? Besides, he was a male dog, wasn't he? What did he want with a young woman's body?
"You perverted dog!"
Apparently imagining something unpleasant, Bulma grabbed a brick and hurled it at him.
Shu quickly dodged to the side, then patted his chest in lingering fear.
"Hey, hey! What are you all thinking? I'm just a dog, and I'm not getting married, so I don't care about gender. Besides, I'm getting old. What's wrong with switching to a younger body?"
Shu put his hands on his hips, sounding completely self-assured.
As if! There was no way Gamos would give him the body. Not getting married would be a loss, since such excellent genes wouldn't be passed on. Getting married would be an even bigger loss: imagine a cheerful young man marrying a dog. Just picture it!
"Why not give the body to Chi-Chi?"
Sun Wukong raised a hand, hoping to make his case. His wife was only an Earthling, and she wouldn't let him train. If she became a Saiyan too, wouldn't that change her?
Then the two of them could train together and protect Earth together. He wouldn't have to sneak around anymore.
Gamos thought it over for a moment, then spoke.
"Then go bring Chi-Chi here. I'll ask what she thinks."
"Okay!"
Sun Wukong vanished with Instant Transmission, then reappeared in the blink of an eye.
Chi-Chi looked around in confusion before realizing Sun Wukong had brought her to Bulma's house.
"Hey? Why did you bring me here?"
Sun Wukong then explained the situation to Chi-Chi.
"What? You want me to switch bodies? Sun Wukong, are you dissatisfied with me?"
"Waaah! Poor me! I gave my whole youth to this family, only to find out my husband is dissatisfied with me and wants me to switch bodies! Waaah, my life is so hard!"
Chi-Chi launched into a tearful, melodramatic wail. Sun Wukong felt his head throbbing, but he still had to comfort his wife, so he quickly gave up on the idea.
Well, that was one more candidate crossed off the list.
Gamos looked back at Mai. She was still hesitating, unable to decide whether to join the fighting or keep living a peaceful life behind the scenes.
"If none of you want it, then give it to me!"
At the sound of the voice, Gamos immediately spotted a blonde woman. That figure, that face—wasn't she another of Dragon Ball's goddesses?
"Are you Launch?"
Sun Wukong recognized her at once. When he was little and training with Master Roshi, she had always looked after everyone.
So many years had passed, yet she was still just as beautiful. He wondered if her split personality had ever been cured.
"Long time no see, everyone!"
Launch greeted them. Master Roshi, his eyes shining, immediately ran over to her.
"Wow, Launch! You've gotten even prettier!"
"Get lost."
Launch had a space of her own and somehow pulled out a machine gun. She let loose on Master Roshi's turtle shell, making him yelp in pain.
"Launch!"
Bulma went over. She hadn't expected Launch to still be so beautiful after all these years.
Launch put away her machine gun and embraced Bulma. Reunited friends—everything still felt just as wonderful.
"Let's get down to business. I heard a god had come here, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to find an unexpected bonus too."
"I want to become a Super Saiyan. Give me that body. You know what I'm like—I rob ordinary people every day, and I've been wanting a change for ages. Robbing all kinds of pirates out in the endless universe sounds thrilling."
Launch had two personalities. Every time she sneezed, she switched between them. Blue-haired Launch was a gentle, caring big sister—kind and tender, the sort of person everyone liked.
When her personality changed, her hair turned from blue to blonde, and she became a violent hothead, wilder than a Saiyan. That was why many Dragon Ball fans called her the first Saiyan in history.
Blonde Launch was a troublemaker. Not many people could match her knack for stirring things up.
Hearing that she wanted Kefla's body, Gamos's eyes practically lit up. She'd been his childhood crush! That gentle kindness, that bold loyalty—put the two sides together, and she was irresistible.
One of Dragon Ball's great regrets was Launch's disappearance. The story went that the author had forgotten about her, but Gamos felt the real reason was that her character didn't fit the story that followed.
Bulma was a scientist, and the protagonist excelled at fighting, so Bulma had to stay around to support him. Krillin wasn't much of a fighter, but sacrificing him made everyone stronger, so he was indispensable too.
Launch, on the other hand, was just a housekeeper. She was very likable, but had no particular talent, so she was dropped from the main cast.
Now that he'd crossed over into this world, Gamos was glad he could make up for that regret.
"Then it's settled. Launch, welcome aboard."
"Sure, don't worry! I'll get stronger and become the first female Super Saiyan in history."
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