A few minutes earlier—
Aboard Frieza's spaceship.
Frieza sat calmly in his hovering chair, waiting for news from the Ginyu Force.
Before long, a soldier rushed in with an urgent report.
"B-Bad news, Lord Frieza!"
"Our scouters can no longer detect any energy signatures from the Ginyu Force!"
"And… none of them are responding!"
Frieza stiffened and rose from his chair.
"What did you say?"
The communications officer trembled as he replied,
"We've completely lost contact with the Ginyu Force. Their energy reactions have vanished."
"Our analysis suggests they were—"
He trailed off, unable to finish the sentence, terrified Frieza would kill him on the spot.
Frieza's pupils narrowed.
"You're saying… they were killed?"
The officer hurriedly shook his head.
"N-No! Impossible!"
"The Ginyu Force is the strongest squad in the universe!"
"Stronger than them… is only Lord Frieza yourself!"
Frieza slamd his fist into the armrest of his chair, knuckles whitening.
After a mont, his expression relaxed again.
"Incredible… truly incredible."
"But whether I believe it or not is irrelevant."
"Their energy signatures disappearing ans only one thing."
"In this universe… soone capable of defeating the Ginyu Force has appeared."
Just then, the previously bright sky outside suddenly darkened.
Frieza looked up through the glass.
"Oh? It's gotten dark already…"
Suddenly, the communications officer froze.
"Wait, Lord Frieza… sothing's wrong."
"What is it?" Frieza asked coolly.
The officer reported carefully,
"According to our intelligence, Planet Nak has three suns."
"It should never get dark."
Frieza paused.
"Ah… that's right. Nak doesn't have night."
He frowned at the darkened sky.
"Then what exactly is going on?"
The officer's pupils shrank.
"Lord Frieza… I once read ancient Nakian records."
"Could this be… the Nakian dragon appearing?"
"What?!"
"The dragon?!"
Frieza's face twisted in rage.
"Damn it! Who dares steal my wish?!"
With that, Frieza shot into the air and looked toward the distance.
"The Ginyu Force's last known location… was in that direction, correct?"
"Yes, Lord Frieza!"
Just as Frieza prepared to depart, the scouter operator suddenly shouted again.
"L-Lord Frieza!"
"That direction… an enormous energy reaction has appeared!"
"Please wait! I'll try to read its battle power!"
He activated the scouter—
And it exploded instantly.
The officer recoiled in shock.
"T-This is impossible!"
"It exploded from this far away!"
"That battle power… it's absurdly high!"
Frieza's pupils contracted sharply.
He could no longer remain calm.
Without hesitation, he shot toward the energy source, abandoning his hover chair entirely.
After the wishes were completed, the Grand Supre Elder entrusted his position to Moori¹ and had him inherit the Dragon Balls.
Thus, Nak's Dragon Balls would not disappear.
Bulma knew very well that Nak was still unsafe.
Frieza was a special existence—he could survive in space.
If he couldn't win, he could simply destroy the planet.
Even soone stronger than him wouldn't dare do that.
Destroying the planet ant self-destruction.
To ensure Son Goku could fight without restraint, Bulma brought out her spaceship and flew into space.
To safeguard the Dragon Balls and leave everyone a fallback option, she originally planned to take Piccolo into space with her.
But Piccolo, being a battle fanatic, refused.
He wanted to fight Frieza.
So instead, Bulma brought the new Nakian leader, Moori, aboard the ship.
She was relieved that the new Grand Elder was not a combat-type Nakian.
Soon, she contacted the Guardian on Earth.
"Hello? Is everything I asked you to do finished?"
The Guardian replied,
"Mr. Popo has gathered the Dragon Balls. We can make a wish at any ti."
Bulma exhaled in relief.
"Good. Then stay on standby at all tis."
"Piccolo is on Nak now. If anything happens—"
"Have Shenron teleport everyone except , Son Goku, and Frieza back to Earth imdiately."
"Do not hesitate."
The Guardian paused.
"Everyone except you, Son Goku, and Frieza? What about you?"
Bulma answered calmly,
"Frieza has to be defeated, or he'll chase us to Earth."
"Goku can't leave either."
"I'm staying as a contingency."
"If Frieza destroys the planet, things will get ssy."
"So I'll remain in space near Nak with the ship."
"If I need to pick Goku up, I can land at any mont."
"If there's no ti… then we'll rely on the Dragon Balls."
There was one thing Bulma didn't say.
If Piccolo were to die again, Nak's Dragon Balls would recover in four months—and could be brought to Earth by Moori.
No matter what, she had prepared multiple backups.
The Guardian said warmly,
"With your arrangents, I'm completely at ease."
"I believe everyone will return safely."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Bulma smiled.
"Fighting alongside everyone in my own way isn't hard at all."
"Alright, I'm hanging up. Bye!"
"Goodbye."
Bulma ended the call and turned on a monitor.
"In my previous life, everyone was busy fighting—no one paid attention to ."
"I didn't even get to watch Goku's final battle with Frieza."
"This ti, I finally can."
"And from space, no less—completely safe. Perfect."
With that, she began tracking the battle.
On Planet Nak.
Frieza flew toward Goku's group.
Suddenly, several figures blocked his path.
Frieza stopped.
He didn't recognize most of them—
But he imdiately recognized Vegeta.
His gaze locked onto Vegeta, murderous fury blazing in his eyes.
Yet instead of exploding in rage, Frieza laughed.
"Oh ho ho ho ho—Vegeta."
"You traitorous, filthy monkey."
"I knew it. This had your fingerprints all over it."
"After betraying , you even dared interfere with my path to immortality."
"You truly deserve to die."
As he spoke, Frieza raised a finger.
A red beam of energy shot straight at Vegeta.
Vegeta smirked.
He casually lifted a hand and knocked it aside.
Frieza's eyes widened.
"Impossible!"
Vegeta sneered.
"There's nothing impossible about it, Frieza."
"Your era is coming to an end."
"The Saiyans will rule the universe."
Sensing Vegeta's power, Frieza finally understood.
He placed a fist lightly against his mouth and laughed elegantly.
"Oh ho ho ho ho—how amusing."
"You filthy monkeys… ruling the universe?"
"What a ridiculous dream."
"But Vegeta… your strength truly exceeds my expectations."
"I don't know how you achieved this."
"But it seems…"
"The five mbers of the Ginyu Force really were killed by you."
In the next instant, Frieza's expression twisted with rage.
He clenched his fists and roared,
"You bastards! You ruined my plans!"
"I will not forgive you!"
"I'll tear you apart!"
Vegeta stepped forward, smiling coldly.
"Frieza, if you don't start taking this seriously…"
"Don't bla for being ruthless."
"You probably don't know yet."
"The Super Saiyan you fear… has already appeared."
"You're finished."
Frieza paused for a split second.
"Super Saiyan?"
Then he burst into laughter.
"Oh ho ho ho ho—Vegeta, you really do tell jokes."
"Don't think that beating the Ginyu Force ans you can challenge ."
"My level… is sothing you monkeys could never imagine in a lifeti!"
As he roared, Frieza's Ki surged violently.
The ground beneath his feet began to tremble.
"In my eyes, you're nothing but ants."
"And ants dare challenge a dinosaur?"
Vegeta replied arrogantly,
"We can definitely defeat you."
"But honestly… I don't want you to die just yet."
Frieza blinked.
"Oh? You don't want to die?"
"What does that an, Vegeta?"
"Are you thinking of serving again?"
Everyone froze, confused by Vegeta's words.
But it didn't matter.
Even if Vegeta betrayed again, he was insignificant.
Then Vegeta clarified with a cold laugh.
"You're wrong."
"I just don't want you dying at soone else's hands."
"Since I was a child, I was forced to serve you."
"Humiliated and oppressed."
"As the prince of the Saiyans, that was my greatest disgrace."
"So in this world…"
"No one hates you more than I do."
"I don't want you to die yet…"
"Because I want to beco a Super Saiyan…"
"And personally send you to hell."
Frieza sneered.
"What big talk."
"Super Saiyan? Hah. A delusion."
In the next instant, Frieza lunged at Vegeta.
Vegeta grabbed his wrist mid-strike.
Then—
He drove a brutal punch into Frieza's abdon.
Frieza's body shot backward like a teor, crashing into the mountains behind him.
In an instant, the mountains collapsed into dust and rubble.
The next mont, Frieza burst out of the debris, unscathed.
At that point, Krillin, Tien, Yamcha, Chi-Chi, and Piccolo all stepped forward.
"Frieza—show us your true power."
"In this state, you can't beat us."
Yamcha cracked his knuckles.
"Goku, don't step in yet."
"Let us go first."
"I've been dying to test the results of our long-term team training."
Krillin shouted,
"Frieza! We've prepared for this battle for far too long!"
Chi-Chi clenched her fists.
"So have I!"
As they spoke, everyone unleashed their Ki—
So even activated Kaio-Ken.
In that instant, violent winds erupted.
Dust and shattered rocks were hurled in every direction, like the eye of a storm.
Frieza stared, genuinely surprised.
"Well, well, well!"
"No wonder you managed to kill Dodoria², Zarbon³, and the Ginyu Force."
"With this level of strength…"
"They didn't die unjustly."
"Very well."
"Then allow to show you…"
"The true power of the emperor of the universe—Frieza!"
With a thunderous roar, Frieza's power exploded outward.
Purple Ki shot into the sky.
His skin began to shed and mutate—transforming again and again.
The onlookers witnessed multiple forms—
A massive form.
A grotesque alien form.
But it wasn't over.
The earth shook violently.
Wind howled.
Then ca the final transformation.
Unlike the previous ones, this change resembled molting.
His outer shell and skin cracked and shattered completely—
And his true form erged.
A sleek, streamlined body covered in smooth white skin.
Perfectly defined muscles.
An overwhelming kingly presence.
At last—
Frieza stood in his final form.
Krillin and the others had prepared themselves.
They knew he was strong.
But feeling the sheer surge of his Ki, and the oppressive aura that looked down on all existence—
They were still shaken.
"So this… is his complete form…"
Before anyone could speak—
Frieza raised a finger.
A terrifying beam shot straight toward Vegeta.
In an instant, a hole was blasted clean through Vegeta's chest.
He scread as blood sprayed and his body was sent flying.
"Vegeta!"
"So fast—I didn't even see it!"
Everyone stared in horror.
Vegeta lay on the ground, blood pouring from the hole in his chest.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
His lips trembled—but no words ca out.
Frieza laughed softly.
"Oh ho ho ho ho…"
"You're the ones who asked to use my full power."
"And Vegeta dies to a single finger."
"How dull."
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