Hundreds of millions of kilometers away.
Jupiter's orbit.
The sight here was breathtakingly spectacular.
The enormous gas giant, Jupiter, filled most of the view. Its iconic stripes and storms, viewed up close, displayed a terrifying natural power.
At this moment, Frieza was suspended before this giant planet.
In comparison to the giant gaseous planet, he was incredibly tiny but the aura emanating from him was in no way inferior to this biggest planet of the solar system before him.
"Is this Io?"
Frieza turned around, looking at the yellowish moon not far away, its surface covered in volcanic craters.
"Hmm, it's a bit ugly, but it'll do."
He was about to start moving it when his gaze was drawn to a giant red spot on Jupiter's surface.
The Great Red Spot.
A super anticyclonic storm, which had existed for hundreds of years and was wide enough to fit three Earths.
It was like a giant cyclops eye, staring fixedly at Frieza.
"Tsk."
Frieza frowned, an inexplicable annoyance welling up inside him.
"Such a big red spot is really an eyesore."
"Just like that one-eyed director's eye."
As someone with OCD, he hated asymmetrical and provocative things the most.
"Since I'm here, I might as well clean up."
Frieza slowly raised his right index finger. At its tip, terrifying purple energy began to gather frantically.
In the vacuum of space, the glow of this energy was even more dazzling and pure than on Earth.
"Vanish, annoying thing."
Whoosh—
A thick purple beam of light instantly traversed hundreds of thousands of kilometers, plunging fiercely into the center of Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
There was no sound but at that moment, Jupiter's entire atmosphere seemed to boil.
That storm, powerful enough to tear Earth apart, under the energy impact, was like a red-hot poker plunged into a cream cake.
Rumble—
The Great Red Spot, which had existed for an unknown number of years, under the terrifying energy's agitation, actually began to reverse and disintegrate.
The once clear red vortex rapidly blurred and dissipated.
In just a few seconds, that giant cyclops eye was forcibly wiped away, leaving behind only a massive, still churning void of gas.
"Phew... that's much more pleasing to the eye."
Frieza nodded with satisfaction, as if he had just wiped a stain off a pane of glass.
If Earth's astronomers had seen this, most of them would probably have died of a heart attack on the spot.
That was the Great Red Spot!
Just like that, it was gone?
After doing all this, Frieza refocused his attention on Io next to him.
"Alright, little orange, time to move." Frieza flew to the far side of Io.
He placed his hands against Io's surface. Compared to this moon, which was over three thousand kilometers in diameter, his palms were not even as large as bacteria to a human.
But—
"Move!"
Boom!!!
The white aura around Frieza instantly surged, transforming into a giant energy field that enveloped half the planet.
Io, which was originally orbiting Jupiter at high speed along its predetermined path, actually paused for a moment.
Immediately after, it was pushed by an irresistible force, forcibly breaking free from Jupiter's gravitational pull.
If anyone were on Io at this moment, they would feel the whole world spinning.
"Space Stone, open!" Frieza growled.
A colossal blue portal, large enough to accommodate a planet, slowly opened in front of Io. The other end of the portal was the azure blue Earth.
"Off you go!"
Frieza, like pushing a giant yoga ball, pushed Io headlong into the portal.
...
Earth.
At this moment, people all over the world were still waiting in panic for the tsunami to arrive.
Suddenly—
The once empty night sky was abruptly illuminated by a dazzling blue light.
Immediately after, a giant, yellow satellite, its surface still spewing volcanic ash, appeared abruptly in the place where the moon had been, as if by magic.
A massive gravitational tide instantly acted on Earth's oceans. Under this new, powerful gravitational pull, those towering waves that had been gathering strength, preparing to crash onto the land, were actually dragged back forcibly.
The sea level finally calmed down.
That massive, faintly sulfurous, orange-yellow glowing Io now hung obediently in Earth's orbit. Although its color looked a bit like a moldy orange, this did not prevent it from perfectly taking over the moon's job.
And with the adjustment in distance, it added a touch of eerie romance to tonight's sky.
"Phew..."
Top floor of the Frieza Tower.
Frieza casually closed the blue portal to outer space, and straightened the slightly wrinkled cuff of his suit.
"Done."
He turned around, looking at Natasha, who was dumbfounded behind him.
A relaxed smile appeared on his face. "Secretary Natasha."
"This is my first gift to the people of Planet Frieza-001—a brand new moon."
"Although it's a second-hand item borrowed from Jupiter, it's big and comes with an automatic heating function (volcanoes), which is much better than that dreary gray ball, isn't it?"
Natasha opened her mouth, looking at the giant yellow satellite outside the window, her throat too dry to speak.
Moving a planet with bare hands...
Such a miracle, yet he spoke of it as simply as buying a light bulb at the supermarket.
"Yes... Lord Frieza's power is divine."
Natasha lowered her head, her awe deeply etched into her bones.
"Alright, stop staring."
Frieza sat back in his luxurious chair, crossed his legs, and picked up a glass of red wine.
"Now, broadcast to the world."
"Tell those screaming slaves that the tsunami crisis has been averted."
"And remind them..."
A hint of mischief flashed in Frieza's eyes.
"Not to forget to thank me for my benevolence, and to fulfill my promises to them."
...
A few minutes later.
As the global broadcast sounded, the world, which had been in apocalyptic panic, instantly fell into a deathly silence, followed by an outburst of revelry at having survived.
They didn't die!
That great Emperor Frieza really replaced the moon!
Moreover, with the promulgation of new laws, that utopian life called the "Frieza System" actually began to be realized.
Mortgages, car loans, and the 996 work system began to gradually disappear from Frieza City and then globally.
And most people began to sign contracts to work only four hours a day and receive free supplies.
"Since Lord Frieza can give us all this, what do we need those tax-collecting politicians for?!" Someone shouted in the crowd.
This sentence was like a spark igniting a haystack.
People whose minds had long been twisted by fear and greed instantly turned their gaze to their former rulers.
Since Frieza said that the garbage of the old era had no reason to exist...
Then this was their "pledge of allegiance".
A global purge began before the legions led by Apocalypse even joined.
—
Frieza Tower.
Watching the riot footage from various places on the screen and seeing those once high-and-mighty figures dragged out of their mansions by angry citizens, Frieza let out a joyous laugh.
"Oh ho ho ho..."
"This is human nature."
"Just give them a little sweetness, and then hang a knife over their heads, and they'll become the most obedient, and most cruel, dogs."
Just then—
Boom!
A blue figure descended from the sky, landing on the balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
Apocalypse, dressed in his iconic battle suit, strode in and knelt on one knee.
"Reporting to Lord Frieza."
"The takeover of major global cities has been completed."
"The resisting armies have been scared witless by your prestige, and now 90% of the global area has your flag planted."
"Because the people spontaneously launched the movement, I returned early."
"Very good."
Frieza nodded with satisfaction, his finger casually tracing the holographic globe.
Those were his assets, every continent, every ocean.
After Apocalypse left, Frieza sat back in his chair, looking at the city outside the window, which had returned to order.
He looked at Natasha and said, "Send word, have everyone prepare."
"This low-level civilization planet is too lacking in resources, they can't even build a decent spaceship."
"Tomorrow morning, we'll gather on the rooftop."
Frieza's gaze turned to the deep starry sky, where there was a broader stage and more advanced technology.
"Our journey is to the sea of stars."
"Next target—Xandar."