The sight of Saturn's rings was millions of times more spectacular than any picture or video.
The massive gas giant hung in the deep void of space.
Variegated bands of clouds rotated slowly, silent and grand.
Those rings, composed of ice crystals and rock fragments like a gemstone necklace, shimmered with a brilliant luster under the starlight.
Boros's ship was currently hovering on the outskirts of the rings.
Inside the main control room, Child Emperor's fingers danced across the control interface, leaving afterimages.
"Target locked: asteroid number T-R7-4419, an ice-rock hybrid."
"Mass is approximately 1.0015 times that of the Moon, composition is stable, orbital parameters are being adapted..."
King, Saitama, Tatsumaki, Genos, and Asmodeus all stood before the observation window.
Even Boros, who usually felt nothing for "scenery," accompanied them, gazing out at the cosmic wonder.
"So big..."
Saitama muttered.
"Hmph, nothing special."
Boros folded his arms, but the radiance of Saturn was reflected in his single eye.
Although he had conquered countless star systems, witnessing the power of such cosmic creations still made him feel his own insignificance while simultaneously fueling his desire for conquest.
"Can we begin the capture, Child Emperor?"
King's voice was calm.
"Of course!" Child Emperor replied. "Ship's gravity anchoring system activated... tractor beam power maximized... now!"
Hummm—!!!
Several thick, space-warping, deep blue beams shot out from the bottom of the ship.
Like the palms of a giant, they reached across the vast distance.
They firmly grasped the asteroid orbiting slowly within the rings.
A violent tremor surged through as the ship's engines let out a low roar.
The ice-rock asteroid's orbit was forcibly altered.
Enveloped by the tractor beams, it rapidly approached the ship.
"Mass traction stable, adjusting attitude..."
"Prepare for the return trip!"
The entire process was shockingly efficient.
With Boros's top-tier cosmic battleship, capturing an asteroid seemed as simple as "picking up a package."
"Done!"
Child Emperor wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief, his small face filled with a sense of achievement.
"Return coordinates set: Earth!"
"Not bad, brat."
Boros offered a rare word of praise.
Although he could travel through interstellar space using only his physical body,
this kind of technical task wasn't something that could be solved with brute force alone.
On the way back, the atmosphere was much more relaxed than when they had arrived.
Saitama looked out the window at the planet being towed and blinked.
"Why does this feel a bit like walking a dog?"
"Sensei! Your metaphor is very vivid!"
Genos immediately recorded it: "However, from a dynamic perspective, the principle of the tractor beam is closer to..."
"Alright, Genos, I get it."
Saitama patted his disciple's shoulder and turned his gaze back to Saturn.
"That ringed thing looks like an onion."
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