The North, South, East, and West Kais exchanged glances, their eyes silently asking the same question: Who is this young fellow? How did he suddenly appear on the Grand Kai's Planet?
The short young man floated more than ten inches above the ground. With great grace, he smiled and nodded at the group, which included Ino.
The Grand Kai coughed once. His expression wasn't particularly respectful, but he maintained basic etiquette. Letting go of his usually feminine tone slightly, he spoke with a voice that was a notch louder and more resonant: "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is Lord Supreme Kai."
"Lord Supreme Kai?!"
The four King Kais and Ino all showed varying degrees of astonishment.
In truth, everyone knew that above the Grand Kai existed the Supreme Kais, but this was their first time actually meeting one.
The group hurriedly stood up to bow to the Supreme Kai. Ino followed the crowd, bowing along with them. After all, this was the big shot who claimed he could crush Frieza with just "one finger."
The Supreme Kai shook hands with the King Kais one by one, finally reaching Ino.
As their hands clasped, the Supreme Kai smiled gently. "An extraordinary spirit. I have heard of you. After seeing you with my own eyes, I find that your organizational abilities are indeed very strong. The power of order requires more people to maintain it. Are you interested in becoming my attendant?"
This recruitment offer held much higher prestige than the Ginyu Force, but Ino still chose to refuse.
This was different from "acknowledging a godfather." Although the terms "godfather" and "goddaughter" didn't sound great, they still implied independent individuals without a bond of personal servitude. This "attendant" role, however, sounded just like a servant. She had no desire to humble herself to serve others.
Most critically, this Supreme Kai was a weakling among deities of the same rank; he wasn't even as strong as Super Perfect Cell. There was no future in mixing with him.
"Thank you for your great favor, my Lord, but I still wish to finish the work I have at hand first."
The Supreme Kai's demeanor was indeed gracious; he didn't get angry after being rejected. "I respect your choice."
He paused for a moment, then spoke with a tone of encouragement, "Host this tournament well. It will definitely be beneficial for your future."
The Supreme Kai left quickly. The Grand Kai didn't care much about this "young superior." No matter who served as the "President" above, they couldn't touch him, the "General Manager." He had already seen off several generations of "Presidents"; what the hell did he have to fear?
He clapped his hands. "Go, let's continue the band practice."
During a break in the rehearsal.
Filled with curiosity, Ino sought out the North Kai to ask about the Supreme Kai.
It was true that the North Kai hadn't met him before, but that didn't mean he didn't know about matters regarding the Supreme Kais.
"We Core People are all born from the World Tree. People like us, and like the Grand Kai, are born from ordinary fruits. I've heard that Supreme Kais are born from extremely rare golden fruits. Afterwards, they still need to undergo strict selection before they can become Supreme Kais."
Ino wore a face that said "I see," but in her heart, she disapproved.
Strict selection? How many fruits does that World Tree bear in total? One percent are golden fruits, and then there's a selection? There is currently only this one Supreme Kai in the universe; the rest were all absorbed by Majin Buu. The Old Kai from fifteen generations ago is still alive, sure, but this Supreme Kai selection process likely has nothing to do with sealing or absorption—if there's a vacancy, it gets filled. The fact that there is only this one Supreme Kai in the current universe clearly indicates there are no other candidates.
Ino made a secret calculation.
The situation was a bit complex.
The current Supreme Kai was originally the East Supreme Kai of the current universe, and the youngest one at that. In his era, the universe was also managed by the West Supreme Kai, the South Supreme Kai, the North Supreme Kai, and the Grand Supreme Kai who stood above all four.
To say that the current Supreme Kai is on the same level as the Destroyer Beerus is completely flattering him; the Grand Supreme Kai is the existence on par with the Destroyer.
Only after his former companions were absorbed by Majin Buu did the East Supreme Kai become the Supreme Kai who now controls the entire universe.
In the original timeline, Son Goku and Vegeta didn't see the Grand Supreme Kai or the South Supreme Kai inside Buu. That was likely because they were located inside the body of the Skinny Buu. The Grand Supreme Kai and the others were inside Fat Buu at that time, so naturally, they couldn't be seen.
If Ino wanted to offer timely assistance and rescue the Grand Supreme Kai or whoever, the benefits would certainly be greater than serving as an attendant to the current Supreme Kai.
However, she could only think about this matter for now. With her battle power of ten or twenty thousand, she wanted to provoke Majin Buu? He could extinguish her with a single breath. Besides, the Majin was currently still sealed, so there really wasn't any room for maneuver.
The more she thought, the further her mind drifted. She suddenly realized: Doesn't Majin Buu's egg seem to be on Earth? Earth really is a place of deep water and scorching fire!
Unfortunately, Frieza's battle power was too low. Even if Buu absorbed his energy—even ten times over—it wouldn't be enough to awaken Majin Buu.
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At the same time.
Frieza, who was deemed to have "battle power too low" by Ino, was also contemplating the issue of Earth.
Good guy, that place was like a black hole. Every subordinate he sent there died. If he didn't regain his standing, would he, the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Universe, have any face left?
There was plenty of bad news, but naturally, there was some good news too. In his view, the few remaining Saiyans, including Vegeta, were all dead. Except for the one in front of him...
"Mr. Nappa, are you sure that initially, Raditz only went to Earth to find that Saiyan named Kakarot?" Frieza asked calmly.
The bald giant, standing 2.47 meters tall, was currently prostrating fully on the ground, his entire body trembling like a frightened quail. Facing Frieza's inquiry, Nappa curled his body inward, hating that he was so large, wishing he could shrink himself down even smaller.
"Yes! Initially, Raditz just mentioned he had a low-class warrior brother on Earth, and then he went. And then... Vegeta and I saw a strange Earthling near the ruins of Planet Vegeta. The opponent easily defeated us. Vegeta wouldn't accept it and went to Earth for revenge. I... because of... because of cowardice, I didn't dare to go."
Nappa was incredibly honest, saying whatever he knew. Frieza, sitting in his hover pod, scrutinized Nappa's expression and felt he wasn't lying.
This Earth shouldn't be a trap laid specifically for him.
"A low-class warrior can explode with a battle power of 24,000 and defeat Vegeta by overcoming the strong with the weak? Could it be... is he the legendary Super Saiyan?"
Frieza asked, enunciating every word.
Sweat rained down from Nappa; he didn't know how to answer this question.
Frieza probed with a few more sentences, nearly scaring Nappa into incontinence, before waving his hand to indicate he could leave.
Beside him, his right-hand man, the handsome Zarbon, asked, "Lord Frieza, shall we proceed to Earth?"
Frieza was very polite. "No, Mr. Zarbon. I still need to observe the situation on Earth a bit more. If Ginyu wants to go, let him go. Remind him that there are some strange aspects about Earth and tell him to be careful and pay attention to his own safety."
"Yes, I will go notify Lord Ginyu immediately."
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