In less than three seconds, Ken located Muse entry in the book.
Muse: Birth unknown, life unknown.
Ken: "???"
Why is his birth unknown and his life unknown?
Is it because he came from Universe 3?
Ken tossed the question to Merus.
"Yes. Since he's from Universe 3, this side's Book of Life and Death won't record his life events—only the cause of death," Merus explained.
Ken glanced again.
Cause of death: Torn in half by the Legendary Super Saiyan, Broly.
"As expected, it's recorded in detail: torn in half by Broly," Ken muttered.
"Aw, thanks." Broly scratched his head bashfully.
Merus glared at him.
You've got the nerve to act modest?
If you hadn't caused such a mess, would I be here cleaning up after you?
"Then I'll just change it to 'unknown,'" Ken said, flicking his finger and altering the cause of death to Unknown.
Merus: "..."
Isn't that a little too casual?
"Let King Yemma figure it out himself." Ken chuckled.
Merus thought it over. Actually, that wasn't a bad idea.
As long as Mosco couldn't uncover it, they'd be fine.
And even if the angels kept quiet, a God of Destruction certainly wouldn't be able to.
"Who's making all that noise in line?" King Yemma's voice boomed across the hall, his face darkening as he turned toward the commotion.
A minor oni scurried up to report.
"What? The son of a God of Destruction?" Yemma's face went pale. His body trembled, and he jumped from his seat to greet him.
But then—something felt wrong.
Wait.
Since when does Lord Beerus have a son? He's never had one!
Yemma squinted. The soul in question wasn't feline at all, but some weird-looking brat who vaguely resembled one of his oni.
Not a cat? Beerus' son should be a cat, shouldn't he? How could he look like this?
"Bring him up here!" Yemma ordered, sitting back down.
The oni dragged Muse forward.
"You're all finished! How dare you treat me this way? Do you know who my father is? He's a God of Destruction!" Muse roared.
"Beat him. Beat him until he scatters!" Yemma snapped.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two oni wasted no time. Annoyed at his arrogance, they jabbed their forks into Muse soul again and again.
Muse howled in agony, his cries chilling the waiting souls into silence.
Soon, his screams faltered. His soul body was torn and battered, nearly unraveling.
"This guy sure can take a beating," Ken remarked.
"Yeah! Nice!" Broly clapped happily.
Merus stayed quiet.
But truthfully, Muse had brought this on himself.
He was already dead. What business did he have raising a ruckus here?
Just wait your turn like everyone else.
In fact, if he hadn't tried to cut the line, maybe his father would've come for him.
Instead, he got forked senseless. Serves him right.
Merus shook his head.
What am I thinking?
I can't let Ken and Broly drag me down to their level.
I'm an angel… I shouldn't think like this.
"Say it again—who's your father?" Yemma squinted at him.
"M-My… father is… a God of Destruction…" Muse whispered faintly.
No sooner had he spoken than the oni stabbed him all over again.
By now, his soul was weak and twitching, nearly extinguished.
Once the soul goes, that's it—permanent erasure.
Angels can revive souls, but if the soul itself dies, only the Super Dragon Balls could bring him back.
"This is the first time I've seen a soul try to cut in line at my court," Yemma said, smiling.
Muse couldn't even speak anymore.
Yemma flipped open the book.
All it said was Unknown life. Unknown death.
Yemma: "???"
"Life unknown? Death unknown?" He blinked.
"Lord Yemma, he must be some nobody. Not even worth a proper record," an aide whispered.
"You're right. Toss him into the Soul Cleaner. Next life, let him be reborn as a cat. He wants to be a God of Destruction's son? Maybe he'll get lucky." Yemma stamped the page and handed it to an oni.
"Yes, Lord Yemma."
The oni took the page, while two others forked Muse and tossed him into a cart.
The cart rumbled off, carrying him away with other souls.
Merus: "..."
"I didn't expect that ending," he said quietly, face complicated.
Even Ken hadn't thought Mosco's son would reincarnate so quickly. Dead for barely an hour, and he was gone.
But then, what did he expect? Cutting the line in the Underworld…
Ken watched Muse disappear into the Soul Cleaner. His memories erased, he was sent down for reincarnation.
"Looks like we went through all this for nothing," Ken sighed.
Merus wiped at his brow.
A little pointless, yeah.
Even if they hadn't come, Muse would've been reincarnated.
"Well, not entirely pointless," Merus said. "If we hadn't come, the book would've still said he died at Broly's hands."
"You're right." Ken nodded.
"That's it?" Broly scratched his head, unsatisfied.
"What else do you want? The guy you ripped in half is already reborn," Merus sighed.
"Uh… my bad?" Broly pressed his fingertips together, looking pitiful.
Merus didn't bother replying.
Are you seriously trying to act innocent right now?
(End of Chapter)
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