Broly rolled his shoulders a little, the shock in his eyes plain to see.
A moment later, he stopped hesitating altogether. The dark green light around his body dispersed as he dropped back down to his base form.
No. The gap was way too big.
I'm not his opponent at all.
Even if there were a Legendary Super Saiyan Four beyond Legendary Super Saiyan Three, I feel like it still wouldn't be enough to beat this guy.
"Legendary Super Saiyan Four? Of course that wouldn't be my match." The Grand Priest's smile was faint. "With the way you're growing right now, you'd need to at least reach Legendary Super Saiyan Eight before you're even qualified to fight me."
Broly: "…"
He felt that one right in the heart.
Legendary Super Saiyan Eight!
Are you even human?
I have to reach something like that just to be qualified to fight you?
A level 90 god.
No wonder he was absurdly strong.
He hadn't even moved. Just a tiny bit of pressure leaking out and Broly couldn't move a muscle.
No wonder all the gods are so respectful in front of this guy.
The Grand Priest: "…"
On the surface this kid looks polite enough, but he sure complains a lot in his head.
You used "this guy" on me?
You must have picked that word up from Ken, right?
"Putting Legendary Super Saiyan Eight aside for now, let's talk about the God of Destruction you wiped out." The Grand Priest's face suddenly hardened.
"At worst, I'll pay with my life for his." Broly answered.
Ever since he erased Arak, Broly had already prepared himself to die.
"It wasn't easy cultivating someone who was already a quasi–Great God of Destruction. Killing you off would be a waste." The Grand Priest shook his head.
Broly said nothing.
"However, Universe 5 is one of the four universes with the best development. With its God of Destruction gone, its Supreme Kai will also vanish, and that will cause the universe's development to stall or even decline." The Grand Priest sighed lightly. "So the one who should be having a headache next is your best friend Ken. He has to go look for a new God of Destruction again."
Broly: "…"
There was a brief silence.
"Isn't there still Buu? He can go take the post in Universe 5." Broly thought about it and offered up Majin Buu.
"And what about Universe 3?" the Grand Priest asked again.
The moment he heard Universe 3 mentioned in connection with a God of Destruction, Broly's expression filled with endless grief.
"If I gather all seven Super Dragon Balls, can I bring Ai back?" Broly mustered his courage and asked.
"You can't." The Grand Priest shook his head.
Despair was written all over Broly's face.
Not even the Super Dragon Balls can bring Ai back?
"Broly, if time could flow backwards, and you could trade all of your power to bring Miss Ai back, would you do it?" the Grand Priest suddenly asked.
As he spoke, the Grand Priest's eyes locked firmly onto Broly.
"Is that really possible?" Broly's eyes lit up.
"You need to think this through. I said all of your power. Once you make the trade, you'll return to Planet Vampa, lose all of your memories, and go back to being that you who only knew how to eat bug eggs." The Grand Priest's voice was calm. "You might end up trapped on that planet forever."
"As long as Ai can come back, I'm willing to give up everything!" Broly answered without the slightest hesitation. "Please, do it!"
The Grand Priest nodded lightly.
Without another word, his body began to blur.
"Whoosh!"
The Grand Priest vanished from where he stood.
Broly: "???"
"When do we start?" Broly shouted.
But the Grand Priest was already gone.
Whether he heard Broly or not, that was anyone's guess.
Broly stared at the spot where the Grand Priest had disappeared, a puzzled look on his face.
When are we starting, exactly?
I want to trade Ai back.
He waited for a while longer, but the Grand Priest still didn't return.
Broly was honestly speechless.
Can't you at least explain things clearly before leaving?
Am I supposed to keep waiting or not?
The next moment, Broly gave up on waiting. Dark green light erupted from his body once more as he turned into a streak of light and shot toward the World of Void.
Once he crossed the World of Void, he'd enter Universe 6.
…
Universe 6, Earth.
Capsule Corporation headquarters—Bulma's home.
"Amarella, what was the Grand Priest trying to get at with those questions?" Ken asked, a little baffled. "He's not actually planning to send Broly back to the very beginning, is he? I worked hard to raise that guy."
"Maybe he was asking for his own sake," Amarella replied.
"For his own sake?" Ken's face immediately turned into a gossip-hungry grin.
"A very, very long time ago, something similar happened to the Grand Priestess as well. Back then, the Grand Priest could have spent a tremendous amount of angel power to save her… but in the end, he hesitated." Amarella's tone grew low.
"So, the Grand Priestess died?" Ken sighed.
Amarella: "…"
"She didn't die. She left. I told you that before, didn't I?" Amarella snapped back, clearly annoyed.
Are you that eager for the Grand Priestess to die?
"So you're saying, if the Grand Priest had been willing to spend a large amount of angel power, the Grand Priestess wouldn't have left. That's what you mean, right?" Ken pressed.
"Yes." Amarella nodded. "The past is the past. It should scatter with the wind."
"There's no wind in space," Ken said.
Amarella suddenly didn't feel like talking anymore.
Calling you a contrarian really isn't wrong.
"So what was the actual reason? Did the Grand Priest cheat on her or something?" Ken asked again.
"Cheat?" Amarella blinked.
"As in, he found someone new and just tossed the Grand Priestess aside," Ken rephrased.
"Angels do not have love. What you call love only arises among mortals," Amarella shook her head.
"There's no such thing as slowly falling for someone over time?" Ken asked.
"Most angels have lived for over a hundred million years. Some have lived for several hundred million. If time alone could make them fall in love, they'd all be married by now." Amarella replied. "Have you ever seen an angel who's married or has a lover?"
"Actually, no." Ken thought about it carefully, then nodded. He followed up with another question. "So what was the real reason the Grand Priestess left?"
"I don't know the specifics. Maybe the Grand Priestess just felt the Grand Priest was too dense to understand her," Amarella guessed.
Seeing that he wasn't going to dig out any juicy gossip, Ken gave up and dropped the subject.
…
Universe 3, Gourmet Planet.
Majin Buu had Quitela's head pinned under his foot, grinding his face into the ground.
Quitela didn't dare resist.
"Thud!"
Buu bent down and punched Quitela.
Quitela howled in pain.
How can this fatso hit so hard?
"Hey, hurry up and say 'Little God of Destruction-sama!'" Buu chuckled.
"L–Little God of Destruction-sama!" Quitela decided to swallow his pride.
This guy is really close with Broly. If I go against him, Broly will probably beat me to death.
I'd better keep a low profile.
"Heh heh!" Buu laughed so hard he doubled over, happy as a child.
Then he swept his gaze over the other Gods of Destruction present.
They all hurried forward, bowed, and shouted in unison, "Greetings, Little God of Destruction-sama!"
"Here's my first order. Go search for the tastiest chocolate you can find. Each of you has to find me at least one planet-sized piece of chocolate to eat!" Buu grinned as he issued his first command to his new underlings.
The Gods of Destruction all looked at each other, helpless and speechless.
Can you get any more ridiculous?
"Little God of Destruction-sama… the Great God of Destruction hasn't been fully acknowledged yet. Before he left, he told us to discuss which universe to head to next." Gin finally mustered his courage and stepped forward.
Buu narrowed his triangular eyes and glared at Gin, clearly unhappy.
You dare talk back to me?
Gin trembled a little, but still puffed out his chest, determined to carry out the task Broly had given them.
"Once we get the Great God of Destruction properly recognized, you'll be recognized as Little God of Destruction too, right?" Heles stepped up, gently taking Buu's arm.
"When you put it like that, it sounds reasonable." Buu nodded seriously. "All right, tell me. Which universe are we going to?"
Just then, Bardock returned from the underworld, slowly descending and looking over the gathered Gods of Destruction.
"Bardock, perfect timing. Get over here and pay your respects. I'm the Little God of Destruction now," Buu called, snickering as he waved Bardock over.
"What happened? Where's Broly?" Bardock had no intention of bowing. Instead, he immediately changed the subject.
"He had something to take care of, so he left. I'm in charge here now. I'm the Little God of Destruction," Buu replied.
Heles quickly stepped up and explained what had just happened to Bardock.
Heles was meticulous. She knew clearly that Bardock and Broly were the same race—both Saiyans.
Even that angel Ken was part of the Saiyan race.
So that's why Bardock won't kneel to Majin Buu?
Naturally, Heles wanted to get on his good side, if only a little.
Besides, in Heles's eyes, Bardock was the handsome type.
If she played her cards right with him, she might secure herself an important place among the Gods of Destruction in the future.
"Bardock, which universe do you think we should go to?" Buu asked.
"Universe 7. I've heard the God of Destruction Beerus there is the strongest among all the Gods of Destruction. If we beat him, the others will probably back off and come pay their respects to Broly on their own," Bardock said, sharing his thoughts.
"Then Universe 7 it is!" Buu nodded his agreement.
"But Beerus is asleep right now. He's the type who won't wake up no matter how you call him," Liquiir quickly added.
"It's fine. Even if he's sleeping, that doesn't stop us from beating him up," Quitela said, looking eager.
"Boom!"
Buu kicked out without warning, slamming Quitela's head into the ground again.
"Did I say you could talk?" Buu snapped, face dark.
Quitela: "…"
He felt his mentality collapsing.
You're still not over that?
"But your idea is pretty interesting. Him sleeping doesn't stop us from beating him up." Buu chuckled and waved his hand grandly. "Move out. We're going to Universe 7!"
"Beerus is level 56… If we really beat him awake and the Great God of Destruction isn't on-site, all of us Gods of Destruction together still won't be his match!" Liquiir said hurriedly.
Quitela's head was buried deep in the ground, but he still raised his right hand high to ask for permission to speak.
"You talk," Buu said, lifting his foot off Quitela's head.
"What's there to be afraid of? I'm here. I'm a level 55 God of Destruction," Quitela declared. "I refuse to believe that even with this many Gods of Destruction, we still can't beat him."
"No more talk. We're leaving now!" Buu made up his mind. He patted Quitela's head lightly and asked, "You're not going to switch sides on me halfway, are you?"
"Wouldn't dare, wouldn't dare…" Quitela shook his head frantically.
"If you dare turn on me, I'll turn you into chocolate and eat you," Buu said, triangular eyes glaring as he gave Quitela a vicious warning.
Right after he said that, an immense surge of power suddenly exploded from Buu's body.
"Huh? T–this… 55… level 55…"
Quitela was stunned. His beady mouse eyes went round as he stared in disbelief.
Liquiir was dumbfounded, shock and confusion filling his gaze.
Heles was even more shaken.
Up until now, they'd only knelt and bowed to Buu out of respect for Broly.
You could say that without Broly, this fatso was basically nothing.
We used to beat you half to death, remember?
And now, somehow, this fatso had suddenly become level 55?
"Uh, I ate a God of Destruction, so I became level 55." Buu beamed with pride.
"You ate a God of Destruction?"
Quitela and the others were all floored, unable to process it for a moment.
"Yeah. Universe 5's Arak." Buu patted his big round belly. "He was delicious. God-of-Destruction chocolate, nice and crunchy."
"Arak let you eat him?" Quitela blurted out.
"Arak… is dead?" Heles's beautiful face went pale.
"You explain," Buu said, pointing at Gin.
"Arak angered the Great God of Destruction and was… beaten half to death by him. Then the Little God of Destruction turned him into chocolate and ate him," Gin explained quickly. He also recounted Ai's death in full.
He deliberately brought up Ai because he didn't want anyone mentioning her in front of Broly.
Otherwise, they wouldn't even know how they died.
"T–this must be the era with the largest number of dead Gods of Destruction in history." Liquiir's mouth twitched as he spoke, secretly feeling grateful.
Good thing I didn't truly provoke the Great God of Destruction.
Otherwise I'd be dead too.
But what is the Grand Priest going to do with Broly after this?
Strictly speaking, Broly has already broken the rules of the Great God of Destruction's trial. He should be punished.
I'll just observe for now.
What if it ends up being a slap-on-the-wrist punishment?
This is absolutely not the time to provoke him.
That guy's already level 58. I really can't afford to mess with him.
Even this fatso is level 55 now.
Their growth is way too fast.
Quitela's mouth twitched nonstop. Suddenly, he felt that the fact he was still alive… meant his luck wasn't half bad.
No, wait!
I said Broly's dad was dead earlier…
I'm done for. I'm so, so done.
Once Broly comes back, won't he beat me to death?
What do I do?
Should I try offering up Broly's father properly?
First I need to find out whether Broly's father is even alive.
If he is, I'll treat him like a king—good food, good drinks, everything. That way I'll at least have an escape route.
That's right, Broly used to be from Universe 7.
So if his dad is alive, he should still be in Universe 7.
This trip to Universe 7… I should see if I can find Broly's father and bring him back to look after him properly.
Just thinking about it got Quitela a little excited. He felt downright clever.
Bardock hadn't suggested heading to Universe 6.
Because he wanted to save Raditz with his own hands.
If he relied on Broly or Buu for everything, Bardock felt he would never grow.
For now, Raditz was only imprisoned and wasn't in danger of losing his life. That was why Bardock was relatively at ease.
Let that kid suffer a bit. It'll be good for him.
"Move out, to Universe 7!" Buu shouted, waving his arm and leading the charge into the sky.
"Yes, Little God of Destruction-sama!"
The Gods of Destruction replied in unison and followed close behind.
Once they reached space, several of the Gods of Destruction gradually felt something was off.
"Little God of Destruction-sama… we're going the wrong way… If we enter the World of Void from over there, we'll have to loop around to get to Universe 7." Gin finally couldn't hold back and called out a reminder.
Buu slowly came to a stop in the vast starry sky, narrowing his eyes at Gin.
Gin didn't dare say another word.
At the rear of the group, Quitela was grinning smugly.
Serves you right for speaking up.
All you had to do was follow along.
Why did you have to point out the problem?
Gin, you're an idiot.
"Bang!"
Buu suddenly stretched his arm several times longer and punched Quitela in the face.
Quitela: "…"
What the hell…?
Why are you hitting me?
"You, go lead the way." Buu crooked his finger at Quitela.
Quitela ground his teeth, itching to rush over and beat the fatso senseless.
This fatso is insufferable.
He just keeps bullying me whenever he gets the chance.
But right now, I can't afford to cross him.
I'll just do as he says.
"Yes, Little God of Destruction-sama!" Quitela's eyes rolled once, then he obediently flew to the front to lead the way.
With Buu at their head, the mighty group of Gods of Destruction surged toward Universe 7.
…
Universe 7, Beerus's planet.
The Oracle Fish came rushing over, riding its fishbowl through the air. It appeared at Whis's side with a deeply anxious expression.
"What's wrong, Oracle Fish?" Whis glanced at it and asked.
"I have a bad feeling. Before long, our God of Destruction realm is going to face a huge calamity," the Oracle Fish said hurriedly.
"Let me see." Whis spoke, then immediately raised his staff and peered into the crystal orb on top, checking what was happening in the other universes.
(End of Chapter)
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