"Although the Ti King is the ruler of the Ti Realm, he rarely appears. Sotis, tens of millions of years pass without even a single sighting. So… I don't know where he is right now."
Chronoa explained briefly, then waved her hand.
"Co with . I'll take you to the Archive Vault."
That mysterious, huh? Gran muttered inwardly, then quickly followed after her.
As for the "Archive Vault" she ntioned, Gran actually had so idea—it was said to be the place where the Scrolls of Ti were stored.
Why is she taking there?
Walking beside Chronoa, he couldn't help but feel curious.
Before long, the two arrived at a building resembling a grand library. Above it floated the phantom image of a massive clock, giving the entire structure an air of deep mystery.
"This is the Archive Vault," Chronoa stopped at the entrance. "Follow inside in a mont—I'll get you a Ti Ring."
"A Ti Ring?" Gran frowned slightly. "You an the ones used by the Supre Kais?"
"No, not those. The one I'm giving you is exclusive to Ti Patrollers."
Chronoa looked at him seriously.
"That Ti Ring is a symbol of your identity. Only after wearing it will you be qualified to freely enter the Ti Realm in the future."
"I see."
Gran nodded.
He had learned quite a few hidden secrets today—his curiosity was more than satisfied.
Just as they were about to ascend the steps, a sudden ripple of spaceti fluctuations appeared behind them.
"Hm?"
Gran turned around.
Chronoa also turned, dimples appearing on her cheeks as she smiled.
"They're back."
"They?" Gran paused. "Who are they?"
"You'll know soon enough—you definitely recognize them."
Hearing that, Gran narrowed his eyes.
Could it be… Goku and Vegeta from the GT tiline?
The spaceti disturbance on the open ground below the steps grew stronger and stronger.
Soon...
Four figures stepped out from the distorted space.
Three adults and one child.
All in humanoid form, dressed in red robes.
They were—
Goku, Vegeta, Trunks, and Pan from the GT tiline.
"As expected… it's them."
A smile appeared on Gran's lips.
But the mont his gaze landed on Vegeta, that smile quickly faded.
"Supre Kai of Ti, our mission is complete," Trunks reported.
"Mm, good work. You should all go and rest," Chronoa said, offering her thanks.
"Alright."
Though Trunks nodded, his eyes remained fixed on Gran.
Who is this guy? I've never seen him before… a new Ti Patroller?
"Grandpa, who is he?" Pan whispered to Goku.
"I don't know him either," Goku shook his head, then glanced at Vegeta. "He's got a tail—looks like a Saiyan. Do you know him?"
At this mont, Gran had already reverted to his normal form, wearing only his God of Destruction attire—sothing Goku had never seen before.
"..."
Vegeta, who had been standing with his arms crossed, glanced at Gran's tail… then at his face.
Slowly, his arms dropped.
The atmosphere in the Ti Realm suddenly grew tense.
Chronoa raised an eyebrow.
She had already investigated Gran's past and knew about the grudge between him and Vegeta.
But this Vegeta wasn't from Gran's original tiline.
Logically, things shouldn't feel this heavy.
"Uncle Goku… what's wrong with my dad?" Trunks sensed the shift imdiately.
"No idea."
Even Goku's body instinctively tensed under the pressure.
At that mont..
Gran's lips curled into a faint, teasing smile.
"Vegeta… do you still recognize ?"
The mont those words fell, everyone turned to Vegeta.
"Recognize you?"
Vegeta thought for a mont, then frowned.
"You're Gran, right? I rember abandoning you back then… How are you still alive?"
As expected… in every tiline, Gran was abandoned by Vegeta.
The smile on Gran's face deepened as he began loosening his limbs, preparing for a fight.
However...
"Then if nothing unexpected happened… you must be a Gran from another tiline."
Vegeta stepped forward and extended his hand.
"…Sorry. I abandoned you back then."
"..."
Gran, who had been warming up for a fight, suddenly stopped.
Vegeta kept his hand extended.
The two stared at each other in silence.
A mont passed.
Gran clicked his tongue.
"…How boring."
He turned away.
"Supre Kai of Ti, let's go inside."
Just like that, the suffocating tension in the air dissipated completely.
"???"
Goku and the others stared in disbelief.
Weren't those two about to throw hands just now? What just happened?!
"Alright, let's go in," Chronoa let out a deep breath of relief.
She could tell Gran had been seconds away from attacking.
But because of that final apology… he held back.
Fortunately, this GT-version of Vegeta had matured—he knew how to take responsibility for his past.
Otherwise… things would have turned ugly.
Chronoa led Gran up the steps, and the two quickly entered the Archive Vault.
Left outside, only the four from the GT tiline remained, exchanging confused glances.
Goku leaned over and slung an arm around Vegeta's shoulders, grinning.
"Didn't expect you to actually apologize, Vegeta."
"Want to get punched, Kakarot?!"
Vegeta shoved him away with a cold expression.
"I just regret my actions back then. If I hadn't abandoned them… our race might have had more survivors."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
So that Saiyan… had once been part of Vegeta's squad.
No wonder he looked at him like that.
Especially Trunks and Pan—they had heard stories of Vegeta's ruthless past.
He really was that kind of person.
At that mont, Trunks smiled slightly.
"Dad… can you tell more about Gran?"
Since Gran ca from the sa era as his father, calling him "Uncle" felt natural.
"…Alright."
Vegeta began recounting:
"Gran was also an elite warrior. But during one mission, he was ambushed by natives and had his tail cut off…"
Everyone listened quietly.
By the end, Vegeta frowned deeply.
"By all logic, every version of Gran in other tilines should've been abandoned by as well. So how did he survive?"
Trunks, Goku, and Pan all fell into deep thought.
As Ti Patrollers, they understood the nature of parallel tilines.
Only when ti is altered and a major incident occurs does a new tiline branch out.
Normally, before such an incident, all tilines share the sa history.
So...
What major divergence allowed this version of Gran to survive?
"Trunks… did you notice sothing strange about his aura?" Pan suddenly asked.
END OF CHAPTER
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