Inside the courtyard.
Beerus and Whis were still lazily lying on their beach chairs like salted fish beneath the umbrella.
Only Gran was nowhere to be seen.
anwhile, Bulma stood in the open space, directing Krillin as he carried supplies into a spaceship.
The ship in question was the white spacecraft Kami had once used to escape from Planet Nak and arrive on Earth.
"Bulma, why aren't you doing anything?" Krillin complained bitterly while hauling boxes.
"Why are you just standing there ordering around?"
Bulma crossed her arms and grinned smugly.
"Didn't you say you wanted to see the scenery outside the universe too?"
"If you're not working, then what? You expect a free ride?"
What else could Krillin even say to that?
He could only continue carrying things helplessly.
But just as he turned around, he suddenly spotted Vegeta stepping out from another spacecraft, seemingly heading in their direction.
Krillin nearly jumped in fright.
"Vegeta's awake!"
He imdiately pointed behind Bulma.
"?"
Bulma turned around and instantly saw the short Saiyan approaching.
And behind him—
Her older sister Tights was following along closely.
Bulma's face imdiately darkened with black lines.
Sis… your taste in n is seriously questionable!
Vegeta paid no attention to Bulma or Krillin.
Instead, he scanned the courtyard carefully before finally spotting Beerus and Whis lounging beneath the parasol.
Hm?
A trace of confusion flashed across his eyes.
Wasn't Gran supposed to be here too?
He began walking toward Beerus.
Beerus had originally been resting with his eyes closed.
But at that mont, he slowly opened them.
Their gazes t for only an instant—
Yet Beerus' eyes were incomparably cold, as though he were looking down upon all living beings.
Vegeta's footsteps abruptly stopped.
His very soul trembled.
"Lord Beerus' gaze… is still this terrifying!!"
He suddenly recalled the first ti he had t Beerus as a child.
Vegeta began gasping heavily for air.
He wanted to calm himself before approaching further—
But no matter what, he couldn't steady his emotions.
In the end, he could only force himself forward step by step while suppressing the fear inside his heart.
When he finally arrived before Beerus and Whis, he imdiately bent down respectfully.
"M-My greetings… Lord Beerus… Mr. Whis!"
"Oh? Isn't this Vegeta?" Beerus said lazily with half-lidded eyes.
"It's been quite so ti."
"Yes… yes, Lord Beerus!"
"It has already been more than twenty years since our last eting!"
Vegeta kept his waist deeply bent the entire ti.
"Has it really been that long?"
Beerus casually picked up a drink from beside him and took a sip.
"I rember your father being rather cunning back then."
"He clearly found the most comfortable pillow in the entire universe…"
"…yet he secretly hid it from ."
"..."
Cold sweat instantly drenched Vegeta's forehead.
Of course he rembered that incident.
Back then, his father had even been trampled beneath Beerus' foot.
Seeing Vegeta's pale face, Beerus curled his lips in boredom.
"So, why did you co looking for ?"
Whis also quietly watched Vegeta from the side.
"I-I wanted to ask…"
Vegeta spoke tremblingly.
"Where… where did Lord Gran go?"
"Him?"
Beerus looked at the Saiyan before him and smirked faintly.
"He's Universe Seven's candidate God of Destruction."
"Do you think he needs to report his whereabouts to you?"
"N-No! Of course not!"
Vegeta's entire body shook violently in fear.
Seeing him like this only made Beerus feel even more bored.
He waved his hand dismissively.
"Fine. Tell ."
"You ca looking for Gran because you wanted to ask about the thod of becoming a Super Saiyan again, didn't you?"
"Yes… yes, Lord Beerus!"
Vegeta tried his best not to appear too pathetic.
"I truly wish to ask Lord Gran about the transformation thod for becoming a Super Saiyan."
"Because only then… can I defeat Frieza!"
"What a useless fool," Beerus sneered rcilessly.
"You actually need soone else to teach you how to beco a Super Saiyan."
The words stabbed directly into Vegeta's ears.
For an instant, the fury inside him completely overwheld his fear—
But he did not dare show it.
Beerus waved his hand impatiently.
"Gran isn't on Earth right now."
"Get lost."
Not on Earth?
Then where did he go?
Vegeta's emotions settled slightly, but confusion quickly filled his mind again.
"What?" Beerus' voice suddenly turned cold.
"Didn't you hear tell you to get lost?"
"S-Sorry, Lord Beerus!"
"I'll leave imdiately!"
Vegeta instantly snapped back to attention.
Just as he was about to leave, however, he suddenly thought of sothing.
Gritting his teeth, he turned back around and bowed once more.
"Lord Beerus…"
"May I ask… why did you choose Gran to beco a candidate God of Destruction?"
Silence.
An absolutely suffocating silence instantly swallowed the courtyard.
Bulma, Tights, and Krillin all turned toward Vegeta in shock.
This guy…
He actually dared ask a God of Destruction sothing like that?!
At that very mont, Vegeta's heart pounded wildly.
Every cell in his body scread with fear—
Yet he did not regret asking the question.
Gran had once been his subordinate.
Back then, Gran hadn't even possessed a battle power of one thousand.
He was trash who could even be ambushed by natives.
How could soone like that possibly beco a candidate God of Destruction?!
"Hahahaha! Interesting!"
The furious explosion Vegeta imagined never ca.
Instead, Beerus stood up from the beach chair with his hands behind his back, staring at Vegeta with a playful expression.
"What?"
"You think Gran isn't qualified to beco a candidate God of Destruction?"
"..."
Vegeta wanted to answer yes.
But the fear surging through his body made him unable to speak.
If Gran had never received the guidance of Beerus and Whis—
Or if he himself had received the teachings of experts like Beerus and Whis—
Then Vegeta firmly believed Gran would never have been capable of trampling on his pride!
"You didn't answer," Beerus said calmly.
"But your expression already makes it obvious."
He looked at Vegeta with pity.
"Do you know the requirents for becoming a candidate God of Destruction?"
"N-No…"
Vegeta found Beerus' pitying gaze unbearably blinding.
"Talent."
"Only after that cos temperant and ntality."
Every ti Beerus talked about Gran's talent, his emotions beca visibly excited.
"As for ntality, let's not even discuss that."
"In this world, absolutely no one can surpass Gran in terms of talent."
"Not even ."
"Do you understand what that ans?"
The mont those words fell—
Boom!!
Everyone in the courtyard felt as though thunder had exploded inside their minds.
"T-That's impossible!"
Vegeta shook his head frantically.
Gran had once been his subordinate!
Back then, Gran's battle power hadn't even reached one thousand!
How could he possibly possess talent greater than Beerus himself?!
Seeing this, Tights quietly sighed.
She knew her Vegeta had suffered another devastating blow.
Bulma, however, reacted completely differently.
Her face flushed bright red with excitent.
As expected of the handso Gran!
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