'Universe 10 Observation Room'
Zamasu withdrew his hand from Black Z Broly after learning what had happened to him, his face immediately darkening.
"What happened, Lord Zamasu?" Toppo Zamasu asked anxiously from behind.
Zamasu didn't answer. He remained silent, turning his gaze toward the other person lying on the floor, Black Super Broly.
His condition was even worse than Black Z Broly's. Despite being treated for so long, he still hadn't regained consciousness.
Left with no choice, Zamasu poured even more healing energy into him, the green light around his hands growing brighter and brighter. He breathed heavily, the treatment clearly exhausting him.
Fortunately, after all that effort, there was finally a tiny bit of progress. The good news was that Black Super Broly's eyelid twitched. The bad news was... it was only a twitch. His eyes never opened.
It was as if only the faintest trace of consciousness remained, barely keeping him alive. That alone showed how terrifying his opponent must have been.
The other party hadn't broken the rules by killing him on the arena, but the rules never said he couldn't die after leaving it. Whoever did this was undoubtedly someone incredibly ruthless and calculating.
"Damn it!" Zamasu roared, pushing even more healing energy into him.
It still made no difference.
Frustrated, he decided to inspect Black Super Broly's consciousness directly. He placed a hand on his head and, moments later, began searching through his memories.
Black Super Broly's memories played through Zamasu's mind like a slideshow. His memories from when he was Zamasu... the memories of taking over this body... reuniting with the others... preparing for the tournament...
Everything was there, except the memory of who had knocked him off the arena.
Zamasu's expression changed. The more he thought about it, the more horrifying it became.
"His memories... have been erased?!"
The moment those words left his mouth, the entire Universe 10 Observation Room fell silent. Even Angel Kusu's attention was drawn to them, her eyes flickering.
Without another word, she burst through the door and flew straight toward where the Grand Priest was.
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'Snowfield Arena'
Over on Trunks and Super Perfect Cell's side, the announcer's voice repeatedly reported more and more eliminations.
The five Golden Cell Juniors were completely stunned.
"What?! Uncle Son Goku and the boss's dad were eliminated?!"
"Huh?! What's going on? Did I hear that right?!"
"Broly too?!"
The five little Cell Juniors looked at each other in disbelief. Only Trunks stood there with a helpless expression. Covering his face, he looked like he was about to cry.
"Come on... your bodies may have split into five, but did your hearing split into five pieces too?" Trunks sighed. "Didn't you hear the first part? They clearly said 'Universe 10' before the names."
After Trunks pointed that out, the five Golden Cell Juniors all blinked. One of them let out a sigh of relief.
"Huh? So it was Universe 10. I thought they meant our universe."
Then his eyes suddenly widened.
"Wait... that's not right! Why Universe 10? Universe 10 has the boss's dad too?!"
His voice was full of shock, as if he simply couldn't make sense of it. The five Cell Juniors immediately turned to Trunks in perfect unison, staring at him eagerly.
"Boss! You're the smartest one here! Hurry up and tell us what's going on!" one of them blurted out, unable to hold back.
Trunks frowned and thought for a moment. By now, he had already figured out about ninety percent of the truth. No wonder he had sensed traces of God Ki from those people; they were all Zamasu.
But there was still one thing he couldn't understand. Why were the Zamasus from the other timelines so obedient to the Zamasu from this timeline? That was the part that didn't make sense.
"I can tell you one thing," Trunks said. "Those Universe 10 fighters who got eliminated... they're all Zamasu."
The five Cell Juniors all stared at him with wide eyes. "What?! Boss, you're saying they're all Zamasu too?"
One of the Cell Juniors nodded thoughtfully. "Now that you mention it... that actually makes a lot of sense."
Trunks looked up at everyone. "Let's go. If we ask the man in black I fought earlier, we might learn something useful."
The "man in black" he was talking about was the mysterious fighter who had just battled him. The group searched for his aura, and before long, they found him in a frozen wasteland.
The man in black stood with his back to them. "Oh? So you've come," his voice was calm.
One of the Cell Juniors immediately demanded, "Hey! You're Zamasu too, aren't you?"
The man in black gave him a sly smile. "Oh? Why don't you guess?"
That single sentence instantly set the Cell Juniors off. They cracked their knuckles, glaring angrily at him. This guy was way too arrogant; he was practically begging for a beating.
One Cell Junior pointed at the man in black and shouted, "Hmph! A nobody like Zamasu? I could wipe out ten of him with one finger!"
Another waved his fist. "Exactly! Besides, there are five of us... No, six, including the boss! You think we're scared of you?"
The Golden Cell Junior looked especially full of himself. With his hands on his hips and his chin held high, he looked as proud as could be. He even glanced back at Trunks, his eyes practically saying, 'Boss, how was that? Pretty impressive, right?'
Trunks, however, remained expressionless and didn't respond.
Faced with all the shouting, the man in black stayed completely composed, a faint, mocking smile appearing on his face. "Heh... Just like the records described. So arrogant."
After a brief pause, he asked provocatively, "And if I refuse to tell you anything... what exactly are you little brats going to do about it?"
The five Cell Juniors froze for a second, looking at one another. A moment later, they all exploded at once.
"Oh, you've got some nerve!"
"You've got a death wish, don't you?!"
The man in black remained completely unfazed. Still smiling, he slowly raised his right hand and curled his index finger at them in a clear "come at me" gesture.
That single motion completely enraged the five Cell Juniors, their teeth clenching as fury blazed in their eyes.
(End Of This Chapter)
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