"If something really goes wrong, can you at least have Quitela explain himself before you punish him…" Bardock added in a low voice. "I think Quitela probably meant well…"
"Got it. That's enough." Broly ended the call on the spot.
He narrowed his eyes and swept them over Quitela.
Quitela had hated Bardock to the bone, but hearing that last line still left him oddly grateful.
Then Broly's vicious stare hit him head-on. Quitela started trembling, dropped to his knees in front of him, and didn't dare breathe too loudly.
"I'll give Bardock some face," Broly said coldly. "But I want the truth. Where's my father? And where's Ba, my best friend on this planet?"
Quitela was genuinely terrified. He didn't hesitate for even a second, blurting out everything that had happened from start to finish, word for word.
Broly's gaze sharpened further.
As for whether Quitela was lying… Broly didn't think so.
Besides, he could always ask Ken to help investigate later. If anything had happened here, Ken should be able to dig up the details.
Even if Quitela hadn't meant it, Broly was still furious.
If you hadn't taken my dad away, would he have died?
Bang!
Broly's kick sent Quitela flying, tumbling across the planet for thousands of rolls.
Quitela blacked out on the spot.
Broly rose into the air and shot toward the Other World.
Not long after, he appeared in the Other World and came face-to-face with King Yemma.
The moment King Yemma saw Broly appear, panic flashed in his eyes. He hurried forward and dropped to both knees.
Then he remembered what Broly had said before: "What, are you visiting a grave?"
King Yemma immediately switched to a one-knee kneel.
"Greetings, God of Destruction!" King Yemma saluted respectfully.
"Where's my dad?" Broly asked, staring straight at him.
King Yemma: "????"
Then tell me who your dad is!
"May I ask… how should I address you, God of Destruction?" King Yemma asked carefully.
"Broly."
"Ah?!" King Yemma jolted, his expression changing twice in a heartbeat.
No wonder that name sounded familiar.
So he's Broly.
Good thing I reacted fast earlier and didn't send that Paragus guy straight to reincarnation.
Otherwise, he'd beat me to death.
"Paragus-sama has been temporarily detained…" King Yemma answered quickly, then barked at the ogres. "What are you waiting for? Bring Paragus-sama here, now!"
"Yes…" The ogres scrambled off.
Less than three minutes later, two ogres hauled a shouting Paragus into the hall.
"My son is a God of Destruction! You can't treat me like this! My son will never forgive you!" Paragus roared nonstop.
Mid-rant, his eyes flicked over—and he saw Broly standing there.
"Ah… Broly!" Paragus was shocked and delighted all at once. He rushed up and hugged Broly hard.
Broly didn't say a word.
"Broly, this is great! You came to save me, right?" Paragus asked excitedly.
"Dad," Broly said calmly, looking at him. "Have you repented?"
"What are you talking about, Broly?" Paragus snapped, getting angry. "Repented? What exactly am I supposed to repent for?"
"You owe me an apology," Broly said, stubborn as ever.
"An apology? You want your old man to apologise to you?" Paragus grew more and more furious. "Absolutely not! Since when does a father apologise to his son—hey! Why are you leaving again? Get back here! Don't you walk away! Wait—just wait a second…"
"King Yemma, keep him locked up in the same place," Broly said, then didn't hesitate. He immediately left the Other World with Ai.
"Hey! Hey… come back!" Paragus screamed himself hoarse.
But Broly was already gone.
Paragus went berserk in King Yemma's hall, even grabbing an ogre and beating him senseless.
The ogre didn't dare fight back, only enduring the burning pain across his face.
Thankfully, Paragus was just a soul, so the hits didn't do much real damage.
"Take him away. Lock him up where he was before!" King Yemma ordered at once.
Several ogres escorted Paragus back into the massive cage made to resemble Planet Vampa.
Paragus: "…"
Paragus threw his head back and howled, "One hour and twenty minutes! I've been trapped here for one hour and twenty minutes!"
The two ogres guarding the place exchanged a look.
"How does he track time that accurately?" one asked.
"Maybe he's counting in his head," the other guessed.
About three more hours passed.
"What time is it? Shouldn't it be lunch?" one ogre asked his partner.
"Ask him. He definitely knows." The other ogre chuckled, then called to Paragus inside. "Hey, how long have you been locked up?"
"Four hours and fifteen minutes! I've been locked up here for four hours and fifteen minutes!" Paragus shouted. "Let me out!"
"See? Dead accurate."
The two ogres burst out laughing.
…
Universe 7, Beerus's Planet.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Led by Majin Buu, several Gods of Destruction descended from the sky and landed on the ground.
Majin Buu looked around and immediately spotted the massive God of Destruction's castle not far away.
Beerus's snoring drifted out from inside.
"Little God of Destruction, Beerus is asleep in that castle!" Heles stepped forward.
"Go drag him out," Majin Buu ordered.
"Let me!" Gin grinned. "I've hated that guy for ages!" He shot into Beerus's castle.
Thud thud thud!
A series of dull impacts echoed from inside.
Thirty seconds later…
Someone came wobbling out through a window, smoke rising off his body. He dropped onto the ground and left a small crater.
Majin Buu, Liquiir, and Heles focused their eyes—only to find it wasn't Beerus.
It was Gin.
They rushed over and appeared beside him.
"Hey, what happened?" Liquiir demanded.
Gin: "…"
"Did Beerus wake up?" Heles's face changed.
Gin waved his hand and shook his head.
"Then what is it? Who beat you like this?" Liquiir pressed urgently.
"Who else but Beerus?" Gin looked like he was about to cry. "I went in, ready to smack him awake… and I don't know what snapped in him. He started clawing me like crazy. I couldn't fight back at all… He hit me with a whole cat-style combo, and now I'm like this."
Liquiir: "…"
Heles: "…"
Even Majin Buu's triangular eyes went wide, surprised.
At the same time, he felt a strong urge to yell at Gin for being useless.
You can't even beat someone who's asleep?
I despise you!
"Gin, you're an embarrassment to Gods of Destruction!" Liquiir snapped, so angry his nine tails bristled straight up. He rolled up his sleeves. "Hmph. I'll handle him!"
Whoosh!
Liquiir shot toward the castle without hesitation.
"Wait!" Gin called out.
"Wait for what?" Liquiir snorted, glancing back at Gin with disdain. "You think I can't beat a sleeping God of Destruction?"
Gin let out a helpless sigh.
Thud thud thud!
Fighting sounds erupted inside again.
About thirty seconds later…
"Ah…" Liquiir wobbled out of the castle and slammed into the ground below.
He lay there bruised and swollen, one tail snapped clean off, yowling in pain.
Gin was quietly enjoying himself on the side.
Oh, so you said I couldn't beat someone asleep?
Now you know, don't you?
Majin Buu's triangular eyes widened again, white steam puffing out from the pores in his body.
"Little God of Destruction… please wait." Gin and Liquiir hurried up to stop him.
Majin Buu gave the two pathetic idiots a cold look.
You're making me look bad.
"Little God of Destruction, Beerus has leveled up," Gin said quickly. "He's at the peak of level 57 now—just a hair away from breaking into level 58."
"What? Almost level 58?" Heles's brows lifted, stunned.
"Beerus, that bastard!" Liquiir gritted his teeth. "How does he level up just by sleeping all day?"
Majin Buu: "…"
Majin Buu's mouth fell open in shock.
That cat is insane.
Almost level 58?
"What's there to be scared of? He's asleep!" Majin Buu clenched his teeth, fuming. "Can we really not beat someone who's asleep?"
Then he looked at Gin's battered face, and at Liquiir's missing tail, and hesitated.
…Maybe we really can't.
Both of them went in and got beaten out.
…
Some planet.
Whis had brought the Oracle Fish here early for a bit of sightseeing.
The two of them were riding on the back of a gigantic dinosaur.
Whis held his staff and watched what was happening on Beerus's Planet through the crystal orb.
"Whis, stop watching already," the Oracle Fish sighed. "Beerus is definitely getting beaten up badly."
"Oh my, quite the opposite," Whis replied with a smile. "At the moment, Gin-sama and Liquiir-sama are the ones getting beaten up by Beerus-sama."
The Oracle Fish froze, not quite processing it.
"Oh my, oh my… how impressive, Beerus-sama," Whis said, genuinely impressed.
"What? What happened?" the Oracle Fish asked curiously.
"Without realizing it, Beerus-sama has raised his level to the peak of 57," Whis said, still smiling.
"Peak of 57? What was he before—56?" The Oracle Fish's mouth gaped open.
"Yes, yes. Beerus-sama was only level 56 before," Whis nodded seriously. "Perhaps that battle with Bardock-sama in his dream last time gave him new insight, and his level rose."
Oracle Fish: "…"
"He can sleep his way to the peak of level 57… Aren't the other Gods of Destruction going to explode?" the Oracle Fish kept marvelling.
"That's also why Beerus-sama isn't liked by the other Gods of Destruction—and why they even exclude him," Whis nodded.
"So the ones getting beaten up next should be those Gods of Destruction, right?" The Oracle Fish looked deeply satisfied and grinned. "I don't really like Beerus either, but watching our universe's God of Destruction get beat up still leaves a bad taste in my mouth!"
"You're right, Oracle Fish," Whis said with a smile. "And I have a feeling Beerus-sama will break through again soon. He might reach level 58."
"He really is something," the Oracle Fish praised. "Sleeping his way to level 58." He paused, thinking. "Wait, I remember… back in the early days, he was around level 52, wasn't he? He basically slept his way to 56!"
"Correct. That's exactly how it was," Whis agreed.
…
Beerus's Planet.
"All of you—together!" Majin Buu ordered.
One at a time, they couldn't beat Beerus.
But if they jumped him as a group, there's no way they'd lose to some guy who's asleep!
Majin Buu and the other three Gods of Destruction rushed into Beerus's castle.
Beerus was still sprawled on his bed, snoring away. He even scratched his head with a paw and yawned.
Heles raised her bow and drew an arrow, aiming at Beerus's body.
Whoosh!
A purple-red streak shot toward him.
"Achoo!"
Beerus suddenly sneezed—complete with a big bubble.
Bang!
The sneeze bubble collided with Heles's arrow.
In an instant, the arrow vanished completely.
And the bubble Beerus had blown from his nostrils came roaring straight at Heles.
Heles's face went pale.
At the critical moment, Liquiir's tail fired a blast that hit the bubble and dispersed it.
The next second, Majin Buu and the others rushed in and launched their attacks at Beerus.
Beerus moved as if he could sense danger even in his sleep. He blocked their combined assault—and then swung his cat paws, smacking the four of them around like ragdolls.
Smack!
Beerus grabbed the antenna on top of Majin Buu's head and slapped him across the face several times.
Bang!
Then Beerus slammed his head forward and sent Majin Buu flying.
Boom!
Majin Buu smashed through multiple walls and crashed outside onto the ground.
He lay there facedown, a finger twitching slightly to show he was still alive.
The next moment, Majin Buu shot up into the sky, furious, appearing directly above the castle.
Rumble!
He didn't hold back. A massive surge of energy erupted from his body and shattered the castle into pieces.
Crash!
The entire castle instantly turned into rubble.
Beerus's bed collapsed along with it.
Beerus himself was buried under the wreckage.
Gin: "…"
Liquiir: "…"
Heles: "…"
The three Gods of Destruction stared at each other, their faces turning ugly.
Is that how you fight, Little God of Destruction?
You're literally beating Beerus awake!
"Run, Little God of Destruction!" Heles panicked, rushing up to Majin Buu. "Beerus might wake up any second!"
Majin Buu: "????"
"If he wakes up, he wakes up. What's there to be afraid of?" Majin Buu shot back.
"Little God of Destruction… we couldn't even beat Beerus while he was asleep," Liquiir urged quickly. "If he wakes up, it'll be worse. He's at the peak of level 57. Only the Great God of Destruction can deal with him."
Majin Buu nodded slowly.
…That actually makes sense.
"So… we retreat?" Majin Buu asked.
Gin, Heles, and Liquiir all nodded grimly.
Then Majin Buu and the three Gods of Destruction didn't hesitate. They rose into the air and fled Beerus's Planet.
The instant they left, Beerus suddenly sat up from the rubble. Like Tom Cat, he planted his hands on his hips and looked around.
Then his face filled with question marks.
What happened?
Why is my castle collapsed?
"Whis! Whis!" Beerus shouted.
No response.
Beerus yawned, hopped lightly, landed on a nearby tree branch, and went right back to sleep.
Majin Buu and the others watched everything from above, speechless.
This guy can really sleep.
His castle turned into scrap and he just moved somewhere else and kept snoring.
"Let's blow up that tree too!" Majin Buu grinned, raising a hand and aiming at Beerus below.
Liquiir and the others hurried to stop him.
Still want to hit him?
If you keep this up, Beerus is going to wake up for real.
And once he senses our energy, he'll beat us to death.
"Little God of Destruction, what we need to do now is raise our strength as quickly as possible," Liquiir said urgently. "The gap is just too big."
"Liquiir's right," Gin agreed wholeheartedly. "Once our strength goes up, we can deal with him slowly later."
"I think the same," Heles said with a nod.
Majin Buu nodded, thinking they had a point.
The difference really was huge.
Just as they were about to leave—
Whoosh!
A dark green streak of light flew in from the distant starry sky and appeared beside Majin Buu and the others.
"Greetings, Great God of Destruction!"
Gin, Liquiir, and Heles immediately knelt and saluted.
Broly: "????"
Broly blinked, looking at the battered, bruised Majin Buu and the others, completely lost...
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