Whenever the topic of his niece came up, Jim could never hide his pride.
Although Natasha's talent for cultivation wasn't particularly outstanding, when it came to leadership and governance, she was unquestionably a king among kings.
Not to mention that Natasha possessed both stunning beauty and an extraordinary temperament. In Jim's eyes, his niece deserved the very best happiness the world could offer.
"Second Uncle, have some shame!"
Dressed in her royal attire, Natasha's cheeks instantly flushed red upon hearing Jim's words. The combination of noble elegance and youthful charm made her look both regal and adorable.
"Hahaha! Natasha, you can decide for yourself."
After teasing her one last time, Jim left the palace while laughing.
"..."
Watching his departing figure, Natasha bit her lower lip gently, lost in thought.
Meanwhile...
After leaving the palace, Gran did not immediately depart from Planet Sadala.
Instead, he continued strolling through the Saiyans' homeworld.
He wanted to see whether the birthplace of the Saiyan race possessed anything unique.
However, after wandering around for quite some time, he discovered that there was nothing particularly special about Planet Sadala.
Aside from its immense size, it was simply an ordinary planet.
Still...
During his walk through Sadala, Gran noticed a young Saiyan.
It was Irene.
She was standing beside another young Saiyan male, apparently explaining something to him.
"So that's Renso... Caulifla's older brother?"
Hovering silently in the sky, Gran observed them from above.
His presence went completely unnoticed by the Saiyans below.
The young man was indeed Renso, though compared to his appearance in the anime, he looked much younger now.
"Then Caulifla and Kale should probably be born soon as well."
Gran calculated the timeline.
In the original story, the Tournament of Power took place in Age 780.
The current year, however, was only Age 763.
There were still seventeen years remaining.
Caulifla had always appeared to be around fifteen years old in the original timeline.
That meant she would likely be born two years later, in Age 765.
After spotting the younger Renso, Gran lost interest in continuing his tour of Planet Sadala.
He soon departed.
Not long after his departure, Queen Natasha began issuing orders.
She commanded every Saiyan on Planet Sadala to mobilize and spread news of the Universal Martial Arts Tournament throughout the cosmos as quickly as possible.
The moment her order was given, the Saiyans of Planet Sadala sprang into action like a perfectly coordinated machine.
In only half a month, news of Gran's tournament had spread across the entirety of Universe 6.
Its rate of dissemination was more than twice as fast as in Universe 7.
The reason was simple.
The Saiyans of Planet Sadala possessed influence far greater than that of the Galactic Patrol.
Spreading information throughout the universe was effortless for them.
Moreover, the mortals of Universe 6 trusted the Saiyans completely.
As a result, Universe 6 erupted into excitement just as Universe 7 had before.
Elsewhere, among the stars...
Gran remained within Universe 6.
After seeing how thoroughly the tournament had ignited the competitive spirit of the entire universe, he felt deeply satisfied.
At this rate, the future of these twin universes was something truly worth looking forward to.
"Since everything has been arranged, it's time to continue cultivating the Rule of Destruction."
Floating in the vastness of space, Gran stretched lazily.
Some time ago, he had finished destroying a massive number of unqualified planets within Universe 7.
That effort had pushed his Rule of Destruction to the peak of the First Stage.
He was now only a step away from breaking through into the Second Stage.
Since he was already in Universe 6 handling affairs, he might as well continue his cultivation here.
Yet before taking action, he fell into thought.
The current year was Age 763.
The Universal Martial Arts Tournament would be held in Age 766.
According to the original timeline, Future Trunks would arrive in this era during Age 764.
The Androids would appear in Age 767.
But so many things had already changed.
Would those events still occur as they originally had?
Gran recalled the Future Trunks he had met before.
That future timeline did not correspond directly to the timeline he currently inhabited.
If a Future Trunks were still destined to arrive in this world, it certainly wouldn't be the same one he had encountered before.
"I hope you're able to overcome Zamasu's crisis."
Gran silently offered a blessing to that Future Trunks.
Then...
He resumed his journey of cultivating the Rule of Destruction.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
...
Countless planets throughout Universe 6 were destroyed.
At the same time, in the Supreme Kai Realm of Universe 6, Fuwa kept a close eye on Gran's activities.
Seeing Gran work so diligently filled him with satisfaction.
With Gran removing unqualified planets and the Universal Martial Arts Tournament approaching in three years, Universe 6's mortal level was bound to rise sooner rather than later.
Everything progressed quietly and steadily.
Time passed.
Before anyone realized it, Age 764 had arrived.
Throughout this period, Gran continuously cleansed Universe 6 of its unqualified planets.
The number of such worlds steadily dwindled.
Then, on this day—
BOOM!!!
An aura capable of destroying all things erupted from Gran's body.
Gran had first reached the First Stage of the Rule of Destruction back in Age 751.
Now, thirteen years later, his Rule of Destruction had finally stepped into the Second Stage.
Compared to before, his current Rule of Destruction was far purer...
Far more tyrannical.
"Finally broke through."
Floating in space, Gran stretched his body.
Every movement produced a series of crackling sounds.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
After a short while, his figure suddenly vanished from the starry sky.
Universe 6's Destroyer Realm.
"Look, Vados! Gran has finally advanced his Rule of Destruction to the Second Stage!"
"Mm, I saw it. Reaching the Second Stage in only thirteen years... his talent is still as terrifying as ever."
"Yeah. Back then, I wasn't even close to his level."
"Lord Champa, that statement was unnecessary. Everyone already knows you're nowhere near Gran."
"You!"
"Please calm down, Lord Champa. Gran has disappeared."
"Huh? Where did he go?"
"It seems..."
Vados narrowed her eyes slightly.
"...he has left this timeline."
"What?!"
"Why are you so surprised, Lord Champa?"
A faint smile appeared on Vados's lips.
"Have you forgotten that Gran has another identity as well?"
END OF CHAPTER
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