"Oh, right. Gran is still a Time Patrol officer."
Champa scratched his head and snorted.
"Forget it. That guy simply can't sit still. Since he enjoys running around and stirring up trouble so much, I can't be bothered to worry about him."
"More like you can't control him, can you?" Vados replied with a smile.
"Vados, you're really getting on my nerves..."
Champa's furious roar echoed throughout Universe 6's Destroyer Realm.
After Gran left this timeline....
far away, in Universe 10, on the opposite side of the Omni-King's cosmos, a pink elephant arrived at the Supreme Kai Realm accompanied by an Angel and a muscular attendant.
Beneath a massive tree—
"Greetings, Lord Rumsshi. Greetings, Miss Kusu."
Gowasu bowed respectfully to Rumsshi and Kusu before instructing Zamasu, who stood nearby, to prepare some tea.
After paying his respects, Zamasu turned and left.
However, before leaving, he cast a puzzled glance at Rumsshi.
Why has this elephant come here?
"May I ask what brings Lord Rumsshi here today?" Gowasu asked directly, equally confused.
"What brings me here?"
Rumsshi barked.
"Have you forgotten the punishment handed down by Lord Zeno?"
"I haven't forgotten."
Naturally, Gowasu knew exactly what Rumsshi was referring to.
Five years earlier, during the Candidate God of Destruction Battle Royale, the ten defeated universes had received a mandate:
Within ten thousand years, they were required to raise their Mortal Level by at least one full point.
"Since you haven't forgotten, why haven't you done anything about it?"
"What do you mean? Haven't I been diligently creating planets these past few years?"
"You have. But haven't you noticed that this traditional cycle of destruction and creation is raising our universe's standards far too slowly?"
Rumsshi sat down beside the tea table, looking utterly helpless.
Universe 10's Mortal Level currently stood at 4.3, ranking eighth among all universes.
But that 4.3 wasn't achieved overnight—it was the accumulated effort of countless generations of Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction.
To increase it by another full point within only ten thousand years—
they would need to push it beyond 5.3.
With their current methods, accomplishing that in such a short time was practically impossible.
"..."
Hearing this, Gowasu fell silent.
"Then what should we do now?"
He understood exactly what Rumsshi meant.
If they failed to fulfill the punishment, Universe 10's future would undoubtedly be grim.
"Do you know what Universe 7's Mortal Level is now?" Rumsshi suddenly asked.
"?"
Question marks practically appeared in Gowasu's eyes.
Why was Rumsshi suddenly talking about Universe 7?
Just as he was about to speak—
Zamasu returned, pushing a tea cart.
"Lord Rumsshi, Master Gowasu, the tea is ready."
He poured a cup for everyone present.
Rumsshi glanced at Zamasu.
Under Rumsshi's gaze, Zamasu maintained a calm smile, showing no unusual reaction.
"The tea is excellent. It seems your spiritual cultivation has improved once again."
Gowasu took a sip and nodded in satisfaction.
Zamasu was his prized disciple.
Whenever the topic turned to Zamasu, Gowasu could never resist showing him off.
"Is that so? Then I should give it a try."
Rumsshi lifted his teacup and took a sip.
Tea was a path in itself.
As he tasted it, it felt as though he could glimpse Zamasu's character through the tea.
Meticulous.
Strict with himself.
Persevering.
Never giving up.
...
Rumsshi nodded.
"One can see the whole from a single leaf. The tea truly is excellent."
He looked at Gowasu.
"Old man, it seems your candidate is quite impressive."
"Of course!"
Gowasu beamed.
"Zamasu is a candidate I personally selected and carefully nurtured."
Receiving praise from a God of Destruction put him in an exceptionally good mood.
Setting down his teacup, he returned to the earlier topic.
"Lord Rumsshi, why did you suddenly bring up Universe 7?"
Those words entered Zamasu's ears, causing a sharp glint to flash across his eyes.
Back during the Candidate God of Destruction Tournament, he had watched the entire event.
There, he witnessed mortals standing shoulder-to-shoulder with gods.
Had it not been for the god Gran of Universe 7 appearing at the very end, the ultimate victor might very well have been a mortal.
(Author's Note: In Dragon Ball's setting, all intelligent lifeforms other than gods are collectively classified as mortals.)
"Before the Candidate God of Destruction Battle Royale," Rumsshi began,
"Universe 7's Mortal Level was 3.18. You remember that, don't you?"
"Of course."
"But after the tournament ended, it rose to 3.6!"
The moment those words fell—
both Gowasu and Zamasu shuddered.
As the Supreme Kai and future Supreme Kai of their universe, they understood exactly what a 0.42 increase in Mortal Level within only a few years truly meant.
The improvement was beyond explosive.
No—
even comparing it to a rocket launch wasn't enough to describe such a leap!
Had those words come from anyone other than Rumsshi himself, they would have assumed it was a joke.
"How did they do it?" Zamasu blurted out instinctively.
Rumsshi didn't take offense.
After tasting the tea, he had developed a favorable impression of the Supreme Kai candidate.
"Exactly! Exactly!"
Gowasu finally reacted.
Only then did he realize this was likely the true reason Rumsshi had come.
His usual calm demeanor vanished instantly.
"If Universe 7 could achieve such growth in only a few years, then if we can learn their methods, we might truly be able to fulfill Lord Zeno's punishment within ten thousand years!"
"I don't know exactly how they did it," Rumsshi admitted.
"But I do know the reason behind it."
"What reason?"
"Gran."
The moment he spoke Gran's name, a trace of envy appeared in Rumsshi's eyes.
Back when Gran killed Quitela, his power had already reached the Angel Realm.
Although Gran was later swept away into the Time Stream, Rumsshi had learned from the Grand Priest that Gran had merely been taken away by Chronoa.
When the time came, he would inevitably return to Universe 7.
The fact that Beerus had managed to find a successor like Gran...
Rumsshi genuinely suspected that smoke must have been rising from Beerus's ancestral grave.
In other words...
the man had absurd luck.
"..."
Gowasu was speechless.
Who didn't know Universe 7's transformation was connected to Gran?
Surely it wasn't because of that lazy Beerus.
What he wanted to know was what exactly Gran had done to bring about such a dramatic change.
"Most likely, Gran personally destroyed Universe 7's unqualified planets."
Rumsshi noticed Gowasu's expression and awkwardly added,
"And that's how things eventually became what they are today."
END OF CHAPTER
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