"The reason I came here is to tell you a few rules about the Great God of Destruction, so we can avoid any unnecessary trouble." The Grand Priest clasped his hands behind his back and smiled as he looked at Broly and Majin Buu.
Broly and Majin Buu tilted their heads, listening carefully without interrupting.
"If you want to become the leader of all the Gods of Destruction, in other words, the so-called Great God of Destruction, the condition is to make the other Gods of Destruction submit to you, not to kill them," the Grand Priest told the two of them. "So I only have one requirement for you: you can fight, but you are not allowed to kill any God of Destruction. You are even more forbidden to threaten or kill a Kai to restrain a God of Destruction!"
Broly and Majin Buu hurriedly nodded with serious faces, not daring to be careless, indicating they had understood.
"But!" The Grand Priest added.
Broly suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Since you want to be the leader of all the Gods of Destruction, you have to pay the proper price." The Grand Priest's gaze sharpened as he looked at Broly. "And that price is… they are allowed to kill you and your companions."
Broly fell silent on the spot.
"Mr. Broly, do you still want to become the leader of all the Gods of Destruction?" The Grand Priest asked with a smile. "This is a very difficult path for you."
Broly stayed silent for a full ten seconds.
"I do!" Broly finally made up his mind. "Ken said it himself: 'If you don't weather the storm, how can you see the rainbow?' Since Ken is going to become the greatest god in the whole multiverse, then I'll become the strongest God of Destruction in the whole multiverse!"
The Grand Priest said nothing.
Time seemed to freeze in that moment.
"Since it's the path you chose, then grit your teeth and see it through." As the Grand Priest spoke, his figure gradually turned transparent.
"Shup."
The Grand Priest quickly vanished from where he stood.
Broly stared at the place where the Grand Priest disappeared, sank into silent thought for a while, then took a deep breath, his resolve growing even firmer.
"Hey, Broly, you should tell Ken about this." Buu suggested. "They're allowed to kill us, but we're not allowed to kill them. That's not fair."
"I understand what the Grand Priest means. Only this way can we grow faster." Broly said calmly.
Buu nodded, half-understanding at best.
"But… what the Grand Priest means is that any God of Destruction who allies with me… will be putting their life on the line." Broly said in a deep voice, then turned his head and looked at Majin Buu with a grave expression. "Buu, you should leave."
"I'm not leaving." Buu shook his head.
"You might die," Broly said, his tone growing heavier.
"I can regenerate. I'm not that easy to kill." Buu grinned, grabbed his own head with both hands, yanked it off his neck, and held it out to Broly.
Then Buu's severed head grinned goofily at Broly.
Broly: "…"
"I'm serious. You know your regeneration doesn't amount to much in front of a God of Destruction." Broly said solemnly.
"It's fine. Worst case, I can still absorb you. With the two of us together, we should be able to beat the strongest God of Destruction, Beerus, right?" Buu reattached his head and beamed.
"The Grand Priest said we have to make them submit. If we win by doing something like that, they'll never submit." Broly shook his head.
"Then we just treat it as a last-ditch life-saving move." Buu suggested. "Either way, I'm going with you. I'm not leaving! If you try to send me away, Merus will just call me back! I don't like him."
Right at that moment, Merus happened to be passing nearby. His ears perked up when he heard what Majin Buu said.
Merus: "…"
Merus felt stabbed in the heart yet again.
Why did the God of Destruction I trained get poached away by Broly?
Merus flashed over at high speed and smacked his staff down on Buu's head.
"Whizz!"
Merus accelerated his flight and, under Broly and Buu's gaze, shot off into the distance and vanished from sight.
Buu rubbed the lump on his head, wincing in pain.
"See? All he knows how to do is hit me." Buu complained angrily. "You and Ken are good people. You've never hit me."
Broly: "???"
We haven't hit you enough times already?
Did all those blows to your head smack your brains loose so you forgot?
"Fine, we'll go together." Broly made up his mind and decided to bring Buu along. Then he added, "We're not telling Ken. He'll just worry."
"Are we going to Champa first?" Buu asked.
Broly nodded.
Without any more hesitation, the two of them shot off toward Universe 6's God of Destruction Realm.
…
Universe 6, God of Destruction Realm.
"You're saying the divine realm is going to add a new godly position, the Great God of Destruction?" Champa stared at Vados in surprise.
"This is the Grand Priest's decision." Vados nodded. "The so-called Great God of Destruction is the God of Destruction who leads all the other Gods of Destruction. Every God of Destruction can enter the running."
Champa: "…"
"Champa-sama, do you want to compete?" Vados asked with a smile.
Champa shook his head hard.
What a joke.
If anyone knows my power level, it's me.
"What are the rules?" Champa asked.
"Oh, nothing too complicated. You just need to get eight Gods of Destruction to agree, and you can become the Great God of Destruction." Vados smiled lightly.
"As long as you have good relationships… getting eight Gods of Destruction to agree shouldn't be impossible, right?" Champa muttered.
"Champa-sama, think about it carefully. Is there any God of Destruction who has equally good relationships with eight other Gods of Destruction at the same time?" Vados shook her head. "Aside from Heles-sama, who, because she's a woman, happens to be a bit more favored by six Gods of Destruction—though that's just goodwill. I doubt they'd choose her as the Great God of Destruction. After all, once she's elected, she becomes your boss. That's not something they want to see."
"So who's actually entered the race so far?" Champa asked.
"At present, the God of Destruction running for Great God of Destruction is Mr. Broly." Vados answered honestly. "The condition is that you and the other Gods of Destruction are allowed to kill him and his allies, but he and his allies are not allowed to kill you."
Champa froze for a moment, then shook his head vigorously.
"What's wrong, Champa-sama?" Vados asked.
"So it's that Broly guy… Will Ken help him?" Champa asked.
"He won't. Angels are not allowed to participate this time, so even if you get hurt, angels won't treat your injuries." Vados replied.
"No healing?" Champa was left laughing and crying at the same time.
"Mr. Broly has twelve cards in his hand. If you don't want to get beaten up, Champa-sama, all you have to do is press your handprint on one of the cards. That counts as acknowledging Mr. Broly as the Great God of Destruction." Vados explained. "But once you leave your handprint, it means you've become Broly's ally."
Champa immediately fell into deep thought.
I really want to put my handprint on one of those cards.
But if I become Broly's ally…
Then other Gods of Destruction might decide to kill me…
"Looks like these rules aren't exactly friendly to the God of Destruction who wants to become the Great God of Destruction." Champa's mouth twitched.
"Oh, oh, to become a true Great God of Destruction, if it's just a little scuffle, that would be way too childish." Vados replied with an unruffled smile.
Champa hesitated, torn.
"Champa-sama, I wouldn't hesitate too long if I were you. As far as I know, Mr. Broly's first stop is our Universe 6 God of Destruction Realm." Vados suddenly said.
"W-what did you say?" Champa shuddered.
"Mr. Broly and his ally Mr. Buu should arrive at the God of Destruction Realm in about ten minutes. I hope you can decide quickly, Champa-sama." Vados said with a bright smile.
"Pop!"
Purple-red light instantly burst from Champa's body. Without a moment's hesitation, he shot into the sky as a streak of light and rushed into space, fleeing the realm.
If I don't run now, it'll be too late.
They'll corner me at my doorstep and force my handprint.
Better to run.
As he fled, Champa quickly considered which universe he should head to next.
He still didn't know whether Quitela was friend or foe.
If Quitela teamed up with Broly, what would be the point of fighting?
The only option would be to find a way to wake Beerus up.
I'll head to Universe 7 first.
Champa turned and flew toward Universe 7.
But just as he made that turn, he received another message from Vados.
"Oh, oh, Champa-sama, I forgot to mention. Beerus-sama probably won't be taking part in this election, so you'd better not try to wake him up." Vados's voice sounded in his ear.
"W-what did you say?" Champa yelped.
As he spoke, his eyes lit up and his pupils shrank sharply.
Because far ahead, Champa saw two streaks of light flashing across the distant starry sky.
They were the brightest points in that patch of space.
Champa squinted and made out Broly and Buu's figures.
He nearly jumped out of his skin, hurriedly suppressed his ki, and hid behind an asteroid, not daring to breathe.
"Vados, you traitor! Couldn't you have said that earlier?!" Champa gritted his teeth and fumed. "Because you told me late, I turned mid-flight. Now I've actually run into Broly and Majin Buu! If I hadn't turned, I'd already be far away by now."
"They haven't noticed you, have they, Champa-sama?" Vados asked pleasantly.
"Not yet." Champa's mouth twitched as he stared at Broly and Buu in the distance with a trace of terror.
Just then, Champa suddenly saw Broly and Majin Buu stop in the middle of space.
Champa's heart leapt into his throat.
You always meet what you fear most.
Next, he saw Broly turn his head and look in his direction from afar.
Has he already sensed me?
"Vados, I think that guy's found me!" Champa panicked. "Tell me quickly, which universe should I run to?!"
"The Grand Priest said angels are not allowed to get involved in this matter." Vados let out a tiny sigh. "Champa-sama, you're on your own."
Champa: "…"
He wanted to curse out loud and crushed his communicator into powder in one go.
If I can't rely on an angel, what do I need this communicator for?
Champa hid his body within the asteroid itself, terrified Broly would sense him.
Fortunately, after Broly and Buu glanced his way, they soon turned and flew off.
Champa finally let out a small breath of relief.
He waited until the two had flown so far that even with a God of Destruction's eyesight he could no longer see them. Only then did Champa carefully suppress his ki and drift through space.
After floating for a while, Champa raised his power a bit and accelerated.
He decided to head for Universe 8.
The God of Destruction of Universe 8 was named Liquiir, a nine-tailed fox.
Of course, most of the time Liquiir only had one tail.
Only when necessary would he reveal all nine tails and greatly boost his own power.
It was more or less the same as transforming into a Super Saiyan.
Champa thought it over. Right now, Liquiir was around level 54. As long as I team up with Liquiir and then bring in a few more Gods of Destruction, we won't have to fear Broly and his group.
After flying a long way, Champa turned into a streak of purple-red light and roared off toward Universe 8.
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