The moment the words "How dare you!" thundered through the hall
The entire Palace of the Grand Zeno fell into a freezing, suffocating stillness.
The atmosphere felt as though it might solidify.
A chill shot up from Quitela's tail all the way to the top of his skull.
With a thud, he collapsed to his knees.
Terror flooded every cell in his body. Quitela trembled uncontrollably.
Cognac lifted his head slightly to look at his father, frowning.
Why is Father so furious?
Did he discover Lord Quitela's scheme against the Seventh Universe's candidate God of Destruction?
Along both sides of the great hall, the Destroyers all kept their heads lowered.
They, too, had no idea what Quitela had done.
But seeing Quitela's miserable state, they couldn't help showing expressions of anticipation
as though watching a spectacular disaster unfold.
Beerus, who still didn't understand what was happening, simply found the rat god's humiliation beautiful to behold.
A delightful sight.
And yet, fearless as always, he still dared to sneak a glance at the Grand Priest and Grand Zeno.
Whack!
Whis immediately smacked him on the head with his staff.
"Tss!"
Beerus hissed, clutching his skull. After Whis's warning, he didn't dare look again.
Suddenly
Grand Zeno rose from his throne.
BOOM!!!
An overwhelming pressure swept across the entire palace.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud…
One after another, every Destroyer who was still standing collapsed to their knees.
Their faces drained of all color
even Beerus didn't dare twitch.
The Angels beside them did not kneel, but each of them bowed respectfully.
Everyone in the hall—Destroyers and Angels alike—was utterly confused.
What in the world had happened?
"Quitela, how dare you attempt to provoke conflict between two universes!"
The Grand Priest's voice alone shook the entire multiverse.
Conflict between two universes?
Cognac sighed inwardly.
As expected… they found out.
That candidate Destroyer from Universe 7 must be dead.
The other Gods and Angels all snapped their gazes toward the collapsed Quitela.
No wonder the Grand Priest and Grand Zeno were furious
had Quitela completely lost his mind?
They all wondered:
Which universe was Quitela trying to provoke?
A terrible premonition crawled up Beerus's spine.
Knowing Quitela's personality… the bastard probably targeted his Seventh Universe.
"Quitela."
Grand Zeno's voice echoed.
This time, the childish tone was gone
instead, it carried the weight of law itself.
"Lord Zeno, I was wrong!" Quitela's whole body shook violently.
He regretted everything
and yet was also baffled.
All he did was instruct someone to challenge the Seventh Universe's candidate God of Destruction.
He didn't even act personally.
Why were these two supreme beings reacting like this?!
"Lord Zeno, I was wrong—please, no!!!"
Quitela's pupils shrank.
Grand Zeno had raised his hand.
Every Destroyer and every Angel felt their hearts freeze.
Was he… about to erase a Destroyer?
A soft hum resonated
as if holy chants encircled Zeno's small figure.
Without hesitation, Zeno flicked his tiny hand.
BOOOOM!
A beam of white light engulfed Quitela.
"AAAAAHHH!!!"
Quitela's body and soul twisted in agony, his screams echoing through the palace.
Cognac shut his eyes.
I warned you, Lord Quitela… may you rest in peace.
But
A moment passed.
Quitela was still screaming.
Still alive.
Cognac snapped his eyes open.
His Destroyer… had survived?
Beerus snorted.
This damned rat's life was annoyingly durable.
The other Destroyers looked disappointed, but thinking it through
it made sense.
Quitela was the only Destroyer of Universe 4.
They didn't even have a candidate.
Erasing him would plunge an entire universe into collapse.
"This was punishment. Next time will be erasure."
Grand Zeno cast a cold, dismissive glance at Quitela.
He lowered his hand and returned to his throne, exchanging a look with the Grand Priest.
The Grand Priest nodded.
"In addition to the previous order, a new decree: from this moment on, no Destroyer may intervene personally—under any circumstance."
A supreme order.
"Yes!!"
All the Destroyers shivered as they answered.
"Dismissed."
The Destroyers and Angels departed, heavy-hearted.
Today's events had hit too suddenly.
As for Quitela
his soul and body were nearly shattered, his power falling from Divine Realm Stage Seven to Stage Six.
He would need hundreds of millions of years to recover.
Now, Cognac simply grabbed him by the scruff of the neck like a dead rat and dragged him out.
"Whis, let's go! That damn rat said we'd arm-wrestle after the meeting!"
Beerus grinned wickedly as he followed.
Whis's face darkened.
The man can barely move—how is he going to arm-wrestle you?
Just admit you want to mock him.
But
"Come on. That idiot definitely targeted our Universe 7.
Lord Beerus, you have to teach him a lesson later."
Whis dragged Beerus toward Quitela.
Suddenly
"Beerus."
The Grand Priest's voice echoed again.
Seeing he wasn't summoned, every other Destroyer sprinted away as if their lives depended on it.
Champa ran the fastest.
"That damn fat pig!!"
Beerus stared, speechless.
Some friend that was.
In the corridor, Beerus muttered, "Whis, why is your father calling me…?"
Whis shrugged. "How should I know?"
"..."
There was no avoiding it.
When the Grand Priest called, you went.
Beerus returned nervously to the palace.
Grand Zeno was already back on his throne, playing a game.
The Grand Priest stood beside him, staring at Beerus with an icy gaze.
Beerus almost jumped out of his skin.
"G-Grand Priest, sir… i-is something wrong?"
He hadn't done anything bad in years
why was he being glared at like this?!
"Beerus. Do you admit your mistake?"
The Grand Priest's tone hardened.
"??"
Beerus collapsed to the floor, trembling.
Seeing this, a faint smile tugged at the Grand Priest's lips.
That's for corrupting Whis's work ethic.
"..."
Whis noticed the expression and sighed.
So Father was just scaring his own Destroyer…
"Father, Lord Beerus didn't do anything. If you have something to say, please say it. We'd like to go home." Whis said calmly.
Beerus snapped out of terror.
Right!
He hadn't done anything wrong!
He scrambled back to his feet.
"You two…"
A vein twitched on the Grand Priest's forehead.
"Consider this a warning—especially you, Beerus."
He glared at him.
"You've taken a disciple. If you remain this lazy and fail to set an example, Lord Zeno and I will not be pleased."
Grand Zeno put down his game and added in his childish voice:
"I'll be unhappy."
BOOM!
Beerus trembled violently, bowing ninety degrees.
"Yes, sir!!"
"Hmph. Get out."
The Grand Priest waved them off.
Beerus didn't dare linger.
He grabbed Whis and bolted like a rocket.
Soon, only Grand Zeno and the Grand Priest remained.
Silence filled the hall.
After a moment
"Lord Zeno, Quitela indeed went too far."
"It's fine. If that little one can't handle even this, then he isn't worth nurturing."
"You speak true, Lord Zeno. This incident will also serve as a reminder to the others.
Until that child grows stronger, we cannot allow Destroyers to interfere."
"If any of them dare defy the order again, I'll erase them."
Their voices echoed through the empty palace before fading.
…
Outside the palace
Beerus stumbled out in a panic.
He was about to return to Universe 7 to check if Quitela had sabotaged anything.
"Beerus, what did the Grand Priest want with you just now?"
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