"What happened?" Ken asked.
"I'm not sure… but there's a good chance a God of Destruction passed through here… and happened to tear open the boundary of the Supreme Kai's Realm," Merus guessed. As he spoke, his hands moved swiftly over the ship's console, pulling up several screens.
Smack!
One of the images instantly appeared before Ken and Merus.
On it, Ken saw a red-faced imp and a strangely designed robot.
Ken's expression shifted slightly the moment he saw the robot.
Wasn't that Mosco, the God of Destruction from Universe 3?
What was he doing in Universe 7?
And that red-faced imp—if he remembered right, he was the one who controlled Mosco.
His name was Mule.
"That's not a God of Destruction, just an artificial intelligence robot," Merus said thoughtfully.
"Not a God of Destruction?" Ken asked directly. "But that purplish-red energy just now felt a little like Lord Beerus' Destruction Energy."
"It really isn't a God of Destruction. Look closely at their clothes—they're not wearing the same style as a God of Destruction," Merus shook his head, quickly making his judgment.
"What are they trying to do?" Ken muttered.
Whoosh!
Even as he spoke, Muse and the robot tore through the boundary of space, heading straight for their spaceship.
"Return to normal, return to normal," the robot repeated in a mechanical voice.
"Damn it… of all times, your system malfunctions now." Muse rubbed his temples in frustration. "Can't you fix yourself?"
"Attempting repair, attempting repair," the robot replied, the lights on its head flickering rapidly as its sensors focused on the spaceship.
"I noticed that ship earlier too. Not sure whose it belongs to," Muse murmured.
"Remove ship's chip, repair my system!
Remove ship's chip, repair my system!
Remove ship's chip, repair my system!"
The robot repeated the same phrase three times in a row.
"Fine, fine, have it your way. We'll do as you say—but looks like the people on that ship are out of luck." Muse laughed indifferently. "Not my problem. What matters most is my Luke! If they can contribute to Luke, it should be their honor!"
Since Ken's ship hadn't left but was just floating in place, the imp and the robot quickly reached them and knocked on the hull.
Merus pressed the button to open the hatch.
Clang!
The door opened.
Muse and the robot stepped inside.
"And you two are…?" Merus asked politely.
"Gigu-gigu!" the robot made a strange noise.
"Kid, I'm here to requisition the chip from your ship—for my Luke." Muse said it like an order, not a request.
"Requisition our ship's chip?" Merus wiped a bit of sweat silently.
"That's right." Muse nodded. "My robot Luke's system has malfunctioned, so I need your chip to patch it up. Your tech level may be pretty low, but that chip of yours will fit perfectly into my Luke."
"Ahem… how should I address you, friend?" Merus asked courteously.
Ken and Broly just sat off to the side, watching the scene unfold, saying nothing.
This kind of thing was best left to Merus. He could handle it.
"Don't bother asking my name. Enough chatter—hurry up and hand over the chip," Muse said impatiently.
Merus: "…"
"The problem is, if we give you the chip, our ship won't be able to autopilot anymore. We'd have to return to base manually," Merus explained politely.
"And? You can still fly it back manually, right? I'm not destroying your ship." Muse snorted. "Hurry up, I don't have time to argue with you."
"Gigu-gigu!" the robot screeched again.
Earlier it had been able to speak properly, but now its system really seemed to be malfunctioning.
"Sorry, but I can't agree to that," Merus shook his head firmly. "This ship was a reward from the Galactic King himself!"
"So you're saying no? Is that it?" Muse's face darkened.
"However, I can help repair your system," Merus added kindly.
Ken: "…"
Ken was speechless.
So this is how Angels behaved.
That guy was practically stepping on his head, and Merus still offered to fix his system?
What the hell was he thinking?
"Repair the system? Hmph, no need." Muse sneered coldly. "I'll say this one last time—hand over the chip! I'm not asking, I'm ordering you!"
Merus was momentarily at a loss for words.
"As for your so-called Galactic King, in my eyes he's nothing but trash." Muse looked completely disdainful.
"Friend… I'd suggest you speak more respectfully…" Merus frowned.
As a trainee Angel, Merus was usually patient. But this situation was pushing even his limits.
The Galactic King, the superior he respected most at the Galactic Patrol Headquarters, was now being insulted as worthless trash by a red-faced brat…
Wasn't that going too far?
"What's wrong? You don't agree?" Muse sneered. "Do you even know who you're talking to?"
"I did want to know before. Now I don't," Merus exhaled deeply, finally issuing an ultimatum. "You're not welcome here. Leave."
"Oh? Do you know who you're talking to?" Muse's grin turned sinister. "You'd better not provoke me. I'm not someone you can afford to provoke. Even if I killed you right now, you wouldn't have a word of complaint!"
Merus: "…"
He was on the verge of tears.
"We're not gonna fight yet?" Broly finally spoke up, scratching his head in confusion.
"Go on," Ken patted Broly's shoulder.
"Uh…"
Broly had been itching to move this whole time. At Ken's word, his eyes lit up like a wild beast unleashed, and he charged at Muse like a predator.
Smack!
Broly's hand clamped over Muse's head, slamming his body straight into the spaceship's wall.
(End of Chapter)
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