...
Bulma sat nearby, occasionally pouring Gran another glass of juice.
"Gran, where have you been lately? You look like a starving ghost."
Gran spoke with his mouth full as he continued eating.
"I've been improving our universe's ranking."
"The universe ranking?"
Bulma quickly remembered that Universe 7 had always ranked second from the bottom.
"So where does Universe 7 rank now?"
"At the moment, Universe 7's Mortal Level is 3.80. It's now equal to Universe 6."
"Gran, you mean we've caught up with the universe that used to be third from last?"
Bulma's face lit up with excitement.
After all, she was also a resident of Universe 7, so naturally she wanted her universe to become stronger and better.
"That's right."
Gran picked up the drink Bulma had poured for him and finished it in one gulp. Then he grabbed a napkin and wiped the grease from the corner of his mouth.
"By the way, there's something I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
Seeing Gran's unusually serious expression, Bulma became a little nervous.
"Didn't Broly go after Vegeta before? How did Vegeta manage to survive?"
Gran frowned.
Back then, after taking Broly to the Galactic Patrol Headquarters, Paragus had sent word for every Saiyan to help capture Vegeta.
Broly had gone there as well.
With Broly involved, there was no reason Vegeta should have survived.
"I thought you were going to ask something important. So that's what this is about."
Bulma rolled her eyes.
"Stop wasting time."
"Alright, alright."
"It was Goku who saved Vegeta."
Bulma quickly explained how Goku had mastered Instant Transmission and used it to rescue Vegeta.
After hearing the whole story, Gran couldn't help twitching at the corner of his mouth.
So many people wanted Vegeta dead...
Yet he had escaped death time and time again.
Vegeta's luck was honestly outrageous.
"Gran, where's Broly now?" Bulma asked.
"What do you want with him?"
Gran continued eating the feast spread across the table.
"Our timeline's Android Crisis is about to begin. I'm a little worried, so I was thinking of asking Broly to help out."
"You're asking Broly to help?"
Gran looked up, utterly speechless.
Even Perfect Cell's maximum battle power was only around 5 billion.
Calling Broly for something like that was the equivalent of using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
Complete overkill.
"Gran, where is Broly?"
Bulma grabbed Gran and began shaking him repeatedly.
"If you keep shaking me, do you believe I'll punch you?"
Gran set down his food and raised a fist the size of a sandbag in front of his favorite "cat servant's" face.
Bulma jumped in fright and quickly backed away, clutching her chest.
"Gran... you're not really going to hit me, are you?"
"If you keep bothering me, I really will."
"B-But..."
Seeing that Bulma still wanted to argue, Gran suddenly grinned mischievously.
"Isn't your older sister dating Vegeta now? Vegeta is Broly's sworn enemy. If you bring Broly to Earth... do you think Broly will beat Vegeta to death?"
"..."
Bulma immediately deflated.
Of all the people her sister could have fallen for...
It just had to be Vegeta—the eternal runner-up.
Knowing her sister's personality, if Vegeta died, she'd probably cry herself half to death.
"Forget it."
"I won't call Broly after all."
Bulma sat beside Gran, resting her chin on both hands.
Her delicate face was filled with helplessness.
"Don't worry."
"Kakarot is still hiding quite a bit of his strength. Those Androids won't pose any threat to him."
Gran shook his head and continued enjoying the rest of Earth's delicious food.
Once he finished this meal...
He planned to return to the God of Destruction's Planet.
As for Trunks and the Androids...
He still enjoyed watching events unfold from the sidelines.
Besides, there was still plenty of time.
There were still nearly three years before Androids 17 and 18 would appear.
Rather than staying on Earth all that time, Gran would rather return to the God of Destruction's Planet.
With Whis there, it would be much easier to keep an eye on everything happening in Universe 7.
"Goku's still hiding his strength?"
Bulma's eyes sparkled.
Now that she'd gotten the answer she wanted, she stopped bothering Gran while he ate.
Two hours later...
"Whew... that hit the spot."
Gran finally put down his bowl and chopsticks, patted his stomach, and let out a satisfied sigh.
"Alright. As long as I don't pursue the matter of Trunks manipulating time, no one else will either."
He stood up from the table.
His tone clearly carried the feeling of a farewell.
"Gran, you're leaving already?"
Bulma's eyes widened.
"I'm heading back to the God of Destruction's Planet."
"But you only just arrived on Earth. Why leave so soon?"
"What? Can't bear to part with me?"
Gran teased with a grin.
Bulma: "..."
"Alright."
"Lord Beerus is still asleep, so I'm currently responsible for managing Universe 7."
"I've got plenty to do."
Gran stopped teasing her and waved casually.
"See you."
Just as he was about to leave—
Whoosh!
Two figures suddenly appeared beside him.
The instant they arrived, Gran already knew who they were.
Looking at Shin and the Old Supreme Kai, he asked curiously,
"What brings you two here?"
Bulma immediately bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Supreme Kai-sama."
The Old Supreme Kai nodded toward Bulma before turning his attention to Gran.
Gran had completely concealed his aura.
On the surface, he looked no different from an ordinary mortal.
Yet his divine dimension had already reached the pinnacle of godhood, while his raw power had stepped into the realm of the Angels.
The Old Supreme Kai observed him for quite some time.
Unfortunately...
He couldn't tell whether Gran had made any further breakthroughs during the past year.
"You've been back in Universe 7 for quite a while now."
"So why haven't you come to visit us at the Supreme Kai World?"
The Old Supreme Kai's voice remained calm.
But anyone who knew him well could hear the concern hidden beneath it.
"Hm?"
Gran exchanged puzzled glances with Bulma.
Both could see the confusion in each other's eyes.
"Bulma, have someone prepare some tea."
Gran wasn't in a hurry to ask questions.
After signaling Bulma, he led the Old Supreme Kai and Shin outside into the courtyard.
By now, dusk had fallen.
The moon already hung high in the evening sky.
A tea table sat in the courtyard.
After inviting the two Supreme Kais to sit down, one of Bulma's servants quickly brought over a pot of freshly brewed tea.
Gran poured each of them a cup before asking,
"Old Supreme Kai... what's happened?"
If even a Supreme Kai was this worried...
Then whatever had happened couldn't be something trivial.
Yet, during this point in the Dragon Ball timeline, there shouldn't have been any major crisis.
"Gran."
"During the time you were away from Universe 7, a Candidate Supreme Kai and a Candidate God of Destruction came to our universe."
It was Shin who spoke first.
"Oh?"
Gran was slightly surprised.
After thinking about it for a moment, however, he wasn't particularly shocked.
"They must have noticed Universe 7's Mortal Level rising so rapidly and came to investigate what happened."
Gran narrowed his eyes slightly.
The Old Supreme Kai and Shin exchanged glances.
Neither of them had expected Gran to figure out the reason so quickly.
"As expected of you."
The Old Supreme Kai sighed in admiration before taking a sip of tea.
"You're right."
"Universe 7's Mortal Level increased far too quickly. Combined with the punishment handed down by Grand Zeno, it naturally attracted the attention of the other universes."
"If that's all, then why are you two so worried?"
"If it were just an ordinary Candidate Supreme Kai visiting our universe, we wouldn't be concerned."
The Old Supreme Kai gently set down his teacup.
His expression grew solemn.
"But... the Candidate Supreme Kai who came this time is different."
"I can't shake this ominous feeling about him."
END OF CHAPTER
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