"Kid, drop the act already. You don't seriously think no one has discovered the disgusting things you've been doing, do you?" Old Kai snorted coldly from behind Gran, no longer able to contain himself.
"What do you mean?"
Gowasu turned toward Old Kai. "What is Zamasu pretending about? Explain yourself!"
At this point, if he still couldn't understand why Gran had come all the way to Universe 10, then he had no business calling himself a Supreme Kai.
Gran hadn't crossed the universes just to ask Zamasu about his opinion of mortals.
He had come here...
To kill him.
"You want me to explain? Fine. Then I'll make it crystal clear."
Old Kai stepped forward from behind Gran and said icily,
"First, ask your prized disciple one question."
"What is the Zero Mortals Plan?"
Zero Mortals Plan?!
The moment those words left his mouth, the surroundings fell into deathly silence.
Even by its name alone, the meaning was obvious.
A plan to erase all mortals.
And Old Kai had specifically told Gowasu to ask Zamasu, implying only one thing—
The one intending to carry out the Zero Mortals Plan...
Was Zamasu.
Impossible!!
Gowasu shook his head violently.
Zamasu was the Supreme Kai apprentice he had personally raised. In every aspect, the young man had always been outstanding.
How could he possibly do something like that?
Rumsshi and Primo were equally unwilling to believe it.
Zamasu was intelligent, considerate, always willing to help others, and had just expressed an impeccable view of mortals.
Everything about him screamed ideal Supreme Kai apprentice.
Only Kusu remained unsurprised.
She had noticed something was wrong with Zamasu long ago.
He constantly said one thing while believing another.
Especially whenever he spoke about mortals.
Although his performance was flawless on the surface, his true thoughts were obvious to someone with an angel's insight.
Even the tea he brewed revealed the unwavering conviction in his heart.
Strong conviction was normally an admirable trait for a Supreme Kai apprentice.
But if that conviction was devoted to a lie...
Then it became something terrifying.
"Zamasu."
Gowasu turned toward him.
"Explain yourself."
For a moment, everyone's eyes settled on him.
"..."
Their gazes felt like needles stabbing into his skin.
The instant he heard the words Zero Mortals Plan, Zamasu knew...
He had been exposed.
"Gowasu, perhaps there's something else you don't know."
"What?"
"When this man visited Universe 7..."
Old Kai sneered.
"He revealed killing intent toward me."
"Impossible!!!"
The world seemed to spin around Gowasu.
It wasn't strange that he reacted this way.
Outside, Zamasu wore one face.
In front of Gowasu, he wore another.
To Gowasu, his disciple had always been the perfect child.
"Hmph."
Old Kai said disdainfully,
"He hid it well, but my eyes don't deceive me."
"A mere Supreme Kai apprentice who harbors murderous intent toward a true Supreme Kai..."
"And who dreams of wiping out every mortal in existence."
"I really have to wonder just how you taught your disciple."
"..."
Gowasu fell silent.
He wanted to argue.
But Old Kai's judgment was legendary throughout all the universes.
If Old Kai said he had seen it...
Then he almost certainly had.
Could his disciple really...
"Zamasu."
Seeing him remain silent, Gowasu was nearly driven mad.
"Aren't you going to say anything?"
"Master, I didn't!"
Zamasu's face filled with panic.
"I don't even know what this Zero Mortals Plan is! Please believe me!"
Damn it!
How did they discover my plan?
His heart burned with rage, yet his face displayed nothing but fear.
If acting had rankings...
Then Zamasu deserved the title of a legendary veteran actor.
Every movement.
Every expression.
Every word.
It was as though he had genuinely been wrongfully accused.
Even Gowasu began wavering again.
After all...
He had raised Zamasu personally.
He knew his disciple's character better than anyone.
Could he really condemn him based solely on Old Kai's accusations?
"Gran... do you have any proof?" Gowasu hurriedly asked.
"Proof?"
Gran suddenly smiled.
He slowly raised his hand toward Zamasu.
"Only the weak need proof."
"I don't."
His declaration was domineering beyond words.
Behind him, Bulma's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Gran... is really about to execute a god!
The next instant—
Buzz!
A law of destruction blossomed in Gran's palm.
"No!!!"
Seeing Gran's attack about to reach him, Zamasu cried out in despair.
Gran wasn't following any normal logic.
There wasn't even any evidence yet...
And he was already going to kill a Supreme Kai apprentice!
"GOD OF DESTRUCTION RUMSSHI! SAVE ZAMASU!"
Gowasu roared.
Boom!!
The massive pink elephant instantly appeared before Zamasu.
Driving his fist forward, Rumsshi shattered Gran's Law of Destruction with a single punch.
"Second-Level Law of Destruction?!"
After destroying the attack, Rumsshi stared in disbelief.
Six years ago, Gran's mastery of Destruction Laws had only reached the First Level.
Now...
He had already reached the Second.
What God of Destruction didn't spend hundreds of thousands—if not millions—of years cultivating these laws?
How had Gran advanced another level in such a short time?
"Rumsshi."
Gran stepped forward.
"Do you understand the consequences of standing in my way?"
As he took that step...
Scarlet fur rapidly spread across his body.
Super Saiyan 4.
Ultra Instinct.
Peak Divine Dimension.
Gran's power...
Entered the realm of Angels.
BOOOOOOM!!
The Supreme Kai World of Universe 10 began collapsing instantly.
Had Gran not deliberately restrained his power...
This section of space-time would have been torn apart once again.
"Pffft!!"
Rumsshi was the first to bear the pressure.
Blood sprayed from his mouth as he was blasted deep into outer space.
"Gulp..."
Shin and the others behind Gran swallowed hard.
They had witnessed this very transformation once before—
The form Gran had used to kill Quitela.
And now...
They were seeing it again.
"So cool..."
"So unbelievably cool!"
Bulma looked like a lovestruck fangirl.
Stars sparkled in her eyes as she continuously wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.
"Hahaha!"
Old Kai proudly puffed out his chest.
"This is the ultimate form of the Saiyan race!"
"How could it not be cool?"
Having someone like Gran backing him...
It was impossible not to feel proud.
"Lord Rumsshi!!"
Gowasu had not been targeted directly and floated safely in space.
But seeing Rumsshi unable to withstand even Gran's aura...
He felt as though the sky itself had collapsed.
"Y-You..."
He still stood protectively in front of Zamasu.
"Gran! Don't think that just because you've reached the Angel Realm you can do whatever you please!"
"Do you know what a grave crime it is to attack a Supreme Kai and a God of Destruction?"
"A grave crime?"
Floating calmly in space, Gran chuckled.
"When I killed Quitela..."
"I don't recall Grand Zeno punishing me."
Silence.
The universe itself seemed to stop breathing.
Gran's slaying of Quitela had long since become common knowledge throughout the multiverse.
Every god knew of it.
Yet Gran remained completely unharmed.
"You..."
Only now did Gowasu remember.
Grand Zeno had forbidden Gods of Destruction from fighting one another.
He had never forbidden a God of Destruction Candidate from fighting a God of Destruction.
Just as when Gran killed Quitela...
No punishment applied.
"Lady Kusu!"
With no other options left, Gowasu turned desperately toward the angel watching from the sidelines.
"Are you really going to stand there and let Gran run wild?"
Kusu was the Grand Priest's eldest daughter.
No one knew how powerful she truly was.
If she intervened...
Even Gran would surely be stopped.
Zamasu also looked at her hopefully.
His fate now rested entirely in her hands.
"I'm sorry."
The petite angel gently shook her staff.
"Angels must remain absolutely neutral."
"I have not witnessed Gran violating any of Lord Grand Zeno's rules."
"Therefore..."
"I cannot interfere."
"You..."
Gowasu nearly blacked out.
He knew...
His disciple was finished.
"I'm giving you one last chance."
Gran spoke indifferently.
"Step aside."
Hearing those words, Gowasu's already aged face became utterly ashen.
"...Then kill me together with him."
He let out a long sigh.
He simply couldn't stand by and watch his disciple die before his eyes.
"Very well."
"I'll grant your wish."
As a teacher...
This old man truly had done his best.
Unfortunately...
He was blind.
Gran raised his hand once more toward Gowasu and Zamasu.
"Gran, don't!!"
Old Kai's expression changed dramatically.
He had come here only to eliminate Zamasu.
He had never intended to kill Gowasu.
Gowasu was a true Supreme Kai.
If he died...
Rumsshi would die as well.
And if both the Supreme Kai and God of Destruction of a universe perished...
It would be an enormous blow to that universe.
Besides...
Gowasu was his old friend.
Yet—
Gran paid him no attention.
Another sphere of purple Destruction Energy condensed in his palm.
Just then...
Sigh...
A soft sigh echoed through the starry sky.
Then came a clear, gentle voice.
"Gowasu."
"You should step aside."
"Look at the Time Ring on Gran's hand."
"That is his evidence."
The one who spoke was Kusu, who had quietly watched everything unfold.
In her eyes...
One man stood above all others and saw no need to explain himself.
The other had been completely deceived by his own disciple and was willing to die protecting him.
She simply couldn't bear watching it continue.
"The Time Ring...?"
Gowasu quickly looked toward Gran.
Only then did he notice the ring on Gran's hand.
Unlike a Supreme Kai's Time Ring, this one bore the unmistakable insignia of the Time Patrol.
"Gran..."
"You're a Time Patroller too?"
His eyes widened.
At last...
He understood.
Gran had seen Zamasu carrying out the Zero Mortals Plan in another timeline.
That was why he had come here—
To eliminate him before history repeated itself.
"Zamasu, you..."
Gowasu spun around, intending to question his beloved disciple.
Pfft!
A sharp pain pierced his chest.
Looking down...
He saw a hand wrapped in violet energy protruding straight through his heart.
Its owner...
Was Zamasu.
"W-Why...?"
Gowasu stared at him in disbelief.
The eyes looking back at him were ice cold.
Nothing like the gentle disciple he once knew.
"Master..."
"Don't blame me."
"You were simply too stubborn."
"Those filthy mortals deserve to be completely exterminated."
Zamasu's voice hissed like a venomous serpent.
It sent chills down everyone's spine.
"Y-You..."
Gowasu tried to say something else.
But his life force was rapidly fading.
Ignoring him completely, Zamasu quickly removed Gowasu's Potara Earring.
Then he pulled a Time Ring from his robes and slipped it onto his finger.
Gran watched the entire sequence silently.
He wasn't interested in whether Gowasu lived or died.
What interested him was something else.
At this point in history...
Zamasu already knew how to use the Potara Earrings.
Not only that...
He had secretly obtained a Supreme Kai's Time Ring.
In the original timeline, Zamasu shouldn't have known any of this yet.
Was this...
The butterfly effect caused by Gran himself?
Interesting...
Gran mused inwardly.
"Gran!"
Old Kai called out anxiously.
"Gowasu is an old friend of mine!"
"Save him!"
"I swear..."
Gran sighed helplessly.
What else could he do?
He stretched out one hand.
Activating his mastery over space, the critically wounded Gowasu was instantly pulled into his grasp.
"You heal him."
Gran tossed Gowasu toward Kusu.
"Otherwise you'll end up falling into slumber too."
He could have revived Gowasu with a Senzu Bean.
But he wasn't about to waste one on a Supreme Kai who had been so utterly blind.
Kusu lightly waved her staff.
Gowasu floated before her.
Looking once at Gran, she murmured,
"So you've mastered Space..."
"Then I suppose Time can't be far behind either."
She sighed softly before immediately casting healing magic.
If Gowasu died...
Rumsshi would die as well.
And she herself would be forced into slumber.
Buzz!
A brilliant white light enveloped Gowasu.
His injuries healed instantly.
"Zamasu!"
The revived Gowasu flew into a furious rage.
"Have you lost your mind?!"
"Do you even understand what you've done?!"
Only now did he finally accept the truth.
His beloved disciple had truly intended to carry out the Zero Mortals Plan.
Remembering how he had doubted Gran and Old Kai moments earlier...
He was overwhelmed with shame.
"You survived?"
After equipping both the Potara Earring and the Time Ring, Zamasu noticed Gowasu standing once again.
"But it doesn't matter anymore."
He shifted his gaze toward Gran.
"I originally hoped to recruit you to my side, Lord Gran."
"It's a pity..."
"You discovered my plan."
His voice no longer carried even a trace of fear.
Instead, it was calm.
Confident.
"Oh?"
Gran folded his arms across his chest and smiled mockingly.
"Looking at you now..."
"You don't actually think you're getting away, do you?"
"Hahahaha!"
Zamasu suddenly threw back his head and laughed.
Then he lowered it sharply, his eyes gleaming with madness.
"Now that I possess both the Potara Earrings and the Time Ring..."
"As long as I choose to flee..."
"Do you really think you can catch me?"
As he spoke, he deliberately raised the Time Ring on his finger, showing it off.
END OF CHAPTER
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