Hearing Zeru's words, Goku immediately let out a long breath of relief.
At that moment, Vegeta slowly regained consciousness. He got up from the ground, glanced around, and suddenly frowned.
He realized—
The power he had gained from being possessed was gone.
"Babidi is dead?! Where's Majin Buu?!"
Vegeta looked toward Goku, his expression slightly stiff.
"Babidi's dead. Majin Buu… got scared off by Zeru."
Goku answered casually.
Huff!
Hearing this, Vegeta exhaled heavily.
If Majin Buu had also been killed by Goku, he would've lost all face. Fortunately… fortunately, he had only been scared away by Zeru—
"Wait?!"
Vegeta suddenly froze.
His eyes snapped toward Zeru in shock.
"You… you scared Majin Buu away?!"
"Yes."
Zeru smiled and nodded.
"Hiss!"
Vegeta's face changed drastically as he inhaled sharply.
If Zeru had killed Majin Buu, it wouldn't have shocked him this much.
After all—
Killing someone in a life-or-death battle was one thing.
But scaring an opponent away before the fight even began—
That required an entirely different level of power.
Unimaginable.
Completely unimaginable.
"How exactly do you train?!"
Vegeta couldn't help but ask.
"We're all Saiyans—why is the gap between you and us so huge?!"
Yes—
He was still chasing Goku.
But at least—
He could see Goku's back.
As for Zeru?
Forget catching up—
He couldn't even see his shadow.
Seeing Vegeta's genuine submission, even Goku was stunned.
Zeru himself was slightly surprised.
As a Dragon Ball fan, he had never seen Vegeta truly acknowledge someone like this.
Even facing Beerus, Vegeta still held resistance deep down.
But now—
He was completely convinced.
"Do you want to become stronger?"
Zeru's his gaze sharpened as he was about to speak—
"Notification!"
A system notification suddenly echoed in his mind.
"Choice System Activated.
Choice 1: Train the Z Fighters of the Dragon Ball Super timeline for three months. Reward: 30 billion base power.
Choice 2: Immediately travel between two universes and collect all seven Super Dragon Balls. Reward: 15x Kaioken (no side effects), 5% attribute reduction chance, 0.5-second Time Stop, 20 billion base power."
"…Huh?"
Zeru paused.
Then—
"I choose Option 2."
No hesitation.
The rewards were far better.
"Zeru, of course we want to get stronger! Are you going to train us?"
Goku and Vegeta asked together after waiting for his response.
"For now, I can't."
Zeru smiled.
"I have something more important to do. But I can give you some guidance—enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber again."
As he spoke—
He placed two fingers on his forehead.
And vanished.
The group stood there, stunned.
…
…
Meanwhile—
On a barren planet in Universe 7.
Since the Dragon Ball Super timeline and GT timeline existed within the same overarching structure, Zeru already knew the locations of the Super Dragon Balls.
In less than a minute—
He collected three Super Dragon Balls from Universe 7.
At that exact moment—
In the God of Destruction's realm of Universe 7—
A certain angel raised an eyebrow.
"Oh? Interesting… that little one collected three Super Dragon Balls already."
This man—
Was Whis.
A playful smile appeared on his face.
He lightly tapped his staff on the ground.
Ripples spread—
And he vanished.
Whoosh!
A sudden shift in the air.
Zeru's body tensed instantly.
Every hair on his body stood on end.
He felt it—
A terrifying presence behind him.
"Hello, little one."
A gentle, almost soothing voice sounded.
Zeru froze—
Then slowly turned around.
The moment he saw the man—
His pupils shrank.
"Whis?!"
"Oh?"
Whis blinked in surprise.
"You know me?"
He tilted his head, examining Zeru curiously.
"I'm certain this is our first meeting. So why do you know my name?"
"I…"
Zeru paused briefly—
Then smiled.
"I'm from another timeline. In that world, you and I are good friends."
"Hahaha!"
Whis laughed.
"I see, I see. I'll believe you—for now."
Though he said that—
Zeru knew—
He didn't actually believe him.
But—
Whis didn't seem interested in pressing further.
So Zeru changed the subject.
"Then… what brings you here, Mr. Whis?"
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