This Is Definitely Not Dragon Ball!!

Chapter 459: Yuujin's Proposal

"Master, we defeated that big guy!"

Back on the Pillar of Time, Buu said happily.

"Mhm, good work. When we get back, I'll give you something tasty."

Yuujin patted Buu's little head in praise, and Buu immediately revealed a happy expression.

"21, you too. Once we're back, you'll be rewarded as well."

Yuujin then spoke to 21, who had returned alongside, but the now-de-transformed 21 just rolled her eyes.

She couldn't be more aware of what kind of "reward" her wicked master meant by that. She thought to herself that not receiving a reward from him would be the best reward of all.

And while Yuujin was comforting the two girls, in the palace the two Zenos had already gleefully tapped all the portraits of the Universe 3 contestants into black—

"They're all black now, Universe 3."

"Mhm mhm, all black now."

The flashing Pad seemed to be reminding them that they could go ahead and erase Universe 3 right away.

The Grand Priest floated into the air with a smile, but in the next instant, his expression turned cold as ice:

"All of Universe 3's contestants are eliminated, therefore—"

"Universe 3 shall be erased!"

Although everyone had already anticipated this, the atmosphere in the arena still turned extremely heavy.

Even though only Universe 3 was being erased this time, the gods and contestants from other universes couldn't help but feel a sense of shared fate, like "when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves."

"Lord Supreme Kai, we're truly sorry. We've let you down."

In Universe 3's camp, the genius scientist Doctor Paparoni said with deep shame.

Even though they had fused into the strongest warrior Anilaza, they still ended up losing.

"Raise your head, Doctor Paparoni. You all already did your best."

"Although I didn't expect our universe to be the first erased, if this is our fate, then we should accept it calmly."

Sighing, Universe 3's Supreme Kai Ea spoke.

At first, he was extremely angry and upset, even panicked, but now that the moment had come, he instead calmed down and even consoled Paparoni.

"Grand Zeno-sama."

"Hi~"

The Grand Priest on the floating platform looked toward the two Zenos, and in response, the two in the palace raised their little arms.

From their fingertips radiated dazzling light, and the people of Universe 3 were immediately bathed in a glowing aura, their entire bodies turning translucent, as if about to vanish at any moment.

All the gods from the other universes revealed deep reverence. On the Pillar of Time, Yuujin also narrowed his eyes.

So this is the power of the Zenos… Despite feeling no energy or pressure, they could still so easily erase an entire universe!

The entire arena was deathly silent. Just as Universe 3's people closed their eyes in despair, ready to accept being erased, suddenly—a voice rang out—

"Zeno-sama, please wait a moment."

Though not loud, in this silent atmosphere it rang out startlingly clear.

And the one who had spoken—was Yuujin!

In an instant, the two Zenos in the palace, as well as everyone in the arena, all turned to look directly at Yuujin.

"Do you have something to say?"

Halting their erasure, the two Zenos looked at Yuujin with their signature innocent expressions and asked.

Sweeping his gaze over the whole arena, Yuujin slightly smiled:

"Zeno-sama, there are only about ten minutes left until this Tournament of Power ends. Even if we must erase the losing universes, is there any rush to do it right this second?"

"If the audience leaves before the match ends, that would be a bit boring. Why not let Universe 3's people watch the rest of the match before being erased?"

Yuujin proposed his suggestion, and immediately the expressions of the gods and contestants from the other universes became mixed and complex.

"Zeno-sama, what do you think?"

Even the Grand Priest gave Yuujin a surprised look, then asked the two Zenos for their opinion.

"Can we?"

"Can we?"

The two Zenos looked at each other, then simultaneously looked toward Yuujin atop the Pillar of Time—

"We can!"

Having made their decision, the Grand Priest on the floating platform also smiled.

"Then, based on Yuujin's proposal and the will of the two Zenos, Universe 3 will be temporarily spared from erasure until the Tournament of Power concludes."

"That's great…"

Hearing the Grand Priest's declaration, the people of Universe 3 collapsed back into their seats, each of them feeling as though they had narrowly escaped death.

Though they still ultimately couldn't avoid being erased, just having a few more minutes to live was already a blessing.

And besides, as long as they were alive, there was still hope. Maybe—just maybe—a miracle might still happen?

"That Saiyan Yuujin really is a difficult guy to figure out."

Casting a deep glance at Yuujin atop the Pillar of Time, Universe 3's Supreme Kai Ea couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

Originally, since their contestants had been defeated by Yuujin's companions, they ought to hate Yuujin. But in truth, none of them bore true hatred. Everyone was only fighting for their universe's survival, so even if they lost, there was no one else to blame.

On the contrary, thanks to Yuujin, their universe had temporarily escaped erasure. They now owed him a favor.

Ironically, if possible, Supreme Kai Ea hoped there might be a chance in the future to repay that favor.

"That Saiyan captured our contestants as his prisoners—could it be for this kind of reason too?"

"Judging by Yuujin's actions so far, that seems very plausible."

"Then why didn't he capture someone from Universe 3 as a prisoner too?"

"Well, maybe because all the contestants from Universe 3 were either male or robots."

"You see, all the prisoners Yuujin took are beautiful and cute female contestants. Even his companions are all beautiful and cute women. He must have a special fondness for beautiful and cute girls."

"…"

One remark after another—everyone seemed to finally understand. The gods and contestants from various universes now looked at Yuujin with odd expressions.

In Universe 4, the God of Destruction couldn't help but let out a creepy little laugh:

"Chachacha…"

"Universe 13, Saiyan Yuujin—what an interesting fellow!"

In Universe 2's camp, the only female God of Destruction, Heles, smiled at the corners of her mouth, her impression of Yuujin improving:

"To think he even understands the beauty of women—perhaps that Yuujin isn't beyond saving after all."

Naturally, having heard all the gods' remarks, Yuujin couldn't help but feel speechless.

But—they weren't wrong either. Yuujin did like pretty and cute girls. The reason he didn't capture any Universe 3 prisoners was simply because he didn't want them contaminating his "Beautiful Prisoner Collection."

Still, he didn't steal or rob, nor did he commit evil. He hadn't broken a single rule of the Tournament of Power. Even when capturing prisoners, he did so fair and square.

So even these lofty gods had no right to criticize him!

To be continued...