Chapter 478: The Final Farewell
Chapter 478: The Final Farewell
"Everyone, even if we are about to be erased, we mustn't forget love."
"Sing with me—love!"
"Love!"
In Universe 2's camp, the God of Destruction Heles stood up gracefully and elegantly, then waved her glow stick and sang together with her warriors to express their final love.
"Lord Mosco, Lord Campari, and everyone else… thank you for everything all this time."
In Universe 3's camp, Supreme Kai Ea spoke with a complicated expression.
As expected, in the very end, they were still going to be erased. The miracle had not arrived.
"Yo!"
Suddenly, the robot form of God of Destruction Mosco opened up, and a small person with long ox-like horns poked his head out from within.
Slightly stunned, Supreme Kai Ea couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.
"Seriously… to think you'd only come out now at the very end."
The God of Destruction of Universe 3 wasn't actually a robot—Mosco was merely the name of the machine he piloted. His true body was the horned being now in front of them, named Mule.
Well… but none of that mattered anymore now…
"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like this time we're really done for."
Crossing his arms, the God of Destruction of Universe 4, Quitela, clicked his tongue and laughed.
"Wuwuwu, nooo, I haven't even gotten married yet, I don't want to be erased!"
The female warrior Mona wiped her tears and cried loudly.
"Well, with the way you are, you wouldn't get married even if you weren't erased, so you might as well give up."
"How could you…"
After being hit with that blow from Quitela, Mona burst into even more sorrowful sobbing.
"Damn it! Damn it!!!"
In Universe 6's camp, the God of Destruction Champa paced back and forth repeatedly. They were about to be erased—he was utterly panicked and filled with despair!
"Wuwuwu, Lord Champa, what a pity…"
"But don't worry—after you're all erased, I'll live on well on your behalf, so you can go in peace."
"Wuwuwu…"
Wiping away her nonexistent tears, Vados sobbed "sorrowfully."
Champa was furious inside. Damn Vados! Even now you're still mocking me!?
But then he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Universe 7's camp beside them—
"Beerus, looks like you guys are gonna get erased too."
"Serves you right, serves you right! Hahahaha!!!"
Clutching his big belly, Champa laughed heartily.
Since he was being mocked by Vados, then he might as well go laugh at Beerus.
Yes. Good. Makes sense. That's how it's always been anyway!
"That bastard!"
Veins bulged on his forehead as Beerus clenched his fists tightly.
Oh heavens, oh earth—what sin had he committed to deserve such an infuriating brother who existed solely to piss him off!?
Seeing Beerus's furious expression, the others from Universe 7 all cast him looks of sympathy.
Lord Beerus really has it rough…
"We don't want to be erased, Grand Zeno-sama!"
"Big brother…"
"Little brother…"
"Waaahhhhh!!!!"
Well, this was Universe 9. Facing the fate of imminent erasure, it truly turned into a wailing chorus of ghosts and wolves.
"Everyone… I'm truly sorry. It's our duty as gods to protect you all."
In Universe 10's camp, Supreme Kai Gowasu looked full of guilt.
"No, Lord Gowasu, it's all our fault. We were too weak and lost the match."
The warriors of Universe 10 also looked terribly ashamed.
"Lord Gowasu, Lord Rumsshi… everyone…"
Seeing everyone so depressed, the beautiful angel Cus also wore a heartbroken expression.
"Don't worry about it, Cus. Even if we're erased, you must continue to live your life well."
With a sigh, the God of Destruction Rumsshi gave a word of comfort.
"My comrades… it seems this time we've truly reached the end."
"But being able to fight alongside all of you has been the honor of my life!"
In Universe 11's camp, Toppo looked at his companions and spoke sincerely.
"Same here. Being able to fight with everyone!"
"Although there's a bit of regret, it can't be helped. After all, those guys from Universe 13 are all monsters."
"It's a little scary, but since we're all together, even if we're erased, it won't feel lonely."
The members of the Pride Troopers spoke one after another, and then Toppo turned to Jiren:
"Jiren, do you have any regrets?"
"Regrets…"
Looking toward the arena at Yuujin, Jiren clenched his fist tightly.
But in the next moment, he released his hand and smiled calmly—
"Maybe."
However, Jiren didn't realize that this simple action of his caused a huge shock to everyone else:
"Ji-Jiren smiled!"
Faced with the fate of imminent erasure, the entire arena was shrouded in a layer of sorrow and grief.
Meanwhile, similar scenes were unfolding in the arena—
"L-Lord Yuujin…"
Eyes filled with tears, Rylibeu and Caway looked pitifully at Yuujin.
After the match ended, they were no longer Yuujin's captives, yet in the face of being erased, the girls suddenly felt that perhaps remaining as Lord Yuujin's prisoners would have been more comforting.
"Are you scared, Rylibeu Caway?"
Gently stroking the heads of the two girls, Yuujin asked.
Though they really wanted to say they weren't scared, in the end, the girls couldn't suppress the fear of impending erasure.
Well, yeah, that's only natural. It'd be strange not to be scared at all.
Yuujin then looked at the other girls around him: Hope from Universe 9, Android 18 from Universe 7, Cocotte from Universe 11, Kale and Caulifla from Universe 6, as well as Brianne, Kakunsa, Rozie, and Bikal from Universe 2.
Although they weren't sobbing like Caway and Rylibeu, the expressions on their faces weren't any better.
"Yuujin…"
Gokumi tugged at Yuujin's sleeve. Though she didn't say a word, Yuujin understood what she meant.
Even though winning the tournament was supposed to be a happy thing—not only had their universe survived, but they had also earned the Super Dragon Balls as a reward—if this kind of victory and reward came at the cost of the extinction of other universes and countless lives, then such a victory and reward still left a bitter aftertaste.
"Don't worry. It'll be fine."
Signaling to Gokumi not to worry, Yuujin had already made up his mind. He looked toward the two Zeno Kings in the palace and said:
"Grand Zeno-sama, please wait a moment."
"You still have something to say?"
The two Zenos stopped the erasure process and tilted their round heads to look at Yuujin. At the same time, everyone in the arena fixed their gazes on Yuujin.
Taking a small breath, the next moment, Yuujin said something that shocked everyone—
"Grand Zeno-sama, may I ask you to grant amnesty to all the universes that lost in the tournament?"
"Contestant Yuujin, please mind your words. Are you trying to challenge the will of the Zeno-sama?"
On the floating platform, the Grand Priest frowned, his expression turning cold.
Previously, Yuujin had asked that the erasure of the defeated universes be delayed until after the tournament—that had been acceptable. But this time, he had clearly overstepped his bounds.
Although the Grand Priest held Yuujin in high regard, as the attendant of the two Zeno Kings, he would not allow anyone to defy their will!
"Lord Grand Priest, I'm merely making a request to the two Grand Zeno-sama. I have no intention of defying their will."
Glancing at the Grand Priest, Yuujin replied calmly.
If it had been earlier, Yuujin might still have harbored a sense of awe toward the Grand Priest—but now, he no longer feared him much.
With Super Saiyan 5 and Tenfold Kaio-Ken, even against the Grand Priest, Yuujin was ready to fight!
Of course, the Grand Priest was merely loyal to the Zeno Kings. On a personal level, he had always given off a decent impression. He was also an unquestionably powerful warrior. If it could be avoided, Yuujin naturally didn't want to clash with him.
The atmosphere of the entire arena became unbearably tense. While the other universes were all shocked and even a little moved by Yuujin's plea to Zeno for their pardon, wasn't this guy a little too bold!?
But it didn't matter what others thought—Yuujin had his own reasons for making this request. It wasn't just a naive, sudden impulse of compassion.
And just as this tense mood reached its peak, the two Zeno Kings in the palace finally gave their response…
To be continued…
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