Secret, Taboo, and Beerus's Leftovers

Secrets, Taboos, and Beerus's Leftovers

"Aunt Gine, you know about this kind of fruit?!" Talot asked in surprise.

There was even a hint of delight on Gine's face. Clearly, these blood-colored fruits were valuable.

"Yes. I don't know this fruit's exact name, but I'm certain it's the same kind Bardock and I ate before. Talot, we've found something good this time." Gine's voice brimmed with excitement.

The moment Talot heard that Gine and Bardock had eaten them before, the last traces of hesitation and concern in his heart vanished.

At the very least, they weren't poisonous. Eating them wouldn't affect one's mind, and there was no chance of parasites hiding inside and taking control of them.

Otherwise, Gine would not have said such things or reacted this way.

Talot did not interrupt Gine's recollection, but encouraged by her words, Selari boldly stepped forward. "Aunt Gine and Uncle Bardock have both eaten them, so these fruits really are edible? Can I eat one, Brother Talot?"

"Wait until Aunt Gine finishes. There's no rush." Talot held Selari's hand for the moment.

This girl could be truly reckless sometimes.

"Alright." Stopped by Talot, Selari could only lower her hand.

Her body's instincts were urging her to eat the blood-colored fruit, as though consuming it would bring tremendous benefits.

"It's fine, Talot. These fruits can be eaten. Not only can they heal injuries after being consumed, they can also increase a person's Battle Power.

"This is actually a very old memory. Back then, Bardock and I were carrying out a mission on an alien planet when we happened to discover this kind of fruit. We were both young at the time, and driven by instinct, we ate them. Who would have thought that after eating them, not only did Bardock and I no longer feel hungry, but our strength also increased...

"Unfortunately, we only found one such fruit tree on that planet, and it only bore a few fruits.

"After learning what the fruits could do, Bardock and I even tried to grow the fruit tree on Planet Vegeta, but it ended in failure. There were no seeds inside the fruits at all, and after the fruits were picked, the tree would rapidly wither away..."

Gine shared everything she knew.

Afterward, she remarked in surprise that she had never expected Aoyun Planet to have such a fruit tree as well.

That told Talot that the blood-colored fruits truly were something similar to the Fruit of the Tree of Might.

"Nature truly is mysterious. I wonder if there are any others on Aoyun Planet besides this one?" Talot said.

If there was one, perhaps there could be two.

Unless an alien race had happened to pass through this planet and left behind a seed while resupplying, allowing it to sprout into a fruit tree.

Talot did not know that he was only a tiny step away from the truth.

The limits of his thinking prevented him from considering anything beyond that.

In truth, the fruit tree was no ordinary thing, nor could it naturally grow on just any planet.

Like the Fruit of the Tree of Might, these fruits were food that only gods could taste—taboo items.

That such fruit trees appeared on various planets was indeed accidental.

Take the one before Talot, for example. Several hundred years ago, God of Destruction Beerus had passed by this planet and casually tossed aside a half-eaten fruit. That was how this fruit tree came to exist.

The first generation of fruits contained seeds, which was why one had sprouted into a fruit tree, bearing these second-generation fruits and even third-generation fruits.

The fruits Gine and Bardock had eaten were merely later-generation fruits as well, so they contained no seeds and could not be cultivated artificially.

"So... can we eat them now?" Selari, standing beside them, had long since had her appetite stirred.

Now that Gine had finished speaking, her greedy expression was fully on display, making her especially adorable.

"Now that we know what these fruits do, of course we can eat them. But there are at least twenty or thirty fruits here. We can't possibly eat them all in one go. Even if we could, we shouldn't waste their effects," Talot said.

They could certainly eat them, but the most important issue now was how to take them all away.

The fruits were each about the size of two basketballs. Even if they could carry two or three by hand, the three of them could not take even half of them.

Besides, giant beasts were already converging on this place.

Stopped once again, Selari did not get angry. She was obedient enough that she practically followed Talot's every word.

Gine understood what Talot was thinking. "How about I go back and bring the Spaceship over? Then we can take all these fruits away."

Talot's eyes lit up at her words.

He truly had not considered that.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Aunt Gine. Selari, go back with her as well. I'll stay here and guard the fruits," Talot said.

Gine nodded in agreement, then pulled along the somewhat reluctant Selari.

The moment the two left, Talot's gaze sharpened. The giant beasts were already closing in, and without hesitation, he released all of his energy. His Battle Power of 1,300 erupted in full.

The instant his aura exploded, it carried boundless intimidation.

The giant beasts in the area that harbored greedy desires for the blood-colored fruits all froze in place, not daring to make a rash move.

However, the blood-colored fruits were simply too tempting.

Although the vast majority of weaker giant beasts stopped moving, those with greater strength only paused for a few seconds before charging forward regardless of their lives.

"ROOOAR~~!!!" A colossal beast the size of a small mountain charged toward Talot from a hundred meters to his right, resembling Godzilla.

It crushed every mangled corpse in its path and flattened the already devastated forest.

Even from a rough estimate, its aura was far beyond that of ordinary giant beasts.

The Battle Power Detector issued an alert. This colossal beast had a battle power of 600.

It was one of the powerful presences he had sensed at the very beginning.

A ferocious beast of this level was a disaster for Gine and Selari, but before Talot, it merely had a little strength.

"Powerful beasts always make their entrance last. They stay hidden at first so the weaker beasts can kill each other, then come out at the end to reap the benefits!" Talot was not intimidated by the beast's imposing aura.

ROAR ROAR ROAR!!! In just moments, the colossal beast had reached him.

It seemed to not regard him as a threat at all. Its target was the Blood-colored Fruit.

With one bite, wouldn't it swallow the entire tree as well?

"Courting death!" Killing intent flashed through Talot's eyes.

His aura surged as he controlled his ki, gathering energy in his hand.

With a sweep of his arm, a golden energy wave shot forth with a thunderous roar, striking the colossal beast directly.

BOOM!!!!!!!!

An explosion rang out. The earth trembled, and flames soared into the sky.

The terrifying colossal beast that had charged in so aggressively moments ago was blown straight into fragments, its blood mist filling the air.