The God of Destruction Realm.
"I never thought I'd wake up and take on a disciple like this!"
Beerus laughed heartily by the lake. Having a monstrous talent like Glen as his God of Destruction Candidate, it was hard not to be happy!
Whis rolled his eyes beside him. Seeing how happy Beerus was, one would think the boy had volunteered to become his disciple, when he had actually been forced!
But...
"Oh ho ho~~~"
Whis also threw back his head and laughed. Now that Glen had become a God of Destruction Candidate, he was a member of the God of Destruction Realm.
That meant Whis could keep eating Glen's delicious cooking from now on. It really was hard not to be happy!
Unlike Beerus and Whis,
Little Glen looked utterly grief-stricken. He looked at his little body dressed in a God of Destruction's clothes. He had miscalculated!!
He had only come to the God of Destruction Realm to ask Whis to teach him how to train. Who could have known the commotion from his training would wake Beerus?
And who could have known Beerus would take an interest in his talent?
What was he supposed to do now?!
If Beerus died by accident, or Supreme Kai Shin died, Glen would have to become the next God of Destruction!
Then his life would be linked to the new Supreme Kai's. What was he supposed to do about that?!
"You brat, aren't you happy to become Universe 7's God of Destruction Candidate?"
Beerus picked Glen up by the back of his little neck and held him in front of himself.
Glen looked at him with a miserable expression. "Lord Beerus, is there any way to deal with the problem of us Gods of Destruction's lives?"
"What do you mean?"
Beerus was taken aback.
Whis suddenly understood. "Do you mean the issue of a God of Destruction's life being linked to a Supreme Kai's?"
"What? You even know about that?!"
Beerus was shocked.
Whis, on the other hand, thought little of it. The boy seemed to know plenty of secrets, so it was only natural that he knew about this barely secret secret of the Gods of Destruction.
"Yes!"
Glen nodded, looking as pitiful as could be.
Beerus dropped him back onto the ground and belatedly realized, "So that's why you turned me down earlier!"
"Of course! If we Gods of Destruction didn't have that weakness, I'd have jumped at the chance to become your disciple!"
Now that little Glen had become a God of Destruction Candidate, he was no longer afraid of Beerus, and his tone was no longer as respectful as before.
"You brat!"
Beerus wasn't angry at Glen's tone. He sat down on the grass as well and said with a smile, "I don't know how you found out about that, but you don't need to worry at all about us Gods of Destruction losing our lives."
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"Perhaps you don't know this, but as long as one Supreme Kai remains alive, we Gods of Destruction won't die!"
"..."
Glen's mouth twitched. Of course he knew that. He also knew that Beerus had sealed away the Elder Supreme Kai because he was afraid of dying!
Sure enough!
"As long as we seal away one of the many Supreme Kais, we Gods of Destruction can't die."
A trace of reminiscence flashed in Beerus's eyes. He wondered how the old man was doing now.
Glen had guessed Beerus would say that. He said helplessly, "But what if the Supreme Kai you sealed away dies too?"
"How could that happen? Who could possibly break my seal?"
No one can break it? You have no idea how fragile your seal is. Before long, when Son Gohan and his father go to the God of Destruction Realm, the Elder Supreme Kai will be released!
Of course, Glen didn't say that. He lifted his round little head and looked at the sky.
"I mean, what if someone breaks your seal?"
"Then... our lives will be in the hands of fate!"
Beerus's expression turned extremely grim.
That was a God of Destruction's weakness. Even if he was the strongest God of Destruction, he had no way to change it!
At the thought, Beerus suddenly felt a little guilty. With the talent little Glen possessed, he would surpass him sooner or later.
Yet Beerus had now given him such a weakness.
"Is there really no way?" Glen asked, unwilling to accept it.
"There is."
Whis suddenly spoke up.
Beerus and Glen were instantly overjoyed. "What way?" they asked in unison.
Whis smiled. "Rules are meant to be broken. Once you're strong enough, you'll naturally be able to break that rule that binds you."
Beerus: "..."
You might as well have said nothing!
Besides, even you, an Angel, can't break the rule of neutrality. How could mere Gods of Destruction like us manage it?
Suddenly!
Glen stood up, his little face utterly serious. "I've decided!"
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Beerus and Whis looked at each other, each seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.
"Lord Beerus gave me this weakness, and since that's already a fact!"
Glen suddenly paused, his eyes turning resolute. "Then I'll be the one to break this rule in the future!"
The rule had been set by Zeno. Glen's ultimate goal in coming to the world of Dragon Ball was to punch Beerus and kick Zeno!
So breaking the rule didn't conflict with kicking Zeno at all!
Rumble-!
Seven-year-old Glen was still very short, but his lofty declaration made Beerus and Whis's hearts tremble.
"I'm going back to training!"
Without looking back, Glen returned to his original spot. He still wasn't very familiar with the state of Selflessness, so he resumed training in it.
Looking at Glen's little figure, Whis felt his throat tighten. "Lord Beerus, it seems... we've taken on quite an extraordinary disciple!"
Beerus clenched his fists. "This little fellow..."
After Glen became Universe 7's God of Destruction Candidate, Beerus stopped sleeping in as well.
In particular, Beerus felt a little guilty toward Glen for giving him a weakness, so he also took on the responsibility of teaching him.
Time passed, and just like that, half a year went by.
During that time, Beerus and Whis continued to teach Glen, and he finally became proficient at entering the state of Semi-Selflessness.
Although it was only the state of Semi-Selflessness, it gave Glen something resembling a rudimentary form of Ultra Instinct.
What Glen lacked now was basic strength, combat skills, a more profound combat awareness...
Once he experienced all kinds of battles and developed stronger bodily instincts, he would be able to strike as fast as lightning!
Then, by combining that with the state of Semi-Selflessness, Glen would be able to enter Ultra Instinct Omen, the first stage of Ultra Instinct!
As for completed Ultra Instinct, Glen would have to wait until he had fully entered the state of Selflessness and trained his combat instincts to a more profound level.
During their half year together, Beerus and Glen had also grown close.
Everything Whis had said was true. The little fellow's cooking skills had also reached the pinnacle!
The food he made was fully worthy of the title "most delicious in the universe," which made Beerus even fonder of him.
Given their relationship now, even if Glen stood on Beerus's head and relieved himself, Beerus probably wouldn't get angry.
"You brat, don't tell me you actually want to stand on my head and relieve yourself?"