In an incredibly distant region of space stood an inverted-pyramid world, every corner filled with an aura of destruction.
An elegant man stood by a lake. He was tall and slender, with pale blue skin and long, curly white hair.
A divine ring floated around his neck, giving him a radiant, sacred appearance!
A cup hovered nearby, with a loach-like fish swimming inside it.
The loach and the angel both looked toward a palace in the distance.
Leaning against the rim of the cup, the Oracle Fish said in exasperation, "Lord Beerus barely destroyed a few planets before he fell asleep again. What a lazybones!"
As a member of the God of Destruction Realm, the Oracle Fish naturally knew how powerful Beerus was.
Back then, because of Zeno's game of hide-and-seek, the Gods of Destruction from the twelve universes had fought one another.
Rather than a fight, it was more like the other eleven Gods of Destruction ganging up on Beerus, but Beerus had beaten them all single-handedly.
In the end, aside from Beerus's own brother Champa, the only one who had managed to leave with his dignity intact was that mouse, Quitela.
That battle had also earned Beerus the title of "strongest God of Destruction."
Unfortunately...
Such a powerful God of Destruction was so lazy that his universe ranked second from the bottom!
I, the Oracle Fish, am too ashamed to show my face!
"Oh ho ho~"
Holding a long staff in his right hand, Whis laughed and said, "If Lord Beerus hears you calling him a lazybones, you're done for."
The moment he laughed, his sacred image as an angel shattered, and he became comical and ridiculous.
"I'm not scared. Lord Beerus is asleep, so he can't hear me."
"How do you know I won't tell him when he wakes up?"
"Whis, you..."
The Oracle Fish's eyes widened, and it said nervously, "You wouldn't really tell Lord Beerus, would you?!"
Whis covered his mouth and chuckled. "That depends on whether you know what to do."
"..."
The Oracle Fish's face darkened.
This master and servant were quite a pair: one loved sleeping in, and the other loved good food!
To put it bluntly, the two of them were nothing but gluttons and sleepyheads!
In fact, the angel before it was even more terrifying.
Beerus was the strongest God of Destruction, yet he couldn't withstand even a casual move from Whis.
That was because Whis had taught Beerus everything he knew. Whis's true identity was Beerus's master.
As for Whis's true strength, no one knew that either!
"Fine, I'll give you all the delicacies I've treasured for so long, but you can't tell Lord Beerus!"
The Oracle Fish looked pained.
Whis licked his lips, his eyes full of anticipation. He would get to eat something delicious again.
Suddenly!
A faint voice called out, "Wh... Whis!"
Whis was the angel of a universe. With his level of power, he naturally heard someone calling his name, but he paid it no mind.
He and Beerus had left many legends behind in Universe 7, so it was normal for someone to call his name.
As usual, he automatically ignored the voice.
But the next second...
"Mr. Wh... Whis, I have delicious food from all across the universe here. Would you like to try some?!"
Those words made Whis's eyes turn fervent in an instant!
"What's wrong, Whis?"
The Oracle Fish pulled the delicacies it had treasured for so long out of a dimensional space, then suddenly noticed that something was off with Whis.
Why did Whis look so excited?
Wait!
When this guy makes that face, it must mean he's found something delicious!
The Oracle Fish realized it at once. It was just about to speak when Whis turned into a streak of rainbow light and shot into the sky.
He left a few words behind:
"My going out and your insulting Lord Beerus just now make us even. Neither of us will tell Lord Beerus."
"Damn it, you're going off to eat something delicious without me!"
The Oracle Fish cursed at the sky.
But just after it finished, it suddenly fell asleep, for no apparent reason.
If Whis had still been there, he would have been surprised, because this was the state the Oracle Fish entered when it began to make a prediction.
Elsewhere.
Glen lay on the ground. Two minutes had passed since his first call, but Whis still hadn't come.
Could it be... could Whis really not have heard me?
Glen spat out another mouthful of blood.
According to the anime, at normal speed, it should have taken Whis twenty-six minutes to take Beerus from the God of Destruction Realm to North King Kai's Planet.
But at Beerus's insistence, Whis had ultimately made the trip from the God of Destruction Realm to North King Kai's Planet in just three minutes.
By the same token!
Given Whis's desire for good food, it shouldn't have taken him more than three minutes to get here now, either!
As time passed, another ten minutes went by, and Glen's breath grew weaker and weaker.
"D... damn it!"
"Am I... am I going to die?"
"I... I can't accept this. I haven't even punched Beerus or kicked Ze-"
Suddenly!
"Punch Lord Beerus? Kick who?"
A voice entered Glen's ears, and his pupils contracted sharply.
Was it him?
Glen lay on the ground and wanted to turn his head, but he had long since lost the ability to move.
Soon, a figure walked over and entered his field of vision.
He had pale blue skin and white hair, and he carried a staff...
An angel!!!
Looking at his face, Glen saw that it really was Whis!
Whis really heard me, and he came here in person!!
Glen forgot the pain in his body, and his heart filled with elation.
Whis looked down at the child on the ground and couldn't help frowning.
A Saiyan?
That can't be right. Weren't the Saiyans destroyed along with Planet Vegeta by Frieza? How did any Saiyans survive?
Could Frieza have disobeyed Lord Beerus's orders?
Whis shook his head.
Whether or not Frieza had disobeyed Lord Beerus's orders was none of his concern.
He was an angel. His duties were to serve and teach the God of Destruction. He had to remain neutral and could not take part in any battle in the universe.
So even if he knew Frieza had disobeyed Beerus's orders, Whis wouldn't react.
But!
"Who was it you said you were going to kick after punching Lord Beerus?"
A teasing glint flashed in Whis's eyes.
If he wasn't mistaken, the little fellow had been about to say he would punch Beerus and kick Zeno.
Good grief, how did a little nobody like him dare say that?!
"..."
Glen wanted to ask if Whis could save him first, but he truly had no strength left to speak.
"Oh dear~ I forgot you're about to die."
Though Whis said that, he showed no intention of healing Glen.
*?*
Glen grew frantic.
That can't be right. Whis is already here, so with how much he loves good food, why won't he save me?
"I don't know how a little fellow like you survived Frieza, or how you learned that I like good food."
Holding his staff, Whis seemed to have guessed what Glen was thinking. Looking down at him, he said:
"You lured me here because you wanted me to save you, didn't you? But you've got the wrong idea."
Why would anyone think an angel would save a stranger for no reason, just for some good food?
Angels were neutral. They served only the Gods of Destruction and did not readily interfere in anything within the universe.
Save a strange child?
Don't be silly!
If it were someone he knew, that might be another matter. But he didn't know the child on the ground, and the boy was a Saiyan, a race Beerus disliked.
Whis did like good food, and that was why he had come here.
But he would never save the Saiyan Glen just for food.
Glen had no idea what Whis was thinking, or he surely would have said, "You weren't like this in Dragon Ball Super!"
Bulma only had to say there was good food on Earth, and you came running to help her with everything.
Why won't you even save me when I say I have good food?
"..."
Hearing Whis's words, Glen's excitement turned to despair in an instant.
He had thought Whis could save him once he came, but who would have expected this?
Does Heaven really mean for me to die?
Glen's breath suddenly weakened to a critical point, and he slowly closed his eyes. It was the prelude to death.
Whis looked down at him. The little fellow was clever enough: injured this badly, he had still managed to think of a way to lure Whis here.
What a pity!
Angels could not casually interfere in the affairs of the universe, so he could not save the little fellow.
Whis was about to turn and leave.
Suddenly!
A powerful aura erupted from Glen, accompanied by dimensional fluctuations.
Huh? Something seems off about this little fellow!
Whis looked down at Glen, his expression suddenly turning grave.