At this, Gran immediately burst into hearty laughter.
Bulma, on the other hand, had a dark expression, as though missing that tournament was one of the greatest regrets of her life.
In the end, Whis simply could not withstand Bulma's resentful gaze any longer, so he played the footage of Gran participating in the tournament.
Before long, Bulma's cries of amazement echoed through the garden.
As the footage reached its end, the Grand Minister was announcing the punishment on the screen.
Upon hearing the word "erasure," Bulma's eyes widened. "Lord Gran, what does erasure mean?"
"Erasure? It means being completely wiped out of this world."
"Ah?"
Bulma covered her little mouth. "In other words, if you lost, Lord Gran, then both you and Beerus would risk being erased?"
Gran set down his teacup and smiled. "You are too naive."
"What do you mean?"
"If I lost, it would not just be Lord Beerus and me. Even our entire Universe 7 would risk being erased. In other words, you would not escape it either!"
The moment those words came out—
Bulma's pupils suddenly shrank, and terror shot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.
The garden fell silent just like that.
After a while.
"Bulma, how is Kakarot doing now?" Gran asked.
"G-Good... good thing we won!"
Bulma finally came back to her senses and patted her chest. "You mean Goku, right? He is on Mount Paozu raising a child now."
As she spoke, Bulma slapped her forehead. "I forgot to tell you. Goku and Chi-Chi have a child now. His name is Gohan."
"Is that so?"
In fact, Gran had come to Earth this time because of Gohan, but he pretended not to know anything and continued:
"How has Earth been lately? Have any