By the lake.
Gran was in his Meditation World. Vados had once pointed him toward a way to train his state of mind, and he had even had a moment of enlightenment.
But enlightenment did not mean he could truly break through!
It was just like when he had learned the Spirit Bomb and Kaioken from North Kai. He had gained insight then, too, but he had still needed to train before he could master them.
"Vados said the Third Layer State of Mind doesn't require the absolute calm of the first two layers. You can feel happy, or even angry."
Gran's Meditation World was a vast expanse of white, much like the Hyperbolic Time Chamber. He sat cross-legged at its center.
"But how do I find myself again while in the Absolute Calm State?"
Gran's Meditation Phantom rested its chin on one hand.
Suddenly, he stood.
Whoosh!
A Golden Aura flared around him. Red fur covered his body in an instant as he entered the Super Saiyan 4 State.
Once in that state, Gran did not activate Ultra Instinct.
He closed his eyes and felt it out. The Super Saiyan 4 State felt like...
Wildness and Calm!
The two were opposites, yet they fit together perfectly. That balance was precisely what allowed Gran to activate Ultra Instinct on top of it.
And then—
Whoosh!
The raging aura around him silently died away. The towering golden blaze was gone, replaced by a pale, almost transparent Silver-White Halo, as soft as morning mist.
Gran's eyes were clear as mirrors, their cold silver utterly devoid of emotion. No anger, no fixation—only absolute calm remained.
Slowly...
Gran's Silver-White Hair began turning black again. This was the form he had maintained before: the Super Saiyan 4 State combined with Ultra Instinct.
Normally, entering Ultra