Chapter Summaries

Gran met the Prophecy Fish after it woke from a twenty-nine-year sleep and learned that Gran had become Beerus’s candidate, outranked it, and reached the Angel Realm. The Prophecy Fish revealed that two prophecies had frightened it awake, leaving their contents unknown.

• Gran released his Space-Time Power, sending the Prophecy Fish crashing around Back Mountain until Whis healed it.
• The Prophecy Fish learned from Whis and Beerus that Gran was Beerus’s candidate and that it had fallen from third to fourth in the God of Destruction Realm.
• Beerus told the Prophecy Fish that Gran had reached the Angel Realm and was stronger than Beerus, while Gran explained that he had trained for several hundred years in the Twisted Time Chamber.
• The Prophecy Fish accepted Gran’s strength, called him Lord Gran, and said it would be happy to follow him.
• Beerus asked why the Prophecy Fish had woken, and it revealed that two of its prophecies had frightened it awake.

Prophecy Fish foretold that Beerus would face a Super Saiyan God and that a Creation God would mend the sky. Its second prophecy left Beerus, Whis, and Gran stunned, with the truth about the Creation God unresolved.

• Prophecy Fish predicted that Beerus would encounter a powerful enemy called the Super Saiyan God.
• Gran explained the legend of how five Saiyans with a Heart of Justice could create a Super Saiyan God.
• Prophecy Fish announced its second prophecy: “Mend the Sky,” then fainted after describing a Creation God repairing the sky.
• Beerus and Gran questioned Whis about whether a Creation God existed above the King of All, and Whis said he had never heard of one.
• Beerus wondered whether the prophecy was false, but Whis reminded him that Prophecy Fish’s predictions had never been wrong.

Gran learned that a mysterious power from beyond the world had shattered a time-space and caused demons to invade, then spent several months training his state of mind in the God of Destruction Realm. He stood on the threshold of the third layer, nothingness, as Beerus and Whis watched and waited for his breakthrough.

• The Prophecy Fish woke with no memory of predicting a Creation God, and Gran, Beerus, and Whis returned to the God of Destruction Palace to eat Gran's cooking.
• Whis told Gran that he and Vados had learned from their father that power from outside the world had opened a hole, allowing demons to appear, and that the King of All wanted the universes to grow stronger.
• Whis said the Prophecy Fish's prediction about a Creation God mending the sky might refer to the hole beyond the rift, and Gran privately wondered whether the figure could be Grandpa Bird.
• Several months later, Gran meditated beside the lake while Beerus and Whis explained that he was nearing the third state-of-mind layer, nothingness.
• Beerus stopped the Prophecy Fish from disturbing Gran, while Whis said Gran would need to find his own way through the bottleneck.

Gran failed to reach the Third Layer State of Mind despite months of meditation, then took a break in the God of Destruction Realm before leaving for the Galactic Prison. Merus recognized that Gran planned to temper his mind among mortals, though Gran remained uncertain whether the approach would work.

• Gran meditated in his Super Saiyan 4 and Ultra Instinct state but could not find himself again within absolute calm, and Whis explained that entering Ultra Instinct was not the same as reaching that state.
• After the Prophecy Fish suggested he balance training with rest, Gran stopped meditating and spent several months cooking for Beerus, Whis, and the Prophecy Fish.
• Gran decided to leave the God of Destruction Realm, refused the Prophecy Fish's request to come along, and used a Spatial Rift to depart while Beerus slept.
• Gran arrived at the Galactic Prison and shared tea with Merus, explaining that he had not broken through his state of mind.
• Merus deduced that Gran intended to temper his mind among mortals, and Gran silently confirmed that was his plan.

Gran visited Merus at the Galactic Prison and discussed how cultivating in the Mortal Realm could temper his state of mind. They agreed that the criminals might be released once Universe 7 had grown strong enough to handle them, and Gran left for Earth as Merus sensed someone had returned to this time-space.

• Gran asked Merus whether his Mortal Realm training was useful, and Merus said it could help temper his state of mind.
• Gran proposed releasing the galactic criminals once Universe 7 had enough Divine Realm experts to keep them in check, and Merus agreed.
• Gran and Merus joked about Merus becoming Gran's Attendant Angel, then Gran prepared to leave for Earth.
• Gran rubbed Merus's head, panicked at having touched an Angel, and fled through a spatial Rift without taking his tea set.
• Merus watched Gran leave and sensed that someone had come to this time-space again.

Gran visited Popo and revealed that Goku had achieved Proto-Ultra Instinct, then sensed Future Trunks arriving through time. The Android Crisis was approaching, and the Z Fighters had gathered at Bulma’s home to prepare.

• Gran arrived at Earth’s Heavenly Realm and told Popo that Goku had comprehended Ultra Instinct, making Popo proud of his disciple.
• Gran and Popo discussed Goku’s talent and how his new form compared to Gran’s strength when he was young.
• Gran sensed temporal fluctuations in the Lower Realm and explained that Future Trunks had arrived, so the Android Crisis was near.
• Gran said Earth’s powerful Z Fighters no longer needed to fear the Androids and left Heavenly Realm through a Rift.
• At Bulma’s home, Gohan asked whether Trunks would return after three years to fight the Androids with them.

Goku and the others prepared for the Androids while Vegeta challenged Gohan over their unresolved grudge. Trunks arrived from the future as Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction and warned that the Androids would appear in three days, leaving the group to plan their response.

• Vegeta challenged Gohan to a fight to the death, and Gohan agreed to settle their grudge if Vegeta survived.
• Trunks arrived in his Time Machine wearing a God of Destruction outfit and revealed that he had become Universe 7’s Candidate God of Destruction in his timeline.
• Trunks explained that he had lured Whis with food, destroyed the Androids in his timeline, and reached 15 billion Battle Power while nearing mastery of Destruction Power.
• Trunks told the group that the Androids would appear at the Nandou Archipelago in three days and that they had no detectable ki signatures.
• Goku proposed that everyone travel to the Nandou Archipelago together in three days and invited Trunks to rest at Bulma’s home.

Gran waited on Nandou Island for the Androids, but encountered a Perfect Form Cell who was draining humans and heading toward Dr. Gero's Laboratory. Meanwhile, the Z Fighters gathered at Bulma's Manor and set out to meet the Androids, leaving Vegeta and the others behind.

• Trunks joined Bulma and the Z Fighters at her house while Vegeta argued with Little Gohan and threatened to fight him later.
• Gran waited on Nandou Island for the Androids and passed the time fishing, eventually catching and roasting a large fish.
• Cell appeared in Perfect Form and absorbed the humans on nearby islands as he headed toward Dr. Gero's Laboratory.
• Gran sensed Cell's power, followed him by jet, and suspected that this Cell came from a different timeline because he was heading toward the laboratory.
• Trunks learned about the Z Fighters' recent battles and discussed Galactic Prison with Bulma.
• Goku led the Z Fighters toward the Androids' expected arrival, while Raditz, Nappa, Vegeta, and Tights stayed at Bulma's Manor.

Goku and the Z Fighters searched the Nandou Archipelago after finding its inhabited islands eerily emptied, then split up to hunt for the Androids. Goku and Gohan rescued a gravely wounded Yamcha from two strangers, while Bulma realized they were not the Androids Trunks had described.

• Vegeta joined Goku's group despite insisting he would not, and the Z Fighters flew to the Nandou Archipelago.
• The group found inhabited islands deserted, with clothes scattered through the towns, and Trunks said he had no explanation for the strange scene.
• Vegeta suggested using the Dragon Balls to ask the Dragon God, so Gohan went to retrieve the Dragon Radar and gather them while the others searched.
• After hours of searching, Goku sensed Yamcha's aura fading and rushed with Gohan and Bulma to the island where Yamcha was being attacked by a shriveled old man and a fat stranger.
• Gohan cut off the old man's arm and saved Yamcha, but Bulma recognized that the attackers were not Android 17 and Android 18.
• Gran sensed Yamcha's aura weakening while walking near Dr. Gero's laboratory and noted that Yamcha had remained unlucky despite history changing.

Gran found Dr. Gero's laboratory and awakened Android 18 and Android 17, then let the siblings follow him into the passage. Android 17 tried to test Gran's strength, but Gran effortlessly dodged his strike while pretending to stumble.

• Gran reached the mountain cave where Cell had broken into Dr. Gero's laboratory and overheard Cell reveal that he planned to absorb another version of himself before returning for Android 17 and Android 18.
• Gran entered the laboratory, inspected the sleeping Androids, and awakened Android 18, teasing her by asking whether she had liked bald men since childhood.
• Android 18 awakened Android 17, and the siblings grew wary of Gran but followed him deeper into the laboratory.
• Android 17 tried to strike the back of Gran's neck, but Gran dodged the Hand Blade with an apparent stumble and continued walking.

Gran freed Android 17 and Android 18, evaded Android 17’s attacks, and warned the siblings about a stronger being hidden beneath Dr. Gero’s laboratory. Meanwhile, Goku’s group confronted Dr. Gero, learned he had led the Red Ribbon Army, and Trunks realized this timeline differed from his own.

• Android 17 tested Gran with repeated attacks, but Gran dodged them effortlessly, convincing the siblings he was no ordinary person.
• Gran told Android 17 and Android 18 he had freed them to get an answer, then warned them to flee because someone stronger waited below the laboratory.
• Gran found a concealed stairway underground and descended, while Android 17 and Android 18 decided to leave the laboratory together.
• Goku and the others arrived in town, healed Yamcha, and Trunks confirmed that Dr. Gero and Android 19 were not the Android siblings he had warned them about.
• Bulma identified Dr. Gero as the Red Ribbon Army’s chief scientist, and Dr. Gero revealed his hatred of Goku for destroying the army.
• Trunks realized the timeline’s history had changed and wondered where Android 17 and Android 18 were.

Goku let Dr. Gero escape so the Z Fighters could follow him to the Androids, while Bulma reassured Trunks that Goku was not truly responsible for the tragedy in his timeline. At Dr. Gero’s mountain laboratory, Androids 17 and 18 awakened and pretended to obey him, as Gran confronted Cell in the basement and evaded his attack.

• Goku destroyed Android 20 but allowed Dr. Gero to flee so he could lead the Z Fighters to the other Androids.
• Bulma explained to Trunks that Goku had saved Earth from the Red Ribbon Army, and Trunks apologized to Goku for blaming him.
• Dr. Gero returned to his laboratory and found Androids 17 and 18 awake; they acted respectful while concealing their plans.
• Dr. Gero ordered Androids 17 and 18 to kill Goku and his group as they approached the laboratory.
• Gran found Cell beside the incubation chamber, revealed what he knew about Cell, and evaded Cell’s punch.

Gran confronted a Perfect Form Cell who had arrived from another timeline and sought to absorb the Cell and androids of this timeline. Cell revealed that this was the third timeline he had traveled through, just as Kronoa warned Gran that something was wrong.

• Gran dodged Cell’s attacks and deduced that he was not the Cell native to this timeline.
• Gran froze Cell in place, threatened to kill him, and forced him to explain himself.
• Cell said he came from a future timeline and had taken Trunks’s Time-Space Shuttle after ambushing him.
• Gran realized Cell had traveled through multiple timelines, and Cell confirmed this was his third.
• Kronoa contacted Gran through his Time Ring and warned him that something was wrong.

Gran learned that a mysterious black-robed person had guided Cell to his timeline, but Kronoa could not identify the stranger. Cell then revealed his plan to absorb the other Cell and Androids 17 and 18, and flew toward the Incubation Chamber.

• Kronoa told Gran that Cell had traveled from another timeline after killing Trunks and dominating a second timeline, guided by an unknown black-robed person.
• Gran questioned Kronoa about the stranger, then dismissed her when she admitted she knew nothing more.
• Gran interrogated Cell and destroyed his right hand, but Cell insisted he did not know who had guided him.
• Cell regenerated his hand, powered up, and charged Gran, whose block forced him back a step.
• Cell abandoned the fight and flew toward the Incubation Chamber to absorb the Cell and Androids 17 and 18 in Gran's timeline.

Cell absorbed the Cell Embryo from this timeline in Gran’s basement, while Goku’s group confronted Dr. Gero and fought Android 17 and Android 18. The Z Fighters learned that the Androids had infinite energy and that Cell could absorb them to reach Perfect Form.

• Cell destroyed the Incubation Chamber and absorbed the Cell Embryo as Gran watched.
• Goku and the Z Fighters confronted Dr. Gero, and Trunks identified Android 17 and Android 18 as the Androids from his Future Timeline.
• Goku tested Dr. Gero for hidden weapons, then fought Android 17 and Android 18 while concealing his strength.
• Gohan explained that Goku was drawing out Dr. Gero’s other Androids, and Bulma recalled Cell’s ability to absorb Android 17 and Android 18.
• Trunks told the others that Android 17 and Android 18 had infinite energy, explaining why they had endured the fight in his timeline.

Goku overwhelmed Android 17 and Android 18, then forced Dr. Gero to flee toward his hidden laboratory after Bulma revealed the secret of Cell. The laboratory exploded with a power Goku estimated at 20 billion Battle Power, leaving the Z Fighters facing a powerful presence emerging from the wreckage.

• Goku turned Super Saiyan and badly injured Android 17 and Android 18 with rapid attacks and a Kamehameha.
• Bulma revealed that Dr. Gero had created Cell, and Goku pressed Dr. Gero for the location of his laboratory.
• Goku suspected Cell had made humans disappear from the Nandou Archipelago, while Dr. Gero realized the disappearances might match Cell's need to absorb life force.
• Dr. Gero fled toward the cave laboratory with Android 17 and Android 18 as Goku followed, intending to eliminate all the Androids together.
• A powerful force erupted inside the mountain, prompting Goku and the Z Fighters to retreat before the laboratory exploded and destroyed the mountain.
• Goku estimated the emerging power at 20 billion Battle Power, while Dr. Gero stared at the ruins of his laboratory.

Cell absorbed another Cell Embryo and evolved into a silver form with 20 billion Battle Power, while Gran met up with Goku and the others on Earth. Dr. Gero recognized Cell and offered Android 17 and Android 18 as nourishment, but was baffled that Cell had reached this form without absorbing them.

• Cell transformed into a silver form after Gran observed that absorbing another Cell Embryo had raised his Battle Power to 20 billion.
• Goku and the others approached the scorched ground, recognized Gran, and followed Dr. Gero down to meet him and Cell.
• Gran greeted the Z Fighters, teased Vegeta into bowing, and began explaining Cell's transformation to Bulma.
• Dr. Gero recognized Cell, hoped he would defeat Goku, and offered Android 17 and Android 18 for him to absorb.
• Cell dismissed Goku as weak, then noticed the Androids and Dr. Gero questioned how he had reached his Perfect Form without absorbing them.

Gran and the Z Fighters watched as Silver Cell tried to absorb Android 17 and Android 18, but the siblings woke and turned against Dr. Gero. Gran explained that they had once been ordinary Earthlings and did not have to obey Dr. Gero, while Cell revealed that he was not bound to obey him either.

• Dr. Gero handed Android 17 and Android 18 to Silver Cell, while Gran told Bulma and the Z Fighters that Cell came from another timeline.
• As Silver Cell prepared to absorb the Androids, Android 17 and Android 18 woke, attacked his tail, and took Dr. Gero hostage.
• Gran explained to Bulma that Android 17 and Android 18 had originally been Earthlings, and said different timelines could produce different personalities.
• Android 18 destroyed Dr. Gero's controller and held him at gunpoint while Android 17 confronted Cell.
• Cell laughed at Android 17's threat and said he had no reason to obey Dr. Gero, whose only command to him was to kill Goku.

Cell revealed that he came from a parallel timeline and had reached Silver Cell form after devouring his counterpart. He absorbed Android 17 and gained roughly 100 billion Battle Power, while Android 18 fled and Goku questioned why Earth had survived the power surge.

• Cell told Dr. Gero that he had traveled from another timeline in Bulma's Time Machine and had killed Goku and the others there.
• Dr. Gero confirmed that Cell was from a parallel timeline, and Cell revealed that his genes gave him limitless potential and displayed his Silver Cell form.
• Android 17 took Dr. Gero from Android 18 and urged her to escape, but Cell let Dr. Gero be blasted into dust before attacking Android 17.
• Cell overwhelmed Android 17 and absorbed him, transforming his silver aura into golden radiance as Android 18 fled over the sea.
• Gran estimated that Cell now had around 100 billion Battle Power, and Goku asked why the blast had not destroyed Earth.

Gran explained that Whis had protected Earth to preserve its food, while Cell absorbed Android 17 and hunted Android 18 across the Nandou Archipelago. The chapter ended with Cell discovering where Android 18 was hiding.

• Bulma and Gran explained that Whis had shielded Earth from destruction, and Goku realized his precautions against hidden Androids had still been reasonable.
• Gohan and the other fighters welcomed the chance to battle freely on Earth, while Trunks worried Cell would grow stronger by absorbing Android 18.
• Cell emerged after absorbing Android 17, sensed his immense new power, and pursued Android 18 as she fled across the Nandou Archipelago.
• Android 18 hid among the islands, but Cell filled the sky with energy blasts and bombarded the archipelago while urging her to surrender.
• Cell destroyed the islands one by one and finally declared that he had found Android 18.