The woman on the throne was none other than Ailins, the vice ruler of the Demon Realm.
Her sharp-featured face, usually carrying an aloof air, was now filled with astonishment.
Beside Ailins stood a young male demon.
He wore an ornate dark-gold robe, with short white Mohawk hair, pointed ears, purple skin, and delicate features—though his eyes held a certain clear stupidity.
Goku looked up, recognized the young man's face, and immediately shouted.
"Hey! Shin! How did you get here faster than us? And when did you change into those tacky gold clothes?"
The entire hall fell silent for several seconds.
The veins on Vegeta's forehead throbbed twice.
Unable to bear it any longer, he slapped Goku on the back of the head.
"Kakarot, you idiot! Take a good look at his face and the fluctuations of his energy. He's obviously not the same person!" Vegeta cursed through gritted teeth.
Goku rubbed the back of his head and squinted resentfully as he examined the young man above them.
"Huh? Looking closer, he really does look a little different."
Krillin spoke up at just the right moment, breaking the awkwardly comical atmosphere.
"Everyone, the one on the throne is Ailins, Shin's older sister. The other one is called Degesu, Shin's younger brother. Don't mix them up."
This was Krillin's first time meeting Degesu in person.
He had long known that Shin had a twin younger brother in the Demon Realm, but seeing such a remarkably similar face up close still felt rather novel.
When Degesu heard the bald man below casually call out his name and link him to that cowardly older brother hiding in the God Realm, his face immediately flushed red with rage.
He glared viciously at Goku and Krillin and shouted.
"Insolent creatures of the Lower World! How