Earth. West City.
In the Mirror Palace on the east side of Capsule Corporation, three children are busy doing things.
The air was filled with the dusty smell of crayons and the sweet smell of cheap sticker adhesive, which was incompatible with the cold and sacred atmosphere of the palace.
Arale dug out a large box of stickers from somewhere, and the variety was astonishing.
Pink stars, blue unicorns, yellow smiley faces, green dinosaurs, and a whole row of fluorescent, rounded poop-shaped stickers.
Zeno is lying on the carpet, and Arale is responsible for "artistic creation" on the luxurious robe on his back.
"A-Zun Don't move! This dinosaur sticker needs to be put on correctly! Otherwise it won't be impressive!"
Zeno buried his face in the soft carpet and responded muffled, his voice sounding happy and satisfied.
"Okay."
Bulla squatted beside him, holding his chin with both hands, watching Arale's operations like a little supervisor, with his mouth pouted so much that it could hang a teapot.
"Arale sister, you posted it crookedly."
"It's not wrong! This is creativity! It's a dinosaur drifting!"
"If it's crooked, it's crooked."
Bulla stretched out his index finger, a little golden light appeared on the fingertip, and the dinosaur sticker that had just been put on was gently pushed.
The tilt angle was instantly corrected and became perfectly symmetrical.
Arale leaned over unconvinced, staring at it for a long time with his eyes as wide as bells.
"Okay, it seems to be a little corrected."
Zeno turned over and looked down at his new clothes excitedly.
The entire robe was unrecognizable and covered with colorful stickers, including a dinosaur riding a unicorn, a unicorn stepping on poop, and a sparkling star on top of the poop.
"Good looking!"
Zeno clapped his hands happily, and the stickers on his body made a soft sound.
Two Zeno's Guards stood in the corner like stone sculptures.
Their dark gold armors also had some silly smiling face stickers affixed to them by Arale.
The two of them still stood expressionless, as if what grew on their armor was not stickers, but some kind of new sacred medal.
The stone pillars of the main hall are covered with colorful paper tapes.
The dome originally depicts the magnificent relief of the epic of the birth of the universe, but now Arale has used chalk to draw all kinds of messy graffiti.
The content of one of the paintings appears to be a giant piece of poop wearing a crown and soaring through the universe at high speed.
The overall perception of the Zeno's Palace has irreversibly slipped from "the supreme power center of the universe" to "Penguin Village genius Dr. Briefs family kindergarten branch".
At this juncture, Grand Priest arrived.
He walked in from the main entrance of the palace, Staff touched the ground lightly, making a crisp echo, and his steps were as steady as ever.
But after taking only two steps, he stopped.
His eyes glanced at the cheap paper tapes floating in the wind on the stone pillars.
Scan the majestic poop graffiti on the dome.
He glanced at the particularly dazzling smiling faces on the guard's armor.
Finally, it fell on the sticker coat worn by Zeno, which can be called a "post-modern artwork".
Grand Priest's hand holding Staff did not move, and the smile arc on his face did not change at all.
He stood quietly for three seconds.
Then, he gracefully walked around a few scattered scraps of stickers on the ground, walked up to Zeno, and knelt down on one knee calmly.
"Zeno-sama."
Zeno sat up from the carpet, like a kitten offering treasure.
"Grand Priest! Look at my clothes! Arale sister posted this for me!"
"Very beautiful and full of life."
Grand Priest's tone was exactly the same as usual, so sincere that there was no trace of perfunctoryness.
Arale proudly crossed her hips from behind and puffed out her small chest.
Bulla corrected softly from the side. "There is also me, I helped to correct it."
Grand Priest stood up from his kneeling position and stood up straight.
"Master Zeno, there is something I need to report to you."
"What's the matter?"
Zeno asked while trying to pick out a star sticker on his sleeve.
"God of Destruction Quitela of Universe 4 has been cleared."
Zeno tilted his head and thought for a while, as if searching for this name in the corner of his memory.
"Quitela... is that God of Destruction that looks like a mouse?"
"Yes."
Zeno nodded, his tone as calm as when he was playing with stickers just now.
"Krillin said, I need to change it to a good person. Just change it."
Grand Priest stood in place.
Twelve Universes's priesthood system has been operating for countless millions of years.
The replacement of God of Destruction has always been a big event that can shake several universes.
Every change is accompanied by a long ceremony, strict review, and full supervision by Angel.
Now, the time it takes Zeno to approve this matter is even shorter than the time it takes Arale to put a sticker on.
"Okay, Master Zeno. I will arrange the subsequent handover matters."
"Hmm."
Zeno had turned around and lay back on the carpet, urging Arale to continue putting stickers on his back.
"Wait a minute!" Arale suddenly raised his hand high.
Grand Priest looked at her.
"Uncle Grand Priest! Do you want to put a sticker on it too?"
Grand Priest lowered his head and looked at his simple, neat and dust-free clothes.
"No, thank you."
"Really? I have a super limited edition golden poop sticker here!"
Arale pulled out a shiny golden sticker from his pocket like a treasure.
The poop pattern on it has been given a high-grade frosting treatment, and the corners are even inlaid with a circle of constantly flashing micro LED lights.
Grand Priest stared at the golden poop sticker dangling in front of him.
After living for countless millions of years, he was entertained for the first time by a little girl wearing a winged hat and a well-made limited edition poop sticker.
"Thank you for your thoughtfulness."
After Grand Priest finished speaking, he bowed slightly, turned around and left the hall.
He walked out of the Mirror Palace's door and stood in the warm sunshine of Capsule Corporation's backyard again.
Staff stood beside him, with the faint laughter of three children chasing and playing behind him.
Grand Priest lifted Staff. The Crystal Ball on the top of the stick lit up.
A mental ripple, regardless of time and space distance, was instantly sent to the consciousness channels of Twelve Universes and all Angel.
There is only one piece of content.
"Universe 4 God of Destruction Quitela has been cleared according to law, and the new God of Destruction will be in place within a few days."
"During this period, Angel Cognac has full authority to maintain the operation of Universe 4. Angel in each universe does not need to intervene."
After the ripples are sent out, Grand Priest retracts Staff.
He looked back at the Zeno's Palace behind him, which was completely covered in stickers and graffiti.
The symbol of the supreme power of the universe now looks no different from the messy laboratory of Dr. Senbei in Penguin Village.
Grand Priest didn't fix the graffiti.
Zeno laughs more here than at any time in World of Void.
That's enough.
As for the decoration style of the palace...
He chose to accept reality.