On King Kai's Planet.
King Kai could now sense the energy radiating from Son Gohan as he used Basic Ultra Instinct.
"Th-this... What's going on? Why does Gohan's energy feel so much like Lord Beerus's?"
"Lord Beerus!"
Hearing this, Son Goku, who had been training, immediately walked over.
"Lord King Kai, who's Lord Beerus?"
"Lord Beerus is the God of Destruction, responsible for destroying planets!"
"The God of Destruction?"
"Mm!"
North Kai nodded.
"My planet wasn't always this small. It became this way because I accidentally offended Lord Beerus!"
"Oh. Is he strong?"
"Of course. Even Frieza wouldn't dare act out in front of him!"
"Really? Where is he now?"
"Lord Beerus is asleep right now!"
"Asleep? How long until he wakes up?"
"How would I know? He'll probably sleep for at least a few decades!"
"A few... decades? Lord Beerus sure can sleep!"
"..."
North Kai was speechless.
"Lord Beerus is a god, and gods live for a very long time. A few decades are nothing to him. Do you know how old Lord Beerus is?"
"How old?"
Son Goku asked curiously.
"At least one or two hundred million years old!"
"One... one or two hundred million years old!"
"That's right! Saiyans like you live at most a little over a hundred years—not even a fraction of Lord Beerus's age!"
Son Goku smiled.
"Then where is Beerus now, Lord King Kai?"
"I'm not telling you!"
"Come on, Lord King Kai!"
Son Goku gave him an ingratiating smile.
"Even if I told you, you wouldn't know where it is. It's incredibly far from here. Even if you knew Instant Transmission, you still couldn't get there!"
On the God of Destruction's World in Universe 7.
A very tall man with bluish-green skin, long white curls, and purple eyes and lips held a Staff as he gazed toward the North Galaxy.
This was Whis, the angel of Universe 7.
Just moments ago, he had also sensed the energy Son Gohan released while using Basic Ultra Instinct.
Although Son Gohan's energy was far from the destructive energy emitted by a true God of Destruction, the fact that a human could give off energy similar to a God of Destruction made Whis curious.
"Son Gohan!"
After gazing toward the North Galaxy for a while, Whis slowly turned away, murmuring Son Gohan's name.
Time flew by, and before long, another year had passed.
After a year, Trunks had finally gathered enough energy for the Time Machine.
At Son Goku's house in West City.
Trunks was saying goodbye to Son Goku and the others, preparing to return home.
"Gohan, thank you so much for these past two years. I wouldn't have gotten stronger so quickly without you!"
"It was nothing! Trunks, when you get back to the Future Timeline to defeat Android 17 and Android 18, don't forget to keep training. I'll protect the present, and you protect the future!"
"I know, Gohan!"
Trunks nodded firmly.
He couldn't help thinking of the Son Gohan who had died fighting in the Future Timeline.
"Uncle Goku, everyone, I'm heading back now, okay?"
Trunks said his goodbyes to everyone.
Krillin and the others nodded.
Krillin: "Trunks, the future is in your hands!"
"Okay, Uncle Krillin!"
With that, Trunks climbed into the Time Machine and waved goodbye to everyone, tears in his eyes.
"Whoosh..."
The Time Machine started up and soon carried Trunks back to the Future Timeline.
Earth in the Future Timeline was just as it had been before, with ruins everywhere.
Trunks climbed out of the Time Machine and hurried home at once.
He saw Bulma from the Future Timeline sitting inside.
"Trunks!"
When Bulma saw him return, she ran over with tears in her eyes and hugged him tightly.
"Mom!"
Hearing this, Bulma slowly loosened her arms.
"Trunks, where have you been for the past two years?"
Trunks immediately told Bulma from the Future Timeline how he had been taken to the past.
"The Man in Black?"
"That's right, Mom! Thanks to him, I was able to train in the past. I'm now much stronger than Android 17 and Android 18!"
"Mm!"
Bulma nodded.
"Then, Mom, I'm going to defeat Android 17 and Android 18 right now!"
"Okay, but be careful!"
Trunks nodded and quickly left home to search for Android 17 and Android 18.
"The Man in Black!"
After Trunks left, Bulma from the Future Timeline suddenly murmured to herself.
Just after Trunks disappeared, she had also met the Man in Black he had mentioned.
The Man in Black had told her that Trunks was safe and had only been taken somewhere to train. He had also asked her not to tell Trunks that she had met him.
In a ruined city in the Future Timeline, a man and a woman were slaughtering the city's surviving residents.
They were Android 17 and Android 18 from the Future Timeline.
"Ah!"
Amid a chorus of terrified screams, the two killed one person after another.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared.
It was Trunks.
"Trunks!"
Seeing Trunks appear out of nowhere, Android 17 gave him a mocking smile.
"Long time no see, Trunks. I thought you were too scared to fight us and planned to hide for the rest of your life!"
"Hmph!"
Trunks snorted.
"I'm here to defeat you for my father, Gohan-ge, and all the innocent people you've killed!"
"Defeat us!"
Hearing this, Android 17 burst out laughing as if he'd heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Trunks, after two years, you've finally learned to tell jokes!"
At that, Trunks' expression turned serious.
"Whether it's a joke or not, you'll find out soon enough!"
"Ha!"
As he spoke, Trunks clenched his fists and transformed into a Super Saiyan.
Then he drew the sword from his back and charged at the two of them.
Android 17 clenched his fists and charged at Trunks as well.
"Whoosh..."
Just then, Trunks suddenly vanished, reappearing behind Android 17.
"Android 17, watch out!"
Android 18 was startled and hurriedly warned him.
"What!"
Hearing this, Android 17 immediately turned around.
At that moment, a golden energy wave suddenly formed in Trunks's right hand and shot toward him.
Boom!!
With a tremendous explosion, Android 17 was destroyed.
"17!"
Android 18 was shocked.
Android 17 had been defeated by Trunks in less than one exchange.
Trunks looked at her coldly.
"Now it's your turn!"
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