Dragon Ball: Starting with the Autonomous State
Chapter 11

Tights' Instant Noodles

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Louis felt quite comfortable inside, so he raised his head and hummed, "Stop, stop, stop. Although what you said is a fact—that I am indeed very good and amazing—but..."

"Louis, you are the best. You wouldn't refuse me, would you~"

A barrage of sugar-coated bullets struck, and Louis fell silent.

The spaceship was very quiet. He looked at Tights and suddenly asked, "Can you cook?"

"Cook?"

Tights was stunned. Wasn't this supposed to be about protecting her?

However...

Tights still nodded, "I can."

As the daughter of the richest person on Earth, she originally didn't know how to cook.

But after wandering outside Earth in the universe with Jaco for all these years, she had long since learned how to cook.

"I can protect you, but you have to cook for me. Can you agree to that!" Louis said.

He really wanted to refuse Tights, but this pretty big sister said he was so amazing and impressive!

Who could resist that!

Plus, Louis didn't know how to cook, and the food Whis made was terrible.

If Tights could cook for him, protecting her wasn't out of the question.

"Yes, yes, that's a deal then."

Tights turned around and said with a grin, "Jaco, I have Louis to protect me now. We'll see each other again someday!"

"Go, just go. Women are so annoying, always burning bridges!" Jaco was speechless.

"Whis, let's go. We're heading back to the God of Destruction Realm." Louis looked at Whis.

"Wait, Louis, are you planning to take her to the God of Destruction Realm?" Whis finally spoke up.

"Is there a problem?"

"I don't have a problem with it."

Whis shook his head, "But if Lord Beerus wakes up and sees a stranger in the God of Destruction Realm, he might get angry."

Louis said irritably, "Why do you care about that lazybones? He's in a deep slumber, and I am the God of Destruction. You listen to me!"

"..."

The corners of Whis's mouth twitched slightly, but Louis was right; with Beerus away, he had to listen to Louis.

"Besides, Lord Beerus might not necessarily be angry when he wakes up."

Louis looked at Tights again.

Tights had short blonde hair and was very cute and pretty, but if she grew her hair long, she would probably look even better.

"Oh? Why are you so sure Lord Beerus won't be angry when he wakes up?" Whis asked, puzzled.

"Would you be angry if there was delicious food?" Louis turned his head to look at him.

"Delicious food!!!!"

Whis's eyes immediately lit up, and he said, "I agree to the matter of protecting Tights!"

Louis: "..."

Tights wanted to say something but hesitated.

Louis smiled, "Just say whatever is on your mind!"

Tights swallowed hard, "Um, the God of Destruction and the candidate for God of Destruction you mentioned—what are those? Are they some kind of divine beings?"

Louis and Whis looked at each other and both laughed.

"You'll know in the future. Let's go!"

Louis grabbed Tights's wrist and glanced at Whis. Whis immediately waved his staff, and the three of them instantly vanished from inside the spaceship.

Only Jaco was left in the spaceship, feeling completely bewildered!

God of Destruction Realm.

Because it had been influenced by the aura of destruction for years, the land of the God of Destruction Realm was purple.

In front of a lake.

With a "swish," three figures appeared.

"Phew, after a month out there, I'm finally back!"

Louis walked over to the lounge chair by the lake and lay down.

Meanwhile, Whis went to contact Old Supreme Kai to tell him that Louis had completed the mission.

On the Supreme Kai Realm, Old Supreme Kai was incredibly excited to hear that Louis had destroyed over 5,000 useless planets.

If those 5,000-plus planets were left to Beerus, it would take him at least a thousand years to complete the task!

Old Supreme Kai felt that Beerus's decision to take Louis on as a Candidate God of Destruction was an incredibly correct one.

Meanwhile.

"Wow, this planet is so beautiful!"

Tights had arrived at the God of Destruction Realm for the first time, wandering here and there like a curious cat!

"Country bumpkin."

Louis took a sip of his drink, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Tights, do you still have instant noodles in your Capsule Corp Capsule?"

"Instant noodles?"

Tights returned to Louis's side, frowning. "I do? Do you want some?"

"As long as you have them. Don't let Lord Beerus suddenly wake up and find you here; that would be trouble."

"Who is this Lord Beerus you keep talking about?"

Tights tossed out a Capsule Corp Capsule, which transformed into a warehouse over ten meters high, filled entirely with dry rations.

"Pfft!"

Seeing this, Louis spat out the drink he had in his mouth, wiped his lips, and said, "Are you fleeing a famine?"

"You're the one fleeing a famine! When I travel through the universe, I have to be fully prepared!"

Tights huffed.

The Capsule Corp Capsule she had just taken out was only one of thousands; if she had brought them all out, Louis might have had a heart attack!

"Oh? What are you two doing?"

After finishing his communication with Old Supreme Kai, Whis returned to the scene and couldn't help but look at the warehouse next to Tights with some confusion.

"Didn't you say you wanted something delicious?"

Louis walked into the warehouse and pulled out three cups of instant noodles. "Whis, hot water."

"Oh? Right... right!"

Whis waved his staff, and a pot of boiling water instantly appeared out of thin air. He picked up one of the unopened cups of noodles from the table.

He examined it carefully and gave it a sniff.

Could this actually be good?

"Tights, help Whis out."

"Okay."

Tights tore off the plastic packaging from the outside of the noodles.

Only then did Whis discover the trick; it turned out one had to remove the outer packaging first.

Whis wore an expression of constant surprise; he looked like a total country bumpkin. Louis ignored him, knowing Whis would be even more shocked later.

Soon, Louis and Tights poured the hot water, and they only had to wait a minute or two for the noodles to be ready.

Looking at the noodles on the table, Louis couldn't help but think of the instant noodles from his past life. He truly missed them.

"Louis, what were you and Whis talking about regarding that God of Destruction and Candidate God of Destruction? What are those?"

Tights sat on the bench by the table and brought up the topic again.

"A God of Destruction is just that—a God of Destruction!"

"But a God of Destruction is a deity in charge of destruction in the universe, and also the highest-ranking deity in the entire universal dimension."

Louis's voice was soft, but to Tights, it felt like a massive tidal wave crashing into her heart.

"Are... are you telling the truth?"

"Of course, why would I lie to you?"

"Gulp!"

Tights swallowed hard. Having pieced together the secrets from Louis and Whis's previous conversation, she asked nervously:

"Lo... Louis, are you that Candidate God of Destruction? And is that Lord Beerus the God of Destruction?"

Louis turned his head, looked at Tights's fair face, and smiled. "As expected of a novelist, you managed to deduce all this just from my conversation with Whis."

"Yes, you're right. I am that Candidate God of Destruction, and the true God of Destruction is still in a deep slumber."

Knowing that words alone would be hard for Tights to believe, Louis raised his hand and tossed a ball of Destruction energy toward a mountain range in the distance.

Hum!

The mountain range, standing ten thousand meters tall, vanished instantly!

"..."

Tights's face turned deathly pale, and she was too terrified to speak.

"Hahaha, aren't you supposed to be very brave? You were bold enough to travel the universe all by yourself."

"Candidate God of Destruction, you aren't going to kill me, are you?"

Tights hugged her shoulders and retreated far away; one could tell from her nervous little eyes that she was truly terrified.

"Alright, come here. If I wanted to kill you, why would I have brought you here? Besides, I said I would protect you, so I definitely will."

Louis said this with a cheeky grin, "Though, you'll have to say a few more nice things to me."

Tights let out a sigh of relief. A massive mountain range had just evaporated in an instant; this so-called Candidate God of Destruction was far too terrifying.

At least the other party had no killing intent.

"Um, Candidate God of Destruction, you're truly amazing, you're truly handsome, just like the stars in the sky, no matter where..."

Tights returned to her chair and fawned, but before she could finish, Louis and Whis instantly broke out in goosebumps.

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't say another word, just talk to me normally!" Louis said, annoyed.

Just then.

Whis ignored Tights, stared at the instant noodles on the table, and swallowed hard: "Louis, do you smell that? It's so fragrant!!"

Louis checked the time: "Time's up, we can eat."

No sooner had he spoken!

A blur flashed through the void, and one of the cups of instant noodles on the table vanished in an instant.

"Slurp!"

Whis couldn't wait to take a bite of the noodles.

"Mmm~"

"What kind of heavenly delicacy is this? It's just too delicious!"

"Slurp!"

"Every single strand of noodle is coated in the broth; when you eat it, that rich aroma instantly explodes, striking straight at the soul!"

"Gulp!"

"This soup is even better. It must have been made by simmering countless precious ingredients just to create that tiny packet of seasoning. When the soup hits your mouth and slides down your throat into your stomach..."

With every bite of noodles and every sip of soup, Whis voiced his insights on the cuisine.

His flushed expression looked as if he were experiencing a post-coital high.

"...Louis, are these additives really that delicious?" Tights was dumbfounded.

"Some people just love additives; we can't control that. Come on, let's eat too!"

Louis's mouth twitched slightly as he picked up a cup of instant noodles to hand to Tights, then grabbed one for himself.

Just as they were about to eat.

BOOM--!

A earth-shattering explosion erupted from the distant God of Destruction Palace.

End of Chapter
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