"You brat!"
Beerus shook his head and said no more.
On the path of cultivation, many prodigies thought they knew best, but more often than not, their decisions were wrong.
Only when they realized their mistakes themselves would they truly give up.
It would waste some time...
But Louis was such a prodigy that even wasting ten thousand years wouldn't matter!
Whis thought so too. He didn't think it was bad for young people to make mistakes; if anything, he felt that the experience would leave a deeper impression on them.
Beerus's unexpected awakening, along with Tights moving into the God of Destruction Realm, had made the once-quiet realm a little livelier.
Beerus also learned from Whis that Louis had destroyed more than five thousand planets over the past month.
Beerus was thrilled.
He'd been right to make Louis a Candidate God of Destruction.
At last, he'd be able to slack off without feeling guilty.
When Tights heard Whis's account, she gained a new impression of Louis. He'd destroyed more than five thousand planets...
So the boy wasn't as mild-mannered as he seemed.
Still...
Tights wasn't afraid of Louis because of it. He'd appeared when she was in the greatest danger and saved her, then promised to protect her. How could she be afraid of him?
In the days that followed,
Louis finally resumed his training.
Beerus didn't go back to sleep.
With Tights living in the God of Destruction Realm, he had delicious food to eat all the time! How could he bear to sleep again?
Besides guiding Louis in his training every day, Whis now had another task.
He had to tell Tights about the wonders of the universe each day.
At first, Tights couldn't believe anyone could know so much about the world.
But after she kept tempting Whis with Earth's delicious food, she discovered that he was a walking encyclopedia.
Whis knew everything, which also gave her fresh inspiration for her writing.
Louis trained!
Tights wrote!
Whis and Beerus ate!
The scene in the God of Destruction Realm was a strange one.
A year passed.
Louis trained for another year, but his strength didn't improve much because he'd been focused on cultivating his dimension.
Unfortunately!
He seemed to have hit a bottleneck and couldn't make much more progress.
"Come on, Tights. I've got a planet-destruction assignment to take care of. I'll take you out to gather material for your novels while I'm at it."
By the lakeside, Louis rose from the grass and stretched.
"Coming!"
Tights was cooking some distance away. Her face lit up, and she dropped her utensils before running over to Louis by the lake.
"Louis, you finally decided to take me out?"
She'd been in the God of Destruction Realm for a year and hadn't gone outside once.
She could listen to Whis describe the outside world all she wanted, but it still wasn't the same as experiencing it firsthand.
Now that she could finally go out, Tights was thrilled.
"Well... I had to train! Cut me some slack, okay? I'll make it up to you by showing you around this time."
Louis rubbed the back of his head.
He was only seventeen, still a boy, and his bashful look didn't suit a Candidate God of Destruction at all.
"Alright, alright. You're forgiven." Tights covered her mouth and giggled. The little guy was pretty cute.
"Wait, Tights! If you're going out, what about my lunch?" Beerus shouted as he sprang up from the lounge chair by the lake.
"Lord Beerus, you can have instant noodles. I'll cook for you when I get back."
Tights pointed to the warehouse nearby.
Beerus: "..."
While Beerus stood there speechless, something happened to Louis.
[Beep! Sign-in at Frieza's headquarters. Reward: Supreme Kai's Instant Transmission!]
An electronic voice rang out in Louis's mind.
Instant Transmission!!!
Louis was overjoyed.
He'd been thinking about learning this technique for ages. As a Candidate God of Destruction, he had to rely on Whis to take him everywhere. It was a real hassle.
And besides getting around, Instant Transmission could be incredibly useful in battle!
It was the ultimate technique for traveling and escaping!
Talk about getting exactly what he needed!
"Whis, take us to Frieza's headquarters. You can leave us there afterward." Louis hurriedly turned to Whis.
"Alright."
Whis didn't ask why. He took Louis and Tights away from the God of Destruction Realm.
North Galaxy, Frieza's headquarters.
Whis brought Louis and Tights there, then returned to the God of Destruction Realm.
[Beep! Sign-in at Frieza's headquarters successful. Reward: Supreme Kai's Instant Transmission.]
Louis's body shuddered, and information about Instant Transmission flooded his mind.
He realized that, as long as he had coordinates, he could appear anywhere he wanted.
It was fundamentally different from the Instant Transmission of Planet Yardrat. With Planet Yardrat's technique, one could travel to wherever one sensed someone's "ki."
"Louis, what's wrong?"
Tights waved her hand in front of Louis's eyes.
"Nothing. Something just crossed my mind."
"Oh, I see. Then why did you bring me to Frieza's headquarters?" Tights remembered how the Frieza Force had once hunted her down and couldn't help trembling.
"Don't be afraid. I'll protect you."
Louis didn't tell her he was only here to complete the system's sign-in task. He patted his chest, looking completely serious.
Tights forgot her fear and covered her mouth. "Alright, alright. I get it, Louis. You're strong."
Louis suddenly remembered something. "By the way, weren't you hunted by the Frieza Force before? Do you want revenge?"
"Revenge?"
Tights was taken aback, then shook her head. "Forget it. I've almost forgotten that the Frieza Force ever hunted me."
"We can't forget it. Hmph! I said I'd protect you, and I meant it. How can we just let it go when someone bullied you?"
Louis took Tights's hand and headed toward Frieza's palace.
Louis was still a boy, and as he led her along by the hand, his serious expression made Tights laugh. The more she looked at him, the cuter the little guy seemed.
Since this little Candidate God of Destruction was determined to avenge her, Tights didn't stop him.
Thinking back on what had happened, she really was still angry.
Besides, no one in this universe could beat the boy standing before her, so she decided to let him do as he pleased.
Frieza's headquarters was indeed heavily guarded, with aliens patrolling everywhere.
Louis encountered many patrols along the way. They came over to question him, and Tights still couldn't help being frightened by them.
Louis didn't waste a word. He destroyed them with a single Destruction Energy Sphere.
A boy and a human woman were killing their way through Frieza's headquarters.
It was the first time Tights had seen Louis this ruthless, but she wasn't afraid.
After all, he'd promised to protect her, and the little guy was helping her get revenge.
Soon, the two of them reached a palace.
Frieza's palace was far more magnificent than King Vegeta's had been.
"Stop! Who are you?" the two aliens at the entrance demanded coldly.
"Tell King Frieza to come see me."
Louis stopped, still holding Tights's hand, and spoke with a mocking smile.
"You dare order King Frieza to come see you? You must have a death wish!" one of the aliens shouted. "Get them!"
The two guards rose into the air and raised their arm cannons. Two beams of blue light shot toward them.
Louis smiled and gently raised a hand. A purple aura of destruction enveloped the beams, dissolving them on the spot.
"What?"
The two aliens gaped in shock, then howled toward the sky:
"INTRUDERS!!!!"
Inside the palace,
Frieza sat in his "baby carriage," listening to Ginyu report on the Saiyans when the shout of "Intruders!" suddenly interrupted him.
"Have I been inactive for so long that someone dares to invade Frieza's headquarters?"
His sinister voice echoed through the palace. The temperature in the main hall plunged, as if it might freeze over at any moment.
Ginyu stood at his side, trembling. King Frieza was terrifying!
"Come with me. Let's see who's bold enough to do this!"
Frieza flew out of the palace in his "baby carriage," and Ginyu hurried after him.
Outside,
Louis held Tights's small hand and looked at the aliens surrounding them!
They were everywhere!
There had to be a thousand of them.
Tights looked at Louis holding her hand and felt safe under his protection. She wasn't afraid at all.
"Frieza, if you don't come out soon, all your men will be dead!" Louis shouted with a grin, glancing around.
Once he wiped out this bunch of trash, King Vegeta would probably be delighted!
Louis still remembered King Vegeta's lonely figure at the Galactic Patrol Headquarters a year ago.
From the moment he'd seen what had become of the Saiyans, he'd decided he wouldn't abandon them.
Louis glanced at Tights beside him. And now there was the old grudge of the Frieza Force hunting her down.
The new grievance and the old one, together!
"Oh-ho-ho..."
A hoarse voice came from the palace entrance. Frieza flew toward the aliens in his "baby carriage," with Ginyu close behind.
"Kid, who are you?"
Frieza folded his hands together, his eyes ice-cold.
Louis didn't answer. He simply stared at Frieza.
Purple and white skin, with a layer of hard bone plating covering his body.
Triangular eyes!
Pure evil!
He looked exactly like he did in the anime!
"Hey, my lord asked you a question! Are you deaf?" Ginyu snapped.
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