Today, one year later, at the Lookout.
Louis came here alone. Of the four Gravity Chambers, only three were occupied, just as before.
Son Goku was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the Lookout's courtyard.
"Greetings, Candidate God of Destruction!" the Guardian of Earth said respectfully as he walked over.
Over the past year, he had learned Louis's identity.
"No need for formalities."
"Yes!"
"How long has Kakarot been meditating?"
"Son Goku has been meditating for half a year."
The Guardian of Earth thought for a moment.
"Half a year?"
Louis rubbed his chin, then glanced at the other three Gravity Chambers.
It was obvious that Vegeta and the others trained differently from Son Goku.
One practiced martial arts through meditation, while the other used the Gravity Chamber to build strength.
Teaching according to one's aptitude!
Louis looked toward the inside of the Lookout with a knowing expression. It seemed Popo had taught him.
"Then I'll come back later. Let me know when Kakarot wakes up."
Louis was about to leave the Lookout.
Suddenly!
An extremely faint, ethereal aura rose from Son Goku, then disappeared.
"Has he laid the foundation for Ultra Instinct?"
Louis looked at Son Goku in the middle of the Lookout's courtyard and raised an eyebrow.
Son Goku's current state was exactly the same as when Louis had first trained in the Autonomous State.
But unlike Son Goku, Louis had received the rudimentary Autonomous State as a system reward. He had then trained for another four years before reaching the Perfect Autonomous State!
Son Goku truly was Dragon Ball's protagonist. His talent was extraordinary.
On top of that, Louis was sure of what he had suspected: Popo really wasn't an ordinary person...
Son Goku stood up and walked over to Louis, smiling. "Louis, what brings you here?"
"Have you forgotten what I told you?"
"You said you were going to teach me the Kaioken?"
Son Goku looked delighted.
"Go get Vegeta."
"What about Raditz and Nappa?"
"They don't have the talent for it, so there's no need to call them. Go on."
Hearing that, Son Goku nodded without saying anything more.
Son Goku called Vegeta over, and Vegeta was just as delighted. The Kaioken, a technique recommended by a Candidate God of Destruction, had to be incredible.
Louis took the two of them and vanished from the Lookout.
North Kai Planet was in the Other World. Ordinary people would never be able to find the Other World.
But Louis was different. He was a Candidate God of Destruction, and his dimensional level had reached that of a Kai, so he naturally knew where the Other World was.
Taking Son Goku and Vegeta with him, Louis crossed the barrier between the living world and the Other World and arrived in front of Enma's Palace.
"Stop!"
A spirit guard from Enma's Palace stepped forward.
"You're mortals? How dare you trespass in the Other World? Guards, throw them back into the living world..."
Before he could finish, a frightened voice came from inside Enma's Palace.
"W-Who is it? Which Kai has descended upon Enma's Palace?"
A giant, ox-headed figure who looked a lot like Ox-King came rushing out, his face full of alarm.
But he soon realized that the visitors weren't any of the five Kais he knew. One was a young man whose dimensional level matched a Kai's, and the other two were mortals.
This...
"You're King Enma, right? I have business with North Kai. Don't bother me."
Louis spoke flatly, then took Son Goku and Vegeta toward Snake Way.
King Enma stood there, not daring to say a word. He couldn't stop wondering who this new Kai was.
Along Snake Way, Son Goku and Vegeta remained silent the whole time.
"Hey, Vegeta, why are so many people afraid of Louis?"
"Obviously. Who wouldn't be afraid of a Candidate God of Destruction?"
"Is a Candidate God of Destruction really that strong?"
"He could kill you with one finger. What do you think?"
"Louis, is what Vegeta said true?"
Son Goku looked at Louis with shining eyes.
Louis's mouth twitched. That idiot wasn't thinking of challenging him, was he?
When Louis didn't answer, Son Goku spoke up. "Louis, could you fight me..."
"No!"
Louis cut him off. Then, deciding their speed was too slow, he grabbed Son Goku and Vegeta and vanished from Snake Way.
The next moment, they appeared at the end of Snake Way.
A tiny planet floated above its end.
"Let's go!"
Louis took the two of them and flew to North Kai Planet.
The moment they landed—
"Heh heh heh~"
A Great Ape appeared in front of them.
"Bubbles, don't bother me."
Louis recognized him at once and smacked him away with a single slap.
Son Goku and Vegeta swallowed nervously. What a brutal guy.
"North Kai, come out!" Louis's voice echoed across the entire North Kai Planet.
North Kai, who was sleeping on the far side of the planet, instantly opened his eyes.
Who was it?
Who dared disturb him, North Kai, while he was sleeping?!
Fuming, North Kai ran for a full minute before finally reaching Louis.
"Who are you? Don't you know that disturbing someone—"
"Hiss!"
North Kai suddenly sucked in a sharp breath as he stared at Louis. "Who are you? Why is your dimensional level so high?"
"And two mortals?"
North Kai's eyes widened. What was going on today? Why had an unfamiliar deity with a Kai-level dimension come here?
"All right, North Kai. I'm here because I want you to teach those two the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb."
"How do you know I can use those two techniques? And who are you?" North Kai furrowed his brow.
"Enough talk. Just teach them," Louis said impatiently.
"I can teach them, but you have to tell me a joke."
North Kai was puzzled by Louis's identity. When had another Kai appeared?
And this guy had brought two mortals here for him to teach them the Kaioken and Spirit Bomb?
Still... Louis's aura didn't feel evil, so teaching them wasn't out of the question.
"..."
Two dark lines appeared on Louis's forehead. Another joke?
"North Kai, do you recognize this?"
Louis raised his hand, and a sphere of purple energy appeared in his palm.
Suddenly!!
A fierce wind howled, and the entire North Kai Planet trembled!!
Son Goku and Vegeta shuddered at the sight.
Faced with that power, they couldn't even think of resisting. If it hit them, there was no way they'd survive.
Son Goku and Vegeta exchanged a glance. Louis was terrifying.
"You... How can you use Destruction Energy??"
North Kai jumped in fright. The memory of Beerus destroying his planet was still vivid!
"Could it... Could it be that Lord Beerus is dead?"
North Kai's face turned deathly pale. He swallowed repeatedly, trembling with fear.
Far away in the God of Destruction Realm, Beerus suddenly sneezed. Who was talking about him behind his back?
"If Lord Beerus found out you were saying that about him, do you think your North Kai Planet would still be standing?"
"Lord Beerus really isn't dead?"
North Kai threw himself to the ground as though shielding his planet. His voice trembled. "N-No! This is the last planet I have!"
"All right, I'm not interested in your planet. Just make sure you teach those two," Louis said, dispersing the Destruction Energy in his hand.
"Lord Beerus isn't dead, so you must be the current Candidate God of Destruction!!!!"
North Kai stood up, stunned.
Good heavens!
That lazy deadbeat had taken on a disciple after all!
Louis spoke. "No problem, North Kai?"
North Kai didn't dare refuse. He swallowed nervously. "Rest assured, Candidate God of Destruction. I'll make sure to teach them well!!"
"Good. I'll leave them in your hands."
Louis turned to Son Goku and Vegeta. "Just focus on your training. I'll be going now. I'll come back for you in a year."
As he was about to leave, Louis turned back and added, "Oh, and the Spirit Bomb might not suit everyone. It's all right if you can't learn it. Just make sure you master the Kaioken."
Before they could transform into Super Saiyans, the Kaioken was the most useful technique for them.
As for the Spirit Bomb, it seemed that only someone with a pure heart could learn it.
Not everyone could master the Spirit Bomb. Louis was giving Vegeta a warning in advance, in case he couldn't learn it and fell apart.
After speaking, Louis left.
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