On Earth, in the East Capital Plains.
Louis, Son Goku, and all the Namekians were transported here.
The Grand Elder sat on the ground, staring at the unfamiliar surroundings in confusion. "Candidate God of Destruction, what happened?"
Son Goku swallowed. "What was that attack just now? It was terrifying!"
Nail wiped the sweat from his face. "That scared me to death!"
The other Namekians who had been transported here were still shaken, too.
"Grand Elder, I'm sorry. I dragged you all into this."
Louis gritted his teeth.
He had broken through into the Divine Dimension and had long been able to sense the gods' presence.
That Destruction Energy Sphere had been thrown by Quitela.
Damn, no wonder Beerus hated that dead rat so much. He was truly underhanded.
"Wait here. I'll find someone to restore your Namek, then take you back."
Anything struck by Destruction Energy couldn't be restored by an ordinary Shenron.
The only ones capable of that were Super Shenron and an angel using Temporal Do-Over.
With two minutes not yet up, Louis vanished with a whoosh.
Soon, Louis found Whis, who had just returned from Universe 4.
Louis asked Whis to restore Namek for him, but Whis said it had already been restored.
Louis returned to the Grand Elder.
Nail hurriedly asked, "Candidate God of Destruction, how did it go?"
"Your Namek has been restored."
Louis smiled and looked at the Grand Elder. "Grand Elder, I'll take you all back now."
"Very well. Sorry for the trouble, Candidate God of Destruction."
The Grand Elder joined hands with the Namekians, and Louis used Instant Transmission to take them all back to Namek.
At a glance, Namek showed no sign of having been damaged.
The Namekians who had returned were dumbfounded. Had the Candidate God of Destruction used the Dragon Balls again?
"Grand Elder, to make up for what I did, I'd like to give you something."
Louis took three Capsule Corp Capsules from his pocket and opened one.
Boom!
A warehouse measuring two hundred cubic units appeared on the ground. It was filled with gray-green fruits.
The Grand Elder asked, puzzled, "Candidate God of Destruction, what are these?"
"These are Spirit Fruits. They're fruits eaten by the gods, and they can increase a person's lifespan."
In truth, aside from increasing lifespan, Spirit Fruits could also greatly boost a person's power.
However, the boost was limited. Compared to the added years of life, that bit of power was insignificant.
Louis looked apologetic. "I didn't keep my earlier promise to you. Please accept these as an apology."
Spirit Fruits were eaten by the gods and grew where they lived. The God of Destruction Realm had plenty of them, and Louis had eaten them all his life!
"I can't accept this!"
The Grand Elder looked slightly alarmed. "Candidate God of Destruction, please take them back. I can't accept this!"
Louis said calmly, "That's enough. I won't take back something I've given you."
In the anime, the Grand Elder passed away after Namek's explosion because his lifespan had run out.
The Grand Elder was kind and friendly, and Louis owed him a great deal. Louis couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
Besides, these Spirit Fruits really weren't worth much to Louis.
"Nail, make sure the Grand Elder eats these Spirit Fruits. Once he's finished the fruits in this warehouse, he should gain several hundred more years of life."
"Huh?"
Nail froze, then grew ecstatic.
The other Namekians were just as excited.
The Grand Elder was their father, and he was already very old. To put it bluntly, he could pass away at any time.
In truth, they had the Dragon Balls. They could simply make a wish to restore the Grand Elder's youth.
But that would go against nature!
The Grand Elder would never allow them to do that.
If eating these fruits could extend his life, that was different from making a wish with the Dragon Balls. The Grand Elder would surely accept them.
Louis handed the other two Capsule Corp Capsules to Nail, then left Namek.
Earth, in the backyard of Tights's house.
Bulma stared at Vegeta's body lying on the ground, heartbroken.
"Boohoo... Vegeta, how could you die?"
Bulma grabbed Son Goku by the collar. "Goku, who killed Vegeta? Why didn't you protect him?!"
"Bulma, I'm sorry."
Son Goku gritted his teeth. "I didn't protect him. But don't worry—we can use the Dragon Balls to bring Vegeta and my father back to life."
"That's right, we still have the Dragon Balls!"
Only then did Bulma remember the Dragon Balls. She prepared to get the Dragon Radar.
With a whoosh,
Louis suddenly appeared there.
Tights hurried over and examined him from head to toe. Seeing that Louis wasn't hurt, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where have you been this past month? You scared me to death!"
"Don't worry. You know how tough I am."
Louis pulled Tights into his arms, feeling the warmth of her body and the beat of her heart.
He hadn't seen Tights for a month, and he'd missed her terribly.
Just then,
"Brother-in-law, you have to avenge my Vegeta!" Bulma came over.
Louis let go of Tights and reassured her. "Don't worry, Vegeta will be fine. And the one who killed him is already dead."
Louis looked at Whis, who was lying on a beach chair. "Whis, revive these five people for me, so I don't have to look for the Dragon Balls."
"Whis can do that?"
Bulma was stunned.
Even Tights was puzzled. She knew Whis was knowledgeable and powerful, but could he really bring someone back to life?
"You really do make me do everything, don't you?" Whis rose from the beach chair and waved his staff.
Buzz!
A beam of holy light swept across the five corpses on the ground.
Suddenly!
"Hm?"
"Where are we?"
"Where's Frieza?"
The five people slowly opened their eyes.
Bulma wept with joy and threw her arms around Vegeta, who was lying on the ground. "Vegeta!!"
Son Goku and Tights stood nearby, dumbfounded. So someone really could be brought back to life without summoning Shenron!!
Louis smiled faintly. Bringing back people who still had bodies was nothing.
At the end of the Tournament of Power in the anime, Whis had even revived Frieza when he was only a soul!
"Louis, once you've taken care of your business, come back to the God of Destruction Realm."
With that, Whis disappeared.
Louis saw Whis vanish, but didn't see Beerus.
Where was Beerus?
Had he gone back to the God of Destruction Realm?
"Bulma?"
Vegeta woke up on the ground, confused, and looked at Bulma holding him.
"Wasn't I dead?"
"Brother-in-law had Whis bring you back to life!"
Bulma leaned over him, her eyes red.
Just then,
"Hss!"
Bardock, King Vegeta, Bibert, and Theodore also woke up one after another.
"We're not dead?"
"That can't be right. I remember Frieza blasted both Bibert and me to pieces!"
Suddenly, King Vegeta spotted Louis and his pupils shrank.
"Louis!!"
"Louis, were you the one who saved us?" King Vegeta shook his head. "No, you said you wouldn't interfere in Saiyan affairs. How could you be the one who saved us?"
"King Vegeta, who is he?"
Even now, Bardock and Bibert still found it hard to believe they had come back to life.
But who was this person in front of them?
King Vegeta walked up to Louis and kept his eyes on him, without turning around.
"Bardock, I told you before that there was another powerful warrior among us Saiyans, but that warrior never helped us."
"Yes, you did."
Bardock looked at King Vegeta's back and nodded. Then his body jolted. Could the person King Vegeta meant be this powerful warrior?
Wait!
He had a tail. He really was a Saiyan!!
Bibert and Theodore spoke up. "King Vegeta, is this the powerful warrior you told us about? Why have we never seen him?"
"You have seen him," King Vegeta said. "Have you forgotten that more than ten years ago, there was an Elite Warrior among us Saiyans named Louis?"
The three of them suddenly remembered. There really had been an Elite Warrior named Louis.
King Vegeta had simply said that Louis had died while on a mission.
"In truth, he didn't die. He left Planet Vegeta long ago."
"He was taken in as a disciple by the most powerful god in the universe!"
"Now that he's here, he's very likely the one who saved us."
Bardock, Theodore, and Bibert all drew in a sharp breath at this.
Taken in as a disciple by the most powerful god in the universe?
With a status like that, why hadn't he come to help the Saiyans?
Nearby, Tights, Bulma, and Son Goku only now learned that this was what Louis's past had been like.
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