Towa, Mira!

"Fine, I'll think of something later!" Karochi said no more, planning to ask Kami when they got back!

He activated Instant Transmission and left Yardrat.

Whoosh!

In the next instant, Karochi had returned to a planet in the East Galaxy where Tights planned to gather materials.

"How did it go? Did you find a way?" She knew all about the troubles that had been bothering Karochi lately; she just didn't understand them. After all, as far as Tights was concerned, Karochi was already strong enough.

He was still far weaker than Zangya or Cooler, whom they'd encountered, but they were rare exceptions, and he was still young.

Without knowing what enemies the future held, it was only natural for her to think that way.

Karochi shook his head helplessly. He hadn't expected to come away empty-handed from Yardrat! They had created a training method, but had only mastered the basics.

"No. Husu and the others have only reached this stage themselves." Karochi was at a loss. His physical strength still had a little room to grow, but not much!

The road ahead was getting harder and harder! Unless he could become a Super Saiyan and break through the limits of his body.

Tights patted Karochi on the back. "All right, if there's no solution, there's no solution! Why are you in such a hurry to get stronger, anyway?"

As an ordinary young woman, she couldn't understand why he was so obsessed with power.

Well, how could he explain it? He could just sit back and rely on Goku, but he didn't want to do that.

It might be easy, but he didn't want to live at someone else's mercy. Besides, the Gods of Destruction, Angels, and Zeno in the later stages of the story were beings even the protagonist had to kneel before.

"It's fine. I still have some room to grow. I'm planning to go back to Earth after a while and ask Kami if he knows a solution," Karochi said casually. At worst, he'd just follow Goku's path.

He'd keep breaking through his limits with his body, then cling to Whis when the God of Destruction arrived!

"Good. As long as you've come to terms with it! I've gathered almost all the materials I need here, so let's go." Tights had said all she could. There really was nothing more she could do!

Come to think of it, in the three or four years they'd known each other, Karochi seemed to have had no hobbies besides training! Well, apart from enjoying good food.

He never took time to relax. Wasn't he tired?

But Tights didn't say anything. It wasn't her place to interfere.

Karochi plunged into the Gravity Chamber and resumed his gravity training.

In a place untouched by starlight,

a woman dressed in a red robe, black stockings, and red high heels held a strange, long staff!

Her figure was alluring and seductive, and her smooth, blue-green skin and long white hair stirred endless fantasies.

Beside her stood a burly man with green skin, white hair, red eyes, and pointed ears! An endless aura of savagery radiated from him.

Black smoke curled around them. Just looking at it was enough to make one feel uneasy! It was evil and terrifying.

"Mira, how is the Time-Space Crystal coming along?" the woman asked, barely parting her lips, as if it were a trivial matter.

"Reporting to you, Lady Towa. The Time-Space Crystal is nearly complete, but something unexpected happened." Mira's voice was deep. Though he called Towa "Lady," he showed her no deference!

He crossed his arms over his chest, his expression cold and his red eyes utterly devoid of emotion!!

"What a surprise! Time split three years ago. Otherwise, we probably couldn't have cultivated a Time-Space Crystal inside the Macrocosm." Towa looked pleased, as if she'd discovered something wonderful.

Three years ago, when Planet Vegito was destroyed, Karochi—who should have died in the disaster—escaped. That led to the world they lived in now.

There was no Karochi in the original story's world, and his existence had caused time to split! One Macrocosm without Karochi, similar to the original story, had emerged, along with the Macrocosm where Karochi was still alive.

The split in the Macrocosm had also created another Demon Realm timeline!

Towa and Mira from the two timelines had joined forces to conceal their presence from the Angels and gods of the universe. That was how they had dared to appear in the current Macrocosm.

Otherwise, the Angels of the universe would have sensed them the moment they arrived. If they were caught, they'd be done for.

They weren't strong enough to challenge the gods yet.

"It's a shame, though. Over the past two years, I've been trying to find a way to split off more Macrocosm timelines, but every attempt has failed. It's as if some mechanism is limiting the number of timelines." Towa pressed a hand to her brow, remembering the matter with frustration.

Mira lowered his arms and furrowed his brow. "There may be a point of divergence in the timeline. If we could travel through time, perhaps we could do it!"

Their grand plan depended on this: the resurrection of the ancient Demon God Demigra! If they had more copies of themselves, they might face more gods, but they'd be operating in secret.

Towa immediately shook her head and rejected the idea. "Traveling through time is extraordinarily dangerous, not to mention that even more powerful gods are watching!"

Though they possessed the special supernatural power known as Time-Space Ability, they still couldn't travel through timelines! If time hadn't split this time, their ability would have been nothing more than a powerful supernatural power.

Now, they could travel between the two universes, but they wouldn't do so lightly! Any disturbance in space-time could easily draw the Angels' attention.

"By the way, what was the little problem you mentioned?" Towa asked, as if she'd only just heard Mira's earlier remark. She didn't seem to care much about it.

"Because of the Macrocosm's rejection, some things fell out of the Time-Space Fragment!! It shouldn't cause any problems." Mira didn't think much of it. He was simply making a routine report as an Android created by Towa.

Towa waved her staff, not particularly concerned by what Mira had said. After all, they had already brought the Time-Space Fragment into the Macrocosm.

The Angels were bound to notice them. A few things falling out was nothing to worry about!

"We should go! If we don't leave, those people from the Time Nest will find us." Towa went over to Mira and lightly touched the air.

Strange light enveloped them, and they vanished in an instant. The effect was very similar to the Angels' Space Shift!

Of course, the speed and skill were nowhere near the Angels'. Towa and Mira disappeared from the spot.

Their hiding place was concealed, but it couldn't withstand an Angel's search! The Angels simply wouldn't bother with them.

It was like a fly a kilometer away. You wouldn't go to all that trouble just to swat it.

Meanwhile, in the East Galaxy, a Purple Crystal the height of a person hovered in the space between the stars.

A blood-red aura emanated from it, and nearby celestial bodies seemed to be drawn in by its immense gravity! It devoured them, and even stars couldn't escape.

This was Towa and Mira's experiment, a test to see what would happen!! They wanted to find out how the Gods of Destruction and Angels in the universe would react.

Though Supreme Kais were top-tier deities, they didn't take them seriously! In this world, power decided everything. If killing a Supreme Kai wouldn't bring endless trouble, Mira could crush one with a casual wave of his hand.

At that moment, Karochi and Tights were still traveling through the East Galaxy!

"Little Chi, it's time to eat!!" Tights was at a loss. Had Karochi gone crazy from training?

He wasn't even eager to eat anymore? Unbelievable! This was the biggest news of the year!

"Coming, Sister Tights!" Even his reply was perfunctory. He walked out of the Gravity Chamber, lost in thought.

Karochi had been thinking nonstop about which path to take! It was important. The simplest option was to cling to Whis.

After all, Whis had trained Beerus to become a God of Destruction. With his guidance, Karochi's training would surely progress by leaps and bounds.

But Whis wouldn't arrive for many years—at least thirty! Karochi was tempted to "summon" Whis the way Bulma did in the original story.

As an Angel, Whis wasn't allowed to interfere freely in the universe unless the universe's survival was at stake!

Of course, one strawberry cake was all it would take to summon the most powerful deity in the universe. Most people wouldn't even dare imagine such a thing.

Well, Bulma dared! Even though Karochi knew the story, he didn't dare do the same.

Smack!

Seeing Karochi in this state, Tights smacked him on the head.

"Have you trained yourself stupid!!!" Tights was furious. Karochi had been distracted for months, never fully present no matter what he was doing.

More importantly, Tights was worried! Three months had passed since Karochi went to Yardrat, and in that short time his battle power had shot up once again.

It had risen from three million to three and a half million! In exchange, he spent every day sitting in the Gravity Chamber, with both the gravity and temperature settings cranked up to the maximum.

And most importantly, Karochi couldn't even focus on eating!!?

Were chicken legs not delicious anymore? Was tempura no longer tasty? Karochi used to pounce on good food like a pervert spotting a naked beauty. Could you believe he was now distracted even at mealtimes?

Karochi scratched his head. He could tell Tights was worried about him! After all, mentally, he was already in his thirties. "Don't worry, Sister Tights. I've figured out what direction to take with my training."

Tsk. Wasn't it just a matter of inheriting Kami's position? He could always trick... ahem, agree to it first, then find an excuse not to take the position.

He only needed Kami to test him so he could break through his current bottleneck. Kami wouldn't refuse, would he?

Tights studied Karochi, still unconvinced, and asked, "Really?"

"Of course. Come on, Sister Tights. I'm starving!" Karochi rubbed his stomach and started walking ahead.

Tights clasped her hands behind her back and leaned forward slightly as she followed him.

Only after she saw Karochi devouring his food as enthusiastically as before did she finally relax.

'Bzzzz~'

Just then, the spaceship shook violently, as if some powerful force had seized it, bringing it to an abrupt stop.

Fortunately, Karochi reacted quickly and grabbed Tights. Otherwise, she would have ended up like the food smeared across the wall.

"What's going on?" Tights was dumbfounded! What was this? Had they hit a wall in space?