Angel Whis, Supreme Kai of Time

At this moment, on the Planet of the God of Destruction, a mysterious being of extreme height stood before a grill, happily preparing food. He possessed blue-green skin, long, flowing white hair, and pupils and lips of a deep purple, with a large, glowing light-blue ring around his neck.

"Oh-ho! It is truly wonderful that Lord Beerus is in a deep slumber." Whis hummed a little tune while searing the meat of a strange creature, thin wisps of smoke rising into the air. A look of pure satisfaction spread across his face.

He and Beerus shared a common hobby: gourmet food. In the span of an unimaginably long life, having no interests or hobbies would truly be enough to drive anyone insane.

Furthermore, with Beerus currently fast asleep, there was no one left to fight him for his meals. The feeling of having all this delicious food to himself was simply blissful!

Just then, the Angel Staff that Whis had set aside suddenly began to glow with a verdant green light. Usually, this meant either another angel or the Grand Minister was contacting him, or something of great importance had occurred within Universe 7.

This left Whis feeling slightly displeased. What now? He was in the middle of cooking a delicacy, right at the most critical moment.

With a sigh, he sealed the half-cooked meat and picked up his staff, instantly projecting a green screen into the air.

The display showed the same purple crystal that had swallowed Karochi and Tights. At this moment, the crystal appeared to have entered some sort of runaway state, frantically devouring the surrounding planets; even the surrounding space was visibly warping.

"Oh my, this is quite a serious matter indeed!" Whis lightly covered his mouth with his right hand. Though his tone was exaggerated, his eyes remained completely calm.

Only a hint of disdain and impatience flickered within them. A bunch of flies that don't know when to die! Somehow, they had managed to infiltrate the interior of the universe.

Whis glanced toward the high tower where Beerus slept, feeling a bit troubled. "What to do? Lord Beerus has fallen into a deep slumber. If I disturb him rashly, the planets in the lower realm will suffer the consequences."

The Angel race was forbidden from intervening in the universe at will; that was the rule. Therefore, any negative energy or evil—though the definition of evil here was quite different—that appeared in the universe was usually cleared away by the God of Destruction. That was the very purpose of the God of Destruction's office.

Of course, this was not equivalent to working a job; the God of Destruction had complete autonomy. If they wanted to act, they would; if they didn't, even an angel could not defy their will. Well, unless the big boss, Zeno, showed up, that would be a different story.

Now that Beerus was asleep, and he himself could not act freely throughout the universe, this was the real trouble. Otherwise, the garbage created by a few measly flies would not be worth Whis's time.

"Sigh! These fellows from the Demon Realm are making such a mess. Are they truly not afraid of Lord Beerus settling the score once he wakes up?" Whis gently rubbed his brow, feeling a bit weary. He still had his barbecue to finish.

He could not understand why these flies were throwing eggs against a rock. Under the rule of the great Zeno, they actually dared to pull these little tricks! It was utterly foolish.

Whis pondered for a moment and decided to notify the Time Nest. After all, this object fell under their jurisdiction as well.

"Moshi-moshi! Can the Supreme Kai of Time hear me?" Whis spoke toward the sphere at the top of his staff, cupping his right hand around his mouth like a megaphone.

The scenery inside the sphere shifted instantly, revealing an interior that looked like a library, with shelves stretching out endlessly to the left and right.

Soon, a woman dressed in strange attire, looking much like a young girl, appeared on the screen. She had short orange hair and the same earrings as a Supreme Kai, her face slightly round with a touch of baby fat.

"Hm? Isn't this Mr. Whis? It has been a long time! Is something the matter?" The Supreme Kai of Time seemed to be troubled by something herself, but her tone was very gentle and filled with high respect for Whis.

"Lady Chronoa, it is like this: those fellows from the Demon Realm have used some unknown method to bring Time-Space Fragments into the entire universe." Whis explained what he had seen to the Supreme Kai of Time.

Chronoa seemed quite surprised, appearing to flip through some records. "Oh, you're right! Those two, Towa and Mira, are causing trouble again."

At the mention of Towa and Mira, the expression on Chronoa's face changed, turning somewhat resentful.

"I wonder if Lady Chronoa could handle this?" Whis had no interest in those fellows from the Demon Realm; compared to his barbecue, they were not worth mentioning.

Upon hearing this, Chronoa was at a loss. She was currently short-handed herself.

"This... all the Time Patrollers from the Time Nest have been dispatched! I truly cannot spare anyone," Chronoa said, looking troubled. She glanced at the space-time where Whis was located and found it even more difficult to deal with. This was the main reason her workload had doubled and her staff was severely lacking—this Whis was from a split timeline.

Originally, managing the timeline of only one original world had made Chronoa's work quite easy. But five and a half years ago, that beautiful state of affairs had been shattered.

The original space-time had actually split into a parallel one, which left Chronoa miserable. Not only had her workload doubled, but her staff had not increased at all.

The Time Nest was located above space-time and was not affected by its division, so she remained herself, and the Time Patrollers remained the same.

But now, her opponents had doubled, and the fragments of space-time stripped away by them had also doubled. Have some pity on the poor girl; she hadn't rested in five years! Some Time Patrollers were even thinking of quitting.

"Is there no way for Lord Beerus to act?" Chronoa asked, puzzled. Since it had appeared throughout the universe, it was essentially a matter under Zeno's system and could no longer be considered a problem for her Time Nest.

They were only responsible for the broken space-time drifting outside the universe; restoring it to its original timeline was the work the Time Nest was supposed to do.

Whis said with distress, "Unfortunately, Lord Beerus fell into a deep slumber several years ago!" Although this Time-Space Fragment was within the Time Nest's jurisdiction, once it was brought into the universe, things changed.

As the top gods of Universe 7, Whis and Beerus were supposed to have the duty of monitoring the entire universe. Even without the fragment being brought in, he should have known if the fellows from the Demon Realm had appeared in Universe 7 at all.

The current situation meant that his and Beerus's dereliction of duty had allowed the Demon Realm fellows to not only successfully appear in Universe 7 but also bring in Time-Space Fragments that shouldn't have been there.

This could be said to be his and Beerus's... hm? No, that wasn't right. This was clearly Lord Beerus's fault; it had nothing to do with him. Although he also had the duty to monitor Universe 7, he couldn't act. Yes, this was all Lord Beerus's problem.

"Well... how about this! I will go over and see if I can deal with it." In this situation, he had no choice but to go himself. Heavens, even the big boss had to work 996.

Whis was overjoyed. "Then I shall trouble you, Lady Chronoa!" Tsk, I can go back to eating my barbecue in peace. How wonderful.

"I can go and deal with it, but please, Mr. Whis, go over there first! I still have quite a few space-time issues on my end that I need to resolve one by one." This voice was like a bolt from the blue. Whis wanted to cover his ears and pretend he hadn't heard it. He didn't want to go.

"Is the Time Nest that short-handed?" Whis was puzzled. Logically, the Time Nest should have many experts, although their strength was quite average.

From the perspective of a being like Whis, even the Gods of Destruction were quite average. Whis could knock out a God of Destruction with a single hand; that was the gap between an angel and a God of Destruction.

Chronoa gave a bitter smile. It was all because of this timeline of theirs! Otherwise, she would be sunbathing leisurely right now, instead of having to personally step in to clean up Time-Space Fragments.

"The Demon Realm's actions have become increasingly arrogant lately. The Time Nest lacks critical, top-tier combat power!" If she could wipe out the Demon Realm, that would be the best way to solve it once and for all, but unfortunately, the Time Nest's combat power was insufficient.

If it weren't for her [Liberation of Time Power] still making those fellows wary, the Demon Realm might have even dared to counterattack the Time Nest.

The gap in top-tier combat power was simply too large.

"I see. Then I will go first to stabilize the surrounding space. Lady Chronoa, please hurry." Whis could only tearfully glance at the barbecue he had sealed. Lady Chronoa agreeing to help was already a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

If Lady Chronoa had simply washed her hands of it, he would have had to stay in that place until Lord Beerus woke up. Just thinking about it made an angel feel despair.

Of course, it wasn't that the thing was hard to destroy, but rather that he couldn't act.

"Yes, alright Mr. Whis! Let's leave it at that. I will head over as soon as I finish up here." After saying this, Chronoa hurriedly closed the video, appearing as if she were truly swamped with work.

"Sigh! This really is..." Whis shook his head in silence. With no other choice, he tapped his Angel Staff against the ground, and a magnificent stream of light instantly enveloped him.

Great Space Displacement could be called the fastest speed in the entire universe. At this pace, it would only take Whis four or five minutes to reach that region.

It was certainly not some knock-off version like Towa's, which only possessed the form!

Four or five minutes later, Whis had arrived at the area. The evil aura radiating from the surroundings made him frown in deep disgust.

He tapped his staff lightly against the void, and the crumpled space of the universe was instantly smoothed out as if ironed flat! At the same time, the Time-Space Fragments that were devouring everything stopped abruptly, and the blood-red aura they had been releasing was wiped clean in an instant.

"Oh my, this is truly surprising! There are beings from Universe 7 who were absorbed and are still alive." A quick glance told Whis that Karochi and Tights were inside this time-space crystal.

After all, he held their 'marks' in his hands! It was equivalent to having their household registration in his possession, yet he still had no way to pull them out. He could only wait for the arrival of the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa.

"Huh! One of them is actually a Saiyan. Wasn't that planet that displeased Lord Beerus already destroyed!?" Whis was somewhat surprised. However, when he tried to check information regarding Karochi, he was blocked by a supreme, overwhelming power.

In the face of this force, Whis felt a tremor of fear for the first time! It was a supreme pressure that even Zeno had never brought upon him.