The "Dead" Planet

"Oh my, this is really!!!!" Whis had actually broken into a cold sweat. His normally unchanging expression was now filled with alarm.

What kind of being could this be, and why would they conceal a mere Saiyan? Whis was greatly puzzled, but he was certain that some supreme being from the future had intervened!!

"This trip has yielded an unexpected surprise indeed!!" A voice tinged with surprise drifted through the vacuum of space, even though space normally couldn't carry sound!!

But that posed no restriction at all to an existence like Whis!!

Meanwhile, Karochi, who was inside the Time-Space Fragment, had no idea that a powerful figure had arrived outside. He was busy explaining the situation to Tights.

"So we're trapped in here//?" Tights stared at Karochi in disbelief. She'd already despaired when he told her he couldn't use Instant Transmission in here.

That useless little brother couldn't help her at all when it mattered. What was the point of keeping him around? She still had to feed him and take care of him, too. Faced with Tights's disdainful look, Karochi could only smile wryly.

It was all Kidd's fault for giving him Instant Transmission. What a useless ability!! He really wanted to ask Porunga for a refund. Had he even given him the real thing?

Maybe this skill had come from some bargain-bin deal, nine yuan with free shipping!! He'd been tricked into taking this thing, and now he was stuck in such an awkward situation.

"Well... it's not like we're completely trapped! As long as I get strong enough, we'll definitely get out." It was just some lousy crystal. Karochi refused to believe that even as a Super Saiyan 3, he couldn't break the thing.

He hadn't even managed to transform into a Super Saiyan yet, but that didn't stop him from daydreaming! Karochi, feeling pretty good about himself, thought becoming a Super Saiyan 3 would be a piece of cake.

Tights rolled her eyes at him. By the time Karochi could break through and get them out, the world would probably have ended! She didn't have time to waste. She wanted to become an SF-level author. What if they got back to Earth and she was already old and decrepit? SF Publishing House might be gone by then. It would feel like the end of an empire.

"Then how long will that take!!?" Tights asked helplessly. Besides relying on her unreliable little brother, she really had no other options.

Karochi was stumped. He seemed to be just a little less talented than Goku! Give him ten or twenty years, and he should be able to become a Super Saiyan 3.

Still, Karochi felt that they shouldn't have to wait long to get out! After all, this strange crystal was greedily devouring planets and energy from across the universe. Whis surely wouldn't just sit by and do nothing.

Of course, they could only get out alive if Beerus was asleep. Otherwise, one [Destruction] attack and he and Tights would be reporting to King Yemma.

Karochi wasn't worried about that at all. Judging by the timeline, Beerus should have fallen asleep not long ago! Whis probably wouldn't wake Beerus over this.

Maybe this time, they'd turn a disaster into a blessing and get on Whis's good side. If Whis trained him, then...! A delighted expression spread across Karochi's face.

"Ew~! What's with that look? You're creeping me out!" Tights immediately moved three yards away from Karochi. What disgusting thing was her little brother thinking about? Why was he smiling so strangely? Surely he wasn't getting carried away with some dirty fantasy at a time like this?

Tights felt like even the spaceship was no longer safe. A young man and woman alone together—it was dangerous!

Huh? Was it really that creepy? No way! But the most important thing right now was finding a way out. They couldn't just rely on Whis.

For all they knew, he might not care at all!

"Um, Sis Tights, why don't we look for a way out?" Karochi had always felt that this place seemed familiar.

Tights nodded. That was a lot more reliable than waiting for Karochi to get stronger.

"First, we need to figure out what this place even is!!" If they didn't know where they were, finding a way out would be nothing but a pipe dream.

Karochi nodded in agreement. He actually felt like he should know what that purple crystal was, but he just couldn't remember. Damn it, he'd searched through all of Dragon Ball in his head from beginning to end and still couldn't figure out what the hell it was.

"Do you have any ideas, Sis Tights?" Karochi was completely out of his depth here. He watched as Tights worked on the computer with practiced ease!!

In Karochi's mind, computers were for playing games and watching TV! Their only other use was storing study materials.

Too bad there weren't any instructors in this Dragon Ball world. Otherwise, he would've asked for an autograph and a photo together.

"This ship has a star map of the universe. I need some time to compare it with the stars around us," Tights replied as she worked.

Uh... would that help? Besides, they were basically locked inside a cage, not transported somewhere else in the universe!!

Karochi wanted to remind Tights of that, but seeing how deeply focused she was, he gave up!

Forget it. They had no other ideas anyway. She could do whatever she wanted!

"Huh?" About two or three hours later, Tights cried out in surprise, drawing Karochi's attention! No way—had Sis Tights really found something?

He immediately hurried over. "What's wrong, Sis Tights? Did you find a clue?"

No way. She'd just compared the star map and already found a way through? Wouldn't that make him look like a total loser?

"I don't know if you could call it a clue, but this is the East Galaxy!" Tights said with a furrowed brow and an uneasy expression!

Why did she sound like she'd seen a ghost? The space outside was the East Galaxy, and this place was the East Galaxy too? What was this, a nested doll?

"This is the East Galaxy? How is that possible!?" Karochi couldn't believe it. How big was that purple crystal? Even if space had been folded, how could it contain the entire East Galaxy? How vast was the space inside?

And before they were sucked in, they'd been in the East Galaxy too! How could this be the East Galaxy again!!

"But the star map matches perfectly! It corresponds exactly to the stars in the East Galaxy." Even Tights didn't sound very confident, let alone Karochi.

She had some idea how vast the East Galaxy was! But now she was being told that a tiny crystal could hold it all. It was simply absurd.

The two fell into an eerie silence. This was starting to feel more and more like a horror movie.

"Which planet is closest?" Karochi still refused to believe it. Was this place really that strange?

Tights was also a little shaken by what she'd just discovered. She immediately started searching!

"Found one. It's a habitable planet called Taluya Planet! There are intelligent life-forms on it, too." Tights was overjoyed. If there were intelligent beings, then they might be able to talk to them!

Even if they couldn't find out what was going on in this lousy place, at least they wouldn't be wandering through space like they were now!

Besides, with a brawler like Karochi around, there was no need to fear danger. With a battle power of 3.5 million, Tights believed he could handle anything short of an absurdly powerful opponent.

"Oh~! Intelligent life? Great, let's go take a look! How far away is it?" Karochi felt the same way. This place was strange, like a scene from a horror movie. He'd watched some frightening films in his previous life, so the current situation made him pretty uncomfortable.

Tights calculated for a moment. "The Warp Engine is burned out, so a trip that would've taken less than half a day will now take two or three days!"

She frowned as she said this. She shouldn't have resisted earlier. Sometimes, just lying still wasn't such a bad deal! It might even have been more comfortable than this.

"Two or three days is fine," Karochi said without hesitation. Staying here wasn't going to solve anything!

The spaceship began heading toward Taluya Planet. Fortunately, it was sturdy enough! Otherwise, it would've broken down long ago and left them stranded in space.

Two or three days passed, and Whis finally received a visit from Chronoa, the Supreme Kai of Time.

"It's been a long time, Whis!" Chronoa still observed the proper etiquette when meeting an Angel from the Macrocosm. She lifted the skirt-like hem of her clothes slightly and gave a small curtsy!

"Supreme Kai of Time, you're too kind! I'm the one who should thank you for coming all this way." After all, he was the one who'd asked her for help this time.

Besides, whether Supreme Kais or Gods of Destruction, they were both a rank above Angels. That was only in terms of their positions, of course! In terms of power, Angels completely surpassed Gods of Destruction, let alone Supreme Kais.

And the Supreme Kai of Time held a special divine position. She wasn't part of the Macrocosm's system and wasn't governed by Zeno. At the same time, Zeno's power couldn't affect the Time Nest.

But the Time Nest's existence still depended on the timelines within the Macrocosm, so the two sides maintained a friendly relationship and worked together.

"Mm, let me take a look!" Chronoa walked toward the Purple Crystal. Seeing how enormous the Time-Space Fragment had become, she couldn't help being surprised.

"How long has it been sitting here?" Chronoa stared at Whis in shock. A Time-Space Fragment this large definitely couldn't be brought into the Macrocosm! The laws would repel it and keep it out.

Whis looked a little uncomfortable. It was his own negligence, after all. "Well, probably a little less than half a year..."

He looked up at the stars. Ah, the weather was so nice today! This definitely wasn't his fault. It was all because Lord Beerus slept too much! He left all the work to Whis and never performed his divine duties.

Chronoa stared at Whis, speechless. Was it really wise to do this? Wouldn't the Grand Minister be displeased!!?

She was almost envious of the divine officials in the Macrocosm. Every day, they did nothing but eat and sleep. In the Time Nest, even she, the boss, had to work nine to nine, six days a week!

"Forget it, I'll start cleaning it up!" Chronoa first needed to determine which part of the timeline this was, then correct it so the proper events could take place!

Once that was done, the complete timeline would absorb the Time-Space Fragment, finishing the cleanup.

"Huh~!? This isn't the main timeline!?" Chronoa was surprised. The events inside were a mess!

At the same time, Karochi and Tights also caught sight of Taluya Planet!

Karochi slowly turned his head. "This... is Taluya Planet? You said it was habitable. How does it look like this?"

It was one huge desert! There wasn't a drop of water in sight. How could intelligent life have evolved on this planet?