"Cough, cough... No need..." Vados wiped away her sweat.
What would I want with your successors?
The one I had my eye on was Vegeta's canned peaches.
Now I wouldn't get to eat those canned peaches...
I'd been looking forward to enjoying those canned peaches once I brought Vegeta back.
Looks like my canned peaches had slipped right through my fingers.
Since Lord Rumsshi had destroyed Vegeta... maybe his Storage Ring had been completely destroyed too.
"Forget it..." Vados sighed helplessly. "Maybe this was just his fate... It's just a shame he was only five years old..."
"I did reprimand Lord Rumsshi too. What was the point of picking a fight with a child?" Kusu nodded.
"Fine. What's done is done. There's no point saying more." Vados felt a little disappointed.
"I'm truly sorry, Vados." Kusu apologized again.
"It's all right, Sister Kusu. I'm sure this isn't what you wanted to happen either," Vados said.
"Are you sure you don't want me to find another suitable successor for Lord Champa?" Kusu asked.
"No need. Lord Champa and I will look for one ourselves in Universe 6," Vados replied.
Besides, Vegeta wasn't even from our Universe 6.
But Vados didn't feel like saying that aloud.
There was no point bringing any of that up now.
Rumsshi had destroyed him...
Did it even matter which universe he was from now?
That was right. It didn't matter anymore.
It was just a shame about little Vegeta.
He'd promised he would come marry me when he grew up...
Your dream had been shattered too, hadn't it...
"Well, that's that. I should be heading back to Universe 6," Vados said.
"I'm truly sorry, Vados." Kusu apologized again.
"I want to apologize to you too, Vados." Rumsshi came over and offered a meek apology as well. "I had no idea that boy meant so much to you."
"It's all right, Sister Kusu, Lord Rumsshi... Maybe this was just his fate," Vados said, not suspecting a thing.
Vados would never have imagined that someone she had finally taken a liking to would be snatched away by someone from Universe 10 over a can of peaches, a plate of fries, and a cup of milk tea.
"I'll come apologize in person when I get the chance," Rumsshi said.
"I appreciate the thought, Lord Rumsshi." Vados nodded slightly and said no more. She waved goodbye to Kusu, ending the call.
Vados sighed, her voice filled with helplessness.
Little Vegeta... had really been destroyed just like that?
His soul had probably disappeared along with him.
Why did you have to provoke anyone but him?
You just had to provoke a God of Destruction.
My fault, my fault.
I don't think I told you about the Gods of Destruction.
Vados felt a little sad. Then she transformed into a dazzling streak of light and sped off toward Universe 6.
Vegeta had been destroyed. There was nothing Vados could do about it.
If he had merely died, Vados could have found a way to bring him back.
But his soul had vanished, and there was nothing she could do.
Universe 10.
After the call ended,
Kusu and Rumsshi exchanged a smile.
"I've suddenly realized that lying can be pretty fun, especially when we're fooling Vados from Universe 6." Rumsshi swayed his elephant trunk, grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh, dear... If Vados finds out someday, she'll probably complain about it for quite a while," Kusu sighed.
"Our two universes hardly ever interact, so she probably won't find out." Rumsshi chuckled. "If I remember right, the last time you met her was a thousand years ago."
"That's right." Kusu nodded.
"If you hadn't run into each other by chance in the World of Void this time, you probably wouldn't have met again for ages," Rumsshi said.
"Exactly." Kusu nodded.
"That boy named Vegeta will probably live another three to five hundred years at most," Rumsshi said with a laugh, "unless he becomes a God of Destruction."
"Lord Rumsshi is right," Kusu said with a smile.
"That settles it, then." Rumsshi grinned. "So there's no need for you to fret. Just focus on the work at hand."
"Mm-hmm." Kusu nodded.
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Vegeta walked over from a distance.
Vegeta had no idea what Kusu and Rumsshi had done.
After all, Vegeta wasn't a god, just an ordinary human.
"Oh, dear... I just got in touch with Vados to ask when she was coming over," Kusu sighed.
"What? From the look on your face, does that mean she doesn't want to come?" Vegeta frowned and asked.
"It's not that she doesn't want to. She just has a lot on her plate, so she won't be coming for now," Kusu said with a sigh.
"So?" Vegeta asked.
Kusu: "..."
You're asking me what comes next?
I should be the one asking you.
"So what are you planning to do now?" Kusu asked. "Will you keep waiting here, or should I send you back to Universe 6 for the time being?"
"That shameless woman, breaking her promise like that!" Vegeta said angrily. "We agreed that when I grew up, I'd marry her!"
Kusu's ears immediately perked up. Her eyes widened, and she looked utterly incredulous.
Vados was going to marry this little guy?
Impossible. That was absolutely impossible.
Vados must have thought the little guy was cute and was just teasing him.
Rumsshi was stunned too.
Vados was going to marry this little brat?
This little brat had to be bragging.
"I guess there's no other choice. I'll contact her myself and see what she has to say. Even if she wants me to wait, she'd better give me an exact date." As Vegeta spoke, he immediately pulled a Communicator from his pocket.
The moment Kusu and Rumsshi saw the Communicator in Vegeta's hand,
they panicked.
If that thing sent out a signal,
wouldn't their lie be exposed on the spot?
Their carefully fabricated story would be seen through.
Rumsshi immediately looked at Kusu.
Kusu didn't hesitate for even a moment. Her Scepter suddenly flashed with invisible Angel Power.
The Angel Power quickly enveloped Vegeta's Communicator.
At that very moment, Vegeta pressed the button on it.
And then...
Nothing happened.
Kusu had blocked the Communicator with her powerful Angel Power.
So the signal couldn't get through at all.
Vegeta pressed the button and shouted for Vados.
Then he realized the thing wasn't working.
"What's going on? Is this thing broken?" Vegeta asked Kusu.