A moment later, Beerus and Champa sat at a long dining table, facing each other from opposite ends. Whis and Vados stood behind them, while Goku and Vegeta stood behind Beerus.
"Hey, Champa! Didn't you say you had something to show me? Where is it?" Beerus tapped his fingers on the table, his tone casual.
Champa smiled mysteriously. "Vados!"
"Yes!" Vados replied with a smile. She focused her mind, and her staff suddenly lit up. The next moment, a large covered serving dish appeared in front of Beerus.
"Oh? What's this?" Beerus asked curiously.
Champa laughed. "It's a delicacy from my universe. This time, I went out of my way to let you try it, so you'll know that Universe 6 is truly a land of fine cuisine! The delicacies of my Universe 6 are ones your Universe 7 will never get to taste! Waka-ka!"
Beerus and Whis exchanged a glance. Beerus opened the lid, revealing a lump of yellow, sticky-looking stuff.
Beerus's mouth twitched. "What is this? Poop?"
At that, Champa choked. He slammed his hand on the table and glared at Beerus. "Hey! Open your eyes and look! Use your nose and smell it! It's fine cuisine! Fine cuisine!"
Beerus pursed his lips. After hesitating for a moment, he dipped a claw into it and put a little in his mouth. Whis, curious, followed suit.
The next moment, both of them made faces like they'd eaten poop and immediately spat it out.
Champa's face turned dark.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! Whis, take it and feed it to a dog! No, even a dog wouldn't eat this stuff! Throw it away!" Beerus said furiously.
Before Whis could move, Champa, as if he'd been insulted, slammed both fists hard on the table. "Hey! What do you mean by that?!"
Beerus replied calmly, "If you came all this way just to show off this stuff, then you can go home."
Champa said coldly, "What? You don't like my delicacy?"
"Delicacy? More like moldy food! You dare serve this stuff?" Beerus sneered.
Champa was left completely flustered. This wasn't how he'd imagined things going! Wasn't Beerus supposed to look impressed and full of praise, while Champa laughed smugly? Why had everything been turned upside down?
"Hey, Whis!" Beerus said casually.
"Yes!" Whis understood. He tapped his staff on the floor, and several cylindrical containers appeared in front of Champa.
Champa and Vados both froze, then asked curiously, "What's this?"
When Goku and Vegeta saw the containers, they were both stunned. Damn! Wasn't that instant braised beef noodle soup? It was already prepared, too.
Ever since visiting Earth, Beerus and Whis had developed very refined tastes. Maybe in the past Beerus would have been interested in something Champa brought, but now—what the hell was that? Was it fit for a human... no, for a god to eat?
"Give it a try. Don't say I'm putting you down! I'll make sure you're thoroughly convinced!" Beerus said calmly.
Champa crossed his arms and replied coolly, "Hmph! I can tell just by looking that your stuff tastes terrible! You've probably poisoned it!"
Just then, Vados curiously twirled some noodles around her fork and put them in her mouth. After chewing a few times, she shivered as if she'd been electrocuted. "Wow! This is delicious!"
"Hey, Vados! What are you talking about?" Champa shouted angrily, seeing her take the outsiders' side.
Vados smiled. "Lord Champa, this really is delicious! It's even better than the stuff you brought!"
"Really?" Champa hesitated, then couldn't resist trying some himself.
"Holy crap!!"
After a few mouthfuls of noodles, Champa's eyes widened. He picked up a whole cup of instant noodles with both hands and poured it straight into his mouth!
Slurp, slurp...
In just a few seconds, Champa had polished off the entire cup.
"What's this delicious thing called?" Champa asked, still wanting more.
Seeing him like that, Beerus knew things had gone exactly as he'd expected. He replied proudly, "Hmph! They're called instant noodles. They're just an ordinary delicacy!"
"What?! Just an ordinary delicacy?!" Champa exclaimed.
"It's hard to believe that something this delicious is just ordinary food! Whis, it's rather mean of you not to have told me!" Vados said, looking at Whis in surprise.
"Ho ho ho! It's not that I didn't want to tell you. Lord Beerus wouldn't let me reveal it, Sister!" Whis said with a slight smile.
"Sister? Huh? Whis, is she your sister?" Goku suddenly asked. He hadn't been able to get a word in until now.
Whis nodded. "Yes! My older sister, Vados, is the Angel of Universe 6."
"Universe 6 sounds amazing! There must be lots of strong fighters there!" Goku said eagerly.
"Ho ho ho! Of course. And I suppose I should tell you a secret: Universe 6 and our Universe 7 are parallel universes! They're the most unusual pair among all the universes." Whis smiled.
"All the universes? How many are there?" Vegeta asked, zeroing in on the important detail.
Whis smiled. "There are twelve universes!"
Twelve universes!
Goku and Vegeta were both stunned.
Whis continued calmly, "Each universe is ruled by a God of Destruction and an Angel. They control the lives and deaths of every being in their universe. Take Lord Beerus, for example. If any planet violates his order, it will be erased!"
"Twelve Gods of Destruction!" Vegeta and Goku both wore complicated expressions.
Beerus was already incredibly strong, and yet there were eleven others just as powerful as him!
Goku was excited. "Then can I go to another universe and fight some of the strong guys there?"
Whis shook his head. "You can't. You're not a god, so you can't travel freely between universes. Otherwise, you might be erased!"
Goku broke into a cold sweat. "Is it that serious?"
"Hmph! Ignorant brat! You're nothing but a brute!" Champa said coolly.
"Whis, explain Universe 6 to them," Beerus suddenly said.
Whis nodded. "Yes, Lord Beerus."
Then Whis turned to Goku and Vegeta. "As I said, Universe 6 and Universe 7 are parallel universes. So, simply put, anything we have in Universe 7, they have in Universe 6 too! That includes Earth and Saiyans."
"What! Universe 6 has Saiyans too?!" Goku and Vegeta exclaimed in surprise.
"Then could Luya be from Universe 6?" Goku asked, breaking into a cold sweat.
Vegeta gritted his teeth. The revelation had caught him completely off guard. There were other Saiyans out there after all!!!