Luya had really had his eyes opened! Damn! The requirements for God of Destruction-level power were measured in the hundreds of trillions!
Even with a fifteenfold Kaioken, Luya's current battle power was at most a few dozen trillion. He still hadn't reached the level of a God of Destruction! Should he keep a lower profile?
Whis suddenly said, "Champa and the others have finished setting up the tournament arena. Shouldn't we head over?"
Beerus was taken aback, then asked, "Oh? It's ready already? Where is it? Don't tell me it's in Universe 6?"
Whis smiled. "Of course not. They set up the arena on a planet with nothing on it, right on the surface."
"I see. In that case, let's go." Beerus nodded, then looked at Goku. "Hey! Go bring the others over."
Goku nodded and was about to use Instant Transmission.
"Hey! Are you going outside Earth? Can I come too?" Bulma suddenly walked over.
Beerus looked at her with disdain. "What would you go for?"
"Hey, Bulma, don't cause trouble!" Vegeta scolded her, a drop of cold sweat running down his face.
Bulma replied casually, "Oh, come on! Don't be so stingy! Nobody said we couldn't bring spectators. Besides, wouldn't it be incredibly boring to fight without an audience?"
Everyone: "..."
Whis suddenly rubbed his chin, then said, "Hmm, she does have a point! And there's no reason we can't bring spectators!"
"Right? Right?" Bulma said playfully, blinking at him.
"Hmph! Do whatever you want. Just don't lose!" Beerus said haughtily, folding his arms.
Bulma giggled, then looked at Goku. "Goku, bring Chi-Chi and the others over too!"
Goku paused, then smiled. "Got it!"
As he spoke, he touched a finger to his forehead.
"Um! Oh, right, Lord Beerus, what about Monaka? Could you let me meet him?" Goku suddenly asked.
Beerus's expression stiffened.
Luya: "..."
He remembered Monaka. He was the delivery guy! He didn't have any strength at all, but Beerus had still praised him as an incredible fighter! Damn! The thing was, Goku had actually believed him!
"Idiot! Go bring the others over first! Monaka's still on his way!" Beerus snapped, his face flushed.
Goku said, "Oh, right," and immediately used Instant Transmission to leave.
Beerus let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"Heh heh, Lord Beerus, are you really going to let Monaka participate? As far as I know, Monaka is just an ordinary space deliveryman. His battle power is completely negligible!" Whis suddenly chuckled.
"What?! He's just a deliveryman? Then... Lord Beerus, why did you say he was such a powerful fighter?" Vegeta's expression darkened.
Beerus glanced at him and replied, "Of course I was lying to Goku!"
"Lying to Kakarot?" Everyone except Luya looked surprised.
"Why would you do that?" Bulma asked, puzzled.
Beerus said haughtily, "To give that guy a goal, of course! Goku is so reckless! Right now, he practically has no opponents in this universe. If he gets it into his head to challenge some powerful fighter from another universe one day, won't he cause all kinds of trouble for Universe 7?!"
At that, everyone finally understood.
Luya didn't see it that way. Goku already considered him a rival, so he probably wouldn't feel bored for a while.
He hadn't reached Super Saiyan Blue yet, but he could use a twentyfold Kaioken! That was enough to match Super Saiyan Blue!
"You must keep this secret. If he finds out, we'll be in trouble!" Beerus warned them.
Everyone hurriedly nodded.
"What'll be in trouble, Lord Beerus?" a puzzled voice suddenly asked.
Whoosh!
A group of people appeared in the middle of the gathering. Goku was at their head.
Krillin, Piccolo, Tien Shinhan, Yamcha, Chi-Chi, Master Roshi, Buu, Satan...
All their friends had arrived!
Goku looked at Lord Beerus. "Lord Beerus, what were you just saying?"
Beerus's mouth twitched slightly, but he quickly changed the subject. "Ah! I was saying that Monaka should avoid fighting for as long as possible. He's our secret weapon, so he should go last!"
Goku looked surprised. "Really? That's amazing! By the way, where is Monaka?"
Beerus looked at Whis.
Whis understood and lightly tapped his staff on the ground. A flash of light appeared, and a long-eared alien materialized.
He looked roughly humanoid, except Monaka's head was much larger than his body. He also looked rather vacant and dull. There was nothing about him that suggested he was a powerful fighter!
"Oh! You must be Monaka! Nice to meet you—" Goku started toward him to shake his hand, but Beerus quickly rapped him on the head with a fist. Goku winced in pain.
Beerus said coolly, "Don't be so enthusiastic! Monaka has one weakness: he's extremely shy. If you scare him, Earth might be destroyed. Understand?"
Everyone: "..."
Monaka: "???"
Damn? What was going on? How had he ended up here? Wasn't he still making deliveries?
Monaka was completely bewildered. His surroundings were unfamiliar—but wait, someone here looked familiar!
"Lord Beerus!" Monaka's expression changed when he saw Beerus, and he started to bow.
Smack!
Beerus reacted quickly, stepping forward and hooking an arm around Monaka's neck. Then he whispered a long explanation in Monaka's ear.
Goku and the others watched in confusion. They had no idea what was going on. Only Piccolo looked uneasy, cold sweat dripping down his face as he kept glancing at Goku.
Monaka was sweating profusely, nodding at times and shaking his head at others...
About half a minute later, Beerus finally let Monaka go.
Monaka looked hesitant, but said nothing.
"Hey, Lord Beerus, what did you tell Monaka?" Goku asked curiously.
Beerus replied coolly, "Nothing much. I just told Monaka a little about you all, so he'd let his guard down."
"Is that so? Then thanks!" Goku said with a hearty laugh.
Piccolo, Vegeta, and the others' mouths twitched slightly, but they said nothing.
"All right! Enough talk. Let's go meet the people from Universe 6!" Beerus said coolly. He deliberately stood in front of Monaka, blocking Goku, who looked eager to approach him.
"Then let's be off!" Whis said with a gentle smile. He enveloped everyone in a circle of light. It flashed, and they all left Earth.