The Inspector Is Coming

At the same time, Beerus rolled over and landed right in front of Whis, glaring at him with open hostility!

Faced with the furious Beerus, Whis remained calm and smiled. "Lord Beerus, you were sleeping too soundly. I had no choice but to wake you this way!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Beerus's bed crashed to the ground!

"What is it? You'd better explain yourself, or else..."

Whis was Beerus's attendant angel, as well as his master!

But if Beerus died, Whis would fall asleep too, waiting for the next God of Destruction to arrive!

Although Beerus was the strongest God of Destruction and had even mastered half of Ultra Instinct, he still wouldn't stand a chance against Whis in a real fight!

At that moment, Beerus was simply indignant and wanted Whis to give him an explanation!

After all, he was a God of Destruction. He couldn't let someone interrupt his sweet dreams without getting annoyed!

"Lord Beerus, there's a good reason for this. Please calm down. There really is something important!"

Whis spoke calmly!

"Hmph. Go on, what is it?"

Beerus gave an arrogant snort!

By now, Beerus had calmed down. After all, he was weaker than Whis, and if they really fought, he'd be the one getting beaten up!

Looking at the still somewhat angry Beerus, Whis smiled faintly.

"Lord Beerus, we've just received word that the inspector is coming here to oversee your work!"

At that, Beerus froze for a moment, then muttered to himself.

"Inspector?"

"Why does that sound so familiar?"

Then his expression turned to alarm. He asked nervously, "You mean the official personally appointed by Lord Zeno to inspect the work of the deities across all the universes?"

Whis smiled warmly. "That's right, Lord Beerus!"

"According to the information we received from Lord Zeno's side, the new inspector, Lord Ōten, has left the Omni-King's Palace and is heading to the various universes to inspect their work!"

"Gulp!"

Beerus swallowed.

"You mean the inspector is coming to Universe 7?"

Seeing Beerus start to panic, Whis looked at him with a smile.

"According to the latest news, Lord Ōten is currently on Earth in Universe 7, and he'll be coming to the Destruction God's Realm before long!"

Beerus's eyes widened like saucers. Then he shouted, "What did you say?"

"The inspector is already on Earth? And he's coming to the Destruction God's Realm?"

Whis smiled and nodded!

The inspector position had been vacant for over a million years. As a result, the deities across the various universes had fallen into some bad habits. For example, Beerus would sleep for tens of thousands of years at a time!

Things hadn't been like this when the previous inspector was in office. Inspectors exercised their authority to oversee the deities. Someone like Beerus, who slept for ten thousand years at a stretch, would probably have been replaced countless times by now!

That was why all the deities feared and dreaded the inspector, this special high-ranking official. After all, a single word from him could determine their futures!

A flurry of thoughts raced through Beerus's mind. If he offended this inspector, his career as a God of Destruction might be over!

Beerus immediately began to panic, pacing back and forth as if his mind were in turmoil!

Then he said, "Whis, should we go to Earth and welcome the inspector? He's already in Universe 7, after all!"

Whis kept wearing that insufferably smug, half-smiling expression, without offering any opinion!

"That's entirely up to you, Lord Beerus!"

Beerus wasn't too pleased that Whis had simply smiled and left the decision to him!

"..."

Beerus fell silent, while Whis continued to look at him with the same cheerful expression!

Beerus was always sleeping for tens of thousands of years at a time, which had long left Whis feeling helpless. The inspector's arrival was a perfect chance to get Beerus to break that bad habit!

As an angel, Whis had always been Beerus's master, servant, and overseer!

But after Whis's training had made Beerus's power advance by leaps and bounds, Beerus had become lazy. These days, all he did was eat delicious food and sleep, which gave Whis a terrible headache!

As the guardian angel of Universe 7, Whis had always been diligent and conscientious. He had also trained Beerus well, making him one of the strongest among all the Gods of Destruction!

But over the past few tens of thousands of years, Beerus had reached the final stage of chronic laziness. Whis truly didn't know what to do with him!

As the guardian angel of Universe 7, Whis would be lying if he said he didn't resent Beerus. With the inspector coming, he had resolved to make sure Lord Beerus finally corrected his bad habits!

While Whis was deep in thought, Beerus suddenly spoke. "No, I still have to go welcome the inspector!"

He had heard plenty about the newly appointed inspector, but he had never actually met him!

Just then, Whis shook his head and smiled. "Lord Beerus, the inspector has made it clear that he'll come over as soon as he's finished with his business. If you go there uninvited and upset him, I won't take responsibility!"

At that, Beerus's expression changed dramatically. He sighed and said, "Then hurry up and get the Destruction God's Realm in order. We'll wait for the inspector to arrive!"

Earth!

At that moment, Ōten and Son Gohan were sitting at Bulma's house, quietly waiting for the food to be served!

After Bulma revealed Ōten's identity, everyone felt uncomfortable staying there, so they all made excuses and took their leave!

"Don't worry, Lord Ōten!"

"Aunt Bulma's cooking is sure to be delicious!"

Son Gohan spoke from beside him!

"Gohan, you don't have to call me 'Lord' from now on. Just call me Ōten!"

Ōten said this directly to the courteous Son Gohan!

Having come from 2022, Ōten didn't care much about titles. After all, in his era, everyone believed in equality!

"Okay, Mr. Ōten!"

Seeing how easygoing Ōten was, Son Gohan couldn't help smiling a little more!

"Son Gohan, I asked you from the very beginning whether you wanted to become stronger than you are now."

"Your answer satisfied me very much. How about coming with me from now on?"

Ōten couldn't bear to see such a gifted Saiyan go to waste. He was sure that with proper training, Son Gohan could become a Super Warrior every bit as strong as Sun Wukong!

And later, when Lord Zeno held the Tournament of Power, Universe 7 would need an extra fighter to take on Jiren!

Because Ōten had been an Earthling before traveling through time, he felt an attachment to Earth that he couldn't let go of. He didn't want this beautiful planet to be erased by Lord Zeno!

"Mr. Ōten, I want to become stronger!"

"I'm willing to follow you!"

"But what about my mom...?"

Son Gohan had already fought several battles to protect Earth. Every time, he had relied on his father, and he wanted to protect Earth with his own strength!

"Good. If you're willing, you'll have to handle things with your mother yourself. I'm not very good at that sort of thing!"

Faced with Ōten's irresponsible answer, Son Gohan could only say, "..."

Just then, Bulma came out carrying a whole table full of delicious food!

Bulma smiled. "Lord Ōten, please help yourself!"

In fact, Bulma had heard the entire conversation between Ōten and Son Gohan!

She didn't think about it the way Chi-Chi did. She was very happy for Gohan, because she understood this was an opportunity!