Time was short.
The Supreme Kais and Gods of Destruction from every universe began racking their brains for a game proposal to submit.
But that was often how things went: the more nervous people became, the harder it was to think of anything.
Only Universe 7 had prepared in advance. Supreme Kai Shin quickly refined the proposal and showed it to Beerus, then revised it several times before finally submitting it to the Grand Minister.
They were the first universe to submit.
With Universe 7 taking the lead, the other universes began handing in their proposals as well.
Time soon ran out.
Every universe had finished submitting.
The Grand Minister twirled the staff in his hand, projecting the game proposals from all twelve universes into the air.
All the Gods of Destruction and Supreme Kais swallowed nervously as they waited.
The Angels, on the other hand, remained perfectly calm, looking as though they were simply enjoying the show.
"All right, let's see what interesting games each universe has proposed."
"Universe 1: riddles."
"Universe 2: number chain."
"Universe 3: card-based role-playing."
"Universe 4: hide-and-seek."
"Universe 5: treasure scramble."
"Universe 6: universal martial arts tournament."
"Universe 7: Tournament of Power."
"Universe 8: counting game."
"Universe 9: universal treasure hunt."
"Universe 10: rock-paper-scissors."
"Universe 11: martial arts tournament."
"Universe 12: memory showdown."
"Oh? Three universes have actually proposed martial arts tournaments. Though Universe 7 calls theirs the Tournament of Power, it is also a fighting game, and they've laid out very detailed rules..."
The Grand Minister smiled at Zeno. "Your Majesty, is there a proposal you particularly like?"
"That universal treasure hunt looks like fun..."
At those words, the God of Destruction and Supreme Kai of Universe 9 lit up with delight.
Their universe ranked dead last in average mortal level. If Zeno