"Five minutes are up. Let's eat!"
Back in the Dragon Ball Super timeline, Zeru had returned. There was nothing left for him to linger on in the ancient era, so he naturally chose to come back.
At this moment, in Universe 7's God of Destruction realm—
Whis, Beerus, Goku, and Vegeta were all eating instant noodles from large cups.
"Mmm… this is really delicious. First time trying this flavor!"
Beerus praised as he slurped loudly.
Slurp, slurp!
The sound of noodles being devoured echoed through the place.
"Lord Beerus, how does it taste?"
Goku asked curiously.
"Rich and fragrant. Absolutely delightful! Goku, what flavor is this?"
Beerus narrowed his eyes in satisfaction.
"It's miso butter flavor."
Vegeta replied, then glanced at Goku and frowned.
"Kakarot, why didn't you bring anything?"
"Huh? I did!"
Goku pulled out a head of lettuce and grinned.
"Vegeta, want some?"
"…No!"
Vegeta glared at him and continued eating.
"Ah, if you don't want it, I'll just bring it to Zeno-sama later!"
Goku laughed.
Cough!
Beerus choked mid-slurp, his face instantly turning pale.
"Goku, don't you dare! Zeno-sama is the supreme being of all universes! No one outranks him! Well… maybe only the long-lost legendary Grand Zeno could be higher!"
Beerus spoke in fear.
"Indeed."
Whis smiled and nodded.
Just then—
Whoosh!
A figure suddenly appeared.
"Hmm?!"
All four immediately tensed up, a strange sense of unease rising within them.
"Who are you?!"
Their eyes locked onto the newcomer.
"You can't recognize me?"
Zeru smiled faintly.
Although his appearance had changed slightly, a closer look still revealed who he was.
"S-Zeru?!"
Hearing his voice, their vigilance vanished instantly—but was replaced with shock.
"How long has it even been?! And your strength has already reached this level?!"
Beerus exclaimed.
At most, only a few hours had passed!
And yet—
Zeru had become so powerful that even he couldn't perceive his limits.
"Wait…"
Whis suddenly stared at Zeru, frowning.
He had never personally seen the Saiyan from ancient times—but he had heard his father describe him.
And now—
Zeru's current form…
Perfectly overlapped with that legendary figure.
"That's strange… could he really just be a descendant of that ancient Saiyan?"
Whis muttered, puzzled.
At first, he thought Zeru possessed Zeno's bloodline due to his erasure ability.
But now—
It seemed his Saiyan lineage was far more dominant.
At that moment—
Whis's staff suddenly lit up.
"Hello! It's me!"
A holographic screen appeared.
Bulma's face showed up, filled with panic.
"Mr. Whis!"
"Ah, looks like my communicator is finally useful. Bulma, did you call to share some delicious food?"
Whis smiled.
"No, no! I need to speak to Vegeta—right now!"
"Vegeta?"
Whis glanced back.
Vegeta walked over impatiently, still holding his noodles.
"What is it? Can't you see I'm training?"
"Training?! Your son is in danger and you're still training?!"
Bulma snapped.
"What?! Trunks… what happened to Trunks?!"
Vegeta's expression changed instantly.
"The Trunks here… he's in critical condition!"
The screen shifted—
Revealing Future Trunks.
"Nani?! Trunks?!"
Goku and Vegeta both shouted in shock.
"Thank goodness Goku's there too! Do you have any senzu beans?!"
Bulma asked urgently.
"Senzu beans? Uh… I think I'm out."
Goku scratched his head, then looked at Zeru.
"Zeru, you should still have some, right?"
"Mm… if Trunks came back in this condition, something serious must have happened. Let's go back to Earth first."
Zeru suggested calmly.
He already knew—
The Black Goku incident had begun.
"Alright!"
Vegeta nodded immediately.
"Oh? Seems like something interesting is happening."
Whis smiled.
"Whis, let's go too. Maybe we'll get a good dinner out of this."
Beerus added.
"Everyone, grab onto me!"
Goku raised his hand—
But before he could act—
Zeru smiled and placed two fingers on his forehead.
He wasn't the only one who could use Instant Transmission.
Whoosh!
Everyone disappeared instantly.
The next moment—
They arrived at Capsule Corp on Earth.
"Vegeta! Over here!"
Bulma waved anxiously.
"Damn it!"
Vegeta clenched his teeth and rushed over to Future Trunks, who lay unconscious.
"Senzu bean."
Zeru tossed one over.
Vegeta caught it and hurried forward.
Goku followed closely behind.
Soon—
Bulma fed the senzu bean to Trunks.
Moments later—
He woke up.
"Trunks, what happened?!"
Vegeta demanded.
"Yeah, Trunks, why are you back again?"
Goku stepped forward—
And the moment Trunks saw him—
His expression twisted violently.
He suddenly leapt up—
And attacked Goku!
"What?!"
Everyone was stunned.
No one understood—
Why Trunks would suddenly attack him.
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