"But that doesn't seem right…"
Gran had barely begun speaking when—
"That's different!"
Beerus and Whis exchanged a glance. Both of them clearly understood what Gran was about to say.
When Gran had tried to kill Quitela earlier, neither of them had objected. Gran was probably questioning why that situation had been acceptable.
But the two circumstances were completely different.
Back then, Quitela had ambushed Gran, which had angered both the Grand Zeno and the Grand Priest. If Gran wanted revenge now, no one would blame him.
However, the God of Destruction of Universe Twelve hadn't done anything yet.
Moreover, Universe Twelve's mortal level exceeded 7. In such a universe, both the God of Destruction and the Supreme Kai were extremely valuable figures.
And besides…
Gran had just destroyed so many God of Destruction candidates.
It was inevitable that many other Gods of Destruction would hold grudges against him.
If that were the case—
Was Gran planning to kill every God of Destruction who had a problem with him?
"Gran, to be honest, I've always held hostility toward your Universe Seven."
At that moment, the clown Belmod stepped forward.
However, he shook his head and continued,
"But considering that you spared Jiren, I'll tell you something."
"If a universe loses both its God of Destruction and Supreme Kai, chaos will erupt."
"Lord Zeno and the Grand Priest would never allow that."
"After all, you are already a candidate for God of Destruction. You represent Universe Seven."
"If you act recklessly, it won't just affect you alone."
"You would also drag Universe Seven into trouble…"
Gran froze slightly when he heard Belmod say this.
He turned toward Beerus and Whis, who both nodded in confirmation.
Then Belmod looked at Beerus and sighed.
"Although I still dislike you…"
"Your candidate is truly extraordinary."
"This time, I admit defeat."
"And Gran… thank you as well."
After saying that, Belmod did not linger any longer.
He left the World of Void.
"…"
Gran and Beerus exchanged glances.
Both of them could see the shock in each other's eyes.
That clown had actually admitted defeat and even thanked them?
Suddenly, Gran remembered something.
In the original anime, Jiren's master, Gicchin, had been close friends with Belmod.
If one were to put it in the context of a cultivation world, Belmod would practically be considered Jiren's martial uncle.
Thinking about it this way, Belmod thanking him suddenly didn't seem so strange.
"Gran, thank you for this."
"We'll meet again."
Next, Iwan, Sidra, and Rumsshi also spoke to Gran.
Afterward, they led the members of their respective universes and left the World of Void.
As Gran watched them depart, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure.
Standing beside Rumsshi was someone wearing the robes of a Supreme Kai, with green skin.
Zamasu.
Had Rumsshi and Gowasu also brought him here to watch the match?
"What are you looking at?"
Beerus slung an arm around Gran's shoulder.
"Nothing," Gran replied with a smile as he came back to his senses.
"I was just thinking… these Gods of Destruction are actually pretty interesting."
"Interesting?"
Champa leaned over and shook his head.
"Gods of Destruction are the most dangerous beings in the universe."
"You can never truly understand what they're thinking."
"You'd better not trust them too easily."
Gran's lips curled slightly.
"In that case… should I also be wary of you, Lord Champa?"
"What kind of nonsense is that?!"
Champa immediately exploded in indignation.
He pounded his chest proudly.
"After you helped Universe Six this time, my universe will follow Universe Seven's lead from now on!"
"Pfft!"
Vados burst into laughter.
Wasn't this pig-headed brother of hers simply trying to cling to a powerful ally after seeing how strong these two master and disciple were?
Those familiar with Champa—especially Beerus—naturally understood what he was thinking.
Beerus covered his face in exasperation.
So embarrassing.
After the brief commotion passed, Beerus asked:
"By the way, Gran."
"You destroyed everyone else's candidates."
"Why did you leave those four alive? Was it intentional?"
When Beerus had been watching the battle earlier, he had only asked Gran to destroy the candidates of Universe Four and Universe Two.
Champa, the Old Supreme Kai, and Shin were also looking at Gran.
From their expressions, it was clear they were curious as well.
"… "
Gran's mouth twitched.
He pushed Beerus's arm off his shoulder and replied irritably,
"There was no intention behind it."
"I just didn't have time to apply the Destruction rule before killing them."
Did anyone believe that?
Everyone rolled their eyes at him.
"Believe it or not."
Gran didn't bother explaining further.
In truth, the people he had genuinely wanted to spare were only two.
Primo and Jiren.
The reason he spared Primo of Universe Ten was simple.
Back when Beerus and Champa fought, it had been little Vados who projected the battle for him to watch.
Moreover—
Throughout the entire God of Destruction candidate battle, Universe Ten had remained quiet.
Whether it was their Supreme Kai, their God of Destruction, or Primo himself, none of them had shouted threats about killing him.
Because of that, Gran had a fairly good impression of Universe Ten.
As for Jiren…
At first, Gran had genuinely planned to destroy him.
But then he remembered a saying from his previous life:
"If Gohan doesn't study, even Jiren will cry."
Gran calculated the timeline.
Son Gohan should already have been born.
He suddenly became curious—
If the strongest individual warrior didn't spend his life studying, would he really be able to defeat Jiren and make him cry?
These were the two people Gran had truly intended to spare.
As for the other two—
The blue wolf Bergamo of Universe Nine, and the lion Lambert of Universe One.
Bergamo had simply escaped because Gran hadn't had time to finish him off with the Destruction rule.
As for Lambert.
He was a pure martial artist.
Setting aside Iwan, Gran actually quite admired that lion.
So he allowed him to live as well.
"Alright, almost everyone has left. Let's go too."
Gran scanned the World of Void.
Only people from their two universes remained.
Wait—
That wasn't entirely true.
A group of Angels, along with the Supreme Kai of Time and the Great Elder of the Dragon Realm, were still present.
"You should return first."
Whis suddenly spoke.
"My elder sister said she has something to discuss."
"Huh?"
Gran and the others were momentarily stunned.
Champa looked toward Vados in confusion.
"What about you?"
"Of course I'll stay as well."
"You should go back first."
Vados waved her staff.
A Universe Travel Cube instantly appeared above the arena.
"Lord Beerus… what's going on?"
Gran was about to ask something.
But Beerus shook his head.
"Matters involving Angels are not something we can interfere with."
"Let's go."