“Kakarot?” Talot called out subconsciously.
He immediately understood in his heart. He hadn’t expected the time to arrive so quickly.
“Long time no see, Talot. I didn’t interrupt you, did I? Hehe.” Goku asked tentatively.
Talot could tell at a glance from his guilty-looking expression.
“Although I don’t exist in this timeline, you don’t need to hide things from me either. Go ahead, Kakarot. What is it that has you looking so flustered?” Talot asked, going straight to the point.
Seeing that his thoughts had been seen through, Goku gave an awkward smile, then stopped hiding it and fully explained the purpose of his visit.
After hearing the explanation, Talot understood the entire sequence of events.
As expected, Goku had come to invite him to participate in the Tournament of Power.
What perfect timing. He had just been wondering when the Tournament of Power would be held so he could meet Universe 11’s Jiren, and now news had arrived.
He had to admit, it suited his intentions perfectly.
“Alright, I’ll participate in this tournament. But I have to remind you of one thing, Kakarot. When inviting the others to take part in this Tournament of Power, it would be best not to hide anything from them. Doing that will only make everyone trust you even less and make the situation more complicated the more you try to explain it,” Talot agreed to participate in this tournament concerning the survival of the universe, and kindly gave Goku a reminder.
The Goku of this timeline was very stupid under normal circumstances. Only when he was fighting would his brain actually start working.
If he tried to deceive the others, they would see through him at a glance, and he would only end up causing a pile of trouble.
“Talot, you mean I should just tell everyone the truth about the Tournament of Power directly? Wouldn’t that be… kind of bad? After all…” Hearing this, Goku hesitated, his body involuntarily trembling slightly.
After all, the entire cause and effect behind this Tournament of Power stemmed from him. If he hadn’t carelessly spoken with Zeno during the previous tournament against Universe 6 and brought up the Tournament of Power, the matter of the universes being destroyed wouldn’t have happened.
Goku was somewhat afraid, worried that everyone would blame him after learning the truth.
Seeing this, Talot couldn’t help but find it amusing. Goku, who feared neither heaven nor earth, was actually feeling apprehensive now.
“Sometimes deliberately hiding something not only fails to achieve the intended effect, but can instead have the opposite result. Do you want everyone to continue trusting you and fight alongside you, or do you want everyone to fight together while harboring suspicions about you?” Talot saw through Goku’s concerns and asked in return.
At those words, Goku immediately froze in place. After carefully thinking for a long while, he nodded solemnly.
Talot was right. If companions distrusted one another, then they were no longer companions.
Since a problem had arisen, then they would face it together.
“I understand. I’ll explain the situation to everyone,” Goku promised.
Afterward, he chatted with Talot for a while and informed him of the time when the Tournament of Power would be held. Then he used Instant Transmission to leave, going to gather the others to participate in the Tournament of Power together.
Watching Goku leave, the corners of Talot’s mouth curled upward slightly.
“As the strongest person of this era in the original work, I wonder just how strong you are… Jiren.” Talot muttered to himself.
……
Time passed in a flash, and soon the day when the Tournament of Power was about to be held arrived.
On the balcony of Bulma’s house.
All the warriors representing Universe 7 were present. They were: Talot, Goku, Vegeta, Son Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Master Roshi, Android 17, Android 18, and Tien Shinhan.
The lineup was almost identical to the group that participated in the Tournament of Power in the original work, except that because Talot was present, he had taken Frieza’s place.
In the end, Frieza had lost his chance to be redeemed.
The ten people gathered together in a circle, preparing for the final teleportation ceremony.
Whis contacted the Grand Priest, who was in the Null Realm, through his Angel scepter.
Immediately afterward, an incomparably mysterious power of space enveloped them, and a peculiar sensation entered the hearts of everyone except Talot.
Talot had no interest in it whatsoever, because he had already mastered the power of space to a certain degree. This was merely the most basic form of spatial transfer. He could do it as well.
‘Buzz~!!!’
With a flash of white light, everyone on the balcony was teleported to the Null Realm.
Bulma stared at the spot where everyone had disappeared and called out, “Everyone! I’m counting on you!”
……
The Null Realm.
On the enormous spinning-top-shaped arena floating at the center of the chaos.
At this moment, participants from six universes had already arrived in the Null Realm. Only Universe 7 and Universe 11 had yet to arrive.
There was no urgency, either, because the arena had not yet been fully repaired.
Universe 1’s God of Destruction Iwan, Universe 8’s God of Destruction Liquiir, and Universe 5’s God of Destruction Arak were repairing the Tournament of Power arena.
Previously, following the Grand Priest’s instructions, they had tested the arena’s durability, only to nearly destroy it. The Grand Priest had simply made these Gods of Destruction repair the arena themselves.
The Gods of Destruction, who had always only known how to destroy things, were not particularly familiar with repairing them, but fortunately, they still possessed a certain degree of ability.
The arena was now almost fully restored.
‘Buzz~!!!’
In an inconspicuous corner of the arena.
Universe 7’s God of Destruction Beerus and Angel Whis arrived, along with the ten contestants representing Universe 7.
Their appearance immediately drew the attention of the other universes.
After all, in the eyes of the other universes, Universe 7 was the culprit responsible for this Tournament of Power being held and was also the target of their hatred.
[The Null Realm? This Null Realm… seems… somewhat different.] Talot crossed his arms and expanded his senses to cover the entire Null Realm.
It would have been better if he hadn’t sensed anything. The moment he did, even he froze in disbelief.
He had come to the Null Realm before during his battle with Beerus, and they had even torn through the Null Realm.
Logically speaking, he should have been able to sense some of the energy left behind by him and Beerus within this Null Realm, yet now there wasn’t even the slightest trace of aura remaining.
So, this Null Realm wasn’t the same Null Realm he had entered when fighting Beerus before?
Could it be that… within a single timeline, there was actually more than one Null Realm?!
The Null Realm he and Beerus had entered during their previous battle was another Null Realm, while this Null Realm was the one under the Grand Priest’s control!
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