Chapter 249: Returning to the To Love-Ru World
"Meh, I don't really care either way. If you defeat me, kill me, then when you reach the Refining Void stage and face the heart demon tribulation, we'll meet again anyway.
"As for whether this place is really reality—if the three princesses are captured, do you think Blue Star would still have any reason to exist? I'm pretty sure it would be erased outright.
"As for the Dragon Balls, they'd obviously be gone too. Of course, you could think about going to Namek and using the Dragon Balls there to revive them.
"But do you really think, if this is reality, you'd still be alive by then?"
As he spoke, Heart Demon Franklin was already wielding his golden greatsword, slashing straight toward Franklin.
"Fight. Just wait. Time will prove whether everything here is real or illusory."
In an instant, the frenzied Heart Demon Franklin charged in again. Even Franklin's true body was suppressed and forced back by the massive sword.
Building after building crumbled to dust beneath their feet. Countless ordinary people were crushed into bloody pulp under their steps.
Listening to the screams and looking at the bloody scenes beneath him, Franklin's brows furrowed slightly. He didn't particularly care about the lives of these people, but everything Heart Demon Franklin had said was indeed true.
He rapidly thought of a countermeasure. In the next instant, Franklin thought of the red phone booth that was still intact at home.
Whether it was real or fake didn't matter. As long as he told the phone booth to return everything to the original world, everything would be erased. Whether this place was reality or illusion would no longer matter—everything would end.
Thinking this, Franklin immediately acted. He no longer tangled with the heart demon. The Flying Thunder God activated again, and he instantly appeared beside Momo.
Looking at the three sisters sitting together along with Bulma, Franklin's brows furrowed even more deeply.
"What are you all doing here?"
Franklin's arrival instantly eased the worried expressions on the girls' faces. Lala stood up and gently grabbed Franklin's arm.
"Lin, Sasuga said Dad left. Some remnants from before the Milky Way was pacified are plotting something, and their combat power is extremely strong.
"Even if you transform, Lin, you still wouldn't be their opponent.
"Sasuga also said their target is us three sisters. As long as we leave as soon as possible, the war here will end quickly, and Blue Star won't be affected.
"I was thinking that if the three of us leave, we can buy more time. Once Dad comes back, he'll settle everything here…"
Momo stood up and reached out to stop Lala, who was about to continue.
"Imperial Sister, now isn't the time for that. Let me say it instead.
"Mr. Franklin, have you resolved your heart demon? How should the red phone booth be handled? Since everything was caused by it, does that phone booth have a way to end all of this?"
Looking at the four women—each with different expressions, yet all filled with worry and seeking his opinion—Franklin's brows knit even tighter.
"I came back to end all of this. I'll try my best to eliminate the influence of that red phone booth.
"As for everything else, we'll wait until I deal with the phone booth and see the results before discussing anything."
After saying that, Franklin directly left Lala's room and entered his own. The red phone booth stood alone in the very center of the room.
Looking at the eerie red phone booth, Franklin felt a vague sense of unease deep in his heart, though he couldn't pinpoint exactly why.
He stepped forward slowly, gently pulled open the glass door of the phone booth, and walked inside. He lifted the receiver, which crackled with static.
"Restore the world to its original state."
As soon as Franklin's words left his mouth, the surrounding space instantly began to crack and collapse. Everything returned to nothingness.
With a sharp pain in his chest, Franklin saw a pointed finger being pulled out by a familiar hand.
"Hahahaha… you believed it… you really believed it…
"I told you that you're not familiar enough with the illusion you're in right now, nor with the abilities of Illusory World Genesis…
"This time, I won… hahaha… We'll meet again if fate allows…
"Oh, right—take good care of the body for me…
"And be careful of the two in your consciousness… I was able to escape this time thanks to the one in the dark space…
"Help me thank her properly…"
That familiar voice made Franklin's brows knit tighter and tighter. When his vision recovered once more, he found himself standing in the bedroom, and the red phone booth had vanished.
As Franklin recalled the heart demon's words, the sensation of his consciousness returning to his body washed over him—far more real than anything in the illusion.
In the next instant, an extremely powerful aura burst forth from his body. Feeling his familiar body and sensing the Spirit Transformation realm within himself,
Franklin knew everything was over. He had been completely played by the heart demon. Not only had he been outmaneuvered, but the heart demon had also completely separated from his body and vanished without a trace.
That said, there was one good thing: before leaving, the heart demon had helped him return to the To Love-Ru world—something even the Dimensional Heavenly Tome had never accomplished.
The bedroom door opened, and the four women walked in with worried expressions.
"Lin, what just happened? Was it because of that red phone booth?"
Franklin didn't answer. Feeling the terrifying aura that still existed above Blue Star, his anger surged. Right now, he desperately needed an outlet.
"We'll talk about everything later. There really is a powerful enemy outside Blue Star.
"Once everything is dealt with, we'll talk then. My strength is no longer comparable to before."
His domain expanded instantly, enveloping the four women. The five vanished from the room in an instant.
When they reappeared, they were already outside Blue Star.
From afar, Franklin watched Deviluke warships constantly exploding. His divine sense spread out, and in an instant, everything was enveloped within his domain.
With a light snap of his fingers, the exploding interstellar warships rapidly restored themselves. In the next moment, all the ships retreated outside Blue Star.
He transformed into Super Saiyan in an instant. A vast and terrifying aura spread in all directions. The short, pale figure immediately noticed Franklin's presence.
The two faced each other across the vacuum of space.
Franklin directly sent the four women back to the Deviluke flagship. Sensing Son Goku and the others on the brink of death within it,
Franklin snapped his fingers lightly. Their injuries healed rapidly, and Son Goku's aura surged dramatically at the same time.
"Who are you? Meh, whatever. With just this level of strength, you're still not my opponent…"
Franklin ignored him. Part of his consciousness sank into his sea of divine sense, examining his basic data.
Name: Franklin
Age: [Age: 49/] (Spirit Transformation lifespan increase: +5000 years; physical body entering the Blood Drop Realm: +5000 years)
Race: Human (Saiyan)
Bloodlines: [Human Bloodline] [World Tree Bloodline] (Main) [Ultra Super Saiyan Bloodline] (refined, retaining essence and discarding impurities)
[Ultra Super Saiyan Bloodline]: S-cells account for 20% of the entire body, capable of further evolution [S-cell ratio]: 18% (Combat power increase: 180%)
(When transforming into Ultra Super Saiyan, combat power increases 100-fold under any circumstances)