Universe 10, God of Destruction Realm.
"I hope I'm just overthinking," Beryl sighed.
Vegeta's recounting of the past year or so had inexplicably made Beryl uneasy.
Especially when he mentioned looking for Cell.
They found the spaceship that Cell used to travel back after killing Trunks, but there was no trace of Cell himself.
When Cell returns from the future, he needs to revert to his initial state to enter the time machine.
Upon reaching his destination, he also needs to go into a dormant state to recover his power.
This period, according to the original story, should be three years.
This means that during this time, Cell shouldn't be too far from the spaceship, nor would he have the strength to run too far.
However, Vegeta said that there was no trace of Cell within tens of kilometers around the spaceship, which was identical to the one Trunks used to return.
Forget traces, there wasn't even a shed skin.
Beryl was a bit suspicious.
Could Cell have been intercepted by Dr. Gero?
The development of events has already deviated greatly from the original, and Dr. Gero's nano-monitoring machines can appear in any corner.
It's not impossible for these machines to find Cell and capture him.
"What a headache!"
Cell + Gero…
If they create an intelligent Super Cell Max, that would truly be a huge problem.
Even if it's not Super Cell Max, creating an Android 21 would be a disaster for Vegeta and his group.
"Let's wait a bit longer."
Vegeta's current power still needs a little more stability.
Even after the previous training, his control over his abilities still requires time to adapt.
If nothing unexpected happens, in a little over a month, Vegeta can enter the Hyperbolic Time Chamber and try to break through to Super Saiyan 2.
"With me, his caring sister, Vegeta's breakthrough to Super Saiyan 2 shouldn't be difficult."
If that still doesn't work, then let Goku also become Super Saiyan 2.
If it still doesn't work, then fusion.
She refused to believe that a mere Dr. Gero could create an existence comparable to Majin Buu in such a short time.
Even if Goku and Vegeta, who have just reached Super Saiyan 2, fuse, they can match the strength of a regular Super Saiyan 3.
"Dr. Gero, is it? Even if my intelligence is not as good as… bah, even if I can't directly interfere with Universe 7's affairs, I can place far more pieces on the chessboard than you."
The advantage is mine; how could I let Vegeta die?
Thinking of this, Beryl also calmed down.
She once again turned her attention to the Chat Group.
Just then.
The system sound rang out, and messages popped up on the public screen.
[Ding! The Flame-Haired Blazing-Eyed Hunter, has joined the Chat Group.]
[Ding! The Clow Cards' Magician, has joined the Chat Group.]
[Rimuru: "Newcomers! Finally, I'm not a newbie anymore! Welcome, newcomers, to our big family! I'm Rimuru!"]
[Kumoko: "I'm the lovely Kumoko! Hello everyone, and welcome to the group."]
[Uchiha Madara: "Welcome, two newcomers, to the group. Information about the Chat Group has been sent to your minds for review. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me, I'm the group administrator. Of course, you can also ask the Group Leader, she… uh, the Group Leader is also online."]
As an administrator, the seasoned Uchiha Madara was much more formal than the two lovely characters above.
Not only did he introduce himself, but he also provided newcomers with information and subtly checked if the Group Leader, who often slacked off and lurked, was online.
[World's No. 1 Princess: "Shana, the Flame-Haired Blazing-Eyed Hunter, and Kinomoto Sakura, the Clow Cards' Magician, welcome to the Chat Group. I am Beryl, the Group Leader."]
After the welcome greetings, the two newcomers in the Chat Group did not speak up.
They seemed to be checking the Chat Group's rules, or perhaps they were wary of the unknown.
At this moment, in the world where Kinomoto Sakura resided.
Sakura, who had recently become a magician, had a puzzled expression on her face.
"This… is this a Clow Card?"
Sakura felt a lot of things being crammed into her mind, things she didn't quite understand.
"Kero, do you know what a Chat Group is?" Kinomoto Sakura, lying on her bed and about to turn off the light to sleep, asked her familiar beside her in confusion.
"A Chat Group?" Kero looked bewildered. "I don't know. I've never heard of such a Clow Card. From the literal meaning, it seems like a platform for communication, right?"
"Ugh—I don't know either. These things suddenly appeared in my mind, and they don't seem like the work of a Clow Card."
"In that case, be careful." After listening to Sakura explain the Chat Group's rules, Kero folded his arms, a hint of incredulity on his face.
"If it's not a Clow Card, then according to the rules explained, something that can connect people from different worlds and allow them to communicate, even sell items—the person who can create such a thing must be even more powerful than Clow Reed."
Kero's suggestion to Kinomoto Sakura was to observe first.
…
The world of Shakugan no Shana.
"What was that just now?"
Instantly entering her red-haired state, Shana's young face showed extreme caution.
"What's wrong, Shana?"
The pendant on her chest glowed with dazzling light.
"I seem to have joined a very strange organization called a Chat Group or something like that, and a lot of incredible knowledge has appeared in my mind."
"Alastor, help me take a look."
Saying that, she relaxed her mind, allowing Alastor to read her memories.
A moment later, the pendant hanging on her chest once again shimmered with ripples.
"It's not a denizen of the Crimson Realm, nor is it something from our world. I cannot detect it, and I can't even sense anything."
"However, from the information in your memory, the benefits it might bring you far outweigh the potential harms."
"A platform connecting different worlds, Alastor, does such a thing truly exist?" Shana asked after a long silence.
"Theoretically, it exists, but even in my prime, I did not reach such a dimension," Alastor said. "If the information in your memory is completely true, then… we may have stepped onto a platform that far exceeds the limits of this world."
"Is that so?" Shana was still somewhat skeptical.
Because something like this seemed a bit unbelievable no matter how she thought about it.
"You can observe first. The fact that the other party could bypass me silently and inject memories into your mind—to be honest, I cannot do that."
"I understand." Shana nodded.
…
"Shakugan no Shana" and "Cardcaptor Sakura."
Not bad. Both the former and the latter have abilities that can affect the flow of time. In a sense, neither is too weak of a world.
[The number of Chat Group members has reached the upgrade standard, and the group member activity has reached the threshold.]
[Ding! Chat Group level has been upgraded to 3.]