"Sigh..."
Kaito looked up to the sky and sighed.
Although the scene before him could inspire him to write several good poems in one go, the creators of this scene were also a problem.
He had dangerous thoughts, but he suppressed them.
It wasn't that he couldn't, but that the starlight in the sky was truly too brilliant.
For example, the constellation Cancer in the night sky was the most beautiful.
Now it was like [There are gods three feet above your head, kid, be careful in your actions], emphasizing its existence.
Too powerful.
Even if he obtained an EX-rank ability, he probably couldn't fight it, because this Cancer's ability was to make you 'disappear'!
Alright, be careful then.
At worst, he'd do it secretly later.
"Brother Kaito, I'm here to play with you again~"
"Hmm? How did you get here?"
Kaito looked down and saw Lala attempting the butterfly stroke. When she slowly swam in front of him, she stood up with a splash and hugged him again.
As for being seen or not, Lala didn't feel anything at all.
"Hmph, it's because Mom and the others kept talking about things I don't understand. All annoying riddle-talkers!"
Lala hugged Kaito's neck and said indignantly.
"Uh..."
He secretly glanced at the other side. Coincidentally, they were also looking at Kaito.
Suddenly, their eyes met, and then some people shyly turned away. The rest frantically winked at Kaito, as if hinting at something or expressing something.
Undoubtedly, Kaito was curious.
But he didn't proactively approach.
Although he could disregard the situation with his thick face, that didn't mean they could. They would be embarrassed. That's why Kaito was alone here.
Coincidentally, the thin mist emitted by the hot spring slightly blurred the figures between them.
Well.
"Brother Kaito, actually, I discovered something else just now."
"Hehe, what is it?"
No longer caring about the previous matter, Kaito looked at Lala, who had a big secret.
Sure enough, Lala was just as lovely as a child as she was as an adult. Kaito moved her aside a bit and let her sit next to him.
"Uh-huh! It's that Mom has been secretly looking at you a lot since yesterday!"
"Hehe, really? What do you think?"
"Huh?"
Being asked back, Lala was stunned for a moment, then began to ponder, finally obtaining her answer.
"I know! Mom is observing you!"
"Hahaha, observing me, and then?"
"Hmm... just, observing what kind of person Brother Kaito is, and then observing if Brother Kaito can replace Dad and become the Universe Overlord!"
Lala answered excitedly, as if she had solved the puzzle.
Kaito just laughed, reached out, and stroked her hair in encouragement.
He knew the reason. That was enough.
Given Lala's nature, it was normal for her to think of this.
"Don't you miss your father?"
"Yes, but Dad went to pursue his lifelong goal and didn't come back. Mom said he's born like a warrior, wanting to die on the battlefield, not in government affairs. That's why he left so many troublesome things to Mom."
'Hmm, very reasonable.'
Sephie's explanation wasn't wrong. It was also normal for him not to want to handle government affairs. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of having Lala quickly meet marriage candidates to find a successor to take his place so he could go play.
Of course, besides playing, fighting was also very likely.
Maybe he had various ways to recover his strength, not necessarily through special conditions.
If that were the case, then Gid wouldn't have directly traveled to another world.
It could only be that he went to fight, burning with passion.
As for exhausting his power in a great battle and turning into a child, it might be more like him retaining his strength, or even hiding it, to see who would jump out and fight him.
Well, the above were just Kaito's guesses. He had forgotten the specific setting.
Since the original work had deviated, he had to think like this. But there were also keywords like usually suppressing his power.
As for which world Gid went to, since he still hadn't returned, Kaito understood.
"Oh right, Lala, do you know which place your father went to?"
"Mom seems to have said it's a world with many monsters, and there's also a Universe Overlord. That's why Dad was so excited to go."
Lala told Kaito what she knew. Through this information, Kaito thought deeply and quickly thought of many worlds.
Among them, due to the keyword 'Universe Overlord', and even someone as powerful as Gid, a Universe Overlord, couldn't return, he thought of one world.
One-Punch Man...
'Damn, did Gid go to the One-Punch Man world?'
'Probably fought a battle with the Universe Overlord Boros? After winning, he went to fight Saitama?'
Given Gid's abilities, Boros at full power could at most destroy a planet's surface, while Gid in the original work had terrifying power that could easily destroy a planet.
One is destroying a planet's surface with full power, the other is destroying a planet by releasing energy. There's a big difference.
The former is like shattering a continent with one punch, detonating the planet's core, causing the planet to explode or break apart.
The latter is like the planet disappearing with one punch.
That's the difference.
This was mentioned in some of Gid's scenes in the original manga, and then he returned to his adult form, easily defeating Nemesis to the brink of death.
"I see. Do you know how powerful your father is?"
"Hmm, I know! Mom said he can destroy a galaxy if necessary, and under normal circumstances, he can destroy a very, very large planet!"
Lala answered without hesitation, and this answer confirmed Kaito's reasoning.
So, Boros was a third-rate Universe Overlord.
And Gid was the qualified Universe Overlord.
'Then converted, would I need an SSS-rank ability to help Sephie stabilize universal peace again?'
'Without such strength, who in the universe would submit to me?'
He had to admit, even ten Morax wouldn't be enough!
Wow, the pressure was suddenly there.
He hadn't felt this pressure before. Now, after Lala's explanation, it seemed he would have to consume some lifespan to draw even better things.
For example, like Saitama, remove the human limiter, allowing himself to be strengthened without limit.
Or obtain the Saiyan bloodline from Dragon Ball World, getting stronger the more he fights.
Or simply obtain the combat power of the God of Destruction from Dragon Ball World, getting it done in one step.
However, Kaito felt the above abilities were all EX-rank, either with high upper limit or inherently strong.
"Brother Kaito, I'll also work hard to get stronger and help you. I'm very good at inventing. I'll invent some super strong weapons to help you!"
"No need, no need. I'm scared."