Three months after the Namek incident—
On this day, Zeru stepped out of the training room in his backyard.
"Host: Zeru
Bloodline: Ancestral Saiyan
Base Power: 40 billion
Skills: Kaioken (10x, no side effects), Upgraded Instant Transmission, Erasure (Gold-tier), Time Stop (0.8 seconds), 15% chance-based weakening effect
Items: Combat Robot Room, Super Saiyan 5 Experience Card, 10,000x Gravity Room, 20x Time Chamber, One God-tier Evolution Opportunity"
…
After checking his stats, Zeru raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.
In just a few months—
His power had increased by 10 billion.
"Looks like the higher my power gets… the faster it grows."
He muttered softly.
Back in the early days—
Even without training, he'd gain about a million per day.
Now?
Three to four million daily.
And that was without effort.
"My Ancestral Saiyan bloodline… I wonder if it can undergo a God-tier evolution…"
"Hubby!"
"Hubby!"
Two cheerful voices rang out.
Bulma and Lazuli ran toward him.
Zeru opened his arms, pulling both into an embrace.
"Lazuli, I'm heading to the Dragon Ball Super timeline. Are you coming, or staying here?"
"Well… what does Sister Bulma think?"
Lazuli glanced at Bulma.
"Men go handle business. Why should we tag along?"
Bulma smiled, gently placing a hand on Zeru's chest.
"I'll wait here for you."
"Then… I'll stay with Sister Bulma."
Lazuli nodded.
"Alright."
Zeru thought for a moment, then agreed.
Before leaving—
The three of them spent a few hours together.
After planting a kiss on their foreheads—
He left.
Whoosh!
He arrived—
In another timeline.
Age 774, May 7th.
"That's… the start of the 25th World Martial Arts Tournament."
Zeru blinked, then chuckled.
"That's quite a time jump."
He placed two fingers on his forehead—
And locked onto Goku's energy.
Whoosh!
In the next moment—
He appeared at the tournament entrance.
After waiting briefly—
"Zeru?! It's really you!"
A familiar voice called out.
He turned—
Goku was running toward him, excited.
"Long time no see, Goku."
Zeru smiled.
He quickly assessed him.
In the original timeline—
Super Saiyan 2 Goku was around 200 billion.
Now?
500 billion.
And Super Saiyan 3—
Would reach 2 trillion.
"Things really have changed…"
Zeru's his gaze sharpened.
Everyone—
Was stronger than before.
"Zeru!"
Vegeta stepped forward as well.
Zeru glanced at him.
Originally—
SSJ2 Vegeta: 180 billion.
Now—
360 billion.
Not bad.
Then—
Krillin appeared.
With hair again.
Behind him—
A tall blue-haired woman.
Attractive—
But not enough to interest Zeru.
"So… Lazuli's counterpart appeared."
He smirked inwardly.
Soon—
Master Roshi and the others arrived.
After exchanging greetings—
They entered the arena together.
This tournament had no preliminaries—
Only a punching machine test.
Inside—
The crowd was massive.
Lively.
No sign of Babidi's minions yet.
But—
As Zeru casually scanned the area—
He spotted two familiar figures.
Supreme Kai Shin.
And Kibito.
At that moment—
Shin suddenly looked over.
Their eyes met.
His brows slowly furrowed.
Zeru glanced once—
Then looked away.
Shin's power?
40 billion.
To Zeru—
Insignificant.
In early Dragon Ball, sure—
That level was terrifying.
But now?
Cannon fodder.
Meanwhile—
Shin and Kibito remained tense.
"Lord Supreme Kai… did you feel that?"
Kibito spoke quietly.
"That man's energy… it's strange."
"I know."
Shin his gaze sharpened
"It's… elusive."
"If my perception wasn't sharp, I wouldn't sense anything at all."
He stared at Zeru's fading figure in the crowd.
"If even gods can't sense someone's energy…"
"…that's a divine trait."
Kibito's expression changed.
"Could it be…?"
Shin's voice dropped.
"That man… might be a god."
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