>>5690119“Well, I suppose if you're that confident I can put our rematch on hold until after seeing Lord Beerus again.” you say, holding out your hand. “But I don't want you to make excuses when I beat you again, crying about how you 'could' have beaten me once I beat you again.”
“HA! If you can manage to defeat me, I'll kneel at your feet and beg for mercy!” Cooler replies confidently, actually reaching forward and taking your forearm in his hand. “But you'd better not slack off. When I beat you, I'll have you kneel before me and admit I am superior!”
“If you can make me kneel, it's all yours.” you reply confidently, the two of you shaking once before releasing each other simultaneously. “Just don't run away before you do next time.”
“I won't flee from you, not again.” he responds, his face plate returning to his face. Then, without a word to anyone else, blasts straight back off into the air, leaving New Salda behind in a second.
However, he was correct about one thing. His arrival and demonstration of his power to you did have the intended effect. As for the next month you pour everything into training, both of yourself and others as the year of Lord Beerus's arrival draws ever closer. For the next two weeks you crank up the intensity of your morning workouts, increasing the gravity to 70x New Salda's gravity. With your training with Leyas and Sarada, you multiform each time so that, individually, each of the twins is stronger than the body of you they fight. But at the start of the third week, after sparring with Leyas and Sarada to exhaustion for the three of you, you receive an unexpected visitor.
“Tha-haah-That's good. For today.” you say to them, one of your bodies and Sarada still standing, the other and Leyas both down on the ground. You walk over to yourself, merging yourselves back into one, when you detect a ki appearing. On reflex you spin, fist drawn back only to stop as Chilli appears, his now very-pregnant wife and daughter there with him. “Oh, hey.”
“Grandpa!” Meloka Wolbach shouts, leaping at you. And, despite how exhausted you are brace yourself, catching the young girl as she slams full-power into you. “I missed you! Where have you been the last couple of weeks?”
“Sorry, I got too focused on training and didn't come to visit.” you tell her, ruffling her hair with your left. “Did you have a good time on Planet Yardrat?”
“I did! Oh, and watch this!” she says, clenching her fists and closing her eyes. Leaving you wondering what exactly is about to happen. But then, before you can see it, you <span class="mu-i">feel</span> it. Something is rising within her. “HAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
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