c65 – Goku's Persistence! Find Ways to Help Monaka
The moment Luya looked up, a heavy presence swept across the field. Vegeta narrowed his eyes and muttered, "Tch... looks like they've arrived."
Suddenly, a brilliant rainbow-like streak of divine light tore through the sky, and within seconds, Beerus and Whis materialized in front of the gathering crowd.
"Oh my, what a lively party," Whis said with a playful smile, surveying the scene.
Beerus looked around with his usual annoyance, yawning. "Hmph! Took me long enough to get here. At least I better get some top-tier Earth cuisine… wait—what the Monaka?!"
Beerus froze, sweat immediately trailing down his cheek as he spotted Monaka clearly trying to hide behind a nearby shrub, but still wiping away tears from earlier.
"L-Lord Beerus! Took you long enough," Bulma stepped forward, voice cheerful.
But Beerus didn't respond. His golden eyes were fixed on Monaka like a predator staring at prey. "Monaka! I specifically told you not to come here! Why did you disobey me?!"
Monaka lowered his head sheepishly, mumbling, "I… I was just here delivering a package…"
Beerus stiffened, then glanced around nervously. The gazes from the Z-Warriors were sharp, too sharp. Krillin squinted suspiciously, and even Piccolo's antennae twitched. The secret was unraveling.
"Ah… crap. We've been found out," Whis said dryly, tapping his staff against the ground.
Krillin was the first to ask: "Wait… is Monaka not a martial arts master like you told Goku?"
Beerus hesitated, clearly cornered. The air went still.
Finally, he sighed and folded his arms. "Fine. It's true. Monaka was never a real fighter. The whole 'universe's strongest warrior' thing? It was a setup. An illusion."
"Hah?!" Krillin nearly fell over.
Beerus quickly pointed a finger. "Actually, it was Whis' idea."
"Excuse me?" Whis blinked.
Vegeta, Luya, and Piccolo's faces all twitched in unison. Luya barely stopped himself from facepalming.
"You're lying again…" Piccolo muttered under his breath.
"But why?" Krillin asked in frustration. "Why lie to Goku about Monaka being some ultimate warrior?"
Beerus grumbled. "Because Goku's an idiot who always needs someone stronger to chase. If he thought he'd already reached the top, he'd get complacent and stop training. I didn't have time to babysit him."
Whis finally stepped forward and added calmly, "Indeed, it was done to preserve Goku's motivation. Think about it: if he believes there's still someone above him, he'll continue pushing his limits. If he learns Monaka isn't strong at all, he may lose his drive—or worse, get lazy."
Whis's expression turned serious. "Do any of you want that?"
Everyone went silent. The logic was sound, though the method was… extreme.
Beerus crossed his arms. "Now that the truth's out, this has to stay between us. Got it? If Goku finds out, not only will he be demoralized, I'll destroy you all."
His tone shifted instantly from bored to dangerously calm. Everyone gulped and nodded.
"Hah! Who would've thought the mighty Lord Beerus could lie?" Bulma quipped, hands on her hips.
Beerus growled. "What did you say?!"
"Nothing!" she said quickly.
Before the tension could escalate, Vegeta suddenly bolted forward and slapped a hand over Bulma's mouth. "Don't! Lord Beerus only did this for our sake for me and Kakarot to get stronger! Don't provoke him!"
Beerus smirked. "Well said, Vegeta. It's because I still need Goku's power… There are other universes out there, and the day is coming when we'll need every bit of strength we can get. So remember keep the secret."
Everyone nodded.
Just then
"What secret?"
A voice pierced through the crowd. Goku had arrived.
"ARGH!!" Beerus nearly jumped three feet in the air. He spun around, eyes wide. "Idiot! How long have you been standing there?!"
"Relax, Lord Beerus…" Goku scratched his head. "I just flew in… Hey, Monaka! You came!"
Suddenly Goku teleported right in front of Monaka, grabbing his arm in excitement. "This is perfect! I've been waiting for this moment! Come on, let's fight, Monaka! Let's have a real match right now!"
Monaka's face turned pale. He looked at Beerus like a frightened animal.
The latter was startled, fearing that Wukong might accidentally use excessive force and seriously injure Monaka, and immediately shouted, "Wukong! Don't go overboard!!"
"Heh, what's the big deal?" Wukong chuckled, then turned back to Monaka with a mischievous grin, "Come on, Monaka, don't be shy. Let's spar!"
Suddenly—pa! Wukong was slapped sharply on the back of the head.
"Who?!" Wukong spun around, face reddening in irritation, but as soon as he saw it was Chi-Chi, he immediately softened and lowered his tone, "What's wrong, Chi-Chi?"
Chi-Chi scowled angrily, "Look at you! Do you even realize how disgusting you smell right now? Wearing those dirty clothes to a banquet like this is unacceptable! Go clean up before you embarrass the whole group!"
Wukong sniffed himself and immediately regretted it. He smelled heavily of sweat and dust from training all day. With a sigh, he grumbled, "Fine, fine! I'll go change."
With that, Wukong used Instant Transmission and disappeared.
"Hey! We need to come up with a plan, Wukong will be back soon!" Bulma's voice carried urgency.
Beerus glanced at Whis, who merely shook his head slightly in concern.
"What are we going to do? How can we stop Monaka from being exposed when Wukong returns?" Krillin asked anxiously.
"Do you want Monaka to just disappear?" Jak suggested suddenly. "Doesn't Master Whis have the power to manipulate time?"
Everyone's eyes brightened at the idea, it sounded like a perfect solution.
"No! It's too late for that now. Goku must face Monaka today. If Monaka disappears, it'll only raise suspicion," Whis said firmly, shaking his head.
"Then what can we do?!" Beerus growled impatiently.
"I've got it!" Trunks suddenly exclaimed.
Everyone turned to him curiously.
Trunks puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Why don't we find someone to pretend to be Uncle Monaka?"
Pretend? The group exchanged glances—this was a promising idea.
Beerus even gave a rare thumbs-up. "Not bad, kid. Very good!"
"But who here can realistically play Monaka's part?" Whis questioned.
Beerus pondered briefly. "Only Vegeta and Luya can stand up to Goku. But Goku knows Vegeta's style too well. That won't fool him."
He then looked pointedly at Luya.
Luya shrugged helplessly. "I can't win against Goku, not without using my Kaioken. But if I use Kaioken, Goku will definitely notice something's off."
The room fell quiet, disappointment settling over them.
Suddenly, Luya's lips curled into a sly smile. "But Lord Beerus... couldn't you stand in for Monaka? Your power is far beyond what Goku's expecting."
Beerus's face immediately darkened at the suggestion, the smile wiped clean.
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