"Sister Vados, long time no see," Merus's voice came from the other side.
Vegeta blinked.
Who was this person? How could he call Vados 'sister'?
Which universe's angel was he?
"I'm not Vados, I'm her husband," Vegeta replied directly.
Merus: "????"
Merus was utterly bewildered.
Had Sister gotten married?
There had never been a precedent for an angel getting married.
And also, Sister was really inconsiderate...
You got married without inviting me?
"Oh dear... I really didn't know about this, how impolite," Merus replied with a smile.
"Who are you?" Vegeta inquired.
"Ah... I'm Merus."
"Merus?" Vegeta muttered, then immediately turned to Whis, feigning ignorance of Merus.
Whis also showed a look of confusion.
Because Whis didn't know Merus either.
Merus was an angel who had only recently been born.
After his birth, he directly reported to the Grand Priest.
The Grand Priest had intended for Whis to take Merus for training, but Whis happened to be out traveling.
Therefore, the Grand Priest had asked Vados to take Merus for training.
"I don't know him..." Whis shook his head. "When did I get a younger brother?"
"Huh? Can we video call?" Merus asked.
"Sure," Vegeta didn't object and activated the video function.
Soon, Vegeta saw Merus on the other side through the crystal ball on the scepter.
Merus was already dressed as a Galactic Patrolman, wearing a Galactic Patrol uniform.
Merus's skin color had also changed from blue to light purple.
"You... you are Sister Vados's husband?" Merus scrutinized Vegeta from head to toe.
"You should call me brother-in-law," Vegeta smiled.
"Yes... brother-in-law!" Merus didn't doubt him.
After all, even his sister's scepter was in his hand.
If he wasn't the brother-in-law, then who was?
"Merus?" Whis also leaned in, looking at Merus in the crystal ball, and asked, "When were you born? Which universe's angel are you..."
"Huh? Sister Whis?" Merus was startled, feeling his brain struggling to keep up.
As for why Merus knew Whis, it was perfectly normal.
Because the Grand Priest had already introduced all the angels to Merus.
Merus had naturally memorized them one by one.
However, what Merus found puzzling was, shouldn't Sister Vados be with his brother-in-law?
Why was it Sister Whis?
And also... brother-in-law's height... why are you so short?
You seem shorter than Sister Whis.
Your appearance is clearly that of a child.
Are you sure you are my brother-in-law?
Would Sister Vados fall for such a small little guy?
"Um... I've been born for almost 18 years," Merus replied.
"Oh? In that case, you were born in the same year as Vegeta, weren't you?" Whis glanced at Vegeta.
"Huh? Is brother-in-law also almost 18 this year?" Merus was surprised.
He hadn't expected Sister Vados to find such a short human husband.
"Yes, in a few months I will be 18," Vegeta nodded.
"I am an angel born in Universe 7," Merus continued. "After my body completely stabilized, I went to see Lord Grand Priest. Lord Grand Priest arranged for Sister Vados to take me to a place for training. Later, I came to the Galactic Patrol Headquarters in Universe 7 and became a Galactic Patrolman."
"Little brother Merus, train well and strive to become a formal angel soon," Whis nodded.
"Yes, Sister Whis," Merus smiled, then asked with some confusion, "It's just... today I suddenly felt something was a bit off. I discovered that the galaxy where my Galactic Patrol Headquarters is located... seems to have suddenly changed universes."
Whis: "..."
Rumsshi: "..."
Vegeta did not interject.
Vegeta knew Merus would follow.
"Changed universes?" Whis giggled.
"I think this place is like Universe 10," Merus muttered.
"That's perfectly normal," Whis said with a smile. "You've been training in Universe 7 for so long, it's time for a change of scenery and some fresh air."
"Is that so?" Merus seemed to understand.
"Yes," Whis nodded.
"No... I was asking why that galaxy changed universes?" Merus suddenly realized.
"Well, I made arrangements for that galaxy to change to our universe, just so you can adapt well in a new universe. Do you understand what I'm saying now?" Whis giggled.
"So that's how it is..." Merus looked thoughtful.
"Knock knock knock!"
Just then, there was a knock on Merus's door.
"Someone's here, I need to hide the scepter first. Goodbye, Sister and Brother-in-law," Merus waved.
"Okay," Whis nodded.
"Snap!"
Merus immediately ended the call.
The image on the other side disappeared.
"So, back then, Lord Grand Priest looking for Vados must have been because of Merus," Whis finally put the pieces together.
Because of Merus, Vados had left Vegeta in the Void.
Whis had then brought Vegeta to Universe 10.
From then on, Vegeta had become associated with Universe 10.
"It's been quite a while since a new angel was born, hasn't it?" Rumsshi mused.
"Yes, yes," Whis nodded, happy for Merus's birth.
After all, the angel race was very rare.
The birth of a new angel was ultimately a good thing.
"That fellow is an angel born in Universe 7. Will there be any issues with us luring him to Universe 10?" Rumsshi still had some concerns.
"It's fine. Little brother Merus is just training. He's been training in Universe 7 for a while, and changing to another universe now is actually beneficial for him. It won't have any negative impact," Whis replied.
"Then I'm relieved," Rumsshi nodded.
"So... shall we continue with the Supreme Kai's God Conferment Ceremony?" Gowasu had been waiting for some time.
"Let's begin," Vegeta did not object.
...
Universe 11.
Marcarita had been eagerly awaiting Marcarita's return.
"Marcarita, you're finally back!" Mojito breathed a sigh of relief.
"Oh dear, I was having too much fun while I was out, and I accidentally stayed out longer than planned," Marcarita giggled, giving Mojito a deep look. "Lord Mojito seems quite troubled. Did something happen?"
As she said this, Marcarita noticed the Supreme Kai Kai walking over from a distance.