Chapter 103 – Then We'll Do It the Old-Fashioned Way
"That's something I collected through hard work—why the hell should I give it to you?!"
"Then let's fight!" Quitela shot a scornful glance at the grumbling Champa.
"Fine, the old rules!" Champa turned back to Vados. "Bring out that treasure I've been saving all this time!"
"There are rules for fighting?" Lin Qi asked Cognac quietly. "Are they allowed to use weapons?"
Cognac stifled a laugh. "Lord Lin Qi, just watch—you'll understand soon enough."
Under Lin Qi's puzzled gaze, a wooden table appeared in front of the group. Following the wave of Vados' and Cognac's scepters…
Each side placed a plate on the table.
On Champa's side, the plate held a few eggs. On Quitela's side, the plate contained leftover hotpot ingredients and soup base from a few days ago.
"Uh… this…" Lin Qi finally understood. This was what they meant by fighting?
"Hahahaha…" Quitela laughed up at the sky, his eyes full of disdain. "I knew it—you've got nothing but boiled eggs!"
"What the hell is that junk you brought? Those colors are disgusting… Are you trying to poison someone?" Champa replied with equal disdain.
"These are the eggs of the Bibō bird, the most delicious and exquisite delicacy I discovered after scouring the entire Sixth Universe!"
His proud declaration left Lin Qi speechless.
"Come on, try one! I guarantee you'll want a second after the first!"
In the end, no one on Lin Qi's side reached for the eggs—only Champa devoured them gleefully, polishing off three in one go.
"Now it's my turn—this is called hotpot!" With Quitela's rapid-fire introduction accompanied by audible gulping…
Everyone ended up sweating from the spicy heat, even Vados was visibly intrigued. "Wait—save some for me!"
"Sure, pretty good, right?!" Quitela nodded smugly, eyeing Champa, who was eating the most enthusiastically.
"So, are you going to lend me the Dragon Ball or not?!"
"Uh…" Champa froze mid-bite, his chopsticks suspended in the air—eating or not eating, neither seemed like a good choice now.
Seeing his hesitation, Quitela glanced at Cognac. Cognac promptly produced even more unfamiliar foods, and Champa couldn't hold out any longer.
Grinning wide, Champa agreed without hesitation. "Fine! I'll do it!"
"Haha… only two left!" Quitela looked pleased. "The rest are in Beerus' universe, right?"
"Exactly!" Vados cheerfully began clearing the table of all the food.
"Hey hey—at least leave me some, Vados!!" Champa still held his chopsticks, but even the table had vanished.
Vados flashed a radiant, spring-like smile and looked at Champa's belly. "Lord Champa… it's time to go on a diet!"
"…Ugh!" Champa looked like he had lost the will to live.
"Barbecue!" Quitela struggled to keep a straight face but still burst out laughing. "Hahahaha…"
"Well then, see you around—we're off to Universe 7!"
The three of them bid farewell to Vados and Champa and, in the next instant, arrived in Universe 7.
"You distract Whis. Cognac and I will go look for the Dragon Balls," Quitela quickly assigned the roles.
"Oh right—Whis is just like Champa. He's a sucker for good food!" Quitela reminded him before leaving.
"Got it!" Lin Qi responded simply. Everyone knew that "big secret" by now.
Before heading to the Divine Realm, Lin Qi had made a special trip to Earth and grabbed a ton of gourmet food.
Of course, he didn't resort to theft—he bartered fairly!
After all, in Quitela's home, diamonds and gemstones were as common as sand.
Universe 7, Divine Realm.
"Whis, long time no see!" Lin Qi waved as he greeted Whis.
Whis stood as usual by the man-made lake, watching the orb on his staff. He turned to look at Lin Qi.
"You again? Where's Lord Quitela and Cognac?"
"They didn't come," Lin Qi replied nonchalantly. They're actually raiding your universe for the Super Dragon Balls right now.
"I came to ask for some guidance on mastering Ultra Instinct!"
As he spoke, Lin Qi dropped a large sack he had been carrying on the ground. "Of course, I understand social etiquette, so I brought a little something."
At the word "little," Whis raised an eyebrow but said nothing.
"This is instant noodles! Chips, popcorn, hot dogs, marshmallows, burgers and fried chicken, soda…"
"Red wine, beer, Erguotou…"
"Barbecue, crawfish…"
Whis listened to the introduction expressionlessly. "Are you trying to bribe me with food?"
"Oh… and of course, there's some for Beerus too. These are cat treats, catnip, cat food, beef jerky…"
"Cat litter, litter box… huh, why did I bring that too…"
"Hmm…" Seeing the massive sack, Whis raised his staff and made it disappear with a flick.
Placing one hand behind his back, Whis smiled gently at Lin Qi.
"No need to be so polite. Now, let's have a discussion about Ultra Instinct."
"Just a simple discussion…" Whis looked at him and added, "Show me how you enter Ultra Instinct first!"
And so, Lin Qi managed to stall a not-quite-willing Whis.
Meanwhile, Quitela and Cognac successfully found the remaining two Super Dragon Balls.
Everyone reconvened in Champa's God of Destruction Realm. Looking at the massive Super Dragon Ball that loomed like a planet in the sky, Champa was visibly excited.
"So what's the wish? Want me to do the summoning?!"
"Go ahead!" Quitela shrugged indifferently. He didn't really care—after all, most of the Dragon Balls had been gathered by Champa, so he could have this bit of glory.
"Come forth, Dragon of the Gods! Grant my wish—I wanna get rich!" Champa cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted toward the sky.
As the Super Dragon Balls radiated blinding light, a beam burst upward and dispersed, revealing the gargantuan Super Shenron to everyone's awe.
That immense body, glowing with golden brilliance, left Champa stunned. "Awesome… too awesome…"
In just moments, their bodies were involuntarily lifted into the air, and even nearby planets were sucked into Super Shenron's mouth.
"State your wish…"
Inside Super Shenron's consciousness, Champa's knees wobbled slightly.
"Ehhh…" Champa patted his chest in relief. "I thought we got eaten alive!"
"No kidding… who'd have guessed Super Shenron looked like that?" Quitela wiped cold sweat from his forehead, equally amazed.
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