Chapter 58: Time Patrol Squad, New Member
"At that time, the Supreme Kai of Time, Chronoa, and the Demon King of the Demon Realm, Mechikabura, were both candidates for the position of Supreme Kai of Time!"
As Lin Qi spoke, even Super Saiyan Goku, who had initially wanted to interrupt, became engrossed.
Although Goku couldn't quite grasp the strange dialogue among these peculiar people, his curiosity still drew him in.
Trunks pressed his lips together and, looking troubled, walked over to join the pair, listening quietly as Lin Qi narrated a tale from ancient times.
"However, Mechikabura was not a righteous person. He was ambitious and wanted to control time across the entire universe!"
"He, along with a few of his followers—mages and the like—set his sights on the Chronoa Bird!"
"You mean that big yellow bird that's always chirping 'time, time'?" Goku exclaimed in shock, his eyes wide.
"The Chronoa Bird is a divine creature capable of creating universal time. The Supreme Kai of Time told me about it!" Trunks added with a nod.
"Later, Chronoa noticed and defeated him, sealing him in the gap between time!"
"Whoa... that sounds incredible! Who'd have thought such a small girl could do all that?" Goku said with amazement once more.
Trunks also looked curiously at Lin Qi. "Where did you hear all this? The Supreme Kai never mentioned it to me!"
"I don't need to hear it; I'm pretty knowledgeable about it," Lin Qi replied nonchalantly, shrugging as he glanced at the struggling Frieza lying on the ground.
This was his first time seeing Frieza in person, though he hadn't expected it to be under these circumstances, at this particular moment in time.
"Let's quickly head back through the time gate we came from and report to the Supreme Kai!" Trunks urged Lin Qi and Goku.
"But..." Goku pointed at the trembling, half-dead Frieza on the ground. "He's not dead yet..."
"History has already been corrected. We can't stay here any longer!" Trunks said firmly.
By this point, Lin Qi had already flown to the black hole. "A black hole is a black hole, so why call it a time gate?"
Speaking of which, is our mission really just to fix history? What about the Dark Dragon Balls?
"...So, what's the real purpose here?" Super Saiyan Goku muttered as he watched the three fly away, turning to Frieza on the ground with a look of disdain.
"Please... I beg you... save me..."
It was a classic moment etched in eternity!
Upon returning to the Time Nest through the time gate, Chronoa eagerly held up the scroll of time and looked at Trunks. "I found it!"
"This time, there are two locations!"
"Has history changed again?" Trunks immediately leaned in to examine the scroll.
"Is the next opponent strong?" Goku scratched the back of his head in confusion.
He felt as though being a member of the Time Patrol made him little more than a bystander.
Lin Qi looked indifferently at the noisy trio. Whether those demon gods were strong or not, there were plenty of ways to outmaneuver them even in their normal forms.
At best, their strength was barely equivalent to Super Saiyan 4—if we're only discussing combat power, that is.
The most troublesome aspect would undoubtedly be their magic... While it wasn't on the level of an angel, it was certainly annoying!
Speaking of which, Supreme Kai of Time Chronoa clearly wasn't the most competent squad leader.
Goku's clueless expression was proof enough of that.
The Dark Demon Realm arc needed to be analyzed from the very beginning to truly grasp its intricacies. Otherwise, one could easily end up as confused as Goku.
What Lin Qi had just explained to Goku was the simplest part. The actual story was far more complex.
It even touched upon the question of why the Dark Demon Realm existed in the first place!
The Dark Demon Realm was an independent, unique time-space created by Mechikabura during his endless years of imprisonment.
In fact, before becoming the Demon King, Mechikabura had been a mage in the heavenly realms!
He was the kind of magic-user akin to Majin Buu's type of magic.
You could think of him as being somewhat like an angel or elf-like entity, though in terms of power, he was nowhere near comparable to an angel.
From the hidden archives of history, Mechikabura uncovered certain secrets unknown to most.
In his pursuit of dark energy, he took several mages with him when he left.
Among his subordinates from early on were Demigra, Putine, and Gravy.
After acquiring dark energy, he set his sights on temporal energy, leading to the events Lin Qi had explained to Goku earlier, as well as the creation of his own Tokitoki Bird!
Later, the Tokitoki Bird by Frieza's side turned out to be one of Mechikabura's creations!
Chronoa, having become the Supreme Kai of Time ahead of Mechikabura, thwarted his plans and sealed him in the gap between time.
After Mechikabura's subordinates, such as Demigra, attempted to assassinate Chronoa, they too failed and were sealed away!
The Dark Demon Realm, now leaderless, descended into chaos, with minor players seizing power. Among them was the familiar Demon King Dabura!
However, Chronoa wasn't one to be trifled with. Over her long lifespan, she relentlessly pursued and hunted down demons.
After the events of Majin Buu and Dabura's death, the Dark Demon Realm plunged into further disarray.
At this point, Dabura's sister Towa stepped up to take charge.
What could she do with insufficient strength?
Being a genius scientist of the demon world, she created Mira, an artificial being.
Towa not only controlled a portion of the Dark Demon Realm's forces but also used a Dark Mask to manipulate Bardock, repeatedly altering history.
As for how Towa managed to do this with Bardock, Lin Qi admitted he couldn't quite figure it out.
Oh well, it's probably just for the sake of the plot!
And so, after the events involving Trunks' time machine, Chronoa's Time Patrol was established.
"I think you should split into two groups for this mission!" Chronoa said with a grave expression, tapping the scroll emphatically.
Lin Qi, distracted by his thoughts, was pulled back to reality. The origin of the Dark Demon Realm had taken quite the detour in his mind...
"You two have some experience, so come with me to protect me... Trunks, you'll team up with the new recruit!" Chronoa quickly made her arrangements.
"Huh?" Trunks looked baffled. "Where's this new recruit?"
"Hmph! So much for the so-called strongest person... Trunks, am I not the strongest in your eyes?"
A figure descended the staircase from the second floor, speaking with an unmistakable arrogance.
"Dad?" Trunks was stunned, then utterly mortified as he turned to Chronoa in disbelief.
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