First Door... Open!

Jayr POV - Dragon Ball Universe, Zeno's Palace - Age 780

After the Zenos announced that they have grown bored of watching a battle that they can't follow, I focus back on the arena where Beerus and Quitela are the last two left standing while thinking, 'Among all the Gods of Destruction present, it is the cat and the rat that remain standing... how ironic... Well, that is if we ignore the fact that Belmod is simply faking his defeat and is simply resting on the ground without being hurt at all.'

Looking at Belmod figure as he lies prone on the floor of the stage, I can help but smile wryly while thinking, 'I can't help but find that guy extremely creepy... for some reason he gives me some strong Joker mixed with Pennywise vibes. Well, maybe it is simply because his look is very clownish.'

At the same time, I hear an exhausted Quitela say, "As I thought, it's down to just you and me, Beerus. This will finally settle things once and for all."

In response, an equally tired Beerus casually replies, "Then maybe that noisy rat mouth of yours will finally stop squeaking," which makes Quitela charge toward him while screaming, "Shut up!! I'm the one that's going to win, you stupid hairless cat!!"

Beerus also charges toward Quitela, but just as they are about to attack each other, the Grand Minister intervenes, stopping each of their punches with a single finger and explains, "Your fighting is too intense for His Majesty to enjoy. Therefore, all the Gods of Destruction will be disqualified from participating in the tournament. This match is over, so you are free to withdraw."

At this point, both Gods of Destruction take a step back, and Quitela lets out a sigh of relief and mutters, "I see..."

After that, the Grand Minister calmly leaves the stage, floating back toward our platform while all the Guide Angels teleport on the stage and start healing their assigned Gods of destruction.

As the Grand Minister approaches us, Zeno-1 asks his other self, "How was it?" which makes Zeno-2 think about it for a few moments before he replies, "Hrm... I didn't really get what was so interesting about that."

Hearing that, Zeno-1 once again asks, "What should we do about the tournament?"

Zeno-2 looks and his other self and states, "Well, if it's gonna be like this, then we should just skip it and get rid of the universes we don't need right now."

Hearing that, the Grand Minister immediately asks for confirmation, "So then shall I cancel all the tournament plans?"

At this point, Goku immediately reacts, hearing that, and wonders, "Huh? Did someone just say 'Cancel the tournament'?" before he quickly rushes toward us, screaming, "Hang on just a second, Zen-chan! You can't call off the tournament! Come on, Zen-chan!"

While everyone present not in the know is shocked by Goku casually calling Zeno, "Zen-chan", I'm surprised for a whole other reason, 'How the hell was he able to hear about the tournament cancellation but completely miss the part about the Zenos' plan of erasing a few universes...? I mean how the hell is his brain so damn selective about what to hear and what not! And how is it possible that only Goku heard that!?'

But then I immediately realize what is going on by looking at the Grand Minister's calm and knowing smile on his face, 'Ah... So he is the one behind that... He made sure that no one else but the Guide Angel could hear what the Zenos were saying, and then he allowed only Goku to hear about the Tournament of Power's possible cancellation, knowing perfectly well how he would react to the news... As expected from the second highest authority after Zeno...'

While I'm thinking that, the Zenos look at Goku with their usual blank gaze while Zeno-1 asks, "What's up, Goku?" before Goku starts explaining, "Sure, Beerus-sama and the others' fighting was so crazy that you couldn't really tell what was going on... But ours won't be like that at all!"

Zeno-1 again looks at his other self and asks, "What should we do?" before Zeno-2 excitedly states, "Then show us one of your fights, Goku!" which makes a surprised Goku repeat, "Huh? One of my fights?"

Hearing that, the Grand Minister calmly comments, "I see. That is a good idea."

Goku scratches the back of his head in embarrassment and says, "It's not that I mind, but I don't think I'll be able to hold up against a God of Destruction well enough to show you a good fight... After seeing that match just now, I realized I still need a lot more training..."

Without hesitation, the Grand Minister quickly reassures him, "Don't worry, your opponent will be a mortal. After all, we've conveniently got Top here with us, don't we?" which makes a surprised Top exclaim, "M-Me...?"

Goku turns his head to look at Top and says, "Oh, him?" before he smiles and states, "In that case, I just might be able to show off my power!"

Hearing that, the Grand Minister looks at Top and asks, "This is alright with you, I assume, Top?" before he adds, "If you two proceed to the stage."

Then Belmod looks at Top and says, "This is your big chance, Top. Go on and show 'em what you're made of. They won't underestimate you for long," to which Top replies, "As you wish, Belmod-sama."

At this point, before Goku and Top can move, I stand up and say, "Wait a moment. I'd like to take part in that fight too." which makes Goku exclaim, "You too, Jayr!!" followed by the Zenos who yell in perfect sync, ""Jayr too!!""

The Grand Minister tilts his head in confusion and asks, "Why would you want to do that? With Jayr-sama standing and immense power, such a battle is completely meaningless..."

I calmly smile and explain, "That would be true if I fought using all my power, but for this special occasion, I'll simply limit my power to a level slightly below theirs. As for the reason why I'm doing this... Well, there are two of them. The first and less important reason is that I've grown bored of sitting after watching that battle. The second and more important reason is that there is a new... Let's call it an ability I recently successfully created that I'd like to test. I'd like to do so in what I like to call a controlled environment where the risks are basically nonexistent."

Hearing that, the Grand Minister appears to be very curious about what I said, "A new power?" followed by an interested Goku who asks, "Really!? What is this ability? What does it do? Is it going to be very powerful...?"

I look at them with a confident smirk on my face and answer, "Without spoiling too much, I'm simply going to say that if it truly works as I imagine, then it is for sure going to be one of my most powerful abilities..." which makes Goku exclaim, "Cool...!" followed by the Zenos who shout, ""We wanna see it!""

In response to that, the Grand Minister smirks and says, "Very well, you can join too, Jayr-sama. but please give Top and Goku the chance to show Zeno-sama what they are capable of..." to which I reply with a nod before saying, "Sure, it isn't going to be a problem. For this battle, I'm going to limit myself to their level of power..."

Shortly after saying that, I don't hesitate to quickly transform my Spiral Cosmo into simple Ki before immediately controlling the overall quantinty in such a way that more or lass matches Goku's Ki level making Goku exclaim, "Woah! I can now sense your Ki!" followed by the Grand Minister who pays a compliment, "Ass expected of Jayr-sama."

After that, Top and Goku start to get on the stage while the Grand Minister, the Zenos, Patamon, and I talk a little about what went wrong with the previous fight and what rules and limitation use in the next one and once we came up with a few simple ones, the Grand Minister, and I jump from the platform on to the stage where Top and Goku were already waiting for us in silence.

As soon as everyone took their position, the Grand Minister announced, "Well then, in order to avoid something like the previous match, we shall impose some simple restrictions. In order to make spectating the fight easier for his majesty, flying will be prohibited, as it is the use of objects that makes the fight impossible to proceed regularly, and the killing of your opponent. Stepping or falling out of the ring will equate to a loss."

Hearing that, Goku exclaims in shock, "What!? We're not allowed to fly!?" to which the Grand Minister simply states, "It's Zeno-sama's wishes."

Resigned by that, Top simply stands in silence while Goku sighs and comments, "Damn... Oh well... At least if my opponent can't fly either, then we'll be on even terms..."

While this is happening, I notice that Korn, the Guide Angel of the 8th Universe, approaches Whis and asks, "Whis! That person is a mortal from the universe you are in charge of, is he not?" to which Whis replies, "Yes, that is correct."

Then Korn asks, "Don't you think he acts a little too familiar with Zeno-sama and our Father, err, I mean the Grand Minister? This lack of etiquette is disrespectful."

In response, Whis calmly explains, "My apologies, Nii-sama. Since he is close to Zeno-sama's guest and Zeno-sama himself is quite amused by him, he's kind of gotten carried away."

Hearing that, Korn mutters, "Zeno-sama's guest..." before he again asks, "What do you know about him...?" to which Whis replies, "I don't know too much about him... Only that he is a God from outside the 12 universes whose Divinities are centred around Healing, Justice, and Dragons, he is incredibly powerful to the point that he can casually shrugh off Beerus-sama's Hakai, and that Zeno-sama treats him like an equal and has a lot of fun spending time with him."

At the same time, Top finally says something by calling out while looking at Goku, "Hey, you." which makes Goku reply, "What?"

Shortly after, Top asks, "Who the hell are you? Are you a candidate to be God of Destruction, too?"

In response to that question, Goku smiles and confidently states, "I couldn't care less about Gods of Destruction. All I want is to become stronger."

Hearing that, Top repeats, "Couldn't care less... you say?" before Goku comments with an excited tone, "You're a candidate for God of Destruction yourself, right? As expected, just like all the other Gods, I can't sense your power level at all. All I know is that you are indeed very strong."

At this point, Top asks, "You're hiding your actual power as well, aren't you?" to which Goku simply chuckles in response.

Then Top focuses on me, bows and says in a much more polite tone, "It's an honor for me to be your opponent in such occasion, Jayr-sama. For some reason, a part of me feels incredibly opposed at the idea of standing against you..." before he asks, "Do you perhaps knows the reason behind this uncomfortable feeling?"

Hearing his question, I think about it for a few seconds before I explain, "If I remember well, you are part of the Pride Troopers, aren't you? This means that you have a pretty strong sense of justice, right? Maybe that is the reason why a part of you is so against confronting me... You see, unlike most Gods of this multiverse whose domains are mostly centered around Creation and Destruction, I am a God whose one of my domains is actually Justice. Fighting me is almost like fighting the very idea of justice... This may be the reason behind that uncomfortable feeling."

Top's eyes open why showing his surprise before he immediately reins in his emotions and mutters, "I see... A God of Justice, huh... That surely could explain it."

At this point, the Grand Minister doesn't give us any more time to talk as he announces, "Now, let the second match... Begin!!!"

Goku begins by letting out a roar and turning into Super Saiyan, making Beerus ask in an annoyed tone, "He's just starting off with regular Super Saiyan Form?" followed by Whis, who guesses, "He's probably going to try to feel out his opponents."

At the same time, Goku announces, "Well then, here I come!" before he immediately rushes toward Top, who evenly replies, "Let's see what you've got."

Goku doesn't hesitates to assault Top with a quick seriers of attacks, however he is unable to land a single attack as Top shows a lot more agility and speed than his physique may hint of to the point that after a few seconds, Goku stops for a moment and comments, "Man, oh, man...There's still a huge difference between our strengths."

Top seems very annoyed by Goku's current performance as he yells back, "What was with those attacks? Quit playing around and get serious!"

At this point, I smirk a little and yell, "Hey! Don't forget about me!" before I also join the fray and start by launching a basic volley of Ki Blast at them, forcing Goku to dodge while Top simply deflects them back.

I take advantage of this brief opening to close in onto Top and attack him with a precise barrage of punches and kicks, however since I'm limiting myself to a Ki level that is around that of Goku in his base form and I'm making sure to also limit my pure physical power, Top is able to dodge and deflect my attacks with little to no effort on his part, to the point that he humbly request, "Jayr-sama... You're holding back way too much... You can let go a bit more, don't worry, I can handle it."

Hearing that, I calmly smile and say, "Thanks for your concern, Top... But this level of power is more than enough for what I need to do. You can attack me freely."

As soon as I say that, Top nods and says, "Very well... Be careful, Jayr-sama!" before he starts to counterattack, but even if I'm limiting my Ki to Goku's level and holding back my physical powereness, my senses are still fully functional and thus, I can easily see, react, and dodge every single one of Top's attack.

Shortly after that, Goku also joins, escalating our battle into a chaotic three-way battle where Top, Goku, and I constantly attack and defend against one another.

Despite the fact that under my current self-imposed limitation I'm the least powerful individual on the ring, I'm still able to easily keep up with both Goku and Top because for one reason, neither of them is currently going all out, and the second reason is that with my senses I'm still able to easily catch all their movements and react to what they are going to do having all the time I need to dodge.

In fact, at the moment, the battle is easy enough that I can even focus a little on what is going on around us to the point that I hear Zeno-2 as he comments with surprise, "Huh? Goku's changed." followed by Zeno-1 who excitedly explains, "Yeah! Goku transforms to fight!"

Hearing that, Zeno-2 cheerfully exclaims, "Whoa! That's so cool!" before Zeno-1 adds, "And he can still transform a lot more!" which makes a very curious and excited Zeno-2 ask, "Really? How many more times?"

At this point, Zeno-1 stumbles a little as he is unsure, and seeing that, the Grand Minister asks, "Patamon-sama, do you know how many transformations Goku has?" which makes my Digimon Partner reply in a haughty and confident tone, "Sure, I know! Let's see... Goku can transform into Super Saiyan, Super Saiyan 2, Super Saiyan 3, Super Saiyan God, Super Saiyan Blue, and Super Saiyan Blue Kaio-ken, but this last one is more of an unstable enhancement than a real transformation. Overall, I'd say that Goku can currently transform 5 times, on top of what he has just shown us. Moreover, the Saiyans have some other transformations that they can unlock depending on factors like genetics, luck, and training, like the Super Saiyan 4, Legendary Super Saiyan, Oozaru, Super Saiyan Rosè, Wratful, and Evil Saiyan."

Hearing that, the eyes of the Zenos start to shine in excitement as Zeno-2 exclaims, "What!? He has five!? I wanna see them all!!"

Whis, who took notice of the conversation between the Zenos, Patamon, and the Grand Minister, immediately says, "As you wish, Zeno-sama," before he loudly calls out and says, "Goku! His majesty has stated that he wishes to see all your transformations. Please perform them for him."

Soon after, while I calmly deflect Goku's punch toward Top, who casually blocks it, he looks at Whis with surprise and a little bafflement, and then he says, "Huh? Err... Okay... Sure." before we all step back to give him the time he needs to transform.

At the same time, Top looks annoyed as he asks, "You bastard... So then you were holding out on 4 more transformations?" making Goku chuckle and reply, "Hehehe... I wasn't planning on using all of them."

After saying that, Goku doesn't waste any time and with a shout, he immediately transforms into a Super Saiyan 2 before he states, "This is Super Saiyan 2!"

But since Super Saiyan 2 form doesn't change too much from the plain Super Saiyan, Zeno-2 comments in a disappointed tone, "Hmm? Did he transform? He didn't really change much."

Beerus notices this and with panic in his tone, he immediately yells, "G-Goku!! Next!! Hurry and move on to the next one!!" which makes Goku reply in an unsure tone, "Okay... Sure..."

Then Goku let out a roar as he transforms into a Super Saiyan 3 under the surprised eyes of Top before he announces, "This is Super Saiyan 3." making Zeno-1 cheer, "Yaaay! Goku looks really mean and scary now!" followed by Zeno-2 who excidetly comments, "This is super neat!"

Shortly after, Goku lets out another roar and charges toward Top and proceeds to attack him again and I also join the fray, but the situation doesn't changes much as he is still unable to land a single blow on us much to his frustration which makes him stop and question himself out loud, "What's going on? I'm not catching up to Top's power level at all. On the other hand, Jayr's power level is currently much weaker than mine, but despite that, he is still able to react and dodge my attacks!"

Top and I also briefly stop our exchange before Top looks at Goku with an unimpressed gaze and says, "Is this all the 7th Universe has to offer? Well then, I think it's my turn to start attacking... This way, I can fully focus on the battle with Jayr-sama."

Shortly after saying that, Top immediately hits Goku with overwhelming speed and power, to the point that Super Saiyan 3 Goku is completely unable to react and is sent crashing on the floor before he quickly gets up, clears the blood coming out from his mouth with his wrist, and with a painful grunt comments, "Nggh... That hurt...! You're pretty fast for how big you are."

Then Top once again starts to attack Goku, who can only barely defend himself, and since they aren't focusing on me at the moment, I concentrate a little bit on my surroundings and listen to some of the comments.

"He got into punching distance in an instant...!"

"Top's amazing!"

"He's super strong even without transforming!"

"That's the way, Top. Fight to win, stay focused on victory."

"I don't think that victory is an option, Belmod-sama. I have to remind you that Zeno-sama's honorable guest is also taking part in this battle, and even if he is currently limiting his power to a level way below that of Top and that mortal from the 7th Universe, neither of them was able to land a single hit on him. A feat that only fath- I mean, the Grand Minister is capable of in the same conditions. Reasonably, the only way for Top to win is that Jayr-sama chooses to let him win after he has tested whatever he wanted in this match."

After smacking Goku around for a bit, Top tells him, "Hurry up and do your next transformation already. You're wasting my time."

In response, Goku takes a deep breath and comments, "Damn it... I guess I don't have much of a choice... I'm gonna take it up a notch." before he confidently warns Top, "But after this transformation, I'll be on an antirely differnt level. You may not even be able to keep up after."

Goku then doesn't waste any time and immediately transforms into a Super Saiyan God before he calmly introduces it, "This is my 4th transformation, Super Saiyan God."

Seeing that, Top focuses on Goku and comments, "At last, you finally give off the aura of a God. In that case, I shall respond in kind," before he also powers up, making Goku cheerfully comment, "I see... You learned a lot from the Gods of Destruction as well."

In response, Top agrees and adds, "That's right. And with Belmod-sama's honor on the line, I cannot afford to lose to you!" which makes Goku smile and state, "I can't lose this battle either."

At this point, Top doesn't waste any time and immediately resumes the battle by making the first move.

He launches a Kiai at Goku, who flies up into the air to dodge it, but Top expected this and follows through with a precise Ki Blast aimed at the rising Goku.

At the same time, the Grand Minister sternly warns Goku, "Flying is not allowed!!" which makes Goku curse before he is caught by Top's Ki Blast that almost knocks him off the stage, but Goku is able to grab the ring's edge and pull himself up before charging toward Top where the two resume the exchange.

The battle between the two picks up, and the two Zenos and the other Gods are suitably amazed at the battle.

"Th-This fight is already on the level of Gods..."

"Whoooaaa!! They're totally going at it!!"

"They are all amazing!"

"He's finally able to compete with Toppo's strength after turning into a Super Saiyan God."

"I'm more curious about what Jayr-sama is going to do. With his current self-imposed limits, he won't be able to keep up with them anymore."

At this point, Beerus suddenly yells, "Hey, Goku! Enough already! Go Blue and finish him!"

Goku, who is still exchanging blows with Top, agrees, "Alright, Beerus-sama," before he tells Top, "It was really a great fight with you, Top. Let's pick this up again in the actual tournament!"

Goku then blocks Top's punch and transforms into a Super Saiyan Blue and prepares to finish the battle with one strike, but Top is ready and prepares to counter the attack.

Seeing that both are ready to conclude this battle, I realize that it is time to finally act and without any hesitation I close my eyes and fully focus on my whole body perfectily sensing every single part that makes up my body having a perfect awareness of its inner working before I quickly further enhanced this awareness to incude also the energy within my body while making sure that my whole being enters that special state that I've been chasing for so long and suddenly a smoky pure white aura starts to emit from my body.

Then I quickly open my eyes and kick the ground numerous times using Soru from the One Piece Universe while also perfectily controlling my Ki to burst in perfect sync with my kicks almost like the Enhanced Strength technique of Tsunade from Naruto Universe to move much faster than what my currently limited body is capable of and immediately arrive between Goku and Top.

Once I'm standing between them, I grab Goku's fist and immediately feel the flow of energy within his body and immediately redirect and disperse it in such a way that it becomes completely harmless, at the same time, I do the same with Top's leg stopping their attack before they can hit each other much to their shock.

"What...!? How did he...!?"

"Impossible!! His power level is still the same!!!"

Watching the shock and confusion on their face, I simply smile confidently and say, "First Door of the Muga no Kyochi (State of Self Actualization) open... Hyaku Ren Jitoku no Kiwami! (Pinnacle of Hard Work!)"