"Enough, stop spewing nonsense!" Rumssi shook his head. "For slaughtering innocent lives across twenty-one galaxies, you're guilty of the gravest of crimes. Even if I destroy you, you'll have no cause for complaint."
"You... what did you say?" Zamasu's eyes widened as he immediately retorted, "Everything I did was what a God of Destruction does. What wrong did I commit?"
"Are you an idiot?" Rumssi shook his head. "When has a God of Destruction ever slaughtered innocent beings?"
"Don't you kill living beings when you destroy planets?" Zamasu shouted.
"What's the connection between destroying planets and slaughtering living beings?" Rumssi chuckled. "Destroying planets is done to maintain cosmic balance. Gods of Destruction never slaughter innocent lives!"
"This, this, this..." Zamasu was utterly speechless.
"If you have any last words, you better say them quickly," Rumssi said, extending his hand and pointing it at Zamasu's body from a distance.
"No! This is impossible! Gowasu didn't tell me this!" Zamasu cried out hysterically.
"Oh? Gowasu?" Rumssi paused.
"I went to the Eleventh Universe. Gowasu had me try working in a galaxy there first. I eliminated all life in that galaxy, and Lord Gowasu even praised me, saying I was doing a great job and had the potential to be a God of Destruction!" Zamasu vehemently defended himself.
"Oh? What else did he say?" Rumssi smiled.
"He also said... that I was a bit slow, and if I worked in our own universe, I'd be much more efficient. So I returned to our Tenth Universe... and entered one of its galaxies," Zamasu explained. "I went to a planet and saw a white lizard who called himself the Emperor of the Universe. So I taught him a lesson... and later you took me to the Sixth Universe."
"Your understanding is flawed, Zamasu," Vegeta shook his head.
"You were tricked. Gowasu wanted you to return to our universe and destroy its systems," Rumssi sighed.
"You... what did you say?" Zamasu seemed to realize he'd been played for a fool.
"Destruction!"
Rumssi wasted no further pleasantries and unleashed a blast of destructive energy at Zamasu.
Zamasu's body instantly dissolved into nothingness, gradually dissipating into the wind.
Zamasu was dead!
This time, he was truly dead.
Only the Super Dragon Balls could revive him now; ordinary Dragon Balls were powerless to bring him back.
"Gowasu, when you take disciples, can't you be more discerning?" Rumssi asked sternly, his face dark. "If you had actually taken Zamasu and let him run wild, you would have destroyed our universe with your own hands!"
Gowasu was filled with remorse, lowering his head in silence.
"If you can't handle it, then abdicate quickly and pass on the Kaioshin position to Vegeta," Rumssi instructed Gowasu.
"Alright... I agree. I don't object!" Gowasu nodded gravely. "I also believe Vegeta is more suited to be Kaioshin than I am."
"Vegeta, come here for a moment," Rumssi pulled Vegeta aside.
"What is it? I never agreed to become a Kaioshin," Vegeta scoffed. "I don't want my life bound to someone else!"
"You brat, as if I'd want my life bound to yours! Do you know how many people you've offended?" Rumssi glared at Vegeta impatiently. "You've not only offended Gowasu, but also Beerus. I'm the one who should be worried, aren't I?"
"Did I offend them alone? Didn't we offend them together?" Vegeta smiled.
"There's actually one advantage to you becoming a Kaioshin: at least Gowasu won't dare kill you," Rumssi grinned at Vegeta. "If you were just a disciple of a Kaioshin or a God of Destruction, Gowasu destroying you wouldn't be a violation! If the situation escalated, he'd at most get a scolding from the Grand Minister!"
"I truly don't want to be any kind of god. My greatest ambition is to become the strongest human in the entire universe!" Vegeta sighed.
"What are you thinking about?" Rumssi scoffed. "You've already cultivated divine power inadvertently. Do you think you're still an ordinary human?"
Vegeta: "..."
"Also, you can be Kaioshin for a while, then find a suitable disciple. When you don't want to do it anymore, just pass the position to them," Rumssi suggested. "Gowasu is getting senile; if he continues like this, I feel our Tenth Universe will truly be in danger."
"Fine... since you're begging me so much, I'll reluctantly take on the role of Kaioshin," Vegeta said with a look of helplessness.
Rumssi: "..."
Why do I feel like I'm begging you to be Kaioshin?
Don't I have any other suitable candidates?
Uh...
It seems I really don't have any other suitable candidates.
Vegeta is indeed the most suitable candidate for Kaioshin.
"Alright, it's a done deal, then," Rumssi nodded happily.
Rumssi thought that Vegeta becoming Kaioshin was definitely a good choice.
After all, they had their existing relationship.
Work would be much smoother going forward.
Moreover, the most important thing was that Vegeta already understood the duties of a God of Destruction.
If he could handle the God of Destruction's work while he was out, it would save him a lot of trouble.
Then he could just relax.
In addition, once Vegeta became Kaioshin, Gowasu wouldn't dare do anything to him.
At the very least, he wouldn't kill him.
This was also for Vegeta's own good.
"Gowasu, if you don't mind, please abdicate and pass the mantle to Vegeta immediately," Rumssi called out to Gowasu. "Of course, if you have a more suitable candidate, I won't object. Just don't say I forced you!"
"Mm, you didn't force me," Gowasu nodded slightly. "I've been planning to retire for a while now. Vegeta is indeed an excellent choice."
"That's good," Rumssi happily swished his elephant trunk.
"Vegeta, stand still. I'll transfer the Kaioshin position to you now," Gowasu said to Vegeta with a solemn expression.
Vegeta didn't object, standing there with his hands in his pockets.
Vegeta's staff was planted in the ground.
Just as Gowasu was about to begin the transfer ritual for Vegeta.
"Beep beep beep!"
The staff next to Vegeta flashed a few times.
"Someone's contacting me?" Vegeta was surprised and called out to Gowasu, "Wait a moment, I need to take a call."
Gowasu: "..."
Vegeta immediately activated the communication function on his staff.