Chapter 77 - 74: A Calm Night, The Other World Tournament Begins! (2/2)

”Y-Yes...I wouldn't want big brother Oscar to hate me, let alone his son. I'd love to get along with you too, Miya.”

Looking at his children introduce themselves to Elsa without him taking the wheel, Oscar enjoyed watching this. Seeing it wrap up, he let out another laugh.

”Hahaha! Well there you have it, Miss Elsa. Welcome to the family! Why don't we head inside? We've been out here long enough as it is, we probably only have another hour or so to relax before Grand Kai's banquet officially starts.”

Everyone nodded at Oscar. Iona proceeded to open the door, and what revealed inside was your classic first class hotel suite. Two king sized beds further beyond back, and a red sofa up front. Up front also contained a small kitchen and opposite to the other side of the room, a bathroom, containing both a decent sized bath and shower head. When the Grand Kai built this, besides the necessities, he did not include any other modern electronics, as these rooms were designed for resting in mind.

Oscar decided to speak up one final time as they headed into the room, as he remembered something.

”Everyone, I almost forgot to remind you guys that I will only be here for a few hours. Once the banquet ends, I will need to check back in with the South Kai before heading off to my own residence back at the South Area.”

Nao, Miya, Elsa, and Iona nodded again in confirmation. The four knew they didn't see Oscar at King Kai's North Area when the fighters came out, so he had to be in a different one. If he wasn't at South Kai's South Area by the end of the night, Oscar would probably end up getting disqualified.

Iona was first to enter the room. Oscar and Nao soon followed, of which Oscar whispered something into Nao's ear, telling him he wanted to speak to Nao in private after the banquet. Once those two entered, Miya also whispered in Elsa's ear, where Miya also requested to speak to Elsa in private.

Once the five relaxed themselves in Iona's and Miya's guest residence, time seem to have sped up again, and before they knew it, an hour soon passed in a blink of an eye. An intercom speaker that sounded through Ki waves reached all four areas at once, saying the banquet was now ready and for everyone to make their way to the Central Area. This Central Area contained four large tables, meant for each Area and tons and tons of food could be seen sitting at the edges of the room in a buffet-like style.

The five soon arrived here, grabbing many pieces of food for them to enjoy a feast together with the other fighters of the North Area. Oscar had to sit back at his own represented table with South Kai. Nao took this time to look at the other races, and it definitely was a sight to behold. He even saw some characters that seemed to have come out of different anime he had watched in his past life as well, which confused him quite a bit. As to whether these characters were actually from those anime, he would have to confirm that later.

However, the fighter that surprised Nao the greatest was a tall figure sitting with their legs crossed with a look of disdain in their eyes, sitting at East Kai's table. He was currently spinning a wine glass around in his left hand, slowly sipping on it as he brought it to his mouth. He recognized the purple skin immediately, together with the white bone-like armor. That's right, this figure was a Frost Demon!

This wasn't just any Frost Demon either. Unlike his brother Frieza, this one appeared more mature, and he went by the name, Cooler! Nao only had a quick look at him before he immediately turned around back to his table, not wanting to catch his attention.

However, unfortunately for Nao, his quick action was still noticed by Cooler, causing him to smile.

Thoughts began to stir in Nao's mind after he took a quick glance at Cooler. 'Why the heck is Cooler here!? He shouldn't even make an appearance until he notices a Saiyan pod escaping Planet Vegeta after it gets blown up!'. His heart also started to beat fiercely, trying to wrack his brain at the same time. Miya also felt Nao's quickened heartbeat, only to look at him in worry.

Nao didn't see Cooler stand up at his time and before he knew it, Cooler made his way to the North Area's table with his wine glass still in hand, constantly swirling it around. Nao turned behind again, only to see Cooler staring right back at him. Cooler was the first one to speak up.

”Hmph, white hair...There's no doubt about it, are you the monkey who managed to block one of my stupid little brother's attacks?”

Once Nao heard this, his eyes turned wide once again, but after thinking for a moment, it did make sense. Once Frieza took over his father's army, he had a short standoff with Nao, and he managed to block one of his Death Beams. It wouldn't be surprising if Frieza relayed this information to his brother, despite how much Frieza hates him. Playing it safe, he decided he didn't know who the figure in front of him was, and asked.

”That's right. Who are you?”

”Listen well, monkey brat. I'm Cooler, the one who is destined to rule this universe! Unlike my stupid little brother Frieza, who kills wantonly, I myself have a l.u.s.t for battle. His ego always gets the best of him but I'm different. I choose who I want to kill. I'd even kill him given the chance! I hope you won't disappoint me.”

Cooler let out an evil grin once he finished his introduction. Not giving Nao any time to respond, Cooler suddenly applied some pressure in his left hand, causing the wine glass to break. The glass shattered into pieces and the remaining wine spilled onto Nao's white hair, which slowly poured down his face.

Seeing this left Cooler satisfied for now. However, at this time, the North Area table suddenly heard an angry voice coming from East Kai.

”Hey Cooler, don't you dare start terrorizing the other fighters, and get your ass back here! Be grateful the Grand Kai even let you in here.”

Hearing this caused Cooler to look back at East Kai. Without speaking he activated some of his Ki, and raised his right finger. Dark purple Ki soon converged around it, and he aimed right underneath East Kai's feet. He then launched a Death Beam, causing a small hole to dig right into the ground.

Cooler then proceeded to walk back to East Kai's table, sitting back down in his seat. Along the way, he spoke to East Kai.

”That was just a warning, I take orders from no one, even if you do happen to be a Kai!”

”Eek!”

It took a few seconds to register what just happened, but this caused the East Kai to let out a small shriek. She then proceeded to to slouch back into her seat, hugging her knees, mumbling something along the way.

'Grand Kai, why did you let such a bastard in here? I know you wanted to show a lot of variety in the Other World Tournament this time around, but still...isn't this a bit much?'

Murmurs started rising as the fighters of the other three tables as they watched this scene happen. Only now did the Grand Kai show up, slowly making his way to his chair which was hoisted up on a wooden platform, giving him the view of the banquet below. Unlike his earlier attire dressed in jeans and his denim jacket, he was now in his formal Grand Kai black garb outfit that had red lining. Yellow-orange clothes could be seen underneath the garb.

As he sat down, the murmurs soon died down, allowing silence to streak across the room. A nearby attendant then went up to the Grand Kai, passing him a small microphone. After tapping it a couple times to check the sound, he proceeded to hold it up near his mouth, and officially announced the welcoming of the Other World Tournament.

”Heh, heh, welcome everyone! I will be your host for tonight's banquet, and the host for the Other World Tournament that starts tomorrow. I truly thank you all for comin' here. Seein' every one of you accept my invitation warms me greatly. I went to the far reaches of the universe this time around! Sit back and enjoy the food tonight guys! The preliminary round will start in the mornin'. The meetin' spot will be in front of my mansion! What better way is there to start a tournament off than to start it off with a battle royale!? That's right folks, I have prepared two stages for guys. 18 fighters will fight on each of the two stages, and only sixteen fighters will advance onto the next round! With that being said, let's dig in! The Other World Tournament starts now!”

With the Grand Kai officially announcing the start of the tournament, cheers soon resounded around the banquet room. Immediately following that, various fireworks soon started launching into the sky, creating pattern after pattern for those to look at. Nao proceeded to wipe the wine off his face, and watched the fireworks together with his family and Elsa. Once they finished, they started to dig into the meals, in anticipation for what was to come tomorrow.