AN : Well, no plot... Then again? Who needs one? It's a story about those who do deserve their limelight so...

Disclaimer : I don't own jack, or I wouldn't be writing this, unfortunately.


You serious?

Planet Netfiss, Tailor

Jiren was silent the entire time, his mind was deep in thoughts about many subjects, chief among them was how to act in a bar, since it was his very first time where he went public. Ever since he was a child, he isolated himself from everyone and everything, and his job as a hero took all his time. This was the very first time where he's in this position of.. Having absolutely nothing to do. He figured that maybe he should spend some time with the teammates he's been with for a long time. His days of being the lone wolf hero was gone by then..

"Jiren, are you.. contemplating something?" Toppo asked his friend who remained quiet but shook his head, "You'll not regret this, believe me. I remember the very first time I went here, it was back when Kahseral and Kettol were talking about this new restaurant right in front of it, and after some... Bad news I heard, I went there before I realized anything... In the end, I drunk enough to not be allowed to drive for a week!"

"Kettol and Kahseral know of Gicchin-sensei?" Jiren asked curiously as Toppo sighed.

"Not in person, and Tupper wasn't even allowed to get in, and he's the third to join after I became the leader..." Toppo sighed, "I'm sorry if I didn't hear about your sensei when it mattered the most."

"I got him, my friends and family back... And I never realized that I already have them in you all these years." Jiren replied as Toppo sighed. The Gray was Still blaming himself after... Everything he did!

"What is done is done. We don't blame you Jiren. You had a very cruel past for someone like you, and it's not strange that you did change. People change for better and for worse all the time. Sometimes, you change for what you thought is for worse, but turns out to be for best. I mean, even before you joined, you saved each and everyone of us, even once. There is a reason why they all respect you even before you became a Trooper, son, and it is because you helped all of us when we needed it the most." At this, Jiren looked away, he didn't need to feel the guilt.

"Who am I to blame then?" Jiren asked Toppo who sighed.

"You don't have anyone to blame. You saved us countless times. It's... I think that all of us need to become stronger and get rid of this silliness that we call overspecialization." Toppo replied as Jiren sighed.

"Overspecialization is a flaw, but it can be overcame." Jiren replied bluntly as Toppo snorted.

"Guess that we'll need you now even more than ever." This caught the Gray by surprise.

"I am not a good trainer!" Jiren replied seriously, "Sensei is better than I."

"Look, we don't want you to train us, just some light sparring sometimes, and telling us the weaknesses?" Toppo told his friend who nodded at this. He can work with that.

"Fine." Jiren replied curtly as he was now thinking about it. While he was an amazing, peerless fighter, and he literally broke each and every law by his level, for his age at least, which wasn't even his prime, he was.. A bit too good at that. His sensei however was the one who brought him at his current level.

"So... What do I lack as a fighter, Jiren?" Toppo asked his friend who sighed. Truth be told, Toppo Shouldn't be a fighter.

"You're not in your prime." Jiren replied and Toppo sighed. "Age is inevitable."

"I know. I'm pretty old, even for my own specie, but the good doctor said that I don't have more than a century or so.." Toppo replied as Jiren sighed.

"Eat healthier." This wasn't a bad advice. Problem was that Toppo's specie require a lot more food than normally.

"I don't know about that? I mean, while I tend to avoid greasy food, I have to eat a lot of calories. And even Marcarita-sama herself had told me that I will have to retire pretty soon..." Toppo admitted as Jiren narrowed his eyes.

"Are you... Telling me, to be your successor?" This caught the old man off guard.

"No? I don't know if you'd like it?" He asked Jiren who snorted.

"Not now!" He replied sharply. The last thing he needed was more responsibility. The lives of innocent was at hand. His own sense of justice was his truest pride..

"So... Will you mind telling us your stories of heroism? Like way back then?" Toppo asked Jiren who shrugged, "I'll take that as a yes."

"It's.. Complicated." Jiren replied as Toppo stopped the car.

"We're here! Let's go, take a design, and a color." Toppo told his friend who nodded and went inside.

"Hello Toppo-sama! Are you here for.. Ji-ji-ji-Jiren-sama?" The tailor eyes widened at the elusive superhero's arrival.

"Please Raf keep it quiet! Look, er, can you keep this a secret, and I will personally make sure you get that.." Toppo started only for Jiren to interject.

"Do not panic." Jiren said before he went to the man, "You have a catalogue?"

"Hold it Jiren! Raf-san, about the suit and the shirt, can you please give my friend here a catalogue of the stretching texture?" The man eye's widened before he smiled at his best customer and immediately got an old catalogue.

"Here you go, Jiren-sama." Raf said as Jiren snorted.

"No honorofics!" He replied seriously. He absolutely hated that treatment. He didn't earn his respect, so he shouldn't be treated like.. Belmod.

"Fine Jiren-sa.. I mean Jiren-kun." The Tailor made the Gray sigh, but plowed through the pages until he found a few suits. However, he couldn't decide which to buy and which to order for later.. Like reserving it for a time of better.

"Toppo, who would like these ones?" Toppo gave the catalogue a good glance before he gave Jiren a questioning look, "You have our measurement, Raf, don't you?"

"I have all of your colleagues measurement but you, Jiren-kun, why are you asking me?" This made the Gray smile gratefully. This would be an amazing surprise it seems.

"Toppo, please choose a suit for everyone, in their favorite style and color." At this, Toppo's eyes widened. Why would Jiren..?

"Er, Jiren, why are you asking me for this?" Toppo asked the Gray who smiled at him.

"You're the leader. I like this suit the most." Jiren replied curtly and Toppo smiled earnestly under his thick mustache.

"I see. Well, this is a good start." Toppo replied as Jiren whispered in his ear something, "You don't have to!"

"I insist!" Jiren replied seriously and Toppo nodded.

"The yearly vacation is within the next week." Toppo said as Jiren went to the counter to show Raf the suit. Much to Jiren's shock, he got him one that was available, surprisingly, in his exact size.

"Toppo, did you guess?" Jiren asked the Leader who looked away. Seems like he was caught.

"Maybe I did?" Toppo replied as Jiren took the suit and.. Dissapeared? Then, the next seconds, he reappeared in front of the old leader, who's eye widened larger than plates and his moustache stood horizentally, all hair was tense.

"Jiren, since when were you able to teleport?" Toppo asked as Jiren shrugged.

"Later would be better." This caught even the tailor by surprise, "The team's suits?"

"Oh, fine. Raf-sensei, please prepare these suits before the yearly vacation.. And put it in my tab." Toppo replied as Jiren sighed.

"Raf-san, please tell me the cost." Jiren said as the old tailor replied only for the Gray to try and double the cost before he nodded at Toppo. He then went outside to the car. Seems like the Gray will pay handsomely.


Netfiss Cafe-Bar

Jiren and Toppo got in, and the Gray was... Very hesitant at the whole idea of mingling with the citizen present there. Fortunately, there were no swarming nor pestering. He and Toppo sat near the window, as the waiter arrived.

"Hello, Toppo-sama. Jiren-sama. Can I take your order please?" He asked the two Pride Troopers who were hesitant. Jiren started first.

"A very strongly brewed Cafe with thick Honey as a sweetener." Jiren replied as Toppo tapped his chin in translation.

"He means a four shots of esspresso with the marazian Honey, and I'll take a double Cappuchino, with one small tea spoon of sugar, please." Toppo replied as the waiter wrote their order. Jiren glanced at his friend before he sighed.

"Give him a very generous tip." Jiren said as he gave his friend a very serious look.

"You're... Pretty generous Jiren. I wonder why?" Toppo asked the ace of the team.

"Some have worse lives than we think." He replied seriously. "Cut it from my salaries."

"You.. Don't have one I'm afraid?" Toppo replied as Jiren sighed dejectedly, "But worry not. We'll find a solution." Jiren nodded at this as he waited for their coffee to arrive. Not a few taks later, it did arrive. And Toppo did exactly as Jiren said, making the waiter bow only for Jiren to shake his head at him.

"I can't believe it! This would cover the rest of the rent. Toppo-sama, Jiren-sama, Thank you." The waiter said with tears in his eyes as Jiren waved at him, a ghost of a smile in his face.

"It's okay kid. We understand. It was the least we can do." Toppo said, and as the waiter went, he asked Jiren how he felt his problem.

"I've felt his Ki being.. Perturbated." This made Toppo's eyes widen comically.

"You're Always doing this? Even when you meditate?" At his nod, Toppo sighed. Jiren was more than dedicated to the entire superhero job. "You're.. Kinda like Dyspo."

"How?" Jiren asked curtly.

"Always helping the others, no matter how, when, and if. Kahseral is the same, and.. Yep, all of us are the same it seems." Toppo said as Jiren shook his head. "Come on! Saving Fourteen Universe wasn't enough for you?"

"No!" Jiren replied with utter conviction.

"When will you be satisfied?" Toppo asked Jiren who sighed.

"When we're at a true peace!" Jiren replied seriously. Toppo sighed as he took a sip of his coffee, and Jiren doing the same.

"Look, there is Always a threat. Hence, we must always assume the worse." Toppo said sadly as Jiren sighed. There is No way to make the people decide against crime?

"Why do they commit crimes?" Jiren asked Toppo who sighed.

"I dunno? Maybe greed mostly? Maybe being evil for the sake of it?" Toppo replied as Jiren was now thinking about...

"What am I supposed to talk about?" Jiren asked Toppo seriously who sighed dejectedly. Jiren had indeed been left living in solitude ever since childhood, and while he was Always the one whom they relied upon, he never opened up.

"Jiren, are you telling me that.. You don't know what subjects to talk about?" Toppo asked Jiren who sighed and took a sip from his very bitter coffee. He nodded, "Come on son! You can talk about whatever you want to, or just listen and put your input and advises whenever?"

"Do you have a family?" Jiren's question caught Toppo off guard. This was the last thing he expected the Gray to ask. He looked at Jiren's coffee, it was definitely healthy, yet very bitter. It was like Jiren was tasting bits and pieces of his own life.

"I... I used to be a husband.. And a father. They... They died years ago!" Toppo replied as Jiren felt bad about his friend, his only friend since he lost his sense.

"My condolenses. I know... Why didn't you ask for them back?" Jiren asked Toppo who sighed.

"They died of old age..." Toppo's answer made Jiren's eyes widen. How old was he?

"How old are you?" Jiren asked Toppo who snorted before he.. Laughed?

"Let's just say that I'm a very, very, very old man for my specie..." Toppo replied as Jiren's mind flashed to the great elder of the Gray which he knew.. She was revived, if she's in a medical room in the elderly house. "Why how old are you?"

"Barely adult, and barely legal to drink and drive!" Jiren's answer caught Toppo by surprise. Jiren was That young? But he was... Almost forty years old, he was born a couple of years older than Dyspo was! And the Speedster is a father already!

"Wow, never thought that you're that young, even though you're older than Dyspo and Zoire, and the same age of K'nsi and Vewon!" Toppo replied as he drank his Cappucino.

"Guess the number of my age is deceitful." Jiren replied as Toppo spat his Cappucino before he immediately put his hand on the Gray's forehead. "I am not ill!" Jiren replied as Toppo pinched himself.

"Did you just crack a joke?" Toppo asked Jiren who blushed.

"No?" He offered, as he was very flustered for once.

"It's.. You do have a sense of humour. Nothing to be ashamed of, Jiren. Matter of fact, girls like a man who can be funny..." Toppo sighed and Jiren awkwardly patted his shoulder.

"Don't talk about anything hurtful to you, Toppo!" Jiren said seriously, yet... Toppo smiled at him proudly.

"You've grown up so much. That Tournament did some good for you." Toppo replied as Jiren sighed dejectedly. "What's hurting you?"

"Hey Jiren, Toppo!" Dyspo's voice reached their ears. "Jiren, I'm so glad you finally decided to socialize."

"How's your kids?" Jiren asked Dyspo seriously.

"Huh? They're okay.. As far as I heard." He replied before he sighed.

"You miss them, don't you?" Jiren asked the rabbit looking hero who nodded sadly. "Where are they?"

"Huh? Are you planning on bringing them here?" Dyspo asked Jiren who shrugged.

"No, it's the other way." That caught Dyspo by surprise.

"I just call my ex-wife and she told me that they're asleep by now." Dyspo replied as Toppo patted him very gently on the back, "That idiot! Why did she have to be so..."

"It is not a matter we should talk about!" Toppo warned Dyspo as Jiren nodded while glancing at a very particular person. The Gray was then immediately in front of said person.

"Who sent you?" Jiren asked the person who was now trembling, "You tell me, and then you're gone."

"It's.. It's chairman... You know?" Jiren snorted but nodded. That thug was very familiar. A ghost from his past.

"Tell him that Jiren is off guard!" Toppo said as his eyes glowed purple, and if the nearby bystandards were looking they'd swear he gained a lot of muscle, "Or else!"

"I understand! I will tell him that you're off guard in planet Keriwanial Prime!" The thug said earnestly only for Jiren to give him a good check, "Huh?" He asked as Jiren shrugged.

"Get a new, better life, and follow the rightful path, instead of the easier one." Dyspo warned, "Or... Well, let's just say that you will plumet at the speed of light." After the man was gone, Dyspo sighed. "Jiren, why did you give him a check?"

"Because he needed the money. That man was terrified of me, and he fled many times before I convinced him that I am not holding a petty grudge." Jiren replied as Dyspo sighed.

"I think that we will take care of that alongside you, Jiren." Toppo said as the Gray nodded at him. While it wasn't above nor beneath him stopping any crime, he didn't mind the help for once. At least.. Well, this would be a good start.

"Fine." Jiren replied as he looked at Dyspo, "How log since you.. Seen them?"

"A long time. I really want to go there but our work never allows me before their bedtime..." Dyspo replied as Jiren gave him an understanding look.

"You should visit." Jiren said as Toppo gave his friend a questioning look, "And so does everyone with a family."

"Well, at least you got them all back. We have to than Buu for that." Toppo said, "As evil as he is, he's... Mildly tempered and reasonable."

"I doubt he would have granted that wish to anyone else. Jiren's kindness was what allowed him to win." Dyspo replied as Jiren snorted.

"I am not kind to evil." Jiren replied seriously as Dyspo chuckled.

"Tell me about it! You saved my butt from that Tyrant when I was stuck in a mission. If Jiren hadn't land there by sheer accident, I wouldn't be here talking about it today." Jiren shrugged.

"I hate monsters!" Jiren replied as Toppo chuckled.

"Well, I was stranded, and out of juice. Jiren saved me from an overwhelming army of darkness, each stronger than most of us. If it wasn't for his intervention, it would have been an execution. I offered him a spot with us and he told me, "Not before I finish a personal business!" which he did, after a good while of dissapearance." Toppo told Dyspo who gave Jiren a questioning look. Jiren sighed dejectedly.

"I avenged them, only for naught..." Jiren replied tiredly. It was so easy to forget how young the Gray was back then.

"At least you wished them back?" He heard the voice of Kahseral who had just arrived, "Jiren, you are a symbol of Pride and Hope of our entire Universe. You saved each and every one of us from a certain death. You saved all of the Universes from being erased. You had a chance for your wish, and to undo many mistakes, and you choose the hardest option. Proud would not even be the right word to describe how we feel towards you." These words did move something inside of the Gray.

"Why? I always treated you like trash.. I never hanged out, nor even took the time to help you with your personal problems, and yet..." Jiren asked before the three strongest of his team shook their heads.

"Because you're our friend and family! Not by blood, but because you're a fellow hero!" Toppo's words made Jiren feel warm inside. The Gray sighed. He had no idea what to reply with at this. All this kindness, all this respect, and all of this for someone like him.. He couldn't understand...

"I am cursed! That's why I decided to become stronger on my own." Jiren replied seldomnly.

"You're not!" Dyspo and Kahseral replied in unison.

"Futile arguing!" Jiren replied.

"But really, why did you wish for the universes to be brought back?" Dyspo's curiosity took a huge place as the Gray was about to answer only for him to teleport. "And he's gone!" Dyspo replied as Toppo shrugged.

"Jiren Must have a very, very, very good reason. He was looking forward to this more than any training!" Toppo revealed, "He always wanted to hang out, but he felt a lot of guilt. He said he was cursed. I'm sure that it is something that he carried for his entire sleepless years." This made the Sonic and Slashin warriors very, very disturbed. How much emotional luggage was Jiren carrying?


Pride Troopers HQ

"Where am I?" A woman who had just woken up asked herself in wonder.

"Universe 11 Pride Troopers HQ!" She heard a deep voice, and as she turned to the speaker, she found a tall, very muscular grey-purplish alien looking guy reply to her question. "Who are you?"

"Er, why am I alive? This is a mistake!" She replied a bit too flustered. Jiren sighed at this.

"Why?" He asked in a very serious tone. Why would anyone want to remain dead was beyond him.

"I get hungry, and that's a problem. The issue is that I have the urge to transform people into candy!" She replied as the Gray sighed. "I don't want that to happen."

"So.. Buy food instead." He replied seriously and she gave him a shocked look.

"How? I don't have a single Zeni on me!" She replied as Jiren shrugged.

"I'll buy them for you then." Jiren replied.

"Okay, how can I repay you? Oh, I'm called Android number twenty one." She replied.

"Jiren." He replied curtly, totally ignoring her first question. "Go to the kitchen, it's right there." He pointed at a room nearby, and he was greeted by a sight that was interesting. The now awake woman had literaly raided the fridge, to the point where she didn't leave any scraps. Jiren blinked twice at her... Terrifying appetite.

"Thank youBack, Jiren-san." She replied earnestly, making the Gray sigh.

"Just Jiren is fine!" He replied seriously. He doesn't like honorifics at all.

"This snack would do, and I'm really sorry for my.. Appetite." She replied as Jiren snorted.

"Well, I do have a teammate with a huge appetite. Anyways, go get dressed in something respectable in the locker room, and I'll introduce you to them." Jiren replied, not noticing how the pink skinned woman had blushed.


Back to the bar

"Sorry for being late, Leader, Shogun and Dyspo." Kettol said as Tupper looked away.

"Well, Cocotte was... Indecisive about her clothes, and since we were flying here together, we were a bit late." Vewon replied as she pinched him; "Ow!"

"Well forgive me if I had to wear something nice for this bar." She replied a bit angrily.

"No harms happened." Toppo replied as Dyspo had a mischivious smile.

"You won't believe who was here!" Dyspo said as he was practically grinning.

"Belmod-sama?" Tupper asked only for him to shake his head.

"Marcarita-sama?" Zoire asked and he got another head shake.

"Must be Khai-sama, no?" Kunsi asked and Dyspo mouthed, 'No'.

"Then who?" Cocotte asked and Kahseral sighed.

"Would you believe us if we told you that Jiren was here, in this very seat?" That caught all of them by surprise. "Not only that, but he had a business to attend to, and he'll be back."

"You gotta be kidding me! Our friend and best ally?" Kunsi asked in wonder.

"Well, I know that you'll be pestering him, but please, act very restrained. He had a very rough life, and a lot of dissapointment. We have to earn his trust at least, then his friendship." Toppo replied as Zoire sighed.

"If Jiren just opens up a little to us, we're his teammates, Fifteen years doesn't make him a Friend, Leader, it makes him my brother!" Zoire replied as he had a sad smile, "He saved me when I was a young soul, wandering the earths, and I was very thirsty, first thing he does when he meets me was giving me a big bowl of water.." That was a deeply rooted secret.

"He saved my planet from a Supernova explosion." Kunsi replied, it had been a long time ago, but he can never forget the Aura of Jiren for some reason.. It was nighttime, and he was a young teen looking through his telescope, and he saw the explosion of the nearby star, only for Jiren to interfere... "I owe him not only my life.."

"And me? Remember that mission where I returned bandaged? If it wasn't for Jiren, I'd be dead by then..." Kettol replied.

"That's the problem. We never tried to break the ice, like.. As much as we should..." Vewon replied seldomnly.

"We absolutely have to make it up to him." Tupper replied only for Jiren to appear and sigh as the Android was at his side.

"I think that.. What were you talking about?" The Gray asked.

"About repaying our debts?" The leader replied and Jiren was.. Confused.

"You don't have any debts, Toppo!" Jiren replied in utter confusion.

"No, to you. You saved each and every one of us and yet.." Kahseral replied only for the Gray to interject.

"Your respect was more than enough for me!" He said as he sighed, "This is 21, and she'll be in our team soon enough."

"Well, I.. I learned that you're a team of superheroes, and Jiren insisted on me joining... Even though I don't know why?" She replied as Kahseral snorted.

"You're stronger than me Ki wise, and almost as strong as Dyspo here." Kahseral assessed her strength. "You were a fighter?"

"No? I was a scientist, and.. I have a huge issue." She replied meekly as Jiren shrugged.

"She eats a lot." He said bluntly only for Cocotte to give him a serious look.

"Jiren, do you mind.." Cocotte asked as the Gray nodded and teleported near her, only for her to fluster at first before she whispered something in his ear.

"I apologize, 21. You see, she's.. Different physiological wise and requires a lot of energy.." He corrected his mistake as said Android sighed.

"It's true.. I do require a lot of food..." She said as Toppo sighed.

"Well then, why don't you send the bill to the Pride Troopers HQ?" She was shocked. Just like that?

"Just like that? But that's... Dishonorable!" She replied as Kahseral sighed.

"Believe me, Our Leader do require a lot of food. Anyways, I think that we should bring the orders now that we're all here." Kahseral said, "Jiren, why are you.. Grim?"

"Because I also require a lot of food..." He replied seriously. Toppo whistled at this. Well, that's a start.

"Say Jiren, what do we lack as a team of superheroes?" Tupper asked the Gray who sighed.

"Nothing as a team, and individual versatilty as individuals." Jiren replied before he looked at the newest member, "What are your abilities?"

"I.. I don't remember?" She offered and Jiren shrugged.

"Jiren, do you know the limit of your powers?" Vewon asked curiously as the Gray sighed.

"Alas I do." He replied grimly.

"Why are you not satisfied? You're like the strongest mortal I know!" Zoire asked him as he looked away.

"..." The Gray remained quiet.

"The tournament of power was..." Kettol begun only for Jiren to interject.

"A mistake! A problem that we need to solve immediately!" The Gray said in a very serious tone. "I could have lost, no, we could have lost."

"And? What? You won! You were declared the strongest mortal ever, and even got the other Universes back, including the other six. And finally, you got your wish realized. If that is not over achievement, I don't know what it is!" Kahseral told the Gray who looked at the window.

"Belmod and Khai should cultivate this world into a much better place..." Jiren replied.

"I know. Our job is to make sure that Justice prevails." Toppo added.

"I think that I have a plan, if you don't mind?" Their newest team member asked meekly.

"What are you waiting for? I'll get them if you want!" Jiren replied as the Android was astonished. After she nodded, Jiren teleported away, much to the shock of everyone.

"Since when Jiren can teleport?" Kunsi asked Toppo who shrugged.

"Recently." He replied curtly. The Android however had a very pensive facial expression. After thay all gave her a look she replied.

"I can teleport if I remember, only.. It's Ki Based. I don't know if it will be helpful at all." This caught their attention.

"You mean that you can an instanuous back up for any of us, or bail us out any situation, or bring yourself some back up, could be helpful? Girl, you do lack a lot of self estime!" Cocotte surprisingly answered only to see something, "Is that my suit?"

"Oh, well.. Jiren insisted on me wearing something fancy?" She answered as Cocotte sighed.

"Fine, don't need it anyways." She replied as Dyspo whispered that she have more than two dozen of said suits.

"Why do you clown around, Belmod?" Jiren said in a very pissed off tone. As the rest of the Troopers looked, they found Belmod in a sorry state, Marcarita shooting Jiren an apologetic look and Khai giving him a guilty look.

"I'm sorry Jiren, I got unattentive and it.." Khai begun as Jiren snorted.

"Khai, you're not supposed to fight! Like at all! If I wasn't there, if Marcarita didn't bail you out, it would have been an execution for Belmod, and I hope our esteemed boss here takes his lesson at heart!" Jiren said in a very pissed off tone, "Imagine this scenario guys, I teleported to see Belmod shielding Khai, because he didn't destroy an evil demon, who might be strong enough to kill our Kaioshin."

"Do we cut our vacation short, Belmod-sama?" Toppo asked only for the clown to wave his finger as Marcarita was healing him.

"I don't think that Jiren would like it, yes." Marcarita replied as Jiren snorted.

"Look, Marcarita, please, please, please, keep these two idiots in line. They can do things that neither me nor Toppo can, and yet, they fight something that I should fight. Then he destroys it. Why didn't he just destroyed the fiend at the start?" Jiren ranted as the others sighed dejectedly. Jiren Never chewed anyone up, but seeing how their universe could have lost both the Kaioshin and Hakaishin, it was a very mild reaction.

"Belmod-sama, it's a pleasure to know you, but you have to be.. I don't know, more active?" Toppo asked the Hakaishin who moved his jaw around before he replied.

"Toppo, as much as I want to end your vacation, a deal is a deal." Belmod replied, "Besides, I have to reward you for winning."

"I know that you're the best boss, but you're kind of stingy. We should.. I dunno? donate for those less fortunate?" Jiren surprisingly was very talkative. Whatever he was on, it sure made him a sparkling convertionalist.

"Jiren, are you drunk?" Dyspo asked his friend who blinked. Toppo however looked away.

"Sorry for not telling you that this is a bar.. Which blends coffee with alcoholic beverages." Jiren was gaping at this. Then he resumed his own collective self.

"Fine, just.. Keep them coming. I'm sure I'll need that!" He replied saltily.


A few pounds of snacks later

The Pride Troopers and their bosses looked in shock at the amount the Android had consumed, even the big eater Toppo was shocked by her appetite. Jiren was the only one who stayed as calm as a stone. They all looked at him, as he finished his own ten kilos of fruit, nuts and honey based snacks. Alcoholic snacks.

"You weren't exagerating, Jiren." Toppo whispered as even he had lost his appetite.

"She was starving!" Jiren defended as they all looked at him in shock, "I felt it!"

"Jiren, how do you see the warld?" Belmod asked in a very curious tone.

"Well, all twenty seven basic colors and the shades between them, why?" That shocked them. "What?"

"Twenty-seven?" Dyspo asked as Kettol blinked.

"I thought twenty one?" Kettol replied.

"I thought Nine?" Vewon added.

"That's.. A very impressive range!" Zoire replied.

"Twenty seven? That explains a lot!" Dyspo had Finally figured out the mystery why Jiren was Never lost in deep space. "You can navigate the space because no two planets are the same."

"Indeed." Dyspo was chuckling at this.

"Wow! I never knew this. Say Jiren-san, can I make a test later?" The usually shy android was excited by this. Jiren blinked twice before he nodded. He doesn't mind.

"So, how's our Universe Mortal level?" Toppo asked as Marcarita gave him a smile.

"Well, I'll check up, yes. It's a very nice one, six point eighty nine, yes." Her reply bade Jiren's blood... Boil.

"Zero point twelve? We were at the threat of being erased because of a meager, insignificant ZERO POINT TWELVE?" Jiren was almost yelling, and that made a scene in the bar. "I'm sorry for the disturbance!" He apologized from the patrons.

"We could have avoided it!" Khai said in a mournful manner.

"It's my fault for not allowing Belmod to destroy as much planets as he should.. He knew that I just.. Couldn't have let go of my own.. It was very selfish." Jiren said, holding his tears. He, who was protecting the people and serving justice, almost brought them their doom.

"No, it's my fault for not doing my job!" Khai objected, refusing to allow Jiren bearing this unfair guilt.

"No, it's my fault for stalling. We'll go to each and every prison later for their final judgement!" Belmod replied as Marcarita chuckled evilly.

"That's a good start, yes." Jiren was about to say something, then he remembered how close their end was.

"Can you leave the unpopulated planets I didn't allow you to destroy? I have some ideas..." Jiren said seriously. "You can mine these ones, but not excessively."

"Finally, this had to come!" Khai sighed in relief. Jiren for his part looked.. Kind of sad about it, as he does know that most planets have their own lives.

"Alright, let us hope this would help, yes." Marcarita said as Jiren's shoulders slumped down.

"My home planet is off limits!" Jiren replied seriously, "It's my home..."

"Huh?" They asked intelligently.

"Now I think you got a job to do?" He asked the Hakaishin, Kaioshin and Tenshi who nodded and dissapeared.

"Wow Jiren, you got to the heart of the matter quickly." Dyspo told his... Friend?

"Had to." He replied curtly as he drunk a shot.

"Okay, why aren't we... Doing our jobs?" Toppo asked the Gray who sighed.

"Cause we will be Very busy!" Jiren replied and Tupper smirked.

"Cause Belmod-sama will be more busy than us?" That question was answered by a nod. "Good to know."

"So we'll be very busy later?" Zoire asked as Toppo nodded.

"We will require a lot more strength." Jiren said in a serious tone.

"We know.." Vewon replied guiltily. He was eliminated first of their Universe. Jiren snorted at this.

"We were the Last Universe to be eliminated, and not for lack of effort or drive." Jiren explained as Toppo whistled.

"Never thought that you'd be willing to talk a lot." Toppo said seriously.

"You serious?" Jiren asked as his eyes widened a bit.

"Yes!" He heard the reply of the entire team, to the confusion of the newest member.

"Jiren doesn't talk much?" She asked Toppo who snorted.

"That would make him a sparkling convertionalist. I thought he was a mute for a while, then he talked with me for a bit... Even if he was.. Sour." That made Jiren snort.

"Last time I tried this friendship thing? I got stabbed on the back by the people I trusted the most!" Jiren said angrily. "Back then..."

"It is in the past that you burned, Jiren!" Dyspo said as he slammed his palm on the table angrily, "Sheesh! We would follow you to the depth of hell! Screw that, even if we got erased in that damn tournament, we wouldn't have cared because you did your duty and Much More!" The speedster replied, making the other teammates nod in agreement.

"I'll.. Try." Jiren replied before he looked at his own hand, "But I require training!" He ended the conversation seriously.

"Look, we have a week off, right? Today's day one, and you're literaly the Pride and Hope of our Universe. You should be a bit worried about the.." Kahseral said only for the bar's owner to dash inside.

"Toppo-sama! The press are here! They wanted to give Jiren-sama an interview!" The man said as Jiren was now... Terrified.

"Oh dam! Toppo, help?" Jiren asked in a flustered tone.

"You never had any press conference?" Kunsi asked only for Jiren to shake his head.

"Jiren-san, you can take the backdoor?" The Bar's owner said as Jiren smiled at him.

"It won't be necessary. Toppo, call me when it's over?" Jiren said as he teleported. Toppo immefiately called the Gray who arrived back.

"Jiren, I think our new friend would be better with you?" He told the Gray who sighed, grabbed 21's hand, and dissapeared once again. "Talk about public shyness!"

"Seriously?" Dyspo asked his boss who sighed. "Let them in, and we'll tell them Exactly how we feel for interrupting our friend's first drink!"


AN : Well, guess that the Gray is not out of his own shyness yet.