Would I say that the name Korn and the word "corndog" sound about the same to the ear?
"Mmmm, corndog….." reader dreamily say when you hear Korn's name, and the next moment reader, Cusu and Whis are chanting "corndog!!!" in unison, even if none of them realize what's even going on or why started it in the first place
Okay I haven't done any edits lately, I just do them when I really need to... this is pretty much one of those cases
This starts during the Tournament of Power.
Everyone is in the stands.
Universe 7 is quietly watching another match unfold.
Beerus is yelling.
Shin is panicking.
Android 17 looks like he'd rather be literally anywhere else.
Someone from another universe casually says,
"Korn, tell me who that is."
Y/N, who was already at the stands after being beated up, and was extremely hungry...
"...Corndog..."
Silence.
Piccolo slowly looks over.
"What?"
Y/N blinks.
"...Nothing."
"...I just suddenly want a corndog."
Krillin sighs.
"You've got food on the brain."
"I haven't eaten in hours."
"You had three lunches."
Whis, standing nearby with his staff, hears this exchange.
"...Corndog?"
Y/N nods solemnly.
"His name kind of sounds like corndog."
Whis considers this for exactly three seconds.
"..."
"...It does."
That should have been the end of it.
It was not.
About twenty minutes later...
Korn is mentioned again.
Whis quietly whispers,
"...Corndog."
Y/N immediately loses it.
"You hear it too!"
"I do."
Beerus pinches the bridge of his nose.
"Oh no."
Unfortunately...
Cus has exceptional hearing.
She floats over, curious.
"What are you two talking about?"
Whis points toward the arena.
"Korn."
"...Corndog."
Cus repeats it experimentally.
"..."
"...Corndog."
"..."
"...It does sound similar."
From that moment onward...
Every single time someone says Korn's name...
Three voices can be heard somewhere in the audience.
"Corndog."
Nobody remembers why.
It's simply become law.
The other Angels are...concerned.
Vados blinks.
"...What are they doing?"
Martinu looked at them.
"I believe they are participating in what mortals call an 'inside joke.'"
"It seems highly contagious."
Korn notices.
"..."
Every.
Single.
Time.
He hears someone enthusiastically yell,
"CORNDOG!"
...right after his name.
At first he assumes mortals simply have unusual customs.
Then he notices...
It's always the same three people.
Y/N.
Whis.
Cus.
"..."
He chooses not to ask.
He fears the answer.
One day, after the tournament...
Korn quietly approaches Whis.
"...May I ask something?"
"Of course."
"...What is..."
"...a corndog?"
Whis smiles politely.
"I have absolutely no idea."
"You've been saying that a lot."
"I know."
Months later, Y/N finally buys a corndog from a festival on Earth.
Whis, naturally, wants to know what inspired the obsession.
Y/N hands him one.
He takes a thoughtful bite.
"..."
"...Oh."
Another bite.
"...These are rather delightful."
From across the courtyard, Beerus hears Whis happily announce,
"I understand now."
Beerus doesn't even look up from his food.
"I don't want to."
Meanwhile, Korn receives a package from Universe 7.
Inside is a single note.
"Thought you'd finally deserve one."
And beneath it...
A frozen box of Earth corndogs.
He still has no idea what he did to earn them.
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