Meeting Kid Goku

"What a dense forest! Why would the Dragon Ball end up in a place like this?"

In the forest, Bulma pushed aside a branch in front of her and said with a hint of complaint.

"That's already pretty good. If Dragon Ball fell into the ocean or a snow-capped mountain, that would be truly deadly!"

Vegapunk casually said that Earth, where the Dragon Ball are located, is also 70% ocean, so theoretically each Dragon Ball has a 70% chance of falling into the ocean. That means at least half of the Dragon Ball will end up in the ocean.

It's just that perhaps it's due to luck, or perhaps the Kami added some conditions when setting up Shenron and the Dragon Ball, the Dragon Ball rarely fall into those dangerous places that are difficult for humans to reach.

Otherwise, back in the days when there wasn't even Dragon Radar, Vegapunk really couldn't imagine anyone collecting all seven Dragon Ball. It wasn't about strength at all, but about incredible luck.

"Hey, the Dragon Ball are starting to glow! Looks like we're almost there!"

Looking at the glowing Dragon Ball in her hand, Bulma's face lit up with surprise, and her previously tired body seemed to be filled with power again.

Without Kid Goku's guidance this time, even with the Dragon Radar, Bulma and Vegapunk inevitably took some detours. Vegapunk was alright, but Bulma, a typical 16-year-old girl, was already a bit exhausted. Now that she suddenly saw a goal and hope, she was naturally overjoyed.

"There's smoke here... There's a small house up ahead, the Dragon Ball should be in that house!"

Soon, when Bulma and Vegapunk pushed through the bushes and reached the house, they witnessed a shocking scene.

In front of the small wooden house stood a boy who looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. He had thick, stiff hair styled into a sharp haircut, and a tail on his buttocks. His eyes were innocent, and he had a simple, honest smile on his face. He looked quite simple and honest.

In contrast to the boy's innocent and carefree expression, in front of him was a large barbecue grill, on which a huge, skinned black bear was sizzling with oil, and the aroma of meat wafted through the air.

The reason they were able to identify it as a black bear was because of the bear skin the boy was sitting on. Apart from the head, there were no other wounds on the bear skin, so the bear must have died peacefully, or at least it was killed quickly.

Who is it?

The boy stood up in surprise, looking warily at Bulma and Vegapunk, while simultaneously drawing the stick from behind him:

"Are you here to steal my food? I've never seen animals like you in the forest!"

Bulma paused for a moment, then said angrily, "Who's the animal? We're both human, human!"

"Huh!? You do look a bit like Grandpa, and you don't have any fur on your bodies. You really are human!"

The boy holding the stick carefully examined the two men, seemingly comparing them to his grandfather, before finally putting the stick away with a hint of disbelief.

"If you're human, please come and eat with us! But I can only offer you a little bit, otherwise I'll go hungry."

After the guard was lifted, the boy pointed to the barbecued bear meat feast in front of him and said very seriously, prompting Bulma to retort:

"What do you mean you can only eat a little, or you'll go hungry? This bear is so big, how much could you possibly eat?"

However, as soon as she finished speaking, the boy nodded very seriously:

"One bear would be enough to fill me up to about 80%, so I can only give you two one leg at most, no more."

Bulma was taken aback by these words:

"Are you a glutton? This bear combined should weigh more than you! And it's only enough to fill you up to 80%!"

"I'm not a good-for-nothing, my name is Son Goku, and I'm a martial artist!"

The boy, or rather, Kid Goku, spoke very seriously, his expression so earnest that Bulma had to suppress her own expression and could only mutter "Monsters" twice.

But thinking about it carefully, how could an ordinary person grow a tail? And how could someone at such a young age kill a black bear for food?

A martial artist? Bulma was a member of high society and had heard some rumors about him.

Furthermore, Earth at this time of year is not as scientifically advanced as it was during the Dragon Ball Z era. There are all sorts of wild Devil Fruit users and many powerful individuals, which is why Bulma did not have any doubts about Goku.

Especially after Goku had completely devoured most of the black bear, leaving only a pile of bones except for one leg, Bulma had no doubts.

After eating and drinking her fill, Bulma decided to get down to business. She took out the two glowing Dragon Ball, intending to ask Kid Goku for some information, when she saw Kid Goku looking completely astonished and shouting:

"Grandpa? How come you have two grandpas?!"

The voice, the tone, was so startling that it was as if the Calabash Brothers had seen their grandfather's Clone Technique, giving Bulma a huge fright.

"What? Two grandfathers? This thing is called Dragon Ball! Have you seen it before?"

Kid Goku nodded, staring intently at the two Dragon Ball. Bulma simply handed Dragon Ball over. After examining them carefully, Kid Goku spoke:

"It really does look like Grandpa's, but Grandpa's has four stars inside, while yours has two and five stars!"

"Those are the Two-Star Ball and Five-Star Ball. The grandfather you mentioned should be the Four-Star Ball. These glass balls are called Dragon Ball!"

Bulma rolled her eyes, loudly corrected him twice, and then changed the subject:

"By the way, where's the Dragon Ball you have?"

Kid Goku had no guard up and pushed open the door to the room behind him. On the table in the small room, a Four-Star Dragon Ball was enshrined like a memorial tablet, with a box and a cushion underneath.

"It really is Four-Star Ball!"

Bulma was overjoyed and was about to pounce on him, Kid Goku simply stretched out his staff and blocked her way.

"What are you doing?! Are you trying to steal my grandfather?"

Bulma paused for a moment. Although this time, she didn't run into Kid Goku with her car like in the original story, seeing Kid Goku's steel-like body that wasn't afraid of bullets and his strength that could easily overturn an off-road vehicle, the pile of black bear bones outside the room still made her very clear that this long-tailed child in front of her was not someone to be trifled with.

"That thing is called Dragon Ball. Once you collect all seven, you can summon Shenron and grant the summoner one wish."

"I came to collect the Dragon Ball to fulfill my wish!"

After listening to Bulma's words, Kid Goku shook his head again and said:

"No, this is Grandpa, I can't give it to you!"

Bulma frowned:

"You keep saying that Dragon Ball is the grandfather... why is that?"

Kid Goku spoke with a somewhat somber expression:

"This is a memento left to me by my grandfather. It was his most precious possession!"

"Uh... sorry,"

Bulma saw that Kid Goku looked a little sad, so she apologized first, but it was impossible for her to give up the Four-Star Dragon Ball just like that.

Of course, with Vegapunk accompanying her this time, Bulma certainly didn't intend to seduce Kid Goku. She quickly came up with a plan.

"How about this? You can come on a trip with us, right?!"

"I'll return the Dragon Ball to you after you've made your wish, okay?"

Hearing Bulma's words, Kid Goku's face showed some hesitation. Just then, Vegapunk, who had been standing to the side, also spoke up:

"Didn't you say you're a martial artist? If you just stay here all by yourself, no matter how much you study martial arts, it's just like building a cart behind closed doors. If you really want to reach the pinnacle of martial arts, you need to go out and see more, and learn and absorb more experience!"

Upon hearing Vegapunk's words, Kid Goku immediately nodded and agreed.

"Alright, I'll go with you then, but you have to return the Dragon Ball to me after you're done using them!"

Although Goku is still young, his innate passion for martial arts has long been rooted in his heart. Feeling that Vegapunk's words made sense, he immediately decided to set off with them.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely pay it back!"

Bulma practically patted her chest and guaranteed it, but in reality, Bulma knew that once the Dragon Ball were used up, they would turn into stones and scatter all over the world, taking a year to recover. Right now, she was just thinking about tricking Kid Goku into coming over first.

And so, Kid Goku became another key member of the team searching for the Dragon Ball.

Vegapunk was very interested in Kid Goku's Saiyan physique, but with such a long journey ahead, obtaining some Saiyan biological cells would be easy, so he didn't do anything to Kid Goku.

After leaving Mount Paozu, Bulma activated the Dragon Radar and began searching for new Dragon Ball.

Thanks to Vegapunk's Observation Haki, they didn't encounter any danger along the way. Whenever there were any dangerous animals, Vegapunk could directly warn them.

Naturally, nothing like Bulma being captured by dinosaurs happened, and two more days passed quickly.

These past two days, Goku seems to have been quite curious, showing interest in any high-tech gadgets Bulma brings out. However, this time, with Vegapunk joining them, the two of them ended up with two Capsule Corp Capsule, effectively getting two small villas.

Of course, Bulma initially really wanted to sleep in a small villa with Vegapunk, but unfortunately, Vegapunk had already asked Dr. Brief for a full version of the Capsule Corp Capsule. before he left.

As a result, Goku, the little boy, ended up sleeping in the same villa as Vegapunk, and Bulma didn't give out any freebies.

The only problem was that the next morning, when Kid Goku was doing his morning exercise, he found a Sea Turtle.

"What? You want to send this turtle to the ocean? No way, that's too much of a waste of time!"

Bulma shook her head vigorously, her gaze towards the turtle filled with hostility.

"Um... I'm not a turtle, I'm actually Sea Turtle..."

"No way! I don't care if you're a turtle or Sea Turtle, finish your water and seaweed and get out of here! Don't waste our time!"

Bulma glared at her, looking as if she'd turn the Sea Turtle into turtle soup if it didn't leave soon.

"Alright, Bulma, we still have plenty of time to collect the Dragon Ball, so sending this Sea Turtle to the beach shouldn't be a big problem."

"And there's a Dragon Ball that seems to be in that direction towards the sea, maybe it's still in the ocean! This Sea Turtle could really help us out, wouldn't it?"

Vegapunk looked at the Dragon Radar in his hand and said, of course, he knew very well that the Dragon Ball near the sea was definitely in Master Roshi's hands and had not fallen into the sea.

Upon hearing Vegapunk's opinion, Bulma's face lit up, and her attitude immediately changed:

"That's true, as expected of Vegapunk, he's so thoughtful! Alright then, let's send this Sea Turtle to the beach. You'd better be grateful!"

As Master Roshi's partner, this Sea Turtle was quite knowledgeable and could immediately tell what Bulma was thinking. It turned to Vegapunk and the others and thanked them.

"Thank you, kind and handsome sir! And thank you to this beautiful lady and the strong little boy!"

And so, the three of them set off again with a tortoise. Since the tortoise couldn't ride in the car, Kid Goku simply carried it on his back and ran alongside the car, treating it as exercise.

Before they even reached the beach, a Giant Bear Bandit dressed in armor and wielding a large steel sword suddenly appeared and tried to rob... a turtle?

I don't understand why a bear would like to eat Sea Turtle. Has this thing ever actually seen the ocean?

The result was obvious: Vegapunk didn't even have to lift a finger, Kid Goku easily beat the bear to a pulp. Vegapunk even managed to collect some biological cells along the way.

In the early stages of the Dragon Ball World, there were not only various animal-humans, but even many animals themselves could talk. The bear in front of us and the Sea Turtle that Kid Goku is carrying are examples of this.

Of course, after this battle, Bulma's opinion of Kid Goku completely changed. Originally, Bulma knew that Kid Goku was very good at fighting, but she thought he could only deal with wild beasts.

But now, it turns out that Kid Goku can even defeat this mutated giant bear. This fighting power has exceeded the scope of what is possible, and he can be described as a humanoid superhuman.

Therefore, in Bulma's mind, Kid Goku was no longer a child who was easy to fool and had little knowledge, but a bodyguard who was easy to fool and super strong!

With Vegapunk not showing much of his fighting power, Kid Goku has undoubtedly become Bulma's main fighter and a safety guarantee during their journey.

After that, there were no other disturbances along the way. Vegapunk didn't interfere much with this journey to find the Dragon Ball, treating it as a chance to reminisce about his childhood. So, they quickly sent the Sea Turtle to the beach.

At the edge of the sea, after a series of calls from the Sea Turtle, a lecherous old turtle, carrying its shell and wearing sunglasses, made its grand entrance.