"By the way, why did you bring me here? Is something going on?" Launch waited until Broly had gone over to the lounge chair to sleep before she snapped out of it and asked Krillin.
"Nothing major. I was just hoping you'd stay here for a while." Krillin laughed.
"No problem! I was hoping I could stay." Launch blushed again and stole a glance at Broly.
Krillin silently wiped away his sweat.
"Also, I'm being pursued by the police," Launch added with a smile.
"Pursued? Those police officers from earlier were after you?" Krillin stared at her. "They weren't bad guys?"
"They really were police officers." Launch nodded.
"Eh?" Krillin looked confused. "Why would the police be after you?"
"See all this money? I've robbed banks and held up trains." Launch lowered her voice and whispered, afraid Broly might hear and think she was a bad girl.
"You're kidding. You don't look like the type to do that." Krillin gave an awkward laugh. "Are you some kind of rich girl?"
"You'd better be careful around me. Whenever I sneeze, my whole personality changes," Launch explained.
"She's gorgeous!" Master Roshi suddenly appeared, so overwhelmed with excitement that he could hardly contain himself.
Launch jumped in fright.
Then Master Roshi showered Goku and Krillin with praise. "You two did a fantastic job!"
"Is this good enough?" Goku asked.
"Heh heh... What do you think? Her figure and looks are both excellent, right? She's definitely a 97 or higher!" Krillin whispered in Master Roshi's ear.
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm." Master Roshi nodded vigorously. "All right, I agree to take you two on!"
Goku and Krillin jumped up and down excitedly.
"Welcome, welcome..." Master Roshi went over to greet Launch.
And so, Launch moved into Master Roshi's house.
Goku and Krillin officially began their training.
But things were a little different from before: Launch had her own little motives.
On the one hand, she wanted to escape the police.
On the other, she wanted to pursue Broly.
During Goku and the others' training, Launch made all sorts of delicious dishes for Broly.
Previously, most of the tasty food Broly had eaten had been frozen meals Master Roshi had brought home.
Broly had never tasted freshly cooked food before.
The moment he tried it, he felt like he'd found paradise.
"Th-this is a dumpling?" Broly pointed at the dumplings he was eating, amazed by how delicious they were.
"Huh? You've never had one before?" Launch asked, surprised.
"I have. They're like these." Broly took a bag of dumplings out of the freezer.
"Those are frozen! They're nothing like freshly made ones." Launch smiled gently.
"Mm." Broly wolfed them down.
Launch made more than five hundred dumplings.
She'd originally made enough for Broly, Goku, Krillin, and Master Roshi.
But Broly ate every last one by himself.
From that day on, Launch never wanted to make dumplings again.
Broly had simply eaten them too fast.
Making five hundred dumplings all by herself was exhausting.
"By the way, Broly, aren't you going to train?" Launch asked casually. "If you train with Master Roshi, you might become the strongest in the world. I heard Goku and Krillin are both entering the World Martial Arts Tournament."
"No. I'm not interested in training." Broly shook his head and refused without hesitation.
"Oh, well, that's fine! Anyway, you're Master Roshi's grandson. He'll protect you, hee-hee-hee..." Launch giggled.
"But I think the old man's really weak," Broly muttered, scratching his head.
"Huh? What?" Launch stared at him, unable to hear clearly.
"The old man's no good. If I fought him for real, he might not be able to beat me." Broly gave a goofy smile.
"What? But he's the God of Martial Arts... Don't you dare think that!" Launch hurriedly cautioned him. "Otherwise, you'll get beaten up."
"Uh..." Broly looked at Launch.
"Master Roshi might look ordinary on the surface, but he's actually very strong. He just hasn't shown you what he can do." Launch glanced out the window, then lowered her voice. "Let's not talk about it. He's back."
Sure enough, Master Roshi had returned.
But when he saw Broly and Launch chatting and laughing together, his face immediately darkened.
I told Goku and Krillin to find me a pretty, adorable girl.
And they did bring back a pretty, adorable girl. She even moved in.
But Broly's the one who got lucky.
I must have owed him something in my past life.
He's stolen every one of my girlfriends!
"Launch, have you started making dinner?" Master Roshi asked.
"Oh... I'm getting to it. I'm so sorry." Launch quickly stood up with an apologetic smile.
"Why do I smell dumplings?" Master Roshi sniffed the air and searched around the room.
"Broly was hungry, so I made him some frozen dumplings," Launch explained.
"You little glutton. All you ever do is eat and sleep!" Master Roshi glared at Broly in annoyance.
Broly just grinned, not the least bit upset.
"Sorry to trouble you, Launch. Please make plenty of food. Goku and Krillin have had a rough day of training," Master Roshi said politely.
"Achoo!"
But just as Master Roshi finished speaking, Launch sneezed.
Master Roshi's expression changed. He immediately dashed out of the room as fast as he could and hid.
In an instant, Launch's hair turned blonde, and her eyes took on a wicked glint.
Launch immediately glared viciously at Broly.
Broly wasn't afraid at all. He stared right back without blinking.
They held each other's gaze for a brief moment.
"Now that I think about it, you look much better like this than with your dark blue hair," Broly remarked.
"Of course! I'm way prettier than that weak woman!" Launch put her hands on her hips and grinned triumphantly.
"Mm." Broly nodded.
"Hey, you promised you'd go on a date with me!" Launch snorted, strode over, grabbed Broly by the collar, and leaned in close. "You'd better keep your word!"
"You're standing too close..." Broly scratched his head.
"I like fresh young meat like you! Get over here!" Launch said, dragging Broly by the collar toward the room.
Broly: "..."
Watching from outside, Master Roshi was overcome with envy and jealousy.
This kid doesn't know how lucky he is.
A girl this forward...
If it were me, I'd be thrilled!
But just as Launch domineeringly dragged Broly into the room—
"Achoo!"
Launch sneezed and her hair turned dark blue again.
"Huh? I didn't do anything inappropriate, did I?" Launch looked at Broly sheepishly and hurriedly let go of him. Her face turned bright red.
"N-no, it's fine..." Broly gave an awkward smile.
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