Since today was the weekend, the heiress Bulma—one of the richest people in the world, born with at least ten thousand years' worth of advantage over everyone else—was lounging in the living room of her family's mansion in West City, owned by Dr. Brief of the Capsule Corporation. The living room was so luxurious and spacious that a single corner of it was almost as large as the combined living space of an ordinary home. She watched TV, idly munching on snacks and relaxing.
She kept at it for a long time, until a little girl hurried into view and seemed to be about to head out?
"??"
"Hey! Annie, where are you off to play today?"
Seeing the other girl about to slip away, Bulma quickly sat up on the sofa and called out to her.
Bulma didn't really mind that the little girl had moved into her home and stayed for more than half a year. On the contrary, she was delighted and relieved to have a childhood adventure companion—and "little sister"—living with her!
The only thing she regretted was that this old friend and close pal of hers was still, for some reason, a little girl of about eight, both physically and mentally...
So there were some things, and some private matters, she didn't quite dare talk to her about. On top of that, the girl often ran off to play by herself, sometimes not coming back until after dark. Bulma had her own private life and things to do, and she still had a doctoral degree to work on. So even though they'd lived together for so long, they still spent relatively little time together. Her parents were probably better acquainted with the girl by now, weren't they?
"Of course I'm going to go bully—no, I