Pinky Swear, Heading to Mount Paozu

After exchanging a few more words with Briefs, Kairos did not pursue the topic any further.

He also mentioned in passing that he would be leaving West City for a few days.

There was naturally no need to make up an excuse. He was simply going to seek out the reclusive martial artists on Earth.

As for Kairos going off on an adventure alone, Briefs was no longer as worried about him getting hurt as he had been when they first met.

Even though Kairos was only ten years old, after spending these days together, Briefs knew that Kairos's temperament was no less mature than an adult's—more mature than most adults, in fact.

Besides, Kairos had already taken a Spaceship from Planet Vegeta to Earth.

"Since you've already made up your mind, then go. Leave the Spaceship to me. I'll do my best to help you finish modifying it as soon as possible," Briefs said to Kairos as he smoked.

If this had not happened, and he had not known the truth behind it, he would not have felt much urgency.

But since it involved the destruction of a planet, and now that he knew everything Kairos carried on his shoulders, Briefs realized that he had to fully grasp the Spaceship's technology as soon as possible and help Kairos.

In truth, it was not merely about helping Kairos. He had already become immersed in research.

Especially over these past few days, he had made tremendous progress in scientific research. Many things he had not understood before now made perfect sense to him.

"Brother Kairos, you're going out on an adventure? Can you take me with you? I want to go out and play too." The moment little Bulma heard that Kairos was leaving, she immediately abandoned the thought of continuing her studies.

Clearly, the outside world was simply too alluring.

In the original story, she had also longed for all sorts of adventures. She and her sister Tights were actually the same type of person.

It was just that Bulma and Tights pursued entirely different things.

When she was young, Bulma had also yearned for freedom. Later, after she began to understand love, she yearned even more to meet her Prince Charming.

By chance, she found a Dragon Ball in her family's storage room. After investigating, she learned of the Dragon Balls' legend, created the Dragon Radar, and began the main Dragon Ball adventure...

"No, Bulma. You're still too young, and I'm going out to take care of something. It would be inconvenient to bring you along. Once you're a little older, I'll take you with me then," Kairos answered decisively.

He cut off little Bulma's hopes.

If he hesitated and could not make up his mind, he would only give her hope and make her keep clinging to the matter.

By refusing directly while giving her something to look forward to in the future, she would not end up disliking him out of disappointment.

Children had to be coaxed, after all.

Seeing the obvious unhappiness on little Bulma's puffed-up cheeks, Kairos smiled and rubbed her head. "All right, Bulma. I'm not leaving to have fun. When I get back, I'll take you to an amusement park, okay? I'll bring you a gift too."

Only then did little Bulma stop looking so displeased, though she still wore a serious expression.

"You said it, Brother Kairos. When you come back, you'll take me to the amusement park, and you have to bring me a gift."

"All right, all right. I promise."

"Then pinky swear."

"Okay."

Kairos could not help but laugh.

"Pinky swear, no lying. Whoever lies is a puppy."

Nearby, Briefs watched Kairos interact with his younger daughter, a smile curling at the corners of his lips.

He had realized that both his older and younger daughters were unusually attached to Kairos.

The sense of security an older brother brought was indeed different from what parents gave their children.

"Before you leave, I'll get you some capsules. When you're out there alone, you need to consider food, clothing, shelter, and transportation," Briefs said, having thought of the crucial point.

After all, he was an adult and the chairman of a listed corporation. Naturally, the things he considered were more comprehensive.

Kairos had not thought too much about it. To him, Earth was small. If he wanted to go anywhere, he only needed to fly there.

He could even set out now, find Kame House, challenge Master Roshi, and return without taking much time at all.

But since he had decided to leave for several days, he should finish everything he wanted to do. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome.

While he was at it, Kairos also needed to visit Kami's Lookout again and have Kami Piccolo and Mr. Popo search for the seven Dragon Balls scattered across Earth.

He had been on Earth for so long already, and he had actually wanted to find the Dragon Balls and make a wish for quite some time.

He had not mentioned it because he thought it would be troublesome to cram everything together.

"Then thank you, Uncle Briefs." Kairos did not refuse.

It was only a matter of preparing a few things. To Briefs, it was not even worth mentioning.

Afterward, Kairos and Bulma left the Spaceship together with Briefs.

It was not complicated at all. Briefs merely made a phone call, and within half an hour, someone delivered a box of customized capsules.

This was the latest luxury wilderness exploration set launched by Capsule Corporation.

There were nine capsules in total.

Capsule No. 1 contained a mountain bike.

Capsule No. 2 contained an off-road vehicle.

Number 3 contained a motorcycle.

Number 4 contained a small jet.

Number 5 contained a small yacht.

Number 6 contained various survival tools, repair equipment, and so on.

Number 7 contained emergency equipment for sending distress signals.

Number 8 contained sealed canned food and water.

Number 9 contained a standalone little round house.

After putting away the box of Hoi-Poi Capsules, Kairos accepted a bank card from Briefs. It held ten million in cash.

Refuse it? Say that he had money?

Kairos was not that pretentious, nor did he need to explain himself.

Since they were offering it, he would accept it. As for whether he would use it, that was something for later.

Come to think of it, the special alien ores he had provided Briefs a few days ago were worth no less than that amount.

"With these, things will indeed be much more convenient. I'll be leaving now. I'll be back within a few days."

After saying that, Kairos summoned the Flying Nimbus and flew away from West City.

Kairos did not know that because he had left directly without saying goodbye to Tights, she would spend quite some time afterward either ignoring him whenever she saw him or treating him with resentment.

Tights had wanted to go out adventuring with him too, yet Kairos had run off without even mentioning it.

Of course, that was a story for later.

After leaving West City, he headed straight southeast.

Kairos's first destination was not Kame House, but Mount Paozu in East District 439.

East District 439 was still classified as an area humans could not set foot in. For over two thousand li in every direction, it was nothing but deep mountains and ancient forests. Rumor had it that countless spirits and demons lived within, so ordinary people simply did not dare enter.

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