Can You Build a Gravity Chamber?

Seeing Bulma proudly announce her measurements, Son Mirai's face stiffened. "Uh, they're pretty good!"

When Bulma saw that Son Mirai didn't seem impressed, she blinked.

She thrust out her chest again and asked, "What's the matter? I'm this beautiful, and that's all the reaction I get?"

Son Mirai's mouth twitched. With a hint of smugness, he said, "What, do you want me to give you an award?"

Seeing his slightly smug reaction, Bulma's lips curled into a smile.

"Oh, ho ho ho! I get it... You must be shy!"

Son Mirai immediately cleared his throat twice and said seriously, "Cut it out. I don't like frivolous women!"

Seeing the slight stiffness in Son Mirai's expression, Bulma secretly rejoiced.

"Hehehe! What a stubborn guy. Looks like he's smitten with my beauty too!"

She quickly stopped showing off and tidied herself up.

Then, looking hopeful, she said, "Don't worry. I was just being overly enthusiastic. I'm not a frivolous woman.

"So, will you go out with me?"

Son Mirai shook his head again.

"No. I still have to keep training. I don't have time to date you."

"Training?"

"Yeah. Exercise, martial arts, getting stronger!" Son Mirai explained.

Bulma immediately looked him over.

He wasn't as muscular as some beefcake at the gym, but it was clear that he trained his whole body.

Little did he know that girls didn't like muscle-bound guys. They preferred his lean, defined build.

Looking closer, Bulma could just make out his six-pack beneath his thin shirt, and she liked him even more.

What girl wouldn't want to lie on a six-pack...

Blushing, Bulma turned to the side and said coyly, "No wonder you're in such great shape. So you've been training all this time..."

She couldn't let this dream guy get away.

She looked at Son Mirai and said earnestly, "That's fine. If you date me, I promise I won't get in the way of your training.

"Besides, I can provide you with high-end training equipment, or even build you a gym.

"I can also wipe your sweat and bring you water while you work out..."

Thinking about how she'd get to see Son Mirai shirtless all the time, Bulma swallowed hard.

Watching the two of them talk, Son Goku looked confused.

"Son Mirai, what are you talking about?"

"Why can't I understand any of it?"

Son Mirai explained, "It's nothing. You don't need to understand. It's something people only think about when they grow up."

"Oh!" Son Goku nodded, seeming somewhat relieved.

Then Son Mirai looked back at Bulma and said, "If you won't interfere with my training, I don't mind dating you.

"But before that, there's something I want to ask you."

Hearing that he might actually agree, Bulma was thrilled.

It was as if she already had the perfect boyfriend.

"Ask me anything. If you become my boyfriend, I'll do whatever you want!"

Son Mirai thought carefully before asking, "Can you build a Gravity Chamber right now?"

His training was progressing slowly mainly because Earth's gravity was too low.

And equipment that weighed ten times as much would be so bulky that moving around with it would probably be harder than being a tortoise.

His requirements weren't high. If they could build a Gravity Chamber with just ten times Earth's gravity, training in it for a year would make his strength improve by leaps and bounds.

"A Gravity Chamber?"

Bulma blinked in surprise.

"What's that?"

There was no demand, so there was no product. No Earthlings needed something like that.

Even Bulma at this point in her life had never heard of the concept.

Son Mirai understood that Goku had come up with the idea for the Gravity Chamber after experiencing training on King Kai's Planet.

You needed experience to get ideas, and those ideas were what let scientists build something like it.

He immediately explained, "A Gravity Chamber is a special steel room. Using scientific technology, you can adjust the gravity inside it.

"For example, you can increase the gravity inside to ten or even a hundred times Earth's..."

Bulma asked in surprise, "What's the point of that?"

"Of course there's a point!"

Son Mirai explained, "Training in high gravity lets you get stronger faster and makes your training more efficient!"

Bulma suddenly understood.

"Oh, so that's how it works..."

"Let me think. It should be possible, but..."

It seemed there was a difficult problem to solve. But later on, Bulma would be the genius who managed to build a Time Machine.

She was still a bit young, but Son Mirai was sure this kind of technology wouldn't stump her. He watched her expectantly.

After thinking for a moment, Bulma's expression grew serious.

"If it's ten times Earth's gravity, your body would weigh close to a ton in there. And at a hundred times, it would be even worse. Wouldn't your body be unable to take it?"

Son Mirai felt there was hope, and his expression brightened.

"Don't worry about how tough my body is. I can increase the gravity little by little. So, can you build a Gravity Chamber?"

Bulma pondered. "But if I do, I won't be able to train with you. I couldn't handle even a few times Earth's gravity..."

Hearing Son Mirai and Bulma talk, Son Goku's eyes lit up.

He looked at Bulma expectantly and asked, "Can you really build one of those?"

Bulma glanced at Goku and nodded. "In theory, yes. But I've never studied it, so it'll take time."

Son Goku said excitedly, "It'd be great if you could build one.

"Don't worry, you don't have to train with Son Mirai. He and I can train in there together..."

Bulma's mouth twitched.

"Kid, go play somewhere else. That's not what I meant!"

Goku looked at Bulma innocently and asked, "Then what did you mean?"

Bulma put her hands on her hips. "You're such a nuisance, kid. Go play somewhere else. This is grown-up talk. Don't butt in!"

Just then, Goku noticed the Dragon Ball Bulma was carrying.

Since they were close to the Dragon Ball on the mountaintop, the one she had was flashing repeatedly. Goku couldn't help being startled.

He immediately tugged at Son Mirai and shouted, "Son Mirai, don't trust her! She's a thief.

"Look, she stole Grandpa's ball!"

Accused of being a thief, Bulma immediately flew into a rage. "Who are you calling a thief? I'm the second young miss of Capsule Corp. Why would I steal anything?"

Goku snapped back, "You're still denying it? You're a thief! Give me the ball back, or I won't go easy on you!"

Son Mirai immediately stopped Goku. "Don't get worked up, Goku. That ball isn't Grandpa's. She's not a thief.

"If you don't believe me, take a good look. Her Dragon Ball only has two stars."

"It isn't?"

At Son Mirai's reminder, Goku looked at the Dragon Ball again and saw the stars on it.

"Huh, they really are different!

"You're so observant. I really did get it wrong.

"Grandpa's ball has four stars, and hers only has two."

Bulma immediately realized that the Dragon Ball she was looking for was in their house.

She picked up the Dragon Ball and said, "Looks like I came to the right place. You have a Dragon Ball at home too!"

Son Mirai nodded.

"Yeah, there's a Four-Star Ball at my house."

Just then, Goku's stomach growled twice.

Son Mirai quickly explained to Bulma, "Oh, that reminds me. I came down the mountain to call Goku back for dinner.

"Since you're here, why don't you come along?

"We caught a bear today. I can serve you a bear paw!"