The Banquet

Trunks stood on the platform.

Xiao Wu stood beside him.

"Everyone, quiet down. Listen to me!"

As soon as Trunks spoke, the crowd fell silent.

His authority here was undeniable!

One word from him, and everyone obeyed!

Jiang Ling walked over to Videl's side, hands behind his back, and watched the two people on the platform.

Videl glanced at him, then looked away.

There was no other reason. She'd nearly lost control and wanted to make this man hers.

She'd been single her whole life and had never met a man she liked.

That brief glance had left a deep impression on her.

On the platform, Trunks began to speak.

"Everyone knows I went to fight the Androids again, right?"

The crowd chorused that they did.

Trunks smiled faintly.

"Not long ago, thanks to the efforts of my friend Jiang Ling and me, the Evil Androids were finally destroyed!"

The whole place fell silent.

Then deafening cheers erupted.

They nearly shook the base apart.

"That's wonderful! The Androids are finally gone!"

"Waaah... Xiao Cui, can you hear me up there? The Androids are gone. You can rest in peace now..."

"Mom, Dad, the Androids are gone... Waaah, but I'll never see you again..."

Many tough men who'd never uttered a sound even while bleeding and sweating through their training burst into tears at the news.

People hugged one another, crying and laughing...

Some even confessed their feelings to the girls they liked.

Before, with danger always looming, they'd buried their feelings and kept them bottled up.

Now that the Androids were dead, they could finally let those feelings out and give the girls they loved a home.

Of course, some people were rejected.

Videl, standing beside Jiang Ling, was one example.

Jiang Ling watched as at least a dozen men confessed to her, but Videl rejected every one of them.

"You're almost thirty. How are you ever going to find a boyfriend?" Jiang Ling asked with a laugh.

"..."

Videl looked at him and said coldly, "What's it to you?"

Jiang Ling shrugged.

After that,

everyone held a banquet.

It was a celebration.

As the heroes of the hour, Trunks and Jiang Ling naturally received plenty of attention.

The next day,

Jiang Ling wanted to take Trunks, who was dead drunk, back home, but Xiao Wu stopped him.

Head lowered and cheeks flushed, Xiao Wu said, "Leave him with me."

Jiang Ling was taken aback. He gave her a knowing smile and nodded. "All right."

Xiao Wu had a decent amount of strength, so carrying someone wasn't a problem.

She helped Trunks to her house in the base.

Her bedroom.

Blushing, she stripped Trunks and wiped him down.

Since Trunks was dead drunk, he let her do as she pleased.

After drying him off, Xiao Wu carried Trunks to the bed and kissed his forehead.

Then she cuddled up with him and fell asleep.

...!

Jiang Ling had drunk just as much as Wei Yuan Lan Ke Si at the banquet, if not more.

But he had a high tolerance, and he was clearheaded enough to fly home.

A reminder: don't fly after drinking, and don't drink before flying.

He returned to Bulma's Underground Base.

He told Bulma the good news about the Androids' defeat.

"That's wonderful! I can't believe you managed to defeat the Androids so quickly."

Bulma said excitedly.

She hugged Jiang Ling and gave him a fierce kiss.

"Ahem, it's still daytime..."

"What's wrong with daytime?"

Bulma glared at him and kissed him a few more times.

Then she glanced around and asked, puzzled, "Where's Trunks? Why hasn't he come back?"

"That kid's got a girlfriend now..." Jiang Ling said with a laugh.

"My son's all grown up." Bulma's eyes lit up, and she sighed with emotion.

Jiang Ling wrapped his arms around Bulma from behind, resting his hands on her stomach and gently rubbing it. He said softly, "Now that your child's grown up, it's time to live for yourself. Let's have another one."

"Hmph, maybe later. I'm getting a little old for that."

Bulma knew what Jiang Ling was thinking. Blushing, she felt the flush spread down her shapely neck and across her cheeks.

She shot Jiang Ling a coquettish glance.

Jiang Ling smiled wickedly, radiating a seductive charm.

Bulma looked like a ripe, tempting fruit, fragrant and irresistible.

"Gulp!"

Jiang Ling's Adam's apple bobbed. He knew he was thirsty.

He wanted to taste the fruit's sweet, tender juice.

Bulma sensed his reaction and knew exactly what he was thinking.

She tried to stop him.

"I'm hungry... Let me make something to eat. We can talk after."

"Hungry?" Jiang Ling's eyes lit up. "Then I'll make you noodles."

With that, he headed for the kitchen to show off his cooking skills.

Bulma put on an apron and, smiling gently, pushed Jiang Ling out of the kitchen.

"I'll make you noodles instead. You've worked hard defeating the Androids."

Jiang Ling could only sit at the dining table outside and watch Bulma bustle about. He felt an incomparable sense of peace.

In a daze, he thought of the Bulma from his own world. For a moment, their images seemed to overlap.

"Yeah, it's time to go back..."

A little while later,

Bulma came out carrying a bowl of noodles.

The aroma made Jiang Ling's mouth water. He didn't even care if they were too hot—he just dug in.

He had to admit, Future Bulma knew how to do quite a lot.

And she was a good cook.

She could turn simple ingredients into something so delicious.

After they finished eating,

Bulma went into the bedroom.

When she came back out, she was wearing a revealing outfit.

It showed off her curvy, slender figure.

Jiang Ling swallowed hard.

His appetite stirred once more.