Lloyd walked onto the tournament stage with a blank, adorable expression. Looking at Chi-Chi in front of him, he said foolishly, "Um, Auntie, you're not going to hit me, are you?"
Of all things Lloyd could have said, he had to use one of Chi-Chi's forbidden words: "Auntie"! Chi-Chi immediately flared up and snapped, "What did you say?"
Lloyd gave an adorable smile and said, "I said, I'm so cute. Auntie, you wouldn't hit me, right?"
Chi-Chi looked at little Lloyd before her. He really could be called cute—fair, tender skin and huge eyes, a genuinely adorable little boy. But... "Auntie"? Was that really a word he could just say?
Chi-Chi didn't care about any of that. No matter how cute Lloyd was, it was useless. In Chi-Chi's eyes, no one was cuter than her Goten!
She charged straight at Lloyd and shouted, "Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're cute! Chi-Chi isn't someone to be trifled with!"
A slap came flying at Lloyd. Lloyd suddenly ducked, moving with astonishing speed. Chi-Chi was startled and rolled away to the other side of the stage.
This child really is quite strong! Chi-Chi stared gravely at Lloyd. Though she wanted to beat this cute child who had spent her family's money to a pulp, that evasive move had told her that Lloyd was not someone to mess with!
So this time, she did not take the initiative to attack.
Lloyd turned around, looked at Chi-Chi, and smiled. "Auntie, I was bowing over there to thank you just now. Why did you run all the way over here when I raised my head?"
Chi-Chi nearly spat out a mouthful of water. So the child had been bowing to thank her?
Her opinion of him could not help but improve a