Bulma's Older Sister?

"Okay... I'll give it a try." Raditz gritted his teeth.

For Super Saiyan! I'm going all in!

It's just a tongue twister, right?

"Black fertilizer... flowers, flowers, flowers..." Raditz had only managed a few words when a wave of sadness washed over him.

"Negative Emotion Points +888 from Raditz!"

If I get the words right, will I really turn into a Super Saiyan?

I hope he isn't pulling a fast one on me.

After flying for about twenty minutes,

Soya had left Raditz far behind. At last, he spotted people in a town. He swooped down ahead of Raditz and landed in front of a pretty young woman.

She had long, golden-blonde hair falling over her shoulders and wore a one-piece dress with a flared skirt that caught the eye.

"Huh? Did you fly here?" The young woman's beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Soya.

"Give me your money!" Soya said, keeping a straight face.

"Negative Emotion Points +555 from Tights!"

Tights wanted to cry.

My luck is awful!

Soya froze for a moment.

Tights?

Why did that name sound so familiar?

Could she be Bulma's older sister?

Soya looked Tights up and down and saw that she did, in fact, bear a bit of a resemblance to Bulma.

"Here, take my money... Just... please don't kill me. I'll give you everything I have." Tights hurriedly pulled out all the money on her.

"I'm Clothes Hero. I specialize in stealing clothes. Hand over everything you're wearing." Soya gave a cheeky grin.

Tights: "..."

"Negative Emotion Points +666 from Tights!"

What the heck was a Clothes Hero?!

What kind of weirdo specialized in stealing people's clothes?

It was obvious he was after my body!

Still, I had to admit, this guy was pretty handsome...

Maybe I wouldn't be losing out.

No, no! I'm not that kind of girl.

I'll keep him occupied, then figure out a way to call the police.

"Sure, but isn't this a little inconvenient?" Tights pointed to a hotel nearby. "There's a hotel over there. Let's go..."

Soya: "..."

"Actually, never mind! Maybe next time... My time of the month just started." Soya shook his head.

Tights' eyes widened, her expression full of disbelief.

Your time of the month started?

Did boys really get periods?

I went to college. You can't fool me.

"Do boys really get periods?" Tights asked, eyeing Soya skeptically.

"Of course. I'm not lying. Every so often, us boys have to get our balls replaced." Soya sighed softly. "Being a man is exhausting."

Tights: "..."

Yeah, right!

"Negative Emotion Points +666 from Tights!"

"Where's the World Martial Arts Tournament being held?" Soya asked.

"Huh? Are you going to compete in the World Martial Arts Tournament?" Tights asked, taken aback.

"Yeah, yeah." Soya nodded.

"What a coincidence! I was planning to go watch the World Martial Arts Tournament, too," Tights said excitedly.

"Has it started already?" Soya asked.

"The preliminaries are tomorrow," Tights replied.

"Tomorrow..." Soya murmured, lost in thought. He was already imagining himself unleashing Solar Flare at the World Martial Arts Tournament.

How many Negative Emotion Points would he get from using Solar Flare?

There had to be at least ten thousand spectators at the World Martial Arts Tournament, right?

If each of them gave him just a hundred Negative Emotion Points, that would still add up to a million!

A million Negative Emotion Points would be about five thousand points of battle power.

That would be amazing!

Soya remembered that Bulma's older sister, Tights, hadn't first appeared in the Dragon Ball manga. She'd appeared in a manga called Galactic Patrol.

That manga had also been drawn by Akira Toriyama. It told the story of Galactic Patrolman Jaco on Earth.

The final chapter was called Dragon Ball Minus.

Dragon Ball Minus was about Bardock returning to Planet Vegeta and sending Kakarot to Earth.

That story also appeared in Dragon Ball Super: Broly.

Tights had shown up here...

That meant Galactic Patrolman Jaco should be somewhere nearby, too.

According to the story, Tights would be harassed by a gang of ruffians that night, then rescued by Galactic Patrolman Jaco.

Jaco had come to Earth to eliminate the Saiyan who was on his way.

But that fool Jaco hadn't had much luck. His spaceship had malfunctioned as soon as he arrived on Earth.

"How long does it take to get to the World Martial Arts Tournament venue from here?" Soya asked.

"It's on that island over there. It only takes an hour by boat." Tights pointed toward an island in the distance.

Soya slowly rose into the sky and looked toward the island.

Its architecture did look a bit like the venue for the World Martial Arts Tournament.

Soya descended and landed beside Tights again.

"You really can fly!" Tights exclaimed.

"I'm not bad, huh?" Soya grinned.

As they were talking, Raditz flew over at top speed and landed beside Soya.

"Soya, you're so fast! I almost couldn't find you!" Raditz panted, exhausted.

"Another one just flew in. Who's this kid?" Tights stared at Raditz in a daze.

"He's my companion," Soya briefly introduced him.

That day, Tights took Soya and Raditz to a hotel and got them a room next to hers.

"It's been ages since I had a bath. Life on Earth isn't so bad." After his bath, Raditz felt refreshed. But when he came out, he found Soya wasn't in the room.

Huh? Where's Soya?

Where'd he go?

In the room next door,

Tights was at a loss for words.

Soya had actually gone into her room to take a bath.

"Tights, come help me scrub my back," Soya called from the bathroom.

Tights: "..."

"Hmph! You want a girl to scrub your back? Do you think that's appropriate?" Tights snapped, fuming. "Get your companion to do it."

"Negative Emotion Points +666 from Tights!"

"He's too short. He can't reach." Soya grinned.

It's not like I'm trying to take advantage of you.

I just want to get some Negative Emotion Points from you.

In the end, Tights didn't go scrub Soya's back.

After his bath, Soya put on a bathrobe and flopped down on the big bed.

The bed still carried the distinctive lingering scent of a girl.

This feels incredible...

"This bed is so comfortable!" Soya exclaimed.

Tights: "..."

"Negative Emotion Points +666 from Tights!"

"I give up!" Tights bit her lower lip, trembling with anger. "This is my bed! Didn't you and your companion get a room of your own?"

"That bed's too small and uncomfortable. I like sleeping in a big bed!" Soya grinned, looking utterly shameless.