The Choice

Bulma spoke, then suddenly looked over at Sun Wukong.

"By the way, Goku, could you teach me fortune-telling?"

"Fortune-telling?"

"Yeah!"

Bulma smiled.

If she learned fortune-telling, she could use the crystal ball whenever she wanted to keep an eye on Sun Wukong.

"Fortune-telling takes talent. Not just anyone can learn it!"

"Hmph!"

Bulma snorted.

"So you're saying I don't have a talent for fortune-telling?"

"No! That's not what I mean!"

"Then what do you mean?"

"I mean fortune-telling is hard to learn!"

"No way! I'm learning it! I refuse to believe a little fortune-telling can stump a genius beauty like me!"

"Then... all right!"

Sun Wukong knew how to conceal himself from the forces of fate, so he wasn't worried about Bulma learning to use fortune-telling to watch him.

The next day, Sun Wukong trained in the morning and taught Bulma fortune-telling in the afternoon.

Much of fortune-telling was so mysterious that even a genius like Bulma had trouble grasping it all at once.

It also involved some astronomy, which she would have to study and master on her own.

Normally, learning fortune-telling required a large number of books.

But Sun Wukong had learned it entirely through the Dragon Balls, which had implanted the relevant memories in his mind.

What Sun Wukong taught her was only a small part of the art.

In a desert somewhere on Earth, there was an oasis with a huge palace.

It was Fortune Teller Baba's palace.

At that moment, Fortune Teller Baba was sitting inside the palace, talking with a man in his fifties or sixties.

A white halo floated above the old man's head.

This old man was Sun Wukong's late grandfather, Grandpa Gohan.

"Gohan, your grandson is quite something!"

"You mean Goku?"

"That's right! Ox-King came to me earlier to have me treat his daughter!"

"Treat her?"

"Love sickness!"

"..."

"If I remember right, his daughter's not that old, is she?"

"She's about the same age as your Goku!"

"Goku, could it be...?"

"That's right. He's the one she likes!"

"Really? Well, I don't see what's wrong with that."

"Nothing's wrong with it! But Chi-Chi isn't the only one who likes your Goku!"

"Not just Chi-Chi? Who else?"

"One is a rich young lady who lives in West City!"

"Really? I had no idea my Goku was so popular! But if two girls both like him, Goku's going to have a hard time choosing!"

"So I cast a fortune for your Goku! It's possible he'll marry two women!"

"T-two!"

Grandpa Gohan was startled.

"Possibly three..."

"What? That rascal Goku!"

Grandpa Gohan immediately grew angry.

"Has that rascal Goku been neglecting his training?"

"..."

"No. Ox-King told me he's won the World Martial Arts Tournament twice and even defeated King Piccolo!"

"King Piccolo?"

Grandpa Gohan's expression changed in shock.

When he was young, he'd heard Master Roshi mention King Piccolo.

"That's right!"

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Bulma still only had a vague understanding of fortune-telling.

At Sun Wukong's suggestion, she bought some books on astronomy.

Sun Wukong hadn't visited Chi-Chi for four or five days, so today he went to teach her the Flight Technique.

Of course, so Bulma wouldn't find out, he used one of his hairs to create a clone and left it at her house.

Fried Bread Mountain.

Chi-Chi was sitting on a grassy patch, looking bored, when a figure suddenly appeared.

It was Sun Wukong.

"Goku!"

Chi-Chi happily jumped to her feet.

Sun Wukong nodded.

"How's the Flight Technique coming along?"

"I can hover in midair now, but I'm afraid I'll fall, so I still haven't dared to fly!"

"Really? Then show me. Even if you fall from the sky, I'll catch you!"

"Okay!"

Chi-Chi focused and lifted her body into the air.

"Good! Now control the ki in your body and fly forward!"

"Okay!"

Chi-Chi flew forward a short distance.

Maybe she was nervous, but she lost control of her ki for a moment and fell straight out of the air.

"Goku!"

Frightened, Chi-Chi cried out for help.

Sun Wukong flashed into place beneath her in the blink of an eye and caught her.

When Chi-Chi realized he was holding her, her face quickly turned red.

Apart from her father, Sun Wukong was the first man to ever hold her.

"Are you all right?"

"I-I'm fine!"

Chi-Chi slowly climbed down from Sun Wukong's arms.

"Chi-Chi, did you lose control of your ki just now?"

"I think so," Chi-Chi replied softly.

"Then keep practicing. If you accidentally fall, I'll catch you!"

"Okay!"

Chi-Chi continued practicing the Flight Technique.

The morning passed quickly, and soon it was noon.

After practicing all morning, Chi-Chi could now fly a short distance.

But it would still take her quite a while to master it.

"Goku, thanks for all your effort this morning!"

"It was nothing. By the way, Chi-Chi, there's something I want to tell you..."

"What is it?"

Chi-Chi wiped the sweat from her forehead with her handkerchief.

"Well... Bulma and I are dating!"

"D-dating!"

Chi-Chi froze when she heard this.

"But didn't you say before that you only wanted to focus on training for now?"

As Chi-Chi spoke, her eyes suddenly reddened.

"But sooner or later, I have to make a choice, don't I?"

"So you chose her?"

Sun Wukong fell silent.

Then Chi-Chi suddenly flew away, crying.

Sun Wukong raised his hand, then lowered it again.

In the end, all he could do was let out a helpless sigh before leaving Fried Bread Mountain.

When Chi-Chi got home, she locked herself in her room.

Hearing his daughter crying, Ox-King hurried over and knocked on the door.

But no matter how much Ox-King called, Chi-Chi wouldn't open it.

"Chi-Chi, did that brat Goku hurt you? I'll go find him right now!"

"No! Dad, don't go!"

Chi-Chi shouted at Ox-King in a panic.

But Ox-King wouldn't listen. He grabbed an axe and headed off to find Sun Wukong.

Elsewhere.

After leaving, Sun Wukong had originally planned to return to Bulma's house.

But when he remembered that Chi-Chi had gone home in tears, he decided to use the crystal ball to check on her.

Seeing Chi-Chi crying her eyes out made Sun Wukong feel awful, too.

Unfortunately, he hadn't been transported to ancient times.

After thinking it over, Sun Wukong pulled out a hair and created a clone to face Ox-King.

But in the end, the fight never started. Chi-Chi arrived just in time to stop it.

Seeing that the fight had been stopped, Sun Wukong used Instant Transmission to appear in front of them.