"Huh? A gift for me?" Linoshi blinked in surprise, and her blue eyes lit up at once as a blush spread across her cheeks.
She hurriedly nodded, delighted, and accepted it with both hands, cradling the little Dragon Ball as if it were a priceless treasure.
Then Linoshi thought for a moment and gently raised her right hand.
"Snap!"
A red cord suddenly appeared in Linoshi's hand.
It was thin and soft, glowing faintly red. No one could tell what it was made of.
The next moment, with Reiz watching, Linoshi shoved one end of the red cord into the Dragon Ball.
A shocking scene unfolded.
The cord was so soft, yet the moment it touched the Dragon Ball, it pierced right through it with ease.
The hard sphere was like tofu before the red cord, offering no resistance at all.
Linoshi hung the pierced Dragon Ball on the cord, then put it around her neck.
The golden Dragon Ball rested against her chest, glittering in the sunlight and making her fair skin look even more lovely.
Linoshi even gave Reiz an elegant twirl.
Her long hair traced a graceful arc through the air.
"Does it look good?" Linoshi asked shyly, cupping the Dragon Ball in both hands as she gazed at Reiz with expectant blue eyes.
Reiz: "..."
Reiz was at a loss for words.
This little Angel seemed not to know anything about the Dragon Balls!
And... she'd pierced the Dragon Ball with a cord. Could it still be used?
Reiz's mouth twitched. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
Monaito's eyes had gone wide, almost popping out of their sockets.
His mouth hung open, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground.
What was that cord made of?
It had pierced the Dragon Ball so easily?
Was he getting old and seeing things?
This was too absurd!
He rubbed his eyes, then looked again to make sure he hadn't imagined it.
The Dragon Ball really was threaded onto the red cord. Its golden light still shone, but now there was a little hole through the middle.
"It... it looks good." Reiz nodded and silently wiped the sweat trickling down his cheek.
"Reiz, did you come all the way to this planet just to give me this gift?" Linoshi asked happily, her blue eyes full of emotion.
"Well... yes," Reiz replied with a bitter smile and a nod.
"Thank you, Reiz. I really like this gift." Linoshi held the Dragon Ball hanging around her neck, overwhelmed with excitement and beaming with happiness.
Reiz opened his mouth, but couldn't say a thing.
Monaito was just as speechless, with no idea what to say.
He looked at the Dragon Ball around Linoshi's neck, then at Reiz, then at Broly and Vegeta. He sank into deep thought.
Vegeta snorted and shot a sidelong glance at the Dragon Ball, grumbling inwardly.
Was Reiz crazy or something?
He'd come all the way to this planet just to give this woman some weird ball?
I really don't understand what that guy is thinking!
I thought there'd be some way to increase my Combat Power on this planet!
What a disappointment!
Broly wasn't interested. Whenever he was bored, he took a drink of water, the gulping sounds especially clear in the quiet air.
Reiz was filled with despair.
It looked like he wouldn't get to make his wish.
Linoshi had already accepted the Dragon Ball as a gift.
Would it be awkward to tell her now that it could grant wishes?
He sighed helplessly, about to say something.
"Huh? I have a feeling... there might be another ball like this somewhere on this planet!" Linoshi suddenly sensed something. She stared off into space, then muttered softly.
"W-what?" Monaito's expression changed, and his pupils contracted sharply.
Did this female Saiyan know something?
How did she know there was another Dragon Ball on this planet?
"It seems to be in that direction, not too far from here. About 1,000 kilometers away." Linoshi raised her slender hand and pointed.
"Which of you two wants to go check?" Reiz asked, turning to Vegeta and Broly.
Vegeta still had his arms crossed and said nothing, his chin held high.
Broly, however, didn't say a word. He simply took off into the sky and flew quickly in the direction Linoshi had pointed.
"Whoosh!"
By the time they looked again, Broly was already far away.
Vegeta: "..."
Broly, you idiot!
You're really going?
But soon, Broly flew back and hovered in the air. He scratched his head and asked sheepishly, "How far is 1,000 kilometers?"
Reiz: "..."
Reiz nearly toppled over.
"Forget it, I'll go with you!" Unable to watch any longer, Vegeta flew into the sky and sped away with him.
The two five-year-old children left trails of golden light across the sky, standing out against the blue.
At first, they flew at a normal pace, one in front of the other.
But Vegeta was slower, and Broly soon left him behind.
Broly's flying form was crude, yet astonishingly fast, like a cannonball shot from a barrel.
Vegeta's little face was full of indignation. Gritting his teeth, he poured more energy into his flight.
"Whoosh!"
Vegeta accelerated in an instant. His golden aura flared, and he quickly overtook Broly, leaving him far behind.
Broly: "????"
Broly paused in surprise. When he saw that Vegeta wanted to race him, he suddenly became interested.
A gleam of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Whoosh!"
Broly flickered forward, becoming an even brighter streak of golden light. He accelerated in an instant and quickly overtook Vegeta.
Vegeta bared his teeth and poured even more energy into his flight, unleashing his full power.
The two raced through the sky, chasing each other and tracing intersecting paths across the blue.
One minute later.
Vegeta had been left far behind. He couldn't even see Broly's shadow.
Broly had vanished from sight.
Vegeta grew more and more annoyed, but the corners of his mouth lifted into a faint smile.
When he felt he'd flown about 1,000 kilometers, Vegeta immediately stopped in midair and scanned the ground below.
Below lay a rocky wasteland, jagged and desolate, steeped in silence.
Vegeta easily spotted a golden glimmer shining from a crack between some rocks.
The light was faint, but it stood out in the shadowy crevice.
"Snap!"
Vegeta dropped from the sky and landed beside the rocky crevice.
He crouched down and reached inside with his small hand. Sure enough, he felt a Dragon Ball about the size of a marble.
The sphere was smooth and warm, giving off a gentle golden glow in his palm.
"So there really is another one... The one Linoshi is wearing has only one star inside. This one has two." Vegeta examined the Dragon Ball carefully and muttered to himself.
Then Vegeta grew a little annoyed.
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