Preparations Before Departure, Little Blonde Girl!!

Dr. Brief waved his hand with a smile, "You are far too polite. If not for the flight pod you brought, I doubt I would have ever managed to research a spacecraft in this lifetime!" His tone was incredibly casual.

"You are too humble!" Karochi said solemnly.

To be fair, Dr. Brief had even developed space-folding technology; building a spacecraft was child's play for him! It was mostly just that he hadn't put his energy into it.

"Let me introduce you to it. Per your requirements, I've equipped this ship with a gravity machine capable of reaching three hundred times Earth's gravity! Don't go setting it that high carelessly, though. Also, there's a mimicry mode! As you said, space is very dangerous, so I modified the outer hull to perfectly reflect the stars on either side while in deep space. The ship also carries four of those flight pods you brought; while their speed is far inferior, they are still capable of normal flight in space!"

Holy crap! Holy crap! This is insane, how is he this insane?? Karochi instantly became a fanboy of Dr. Brief.

This was the ruthless crushing power of pure intellect!

"Thank you so much."

Tights watched Karochi, whose eyes had turned into little stars, and was speechless. Why is he making such a big fuss? Isn't this just basic procedure?

"Oh! Right, Tights mentioned that you have a massive appetite! I've stored enough food inside to last you two years. And the most important point: this spacecraft can also be compressed into a capsule." Dr. Brief squinted, teasing the little black cat on his shoulder as he spoke in a casual tone.

Karochi turned his head toward Tights. At this moment, Tights was his own sister; no one could change that, he declared.

"Alright, the functions are all explained! You two can explore on your own now. I'm off." With that, Dr. Brief left.

Yes, he left under Karochi's gaze of pure admiration.

"Is it really worth getting this excited!?" Tights didn't quite understand.

Ah, you don't get it! This is called psychological contrast. I expected a thatched hut, but it turned out to be a villa. This kind of unexpected happiness is impossible to explain to outsiders.

"Alright, alright! Let's go buy some clothes and get ready to leave tomorrow." Finally, finally, this moment has arrived. Amen!

Uh! Karochi looked at his clothes, which were already tattered. The combat suit he wore when he arrived on Earth had long since been shredded, and what he was wearing now was custom-made by Tights.

Of course, it was a style Karochi designed himself—or rather, he didn't really design it; he just copied Vegito's outfit and scaled it down quite a bit.

After changing into his new clothes (Vegito's outfit), Karochi headed out with Tights! He also needed to buy some undergarments and such; he couldn't exactly ask Tights to do that for him, right?

West City was truly bustling, and there were an extraordinary number of food stalls!

Hmm, Karochi was already holding an armful of snacks! Tights' fists clenched as she watched.

Didn't they just eat before they left? Was a Saiyan's stomach a bottomless pit? How could he hold so much?

"Tights-jieje, do you want to try some? It's really not bad!" Karochi said while chewing on something.

It made Tights laugh in frustration. She said speechlessly, "Can you please swallow what's in your mouth before you talk!!!" She had no way to deal with such a glutton.

Gulp!

He finally managed to swallow the food, but just as he was about to speak, Tights shoved a chicken leg into his mouth to plug it again: "Enough, I know what you mean, I'm not eating!"

Seeing Karochi like this, Tights couldn't help but laugh! He was just too funny.

Just then, Karochi noticed a little girl with golden hair standing in the middle of the busy road, looking around anxiously as if searching for her parents.

At that moment, a hovercar didn't notice her and headed straight toward her!

"Watch out!" Karochi tossed his food aside, his figure instantly appearing before the little girl to scoop her up and soar into the sky.

The driver of the hovercar was so terrified that he swerved and crashed into a wall by the side of the road.

Karochi landed beside Tights with the little girl in his arms, set her down, and checked her over to make sure she wasn't injured before he felt relieved.

"Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?" Tights asked with some concern. Of course, she wasn't worried about Karochi! With his physique, even an armored car would be totaled if it hit him.

The little girl was clearly frightened and stood there blankly, staring at Karochi.

It made Karochi worry that his tail hadn't been hidden properly! He saw the little girl's mouth pout, and tears began to stream down her face, leaving Karochi at a complete loss.

Tights immediately pulled the little girl into her arms to comfort her.

The driver climbed out of his car, wanting to shout some choice words, but one look from Karochi sent him scurrying away in terror.

After a long while, the little girl finally calmed down. She pulled away from Tights' embrace and grabbed the corner of Karochi's shirt with one hand: "Thank you, big brother and big sister!!"

Hmm! Very polite, truly nice.

Karochi didn't mind having his shirt tugged on.

"Little girl, what's your name? How old are you, where is your home, and why were you standing in the middle of the road? It's too dangerous!" Tights tried to keep her voice as gentle as possible.

"My name is Lazuli, I'm four years old! I'm looking for my little brother, I got separated from him." As she spoke, she looked like she was about to cry again.

In truth, Karochi hadn't really studied the characters in Dragon Balls; he only thought the fight scenes were cool! If he had looked it up, he would have known that the name of Android 18 before she was modified was Lazuli.

"Alright, alright! Don't cry, don't cry. How about big brother and big sister help you look for him, okay!?" He said, picking her up.

Ah, wait! I'm not much older than her, Karochi thought to himself, as he was only five, about the same age as the girl.

Lazuli, being held, still clutched Karochi's clothes and didn't let go, while describing what her brother looked like!

Karochi, with his clothes being tugged, didn't think much of it; it was a normal reaction to being scared.

"Um, big brother, what is your name? You... you seem to be able to fly, that's so amazing!!" She seemed to be stuttering from the fright, and her little face was flushed red.

"Hmm!? Me? You can just call me Karochi, no need for the 'big brother' stuff." Karochi said with a laugh. It felt weird being called 'big brother' by a girl of similar age; it gave him the sensation of being a kid while someone was calling him an elder.

Then, Karochi leaned his face close to hers and said mysteriously: "I can actually use magic, you know. How about I just send you and your brother back in a bit?" He knew a thing or two about humoring children.

He didn't notice that Lazuli's face turned even redder, flushing all the way to the tips of her ears.

After searching together, Tights and Karochi finally found her younger brother.

Tsk! He's quite the looker. Karochi grumbled inwardly. This kid had a great appearance; he was the type who would grow up to charm thousands of girls.

The kind that makes rich women happy!

Come to think of it, Lazuli was also very delicate and pretty; she would definitely be a great beauty in the future! Who knew which brat would get lucky with her later on.

"Sigh! Are you sure you don't need your big brother and sister to take you?" Tights' voice snapped Karochi out of his wandering thoughts.

"No need, big sister. I just used your phone to contact our family! They'll be here to pick up my brother and me very soon." Lazuli tugged on Lapis's hand, and after saying that, she walked over to Karochi.

She bowed very politely, then quickly planted a kiss on Karochi's cheek! She also kissed Tights as she passed by, seemingly as a gesture of thanks.

Karochi, having been "ambushed," stood there in a daze. Good grief, after two lifetimes, a girl has finally kissed me! Even if it was just a thank-you kiss, a kiss is a kiss, right?

I can definitely brag about this!

Watching Lazuli run off while pulling the little boy along, Karochi couldn't help but say, "Don't run around blindly anymore, it's too dangerous! And hurry home."

Lazuli didn't turn her head, but called back, "Got it, Brother Karochi!"

Her face was very red, and she felt her heart beating rapidly! Seeing this, Lapis couldn't help but feel a bit nervous: "Sister..."

But before he could finish, Lazuli snapped, "Don't talk!"

Watching the two little kids walk away, Karochi really wanted to sigh about how great it was to be a child, but he couldn't say it out loud since he was in a child's body himself.

"Deep sibling love, wouldn't you agree, little brother Karochi?" Tights looked at Karochi with a smile.

Karochi nodded with a serious expression: "Yes, big sister Tights!" He had to keep up the act for at least one day with this newly recognized older sister; Karochi felt it was worth it.

This shopping trip lasted until evening! Tights had all the items she bought loaded directly onto a truck, leaving Karochi dumbfounded.

As expected, women are all the same, especially wealthy women—their spending power is simply terrifying! In Tights' own words, the things she bought were enough to feed him for ten years.

It was fortunate that Dr. Brief had modified the spaceship, otherwise, this truckload of goods would have packed it to the brim, leaving no room for the two of them to even stand.

At night, Tights was too excited to sleep and kept chatting with Karochi about everything under the sun, from the Saiyan to Frieza, and then to Frieza's brother and father.

Before long, Tights drifted into a deep sleep. Looking at her sleeping face, Karochi sighed softly.

To be fair, the dangers in the universe were far more than just the Frost Demon!

One couldn't truly grasp the dangers without experiencing them firsthand. Even just watching the anime in his past life, the sense of suffocating dread had made him feel incredibly uncomfortable through the screen, let alone facing it in reality!

He shook his head with a bitter smile: "Why think so much about it?" If you can't stop it, you might as well just accept it.