As Vegeta said those words, Krillin and Son Gohan looked even more troubled.
Bulma, still inside the spaceship, was so frightened that all the color drained from her face.
It was true that this Saiyan prince was very handsome, but he was a demon. Even an ordinary person like her could feel the chill of his murderous aura.
And if not for him, none of this would have happened. Earth wouldn't have faced disaster, and they wouldn't have had to suffer here on Planet Namek.
Bulma felt like dying. If only they hadn't come here to revive Yamcha...
Thinking of Yamcha again, Bulma felt horribly conflicted.
She'd decided to come to Planet Namek and find the Dragon Balls to wish everyone on Earth back to life, but Yamcha had been the real reason she'd made up her mind.
Although she and Yamcha had broken up long ago because of all their differences, that didn't mean she could erase every trace of their past together.
For Bulma, from the day she'd met Yamcha until now, if he'd really been willing to be a good man, she would have married him already.
But ever since they'd gotten together, the two of them had argued over all sorts of little things. Most of all, Yamcha was fickle and kept flirting with other women behind her back. She just couldn't accept it, and that made her even less willing to give herself to him.
In the end, she wanted to revive Yamcha this time because she wanted to give him one last chance to change. After all, when aliens invaded Earth, he'd bravely stepped forward.
Of course, the main reason was that she was already twenty-nine. At that age, a woman was considered an old maid.
If she hadn't taken such good care of herself and kept up with all kinds of supplements, she wouldn't have maintained such a lovely appearance and figure.
Her mind a tangled mess, Bulma tightened her grip on the Dragon Radar. Then she changed her mind, made a decision, and hurried over to a storage cabinet, where she took out another Dragon Radar.
"Good thing I'm clever and prepared a fake. I'll just fool him for now." Bulma came up with a little scheme and carried the fake Dragon Radar out of the spaceship.
When Bulma came out, Krillin and Son Gohan worried that Vegeta might do something, so they hurriedly stepped in front of her.
That amused Vegeta.
If he really wanted to fight, could they stop him?
Fools.
Meeting Bulma's gaze, Vegeta grumbled to himself.
His original self had never met her and hadn't been interested in women, but the Vegeta who'd crossed over wasn't the original Vegeta. And now, at last, he'd seen what Bulma really looked like.
Hmm, she was very beautiful.
But from her eyes and movements, he could tell how afraid she was of him.
If he hadn't known the original story, if he hadn't come from another world, it would have been hard to imagine that Bulma would eventually end up with Vegeta.
The words were on the tip of his tongue, but Vegeta didn't know what to say.
His original self had been cold and aloof. After absorbing all of the original Vegeta's memories, he'd become even more awkward at expressing his feelings.
"Th-the Dragon Radar..." Seeing Vegeta staring fixedly at her, Bulma nervously raised her hand. The Dragon Radar was clutched in it.
Krillin and Son Gohan exchanged a glance. Their minds were in turmoil. Things had come to this, and it seemed Vegeta was right: they had no other choice.
Without hesitation, Vegeta strode forward. Each step seemed to land on the hearts of the three of them, filling them with dread.
At last, he took the Dragon Radar from Bulma's hand.
"I'm not taking your things for free. If we find the Dragon Balls and make a wish, I'll only take one wish. The other two are yours," Vegeta said.
The three of them had still been feeling uneasy, but his words left them stunned.
"You—you're saying you'll give us two?" Krillin asked suspiciously.
"Can't Shenron grant only one wish?" Son Gohan added.
He hadn't seen it for himself, but he'd heard as much.
Bulma was sharp and quickly caught on. "Could the Shenron on Planet Namek grant three wishes?"
She was both shocked and delighted.
If that was true, then after wishing everyone who'd died on Earth back to life, they'd still have one wish left for themselves.
Watching Bulma's imagination run wild, Vegeta's lips curled into a faint smile. Then he added another piece of information: "Not only can it grant three wishes, but as far as I know, a year on Planet Namek is only 130 days! So unlike Earth's Shenron, the Shenron on Planet Namek can grant three wishes every 130 days."
"What?" Krillin exclaimed.
"Is that true? Wait, let me work it out. If that's the case..." Bulma was a numbers person; she cared about the figures.
If what Vegeta said was true, then coming to Planet Namek had been the right choice after all.
They'd faced enormous danger, but three wishes were a big deal.
"Why are you telling us this? What are you after?" Son Gohan was young, but remarkably mature for his age.
For a five-year-old to ask those questions showed how clever he was.
Pure-blooded Saiyans were intelligent at this age, but not many had minds this developed. Most of what they absorbed and learned came from the memories implanted in them.
"What am I after? Heh. What could you possibly give me, Kakarot's son?" Vegeta chuckled, then continued, "Honestly, it's not important information, so I'm telling you for free. And don't get the wrong idea. I'm only telling her."
Krillin and Son Gohan stared at him in surprise, then turned to look at Bulma.
Bulma was baffled by what Vegeta had said.
As she met Vegeta's gaze again, she suddenly felt something strange.
"Y-you're not after my beauty, are you?"
Bulma said it with a conceited air, as if she'd drawn confidence from nowhere.
She wasn't wrong, but Vegeta would never admit it.
"Pfft!" Krillin nearly choked. If he'd been drinking water, he would have spat it all out.
He'd never seen a woman so shameless.
"Aunt Bulma, don't let him fool you with his words. He's the one who destroyed Earth, killed everyone, and nearly killed Dad," Son Gohan said, still wary.
"Good. That's exactly how you should be. If you let your guard down after just a few words from me, you'd be a fool!" Vegeta said as he rose into the air. "There's no immediate danger, but that doesn't mean you'll be safe forever. While you still have time, hide the spaceship and find somewhere to take shelter. Of course, leaving Planet Namek may be the best choice for you."