Dragon Ball: Reborn as a Saiyan, They Covet Me

Indeed, not to mention that he hadn't even learned the Flight Technique yet.

Even if he had, with his current combat power, flying would be very slow and would consume a significant amount of stamina.

For him, the Flying Nimbus remained the best mode of transportation.

"Alright, you're the thoughtful one, so I'll listen to you."

Bulma gave a sweet smile. "Of course, I'm a scientist's daughter with an IQ of 250! Since there's nothing left to do here, why don't we set off for West City now?"

"Yeah!"

With that, the two of them boarded the Flying Nimbus and headed straight for West City.

A few minutes earlier.

Chi-Chi and the Ox-King were still heading west, flying their plane in search of Goku.

"Sigh, we only know the general direction, but we have no idea where they landed. Finding them is really difficult!"

Chi-Chi said, "Dad, let's land at the next town we see and ask around."

"Yes, that sounds good."

No sooner had he spoken than the sky suddenly turned dark.

The once clear, azure sky was now blanketed in thick, dark clouds, with lightning flashing incessantly within them.

"Oh my, is it going to rain? The weather forecast said there wouldn't be any rain in this area!"

The Ox-King looked at the sky, feeling somewhat hesitant.

These dark clouds had appeared far too abruptly.

Chi-Chi looked at the sky full of dark clouds and suddenly caught a glimpse of a golden light in the distance.

"Dad, look, what is that?"

The Ox-King took off his sunglasses and rubbed his eyes, but he still couldn't see it.

"No, it's too far away; I can't see it clearly at all!"

A guess flashed through Chi-Chi's mind. "The weather turning dark so suddenly is too strange. Could it be that Goku and the others have gathered the seven Dragon Balls, summoned Shenron, and are making a wish?"

The Ox-King blinked.

"Indeed, this change in weather is too sudden; it's clearly abnormal. Now that you mention it, it does seem like that!"

Chi-Chi immediately urged him, "Dad, hurry, fly faster! Let's catch up before they leave."

The Ox-King nodded. "Alright, Chi-Chi, fasten your seatbelt!"

With that, the plane accelerated to maximum power and shot toward the golden light.

Chi-Chi and the Ox-King had been heading west, and West City was even further to the west.

There was no possibility of them crossing paths; unsurprisingly, the Ox-King and Chi-Chi arrived to find nothing.

The two stood outside the ruins of Pilaf Castle, their faces filled with sorrow.

The Ox-King consoled her, "Chi-Chi, once Goku and the others finish with the Dragon Balls, there's no telling what they'll do next. It's going to be hard to find them now; why don't we head back first?"

Chi-Chi looked completely dejected.

She said with a bit of a childish temper, "No, I want to find Goku!"

The Ox-King scratched his head in distress.

"But how are we supposed to find him? Dad doesn't know how to use divination. The world is so big; unless we can divine where he's gone, how could we possibly find him?"

Chi-Chi asked curiously, "Aren't there any famous fortune-tellers in this world?"

The Ox-King scratched his head.

"Now that you ask, I think I've heard of one. Wait, let me think!"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

Ox-King slapped his thigh suddenly.

"Oh, I remember now!

Master Roshi's older sister is called Fortuneteller Baba.

As long as it exists in this world, she can divine the location of anything you want to find, people included."

Chi-Chi's eyes lit up. "Really? Then should we go find Fortuneteller Baba first?"

"Wait a moment, let's head home first and bring along some treasure.

I've heard that Fortuneteller Baba requires a lot of money to perform her divinations."

Chi-Chi beamed with joy. "Oh, oh, I see! Daddy is truly thoughtful. Let's go quickly then!"

With that, the father and daughter flew off toward Fire Mountain.

For the sake of his daughter's marriage, Ox-King was going all out.

Half a day later, Bulma brought Son Goku to West City, to Capsule Corporation.

The two stepped into the courtyard.

A robot greeted Bulma, "Miss, you have returned."

"Mm!" Bulma responded casually.

"Bulma, your home is so big. There are even dinosaurs in the yard..."

Son Goku said, wiping the corner of his mouth.

Bulma nodded. "Yeah, that's right. There are also plenty of cats and dogs; Dad picked them all up from nearby."

"Your dad really likes small animals, huh?"

"Yeah, he does—he has them for every meal."

The two didn't walk for long before they reached the entrance of the laboratory.

Just then, they ran into Dr. Brief riding a bicycle.

Seeing her father, Bulma was overjoyed.

After all, she had been reborn and hadn't seen him for over twenty years.

However, with Son Goku by her side, being overly affectionate with her father wasn't appropriate; it would be easy to neglect Son Goku.

Moreover, in this world, she had actually only been separated from her father for half a month.

She had no choice but to suppress her inner ecstasy and say calmly:

"Dad, I'm home!"

Dr. Brief's expression was also quite plain.

"Oh my, Bulma, you're back so early.

Eh, who is this?"

Dr. Brief asked, pointing at Son Goku.

Bulma introduced him, "Let me introduce you. This is my good friend, Son Goku.

Don't let his size fool you; his martial arts are very high.

He protected me throughout the whole journey!"

Dr. Brief was taken aback.

"Hmm, your name is Son Goku, is it?

That's really not bad.

It seems your martial arts are truly impressive!

Still, you're quite small, and rather cute."

Dr. Brief turned to look at Bulma.

He said, "Bulma, it's Dad's fault for lacking concern for you.

I didn't expect your taste to be so unique; you actually like such a small boyfriend.

Do you have a pedophilia complex?"

Even though Bulma had lived two lifetimes, she still blushed instantly upon hearing Dr. Brief's words.

She wanted to explain that he wasn't her boyfriend.

But...

Since she liked the grown-up version of Son Goku, she found it difficult to refute him.

Although she didn't admit to wanting to be the future Son Goku's girlfriend, she didn't want to say he wasn't her boyfriend right in front of him. She wanted to raise him herself.

As for Son Goku, he had been a bit socially anxious in his past life and didn't like to talk much. Hearing Brief's shocking words, he was momentarily left speechless.

Seeing that neither of them was speaking, Brief put on his overly familiar persona once again. He walked toward Son Goku with a smile and whispered, "Hey, Goku, have you two kissed yet?"

Even though the voice was very soft, Bulma still heard it clearly. She quickly pulled Goku away and shouted at her father with a flushed face.

"Dad, what are you doing? Don't talk nonsense, he's still just a child!!!"

Brief looked indifferent. "Bulma, don't be so fierce. Girls should be gentle!"

Bulma's face turned red again, and she felt a sense of social death for having such a father. She continued to yell, "I can't be gentle with a father like you!"

Brief asked again, "Oh, right, Bulma. Didn't you say you were going to look for the Dragon Balls? How did it go? Did you find them?"

Hearing Brief change the subject, Bulma finally let out a deep sigh of relief.

"I found them, and I came back after making my wish."