Future Bulma

Just a moment ago, Vegeta felt his wife's energy signature continuously fading.

Covering the ten-kilometer distance in only a few breaths, Vegeta arrived at his destination. At a single glance, he saw Bulma already lying in a pool of blood.

"Bulma!"

Vegeta's eyes nearly split from the strain. Seeing his wife lying in a pool of blood, a flame of fury surged straight to his heart.

"Damn it, who did this?"

Forcing down the rage in his heart, Vegeta hurried forward, pulled her into his arms, and took a Senzu Bean from his pocket, placing it into her mouth.

"Eat, Bulma, it's a Senzu Bean."

But at this moment, Bulma had already lost consciousness and could not hear a sound from the outside world.

In his desperation, Vegeta had no choice but to perform a deeply humiliating act, feeding her the bean mouth-to-mouth.

Bulma slowly opened her eyes, and the face she had longed for day and night came into view.

"Vegeta, this is wonderful. After all these years, I've finally seen you again. I never want to be separated from you again, even if this is hell."

Looking at her haggard appearance, Vegeta felt an inexplicable pang of heartache. Whenever he returned from training covered in injuries, she would always scold him out of concern.

Every time he felt unwilling to accept being suppressed by the people from the future, it was this woman before him who constantly encouraged him.

Unknowingly, Bulma had long since become an inseparable part of Vegeta's life.

"Bulma, what happened to you? Who on earth harmed you like this?"

Seeing that she was alright, Vegeta's pride began to take over. He reverted to his cold, aloof demeanor and demanded an answer.

"Hmph, as expected of my Vegeta. That arrogant look really hasn't changed at all. Who harmed me like this?"

At this, Bulma, who had been gentle just a moment ago, instantly transformed into a tigress and slapped him across the face.

Smack! Vegeta was left stunned by the blow.

"Who harmed me like this? You have the nerve to ask? If it weren't for your arrogant, pigheaded self insisting on taking on the Androids alone, would we have been wiped out?"

"If you hadn't been so disobedient, our family wouldn't have fallen apart, our friends wouldn't have died, and the Earth wouldn't have become what it is today. It's all your fault, all your fault, you jerk!"

The emotions she had suppressed for over a decade finally erupted in this moment.

Bulma pounded on him repeatedly, sobbing as she spoke.

Finally, she buried her face in his chest, murmuring about all the grievances she had suffered over the years.

"Bulma, I don't know what happened, but I'm sorry."

Vegeta didn't know how to comfort her, but seeing her so heartbroken, he lowered his proud head and offered a sincere apology.

Whoosh. Son Goku and Gamos landed as well. Seeing the blood-soaked Bulma sobbing in Vegeta's arms, Son Goku was about to speak, but Gamos grabbed him by the arm.

He shook his head at him, and the two found a spot to sit down.

Once Bulma had cried her fill and finally calmed down, Vegeta asked what had happened.

"Thirteen years ago, ever since you were killed by the Androids, the Earth no longer had any warriors capable of standing against them. Krillin, Tien Shinhan, and the others were all killed by the Androids while trying to protect the planet."

"In the end, only young Gohan and Trunks, who was still in my womb, remained. They carried all the hopes of the Earth."

"After more than a decade of fighting, even when Gohan became a Super Saiyan, he was still no match for the Androids. In one battle, Gohan lost an arm to the Androids while trying to save Trunks."

"Just today, Gohan sensed that something had happened to Trunks and rushed out, never to return."

"According to satellite observations, they are both dead. There are no warriors left on Earth. What is the point of me living alone?"

"Everything is over. There is no hope left for Earth. But at least, even in death, I've met you again."

After she finished speaking, Bulma looked at her husband with tenderness. Vegeta never imagined that Bulma had attempted suicide out of sheer despair.

Thinking of the Bulma from his own timeline—cheerful, lively, sometimes overbearing, and sometimes as gentle as water—it was hard to believe such an extraordinary woman would one day commit suicide. One could only imagine how desperate she must have been over these past ten years!

"What about me? From what you're saying, it seems I didn't participate in the battle. Where was I at the time?"

Son Goku was very confused. He was certain he was stronger than Vegeta back then; if he had joined the fight, he should have been able to defeat the Androids! After all, the Androids in this timeline hadn't been modified by Gamos and had a maximum power level of only one billion.

Bulma, who had been focused entirely on her husband, only now noticed that there were others around.

Turning her head, she saw the person who gave her the greatest sense of security: wearing his signature orange martial arts uniform with his iconic crab-like hair—it was Son Goku.

Seeing Son Goku, Bulma couldn't help but be stunned. "Go... Goku, is it really you?"

"Yeah, it's me. I didn't think your future self would end up in such a miserable state!"

Lacking any emotional intelligence, Son Goku spoke bluntly, completely disregarding her feelings.

Hearing this thoughtless remark, Bulma's sadness instantly turned to rage; she wanted nothing more than to kick him to death!

"Hmph, you're the most useless one! The Androids hadn't even arrived yet, and you died of a heart virus!"

"A heart virus? I... I died from an illness?"

Son Goku pointed at his own nose, speaking in disbelief.

Bulma also sensed that something was wrong. How could Son Goku not know how he died? Furthermore, her husband hadn't aged a bit, and looking at the surroundings, wasn't this her own small room?

Seeming to realize something, Bulma gasped, hurriedly stood up, backed away several steps, and pointed at Vegeta and Son Goku.

"Who, who exactly are you? You are definitely not the Son Goku and Vegeta that I know."

Seeing Bulma so tense, Son Goku waved his hands repeatedly, trying to get her to calm down.

"Bulma, we truly aren't the two people you know. We come from the past, having traveled here from thirteen years ago."

"In our world, the Androids didn't cause any crisis at all. We came here this time specifically to help you."

Vegeta spoke up.

"That's right! Bulma, it was Gamos who sensed the crisis in this timeline of yours and brought the two of us here to help."

Listening to the two of them, Bulma began to understand, but a new doubt arose.

How did they from thirteen years ago manage to come here? Could it be that in their timeline, she had already invented the time machine thirteen years ago?

"Who is this Gamos you speak of?"

"It is I! Bulma, I am Gamos."