Arriving at West City

Before long, Lin Yuan and Launch arrived on the outskirts of West City.

During their conversation, Lin Yuan learned that Launch did not have a stable place to live.

Her blue-haired self liked a peaceful, settled life, but her blonde-haired self would not allow it. She caused trouble everywhere she went and made plenty of enemies.

Someone had even put a bounty on her head.

So whenever she woke up, she had no idea where she was. Over time, she had simply gotten used to it.

Lin Yuan asked whether she was willing to follow him. He could give her a stable life.

At the very least, she would not have to be chased down and hunted every time.

She could do the things she liked—eat delicious food, cook, watch movies, get beauty treatments...

When he mentioned those things, longing appeared in Launch's eyes. But after thinking it over, she puffed out her cheeks and said, "But... I'm afraid the other me will cause you trouble! If that happens, I'll feel terrible about it."

Lin Yuan laughed. "It's not like you haven't seen what I can do. Besides, I'll be asking for payment too."

As he spoke, Lin Yuan looked Launch up and down with a wicked grin.

Naturally, innocent Launch did not sense Lin Yuan's "ill intentions." She only innocently asked what kind of payment he wanted. If it was money, she had plenty.

Dizzy... This silly girl looked like she would obediently hand it over even if he asked for a hundred million. He stopped teasing her and thought for a moment.

"Hmm... I just need you to cook for me every day. That'll be enough."

"Of course, it'd be even better if you could lend me some money. I'll pay you back later."

After saying that, Lin Yuan glanced at Launch. After all, he had hardly ever borrowed money from anyone before. He felt a little awkward.

Launch did not mind. As she pulled the shoulder bag from behind her to the front, she said, "Cooking? That's what I'm best at. And also..."

Then she unzipped the bag, revealing bundles upon bundles of cash packed inside.

"How much do you need? There should be five million here. If it's not enough, I still have more..."

Lin Yuan broke into a cold sweat. "Enough, enough. Let's just take this much for now. So, does that mean you're willing to come with me?"

Damn! She was actually a little rich girl! Just what had blonde Launch been doing to make this much money?

Lin Yuan muttered to himself.

"Y-Yes! Mr. Lin Yuan, I'm willing. Please take care of me from now on!"

As she spoke, she bowed to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan waved his hand, telling her not to be so restrained.

"We're friends from now on. No need to be so polite."

"Yes!" As they spoke, the two of them arrived in West City.

At the same time, in the middle of a vast ocean, a small wooden boat was speeding across the waves.

On the boat sat a shifty-looking little bald man, and his destination was Master Roshi's island.

Master Roshi's island was currently a complete mess.

Even the house had been destroyed. The day before, Goku had accidentally seen the full moon in the sky and transformed into a Great Ape.

Fortunately, Master Roshi was powerful. After discovering the Great Ape's weakness, he managed to turn Goku back to normal.

Today, he was considering moving somewhere else to train. This place was simply too small; there was not enough room to stretch his limbs.

Then he spotted Krillin's shiny round bald head...

Meanwhile, Yamcha had also left the desert.

His destination was the great forest beside West City. For the World Martial Arts Tournament, he had decided to train hard!

...West City...

By the time they arrived in West City, it was already afternoon.

Lin Yuan first found a place to live with Launch.

Then Lin Yuan told her that he would be back later for dinner.

After that, he headed out. Naturally, his destination was Bulma's house—the headquarters of Capsule Corporation!

When he arrived at Bulma's front door, Lin Yuan first saw all kinds of maid robots. Then he saw Dr. Brief, with his white hair and reading glasses.

Dr. Brief looked Lin Yuan over and asked, "Hello, young man. Who are you looking for?"

"Ah, hello, Doctor. I'm Bulma's friend. I came to see her. Is she home?"

Upon learning that Lin Yuan was Bulma's friend, Dr. Brief immediately grabbed his hands warmly.

"Oh!! So you're Bulma's friend! I've heard her mention you. Hahaha!"

"Come in, come in, have a seat. Bulma should still be at school right now. I'll let her know at once, and she should be back soon. After all, she's mentioned you quite a few times..."

Lin Yuan felt a little embarrassed by the sudden warmth.

Seeing how enthusiastic Dr. Brief was, Lin Yuan followed him to the reception room.

The doctor kept asking questions the whole time, such as: Was he dating Bulma? Had they kissed? When were they going to have a child?

Things like that.

It had to be said, the richest family's way of thinking really was open-minded!

The key was, sir! Your Bulma was only sixteen!

Lin Yuan hurriedly explained that he and Bulma were just good friends, not boyfriend and girlfriend!

Before long, Bulma rushed over in a panic.

The instant she saw Lin Yuan, Bulma was as happy as a little bird, chirping away as she asked him all sorts of questions.

At that moment, Mrs. Brief came over carrying pastries and tea. Looking at Lin Yuan, she said elegantly:

"Oh my, handsome boy, please enjoy yourself! After you finish, you can stay the night if you want too~"

With that, she swayed her hips and walked away!

This... Dr. Brief and his wife were way too open-minded, weren't they?

They were like young people in their twenties.

After chatting with Bulma for a bit, Lin Yuan explained why he had come.

First, he asked Bulma whether she could help him make several sets of gravity suits and a gravity chamber.

Bulma thought for a while before agreeing. "The gravity suits won't be a problem, but the gravity chamber may need my father's help, and it'll take some time to complete!"

Lin Yuan was already very satisfied with that.

After discussing the gravity chamber, Lin Yuan told Bulma about another idea he had.

It was about smartphones.

After hearing Lin Yuan's description of smartphones, Bulma became very interested as well. Making smartphones would be far too easy for her.

With the rough outline Lin Yuan had described, Bulma would surely be able to develop one within a few days. Then, they could simply hand the designs over to a factory for mass production.

As for investing, Bulma did not take Lin Yuan's five million.

Instead, she chose to give Lin Yuan thirty percent of the shares outright. Lin Yuan felt that taking so much without doing anything was really too much, so after discussing it, he only accepted fifteen percent.

It was not that Bulma was foolish. She simply understood exactly how much profit the project Lin Yuan had described could bring!

Developing smartphones meant that the internet, apps... all of those would need to be developed as well.

As long as they could promote all of it worldwide, the profits it brought in would surely be no less than those of the Universal Capsule!

And Bulma's family was the richest family in the world, as well as the creator of the Universal Capsule! Surely, within just a few years, they could spread mobile phones across the entire world.

After saying all that, Bulma stared at Lin Yuan with a puzzled expression and asked:

"Did you come up with all of this by yourself? How is your brain so smart? I'm starting to wonder if you're an alien, hehe!"

Lin Yuan laughed it off. "Haha, I've loved reading all kinds of novels and books since I was little, so my imagination is pretty wild! Besides, where would you find an alien as handsome as me?"

After chatting with Bulma a while longer, Lin Yuan returned home.

Bulma had wanted to drag Lin Yuan to the amusement park with her.

However, Lin Yuan refused, saying it was too late and that he still had things to do, so they could go another day.

Lin Yuan's house was styled more like an old-fashioned Earth villa, complete with a small courtyard.

The villa had three floors in total. It couldn't be helped—Lin Yuan really did not like the mainstream architectural style in Dragon Ball.

The moment Lin Yuan arrived at his front door, a rich aroma of food rushed into his nose.

Though he had not been very hungry, his stomach suddenly began growling.

The previously empty courtyard now had several pots of flowers and plants, adding a touch of life to the house.

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's lips. That little girl is pretty capable, huh~

Then Lin Yuan pushed open the door and walked in, calling inside, "Hey! Launch! I'm back! Is dinner ready? My stomach's practically flat from hunger."

What answered him was a neither-loud-nor-soft sneeze.

"Ah, ah, achoo!"

Lin Yuan inwardly cried out that things were bad. Then he heard an angry shout from inside:

"Damn it, why am I here? And I was even cooking! Where are those one-eyed bastards? Damn it, they dared to chase me down. I'll show them what happens when they mess with me!"

Before her words had even finished, Lin Yuan saw blonde Launch storming out of the kitchen in a rage.

The first thing she did upon seeing Lin Yuan was somehow pull a submachine gun from behind her...

"Where did this dog of a man come from? Die!!"

"Damn, I forgot about her. Life's going to get interesting now."

Lin Yuan felt like crying...

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat~~~