Meeting

The robber spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at the long legs in black stockings planted on his chest, he could no longer muster even a trace of desire.

Furious, he said, "Damn it, didn't you promise to let us go? You lying bitch!"

"Hmph."

Videl pressed down harder with her foot. The robber struggled to breathe and nearly passed out.

Then he heard Videl sneer, "Idiot. Yes, I promised to let you leave, but aren't you already far away from the bank? What's wrong with catching you again?"

The six robbers: "..."

Fine.

Had they seriously just tried to reason with a woman?

They had thought far too small.

Now this woman had a perfectly sound argument. How were they supposed to refute it?

They couldn't refute it at all.

"Get over here and cuff them all," Videl ordered with a wave.

"Yes, Captain."

Several police officers stepped forward and handcuffed all six members of the Biker Gang.

Once they had secured the robbers, they gathered up the guns and stolen money.

"Take these scumbags back and let them face the Kingdom's laws. See if we can get them a harsher sentence. Execution would be best." Videl waved her hand.

"Aaah!" The robbers all began struggling. Damn it, this woman actually wanted them sentenced to death?

"Understood."

"Behave yourselves! Get in!"

The police officers under Videl's command answered and forcibly shoved the six robbers into the police cars.

Several police cars sped off, sirens blaring, heading back to the East City Police Department.

Videl climbed into her Jet Plane as well and shot into the sky.

As the plane rose,

Videl vaguely spotted someone sitting on the edge of the roof of a nearby skyscraper over a hundred stories tall.

A man.

"Huh? Am I seeing things?"

With that thought, Videl brought the plane into a hover, rubbed her eyes, and looked closely at the rooftop again.

"..."

This time, she was certain.

She hadn't been mistaken.

There really was someone sitting on the skyscraper's roof.

A tall, well-built man.

He sat there with his legs dangling naturally over the edge, looking down at the street below.

What kind of insane courage was that?

If he fell from there, he wouldn't just shatter every bone in his body. He would turn straight into a pile of mush.

Was this man crazy?

He dared to stay there without any safety precautions whatsoever.

Was he trying to kill himself?

Or was he mentally unstable?

Either way, falling from there meant certain death.

Just thinking about it made Videl's skin crawl and sent a chill down her back.

How had he gotten up there?

By plane, probably?

She couldn't stand by and let someone die.

While all those thoughts ran through Videl's head, she saw the man on the rooftop turn toward her.

Videl steered her plane closer.

Then she stuck her head out and called loudly, "What are you doing there? Did you come to... to enjoy the view?"

She had originally meant to ask Son Gohan whether he was planning to kill himself.

But on second thought, if he really was suicidal, asking him outright would only agitate him and strengthen his resolve to die.

So she forcibly swallowed the question halfway through and changed it to whether he had come to enjoy the view.

Son Gohan looked at the pretty policewoman in the plane, recalling how she had violently subdued the criminals earlier.

He smiled and said, "Just getting some fresh air."

Videl looked him up and down.

The man before her was tall and strong, exceptionally handsome, and carried an air of powerful confidence and mystery.

His gaze was also very gentle.

Videl had never met anyone like him in her life.

Why would a guy like this want to kill himself?

So he was probably telling the truth, right?

Had he really just come to the rooftop to enjoy the view?

But her sense of responsibility compelled Videl to speak.

"How did you get up here? The Androids have already been destroyed. Things will only get better from now on. The world is huge, and there are still so many places to visit. We're both young, and we still have so much to do. Could you move a little farther in first? It's dangerous there."

Son Gohan looked at her, momentarily taken aback. "After all that, don't tell me you think I'm going to kill myself?"

"Ha... haha." Videl laughed awkwardly. "You're really not?"

"Of course not. I told you, I'm just getting some fresh air," Son Gohan said, drawing back his legs from the edge of the skyscraper and standing up.

Watching Son Gohan move, Videl felt cold sweat pouring down her back.

At this height, was he really not scared at all?

How could he stay so calm?

One tiny misstep, and he would be smashed to pieces.

For this guy to remain so calm, he had to be far too brave.

Just thinking about it made her legs go weak.

Videl changed the subject. "Then how did you get up here?"

Son Gohan answered directly, "I flew."

"Huh? Flew... flew up here?" Videl froze for a moment, assuming Son Gohan was joking.

People didn't have wings. How could they possibly fly?

He was brushing her off!

"Wait here for me." As she spoke, Videl landed her Jet Plane on the skyscraper's roof, then carefully walked toward Son Gohan.

Son Gohan watched her helplessly.

He thought this woman was far too stubborn.

He had already told her he wasn't going to kill himself, yet she had still come over.

Was every cell in her body made of a sense of justice?

Her sense of responsibility was that strong.

Son Gohan admitted that the pretty policewoman before him was quite attractive.

Both her figure and looks were excellent, and her face was fair and delicate.

Among the women he had met, only Android 18 and Bulma surpassed her slightly in looks.

But this woman possessed a heroic spirit and sense of justice that Bulma and Android 18 lacked.

Her long, slender legs, especially when paired with that uniform, earned her some serious bonus points.

She could certainly be called a stunning beauty.

Son Gohan appreciated her beauty, but that was all. He wasn't some animal ruled by lust.

If he had been the sort of animal who thought with his lower half, Android 18's fate wouldn't have been as simple as having her head blown apart.

Only after approaching Son Gohan did Videl feel the full impact of his presence.

She was only 165 centimeters tall and weighed 50 kilograms. Her well-proportioned figure simply made her look taller.

But Son Gohan stood a full 186 centimeters tall and weighed 90 kilograms. His perfectly built body was packed with bulging muscles and looked full of explosive strength.

Standing together, the contrast between them was striking.

Of course, Videl had seen giants much larger than Son Gohan. In this world, humans two or three meters tall were common.

Some were even five or six meters tall.

But this was the first time she had met someone like Son Gohan, who was both tall and so handsome.

He... he was practically the embodiment of her ideal man.

Then the furry tail behind Son Gohan suddenly popped out.

Videl froze.

Then her heart began pounding, and both her eyes turned into hearts.

So... so cute! Just like my kitty at home.

Videl's thoughts raced wildly.

Then she blurted out without thinking, "C-can I touch your tail?"

Only after saying it did she realize how rude she had been, and her face burned.

What on earth had she just said?

She could hardly believe those words had come out of her own mouth.

But she really wanted to touch that fluffy tail.

Oh my god, wouldn't that feel so much better than petting a cat or dog?

What girl could resist that temptation?

If his hearing hadn't been so sharp, Son Gohan would have thought he'd misheard. He refused firmly. "Sorry, that's really not allowed."

Videl's face turned bright red.

She hurriedly changed the subject, launching into a speech she believed was perfectly reasonable.

"A-anyway, as long as you're not thinking of killing yourself. You still have a long life ahead of you. There are so many meaningful things we can do, and so many people who worry about you and care about you. This world is boundless. You should get out and see more of it."

"Hahaha."

Son Gohan couldn't help laughing as he studied the woman before him with interest.

Why is this woman so dead set on thinking I want to kill myself? Seriously, I'm speechless.

Still, she meant well, so he wasn't annoyed. He patiently said,

"You're right about all of that, but I have to make this clear again. I'm really just here enjoying the view. I have absolutely no intention of killing myself."

"Mm-hmm, good, that's good... Um, when are you heading down? Why don't you take my jet?"

Videl showed no sign of giving up on saving Son Gohan.

Son Gohan shook his head. "No need. Just get going. I told you I can fly."

Videl was speechless.

She felt that Son Gohan definitely had something wrong with his mind.

He kept insisting he could fly.

Wasn't that a mental illness?

Videl said, "All right, all right, you can fly. You flew up here yourself. Then could you put up with taking my Jet Plane down this time?"

"Don't do anything rash!"

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Videl, and I'm the captain of the First Division at the East City Police Department. You can trust me completely. I would never hurt you."

As she spoke, she moved closer to Son Gohan again.

From the look of her, she seemed ready to forcibly subdue him.

Was she planning to use force now that persuasion had failed?

Son Gohan rolled his eyes.

He figured he wouldn't get past this today without showing her what he could do.

"Watch closely."

As Son Gohan spoke, his body shifted slightly, and he rose into the air.

"W-wait. What did you say your name was?"

Floating in midair, Son Gohan stared dumbfounded at the equally dumbfounded pretty policewoman.

You've got to be kidding me.

She's Videl?