Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 547 The Shadow Queen Incident (Part 2)

"Be good, Xiaoyu, don't be silly. Keeping the mark of the demon is a very dangerous thing."

"No, that's not true. This mark isn't dangerous at all. As long as I can control my desires and emotions, it won't affect me. Broly told me that. And we were just in the park, summoning ninjas to fight each other."

"what?!"

"Uh, to ensure Xiaoyu's safety, I also put a mark on myself."

Broly raised his right hand, showing the mark on his palm, and said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Then you need to wash too. Luckily, I prepared some extra cleansing potions."

As he spoke, the old man handed the cleansing potion to Jackie Chan and Tru, instructing Jackie Chan to cleanse Jade's mark and Tru to cleanse Broly's.

Broly obediently extended his hand, while Jade shoved her uncle Jackie Chan away, saying, "You can't erase my mark. I am the Queen of the Shadow Legion. I'm no longer a child. You adults can't control my life!"

One by one, ninja soldiers emerged from her shadow, which was stretched long by the setting sun.

"Oh no, Xiaoyu, you've turned into a little blue man."

Jackie Chan exclaimed in surprise.

"Oh no! The demon mark has already affected Jade! Jackie Chan, you must stop her! Don't let Jade become a demon!"

The old man exclaimed in surprise, while Jackie Chan, who was rushing towards Jade, was kicked away by a ninja soldier.

“I think you two should calm down, Dad and Uncle Long. Xiaoyu just has her own ideas. She doesn’t actually have any major problems.”

"Broly, have you also been affected by the demonic mark?"

"No, Broly is only on my side because he is my best and most loyal friend. He is completely different from you."

Jade came to Broly's side and put her hand on his shoulder, while the ninja soldiers separated Tru, Jackie Chan, and Uncle from the others.

"Broly, my friend, there is no place for us here anymore. We should go somewhere else and build our own Shadow Kingdom together!"

The Shadow Legion's ninjas drew back the curtain, intending to use the power of darkness to take away their two new masters.

"Don't worry, Dad, Uncle Long, I'll take good care of Xiaoyu."

Broly left those words behind, and the next moment darkness engulfed his figure.

"and many more!"

Jackie Chan's search was fruitless; Broly and Jade had disappeared.

"Dad, what do we do now?"

He got up from the ground and asked his father behind him.

"The balance of Yin and Yang has been broken. This must be due to the influence of the black energy. We're probably in big trouble."

The old man felt a headache coming on. It was one thing if the Shadow Legion only affected Jade, but now that Broly, who could fight demons head-on, was also affected, this was undoubtedly the worst possible situation.

. . . .

"We need to conduct further investigations into this person."

In District 13, Sheriff Black was handling a case when suddenly darkness emerged from the shadowy corner beside him.

He looked over and couldn't help but ask, "Broly and Jade, what brings you two here, and in such a peculiar way?"

“Sheriff Black, I want to establish a kingdom, and the first thing I need is a palace, and District 13 is a perfect choice for that!”

Xiaoyu answered the bald police chief's question.

"What's wrong with her?"

Sheriff Black wasn't surprised by the Shadow Legion ninjas. He had chatted with Broly about it when Broly came over for lunch. He knew about the marks, but he didn't understand why Tama acted like a villain.

"Xiaoyu had a fight with her family because Uncle Long and her father didn't approve of her keeping the mark on her ankle. They felt it was disrespectful of her personal opinion, so she's now having a conflict and is running away from home."

Broly explained, and since he also had the mark on his hand, he understood that Jade was just angry and her emotions were being amplified by the mark, making her a little irrational. He didn't think it was a big deal.

"Sheriff Black, could you please cooperate?"

Broly asked the bald sheriff in front of him.

"What do you need me to do?"

"Let District Thirteen do things according to Xiaoyu's ideas first."

After Broly finished speaking, he turned to Jade, who was in Shadow Queen form, and said, "My dear Queen, besides ninjas, our Shadow Kingdom needs some subjects. Sheriff Black and the other staff of District 13 are willing to become our first subjects. What do you think?"

Xiaoyu, in her Shadow Queen form, thought for a moment and then nodded: "You're right, Broly. We do need subjects other than ninjas. Let them become subjects of our kingdom."

“Well, but Broly, District 13 usually has a lot of things to deal with, like dealing with international criminals and such.”

Sheriff Black himself was willing to cooperate, but some official business couldn't be delayed.

“That’s very simple. District 13 now has Her Majesty the Queen, and our Her Majesty the Queen has a loyal and capable ninja army. Why don’t you ask Her Majesty the Queen to let her ninjas help District 13 capture criminals?”

"Is this okay?"

"What's wrong?"

Broly's words surprised Sheriff Black, but trusting the boy, he played along: "Queen Jade, your kingdom is in some trouble. Some criminals who have escaped the law are causing trouble in your country. I wonder if you could send your ninja army to help your subjects, that is, us, arrest those criminals who have escaped the law?"

"No problem, I'll show those troublemakers how powerful my Shadow Legion is!"

Xiaoyu, in her Shadow Queen form, agreed without much hesitation.

When Jackie Chan called District 13 for help from Inspector Black, he heard from Inspector Black that Jade had taken over District 13 and was using ninjas to help arrest some criminals.

"What? I mean, Xiaoyu didn't act up?"

“Uh, Jackie Chan, I admit your niece is usually quite mischievous, but right now, apart from making us call her Her Majesty the Queen, she hasn’t caused us any trouble. On the contrary, the Shadow Legion ninjas she commands are quite capable, and we’ve already arrested some criminals.”

Sheriff Black's words left Jackie Chan, who was in the antique shop, speechless for a moment.

"Is Broly with you too? Please have him speak with us."

"Broly, Jackie Chan wants you to answer the phone."

Broly nodded, took Sheriff Black's phone, and went to the side.

"It's alright, Uncle Long. Although the mark will amplify my and Xiaoyu's emotions, I am a good person and I won't turn too bad."

As for Xiaoyu's current state, it's simply because she had a conflict with you. You've always treated her like a child, which has made her very unhappy.

Did you know that Xiaoyu is self-conscious about looking like a primary school student at school? It makes her very unhappy if someone makes fun of her because of it.

"I'm sorry, but now..."

"Let's wait until Xiaoyu has vented her frustrations and calmed down before you apologize to her."

Broly asked Jackie Chan to help Jade and himself ask the school for a few days off.

Judging from Xiaoyu's excitement in directing the ninjas to capture different criminals, she probably won't be able to calm down for several days.

. . . . .

"Your Majesty, this is Mr. Harold Joss, a renowned master craftsman of antique sculpture forgeries."

After bringing back the photos, Ah Fen quickly brought back a counterfeit manufacturing expert, as requested by the Holy Lord.

"I heard you want me to sculpt something, but what is it?"

The fake expert, who wore a single-lens glasses and looked like a wealthy businessman, asked.

"I hope you can sculpt a full-body statue of the boy in this photo, the more detailed the better."

The Holy Lord, possessing Valmont, took out a picture of Broly and said...

"What? You invited me here just to sculpt a statue for a child? Ha! I'm an expert in making antique forgeries!"

The man shouted as if he had been insulted.

"Two hundred thousand US dollars, is that enough?"

Without wasting any words, the Holy Lord tossed out a bag of Valon's money and asked.

"On the other hand, you certainly have a good eye, sir. You've asked someone like me, who can even make fake antique sculptures, to sculpt a full-body statue. Don't worry, I guarantee I'll create an effect that will make you feel like you're getting more than your money's worth."

The forger expert extended his hand, and the Holy Lord's lips twitched, but he still shook hands with the frail human. "That's for the best."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a shadow appeared. A group of shadowy ninjas, right under the noses of the Black Hand Gang and the Holy Lord, pinned the counterfeit expert to the ground and took him away, completely ignoring the two apprentices the counterfeit expert had taken in, who were somewhat frightened.

"Wait, what's this about the Shadow Legion?"

When they discovered that the ninja had completely ignored them and left with the counterfeit expert, the Black Hand Gang members, who thought their theft of the talismans had been exposed, looked at each other in bewilderment. The most embarrassed of them all was Black Tiger Afu, who had struck a pose as if he was ready to fight. He looked like a clown.

"It seems that Jackie Chan and Broly are using ninja soldiers to do something strange, and their attention is not currently on us."

"But, Your Majesty, the counterfeit expert we invited has been arrested."

"Without a forgery expert, does that mean no one can sculpt a full-length statue?"

"I think we can accomplish the mission."

Just as the Holy Lord was getting angry, two apprentices who had come with the forgery expert interrupted.

"you?"

"Yes, actually, our master doesn't make antique sculptures by hand anymore. Now, the fake antique sculptures on the market are all made by us. Your commission was accepted by our master, and in the end, it will probably be the two of us doing the work."

"How much compensation do you want?"

"We don't need 200,000, just give us 100,000 US dollars."

"But what I need is an exquisitely detailed statue."

"Given enough time, my brothers and I can create a statue that is a perfect replica of the real person."

"how much time is required?"

"If the customer is willing to pay another $50,000, my brother and I can work through the night and it will only take six days."

"I'll give you everything, the sooner the better."

The counterfeit brothers exchanged a glance, their faces beaming with joy, brimming with enthusiasm.

The two seemed unconcerned about their master's arrest.

Of course, judging from their appearance, they probably don't earn much money making counterfeits on a regular basis; they must be exploited terribly.

. . . .

Three days later, Tama, who had made the ninjas do the performance KPIs of the Thirteenth District for three months, finally calmed down.

Aside from her skin turning purplish-black and her clothing style becoming somewhat bolder and more mature, her figure still resembled that of an elementary school student.

Seeing that the time was right, Broly brought Jackie Chan, his father, and others over.

"Broly, why did you bring them here?"

Jade, sitting in the most luxurious sheriff's chair in District 13, frowned when she saw Broly bring Jackie Chan and the other two in.

"Xiaoyu, we've come to apologize to you."

Jackie Chan explained.

"I won't accept it."

Xiaoyu refused outright.

"Don't be like that, Xiaoyu. You are now the Shadow Queen, and as Your Majesty, you shouldn't be so petty. Uncle Long and Dad have truly realized their mistakes and come to apologize to you."

Broly began to persuade him.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoyu. We shouldn't have disrespected your thoughts and imposed them on you without your consent. Please forgive us."

"And Dad."

"And Tru."

Jackie Chan, Uncle, and Tru sincerely apologized.

Xiaoyu, now in her Shadow Queen form, slowly relaxed her furrowed brows, and her previously red eyes gradually returned to normal.

"So you still plan to erase my mark?"

She asked.

"No, it's your freedom. Look, these are the cleansing potions that Dad made. They're all here."

Jackie Chan placed the potion on the ground.

“Alright, Broly is right. As the Queen of Shadows, I shouldn’t be petty. Since you’ve realized your mistakes and apologized to me, I’ll forgive you. Uncle Dragon, Daddy, Tru, you’re still my family.”

As Xiaoyu spoke, she looked at the cleansing potion on the ground.

"As for this stuff, let the ninja just throw it away."

Just as the ninja was about to discard the cleansing potion, Broly quickly stopped him.

"No, I still need this."

"Broly, what are you doing cleaning the potion?"

Xiaoyu frowned and asked.

"Then of course, it's about washing the mark off my hands."

"What? You're going to betray me, betray the Shadow Kingdom?"

"No, I just feel that this mark belongs to someone else, and I'm not used to using other people's things. I plan to use the Shadow Legion's template to create my own legion."

Broly washed the mark off his palm, losing his ability to summon and command the Shadow Legion. However, he quickly used his aura to mimic the framework of the Shadow Legion ninjas, summoning a group of white-clad ninjas.

"The Shadow Legion uses the power of darkness, while the legion I created uses my own power, and of course, a little bit of the power of light. I call it the White Shadow Legion. Jade, what do you think?"

"Uh, it looks pretty good."

"Would you like to have the same one?"

Broly waved the cleansing potion in his hand and asked, but the Shadow Queen, Jade, hesitated, as if the power of darkness wanted her to refuse.

"I haven't decided on the White Shadow Legion's mark yet. Do you think a hamburger mark or a fries mark is better?"

"Oh no, neither of them is good, they're absolutely terrible."

"Does anyone have a good friend who would like to help me set a cool enough logo?"

"Of course, I'll come and help right away."

Without further hesitation, Xiaoyu took the cleansing potion from Broly's hand and poured it on her lap. The surrounding Shadow Legion ninjas began to dissipate.

"Uh, Uncle Long, I think I had a very long dream. It wasn't a bad dream, but it wasn't very good either."

Xiaoyu returned to normal, but she felt a little embarrassed, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Welcome back, Your Majesty."

"Broly, can you please stop calling me that?"

"Haha, anyway, it's great that Xiaoyu is alright. As for everything else, let's all forget about it!"

Uncle Long didn't blame Jade, nor did Dad and Tru. In fact, they truly realized their mistake in this matter; they shouldn't have disrespected Jade's thoughts just because she was a child.

"Your Majesty, where have all the ninja soldiers gone?"

At that moment, Sheriff Black walked over, still lost in the ninja soldiers' high efficiency.

"Oh my god, will this become my nickname from now on?"

Xiaoyu was in a terrible mood, like she had just gotten over her teenage years and was thinking about how people around her might often bring up her embarrassing past.

Of course, he was forgiven and not blamed by Uncle Long and the others for causing trouble with his nonsense. He remembered Broly's correct guidance during the abnormal period.

These things, however, still made Xiaoyu happy.

She felt incredibly fortunate to have family like Uncle Dragon, Daddy, and Tru, and to have a good friend like Broly.

　I've been quite busy this month, mainly because I haven't been feeling well. I've had to make numerous hospital appointments for checkups, which has resulted in inconsistent update schedules. I apologize for that.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)