Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 559 A Wonderful Start in a Long Time
"Is this a ghost-like creature?"

The large head outside the bridge archway could not sense any life force, but it could feel the aura of a ghostly, undead creature. It was an aura with a hint of coldness. Broly and Wiz had carefully sensed a similar aura when they were in close contact.

"how is the situation?"

Broly's ears twitched as he heard the sound coming from the bridge.

"This resurrected spirit has been temporarily controlled by the barrier and is in a dormant state, but this state will not last long. If left unattended, it will revive sooner or later."

"Honestly, couldn't the logistics staff have been a little more careful when cleaning up the remaining spirits? They almost brought those remaining spirits back to life."

The speaker sounded somewhat complaining, like a corporate slave facing unexpected overtime work.

"sorry."

Someone apologized.

"It has nothing to do with you. It must be because I was too hasty in the exorcism last time and did not confirm that the evil spirit was completely eliminated."

On the bridge, a girl with long, straight, beautiful black hair, dressed in a black middle school uniform, took the initiative to assume the responsibility for the resurrection of the spirit.

"Since it's an evil spirit that I failed to deal with, then I'll take care of it myself, Ran Honglian!"

The girl drew her long sword, and a red lion with many eyes was summoned.

"So this is the spirit beast Nue of the Isayama family? It is indeed very imposing."

"Miss Huang Quan, are you planning to have Luan Honglian use her Roaring Wave to eliminate the Reviving Spirit?"

Just as the girl with long, straight black hair was about to have her lion spirit beast use a powerful exorcism technique on the resurrected spirit, she was stopped by a burly, bearded man next to her.

"Mr. Iwabata, is there a problem?"

Isayama Yomi looked over with some doubt.

"The Ministry of the Environment's Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau is an organization that proactively eliminates evil spirits to protect ordinary citizens from harm. However, if ordinary citizens are involved in the exorcism process, it would be considered a mistake in the course of work."

Therefore, before performing an exorcism, we must carefully examine the surrounding environment and try to avoid involving ordinary citizens.

The girl is a genius from the Isayama family, an exorcism clan. However, as a new exorcist employee who has only recently joined the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau, she still lacks experience. Meanwhile, Koji Iwabata, a burly man with a mohawk and a former mercenary who is now a veteran exorcist at the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau, gives this genius girl some pointers.

"Uh, thanks for the advice. I'll check the surroundings right away!"

The girl who had been given the advice listened attentively and immediately began to observe the resurrected spirit's surroundings.

"It has been confirmed that there are no ordinary people around besides us."

She spoke to Koji Iwabata beside her in a reporting tone.

"Ah."

The burly man nodded in approval at the girl's earnest and responsible attitude in listening to his experience as a senior exorcist.

But as a professional exorcist, he still looked at his colleague who was in charge of observing.

"Iizuna, please use your Kubinashi to check the surrounding situation."

"I understand, leave it to me."

Iizuna Noriyuki, a spirit beast tamer from the Iizuna family, an exorcising clan, can manipulate the spirit beast Kugatora to act as his eyes and ears. Within the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau, he is a specialist in intelligence gathering.

He whispered something to the creature on his shoulder that looked like a fox or a ferret, and suddenly a large number of these creatures emerged from the shadows and ran rapidly in all directions.

Meanwhile, a tube fox climbed down to the bottom of the bridge. Through shared vision, Iizuna Noriyuki quickly spotted the strange boy who was curiously looking at the tube fox and making eye contact with its red eyes.

"Ah, there's someone under the bridge, a young boy!"

"There really is someone here?!"

Upon hearing this, the exorcism staff from the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau were somewhat surprised, as they knew that Koji Iwabata was imparting his work experience to the genius girl from the Isayama family.

However, when they usually carry out exorcism missions, they don't go to such great lengths, because this process is like requiring a walk-around inspection of the car before driving.

There are requirements, but experienced drivers don't necessarily follow them strictly.

Unexpectedly, this time, we actually encountered ordinary people there.

"Mr. Iwabata, you really are a senior member of the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau. If it weren't for your reminder, I might have made a mistake in my work."

Yomi Isayama looked at the burly man with some admiration, making Koji Iwabata feel a little embarrassed.

"I'll go down and take a look."

Fortunately, the girl didn't continue praising it. She mounted the neck of the big red lion spirit beast beside her and commanded it to jump off the bridge.

With one person in tow, Ran Honglian landed steadily in front of Broly, while the Crystal Palace notification sound appeared in his consciousness:
[New romance target discovered, Isayama Yomi, current happiness level 1 (happy that no mistakes were made in her work)]

"Ah, um, big sister, I'm practicing parkour~"

Jumping off Ran Honglian and being watched by the boy, Izayama Yomi suddenly realized that her situation was a bit too abnormal in the eyes of ordinary people, and she quickly tried to make amends.

"Little brother, what are you doing here so late?"

At the same time, she realized that it was unusual for ordinary people to see her carrying a long sword drawn at night. While asking about the situation, she silently hid the sword behind her back.

"I just arrived here. As soon as I got here, I saw that strange creature with a spine attached, bound by golden rune chains and floating in mid-air. Then I heard your conversation on the bridge and made eye contact with the creature that climbed down from the bridge."

Broly pointed to the tube fox beside him, paused, and then continued, "Then, you came down from the bridge in a furry creature with many eyes and appeared in front of me to ask me what I was doing here, and now I am answering your question."

Broly was very honest and clearly recounted what he had experienced after arriving in this place.

"Huh? You can see spirits after all?!"

Isayama Yomi was somewhat surprised.

At the same time, the evil spirit, whose only remaining parts were its head and spine, suddenly opened its eyes in mid-air outside the bridge arch.

"Oh no, Isayama, the evil spirits have resurrected!"

The resurrected spirit swiftly broke through the barrier's seal, new flesh and blood growing from its spine, unleashing its malice without any concealment towards the people closest to it.

"Ok?"

Broly peered at the giant spirit beast that had materialized behind the girl, and Isayama Yomi rushed straight in front of him. Without a word, the girl picked him up, held him close to her waist, and ran forward without looking back, as if she had made up her mind.

"what is that?"

Broly didn't resist, but looking at the giant beast behind him that had destroyed the bridge, he asked some questions out of curiosity.

"That's a Type B intermediate spirit [Train], a powerful evil spirit that can manipulate the power of fire."

As Yomi Isayama explained, she led Broly to a safe location far from the battlefield.

"Sister is going to deal with the monster over there. Little brother, you stay here and don't move."

The girl gave instructions and then summoned the large red lion from before with a swing of her sword.

I mounted it and headed back towards the bridge where the gunfire had started.

[Back View]

As Broly watched the lion-riding girl's figure disappear into the distance, for some reason, a strange message suddenly surfaced in his mind.

"Roar!"

Isayama Yomi rode a lion like a divine warrior descending from the heavens. With a single stroke, her treasured sword, imbued with her powerful spiritual energy, severed one of the forelimbs of the resurrected mid-level evil spirit, Train.

The evil monster, having lost its balance, collapsed, and with the coordinated attacks of the others, its body was quickly smashed to pieces.

"Bring the water truck filled with spiritual water over here. This time, we must completely eliminate this intermediate-level spirit beast!"

After the battle, the logistics personnel who were cleaning up the mess used water trucks to wash the ground.

They used specially prepared spiritual water from the water jet truck to melt away every piece of flesh and blood of any spirit that might be revived.

"What about the child who can be seen?"

Iitsuna Noriyuki came over and asked what was going on. He learned from the koto that the boy could see spirits.

"I let him stay there."

As Yomi Isayama spoke, she looked in the direction of Broly.

"Look, that child is still standing there and hasn't left."

The girl waved to the boy, and Broly, who was waiting in place, waved back to Yomi Isayama.

"So, you should know what to do in this kind of situation, right?"

Koji Iwabata walked over and asked a question. "I know. We have ordinary citizens register their information and sign confidentiality agreements to ensure that the existence of evil spirits is not known to the public, so as to avoid causing public panic and allowing other lower-level spirits to absorb the negative emotions generated by humans and thus evolve into dangerous spirits."

Isayama Yomi quickly replied that she had done her homework before joining the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau.

"However, there might be many special reasons why such a young child would appear here so late at night, and the person in charge of registration should take note..."

The saying of the "Izakatsu-ki" (Izakatsu-ki no Kyo).

"Then I'll go and help him register and ask about the specific situation."

Isayama Yomi volunteered.

"Hey, you?"

"Of course, I saved the child in time after he encountered the evil spirit. I believe that I should be like a hero in front of him, so that I can gain his trust!"

"Okay, if you're going to do it, then do it. After you've found out what's going on, take the other person home."

"learn!"

Isayama Yomi accepted the task, took the registration board from the logistics staff, and walked towards Broly with a smile.

"How was it? Wasn't big sister's monster-slaying prowess impressive?"

Instead of asking personal questions, she first used self-praise to get closer to the boy, so as not to make him unnecessarily wary of her.

"Uh, he is very handsome!"

What could Broly say when a target of his affections, acknowledged by Crystal Palace, asked him such a question?

Are you suggesting that the girl could easily destroy such pathetic ghost monsters with a flick of her finger?
Of course not, he could only go along with what the other person said and praise them.

"The eldest sister's name is Isayama Yomi, and she belongs to the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau of the Ministry of the Environment. Well, this is an official organization that specializes in dealing with evil spirits that do evil in the human world."

During the exorcism process, our department has a set of procedures that must be followed for ordinary citizens who can witness the exorcism of evil spirits.

Little brother, don't worry, your sister isn't suspicious. She just needs to ask you some questions..."

"Sure, ask."

"Hey, is that okay?"

"Ah."

Isayama Yomi thought he would have to say more, but he didn't expect the boy to be so agreeable.

"So, first of all, little brother, what is your name?"

"Broly".

"Where do you live?"

"Vampax".

"Uh, Wanpa Star is?"

Isayama Yomi stopped writing.

"It's a small planet."

"Little brother, your big sister is really not a suspicious person."

"I know."

"Then why did you joke with me?"

“I’m not kidding you, I really do live on Wanpa Star.”

"Okay, what about your parents? Do you know where they are?"

"My mother is gone, and my father is on Planet Wanpa, not in this world."

Isayama Yomi: "..."

It was then that she noticed the boy's clothes were made of linen.

What would be normal clothing in a six-sided world would look like clothes made from burlap sacks in a modern context.

Those who wear this kind of clothing are usually people from the lower rungs of society, such as homeless people.

Based on the boy's previous answers, the image of an orphan child whose mother is dead, who has been deceived by his father, who may have been treated as a burden or had other hidden reasons, emerges vividly.

"So, you were actually staying under that bridge all along?"

To make sure she wasn't mistaken, Isayama Yomi pointed behind her and asked.

"Ah."

Broly thought for a moment and then nodded in affirmation. After arriving in this world, he had indeed been staying under the bridge until the girl in front of him brought him here.

"Uh……"

At this moment, Isayama Yomi also noticed that the bridge arch behind them had collapsed during the battle.

"So, you are now in this world without any relatives or friends, and without a home?"

"Ah."

This time, Broly didn't hesitate and nodded in affirmation.

"Little Broly, wait a minute, I'm going to make a phone call first."

"it is good."

Broly nodded. While Isayama Yomi was making a phone call, he also opened the group chat and sent a private message to Loki, mainly asking Rudeus if he knew of any worlds where Type B evil spirits existed.

"Uh, I really don't know, because I never watch or play horror anime or games."

. . . .

"Chief Jinguji, I've encountered some unexpected circumstances."

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Inside the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau office, Ayame Jinguji, who had just received a call from Yomi Isayama, began to inquire about the matter.

“During this process of dealing with the resurrected spirits, a child who could see evil spirits was affected. I inquired about his situation, and he should be an orphan who lost his parents and family.”

"Well, that's not a problem. Just contact the children's welfare agency."

"But he can see evil spirits, so his intuition must be much stronger than that of ordinary people, and people with strong intuition are more susceptible to attacks from evil spirits."

"Simply put, you're a little worried about children who can see evil spirits, right?"

"Ah."

"Then what do you want to do?"

"I plan to take that child back to the Isayama family."

"But would your father, the head of the Isayama family, agree? This isn't like adopting a kitten or puppy."

“I know, but my father took me in, so if you explain it to him, he certainly won’t refuse to help a child.”

"Okay, if you've made up your mind, I have no problem with that."

After hanging up the phone, Kirito Nikaido, who was standing next to her, said, "Chief, Miss Yomi seems to have a connection with children who are orphans."

"Having a kind heart isn't a bad thing for people in our line of work, is it?"

"Shobu Jinguji said with a smile."

"However, let's prepare the orphanage's contact number. If Huang Quan fails to find a place for someone else, we'll handle the problem."

. . . .

“Little Broly, I’ve spoken with the head of our countermeasures department. If you’d like, you can come with me. I’ll help you settle in.”

After finishing the phone call, Yomi Isayama walked over and said something that left Broly somewhat dazed.

The targets of his pursuit in this world not only appeared in front of him without him having to search for them, but they also seemed very enthusiastic towards him.

He didn't say anything, but the other party expressed their willingness to take him in. It had been a long time since he had such a wonderful start in another world.

(End of this chapter)