Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 568 A roundabout compliment, and a continuously rising happiness index~
"Congratulations, little Broly. I heard you've successfully achieved Spirit Contract."

Back at the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters, as soon as Broly entered the office area, he received a congratulatory message from Jinguji Ayame on behalf of Nikaido Kiri.

"Ah."

Broly's attitude toward these two women, whom he didn't know well but who showed him such enthusiasm, was rather indifferent; he simply responded with a soft reply.

"Little Broly, I wonder if you could summon the spirit you just contracted so we could see it?"

Jinguji Ayame asked in a consultative tone.

[They must have overheard Iizuna's report; the head of the department is tempted to recruit people into the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau!]

Beside them, a group of members from the Exorcism Team of the Countermeasures Bureau remained silent, but their subtle glances conveyed the same meaning.

"Sister Huang Quan..."

Broly neither agreed nor refused, but simply looked at Yomi Isayama beside him, as if asking the girl for her advice.

"Let me ask about the situation first..."

As Isayama Yomi spoke, he pushed Jinguji Ayame, wheelchair and all, aside.

"Chief Jinguji, what are you trying to do?"

"I didn't intend to do anything, Little Yellow Spring. I just wanted to see the quality of the spirit that the child had contracted with."

The young girl asked in a low voice, and the mature female dormitory head answered in a low voice as well.

"and then?"

"If the quality is good, then of course we can't let such an outstanding talent slip by. I will formally extend an invitation to the Countermeasures Bureau to that child."

Seeing the doubt on Isayama Yomi's face, Jinguji Ayame added, "Don't worry, I won't contradict you. Even if that child's contracted spirit is of the highest quality, I will still say that it is only a type C spirit."

"Yes, I think your Isayama family simply took in that child, rather than controlling his personal freedom, right?"

These words left Isayama Yomi speechless.

"Broly, why don't you let Headmistress Jinguji and the others take a look at your contracted spirit? We need their help to fulfill the request made by the contracted spirit."

When Isayama Yomi returned with the section chief in a wheelchair, she spoke directly to the boy.

Broly nodded, took a rope out of his pocket, shook it, and said, "Hey, someone wants to see you. Come out and show your face."

Is this the vessel of a contracted spirit?!

Everyone looked at the dusty hemp rope and wondered what was going on, and soon, a chill filled the room.

"Drink~"

A breathing sound came from above. Everyone looked up sharply and saw a hanging evil spirit swaying its body above them, its dead gray eyes staring at them.

The chill and oppressive aura emanating from this suddenly appearing spirit clearly indicated that it was something on a completely different level from the spirits they usually dealt with.

[So it really is a high-level spirit of type A?!]

Jinguji Ayame rubbed her stiff face. Just as she was about to ask the boy in front of her if he could stably control the spirit above her that seemed extremely dangerous from its aura, she heard him say in a somewhat displeased voice, "Don't appear so high up. They want to see you. You're hanging so high, how are they supposed to see you? Are they supposed to see your feet?"

"Uh……"

The sound of the hanging evil spirit exhaling cold air and highlighting the terrifying atmosphere suddenly stopped. It seemed a little aggrieved, so it lengthened the rope around its neck, letting it hang in front of everyone, and dared not sway its body any longer.

Ah, suddenly, it seems like even a Type A high-level evil spirit isn't such a big deal after all...

The exorcism team suddenly had this feeling—no, not suddenly, but after seeing the hanging evil spirit, which appeared as docile as a puppy in the boy's words, their horror filter shattered completely. The chills they felt when the hanging evil spirit appeared earlier had vanished entirely; they were no longer afraid at all.
"So, have you all decided yet?"

After letting the hanging evil spirit spin twice in front of everyone, Broly asked the head of the Jinguji family in the wheelchair, "..."

"Ahem, we've seen its appearance, but now we wonder if we can have it demonstrate its abilities to us?"

After seeing the hanging evil spirit and its obedient behavior towards the boy, Jinguji Ayame didn't ask the foolish question of whether she could reliably control the evil spirit. Instead, she moved on to the next stage, wanting to know what abilities this superior spirit possessed.

"Uh-uh, uh-uh..."

Upon learning of Broly's thoughts, the hanging evil spirit made an "uh-uh" sound, and Broly, through a one-sided spirit contract with the evil spirit, understood what it wanted to express.

"To demonstrate its capabilities, it needs a target to attack, but it doesn't know who I want it to attack."

Broly translated.

"I see. So, who among you is willing to be the target of attacks, used to demonstrate your capabilities?"

Jinguji Ayame nodded and looked at the people in the office area to ask.

"Nabu doesn't want to."

"Nabu doesn't want to either."

What a joke! Being targeted by a superior spirit—even if they knew there might be no danger, they still didn't want to experience it.

"Don't look at me, Chief. I was attacked in that haunted villa. My neck still hurts a bit!"

When Sakuraba Kazuki saw Jinguji Ayame looking over, he quickly waved his hand and pulled open his collar to show her the bruises on his neck.

"It's true. Okay, if anyone's willing to do it, I can pay them two days' overtime."

“Chief Jinguji, there’s no need to trouble two masters with one matter. Since I’m already injured, I don’t mind getting injured a little more, as long as this evil spirit doesn’t come too hard.”

Upon hearing about the overtime pay, Sakuraba Kazuki immediately perked up. It was just a matter of being choked for two days to get overtime pay, which was a great opportunity for him as he aspired to buy a house in Tokyo. He immediately volunteered.

"Little Broly, oh no, I mean Broly, I'll call you brother, okay? When you have your contracted spirit attack me, you must make sure it goes easy on me."

Sakuraba Kazuki clasped his hands together and pleaded with the boy.

"it is good."

This person gave Broly a shameless feeling, but Broly still nodded in agreement.

"Go easy on this person when you attack him."

It's unclear whether the Hanging Demon understood the meaning of "go easy on him," but after Broly gave the order to attack, the same hanging rope as the Hanging Demon's appeared around the young man's neck. The rope tightened, and the young man was once again hoisted to the ceiling, his legs kicking wildly.

The exorcism team members became tense upon seeing this scene, because the hanging evil spirit attacked so quickly that even though they were mentally prepared, they only reacted after Sakuraba Ikki was hung up.

If it were the people being hung up, they probably wouldn't be able to escape either.

"Stop hanging me! Put me down! I'm suffocating!"

Sakuraba Kazuki's voice was almost squeezed out of his throat, but his neck was being strangled tightly, and his face gradually turned purplish-red.

"Put him down."

Broly spoke to the hanging spirit again. The hanging spirit instinctively wanted to hesitate, but when it thought of the boy pounding his own heart in his villa, it immediately dismissed its thoughts and put the young man down from the ceiling.

"Huh, huh..."

"That's how it is. I secretly put a noose around someone's neck and then suddenly hang them up. That's the ability of my contracted spirit. It doesn't seem to have any other abilities."

"From what you're saying, what other abilities do you expect it to have?"

Everyone was inwardly grumbling, but little did they know that the hanging ghost was really ordinary to Broly. In the dungeons of the Konosuba world, high-ranking ghosts could master some powerful magic, but here, all they had was the silly ability to put a collar around their necks.

"Broly, let me tell you, the abilities of human evil spirits are usually related to how they died. Hanged evil spirits can control how people hang themselves, while drowned evil spirits can control how people drown. This is perfectly normal. Don't look down on your contracted spirit. Hmm, even though it's only C-rank now, it will definitely grow stronger in the future..."

Isayama Yomi noticed the boy's slight disdain, so she immediately explained the situation to him, and also emphasized again that the hanging evil spirit was a C-level spirit.

"Yes, yes, for a C-rank spirit, this is already a very good ability."

The crowd began to echo their sentiments, though somewhat insincerely, because apart from Isayama Yomi, who wielded the Chaotic Crimson Lotus, anyone else present who faced the hanging evil spirit alone would likely be hanged to death.

"By the way, little Broly, now that you're already an exorcist with a 'C-rank' contracted spirit, would you be willing to join our Ministry of the Environment's Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau?" Jinguji Ayame asked directly.

"Don't worry, the compensation is negotiable. Even if you only work part-time, our Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau will give you a high employment fee."

"Well, if there are no missions, the daily wage is 10,000. If there are missions, the pay is based on the exorcism target—uh, no, based on the time spent on the exorcism—and the hourly wage is 100,000+."

The treatment offered by Jinguji Ayame is not actually that high compared to Broly's current strength in mastering an A-rank contract spirit.

However, if you take into account the situation where a basic salary is given regardless of whether a mission is taken, the compensation is not low.

After all, missions come with extra pay, and exorcism requests from the general public typically cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Broly, being a newcomer to the exorcism business, might not fully understand the market, but Yomi Isayama certainly does. Therefore, Ayame Jinguji quoted a higher hourly rate.

"Sister Huang Quan?"

Broly looked at Yomi Isayama.

"Whether you want to join the Countermeasures Bureau is up to you, but what I can tell you is that Chief Jinguji is sincere."

"Isayama Yomi said, and it was clear that Jinguji Ayame's words had worked, preventing her from making a decision for the boy she had taken in without her consent."

"If I join you, I can exorcise spirits with Sister Huangquan, right?"

Broly thought for a moment and then asked the head of the wheelchair room.

"Uh, yes."

Jinguji Ayame nodded.

"Then I'll join."

After receiving a definite answer, Broly immediately agreed.

"Wow, that's so straightforward?"

Jinguji Ayame thought it would be difficult to recruit the boy, but to her surprise, the boy agreed to join the countermeasures bureau so easily. Is it true that children are easier to manage?

"Broly, you can make demands."

Isayama Yomi reminded him from the side that normal exorcists would not choose to join an official organization like the Countermeasures Bureau, so recruiting people always requires the Countermeasures Bureau to pay a higher price.

As for Isayama Yomi joining the Countermeasures Bureau, besides wanting to work and earn some pocket money, her main reason was to hone her exorcism skills.

As for a talented kid like Broly who has already defeated an A-rank spirit right out of the gate, even if he makes some unreasonable demands, Chief Jinguji would probably just agree to them.

"What conditions should I set?"

Broly asked.

This stumped Isayama Yomi.

The girl just didn't want the boy to suffer, but when it came to making specific demands, she didn't know what to ask for.

It seems that money is not a problem.

Do you expect a child to drive the car?
The house belonged to the Isayama family, and the boy then moved into his own home.

As for women, that's too early...

"By the way, regarding the contracted spirit's demands, Chief Jinguji, since Broly is willing to join the Countermeasures Bureau, shouldn't the Bureau also help him fulfill the price demanded by the contracted spirit?"

"Yes, that's right, but what will the price be?"

Jinguji Ayame's expression turned serious; the price for an A-rank spirit's request would certainly not be simple...

"Huh, that's it?"

But after hearing that the hanging ghost demanded to see his wife and daughter again, the wheelchair-bound manager looked somewhat bewildered.

"Yes, that's all. After all, it's just a C-rank spirit. How could it possibly demand an excessive price?"

Isayama Yomi didn't mention Broly's talent, but her words were a constant reminder to Jinguji Ayame that her younger brother was just that amazing, and that an A-rank spirit was like a C-rank spirit in front of him. She didn't even dare to mention the slightly excessive cost of a contract.

“No problem, I’ll have someone investigate right away, but it will take some time, after all, six or seven years have passed since this ‘C-rank’ spirit died.”

Jinguji Ayame readily agreed, saying she would let them know if there was any news.

"Well then, Broly and I will take our leave now."

Isayama Yomi refused the ride and left the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters with the boy.

On her way home, she looked happy, and her happiness level steadily increased.

"Sister Huangquan, what makes you so happy?"

Broly was somewhat curious about the reason for the girl's happiness.

"What makes me happy is that you, child, have successfully achieved your spirit bond!"

Upon hearing this, Broly was taken aback. Looking at Yomi Isayama, he suddenly felt like he was looking at his wife who had already joined the Crystal Palace.

Even though the girl hadn't joined the Crystal Palace and didn't even know it existed, she had already managed to be happy about her own affairs.

She already considers me family...

Broly suddenly had this realization.

"Let's go get something to eat to celebrate! I know a dorayaki place that makes really good dorayaki!"

Isayama Yomi, unaware of what the boy was thinking, offered a suggestion.

The reason she was so happy was that she truly regarded Broly as her younger brother.

Therefore, when her colleagues in the countermeasures bureau were shocked and somewhat impressed by the boy's abilities, she also felt a sense of pride.

[Broly is such an amazing kid, and he's my younger brother! My brother, Yomi Isayama, is just that amazing!]

To be honest, if it weren't for his adoptive father, Isayama Naraku's, instructions, Isayama Yomi would have loved to spread the word far and wide.

However, although she couldn't announce it widely or even openly praise the boy, the girl came up with another idea.

. . . . .

"Broly, is the dorayaki tasty?"

"The red bean flavor is excellent, the filling is finely ground, and the outer skin is soft, sweet, and fragrant. It has a soft yet chewy texture, which is delicious."

Broly nodded.

“If it’s delicious, then eat more. No matter how many you want to eat, I’ll buy them for you. If you want to eat anything else, I’ll pay for that too.”

On the commercial street bathed in the fiery red light of the setting sun, Isayama Yomi, unaware of the true financial situation of the boy beside her, shamelessly uttered extremely irresponsible remarks about her own wallet.

At this moment, the girl with long, straight black hair had no idea that the commercial street in front of her, with its dazzling array of snacks, was a kind of money hell that could destroy her wallet.

She bought another box of takoyaki, tied it with a toothpick, blew on it to cool it down, and then fed it to the boy next to her.

"Sister Huangquan, you should eat too~"

Broly accepted the girl's offer, but not unilaterally. He also picked up a takoyaki, blew on it, and then handed it to Yomi Isayama.

"Being fed by my younger brother...that's a scene I imagine myself looking forward to~"

The shadows stretched long on the ground. The smaller one raised its hand, while the larger one bent down and ate the shadow takoyaki from the smaller one's hand.

The girl's happiness level increased, and naturally, the boy's happiness level increased as well.

(End of this chapter)