Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 711 The Birth of the First Wife in the DanMachi World
On the seventeenth floor of the dungeon labyrinth, the Wall of Sighs was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and boulders tumbled down with a rumble, as if the entire labyrinth was trembling, announcing the return of the lone king, the giant Goliath.

Before the lord could even inspect his territory, the white-haired youth in the distance drew his bow and nocked an arrow. Two arrows shot through the air and pierced the giant's skin with pinpoint accuracy.

But for Goliath's enormous body, this injury was insignificant, yet the provocative intent was enough to provoke his hatred.

"Roar--!"

The roar reverberated through the Wailing Wall. Goliath suddenly broke free from the Wailing Wall's restraints, but because he moved too hastily, he tripped over the loose stones under his feet and crashed to the ground with a thud.

But it quickly flipped over, like a deformed human spider, crawling towards Bell on all fours.

After shooting the arrow, Bell turned around without hesitation and ran wildly toward a pile of rubble not far away, slipping into it before Goliath could catch up.

Broly lay in ambush in the shadows of the rubble.

When Goliath was lured into this trap by Bell, he suddenly appeared from the boulder, pushed off the stone with his toes, and pounced like an arrow toward the giant's neck.

The "Fire of Joy" in his hand was infused with a thin layer of energy, and the sword burst forth with a dazzling crimson light.

A flash of light, and blood splattered everywhere.

Taking advantage of Goliath's attention being drawn to Bell, Broly swiftly severed its head with a single sword strike.

Having already grasped the Titan's regenerative abilities, Broly gave the Titan no chance to trick him again. His sword flashed like flames on the headless shell, and in an instant, Goliath's limbs were severed one after another.

The massive torso crashed to the ground, and as soon as the flesh began to twitch or show any signs of recovery, Broly's sword would fall precisely and sever it.

Three minutes later, the giant's body on the ground turned into ashes, announcing the fall of the Lone King of the Seventeenth Floor once again.

"Brother Broly! Huge explosion! It's a huge explosion!"

Bell, standing to the side, shouted excitedly. Although he had only played the role of bait this time, he had still participated in the feat of defeating the floor owner.

Broly's lips curled into a smile, his efforts of waiting here for most of the day were worthwhile: "Bell, clean up the battlefield and move the spoils out."

It only took five minutes to lure and kill Goliath, but it took the two of them two hours to transport all the loot and the enormous magic stone out of the maze.

In order to preserve the magic stone, they had to avoid the narrow passages and choose the wide paths, which caused them to waste a lot of time.

“Excellent, excellent. The items you sent this time, especially this enormous magic stone, are so well preserved. Just based on its condition, I can offer you a total price of one hundred million fali.”

Tsubaki, the one-eyed craftsman of the Hephaestus Familia, looked at the magic stone before her and praised it highly, offering a price far exceeding the norm.

She then added, "But Broly, I have to tell you the truth—if you sold this magic stone to the guild separately, given its size and condition, the purchase price would be at least ten million more falies than what I'm offering here."

After all, even if we take it back, we'll only keep a portion for ourselves; the rest we'll resell to the guild.

Orario's guilds monopolize all magic stone business. Adventurers can use magic stones for their own purposes or sell them to other clans, but reselling them to the merchant guild is strictly prohibited. This is to maintain a firm grip on the pricing power of magic stones.

"It's too much trouble to transport them back and forth, so I'll just sell them to your Hephaestus Familia."

Broly waved his hand.

“If you do this, you’ll lose over ten million fares.”

Chun couldn't help but remind her.

"It's alright, consider the price difference as a treat for you and Lord Hephaestus to have dinner."

"You're quite generous, aren't you?" Chun said with a hint of teasing. "Could it be that you have some designs on me, or Lord Hephaestus?"

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

Broly looked at the tall craftsman with a blank expression.

"Oh dear, you openly declared in front of everyone that you wanted to meet both Lilyluka and Lady Hestia at the same time."

Chun smiled mischievously.

"More than ten million Fali just gave it up like that? What's that old saying again?"

Showing courtesy for nothing is either cheating or stealing.

It's definitely not theft, so what's left is 'treachery'?

I consider myself quite handsome, and Lord Hephaestus is an even greater beauty. Is that what you're after, kid?"

She bluntly stated, "How about it, do you want to meet me? You're so generous with the benefits, I wouldn't mind meeting you."

"Uh... Miss Tsubaki, is it that easy for you to be encountered?"

"Rather than saying I'm easy to bump into, it's more accurate to say I've never been bumped into by anyone." Chun laughed heartily, her voice cheerful. "I'm thirty-eight years old, and still a spinster, hahaha!"

"Eh? Miss Tsubaki, you're already thirty-eight years old?"

Bell was somewhat surprised.

"What? Doesn't it look like it?"

"I thought you were in your early thirties at most, maybe even only twenty-seven or twenty-eight!"

Bell was telling the truth.

"Haha, Bell, you really know how to talk!"

Chun. Kobrand laughed even harder and patted Bell on the back.

The force of that palm strike almost made Bell wince on the spot.

The boy instantly understood—no wonder Miss Chun was so beautiful, yet no one had ever pursued her until she was thirty-eight.

She is stronger than the average man, much taller, and acts with a more daring and bold style than most men. This kind of personality is probably not the type that most men in Orario would like.

[Brother Broly, would you like to meet Miss Tsubaki?]

Bell glanced furtively at the Saiyan boy beside him, muttering to himself.

"If you don't mind, just be one of my many wives."

After a moment's thought, Broly gave his answer.

"Haha, it's normal for men to want to have a harem!" Chun laughed without caring. "Go ahead and do it, I fully support you, just don't want me while I'm forging."

These remarks caused Broly and Bell to have somewhat subtle expressions. This one-eyed craftswoman really is a tomboy who doesn't care about details.

However, earning happiness points is not something to be ashamed of.

Since the other party doesn't care, Broly naturally doesn't mind having an external wife in this world right now.

[Hmm, Tsubaki has a very cheerful personality, so I think we'll recoup our costs quickly.]

Broly thought to himself.

The interior space of the Crystal Palace cannot be opened now due to the super-weight training skill, but the functions of generating figurines of others and binding identities are unaffected.

When the words "[Generated]" appeared on the panel, Broly looked up at Tsubaki and asked earnestly, "So, Miss Tsubaki Corbrand, would you like to meet me and agree to be my wife?"

Chun was taken aback, then looked surprised: "Huh, what kind of magic is this? A voice suddenly popped into my head, and a line of words appeared in front of my eyes?"

What she sensed was an invitation directly from the Crystal Palace into her consciousness—[Would you like to join the Crystal Palace?]

"You could call it a kind of magic."

Broly nodded.

"Miss Chun, you're not going to back out, are you?"

The boy couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Ha, am I the kind of person who goes back on their word?"

Chun waved her hand and replied decisively, "I agree to join!"

With that, Broly's Crystal Palace outside-the-table wife was expanded to include another person.

"Hey, is that your previous spatial ability?"

Chun discovered the Crystal Palace panel that appeared in her mind and subconsciously started operating it.

Since she is not a target of romance, she does not have the basic happiness stat converted into happiness points, but she can still enjoy all the rights and benefits of a formal member of the Crystal Palace.

Of course, since Broly chose the variable speed travel scenario, the group chat function is temporarily unavailable.

However, the internal space of non-environment modules can be used normally.

Chun quickly retrieved a Baya Beast Fruit stored inside the Crystal Palace space.

"Hey, you can actually use it normally?"

Broly was somewhat surprised.

"Hmm, can't you?"

Chun asked a question in return, then realized—if Broly could be used, why bother carrying the magic stone and the dropped items all the way here?

"I can't use the space inside for the time being because I've activated a certain skill on my character."

Broly explained.

"Then why can I use it?"

Chun asked curiously.

"This is one of the perks of being my wife: being able to share the interior space of the Crystal Palace."

"Is there such a good thing?"

Chun's eyes lit up instantly.

"Does that mean that when I go down into the dungeon, I can stuff all my stuff inside and never have to carry heavy loads again?"

In this world, a personal space is absolutely comparable to a cheat code.

Especially for exploration-oriented clans that need to delve into the labyrinth, without the constraint of carrying heavy loads, they can advance to deeper areas—after all, there are few resource layers in the deep areas, and once supplies are exhausted, they can only be forced to retreat.

“Yes, you can use the space in the Crystal Palace as you please.” Broly nodded, then added, “However, I hope you won’t touch some of the things stored inside; some of them are gifts from other people.”

"Haha, don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would just touch other people's things!"

Chun patted his chest and guaranteed it.

"Furthermore, you weren't originally on my list of people I'd like to meet, but now that I've included you, I have to pay the price of 'happiness points'."

But as long as you stay happy, I'll gain happiness points. So, Miss Chun, please try to maintain a cheerful mood so I can recoup my losses quickly.

Broly was essentially offering the other person a "friendship wife" position, so he made his point quite clear. "I see, no problem."

The one-eyed craftsman gave an "OK" sign, agreeing immediately.

Bell watched the whole thing from the side, but he was completely confused.

He couldn't see the so-called Crystal Palace panel, so naturally he couldn't understand the conversation between the two.

Once they left the Hephaestus Familia's residence and were on the main street, Bell couldn't help but ask, "Brother Broly, is this how you and Miss Tsubaki have finished your encounter?"

"Well, it's done."

Broly nodded.

“But… can this really be considered an encounter?” Bell’s expression was particularly strange. “This is completely different from when you encountered Lady Hestia and Miss Lily.”

"Bell, I ask you, what was the purpose of this encounter?"

Broly suddenly stopped and looked at the boy beside him.

"An encounter, of course, is for developing a close relationship with the person you encounter..."

Belle's fair face flushed red, and she answered softly.

"And what is the ultimate goal?"

Broly pressed for an answer.

"Ah, this..."

While Bell was stammering and thinking about some adult matters, Broly had already taken the initiative to provide the answer.

"Isn't the ultimate goal to get the person you meet to agree to be your wife?"

"Uh... I guess so."

"Then tell me, Miss Chun Cobrand, did you just agree to be my wife?"

"Uh...it seems like she agreed."

"Isn't this enough?"

Broly shrugged, looking completely matter-of-fact.

"Now that the ultimate goal of the encounter has been achieved, the encounter is naturally considered complete."

"But isn't this a bit too casual? Broly, your conversation with Miss Tsubaki just now was practically a joke!"

Bell couldn't help but complain, saying it was like someone pulling out a piece of yellow paper from their pocket, and another person asking if they wanted to become sworn brothers, and then the two of them kneeling down and shouting that they didn't need to be born on the same day, month, and year, and then becoming sworn brothers.

"That's because Miss Tsubaki wasn't originally on my list of people I was planning to meet."

Broly admitted.

"Brother Broly, why did you have to run into her again?"

Bell was somewhat puzzled.

"Since she's already willing to meet me, I figured it wouldn't hurt to meet one more person, since we're all friends."

"Brother Broly, do you mean that you're willing to have any encounters with anyone who is a friend and willing to be encountered by you?"

"Well, that's not it. It's just that I felt that if it were Tsubaki, Lady Hestia and Lily probably wouldn't refuse my encounter with her, so I just went ahead and encountered her."

Bell: “…”

Lady Hestia and Miss Tsubaki do have a good relationship—mainly because when Hestia descended to the mortal realm and stayed with the Hephaestus Familia, it was Tsubaki Corbrand who was responsible for taking care of this lazy goddess.

As for Lily Luca, she also has a good relationship with Miss Tsubaki—that gorgeous outfit was custom-made by Tsubaki.

Even so, Bell simply couldn't emulate Broly's nonchalant attitude in handling an encounter.

After all, in all his years, the only woman he had ever truly encountered was Miss Anna.

Thinking of this, the image of the rabbit-girl Irene involuntarily appeared in the boy's mind.

But he quickly shook his head vigorously to dispel the thought.

Irene is a year younger than him; she's too young, that's a crime.

"By the way, Bell."

Just as Bell was lost in thought, Broly suddenly handed him a signed form.

"This is your reward for accompanying me to the dungeon today to defeat the floor boss."

"Oh? Brother Broly, I can't accept this!" Bell quickly waved his hand. "Miss Lily is short of money; let's keep this for her!"

The receipt clearly stated ten million fares.

Bell knew perfectly well that Broly's campaign against Goliath was precisely to help Lilyluka resolve her immediate crisis after becoming the captain.

He didn't put in much effort throughout the whole process, and he felt really bad about taking 10% of the profits for nothing.

"The money will indeed be used for Lily's purposes."

Broly pondered for a moment, then had an idea. "How about this, your payment this time will be converted into a commission for brewing."

"Once the sake is brewed, we'll have the Soma clan help sell it, and then we'll settle the payment with you. Consider it an investment, how about that?"

"Alright, Broly, you're in charge!"

Upon hearing this, Bell immediately nodded in agreement.

Just as the two were about to set off for the Soma Familia's encampment, a figure approached them.

That was a tall goddess with wine-red hair, none other than Hephaestus, the chief god of the Hephaestus Familia.

"Isn't this Broly? What brings you here today?"

The goddess's voice was clear and melodious.

"Good afternoon, Lord Hephaestus."

Broly and Bell stopped and greeted each other.

"We're here to sell the loot dropped by defeating the boss."

Broly answered truthfully.

"You went to fight Goliath again?"

"Ah."

"Is it because of Lilyluka?"

"Eh?"

“Don’t be surprised.” Hephaestus chuckled and explained, “I went to North Street today and bought some potato balls at the potato ball shop where Hestia works. She mentioned it to me.”

"That kid just took over as captain, and it's not easy for him to clean up the mess left by the previous captain's clan."

Perfect timing! My clan also needs some drinks, so why don't you help me order some from Lilyluka?

"Well, about twenty million falies of spirits will do. Most of my kids like strong liquor."

"Would you like some divine wine?"

Broly suddenly asked.

"Hey, the divine wine is also sold?"

Hephaestus was somewhat surprised.

The sacred wine is mostly produced and sold by the Soma clan themselves, with very little flowing out. At least through formal channels, it is not widely regulated and is considered a rare item in the market.

"Of course."

"How about adding another five million falies of divine wine?"

"no problem."

"As for the payment, once the wine is delivered to my clan, I will have Chun settle the payment with you directly."

Hephaestus waved goodbye to the two men and turned back to his camp.

As soon as Hephaestus stepped onto the second floor and pushed open the door to the forge, he saw his captain playing with a large iron hammer with great enthusiasm—the hammer in Chun's hands would sometimes disappear and sometimes appear, like magic.

"Tsubaki, what are you doing?"

Hephaestus couldn't help but ask.

"This is Broly's spatial ability. What do you think, Lord Hephaestus?"

Chun proudly told her god about her newfound abilities.

"It does look very practical."

Hephaestus nodded, then frowned.

"However, how did you suddenly acquire Broly's spatial abilities?"

Could his abilities be shared with others?

"Yes, it should be possible."

Chun nodded.

"So how did you convince him to share his abilities with you?"

Hephaestus pressed for more information.

“I didn’t convince him; I just agreed to do him a small favor, and that’s how I got this ability.”

"What little thing?"

"It's nothing, I just agreed to be one of that child's wives."

Chun's tone was so casual, as if she were talking about something insignificant.

"I see, you agreed to be one of his wives... Wait, what did you say?!" Hephaestus nodded subconsciously at first, then suddenly realized what he meant, and his voice rose sharply, "Say what you just said again?!"

(End of this chapter)