Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 716 A Couple's Look, A Sword Maiden's Date Invitation!
"Miss Ais, how was the Rage skill test yesterday?"

The next day, Broly asked the swordswoman who came back to the area about this matter.

"That's an extremely dangerous skill, but it's incredibly powerful."

Ais honestly expressed her feelings.

"I just don't know if training can help overcome the side effects of losing rationality?"

She questioned the Saiyan boy in front of her, seemingly hoping to get an answer from him, who shared the ability to unleash rage.

"I'm not too sure about that. I've only used the Fury skill once myself."

However, if this skill is formed from the wildness in the Saiyan bloodline, it should be possible to overcome the side effect of losing rationality through training.

Yes, this skill is very similar to the Great Ape transformation that happens when we Saiyans look at the full moon; both of them cause us to lose our rationality.

But my father once told me that some Saiyan warriors could maintain their rationality even after transforming into Great Apes through training.

Broly answered.

"Then how should I train?"

Upon hearing the boy's words, the swordswoman's eyes lit up, like a golden retriever seeing a bone, and she asked in a calm voice with a hint of urgency.

"I don't know about this."

Broly shook his head, and seeing the Fiora looking at him with a puzzled expression, he explained, "My father didn't teach me this."

Well, actually, he wasn't taught before he was three years old. Broly was too young, and Paragus felt that even if he taught him, his son probably wouldn't be able to learn. On the contrary, trying to transform his son into a giant ape would bring danger to himself.

After the age of three, he was beyond teaching. Broly's strength had already surpassed his by then, and Paragus would usually get beaten up if he dared to utter a word more.

Later on, there was no need to teach anymore, because Broly was very obedient and did not go to see the full moon, nor did he transform and trample his father to death.

Now that Broly has tried to transform into a Great Ape, a transformation that is neither good nor evil, he no longer loses consciousness. Ais's question is equivalent to asking an ordinary person: How did you learn to breathe?

"Woo..."

The swordswoman's expression visibly turned somber.

"However, don't worry, Miss Ais. We can discuss together later how to maintain rationality while activating the Rage skill."

But Broly's words dispelled the disappointment on the girl's face.

"Ok!"

Ais responded with a stern nod, a faint smile appearing on her face.

The way she looked at the Saiyan boy was something Lefia had never seen before.

The elven girl couldn't describe the girl's gaze with precise words, but she could summarize it in one sentence: Miss Ais's eyes held a light as she looked at Mr. Broly...

This made the jealous elf girl feel a pang of jealousy. Just as she pouted so much that her lips could almost be hung on a clothes rack, Broly looked in her direction.

"Miss Lefia, it's been two days. Have you been sleeping poorly lately?"

Broly noticed the slight dark circles under the elf girl's eyes and couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, well, I haven't been sleeping very well..."

Coming to her senses, Lefia felt a little embarrassed. She couldn't very well say that she had been unlucky enough to run into Miss Ais's fist while helping to subdue her irrational behavior last night, which was why she ended up like this.

As for why the black eyes caused by the beating weren't treated, it's simply because there were more other family members who needed treatment last night.

The limited stock of low- to medium-quality healing potions and healers' magic within the clan were prioritized for use by other members who needed them more.

High-quality treatments are too expensive, and for minor injuries like panda eyes that can be reduced by applying a hot egg, there's really no need to drink them.

So, when Broly saw the dark circles under his eyes today, it was hard to tell whether they were from an injury or simply from lack of rest.

"Going to bed early and waking up early is a good habit."

Broly said something.

"Lefia went to bed early last night. The dark circles under her eyes were from when I hit her while I was out of my mind."

Ais helped explain from the side.

"Ah, Miss Ais, why did you expose yourself?"

The elven girl stared at her with wide eyes.

Seemingly puzzled as to why the girl would sabotage his efforts when he was helping to cover for her.

"Uh, is this something that can't be said?"

Ais blinked, looking over with some confusion.

"Talking about injuring a comrade in front of outsiders would make people look down on Miss Ais, or even laugh at her, wouldn't it?!"

Upon hearing this, Ais immediately dismissed the elven girl's claim: "Mr. Broly is definitely not that kind of person!"

"Miss Lefia, don't move, let me treat you."

Before the elf girl could object, the Saiyan boy had already moved close to her and raised his hand.

"Divine power is the finest food..."

Broly quickly recited the incantation for a basic healing spell, and his small hand went straight to the elf girl's eyes, which were covered in dark circles.

"Woo~"

The gentle, healing magical light brought a warm feeling to the elven girl, and the slight soreness around her eyes quickly disappeared.

"How about it?"

Once the Saiyan boy had finished healing, when he asked her the question, Lefia couldn't utter a word of rebuttal.

“Okay, Mr. Broly… thank you…”

The elven girl's voice grew softer and softer. She felt her face burning, and she was a little embarrassed. She had actually scolded a kind person who cared about her in front of her because of a little jealousy.

[Lefia, you're judging me by my own petty standards! I deserve to die...]

Broly had no idea what was happening in the elven girl's heart. After seeing that Lefia's happiness level had increased a little more, he nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Miss Lefia, are you going to the dungeon with me today?"

"Ah, yes, that's right."

Lefia nodded hastily.

"Well then, let's not delay, let's set off."

Broly, accompanied by two Loki Familia girls, headed straight for the central plaza.

We only made a brief stop when passing by the Tavern of the Abundant Mistress.
He accepted the bento box from the mascot girl, thanked her, and continued on his way.

. . . .

"Xier, are you okay?"

As Ryu emerged from the tavern, she saw her friend standing like a statue, watching the Saiyan boy leave, and couldn't help but ask him a question.

"Hey, Ryu, what could be wrong with me?"

Seele snapped out of her daze and looked over with some confusion.

"Ah, judging from your expression just now, I thought you were troubled because Mr. Broly was accompanied by the Sword Maiden of the Loki Familia and the Thousand Spirits."

Ryu said that the Saiyan boy was good in every way, except for one thing: he was too popular with women.

"Is it bothering me? Yes, it is a little. But I wasn't spacing out about that just now."

Seele said with a smile.

"Then what are you spacing out about?"

Liu asked subconsciously.

"I've discovered Mr. Broly's secret."

"Eh?"

"Ryu, do you want to know?"

"Uh, this has nothing to do with me, right?"

"But I want to share it with someone."

"Okay, I'd like to know."

Liu felt somewhat helpless; she had to spoil her own best friend.

"Ryu, you're so kind. Well then, let me tell you..."

The gray-haired girl hugged the elf lady and whispered in her ear.

"Mr. Broly seems to have a way of making the girls he knows even more beautiful."

"Uh, what does that mean?"

Ryu didn't quite understand what her friend meant.

"Miss Ais, so you weren't a doll girl with no expression after all!"
But when I saw her today, do you know what I saw?

"what did you see?"

"She's become even cuter, the kind of cute that comes from a living person!"

Seele raised her left index finger and said in a serious tone.

"Uh, Miss Ais is being adorable today, so what does that have to do with Mr. Broly?"

Ryu's expression was somewhat strange; she didn't quite understand the cause-and-effect relationship involved.

"That's because I can tell that she only became lovable because of Mr. Broly."

Seele said earnestly.

This was the answer she arrived at after carefully observing Broly's soul and Ais's soul today.

The boy is influencing the swordswoman, making her soul shine even brighter, just like he was influencing the little girl Lilyruka.

"Hey, what's this, Seele? Are you implying that Miss Ais also likes Mr. Broly?" "That's hard to say. Um, Ryu, let me ask you a question: Do you like Mr. Broly?"

"Eh?"

Seele's sudden change of topic caught the elf off guard. After a moment of surprise, she quickly replied, "How could that be? That's someone you like, Seele. How could I possibly like someone you like?"

"Is that so? But when you came back from Mr. Broly's training last time, I also saw that you were in a similar situation to Miss Ais today. You both became quite cute."

Seele said this.

"When I came back from training last time..."

Liu was stunned for a moment, then quickly recalled the incident where she had been seen naked.

"Ah, well, I was just happy at the time that I had learned a profound swordsmanship from Mr. Broly."

The elf said somewhat guiltily.

"Um……"

Seele scrutinized the elf for a while, making Ryu feel uncomfortable, before smiling and saying, "Perhaps Miss Ais has also made some new gains with Mr. Broly, which is why she has suddenly become so adorable."

[A new discovery? Could it be that Miss Ais was also seen naked by Mr. Broly? No, no, no, that's impossible, she's the Sword Princess...]

Liu shook her head, trying to clear the strange thoughts from her mind.

. . . .

“Brother Broly, Mr. Lorne and I can explore the upper district.”

Meanwhile, Bell, who had entered the dungeon together, suggested that he and Lorne explore the dungeon separately when they reached the seventh floor.

"Hey, is this okay?"

Broly looked at the red-haired dwarf.

“Okay, I completely agree with Bell’s proposal.”

Lorne immediately nodded in agreement. Yesterday, when he received guidance from Broly, Fiora's displeased look had put a lot of pressure on him.

Today, besides the Sword Maiden, there's also a Thousand Spirit in the team. Thinking back to what Bell whispered to me when the three of us arrived, the Thousand Spirit of the Loki Familia was also the one Mr. Broly encountered...

Lorne didn't want to accept the girls' death stares today, as if they were an obstructive third wheel.

After he finished saying he agreed to separate, Lorne noticed that Fiora was looking at him, a different look from the displeased look she had given him the day before.

Hmm, today's gaze seems to carry an air of appreciation, as if to say: You're smart enough not to be a magic lamp between us.

Ais didn't know what had happened, but she was still very pleased that Lorne, the little man from the Hermes Familia, didn't intend to take up Broly's guidance time and energy.

She instinctively cast a grateful glance at the dwarfs, thinking that they had given her the Saiyan boy's limited time and energy.

Of course, there's also Rafia.

“Mr. Lorne, if you need any help in the future, please feel free to come to me.”

Ais made a promise.

"Eh?!"

These words gave Lorne a strong sense of déjà vu.

After a moment's thought, he realized that Mr. Broly had said the same thing to him.

Haha, these two really do look like a married couple!

Lorne mentally complained, but on the surface he quickly waved his hand.

"It's nothing serious, I didn't do anything."

It's just giving young couples a chance to date in the dungeon.

Okay, the idea of ​​dating in the dungeon is weird, but that's exactly what Lorne was thinking.

The dwarf stood beside the white-haired boy, watching Broly and his companions leave.

"If I could learn even a trick or two from Brother/Mr. Broly, maybe I could win over the girl I like!"

After Broly and his two companions disappeared from sight, the two said this almost simultaneously.

"Hey, Mr. Bell/Lorne, you too?" *2
The two looked at each other, then suddenly smiled in relief.

I felt that our relationship had suddenly become much closer.

. . . .

After Broly brought Ais and Lefia to the 19th floor of the dungeon, they stopped going any further.

They turned this floor, where they could always return to the eighteenth safe floor of the maze and handle magic stones and dropped items in Rivera Town, into a good training ground.

Training began, and the swordswoman quickly got into training mode, but the elf girl was a little frustrated because her swordsmanship was not yet good enough to deal with the monsters in the 19th floor of the middle-level dungeon.

Ah, Miss Ais, please pay more attention to me too~

Watching the swordswoman girl immersed in her training, her attention completely focused on the Saiyan boy who was instructing her, Lefia felt the same emotion as the swordswoman girl yesterday—a desire for attention.

However, Ais wanted Broly to pay attention to her and train her, while Lefia wanted Ais to pay attention to her, not to ignore her, and not to neglect her.

"Hey~"

However, Lefia also understood that Miss Ais had come to see Mr. Broly to train and become stronger. If she were to directly express her desire for Miss Ais's attention, it would probably only hinder Miss Ais's training.

I can't be a helper to Miss Ais, but at least I shouldn't be an obstacle to her...

Although she felt a little lonely, Lefia decided not to disturb Miss Ais's training and instead silently cheered her on from the sidelines.

"Miss Lefia, Miss Ais's training is finished, it's your turn now."

However, before she could find a safe place to sit down, Broly came over and said something to her.

"Oh, is there something else for me?"

The elven girl pointed to her nose, asking with some confusion.

“Of course, Miss Lefia, didn’t you come with Miss Ais to get some guidance and training from me?”

Broly looked at her with some confusion.

"Ah, of course, but I can't defeat the monsters here with swordsmanship."

Lefia reminded her.

“I know that, so I’ll be your sparring partner.”

Broly drew his sword and approached the elven girl.

The elven girl blinked, ultimately failing to become a silent cheerleader, and was instead pulled aside by Broly to practice swordsmanship.

After a whole day of sparring with Broly, Lefia actually felt a sense of satisfaction that her swordsmanship had improved significantly.

“Mr. Broly, I finally understand why Miss Ais likes to come to you for guidance and training.”

After leaving the dungeon, Lefia said sincerely.

Getting stronger through exercise, just like fitness, can be addictive.

"If you like, Miss Lefia, please come to me for guidance and training more often with Miss Ais."

Broly laughed and said that the elf girl had received complete physical and mental satisfaction from his gentle care today, and her happiness level had increased by three points compared to usual.

"okay."

Lefia nodded in agreement. She could become stronger and spend time with Miss Ais, which was exactly what she wanted.

However, she didn't want to come tomorrow, because tomorrow was Orario's Monster Festival, and she wanted to invite the Sword Maiden to go to the festival with her.

Well, calling it a trip is really just a date, and as for whether or not she can successfully invite Miss Ais on a date, Lefia doesn't think it's a problem.

After all, those two punches to her eyes weren't for nothing.

"Mr. Broly, tomorrow is the Monster Festival, would you like to go on a date with me?"

However, before she could say that she wouldn't be coming tomorrow, Lefia witnessed the swordswoman beside her taking the initiative to invite the Saiyan boy on a date.

"Huh?!" She looked over with wide eyes and asked, "Miss Ais, are you going on a date with Mr. Broly?"

“Well, I want to repay Mr. Broly, and Riveria said that dating is the best reward besides giving gifts.”

Ais nodded seriously. Lefia's body seemed to have turned ashen. She clearly wanted to go on a date with Miss Ais too, so how did things turn out like this?!
"Lefia, are you coming with us too?"

Ais looked at the somewhat stiff elf girl and couldn't help but ask.

"Eh?"

Lefia snapped out of her daze, somewhat unsure.

"Miss Ais, do you mean the three of us should go on a date together?"

"Well, do you want to come along?"

The swordswoman nodded and asked again.

She felt that having more people around was a good thing, as it would allow her to better express her gratitude to the boy.

"Ugh... Please let me go on a date with you guys!"

If a Saiyan boy were to date multiple women and invite them on a multi-person date, the elf girl would definitely refuse without hesitation, and might even hurl insults at them.

But now the Sword Maiden is juggling multiple relationships, and when she's invited to a multi-person date, Lefia finds it hard to refuse.

A three-person date is better than Miss Ais and Mr. Broly going on a date alone.

"Mr. Broly, what is your answer?"

Ais turned her head back to look at the Saiyan boy. The girl standing on the street at dusk looked like a knight inviting a princess to dance and waiting for her response.

"Not training, but going on a date? Of course!"

Broly hadn't expected the swordswoman to take the initiative, and he had no reason to refuse her invitation.

(End of this chapter)