Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 782 Bell's reputation suffers a blow, but the war game with the Ishtar Familia unfolds smoothly.
"Mr. Bell, are we really going to fight?"

“Miss Haruhime, I’ve come here to get this done for Brother Broly.”

"Then I'll call..."

Bell closed his eyes, bracing himself for a beating, but the fists that landed on him were as soft as cotton.

"Miss Chunji, please don't hold back and hit me with a little force."

The fox-girl threw another punch, but Bell still didn't feel any pain.

He opened his eyes and looked at Sanjou Haruhime with some confusion.

"I've already tried my best."

The fox-girl's face flushed red, a color she was trying so hard to suppress.

Bell: "..."

Brother Broly, your new love interest is far too delicate and frail, you know that?

. . . .

"Bang~"

The wooden door was smashed open, and the white-haired boy, like a cannonball, smashed through the wooden door and then crashed through the railing of the outer corridor before falling to the ground floor. The guests who had come to enjoy the wonderful night and the prostitutes beside them were all shocked by this sudden turn of events.

"Damn it, you want to play Ace Love with me? I'll show you what I'm made of..."

Chunji walked to the broken fence and spoke in a somewhat weak tone, but with a somewhat firm tone, creating a very subtle contrast.

"The customer is a god, is this how you satisfy the demands of a god? Ah, my arm hurts so much, the bone is broken..."

The boy, his head covered in blood, got up from the ground and began to put on an exaggerated performance in front of everyone.

"What happened?"

The Ishtar clan members responsible for guarding the area heard the commotion and ran over to check what was happening.

"I heard that some guests wanted to play some inappropriate games, but they were kicked out by people on our side who didn't want to play."

Aisha explained from the side.

As she watched the white-haired boy's performance below, she felt that his lines were somewhat exaggerated and unqualified, but his injured posture looked incredibly real.

"Hey, are you trying to cause trouble here?"

As arranged, it was time for Aisha to cooperate with him. She jumped down and began questioning the boy.

“You Ishtar clan are going too far. You open your shop to do business, but instead you beat up me, your customer.”

"I am Bell Crane of the Hestia Familia. This is absolutely not over. I will have my elder brother come and settle things for me!"

When Bell saw someone come over to speak, he loudly recited his lines for the evening.

After saying that, without waiting for Aisha's reaction, he turned and ran away.

"Bell Crane of the Hestia Familia, I know him. He's the fastest-leveling adventurer in Orario right now, nicknamed the team's light!"

"Who is the elder brother he's talking about?"

"Don't you know? That's the amazing leader of the guild who single-handedly defeated the entire Apollo Familia in the war game a few days ago—Mr. [Fake Newbie]!"

Blending into the crowd, Touer of the Hermes Familia began to act as a guide, explaining the white-haired boy's origins and the identity of the elder brother he spoke of to the somewhat bewildered guests around him.

When the topic of the "fake newbie" was mentioned, the surrounding discussions gradually grew louder.

With the help of certain individuals, news spread like wildfire that the prostitute from the Ishtar Familia had beaten up the young hero of the Hestia Familia.

This young man, the pride of the team who got beaten up, had previously been attacked by members of the Apollo Familia, which led to the fake newbie leader stepping forward and wiping out the entire Apollo Familia in a single battle during the War Game.

In just one night, all sorts of rumors spread like wildfire, creating the impression that a storm was brewing.

Will a leader who stands up for his own family members swallow his anger?

Therefore, everyone who heard this news reached a consensus, which was...

Orario, there's going to be a good show to watch!

The next day, after things had escalated considerably, Broly arrived at the door with Bell, who was covered in bandages.

He directly challenged the Ishtar Familia at the gate of its headquarters, demanding an explanation from the Ishtar Familia for beating his little brother.

Ishtar, drawn out by the commotion below, was almost amused by what he saw: "Your clan's team's shining young man is a Level 2 adventurer, yet you claim that my Level 1 fox girl severely injured him? Who would believe that?"

"So, Ishtar, you mean my son Bell crashed out of his room, smashed through the railing, and fell hard to the ground, causing all his injuries himself, just to extort money from your Ishtar Familia for no reason?"

Although this is the truth, a blatant frame-up, saying it out loud can make unsuspecting bystanders feel that they are in the right.

Ishtar also felt that something was strange about the matter. Last night, after hearing about the riot, she had someone bring Haruhime over for questioning. The fox-girl said that the other party had suddenly done these things on her own.

Bell wants to play Ace Love with Haruhime—if she lets someone beat him up as soon as they meet, does that count as Ace Love?

Chun Ji made a move, but because her strength was too light, Bell could only stage a scene where he was the one getting beaten up.

If Haruhime tells Ishtar the truth—that the boy injured himself by rushing out—there would be no problem at all.

While it is difficult for mortals to lie to gods, if every word is the truth, even the gods would find it difficult to judge the true situation.

Ishtar couldn't understand what was going on, but she didn't care. She asked directly, "Hestia, what kind of explanation do you want from us?"

"It's simple. I want your Ishtar Familia to hand over that fox woman who hit someone, and let our Hestia Familia deal with her!"

Hestia's true colors were revealed.

What is happening at the entrance of the Ishtar Family compound in the Pleasure District right now is exactly what happened at the Apollo Family banquet at that very moment.

Moreover, since only eight days had passed, the gods who had come to watch the spectacle were momentarily dazed, as if they were not in the Pleasure Street, but had traveled back in time to the time when they attended the banquet of the Apollo family.

Ishtar narrowed her eyes. She wasn't sure if the other party's demand for Haruhime was because they knew Haruhime's secrets, or if Freya, that bitch, was behind it. But one thing was certain: she would not reveal her trump card against Freya's Familia.

"What if we don't plan to hand over the people?"

"If that's the case, then I have no choice but to launch a war game against your clan, Ishtar, for the sake of my seriously injured child!"

"If we win, you need to hand over the culprit who beat my Belle; if we lose, then let's pretend nothing happened."

Upon hearing Hestia's words, Ishtar initially wanted to refuse, but then he remembered the information Hermes had brought the previous night and saw the Saiyan boy standing next to Hestia.

With a sudden thought, she said, "Want to play war games with us? No problem. But Hestia, I want you to bet the same stakes as Apollo."

"what would you like?"

"If I lose, I have to give up a child. In that case, if you lose, you should also give me a child."

"You want Bell?"

"No, I want your team leader. If you lose, you have to give him to me."

Ishtar pointed at Broly.

"This is not fair."

“I can also bet my family’s commander.”

Ista then pointed to Flini beside her.

"I don't want a weird-looking toad monster."

Hestia immediately showed a look of disgust. "Huh?!"

Upon hearing this, Freni's face darkened.

"How about you let me choose another person from your familia?"

Hestia then suggested that the target was clearly Aisha, the collaborator.

Faced with this proposal, Ishtar hesitated only slightly, but after confirming that Hestia was prepared to deal with her in the same way she dealt with the Apollo Familia, she agreed.

Although Broly displayed great strength in his battle against the Apollo Familia, Ishtar felt that his own Familia was far superior to the Apollo Familia.

Moreover, she also possesses the trump card of Haruhime, the fox-girl's magic hammer, which can directly enhance an existence by one level temporarily. Using it on Freni would create a Level 6 adventurer.

In addition, he had another trump card up his sleeve...

Win the war game against the Hestia Familia, seize the boy Freya has her eye on and bring him to her side, then toy with the boy in front of Freya and humiliate her old rival...

Yes, this temptation was simply too great for Ishtar; she simply couldn't resist.

Time flew by, and it was already the third day since Broly met Haruhime.

The war game has begun again, and the gamblers of Orario believe their chance to turn the tide has arrived.

. . . .

"This time, I've even managed to defeat the Hestia Familia!"

"No, brother, you're still betting on the Hestia Familia to lose?"

"If it were against other C-rank or B-rank Familias, I would definitely bet on the Hestia Familia to win, but the problem is, they are going to fight the Ishtar Familia."

That's the strongest A-rank Familia in Orario, besides the Loki Familia and the Freya Familia. They could easily beat me!

Indeed, due to the opponent's leapfrog upgrade, after the betting in this new war game reopened, most gamblers still believed that the Hestia Familia would lose more than they would win, and they all bet on Broly's side to lose.

Of course, those who have confidence in Broly will still go all in and have the Hestia Familia win.

This time, Ryu, who hadn't yet gone to the dungeon to farm gold, also caught up with this gamble.

In order to win more money, Ryu went to the tavern owned by the wealthy hostess and asked her former colleague for a loan.

Anya and the others at the Abundant Mistress Tavern were all very generous, with Seele lending the most.

This made Ryu feel guilty when facing her friend, because she should have protected the Saiyan boy for Seele.

The reason this war game started was that the other side wanted to meet a new girl.

I'm sorry, Seele. I'll definitely protect the person you love from now on, but this time it's because they're trying to save a girl who's about to be sacrificed innocently...

Ryu, who is full of a sense of justice, has no objection whatsoever to Broly's plan to stage an accident to save the fox-girl.

She believed this was the right thing to do, meaning Broly didn't need her help; otherwise, she might have offered to help.

. . . .

"You like Ace, right?"

Meanwhile, in Bell's rented house, Anna, a florist, came to see him, but instead poked the boy's bandaged arm hard with her finger.

"Ouch, it hurts, Miss Anna. It's part of the plan. I didn't really want to fall in love with someone else..."

Although I had explained it to my girlfriend before I went, the actual impact of carrying out the plan was worse than I had imagined.

With the war game about to begin, Bell's reputation as the team's pride has already suffered. People in Orario are now spreading rumors that he is a weakling who was rejected by Ace and instead got beaten up by a prostitute.

It's fair to say that in this plan to save the fox-girl by staging an accident, Bell, the team's shining star, has already given and borne too much.

"If you like this, Belle, then I might as well play this with you..."

Of course, there were also many gains. The florist sitting by the bed blushed and whispered to him on the bed.

Upon hearing this, Bell, the innocent young man, blushed as red as a thermometer.

The girl saw this and reached out her hand. Bell shuddered. Just as the two in the room were about to do something unspeakable, the voice of the Ganesha Familia narrator, who was announcing the start of the war game, came from outside.

This allowed the innocent young boy and girl to promptly stop the escalating atmosphere in the room.

Bell averted his gaze, not daring to look at his girlfriend, and changed the subject, saying, "Miss Anna, shall we watch Broly's performance in the War Game first?"

"okay……"

The human girl with the wisp-blown hair blushed and did not refuse, but her heart was pounding rapidly.

. . . .

The location for this war game was not on the plains outside Orario, but as Ishtar requested, it was to be held in the Pleasure District during the day.

Broly's winning condition is to destroy the stronghold of the Ishtar Familia's headquarters within the specified time.

The Ishtar Familia's victory condition is simply to stall for time to prevent their headquarters from being breached, or to defeat Broly before that happens.

After the Ganesha clan commentator, who was hosting the war game, announced the start of the game, a large tin can rushed out from the entertainment district.

"The Ishtar Familia did not choose to hold their ground, but instead sent out their ace, the man-killer Captain Frini. Are they trying to decide the outcome of this war game by having the top combat power of each family and the captains duel one-on-one?"

The Ganesha Familia's commentator spoke passionately, but the reality was quite different. Ishtar had only explained the rules regarding the ownership of the spoils to his own family before the war game began: whoever defeated Broly would gain priority access to the spoils.

"I allow you to use him extensively in your war game livestreams after defeating him, showcasing your feminine charm!"

Nothing could be more humiliating to that vile goddess than having one's own clan publicly violate the child Freya had her eye on.

"Broly, I heard you and Fiora are quite close?"

"It's good."

"That's great, I'm going to beat you to a pulp!"

Frini, who rushed out adorned with the magic of the Magic Hammer, licked her lips under her helmet.

“Miss Frini, for the sake of our acquaintance, I advise you to surrender.”

"You want me to surrender? You must be joking..."

The large tin can emitted a strange, gurgling laugh.

"I'll make you surrender in a minute, and I'll let the Sword Princess witness her boy being drained dry by me, and let that bastard Sword Princess personally experience what so-called pain is!"

The defeat at the Battle of Harbor Melen was a humiliation for Frini, but she also realized that she was no longer a match for Fiora.

However, defeating Broly in front of him and turning him, who is rumored to have a close relationship with Fiora, into a plaything would be a way to get revenge.

"Pain? You mean you want Ais, the person I met, to feel pain?"

Frini, who was charging towards them like a pig, did not notice the Saiyan boy's expression gradually cooling down because of her words.

"Very well, in that case, I should give you special treatment!"

Broly ran toward the oncoming can.

On the live stream's screen, everyone saw him lightly tap his feet and sidestep the attack from the battle axe in the big can's hand.

After dodging the attack, he headed straight for the entrance to the entertainment district, while the canned food behind him seemed to freeze, ceasing all movement.

(End of this chapter)