Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 719 A Date Turns Turbulent, Monsters Attack!
Last night, after learning that Broly was going on a date with the sword maiden tomorrow, Lady Freya became particularly concerned about the matter.

Because the goddess Hestia would also be going, Freya could not come in person, but she had Helen, who could also play the role of Seele, to appear as her face.

"If we're going on a date, I can't let Seele be outshone by someone else!"

These are Lady Freya's original words. Helen was pulled up early in the morning by the goddess and transformed into Seele's appearance, where the goddess gave her a meticulous makeover.

At the scene, she was the most beautiful, frequently attracting the attention of passersby. However, despite her radiant charm, she didn't receive much attention after receiving a beautiful compliment from Broly at the beginning of their meeting.

If it weren't for the need to maintain Seele's persona, Helen would have grabbed the boy by the collar and asked him: "Are you really trying to pursue the Seele that Freya is playing?"

At that moment, it was the elven girl from Loki's Familia who asked a similar question on her behalf.

"What's wrong with this?"

Broly looked at Lefia with a puzzled expression.

"Aren't there a lot of people showing up for this date?"

Lefia knew she had spoken out of turn, but she still asked the question.

"Eight people is indeed a lot, but what does it matter?"

Broly was somewhat puzzled.

"Miss Ais will mind, won't she?"

"Refia said."

"No, I don't care."

Upon hearing this, the swordswoman immediately contradicted her.

Riveria only told her that if she wanted to repay the boy more, she could do it by going on dates, but she didn't mention any limit on the number of people on such dates.

“Look, Miss Lefia, Miss Ais doesn’t seem to mind.”

Because of his many wives, Broly was used to dating multiple people.

"Woo..."

Since even the person who initiated the date said so, the elf girl who was simply invited to the date had nothing more to say.

However, with so many people around, there's really no need to worry about Miss Ais and Mr. Broly suddenly developing feelings for each other beyond friendship.

Lefia comforted herself in this way.

"Miss Ais, where should we go first?"

Seeing that the elf girl was silent, Broly turned to the swordswoman and asked.

"Let's do things that make us happy."

Thinking of Riveria's private instruction from the day before yesterday, Ais answered the question without hesitation.

"Do things that make everyone happy?"

Broly raised his hand and stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.

"Everyone, do you have any thoughts?"

He couldn't think of anything that would make everyone present happy, so he asked the women who were there on the date.

"Lily, I'm already happy just being with Broly."

The little girl was the first to express her opinion. As she spoke, she leaned towards the boy, and since her height was the most compatible with Broly's current height, she intimately took the Saiyan boy's wrist, pressing her soft breasts against it, and smiled as she looked at the other competitors who weren't really rivals.

The woman in front isn't considered a competitor because she won't prevent Broly from meeting these people. However, the woman behind her is also a future Broly's woman, and the degree to which she is favored by Broly should be ranked.

Lily Luca felt that she was now far ahead of Hestia, but she had the feeling of a principal wife looking at the other concubines waiting to enter the family.

"And what about Miss Seele?"

Broly did not stop Lily Luca from making intimate gestures towards him in public, but instead asked the tavern sign girl with a normal expression.

"Yes, I'm the same as Miss Lily."

Helen inwardly grumbled at the dwarf girl's action of clinging to the Saiyan boy's wrist as if declaring her sovereignty.

She walked over and took the boy's hand, interlocking her fingers to answer Broly's question—she only needed to stay by the boy's side.

She's also good at using female rivalry to increase other people's favorability, or rather, she's the expert among Freya's Familia.

"And what about you, Miss Ryu?"

Broly was somewhat helpless and could only ask the elf lady beside Seele.

"If you want to do something that makes you happy, then it probably has to be upholding justice."

Liu said in a low voice.

"Eh, upholding justice?"

Broly asked in confusion, though the elf's voice was soft, his hearing was better.

"No, you don't need to worry about that. I'll just go with Seele."

Well, another one who goes with the flow.

Broly looked at Hestia, while the Loli Goddess seemed much more reliable.

"Dating is mainly about eating, drinking, and having fun. Eating comes first, so we need to go eat first. Everyone should name their favorite foods. Note that this is not a main meal, but rather snacks and desserts."

Upon hearing this, Ais immediately said "fried potato balls," Lilyluka said "donuts," and Tiona shouted "giant squid skewers." The Amazonian girls are still more carnivorous.

After that, the other people's food came one after another: Lefia's crepes, Seele's ice cream cone, and Ryu followed Seele's choice.

"And what about you, Broly?"

Hestia asked her son.

"I like everything they say."

Broly answered truthfully.

"That makes things simple; you want it all."

Hestia nodded and pointed in the direction of the food street.

"Then let's head over there and start our date!"

The group responded and followed Hestia. Whenever they passed a stall that sold the snacks or foods that the group had mentioned wanting to eat, Hestia would stop and buy them.

However, after buying the food, it was not distributed to those who wanted it. According to Hestia, it would be better for everyone to have eaten first before eating together.

Neither Ais nor Seele had any objections to this, and the group strolled around the food street together. Hestia's hands were getting fuller and fuller, and Broly offered to help carry them, but Hestia refused outright.

"Broly, just enjoy your date today, I'll take care of everything else."

The loli goddess looked at Lily Luca on her left and Seele's Saiyan boy on her right, and said this.

With an air of complete confidence, Broly only realized that his goddess hadn't bought any food for herself when they went to the public rest area to eat after buying everything.

"Lord Hestia, don't I have one?"

The Saiyan boy, who hadn't received any food, was somewhat disappointed.

"Of course I have yours."

Hestia gave a fairly affirmative answer to this.

"But where is it?"

Broly looked over in confusion; he noticed that everyone else had something in their hands, but he didn't.

"Isn't it here?"

Hestia pointed to the food in her own hands and the hands of the others.

"Hey, but aren't these yours?"

"Yes, it's ours, but can't it still be yours?"

"Eh?"

Everyone looked at Hestia. "What are we doing out here?"

Hestia then asked the people around her.

"Dating……"

Ais answered.

"Yes, dating. So, on a date, if you eat your food and I eat mine, does it still count as a date?"

"Uh……"

"A real date should be about sharing what you eat with me and what I eat with you, and about sharing things that we both find beautiful."

Hestia gave her answer without waiting for anyone else to reply, as if defining the correct answer.

"So, this is the correct way to do it, Broly, ah..."

The loli goddess handed Broly the kebab she was holding, and he opened his mouth.

After the boy obediently opened his mouth and took a bite, she took back the kebab and took a bite herself.

Then, it was handed over again.

They showed everyone what it means to share food through an indirect kiss.

"I'm almost finished eating, what are you all waiting for?"

The two of them shared a burrito, and it was quickly devoured. Hestia then looked at the others and urged them to hurry up.

"Brother Broly, try Lily's donuts."

The little girl was the first to respond to the loli goddess's words with her actions, secretly thinking that Lady Hestia's methods were brilliant. She started with an indirect kiss-style food sharing, no wonder she bought many different flavored drinks, and only seven bottles.

“Sharing food? That sounds good, Ais. Can I have a bite of your potato balls?”

Just as the elf girl was struggling with whether to indirectly kiss the Saiyan boy and share food, she heard the Amazon girl next to her say something like this.

Turning her head, she saw that Tiona had already approached Miss Ais and was being fed potato balls by Miss Ais herself.

"Um?!"

Rafia's eyes widened suddenly; she had realized that everyone on this date was someone she could share food with.

The elf girl initially found this way of sharing food unacceptable, but now she thinks the suggestion is absolutely fantastic.

Praise be to Lady Hestia, she's practically a goddess when it comes to dating!
"Miss Ais, please try my crepes!"

Lefia quickly moved closer and eagerly handed the large crepe in her hand to the swordswoman.

"Well, thank you."

Ais didn't refuse and took a bite. The crepe that had been bitten was quickly taken back, and Lefia took a bite from the opening.

“It’s so delicious!”

The elven girl blushed and praised it, but it was unclear whether she was praising the crepe for being delicious, or praising the crepe that the swordswoman had bitten into, or both.

"Miss Liu, Miss Xier, hurry up and eat your ice cream cones, or they'll all melt in a bit."

Seele and Liu looked at each other, but still obediently started eating. After only two licks, Hestia said to them, "Ah, Broly also wants to eat a cone of ice cream. Who wants to share?"

Ryu, Helen Hill: "..."

Are they going to eat ice cream cones? Or are they going to eat the ice cream cones they've already eaten?

But it wasn't Broly who said this, but the god Hestia, so there was nothing he could say.

"How about we give him all of mine?"

Liu spoke up.

"Ha, how can that be? Since we're on a date, we should act like it. We should share good things, instead of being modest or hoarding them!"

"Yes, Lady Hestia is right. Broly, you should try my giant squid skewers too."

Tiona generously handed over the large skewer that she had already taken a bite of.

"Miss Ryu, you should try my donuts too."

The atmosphere was heated up by Hestia, Lilyluca, and Tiona, two of whom did it intentionally, while the other did it unintentionally.

Everyone exchanged their food and drinks, except for Broly, who ate food from seven different families and drank beverages from seven different families.

After the feeding and being fed were completed, everyone had indirectly kissed, although it didn't feel real, but their relationship did become closer.

"After a good meal, it's time for fun. And if there's anything worth doing at the Monster Festival, it's the Monster Colosseum hosted by the Ganesha Familia."

Hestia led the group to the Colosseum, bought tickets, and found an empty seat in the front or back row.

The Ganesha Familia's beast tamers wielded whips in the arena, making the monsters they brought out from the dungeon perform all sorts of comical and absurd acts.

Laughter erupted from the audience, as if the monsters that used to instill fear were now merely clowns entertaining the crowd.

Broly didn't know what fun it was to tease monsters like this, but seeing that Tiona and the others were watching with great interest, he also quietly watched the circus-like performance below.

He would occasionally ask the women around him for a sip of their drinks.

"Wow, I never imagined that monsters could put on so many shows!"

After watching a performance, Tiona said with lingering enthusiasm.

"So, is this something strange?"

Broly asked out of curiosity.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the monster festival held by the Ganesha Familia, I would have always thought that monsters were just a bunch of monsters who only knew how to destroy and kill."

Tiona said.

"That's only natural. After all, the monsters adventurers face are the type that will rush at people as soon as they see them. You rarely see the kind that were tamed with collars like in the arena just now."

Ryu also said something.

"Besides the attacks, there were also those who fled."

Lefia subconsciously added a sentence, referring to the incident a while ago caused by her clan, in which the Minotaur monsters in the middle layer fled to the upper layer.

"Monsters, no matter what kind, are best when they're dead."

Ais said sullenly, and apart from Broly, she was one of the few people who had absolutely no interest in the performances of the Ganesha Familia's beast tamers controlling monsters.

"Where do we go next?"

Tiona put her hands behind her head, looking forward to the next team-building activity.

"Today's date with everyone is a very memorable day. Let's go buy some things that are only available during the Monster Festival as souvenirs of our date!"

Hestia suggested making a plan for the next move, as a way to make the date more memorable.

I imagine that whenever I see these mementos in the future, I will remember the days we spent together.

This is how beautiful memories are preserved.

If it's a man and a woman, having such shared memories should make it easier to deepen their relationship.

Just as everyone was choosing suitable souvenirs, a strong tremor suddenly occurred in the square where various festival items were sold.

"Is this an earthquake?"

Hestia asked the question instinctively, and cracks appeared in the ground not far from the square.

"Click~"

Thick vines broke through the hard ground and emerged.

"No, it's not an earthquake, it's a monster!"

Ais frowned, her gaze fixed on the suddenly appearing plant-type monster.

His hand instinctively reached for his waist, only to realize after grabbing nothing that he hadn't brought any weapons with him at all.

(End of this chapter)