Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 722 Miss Liu, would you like to come for morning exercise together from now on?

"Miss Lefia, please don't be nervous. Relax. I'm just helping you regulate your blood and relieve fatigue. I don't mean to kill you."

Seeing that she was stiff all over, Broly said something.

"I'm sorry, but we elves aren't used to being touched by others."

Lefia explained somewhat haltingly.

"Hey, is that so? Then why don't you object when I put my arm around your neck?"

Upon hearing this, the Amazonian girl scratched her head and asked.

"That's because of Tiona, you're someone I know, and you're my friend."

Rafia answered.

"So, I'm not really an acquaintance of yours, nor am I your friend?"

Broly stopped what he was doing and asked the question.

“Ah, that’s not what I meant. It’s just that I’m not as familiar with Mr. Broly as I am with Diona, but we are definitely friends.”

The elven girl quickly explained that she had been receiving help from the Saiyan boy these days, and that he had even saved her once that morning. Lefia couldn't possibly say that they weren't acquaintances or friends.

"So, Rafia, you're just nervous because you're not familiar with me?"

"Well, not entirely. Mr. Broly, you are, after all, a boy, while I have never had close contact with a boy before..."

Lefia offered another explanation for her nervousness.

"Should we stop?"

Seeing the elven girl's discomfort at being touched, Broly couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, it's okay, you can continue, I'll try my best to be patient."

Lefia hesitated only slightly before shaking her head in the negative; she didn't want to be a loner.

"it is good."

Broly nodded, but then, as if remembering something, he said, "However, you don't need to be patient. I have another way."

"Eh?"

The elven girl looked at him curiously.

"Your mark belongs to me, and my mark still belongs to me, Ash Woman!"

Broly decisively chanted the incantation and used Lilyluka's transformation magic. After the magic's light disappeared, another Tiona appeared on the spot.

However, Broly's original size differed from that of the young girl Tiona, so what he transformed into was a smaller, more youthful Amazon girl.

"Huh, this is... transformation magic?!"

The Amazonian girl looked at the boy who had turned into a younger version of herself and exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, this is Lily's magic, and I shared it through my wing skill."

Broly offered an explanation, then turned to look at the elven girl who was lying on the bed, seemingly lost in thought.

"Miss Lefia, this should ease your nervousness!"

As Broly, now in the form of a young Diona, spoke, he placed his wheat-colored hand once again on the elven girl's neck.

This time, Lefia finally didn't shrink her neck, but her expression was very subtle, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

If I could transform, could I transform into Miss Ais...?

The elven girl really wanted to ask that, but she was too embarrassed to ask since the person in question was right there beside her.

Under the massage of the little Tiona transformed from Broly, Lefia quickly lay on the bed like the previous two, twisting her body and experiencing the tingling and comfortable massage sensation.

The elven girl bit her lower lip, trying to hold back from making any embarrassing noises. After the massage, she looked relieved.

"I'm sorry, but since we don't have many members, there aren't many furnished rooms at the base. Tonight, I'm afraid the three of you will have to squeeze into one bed in one room."

That evening, when arranging the sleeping rooms, Hestia remembered that the furnishings for her family's household were not yet fully furnished, so she went over to apologize to the three girls from the Loki Familia.

"Oh, it's okay if we squeeze in. After all, it's us who are here today and have caused some disturbance."

Upon hearing the bad news from the Loli Goddess that there were no extra rooms, the elf girl's eyes lit up, and she said in a kind and understanding manner.

[Lefia, your happiness level is increasing...]

Broly received a message from the elven girl that her happiness level had increased.

Both Tiona and Ais said it was okay.

In the past, Hestia had arranged rooms for them, with Lefia sleeping between Tiona and Ais.

After the room lights were turned off, the elven girl wore a silly grin on her face.

Today's date was somewhat upsetting, except for the fact that she couldn't help when faced with the suddenly appearing monster.

Everything else, however, was wonderful: taking a bath with Miss Ais, sleeping with Miss Ais...

Lefia, however, felt that today's date had been a complete success.

"Miss Ais~"

"Ok?"

Ais was embraced by the elven girl, and she let out a questioning sound.

Can I hold you while we sleep tonight?

"Ah."

The swordswoman thought for a moment and did not refuse the elf girl.

"Hey, what about me?"

"I'm sorry, Tiona, I just want to sleep with Miss Ais in my arms."

"Oh, why is this happening? I also want to sleep with Ais in my arms."

The Amazonian girl grumbled and jumped off the bed, then stepped behind Ais.

A rustling sound arose, and Ais was squeezed into the middle of the bed by Tiona.

She received the same treatment as Broly, becoming the jam filling in a sandwich cookie.

At this moment, it's appropriate to call her Ais-chan~
. . . . .

Nothing was said that night, and I slept soundly until dawn.

When Broly came out of his room early in the morning, the Sword Maiden also came out of her room early in the morning.

The two met face to face in the corridor. The swordswoman hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to greet him, "Good morning, Mr. Broly. Would you like to do some morning exercises together?"

"Good morning, Miss Ais. We can do morning exercises together."

Broly nodded in agreement, but he needed to wash up before his morning exercise.

"Miss Ais, won't you wash up?"

After Broly finished washing up, he noticed that Ais was just watching from the side, so he couldn't help but ask her a question.

"I didn't bring any toiletries."

Ais answered honestly.

"Uh, can I borrow mine?"

Broly glanced at the toiletries he had just used and then tried to ask about them.

"it is good."

Ais didn't refuse. After brushing her teeth with the boy's toothbrush, she even used Broly's towel to wash her face.

After washing her toiletries, Ais handed them back to Broly, saying calmly, "I'm ready."

"Then let's begin our morning exercise!"

. . . .

At the bountiful hostess tavern, Liu Tian got up before dawn, as she also had a habit of practicing swordsmanship in the morning.

In the past, the Elf would swing her sword in the open space behind the tavern until dawn.

But yesterday's sudden battle made Ryu realize that her combat skills had become somewhat rusty recently.

Let's go find Mr. Broly and practice our swordsmanship this morning!

Having suddenly had this idea, Miss Elf took action.

Carrying her wooden sword, she set off for the Hestia Familia's encampment.

[Hey, someone's swinging a sword. Has Mr. Broly gotten up and is practicing his swordsmanship this morning?]

As soon as Ryu arrived at the street near the Hearth Hall, she sensed the faint sound of swords being swung in the wind.

[Wait, there are two voices. Is the other one Miss Lily's? But is the sound of her swinging her sword really that sharp?]

Ryu has excellent hearing; even from a distance, she can distinguish between two sword-wielding sounds, and she instinctively quickens her pace.

Upon arriving at the main gate of the Hearth Hall, she saw two figures practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard. The female elf exclaimed in surprise, "Eh, Miss Ais?"

Upon hearing this, the swordswoman in the courtyard stopped swinging her sword and looked over with some surprise: "Miss Ryu?"

"Are you also here to practice swordsmanship with Mr. Broly in the morning?"

Ais noticed the wooden sword at the elf's waist and couldn't help but ask.

"Well, I suddenly felt like practicing my sword this morning, and after thinking about it, Mr. Broly's place seemed the most suitable, so I came here."

Ryu nodded in response, then paused before asking the swordswoman, "Miss Ais, are you here so early to practice swordsmanship with Mr. Broly?"

The female elf thought she was already diligent enough by practicing her sword before dawn every day, but she never expected that the sword maiden would start practicing even earlier than her.

Considering the distance between the Loki Familia's base and the Hestia Familia's base, the other party must have gotten up at least half an hour earlier than him.

"Well, do you want to be together?"

The Fiora extended an invitation.

"it is good."

Ryu accepted the invitation.

There was one more person practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard this morning.

The method of sword practice changed from two-way sparring to three-way mixed sparring.

The meaning of "mixed training" is that the three are both opponents and allies.

When one person gains the upper hand, the other two will work together to deal with the one who gains the upper hand.

The advantage is constantly changing, and the intensity of this morning exercise was immediately maximized.

When Lefia and the others got up, they heard the noise in the courtyard and came out to see three people engaged in a chaotic battle with flashing swords.

"Wait, are you up this early to practice swordsmanship? How long have you been practicing already?"

Tiona looked at the three people whose clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to their bodies, and asked in surprise with her mouth agape.

"We started practicing before dawn, but I don't know exactly how long we practiced..."

At Broly's signal, the other two stopped fighting, and a slightly out-of-breath Ais answered Tiona's question.

"Watching you practice swordsmanship always makes me feel guilty, like I shouldn't have slept in..."

"Hey, it should be pretty early, right?" "It is early, but people with more talent than me are all working hard to hone their skills, so why should I get up now?!"

"Alright, I'm going to start working hard too!" Tiona asked confidently, "Who will be my morning exercise partner?"

"Well, we've already finished our morning exercise, but we're planning to go to the dungeon today, so we need to save some energy."

Broly scratched his head and said.

"Uh……"

Influenced by the King of Rolls, the Amazonian girl, who was preparing to work hard, stumbled and her energetic spirit weakened.

"So, am I too late to start?"

"By the way, Miss Lefia and Miss Tiona, why did you come from the Hearth House?"

Upon seeing the two people who had appeared there, Ryu sensed something was amiss and couldn't help but ask.

"We stayed here together last night."

Tiona quickly recovered and replied.

"Hey, why are you staying here overnight?"

Ryu was somewhat puzzled; it wasn't like the Loki Familia girls had nowhere else to go.

"It is polite to stay overnight at someone's house after a date."

Ais took the initiative to answer the question.

Although she didn't know what kind of politeness it was, that's what Riveria told her.

Liu: “…”

Going on dates and staying overnight, what are you trying to do?
The elf girl's inner alarm bells rang, and she looked at the swordswoman with some suspicion.

Of course, she was being wary of her friend Seele.

"Miss Liu, you've sweated quite a bit too. Would you like to take a shower here before going back?"

Just then, Broly asked her a question.

"Ais, why don't you go take a shower and change your clothes too?"

Ryumoto wanted to refuse, but then he heard the Saiyan boy say those words to the swordswoman.

"Ah."

Ais nodded in agreement, and Ryu subconsciously changed her mind.

"Thank you very much."

When she came to her senses, she and the girl entered the Hestia Familia's bathhouse together.

"Ms. Ais..."

After washing himself clean and sitting in the hot spring pool, Ryu called out to the girl beside him.

"Ok?"

Ais turned her head and looked over curiously.

"Do you like Mr. Broly?"

Liu asked the question, wanting to know if this girl was her friend's rival in love.

"Yes, I like it."

Upon hearing this, Ais paused for a moment before nodding and giving a definite answer.

Liu: “…”

The girl's eyes were too innocent, and her expression too calm, which made her feel very uneasy.

"The 'like' I'm referring to is the kind of 'like' between men and women."

After thinking for a moment, Liu restated her question.

"Love between men and women?"

A look of confusion appeared on Ais's face.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Ryu, I don't really know much about this."

Ais said apologetically to the female elf beside her.

Liu opened her mouth, wanting to explain, but not knowing how to say it, so she fell silent.

"After exercising, taking a bath feels so good, doesn't it?"

At this moment, it was Ais who took the initiative to talk to her.

"Uh……"

Liu was taken aback and subconsciously compared today's morning exercise with her previous morning exercise experiences. She found that it was true. In the past, after her morning exercise, she would just wipe the sweat with a towel and change her clothes at most. She would never take a hot shower.

"It was great practicing swordsmanship together this morning, Miss Ryu. I hope you can come and practice with me again in the future."

Ais said.

"Ah, well, my coming to see Mr. Broly for a morning exercise today was just a spur-of-the-moment decision, not really..."

"I feel like I've learned a lot. Don't you feel like you've learned anything?"

"Yes, yes."

"Shall we come over again?"

"Won't coming over too often bother Mr. Broly?"

"We can ask him."

. . . . .

"Mr. Broly, may Ms. Ryu and I come to you every morning to practice swordsmanship?"

Broly didn't know what had happened, only that Ais came straight to him after taking a shower and asked him this question.

"of course can."

Just one morning workout increased Ais's happiness stat by two points, so Broly had absolutely no reason to refuse.

"Won't this bother you too much?"

Ais thought for a moment, then asked again.

"If this counts as a disturbance, then I just hope there are as many disturbances as possible."

Broly was referring to the fact that morning exercise increases happiness levels.

“Miss Ryu, that’s wonderful. Mr. Broly is very happy to welcome us to come and practice swordsmanship in the morning.”

Ais turned around, a hint of joy on her face, and said this to the female elf behind her.

Liu: “…”

She didn't know what expression to wear. She had only gone to test the Sword Princess for her friend, but for some reason, it had turned into her having to come to the Hestia Familia's residence, the Hearth Hall, to practice her swordsmanship every morning.

Liu wanted to refuse, but didn't know how. She felt like she was being held hostage, but neither of the two people holding her seemed to realize it.

Ais was simply happy about the high-quality morning sword practice that would follow, while Broly welcomed what was likely a routine process to boost their happiness levels.

[Forget it, it's just a change of location for morning sword practice, it's not like I'm trying to steal the boy Seele likes.]

Furthermore, Fiora's feelings for Broly are somewhat ambiguous, so it's a good opportunity for me to help Seele observe the enemy situation...

With this in mind, Miss Elf compromised.

"Mr. Broly, I'll be bothering you more when I come for my morning exercise from now on."

Ryu bowed and thanked the Saiyan boy. Although she had been somewhat forced by the Sword Princess to come here for morning training, the hot water bath provided by the artificial hot spring pool in the Hearthfire Mansion was genuine.

. . . .

"I'm planning to go to the dungeon to farm gold later. Miss Ais and Miss Lefia are probably planning to come with me. What about you, Miss Tiona?"

Broly made simple sandwiches for everyone in the kitchen, and after serving them, he asked the Amazon girl.

"Can I come along? The reforged double-headed adamantite greatsword has emptied my wallet."

Tiona suggested they go and make money together.

"Mr. Broly, before going to the dungeon, I'd like to go to the Gubney Familia's forge to retrieve a weapon, is that alright?"

Ais then asked if her Sword of Despair was due for delivery today.

"no problem."

Broly nodded and took out the sound transmission crystal.

“Bell, I might be a little late getting there. You take Mr. Lorne and wait for us at the Killer Ant Cave in the seventh level of the dungeon.”

“Received, Broly.”

The Voice Crystal is a common remote communication tool in Orario, similar to a mobile phone in the technological world.

The communication signal only covers the city of Orario and the shallow areas of the underground city.

Furthermore, being a consumable item, it is quite expensive.

However, for the sake of easy communication, Broly still provided one for Bell, Lilyluca, and Hestia.

. . . .

Just as Broly accompanied Ais and the others to the Gubney Familia's forge to retrieve weapons, and then headed to the dungeon...

At the Twilight Mansion, Loki also found the werewolf Bert and asked him to be his bodyguard to investigate the monster incident that suddenly appeared in the city yesterday.

"Ha, Ais and the others were the ones who experienced this, right? Why should I investigate?"

"There's nothing we can do about it; Ais and the others haven't come back yet."

"No, where did they go?"

"They stayed overnight at the Hestia family's residence."

"Ok?"

"Alright, enough of that. Come on, smell this, and then we'll look for clues."

Loki pulled out the souvenir from the date that Diona had brought back yesterday: a special magic stone that had fallen from a giant carnivorous plant.

"Loki, I am a wolf, not a dog!"

"But your nose works just as well, doesn't it?"

"I would never do such a thing..."

"The reward for this commission is two hundred million fares."

"Give me half."

"make a deal!"

Loki led his wolf out the door and headed straight for the plaza where the monster had appeared the day before.

Bert the werewolf followed the scent and headed towards the sewers leading to Daedalus Street.

Unsurprisingly, Loki found some more man-eating flower monsters hidden deep in the sewers.

(End of this chapter)