The next day at dawn.
Hotel.
A rich smell of food drifted in, and Goku opened his eyes.
Bulma had set up a small table beside the bed, covered with delicious dishes.
He sat up. "Bulma, you're up so early?"
Bulma looked over with a smile. "Awake?
It's not early. I was going to wake you.
You drank a whole bottle last night—it's already noon."
"Noon?" Goku looked at the window.
The sun was blazing.
Bulma said, "Alright. Wash up and eat."
"Okay!"
He rolled out of bed—
and face-planted onto the floor.
Bulma jumped. "Goku, what happened?!"
"Ahh… I'm not used to having no tail. My balance is off!"
"Want me to help you?"
"No! I can do it myself!"
He stood again—
and face-planted again.
Bulma rushed over, propped him up, and soothed him.
"Don't worry. You've used your tail for balance your whole life.
Of course it feels weird now. You'll adapt in a few days."
Goku nodded. "Yeah. I get it."
Bulma helped him wash up and then ate with him.
After lunch, she supported him out of the hotel.
The staff saw Goku limping while Bulma held him up, and their jaws dropped again.
"Holy—"
"Did you see that?"
"The girl's totally fine, but the kid is limping…"
"But he's so young—does he even have that ability?"
"Hahahaha, this is insane!"
"First time I've ever seen a guy walk out of a hotel limping!"
"Why's the kid holding his butt?"
"Heh heh… don't forget that tail."
"Ohhh right."
"She must've gone crazy playing with his 'attachment' and broke the kid!"
"Hahahaha! Young people are wild!"
"What do you call that?"
"Beauty and the… little beast?"
"Isn't it Beauty and the Beast?"
"Ha! I'm dying.
Guess there's no free lunch.
A rich lady's love is heavy!"
They kept gossiping for an hour.
Then Ox-King walked into the hotel with Chi-Chi.
Everyone shut up instantly.
The insane size difference between father and daughter made the clerks gasp.
"What is going on lately? All these weird couples…"
A receptionist hurried over.
"Hello, are you staying?
We have our new 'Mood Deluxe Bed Room' for 998—want one?"
Ox-King ignored that and asked,
"We're not staying. We're looking for someone.
Have you hosted a small boy with a tail
and a blue-haired woman recently?"
The clerks flinched.
Ox-King saw their faces change and understood immediately.
Chi-Chi burst with excitement.
"Your expressions changed—you've seen Goku!
Are they still here?"
They hesitated.
Customer privacy was no joke.
Ox-King slammed the desk.
"My daughter asked you. Answer!"
The head clerk's soul nearly left his body, but he forced himself calm.
"Sorry. We have rules.
By professional standards, we can't reveal guest privacy."
Seeing Ox-King's face go dark, the manager rushed in to smooth things over.
"Sir, ma'am, what is your relationship with that guest?
We can't disclose information to strangers,
but if you're family or close relations…"
Chi-Chi blushed hard.
"Then I'll tell you who I am!
I'm Son Goku's fiancée—his future wife!"
The whole lobby went silent.
The manager blinked. "You mean…
that boy with a tail is Son Goku,
and he's your future husband?"
Chi-Chi lit up.
"Yes! So he was here!
Which room? Tell me!"
"Sorry, you're a bit late.
Around noon, Son Goku and the blue-haired woman left together.
It's been a little over an hour."
Ox-King jumped.
"Only an hour ago?"
"Yes. If you chase now, you might still catch them."
Chi-Chi asked quickly, "Which direction did they go?"
The manager pointed west.
"That woman called a golden cloud and flew west."
"Nimbus! It's them.
Dad, let's go!"
"Alright!"