Chapter 16: The Butterfly Effect Is Truly Terrifying
At that moment, not far from the collapsed Capsule House, a young man with a sword at his waist stood watching.
He carried a Rocket Launcher on his shoulder, faint smoke still drifting from its barrel.
He was the great wilderness bandit—Yamcha, now looking arrogantly at the destroyed Capsule House.
"Seems like the Capsule House isn't very sturdy! It couldn't even withstand one shot—what a pity!"
No sooner had he spoken than a pile of bricks and debris shifted within the ruins.
Goku emerged from the ruins, pushing aside some buildings.
Bulma was still crouching there.
Yamcha didn't see Bulma, but spotted the short-statured young Goku.
He froze momentarily before bursting into loud laughter: "Hahaha, it's just a kid."
"This is a robbery!"
"If you want to live, hand over all your valuables!"
As he spoke, Yamcha drew his long sword and pointed it at Goku.
At that moment, Bulma shook the dust off her clothes, stood up, and looked toward Yamcha.
The instant she saw him, Bulma's inexplicable rage surged violently.
Resentment from past and present lives flooded her heart in an instant.
In her previous life, after finishing her search for Dragon Balls with young Goku, Bulma thought she had found her prince charming—Yamcha.
So she brought him back to West City with her.
However, the good times didn't last.
Because of his somewhat handsome appearance and a hint of bandit roguishness, he was very popular with girls.
In West City, many girls flirted with him.
This unlocked his playboy nature—he spent all day attracting women like bees to honey, endlessly.
In her previous life, because of this unreliable Yamcha, Bulma wasted over a decade of her most beautiful youth.
She even missed her chance with Goku.
Moreover, he would always disappear suddenly, gone for several years at a time.
Even when Bulma wanted to break up with him, she couldn't find him to talk about it.
Finally, after returning from Namek, Bulma cut ties with him.
She thought she would never have any interaction with him again.
Unexpectedly, this time she hadn't lost her Capsule Corp capsules at Aru Village, but instead had her house blown up by this guy.
This is absolutely intolerable!
Bulma flew into a rage, pointing at Yamcha and shouting angrily: "Damn you, you actually destroyed my house!"
Then Bulma turned to look at Goku and ordered: "Goku, beat him up!"
Goku blinked in astonishment, looking at Yamcha, then turning back to look at Bulma.
A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes again.
He wondered if he had heard correctly—Bulma was actually telling him to beat up Yamcha?
This didn't match her personality!
At that moment, a thought flashed through Goku's mind.
He couldn't help but gasp.
The butterfly effect was truly terrifying!
Wasn't she supposed to be obsessed with handsome guys like Yamcha?
Why was there no sign of her liking handsome guys anymore?
Was this still Bulma?
The butterfly effect had actually changed Bulma's aesthetic preferences!
Terrifying!
However, upon second thought, Goku realized the logic made sense.
After Future Trunks traveled back in time to the past, Android 17 and Android 18, who were supposed to bring chaos to the world, had their personalities changed and actually became good people.
No matter who looked at them, it was hard to connect them with those murderous demons from the future.
Goku took a deep breath and silently accepted this reality, then looked at Yamcha, a hint of pity showing on his face.
He gripped his right hand with his left, making slight cracking sounds.
With a fierce aura, he walked toward Yamcha.
Since Yamcha was still a bandit, beating him up would be delivering justice—not excessive, right?
Originally, Yamcha had been quite arrogant when he saw Goku, but when he saw Bulma, his legs instantly went weak.
He had gynophobia.
Yamcha's legs trembled as he stammered: "Damn it, why is there a woman here?"
"Puar, let's get out of here quickly..."
As he spoke, Goku's figure flashed and blocked Yamcha's escape route.
In the next instant, Goku drew his Power Pole, pointing it directly at Yamcha.
"Where do you think you're running?"
Just as Goku was about to strike him with the pole, Bulma's voice rang out.
"Goku, just teach him a good lesson! Just don't kill him!"
Goku thought to himself, 'Hmm, although Bulma doesn't care about handsome guys anymore, she's still kind-hearted and doesn't like killing.'
Coincidentally, neither did he.
Without even glancing at Bulma, Goku responded with two words: "Got it!"
The next moment, Goku instantly closed in on Yamcha and struck his shin with the pole, sending him tumbling face-first to the ground.
After Yamcha fell, Goku followed up with a relentless combo of punches, instantly leaving Yamcha bruised and swollen all over.
By the time Goku stopped, Yamcha was lying on the ground covered in wounds.
Puar, watching from the side, was heartbroken.
"Young master, young master!"
"Are you alright?"
"Please don't die..."
Yamcha opened his swollen eyes, peering at Puar through the slits.
His face was twisted and covered in lumps, with seven or eight teeth missing.
"Puar, quick, help me up... let's get out of here..."
Goku stepped aside to let them pass.
Watching Yamcha limp away, Bulma finally emerged from the ruins.
She glanced disdainfully at Yamcha's retreating figure before turning to Goku.
"My Capsule house is destroyed."
"Without a house, let's not rest and continue our journey instead?"
Goku nodded.
"Alright, good thing I'm half-full anyway. Let's go!"