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Chapter 34 - Miss Bulma Is Truly Unmatched

The village chief invited Android Eight to live with him, and Eight was deeply moved.

But he shook his head.

"N-No… I remembered something. There's a bomb inside my body.

If it explodes, everyone will get hurt…"

The chief and Snow's family froze.

Then Bulma suddenly burst out laughing.

"A measly bomb? What's there to be afraid of?

Don't forget—I'm a genius scientist! Leave bomb disposal to me!"

Everyone looked at her in disbelief.

Goku immediately said,

"Relax. When it comes to machines, Bulma's skills are way beyond the scientist who built Eight.

Disarming a bomb is nothing to her."

"That's right!"

Soon, Eight lay down on the bed while everyone else stood far away.

Bulma began the disarming procedure.

When she opened Eight's abdomen and saw the complex inner structure, even she couldn't help but marvel.

"The scientist who made Eight is impressive…

This design is extremely precise and very bold."

Goku nodded.

"Being able to make someone as kind as Eight is pretty amazing.

Bulma, do you want to research androids too?"

Bulma shook her head immediately.

"No way!"

"Why?"

As she carefully removed components, she said,

"Experts say androids might replace humans in the future.

That's why the technology is controversial and banned by international organizations.

People who research this kind of thing are usually criminals."

Goku was startled.

Those experts really weren't wrong.

Androids were extremely powerful, and if they turned evil without proper control… disaster would follow.

In both the future timeline and the present one, Dr. Gero had installed shutdown devices—

yet he still ended up killed by his own creations.

One mistake, and everything collapsed.

Goku suddenly understood.

"Yeah… that makes sense."

A minute later, Bulma pulled out a small device from Eight's body.

"The bomb's out."

Goku took it and casually threw it outside.

Eight soon opened his eyes.

"It's… already done?"

Bulma smiled proudly.

"When a genius like me gets involved, of course it's fast.

Now go outside and greet everyone!"

"Thank you! Thank you so much!"

At that moment, a system message flashed through Goku's mind.

[Mission complete: Destroy Muscle Tower, rescue the village chief, and save the village.]

[Reward: You can now survive without oxygen for 30 minutes.]

Goku blinked.

He didn't really feel any different.

The next day, Eight moved into the village chief's home.

Goku and Bulma obtained their second Dragon Ball, and it was time to say goodbye.

Because Goku had saved the village, everyone came to see them off.

"Take care!" Bulma and Goku waved.

Eight said sincerely,

"Thank you, Bulma. Thank you, Son Goku. You're my best friends!"

Snow called out loudly,

"Take care, Goku! Come visit me again someday!"

Goku looked at her.

Their eyes met for a moment before he waved.

"Goodbye!"

Bulma closed the cockpit door.

The plane shot upward into the sky, heading for the next Dragon Ball.

Feeling the strong acceleration, Goku praised her,

"Bulma, your piloting has gotten really good. That was super smooth!"

Bulma smiled.

"Just practice!"

Goku stretched.

"I didn't sleep well at Snow's house… I'm gonna take a nap."

Bulma smiled mischievously.

"Goku, did you notice something back there?"

"What?"

"That Snow girl seems to like you."

Goku paused, then said,

"I noticed. But shouldn't you be mad?

You usually don't like me attracting other girls."

Bulma turned her head and smiled.

"I don't know.

She's innocent, not like those fake, flirtatious girls at school.

So even if she likes you, I don't really dislike her."

"I see…"

"What do you mean 'I see'?"

Goku pressed a button on the Dragon Radar.

"Huh, the next Dragon Ball is close to Master Roshi's place."

Bulma frowned.

"Don't change the subject—what do you mean?"

"You saw your old lovestruck self in her, didn't you?"

Bulma exploded.

"Who are you calling lovestruck?!"

Goku felt danger immediately.

"Bulma, compared to other girls, you're still the prettiest. And you've got the best figure too!"

"You—!"

Bulma blushed.

"You've gotten slick… but I like it.

Go on, praise me more!"

Goku thought for a moment, then shouted proudly:

"Miss Bulma is peerless in the world!"

"Miss Bulma is stunning beyond compare!"

"Miss Bulma is so beautiful even fish and geese would faint!"

Bulma covered her face shyly.

"That's enough! I'm not that amazing…"

"Go sleep. When you wake up, we'll be there."

Goku wrapped himself in a blanket and drifted off.

Back in the village…

Snow returned to her room and found a box of Capsule Corp capsules.

"Huh?"

"Oh no… Bulma left these behind!"

She ran outside, but the plane was already gone.

Her mother asked,

"What's wrong, Snow?"

"They forgot their things…"

Her mother smiled.

"That's a lot of capsules. Keep them safe—

they'll probably come back for them."

Snow's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

"If it's something that important, they should."

Snow nodded happily.

"Okay. I'll keep them safe."

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