Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 696 The Sword Maiden's Gift, Hakimi Scared by the Saiyan

Ais only touched it for a short while before withdrawing her hand.

"Aren't you going to touch me a little longer?"

But after she stopped, the boy, seeing that her happiness level had increased, asked her about it.

Do you like being touched like this?

Ais paused for a moment, then winked at him and asked.

"Don't you like being touched?"

Broly winked at the swordswoman.

"But won't this interfere with your work?"

Ais glanced at the customers who came over to buy potato balls.

"Brother Broly, leave this to me."

Before the boy could even speak, Belle took the initiative to help with the guests.

"Thanks, Bell."

Broly thanked the white-haired boy and walked over to the potato ball shop.

"Now, there won't be any delays."

He said to the girl.

"Ah."

Ais nodded and then placed her hand on top of it again.

"Hey, Ais, is Mr. Broly's head really that nice to touch? Let me try it out too. Hmm, Mr. Broly, is that alright?"

As Lefia looked at the Saiyan boy with some envy, the Amazonian tablet girl Tiona curiously approached and asked the Saiyan boy if he agreed.

"can."

Broly didn't refuse, but looked at the elven girl and asked.

"Miss Lefia, would you like to touch it too?"

"Ah, this..."

Lefia wanted to be the one patted on the head by the swordswoman. She initially wanted to refuse, but then she thought that doing the same thing would be a good thing, so she changed her mind.

"Well, okay, excuse me."

The elven girl reached out and patted the Saiyan's head.

The texture when you touch it is somewhat like the fur of a large dog.

But that's not important. What's important is that you can accidentally touch Miss Ais's palm while patting her head.

[Lefia Veridiss, happiness level is rising...]

Broly: "!!!"

"Lily, do you want to touch it too?"

He looked directly at the little girl and extended an invitation.

Lily Luca was taken aback, but then quickly nodded.

Soon, four girls were surrounding Broly, patting his head.

It looks somewhat like street performance art.

Ais quickly had her fill of touching the fries. She shared the fries she bought with her companions, ate a strawberry-flavored fries herself, and then asked the Saiyan boy next to her, "Mr. Broly, could you please come with me to that alley over there later?"

"can."

Broly looked in the direction the swordswoman was pointing. Although he didn't know why she was inviting him to the back alley opposite the main street, he still nodded in agreement.

"Well then, let's... um, let's go, huff..."

The freshly fried potato balls were a little hot, and the swordswoman ate them so fast that she had to blow on them, making her look very cute.

"Miss Ais, what are you going to do?"

Lefia had been paying attention to the girl she admired and was somewhat puzzled as to why the girl had called the Saiyan boy to the back alley.

"It seems that Ais is going to give Mr. Broly a thank-you gift or something."

Tiona said.

"I overheard her talking to the shop assistant in the clothing store just now, saying she wanted a gift ribbon."

"Hey, Miss Ke'ais, you didn't seem to buy anything just now, did you?"

Lefia was a little puzzled. She had been shopping all morning, and while everyone else had bought quite a lot of things, the Sword Maiden hadn't bought anything.

"It seems like Ais wanted to buy herself some pretty clothes, but you said you paid for them to thank her for taking care of you all this time."

Tiony added from the side.

"Perhaps she had already bought something else without us noticing."

Lefia nodded, indicating her agreement with Tione's words.

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we also give Mr. Broly a thank-you gift? We feel like we've received quite a bit of care from him these past few days?"

Tiona mentioned it briefly, referring to the training that involved experiencing the rhythm of combat.

"That makes sense, but what should we give as a gift?"

Tiony thought her sister made sense, but she didn't know what gift to give.

"Miss Lily, do you know what Mr. Broly likes?"

Lefia agreed and asked the little girl next to her.

Broly wants to meet you, why don't you send yourself over?

Lily Luca thought to herself, but smiled and said, "As for Broly, I think he would like anything you give him."

"That's like saying nothing at all. Never mind, let's go check out the shops over there together."

Tiona pointed to some shops not far away and said.

Just as the group went to some shops to buy gifts that would represent their sincere gratitude.

The swordswoman, who was leading the Saiyan boy into the back alley, suddenly asked a strange question.

"Mr. Broly, do you think my outfit looks good today?"

"Um?!"

Broly was taken aback and then carefully examined the other person's attire.

Unlike her usual tight-fitting training outfits, today Fiora is wearing a white off-the-shoulder shirt with ruffles, paired with white long sleeves that fit snugly around the wrists, and delicate pleats at the neckline and cuffs.

Below is a short purple pleated skirt, which only reaches mid-thigh, forming an absolute territory with white knee-high stockings below.

She wore a purple bow hair accessory, a thin brown belt around her waist connected to a small bag in the same color, and purple strappy shoes.

Overall, the outfit has a pure and innocent feel. As an elf, Lefia's aesthetic sense is impeccable. The clothes and matching outfits she bought for the sword maiden all highlight the girl's charm.

"Miss Ais, you look beautiful in your clothes today."

Broly nodded, praising the swordswoman's outfit for the day.

"That's good."

Ais felt relieved and took out a gift ribbon from her small bag.

"Mr. Broly, could you please take this for me?"

She handed one end of the gift ribbon to the Saiyan boy.

"What are you going to do?"

Broly took one end of the gift ribbon and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"I want to give you a thank-you gift..."

Ais grabbed the other end of the ribbon and began to turn around, wrapping the gift ribbon around herself.

"Thank you for your guidance these past few days."

After wrapping the ribbon around Broly's face, the swordswoman took the ribbon from the boy's hand and tied it into a pretty bow in front of her.

"You're welcome. So, Miss Ais, what kind of gift are you referring to?"

Broly looked at the swordswoman girl who was wrapped in a ribbon of gifts and asked.

“It’s me. Riveria said you should like this gift.”

The slightly naive girl answered quite honestly.

"Uh, Mr. Broly, don't you like it?"

She noticed the boy's strange expression and couldn't help but ask him.

"No, I like you very much, but I feel that it's a bit too early to accept you as a gift."

Broly also answered honestly that if the person he's pursuing is certain to become his wife in the future, the later they become his wife, the better, because the happiness stat will accumulate more.

"Okay, I know."

Ais nodded, took off the ribbon from her body, folded it neatly, and handed it over.

“Mr. Broly, if you ever need my help in the future, please just say the word. This gift ribbon is proof of your help. Whether you want me to help you kill someone or fight monsters, I will do my best.”

There is a certain discrepancy between what Riveria meant by "giving herself" and what Ais understood as "giving herself." Clearly, the somewhat naive swordswoman took this as a promise to the Saiyan boy that she would repay his help.

"Uh, I don't need you to help me kill people or fight monsters. I just need you to grant me one request that I will make in the future."

"Okay, that's fine too. Whatever you ask me to do, as long as it doesn't involve hurting my friends, I'll agree."

Ais solemnly promised.

Meanwhile, on the rooftop, a cat-man youth who was eavesdropping twitched his lips. Even owing someone a favor could be turned into something like throwing oneself into someone's arms.

He almost thought that the swordswoman from Loki's Familia was really going to make an attack on the guy the goddess had her eye on, and he hesitated whether to interrupt her.

Ais finished giving the gift with a relaxed expression. Broly received a ribbon as a gift, carrying her promise. After leaving the back alley and returning to the main street, he quickly received gifts from other people. "Your hair is so fluffy, I think you might need a headband."

"My sister thinks the headband is better, but I think the hair tie is better."

The Amazon sisters sent a headband and a hair tie, respectively.

“This is a brooch, and I think it would suit you perfectly.”

Lefia gave him an exquisite purple butterfly brooch, which was similar in design to the purple butterfly hair accessory in Ais's hair. It's no wonder that they chose the same thing.

"Thank you, Tiona, Tione, Miss Lefia."

Broly accepted the gifts and thanked the girls who had given them to him.

"Then let's take our leave now."

The Loki Familia girls didn't bother Broly and his companions too much; after delivering their thank-you gifts, they left.

"Brother Broly, is there anything you like?"

The little girl, however, tentatively asked the boy a question after the group left.

"Delicious food."

Broly responded without hesitation.

"Except for food."

Lily Luca quickly added the restrictions.

"I like you, Lily."

Broly gave a new reply.

"Hey, I meant things, not people!"

The little girl blushed and shouted.

"Well, I like anything that someone I like gives me."

While serving customers at the potato ball shop, Belle was silently taking notes in his mind.

Just then, an elf dressed in a light blue waiter's uniform walked down the street from the southwest. It was Ryu, who had come to deliver food to Hestia.

When she saw the little girl who was clinging to the boy's arm and behaving rather intimately with him, she frowned slightly.

After walking over, the female elf didn't question the Saiyan boy, since her friend Seele hadn't confirmed their relationship. She simply asked in a somewhat cold voice, "Mr. Broly, what are you doing here? Where is Lady Hestia?"

"Miss Ryu, good afternoon. We finished our business this morning and came here. As for Lady Hestia, go find Lady Takemikazuchi. You can give us her lunch, and we will pass it on to her later."

Ryu nodded and handed the lunchbox to the boy. After doing this, she didn't leave immediately, but looked at Broly and asked, "Mr. Broly, I wonder what your relationship is with Miss Lily Luca? You two seem very close."

“Lily is me…”

Broly was interrupted by the little girl before he could finish speaking.

“My best friend, Brother Broly, has taken good care of me and helped me a lot. I am very grateful to him. He is a very good person.”

Broly turned his head and looked at Lilyluka with some confusion, while the little girl winked at him, signaling him to cooperate with her.

"Yes, that's correct."

Upon seeing this, Broly nodded in response to the elf's question.

Lily is one of my future wives, and it wouldn't be wrong to say she's my best friend right now.

"Is that so..."

Liu's furrowed brows relaxed; it was a good thing that her friend's romance hadn't died before it even blossomed.

"The tavern will be busy at noon, so Mr. Broly, I'll head back now."

"Yes, Miss Ryu, please go ahead."

"By the way, Mr. Broly, I know your swordsmanship is excellent, and I also know a little about swordsmanship. I wonder if I could ask you to give me some pointers on swordsmanship?"

Liu, who had taken two steps on the way back, suddenly remembered something, stopped and turned around to ask.

Of course, she didn't really want the boy to teach her swordsmanship; she was just using the pretext of needing instruction to get in touch with him. Otherwise, how could she help her friend Seele find out about the boy?

However, while this was what Liu thought in her heart, her actions were seen as entirely different by others.

Lady Seele really has bad taste in friends. Has the righteous elf girl of the Familia fallen so low that she's actually coveting the opposite sex her friend likes...?

The cat-man youth, Allen, who was secretly observing, thought to himself.

"of course can."

Broly readily agreed.

"When will you be available, Mr. Broly?"

Ryū asked.

“I’ll be there this afternoon. You can find me at the Hestia Familia’s residence.”

The female elf blinked, realizing that there was no better time than now, and nodded.

"Okay, I'll come find you at your family's residence this afternoon."

After saying that, the female elf waitress went back.

Not long after, Hestia returned.

Also returning were the god Takemikazuchi and his children.

Kashima Sakura, Hitachi Chigusa, and Yamato Mikoto, after being introduced by Hestia, greeted the Saiyan boy one by one.

"Mr. Broly, please enlighten me!"

The three were very respectful. After all, they were people who could guide the Sword Maiden of Loki's Familia. If their own god and the goddess Hestia were not friends, they probably wouldn't have been able to get such a guidance opportunity so easily. As three people who were not doing well in Orario and whose Familia was relatively poor, they naturally cherished such an opportunity.

"Have you eaten yet? Being guided in training is quite physically demanding."

Broly asked the three men.

"not yet."

Hitachi.Chigusa answered in a low voice, seemingly a rather introverted girl.

"Then let's go to our clan's residence after we finish eating."

During lunchtime, fewer people come to buy snacks like fried potato balls.

Broly, Hestia, and the other two gods were preparing to eat a delicious bento box made by the bountiful mistress, a signboard girl who also served as a cook, while the Takemikazuchi Familia and the others were preparing to eat potato balls from a potato ball shop.

Although it's a snack, it's filling, and with the employee discount offered by the god Takemikazuchi, who works at the potato ball shop, it's an economical and affordable meal.

"Lady Hestia, please give me a serving of potato balls as well."

"Hey, Broly, do you want some too?"

"It's not for me to eat, but for someone else to eat."

"Ok?"

Hestia was a little puzzled, but she still packed a serving of fries for him.

Alan Fromo, the cat-man youth, was originally keeping watch from the rooftop of a nearby building.

"Hey……"

But the sudden sound from beside him made the fur on his tail stand on end, like a frightened Hakimi, and he jumped to the side to create distance.

"Uh, you don't need to overreact like that!"

Broly was somewhat speechless at the man's unusually strong reaction.

Cat-man youth: "..."

He was only a Level 6, the vice-captain of the Freya Familia, yet the person he was tailing had silently crept up to him. It would be strange if he didn't react quickly enough.

"When did you discover me?"

"Hakimi asked in a hoarse voice."

"When did you find out? After meeting with you this morning, you didn't hide your aura at all."

Broly paused as he answered, "Uh, wait a minute, from what you're saying, you don't mean you think you've hidden yourself well and I haven't noticed, do you?"

Alan Fromo's eyes twitched twice, and his face flushed red. He thought he had concealed his presence, but it turned out that the other person had already discovered him. How damn embarrassing.

"Um, how about I go down now, and you just pretend I never noticed you?"

Broly made the proposal.

"So what if I've been found out? What do you want from me? Are you here to warn me to stop spying on you?"

The cat-man youth asked, his face looking rather grim.

"No, I was just worried you didn't bring any food, so I brought you some fried potato balls."

Broly placed the paper bag containing the potato balls on the rooftop.

"As for keeping watch, that's your job. After all, you're also responsible for your family's main god, aren't you?"

After Broly finished speaking, he waved to the Hakimi youth and then nimbly slid down from the rooftop.

[This guy knows about Lady Freya's existence?!]

Allen was somewhat shocked, but quickly realized what the other party meant by "I found out after meeting with you."

Wait, is he mistaking me for someone from the Hermes Familia?!

After realizing this, Allen didn't know what to say.

I've been discovered, yet it seems like I haven't.

Looking at the paper bag containing fried potato balls left by the Saiyan boy on the rooftop, I thought for a moment and then went over to eat them.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first. However, potato balls are considered a dessert, and Allen doesn't really like sweet foods, but his sister Anya might like them.

After lunch, Broly led the three members of the Takemikazuchi Familia back to their own family's base and said to them, "I am not very familiar with the combat skills of the three of you, so I would like you to demonstrate them to me first."

(End of this chapter)