Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 704 Hardcore Water Change and Sister Setting

"Miss Ryu, if you don't mind, could you tell me what's making you sad?"

Broly asked a question. The opposite of sad is happy. He thought that if he could help solve the sad thing, he might be able to make the other person happy again, and the dropped happiness value might be able to rise again.

"Feel sorry."

However, the fairy only remained silent for a moment before responding to his words with an apology.

Clearly, they didn't want to share things that made them sad.

"It's alright, as long as you don't keep thinking about things that make you sad."

Broly didn't care. He just hoped that the other party wouldn't lose happiness. It was already difficult for this elf lady to increase her happiness, and if it dropped, it would be a third of it.

Although the other person's total happiness value wasn't very high, only a third of that was five happiness points, it still really bothered him.

"Ah."

Ryu nodded in response, and Broly walked past her into the changing room behind her.

Liu suddenly remembered that her clothes were still inside, so she quickly followed her inside.

Broly ignored the folded, dirty clothes covered in pink underwear and went straight into the bathtub.

He was the first to return when they started changing the water in the hot spring, followed by Lilyluka and Hestia.

The two of them will need to take a shower when they get back, and he needs to get the water changed before that.

Liu let out a breath, and after taking off her clothes, she subconsciously put her underwear on top.

Luckily, Mr. Broly didn't notice, otherwise it would have been quite embarrassing to have his underwear seen.

"Mr. Broly, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Liu packed her clothes and went into the bath room to ask.

"Then you can help throw this ice out."

Broly responded to this.

"Eh?!"

Liu was stunned and saw that the hot spring pool, which was originally shrouded in mist, was now covered by cold air, and the water in the hot spring pool was frozen.

Broly's hand chop fell, creating an effect similar to sword energy, splitting the ice in the hot spring bath.

He opened the opaque window inside the bathhouse, which could only be opened from the inside, and with one hand, he inserted the ice cubes into the hot spring pool, pulling them out one by one and throwing them out.

This scene kept the Elf Girl under control for five seconds.

Coming to her senses, Ryu asked, "Mr. Broly, is this how you change the water in your clan's hot spring pools?"

"Ah, no, there's a water outlet valve over there, but I think using that to release water is too slow. It's more efficient to just freeze it into ice blocks and throw it out."

"Uh, doesn't it hurt when you put your hand in ice?"

As Ryu watched the Saiyan boy's small hand form a claw and plunge directly into the ice, his eyelids twitched.

“It doesn’t hurt. This is a sword.” Broly showed the female elf his fingers, which emitted a faint, magical, pale blue glow. It was actually the refraction of light by his aura. He continued, “I wrapped my fingers with sword energy, forming a protective film. What’s wrong?”

[A certain skill?]

After thinking for a moment, Liu replied, "No, it's nothing. It's just that I might not be of much help."

"Uh, that's fine."

Broly thought about it and realized that the other party couldn't learn his techniques. He waved his hand dismissively and said.

Ice blocks were thrown out one by one, piling up into a small ice mountain in the backyard.

And that thing will melt on its own, so you don't need to worry about it at all.

In just one minute, the hot spring pool was reduced to a thin layer of icy water.

Broly opened the water outlet valve and began to unleash water magic.

The jets of water rinsed the bathtub.

Ryu's expression was quite subtle.

Using magic in everyday life is very rare.

A person's spiritual energy is limited each day, and the number of times they can unleash magic is also limited.

After exhausting their mental energy, they will experience waves of discomfort from mental depletion.

Normally, no one would use magic like that.

"Mr. Broly, are you really not a magician disguised as a swordsman?"

Once the bath was filled with water and the heating array in the hot spring was activated, Ryu couldn't help but ask.

"No, what's wrong?"

"But your magical power is so great."

Needless to say, they froze a pool of warm water, cleaned the entire hot spring pool, and filled it with water.

If converted into magic power consumption, Ryu felt that if she were to use magic herself, she would probably already be facing the problem of mental exhaustion.

However, the Saiyan boy in front of them acted as if nothing had happened.

"Oh, that's because my magic power is relatively high, plus I have a way to convert stamina into magic power."

Broly explained that although the conversion of stamina into magic did not appear as a unique skill on the stat panel, he could sense that he could convert stamina into magic for use.

If we add up his two attributes in 4s, it's roughly equivalent to the magic power of a Lv.5 Familia mage at full magic power level.

Perhaps because he frequently changed the water, while training others and not fighting monsters himself, his magic power stat continued to grow rapidly.

Currently, it has the highest value among the five basic abilities on his second ability panel.

"Uh, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Seeing that the boy had done everything by himself and that she hadn't been able to help much, Liu picked up her dirty clothes and prepared to leave.

"Okay, see you at the Abundant Mistress Tavern later."

Broly waved his hand and went to prepare changes of clothes for himself, Lilyluka, and Lady Hestia.

The elf lady left, and her departing figure was seen by a human and a god who had run back to the clan's settlement.

"Is that Miss Ryu?"

Hestia watched the female elf's figure disappear at the end of the street and then asked the little girl next to her.

"Well, it should be."

Lily Luca nodded.

"Let's go in and find Broly, and ask him what's wrong?"

Just as the Loli Goddess led the little girl back to the Hearth Hall to inquire about the Elf Girl's situation from the Saiyan boy.

Liu, carrying her dirty clothes to be washed, ran quickly back to the Abundant Mistress Tavern through the back door.

No one noticed her, except for a certain god who had been keeping an eye on when she would return, disguised as a mascot girl.

“Ryu…”

The sudden sound startled Ryu, who was about to take off the little girl's clothes and put on her own clothes that she had stored at the tavern.

"Oh, it's Seele!"

The elf girl shuddered and pressed herself against her wardrobe. Only after she saw that the girl behind her was Seele did she relax a little.

"What's wrong with you? You look so nervous?"

Seele's gaze swept over her friend, and she asked with some surprise when she noticed that her friend's clothes had been changed.

"Hey, why are you wearing clothes that don't fit?"

"Someone lent me this to wear."

Ryu recounted how she stayed with the Hestia Familia to bathe and how the little girl lent her her clothes.

"Although the clothes weren't particularly well-fitting, they unexpectedly had a unique charm that highlighted Ryu's allure."

The cropped top and shorts accentuate the youthful beauty of the elf, making her look like a young girl even though she is 21 years old.

"Seele, don't tease me."

Ryu could accept the exposure of her thighs, but the exposure of her waist and abdomen made her a little uncomfortable. On the way back, she covered herself with dirty clothes.

"So, Ryu, is that why you sneaked into the changing room so nervously to change back into your own clothes?"

The signboard girl asked with a smile.

"Ah, this, um, that's it."

Ryu instinctively avoided her friend's gaze. Because of some reason, the boy the girl liked had seen her naked, and the elf girl felt that she couldn't be honest about it. If Seele misunderstood that she was seducing the boy's crush, that would be terrible.

"Ok?"

Seele raised an eyebrow; her core self was still Freya, and she realized her friend's insincerity.

"What happened between you and Mr. Broly?"

she asked tentatively.

"No."

But as soon as the question was asked, the elf lady in front of him denied it outright. The speed of her rebuttal was so fast that even without the Divine Eye, one could see that her friend was acting strangely.

It seems something has indeed happened, but what exactly was it?

Seele narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing her elf friend from left to right as if examining a suspect.

"Oh, right, Seele, what were those things in the lunchbox you gave me this morning?"

Ryu felt a little flustered being stared at. Although it wasn't her intention to have her body exposed, it was because of her that this happened, which made her feel somewhat guilty towards Seele. Fearing that she would be questioned further, she subconsciously tried to divert her friend's attention.

"That was a specially made bento box with my love for you. What, Ryu, did you eat it too?"

Seele's attention was indeed diverted, and she began to ask questions.

"Yeah, I didn't bring a lunchbox. I was asked to stay for lunch, so I just ate a little bit."

"So, what do you think of the taste?"

"To be honest, it's a bit hard to eat."

"Haha, I'm not surprised at all." The girl who runs the signboard said with a smile, she was still aware of her own capriciousness.

"However, Mr. Broly ate it all."

Helen had already reported this to her, so Seele simply pretended to be surprised.

"What does Mr. Broly think?"

"He thought the taste was acceptable."

"Eh?!"

Freya was genuinely surprised.

"Can he still accept that taste?"

"Yes."

"Does he like it?"

"He thinks normal food tastes better than unconventional food."

Liu gave a tactful reply.

"Ok."

Freya had expected this answer, and she was already very happy that the other party could eat it all.

This at least proves that Broly, the child, did not reject the real her, and the lovingly prepared bento box she made for her.

We can do less in the future, but we can't stop doing it altogether.

"By the way, Seele, do you have any sisters?"

Just then, Ryu asked the question.

"Hey, why do you ask that?"

Seele looked over curiously.

"Broly said he met someone who felt a bit like you."

Liu had only asked the question casually, but after she asked, her friend fell silent.

"What's wrong, Xi'er?"

The fairy looked over and saw a girl who seemed to have something on her mind, so she asked her.

"No, it's nothing. I was just thinking about whether I have any sisters."

Freya adjusted her mindset and quickly answered Ryu's question.

"Oh, do I even need to think about that?"

Liu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course, I'm an orphan."

"Eh?"

"Didn't I say that?"

"No."

"So now I've said it. Well, I don't know who my parents are, but I do have an older sister."

Freya spoke of this while thinking about the setting, and she wasn't making it up. Her status as an orphan was real, but only limited to the identity that the name [Seele Frova] once represented—an orphan girl from the slums.

As for her older sister, Seele did indeed meet a very beautiful older sister when she was young, although that older sister was none other than her goddess.

“My sister’s name is Helen Frova. I never expected that when I told her about making lunch boxes for other people, she would come over to check on things, and Mr. Broly would see it.”

"Uh, I see..."

Ryu felt that things were clear: Seele's sister was worried about Seele's relationship status, just like she was herself, which was why she went to the Hestia Familia to check on the situation.

However, she was discovered meeting Mr. Broly, possibly because of her resemblance to Seele, which led to the boy's question.

"My sister Helen will be here later, and I can introduce you to her."

Seele said with a smile.

"Uh, okay."

Ryu did not refuse.

"Then I won't disturb you while you're changing."

Seele went outside.

When Liu came out after changing back into the tavern waiter's light blue uniform, she saw a woman with long, straight gray hair standing next to Seele, just like Mr. Broly had described that afternoon, with dead fish eyes and hair that partially covered her eyes.

"This is my sister, Helen."

The mascot girl smiled as she introduced the women around her to the elf.

"Hello, sister."

Ryu nodded politely to Helen, whose eyes were like dead fish.

Helen: "..."

At eighteen, she felt a little awkward being called "older sister" by an elf who was three years older than her.

“Miss Liu, I should be younger than you. You can just call me Helen.”

Helen said.

“Hey, I’m twenty-one, you…”

"eighteen."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I thought you were older than me."

Liu quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry I look too old."

Helen's voice didn't sound angry; it's just that age is always a crucial issue for women.

“Miss Helen, you are actually very young and beautiful. It’s just that you are Seele’s older sister, which made me subconsciously think you were older than us.”

Ryu continued to explain.

"It's okay, I don't mind. Um, it's nice to meet you."

Helen pretended to be meeting Ryu for the first time and extended her hand to the elf lady.

Liu knew she had been somewhat rude and couldn't refuse the hand extended to her.

However, after holding hands, Ryu was somewhat surprised that she didn't dislike having physical contact with someone she was meeting for the first time at all.

[Perhaps this is related to the fact that the other person is Seele's older sister. However, aside from having the same hair color as Seele, Seele's sister's gloomy demeanor is quite different. Seele has the fragility of a young girl, while this one has a more mature and strong presence. How did Mr. Broly connect her with the cheerful and smiling Seele?]

The elf girl had some doubts.

"Alright, Ryu, go help out at the shop. Helen and I need to have a private chat."

Seele urged the elf to help, and then pulled Helen into the changing room.

Are we going to talk about Mr. Broly?

Without thinking much about it, Liu went to help out in front of the shop.

"Lady Freya, I'm so sorry, I didn't expect that person to be able to contact you."

After the elf lady left, Helen apologized to Seele, who was Freya in disguise.

“It’s nothing. There are always some people in this world with pure enough souls and keen enough intuition to see through the truth hidden beneath the surface. And really, Helen, you are also Seele.”

Freya didn't care, because if Helen could be seen to resemble Seele, then it meant that she, as a goddess, could also be seen to resemble Seele.

The thought of this made Freya look forward to the moment when she would face Broly, that child, as a goddess.

"But won't this affect Lady Freya's ability to continue playing Seele at the Abundant Mistress Tavern?"

"How could that be? Mia's mother already knew our identities; it's just that Ryu and the others were unaware of our connection."

Now that I introduce you as my older sister, you won't need to hide your whereabouts when you come to see me later. You can just say you're looking for your younger sister, which will actually make the switch of identities much easier.

“Miss Anya knows me.”

Helen reminded her.

"As for Anya, there's no need to worry at all. She's a rather careless child. Although she might be surprised by our superficial sisterly relationship, she probably won't delve into it."

Freya said nonchalantly, as she knew Allen's sister, the catgirl Anya, very well.

"Alright, let's switch identities."

Seele turned back into Freya, while Helen turned back into Seele.

"Xier, where's your sister?"

When the signboard girl came out, Ryu asked.

"Ah, Sister Helen has already gone back. She is a maidservant of the goddess in the Freya Familia. She only came over because she cares about me and took some time to see me, but she still has a lot to do tonight."

Helen Hill replied that, according to divine will, she was to begin revealing information about the Freya Familia. It would be even better if she could attract the Saiyan boy's attention to the Freya Familia and draw his notice of the beautiful goddess.

"Hey, Seele, is your sister a member of the Freya Familia?"

Ryu widened her eyes and asked, "The Freya Familia is another top-tier faction in Orario besides the Loki Familia. And in terms of raw strength, Lv.7 Mighty Otto should be stronger than Lv.6 Brave Finn."

"Yes, we are children adopted by the goddess."

Helen Hill nodded.

"So you're also a member of the Freya Familia?"

Liu asked curiously.

"As for me, I can only be considered an outer member, because I don't have the talent to become a full member of the Freya Familia. On the other hand, Anya and Mia's mother were full members."

Liu: “…”

Suddenly I understood why Mia's mother was so powerful, and why Ania, who was younger than her, was also at Lv.4. It turned out that they were both from top-tier clans.

(End of this chapter)