Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 803 If you want to make accusations, pay your debts first!
"So, Ryu, you actually came to live at the Hearth House to help your friend keep an eye on Mr. Broly and prevent him from flirting with more girls?"

Adi asked with some surprise. During the time they had lived under the same roof, she had actually noticed that Ryu's boyfriend had an overly intimate relationship with many of the women in the Stovehouse.

However, it wasn't until tonight, when Liu came to talk to her about her troubles and fabricated a story about her own relationship problems, that Adi finally realized that her friend's boyfriend was a harem king who was playing his cards right.

"Ah, no, I was talking about my friend, not me..."

Upon hearing Adi's question, Liu immediately denied it outright.

The elf, sitting on the bed in a white nightgown, subconsciously bent her knees and buried her face in them. Her ears were so red they looked like they could drip water, but her voice grew softer and softer.

[With this kind of performance, you dare to fabricate friends out of thin air?]

Adi thought to herself, but knowing her friend well, she didn't really force Liu to acknowledge the identity of her friend. It was her own business.

"Okay, so your friend only went to the boy's side in the first place to help her friend keep an eye on the boy she liked?"

"Ah."

Liu responded softly.

"And now, while your friend is helping to keep an eye on the boy her best friend likes, she finds herself jealous that the boy she's keeping an eye on is also trying to flirt with other girls. Are you jealous?"

Adi asked.

"Ah, she wasn't jealous, but she felt a little uneasy!"

Liu quickly raised her head and refuted the claim that she was jealous.

"But that's jealousy. Although I've never been in a relationship, I've seen quite a few couples in my clan. People who care about their partner paying attention to other people of the opposite sex are people who care about their partner. While there are other possibilities, the situation with your friend definitely shows that she cares."

"So, Adi, you mean... well, my friend has fallen for the boy her best friend likes?"

"If the boy is outstanding and has selflessly helped your friend a lot, which makes your friend very moved, then it's highly likely."

Because, if I were that friend you're talking about, I probably wouldn't be able to resist falling for them too.

Adi comforted his friend.

"But if my friend falls for the person his best friend likes, isn't that really wrong of him?"

"What's wrong?"

"She betrayed her friend's trust."

Ryu seemed somewhat agitated.

"If I'm wrong, would your friend be willing to give up liking the boy her best friend likes?"

"This one……"

Liu opened her mouth, and her mood plummeted at a visible speed.

"I think so, after all, her friend has been very kind to her. If it weren't for her friend, my friend might have died in an alley two years ago."

These words were spoken with a dryness and difficulty, and a bitter taste even rose in my mouth. My nose felt a little sore, and my tear ducts seemed to be about to be activated.

"What if I said that your friend wasn't wrong to fall in love with someone?"

Adi asked.

"Oh, what do you mean?"

Liu's low spirits lifted instantly. She looked up at the girl next to her and asked her a question, looking like someone who had fallen into the water but suddenly grabbed a lifeline.

"Liking someone is a very personal emotion, and it is often beyond our control. Even if your friend's friend has been kind to your friend, they cannot control your friend's feelings for someone else, even if the person she likes is someone of the opposite sex."

In my opinion, the reason your friend is in such a dilemma is because your friend's friend didn't decisively pursue, confess, or assert their feelings for the person they like.

In that situation, it's understandable that your friend might develop feelings for a boy who's kind to her; it's something beyond her control.

Adi doesn't know Seele, but she hopes that her friend Liu can have a beautiful romance instead of putting on a heartbroken act.

"But even if liking someone is something beyond one's control, can my friend justify liking the boy that his best friend, who has been so kind to him, likes?"

Having too high a moral compass isn't always a good thing!

Adi sighed inwardly.

Fortunately, the person Ryu likes is an openly harem king!

"No, not at all. I actually have a way to solve your friend's problem."

"Huh, what is it?"

"Your friend and her friend's best friend both like someone who's obviously trying to have a harem. In that case, if your friend can convince her best friend to share him with other women, wouldn't the two of them be able to achieve a pretty good, perfect ending?"

"what!?"

"Ultimately, this isn't about two people vying for one, but about whether they can all accept sharing the person they like with others. If they can accept that, then everything will be fine."

"But……"

"Ryu, do you have a better solution?"

Adi interrupted the elf who was still thinking, and asked her just like that.

"Waaah, I didn't..."

Liu fell silent.

"So, have your friend and her best friend apologize properly, and then try your best to persuade them to accept the outcome that will least hurt both of them."

"I...I understand, Adil, thank you for your suggestion."

"You're welcome. I just hope your friend gets a good outcome."

"The friend I was talking about doesn't actually exist."

"It's obvious, is there any need to say more?"

Liu finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto the bed, hugging her knees.

"Get some rest tonight, and confront your friend tomorrow. If you don't have the courage, I can go with you and help you ask for their forgiveness."

Adi helped cover his friend, a curled-up elf, who was temporarily unable to get up from the bed, with a blanket, and then turned off the room lights before leaving.

Outside, Broly was cooking in the kitchen when he saw the blue-haired girl with shoulder-length short hair passing by and asked, "Miss Adele, would you like some midnight snacks?"

"No need, I ate a good meal tonight."

"Is Naru asleep? Does she want to eat?"

"She has just fallen asleep, please do not disturb her."     "Okay, but she seemed a bit distracted this afternoon. Did she talk to you about something?"

[We talked a lot...]

"Mr. Broly."

"Ok?"

“I can’t really control your womanizing, but Ryu is a very good friend of mine, and you are her boyfriend. I hope that when you’re flirting with other women and trying to meet them, you can consider Ryu’s feelings more.”

When Adil said this, he was looking at Broly with a serious expression.

"Uh, I'm sorry. I'll try to consider Ryu's feelings in the future. If I meet someone I want to meet, I'll let Ryu know in advance."

"Ah, just to let you know in advance, is this the answer you came up with after considering Ryu's feelings?"

"So what kind of answer do you want from me?"

"Shouldn't it be a guarantee that you won't be attracted to other women or want to meet other people in the future?"

"I'm sorry, I haven't been attracted to anyone. I have other reasons for wanting to meet other people, but this is the one thing I can't guarantee."

"What are the other reasons?"

"Wanting others to be happy is also a way to make yourself happy."

"Ah, Mr. Broly, that's a lame argument. In the end, you're the only one who will find happiness, okay?"

Although he was the one who resurrected him, Adi still felt indignant for Ryu. Why would his noble elf friend fall for someone like that?

"Hey, I really can't stand it anymore, Miss Falma. You're just an outsider temporarily residing in the Hearth House, not someone I'm supposed to meet. What right do you have to boss Broly around?"

Just then, someone interrupted.

“Miss Lily Luca, right? You are also one of Mr. Broly’s girlfriends. Don’t you feel uncomfortable about Mr. Broly constantly flirting with other women?”

"Well, it would be a lie to say I wasn't upset. I was a little jealous, but meeting Broly is still the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me in my life."

My past life was not good; every day was filled with gloom. But after meeting Brother Broly, my life was filled with sunshine, and he directly dispelled the dark clouds.

So, what does it matter if I suffer a little grievance as long as it makes Brother Broly happy?

Adi: "..."

When the little girl said this, her gaze towards the Saiyan boy was full of affection, and it was clear that she was not lying.

"Koryu isn't you..."

"Ha, you're not Miss Ryu either. Do you know about Miss Ryu's past after you died? Do you know what her mental state was like before she met Brother Broly?"

He always seemed like a cold, aloof elf, until he learned that he could revive you, and then he became like a living, breathing person.

Broly's brother went to find magic to resurrect the dead for her sake, but your remains are so damaged that there is no way to resurrect you directly.

Do you know how much money Broly spent and how much effort he put in to help Miss Ryu revive you?
"You could have stayed with us when you weren't in the dungeon, but instead, you're spending all your time in the magic lab with that skeleton sage lady to help with the research on repairing your broken remains..."

Adi was left speechless.

"If you want to spout nonsense at Broly, you should first settle those resurrection fees that Miss Ryu is helping you pay after you were resurrected!"

Broly's accusations made Lily Luca extremely aggressive, and her words also made the innocent girl of the Ganesha Familia, who had been resurrected, realize what price her friend Ryu had paid to revive her—a situation where she had fallen headlong into a web of love woven from gratitude.

“Lily, don’t say that. I think Miss Adil is just concerned about Liu.”

"Okay, Brother Broly, if you tell me not to say anything, I won't say anything. I'll do whatever you say."

The little girl acted like a little bird nestled against someone.

“Miss Adil, you don’t need to take Lily’s words to heart. What you owe Liu, you don’t owe me.”

Broly served the little girl a bowl of ramen, then took the rest of the ramen to another room.

After serving ramen to his daughters who wanted a late-night snack, he finally went into the still-lit magic laboratory.

"Miss Amid, is it possible to resurrect the soul of someone without remains using a prosthetic body made entirely of magic stones?"

"It's difficult, but not impossible."

Strictly speaking, even if a monster's body is an extension of a magic stone, it is controlled by the monster's soul.

Also, the strange people with magic stones embedded in their bodies that you and Miss Fells mentioned exist in the dungeon.

Well, since the strange beings exist, theoretically it is possible to resurrect the souls of the dead using only magic stones, but there are still many technical difficulties involved.

Perhaps, Mr. Broly, you could capture a strange person to assist my research, or perhaps…

Amed paused for a moment.

"Let Miss Winnie or some other rational heretic assist in the research."

The collaborative research into resurrection magic brought this battlefield saintess into close contact with the Hestia Familia. In order to bring the heretic to the forefront and gain acceptance from the world, at Fels' suggestion, Broly also revealed Winnie's existence to them.

Judging from Miss Amide's current attitude towards Xiaolongnu, it seems that the Deankat Familia can be won over.

"Alright, I'll keep an eye on the news about the dungeon monster. Now, Miss Amid, why don't you take a break and have some late-night snack?"

Broly served the ramen to the Saintess, completely ignoring the matter of asking Winnie to come and assist with the research.

Although the child probably wouldn't refuse if he told Winnie about it, Broly knew that assisting in the pure magic stone resurrection research might require the child to experience death, so he ruled out that option without hesitation.

The dungeon monsters, who were clearly hostile, became his targets, and he prioritized assisting in the Pure Magic Stone resurrection experiment.

"However, if we really can't find any weirdos, we can ask other rational heretics besides Winnie for help..."

At that moment, Fels walked over and said something.

"Huh?!"

Broly and Amid looked over at the same time, seemingly puzzled as to why the Fool, who was protecting the Heretic, would say that the Heretic was being used as an assisted experimenter.

"Casualties also occur from time to time among the heretics, and they also have a need for resurrection, but they didn't have the opportunity to be resurrected before."

Fels quickly explained that this was not an attempt to use living heretics as test subjects, but rather an attempt to experiment on dead heretics.

"If it were possible to resurrect the heretics, and if the resurrected heretics could still retain their heretical rationality, then..."

Fels paused for a moment and then looked at Broly.

"It is of great help in getting the world to accept the existence of heretics and to distinguish them from other irrational monsters."

(End of this chapter)