Saiyan stowaways on the Ark

"Could you do us a favor and allow us from the Inspection Division to go together? It would be a way for the Great Yan to express their gratitude to Rhodes Island, since Lungmen is one of the Great Yan's important external city-states."

Since we can't stay here, and the other party won't give in to force, we might as well go with them.

Of course, the most important reason is that they cannot resort to so-called "tough measures".

“I know that barging in like this and taking people away will make things difficult for you—but let’s compromise. Little Taihe is doing quite well as an official now.”

The woman pointed out the man's true thoughts, addressing him by his name in a frivolous tone, which drew frequent sidelong glances from the other inspectors at the man who spoke with a serious expression.

She was even trying to suppress a laugh.

However, W, who was one of the listeners, knew the name "Taihe".

The name of this senior inspector from the Yan Kingdom is also displayed in the black market with a dauntingly high bounty.

However, no one would be willing to risk offending the Yan Kingdom or being burned to ashes by his own thunder and fire to covet his head.

The others, who were also part of the entourage, were naturally not ordinary people.

The trouble for these people is not so much about their personal strength, but more about their entanglement with the Yan Kingdom.

Having them follow is still a problem in W's view—especially for Rhodes Island.

However, she doesn't have much grounds to worry about what trouble these people might cause Rhodes Island right now.

After emerging from Xi's painting, W remained in a daze, indifferent to everything and unwilling to think further.

"Forget it, let them do what they want, it's none of my business anyway."

This thought crossed W's mind, while Nian also agreed to Taihe's conditions without thinking.

She didn't seem to care how Kal'tsit would treat these "problematic people" from Yan Country later.

They might confiscate all the chili sauce in her dorm room and order her to eat a bland diet for a year.

"Should they all come along?"

Setting aside unnecessary thoughts, he continued asking questions.

"One person is enough. The rest should return to Yan Kingdom. Today is New Year's Eve, and we are busy with official business."

"Then let's just keep one who can cook, since Rhodes Island is celebrating tonight anyway."

Thomas suggested, and when he said it, the inspectors opposite him were slightly surprised.

They hadn't expected that another person worthy of attention would also be so unconcerned about the involvement of the Inspectorate. Even with powerful forces at his disposal, they believed that Tomat couldn't possibly be unaware that he was "easily targeted."

—Of course he did have that, and he was even prepared for people from Ursus or even other countries to come looking for him because of the giant ape's mess.

However, he didn't really care.

For Tomat, he was more concerned with whether the Inspectorate would cook Yan cuisine than what it was supposed to do.

With Badak joining us, the amount of food for the New Year's Eve dinner is not something that can be increased by just a little bit.

At this moment, the inspectors all focused their attention on the blond inspector who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Yu in the world of the painting.

"Awakening of Insects".

"exist."

"I'm giving you a day off."

"what?"

And so, the returning team ended up with one more person than originally planned.

However, the newly joined female inspector named Jingzhe, even with her face hidden by a mask, still revealed her resentful yet daring-to-speak-angry demeanor due to the crackling electricity around her.

"Is this blonde woman, who seems to be radiating electricity, also a Saiyan...? She doesn't seem that strong..."

"You should go to sleep now, your mind isn't clear right now."

"...Was he talking about me?"

Bardak, who had suddenly perked up because of the mention of food, fell back into a drowsy state after realizing there was no food.

But when he saw a woman around him who looked very familiar in every way, he mumbled in his sleep while being carried on Tomat's shoulder, urging him to rest and not cause the other woman to have an outburst.

"Happy Lunar New Year's Eve."

The group entered through the door drawn by Xi, while Xi stayed behind to seal the entrance. She pressed down on Nian's head, which was still outside greeting the other members of the Inspection Division, and pushed it inside, preparing to close the door completely. Just then, someone shouted.

"Wait! I have something to do!!"

W, who had remained largely emotionless since leaving the Kazdel painting world, now spoke with surprising energy to the person blocking the entrance.

"It'll be ready soon—"

She leaped out of the entrance, took one cylindrical, unidentified object after another from her waist, and placed them near Xi's small thatched hut, not far from the entrance.

She walked around the room and placed many such objects in the corners and on the walls.

"What are you doing?"

Xi didn't understand the true meaning behind this behavior, but she didn't directly stop her from continuing.

Perhaps these are just some harmless props?

Her sister's visit this time didn't cause her any trouble; on the contrary, she brought someone to help solve the problem. Since this Sarkaz woman was also with her sister, she probably wouldn't do anything to bother her.

"Set, done."

"Beep beep beep beep, OK, start the timer... Alright, let's go."

After W used thread-like fine wires to connect the objects surrounding the evening hut, he placed a timer-like object on it, pressed it a few times, and then returned to the entrance of the evening hut.

"Prepare to move."

As Xi spoke, she completely closed the entrance, and everyone found themselves in a space that resembled a painting where no objects existed.

"But what were you doing just now? Were you setting up security for my house? I don't need that kind of thing."

While asking W what he had been doing, she drew her longsword, preparing to continue casting spells and move the group.

"Anti-theft? How could that be? It's a bomb. Your sister made me set it up."

There was a silence that lasted for about three seconds.

The next moment, Xi's crimson sword cleaved into Nian's head as he tried to escape.

*Jingzhe's file mentions that she is a very good cook (she cooked for the lost turtle).

[Main Text] Uninvited Guest: Chapter Twenty-Three Why Do You Always Pick Up Strange People?

"No! I don't want such a primitive treatment method! Where's the treatment pod!? Aren't there any here!?"

"I'm so sorry that our treatment methods are so outdated!"

"Stop messing around! It's just a blood test! It's not a shot!"

"What's the difference?!"

After a long period of heated arguments and fights that drew protests from nearby hospitalized patients, the Rhode Island blood laboratory—which was also Dr. Warfarin's office—finally fell silent, marked by bent syringes scattered all over the floor and a small vial of blood that Warfarin had painstakingly obtained.

Thomas was panting heavily, covered in sweat, after releasing Bardock, who had been locked around the neck from behind by his shoulder blades.

The latter also gasped for air, trying to restore his face, which had turned a deep liver color, to normal.

"So it's all your fault that Raditz and Kakarot both hate injections?"

Even with Bardock pinned down from behind, Tomat still felt that if Bardock exerted just a little more force, he could tear both of Tomat's arms off at the same time.

However, he still tried his best to appear as if he was in control, complaining about Bardock's overreaction to the injection while picking up the documents and medical tools that had been blown all over the floor and helping to tidy up the messed-up room.

"After suffering such severe injuries, you still have so much strength, or what you call 'qi' or something like that...?"

Warfarin placed the blood she had painstakingly drawn on the table and helped tidy up the room, all the while recalling the various scenes that had unfolded there before—

Thomas and Nian somehow brought along some characters that were all rather unfortunate in various ways.

A severely infected person with Pelosi, who could die at any moment.

A Sarkaz mercenary whose voice sounds familiar but refuses to show up for a medical check-up.

A girl with a stoic expression who claims to have no relation to Nian but is repeatedly corrected by Nian to be her "younger sister".

A Qilin who brought his own health report and claimed to be from the Yan Kingdom's Inspection Department.

Apart from the mercenary who refused the physical examination, the others' examinations went relatively smoothly. Although there were some things that warranted attention, Warfarin and the other doctors in charge of the examinations weren't too surprised, considering that Rhodes Island's experience during this period had been quite unusual.

After all, people on the island often pick up strange people, leading some to suspect that they have some special constitution that attracts oddballs.

However, the biggest problem lies with Bardock.

After Tomat stated that this person was of the same race as him, only that his tail had been broken off in an accident, the person who took over the medical examination was naturally Warfarin, who had diagnosed Tomat before.

Warfarin initially thought that this person was similar to Thomas and would be very cooperative with the medical examination.

At first, he cooperated quite well with routine procedures like CT scans—until Warfarin said “blood draw” and took out a syringe.

Subsequently, a fierce battle ensued between the injured patients in the treatment room.

And then came the scene we see now.

"...I hate bloodshed outside of the battlefield the most."

The younger generation of Saiyans are under the rule of the Legion from birth, and in this environment, the medical and other scientific technologies they can access are at the forefront of the Legion.

After all, when it comes to expanding territory or suppressing riots, the Saiyans are an unparalleled and reliable force.

Therefore, for Bardock, neither necessary medical examinations nor post-injury treatments involved the use of injection needles, a common tool in rice cultivation.

His instinctive aversion to "foreign objects piercing his body" made him lament the low level of technology on his planet.

"I'm sorry to trouble the doctor, I'll take him away right away."

After quickly cleaning up the mess, Tomat prepared to leave with Bardock.

In short, first take him to change out of his tattered combat suit, then give him something to eat and let him rest properly.

Whether or not Bardak chooses to stay here permanently is entirely up to him, but since he has only recently made official contact with Terra, he should at least give him some reminders.

Even though Bardock wasn't the type to destroy things indiscriminately and was reasonably reasonable, he was still a purer Saiyan than Tomat, that heretic.

If she gets angry and causes a ruckus, Terra probably won't have a peaceful day.