"Don't say that, Broly," Bulma said with a mischievous smile.
Her eyes rolled as if she had just thought of a clever idea.
She quietly took out a colorful feather toy from her small bag.
Sneaking behind Launch, she gently waved the feather near Launch's nose.
"Sorry about this, Miss Launch!"
"A—ACHOO!"
The feather tickled her nose.
Launch sneezed instantly.
Launch Transforms
"POP!"
In a single instant—
Launch's appearance changed dramatically.
Her soft blue hair turned into brilliant golden hair.
Her gentle expression sharpened into a fierce glare.
Her entire aura shifted from a sweet girl to a rebellious delinquent.
After transforming into her blonde form—
Launch turned her head and glared at Broly angrily.
"Hmph!"
She snorted loudly, clearly annoyed.
Broly only glanced at her briefly.
Then he went back to searching for grilled sausages.
He had zero interest in interacting with her.
In Broly's simple worldview—
The blonde Launch, who couldn't cook and had a bad temper, was far less appealing than the blue-haired Launch who made delicious food.
Bulma's Plan
"Miss Launch, we want to watch the tournament," Bulma said sweetly.
She clasped her hands together and made a cute pleading face.
"There are too many people in front. Please help us!"
"Leave it to me!"
Blonde Launch's eyes lit up with excitement.
She pounded her chest confidently.
Then she pulled out a red Capsule from her tight pants pocket.
She pressed the button.
"POP!"
With a puff of white smoke—
The capsule transformed instantly into two black submachine guns.
They dropped perfectly into Launch's hands.
She pulled the charging handles.
"CLICK!"
The guns were ready.
Launch Clears the Crowd
"Move it!"
"If you don't want to die, get lost!"
"This area belongs to me now!"
With a wild grin, Launch raised the guns and fired into the sky.
"RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT!"
Gunfire shattered the noise outside the Martial Arts Temple.
Hot shell casings clattered across the ground.
The tightly packed crowd panicked instantly.
Screams erupted everywhere.
People scattered like disturbed ants.
They ran for their lives.
Within seconds—
The once-crowded area was completely cleared.
Leaving several perfect viewing spots.
VIP Seats Secured
Broly and the others calmly walked forward.
They took over the newly cleared VIP viewing area.
Broly now had two grilled sausages in his hands.
Master Roshi wiped sweat from his forehead.
How did you buy sausages that fast…?
The Tournament Begins
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"Thank you for waiting!"
On the stage, the referee spoke passionately into the microphone.
"The 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament official matches will now begin!"
The crowd erupted with applause.
"The first match!"
"The world's greatest assassin—Tao Pai Pai!"
"Versus the previous tournament champion—Tien Shinhan!"
"Please welcome both fighters!"
Tien vs Tao Pai Pai
Tien and the cyborg Tao Pai Pai walked onto the ring from opposite sides.
Tien's face was calm and cold.
His three eyes locked onto his opponent.
Tao Pai Pai smiled cruelly.
The match had almost no suspense.
Although Tao Pai Pai used his deadly techniques—
Including his signature Dodon Ray—
His attacks looked clumsy compared to Tien's new strength.
Tien easily neutralized every move.
Then—
He found an opening.
With a powerful punch—
He knocked Tao Pai Pai unconscious.
Victory was decisive.
Tien Looks for Master Shen
After the referee announced the result—
Tien lifted Tao Pai Pai onto his shoulder like a sack of cement.
He looked around the audience seats.
He was searching for Master Shen.
He wanted to return Tao Pai Pai to him.
But after searching for a while—
He couldn't find him.
He frowned.
"Master Roshi," Tien asked.
"Where is Master Shen?"
"Didn't he say he would watch me get beaten by Tao Pai Pai?"
Roshi Points to the Scene
"Over there…"
Roshi's expression turned extremely complicated.
He carefully pointed toward a nearby area.
The place still smelled faintly bad.
There was also a small crater in the ground.
"What happened?" Tien asked nervously.
A bad feeling rose in his heart.
"It's nothing major," Roshi sighed helplessly.
"He provoked Broly…"
"And Broly beat him up."
"Pretty badly."
"He literally beat the crap out of him."
Tien: "..."
Tien's mouth twitched.
He looked at Broly.
Broly was casually eating a bag of potato chips nearby.
Crunch crunch.
Tien sighed internally.
Then he quickly carried Tao Pai Pai toward the direction Roshi pointed.
Of all people you could provoke…
Why provoke that monster?!
The Miserable Scene
When Tien saw Master Shen—
He froze.
Shen's clothes were torn.
His face was swollen and bruised.
He lay motionless in filth.
A horrible smell filled the air.
Tien's scalp tingled.
This was far worse than he imagined.
"Master Shen…"
Trying to endure the smell—
Tien carefully placed the unconscious Tao Pai Pai beside him.
The two miserable brothers now lay side by side.
Then Tien spoke seriously.
"You should take Tao Pai Pai away."
"And from now on…"
"Please don't appear before us again."
Master Shen's Rage
"You ungrateful brat!"
Shen trembled with anger.
His voice was hoarse.
"At least take us to the hospital!"
"Are we supposed to crawl there ourselves?!"
"I'm sorry," Tien said firmly.
"I still have to continue competing in the tournament."
"And…"
"This is also the consequence of you injuring Chiaotzu."
"Our debts are settled."
With that—
Tien turned around.
He walked away decisively toward the arena.
He didn't look back.
Shen's Curse
"You… you bastard!"
"You won't have a good ending!"
Master Shen's face was pale as paper.
He glared at Tien's departing back.
The only thing he could do now—
Was curse him weakly.
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