Could it be that Bulma was suffering from so kind of ntal breakdown?
Although no one in Dragon Ball had ever run into psychological issues inside the Hyperbolic Ti Chamber, the possibility certainly existed, and Levos had always been on guard against it.
When soone's willpower faltered or their mind wasn't fully focused, hallucinations and strange behaviors could erge.
Levos couldn't let it go. Quietly, he crawled out of his modification pod and tiptoed toward Bulma.
As the distance between them shrank, Levos finally saw it clearly.
In front of her computer, Bulma was grinning like a lovestruck fangirl, mumbling under her breath.
"…Adjust the age one more ti. Really, this will be the last ti."
"Oh, being young is just the best."
"Hmm… maybe a bit longer on the eyelashes."
"Tighter skin, more bounce, nice and springy, hehehe."
"This part and this part, let's go a bit bigger, a bit perkier, oh yes, that's it…"
Carefully skirting around the modification pod, Levos silently walked up behind her.
So that's what she was doing, she was tweaking her own 3D body model, adjusting every little stat to her liking.
"Levos! Weren't you already inside the pod?"
Caught red-handed, Bulma looked genuinely flustered.
Levos imdiately spotted the issue.
Looking at the display, he found her latest customized version of herself, and his face darkened.
It was exactly the image of Bulma at sixteen, her teenage self in every way.
Never mind that she'd set her age ridiculously low.
The real kicker was that she had "enhanced" certain proportions quite noticeably.
I can't… I just can't unsee this.
Levos facepald hard.
This woman was absolutely, utterly, shaless!
But, well nothing bad had actually happened.
And honestly, he didn't really have the right to scold her.
In fact, deep down, maybe he didn't even dislike it that much.
"Bulma, co on. You're wasting ti. Besides, these kinds of adjustnts could actually ss with your combat performance!"
After two months of working side by side, Levos had naturally grown comfortable enough to call her by na.
"I was wondering why you seed so distracted today. Turns out you've been sneaking off to do this?"
What really left Levos speechless was how soone as logical and focused as Bulma could waste ti on this of all things, especially now.
For all this ti, Levos had been living on edge, racing against the clock to absorb as much knowledge as possible.
Terrified that they wouldn't have enough ti, and that it might cost them their lives.
Sigh.
Levos let out a long, helpless sigh.
Forget it…
This was the sa woman who once used the Dragon Balls to wish away her crow's feet. He should've expected sothing like this.
His words sounded sharp, but he wasn't really blaming her.
It was more of a gentle reminder that now wasn't the ti to relax.
"Sorry… I've never been in battle. I didn't realize that adjusting things like this could have side effects."
Bulma twiddled her fingers awkwardly. "I'll reset everything right away!"
"N-No, actually… don't bother."
Levos had just been saying it casually. He was a complete rookie when it ca to actual combat. It's not like he knew what adjustnts would affect fighting ability.
Bulma gave him a strange look.
Levos instantly felt guilty. "What I an is… resetting it would just waste more ti, right? It's just a body, after all. Might as well leave it like this…"
"Alright then."
Both of them let out a long breath in perfect sync.
Five minutes later.
One after the other, they climbed into their modification pods.
As he slowly closed his eyes, Levos pressed the button to seal the pod.
Inside, he quietly prayed that when he woke up, he would truly have the strength of an Android.
…
West City.
Two figures in thick cloaks floated in the air, completely wrapped up from head to toe.
"Did we really manage to return to the tiline before Dabura and Zamasu showed up?"
The first voice was soft and pleasant.
"The tiline should be right." The other figure gently wrapped an arm around the first's waist and ascended higher.
"That's strange. A lot of people seem to be gathering in West City."
"Yeah, I noticed that too. Let's head to Capsule Corporation first and figure out what's going on."
"Capsule Corp? That ans… we'll get to see Dr. Bulma again!"
"Yeah. But… we need to keep our identities hidden. We can't disrupt their lives."
"You're not going to tell her who we are?"
"There's already a version of you and in this world. If we reveal ourselves, we'll only make things more complicated."
"You're right… our original world… is gone now…"
What they didn't realize was that, in the shadows nearby, another figure was quietly watching.
"Finally found a tiline where Beerus doesn't exist, and I bump into you again. I could never forget your energy, Trunks."
"If this body wasn't so weak right now, you'd both be dead already."
"Once I seize the perfect body, I'll be back for you."
The shadow gently twisted the silver ring on his finger and vanished without a trace.
…
The clock outside the Hyperbolic Ti Chamber ticked steadily.
Every second passed with a soft, rhythmic click.
In this silence, ti itself seed to stretch endlessly.
Levos had the longest dream he'd ever experienced.
In it, Frieza crushed him from a distance, shattering him to pieces.
Cell skewered him through the waist, sucking him dry.
Broly crushed his spine, his body bursting as he died.
Dabura's spit splattered across his face, petrifying him into stone before shattering.
Majin Buu turned him into a cookie, chewed him into crumbs.
And then... The nightmares started to shift.
Suddenly, Bulma appeared in his dreams young, vibrant…
…And that face.
Whoosh.
The sound of the pod opening jolted him awake.
Levos snapped his eyes open.
And there she was a beautiful, youthful girl leaning over him, checking his condition.
Bulma had really beco young again.
It felt like seeing an old movie star suddenly rewind to her pri. Levos was quietly amazed.
"Levos, your vitals look excellent."
Wearing a white lab coat, her long blue hair was loosely tied behind her head.
Even though the coat was oversized, it couldn't hide her stunning figure.
"Bulma… did we… succeed?"
Levos felt a trace of nervousness in his heart.
Transforming into Androids was a key part of their plan to stop Babidi from releasing Majin Buu.
He didn't want all their efforts to have been in vain.
"Phase One of the modification was a complete success!"
Phase One of the Android transformation was about replacing all normal human cells with Super Cells.
These cells allowed humans to directly surpass their natural physical limits and beco super warriors.
Super Cells not only had incredible self-repair capabilities, but they also served as microscopic fusion reactors.
By simply absorbing air through their pores, their bodies could continuously generate near-limitless energy through natural fusion reactions within each cell.
Of course, it wasn't true infinite energy.
Even elentary schoolers knew about the law of conservation of mass and energy.
But in practice, the rate of energy production far exceeded consumption.
This entire system, combining biological and chanical processes, was unimaginably complex and precise, yet could operate smoothly on its own.
No wonder Dr. Gero was considered a genius.
Levos could barely contain his excitent.
He couldn't wait to test his new Android powers.
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