After being busy for a while, Bulma had already finished getting herself all dolled up.
Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she struck a smug, self-admiring pose and sighed dramatically.
"Oh my~ whose girl is this?"
"So young, so pretty, such a great figure…"
"Like a big celebrity—so beautiful!"
Satisfied, Bulma blew a kiss to her mirror-self.
Then she headed to a pharmacy, bought a bottle of heart disease dicine—and dumped it out.
After that, she bought a bottle of Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pills, poured the little pellets into the empty heart dicine bottle, and sealed it up.
Then Bulma flew her plane—with her mother riding along—straight to the resort.
The resort was absolutely blazing with energy today.
Thanks to Chi-Chi's careful planning, the place was packed with staff rushing around.
A constant stream of dishes from every cuisine, desserts, and drinks kept flowing without pause.
The sll of food and the lively atmosphere filled the entire resort like a warm tide.
After everyone had eaten and drank their fill…
Krillin's wife Snow took their daughter to play on the beach.
Launch brought Son Xiaokong.
Mrs. Briefs brought Son Bra.
They all ran off together, laughing and enjoying the seaside.
anwhile, Bulma gathered Son Goku, Krillin, Vegeta, Tien, and the other fighters—
and kicked off an official "motivational eting."
Bulma began telling them the story she had fabricated.
"That youth said… in the future, extrely powerful Androids will appear.
And he told all of you to train hard.
In that future tiline…"
She paused, lowering her voice for dramatic effect.
"Krillin… Vegeta… Tien… Chiaotzu… Piccolo…
you all get killed."
Everyone froze.
"And you all know what happens if Piccolo dies," Bulma continued seriously.
"The Dragon Balls disappear.
No one can be revived."
"In that future tiline, the Androids kept killing people… kept destroying everything…
until the world turned into a living hell."
Vegeta's pupils trembled violently.
"How is that possible?! I get killed?
Even after three years I still haven't beco a Super Saiyan?!"
Bulma glanced at him, looking a bit apologetic.
"He didn't say. And I didn't ask…"
Vegeta: "..."
Krillin looked worried.
"Bulma… we just killed King Cold. How could we lose to so Androids?"
Bulma shrugged.
"I don't know the exact details. That's just what he told !"
Right then, Goku offered a possibility.
"Maybe the Androids know our fighting patterns, so they won't fall for tricks so easily?"
Krillin, Piccolo, Tien, and the others were shocked.
"That's true!"
"The Androids probably have our combat data stored!"
"That makes sense—our King Cold strategy…"
"If they're prepared, they won't get caught like that."
"That was a surprise attack. Against an enemy who already knows our techniques, it wouldn't work."
Hearing Goku explain it so cleanly, everyone imdiately believed it.
Bulma's lips curled into a satisfied little smile.
At that mont, Krillin looked at Goku and raised another doubt.
"Wait—Goku's already a Super Saiyan."
"You're saying even he can't beat the Androids?"
Everyone turned to Goku.
Even Goku looked at Bulma strangely.
He couldn't help feeling sothing was off.
If he'd already "reset" the tiline…
why did the future still end the sa way?
Bulma quickly added, "Oh, right—there's one major issue."
"In the near future, Goku will get a viral heart disease… and die early."
"Senzu Beans can't cure it, and the Dragon Balls can't revive soone who dies from natural illness.
So Goku can't co back.
And with Goku gone, everyone loses hope…"
Everyone's faces changed instantly.
"My God… a Super Saiyan dies from heart disease?!"
"That's ridiculous… after becoming invincible, he still dies like that?!"
Bulma calmly pulled out a bottle from her pocket.
"Oh—right. That youth gave a bottle of special dicine."
"He said in this era, viral heart disease is incurable.
But in the future they've already developed a miracle drug.
As long as Goku takes it when symptoms begin, he'll be fine."
She paused, then added smugly,
"Oh—and I asked for details.
If he takes enough of it in advance, he can beco immune."
Goku blinked.
Bulma… of course she asked for the details.
In the original tiline, he'd handed the dicine to Chi-Chi and forgotten about it.
They both thought it only worked if he took it after falling ill.
Bulma handed the bottle to Goku.
"Goku, don't underestimate this. Take care of yourself."
"One dose per day."
"Keep taking it for a month, and the problem is completely solved!"
Goku accepted the bottle with a dazed expression.
"Okay!"
Chi-Chi imdiately snatched it from him and held it tightly.
"Goku, you can't be careless!"
"You're our sky!"
"I'll personally supervise your dicine every single day!"
Goku nodded obediently.
"Yeah!"
Bulma smiled. "With Chi-Chi watching you, there's no way you'll slack off."
"But don't worry," Bulma added.
"I already took a few pills out and had them analyzed."
"If this bottle runs out and it sohow still doesn't work, I can replicate it."
Goku stared.
"So you can do that too…"
Then he tilted his head innocently.
"Honestly though… isn't it easier to just gather the Dragon Balls and wish to never get sick?"
Bulma instantly snapped.
"Just take the dicine!"
"He said it's a minor illness in the future. Just take it on schedule."
"And don't waste wishes like that!"
"What if there's an ergency and the Dragon Balls turn to stone?"
"Then we'd have to wait a whole year—sothing could go terribly wrong."
Goku nodded quickly.
"Yeah… you're right."
Krillin scratched his head.
"Bulma's right. From now on I'm never using the Dragon Balls to get taller again…"
Bulma: "..."
She sighed. "Forget the past. The important thing is… now that we know what's coming, we prepare."
Goku looked at her.
"Bulma… did that kid say who he was?"
Bulma froze for a split second, then answered smoothly,
"He said he couldn't tell his identity."
"If he changed history too much, he might erase his own future."
Goku nodded thoughtfully.
Bulma was his wife.
The only person who could build a Ti Machine was Bulma.
So soone from the future…
had to be Bulma's son.
But right now, he and Bulma only had one daughter.
Which ant…
Soon, Bulma and I will have a son too?
Goku pushed the thought aside.
If the Androids were still going to appear…
that was a good thing.
Because ever since watching the show, he'd always liked Android 18 as a character.
So then—
train hard, and greet the Androids head-on!
Tien imdiately declared, "Alright. Then we regroup in three years and fight again."
"My Kaio-Ken modification is almost complete."
"When I can unleash a Kaio-Ken beyond twenty tis… my strength will undergo a massive transformation!"
Krillin gave him a thumbs up.
"That's why you're Tien!"
"Modifying Kaio-Ken… that's insane!"
Chiaotzu chid in, "Tien started researching Kaio-Ken a year and a half ago."
"And he also upgraded his Ki Blast Cannon so it can fire instantly."
Goku gave Tien a thumbs up too.
"That's amazing, Tien. I'm counting on you to create even stronger techniques."
Tien smiled bitterly.
"Goku, you're too kind.
I can't catch up to you becoming a Super Saiyan…
so I can only improve through other ans. Luckily… it's working."
Then Tien turned to Bulma.
"Where exactly do the Androids appear in three years? And what date?"
The others looked to Bulma too.
Bulma scratched her head, pretending to recall.
"Uh…"
"I think the date was May 12th, three years from now."
"As for the location, I'm not sure.
He only said the Androids destroyed several cities…
but the first city they appeared in wasn't clear."
Krillin grinned.
"No problem. If they're strong, we'll sense their Ki anyway."
"As long as we can beat them, finding them will be easy!"
Everyone nodded.
"That's true!"
Bulma imdiately corrected him.
"Actually… he ntioned one more thing."
"The Androids can't be sensed with Ki."
"So you can't treat them using your normal logic."
Everyone froze.
Goku frowned. "Androids have no Ki?"
Bulma nodded.
"Right. They don't have Ki."
"They're Androids. Isn't that normal?"
Vegeta snorted.
"Hmph. You Earthlings are clueless."
"Androids are probably just piles of scrap tal."
Everyone nodded.
"True… if they're Androids, they must be chanical, right?"
Bulma shook her head again.
"No."
"In the future, Androids are bio-technology."
"They use technology to modify humans into Androids."
"They still have human features, but their power far exceeds normal people."
"And the Androids have one major advantage…"
She leaned forward, eyes gleaming.
"Immortality. And infinite stamina."
"Immortality? Infinite stamina?"
"So… humans can invent sothing like that?!"
The fighters couldn't believe it.
Bulma herself didn't truly know.
But in the original tiline, when the Androids appeared and later died…
their faces never aged at all.
Only Trunks grew up.
Only Bulma grew older.
So she had assud it was real.
Bulma spread her hands helplessly.
"I only spoke with him briefly."
"I didn't think of every question at the ti."
"So don't ask too much—I really don't know!"
"I already asked a lot."
Everyone sighed.
"Fair."
"Bulma already did amazing."
Piccolo spoke coldly.
"Either way, the future enemies will be strong. Train hard."
"I don't intend to die to Androids."
"Sa."
"I'm not dying that easily!"
Vegeta clenched his fist hard.
"Train or don't train—it doesn't matter!"
"In the future, the one who kills the Androids will be !"
"I am the strongest Saiyan!"
With that, Vegeta flew off.
Chi-Chi crossed her arms, watching him disappear into the sky, then stuck out her tongue.
"Stupid Vegeta!"
"He's so rude and annoying!"
"I curse you to get stomped by the Androids! Bleh bleh bleh!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
A few days later…
Bulma, Launch, and Chi-Chi sat together chatting.
Bulma sighed, rubbing her temples.
"Have you two noticed…"
"Goku's been… unusually energetic lately."
"I can barely handle him."
"How about you two?"
Launch blushed bright red and lowered her head, nodding slightly.
Chi-Chi whispered, "Bulma… Launch…"
"After we got ho, he's been unbelievably eager at night too!"
"No wonder…"
Then Chi-Chi hesitated.
"But… wasn't he always like that?"
"I thought it was because he hadn't seen for years and wanted to make up for it…"
Bulma blinked.
Then, in the next instant—
she understood.
Because the "special dicine" she gave Goku…
wasn't dicine at all.
It was Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pills.
Bulma exhaled in relief.
"Thank goodness Goku married the three of us…"
"If it were just alone, I'd fall apart…"
Launch and Chi-Chi covered their mouths, giggling.
At that mont, dark clouds abruptly swallowed the sky.
The world dimd instantly—like night had dropped in a blink.
Even the room beca so dark it was nearly impossible to see.
Chi-Chi looked out the window, confused.
"Huh? It's already night?"
Launch stood up quickly and turned on the lights.
Staring at the sky, she looked at Bulma and Chi-Chi with lingering fear.
"Ever since… that incident…"
"Whenever it turns dark, my legs go weak…"
"Tonight… you two let rest, okay?"
Chi-Chi puffed up proudly and slapped her chest.
"Launch! Bulma!"
"You two sleep well tonight."
"Leave Goku to !"
"I'm trained—I'm tough!"
Bulma and Launch instantly praised her.
"Chi-Chi is amazing!"
Launch nodded seriously.
"Chi-Chi is the best!"
"The sky is dark… Goku should be back soon."
"I'll go prepare dinner."
"Goku loves my stewed fish. I'll make extra tonight…"
Bulma laughed.
"With his appetite, nutrition isn't sothing you need to worry about…"
But suddenly—
Bulma shivered.
She felt sothing change in her body.
Sothing… oddly pleasant.
Like her whole body was lighter.
She examined herself, but nothing looked different.
Still, that strange comfort lingered.
And then—
the sky turned bright again.
Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Launch all jolted.
"It's dayti again?!"
"Did soone use the Dragon Balls?!"
A few minutes earlier…
On a small island not far from West City—
Goku had found the final Dragon Ball.
With all seven gathered, he summoned Shenron.
"Shenron! Please make it so I never get sick again!"
Goku froze.
Shenron looked down at him and said,
"You already possess a body that will never fall ill. This wish is unnecessary."
"What?!"
"I already can't get sick?"
Shenron answered calmly.
"Yes. Bulma once gathered the Dragon Balls…"
"…and wished for you to obtain a body that will never beco ill."
Goku scratched his head.
"Bulma?"
"That… doesn't sound right…"
Shenron's eyes glowed.
"Do you have any other wishes? Speak them."
Goku thought about wishing for a body that could survive in space.
But then he stopped.
Bulma had already helped him.
So now…
he should think of Bulma.
Bulma loved beauty.
Loved being pretty.
And right now—she was at the peak of her looks and figure.
Lately she'd been dressing up even more than usual.
She'd definitely want to keep that.
So—
let her remain young forever.
Better yet…
let Chi-Chi and Launch be immortal too.
That way, they'd never age.
And he'd never have to watch them grow old.
Goku raised his head.
"Shenron… please make Bulma, Chi-Chi, and Launch immortal. Is that possible?"
Shenron answered,
"True immortality would severely disrupt balance and require enormous energy."
"Therefore, immortality can only be granted to one person per wish."
"And due to my limits, the duration cannot exceed one thousand years."
Goku nodded.
"One thousand years is plenty."
"Then… please make Bulma immortal!"
A red light flashed in Shenron's eyes.
An ancient, mysterious force shot toward West City.
"Your wish has been granted. Farewell."
Shenron beca golden light and vanished into the Dragon Balls, which scattered across the world.
The sky returned to normal.
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