Dragon Ball: Refusal to Return to Planet Vegeta at the Start

Chapter 26: Bulma Beats Up the Prince?

Little Bulma, with her hair in two braids and wearing a jumpsuit, was holding a toy gun. When she saw Rhodes, she stared at him with her bright eyes without saying a word.

Upon seeing the adorable Bulma, Rod smiled and couldn't resist walking over, squatting down, and pinching her little face.

"Damn it, don't pinch me!"

Faced with Rod's doting behavior, Bulma immediately became impatient. She stubbornly broke free, pointed a toy gun at him, and threatened him, revealing her little fangs: "If you pinch my cheek again, I'll hit you!"

"Ha ha!"

Looking at the innocent Bulma, Rod laughed heartily, pointing to the toy gun in her hand: "That thing is fake; it can't hurt anyone!"

As he spoke, Rod stepped forward, ignoring the little girl's anger, pinching her cheek and giving her head a good rub.

Seeing that the little one was about to get angry, he suddenly pointed to the sky and said mysteriously to Bulma, "Bulma, do you want to fly?"

"Fly into the sky?"

Upon hearing Rhodes' words, Bulma's eyes lit up, instantly forgetting her annoyance. She waved her arms, mimicking a bird flapping its wings, and looked at Rhodes expectantly: "Like a bird?"

"certainly!"

Seeing the expectant look on Bulma's adorable face, Rhodes smiled and nodded, then grabbed her hand: "Come on, get ready, we're going to fly!"

As he spoke, Rod took Bulma into the sky and performed various high-difficulty stunts, making the little girl cheer and jump for joy.

The sounds Rod made while playing with Bulma immediately caught Ella's attention.

Looking at Rhodes flying in the sky with Bulma, seemingly in a rather pleasant mood, Ella couldn't understand. What was there to be happy about about an Earthling whose combat power was less than five?

Although she didn't understand Rhodes's thoughts, Ella felt that there might be a special reason behind his actions, given that the other party's strength had always improved faster than hers.

Ella silently kept Bulma in her heart, and when Rhodes was not around, she would also give it a try.

With this thought in mind, she began to observe Rhodes' every move. Before long, she watched as Rhodes put down Bulma and flew into the sky to leave. After pondering for a moment, Ella also went to find Bulma.

"Hey? Ella, you're here!"

Bulma, who had been having a blast with Rod, was overjoyed to see Ella. After all, she rarely saw her older sister Ella.

Seeing Bulma's innocent and carefree appearance, Ella's cold face softened a bit. She came over, squatted down like Rod, and reached out to touch Bulma's face.

Mmm, it's very silky smooth and feels great!

As Ella sighed inwardly, little Bulma stood frozen in place, looking utterly bewildered, staring at Ella with wide eyes: "Eh? Ella-neechan, what are you doing?"

"what?"

When Bulma asked her this, Ella was taken aback and asked in confusion, "Didn't Rhode do the same thing before?"

"No way! That guy Rhodes was clearly treating me like a child when he pinched my cheek!"

Upon hearing the mention of Rhodes, Bulma immediately forgot who had just been having so much fun with her, and huffed and puffed as she complained.

However, when Bulma looked at Ella, she became a little shy and stammered, "But, Ella-neechan's touch on my face felt so nice!"

Ok?

Looking at Bulma's appearance, Ella frowned, wondering to herself if she had done something wrong.

Thinking this, Ella reached out again and pinched Bulma's cheek hard once more.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Sister Ella, you're hurting me!"

When Ella pinched her, Bulma winced in pain. Realizing this, Ella quickly let go, but then, without thinking, she rubbed Bulma's arm.

As Ella gently rubbed Bulma's face, she felt a peculiar sensation, a feeling she couldn't quite grasp.

If Rhodes were here, he would certainly understand what Ella was feeling at that moment—an emotion called concern that most Saiyans simply do not possess.

Of course, if Rhodes had witnessed the entire interaction between Ella and Bulma, he would have been quite shocked.

They were shocked by Ella's actions, but even more shocked by Bulma's precociousness at only four or five years old. At such a young age, her little head was already filled with all sorts of nonsense.

Seeing that Bulma had stopped crying, Ella stopped what she was doing, looked at her, and then got up and left without saying anything.

However, she had only taken a few steps when little Bulma called out to her, her big eyes sparkling with anticipation: "Sister Ella, can you play with me? The flying kind?"

"this"

Faced with Bulma's request, Ella couldn't help but frown; she still needed to continue her training.

However, looking at the incredibly cute little guy, Ella nodded as if possessed.

But as soon as he nodded, he immediately realized something was wrong. What was he playing at? How could something like that be more important than cultivation?

Thinking of this, Ella's expression turned cold, and she turned and left.

But then she felt a weight on her leg. It turned out that Bulma had run up and hugged her leg without her noticing. She held on tightly and said in a cute voice, "Sister Ella~".

Okay then, I'll just play with this little guy for a little while, just a short while!

Seeing Bulma on the verge of tears, the aloof Ella finally lowered her head.

In fact, although Ella's expression was cold and she was willing to refuse, her body was not so resolute. Otherwise, with her strength, it would have been impossible for a four or five-year-old Earth girl like Bulma to hug her leg.

Could this be the reason for Rhodes' rapid increase in strength? She had her doubts.

While playing with little Bulma, Ella thought to herself as she watched the little girl having a great time.

"Bulma, shall I teach you martial arts?"

Seeing that playing with Bulma was actually delaying her cultivation, she felt it wouldn't be right to leave directly. After pondering for a moment, her eyes lit up and she suddenly thought of a way to have the best of both worlds.

If you teach others how to cultivate, you'll surely gain something yourself, right?

"Learn martial arts?"

Upon hearing Ella's suggestion, little Bulma tilted her head, indicating that she didn't understand.

"Yes, that's it, learning martial arts, so you can fly freely like a bird!"

Recalling the scene where Bulma had pestered her to take her flying, Ella explained.

Upon hearing that she could fly if she learned martial arts, Little Bulma cheered excitedly, "I want to learn! I want to learn!"

Then, the two began their intensive cultivation.

I wonder if Bulma will grow up crooked because of this, thus causing the Earth to lose a genius scientist.

When Rhodes returned and saw this scene, he was somewhat surprised and taken aback, but he did not interfere.

If Bulma were to master martial arts and then beat Vegeta to a pulp, just imagining that scene would be incredibly exciting for him.

However, given the prince's proud pride, if he were to be thoroughly defeated by Bulma, who knows if he would just explode on the spot.

For a moment, Rhodes felt a sense of anticipation.

Time passed, and several days went by. The spaceship had been fully modified by Dr. Brief, and it was time to set off for Namek.