However, considering the current timeline, Sun Wuxiu truly could not recall any character matching this little girl’s description.
Before he could continue thinking further, the game stall owner walked over with a bitter expression while carrying the giant panda plush toy.
The panda plushie was almost half the little girl’s height.
The blonde girl immediately hugged it tightly.
Although her face still maintained that cool and indifferent expression, the joy hidden within her eyes could not be concealed at all.
For the first time, she even looked directly toward Sun Wuxiu as though subconsciously waiting for his approval.
“Your shooting accuracy is incredible.” Sun Wuxiu smiled before giving her a thumbs up.
“Even better than mine.” The little girl’s face instantly flushed slightly red.
Then she quickly buried half her face into the panda plushie.
Afterward, the three continued playing various games around the amusement park.
Whac-A-Mole.
Basketball shooting.
Target challenges.
No matter what game it was, the little girl displayed astonishing reaction speed and dynamic vision.
The more Sun Wuxiu observed her, the more surprised he became internally.
Is this really just an ordinary human child?
This level of reflexes and physical coordination was practically born for combat.
Time passed quickly.
Before they realized it, night had fully arrived.
The amusement park loudspeakers gradually began playing the melody signaling closing time.
The cheerful expression on the little girl’s face instantly stiffened slightly.
That lonely and uneasy look quietly returned to her eyes once again.
From time to time, she kept glancing toward the amusement park entrance.
Yet the person she was waiting for never appeared.
“Still not here?” Sun Wuxiu asked softly.
The little girl bit her lip tightly.
Finally, the strong front she had maintained all day began crumbling.
The rims of her eyes gradually reddened.
“…Mama said she was going to buy water.” The girl’s voice became smaller and smaller.
“But she’s been gone for a really long time.” “You silly child.” Bulma gently rubbed her head worriedly.
“You should’ve told us earlier.” “Come on, Big Sister will take you to the broadcast station so we can find your mother.” Although the girl usually disliked being touched casually…
This time, however, she did not resist.
She obediently allowed Bulma and Sun Wuxiu to hold her hands while walking toward the amusement park broadcasting room.
Inside the broadcasting room, the staff immediately became enthusiastic after hearing the situation.
The park-wide announcement system was quickly activated.
“Attention all visitors.” “A blonde little girl wearing a denim vest is currently waiting for her mother in the broadcasting room.” “If any guardian hears this announcement, please come immediately.” The announcement repeated continuously throughout the amusement park.
Around ten minutes later…
Bang!
The broadcasting room door suddenly burst open.
A blonde middle-aged woman rushed inside frantically while looking extremely panicked.
“My child!!” The little girl instantly jumped down from her chair.
“Mom!!” The mother and daughter tightly embraced each other while crying emotionally.
After calming down slightly, everyone finally learned what happened.
The woman’s wallet had been stolen earlier.
While chasing the thief, she became separated from her daughter.
Her phone then ran out of battery as well, causing her to completely lose direction within the enormous amusement park.
That was why she had been delayed until now.
Watching the emotional reunion before them, Sun Wuxiu and Bulma exchanged smiles quietly.
“Looks like the mission is complete.” Sun Wuxiu shrugged lightly.
“Yeah…” Bulma sighed emotionally.
“She’s such a strong little girl.” The two did not step forward to seek thanks or recognition.
For Sun Wuxiu, this had merely been a small accidental encounter during his long life.
A simple act of kindness.
He quietly took Bulma’s hand before the two silently slipped out of the broadcasting room together.
They gradually disappeared into the lively night outside.
Just as they walked around ten meters away…
Inside the broadcasting room, the mother tightly hugged her daughter while wiping away tears.
Then she spoke that familiar name with lingering fear and concern.
“You scared Mom to death, Lazulī!” “You absolutely cannot run off by yourself ever again, understand?” Then the woman noticed the giant panda plushie in her daughter’s arms.
“Hm?” “Lazulī, where did you get this panda?” The little girl quietly hugged the plush tighter.
“A kind big brother and big sister gave it to me…” The girl named Lazulī turned toward the doorway instinctively.
However…
The doorway was already empty.
Only the night breeze gently moved the curtains.
Those two people had already left.
At that same moment, outside the amusement park entrance, Sun Wuxiu suddenly paused slightly.
“Hm?” Bulma turned toward him curiously.
“What’s wrong, Wuxiu?” “It’s nothing.” Sun Wuxiu glanced briefly back toward the broadcasting room’s direction before shaking his head lightly.
“I just suddenly felt…” “I really liked that little girl’s eyes.” Bulma immediately narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
“Hey…” “You aren’t secretly a lolicon, are you?” “What nonsense are you thinking about now?” Sun Wuxiu pinched Bulma’s cheek helplessly.
“The only person I’m interested in is a certain sixteen-year-old genius beauty.” “Hmph!” Bulma instantly became happy again.
“Good answer!” The two laughed together before boarding a hovercar and returning toward Capsule Corporation.
At that moment, Sun Wuxiu had no idea that he had just encountered the future Android 18 years before her destiny would fully begin.
Meanwhile…
Inside the amusement park, Lazulī tightly hugged the panda plushie while silently staring into the night sky.
Deep within her memories, the image of that black-haired youth had already become firmly engraved.
Especially his warm smile while handing her the ice cream.
For the lonely girl, that moment became one of the few warm lights within her childhood.
A bond had quietly been planted without either side realizing it.
After returning to Capsule Corporation, Dr.
Brief happened to walk out from the laboratory while holding an oil-stained rag.
“Oh, perfect timing.” The scientist adjusted his glasses.
“Wuxiu, I already cleared out the training room you requested downstairs.” “Although the equipment is fairly standard, the quality is excellent.” Sun Wuxiu glanced toward the basement before nodding calmly.
“Thank you, Doctor.” “This is more than enough.” He casually removed the black biker jacket he had worn earlier, revealing the sleeveless training shirt beneath it.
“Bulma.” Sun Wuxiu cracked his neck lightly before speaking.
“Don’t wait for me tonight.” “Starting today…” “I’m entering a period of closed-door training.” However, Sun Wuxiu silently added another sentence inwardly.
This was not the desperate self-destructive training method Saiyans normally relied upon.
Instead…
He intended to search for true power within peace and tranquility.
This bustling West City.
This peaceful daily life.
These ordinary experiences.
All of it was now his ideal training environment.
Bulma looked at Sun Wuxiu’s serious expression before sighing helplessly.
Yet the admiration within her eyes only deepened further.
“What a complete martial arts fanatic…” She smiled sweetly.
“But honestly, he’s even more handsome when he’s serious.” The heavy metal training room doors slowly closed shut.
Sun Wuxiu’s West City cultivation arc had officially begun.
At the same time, far away on a distant island in the ocean…
Kame House.
“Achoo!!” Master Roshi suddenly sneezed loudly while assigning milk delivery training tasks to Son Goku.
“Hm?” The old master rubbed his nose suspiciously.
“Strange.” “Is someone talking about me?” Then he glanced toward Son Goku, who was currently running around while carrying a heavy turtle shell and gasping for breath.
Master Roshi sighed softly.
“That brat Wuxiu…” “I wonder how he’s doing in West City.” “Hopefully that flashy city life hasn’t caused him to neglect his martial arts.” Little did Master Roshi know…
His greatest disciple had already stepped onto a path even he could never imagine.
A path leading toward the realm of gods.
Time flowed onward like water beneath a bridge.
And before anyone realized it…
An entire year quietly passed by.