"Hello!"
"Hello!"
Ethan looked at the person in front of him. He still looked like a child but was carrying a large tiger. The other person was also looking at him and Yoruichi beside him.
"My name is Ethan, and her name is Yoruichi. We're lost."
"My name is Son Goku!"
Just like the person in his memory, the current Son Goku was innocent, pure, and very kind. After hearing that Ethan and Yoruichi were lost, he invited them to his home as guests. He did not care about Ethan and Yoruichi's origins and did not suspect that the two had any ill intentions.
At most, he was a little curious about Yoruichi's appearance. After Ethan explained that Yoruichi was a girl, the young Goku said in surprise, "So this is what a girl looks like. It's my first time seeing one!"
He circled Yoruichi a few times and felt that she looked very delicate.
"Just in time, I caught a tiger. We can eat it together."
"Okay!"
Of course, Ethan would not refuse. He and Yoruichi were just ordinary people now, and this world was honestly very unsafe.
The entire world was characterized by vast lands and sparse populations. While there were large cities, there were more desolate and primitive areas. Those places were home to many strange and fierce beasts.
Tigers and bears were not even considered fierce beasts anymore. They were only at the lower end of the natural food chain, because this world still had dinosaurs.
Furthermore, the fish in the water were also extremely ferocious. Even a small and ordinary river in the mountains could contain fish larger than a grizzly bear, with teeth as sharp as a shark's. In addition, the creatures in this world were not low in intelligence. Most wild beasts possessed basic thinking ability, and some even had impressive intelligence and could speak. There were also various strange humanoid species like dog-men and cat-men.
In such a world, no one would find it strange that Goku had a tail behind him.
In short, this was a very dangerous world. Even without the later Great Demon King Piccolo, without the Saiyan invasion, and even without the Android crisis, this world was not a place where ordinary people could easily survive.
Ethan was a little curious. Before meeting young Goku, how did Bulma travel around safely and still manage to find the Dragon Balls?
Following behind young Goku, Yoruichi tried to use some Kido or similar techniques, but she discovered that she was just like an ordinary person, unable to use any miraculous abilities.
Although Ethan had explained that those powers had not disappeared, but were simply suppressed within this body and needed to be developed before they could be used, she still tried persistently.
The facts proved that Ethan was right. No matter what she did, she could not use even a tiny bit of power.
"Is there anything special about this little guy?"
Young Goku carried the tiger and walked ahead, while Ethan and Yoruichi followed behind. Since she could not use any special techniques, Yoruichi could only speak to Ethan in a low voice. She did not want to use this method, because it could easily be heard by someone with sharp senses.
"He is equivalent to Ichigo."
When Yoruichi heard this, she immediately understood. According to Ethan's description, Ichigo was the Child of the World in their world, the center of many events.
If this little guy was an existence like Ichigo, then many major events in this world would revolve around him.
"We are so weak now. Won't this be too dangerous?"
"We will not stay this weak forever."
Many of the training methods Ethan used in the Bleach world were copied from this world. Now that he had come to the Dragon Ball world, those methods would naturally be just as effective. All he had to do was find a suitable place and train hard.
"But before that, we should solve the problem of food first. Do not forget that we are just ordinary people."
Because of Ethan's reminder, Yoruichi also felt hungry. At that moment, she no longer opposed his decision, because the problem of food truly needed to be solved first. If this problem could not be solved, getting stronger would be meaningless. If you could not even eat your fill, where would you get the strength to train?
They walked for a short while and saw young Goku's home. It was a small house that looked very simple, and in reality, it was very simple.
When they opened the door and went inside, besides a table, a bed, and a cabinet, there were only various daily necessities neatly arranged on the side. It was clear that young Goku lived a very primitive life. The only special item in the house was the Four-Star Dragon Ball, which Goku worshipped as his grandpa.
After returning home, young Goku first greeted his "grandpa" and chatted for a few moments, then went outside to chop wood and start a fire to prepare food.
His cooking method was simple and primitive, without anything fancy. He simply built a large bonfire, processed the tiger, and roasted it directly.
Most of the meal ended up in young Goku's stomach.
Yoruichi thought she could eat quite a lot, but when she saw Goku effortlessly finish the tiger, which was two sizes larger than a person, until only bones remained, she was still shocked. How could such a small body hold so much meat?
"I'm full. It is already late. Do you want to stay at my place?"
"Then we will trouble you."
"It is no trouble. Yoruichi can sleep on the bed. Grandpa taught me to be gentle and considerate toward girls."
Yoruichi narrowed her eyes, seemingly pleased with this consideration. Goku even prepared bedding for her. As for Ethan, a man did not need to worry about such small things. He could simply sleep on the floor or outside with Goku.
"Differential treatment."
Fortunately, Ethan was not someone who could not endure hardship. Although he liked a comfortable life, he would not be picky when conditions were limited.
Moreover, they had been politely invited here, treated to a meal, and given a place that sheltered them from the wind and rain. That was already very good, much better than sleeping outside. In this desolate wilderness, who knew if some fierce beast would suddenly appear in the middle of the night looking for a late-night meal?
Judging from Goku occasionally eating tigers and bears, this place was definitely not safe.
In the following days, Ethan stayed at Goku's home. Goku was not unhappy at all. Instead, he warmly welcomed them.
After hearing that Ethan and Yoruichi had no relatives and had wandered here, he directly invited them to stay.
Ethan did not refuse. In fact, the next day he began building a small wooden house nearby.
"Are we really going to stay?"
Goku went out hunting, while Ethan became the main force building the wooden house. Yoruichi helped while chatting with him. The two were also thinking about what to do next.
"Let us stay here first and do some basic training. With our current strength, we cannot go anywhere."
Not to mention distant goals, with their current strength they could not even leave this mountain area. They would be swallowed by some fierce beast along the way.
So he decided to remain here for now, train some basics, and gain the ability to protect themselves before deciding what to do next.
According to his memory, at the beginning of the story Bulma arrived here with the Dragon Ball Radar, met young Goku, and invited him to leave with her to search for the Dragon Balls.
In other words, this place was the starting point of the Dragon Ball story. However, Bulma had not appeared yet, and the fated meeting had not happened. That also gave him some time to prepare.
The house only had a basic frame. Ethan was about to refine it carefully when he suddenly looked up and watched the girl who returned with Goku. His expression became speechless.
"Damn..."
He wanted to curse but held it back. Ethan looked at Goku, who was dragging a large fish and happily greeting him, while the girl curiously looked at him and Yoruichi.
"Ethan, look, I met another girl."
"Oh, oh."
What else could he say in this situation? Although he had arrived in this world earlier, it was only by a few days. Compared with arriving more than a hundred years before the plot in the Bleach world, the difference was huge.
"Hello, my name is Bulma."
"My name is Ethan, and she is Yoruichi."
Bulma kept observing Ethan and Yoruichi. Their clothing and appearance did not resemble people who lived in the desolate wilderness, so why were they here?
After thinking for a few seconds, Bulma suspected that they might have the same goal as her, coming here for the Dragon Balls.
However, after seeing the Four-Star Dragon Ball that Goku worshipped, she stopped thinking too much and simply tried to take it.
Naturally, Goku stopped her. Then Bulma suggested borrowing it, but she was still refused.
After thinking for a moment, Bulma finally invited Goku. How about going out with her to find the Dragon Balls?
In Bulma's words, "Anyway, you are just idle." Goku agreed.
Goku did not forget his two new friends. He turned his head and asked, "Do you want to come with us?"
Before Bulma could object, Ethan immediately agreed.
"If it is just the two of us, it will be difficult to survive here, and we have nowhere to go. We will go with you."
"Tsk, two more freeloaders."
Bulma originally wanted to trick Goku into leaving and shake off Ethan and Yoruichi. She did not expect Goku to directly invite them, and that person named Ethan... huh? Looking closely, Ethan was quite handsome. Adventuring with a handsome guy did not seem like a bad thing.
Bulma, who could only be considered a little girl at the moment, had many little thoughts. However, she was not very good at hiding them. She thought she was concealing it well, but the constantly changing expressions on her face had already revealed everything.
"Fine, but let us make this clear first. You must listen to my command."
With the air of a team leader, Bulma made the decision firmly.
"No problem."
This was not a problem for Ethan. He would treat it as a temporary job. After all, their food, clothing, shelter, and transportation for the coming days would all depend on Bulma. She was the leader after all.
(To be continued.)
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