Dragon Ball Human

Yamiru suddenly realized that the voice of the pig-headed man sounded somewhat familiar.

The loud and excited shout from the pig-headed man drew the attention of most people in the hotel restaurant, including Shen, Tien Shinhan, and Yamiru. Tien Shinhan saw a short pig-headed man standing on a chair, his face full of excitement, while opposite him was a beautiful young girl, her face red as she seemed a bit overwhelmed by the surrounding attention.

Shen glanced over for a moment. It was probably just the pig-headed guy confessing, and the girl had agreed. Nothing too remarkable, just a simple situation.

However, Yamiru, after clearly seeing the pig-headed man, immediately recognized who he was. This pig-headed man was none other than the first friend Yamiru made in the Dragon Ball world, the one who had taken him to the Academy for special abilities a year ago, where he met Bulma and played a key role in the conflict with Blue. This was the pig-headed man with transformation magic — Tonpo.

"Looks like... after a year, this pig-headed guy really did manage to win over his goddess, Elizabeth..."

Yamiru thought to himself, feeling genuinely happy for the pig. But at the same time, while the pig had achieved his dreams, what about him?

"Awesome! Awesome! Woo-hoo~!"

Tonpo bounced around with excitement, proudly dancing on the table. The people watching quickly understood what had happened and began clapping and offering congratulations.

"Heh heh, thank you, thank you..."

Tonpo danced joyfully, lost in his happiness, when his eyes suddenly caught sight of a boy sitting at a nearby table!

Huh?!

Tonpo's pig-like brain hiccupped for a moment.

Honestly, he didn't recognize Yamiru immediately. The boy he saw now was much taller, had slightly darker skin, and his facial features were much more chiseled, or in other words, he looked like someone who had been through a lot, as if he had been through hundreds of hardships...

However, it was the boy's golden eyes that immediately caught Tonpo's attention.

Yamiru's Golden Veil had awakened in Tonpo's RV a year ago. It was with the help of Yamiru's Golden Veil that Tonpo had been able to gather crucial information during the battle with Blue, using his magic to transform into a nude woman, something Blue despised, which helped scare him off. Not to mention, Yamiru, with his peculiar golden eyes, was the only one Tonpo knew who could see through Elizabeth's shapeshifting abilities.

But over a year ago, the boy with the golden eyes suddenly disappeared without a trace. There was no word, no news—he had just vanished.

Tonpo had thought Yamiru had gone to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament, since an old, yellowed poster of the tournament was still on the table in Yamiru's house on the outskirts. But even after the tournament had ended, Tonpo never saw Yamiru return. After that, he really lost all contact. Tonpo never expected to bump into him here today!

"Tonpo, what's wrong?" Elizabeth, with a flushed face, suddenly noticed her boyfriend staring blankly. "Did you see something?"

"Oh, oh! Nothing, it's just that guy's eyes are really strange, it startled me a bit," Tonpo chuckled and leaned over to kiss Elizabeth's beautiful cheek, then whispered softly in her ear. The surrounding crowd either cheered or lost interest, and soon, Tonpo was holding Elizabeth's hand, leaving the restaurant.

"..."

Shen, pouring his own drink, chuckled. "Strange eyes? As expected of a pig-headed brain, how would he know the power of your eyes? Even my proud little brother is envious of them!"

It seemed that the brief interruption had also dissipated the killing intent Shen had been accumulating earlier.

It had all been a passing whim, and whims could come and go just as quickly.

It would depend on when he next felt that Yamiru was in the way. After all, with his current state, Yamiru was always on the brink of death — unless he could show something interesting enough to spark Shen's interest. Tien Shinhan understood this well. His master, Shen, was truly capricious. Compared to the foul-tempered Toa Bai Bai, it was actually Shen who was the truly terrifying figure.

"...I'm going to the restroom."

Yamiru jumped off his chair and headed towards the restroom. Tien Shinhan set down his chopsticks and naturally followed. Even though Shen believed Yamiru had no guts to run, and that Tien Shinhan could stop him, ensuring he would be killed once Toa Bai Bai and Shen arrived.

However, after a while, neither of them returned. This surprised Shen, and soon enough, he felt amused.

"Ha ha ha, didn't expect this kid to have some backbone. What a shame — he has guts, but no brains."

Shen casually flicked his robes, hands behind his back, and exited the restaurant. But just a few steps down the corridor, he suddenly spotted Master Roshi hurriedly leading Yamiru by the hand, quickly disappearing around a corner.

"How did that old turtle get here?!"

Shen was startled. "Yamiru, that brat, he hid the way to contact Turtle Hermit from us?"

He quickly chased after them while thinking.

"Could it be the Flying Nimbus? Would that old turtle really give the Flying Nimbus to this kid? But I haven't see hints of him having it... Wait, if he had the Nimbus, how could he still end up in my hands? Besides, with this kid's personality, he probably couldn't even ride the Nimbus..."

Shen exited the hotel and happened to run into Tao Pai Pai, who had just returned from gathering information.

"What are you standing there for? That old bastard Turtle just rescued Yamiru!" Shen scolded without ceremony, urging Tao Pai Pai to follow him and chase after them.

"Taro?" Tao Pai Pai was puzzled as to how he happened to run into Shen's arch-nemesis.

Shen replied irritably, "Maybe Yamiru found a way to call him? Whatever, the fact is, they're already gone!"

The two of them quickly left the hotel, heading in the direction where they had last seen Turtle Hermit and Yamiru.

After chasing for a while, Tao Pai Pai asked, "So what if they rescued him? According to what you said, the turtle's power is on par with yours, right? Trying to take someone from someone as strong as you isn't easy... why waste your energy over that brat Yamiru?"

"I don't care about Yamiru, I just can't stand being overshadowed by that old turtle!" Shen was extremely angry. He had been outsmarted by that old turtle! He had originally wanted to use Yamiru to annoy Master Roshi, but now, Shen himself was the one getting frustrated. If he had known, he would've just killed Yamiru in the restaurant.

They chased for several kilometers but couldn't find any trace of Turtle Hermit or Yamiru.

"Could it be that you mistook someone else for him?" Tao Pai Pai asked. With the distance they had traveled, even a master like him wouldn't be exhausted. They stopped, both of them believing that continuing the chase would be futile.

Shen cursed, "That old bastard Mu Taro's appearance, even if he turned into a pile of turtle shit, I'd still recognize him! And besides, Yamiru was with him, how could I mistake it?"

"Then that's strange. Could it be that Turtle is more skilled than you?" Tao Pai Pai, not one to hold back, needled Shen.

The latter snorted coldly and muttered under his breath, "That bastard must have used his Phoenix to escape! Hmph, it would be best if he died up there in the sky."

"What about Tien Shinhan?" Tao Pai Pai asked.

Shen glanced at him. Tao Pai Pai shrugged. Shen's expression darkened as a chill ran through him. Whatever had happened with Tien Shinhan, Shen had a gut feeling that he had been played.

At that moment, in the very corner they had just passed, two pairs of eyes suddenly opened in the stones that were stacked together. Then, with a loud "bang", one of the stones turned into a puff of white smoke, revealing Tonpo, who looked terrified, while the other stone quietly reverted to Elizabeth's form.

"Who are they? What a frightening presence," Elizabeth said, staring in the direction where Shen and Tao Pai Pai had disappeared.

"Phew! Who knows?" Tonpo was equally scared, but fortunately, both his and Elizabeth's transformation abilities were extraordinary. "I have no idea what that Yamiru kid did, but how did he get himself involved with these two troublesome guys?" He couldn't help but recall the moment in the restaurant when their eyes met, and the information that came into his mind instinctively.

— "Don't act like you recognized me."

— "Get out of here quickly."

— "Transform into me, and make Elizabeth take on the appearance of this old man i'am imagining."

— "This old man with me will chase you."

— "Make sure to run fast."

In fact, when Yamiru met Tonpo's gaze, he suddenly remembered that his Golden Veil had another ability: as long as he didn't actively let anyone know, Shen and Tao Pai Pai could never discover it. This ability allowed him to transmit thoughts through his Golden Veil.

Back on the island, Yamiru had used this ability to warn Shark to leave quickly. Given the distance at the time, Yamiru, already discovered by Tao Pai Pai, had no chance of being taken away by Shark. Instead of causing Shark to be killed by Tao Pai Pai's, Yamiru chose to give up his struggle.

But when Tonpo saw him, Yamiru, who had been waiting for death, suddenly saw a glimmer of hope.

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"Really, all you do is cause trouble for people," Tonpo mumbled.

The transmission through the Golden Veil wasn't exactly a voice, but more like a mixture of Yamiru's emotions and thoughts, which Tonpo could instantly understand. Among these emotions, Tonpo could clearly hear the repeated cries of... "Help me."

Tonpo hadn't expected that the same Yamiru who, a year ago, had used his brute strength to throw elephants and beat up Academy bullies like they were children, and even fought to the death against monsters like Blue, would be in such a helpless situation now.

"Sorry for causing trouble for you guys," Yamiru's voice suddenly came from above where Tonpo and Elizabeth were hiding. Yamiru jumped down from the wall, visibly relieved. He forced a smile and said, "I'm so glad you're both alright..."

Tonpo immediately started scolding Yamiru, "The monster chasing us was that powerful! Do you know how terrifying it was just now? Damn it, if my dear Elizabeth had been hurt, it would've been a huge deal, you know?!"

"Hey, Tonpo." Elizabeth tugged at the sleeve of the pig-headed Tonpo.

"Uh, why are you crying?" Tonpo froze when he saw Yamiru's eyes red with suppressed tears. "I was just joking, bro..."

Yamiru struggled not to cry. He placed a hand on Tonpo's shoulder, and his grip was so strong that Tonpo inhaled sharply. Yamiru repeatedly patted Tonpo's shoulder, as if his emotions were too overwhelming to contain. He finally became serious and said to both Tonpo and Elizabeth, "Thank you, thank you both."

"Uh..." Tonpo was taken aback. What in the world had Yamiru gone through this year to be acting like this?

Elizabeth blinked and asked, "If — just if — we were captured because of you, what would happen?"

"I don't know." Yamiru let go of him and shook his head. "Maybe nothing, maybe... we'd be killed."

Tonpo and Elizabeth exchanged a look that said everything, the same dumbfounded expression.

Yamiru smiled, "If that happened, I'd have to kill myself and go to the underworld to apologize to you both! Haha."

"Haha, my foot! Can't you be serious about something so scary?" Tonpo jumped up and punched Yamiru, furious, and kicked him a couple of times. But Yamiru quickly said in a low voice, "We have to go, they're heading back. They're probably going to check on Tien Shinhan."

"Tien Shinhan? Who's that?" Tonpo still didn't understand, but before he could process it, Yamiru grabbed both him and Elizabeth by the arms and started running quickly.

"As long as we're out of their immediate reach, my Golden Veil can avoid their detection..."

Yamiru nimbly and quickly led Tonpo and Elizabeth through the streets and alleys of the South City. Having been a deliveryman here for a few months and running all over the world during the past year, especially after training under Shen's influence, Yamiru's agility was no longer the same as before.

"Shen, Tao Pai Pai..."

Yamiru's mind kept repeating their names. At the same time, he used his Golden Veil to track the distant energies of Shen and Tao Pai Pai. Over the course of these trials, Yamiru had become very precise at sensing distances. If they were too far, he couldn't see their energy, but if they were too close... Yamiru refused to consider that option.

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Shen and Tao Pai Pai had returned to the hotel.

They eventually found Tien Shinhan, unconscious and bound by clothes to a pipe in a bathroom stall.

Shen's face darkened to an almost terrifying degree.

There was no way Yamiru had knocked Tien Shinhan out without a fight, and if Tien Shinhan had the strength to resist, Shen definitely would have heard it. So the only possibility was that Tien Shinhan had been knocked out while Shen and Tao Pai Pai were away. The conclusion was clear... the Yamiru they saw earlier wasn't Yamiru at all.

Since the Yamiru they encountered was a disguise, the Master Roshi they had met was most likely a fake too.

Yamiru had intentionally delayed Tien Shinhan in the bathroom, allowing the fake Turtle Hermit and fake Yamiru a chance to lead Shen out of the hotel. With his Golden Veil that could see through walls, Yamiru knew exactly when Shen was far enough away to strike quickly and defeat Tien Shinhan. Finally...

Shen walked out of the stall and looked toward the open window in the bathroom wall.

"I've heard that there's a lot of talk about superpowers and magic in the South. Big brother, how about we adopt one of those little super-powered kids?" Tao Pai Pai suggested as he carried the unconscious Tien Shinhan.

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"Shen, Tao Pai Pai."

Yamiru kept repeating their names in his mind. He didn't focus on feelings like hatred or anger; they were burdensome and soul-consuming. But Yamiru would always remember: the next time he saw their faces, he would definitely... definitely kill them with his own hands.

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