บท 14: Absorption limits
With everyone inside the flying car, Bulma piloted towards the last of the dragon balls. The car was quite spacious, so it wasn't cramped, even with three people in the back seat.
Akira was in the passenger seat next to Bulma, looking back. Since the flying car didn't have a roof, he could easily look out of the car.
His gaze seemed to simply be taking in the view, but in truth he was looking in the direction of Yamcha, who was following them.
'Poor Yamcha, this isn't the time you'll lose your shyness around women' A wry smile appeared on Akira's face as he slowly looked forward.
"Hey, Bulma, what kind of wish do you have in mind? We should get the last dragon ball soon, so I wanted to know" Akira asked.
He knew the truth, but he wondered if the girl would be honest with him or make up some other wish.
Still having to keep most of her attention on driving, Bulma glanced at him from the corner of her eye. She remembered the conversation they had earlier and how he had hugged her while protecting her from Master Roshi's perversions.
'Maybe I don't need to ask for a boyfriend...' Her face turned pink and she said "I'm not sure yet..."
"I see" Akira smiled and looked to the side, observing the landscape.
Chi-Chi and Goku seemed to be enjoying the trip, while Oolong had a disgusted expression.
...
No more than an hour after they left Mount Frypan, they arrived at a small town, where they decided to stop to refuel and Bulma also wanted to buy some things.
As soon as they entered the city, Akira noticed some fearful looks in his direction. He knew that this fear was not because of him, but because of Bulma.
'Well, we're not here to socialize anyway, so whatever' He smiled and let the citizens of the small town continue in fear.
"Goku, stay with Oolong to fill up the car, we'll buy some things and be back soon" Bulma said leaving the car at the gas station.
"Alright" The spiky-haired boy nodded, not at all interested in following them on their shopping spree. Oolong was not happy, but he felt lighter seeing his tormentors walking away.
As Bulma walked ahead, Akira and Chi-Chi were right behind her. And the three of them could notice the fear in every person who looked at them, as if they were a bunch of demons.
"Is there something wrong with us?" Chi-Chi asked confused, as she saw people stumbling around in fear.
Bulma looked around without stopping walking, finding several frightened looks and it was noticeable how no one stood in her way, making way for them "I don't know if it's with us, but something is very wrong..."
Bulma's eyes focused on a sign, then she pointed in the direction "There it is, let's go buy some new capsules!" She then went ahead, towards a capsule store.
Akira laughed in his mind 'She's the heiress of Capsule Corp., but she gets so excited about buying some capsules'
As they entered, the shopkeeper said "Welcome...!" He gasped slightly when he saw the bunny ears on Bulma's head "How may I help you, dear ladies and gentleman?" His voice was now filled with fear.
Bulma noticed his fear, but since everyone on her way here had done so, she decided to just ignore it and buy her capsules.
Since this was a small town, there weren't that many types of capsules available "It doesn't seem to have the ones I wanted to buy, but I think I can substitute some..." She slowly picked out the capsules she was interested in.
Akira looked around the store, just to pass the time, he himself knew that nothing there would be of interest to him. Beside him, Chi-Chi looked at a shelf with interest "Akira, look at this"
...
In the end, Bulma came out with a few new pods, with one of them being a housing pod, which was basically a mobile home. Chi-Chi had taken the pod that caught her eye.
Bulma walked out of the store with a confused expression "So many expensive capsules, but he gave them to us for free?"
Chi-Chi shrugged "I don't get it either, but free is better!" She smiled, putting the capsule away.
Akira let out a light laugh and said "In the place where I was born, they say that rabbit's feet bring luck, maybe it's your bunny ears bringing us good luck"
"Are rabbit's feet good luck?" The blue-haired girl asked in confusion, she had never heard of it.
"Just a silly superstition, forget it" Akira replied with a smile "You said you wanted to buy new clothes too, so let's go"
...
In the clothing store, the salesman was also full of fear, as were all the residents of that city.
Bulma put on some clothes, asked Akira's opinion, and quickly there was a pile of clothes she wanted to take, in addition to a set she already kept on her body.
She was now wearing a open little blue vest, white jumpsuit with a red tied fabric around her waist, red sandals, a golden ornament holding her hair in a ponytail and a gold choker.
After once again having her purchases given away for free, Bulma put the rest of her new clothes into one of the capsules she had just bought, which was exactly for that purpose. She then looked at the bunny costume, wondering if she should just leave it there.
Akira came up beside her and said "You should keep it too, it really looks good on you"
Bulma turned to him and saw his new clothes. Akira was much more modest, he had put on a black short-sleeved shirt, white pants and white sneakers as well.
Upon hearing those complimentary words, she decided to keep the bunny costume, storing it with her other clothes.
There were no children's clothes in that store, so Chi-Chi didn't have anything for herself, but that wasn't a problem, after all she brought her clothes in a capsule. So she kept wearing her blue armor.
As they left the store and walked for a while, Bulma noticed something "No one is looking at us strange anymore!"
"It must have been because of the weird outfit you were wearing" Chi-Chi mocked the other girl.
'You're right, but you have no idea about that' Akira chuckled in his mind.
...
Meanwhile, Yamcha, who had followed them until now, was currently hiding some distance away from the gas station, where Goku and Oolong were waiting for the others to return.
"Pual, we need to form a good plan for the moment they get the last dragon ball, especially now that there are more people in the group..." He said in an impatient tone.
"He shouldn't be as strong as Goku, but we better be careful" he continued.
Puar nodded and was about to say something when he heard the sound of wood breaking.
Not far from them, an unusual scene was taking place. Two men, both wearing similar clothes, with weapons on their backs and waists, were standing in front of a tent and beside them a large amount of apples were spilling onto the ground, spilling out of a broken crate.
Both men had bunny ears on their heads and also carried armbands that said "bunny" on them.
The man who was smaller and more robust, spat a piece of apple in the vendor's face "This apple tastes like shit!"
"This city is a complete mess, I haven't seen a pretty girl in months! Good thing the boss is moving soon!" Said the other, who had a taller and thinner body.
The salesman looked at his merchandise on the floor in anguish, but did not complain, lowering his head. Everyone around also didn't dare to react, just moving away from the duo.
In the distance, Yamcha looked on disapprovingly "It must be some gang from this city, nothing that concerns us"
...
After buying everything they needed, the three were heading back to the gas station.
Bulma had a small bag in her right hand, while her left hand held a bitten donut. When she saw Goku waiting for her in the car, she waved with the bag in her hand "Hey, Goku, I got you some food too!"
Right behind her were Akira and Chi-Chi, both eating a fast-food that looked very tasty and not at all healthy.
"I was already starving anyway!" Goku said, more excited about the food than their return.
Oolong looked at them from the backseat and said "And what did you bring me?" A bit of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
Bulma smiled, "Actually, I brought something for you too, just wait a second!" She popped the rest of the donut into her mouth, then reached into the bag.
As she finished chewing, her hand finally came out of the bag and then threw something to Oolong "Enjoy" She said with a smile.
The little pig took it by reflex, then looked at his hand, and saw a carrot. You could see a vein bulging on his forehead, and he gritted his teeth.
Chi-Chi laughed shamelessly "I told you he would love it!"
Oolong was turning red with anger 'You...' He was about to curse the two girls in his mind, but a scream made all of them look to the side.
"Please!" A female scream had sounded, while a woman hugged a small child, kneeling on the ground, facing those two men with rabbit ears "He's just a child, he didn't mean any harm!"
"Who asked? You ugly bitch!" The taller one said, before stomping on the woman's shoulder, pushing her and the child together.
The other laughed at the scene and said "If your son makes a mistake, it means you didn't teach him well, so it's only fair that you get punished too. And don't ever get in our way again, or we won't be so kind"
Even from a distance, Bulma and the others heard everything, because the men were intentionally speaking loudly.
"What a ridiculous duo" Bulma said in disgust. Chi-Chi nodded "They're more despicable than those bandits who came to steal daddy's treasure"
Even Oolong was looking at that duo with disgust, but Goku and Akira were completely calm.
'Having a gun makes some people arrogant, thinking they are above others... But there is always something above' Akira thought, without stopping eating.
Meanwhile, the two men continued walking and were getting closer and closer to them. The shorter one saw Bulma and his gaze flashed with lust.
He elbowed his friend lightly and pointed at Bulma "Look, that girl isn't bad at all!"
The tallest one saw Bulma and agreed "True. Let's go invite her"
Even though they didn't hear it, everyone noticed their approach and Bulma noticed the rabbit ears 'It must have been because of that...'
When they got really close, they looked right at Bulma and said "Hey, hottie, why don't you leave that sucker and those kids alone and come take a walk with us?"
"Sucker?" Akira asked, as his hand grabbed the taller one's neck, lifting him off the ground.
It was such a quick movement that no one had noticed, until that man was being held in the air, struggling to get out.
Seeing his friend struggling, the other took his gun and pointed it at Akira "Let him go now, or I'll fill you with bullets, damn you!"
Akira squeezed a little, then a cracking sound rang out and the tall man's terror-filled eyes lost their shine, while his body completely stopped struggling.
Akira released him, making his dead body fall to the ground, then gave the other a cold look "Go ahead, pull the trigger, or do you only have the courage to threaten?"
There were people screaming in the street, desperate residents, seeing the whole scene, ran to hide in desperation.
Bulma was shocked, but she didn't seem scared by it, just very surprised by how casually Akira had taken a life. Chi-Chi was less surprised, in fact she had taken a step forward.
The armored girl took out a capsule, which with a click turned into a sword, which was pointed at the neck of the man holding a gun.
That man was already shaking after seeing his friend die so suddenly, he was terrified now as he felt cornered.
Akira took a step towards the man and without hesitation kicked him in the knee, which caused his leg to break instantly, and before he could scream in pain, Akira also took the gun from his hand.
"AHHHH!!!" His scream rang out loudly and he fell to the ground, causing his neck to lightly pass through the blade that was pointed at him, creating a shallow cut.
Akira turned to Chi-Chi and his cold gaze turned a little warm and he said "You don't have to do this, let me handle it"
Chi-Chi's hand on the sword was trembling a little, as she saw blood dripping down the blade, she then nodded without saying anything, as she took a step back.
Akira turned his gaze to the man on the ground, who was still screaming in pain "I'm not a hero, so I didn't care about the shit you guys were doing, but..." The gun in his hands broke into pieces with his grip "You came to bother me, thinking you're superior because of these useless toys!"
Akira took a deep breath, then extended his palm towards the man's head "Enjoy your stay in hell"
A purple glow shot out from Akira's palm like a beam of light, but upon touching its target, a small explosion occurred. Where the man's head should have been, there was now a crater in the ground.
With the exception of Chi-Chi, everyone was surprised to see Akira's attack. Meanwhile, he looked at the two bodies with a bitter smile "So I've already reached my limit?"
In the eyes of others, they were two dead bodies, but in his eyes, one had a purple mist circling it, while the other did not.
His strength had reached the point where normal humans were too weak, so his ability was limiting him. Probably because of his slightly larger physical build, the taller man was a little stronger than normal people and that's why he could still be absorbed.
'If normal humans have already become useless to my ability, soon normal wild animals will too, then all that's left is to hunt dinosaurs, then it'll be martial artists...' Akira thought, feeling bitter.
He didn't intend to kill innocent people, so he could already imagine that after reaching enough strength to not be able to absorb dinosaurs, he would have to look for other methods to become strong.
He absorbed the power from the tall man's body, then walked towards the car "Let's go, these guys have ruined my mood"
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