Before John could speak, Bulma smiled and said, "Sorry, Mr. Turtle, we have important things to do. The seaside is several hundred kilometers from here. Taking you back to the ocean is just too time-consuming."
At this moment, John said, "Bulma is right, but collecting the Dragon Balls isn't something that can be completed in a day or two. Spending half a day to send Mr. Turtle back isn't a big deal."
Hearing John say he would take the turtle back to the sea, Bulma was a bit unhappy. Just as she wanted to continue arguing, John's gaze stopped her. John said, "It's decided then. We are leaving immediately."
Bulma was not very pleased with John's decision. However, since this Dragon Ball hunt was for John, and he didn't seem to be too concerned, why should she care so much? Although she thought this way, she couldn't help feeling a bit irritated.
John took out a capsule for a pickup truck. With a "bang," a pickup truck appeared in front of them.
John placed the turtle in the truck bed and then sat in the cab with Bulma and Goku.
At this moment, John said to Bulma, "You don't seem very happy?"
"What does it matter whether I'm happy or not? The Dragon Balls are for you," Bulma said sullenly.
John explained, "This turtle's owner is Master Roshi, a legendary martial artist and currently the world's number one fighter. It might seem a bit opportunistic, but taking half a day to help Master Roshi's subordinate seems quite worthwhile to me."
Bulma, upon hearing that Master Roshi was the world's number one, couldn't help but curiously ask, "The number one in the world, really? I want to see if this so-called number one is true."
Goku, also intrigued by "the number one in the world," loudly asked, "John, is this Master Roshi really the number one in the world?"
John nodded and said, "To be precise, he should be the number one among humans. After all, there are gods and the servants of gods on Earth who are definitely stronger than Master Roshi."
"Amazing! So there are so many powerful fighters in the world. I really want to fight them!" Goku shouted happily, even more excited about this adventure with John and the others.
Soon, the pickup truck drove into a mountainous area with small roads flanked by peaks.
Suddenly, a huge figure appeared in front of the truck, blocking their path. John quickly hit the brakes, barely stopping in front of the figure without hitting it.
Looking at the figure's build, John thought even if they had collided, the figure might not have been injured.
It was a bear-headed humanoid monster over two meters tall and very strong. He held a long knife, and one of his eyes was blinded, but his remaining eye quickly spotted the turtle in the truck bed.
The bear monster shouted, "You have two choices: leave the turtle and go, or I will kill you and take the turtle."
The turtle was terrified, jumping in fright, and anxiously looked at John and the others.
Seeing the huge bear monster in front of them, Bulma didn't want any conflict and suggested, "How about we leave the turtle?"
Hearing Bulma's words, the turtle immediately shouted, "No, please, no!"
John reassured the turtle, "Don't worry. We won't leave you. Since we promised to help you, we will definitely see it through."
The turtle finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But the bear monster was not happy. He lifted the long knife on his shoulder, pointing its sharp tip at John and the others, and said, "If you won't listen to reason, let's see if you can survive my blade."
Bulma and the turtle, scared by the bear monster's actions, hid behind a nearby rock.
John and Goku exchanged a glance and then started a game of rock-paper-scissors in front of the bear monster to decide who would fight first.
"Rock, paper, scissors... Rock, paper, scissors..." But they kept throwing the same signs.
Seeing this, Bulma shouted from behind the rock, "You two idiots! Stop deciding who goes first and fight together to take down that big fool!"
Hearing Bulma call him a fool, the bear monster glared at her with his one eye, scaring Bulma back behind the rock.
Seeing that the two small people in front of him looked down on him, the bear monster's anger flared. He swung his long knife towards John and Goku.
Seeing the bear monster attacking, John quickly stopped playing rock-paper-scissors, happily shouting, "I didn't want to fight first, but he's coming at me!"
With that, John dodged the bear monster's sweeping attack, then swept his leg, causing the bear monster to lose balance and fall.
Not wanting to be left behind, Goku shouted, "John, you're so sneaky!" Then he leaped with a sidekick, hitting the bear monster's jaw. The bear monster was sent flying by Goku's powerful kick, crashing into the mountain and shattering rocks.
The bear monster fell heavily to the ground, unconscious, while his long knife spun in the air before embedding itself back into the ground.
Seeing that John and Goku had dealt with the bear monster, Bulma and the turtle came out from behind the rock, relieved.
The three of them and the turtle got back into the truck and drove to the beach.
Soon, the sparkling sea appeared before them. Goku, who had never seen the ocean, shouted happily, "So this is the sea? It's so big!"
Although Bulma was initially unhappy about bringing the turtle back home, her displeasure vanished when she saw the sea. She rolled up her pants and happily waded in the water.
The turtle slowly crawled into the ocean and said to John, Goku, and Bulma, "Mr. John, Mr. Goku, Miss Bulma, please wait here for a while. I will go and fetch my master to thank you."
With that, the turtle quickly swam into the deep sea.
At first, Bulma and Goku enjoyed themselves, but as the sun rose and the temperature increased, they sat under a palm tree to cool off.
Bulma complained, "Why isn't he here yet? So slow!"
John joked, "Should we leave?"
Bulma, instantly upset, shouted, "No way! If we leave now, wouldn't our effort be wasted? No, I must see this Master Roshi and get our reward."