Chapter 30: Chapter 30 – Date

 

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Going on a date with Bulma was… an underwhelming experience. Yamcha didn't know what he had expected. Despite her obvious stalking tendencies, she was a young girl who had zero dating experience. 

 

But he still took her to different places on the island to try local foods, drinks, and sights. Yamcha gave her a different array of memories in different places.

 

He ended their first date by talking about their favorite foods, which was a great way to set up a second date. Bulma's was strawberry, and Yamcha used that as a way to lead. "I know a good place that makes delicious strawberry cakes. The best I have ever eaten." 

 

He didn't know any store like that. But this was how these things always went. Yamcha noted in his mind to find a place that made strawberry cakes. 

 

Despite Bulma not telling any interesting stories, just the relief of knowing she probably wouldn't turn into an evil scientist made this the best date ever. 

…

 

Yamcha spent the whole week after the tournament planning his next journey and getting some addresses of the people he needed to visit. 

 

He ended up flying a private plane with Bulma and Tights in it. Yamcha needed to meet a fortune teller and learn about magic from her. Thankfully Bulma's father was rich, so he knew where Baba lived, despite Dr Brief never believing in things like fortune telling. 

 

They arrived in a forest in the middle of the night and landed on their plane. 

 

"We have been flying for hours around here and didn't catch sight of Baba's place," Bulma said. "Maybe dad sent us the wrong coordinates."

 

"Or maybe someone doesn't want us finding her place," Yamcha suspected it was some kind of barrier. His eyes wandered, and he saw a floating tag getting closer. 

[Invisible Man - Lvl 23]

"What are you doing here?" The Invisible Man asked. 

 

Bulma and Tights were startled. The latter took a gun out. In contrast, Bulma used this chance to cling to Yamcha. 

 

This whole thing would have been scarier if Yamcha didn't know exactly where the man was. Because it would have seemed like the voice was coming from around them. 

 

"We are here to meet Fortune Teller Baba," Yamcha explained. "I heard we must pay ten billion zenni or fight against her chosen fighters to have her read our fate."

 

Yamcha didn't care to learn about the future. Because he knew it in such detail that he doubted any fortune teller in this world knew it at the level he did. Even time travelers like Trunks, a time traveler, paled in comparison. 

 

Baba's magic, on the other hand, intrigued Yamcha. He wanted to learn it as another way of power and versatility Ki didn't usually have. 

 

"The girls can go. You have to complete some test-"

 

Before the invisible man could finish, Yamcha grabbed onto his arm and looked at him directly in the area where his face should be. "I don't have 

the time for useless tests."

 

"O -Okay," the invisible man sputtered. Yamcha let go of him, as he didn't want to start things with Baba on a bad foot.

 

Before the next tournament, Yamcha had a lot to do. Wasting time on tests or doing things other people tell him would be detrimental. That's why there is Goku, to do what Yamcha doesn't want to.

 

In three years, Yamcha needed to prepare everything and learn as much from the earth as he could. After that, he has to set off into space. Mayne takes Bulma with him, depending on how the situation develops. She would benefit the most from learning alien technology.

 

Yamcha felt the air on his left cheek shifting and leaned back. "Did you try to punch me?" 

 

The invisible man didn't answer and only stood still in front of Yamcha. It would have been a good move if the opponent didn't know exactly where you were. He wouldn't accidentally hit ruffling leaves or make noise by staying still. 

 

"Try learning some other techniques except your invisibility," Yamcha advised the invisible man after punching him in the stomach area. The invisible man fell to the ground in a slump, but no one saw him. 

For some reason, Yamcha felt a tickle on the back of his neck. He looked around, but no one was there, yet it felt like someone was looking at him.

 

Tights sighed and put her gun back in the holster. "I didn't think we would be running through a horror scenario before even meeting Baba."

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Yamcha glanced around and thought back on what the Invisible Man had said. 'He mentioned that the girls could go forward. Meaning Baba only had a test for me. But why?'

 

He tried thinking why Baba would do something like this. Usually, she wouldn't turn someone away, and even those who didn't have money could get a fortune reading by fighting. 

 

Baba would only do something like that if she had seen something with her Divination. Something that made her uncertain about Yamcha. "Bulma, Tights, you two go forward. You heard the invisible man. Whatever test Fortune Teller Baba has for me, it doesn't involve you two."

'Also, you two would get in the way.' Yamcha decided not to say that part. Bulma was useful with her orbital lasers, but he didn't want to make an enemy out of Baba or incinerate anyone. 

 

"Okay, Bulma, let's go," Tights went along with his words. She put a hand in her pocket to take out a cigarette but frowned when she didn't feel; any and turned to peer at Yamcha. If stares could kill, he would be dead by now… just like her, if she continued smoking poison. "You took my lighter again."

 

"Yeah, I thought you might still keep cigarettes in your capsules,” Yamcha showed her a couple of her capsules. “So I took these too." 

 

By now, he was surprised he hadn't gotten a pickpocket skill. 

 

"Are you sure you will be alright?" Bulma asked.

 

"Of course," Yamcha nodded. Without them here, he could go all out. 

 

Tights and Bulma went away on the plane. They flew up a little to get a better vantage point, and after a dozen meters off the ground, the plane disappeared from sight. "Yep, it was some kind of barrier. Kinda cliche if I'm being honest."

 

"You try putting something like that together, and we will see how 'cliche' it would be," an old voice came from above. 

 

Yamcha looked up, and an old woman floating in a crystal ball stared at him. "Hey there, Fortune Teller Baba. I've been looking for you."

 

"I know," she answered, floating down. "What do you want, brat?"

 

"To learn magic from you," he answered. He saw no reason to lie to someone who could see the future.

 

"Should I teach magic to someone like you?"

 

'Someone like me?' Yamcha tried reading between the lines. 

 

It didn't take long for him to conclude: Baba had seen something on her crystal ball about him that unsettled her. "What did you see?"

 

"The quest should be, what didn't I see?" Baba smirked and jumped down the crystal ball, and activated it. "Let me show you your future!"

 

The crystal shone brightly in a golden color; next, cracks started forming around it. An explosion rocketed the ground as the crystal burst into a thousand pieces.

 

"That's what I see," she muttered, looking Yamcha in the eyes. "What does this mean for your future? Are you evil? Are you good? For all I know, you could be the next Demon King Piccolo. Why would I teach someone when I don't know their character?"

 

Yamcha picked up one of the crystal ball's pieces and used Observe on it. There was nothing special, just glass. Was it her powers that made it special? Or maybe when the crystal ball broke down, it lost the magic that made the thing special. 

 

"My future?" Yamcha smirked. "Who cares about the future?"

 

Baba had made one mistake. Maybe it was due to panic, or she just didn't care. But she revealed to him that she couldn't see his future, read his mind, and had no way to tell what kind of person he was. 

 

'Now, this is interesting. For some reason, she can't see my future. How mysterious. There’s nothing in my skills that stops her from doing that. I don't like not knowing things.' Yamcha contemplated, put the glass down, and put on an innocent smile. "Sorry for bothering you, miss. Can I take my leave?”

 

Baba frowned, but her features softened a little. “Of course, I will give your friends a free fate reading too.”

'Bingo.' 

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A/N: The crystal ball exploded and showed what it did for a reason. It will be explained later, like a waaay later. 

 

P.S: Chapter 31 is coming in an hour or two. 

 

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