"Going in now? That might not be appropriate… What if we walk in on something…" Yamcha said, pretending to hesitate.
But his eyes secretly turned toward his little follower.
"Puar, turn into a bee or a tiny insect and sneak in through the door crack to check."
"Yes, Yamcha-sama!"
Puar immediately obeyed.
With a small puff of smoke, his body spun in place and transformed into a buzzing little bee.
Seeing this, everyone covered their faces with mixed expressions.
Some found it funny.
Some thought it was inappropriate.
But most of them silently agreed.
So they were really going to spy?
Even though everyone thought so, no one actually stopped it.
"There's no need."
Just as the bee-Puar was about to fly toward the stairs, Kami, who had been quietly sensing something, suddenly opened his eyes.
His voice was calm.
"I can sense a faint but extremely unique energy fluctuation."
He raised his finger and pointed toward the night sky outside the window.
"Very far away… moving rapidly."
Everyone instinctively looked out into the dark sky.
But aside from the deep blue night and scattered stars—
They saw nothing.
"We're talking about Broly and Launch," Kami explained with a faint smile.
"They may already have left the island."
"Left?" Krillin blurted out in surprise.
"How? We've been downstairs the whole time!"
"We didn't even hear the door open."
"Did he… jump out the window?"
Meanwhile, Puar—still curious—flew upstairs anyway.
The tiny bee slipped through the door crack and entered Broly and Launch's room.
A few seconds later, he hurried back and returned to normal.
"Well? What did you see?" Yamcha whispered.
Everyone leaned closer.
"There's nobody inside," Puar said in disbelief.
"The bed is perfectly neat."
"There's no sign anyone even slept there."
"Broly and Launch are both gone!"
"Gone?!"
Everyone immediately rushed upstairs.
Soon, they crowded into the room.
Just as Puar had said—
The room was empty.
The window was closed.
But with Broly's strength, silently opening and closing a window would be effortless.
The sea breeze slipped through a small gap in the window and moved the curtains gently.
It felt as though the wind itself was whispering about their quiet departure.
Still unwilling to give up, everyone searched the entire island.
They called Broly and Launch's names again and again.
But the only reply was the sound of waves crashing against the rocks.
Broly and Launch had completely disappeared.
"Strange… where could they have gone in the middle of the night?" Yamcha scratched his head.
A wedding-night escape?
That was too weird.
"Broly… didn't know how to fly, right?" Krillin murmured thoughtfully.
"I don't remember him using the Flight Technique before."
"You know…" Master Roshi said slowly, staring at the bright full moon.
"Maybe Broly already learned how to fly."
"Maybe he's even better at it than you."
"He's just too lazy to use it in front of us."
Everyone paused.
Then slowly nodded.
That actually made perfect sense.
With Broly's monstrous energy, learning something basic like flight would be effortless.
"But the moon looks so round tonight…" Puar said softly while gazing at the sky.
The moment those words were spoken—
It was like throwing a stone into calm water.
Everyone froze.
They looked at each other with sudden alarm.
"Master Roshi!" Krillin's voice trembled.
He grabbed Roshi's arm tightly.
"Broly… Broly also has a tail, just like Goku!"
"He… he's never turned into a Great Ape, right?!"
The forgotten issue suddenly became terrifyingly important.
"Not that I know of…" Roshi said uneasily.
"At least not during the years he lived with me."
"That kid always goes to sleep early."
"And he never seemed interested in looking at the moon."
Krillin tried to remember something.
"When Goku first participated in the World Martial Arts Tournament, he saw the full moon and turned into a Great Ape…"
"He lost control and nearly caused a disaster…"
"Where was Broly at that time?"
"Didn't he see the moon?"
After a moment of thought—
Yamcha suddenly slapped his thigh.
"I remember!"
"Broly wasn't there!"
"He said he was hungry and dragged Launch away to find food in the city."
"They left before the moon reached its brightest point!"
Everyone finally understood.
That meant Broly had accidentally missed the full moon that night.
But their relief lasted only a moment.
A new fear quickly replaced it.
"What if he can transform into a Great Ape?" Krillin said nervously.
"And what if… like Goku before… he loses control?"
Bulma shivered.
Her face turned pale.
"If that happens…"
"Then Launch might be in serious danger!"
A heavy and chilling worry suddenly fell over everyone present.
The moon above them shone bright and full—
But the night suddenly felt much colder.
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