Before John could respond, Bulma smiled and said, "We can't help. The sea is hundreds of kilometers away, and it would take too much time to send the sea turtle back. We have more important things to do."
John, however, said, "Bulma's right, but collecting the Dragon Balls isn't something that can be accomplished in a day or two. It won't hurt to spend half a day helping the sea turtle return to the sea."
Hearing John's decision, Bulma was a little unhappy. She was about to say something, but John's gaze stopped her. John said, "It's decided. We'll leave now."
Bulma wasn't satisfied with John's decision, but since this Dragon Ball quest was for John, she didn't want to be too pushy. Although she thought this way, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
John took out a truck capsule and threw it on the ground. "Bang!" A pickup truck appeared before them.
John placed the sea turtle in the truck bed, and he, Bulma, and Goku sat in the driver's cabin.
John then said to Bulma, "You don't seem very happy."
"It doesn't matter if I'm happy or not. The Dragon Balls are for you anyway," Bulma muttered.
John explained, "The sea turtle's master is Master Roshi, a legendary martial artist and the current strongest human on Earth. Our actions may seem a bit utilitarian, but spending half a day to help Master Roshi's disciple is worth it."
Bulma was curious and asked, "The strongest human? Are you sure you're not exaggerating? I want to see this so-called strongest human."
Goku, hearing about the strongest human, was also excited and asked loudly, "John, is this Master Roshi really the strongest human?"
John nodded and said, "To be precise, he should be the strongest among humans. After all, there are also gods and their servants on Earth, and they are definitely stronger than Master Roshi."
"Wow, there are so many powerful martial artists in the world! I really want to spar with them!" Goku exclaimed, even more thrilled to be on this journey with John.
Soon, the truck arrived at a mountainous area with a narrow road between two peaks.
Suddenly, a huge figure appeared in front of the truck, blocking their path. John slammed on the brakes, managing to stop just in front of the figure.
Looking at the figure's size, John thought that even if the truck had hit it, it probably wouldn't have been injured.
It was a bear-headed human with a height of over two meters and a robust build. He held a long sword in his hand, and one of his eyes was blind, but the other eye immediately spotted the sea turtle in the truck bed.
The bear-headed man shouted, "You have two choices: either leave the sea turtle and go, or I'll kill you and take the sea turtle."
The sea turtle was startled and scared, fearing that John and Bulma might leave it behind. It anxiously watched John and Bulma.
Seeing the formidable bear-headed man, Bulma didn't want to provoke a conflict and suggested, "Why don't we just leave the sea turtle here?"
Hearing Bulma's suggestion, the sea turtle cried out, "No, no!"
John reassured the sea turtle, "Don't worry. We won't leave you. Since we've promised to help you, we'll definitely keep our word."
The sea turtle finally relaxed.
However, the bear-headed man was not pleased and angrily brandished the sword he was carrying on his shoulder, pointing the sharp tip at John and Bulma. "You don't want to drink the wine of respect, so you'll have to drink the wine of punishment. Look at your small arms and legs. You'll have to face me together. I wonder if you can withstand my sword."
The bear-headed man's actions scared Bulma and the sea turtle, and they immediately hid behind a nearby rock.
John and Goku looked at each other and decided who would attack first by playing rock-paper-scissors.
"Rock, paper, scissors... Rock, paper, scissors..." However, they kept choosing the same option several times.
Bulma, hiding behind the rock, shouted, "You two idiots! Why are you deciding who goes first at a time like this? Just go together and deal with that big fool!"
The bear-headed man heard Bulma call him a big fool and glared at her with his one eye, causing Bulma to hide behind the rock again.
The bear-headed man was infuriated by the two small people looking down on him and swung his sword at John and Goku.
John, seeing the bear-headed man attack, was delighted and exclaimed, "This is the opportunity I've been waiting for! It's not us attacking him, but him attacking us!"
John dodged the bear-headed man's horizontal sweep and followed up with a sweeping leg, causing the bear-headed man to lose his balance and fall.
Goku, not wanting to be outdone, shouted, "John, that's not fair!" and flew towards the bear-headed man, delivering a powerful side kick to his chin. The bear-headed man was sent flying into the mountain, and the impact caused the rocks behind him to shatter.
The bear-headed man fell to the ground, unconscious. His sword spun in the air and eventually stuck into the ground.
Bulma and the sea turtle, seeing that John and Goku had defeated the bear-headed man, finally breathed a sigh of relief and came out from behind the rock.
The three of them, along with the sea turtle, got back into the truck and drove towards the sea.
Soon, the vast ocean, with its shimmering waves and white sandy beaches, appeared before them. Goku, who had never seen the sea before, was amazed and exclaimed, "So this is the ocean! It's so big!"
Although Bulma had been reluctant to send the sea turtle home, the sight of the ocean made her forget her unhappiness. She rolled up her pants and waded into the seawater.
The sea turtle slowly crawled into the ocean and turned back to John, Bulma, and Goku. "Thank you, John. Thank you, Goku. Thank you, Miss Bulma. Please wait here for a while. I'll go and call my master to thank you," it said.
After saying this, the sea turtle swam into the deep ocean, moving quickly towards its destination.
At first, Bulma and Goku enjoyed themselves on the beach, but as the sun rose higher and the temperature increased, they sought shade under a coconut tree.
Bulma complained, "Why hasn't he come yet? He's so slow!"
John joked, "Should we leave?"
Bulma became unhappy and shouted, "How can we leave? If we leave now, all our efforts will be in vain. We must wait for this Master Roshi and get our reward."