At this moment, the villagers surrounded them, seeing that the monster had been defeated by John Doe. They all held their hoes, axes, and machetes, ready to finish it off.
The monster, terrified, screamed and hid behind Goku.
John quickly stopped the villagers, saying, "Let's spare it. It's true that it extorted some money, but it hasn't harmed anyone's life. It's guilty, but it doesn't deserve death."
A villager shouted, "We'll let it go, but it must tell us where the girls it captured are!"
"Yes, it must tell us what happened to those girls!" the other villagers echoed.
To prevent the monster from escaping again, John tied its hands with a rope and handed the other end to Goku. Together, they escorted the monster to its home.
Not far outside the town, on a mountain, there was a relatively large palace at the top, which was the monster's home.
The villagers, upon reaching the monster's home, rushed inside, calling out their daughters' names.
Soon, they found their daughters in a room. They had assumed their daughters would be mistreated by the monster, but the scene before them was shocking.
Their daughters and a few other girls were in the room, some doing yoga in front of the TV, some playing mahjong, and some smoking. Most of the girls were adorned with luxurious jewelry.
The villagers stood at the door, speechless, seeing their once simple daughters transformed into this.
The girls noticed the monster's return but saw that it was tied up. They were displeased and demanded their parents untie it.
Some girls ordered the monster to prepare food, while others asked it to buy them pretty accessories.
A villager broke the silence and asked his daughter, "Did the monster mistreat you?"
"No, I feel so happy to be the monster's bride," she replied.
Indeed, how could they not be happy? The monster did everything, and they only needed to enjoy themselves. It was a far cry from their previous lives, where they had to tend to the fields, livestock, and household chores. This kind of life could only be found in paradise.
The monster, feeling its grievances were finally understood, cried out loud, "I don't know why, but the once pure and kind girls become extravagant after coming to me. I just want a kind and innocent girl, why is it so difficult?"
Despite the girls' pleas, they were taken back by their parents.
John, Bulma, and the others obtained the fifth Dragon Ball, the Six-Star Ball. This time, they took the monster with them, as Bulma thought its transformation ability might come in handy.
After the monster boarded the boat, John took out a candy and offered it. Bulma recognized it as the trick candy they had bought before leaving West City.
John smiled at Bulma, indicating that she should wait and watch for the upcoming show.
Bulma checked the Dragon Radar and found that the next Dragon Ball was across the desert, in a place called Flaming Mountain.
"Flaming Mountain!" The monster heard the destination and cried out, "Do you know whose territory Flaming Mountain is? You're going to his territory to get the Dragon Balls."
Seeing the monster's terrified expression, Bulma curiously asked, "Is Flaming Mountain very scary?"
The monster, looking terrified, replied, "It's said that a demon king named Ox-King lives in Flaming Mountain. He has seized many treasures and stored them in his castle."
"Many people covet the Ox-King's treasures, but they all die at his hands. No one has survived."
"Now you're telling me we're going to the Ox-King for the Dragon Balls. Do you think it's possible? I haven't lived enough yet. You go, I won't." With that, the monster transformed into a fish and jumped into the lake.
"It escaped!" Goku exclaimed, quickly taking off his clothes and jumping into the water to catch it.
However, the monster was now a small fish, easily hiding among the aquatic plants. Goku couldn't find it, and after searching for several hours, he had to give up and swim back to the surface.
"I can't find it," Goku said. "It seems we let it escape again."
Goku's words reached the monster hiding in the aquatic plants, and it couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.
Bulma now understood why John had given the monster the trick candy. She smiled at John and asked, "John, do you want to call it back, or should I?"
John gestured, "You go ahead."
Hearing John's words, Bulma started calling out, "PiPi, PiPi..."
As Bulma's voice echoed in the water and reached the monster's ears, it felt its stomach churning. It immediately emerged from the water, transformed back, and rushed to the bushes to relieve itself.
After about ten seconds, it came out from the bushes.
The monster, looking at the man and woman before it, felt incredibly unlucky to have met these two troublesome people.
Goku found the situation amusing and imitated Bulma, shouting, "PiPi, PiPi..."
The monster, having just relieved itself, felt its stomach churning again and rushed back to the bushes. Seeing Goku's laughter, it couldn't help but laugh too.
When the monster came out of the bushes, it saw John preparing to call out as well. It quickly stopped him, saying, "No, no, I won't run away. Please don't call out."
Seeing the monster surrender, John said, "I hope you keep your promise and don't play any tricks. Otherwise, don't blame us."
The monster nodded repeatedly, saying, "Definitely, definitely!" But in its heart, it secretly plotted revenge against these three tormentors.