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Nothing to Sneeze At

Manga ChapterCh. 27

Launch arrives at Kame House and accepts Roshi's invitation to stay and train, with no clue what she is walking into. When a fly brushes her nose mid-lesson, her other personality returns to Kame House with a machine gun and no memory of the three strangers standing in front of her.

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Welcome to the Island

The Flying Nimbus touches down on Kame House with Goku, Krillin and the blue-haired Launch aboard. Master Roshi is not out on the beach to greet them because he is busy in the bathroom. Goku wanders off to find him, while Krillin hangs back and tries to ask Launch why the police had been chasing her earlier. Before she can answer, Roshi comes shuffling out and spots the pretty newcomer, and every other thought leaves his head.

A Flirt and an Invitation

The hermit turns on the charm, though Launch is so guileless that she fails to notice it entirely. He offers to let her stay at Kame House and even offers to train her in martial arts alongside the boys. She accepts both immediately, delighted at the hospitality. Roshi hands her a training uniform and, without any self-consciousness, she begins to strip down to change right in front of the three men. Krillin blurts out a protest and she scurries inside, to Roshi's open disappointment.

Lingerie and Lessons

When she returns in the training outfit, all four of them are wearing matching women's lingerie. Roshi begins to lay out his first lesson for the group, trying to keep his composure next to his new blue-haired pupil.

A Fly Changes Everything

A small fly lands on Launch's nose right in the middle of the lesson and she sneezes. Her hair flashes back to blonde, her eyes narrow, and her sweet smile vanishes. With no memory of who these three strangers are or why she is standing in their living room, she yanks out a machine gun and opens fire across the room. A second sneeze flips her back just as quickly. Blue-haired Launch blinks in confusion and asks whether she did anything bad. Roshi, sweating and grinning, tells her of course not.

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