Youth Potion, Dragon-less Style!
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Story transcript
Maomao: (Another old hag. Probably here for some skin treatment. How tedious. I used to cure poisonings for Pete's sake.)
Bulma: Are you Maomao? They say you're the queen of the brew. I need help, my crow's feet are showing.
Maomao: Youth potions are dangerous. I don't brew them for vanity. I spent years building immunity just to be reduced to this.
Bulma: I'll pay triple your usual rate. Please, just this once.
Maomao: (This could fund my research for months... but the side effects...) Fine I'll see what I can do.
Sasuke: Here's hoping she'll see me next.
Kazuma: Hey! I got an appointment too.
Bulma: Ha ha ha!!! It's like I'm 23 again.
Kazuma: Listen, I need a love potion. Something that'll make girls fall for me instantly!
Maomao: Those don't exist. And if they did, I'd never sell them. Learn some social skills.
Kazuma: Come on! You made Bulma young again! I saw her leave looking like a college student!
Maomao: (He won't stop pestering me... but maybe I can teach him a lesson.)
Maomao: One drop. That's all you need. Any more and... well, let's just say moderation is key.
Kazuma: (Screw moderation! I'm using the whole thing!)
Kazuma: W-why are there so many girls here?!
Maomao: (The potion amplifies existing attraction. Every woman who thought "he's kinda cute" now thinks "I MUST have him." Enjoy the attention.)
Sasuke: My turn yet?
Sasuke: I need something to make the darkness go away. I keep seeing my clan get wiped out, my brother Itachi...
Maomao: Darkness isn't a symptom I can treat. Speak plainly.
Sasuke: My daughter... Sarada. I've failed her in every way that matters. I can't even face her.
Sasuke: I was too late. Always too late. She grew up without her father's smile.
Maomao: (Guilt-induced depression. The most dangerous kind. But this formula...)
Maomao: Drink. But know this - happiness extracted from grief is never free.
Sasuke: (The weight... it's lifting. I feel... light?)
Sasuke: Sarada! I'll throw her the biggest birthday party! With balloons and cake and clowns!
Maomao: (The dosage was too strong. He's not just happy - he's euphoric. This won't end well.)
Maomao: (Great the damned health department shut me down. I guess its back to the pleasure district.)
Bulma: Maomao! I brought you something. My skin's never been better, but I heard about the shutdown.
Kazuma: I brought chocolates but they're STILL following me! Three weeks of this!
Sasuke: Sarada loved the party! She said I'm the best dad ever! Well, until the potion wore off...
Maomao: (This is my penance. A lifetime of botched formulas and desperate clients.)
Bulma: What's this? "Emergency use only - reverses all previous treatments"? Maomao, what did you do?
Maomao: Consider it my parting gift. You'll need it when the side effects compound. Good luck because I am NOT coming back.