Many martial artists dissatisfied with He-El began to make trouble.
They believed He-El was not qualified to sit alongside Master Roshi.
Using Chaba King's status as an excuse, they intended to make things difficult for He-El.
But this was an official matter of the Martial Arts Temple. He-El remained calm and composed where he stood as the blond host spoke to them sternly:
"The principle behind selecting judges for the World Martial Arts Tournament is their outstanding contributions to this world. Mr. He-El once defeated the Red Ribbon Army and transformed it into a force for justice. He is worthy of our respect, which is why we invited him to serve as a judge alongside Master Roshi."
The blond host in the black suit immediately came up with an excuse and gave a solemn explanation.
In truth, there had been no strict selection process. They simply thought He-El had been the previous tournament's champion and had accomplished such remarkable things with Master Roshi, so they invited him. He-El accepted. It was that simple.
There had been no deeper reasoning behind it. They were just a slapdash crew rushing to put everything together.
But since some contestants had raised objections, the blond host in the black suit immediately thought up an explanation.
Still, some contestants did not accept his explanation and instead argued, "He only rode Master Roshi's coattails, followed him to wipe out the Red Ribbon Army, and shamelessly claimed Master Roshi's achievements for himself. He's nothing but a despicable parasite."
Some martial artists were extremely arrogant and deeply jealous that He-El had become famous across the world and earned worldwide praise in only two and a half years.
He was merely the champion of the Twenty-First World Martial Arts Tournament, and he had followed Master Roshi in destroying the