Freshly Showed Off, Then Got Completely Confused

"You see those two gray-skinned guys? They seem pretty strong too!" Yamcha cried out in surprise, pointing at the figures in the arena.

Hearing that, Chaya focused his gaze and saw two bald men with knotted muscles and bulging veins viciously throwing every contestant who came near them out of the ring. Each had a mark resembling an "M" on his forehead.

Chaya's lips curled slightly. "The Spopovich brothers. They showed up after all. That means Babidi is still preparing to revive Majin Buu."

Chaya's mood brightened involuntarily. The Spopovich brothers he mentioned were the ones who had injured Videl in the original story and used a strange device to drain all of Grandpa Gohan's energy. Their appearance, together with the East Supreme Kai from earlier, indicated that the current events had not strayed beyond the scope of the original plot.

"Lord Chaya seems to be in quite a good mood?"

Kusu narrowed her eyes slightly. Sitting beside Chaya, she gently swung her little feet and leaned comfortably against the soft back of the sofa chair.

The qualifying matches continued for half an hour. Hundreds of contestants were eliminated one by one, until only a dozen or so remained on the martial arts ring: Grandpa Gohan, Videl, East Supreme Kai Shin, Kibito, the Spopovich brothers, and a few others. Aside from Grandpa Gohan and the East Supreme Kai's group, the remaining ten were all well-known figures in Earth's martial arts world, including quite a few talented newcomers who had risen to prominence in recent years.

Next, the round of sixteen matches would be decided by drawing lots.

Taking advantage of the break before the drawing, Chi-Chi and Piccolo set off to question the East Supreme Kai.

The East Supreme Kai and Kibito were both inside the Martial Arts Arena.

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