Although Krillin had already lost, he had given it his all and accepted the defeat wholeheartedly.
But what about you?
Were you really planning to lose to me on purpose just to save my strength?
The three of us had all trained equally hard for eight months.
You were just going to give up and let me through,
without even showing what you could do. Would you be satisfied with that?"
I thought Chi-Chi would say she wasn't satisfied.
But Chi-Chi had fallen right back into lovestruck mode,
and said with absolute certainty, "I'm satisfied. Of course I'm satisfied!
Goku, if I can help you,
I'd be willing to do anything you asked!"
Son Goku: "..."
Krillin, watching from the side, could barely hold back.
Jackie Chun had beaten him up, and his injuries were already hurting badly. It had taken him ages to sit up.
Now he was just watching the drama from the sidelines, and the two of you had practically spat it right in his face.
His heart started hurting again. This was awful!
Just then, the referee's voice came through,
urging them once more: "Son Goku and Chi-Chi, please come up to the stage!"
Krillin hurriedly said, "Goku, Chi-Chi, you'd better get up there. You're going to be late!"
Chi-Chi nodded.
"Come on, Goku. We're going to be late.
I definitely can't beat you, so I might as well just forfeit!"
Goku reached out and took Chi-Chi's hand.
The moment Goku suddenly took her hand, Chi-Chi's face flushed red.
She lowered her head slightly. "Goku..."
Son Goku looked at Chi-Chi seriously and said, "Chi-Chi, please. Fight me with everything you've got!"
Chi-Chi hesitated. "B-but..."
The audience outside began urging them on, and Goku could see they were running out of time.
So he spoke at once. "Chi-Chi, don't you like me?"
Chi-Chi froze. Her face had already been red,
but now it flushed even deeper.
Her little face was as red as a ripe apple.
It was no secret that she liked Goku.
And now that Goku had brought it up, was he about to confess his feelings?
Chi-Chi's heart began pounding wildly, and her breathing grew quick,
as if she might suffocate at any moment.
Goku looked at Chi-Chi seriously and said, "Chi-Chi, I've noticed how kind you've been to me all this time,
even though I've never said anything.
If you beat me this time, then I promise that when I grow up, I'll marry you and make you my bride!"
Chi-Chi trembled all over, her eyes shining. "Goku, I'm not dreaming, am I? Is it true?"
Just then, the referee's voice came through again, urging them on.
"Son Goku and Chi-Chi, please come up to the stage and fight!"
Son Goku nodded again. "Of course it's true!
But you have to beat me first!"
Chi-Chi nodded vigorously.
"Mm!"
With that, the two of them headed toward the ring.
But halfway there, Chi-Chi suddenly realized something was wrong.
What if I lose?
Would Goku stop talking to me forever?
By then, the two of them had already reached the ring.
Chi-Chi simply liked Goku, without any reason behind it.
She wanted to ask him that question,
but seeing how fired up Goku was to fight, she couldn't bring herself to.
If Goku didn't say anything, then even if she lost,
the worst that could happen was that things would stay as they were. That wouldn't be so bad.
Chi-Chi took a deep breath and steadied herself.
In this fight, she would give it everything she had to win Goku over.
Soon, both of them had finished warming up and taken their opening stances.
The spectators cheered.
"Good!"
"They're both disciples of Master Roshi. This fight is sure to be exciting!"
"That's right! That girl is so strong, too. I can't wait!"
Seeing the two of them warm up and take their opening stances, Jackie Chun looked momentarily stunned.
"These two little brats are actually going to fight with everything they've got. How interesting!"
Bulma also stared blankly at the scene for a moment.
Even though she knew she couldn't beat Goku, she was still going to fight with everything she had?
Tsk, when little Chi-Chi got serious, she really did have the bearing of a martial artist.
At the referee's signal to begin, Chi-Chi charged at Goku.
She kicked fiercely toward him,
and Goku immediately raised his arm to block her foot.
The instant they collided, Chi-Chi withdrew her foot and followed with a straight punch aimed at Goku's face.
Goku raised one arm again to block the strike.
As he blocked Chi-Chi's attack, Goku kicked at her.
Chi-Chi reacted quickly, too. When she saw Goku about to kick her, she stomped on the ground and leaped into the air.
Having just dodged Goku's kick, Chi-Chi swung a powerful kick at him while still airborne.
Seeing that the attack had too much force to block,
Goku hurriedly leaned back and dodged Chi-Chi's sweeping kick.
The bigger the windup behind an attack, the more exposed a fighter was at the moment it ended.
Chi-Chi's attack had missed, and she was still in midair, leaving her opponent with a glaring opening.
Goku didn't hold back at all. He stomped forward and struck at Chi-Chi with his elbow.
With no way to brace herself, Chi-Chi could only take the blow head-on.
With a bang, Chi-Chi went flying.
Seeing Goku show Chi-Chi no mercy at all, the spectators were shocked.
"Does that kid have any manners?"
"He's fighting a girl. Couldn't he go a little easier on her?"
"She's such a cute girl, and she's his junior disciple, too! How can he bring himself to hit her?"
"Damn it, I'm absolutely furious right now!"
Someone beside him asked, "And then?"
"Then I was just furious for a little while!"
"..."
Watching Goku and Chi-Chi exchange such fierce attacks, without either of them showing the slightest sign of holding back, Bulma couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
"Goku, you silly boy, couldn't you go a little easier on Chi-Chi?"
?The moment she finished speaking, Bulma gave a wry smile.
"But I guess that's true!
If he understood things like that, he wouldn't be Goku..."
Chapter 50: I Could Never Let Anyone Steal My Girl
Goku and Chi-Chi's moves grew faster and faster.
Soon, all that remained in the air were the two of them fighting, their overlapping figures blurred beyond recognition,
along with the "smack, smack, smack" of their fists and feet colliding.
After a fierce clash, they sprang apart and opened up some distance between them. The round was over.
Chi-Chi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "Goku, you're amazing.
That attack where you suddenly flashed behind me almost caught me!"
Son Goku smiled. "I spent a long time preparing that move,
but you still dodged it. You're amazing, too!!!"
"Hehehehe, Goku, don't praise me. I'll get conceited!
I'm definitely going to beat you!"
Son Goku took his fighting stance. "Bring it on! I won't lose, either!"
The spectators had been so captivated by the exciting match that they'd forgotten to applaud.
It was just that amazing.
In the spectators' eyes, the two fought so quickly that their punches and kicks were impossible to make out, though they could still see their bodies.
Their battle was like lightning—blindingly fast and thrilling.
"Wow, they're amazing!"
"Is this really a fight between kids?"
"What an incredible match!"
"As expected, with the finals approaching, they're showing their true skills!"
In the blink of an eye, a new round of fighting began.
Chi-Chi stomped on the ground and charged at Goku.
Goku's figure flashed. He had just dodged Chi-Chi's headbutt and hadn't yet had a chance to attack her when...