"Is Buu competing too?" Son Gohan asked.
Buu bounced around, chanting, "Compete, compete! Gotta earn money."
"Earn money?" Son Gohan had never expected to hear an answer like that from Buu.
"Yeah, money to buy pudding." Buu grinned, his eyes narrowed until they were almost invisible.
"Haha, sounds good." Son Gohan patted him on the shoulder.
Krillin volunteered, "We're competing too. Hehe, I heard you get a pretty hefty cash prize just for making the top 32."
Yamcha nodded as well. Apparently, he had the same goal as Krillin.
Tien Shinhan said, "I'm here to test the results of my training. It's been a long time since I fought anyone, and this is a rare opportunity."
"Right, but you all need to be careful. Your main opponents this time aren't Earthlings, but experts from other universes," Son Gohan said.
Yamcha asked curiously, "Gohan, are those people from other universes really that strong?"
Just moments earlier, they had sensed dozens of powerful ki signatures appear out of nowhere and figured the competitors from the other universes must have arrived.
But they also knew that the universe was vast, and ki wasn't the only measure of strength. Plenty of people could change their ki at will.
That wasn't difficult.
Son Gohan said, "How should I put it? They represent the strongest fighters in their respective universes, after all, so they're definitely no ordinary opponents."
"Heh, hahaha... I'm kind of having second thoughts about competing." Yamcha laughed awkwardly, already thinking about backing out.
He had originally figured he could coast through and somehow sneak into the top 32, but after hearing what Son Gohan said, that seemed a little doubtful.
For one thing, he hadn't trained in quite a while. His strength had declined rather than improved. In terms of power level, he