Time returned to a few minutes ago, the World Martial Arts Tournament.
On the ring, Fourteenth, relying on his superior skill and stamina, kept delaying the end of the second match.
There was no time limit in the rules of the World Martial Arts Tournament.
Tien Shinhan was fighting hard, his stamina was draining.
In fact, Fourteenth, who was controlling the situation of the match, was also having a hard time. He had to withstand Tien Shinhan's waves of fierce attacks, but couldn't directly end the match, so he was fighting even harder.
Master Roshi sighed in the audience seats, "I wonder what kind of relationship this monk has with Yamiru, that he would go to such lengths."
It could only be Yamiru. That kid Goku grew up on Mount Paozu after falling from the sky, there's no way he would have had the chance to befriend a master like Fourteenth.
"Yamiru once saved his life," Tights said.
Master Roshi finally understood. A life-saving grace, so that's it, that explains it.
"If you're worried about Yamiru, sister," Bulma encouraged Tights, taking out a few capsules from her bag and handing them over, "just go find Yamiru, keep a good distance, you shouldn't disturb him."
Tights thought for a moment, gripped the capsules, looked at Master Roshi — then said to Dr. Omori, "Doctor, I'll have to trouble you to look after Bulma for a while."
"Ah, um," Dr. Omori nodded.
Tights left in a hurry, Master Roshi sighed with emotion: "Youth is truly wonderful!"
But at the same time, he also felt a little strange. Among the people present, in terms of age, he was older than the rest combined, and in terms of martial arts, needless to say, they wouldn't be a match for him even if they were all tied together… Did he not trust him? Had someone spoken ill of him to Tights!
"Ugh… this is terrible…" At this time, Jaco squeezed in from somewhere, his face pale, resting his chin on the railing where Bulma was sitting. After Dr. Omori asked, he found out that Jaco was physically sensitive to coriander, a plant. What was just a cooking ingredient for Earthlings, was a non-lethal poison for Jaco.
After communicating, Jaco finally understood that so many things had happened while he was incapacitated due to the poisoning. Someone had come to seek revenge on Yamiru, Yamiru had already left with his enemy, and Goku had used the Moonlight Rod that Bulma had previously made to transform, and with the help of a device that could shrink his size, maintained his normal human size and conscious reason after transforming into a Ape, and had gone after someone else.
"Dragon Balls… such things actually exist…" The Galactic Patrolman was greatly surprised. He previously thought Tights was joking.
Tights took out the capsule for the hover car and drove all the way to the coast of Papaya Island.
She remembered the general direction Yamiru had thrown Tao Pai Pai. The biggest advantage of the hover car was that it was very stable and fast to drive, and it was not restricted to conventional roads, even in the wilderness it was as convenient as flat ground. Tights drove with one hand and held binoculars with the other, looking around for Yamiru.
"Even if Yamiru was a little out of control at the time, he would definitely make sure to throw Tao Pai Pai to a deserted place… that's just the kind of person he is."
Tights guessed Yamiru's train of thought, and soon after driving to a hillside in the suburbs near the sea, she found the person she was looking for in the binoculars.
She stopped the car and didn't go any further, keeping a distance of about two to three hundred meters, observing from a high point with binoculars.
Tights understood that if she approached the battlefield where masters of Yamiru and Tao Pai Pai's level were fighting to the death, she would only become a burden to Yamiru, or even be held hostage by Tao Pai Pai. At the very least, just letting Yamiru know that she was nearby would distract him.
"......" Tights's hand holding the binoculars gripped very tightly, her lips pursed.
She saw the ferocious Tao Pai Pai constantly beating Yamiru, blood spurting from Yamiru. Every time Yamiru was hit, every time blood splattered, made Tights even more worried.
Then Yamiru bit Tao Pai Pai's hand and counterattacked with a Kamehameha.
"Great—" Before Tights could be happy, she found that the energy wave Yamiru had fired was dodged by Tao Pai Pai, she couldn't help but feel frustrated, "Oh…" But before she could finish being frustrated, she saw Yamiru actually pull on the energy wave in his hand, as if pulling on a ball of yarn, pulling back the Kamehameha that had rushed past Tao Pai Pai, leaving Tao Pai Pai extremely surprised! Tights, holding the binoculars, shouted "YES!"
But before the "S" of "YES" could even fully form, a sudden change occurred. Tao Pai Pai, without detonating the Kamehameha, blocked Yamiru's Kamehameha with his bare hands! Then, he jumped, flipped, and actually hurled the Kamehameha back at its originator — Yamiru himself! Tights's mouth fell open; the turn of events was far too sudden. Before she could even register her shock, she saw her boyfriend engulfed in the fiery explosion of the Kamehameha.
"How could this..." Tights couldn't bear to watch and lowered her binoculars.
She felt a pang of distress on the slope, her eyes turning red. Reaching into her bag, she touched the Dragon Radar, finding a small measure of comfort.
Filled with resentment, Tights raised her binoculars again, determined to burn the image of that detestable Tao Pai Pai into her memory.
However, she then saw Tao Pai Pai, who was holding the smoking Yamiru, suddenly have his arm twist and buckle. He opened his mouth as if in a scream and half-knelt on the ground.
"Yamiru! Great! I knew it — Eh?"
Tights was overjoyed, but then noticed something was off about Yamiru's appearance. She increased the magnification of her binoculars and could vaguely see that the two sides of Yamiru's face looked different.
A flash of insight struck Tights. She remembered a similar incident happening to Yamiru at Baba's place.
However, Yamiru was passively affected then. This time, it seemed he was using his previous experience to take a calculated risk, intentionally stirring up the evil thoughts within him, drawing in the demonic energy that permeated the world, using it as a means to turn the tables in this desperate situation!
Tights worried, "That's too dangerous... What if you don't expel the demonic energy completely? You'll turn into a demon! You big idiot!"
But she also understood that there was no other way at this moment. She, an outsider, had no right to judge Yamiru's decisions in a life-or-death struggle. Yamiru's life was incredibly important to Tights, but ultimately, it was his own. Watching Yamiru, who seemed to have fallen into a frenzy, clutching Tao Pai Pai's head... Tights, filled with worry, returned to her car and drove over.
When Tights arrived nearby, she saw Yamiru kneeling before Tao Pai Pai's corpse, staring blankly at the sky, as if completely drained of energy.
It seemed to be over.
As Tights approached, she smelled a nauseatingly thick scent of blood.
"Ah, how disgusting..." Seeing Tao Pai Pai's headless corpse up close, the splattered brains and flesh almost made Tights vomit. She endured it, sighed softly, walked behind Yamiru, knelt down, and gently embraced him. Yamiru's body tensed then relaxed.
Without turning his head, he leaned back against Tights's shoulder while still kneeling. After a while, Yamiru suddenly said, "Tights, I'm hungry."
"Gross!" Tights pushed him to get up quickly. "Don't talk about eating at a time like this..."
The two stood up. Yamiru dragged Tao Pai Pai's slightly cool, stiff arm and threw him into the sea like a dead pig.
Splash! A white wave crashed against the shore, and a large shark leaped out, swallowing Tao Pai Pai's headless corpse in one bite.
Tights watched Yamiru's back and heard him say to the shark, seemingly with a smile, "Here's an extra meal for you."
The shark's fin circled happily a few times before it swam away.
When Yamiru turned around, Tights was immediately startled!
It was the first time she had seen Yamiru's face up close after the fight, and it was covered in blood. Yamiru's face was also covered in injuries: bruises, swelling, and he'd even lost a tooth.
Some were injuries from Tao Pai Pai's attacks, the resulting bruises, and some were from the splatter when Tao Pai Pai's head exploded.
Tights found a capsule from Bulma's bag, clicked it open, and threw it onto the empty ground nearby. Poof! The smoke dissipated, revealing a hemispherical apartment.
"Go wash up! Change into some clean clothes and eat something."
Tights opened the door and pushed him into the apartment. "You still have the World Martial Arts Tournament to participate in! Hurry up, you have ten minutes, just ten minutes."
"The World Martial Arts Tournament?"
Yamiru seemed to suddenly snap back to reality. He took a deep breath and smiled. "That's right, there's still the World Martial Arts Tournament! Okay, I'll go take a shower. Where's the bathroom?"
Tights pointed to it.
Yamiru couldn't find it, so Tights had to take him there.
Yamiru went into the bathroom, and Tights was about to leave to prepare some bread and milk for him.
However, the glass bathroom door that Yamiru had closed suddenly opened, and a hand reached out and pulled Tights inside.
Bang!
The door slammed shut, and soon, the sound of running water could be heard from the bathroom.