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>>4312902
https://youtu.be/5Tg1M88JmiY

Cracks of thunder echo from the ring as Pikkon and Olibu clash, the intensity of the battle drawing the awe of many spectators. Olibu even starts to gain ground against his opponent, using careful maneuvering to keep his opponent guessing on what he’ll do next. Pikkon for his part remains resolute, but is clearly surprised by the display of the taller fighter. At times he even has to coat his body in flames in order to counter some of Olibu’s more devastating attacks. Finally seeing an opportunity, Olibu backs Pikkon to the edge of the ring and readies the technique you helped him recover.

“BRONTES BREAKER!” he roars, flinging the lightning bolt at his foe in an attempt to end the match… but the electricity only hits the tall hat that was on Pikkon’s head. It hits the ground with a loud crash, leaving a crater on the floor.

“That’s a new one.” Pikkon comments from a short distance away. “I’ll have to remember it for next time.” His hands back, he thrusts them forward and unleashes a volley of Ki blasts at Olibu, the spheres actually igniting as they fly towards him and turning into genuine fireballs. Olibu dodges out of their way and rushes at Pikkon, who in turn flies at him at full speed. The pair clash and an explosion of light fills the arena…

And one fighter ends up flung to the wall outside the ring.

Olibu.

“And there you have it, folks! Olibu is out of the ring! Pikkon advances to the semi-finals!”

The pair meet outside the ring, shaking hands and congratulating each other on a good match. Yazai rubs his chin. “So that makes it just us four. Two from North Quadrant, one West, one South.”

>A. Kinda hope I get a chance to fight you still, Yazai
>B. Well now I’m even more ready to face Pikkon, he looks like an awesome fighter
>C. Minotia’s really fought hard this Tournament, I’d like a shot at testing him
>D. Something else?

>>4312908
>B. Well now I’m even more ready to face Pikkon, he looks like an awesome fighter
Hello!

>>4312908
>B.

>>4312908
>>A. Kinda hope I get a chance to fight you still, Yazai
Good luck today Kato.

>>4312908
>A.

>>4312908
>>4312917
Changing to
>A. Kinda hope I get a chance to fight you still, Yazai

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Have an idea for a Peppa outfit!

>>4312908
>C.

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>>4312917
>>4312939
Hi, and thanks, anons!

>>4312908
“Heh, to be honest, kinda hoping I’d get the chance to fight you, Yazai, thoooough… I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to facing Pikkon too. Ahhh but I want to see how Minotia’s improve too… hrmn. Think we’ll be able to face off in the finals?”

He grins with anticipation. “Now that’d be great! Hah, I’ve got a few things I’ve wanted to try, and you’d be the perfect opponent to test them out against in a real match.”

Finally, the semi-finals are called… though before they start, Grand Kai has a quick chat with with the announcer. The mushroom man hops back down, then announces, “Well well folks, looks like our semifinals resulted in quite the setup! So in the interest of fairness and keeping these matches interesting, Grand Kai will allow fighters from the same quadrants to face one another if the bingo machine calls for it!”

You and Yazai look at one another and simultaneously mutter “That’s… convenient.” under your breaths… while King Kai starts to grumble aloud at this. “Oh come on! My fighters got through the rest of this tournament under the previous rules, we’re changing it NOW?”

“Them’s the breaks, North Kai.” South Kai comments to him.

“What, you don’t think they’ll be able to make it to the finals?” West Kai asks smugly. “Or are you just afraid to lose?”

“I mean… we’d still end up fighting in the finals if we both won.” Yazai informs him. King Kai shoots him a glare, but sighs and relents.

And so the bingo machine starts up, with King Kai biting down on a bit of cloth in anticipation, and once the next pair are out… “Next match! Gohan of the North Quadrant! Against…”

“Come on, come on…” King Kai mutters. “Not-”

“Yazai of the North Quadrant!”

King Kai slouches. “Dang it…”

The crowds start to cheer as the two of you head into the ring, Minotia rooting for you. Yazai cracks his knuckles, tail swaying behind him. “Looks like we both got our wish, Gohan. You ready to show these people what we can really do?”

You give a nod. “Definitely.”

“Fighters ready? BEGIN!”

He takes his stance. “All right! Here it goes!”

>A. Start off matching his strength, give the crowds a good show with your warmup
>B. Show everyone a taste of your full power!
>C. Stay on the defensive, see what Yazai might try to do first
>D. Go on the attack! You’re still in this to win!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>4313033
>A.
>F. Try out some experimental attacks. Yazai is showman and sport enough to allow it before we get serious, and this is a great time to try some moves on a solid opponent.

>>4313033
Sure >>4313047

>>4313033
>D. Go on the attack! You’re still in this to win!
>E. See if you can manage that Helix Galick Gun. Wait, no, might give Yazai PTSD. Fire Somersault into that Shinryuken.

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>>4313057
Then again, I'm not sure King Vegeta knew the Galick Gun, might have been something his much more talented son figured out.

>>4313033

>>4313047
Support

Try adding lighting and light magic to an attack to see how it works. We've never mixed those two before!

>>4313076
Spirit Ball and Wisps with Light Magic?

>>4313082
Sure. Just try anything we haven't done yet.

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All righty! Roll me 3d20, best of three! DC is 12 for all!

Rolled 20, 1, 18 = 39 (3d20)

>>4313092

Rolled 10, 2, 13 = 25 (3d20)

>>4313092

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Rolled 2, 10, 2 = 14 (3d20)

>>4313092

>>4313094
>>4313096
>>4313098
Passed two of them! Writing...

Kato, what'd you think of the last chapter of Super's Manga?

I want Spirit Separation for Gohan so badly now. Also my man 7-3 got ate! Moro doesn't look cool as a Satyr man either.

>>4313130
Well, it isn't too surprising considering what became of his brother 7-9.

>>4313033
Make sense, I'm sure none of the other Kais would be in the mood to sit through an All-North Victory Lap of a Final.

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>>4313033
You and Yazai start the match off with a bit of a warm up, but enough of a clash to get the audience pumped. You match his strength initially, but are able to use your smaller size to your advantage, keeping a couple steps ahead of him countering his attacks and landing a few solid hits of your own. Palm strike, left hook, hammer blow, you keep your legs firm on the ground as you focus on matching his strength but outpacing his attacks.

Eventually Yazai has to back away, aura surging up around him. “All right Gohan, time to take this up a notch!” He gets in more of a boxer’s stance, and you can sense his aura fluctuate a bit. Okay, keep that in mind, aural punches. Keep distance and ready yourself.

You form a Spirit Ball and fill it with Light Magic, dribbling it on the arena floor for a short moment and then rushing around Yazai, having the Spirit Ball fling around him and try to catch him off-guard. Key word: try. Not only does he avoid the attack, he even manages to redirect it back against you, leading to the two of you passing it back and forth, the both of you trying to avoid contact with it as you’d primed it to operate as a flashbang when it hits. You think you see an opening and direct it up above Yazai, prepping the next stage of your attack, forming some smaller wisps of energy filled with Light Magic each, and fling them towards him.

Only then Yazai has his aura catch the attack and fling it back at you, with him following up with the attack by rushing at you. The Spirit Ball hits you and you’re blinded for a moment, then comes the barrage of blows both from Yazai’s aura and his own fists, finishing it up with a strong uppercut that sends you into the sky. As he does that though, you use the wisps to blind him when he tries to chase after you, allowing you to axe kick him back to the ring and follow after.

The both of you back up and ready yourselves again, Yazai grinning with pride. “Hah! That’s what I’m talking about! All right, let’s kick it up a notch! HRAH!” His hair goes gold as he turns into a Super Saiyan, one more taking a boxer’s stance. “You ready, Gohan?”

>A. Answer in kind, show off Super Saiyan!
>B. Tap into more of your unlocked potential and match Yazai’s increase in strength!
>C. Focus on counters, see if he’s got any tricks up his sleeves and attack when you see an opening
>D. Defense! Block his attacks and pay attention to how he’s attacking!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

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>>4313210
>F. A boxer's stance? No match for the Turtle stance. Balance on your tail and hold your arms and legs out.
>E. Shoot Kamehamehas from your hands and feet to spin towards him like a Blue Shell.

>>4313210
>B.
>F.
Raio-ken + Kaio-ken combo!
>D.
Izumi Combo!

"More than ready, Yazai!"

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>>4313218
Oh yeah, Antonio Inoki's where the Face came from!

>>4313210
>>4313219
Good idea, changing.

>>4313219
Hm, I s'pose izumi combo would be more C then D but...eh you get what I mean.

Could we finish the Izumi Combo off with Burning Crusher? Cuz that's when you throw 'em in the pan.

>>4313239
Mmmh. Sure. Why not.

>>4313210
>B.
>D.
>F. Electrify the blocks, see if those aura limbs are conductive.

>>4313210
>>4313244
Supporting!

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Okay! Roll me 4d20 this time, best of three! DC is 14 for the first two, 13 for the last!

Rolled 11, 3, 9, 7 = 30 (4d20)

>>4313256
Blaze it!

>>4313259
Saying "Blaze it!" never works out well for me on a roll!

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Rolled 1, 13, 2, 5 = 21 (4d20)

>>4313256

Rolled 13, 8, 8, 11 = 40 (4d20)

>>4313256

>>4313259
>>4313261
>>4313262
ffffffffuck

Oh well, we tried. It's a fun tourney anyway.

>>4313259
>>4313261
>>4313262
Thiiiiis is gonna hurt. Writing...

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>>4313210
https://youtu.be/O1ZMy8C2D1Y

You raise your Ki further, tapping into some of your full power, but holding off using all of it, instead yelling out, together, “KAIO-KEN! RAIO-KEN!” Okay, you’ve got a plan. “I’m more than ready, Yazai! Let’s go!”

He dashes towards you, and while your speed can almost keep up, you quickly realize that Yazai’s really going all out with this, as not only does he catch up to you, he manages to grab you by the tail and fling you to the side of the ring. You stop yourself before going over the edge, but damn that was close. As he closes in, you head up and bring up your defenses, trying to use the Izumi combo to counter his moves, but he just keeps being one step ahead of you. Each attempt to counter is feinted, a punch leading to a kick, a chop leading to an elbow strike, and even a quick headbutt knocking you into one of the planetoids flying around the area.

You get back up on your feet, moving out of the way of Yazai’s next blow, an attack that cracks the planetoid in half with a devastatingly powerful aura-enhanced punch. You keep moving away, trying to leave afterimages to distract him, but Yazai actually redirects them back at you, confusing you as you try to avoid his attacks and allowing him to land a few more blows on you. You get some distance again, stopping yourself and catching your breath as Yazai lands on some of the rubble of the broken planetoid. “Come on Gohan, where’s that confidence from before? You’ve got more in you than this!” he yells up at you… and then you see his yellow aura start to change slightly. Red mixes with it briefly. “You better get ready, because this next attack WILL be enough to win this if you hold back! SUPER… KAIO-KEN!”

>A. Full power! Tap into all your strength for this!
>B. Match his power but don’t reveal all your cards just yet!
>C. Use Super Saiyan 2 to try and match this!
>D. Draw your sword and use it to defend!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>4313365
>A & D.
Thunder Break Slash!

>>4313365
>A.
>D.
>F. Strike him with the scabbard when he's busy keeping track of the blade.

>>4313365
>>4313375
Seconded.

>>4313365
>>4313377
Seconded.

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Okay! Roll me 3d20, best of three! DC is 12 for the first, 13 for the last two!

>>4313365
>>4313375
>>4313377
Sold. Initiate Double Thunder Break Slash with sword and scabbard?

Rolled 14, 10, 2 = 26 (3d20)

>>4313391

Rolled 15, 8, 11 = 34 (3d20)

>>4313391

Rolled 8, 14, 2 = 24 (3d20)

>>4313391

Rolled 9, 14, 14 = 37 (3d20)

>>4313391

>>4313395
>>4313397
>>4313398
Passed two! Writing...

>>4313399
Sooooo close...

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>>4313365
https://youtu.be/lN33yc_QsOM

You let your Ki rise up, your white aura erupting around you. “All right Yazai! Here, let me show you my FULL power!” You push past the limits of even Super Saiyan 3 as you bring out everything. He charges up at you, but you block his punch with the flat of your sword in a quick draw. Yazai ends up flung away from you as you give a fierce slash not from your blade but your scabbard, then raise your sword up towards the sky… well, relative to the ring, at least. “THUNDER! BREAK! SLAAAAAASH!” Lightning erupts around your blade and your scabbard as you pair the both of them and launch towards Yazai like a meteor.

His gold and red aura still blazing around him, Yazai uses it to try and stop your blade as you slash down, and the clash of power lights up the area and sends out a mighty gust through the stands. You end up forced back from the eruption of power, and it takes a bit for the bright lights to fade… but when they do, you see Yazai still in the ring. Damaged from trying to stop that attack, but still in the ring, still ready to fight.

Out of the corner of your eye, you see Minotia looking on intently, while Pikkon shows genuine interest in the fight, especially with the amount of power you’re displaying. The Saiyan man’s Kaio-ken fades as he pants, taking up his stance one more time. “I’m… I’m not… done yet… haa… haa…” You sense his energy… actually start to rise a bit. “I’ve still… still got some fight left in me!” His body twitches as you spot sparks go through his aura very briefly.

>A. You’re still in this to win! One more try with the Thunder Break Slash!
>B. Burning Crusher! Slam him into the wall outside the ring!
>C. Now this is a challenge! And a little nostalgic. Come on Yazai, power up more and break your limits!
>D. Defeat him with the Shinespark! Rush him down!
>E. Something else?

>>4313487
>D. Defeat him with the Shinespark! Rush him down!
>E. Run around him to build up speed, changing your speed constantly to make
>F. Massed Afterimages around him that detonate in EMPs when hit and charge up Shinespark when you hit them.

>>4313493
>Run around him to build up speed,
and energy

>>4313487
>C.
>E. Lead with a fireball to hide the approach for a second.
>B.

>>4313487
>C.
"Show me what true Saiyan Pride looks like! The pride of the Super Saiyan God!"

>B.

>>4313487
Support >>4313497

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Okay! One more roll! 3d20, best of three! DC is 13 for all!

Rolled 5, 12, 9 = 26 (3d20)

>>4313518

Rolled 15, 12, 16 = 43 (3d20)

>>4313518

Rolled 17, 15, 16 = 48 (3d20)

>>4313518

Rolled 7, 1, 2 = 10 (3d20)

>>4313518

>>4313522
>>4313523
>>4313524
Passed all of them! Nice job! Writing...

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>>4313487
https://youtu.be/kWmwshvp8Pg

You grin wildly, declaring, “Now this is a challenge! …Heh, and just a little nostalgic. Come on Yazai! Show me your true Saiyan pride! The pride of the Saiyan who wanted to be a God of Justice!” Sparks gather around your own aura as you back up a bit. “This is it! Make or break it!” You charge up a large ball of Ki in your palm and mix in Fire Magic with it, then launch it towards Yazai.

He holds his hands forward and blocks the attack, his power spiking up higher. The heat of the attack starts to warp the tiles beneath him, but he puts everything he can into stopping the attack. Hearing you remind him of his last stand… starts to trigger something. Yazai lets out a fearsome yell as his strength spikes up higher. “HHHRRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!” The Saiyan flings his arms up and tosses the blazing sphere into the sky, firing up at it and detonating it… as he stands before you, hair spiked higher and only one bang hanging from his head. Finally unlocking the power of Super Saiyan 2.

“BURNING CRUSHER!” you yell as you hit him in the chest, flames jetting from your back as you crash into him, slamming him into the wall outside the ring. Yazai falls to the ground, panting, as you back away slowly in the air.

“What a dramatic finish! Ladies and gentlemen, Son Gohan has won the match and will advance to the final round!!!”

Cheers erupt through the stadium. Yazai… starts to laugh. “The future really is in good hands.”

>A. Help him up and congratulate him on reaching Super Saiyan 2!
>B. Remind him that the denizens of Hell are probably still watching this… King Vegeta included, most likely
>C. You should check up on grandpa Bardock and grandma Gine, see if they’re enjoying the match
>D. See if Pantea and Videl have any thoughts on how that fight went down
>E. Something else?

>>4313623
>A.
>C. "So, Grandpa, think I nailed the technique?"
>D.

>>4313625
Burning Crusher is different from Shinryuken.

>>4313623
>A, B & C.

>>4313628
Mans knows fire punchin. He will appreciate.

>>4313635
https://youtu.be/TBG_Er9IZso

>>4313623
>A, B, C, D.

>>4313623
>A.
>C.
>E.
Ask Bardock about that vision he had.

>>4313623
>>A. Help him up and congratulate him on reaching Super Saiyan 2!
>>B. Remind him that the denizens of Hell are probably still watching this… King Vegeta included, most likely
>>C. You should check up on grandpa Bardock and grandma Gine, see if they’re enjoying the match
>>D. See if Pantea and Videl have any thoughts on how that fight went down

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>>4313623
You hold your hand out to help him up. Yazai chuckles softly, taking your hand and standing, the two of you shaking. “Congratulations on reaching the next step of Super Saiyan, Yazai. You’ve managed to unlock Super Saiyan 2.”

“Heh, thanks for the help, kid.”

“And hey, something to keep in mind: the denizens of Hell are watching this too. Betcha King Vegeta saw that match.” you tell him. Yazai’s face lights up, and a proud, and almost smug, grin appears on his face. Actually… that gives you a thought. As you and Yazai head back to King Kai, you ask him, “Say, mind letting me check up on my grandparents? Promise it’ll be quick.”

He seems just a bit less chipper than before, but gives a nod. “Yeah, yeah, sure. We’re betting on you, Gohan, so make sure you’re ready for the finals.”

“Will do!” And so, King Kai gets you in contact with Bardock and Gine… “Hey, grandpa, grandma, how you two doing? Still watching the Tournament?”

‘Gohan? Gohan, that is you! Yes, we are.’ Gine answers happily. ‘You’ve been doing so well.’

‘Well is underselling it, you’ve been kicking ass up there, kid!’ Bardock cheers. ‘Proud of you to make it to the finals, Gohan.’

“Heh, thanks. How’s it down there? Everything still pretty… er, well, ‘normal’ down in Hell?” you question.

‘A lot of other spirits have been watching the fights. Gives them something to do, a bit of a change of pace from the usual.’ Bardock responds. ‘Except for a few troublemakers. Had a vision about Baby trying something, made sure that the ogres keep an eye on him. Heh, he’s DEFINITELY not watching your fights, but what they’re having him do is probably just as torturous.’

Oh that sounds amusing. “What exactly are they having him do?”

‘Some kind of… weird exercise-dance routine. What’d they call it? Jazzer…something. It’s hilarious, and he hates it. Still getting a weird feeling about something, but we’re pretty much ready for any surprises. Good luck with the rest of the tournament, kid.’

“And so, this brings us to the last pair of the semi-finals! Minotia of the South Quadrant! Versus… Pikkon, of the West Quadrant!”

(cont.)

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>>4313755
As you turn your attention back to the ring, watching the two enter it, you quickly give Pantea and Videl a quick chat. ‘Say, how are you two doing? See anything that caught your interests during that last fight?’

‘Been watching Yazai’s aura manipulation carefully. It’s reminding me of how we use the Kaio-Ten, but a bit more directed and refined.’ Videl comments. ‘It’s really quite fascinating.’

‘Oh? Is that aaaaall you’ve been watching? Come on, you’re definitely observing more than that.’ Pantea teases Videl.

‘...Throwing her in the ring.’

You chuckle aloud. ‘Come on, Pantea, be nice. What about you?’

‘You’ve definitely given me some ideas, Gohan. Using that attack as a distraction with a great finisher. I’ll admit I’m also curious about how Tapion’s heavy sword training has improved him. Wonder what materials it was made of…’

‘Probably Katchin. Supreme Kai could show you it after the Tournament.’ you inform her, watching Minotia bow to Pikkon. To his credit, the boy isn’t showing any fear or hesitation. He isn’t even really nervous, in spite of how much he’s seen Pikkon do so far. The boy’s eyes are determined.

“May the best fighter win.” Pikkon acknowledges.

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST KAI #33… paused.
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I’ll try to answer them as best I can

All right folks, that's all for tonight. We’ll continue tomorrow starting ~4:30 pm PST. I’ll be around for a bit for questions and stuff. Did y’all have fun? Hope everyone’s staying safe out there.

>>4313756
Fun times definitely had, Kato! Gohan's matches have been great, looking forward to the finals!

>>4313756
>"Who ya gonna root for, Videl? You might just be a," tap your head, "Goddess of Victory."

That was a close call with Yazai. He's really strong. Looking forward to see how Pikkon vs Minotia plays out.

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I have an idea for the Tag Tourney:

Having a Tourney is just asking for trouble, so why not send trouble an invitation?

>Invite the whole Demon Realm to attend, with Beel'z and Misa's wedding as the main event.

>The Prize for winning the Tournament is that the Winners declare who the Ruler of Makai is.

>Since the Crown Prince is marrying an Earthling, this means that an Earthling is also eligible.

>In the Spirit of Matrimony, a Tag Tourney with teams of 2.

Do y'all think we could convince Beel and Pilaf to go through with it, or is it a bad idea? I kinda want to lump our problems all together in a festival.

>>4314159
Ooh, more rules:

>If the Winning Pair each have different rulers in mind, they face off in a 1v1 match.

>Since an Earthling has the opportunity to become ruler of the Demon Realm, the Earth is up for grabs as well to the New Ruler.

>>4314164
This is how you wind up with saiyans running the abyss.

>>4314268
Pfffffft.

>>4314159
I'm down for a Demon Realm tournament but I don't think the winner should become the ruler. The Champion of the Makai Realm seems like a good prize in itself.

Plus it kinda feels like we're ripping off Yu Yu Hakusho.

>>4314445
We've been doing that since Day One, hahaha!

>>4314445
The Winning Team doesn't become the Rulers, they pick the Ruler. The Worst form of a Democratic Election, a Brute Force Power Struggle. Should be pleasing to a bunch of demons, and preferable to a civil war over their succession crisis.

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>>4314468
>The Winning Team doesn't become the Rulers, they pick the Ruler.

>>4314159
>Do y'all think we could convince Beel and Pilaf to go through with it, or is it a bad idea?
>Since an Earthling has the opportunity to become ruler of the Demon Realm, the Earth is up for grabs as well to the New Ruler.
We should ask Trip and Kuriza about this as well. They have a stake in this too.

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>>4313760
Glad to hear!

>>4314050
Something to look forward to then!

>>4314159
>>4314164
>>4314445
>>4314468
We'll have to wait on that.

And okay, sorry about the delay! We are back!

>>4313756
“KAIO-KEN!” Minotia roars out, his red aura surrounding him as he points his blade towards Pikkon. “I know you’ve been using weighted training clothes, Mr. Pikkon, more than just your hat. So even if I don’t win this, I have a goal I’m going to try to reach before this match is done.” He grips the sword with both hands. “I wanna see what you’re capable of at full power.”

Pikkon seems amused by the bravado on display, and takes his stance. “Very well. Let’s see if you can reach that point.”

The boy launches himself at Pikkon, sword held defensively. When the green alien attempts to deflect him away, his hand hits the flat of the blade, allowing Minotia a chance to fire off a quick, point blank Ki blast. Pikkon is able to deflect it, but he was definitely surprised by it. Backing away, Minotia leaves a few afterimages that Pikkon quickly dispatches with a barrage of Ki blasts… that Minotia’s timed to his Hero’s Barrier, reflecting each one back at Pikkon.

Even with this though, Pikkon is quickly able to put the boy back on the defensive, leading with several fierce blows that Minotia is only barely able to block with his sword, and even then, a fierce uppercut still sends him flying into the air. “KAIO-KEN TIMES FIVE!” Minotia yells out, again bringing up his barrier as Pikkon chases after him, managing to stop another attack and force his opponent back. Minotia keeps up the Kaio-ken and tries to get some distance, but that’s when… you notice energy building up around his right forearm. And not just normal Ki, but Magic.

“You can’t run!” Pikkon declares, thrusting his hand forward and creating a vortex with Wing Magic that surrounds Minotia and pulls him back, the boy trying and failing to bring up his barrier again. Caught in the vortex, he’s then flung down towards the arena again, Pikkon chasing after the boy with his body engulfed in flames as he attempts to deliver a fierce kick to Minotia. The boy’s able to bring up his barrier again, but the sheer force of the attack knocks him to the floor.

Pikkon lands a short distance away and stands ready, Minotia bringing himself up again, panting softly. His red aura erupts once more, but you’re not sure how long he can keep it up.

“Curious.” Olibu comments. “I suspected Pikkon was training with something new, and that may have been a taste of it.”

>A. Minotia, don’t overuse the Kaio-ken, your body’s going to give out on you if you keep this up!
>B. Ask Tapion if there’s anything else Supreme Kai showed them that might help Minotia in this fight
>C. Cheer him on! Don’t give up, Minotia!
>D. Something else?

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>>4314734
>C.
>B.
>D. "Is this West Kai's training or something he learned on his own?"

So East Kai is about speed. South Kai is about defense. King Kai is about spiritual improvement. Would we classify West Kai being about the Attack then?

>>4314734
>D. Don't worry Minotia, even if you die you'll still be in the ring!

>>4314734
>B. Ask Tapion if there’s anything else Supreme Kai showed them that might help Minotia in this fight

>>4314734
>B.

>>4314734
>C. Cheer him on! Don’t give up, Minotia!

I wonder if Pikkon died coming up with the technique that sets him ablaze?

>>4314734
>>4314752
Support

>>4314788
https://youtu.be/TBG_Er9IZso

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>>4314734
“Olibu, is it something he’s been able to do on his own before, or is it something he’s learned from West Kai?” you question.

“West Kai has taught Pikkon many unique skills. That looks like one I’ve seen him use before, but more refined.” he responds. “A shame I didn’t get him to use it against me.”

That’s definitely not good. “Come on Minotia, you can do this!” you cheer, then look over to Tapion. “Hey, is there anything Supreme Kai showed you guys that might be able to help Minotia with this?”

“Possibly. But it’s not something a foe like Pikkon will allow him to preform more than once. He’ll need to use it carefully.” he answers, then grinning at you. “Especially since you were able to overcome it yourself.”

Ahhh, of course. Your eyes fixed on the fight, you see Minotia hold his sword defensively against Pikkon, who again takes the lead in the battle, using his superior strength and skill to completely outclass the boy. “TIMES TWENTY!” Minotia roars out and again uses his Barrier to force Pikkon back, though Pikkon’s ready for it.

He delivers a low spin-kick while backing away, which forms a swirling tornado… that ignites and forms a blazing one. The winds that form it are enough to be felt all around the stadium, several of the audience members having to hold on to their seats in order to not be pulled away, and the heat enough to start to warp and even melt the tiles on the arena floor. And to make it all the worse, Pikkon then fires several Ki blasts towards Minotia, flying around with the winds and using them to his advantage.

https://youtu.be/Es9wkP7AvjE

Trying to find a way out of this, Minotia suddenly comes up with a plan. He materializes a chain of considerable length and similar material to his sword and ties it around the blade’s grip, then lets his barrier down for just a moment to release it, holding the other end of the chain tight. It ends up sucked into the vortex, pulling Minotia along with it… though with the boy also flying upward, trying to get to the top of the whirling flames. Using the Kaio-ken once more, he fires a Brave Cannon down into it, which travels all the way to the ring and detonates with enough force that it breaks apart the vortex. Pikkon is impressed… and then notices something coming at him. Minotia’s sword.

(cont.)

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>>4315005
“HOLD THIS!” the boy yells. Pikkon quickly grabs it but the speed at which it’s traveling knocks him downward with it. He then lets go of the chain and holds both his hands out the moment Pikkon looks like he’s about to recover… holding him in the air via telekinesis.

“Wh-what?!” Pikkon exclaims, trying to move.

“H-ha… haha… g-guess you… rely too much on… training weights…” Minotia pants. “Now just gotta… le-let… gravity do the r-rest…”

Pikkon fights back, igniting his body and trying to keep airborne as he is slowly moved closer and closer to the edge of the ring. Is this it? Is Minotia really going to…? “Come on, brother! You’re almost there!” Tapion cheers. “Just a little bit more and you win this!”

“Minotia! You can do this! South Quadrant’s rooting for you!” South Kai declares.

“PIKKON WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! YOU CAN’T LOSE TO A KID! NOT LIKE THIS! COME ON!” West Kai screams at his student.

He ends up just over the edge… when Pikkon stops moving. You look up and see Minotia’s aura fade and his body go limp, falling to the ring. Pikkon’s able to take the sword off of him and head back into the ring. There, he sees the boy lying limp, exhausted. Pikkon removes his hat. Minotia’s head is able to move up and see what he’s doing. “You were a truly remarkable fighter, boy.” Pikkon removes the other weighted clothing from his body, belt and coat, and bundles them all up with the helmet. “I will admit, you almost had me there. But it looks like you couldn’t maintain that level of power, not yet, at least. So, I shall give you what you requested.” Pikkon’s energy rises as he tosses the weighted clothes outside the ring… which leave a crater when they land and shake the entire stadium. For a brief moment, Pikkon shows off his true strength, and… he’s definitely on another league from most other fighters in this Tournament, even you are going to have trouble against that.

But just as quickly as he displayed it, Pikkon powers back down and carefully picks up the boy, bringing him to the edge of the ring. He looks to Tapion and motions for him to come closer with a nod. Minotia’s brother quickly rushes close… as Pikkon sets the kid down outside the ring. Tapion picks him up and hurries him to get healed.

“And there you have it, folks! Minotia was no longer able to fight, so Pikkon is the winner and our other finalist! And what outstanding sportsmanship on display there! Let’s all give him a hand, folks!”

You see King Kai actually move in the direction of the two brothers as South Kai gives them an apologetic but thankful smile

>A. Head over to Minotia, quickly, see if he’s gonna be okay
>B. Collect Pikkon’s weights and hand them back to him
>C. Get Minotia’s training sword, it’s still in the ground over there
>D. Something else?

>>4315013
>B.
>C.

>>4315013
>B. Get a feel for what we're dealing with.
>C.
>D. Hang onto it. We may be able to use it.
>A.

>>4315013
>C. Get Minotia’s training sword, it’s still in the ground over there

>>4315013
Support >>4315024
with his permission, of course

>>4315026
How dare you.

>>4315013
>>4315019
Supporting.
>D. Am fan of Pikkon now.

>>4315024
No thanks, we have our own sword.

>>4315024
Support

>>4315026
Support

>>4315039
>thinking we can have enough swords

>>4315045
Yes. We just need one. We use just one.

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>>4315039

>>4315050
>thinking we can't swap or throw swords

>>4315050
Got it, 20 swords.

>>4315054
>thinking twenty is enough swords

>>4315054
>>4315056
∞ swords

>>4315057
Hitting swords with other swords all the way down.

>>4315057
>Gohan becomes Archer

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This is my sword. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

My sword is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.

Without me, my sword is useless. Without my sword, I am useless. I must swing my sword true. I must slash faster than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must cut him before he cuts me. I will.

My sword is ningen, even as I, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a sibling. I will learn its weaknesses, its strength, its parts, its accessories, its guard and its hilt. I will keep my sword clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. We will ...

Before Shin, I swear this creed. My sword and I are the defenders of my world. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life.

So be it, until victory is ours and there is no enemy, but peace!

>>4315081
That isn't his sword dummy

>>4315086
It is if we believe it is. That's how dreams work. Ya seek them.

>>4315092
Your dreams are just diet nightmates!

>>4315096
Nah, they're the ones where my teeth are loose so I gotta pull them out and I do but then I realize that what I pulled out wasn't the loose part and I see a chunk of gum on it so I gotta force it back in and pull the real loose part out until my fingers and lips are covered in blood that won't stop.

Y'know, the teeth dream.

>>4315111
I have.... never had that one, but it sounds uncomfortable. Man all my non-nightmare dreams are just nonsensical trips through houses I haven't seen in twenty years.

>>4315111
I should get a nightguard...

>>4315111
>>4315116
>>4315120

I dream that I'm drowning in a dark abyss, and my body is paralyzed and I'm unable to move, or breathe and I die silently screaming in a dark void of nothingness.

Then I wake up and start my day.

>>4315122
Look at this guy, flexing that he actually wants to wake up in the morning.

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>>4315122
One day while talking with Earth's Personal Savior Tripitaka, Son Gohan confronts one of his deepest fears.

Gohan: *Sitting in a confessional booth* If my lips ever left my mouth, packed a bag and headed south, that'd be too bad, I'd be so sad.

Tripitaka: *Taking notes* I see, that'd be too bad, you'd be so sad?

G: That'd be too bad.

T: Alrighty.

Gohan: If my lips said "Adios, I don't like you, I think you're gross." That'd be too bad, I might get mad.

Trip: Hm, that'd be too bad, you might get mad?

G: That'd be too bad.

T: Fascinating. *Writes it down*

Gohan: If my lips moved to Duluth, left a mess and took my tooth... That'd be too bad, I'd call my Dad.

Trip: Oh dear, that'd be too bad, you'd call your dad?

G: That'd be too bad.

Trip: Hold it. Did you say your father? Fascinating! So what you're saying is if your lips left you?

Gohan: That'd be too bad, I'd be so sad, I might get mad, I'd call my Dad. That'd be too bad.

T: That'd be too bad?

G: That'd be too bad.

T: Why?

G: Because I love my lips. *Starts speaking in tongues, or lips, as it were*

Trip: Oh my! This is more serious than I thought. *She presents a Rorschach test.* Gohan, what do you see here?

G: Um, that looks like a lip.

T: *Flips to the next one* What about this?

G: It's a lip.

T: *Starts flipping through them all* And this?

Gohan: It's a lip, it's a lip, it's a lip, lip, lip! It's a lip, it's a lip, it's a lip, lip, lip! It's a lip, it's a lip, it's a lip, lip, lip! It's a liiiiiip, it's a lip, lip, lip.

Trip: *Goes back to taking notes* Gohan, tell me about your childhood.

Gohan: When I was just two years old, I left my lips out in the cold. And they turned blue, what could I do?

Trip: Oh dear. They turned blue, what could you do?

G: Oh, They turned blue.

T: I see.

Gohan: In the middle of Saiyan Saga, I had to kiss my Great Aunt Baba. She had a beard, and it felt weird.

Trip: My, my, she had a beard, and it felt weird?

G: She had a beard.

Trip: Oh!

Gohan: Ten days after I turned 8, got my lips stuck in a gate. My friends all laughed,

And I just stood there until the fire department came and broke the lock with a crowbar and I had to spend the next six weeks in lip rehab with this kid named Oscar who got stung by a bee right on the lip and we couldn't even talk to each other until the fifth week because both our lips were so swollen and when he did start speaking he just spoke Polish and I only knew like three words in Polish except now I know four because Oscar taught me the word for lip, "Usta."

Trip: *Waves away the smoke produced by her rapid note-taking* Your friends all laughed... "Usta." How do you spell that?

G: I don't know.

T: So what you're saying is that when you were young?

Gohan: They turned blue, what could I do? She had a beard, and it felt weird. My friends all laughed, "Usta!"

Trip: I'm confused.

Gohan: I love my lips! *Smiles.* ...Have I ever told you how I feel about my nose?

Tripitaka: Oh, look at the time!

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>>4315013
You head over to Minotia with King Kai at first, checking to see if the boy’s okay. “Jeeze, I didn’t think he took that bad a beating.”

“It’s not Pikkon that did this, he overused the Kaio-ken.” King Kai states, looking over the boy’s body. “Mmmh. Okay, doesn’t look like he did any irreparable damage to himself, but that was too close! You’re lucky your body gave out on you before you could push it any harder.”

“Still proud of how hard you fought.” South Kai comments. “But as proud as I am right now, let’s not rush you into becoming a more permanent fighter for us just yet, kid.”

Tapion works to heal his brother’s injuries to the point where the boy’s more stable. You however walk over to where his sword landed. You look back to him and ask, “Minotia, mind of I hold on to this for the last match?”

He laughs weakly. “G-go ahead, Gohan.”

You pull the sword from the ground, unwrapping the chain around it, then shouldering the sword. You also notice Pikkon’s weights still on the ground. You grab them and try to pull them up… and realize that they’re actually QUITE a bit heavier than you were expecting. “Gh. Jeeze, Pikkon, how heavy are these things?”

“Approximately 500 tons in total.” he answers calmly.

You gulp. 500 tons? That’s… probably close to what the whole pillar the Z Sword was trapped in weighed. Dang. This could be tough. You still raise your strength to lift it, pulling it from the ground and smirking. “All right. Here, you can have it back.” You hop into the ring with it, then hand the weights back to Pikkon.

He looks at you curiously, but gives a nod and takes them back, putting them on him once more. Pikkon then cracks his knuckles, asking you, “So, are you wanting to get this started right away?”

>A. Absolutely. Grand Kai, shall we?
>B. Eh, I dunno, you might need to rest up a bit from that fight
>C. Something else?

>>4315224
>C. Combine A and B into, "Only if you're sure you can give me your all without resting first."

>>4315224
>B. Eh, I dunno, you might need to rest up a bit from that fight
>C. Turn to King Kai and ask, "Sorry, but..." Scratch our head sheepishly, "What's the prize again?"

>>4315224
>B. Eh, I dunno, you might need to rest up a bit from that fight

>C. "I think we should fill our bellies with food and made sure we're hydrated first. I fight better after a good meal."

>>4315224
Sure >>4315229

>>4315224
>>4315233
Supporting.

Since Pikkon is a cold-blooded lizard man who brings the heat, does he like his drinks hot?

>>4315224
>C. Put Minotia's Sword in a capsule so it's lighter to carry around until we need to pop it out.

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>>4315257
I'd rather carry it around like Auron

>>4315274
Even Tapion and Minotia keep the Iron Boots in their bags when they're not using them.

Did we kill Baby on the Fourth of July?

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>>4315224
“Dunno, you might need to rest up a bit from that fight.” you tell him cheekily.

Pikkon crosses his arms. “Is that so?”

“Heh, just saying I wanna fight you at your-” Your stomach growls rudely, interrupting your remark.

“Ahh, right, Yazai did tell me before you Saiyans fight best on a full stomach.” Pikkon tells you with a smirk. “You’re saying that because you want a quick meal. I get you.”

“H-hey! Shush! …But we both could do with refueling and rehydrating, I guess. Even with these bodies, doesn’t hurt to have a little bit of maintenance, y’ know.” you respond, rubbing the back of your neck.

“Very well. Grand Kai, will you allow this?” Pikkon asks.

“Hah! With all the entertainment you two have been putting up, we could all go for a quick meal break.” he declares… then conjures up a strange and kinda old-looking phone. “I could go for some pizza myself.”

So you end up getting a meal in, a small feast of rice, meats, veggies, and some fruity drinks you’ll have to memorize the name of when the Tournament’s over. Pikkon actually gets a small meal in, alongside a bit of a pep talk from West Kai. “Listen Pikkon, you’re my best student! You’ve grown beyond anyone else, and you’re not gonna let some little punk kid newcomer waltz in here and take away your rightful title of best fighter in the Afterlife, are you?”

“I have no intention of losing.” he states calmly.

King Kai though is a bit more relaxed. “Hey Gohan, even if you’ve only been my student for a short time, I just wanna say, you have definitely made me proud. You’ve really shown everyone that North Quadrant spirit!”

“The good sportsmanship you’ve shown so far is also quite commendable.” Olibu adds in.

“And you’ve really shown some Saiyan pride.” Yazai comments.

“And some sharp-minded Tuffle smarts.” Izumi adds.

“But most of all some good ol’ fashioned Earthling determination!” the elder Gohan finishes.

You finish up your meal and give all your fellow North Quadrant fighters a respectful bow. “I’ll not let you guys down.”

(cont.)

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>>4315330
As you head into the ring though, you actually hear South Kai call out your name. “Hey Gohan!” Your hear quickly turns to look towards him. “Good luck out there! And thanks!” He pats Tapion and Minotia’s shoulders, smiling.

You nod back, and enter the ring with Pikkon. He stands ready and asks, “Now that you’ve gotten your fill, are you ready to get this started?”

“Absolutely. Grand Kai, it’s on you!” You point Minotia’s sword towards Pikkon.

“Very well! Final round! Son Gohan of the North Quadrant! Versus… Pikkon, of the West Quadrant!”

“This looks to be the match of the century, folks!” the announcer yells out. “Fighters ready? BEGIN!”

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST KAI #33… paused.
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I’ll try to answer them as best I can

All right folks, that's all for tonight. We’ll continue tomorrow starting ~5:30 pm PST. I’ll be around for a bit for questions and stuff. Did y’all have fun? Hope everyone’s staying safe out there.

>>4315331
Fun is yes! All of the characters for this arc are great and the battles have been fantastic. Minotia in particular has surprised and amazed.

Thanks for running, see you tomorrow!

>>4315331
Good night, Kato!

Ooh, I already have an idea for that sword. It's heavy, but we can use that to our advantage by using it poorly. We make Pikkon think we're too weighed-down with it, and, like a selfish Ayn Randian, when we shrug the weight while swinging the unwieldy sword in a feint, we move really really fast to do a real attack at him.

>>4315331
It's been so much fun, Kato! This Tournament has been a blast since it started. Looking forward to tomorrow!

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>>4314445
>Plus it kinda feels like we're ripping off Yu Yu Hakusho.
Eh, different source, but it did come after YYH.

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>>4315335
Very glad to hear!

>>4315339
Thank you for that! Be warned that Pikkon will not easily fall for such a trick.

>>4315346
Very glad to hear that! Thank you, anon!

And okay, we are back!

>>4315331
https://youtu.be/K5N4MLUVlaQ

Pikkon moves in, trying to land the first punch of the match, but you’re able to avoid it and try to counter with a left hook of your own. He catches your fist and tries to throw you, but you gracefully flip in the air and land. The two of you close in and test one another, Pikkon questioning, “So why is it you didn’t use that Super Saiyan ability Yazai’s so proud of, Gohan? I’ve sensed you do it before, but even against him, you didn’t use it.” Pikkon aims a chop at your chest that you block. “Are you saving it for some reason? Or is there another reason you refuse to display it?”

You back away, Pikkon allowing you a moment to respond.

>A. If you’re so eager to see it, I can show it to you. Here, have a taste!
>B. I’ll do you one better, behold, Super Saiyan 2!
>C. I’ve been testing some of the skills my King Kai invented! KAIO-KEN!
>D. Simple, really. I don’t need it. (Show the power Elder Kai unlocked!)
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Focus on offense, try to keep the pressure on him!
>G. Go for defense, see if you can find any openings in his guard!
>H. Something else?

>>4316259
>D & G.

>>4316259
>H. "Oh, you think I'll actually need it?"
>G. Watch carefully and keep movement options open.

>>4316259
>D. Simple, really. I don’t need it. (Show the power Elder Kai unlocked!)
>G. Go for defense, see if you can find any openings in his guard!
But if we *find* an opening, let rush him.

>>4316272
>>4316274
Sure sure

>>4316259
>H. Cuz I'm the Legendary Tougher Tuffle. Our hair turns red cuz saiyans stole our gold.

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Okay! Roll me 3d20, best of three! DC is 12 for the first, 13 for the last two!

Rolled 13, 18, 8 = 39 (3d20)

>>4316288

Rolled 19, 1, 19 = 39 (3d20)

>>4316288

Rolled 12, 4, 5 = 21 (3d20)

>>4316288

>>4316289
>>4316291
>>4316292
Passed all! Writing...

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>>4316259
“Oh? You think I’ll actually need it?” you ask cheekily, rubbing your nose.

Pikkon readies a more offense-oriented stance. “Too much confidence in your abilities will be your undoing, Gohan.”

“If you must know… well, it’s simple, really. I’m not bluffing there. I don’t need it.” Your white aura erupts around you as you show off what Elder Kai unlocked, a power beyond your normal limits. You motion for him to come at you as you take a defensive stance, holding Minotia’s sword in a guarding position.

“I see. You’re quite the interesting kid, Gohan.” Pikkon rushes you, but there’s a noticeable power gap between the two of you now, in your favor. You block each of his blows and almost make it look easy as he lets out more and more intense attacks. Pikkon switches things up a bit, slight glints of energy swirling around his arms and legs as you feel yourself drawn closer into his attacks. You’re still able to block his attacks, but it gets harder to find an opening.

Harder, but not impossible. Seeing your chance, you leave a detonating afterimage that Pikkon strikes, which blows up in his face. “JAN KEN! ROCK!” you deliver a punch to his gut. “SCISSORS!” you follow it up with a double poke that he avoids initially, but you fire off a quick jolt of Ki that hits his face. “PAPER!” A palm strike at his chest sends him away, with you quickly chasing after, swinging Minotia’s sword so the flat of it is about to hit him…

Then Pikkon stops it. “Clever.” Both his hands on the blade, you feel a sudden warmth through it… wait more than just a warmth, more like- OW! Hot! Hot hot hot! You juggle the sword, trying to cool it down, as Pikkon brings both his hands back and forms two genuine fireballs and aims them… at the sword. “But can you handle the heat?!”

You swerve the blade away from the fireballs just in time, only to see Pikkon send out two more lower to the ground, scorching the arena below you. Leaping up to avoid it, you think you’re in the clear, only for the flames below to start to swirl around beneath you. And then you look up, seeing that the ones above are doing the same. Gah! Tricky! Think fast! Come on, come on… oh! Right as the swirling flames are about to meet you, and with Pikkon having lowered his guard just a bit, let out an Explosive Wave that sends the fire all across the arena, Pikkon trying to avoid all of it but ending up a little singed himself.

(cont.)

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>>4316388
“See what I mean, Pikkon?” You shoulder the sword. “I don’t need it.”

He uses some of the Wind Magic from before to put out the flames on him and around the arena, looking up at you. “So you say, but I still have a few things to show you.” He starts to wave his arms around in an odd pattern. It… almost reminds you of Fusion? What’s he doing?

>A. Get ready to guard against it!
>B. Whatever it is, you better avoid it!
>C. Charge at him! Don’t let him use this!
>D. Get some distance, head towards one of the planetoids!
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

>>4316390
Hmm, well he did give us a moment to power up. Fair is fair.
>B. Whatever it is, you better avoid it!
>D. Get some distance, head towards one of the planetoids!
Move a bit, then as much as necessary.

>>4316390
>B.
>D.
>F. "Raio-ken!"
It may not give us the same boost of speed with our Ultimate power but it should let us be a bit quicker.

>>4316390
Support >>4316395

>>4316390
>F. Throw the useless poorly-hilted sword up, dodge.

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Okay! Roll me 2d20 this time, best of three! DC is 13 for both!

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Rolled 1, 16 = 17 (2d20)

>>4316419

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d20)

>>4316419

Rolled 8, 8 = 16 (2d20)

>>4316419

Rolled 10, 15, 1 = 26 (3d20)

>>4316422
>>4316424
>>4316426
Well. Passed one! Writing...

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>>4316390
https://youtu.be/aXJKr4bnGxk

You ready yourself to dodge away from the attack. Be careful, Gohan. Pikkon finally stops moving his limbs… and rushes you down, landing a solid combo on you while you were expecting a beam attack of some sort. Grh! Tricky! Okay, refocus and-

”THUNDER! FLASH! AAAAAATACK!” Pikkon brings both his fists together and unleashes a truly massive torrent of fire up towards you, catching you and blasting you up higher into the sky. You eventually crash into one of the planetoids, but as you hit it the attack starts to actually heat up the rocks around you, with them beginning to melt. You use everything you have to escape from the attack and get behind another one of the planetoids.

Getting a moment to catch your breath and make sure none of you is still on fire, you feel Pikkon approach. Gotta think carefully, what can you do next?

>A. Keep your distance, stay in long range!
>B. Bait him into using the attack again, gotta be a weakness to it
>C. Try to distract him! Spirit Ball!
>D. Draw your own sword and dual wield it with Minotia’s
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Something else?

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>>4316490
>B. Bait him into using the attack again, gotta be a weakness to it
>E. Energy attack!
>F. Well if he's gonna Mario, you're gonna Luigi. Luminaire in a bubble around yourself and trap him in it.

>>4316490
"Oh, I get it. The fire is like thunder. Ha."

>B.
>F. Shinespark but with Fire Magic to mimic his Burning Shoot.

>>4316490
Support >>4316514

>>4316509
That's not how it works.

>>4316490
>>4316514
Seconded.

>>4316514
No.

>>4316516
Yes.

I don't like any of you right now.

>>4316522
I'm actually waiting for him to use another move before we use luminaire.

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Rolled 11, 8, 11 = 30 (3d20)

Okay! Last roll of the night! Roll me 3d20, best of three! DC is 13 for the first, 16 for the last two!

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Rolled 2, 8, 10 = 20 (3d20)

>>4316527
Fiyah Ball!

Rolled 7, 14, 10 = 31 (3d20)

>>4316527

Rolled 8, 8, 12 = 28 (3d20)

>>4316527
Aaaaaauuuuuugggghhhhh

>>4316529
>>4316531
>>4316532
Well. Didn't pass this one. Writing...

>>4316534
Just curious what would've been the DC for

>>4316509

>>4316536
Sour grape-flavored

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>>4316536
>>4316547
Almost the same, 13, 16, 17.

>>4316490
“Oh… h-heh, I get it… fire is… like thunder… loud.” you comment to yourself with a nervous laugh. Hmm… well if he’s so familiar with fire, you can turn up the heat a bit too, can’t ya? Yeah, yeah! Be experimental with this! You leap up above the planetoid and point down at Pikkon. “Not a bad technique! But bet you can’t hit me again with it!”

You immediately get knocked in the gut with Pikkon’s weighted clothing, which he bundled up like before to allow an opening for his attack. “As your friends said before: hold this.” Pikkon remarks smugly, with you sent tumbling off the planetoid, and him readying those stances again.

But this may play into your plan! You use this sudden acceleration to start building up speed, reaching another planetoid and holding on to the weighted clothing and Minotia’s sword as you run around it. Building up sufficient velocity, your body starts to spark. Now for the experimental bit! You try to apply Fire Magic to it, and with it ready… “SHIIIIINE! SPAAAAAARK!” You launch yourself off the planetoid, cracking it as you do. But… you notice that this actually feels slower than the normal Shinespark, and not nearly as neat to control. Still, you blast towards Pikkon, believing you’ve timed it to right before he fires his attack!

“THUNDER! FLASH! AAAAATACK!”

AGH FIRE! MORE FIRE THAN YOU WERE READY FOR! You crash into what feels like a wall of flame and hit some fragments of one of the destroyed planetoids, until you finally crash into a larger one, falling from it as you try to regain your senses. Agh, that technique is going to be a problem. You manage to reach the ring, slowing your descent enough that you land there with a loud crash thanks to the weight you’re carrying. You end up dazed enough that you think you see a couple jelly beans floating above the arena, but your attention quickly turns to Pikkon.

“That’s two for two, you want to make it three for three, Gohan? You’re tough, I’ll give you that, but I’ve got an edge with experience.” He cracks his knuckles. “Or… maybe you’d like to see a different technique of mine?” His body spins in midair… and starts spinning faster. Ah crap now what?

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST KAI #33… paused.
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I’ll try to answer them as best I can

All right folks, that's all for tonight. We’ll continue tomorrow starting ~5:30 pm PST. I’ll be around for a bit for questions and stuff. Did y’all have fun? Hope everyone’s staying safe out there.

>>4316579
>As your friends said before: hold this.”
Hahahahaha.

Fun was had, Kato, thanks for running!

>>4316579
Whatever. See you tomorrow. I hope this fight with Pikkon continues its intensity with a flashy end either way.

Gohan's unlocking is costing him in this fight. Using a bunch of techniques he performed and practiced in his old body till they were second nature, and now his new power brings along second second natures to learn. Might be best to just rely on the brute force that comes with this unlocked potential he wasn't ready for.

>>4316610
>>4316615
Must you?

>>4316620
It's best to go back to the basics when we have a new power to get used to. That means relearning all our techniques when we're fully powered to master them at a later date. Right now, using this much power along with techniques is just Frieza-tier. Either focus on using this power to brute force him back, or focus on using techniques at a power we're used to.

>>4316625
yes, i also remember all those times in various dragonball series when a character reached a new level of power and had to relearn all of their techniques every time. who could forget the iconic moments when goku became a super saiyan and could no longer use the kamehameha correctly, or when gohan broke his limits into super saiyan 2 and cell waited patiently for him to relearn flight and proper kicking form

>>4316637
Well yeah, it was the last thing Goku did in that fight. And Cell did watch Gohan practice his kicking.

Even if we did think we could ice-skate uphill, let's do something constructive.

Gohan is using his full power right now to keep up with Pikkon, while trying to use his techniques on Pikkon. The ki that would be used in those techniques that Gohan could control is running through his body to make it tougher, stronger, and faster.

Gohan can do two things here: he can keep going at top gear at the cost of fancier ki control, or he can go down to a level he's comfortable at to use his techniques with a calmer body and clearer head.

Well, there is the third option of trying to use techniques at full blast, also known as "what hasn't worked."

I want to go the second route. Even if Pikkon would be better than us numbers wise, well, we know someone who never let that stop her from doing her best, and she became the Champion twice.

>>4316902
I have just been informed by myself that she was Champion... triple.

I have an idea for "Hold this." We absolutely flub it by missing Pikkon with the sword when we throw it at him, but we do hit an asteroid with it. An asteroid that is now weighed down by the sword. Heck, if we can get his clothes up there, that'd be good too. Then, we hold the much taller Pikkon in place under that heavy rock, and let gravity do its thing.

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>>4316579
>You end up dazed enough that you think you see a couple jelly beans floating above the arena
Oh cool, they showed up!

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>>4317173
I think its a reference to Janemba.

>>4317432
What's a Janemba? Is that Janempa's cousin?

>>4317476
https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Janemba

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Hope your having a great day Kato.

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>>4316599
Glad you had fun!

>>4316610
Okay then.

>>4317666
Am now that I'm home, finally.

And sorry about the delay, hit some traffic before AND after what was supposed to be a quick grocery trip. We are definitely back now though!

>>4316579
Pikkon’s spinning starts to pick up, and you feel the winds in the arena begin to circle around you. “Gohan! You have no chance against this attack! The match will be over once it’s done!” he declares, and you feel the winds building up around him and the arena trying to move you.

However, you do have his weighted clothes and Minotia’s sword. You might be able to stay on the ground… or even fling one of them up at Pikkon. Or you could try something a bit more risky, but something that’ll definitely do some damage. Gotta think quickly…

>A. Toss the weights up!
>B. Get out of the way while you have the chance!
>C. Rush at Pikkon before this attack really gets going!
>D. Overpower it with Luminaire!
>E. Something else?

>>4317742
>C. Rush at Pikkon before this attack really gets going!
>D. Overpower it with Luminaire!
Luminaire Bomb!

>>4317742
>D.
>E. After-Image with explosion

Luminaire Mirage!

>>4317742
These
>>4317746
>>4317753

>>4317742
>>4317746
>>4317753
Yeah this seems legit. Time to retake initiative.

>>4317742
>A. Toss the weights up!

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Rolled 11, 15, 10 = 36 (3d20)

Okay! Roll me 3d20, best of three! DC is 15 for all!

Rolled 20, 2, 13 = 35 (3d20)

>>4317780

Rolled 8, 15, 6 = 29 (3d20)

>>4317780

Goooooo Pikkooooonnn.

Rolled 15, 20, 20 = 55 (3d20)

>>4317780

Rolled 8, 18, 13 = 39 (3d20)

>>4317780

Rolled 12, 4, 2 = 18 (3d20)

>>4317786
>>4317787
>>4317791
Perfect! Amazing job! Writing...

>>4317780
Why is it that boys need gloves and pants and heavier duty boots and armlets, and they don't even get the decency of a chest window to vent the heat from all that?

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>>4317742
https://youtu.be/C2euKM5fOv4

You’re only going to get one chance with this. Using your full strength, beyond your natural limits and to what Elder Kai brought out of you, you rush at Pikkon, leaving several afterimages trailing behind you, right as the attack starts to get going. The afterimages begin to detonate as the winds pick up, but that distracts Pikkon long enough for you to get up close. You throw your hands up and yell out, “LUMINAIRE!”

With a powerful explosion of Light, Pikkon’s attack is halted and Pikkon himself is flung far away from the stadium, crashing through several planetoids and a few of the asteroids that resulted from previous fights. In fact, he keeps going, going, going, so far you lose visual sight of him, but can still sense him. Finally, Pikkon seems to hit the… wall? Ceiling? The edge of the room you’re in. He launches off, flying back quickly. As he does, though… you there actually is a large jellybean floating around in the void. What the…?

Finally in visual range again, Pikkon pants, that attack taking quite a bit out of him, yet… he seems even more excited than before. “Now that’s what I’m talking about! Gohan! Show me your best!”

“My best is gonna win this, Pikkon.” you tell him confidently. “So let’s-!”

‘Gohan! Look back in the stadium!’ Supreme Kai tells you. Your head turns downward and you see… something protruding from the ring. Looks a bit like one of those jellybeans floating nearby, but like… formed out of the ring. A couple more protrude from the stadium! What the…? ‘Something’s happening to the dimensional barriers!’

>A. Pikkon, we’ll need to finish this later, something’s come up
>B. See if everyone is okay first! Check with Pantea and Videl, they can help!
>C. Head to King Kai and contact grandpa Bardock!
>D. Should I hurry up and finish this match, Supreme Kai? Should only take a bit more!
>E. Something else?

>>4317892
>touching the ceiling or floor outside the ring results in a ring-out,

>Finally, Pikkon seems to hit the… wall? Ceiling?

Celebrate victory then..

>>4317894
Support. Shin wtf.

Maybe we should check in on Bardock and Gine again too.

>>4317892
>A.
>E. "Let's get everyone clear!"
>B. With the telepathy.

>>4317892
>A & B.
>E. Ask the Kais to get themselves and the audience somewhere safe and all the fighters to get ready.

>>4317905
>>4317905
Well since my other support got deleted, I'll support these instead.

>>4317899
The wall is not the ceiling or floor. Maybe it should have counted but that's not how the rules were written.

>>4317892
I'll back >>4317905

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Found some artwork for one of the Cells. Though its a bit different from the line up but I figured it'd be useful.

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>>4317983
Thank you for that!

>>4317892
“Sorry Pikkon, we’ll need to finish this later. Something’s happening down there. I’d hate to have our fight spoiled by an outside force.” you tell him, starting to head down. The smile on his face fades into a frown, but he nods in acknowledgement. As you head down, you telepathically get in contact Pantea and Videl. ‘Are you guys okay? Anyone hurt down there? What’s going on?’

‘We don’t know, one moment you two were fighting and the next these things appeared in the stands launching people into the air!’ Pantea answers. ‘I, I guess nobody’s hurt, yet?’

‘Okay, try and get everyone clear if you can, I’ll try to see what’s going on.’ You and Pikkon land together and you rush over to King Kai. “Anyone know what’s going on? King Kai, you and the other Kais might need to evacuate! And we should probably get everyone mobilized.”

Supreme Kai and Grand kai land near you, with Supreme Kai telling you, “Gohan, apparently something has caused the check-in station to become sealed away. I’ve detected a strange and powerful energy in the vicinity. It’s causing the barriers of reality to warp and twist.”

“If it stays like this, Heaven and Hell will be open to the land of the living, and the dead will walk!” Grand Kai proclaims. “Man, what a way to throw off my groove.”

“It has apparently not reached our world just yet, at least, that is what the Elder has told me.” Kibito comments as Tapion and Minotia approach.

“Supreme Kai, Sir, is there anything you need us to do?” Tapion asks.

“Hmm… we may need you to head back and make sure nothing disturbs Majin Buu’s ball. Can I count on the two of you to make sure it’s safe?” Supreme Kai requests.

“We need to send some folks to the check-in station, get the whole story from King Yemma.” Grand Kai adds.

“We can’t forget about Hell though! Who knows how many things have crossed over already?!” King Kai says in a panicked voice.

>A. I’ll head down to Hell, maybe see if Bardock can help me solve what’s going on
>B. If whatever is causing this is with King Yemma, that’s where I’d like to go!
>C. I should stick with Tapion and Minotia, just in case something does happen with Buu
>D. Ask Pikkon what he’s gonna do
>E. Something else?

>>4318024
>B.
"May I get a full heal before I go please, Kibito?"
>D.
>E. "Anyone wanna come with me?"

>>4318024
Sure >>4318028

>>4318024
Supporting >>4318028

>>4318024
>E.
Give Tapion his weights and Minotia his sword.

>>4318045
>>4318024
Sounds good.

>>4318045
Pikkon's weights but yes this.

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>>4318045
>>4318047
>Tapion when we give him Pikkon's weights

Yeah, give Pikkon his clothes are leave them folded neatly on the ring.

>>4318047
Yeah that. Sorry, mind thinkd Minotia and autocorrects Pikkon to Tapion.

>>4318045
>>4318046
>>4318047

sure

>>4318024
>B.
>E. "Anyone wanna come with me?"
>May I get a full heal before I go please, Kibito?"

>>4318068
Do either Pantea or Videl or 1zumi know healing?

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>>4318024
“If whatever is causing this is with King Yemma, that’s where I wanna go. Anyone wanna come with? How about you, Pikkon, what’ll you do?”

“Hmn. The sooner we take care of whatever is causing this, the sooner we can continue our match.” he states. You notice Grand Kai about to say something, but deciding against it at the last minute. “I’ll go with you, Gohan. King Kai, is that acceptable to you?”

West Kai coughs but then gives a nod. “Yes, well, definitely acceptable. Beat whatever monster’s causing this, and then come back and win this!”

“What about the denizens of Hell? We can’t let them run amok with the living.” Yazai brings up. “King Kai, if you’ll let me, I’d like to head down there and check on the people there.”

He gives a nod. “All right, we’ll try to organize the fighters up here while you head down there.”

“Before we go, can we get a quick heal?” you ask. Supreme Kai and Kibito both nod, Shin healing you while Kibito heals up Pikkon. Once healed, you head over to Pikkon and hand him the weighted clothing. “Here, think this is yours.” He nods and takes it, and you then run over to Minotia and hand him his sword. “Best of luck out there, guys.”

“Same to you. Take care, Gohan.”

With everything set, Supreme Kai stands by you and Pikkon, the two of you holding onto his shoulders. He checks out the area, then declares, “Kai Kai.” The three of you appear in front of… well, a field full of those evil jelly beans, with an extra large one in the middle of it all… with not only the Check-In station, but Snake Way and even the clouds normally above Hell all trapped inside.

“Hrmn.” Pikkon lets go of the Supreme Kai and holds his hand out, then fires a quick series of Ki blasts at it… which seem to harmlessly splash across. “A barrier of some sort.”

Shin then gets an uneasy look in his eyes. “There’s… a very strong, very evil presence around here. It’s…”

“It’s up above!” King Yemma’s voice calls out through the barrier. “The one who did this!”

The Supreme Kai’s eyes widen in fear for a moment, but then his face is filled with confusion. “A… demon of some kind, but… it almost looked like…”

You and Pikkon look up as well and see… a massive, round, yellow creature with horns on its head and an innocent expression on its face. What in the…?

“Janemba! Janemba! Janemba!” it joyfully exclaims.

>DRAGON BALL TUFFLE QUEST KAI #33… paused.
>Twitter account is @KatoQm, will have status updates there
>Got some questions for the QM? Suggestions? Throw them at ask.fm/QMKato and I’ll try to answer them as best I can

All right folks, that's all for tonight. We’ll continue tomorrow starting ~5:30 pm PST. I’ll be around for a bit for questions and stuff. Did y’all have fun? Hope everyone’s staying safe out there.

Also, another night with Gohan, or ready to switch over to Izzy and Peppa’s adventure?

>>4318098
Fun definitely had, Kato! Thanks for running!

I'm up for Peppa and Izzy time.

>>4318098
Eh, I think we've had plenty of time with them. What's Puar up to?
Izzy and Pepp sound good. Like a crime fighting duo.

>>4318098
Had a good time so far, thinking it's a good idea to switch now before we get to embroiled in another battle.

>>4318098
Gohan

>>4318098
Excellent times.

Janemba creeps me out, so I'm perfectly okay putting that off to go play in gravtown.

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>>4318587
https://youtu.be/itkl7cHcX_E?t=903

inside joke:
>Fear World is really nice this time of year with the rainy season.

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>>4318113
>>4318115
>>4318127
>>4318342
>>4318587
Glad y'all had fun! And looks like we'll be switching to Peppa and Izzy tonight!

Very sorry about the delay again, few things came up. Done with them now though! We are back!

>>4318098
“Okay, you sure you’ve got everything?” Maple asks your group.

“Hah, don’t worry sis! We’ve got all we need, even that Ki Container you gave Izzy.” Acer replies. “Monty, Peppa, Izzy, we all good?”

“Yes sir!” you all answer.

“All right then, take care!” Maple waves.

And so the four of you teleport away, appearing on a space station and surprising a couple of the people there with your sudden appearance. One of them, a Galactic Patrol member who… kinda looks like Tarble’s wife, quickly regains his composure and welcomes you all. “Ah! Earthlings! You’re here! Ahem. Hello! Welcome to the Z’S Observational Platform. I am Galactic Patrolman… Irico!” He strikes a pose. “We will begin the trip down to the planet in a short while. Take some time to prepare.”

Peppa, Izzy, what’ll you do?

>A. Investigate the area, talk with some of the staff, get some info on the planet
>B. Split off and explore on your own for a bit
>C. Chat with Monty, see how he’s doing
>D. Better to get ready now, ask Irico where to go
>E. Something else?

>>4319472
>A.
>C.
>E. Ki sense the planet. See if anything sticks out from here.

>>4319472
>>4319476
Supporting this E, but B instead of A and C.

>>4319472
This, pretty much.
>>4319476

>>4319472
Sure >>4319476

>>4319476
Seconded.

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We're onto you Kato.

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>>4319657
Are you now?

>>4319472
The two of you walk around a bit with Monty, Peppa politely introducing herself to Irico while you and Monty check up on some other staff. “So, what exactly is it you guys do here?” Monty questions.

“Watch for any would-be thieves, treasure hunters, smugglers, and monitor investigations into the planet itself.” another Galactic Patrol officer, a pink, sort of amphibian-like one, answers. “We also try to set up some safer areas for those investigating the planet.”

“Where exactly will we be heading to?” you question. “Is there a Map or something we can look at?”

He nods, turning your attention to a large screen, which lights up to show a crater-marked surface with a few scattered buildings and other structures. It zooms in on the structures, a central pyramid surrounded by buildings that are… curiously tall in spite of how high the gravity the world is, though all shaped in a vaguely pyramidal in shape, tapering slightly to the top. Scattered through the city though there are a number of toppled structures and several that look like crashed platforms of some kind. “This area is the main hub of the archaeological investigations into the planet. There are also ruins deeper down, we’ve been able to map about three distinct levels so far, but there are probably a good deal more. Drop site will be here…” The screen zooms in on the area in front of the main pyramid. “And it will be the place to regroup when the mission is over.”

“I recall there being some areas of lower, and also higher gravity.” Peppa adds in. “Where exactly are they?”

(cont.)