Fighting Ox king

Chapter 22

Fighting Ox king

On unnamed signal, we dashed towards each other. I already told Goku to evade his attacks instead of attacking, and only attack him when an opening shows up.

My plan was simple: To tire him up before attacking at full strength. But I knew no plan survives the enemy contact.

We really worked as a team. Initially, we had a little problem coordinating our attacks. I quickly caught the reason. As I was a little better than Goku, my speed and his speed weren't matching. So, I lowered my speed a little to match Goku. From then on, we moved as a team. I already asked Goku to tie his tail around the waist so that Ox-king doesn't get the chance to grab it. Not that he would know our weaknesses. But still, just in case he accidentally grabbed them, we were done for.

I am sure people seeing us, would probably confuse us being one entity with two bodies. It was only because we usually tagged against Grandpa Gohan that we really knew to cover each other's mistakes and defend each other when the situation arises. After all, we had quite a few years of experience in that.

For 4-5 minutes, we continued to evade his attacks while also trying to capitalize on any openings he gave. Initially, he didn't and when he started to give openings, they were usually the traps. I have to say, I really misjudged him. He really could think in a battle and was not just some brute. Moreover, his reach was very big. We couldn't just attack and not get retaliated.

Still, I could see his movements were getting duller by every minute. From what I could gather, he hadn't practiced much in the last 4 years. And before that he only injured people. Most of them weren't much strong and couldn't able to get him a workout. And he was quite busy with his duties for the last few years from what he told me. All in all, he hadn't fought a battle in at least a decade. Whereas, both Goku and me, have been training with Gohan for little less than a decade except for the last one and a half years.

But all was not good.

Initially, his movements suggested that he was rusty but little by little, he started to get his form back. Thankfully by then, we adjusted to his extra speed and power. This continued for a few more minutes. All 3 of us were panting like crazy after the 10 minutes of the spar. After all, we were going all out from the start.

He was also getting frustrated and it showed. He had dropped his defense and was focusing on his attacks more. Still, frustration bled through and he was giving quite a few openings. We didn't take the fake ones which were traps but we did get a few shots at him. He didn't get any shot at us as we are still fighting. His 1 attack would be all he would need to finish the match.

Seeing another opening, I signaled Goku, and we moved like a team. Goku went for the left side while I went for the right side. I went for the head while Goku went for the legs. Still, Ox king blocked us with his hand and leg. I noticed a twitch when he stopped us. I don't think that it was from the pain though.

We continued our attacks while Ox king remained on the defensive. After a few minutes, we separated again. We were really getting tired and I have no doubt that Goku was more tired than me. Briefly looking at him by the corner of my eyes, I was proven correct. He was really on his last legs. Goku would last maybe a few more minutes if this is continued. And I wouldn't last more than a minute if Goku was taken out.

On the other hand, Ox-King also looked quite tired. We were in a battle of attrition. Whoever remained the last one standing would win the match. We again met in a clash.

We kicked, dodged, punched and so continued our battle. Suddenly with more speed than he had shown or could have, he backhanded Goku, who flew away. Although I capitalized on the opening by using my Kong Style, it didn't do much damage but I was sure it did more damage than my normal punches. I didn't want to use my King Kong fist as that technique was still in the initial stage. There were some kinks, I had to smooth over. But I did it as I was all out of the ideas to win the match.

I fell back and dodged the sideswipe from him.

From the corner of my eyes, I could see Goku was getting up though I wasn't sure if he would prove to be much useful after getting that hit.

Damn, this just got dangerous. I once again prepared to use the Kong style and rushed forward. This time he was on the defensive. Still, he was trying to go on the offensive, now and then. I dodged those and continued my attacks.

I was only able to do that due to a few reasons.

One, he was tired so his speed was slow just about the same as mine.

Two, I was using his size against him. The more size means I had more targets to punch while my height favored me as he had to be pin-point accurate to land hit on me.

Third, he was on the lookout for Goku.

Still, it wasn't enough. I left an opening by mistake which he capitalized on. I even moved my hands to block the attack but before he could punch me, he discarded the attack to dodge a punch from Goku.

We all three fell back to take a breather. After a few seconds, I and Goku rushed at him once again. It was really our last stand. I don't think we would be able to

In the end, it seemed we proved our worth to him as he raised his hand when I dashed towards him intending on continuing the battle. I briefly stopped. Goku also mimicked my actions.

"Huff huff that was some fight, my boys," He said with a laugh.

"Does that mean…?" I trailed off

"The match is, draw. That ball is yours… but you will have to marry my daughter" He said pointing to me.

Hearing it, I ignored the bad adult joke that came to my mind and nodded. It was good that the match ended up in the draw. I probably wouldn't have won even if I wanted to. We were both on the last legs. Once we heard the result, we both sat down on the ground.

I could guess his reason for calling the match draw. This way Ox-king gets to keep his reputation while also satisfying our request. This way, I also didn't have to use any KI attacks. If he had continued to fight, I would have used that technique as the ace and last resort to surprise him before using Kong Style to finish him off.

I distinctly heard Bulma's squeal when she heard that the match is a draw. I looked over there to see her hugging Oolong and jumping in joy. I also saw Yamcha slack-jawed, probably at the display of the battle he just witnessed. Goku was on the ground huffing and puffing to catch his breath while Chichi was congratulating her father.

All in all, it was one hell of a match.

I thought Yamcha would try something, as, all 3 of us were tired. I was even prepared to defend us on the slightest hint of aggression. But he didn't try anything. I suspected he got cold feet after seeing our battle. Or maybe he had some other thing in mind.

Before going back to the castle I asked Bulma to collect the bet. The amount surprised me a little. I got 50 thousand zennies by winning the bet. Apparently, all the town folk had betted on Ox king winning the match so you could say that I actually took all the money they betted. I felt a little guilty about taking the money from the town people but on the other hand, they got the front seat to see a match between top tier martial artists.

I gave 10 thousand zennies back to Bulma and thus I still had a normal favor with her. Then we went back to the castle while the crowd dispersed. We easily got the dragon ball after that after searching the treasury room for few minutes.

Even if we were done, we had to spend some more hours there. We could have gone before that. Unfortunately, Chichi told Ox king about the big ass fridge in which I stored the T-Rex. Naturally, he wanted to see it. I reluctantly showed him. After that, he also wanted the same fridge. He even gave Bulma 500 thousand zennies for making it. Once Bulma saw the money she was all for it.

I was flabbergasted. I mean she was already quite rich so why did she need the money. Maybe she was still afraid of Ox king and was doing it under fear.

So, instead of wasting so much time, I gave the idea to her that to give my Refrigerator capsule to him. I also took a little advantage and got 1 small favor in return. Thankfully she had already worked on 1 more refrigerator last night so it was still big enough to store 5 Komodo Dragons and the T-Rex that I killed this morning after working on it for a little while.

All it needed was the parts that cooled down the food.

She bought them from the town.

Anyway, seeing as we were still in town, she decided to shop for some things. She also fulfilled all the favors by giving me and Goku a house capsule and 1 warehouse capsule to Goku for the small favor. The houses cost her 500 thousand zennies each while the warehouse cost her 100 thousand zennies. All in all, we cost her 1.2 million zennies which truthfully wasn't much for her.

The houses were good enough with one bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom; enough for a single person, maybe even two if they adjust a little. All in all, it was perfect for both of us.

I taught Goku how to open and close the capsule. And gave 1 of the house capsules to him. The warehouse was the same as mine. I also taught him to store the non-perishable stuff there.

With that, all I had were 1 big favor, 2 normal, and 1 small favor.

She also bought a nice Dino cap. It was a new model so I knew it would be fast. I didn't know how she was buying all this stuff. When I asked the question, she showed me a platinum card which told me nothing. She then explained to me that the platinum card is equal to 100 Million zennies and you can get it by giving 100 Million zennies to the bank. This way you can shop for 100 Million zennies without carrying such a large amount.

I was impressed by the Credit card system. I didn't know that this earth had this. Though, even if I had known, I still wouldn't have been able to buy it.

I also did some shopping. From the money I won, I purchased spices, 2 sets of sturdy clothes, and 2 sets of shoes for both me and Goku for later use. Most of my winning was thus, used up. I only had 5000 zennies after I was done. In the end, I had a few jars of my size full of spices in my warehouse, and a getup for a few months. I reckon I could last a few months on them alone.

All that was left was making a fridge for Goku and me. But for it, she needed metal as she was all out of metal. I got an idea and asked Ox king if he has any scrapped metal.

"Oh yeah, we have a room in the west wing where we dump all the destroyed material. Chichi, why don't you show it to them?" he said.

Obviously Chichi agreed. When we reached there, I was quite surprised. The junk was a mountain high. Bulma actually had stars in her eyes. It took Bulma a few hours to sort it and find anything and everything of value.

I helped Bulma to move all of that in her capsule. I even ordered Goku to help. With our help, she was done in a little less than 2 hours. This way she had enough parts to make 2 refrigerator capsules and some. By the time we were done, it was time for lunch. So we stopped and decided to continue our travel after lunch.

In the meantime, I also gave the chefs, 4 Komodo Dragons after skinning them and they made a dish using them while we were eating lunch. I stored the food as I wanted to eat properly made food instead of half-ass prepared food in the wild. I didn't ask for more as that would have gone to waste.

After that, it was our time to go.

At first, Ox-King offered his own car when we said that all of the gasoline was over but seeing as we had a brand new car, we declined. Bulma de-capsuled it and sat in the car while all of us also got in.

"Now, for the last dragon ball" Bulma muttered out loud while looking in her radar. "Hmm… it doesn't seem to be anywhere near around here. Better zoom out and widen the range" she muttered while pressing the button on the side of the radar "There it is… to the west. It looks pretty far though"

Meanwhile Chichi extracted a promise from me to become my bride when we become older. Truthfully, I wasn't actually attracted to her as she was now. Still, I forced a smile on my face and nodded. I just continued to imagine her being older instead of as she was.

I also reminded her to become strong. When her face fell, I suggested her to ask for help from her father. I even asked her to come to see me next year, when I participate in the 21st Budokai Tournament. She appeared to be determined after that. I only wanted to encourage her to fight so that she doesn't become a harpy who dislikes fighting. This way, she might just come to love the fighting. After all, she was the daughter of 2 martial artists.

We bid them leave. Chichi and Ox-King with half of the whole town came to see us off.

"Well, everybody. Thanks a lot for everything" Bulma said. Ox king and Chichi waived and asked us to come again.

"Bye- Bye," We all said waiving at them while they too waived back.

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DAY 9:

8:45 am: Started the fight.

9:05 am: Ended the fight.

1:20 pm: Ate lunch.

1:50 pm: We started traveling again.

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Power levels (At the end of the chapter):

Bulma, Oolong, Puar: ~04

Goku: 43.5; Oozaru Form: Height and Power x10 (435) (.4 increase to the fight)

Baali: 50; Oozaru Form: Height and Power x10 (500) Wolf Fang Fist: 55 (10% increase); Kong Fist: 57.5 (15% increase) (.5 increase due to the fight)

Ox-King: 75 (due to higher physical power otherwise it would be just 65-70).

Yamcha: 34 Wolf Fang Fist: 39 (15% increase)