After interviewing John, the host turned the microphone towards Goku and Krilin. He asked, "We just interviewed Mr. John Doe, who said that you three are Master Roshi's top disciples and have advanced to the semi-finals together."
"I've noticed that there's more to you two. You're also the youngest competitors in this tournament, so I'd like to ask on behalf of our viewers, how old are you both?"
Goku answered first, "I'm 12 years old!" The surrounding crowd gasped in surprise upon hearing Goku's age.
Krilin, on the other side, asked curiously, "Didn't you say you were 14 years old before? How did you become 12 now?"
Goku replied, "I didn't know before, but after learning math from Grandpa, I realized that after 11 years old, you become 12, not 14."
Krilin, feeling a bit down, said, "I'm 13, so that means I'm a year older than you!"
Goku patted Krilin's bald head and laughed, "Hehe, but your height is still shorter than mine!"
Ouch, that hit Krilin right in the feels, making him even more upset.
After talking about their ages, the host turned his attention to Goku's tail, intrigued. "Mr. Goku, is your tail real, growing from your body?"
Goku nodded and said, "Of course." As he spoke, he pulled down his pants to show his tail to everyone. Seeing this, John and Krilin quickly moved away from Goku, turning their heads as if they hadn't seen Goku's action, feeling embarrassed.
Perhaps sensing the inappropriateness of the gesture, the host also quickly asked Goku to pull up his pants after confirming that the tail was real.
At that moment, the arena repairs were completed, and the first semi-final match between Master Roshi and Krilin was about to begin.
Master Roshi was the first to step onto the stage. He was quite dissatisfied that the host had interviewed his three disciples but not him. Before the match officially started, he snatched the microphone from the host and began performing on the stage.
Goku, still excited from the previous interview, jumped onto the stage and started dancing along with Master Roshi.
However, Krilin's face was filled with tension. Seeing this, John pulled Krilin aside and said, "Krilin, you must calm yourself. Jackie Chun is indeed powerful, but he's not invincible."
"If you go up there with such tension, you'll have no chance of winning. Only by calming yourself can you see your opponent's moves clearly and have a chance of victory."
Well, in reality, Krilin didn't have a chance of winning, and John's words were merely to comfort him. But at this moment, Krilin needed all the encouragement he could get.
Krilin knew that among the three disciples, John was the strongest. So, he trusted John's judgment and felt relieved to know that he still had a chance. His initial tension gradually subsided.
Master Roshi finished his performance and stood on the stage, waiting for Krilin to join him.
Seeing Krilin's calm expression, Master Roshi was surprised. He hadn't expected Krilin, who was initially so nervous, to have completely calmed down. In his mind, he thought that his weakest disciple might not be as bad as he had imagined.
With the sound of a gong, the first semi-final match officially began.
Krilin wasn't sure how long he could hold out, but he knew that the only way to overcome fear was to face it. So, Krilin took the initiative and launched the first attack.
At first, Master Roshi didn't counterattack but instead dodged Krilin's attacks.
Krilin had no way of hitting Master Roshi. In fact, if Master Roshi wanted to, he could have easily defeated Krilin, just as he had done with Yamcha.
However, Krilin was his disciple, and Master Roshi didn't want to completely crush his martial arts spirit. After dodging Krilin's attacks, Master Roshi finally blocked one of Krilin's punches with his hand.
Krilin's heart leaped with joy, remembering John's words. To defeat Jackie Chun, the first step was to force him to defend. If Krilin couldn't even make Jackie Chun defend, he would have no chance of winning.
Seeing that Jackie Chun finally defended, Krilin became excited, and his attacks became more fluid.
Master Roshi was surprised that his action of defending had given his disciple such confidence. He was pleased, but he also decided to show Krilin the gap between him and a true master.
So, Master Roshi raised his hand in an attacking posture, the first time he had done so on the stage.
Krilin was tense and carefully watched Master Roshi's next move. He recalled John's second piece of advice: to defeat Jackie Chun, you must take advantage of the moment when he underestimates you and make him angry.
The most effective way to anger him is to make him think that you, as a weak opponent, can launch a powerful counterattack.
Master Roshi quickly advanced towards Krilin, raising his hand in the shape of a bird's beak and attacking Krilin's forehead.
Krilin's eyes flashed with determination. Seeing Master Roshi's opening, he ducked just as Master Roshi was about to hit him. Then, Krilin countered with a punch to Master Roshi's abdomen.
Master Roshi was completely unprepared and never expected that his underestimation would lead to a heavy blow from his weakest disciple. Since he hadn't anticipated the attack, Master Roshi didn't have time to defend himself, and he felt as if his abdomen was being turned inside out.
After a few seconds, Master Roshi regained his composure. He was relieved that his disciple hadn't let the prospect of victory cloud his judgment and make a reckless attack, foiling his plan. However, he was also annoyed that he had been careless and struck by his weakest disciple.
Master Roshi grunted, "Hmph, this farce is over." He then assumed an attacking posture and rushed towards Krilin at an even faster speed.
At that moment, a beautiful woman's underwear was thrown onto the stage, and Master Roshi's lustful nature took over. He immediately abandoned his attack and lunged towards the underwear.
Krilin thought to himself, "Perfect!" He then kicked Master Roshi, sending him flying off the stage.
At the same time, he seemed to hear John's final words ringing in his ears: "Jackie Chun's biggest weakness, just like Master Roshi's, is his lust. If you can distract him with a beautiful woman at the moment of your attack, he will be at your mercy."
"I win! I win!" Krilin exclaimed with joy as he saw Jackie Chun being kicked off the stage.