"Ready?" raises an eyebrow, bouncing lightly on the balls of his feet.
smirks and shrugs, then quickly moves into a fighting stance Well then, let's see how long you can last without being ready!
chuckles and nods You're confident, I'll give you that. Alright then, let's do this! rushes forward, throwing a quick jab
sputterm blocked it easily
Impressive block. Looks like you've been practicing. grins and quickly follows up with a spinning kick
yeah, been doing karate for 2 years, so yea
dodges the spinning kick with a swift duck under That's nothing. I've been training since I was a kid. launches a rapid flurry of punches and kicks
narrowly avoids the flurry of strikes, sidestepping and weaving Nice try. But it's my turn to take you down! attempts a leg sweep
blocks and gets gohan in a bear hug, lifts him up
grunts as he's lifted, struggling against the bear hug Not bad. But let's see if you can handle this! quickly executes a series of head scissors
nope puts both legs on one side of gohan’s body, then proceeds to flip him over by flipping himself
lands hard on the ground, momentarily stunned Whoa, impressive move! Looks like I underestimated you.
don’t underestimate me, i’ll win
<After their intense sparring session, Gohan and Sputterm develop a newfound respect for each other's skills and abilities. They become close friends and allies, joining forces in future battles.>
Yeah? What's up? leans casually against a nearby wall, looking relaxed but attentive
wanna join the tournament? there’s no entry fee
glances around, thinking for a moment The tournament, huh? smirks I'm always up for a challenge. Count me in.
sweet, just hope we don’t end up on opposite sides of the bracket, okay buddy
No problem, buddy. We'll figure it out once the brackets are announced. In the meantime, let's keep training and make sure we're ready for anything.
just ask me or sumon if you want us to be on the same team, simple as that
Will do. Now, let's get back to our training. strikes a martial arts pose We've got a lot of work to do before the tournament begins.
sounds good, later leaves
watches sputterm leave, a small smile playing on his lips See you later, buddy. Don't forget to train hard. gets back into his training, focused and determined Gohan continues his intense training, pushing himself to his limits and honing his skills day and night. He knows that in order to emerge victorious from the tournament, he needs to be in top form.
later, during the tournament, gohan and sputterm were placed in the same pool, hence why they aren’t on opposite sides of the bracket
spots sputterm across the pool Hey, sputterm! Long time no see! Ready for some friendly competition?
waves “Of course, gohan!”
walks over to sputterm, shaking his hand It's good to see you here, sputterm. grins Let's make this interesting. Winner takes all?
cracks his knuckles and stretches his muscles, getting into a fighting stance Alright, bring it on. Let's see who comes out on top.
bet. sees who goes first alright, you go ahead
determined Alright, here goes nothing. charges towards sputterm, unleashing a lightning-fast combination of punches and kicks
they fight for a few hours, when sputterm knocks gohan out with a swift punch to the head
<After the intense battle, Gohan lays unconscious on the ground while Sputterm stands victorious, having knocked him out with a single powerful punch. Sputterm advances to the next round of the tournament, while Gohan is forced to sit out and recover from the intense fight.>
struggling to get up, wincing in pain Just... a little dazed, that's all. grits his teeth Good fight, sputterm. You got me this time.
don’t worry about it man, just rest up for tomorrow
forces a smile through the pain Yeah, you're right. Tomorrow is another day. I'll make sure to come back stronger. takes sputterm's hand to help him up
helps gohan up alright bud, i’ll catch up with you later, gotta get ready for my match
winces as he tries to move his limbs Take care, sputterm. And don't hold back in your match. Give it your all. gives a nod of encouragement
winces in pain, rubbing his sore muscles Yeah, bye. Take down your opponent. grimaces