Dragon Ball: I, Yamcha, am the strongest in the universe

Chapter 23 From now on you will be my first disciple

"Interesting, really interesting."

Bangu is not an old stubborn person. On the contrary, he is much more open-minded than young people in many cases.

"Times are changing, and as a martial artist, we cannot remain unchanged, Sensei."

Seeing that Bang did not pursue the matter, Yamcha immediately took advantage of the situation and directly changed his words to call Bang "teacher".

Bang agreed with what Yamcha said. The times are progressing, and as a warrior, he naturally needs to keep pace with the times.

"Martial artist? I haven't heard of this self-proclaimed title for a long time."

Bangu spoke with a hint of nostalgia, a fleeting glimpse of reminiscence in his eyes, and then he said calmly: "Stand beside me and witness everything today with me. Let's see how many people can come up before dark."

After Bang told Yamcha to stand beside him, he said nothing. He had no intention of explaining to Yamcha or talking to him. He just stood there quietly, looking into the distance, staring at the stairs leading to the boxing gym.

Seeing that Bangu had no intention of speaking, Yamcha seemed to be thinking about something, so he stood there silently without saying a word, like a pine tree standing proudly in its place.

This is a test.

Standing is actually a kind of practice and one of the basic skills of martial arts.

It's dull, tedious and uninteresting, but it tempers one's character.

The two of them stood at the gate of the boxing gym like this. When someone came to become their disciple, they would greet them with a few words, let the other person go inside the gym to rest, and then continue to stand there waiting, until the sun set and the moon rose high in the sky.

Including Yamcha, a total of 129 people were accepted into Bang's gym.

Despite the spectacular scene of crowds of people at the foot of the mountain at the beginning, in fact not many people can actually reach the boxing gym before dark.

The seemingly endless staircase alone is enough to make most onlookers retreat, and only a very small number of people can actually reach the top.

Most people in the world are like this. They shout slogans very loudly before doing something, but unfortunately when they are really asked to do the thing, they disappear.

This reminded Yamcha of a saying: "Before a fight, everyone yells loudly, but when the fight really starts, no one! Charges!"

It is worth mentioning that, apart from Yamcha, only the second boy who arrived and called himself Garou was baptized by Bang's aura, while others, including the third one, were not.

Apart from Garou, the second to last guy caught Yamcha's attention.

A man with a double chin like an egg, his name is Ku Chong.

In Yamcha's memory, this guy appeared in the martial arts tournament arc. He seemed to call himself the second disciple of Ryusui Rock Crushing Fist and created a boxing style called "Bitter Worm Style". However, there was no specific demonstration of his strength.

Well, the second to last is still the second.

After waiting for a long time, no one appeared on the stairs. Bang sighed and said, "It seems that these are all."

There was a hint of regret in his voice.

The road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the boxing gym is called the practice road. The tens of thousands of stairs are enough to make those who are just a little bit curious suddenly realize their mistakes along the way, of course, there are exceptions like Yamcha who "cheated" by taking a helicopter. Think about it and you can understand it. Born in a peaceful era and an era of technological explosion, even if you are really a martial arts master, even if you are worshipped by thousands of people, how many people are willing to give up the convenience of technological life and practice boxing with you?
However, this is martial arts. It's not like taking a pill and becoming someone with super powers. The most basic requirement for martial arts is to endure hardship.

Why practice martial arts if you can't even endure the physical pain? Isn't dancing good enough?

Perhaps only when "Ghost"-level monsters and "Dragon"-level monsters are everywhere, people will realize the importance of strength. Without some ability, they can't even protect themselves, but by then it will be too late.

Bangu was not sorry that the number of his disciples did not meet his expectations, but that there were fewer and fewer people who really liked martial arts in this era, and fewer and fewer people who truly loved martial arts. Even he only received more than a hundred people.
In fact, it is very simple for Bangu to recruit more disciples. He just needs to open a boxing gym at the foot of the mountain. This will ensure that there will be a constant stream of people learning martial arts. However, at least 80% of them are only active for three days and dry the net for two days.

"Your name."

This was the first time Bang took the initiative to speak to Yamcha after calling him to his side.

"Yamucha." Yamucha replied respectfully.

Bang nodded, turned around and walked into the gym: "Okay, Yamcha, from today on you are my first disciple."

Yamcha breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, he knew that he had passed Bang's test.

The concept of the first disciple is completely different from that of other disciples, and some are more than just a title.

It means chief.

It also means the future heir of the boxing gym.

This means that when the time is right, Bang will teach Yamcha everything he knows. In fact, many boxing gyms are like this. This is the inheritance of martial artists.

The first test is to climb a mountain. Only the first person to arrive at the boxing gym can take on the next test. In fact, Bangguman expects someone to come from another path, which means that the other person is not a rigid person and is very flexible.

There is no shortcut to practice, but there is a way to improve.

People with this kind of personality are a good thing for the boxing gym's inheritance of the Liushuiyansuiquan.

The way Yamcha rode the helicopter was so unexpected to Grandpa Bang that he didn't know how to comment on it.

The second test is standing. Don't underestimate this simple action. The simplest things are often the most challenging. They have to maintain the same posture until dark, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Grandpa Bang had already thought it through. Climbing up from the crowd step by step represents "hard work", and being able to stand firm represents "great perseverance". If one chooses to take that shortcut and arrives first, it means that he is "flexible and agile" enough, and if he can stand firm, it means that he has "great ability".

As for the fact that he was able to climb up but could not stand, it only showed that his ability was limited. As for the fact that he could not stand after taking a shortcut, it showed that he was just a person who was good at taking shortcuts and was not suitable to be the chief disciple.

But if someone takes a shortcut and pretends to be on the path of cultivation, then he is a cunning and treacherous person with questionable character, and Bangu will directly drive him away.

Yes, Grandpa Banggu is not just looking for a disciple, he is also looking for a successor who is worthy of trust.

Yamcha's situation is not limited to great abilities. He is also good at using tools while having strong abilities. This is a complete surprise for Grandpa Bang.

Of course, the test is not over yet. The so-called chief disciple may be replaced at any time until the last moment. The key is whether Yamcha can keep this position.

(End of this chapter)