"Haha, it is a bit strange!" Facing Aira's smile and curiosity, Rhode also chuckled and stroked his bald head, quite agreeing with the peculiar expression on her face. After all, the protagonists in those anime are basically handsome men and beautiful women. Even if they aren't, they are muscular tough guys or lolis. A protagonist like Saitama, who is invincible but lacks other distinguishing features, is indeed quite unique.
"This is my disguise. You can call me Saitama." Although the appearance was a bit strange, this was the identity he had carefully chosen, so Rhode wasn't going to change it. Thinking of Saitama's positioning in One-Punch Man, he couldn't help but say to Aira, "I plan to shape this image into an invincible, hidden master on Earth, to become an insurmountable peak for the little ones!" This wasn't the world of Dragon Ball, so he didn't need to necessarily defeat everyone with one punch. He just needed to maintain an invincible image in front of the little ones.
At this moment, Rhode, from his appearance, whether it was his clothes, style, or looks, was exactly like Saitama. However, unfortunately, Saitama is not a character from the Dragon Ball world. Therefore, after Rhode transformed into this appearance using the Transformation technique, he didn't gain even a trace of Saitama's characteristics. That is to say, the Saitama that Rhode transformed into only possessed this appearance. Of course, while Saitama is invincible in One-Punch Man, it would be difficult for him to compare to the power Rhode currently possessed.
"Saitama?" Hearing Rhode's words, Aira repeated the name but didn't dwell on it. Instead, she pondered what image she should disguise herself as to participate in the World Martial Arts Tournament. After all, she couldn't use her original appearance; that would be too much like bullying the younger generation.
Seeing Aira examining her appearance and falling into thought, Rhode, understanding what was on her mind, immediately took out several pictures and handed them to her: "You can use these images as a reference!"
Seeing the photos Rhode took out, Aira couldn't help but take them and examine them carefully.
The first picture showed a well-built woman in an ancient blue jacket, with two bun-shaped hairstyles. She looked like a martial arts master, none other than Chun-Li from Street Fighter. However, the image Rhode provided was a bit softer. Seeing this image, which clearly looked formidable, Aira was quite satisfied. However, she didn't immediately decide and continued to look through the pictures.
The second picture showed a disheveled young girl in a short shirt and long pants, looking a bit dazed. This was Feng Baobao from Hitori no Shita: The Outcast. Seeing this picture, Aira wasn't very satisfied. However, after looking at it closely for a few more moments, she felt that the person in the picture perfectly fit the image of a hidden master. Thinking of this, she was somewhat tempted, but she didn't make a direct decision and looked at the last picture.
This was a girl with twin pigtails, wearing a red top, a miniskirt, and black stockings. She looked completely like a high school girl and, no matter how one looked at her, couldn't be associated with martial arts. This was Tohsaka Rin.
"I don't see any connection to martial arts with this one?" Seeing Tohsaka Rin, Aira couldn't help but complain to Rhode.
"Haha, there really isn't much connection. She uses magic, well, magic." Facing Aira's complaint, Rhode briefly explained but didn't say much more. Although Tohsaka Rin didn't seem to be involved in martial arts, she had the nickname 'Devil Muscle Rin' and was quite capable in a fight.
"I'll choose this one that looks like a hidden master!" Without much hesitation, Aira directly chose Feng Baobao's image. In her opinion, this kind of harmless-looking, yet actually deeply hidden, image suited her best. Chun-Li looked strong at a glance, and Tohsaka Rin seemed unrelated to martial arts. Most importantly, the clothing of those two wasn't quite suitable for her.
"As you wish!" Seeing Aira choose Feng Baobao, Rhode said casually, not caring much.
However, both his Saitama appearance and Aira's Baobao-jie appearance didn't look very strong at first glance. Was this considered feigning weakness to ambush the prey? Rhode clicked his tongue, unable to help but inwardly complain.
"Since you've decided, transform quickly, and we'll leave immediately!" Aira had also learned the practical Transformation technique during their previous exchanges and had practiced it quite well. Maintaining the transformation for a long time was not a problem for her.
Aira's figure changed, and in the next moment, a living, breathing Baobao-jie appeared before Rhode. From her appearance, there was no difference whatsoever.
"Let's go!" Now that both of them had completed their disguises, they vanished from their home in the next moment.
When they reappeared, they were already at the venue of the World Martial Arts Tournament. Afterwards, they easily obtained their participation qualifications.
"Let's split up. If we don't meet in the middle, then we'll see each other at the end!" Appearing at the martial arts tournament venue and successfully entering, Rhode couldn't help but suggest this to Aira, whose style was clearly different from his own.
"Alright, see you in the finals!" Hearing Rhode say this, and sensing the strength of the various martial arts masters around, Aira naturally agreed.
"Good, see you in the finals!" Rhode had come here specifically for the championship, so he agreed with Aira's statement.
After deciding, the two separated and went to their respective waiting areas.
First were the preliminaries. As long as one's strength reached a certain requirement, they could advance to the next round, so there was naturally no difficulty. After the preliminaries came the draw and elimination rounds. Only those who advanced all the way to the end would be the final champion, the strongest in the world.
However, after drawing lots and arriving at the waiting area, Rhode realized that this World Martial Arts Tournament was completely different from what he remembered.
Firstly, Chi-Chi, Lazuli, Lapis, and Bulma, who originally hadn't participated, had become contestants in this martial arts tournament. Secondly, Tien Shinhan of the Crane School had also appeared in this martial arts tournament, and Yamcha and Krillin were also present. Most importantly, Rhode even saw Tao Pai Pai, the founder of pillar flight, among the contestants. However, Master Roshi, who originally participated in the martial arts tournament in disguise, was not competing. Instead, he had become a spectator, sitting in the audience as a cheerleader.
At this moment, in the waiting area, almost all the familiar faces were present. Hmm, Piccolo Daimao hadn't appeared yet, but the old Piccolo Daimao was still imprisoned, so Piccolo had no chance to be here.
However, the strength gap among the current group was quite large, with the few youngsters accompanying him clearly a cut above the others. Seeing Bulma also participating in the martial arts tournament, Rhode was very worried that she might accidentally injure someone severely.
After some thought, Rhode sent out an original-form clone to the audience, joining Master Roshi's cheering squad. This way, even if something unexpected happened, he could reasonably intervene to save people.
Just as Rhode was thinking, Saitama's name echoed through the broadcast. It was his turn to go on stage.
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