The Devil's Cesspool

Reunion at the Palace

The group of fighters pauses between matches as Yamcha spots Master Roshi and Bulma watching from the gallery. Bulma, still confused about why anyone would put themselves through these duels, gets a blunt recap from Krillin about Baba's policy: a client pays in cash or entertains her with a fight. Roshi greets Baba as his older sister, a revelation that stuns everyone in the party, and she fires right back that her little brother is still the same lecher he always was. Krillin wonders aloud why the old man does not simply ask her for help, but Baba insists these bouts are far too amusing to give up, and money is always welcome on top of the fun.

Into the Next Arena

Baba leads the group deeper into her palace, and Bulma finally takes notice of Upa, remembering that Goku's wish will be used to resurrect Bora. The climb up a spiraling staircase ends at a sealed door, where Baba announces that only the competitors may continue. Roshi casually tells Yamcha the next ring is called the Devil's Toilet, and when the bandit asks for any last tips, the old master simply warns him not to die.

Bandages the Mummy Strikes

Inside, two enormous demon idols glare at one another, their stone tongues nearly touching above a pit of bubbling acid. Yamcha stands on one tongue while Baba drifts overhead on her crystal ball, perched atop a roll of toilet paper. She tosses a chunk of meat into the swamp to demonstrate exactly what falling in would mean, then summons her second champion from the opposite idol's mouth. Bandages the Mummy lurches forward, and Yamcha groans that an invisible man followed by a walking corpse is not the progression he wanted.

A Tight Ring

Trusting his speed, Yamcha dashes across the narrow bridge intending to overwhelm the newcomer. The Mummy springs into the air, vaults him cleanly, and lashes out with kicks and punches from behind. Yamcha ducks and weaves, but a sudden strike rocks him backward and nearly sends him tumbling off the tongue. His fingers catch the stone at the last instant, leaving him dangling. Bandages watches the bandit cling to the edge and admits, with something like delight, that this bout has become genuinely interesting.