| "The Father and Son's Harsh Training" | |
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| Kanji | 親子二代の荒修業 |
| Rōmaji | Oyako Nidai no Ara Shugyō |
| Viz | Masters and Students |
| Chapter Info | |
| Author(s) | Akira Toriyama |
| Volume | Volume 18 |
| Previous | Chapter 209 |
| Next | Chapter 211 |
| Arc | Saiyan Arc |
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| Japanese | January 18, 1989 |
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| Corresponding uncut Z episode(s) | DBZ017, DBZ018 & DBZ019 |
| Corresponding Kai episode(s) | DBK006 |
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"The Father and Son's Harsh Training" (親子二代の荒修業, Oyako Nidai no Ara Shugyō; Viz "Masters and Students") is the two hundred tenth chapter of the Dragon Ball manga, and the sixteenth chapter of Part II of the manga.
Summary[]
Gohan's training with Piccolo has finally begun, and while he's making errors, he's also making strides. Despite his lack of confidence, Piccolo urges Gohan to reach greater heights in his own way, telling the boy that he could become even stronger than himself or the Saiyans, while pushing him to the brink of death.
In the Afterworld, Son Gokū has finally reached the end of Snake Way, but his glee is cut short by the lack of any planet. Looking around in a panic, Gokū sees a small world floating in the distance, and makes way for it by flying. The moment he gets close to the planet, he is pulled in by the intense gravity and crashes. Seeing a monkey, Gokū assumes it is Kaiō, and respectfully asks to be trained. When the monkey proceeds to act like one, Gokū imitates it, following it around.
A man appears next to them, watching Gokū with some amusement, and when Gokū asks who the man is, he scratches his back, muttering about an itch, before introducing himself as Kaiō. Kaiō continues to make puns that fly over Gokū's head, and asks for training. Offended by his lack of humor, Kaiō refuses, only for Gokū to burst into a fit of laughter. Kaiō then decides to make Gokū his student, only if Gokū can make him laugh with a pun.
After Gokū succeeds, Kaiō agrees to train him in humor, only for Gokū to say he's here for martial arts training. Kaiō asks Gokū to come at him, and while Gokū would like to, the gravity weighs him down. Kaiō concludes that Gokū came from Earth, and explains that the gravity is 10x higher than his planet. So, he asks Gokū to perform a simple test and jump, as high as he can. Gokū tries, only to come crashing down. Kaiō, however, is impressed by Gokū's jump, and decides the Saiyan has a lot of promise.