A cute girl with long raven hair which she kept usually in twin braids or a high ponytail and dark chocolate brown eyes that shined with innocence stood before a man twice her size with shocking blue hair who was fishing at a cliff. Kimiko as the raven haired girl was called was the head chef at IGO hotel's restaurant. Her superiors had told her to hire someone to hunt down a Galala Gator for a big party.
~Kimiko's P.o.v~
"Um Pardon me,I'm Kimiko.I came to offer you a job as a Bishokuya."I said hoping to get his attention the blue haired male didn't seem to not notice. Suddenly he pull up and a giant fish with a lobster claws was in the air and got snatched by and lager bird that with five tails. The blue haired male shouted and pulled back on his line bring the two beast down In union causing a gust of wind making I glad I wore a pant suit.
"A Crawdad-Fish and A Five-Tailed Great Eagle,I've never seen them caught before!I'm Awestruck!"I said then turned to the man.
"Toriko-San I'm sure that the Galala Gator can be caught if you're on the job!"I said.
"What the Galala Gator?"Toriko asked her.
"Yes!Besides being really difficult to catch, it's biology is a say even with a tank it's hard to bring one 's a ferocious creature."I said sightly scared.
"That's a top-case one piece is worth 100,000 yen."I could see him going into a fantasy state.
"It's marbled throughout with fat,and tastes like deliciously tender high-grade king crab meat combined with A5 grade top-quality Wagyu beef!"at this point Toriko was drooling.
"The Galala Gator...It's irresistible!"He said standing straight.
"Let's head out!"he said.
~Time-Skip~(Kimiko's outfit)
Toriko and I were on and boat heading to The Baron Archipelago. Toriko took a bit out of a fish.
"Sorry to bother you,Tomu."He said with hos mouth full. Dear god if my parent's met him I'm about 99.9% sure they explode at the lack of edicate.
"By the way,Why're you coming too?"He asked me.
"I was told by my superiors to research the biology and behavior of Galala Gator."I said.
"Are you a Chef?"he asked.
"Yes, how did you know?I was given the position of head cook at 'Hotel Gourmet' but..."I said.
"That's a 5-Star Hotel!I thought I caught the sent of high grade ingredients coming form your hands."He said. I looked at my hands wondering how.
"They're imbued with the smell from handing them everyday."he said earning a laugh from Tomu.
"Toriko's sence of smell is better then a police dog's!"he said.
"Treat me to a full-course sometime,All right?"Toriko asked holding a giant rice ball.
"Just what I'd expect.A good sense of smell is important to when you're examining flavors. This is a who hunts down and samples ingredients that no one has even seen before. He's said to have discovered around 2% of the 300,000 known ingredients(that 6,000)The charismatic man of the Gourmet Age,The Bishokuya,Toriko,this is beyond amazing!"I said.
"Hey,How much do you plan eat,Here?"I asked.
"Almond Cabbage is delicious!"He said. After and while Tomu told he had the archipelago in he's sight. I look at the ominous sense before us. This is possibly the worst choose I made in my life. I looked around and saw something I hadn't seen.
"What are those?"I asked.
"Friday 're extremely wary and cowardly won't attack but the question is why 're they in a place like this?"Toriko said.
"Well, We're here."Tomu said.
"This is the only entrance to the Baron 's a mangrove tunnel that's nicknamed 'The Ogre's Mouth!'"Toriko said I had an urge to cling to him but it would by very unlady-like. We transferred to a row boat. I clang to a gun.
"Are those sharks?This place is swarming with them."I said.
"They're called Baron it varies a little depending upon their 're Capture Level 1."he said.
"Capture level 1!That's take 10 pro-hunters to bring it down."I said really regretting my choose to come with and follow my superiors orders. Then I heard an unworldly sound.
"What was that?"I asked scared.
"Just the cry of some other wild beast."Toriko said calmly.
"There are around 50,000 different creatures living in the Baron Archipelago and the king ruling them is non-other then the Galala Gator."He added.
"Right"I said scared.
"The Galala Gators ferocity increases with age by the time it reaches it's maximum age of 150 years,it's a capture level need a tank maintained by the IGO in order to take something of that level down.I'm resolved to do this...but I really am scared."I said. The boat hit the shore and I fell forward slightly.
"We're here."Toriko said walking ahead. Looked around then ran after him. We walked thought the woods I was jump at every sound I've never left civilization.
"I may have made a poor life choice,here."I said shacking.
"There's no time like the time afterward is the wrong time."Toriko said.
"I'm pretty sure the present is the wrong time,too."I countered then I felt some cold and gross land on the back neck. I screamed,
"Something's stuck to me!"Toriko turned to me.
"That's a Baron 's just your blood,don't worry about it."He said.
"I'm totally gonna worry about it."I yelled freaking out big time.
"It's all squishy!"I yelled.
"It'll open a gaping wound if you try to force it off."he said.
"Just get it off me please."I cried. He walked over to me I was so freaked out that I didn't noticed when he squeezed juice on to it. I calmed when I felt the leech fall off.
"What happened?"I asked
"Sea water gives water the mangrove leaves a high salt content,which leeches are weak against."Toriko said.
"I see."I said sheepishly. We continued to go deeper into the woods.
"This place really is creepy."I said
"Wait!"Toriko yelled.
"Here coming here was definitely-Eh?"I heard something moving in the bush. I turn to him. Then there was a roar behind me. I turned and see a giant saber tooth cat.
"A Baron Tiger."Toriko said.
"Capture level 3,Something of that level takes 30 soldiers to bring life is over."I said in hysteric. Toriko stepped in front of me.
"Want to mess with me!?"He said scaring the tiger off.
"I thought something funny was going on around Baron Tiger is usually lives deep within the Baron shouldn't by any around like the Friday Monkeys we saw monkeys are cowardly,and are known for spending their entire life inside of be out on the reef like that they must have been driven from the normal habitat.I can't think of any other isn't the work of just some level 5 Galala 's something even greater then that,a predator with overwhelming power sitting right at the top of the food chain."Toriko said.
"A predator?"I asked.
"It's been a long time,but maybe I'll end up using them once again my folk and knife!"he said to himself. We stopped at a lake and made camp. We were just sitting around the fire talking it was too quiet. I don't like it I could feel the danger it was bad enough that I was still bleed. I just hope it stops before I get home because Kasturo would flip out and we'd be on our way back home and it's bye bye freedom. I just sighed. Then There was movement from the water. A Swamp Snake emerged from the water and of course I screamed in terror. I fell dead taking the fire with it. Great now it's dark I hate the dark. Then it was dragged back into the water and the moon came out from behind the thick cloud-cover to reveal a giant Galala Gator standing on shore. Toriko battled the beast it was over 300 years old. I was scared out of my mind. Toriko beat the beast then we restarted the fire and Toriko started to roast some the Galala.
"Is this really okay?To be sitting here eating food for the party?"I asked
"It's there's no way we could this huge thing it out!The marbled fat is sparkling!"Toriko said drooling.
"Just like the stars in the night sky."I said.
"Itadakimu"Toriko said then ate the slice he was hold.
"That's incredible!After just one bite this tender meat,juices continuously drip from it!It's a veritable flood of bouillon!"He said happily.
"I'll try some, ."I said eating the slice myself. My chef brain kicked in.
"The texture of the meat,and the fat that seems like it's !If we stone-roast it this way,I'm way I can saute each side of the meat in it's own fat,and all the meat's juices will be sealed 's done!"I said cutting it in half. Toriko took half and we eat.
"The outside is crunchy and fragrant!"He said
"the inside's marbling is perfectly cooked and juicy!"I said.
"YUUUM!"We both yelled.
"But tell me why would someone who can make something as good as this come all the way the Baron Archipelago?"Toriko asked. I let out a sigh.
"My dream is to become a first-class chef.I believe that if I don't see the ingredients as they are in there original form,I'll never be able to cook them as best I first time I saw you hunt,Toriko-San,I realized why I decided I wanted to see the Galala Gator while it was still alive,even though it would be dangerous."I told him. He smile at me.
"When you eat delicious thing,power flows through your 's because eating or cooking something means that you are receiving the power of it's why we say'Itadakimu'."He said causing my heart to flutter slightly."Toriko-San. Toriko-San what's your dream?"I asked wanting to know more about him.
"My dream is to create a Lifetime Full Course Menu."He told me.
"A Lifetime Full Course Menu?"I asked.
" with an hors-d'oeuvre,then a soup,a fish dish,a meat dish,a main dish,a salad, a dessert ,and a drink.I've actually only decided on one of them, now my menu is full of nothing but someday i'm sure I'll complete are still plenty of delicious things in the world that nobody knows about and those delicious thing,all with different lives,I want to meet every single one of them."He said.
"Toriko-San's Full course."I said then turned towards him.
"Toriko-San,If an opportunity like this arises again,would it be okay if I come with you?"I asked.
"Do what you want."He said coldly.
"There's no time like the present."he added.
"And any time afterward would be the wrong time,right?"I asked happily.
"Kimiko Let's keep frying more of this stuff up."He said.
"Okay Toriko-San."I said cheerfully.
"It's awesome,Isn't it Kimiko? Once you get going you can't stop!"he said.
"I 's so delicious!"I said.
"Fry it up faster!"he yelled.
"yes it to me!Hey,Huh?"I said. We cooked and ate to dawn and all the Galala Gator was gone.
"Gochisousama deshtida!"Toriko said.
"Hey,Huh?You couldn't have eaten it all,Toriko-San!"I yelled panicking.
"Whenever I eat,I eat till there's nothing 's my rule!"he said.
"Aw,man I'm stuffed."he added.
"I told you that we coundn't eat all of it!"I said panicked big time.
"What am I going to tell my superiors?"I asked.
"Just tell them it was totally delicious."Toriko deadpanned. I shot him a glare.
"What good is that going to do!?"I asked.
"Forget about being the greatest cook,I'm gonna get fired!"I said. Then I'll get dragged back to the caged life of my parents planned for me.
"That sure was still a step below getting into my Full Course."he said.
"So After all that,You're still giving it a failing grade?!"I yelled.