It's about a week since the Galala Gator fiasco. Johannes and I went to the World Kitchen to find something he's always so vague but hey I see what's in the market. When we got there I looked around and fell behind.
"Hey Kimiko hurry up or our target will be sold."Johannes said.
"Sorry my eyes got taken by the variety of food here as expected of the World Kitchen rare food ingredient are everywhere."I said sheepishly.
"Oh you were if I remember it right,the girl who..."I heard a familiar voice say.
"Ah!Tomu-san Thank you for back then."I said sweetly.
"Glad to see that you got back safely. We gonna receive some ingredients from Toriko today,you wanna come?"He asked.
"Eh?Toriko-San is coming?"I asked.
"Oh you called me?"I heard another familiar voice ask. I turned and my eyes bugged out,
"WAA he's there!"I yelled
"It's Toriko!/Hey Toriko's here!/What the real one?"people yelled.
"Wow,a Shakrenodon!It's got more then a ton doesn't it?"Tomu asked.
"40 grand for a Kilo,how's that Tomu?I've done Knocking already."Toriko said.
"Make it 30 grand per Kilo I've got a lot of poor retail customers on this."Tomu said.
"Great,you could sell to some to our hotel Tomu."I said happily
"That will be a problem if you don't follow the market price stated by the IGO the Price of food will be altered"Johannes said.
"say that to Toriko the provider if you dared to that's it."Tomu said.
"That's impossible." Johannes said. He walked over to Toriko.
"Toriko-San I've heard the rumor."He said getting Toriko's attention.
"You finished off a Galala Gator as expected of the Four Heavenly Kings. I truly wish the other three would follow your example and contribute to the development of the age of gourmet."Johannes said in Earnest.
"It's useless to expect that from them."Toriko said.
"Putting that aside we've got one job request for you."Johannes said.
"yes yes there are a lot of Bishokuya who belong to the IGO it doesn't have to be me."Toriko said.
"The rainbow fruit are ripe."Johannes deadpanned.
"What?" that caught his attention.
"Did you say Rainbow fruit?The legendary fruit whose complex bouquet of taste changes depending on humidity and temperature!?"I yelled.
"Hey you are to loud, Kimiko."He scolded.
"I've heard of 's a fruit with such concentrated juice the a drop can turn the water in a 25 meter pool into thick and luscious juice."Tomu said.
"I've heard the price of one fruit is enough for a person to have fun their whole life."I said.
"The rumor even said that it's already extinct in the wild."Tomu said.
"That's probably a hoax by some gourmet dealer to increase the price of the rainbow 's tree has produced fruit several days ago in IGO's 'Garden' of we cannot say it's natural."Johannes said.
"It's one of your special selective breeds,isn't it?"Toriko asked.
"The problem is that Troll Kongs have made their nest under the Rainbow tree and one can get close to it."Johannes said.
"Troll Kong?"I asked The storngest of all gorillas, The Troll Kong. A few days ago we sent in three gourmet tank costing 2 billion yen each,but they were destroyed. They were all flipped over a 40 ton tanks,tossed aside like they were nothing. by the way,they're capture level 9."Johannes said.
"They're a capture level 9!?"I yelled.
"That 300 year old Galala Gator we went after was only a level 8!"I ranted.
"I sure would like to try that Rainbow has been a long since I've shown my face in that garden,and I have sorely missed it."Toriko said. Does this guy ever use his brain before taking a job. We got into a car and headed to Biotope No. 8 aka the Garden. I think this is got close enoght to see it.
"It's huge."I said. We got out of the car and were greeted to gards. I'm all to familiar to me.
"Gochisousama Desu,Toriko-Sama"They said I cringed slightly.
"Don't use that greeting.I haven't given you anything to eat."Toriko said cheerfully. Then there was a loud sound like thunder.
"Was that thunder?"I asked.
"It's 's an act of intimidation that's characteric of gorillas."Toriko said.
"We received word from the watchtower a short time ago that there was a Troll Kong just inside the gate."One of the gards said.
"It's a warning from the king of the garden,telling me not to enter."Toriko said jokingly.
"I don't care,open the gate."he ordered.
"I'm sorry according to regulations,while a wild beast is with in 5 kilometers of the gate, we can not open it."one of the gards said.
"Man,you guys are always a basically, as long as they're not within 5 kilometers,right?"He asked. I willing to bet he's going to do something idatoic. The walked over to a wall.
"It's no problem if they're already gone when it's open,right?"he said. Why do I have a bad feeling about this.
"If they're going to try a intidimate us from thier side,we'll bring some intidimation of our own!"he said pumping up.
"San Ren Kugi Punch" he shouted as he hit the wall.
"One" there was a crater in the wall.
"Two"the crater got deeper.
"Three! And it's open."he said stuning everyone because there was a giant hole in the wall.
"What was That!?"I yelled.
"The Kugi punch!It's an attack that's drive several punches in at number of simultaneous punches is just like a nail being hammered in,the destuction piercing through to the other Pardon the intrusion!"he said walking into the garden.
"Wait for me!"I said following him. Why I'm a doing this,it's suicidal. Then thunder chashed over.
"Looks like rain."Toriko said. The Raindow tree is tall,so it's pretty bad news if lighting stuck. We've gotta hurry."He said.
"Right."I said. He jumped into what looked like a ditch and fell through.
"A pitfull!?"I yelled in shock. Then a lagre four armed ape leaped and throw bolders at the ground. I was frozen in fear. It looked like the creature was going attack me. Then Toriko jumped out of the hole and knocked the Troll Kong.
"Sorry,I just had to paralyzed it with a Knocking he won't be able to move for while."he said. I really don't care that it not able to move I just happy the I'm alive.
"Toriko-San is it really a good Idea just to use knock on him,and not finish him off?Though I think it's better to was knocking."I asked.
"Huh?There's really no point to taking it's only goal is the Rainbow fruit."he said.
"That's good to know."I said still a little shaken.
"Okay let's go Kimiko."He said.
"Hey,I've got it's smell all over me from when I got licked."he added and we headed forward. After a while we got hungry.
"What an indescribably sweet smell."I said.
"Yeah, it looks like we're getting close to the Rainbow Fruit is said to make animals lose all their reason and become entranced by it's smell alone. The Troll Kong is carnivorous so it doesn't eat it,but in order to eat the animals that get drawn in by it's scent,they make there nest near the Rainbow tree."he said.
"But you used Knocking on the Troll Kong back there,so we can relax and pick the fruit,right?"I asked hopeing they didn't live in troups.
"Ah?What are you talking about?"He asked
"That guy was just a bottom-racking reconnaissance shout for the pack."he said. Crap they're a pack animal.
"look you'll see them."Toriko said as we came to a cliff. I looked and a lot and I mean a lot of Troll Kongs. Great just great This many and I can't use my gift or I'll risk losing the bet I have with my parents and have to return home. I only have half a year till I win.
"Aw 'm I going to deal with all these guys?"he asked I turned and looked at him now he's asking how to handle this!?
"It-it's over."I said saddly I was going to lose the chanch at following my dream or worst get eaten by Troll Kong.
"Right now,I can see the River Styx."I said.
"Kimoko,grab on to my back."Toriko said lefting me onto his back.
"Put every ounce of your body and soul into holding that you'll die if you loosen your grip for one hundredth of a second!"he added.
"Okay"I said you don't have to tell me twice.
"But,uh, will we be able to get out of this alive?"I asked.
"I don't better pray."He said. Great this is insane. We jump dodging every attack the Troll Kong pack throw at us. I wanted to hurl a few times. While Toriko used knocking on them.
"Toriko-San,is this really the time to just be knocking them?"I asked normally I'm all for knock them but this many we don't have enuogh knocking needlesses.
"I told you,Kimiko,my only goal is getting the Rainbow Fruit."he said.
"I know but this many?"I said.
"and the Troll Kong meat is sinewy and it isn't really I plan to eat it,I don't take lives of my prey."he said. At least he's a ecological hunter but still.
"If I don't eat it,I don't kill I kill it,I eat 's my rule."He added. Then it started to rain. The Troll Knog started to attack us again and we dodge and knocked them. Then another pair attack Toriko went to knock the first one and the second grabbed him after he dropped the knocking gun.
"I-it seems that the stories about their gripping power exceeding a ton are true."Toriko said in pain
"Toriko-San"!"I yelled scared. Then the Troll Kong let him go.
"He felt my intimidation?The rain ... I get it!"Toriko said.
"the rain washed away the sent of the underling that was on my right,this is good."He added powering up to use intimidation.
"Huh?My trumbling,It..."I said looking around and I saw a large white Troll Kong that fled. What's with that.
"What was that just?"I asked. Then a lightng bolt stuck no more than ten fifteen feet in front of us.
"That was close,If the lighting strikes the Rainbow Tree, It's over!"Toriko said.
"We've got to hurry and find the boss!"he added,
"Which one was scared most by the lighting just now?"He asked.
"Eh?Why?"I asked.
"That one's the boss."He said.
"Uh,but whouldn't he be the one who's least likely to be afraid?"I asked.
"It's the most important thing for a leader to have, even more so than strength,is the ability to handle one who sense danger first is the one with the ability to lead."Toriko said.
"In that case,there actually was one who hid right before the lighting stuck."I said.
"What?"He asked.
"That white one that's behind the rest."I said point it out.
"Him,huh?I got one that has white hair as proof of it's seniority?The found it."he said.
"It's pretty slick of you to have noticed that."he added.
"No,it's just that while I've been on your back my fear somehow disappeared."I said. Like durning the storms when my elder brother would hold my hand till it past.
"I've sort of been able to calmly watch our surroundings,It's kind of strange,though."I added.
"That's quite a feat for you,Kimiko."he said.
"Yes."I said happily.
"Now, looks like the smell of the underling has completely washed off of me."he said as we walked up to the silver-back. It, It tried to intimidate Toriko who stood his ground then raised hand. It stopped rain shortly after.
"Toriko-San."I said happily.
" 's the Rainbow Fruit!"he said.
"It's so pretty!"I said marveling at it. Toriko was gathering one when the Silver-back looked up at him.
"Hey relax,I'm only taking one.I have no intention of threatening your livelihood."he assured the beast. Later on that night Toriko came to my workplace and was treated to a meal that would feed a poor small town for a week.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, here is the Rainbow Fruit."I said rolling it out I couldn't stop drooling over how lovely the scent was. Toriko rose from his sit so fast that the chair fell over. I removed the cover revealing the Jelly.
"What a sweet mellow scent!The fruit juice is evaporating and forming a rainbow!"he yelled.
"I-I knew eating that way would be . We've kept the fruit at five as time passes the temperature will rise and the flavor will change as well."I said.
"Okay,here we go.I give thanks to all the ingredients in the "Toriko said.
"Toriko-San I have no words."I said then he ate spoonful.
"It's soft!It feel just like pudding!But it's 's honestly as heavy as gold."He ate another spoonful and it looked as if the flavor pulsed through him.
"Toriko-San?"I asked worried because he was crying.
"Yum desert has been decided!"he said.
"The desert on my Lifetime Full Course Menu will be the rainbow fruit."He added.
"Kimiko,Gather all the staff!"He told me.
"We've all got to try the rainbow fruit together,right?It tastes better if everyone gets some."He said.
"Right."I said and the staff clapped behind me.