Chapter 22
" Reiki slash!" Aiko said
" KNIFE!" Toriko said " I can't cut it!" As he only slightly bended the large straw.
" what I couldn't cut it either?!"Aiko said as she looked at Terry as Terry was okay she turn to the strange man. "What the hell are Trying to do that to my friend?!"
" Who the hell are you?!And what's the big idea with wolfing down other people's food?!" Toriko said
As the man smirked
" il give you and your friend the popcorn back Toriko " Grinpatch said as his neck expanded as he spat a large green blast as aiko and Toriko dodged it as they saw remains of the popcorn then being sucked back into the man as he laughed.
" that's some good ruminating " Grinpatch said " you've gotta savor yummy food over and over again or it's a waste " as he laughed
" what's with this guy?" Toriko muttered
" he's crazy" Aiko muttered as she button up her shirt.
" BBcorn ...yeah, I'll definitely give back your BBcorn Toriko " Grinpatch said as he sat down " my pet has gone to get some right now, there's no helping him he has no sense of direction that guy, yep no sense of direction"
' what the hell is this guy? He's stranger than anyone I've encountered' Aiko though
" I think he should be getting back pretty soon" Grinpatch said
As a magma rat passed by the man quickly turn and used his straw to suck the whole rat inside as he swallowed it while making aiko shudder in disgust.
" Ain't this a nice straw?"Grinpatch said turning his head towards the two " it's a straw made from the mouth of a giant mosquito called the devil mosquito, its flexibility and durability is excellent, but I though it was gonna snap just then! Toriko"
" so that's your knife huh?"he said " it even got starjun's approval "
" starjun?!" Toriko and Aiko said
' That black Gt robot! He knows him! That means that...!' She though
" you bastard, you're Bishokukai?" Toriko said as aiko glared at the man as he glanced at her way.
" that girl is the one starjun described having the glow in her hands" Grinpatch said " he described you pretty well, he even said he had a...well interesting conversation with you"
' yeah right! I don't believe that Creep!' Aiko though
" thanks to you two, we failed to capture that Regal whatever" he said " the Bishokukai 6th Branch food provision team was given the blame and beaten half to death, I heard a new guy even got killed"
' they're that cruel? These guys are something else' aiko though
" and in the end I got stuck with retrieval Duty" he said " I had to bring back the broken Gt robot that new guy was Driving "
" you were in the garden?!" The two said simultaneously
" Yeah, it was my first time going to an IGO garden, it was lots of fun" he said " there were tons of ingredients I'd never seen before"
' if he got there easily it means that they were waiting for him...' She though
" But I didn't expect those two to be waiting there for me" he said " an IGO chief and Vice President were there and got serious, childish ain't it? That was too much of a pain so those guys can have that broken down Robo! I couldn't retrieve the Robo so I ate some of every single one of animals on the island instead"
' He ate them? Every animal? Just what is this guy?!' She though
" But I couldn't go back to headquarters empty handed" he said " So I though maybe I'd bring some BBcorn back to the Boss as souvenirs "
" Bishokukai, what the hell is your goal?" Toriko ask
" what a dumb question, what we're aiming for is an ingredient called God" he said
" did you just say God?" Aiko said
" yeah,the pinnacle of all the ingredients in this world able to captive every human in the world, God" he said
" if you get your hands on that ingredient it's said that it'll be possible to control the entire world" Aiko said
" Man, I wonder how it taste huh?" He said as he cackled
'why am I stuck with the weird, creepy ones?' Aiko though
Meanwhile with komatsu and the others
As komatsu held the wulstar sauce fruit
" what's wrong?" Tina ask " you'll be able to complete that sauce of yours soon! But you don't look too happy"
" I said I'm going to save the summit" komatsu said " but will the food I make really do the job? I'm kinda nervous"
" hey have you heard? The legend of God, the ingredient that ended a world war?" Tina said
" no what's that?" Komatsu asked
" that Great War 500 years ago, it was a major war on a global scale that went on for more than a century, the cause of the war wasn't race,religions, politics, nor economics, it was more primitive reason struggle for food, the severity of the war escalated and the end of the world was thought to be close...then the man famed as a gourmet God, a bishokushin, the legendary Bishokuya Acacia appeared and presented a certain ingredient...that was the legendary ingredient..."
" God?" Komatsu said
Back with Toriko and Aiko
" God" Aiko said
" the ingredient that the legendary Bishokuya acacia, who conquered the task of eating every ingredient in this world,pursued until his final years and finally discovered, said to become active in an eclipse that occurs once every few hundreds years, the transcendental ingredient God" Toriko said
' that ingredient God helped bring peace to the world ending that 100 year war...' Aiko though
" the discovery of God is said to have marked the beginning of Gourmet Age." Toriko said As he explained a bit more about God and acacia .
" hey Toriko and you girl, have you heard about these kinds of rumors?" He ask " the eclipse that's said to be the start of God become active. The Gourmet eclipse that there's a high chance of it happening in the next 1 to 2 years "
As Aiko's eyes widen. " what did you say?" Toriko said
" How would you know about that?" Aiko said
" that information hasn't leaked to the public yet. But I heard a portion of gourmet researchers and reputable Bishokuyas have already started moving, among them there's even supposed to be some powerful retired guys, recently even our boss has had a surprisingly larger appetite than usual. That could be because he's sensing that the eclipse is near" he said " which is bad news for us who make his food, we can't keep up with the cooking , get it?, the Gourmet Age that was born centuries ago is pulsating once again and has started to make real progress. "
" the Gourmet Age is making real progress?" Toriko said
" what does that even mean?" Aiko said
" I knew it was fit for my full course, I decided it before that I'm making God the main dish of my full course menu" Toriko said
' so that's his main dish? Wow I guess Toriko can dream big...I know that he'll get it!' Aiko though as she smiled
" I wanna try eating God! I can't wait to share some with you Aiko!" Toriko said
" Toriko, the fact that you're aiming for God too, means that we're fated to eventually do battle " he said as he started to unleash a light green Aura around him. " it's a real pain, so you wanna get it over with now?" As Toriko started to unleash his red aura.
"Terry! Get even farther away from here!" Toriko shouted as Terry barked " Go!" As Terry ran off " Aiko..."
" don't even think about it Toriko-kun!" Aiko said as her white aura appeared around her " there's no way I'm leaving here!"
" Toriko...is it okay if I suck up your heart?" He said " maybe I should start with the girl first?"
That statement made Toriko angry as Aiko glanced at him.
" you sure are a big mosquito" Aiko said ' next time I should get a giant fly swatter or bug spray' she though
" here I go!" He said
" I'll make you inhale something that'll really wake you up!" Toriko said
As Grinpatch started using his straw, as Toriko prepared to attack.
" 10 REN KUGI PUNCH!" Toriko said
As both attacks collided against each other knocking all of them back by the impact, Toriko managed to grab Aiko before she fell to the ground as she was held tightly by him.
" you okay?" Toriko asked Aiko
" yeah, I'm fine ...but this guy he blew out all the air he'd inhaled and shot it against your punch" Aiko said
" Aiko I don't want you in the way just stay where is safe" Toriko said
" Toriko-Kun now's not the time for that" Aiko said ' what's wrong with him? Before we met that mosquito guy, he wasn't all protective now he is...ugh I don't get him at all!' She though
"Power no different from my breath Bazooka, Huh?" Grinpatch said " that's real dangerous, a punch like that added to my suction would've totally destroyed my straw!" As he cackled
" I used 10 REN all of a sudden " Toriko whispered as Aiko heard him
" so you won't be able to use it for a while is that right?" Aiko whispered
" this guys power is on the same level as starjun's or close to it. But I don't intend to lose!" Toriko said
" Toriko! Your weakness is decisively your attack range, ain't it? And the girls attack range is only in close combat? All the effects of your attacks power start from short-range attacks right?"
' he doesn't know I've got a few tricks on my sleeve ' aiko though ' I just hope this works'
" Which means...il be attacking you both from here" Grinpatch said " afterwards I can take my time gulping you two down!"
"BREATH GUN!" Grinpatch said using his straw aiming at aiko as he took a shot as Toriko quickly pushed her out of the way as he got hit in his arm.
" Toriko-kun!" Aiko said as she held him
" you okay?"Toriko asked her
" I'm fine, but seriously? That's some insane lung capacity " she said
" you can shoot air this far away?" Toriko said
Meanwhile with komatsu and the others
" please fly faster,Sani-San!" Komatsu said " I'm going to cook a dish...that will satisfy president Dohem from the heart. So I've gotta make it while the flavor of the Bubbly tuna is at its peak!"
" Matsu, that dedication is beaut'ful" sani said " beaut'ful, but..." As they heard sounds of a flock of birds. " we're surrounded"
" what's with this huge number of birds?!" Komatsu said
" well, they're not attacking it looks like they're running from something " sani said
" at this speed will we make it while the bubbly tuna is at its peak?" Johannes said " the peak is tomorrow at 7pm. Our remaining time is under 27 hours "
"Eh?!"Tina and komatsu said
" even under normal circumstances, we're already over capacity " sani said " i wonder if we'll make it."
" Ehhh?!" Komatsu and Tina said with shocked look on their faces
" by the way are these volcano weathercocks?"Tina said looking at them " they're birds that live in Wul volcano, when they feel wind they migrate riding the air current. Though they never go far from the volcano"
" What on earth is...Toriko-San...Ai-chan..." Komatsu muttered
Back with Toriko and Aiko
"REIKI SHIELD" aiko said
as her hands glowed of what appeared a large barrier in front of them blocking Grinpatch's attack. As the green bullets were being reflected all over the place. As he continued shooting at great speed.
" the destructive power of ones blast ain't much, but he's hitting every shot accurately" Toriko said as he stood behind the shield.
" Toriko-kun I don't know how long I can keep this shield up...just standing here won't get us anywhere!" Aiko said
As Toriko tries to move as he got hit in his leg as he went back behind aiko.
" is he planning to not let us close in no matter what?!" Toriko said " Aiko on my signal you stop the shield..." As she nod as Toriko emitted his red aura " now! Here it goes!" As aiko stopped as Toriko unleashed a blue energy at Grinpatch as he got hit on the shoulder stopping his attacks.
" What is this?"Grinpatch said as he looked at his shoulder as steam came out as they were four deep marks.
" it ain't your imagination " Toriko said " with this distance to you doesn't feel too far."
" now we're being serous" Aiko said as she glared at Grinpatch
" il use them on you seriously my evolved Knife and fork!" Toriko said
" Toriko-kun...oh!"Aiko said as she realized something as Toriko glanced at her.
" inside the regal mammoth the combination of autophagy and the jewel meat that seems to have made my cells powerfully level up." Toriko said
" yeah! Try seeing that for yourself you big mosquito!" Aiko said
" FORK!" Toriko said as he did that as his fork attack went hitting Grinpatch as he went over.
" Yeah! " Aiko said
" I think I'll name it flying fork" Toriko said as Aiko nodded in agreement " though just what I'd expect for this range, I can't piece him" as he smirked " But I reached you!"
" That surprised me" Grinpatch said touching his stomach as they were marks." Launching Fork like that...and that girl making a shield like that..."
" there's more where that came from!" Aiko shouted
" Right now I feel like I could even slice through a giant BBcorn!" Toriko said as he formed a knife in his hand " FLYING KNIFE!" As he launched the attack as a few giant rocks were blasted hittingGrinpatch.
" Right now I can only cut your skin a little. But eventually even from this range il cut you in half!"Toriko said
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