Chapter 31
" Toriko-San and Ai-chan sure have been keeping an watch for a while now" komatsu said " there really are monstrous wild beast coming out aren't there? Even though it's so cold"
As the blizzard still continued Toriko still kept watch as Aiko was with him. As Toriko still had his arms around Aiko to keep her from shivering in the cold.
" Toriko-kun somehow I feel safe when your holding me like this" Aiko said as she put her head on his chest as she listen to his heartbeat.
' I...I can't hold back just looking at her now and having her this close to me' toriko though as he stared at Aiko
" Toriko-kun?" Aiko said as she looked at him. ' is he okay? Somehow his expression seems different right now' she though as he leaned to her closely.' W-wait Is H-He going to K-kiss me?! Should I let him? Or should I say something? I R-really D-don't know how I feel about Toriko-kun! I mean he's nice and Really sweet...I-I don't know!' As her face was slightly red as she felt a rush of overwhelming emotions as Toriko was a few inches from her lips.
As they heard a sound as they pulled away as Aiko still blushed as Toriko stood there awkwardly as he let out a cough.
" let's switch guard duty Toriko " Match said
" Huh?" Toriko said
" As a thanks from this afternoon " match said " you two saved my subordinate "
" an expression of gratitude?" Toriko said " you sure have integrity for a member of the mafia "
' Mafia?! I guess even those kinds of people want the century soup but this guy seems different ' Aiko though
" My name is match nice to meet you" he said
" Toriko well let's try and combine our strengths " Toriko said as they shook hands.
" For now anyway" match said
" my names Aiko nice to meet you" Aiko said as she shook his hand
"Nice to meet you to Aiko " match said
" Aiko why don't you go down and check on Komatsu il be here a while longer" Toriko said
" okay I'll see you in a while Toriko-kun" Aiko said as she smiled making him slightly blush
As Aiko left only match and Toriko were up guarding.
" that Aiko girl she's friendly she checked on everyone making sure they were okay " match said
"Yeah," Toriko said as he slightly smiled as he though of Aiko "she always wants to help others"
Match observed Toriko while he smiled, "Is That Aiko girl you're girlfriend?" Toriko immediately turned red and looked at Match
"No! It's nothing like that!" Toriko said with his cheeks slightly red
"Well I just though you were dating the way you look at her and when she addresses you like that " Match stated
"We're just friends" Toriko said looking away from Match
"Right" Match said while sounding unconvinced
"She's just a friend that's it" Toriko said " I'd better go and check on her il leave guard duty to you now" as Toriko walked to camp.
' it's obvious that he likes that Aiko girl the way he got so Defensive' match though
Meanwhile with Tina
" I knew this would be the safest route" Zonge said
" we got out of the strong winds it'll be an easy win from here!"
" it's going well...way too well" Tina muttered
" based on our previous experience there's no way things are going to keep going this smoothly!"
" it's practically guaranteed that we'll capture soup now huh?!"
" Pretty much we should rename this route from the safe route to the Victory road!" Zonge said as he turn to look a sleeping pack of Gauchis as he immediately stopped.
" Zonge-sama..."
" I knew this would happen"
" Gauchis!" Tina exclaimed
" pipe down! You'll wake them up!" Zonge whispered loudly " they're the ones with the nickname 'amphibious Devils' Gauchi! I can't believe we met them this fast! The bosses of this continent!"
"Gauchis are the bosses?"
"Of course!" Zonge said " as far as I've know there aren't any beast stronger than them in the whole world! There the strongest most brutal beings on earth I ain't kidding!"
" Uh the giant dragon we saw when we first got here looked pretty strong though"
" are you an idiot?!" Zonge whispered " that was a fake! nothing like that really exist!"
" this is the first time I've seen Gauchis in the wild!" Tina said pointing her camera at the beast " this is a mountain sized portion amazing!"
" I said shut the hell up!" Zonge shouted as he realized the beast were awake as the small group freaked out as they ran as fast as they could as the Gauchis chased after them.
Meanwhile with mansam
" century soup?!" Mansam said
" yes we have information that the Bishokukai has already made moves to go capture the soup" Uumen said
" their attempt to capture the jewel meat was a failure...but it's them" Mansam said
"most likely management class members will be there" Uumen said " you can bet they won't be halfhearted "
" did you just say handsome?" Mansam said
" I did not!" Uumen exclaimed
" apparently Toriko and Aiko has already headed off to capture the soup but..." Mansam said "perhaps we should send other heavenly kings there as well? Bishokukai just who have you produced?"
Meanwhile with the Bishokukai
" So where is the location of the century soup Bogey?" Tommyrod asked
" yes,tommy-Sama " bogey said " the Aurora shining in the ice mountain is the landmark"
" then let's hurry over there" Barrygamon said " oh and it seems there are also some bishokuya heading there What should we do to them sous chef?"
"Obvious isn't it Barry?" Tommyrod said " We slaughter them all"
Meanwhile with Toriko and the others
After they rested they kept moving forward as the blizzard worsen as Toriko carried komatsu as Aiko was following behind them as the rubbed her hands to try and keep warm.
" guys are you holding up okay?!" Toriko said
" yeah well everyone behind us retired except my subordinates" match said
" Even the lighter suits can't endure any more than this" takimaru said
" yeah...this is one hell of a blizzard just how cold this place can get?" Aiko said
" even though it's morning the sun is completely blocked by clouds" Toriko said " the temperature is just going down"
As Aiko looked at komatsu
' this is bad komatsu is losing body heat...' Aiko though
" hey I see something" match said
As they looked to see a frozen plain field with a few frozen trees and other frozen plants.
" a green land?" Takimaru said "just being in this blizzard for an instant has made them freeze completely, it seems"
" we've got to hurry or we'll end up like this too" match said
" hey Toriko-kun look!" Aiko said as there was a frozen mushroom as she took out her gourmet stick to analyze it.
" just as I though it's a hot mushroom" Toriko said as he looked at the screen as he took the mushroom " Komatsu eat this it'll warm you up a bit"
As he took a bite. " it's a little spicy. but my body's warming up. I feel a little relieved " he said "Ah you should have some too Ai-chan, Toriko-San"
" komatsu take a few more bites I'm fine" Aiko said
" but you and Toriko-San barely ate anything all day right?" Komatsu said " I'll be okay now"
" Komatsu..." Aiko said " just eat the mushroom!"
" Komatsu those warm feelings are enough for me" Toriko said as he smiled " here just eat it" as he put the whole hot mushroom in komatsu's mouth
" Toriko-San, Ai-chan thank you so much" Komatsu said as he ate the mushroom as Aiko smiled at him as she noticed match's subordinates seemed touched at the scene then Komatsu eyes started to water. " Toriko-San Ai-chan eating it all at once like that it's way too spicy! My tongue is on fire! My tongue is on fire!"
" oh sorry" Toriko said
" my tongue is burning!"Komatsu exclaimed
" Here! Drink this!" Aiko said handing him her canteen
As they heard a sound. To see a large blue bison.
freezer Bison( mammal beast) capture level 1
" freezer bison"match said
" and we're in such a hurry" takimaru said
" no this is actually a good thing" Aiko said
" we're in luck I heard freezer bison's meat is delicious and their pelts can be used as artic clothing too right?" Toriko said
" with that moving around will warm our bodies up right?" Match said
" leave this to me" takimaru said as he faced on of the freezer bison. As he started on his pre shot routine.
" those movements takimaru-San is making" Komatsu said
" that's his pre-shot routine " Toriko said
" pre-shot routine?" Komatsu said
"So he does this before he uses his techniques " Aiko said
" yeah is to boost his power of concentration " Toriko said" by upping his concentration it fortifies the image of his techniques success in his mind, you know when I use Fork and Knife I rub my hands together and when Aiko clasp her hands together before she does her Reiki it's the same as that"
" anyone could have a pre-shot routine the more you increase that quality, the greater performance you can expect out of it" Aiko said
" SEN NUKI SHOT!" Takimaru said as he defeated the bison as he kneeled over " I was able to dislodge them a little somehow"
" but that was some concentration power" Aiko said
" the more you raised the quality of the pre-shot routine, the more you can raise the power of the technique " Toriko said
As Komatsu and Aiko turn to see match faced with another bison.
" here it comes, Match-san's exhaustion" ram said
" huh? Exhaustion?" Aiko said
" the more strength that escapes his body " as the bison ran towards match " the more match-sans Iai speed and destructive power increases" as match swiftly drew out his sword as he quickly defeated the bison.
" that's our match-San!" His subordinates exclaimed
As another two bison ran towards the small group.
" 3 REN KUGI PUNCH!" Toriko said
" REIKI SLASH!" Aiko exclaimed
As they defeated the bison.
" in credible" ram said
' just as I though he's not someone I want as an enemy and she's strong too I wonder what is that ability of hers?' Match though as he turn to see a large group of freezer bison ' they're still coming huh?' As he felt a chill as Toriko unleashed his appetite demon scaring the bison away.
" I think this is plenty" Aiko said
" there's no point in needlessly taking any more lives" Toriko said
" Toriko-San Ai-chan!" Komatsu exclaimed as he ran over
" hey I'll go get a pelt ready!" Toriko said
" I'll help you on that I'm pretty good at taking the pelts" Aiko said as Toriko ruffled her hair.
" he's a guy who's kind towards life " match whispered
Meanwhile with the Bishokukai
" I guess these are guys from the second camp" Barrygamon said as he laughed " they're all spectacularly frozen what a disgrace "
I...Brudo-Sama can't die...in a place like..." As he was struck by Tommyrod
" Didn't think you'd die?" Tommyrod said as Brudo was on the ground he wasn't moving" bye-bye "
" with him the second camp of Bishokuya should be all wiped out" bogey said
" no..." Tommyrod said as he saw footprints on the snow " one of them went ahead alone and he did it quite calmly"
" is it that Toriko guy?" Barrygamon asked
" no the footprints of Toriko and the others in the first camp disappeared a long time ago " bogey said
" So it's not someone with Toriko or with us Bishokukai its somebody different" Barrygamon said
" in any case he's quite skilled " Tommyrod said " I wonder who he is, well figuring that out is a pain in the ass, for now I think I'll just attack"
" attack?!" Barrygamon exclaimed " sous chef, here?! Watch out get away!"
As Tommyrod opened his mouth a black of cloud smoke appeared
Back with Toriko and the others
" how's the bison pelt, Komatsu, Aiko ?" Toriko ask as a few members of the group wore the bison pelts
" Waaaaarm!" Komatsu exclaimed " thank you so much!"
" it's so fluffy and warm!" Aiko said as she got closer to Toriko making him slightly blush
" this should mitigate the cold" takimaru said
" we're saved"ram said
" I give thanks to all the ingredients in this world itadakimasu!" Toriko said as he took a bite of the meat.
" itadakimasu!" Komatsu and Aiko said as they took a bite of the bison meat
" Yum! It's simple with no peculiarities!" Toriko said
" if I put this over a flame and added some shoyu kind of flavoring to it, it would be even more delicious " Komatsu said " it'll freeze really quickly in a place like this, though"
" I think it might be better as a stew adding a bit of spicy peppers would go great" Aiko said as she put a bison meat in her gourmet case.
" Even in the middle of this snow storm those guys can calmly savor something" match said as a strong gust of wind blast through.
" let's hurry on ahead" Toriko said " if we get inside the ice mountain, this wind should die down"
" right!" They said
Back with the Bishokukai
As Tommyrod unleashed a black smoke cloud releasing a few giant insects.
" this should be enough, now go hunt for pray parasitic insects!" Tommyrod said as he pointed north as the insects flew off. " there, they're gone"
" sous chef!" Barrygamon and bogey said simultaneously as they got out of what looked like a giant ball of snow "please tell us if you're going to send bugs out!"
" well that just went fine" Tommyrod said " that's because they're kind and seldom dangerous parasitic insects that indiscriminately lay eggs from your anus to your intestinal tract "
" that's really friggin' dangerous!" Bogey exclaimed
" sous chef!" Barrygamon said
" what's really dangerous is..." Tommyrod said as he opened his mouth revealing a pale wide eyed insect. " something like this guy" as he swallowed the insect back as the other two freaked out " Okay, shall we get going?"
Back with Toriko and the others
As they made it to the ice mountain as the blizzard finally cleared off as everyone stopped a bit to rest.
" We made it" Toriko said " this is the ice mountain of ice hell"
" We did it" Aiko said as she gripped the pelt for warmth
" we did it Ai-chan" Komatsu said as he leaned over
" Komatsu!" Toriko and Aiko exclaimed as they gripped Komatsu.
" we somehow made it here alive" Komatsu said
" yeah good job holding up" Toriko said as he smiled " you've got guts man"
" you really are tougher than I though Komatsu" Aiko said " here get you need this more" as she took off the pelt and wrapped around Komatsu as she smiled at him.
" you did a good job too Aiko " Toriko said as he ruffled her hair as she smiled at him making him slightly blush.
"You guys have endured well too" match said to his subordinates " I'm glad we made it here safely, if you guys had been done in by something like nature, I wouldn't know who to get revenge on"
" Match-San..."
" Toriko-San, shall we take a rest?"Takimaru asked
" no we've gotta keep moving" Toriko said "the century soup is somewhere in this ice mountain, there's no time like the present! And every time after that is the wrong time!"
As Komatsu, Aiko and takimaru looked at Toriko as he took a few steps forward.
" I wanna eat that soup!" Toriko exclaimed
" Toriko-San, might it be that you're just hungry?" Takimaru ask
" ah yeah, that definitely it" Komatsu said
" he's always like this. I think it's cute" Aiko said as she giggled
' She T-Thinks I-I'm cute?!' Toriko though as he blushed as he moved forward " Come on! Hurry up you guys!" Toriko said as he drooled.
" Toriko-kun! You'r drools turned to icicles!" Aiko said as she walked forward as she smiled
' We're finally here! I can't wait to find the soup!' Aiko though as she felt a slight chill as she stopped ' what was that? Naw it's just my imagination'
there you have it guys! Il be posting another chapter soon I've been thinking of what kind of animal partner that Aiko should have. Please leave a review! See you guys soon!
