Chapter 41

" look you guys!" Zonge said as they undid the knocking on him as he was moving freely "it's a hidden cave, dammit!"

" this is..." Toriko said

" I can feel a breeze coming from it" match said

"If you feel a breeze then it might lead us outside" Aiko said

"That's what I've been saying the whole time!" Zonge exclaimed

" this is a big discovery for us, isn't it match-San?!" Komatsu said

" So one of the old routes used to transport ingredients Still remains?" Teppei said

" what do you think of that?" Zonge said " you are all here, so feel free to give me your utmost esteem, dammit! And I wouldn't mind if you spent your whole lives paying me back" as he laughed

" um, Zonge-Sama "

As they saw the small group walking ahead leaving Zonge and his companions behind.

" Man, we're lucky!" Toriko exclaimed

"I'm glad we found this path!" Aiko said

" now we can all get home safely" Komatsu said

"Wait a minute! Praise me for my achievement!" Zonge exclaimed " and then kneel before me dammit!" As he followed the small group.

Meanwhile with setsuno

" Wait right there,boys" setsuno said

"Se-setsuno?" Barrygamon said

" why is the gourmet human national treasure here?" Bogey said

"Well,well,well" Alfaro said

" it sure is cold, so this is ice hell?" Setsuno said as she was wearing a pink lighter suit with a heart in the middle." Without realizing it I started breathing out white breath"

" white breath? In other words that's proof that your body is weakening, isn't it setsuno-San?" Alfaro said " what business could someone with your stature possibly have at a place like this?"

" you sure have gotten a smart mouth Alfaro" setsuno said " is your boss that voracious idiot, doing well these days?"

" the number of people who could refer our boss in such a way are only a handful of In the entire world setsuno-San" Alfaro said " if you were to enter the kitchens in the bishokukai, I am certain the boss would be overjoyed "

"Unfortunately the ingredients that I'm after aren't ones that idiots wants" setsuno said " the ingredient chooses the customers, really I just came here to pick up Toriko, Aiko-chan and the others, I have no business with any of you"

" Toriko? I see. To think that you would come in person to pick him up setsuno-San" Alfaro said

" if you get it, then you should get any funny ideas out of your head, and get home without a struggle " setsuno said

As she turn to the opposite direction as Alfaro was about to attack as setsuno unleashed a but of her powers breaking the plates that Alfaro had.

" what? you haven't weakened one bit have you?" Alfaro said as he turn " let's go she's not the one to pick a fight with. Take tommyrod and lets go back. If that old woman truly wanted the soup we truly won't be able to keep it from her"

Back with Toriko and the others

As they kept walking from the path

" everyone it's getting brighter up ahead!" Komatsu exclaimed

" I can smell the ocean. The exit?!" Toriko said

As the small group ran in anticipation. To the exit. As they finally made it outside.

"Wait a second there's no ship" match said

"What?!" Toriko said

As match and Toriko stated at Zonge since he led them to the path outside.

" E-Everyone the truth is" Teppei started as he explained what happened when he met Komatsu and that the lighter suits were bugged.

' so that client just left us? That heartless bastard! The next time I see him he's really going to pay!' Aiko though ' how are we getting out of here?'

" So does that mean we don't have a way back?" Toriko said

"We can onky get back by swimming butterfly" Teppei said

As if by a miracle Coco appeared with kiss.

" Sorry I'm late Everyone!" Coco said

" Coco-San!" Komatsu said

" Coco!" Toriko said

" Coco-kun!" Aiko exclaimed

" Toriko...just as I though you had a harsh fight" Coco muttered as he glanced at Aiko as he slightly felt his face heat up at seeing her wearing the lighter suit.

" another of the four heavenly kings?" Match said " and what's that?!"

" it's a limousine jellyfish!" Aiko said

" hey I'm here to pick you up!" Setsuno said

" Granny setsu!" Toriko and Aiko exclaimed as they were happy to see her.

" if it weren't for Coco's fortune telling then I wouldn't know where to find you" setsuno said

As the small group went inside to see a feast that setsuno prepared for them.

" itadakimasu!" They all said as they started to eat.

' it's so good!' Aiko though as she noticed that Coco was staring staring at her as she glanced he looked away as there was a hint of color in his cheeks. ' is Coco-kun okay?'

' I-i think she caught me looking at her...' Coco though ' She looks different wearing that lighter suit...I'm getting more nervous around her now'

" Hey Aiko you gotta try this!" Toriko said

" okay!" Aiko said as she took a kebab

' Toriko...if my prediction is correct you're in love with Aiko-chan too...I won't lose to you not until Aiko-chan chooses which of us will have her heart' Coco though ' I just hope is me that she loves'

" why don't you have some too, Tina-San?" Komatsu said

" try some it's really good!" Aiko said

"I'm sure the footage of the century soup is plenty to make some amazing news" Komatsu said

" I couldn't record the soup one gram...I know but seeing that heaping helping sublime soup...right in front of me" Tina said

" don't get yourself down Tina-San" Aiko said

" but it was just that important moment you mean?" Komatsu said " And you didn't records the scoops before either "

" um Komatsu " Aiko said

"ah I remember you were outside the puffer whale cave " Komatsu said " and there was a problem with the light of the jewel meat too"

" Komatsu-kun/Komatsu " Coco and Aiko said simultaneously making Komatsu stop.

" there's no need to worry Failure is the mother of success " Coco said "as long as you have your outstanding brazenness and your opened eyed, barefaced audacity, I'm sure someday you'll see good results"

" that's completely unflattering encouragement " Komatsu said " I should expect nothing less than Coco-San"

" you're kinda making a face that you've been dealt with a fatal blow" Toriko said

" oh? Do you not like the Cooking that I made?" Setsuno asked

" absolutely not! There's tons of food arranged by the Gourmet human national treasure!" Tina said " with this'll il make a heaping helping scoop of recovery"

As Toriko started to eat a bit fast.

" Toriko-kun don't eat all of it! Look you've got food on your face again!" Aiko said as she touched his cheek as Toriko was secretly happy.

' I know I've got some on my face...I just like you doing this Aiko' Toriko though as he smiled as the two didn't notice a jealous heavenly king looking at them.

As they enjoyed the food.

" thank you so much setsuno-San" Komatsu said

" it was better than last time Granny setsu" Aiko said

" Well the one that recommended you to go after the century soup was none other than me after all" she said " but when I heard of the condition of the gourmet show window wasn't good. I requested yosaku to investigate it"

" yosaku?!"Aiko said " I didn't see him there"

" So when I came here to ice hell with Coco" setsuno said "Teppei, why'd I find you, a disciple here?" As he stayed quiet for a minute " not gonna answer?!" She exclaimed

" Er...uh...my master is currently Bogged down with reviving a very Important ingredient " Teppei said "that he absolutely could not take time away from, So he sent me instead" as he lightly laughed.

" important ingredient?" Setsuno said " an ingredient so important that he'd leave a request from me to a disciple? "

" Eh, well...ya know" Teppei started as he laughed a bit.

" Teppei-kun this is not helping you right now" Aiko whispered to him

" it's an ingredient pertaining bishokushin Acacia" Teppei said " I know nothing beyond that"

As the others were surprised by what Teppei said.

" he's curious as well huh?" Setsuno said

' I wonder what's the ingredient?' Aiko though

" So what happened to the gourmet show window?" Setsuno asked

" About that" Teppei said " it was already done for just as masters intuition foretold, but we were Able to squeeze one last drop from it"

" Sounds like it was a real battlefield" setsuno said

" it was nothin'!" Toriko exclaimed " after eating your Cooking Granny setsu I feel good as new!"

" but Toriko-kun" Aiko said as she looked at where his other arm used to be.

" we may be able to heal that arm of yours " setsuno said

" Eh?! Seriously?!" Toriko exclaimed " if you head to the country of life then you might have a small chance "

" we have other people with serious injuries as well " Coco said " it may be best to head there as soon as possible "

" we'll need a skilled saiseiya as well" setsuno said

As Teppei laughed

" and that would be the master of clowns, who's laughing right now" Setsuno said

As Aiko giggled at what setsuno said.

" it's not funny Ai-chan!" Teppei said

" it is funny! Teppei-kun!" Aiko as she laughed

" we've got some people that don't need to go too" setsuno said " while they're being treated at life, Komatsu will make the soup, isn't that right?"

" yes! I will definitely make it! real century soup!" Komatsu said

" okay I'll send us there in the limousine jelly fish " setsuno said " our destination is the country of healing life!"

As the limousine set its course there it might take a few hours as Teppei and Aiko were talking casually as Toriko and Coco glanced at the two.

' I know they're friends but I can't help but feel this way' Toriko though

' I'm not worried about this I can tell that they're only friends. They have more of a type of brother sister relationship' Coco though

As they heard Aiko laugh.

" it was true! That really happened Ai-chan!" Teppei said

" but how did that happen?" Aiko asked

" I really don't know how one minute I was at the woods then the creature that I revived with master suddenly tried to be get me then I just wounded up there at the lake " Teppei said

" yeah, I wonder if he'll be happy to see me" Aiko said

" you know he will. I'm happy to see you after all this time" Teppei said as he smiled

" it's really is good to see you too" Aiko said as she smiled brightly

' I can't take it seeing her like that..she's being too cute!...I need some air' Toriko though

As Toriko got up as Aiko noticed him getting up as he was by the window as he looked at the scenery.

" the country of healing, life it'll be my first time there too" Toriko said

" is there a possibility that three of my subordinates will reawaken as well?" Match asked

" takimaru-kun is in the same boat , you guys were saved by that ice hell place" Teppei said as he looked at the bodies " first, the overwhelming cold froze your blood instantly, preventing blood loss and a few seconds after they went into cardiopulmonary arrest, they were preserved in a frozen state"

" I see so I guess match-San should be thankful that the place was extremely freezing cold " Aiko said

" but Aiko was in a state for a bit" match said

" well at that moment you were near her so you perform the necessary treatment in time so she didn't end up like your subordinates" Teppei said

" I really owe you one match-San" Aiko said as she smiled at him.

" No, it was no problem Aiko" match said

" and these bandages?" Takimaru said as his body was wrapped in the green bandages

" they're leaves of a plant called doctor aloe " Teppei said "they can recover cells that have gone undergone necrosis they're natural bandages"

"They're warm" Takimaru said

" yeah it feels nice" Aiko said as she touched her arms.

" I would have never imagined we mafia members would be saved by a saiseiya" match said

" I've arrested many extremist members of the gourmet mafia" Teppei said " but nobody from ryuu-san's group has ever been arrested"

"You know about the old man?" Match said

"Ryun-San and my master are old friends" Teppei said

" I've never would've though the old man was acquainted with a saiseiya " match said

" it's not a rare event, saiseiya don't really consider themselves as allies of justice or anything like that" Teppei said " they're allies of Ingredients as it were, we only catch those disrupts the order of food, not long ago, by request of the IGO I captured a member of the four heavenly kings "

" Don't Tell me your talking about Zebra? Awesome " Toriko said

" Well, master helped me out a little bit though" Teppei said

" Zebra? The monster?" Match said

' Zebra? Just who is zebra anyway?' Aiko though ' hmm I wonder if I'll ever meet him'

" everyone! It's in sight!" Setsuno said

As they all looked out the window to see a giant tree full of life with other small houses.

" that's the healing of country life" Toriko said as he amazed at the view

As the limousine jelly fish landed as a swarm of red and blue butterflies appeared.

Butterfly therapy ( insect beast) capture level 1

" so many butterflies!" Aiko said

" they're butterfly therapies" Teppei said " they're butterflies with the trait of finding the weak or ills parts of a person or animal and landing there"

" there are blue and red ones" Takimaru said

"The blue ones land on minor conditions and the red one lands on serious conditions " Teppei explained " for those whose lives are at risk both colors land"

As Aiko looked as Toriko had red butterflies on him while she just had a few blue ones as one touched her nose as it tickled her as she giggled making the other two heavenly kings blush at her.

"Setsuno-San I wanna hurry back to the hotel and start making the soup" komatsu said " I wanna get that flavor as soon as possible"

" are you okay with not resting at life?" Setsuno asked

"It seems at all the confusion this little guy tagged along" komatsu said as the baby wall penguin walked towards him.

" All right then I'll send komatsu-kun to the hotel " setsuno said

" I'll go too, chef komatsu you must let me collect data on your challenge at the making of the soup" Tina said " I'll be sure to point the camera away from all areas pertaining to the recipe. Please!"

"All right" komatsu said

As Toriko and Coco were talking as Aiko glanced at them.

" I need to get back to the IGO and give a report" Coco said

" I see" Toriko said

" it was so good to see you Coco-kun!" Aiko said as she gave him a hug as he started to slightly blush at the contact.

" it was good seeing you too Aiko-Chan please get better soon" Coco said as he glanced at Toriko as Toriko felt slightly jealous at their close contact.

" Teppei, guide Toriko around for me and keep an eye on him and Aiko-chan" setsuno said as she glanced at Aiko with the other two heavenly kings. " I had planned to give that master of yours a good scolding but it'll have to wait on the next visit"

" understood ma'am!" Teppei said as he saluted

" I wonder which comes first toriko's arm healing or komatsu's soup?" Setsuno said

" I'm counting on you komatsu " Toriko said

" I know you can do it!" Aiko said as she patted his back

"Right!"komatsu said

As the small group walked outside the limousine as komatsu,Coco, setsuno and Tina left.

" okay let's get going!" Toriko exclaimed " the country of healing, life this place looks like fun!"

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