Chapter 42
" Man this is gonna be great!" Toriko exclaimed
" I know I can't wait to relax a bit!" Aiko said
" Do they have lots of tasty food in this country, Teppei?" Toriko asked
"We didn't come here to eat, Toriko" Teppei said
" Toriko-kun later il cook you something okay be patient" Aiko said
" Yeah! I can't wait!" Toriko said
As the small group were carrying match's subordinates as Toriko looked around.
" Man, guys as injured as Us really do standout" Toriko said
" the injured and sick from all over the world gather here " Teppei said " This is a place where everyone who seeks natural healing comes, a land of hope, Speaking of which even that hospital over there performs medical treatment with natural medicines "
" it's a natural medicine institution right Teppei-kun" Aiko said
" that's right Ai-chan I forgot that you used to come here a lot" Teppei said
" you were always hurt?" Toriko asked
"Well when I first started, it wasn't easy but after a while training with my mom and being one with nature i became better at it." Aiko said
" huh? An acupuncture clinic!"Toriko said " Aiko let's check it out!" As he grabbed Aiko's hand as they went inside.
" hey we don't have time for sightseeing Toriko! Ai-chan!" Teppei exclaimed
" Hello—What the hell is this?!" Toriko exclaimed as his eyes practically bugged out.
" Oh so you guys use that for acupuncture!" Aiko said
" that's right miss! These are bed model cactus doctors "
" cactus?!" Toriko exclaimed as he looked at the cactus bed
" just sleep in any one of these and these needles will pierce your body at once it will alleviate all of the stiffness from your body "
" All right I guess il try it! What about you Aiko?" Toriko said
" no il be okay" Aiko said
As Toriko laid down on the cactus bed as he felt the bed's needle pierce his body.
" What is this?!" Toriko exclaimed
" please come again!"
As the two were out as Toriko stretched a bit
" Man I do feel better!" Toriko said " hm? Osen Sharks?"
" a public bath?" Aiko said
" really? I can wait to try it!" Toriko said as he ran up.
" Hey Toriko!" Teppei exclaimed
' Toriko-kun is acting like a kid in a candy store...' Aiko though as she giggled ' it's kinda cute!' As she stayed behind with the others.
" So Ai-chan, is there anyone special in your life?" Teppei asked casually as Aiko looked at him.
" Special? What do you mean?" Aiko said as she tilted her head a bit.
" A boyfriend. That's what I'm saying" Teppei said " Since I being your friend am concern for your well being to meet with whoever wants to go out with you and to see if that person is even worthy if he ever breaks your heart you know I'll just give him a good knocking"
" No there's no one like that Teppei-kun" Aiko said
" Are you sure Ai-chan? " Teppei said as he though of the certain bluenette being very casual with her as well as the fortune teller. ' maybe Ai-chan is really clueless about those guy's feelings...it's probably my fault since we're always so casually friendly with each other' Teppei though
As they started to walk a bit Teppei explained to Toriko about the different baths one that removes dirt from the skin, one that help boost your immune system. As the walked a straight path. As Aiko avoided looking at the public baths as she just looked at the ground she didn't want to see something she wasn't supposed to see yet.
" what's this place?" Toriko said
As Aiko looked up
" Oh I know that!" Aiko said as she saw the sign " it's a skin whitening bath "
" skin whitening?" Toriko said
" I remember this one I went in one with a friend for a girls day. In this bath there's melaningouramis swimming in this osen" Aiko said " they suck up dark blotches making your skin turn whiter"
" Heh. I bet sani would like that. I'd better tell him next time" Toriko said
As if by cue Toriko,Aiko and Teppei were splashed by water near a bath.
" what the hell?" Toriko said
" be careful where you splash!" Aiko said as she looked up which was a mistake for her to do.
"Sorr...hm?" A voice said
" sani!" Toriko said
" Toriko!" Sani said as he looked at Aiko as she saw him as she blushed scarlet red as she looked away. as sani realized that he was naked in front of her.
" Aki! I didn't want you to see me like this until our wedding night!" He exclaimed as he blushed red at seeing Aiko.
' I don't think I can look Sani-San in the eyes for a while I can't believe I saw him naked!' Aiko though as she was still red in the face trying to get rid of the memory of him being naked in front of her
As sani went to be fully dressed as the group went with him to a small relaxing place to eat and drink.
" I never though I'd see you in a place like this sani" Toriko said " you get injured or something?"
"No, I haven' " sani said
" Thanks for waiting. here are your cuticle berries" as the waitress set the plate down.
" Oh, aren't those strawberries that make your hair shiny?" Toriko said
as he looked at the berries as sani took one.
" people don't only come to life to get their injuries and illnesses treated" sani said as he ate the strawberry " This place has max value for getting beaut'fying ingredients like these"
" you're here for cosmetic reason?" Match said " I never would have though that the heavenly king Sani was such a pansy "
" wha?" Sani said
" match-San you should be careful Sani-San may be like that but he's strong" Aiko said
"She's right he'll bash you with his hair punch" Toriko said
" is that the only reason you came here?" Teppei asked " after seeing so many Bishokuya in my life I know better, the look in your eyes is the predator hunting for its prey"
" Say who are you?" Sani asked as Teppei had a dead panned look on his face " just kidding I know, you're very well known Teppe"
" Teppe?" Teppei said
" don't think about it too much he did it to me " Aiko whispered
" I came here seeking information for a certain ingredient" Sani said " I'm here to find a lead on the last item on my full course menu the dessert "
" oh so you've finally decided on your dessert?" Toriko said
" that's great you'll have your full course done soon!" Aiko said as she smiled
" Say, why'd you come to life?"Sani asked as he saw something that a normal person would have realized it a long time ago. " What The hell! that wound! That's a huge wound! Friggin' Gigant'c!"
" Wait! You just noticed it now?!" Toriko said as he had a shocked look on his face.
" So you came here to heal that huge wound?" Sani said
" yeah we all came here " Aiko said
" Aki! " sani exclaimed as she looked at him " your skin is damaged and stressed out! Did you get into a fight?! Don't worry about paying for treatments for your skin today il pay for it!"
" You don't have to do that Sani-San, I can pay for those myself " Aiko started as she felt her hand being pulled by sani as they were close as he lifted her chin as they stared at each others eyes.
" Aki, I don't mind besides what kind of husband would I be if I don't spoil my wife once in a while" Sani said that statement made Aiko slightly blush
" you two are married? Ai-chan can you explain. is he telling the truth? " Teppei asked as he started to be a bit protective of Aiko she was like a little sister to him.
" Oi sani if I remember correctly she turn you down" Toriko said coldly eyeing at the two as he started to feel a bit jealous as he took a drink from his mug.
" So wha'! there's still a chance that she'll return my feelin's! And when that happens we'll have a beaut'ful wedding! " Sani said as he held Aiko as he smiled as he daydreamed about their wedding as Aiko was slightly blushing at the conversation.
" anyway I think it might be hard healing that wound Toriko" Aiko said
" you can't just bring back an entire arm" sani said
" my master might be able to do it somehow" Teppei said
" your master? Who's that?" Sani asked
"Saiseiya yosaku" Teppei said
" Actually we have several other injured people besides Toriko that we're going to ask him treat as well " match said
" Oh yeah takimaru he could have the medicine you're looking for, couldn't he?" Toriko said
" oh you mean the medicine that cures all illnesses" Aiko said
" Ah, even if he does have it I have to money to buy it" takimaru said
" well if he just gives it to you, it'll be all good right?" Toriko said
" no, I would never just be given something like that" takimaru said
" well work something out, right Teppei?" Toriko said
"Don't ask me..." Teppei said
" Well don't worry! Like Toriko-kun said we'll work something out!" Aiko said
" anyhow the person you have business with just happens to be the same man who knows the information I want" sani said " the man who has information on what's said to be dessert on bishokushin Acacia's full course Earth! The red Saiseiya nicknamed ' Bloodstained yosaku' I'm amazed he's teppe's master"
" you mustn't do that sir!" A female worker said
As the group looked at the direction of the voice
" Eating like that in this establishment is..."
" not allowed?" Yosaku said
"No way, speak of the devil" Teppei said
as they all looked at the man talking he wore a red and white cloak and wore a black bandana.
" passion pork is most delicious when you eat it all in one bite" he said
"But at this facility you have to eat with a knife and fork" the waitress explained
" then I'll hurt break that rule!" He said " in this world there's a scenery you'll never see unless you break some rules!" As he ate the whole passion pork.
" Master!" Teppei exclaimed
" Yosaku!" Aiko exclaimed
" Oh those voices" he said as he put the bark cigar in his mouth "Oh you're back teppei! And you brought along Aiko!"
After a few minutes
" I knew it" yosaku said "So the gourmet show window was done after all, huh? That's a riot!"
" that's a riot?" Teppei said
" well there's no helping it, ingredients have life spans too" yosaku said " that's just fate, you could call it one of this worlds rules, however I may have broken that rule"
"Master!" Teppei exclaimed " it's because you didn't come yourself and Granny sets u was steaming mad!"
" Whuh? granny setsu showed up?!" Yosaku said " that's against the rules! You can't go breaking rules like that!"
" what rule?" Teppei said
' hehehe yosaku hasn't changed a bit, oh it's good to see him again' Aiko though
Meanwhile with Mansam
" that damn bishokukai!" Mansam said "So they took the century soup?"
" Fortunately, komatsu-kun was able to drink the last drop " Coco said
" So of they eat the Soup the level of their gourmet cells is sure to rise, I supposed that means they've Gotten one step closer to control the Gourmet age, but the bishokukai final goal isn't the century soup" shigematsu said "the ingredient they truly aiming for is..."
" God" Coco said
" Well need even more power from you four heavenly kings as well as Aiko's Reiki ability " Mansam said
"Where is toriko now?" Shigematsu asked
" At the healing Country of life With Aiko" Coco said
" we're his injuries that severe?" Mansam asked
" it would be fortunate if he recovered but..." Coco said
At that moment Rin burst through the doors as she had tears in her eyes.
" Toriko's been seriously injured?!" Rin said
" Rin, did you just call me handsome?" Mansam said
"This sucks really bad!" Rin exclaimed as she ran out. "I can't let Aiko be Toriko's Nurse! I really won't like it! Johannes!"
Leaving the men there as Coco had a shocked expression.
' Aiko-chan as a nurse...' Coco though as he slightly blushed at the though
Meanwhile with komatsu
"This is...setsuno-sama! Please come right away! Hey show her some of our finest hospitality!"
"It's fine, I'll be leaving soon" setsuno said " anyhow, this is a nice hotel you've got here komatsu-kun "
" Th-Thank you very much" komatsu said " um if you don't mind would you like to have a meal here? I want to thank you anyway I can"
"If you want to thank me then make me some century soup I'd like that than any meal at the restaurant" setsuno said
" Okay!" Komatsu said as he ran to the kitchen " I'll do it now!"
As he went inside the kitchen as Tina got permission to record what komatsu is doing as long as it was outside the kitchen.
Back with toriko and the others
"This is life's symbol, the healing tree, mother wood" yosaku said
" master!" Teppei said
" um yosaku" Aiko said
" yeah, I see" yosaku said
" So that's why you brought toriko and these guys all the way here" yosaku said " and you " he pointed at Aiko.
" huh?" Aiko said
" He came by here a few weeks ago" yosaku said
" Like I care if he came by here" Aiko said with a hint of anger in her voice
"He?" Toriko repeated
" Her Dad" yosaku said
" That man is not my dad! Not after what he did!" Aiko exclaimed as she tighten her fist. " So can you heal these guys or what?" As she changed the subject pretty fast toriko decided not to press further of the topic but it was curious for him after all Aiko talked highly of her mother but nothing about her Dad he decided to just give her time until she was ready.
"She's right please help them master! It's better than being scolded by Granny setsu, right?" Teppei said
" Of course I wouldn't imagine anything in this world than punishment from Granny setsu " yosaku said as he was still smoking the bark. " okay here we are, this is the inside of the mother wood."
As the small group went inside as they were amazed at all of the other saiseiya there as Teppei explained that's where they get new request to revive ingredients.
As they followed yosaku to his workshop as they were amazed at ingredients being revived as they noticed a few red spots that yosaku explained that they were failed experiments.
" is Ryuu-chan doing well?" Yosaku asked " that bro from the Gourmet mafia?" As match looked at him " All right! I already know what you all are here for! So let's get it over with!" As he hit the table as the three bodies were in the air.
" However if I fail then sorry!" Yosaku said " KITSUKE SHOCK!" As he hit the bodies.
' yep hasn't changed a bit always rough' Aiko though ' but his skill is really good'
"It's morning wakey,Wakey mafia boys" yosaku said as they were brought back as yosaku threw one of them to a plant as the plant ate it.
" it ate him!" Toriko said
"It's okay, they're rare species pelican flytraps"Teppei said "a type of plant that clear out wounds of what ever it eats, in a minute all of their external wounds will be healed"
"Oh looks like you weren't completely healed" yosaku said " PASTE SPITTLE " as he spat a bright pink liquid
" he spat on me!"
"If you leave that alone then it'll close up" yosaku said as he turn to match " your leg ain't perfect either" as he spat on match's leg " that has healing properties you know, now What did you want again bro?" As he remembered " Oh that healing medicine right? The medicine that cures all illnesses does exist, however viruses or diseases from the Gourmet world what we call 'curses' in the human world won't be completely healed by it, like that eye of yours "
" you want to cure Aimaru with that medicine right?" Toriko said
" you figured it out" takimaru said
" Aimaru has a diet of eating germs and viruses he has been curing those that are suffering with diseases"Toriko said
" I was one of them too" takimaru said " I was afflicted with a unknown disease, I was told I had one month to live, that disease was called a curse, when they said I can't be healed everyone around me abandoned me. What I was truly afraid wasn't dying it was spending the rest of my life alone then someone found me that person was Aimaru-San "
" So he cured your illness for you?" Match said " but that left eye"
"It couldn't be completely cured but Aimaru-San saved me when everyone else deserted me" takimaru said " he's very important to me"
" so he got sick?" Aiko said " I guess after all of those years of eating diseases and germs finally took a toll on his body"
As takimaru got on the floor and bowed.
"Please give it to me. Even if it takes my whole life to get the money I'll pay for it!" Takimaru said " please sell it to me!"
" it may not heal curses, do you still want it?" Yosaku said as he stared at takimaru
" it may not cure him but...if there's even a one percent chance that it'll cure him. The idea that Aimaru-San can't be cured. That unspoken rule...I'll definitely crush it to pieces" takimaru said as he was determined
" well said!" Yosaku said as he stomped the floor board as it send takimaru flying as Yosaku hugged him " I like the cut of your jib bro! Yeah, blow that rule to smithereens! Unless, you do there'll be a future you don't see! And the footprints made by that future will be a new rule! So take it! I don't need the money! That spirit is payment enough!"
" Thank you so...much" takimaru said
" you must be glad takimaru!" Toriko exclaimed
" I'm really happy for you takimaru!" Aiko said as she wiped away a few tears his story really touched her.
As they heard crying as they saw Rin at the door.
"That story's making me cry" Rin said " you're such a totally nice man, mister!"
" Rin!" Toriko,sani and Aiko said as Rin went to Toriko.
"Toriko! Are you okay?!" Rin said " that look like it totally hurts!"
" Why're you here?" Sani asked
" I heard what happened from Coco so I couldn't just stand there and do nothing!" Rin exclaimed " So I had Johannes fly me there in a helicopter"
" So, komatsu made it back okay?" Toriko asked
" knowing him, he's probably making the century soup" Aiko said
" anyhow can an injury like that even be healed?" Rin asked
" yeah it can by him" Aiko said
" she's right, Toriko we may have just met, but your life is one that has no limit to how much it can flourish. " yosaku said " I'll get that arm back to normal for ya"
" Eh?! You can really fix my arm?!" Toriko said happily
" yep if we're lucky" yosaku said
"How long will it take to heal?" Rin asked
"Twenty years" yosaku said
" What really yosaku?! That long?!" Aiko exclaimed as she was surprised at his answer
" it's true it'll take twenty years for that arm to heal" yosaku said
there you have it guys! Il be posting another chapter soon! Please leave a review! See you guys soon!
