Chapter 50

" Smile-San is really incredible!" Komatsu said " I can't believe he made the stage in such a small amount of time!"

" I know it looks great!" Aiko said as she glanced to see Coco a few feet away in the back as she got up " I'll be back you guys" as she walk away as Aina stayed with yun.

" Toriko-San " Komatsu said

As Komatsu looked at Toriko as he wasn't paying attention.

" Toriko-San?" Komatsu said

A few chairs away there was Sani and his sister Rin

" man this place looks intense!" Rin said as she ate some of her parfait. As she looked at her brother.

" huh where's Coco-San? I wonder where Ai-Chan went " Komatsu said

" With such a big crowd I think he'd be leaving soon " Sani said as they saw Coco talking to Aiko. As the other two heavenly kings saw that as they heard Aiko give out a small laugh as Coco saw Komatsu as he waved.

" Oh so she went to Coco-San that's nice I guess to keep him company" Komatsu said

As he said that the two heavenly kings glared at Coco.

" Coco-San!" Komatsu said as he waved

As the crowd started to whisper that the three of the four heavenly kings were here. As the three of them ignored the talks and whispers as they were too busy looking at a certain female friend of theirs. As the event started to take place.

" let's take a seat Coco-kun!" Aiko said taking his hand as he slightly blushed as he nod. As the found a few seats in the back.

" look it's Tina-San!" Aiko said as she smiled

" thank you all for waiting" Tina said over the microphone " this special even the gourmet King deciding battle is about to begin! I'm your Mc. Tina from gourmet news. First up we have a few words from out tournaments sponsor restaurant Bohno, fond de Bohno-San go ahead!"

As a short young man walked to the stage as he held the microphone.

" eh? He sure is young running this Event" Sani said

" That restaurant Bohno...it's a chain restaurant that's running all over the world" Komatsu said " and it's manager Bohno is said to be ranked in the top ten of Gourmet riches people list. He's even drawing closer to Mokkoi-shi "

" So this tournament is a past time for rich people?" Sani said

" he's really young isn't he Coco-kun?" Aiko said

" yes, I'm sure there's a reason why he organized this event" Coco said

" There's only one point of competition!" Bohno said " For my family Chris, whose appetite has remarkably dwindled lately, bring me an amazing delicious ingredient as soon as you can. The Victor shall be recognized by the restaurant Bohno, Given the tittle of number one gourmet King! And be presented with the prize of one billion yen!"

As a white cloth was pulled away as a giant mountain of money was there inside a securely tight glass case with security guards guarding it as the crowd was amazed at the money.

" A billion yen?!" Komatsu exclaimed

" that's a lot of money...he must really care about his family member for this much money" Aiko said

" it's truly beautiful isn't it?" Sani said

" And here is Chris-San, who will be judging the ingredients with Bohno-San " Tina said reading from her clipboard. raise the curtain!"

As the curtain was raised as they saw a large plesiosaur-like dragon beast whose body is made up of seven different colors.

" Ah! Coco-kun is that a...seven colored Nessie?" Aiko said as she looked at the creature with amazement. As they walked towards Toriko and the others.

" it's a legendary dinosaur said to live in ancient times " Coco said

" the member of his family is a wild beast?!" Tina whispered as she checked her papers " I didn't hear about this! "

" if I remember the colors represent each meaning. Red of the earth, green for the trees, blue of the sea and the light of the stars. " Aiko said

" you're Right Aki those colors represent are proof of the supreme king of land and air. " Sani said " but..."

As the three heavenly kings and Aiko noticed something from the giant creature.

" is something wrong?" Komatsu asked

As Tina let out a sigh. " it seems that Chris-San would always share meals with Bohno-San has recently stopped eating completely. " Tina said

As Bohno petted Chris.

" The ultimate ingredient that could let Chris and I eat together must be somewhere " Bohno said " the person that captures the ingredient first will be the winner of this tournament!"

As the crowd cheered.

" Now then go ahead challengers" Tina said

As a man set his plate down

" it's potato port cutlet! An ingredient that you'll only find in places abundant with minerals. " the man said

" Hold on!" Another man exclaimed " this is the flower whose petals have the taste and texture of cow tongue, tonpopo! Having captured such a precious ingredient I'm the one that deserve to be called Gourmet King! "

" what'd you say?!"

" they look good, don't they Chris?" Bohno said

As Chris shook his head as he wasn't interested in the ingredients as the crowd was slightly disappointed.

" Sorry, you two " Tina said " please try something even more delicious " as the two men let out s Sigh dejectedly as they carried they're ingredients " also, every ingredients that gets brought here will be enjoyed by the members of the audience!"

" There ain't anything that big guy wants to eat" Toriko said " Extreme fasting and prolonged limiting of meals to ones lacking saccharides, creates strong smelling compounds called ketone inside the body, I can smell that odor coming from Chris"

" odor?" Komatsu said

" then that means that Chris needs something sweet to eat" Aiko said

" yeah and he'll need a lot of it, he needs sugar in him soon or else" Toriko said

" a lack of sugar causes muscular atrophy and it will also ruin the skin quite a bit" Sani said " if it doesn't eat super sweet ingredients in a hurry "

" Sweet ingredients?" Komatsu said

" yes, if nothing done, he will gradually debilitate " Coco said " We need to get him to eat the ultimate ingredient soon"

" what is the ultimate sweet ingredient?" Komatsu asked

' I think I have one in mind' Aiko though

" the milkwhale!" Sani said

" the honey dragon!" Coco said

" the grand berry!" Toriko said

As they looked at each other at their answers.

" you all picked different things" Komatsu said

" it's obviously the grand berry!" Toriko said " it absorbs all the nutrients from the earth that what it wants! And has the sweet taste of every berry in it! It's a uniquely sweet fruit!"

" No it's definitely the milkwhale!" Sani said

" milkwhale?" Komatsu said

" to be exact it's the milk secreted from the milkwhale. The idea of smoothness, like a pure white silk, is pretty damn beaut'ful!" Sani exclaimed

" but when it comes to nutritional value and the ultimate sweetness" Coco said " the answer is always honey isn't it? And among the honies, the honey dragon is ..."

" the grand berry is the sweetest!" Toriko exclaimed

" No! The milks got sugariness and lactose!" Sani said

" you agree with me Aiko/Aki?!" The two exclaimed

as they looked at Aiko as she looked at them.

" Uhm...I...well..." Aiko said as she twirled her hair nervously " it's hard to pick"

" there they go again and they dragged Ai-chan too" Komatsu said

" his electromagnetic waves are in a disorder." Coco said " I don't blame him as a pet he's part of a family"

" Coco-San..." Komatsu said

" you're right on that Coco-kun anyone in his position would do anything for their family" Aiko said " I would do that too"

" Aiko-chan..." Coco said as he looked at her as he looked at Chris " from the looks of it has yet to capture the legendary fruit associated with the seven colored Nessie"

" the legendary fruit?" Toriko said

" well there's a legend where a seven colored Nessie grows in size a Heathy one is said to guide one towards the legendary fruit " Aiko said

" Seriously? What's it taste like?"Toriko asked

As Coco glanced at Nessie then he slightly glanced at Aiko " the sign of Love will rise into the red sky and lead to the legendary fruit. When ripe, the Beauty and the taste of that fruit is said to be exceptional" coco said

" Man, I wanna eat that!" Toriko said" we can share it Aiko!"

" yeah!" Aiko said

" Beaut'ful..." Sani said " truly a fruit worthy of me to eat, besides you will not, I'm sharing it with Aki!"

" I said I'm sharing it with Aiko and I'm eating it with her! " Toriko said

" this one is mine!" Sani exclaimed " it's exceptionally beaut'ful! More beaut'ful when we share it Aki"

" Um...why don't you share it together?" Komatsu said

" that sounds good right guys?" Aiko said

" No way!" The two exclaimed making Aiko slightly jump at their sudden outburst.

" if we share it the balance of deliciousness might lose its beauty " Sani said

" we don't even know how it looks or how big it is. " Toriko said " so there's no way it can be eaten with someone else"

" but didn't you guys said that you'd share it with Ai-Chan" Komatsu said

" yeah you're right they can't share with me it if it's small" Aiko said as she slightly frown

" Don't worry Aki I'll make sure to share it with you" Sani said taking her hand as he smiled at her " I need to learn to share things with you when we get married"

" Oi, Sani I'm sharing the fruit with Aiko " Toriko said

" they're at it again" Komatsu muttered

As Sani had an idea. " Fine! Whoever makes Chris feel better will be the one who gets led to the fruit!" Sani said " that'll make it clear!"

" a contest huh?" Toriko said as he grinned. " you're on Sani!"

" I will search for the ingredient to cheer up Chris as well too" Coco said

" what?" Toriko and Sani said

" you mean...a battle between the heavenly kings for ingredients?" Rin said as she ate her parfait.

As the three heavenly kings stared at each other.

" let's go Aki/Aiko/Aiko-chan!" The three said simultaneously

" Toriko I think you're mistaken. Aki is going with me" Sani said as he took aiko's hand

" Sani you're wrong she's going with me " Toriko said as he took her other hand

" let go of Aki, Toriko!" Sani exclaimed

" not if you let go first" Toriko said

As the two heavenly kings had a little tug of war on Aiko as an anime vein popped into aiko's head as she let out a sigh as Aiko noticed Chris looking at Rin as the two heavenly kings were still bickering.

" she's going with me!" Sani said

" no she's going with me!" Toriko exclaimed

" Toriko! Stop going out with my future wife!" Sani exclaimed

" She turned you down beauty queen!" Toriko exclaimed " maybe that's why she said no!"

" That's it!" Aiko said as she released herself from the two men " I am not a new toy that you guys fight about! If you guys keep acting like kids then I'm going with Coco-kun! At least he's not acting like you guys!"

As they looked at her as Coco had a surprised look on his face as he froze a bit.

" Let's go Coco-kun!" Aiko said taking Coco's hand

" Aina you wait here with kruppoh and yun okay" Aiko said to the nature deer

' she's going with coco?' The two though

As the two glared at each other as they ran as they went in their separate ways to find the ingredients of their choosing for the contest.

With Sani

" made it" Rin said as she let out a sigh of relief " where's Toriko?"

" I wouldn't have the slightest idea" Sani said ' I think Aki is mad at me...I don't want her to be mad...'

With Toriko

" Toriko-San where are we headed?" Komatsu asked

As Toriko was in though ' she's mad at me? Damn it I'm such an idiot! What should I do? I don't know what to do when a woman's mad like that...' Toriko though

" Toriko-San! Where are we headed?" Komatsu asked the second time

" Oh, sorry an uncivilized in solitary floating island on a distant sea, megamori island" Toriko said

' is he thinking of Ai-Chan? Well he did act a little childish back there' Komatsu though

" is that where the grand berry is?" Komatsu asked

" yeah the grand berry has a unique shape that looks just like a dragon" Toriko said " that fruit is a favorite for a pterosaur or a beast as in any kind of dragon "

" So did the seven colored Nessie whose ancestry are dinosaurs he would naturally like it" Komatsu said

" yeah" Toriko said ' maybe I should get her something to apologize to her but what?' Toriko though

" it's in sight " Tomu said

" that's megamori island!" Komatsu exclaimed

With Coco and Aiko

" Kya!" Aiko said as she held onto coco even tighter

" stay still like this Aiko-chan don't worry I won't let anything happen to you" Coco reassured her as he felt her arms getting tighter around his stomach as he slightly blush at the close contact he's having with her.

" I trust you Coco-kun" Aiko said

Back with Sani

" don't worry Toriko we'll be there soon!" Rin exclaimed

" no you're not" Sani said

" Come on let's go where Toriko is. Big brother" Rin said " Toriko is gonna win anyway"

" Sorry but the victor shall be me" Sani said

" how so?" Rin said

" the milkwhale has one thousand times the fat content than ordinary land mammals " Sani said " it's rich peculiar sweetness filled with nutrients. "

" if it's just sweetness that both Toriko and Coco's both have ..."Rin said

" and the vol'me of it ain't anything to sneeze at gluttonous dragons are said to be satisfied by the sweet taste in large amounts" Sani said " therefore the one that will be able to satisfy the seven colored Nessie is me. And with the rest of it, I'll have a milk bath with a great fat content making my skin moist and smooth. "

" Really? I'm actually glad I came here with you!" Rin said ' also glad that Aiko isn't with Toriko this time!' She though happily.

Back with Coco and Aiko

As Aiko was hugging Coco tightly as they were high up in the sky. Coco was glad that Aiko wasn't looking at his face as there was a slight color growing from his cheeks.

" honey dragon is an ingredient that appeared in myths and mural in ancient past" Coco said

" so for the seven colored Nessie is from the same age it might like it " Aiko said

" We should be there soon. According to my fortune telling it should be around this area" Coco said

As Aiko could see is clouds. " it's pretty being up here." Aiko said " I'm glad I get to enjoy the scenery with you Coco-kun!"

" I'm glad that you enjoying it" Coco said " I think you're starting to like being up in the air"

" A-a little I'm still afraid " Aiko said as she held on tighter.

" don't worry I won't let you fall" coco said

Back with Toriko

As they landed in the Isaiah's as Terry was walking beside them. As Terry noticed something flying it looked like a multicolored butterfly.

" what a pretty butterfly" Komatsu said " this powder smells like delicious spice...it's kind of mesmerizing..." As Komatsu walked a bit.

' she's mad at me...I just know that she's mad at me! Gah! Why am I always acting like that in front of her! She probably thinks I'm an idiot!' Toriko though as he heard a sound

" Komatsu!" Toriko exclaimed as he ran to him. As he clapped snapping Komatsu out of the trance.

" Toriko-San!" Komatsu said

" it charms those who see it. With its appearance and scales and the taste of delicious spice" Toriko said " that's why it's called butterspice if you kept looking at it you'll be lured into a more dangerous territory. Keep your wits about you Komatsu. "

" Right!" Komatsu said

" huh? Could this be?" Toriko said as he looked at komatsu's feet as he took out his gourmet scanner to analyze it. " all right! Friction sweet potatoes!" As he dug it out. " they're weak against friction if you cut them with a knife they turn charred black. They require special preparation. Knife!" As he cut one up " have some"

" itadakimasu!" Komatsu said as he bit into it. " So sweet! It's a potatoe but has the delicate texture of cotton candy. "

" Yeah but we're bringing something sweeter to the seven colored Nessie " Toriko said as he bit into the potato.

' she likes sweet things should I get her something from around here? ' Toriko though

Back with Sani

As the two waited a bit as Sani looked at the ocean.

" HAIR SENSOR!" Sani exclaimed as his hair moved around a lot.

" what's he doing?" Rin said

" it's here" Sani said " Rin hold on tight!" As he used his hair to lift his plane

" what's that?! It's freaking huge!" Rin exclaimed

" the milkwhale " Sani said " I found it just as I hoped"

" we did it big brother!" Rin said

As they looked at the whale.

" the all important milk isn't sprouting at all." Sani said

" that's true" Rin said

Then a giant sea urchin appeared as well as shrimpfly fighting each other.

" so that's why by the stress it isn't sprouting the milk. sorry but your timing is disgustin'" Sani said " if you're going to eat each other do it somewhere else"

As the creature went after the milkwhale as Sani used his hair lead to defend the whale.

" fragrance bazooka!" Rin exclaimed aiming at the shrimpfly.

As the two creatures circled around

" what do we do big brother?" Rin asked

Back with Coco and Aiko

" this is it!" Coco said as Aiko looked up ahead. " the honey dragons nest. "

" The honey!" Aiko said

" it is said to be so addicting, that even for dragons whose fangs are their life can forget itself and eat so much it could get cavities" Coco said " it has a high nutritional value as well. "

" So if we get that Chris will feel better" Aiko said

" yes hopefully." Coco said " there's several years worth of it. "

As the honey dragons started to leave the nest when they spotted them.

" Sorry but fit Chris's sake I'll need you to share some with me" Coco said

Honey dragon ( insect beast) Capture level 28

' there's poison in those needles. If I'm stung by that the poison will spread instantaneously and my body will break down. As expected it seems they won't share that honey that easily. ' Coco though ' and Aiko-chan is with me I need to protect her from they're poison. '

As the bees shot they're poison stings in them as they dodged it by kiss speed as Aiko grabbed onto Coco.

' she's still afraid of being high up...' Coco though ' maybe it wasn't a good choice having her here with me, she could get hurt.'

" Coco-kun look at those movements that they're doing" Aiko said

" they're programmed into them at a genetic level" Coco said " Aiko-chan let me handle this " as Aiko nod as Coco unwrapped his green bindings from his wrist. As he looked back at the honey dragons. " poison dressing!" As the bees dodged it as they went back to check the nest then looked at the group as the bees went after them.

" it would be nice if I could hold the poison in my body long enough to create antibodies but..." Coco said

" then let's try a different approach then" Aiko said

" you have a plan?" Coco asked

" Sort of" Aiko said

Back with Toriko

As Toriko,Komatsu and Terry were being chased by something big and Rolling.

"What is that thing?!" Komatsu exclaimed

" watch out Komatsu! That's no ordinary chestnut!" Toriko said

Chestnutmadillo ( kurimajiro) (mammal beady) capture level 21

As spikes started blasting everywhere as they dodged it.

" I wish Ai-chan was here! Then she'd make that shield of hers!" Komatsu exclaimed as he panicked

' I wonder how's she's doing? Coco you better not get her in any danger or else' Toriko though

" to-to-Toriko-San!" Komatsu exclaimed

" I told you the only thing we want to capture is the grand berry " Toriko said

as he grab Komatsu as he jumped up into higher ground as the chestnutmadillo couldn't reach them as the creature left. They though they were safe until another creature appeared. As Toriko saw a plant behind the creature.

" We found them! The grand berries!" Toriko exclaimed

" they really do look like a dragon. " Komatsu said

As the creature attacked them as Toriko and the others dodged it. As they looked at the giant turtle like creature.

' Even when I'm in a situation like this I'm worried about her...I just hope that you're okay Aiko' Toriko though.

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