Lunamugetsu: I do not own Toriko
The Mellow Seven Colored Fruit Juice! Capture the Rainbow Fruit!
Someone once said that there are series of smooth vanilla, mint, and chocolate ice cream mountains that are rich in flavor and melt in your tongue. An ice cream mountain is said there are fruit which are filled with fried pork over rice, fried fish over rice, beef over rice, and many other delicious rice dishes. A donburi fruit.
The world is in the Gourmet Age, the age of pursuing undiscovered flavors!
This story starts off in a crowded market filled with different vendors selling exotic kinds of fruit, meat, and other kinds of rare treats. Rows upon rows of vendors could be seen as they tried to market their ingredients to potential customers. Each and everyone of them yelling to get
"Today, we come to you from the Gourmet Central Wholesale Marketplace. With a total are of 3,000 hectares which is 640 times the size of Gourmet Dome baseball stadium. This huge marketplace has on average 900,000 tons of food bought and sold per day which is the equivalent of 1 trillion yens worth of ingredients."
"Whoa, amazing! A Tsuchinoki Turtle!" Kimiko exclaimed looking at the Turtle which basically looked like a snake with a turtle shell. Kimiko had her hair tied up in a ponytail while wearing a beige shirt and pants with brown boots. While Kimiko's superiors had forgiven her for not being able to bring back the Galala Crocodile for them, they had requested her to appraise and buy a certain ingredient to make up for her previous failure.
"Kimiko-san, we have to hurry or our target will have been sold" a man wearing sunglasses and a suit told her as she marveled at the ingredients. The man's name is Johannes, he was entrusted to make sure that Kimiko would be able to procure the ingredient with no hassle.
"I'm sorry, there are just so many incredible ingredients that I got distracted" she apologized, "I guess that's just what you'd expect from the Central Gourmet Wholesale Marketplace."
"What the hell?! Say that one more time!" the yell caused the two to look in the direction it came from, to see a brunette woman wearing a pink office suit yelling at a bald stand owner, this is Gourmet Newscaster Tina and her filming crew could be seen behind her.
"Fine! I'll say it as many times as you want! This Pistachiuo's mouth is open! That's proof that the fish isn't fresh!" she yelled pointing at a fish with a large head but small body, "If I broadcast this ingredient, the viewers won't be impressed one bit!"
"H-Hey Tina" the director said getting her attention, he pointed to the camera. "We're still on the air" shocking the newswoman who quickly put on a smile and walked towards the camera.
"Excuse me, reporting from the lively marketplace, offering you a large serving of news. This is Tina signing off" Tina said happily before the cameraman switched off the broadcast.
"Now then, where were we?" she said angrily with a scowl on her face.
"H-Her character suddenly did a 180" Kimiko deadpanned, completely amazed at the woman's acting.
"The news is all about the density of information. Its weight is its lifeblood! The news of a pistachiuo that's lost its freshness doesn't carry any weight" Tina angrily pointed at the fish "There isn't a single viewer that would be satisfied with that! As a Gourmet Newscaster for 'Gourmet TV this is below my standards of broadcast!"
"When this fish's mouth opens it means it's good for eating!" the owner yelled, "Geez, this is why amateurs annoy me" Now that statement was false, Kimiko knew it. Not wanting for the argument to get out of hand Kimiko interrupted their fight.
"Uh-Um... I'm pretty sure that in terms of when it's best to eat it. When it's still in the market, it's best when the mouth still isn't open. The fish loses the flavor that it has developed at that point, so they say that it's best to open the mouth immediately before cooking it" The statement caused the stand owner to fume.
"You people got a problem with my shop?!" he yelled as he pointed at the two women.
"You shop's ingredients aren't bad at all! You're the one I have a problem with!" Tina pointed back at the bald man not in the least bit intimidated at his yelling.
"What'd you say, bitch?!"
"YOU WANT TO FIGHT YOU OLD GEEZER!?" Tina yelled back as she pulled back her jacket sleeves.
"Hey Kimiko!" the shout getting everyone's attention. Everyone quickly turned to see the blue haired Gourmet King carrying a gigantic dragon like beast, that was easily the size of a bus. "I knew I recognized you."
"Toriko-san!" Kimiko said, as the crowd moved out of the way for the Bishokuya Toriko.
"Oh, you know Toriko?" the stand owner exclaimed before he ran away as he saw that blue haired man was walking towards them.
"I caught this and brought it here to sell wholesale." Toriko said as he dropped the beast on the ground.
"Woah, isn't that a Shakurenodon?!" Tina exclaimed, "The Pterosaur Beast, Capture Level 4! And the one carrying it is the charismatic Bishokuya, Toriko! What a bowlful of delicious news!" Tina gave a grin as she ran up to Toriko. "You're Toriko, aren't you? I'm Tina." she introduced herself as she held the microphone in front of him
"Huh?"
"Kruppoh!" a yellow round pigeon flew up to the newscaster.
"This is my Carrier Balloon Pigeon, Kruppoh." she motioned at her bird, "Meeting Toriko is a large serving... no, an extra-large serving of luck! I'm a Gourmet Newscaster for 'Gourmet TV.' We introduce ingredients from all over the world. Please, Toriko let me interview you for our program!" Before she could get any words from him Johannes put his hand on the microphone and took it away from her.
"Impromptu data collecting annoys me" he said as he motioned for the rest of his men to remove her.
"Hey... What?!" Tina exclaimed as more men in suits ushered her away from Toriko and Kimiko.
"IGO!" the camera director exclaimed as the news crew looked at Johannes.
"Indeed, I am the IGO's Foodstuff Development Department Chief, Johannes" the man introduced himself.
"Let's call it quits Tina." the director said.
"Huh? Why!" Tina yelled.
"We're up against the International Gourmet Organization, here. The interview isn't happening" he explained.
"But Toriko's okay with it, right?!" The men in suits then grabbed Tina and dragged her away as she yelled complaints.
"Y-You didn't need to go that far" Kimiko said.
"If the media got wind of this, it could be troublesome" Johannes turned to Toriko "Toriko-san, I'm lucky I found you. I have a job that I'd like to offer you."
"Huh? Doesn't the IGO have tons of private Bishokuya? You don't need me" Toriko said waving off Johannes request.
"The Rainbow Fruit has fully ripened" Johannes replied getting Toriko's attention
"Th-The Rainbow Fruit?! The legendary fruit whose complex bouquet of flavors changes depending upon the temperature and humidity?!" Kimiko exclaimed as her eyes shined at the mere thought of the fruit.
"Hey,you're being too loud, Kimiko-chan! What if someone hears!"
"Well it's really something to shout about! They say that just one drop of the rainbow Fruit's juice is so concentrated with flavor that it is enough to turn all of the water in a 25 meter pool into a rich, mellow juice. I heard that you could trade just one of them for 500 million yen, but rumors say they'd gone extinct." Kimiko muttered.
"It's true that there aren't any in the world" Johannes replied
"I see it's selective breeding, the IGO's specialty" Toriko said.
"But there is one problem. Troll Kongs make their nest in the tree where the Rainbow Fruit grows, the Rainbow Tree. So no one can get close to the fruit."
"Troll Kongs?" Kimiko asked.
"The strongest of all gorillas, the Troll Kong. A few days ago we sent in three Gourmet Tanks costing 2 billion yen each, but they were destroyed. They were all flipped over. 40 ton tanks, tossed aside like nothing. By the way, they're Capture Level 9."
"Capture Level 9!" Kimiko exclaimed "The 300 year old Galala Crocodile we just went after was only Capture Level 8!"
"I sure would like to try that Rainbow Fruit. It has been a long time since I've shown my face in that garden, and I have sorely missed it." Toriko scratched his chin as he reminisced
"What garden is that?" Kimiko asked neither of the three saw a certain reporter eavesdropping on their conversation behind a fruit stand.
The three were in a jeep driving across a barren land and came up to one of the IGO biotopes. Kimiko gripped her seat as she saw a gigantic concrete wall that seperated the garden from the outside world.
"Uwah, what?! It's huge!" Kimiko managed to say as she looked at the wall, it looked like it would go on forever.
"Though nicknamed "garden," it's called the 8th biotope. It's an artificial environment made for flora and fauna. Many different animals live freely here in an environment exceedingly close to that of their natural habitat" Johannes explained as they pulled up to the gate.
"The IGO researches gourmet animals' behavior and such in here" Toriko told her.
"I see" Kimiko said.
"Gochisousama desu, Toriko-sama" the two guards at the gate greeted.
"Don't use that greeting. I haven't gotten you anything to eat" Toriko said, nobody noticing a red motorcycle standing beside a gigantic rock. Behind that rock is Tina with Kruppoh flying right next to her.
"How could I be a Gourmet Newscaster if I were afraid of the IGO?!The whole world is waiting for this bowlful of delicious news! Even if I have to do it alone" Tina said as she pulled on her boots. She had changed out of her pink office suit to something for more suitable for the outdoors, she wearing a beige shirt and shorts.
BOOM! BOOM!
"What was that?! Thunder?" Kimiko guessed as she looked up to the gray sky.
"It's drumming" Toriko stated.
"Drumming?" Kimiko repeated.
"It's an act of intimidation that's characteristic of gorillas." he responded.
"We received word from the watchtower a short time ago that there was a Troll Kong just inside the gate." one of the gate guards said.
"It's a warning from the king of this garden, telling me not to enter." Toriko said, "I don't care, open the gate."
"I'm sorry, according to regulations, while a wild beast is within 5 kilometers of the gate, we cannot open it." The guard said.
"Man, you guys are always a pain" Toriko sighed, "So basically, it's okay as long as they're not within 5 kilometers, right? It's not a problem if they're already gone when it's opened right?" Toriko walked over to the wall and cracked his knuckles, "If they're gonna try to intimidate us from their side, we'll bring some intimidation of our own!"
Wait, what? Kimiko thought as she looked over at Toriko.
"Wh-What's he planning to do?!" Tina said while videotaping with her camcorder.
A red aura started to emit from Toriko as he roared and then rolled his right arm, and pulled it back.
"SAN REN KUGI PUNCH!" Toriko swung his arm at the wall which basically destroyed the wall, "And it's open" The group looked at the gigantic hole that Toriko made.
"Wh-what was that?" Kimiko managed to say.
"The Kugi punch! It's an attack that drives several punches in at once. The number of simultaneous punches is just like a nail being hammered in the destruction piercing through to the other side" Kimiko gasped at the explanation.
"Sorry for the intrusion" Toriko walked into the Biotope.
"W-Wait a second, please don't leave me behind" Kimiko quickly ran after Toriko.
Thunder roared from the stormy clouds as the duo walked across the barren place. Kimiko looked around seeing nothing but empty space, reminding her of the landscape of the Baron Archipelago.
Can anything really grow here? She thought.
"Looks like rain" Toriko commented, "The rainbow tree is tall, so it'd be pretty bad news if lightning struck. We'd better hurry."
"R-right" Kimiko said. She watched as Toriko stopped and then jumped down to go to a lower level of land, only for the ground to crumble and letting the giant man fall into a hole that was dug out.
A pitfall! Toriko thought as he was falling.
"Toriko-san!" Kimiko cried she had ran up to closer to the cliff's edge, if she had looked behind her, she would have noticed a gigantic green ape that had four arms that were holding large boulders jumping towards her The beast gave a roar making the chef look up to see that the ape was throwing boulders at her.
That's it, I'm dead, it was nice knowing you world, were the thoughts that went through her head as she froze at the sight of the beast in front of her.
Troll Kong (Mammal Beast) – Capture Level 9
Kimiko stood there in shock as the beast roared and started to charge at her, only to stop as Toriko had jumped out of the pitfall wielding a device that had prongs coming out of it.
"KNOCKING!" Toriko quickly plunged the device in the creatures arm and landed on the floor. The beast stood for about a couple seconds before collapsing and its tongue slobbered all over Toriko. When Kimiko got out of her shock, she saw Toriko petting the Troll Kong who was on the ground completely paralyzed.
"Sorry, I just paralyzed it with a Knocking Gun, so he won't be able to move for a while" Toriko patted the Troll Kong on its head, "Just stay like that for awhile, and you'll be able to move before long."
"Knocking?" Kimiko repeated, "The paralyzing technique used for capturing prey which stimulates nerve tissues with a needle. Toriko-san is it really a good idea to just use Knocking on him, and not finish him off?" she watched as the Troll Kong closed its eyes to go to sleep
"Huh? There's really no point to taking its life. My only goal is getting the Rainbow Fruit." Toriko replied.
"Eh? Well, I guess that's true, but…"
"Okay, let's go, Kimiko! Hey, I've got its smell all over me from when I got slobbered." Toriko said and walked ahead.
"W-We need to make preparations so that all the wild beasts don't escape before the military platoon arrives." A guard said, nobody noticing a reporter and her Carrier Balloon Pigeon.
Toriko swallowed the drool that was in his mouth but didn't wipe away the droll that was already on his face. Kimiko blushed as she kept on drooling as well, and went to cover her face with her hands.
"Y'know I know you're drooling, right? Covering your face isn't going to change that" Toriko pointed out making Kimiko redden even further.
"I-It's embarrassing!" She exclaimed, "Wait a minute." she dug through her pockets and brightened as she took out a handkerchief. "Yahoo!" she cheered as wiped her face with it.
"Jeez, you sure are happy for finding a napkin," Toriko commented.
"Hey, whatever good thing that happens to me, no matter how small. I'll always appreciate it," Kimiko responded as she wiped the drool from her face. "And besides, this sweet smell, it's so amazing, that I can't even begin to describe it."
"Yeah, it looks like we're getting close to the Rainbow Fruit. Rainbow Fruit is said to make animals lose all their reason and become entranced by its smell alone. The Troll Kong is carnivorous so it doesn't eat the Rainbow Fruit., but in order to eat the animals that get drawn in by its scent, they make their nest near the Rainbow Tree." He explained.
"But you used Knocking on the Troll Kong back there, so we can just relax and just go pick the fruit, right?"
"Ah? What're you talking about? That guy was just a bottom- ranking reconnaissance scout for the pack."
"Eh? P-Pack?" Kimiko said.
"Look you can see them" Toriko said as they came to an edge of a cliff. Kimiko shouted in surprise, right in front of them were dozens of Troll Kongs a lot bigger than the one that Toriko used Knocking on a while ago. Kimiko started to tremble at the sight of them.
"Aw man. How'm I gonna deal with all these? Toriko complained, I've got the scent of an underling on me. Even if I really try to intimidate them, it won't work. Even though the Rainbow Fruit is right in front of my eyes.
"I-It's over. Right now I can see the River Styx. I knew I should have wrote my will before I came here" Kimiko cried, and yelled when Toriko grabbed onto her arm and put her on his back.
"Kimiko, quickly grab onto my back" Toriko ordered.
"O-Ok" Kimiko stuttered as she complied with his order.
"Put every ounce of your body and soul into holding on! Believe that you'll die if you loosen your grip for one hundredth of a second!"
"Ok, but, uh, will we be able to get out of this alive?!" she cried as she saw the Troll Kongs gave a roar before heading towards them.
"I dunno! You'd better pray!" Toriko yelled as the Troll Kongs started to attack.
"AAAAHH!" Tina shouted in surprise, and Kruppoh inflated as they saw the sleeping Troll Kong.
"Eh, This...h-had Knocking performed on it? Wh-Why Knocking?" Tina looked over to where a dust cloud had formed.
Toriko quickly ran jumping out of the reach of all of the Troll Kongs that were attacking him, while Kimiko was trying to hold on for dear life.
"KNOCKING!" Toriko yelled as he performed Knocking on one of the Troll Kongs. He quickly turned around and performed Knocking on the next Troll Kong. Toriko landed on the ground and quickly changed the battery as the two Troll Kongs fell to the ground.
"T-Toriko-san, is this really the time to just be Knocking them?!" Kimiko asked.
"I told you, Kimiko, my only goal is getting the Rainbow Fruit."
"B-But" Kimiko stuttered.
"And the Troll Kong's meat is sinewy and it isn't really edible. Unless I plan to eat it, I don't take the lives of my prey. If I don't eat it, I don't kill it. If I kill it, I eat it! That's my rule." He yelled making Kimiko tighten her grip, just as he had finished his statement, thunder roared across the sky. The falling of rain signalling the beginning of a battle.
Meanwhile, watching from a safe distance away from the Troll Kongs, Tina and Kruppoh were hiding behind a gigantic rock.
"Knocking... So his aim is really only to get the Rainbow Fruit?" Tina smiled as she tried to focus her camera on the blue haired man,"Bishokuya Toriko. Such a gigantic portion of greatness!"
Toriko stood in front of the Troll Kongs and readied himself. The Troll Kong gave a roar and started to send a punch at Toriko who quickly side stepped it and readied his knocking gun. .
"KNOCKING!" Toriko said as he performed Knocking on four Troll Kongs, leaving another Troll Kong standing, "Man, there's just no end to them. Unless we beat the boss, we'll never finish this" The Troll Kong then advanced towards Toriko, Toriko quickly tried to perform Knocking only to be grabbed by his arm and turned around to see another Troll Kong. "I-It seems that the stories about their gripping power exceeding 1 ton are true!" Toriko said as the Troll King squeezed the Gourmet Kings arm.
"Toriko-san!" Kimiko cried in worry. The Troll Kong roared, making Kimiko yelp, that's when Toriko released some of his intimidation making the Troll Kong release him.
"He felt my intimidation?! The rain... I get it! The rain washed away the scent of the underling that was on my body. All right, this is good!" Toriko yelled as a red aura started to surround him.
"What?" Tina said as she watched the scene in front of her. The world renowned Gourmet King that was grinning as a red aura could be seen surrounding him.
Kimiko who had shut her eyes in fear finally opened them and saw that all the Troll Kongs weren't attacking them. "Huh? My trembling, it..." In that moment, Kimiko's heart had steadied and her mind had cleared. As if her fear had left her she looked at the Troll Kongs that were in front of them,she then spotted a white Troll Kong that was far away from the others and quickly left. "What was that just now?"
Thunder boomed as the rain kept on pouring then lightning struck the ground right between Toriko and the Troll Kongs causing everyone to shield their eyes from the light.
"That was close. If the lightning strikes the Rainbow Tree, it's over! We've gotta hurry and find the boss! Which one of them was scared most by the lightning just now?" Toriko looked around.
"Eh? Why" Kimiko asked as Toriko ran around.
"That one's the boss!"
"Uh, but, the boss, wouldn't he be the one who is least likely to be afraid?" That's what she would have assumed.
"It's the opposite. The most important thing for the leader to have, even more so than strength, is the ability to handle a crisis. The one who senses danger first is the one with the ability to lead." Toriko explained.
"In that case, there actually was one who hid right before the lightning struck." Kimiko said.
"What?"
"The white one that's behind the rest," she pointed to the white Troll Kong.
"Him, huh? I got ya. The one that has white hair as proof of its seniority? The Silverback." The creature had the same structure as the Troll Kongs except it had long silver hair and was larger than all of the Troll Kongs.
Silverback (Mammal Beast) – Capture Level 10
"It's pretty cool of you to have noticed that." Toriko said making Kimiko blush a little.
"No, it's just that while I've been here, my fear somehow disappeared. I've sort of been able to calmly watch our surroundings It's kind of strange though." Kimiko said making Toriko raise an eyebrow.
"Even so, that's quite a feat, Kimiko!" Toriko complimented, Kimiko smiled and nodded her head in agreement.
"Now then, it looks like the smell of the underling has completely washed off of me." Toriko stated as a red demon could be seen above him. The Troll Kongs backed away from Toriko as he walked through the crowd and stood in front of the Silverback. The Silverback roared at Toriko who glared at the creature, the Silverback crouched down and roared again, the only move that Toriko made was that he raised his right hand. If one were to look at this situation from a distance they would have seen a gigantic red demon petting the Silverback as if it was a harmless animal. The Silverback closed his eyes and bowed his head in defeat.
"He tamed the Troll Kong. What a peaceful conclusion." Tina said as Kruppoh.
As if sensing the end of the fight the rain had ceased and the clouds slowly parted letting sunlight to reach across the land.
"Toriko-san" Kimiko said as she spotted a large plant that had several brightly colored fruits hanging from it.
"Yeah, it's the Rainbow Fruit!" Toriko said as he ran towards the tree.
"It's so pretty!" Kimiko as she looked at the fruit, it was like looking at a bunch of vibrant colors dancing with each other, while giving off a gentle glow. It was so enticing she just couldn't help but be hypnotized by it. She then heard someone walking and turned her head to see Tina walking towards the tree, "Tina-san! What're you doing here?!"
Tina finally snapped to her senses finding out that she had been spotted, "I just got pulled in by it!"
Meanwhile, Toriko was already up the tree picking a Rainbow fruit, and then he saw the Troll Kongs that were all staring at him. As if to see that he was going to steal all of the fruits.
"Hey, relax, I'm only taking one. I have no intention of threatening your livelihood." he informed the Troll Kongs. While he was saying that Tina took the chance to record it with her camera.
"E-Everyone, I have delicious news. The Bishokuya Toriko has captured the Rainbow Fruit-" before she could finish a hand covered the camera lens. Tina looked up to see Johannes and two other men in protective suits.
"Like I said, impromptu data collecting annoys me." he took the camera away from her.
"You won't allow even one little pinch?!" She yelled as the other two men grabbed her arms and picked her up.
"Get her out of here." Johannes ordered, the two guards quickly complied with the ordered and dragged Tina away while she was yelling complaints as Kimiko watched.
"Hey, Kimiko" Toriko called out making the chef look at him, "I'm gonna eat this at the Gourmet Hotel!"
"Yeah!" Kimiko said with a big smile on her face.
In an unknown location
A purple wrinkly person could be seen reporting to the man that was in the shadows.
"The Rainbow Fruit" the man said.
"He has already made his move. Though our information says he only took one." The purple person stated.
"Toriko, huh?"
"His aim may be obtaining that transcendental ingredient that could help him control this world."
Back with Toriko and Kimiko
The two were currently being brought back to the city as, the two were sitting in the back of the Jeep while Johannes was driving.
"Hey Johannes, where did you drag that Tina chick off to?" Toriko asked as he looked over at Kimiko who was looking at the Gourmet Case that had a piece of the Rainbow Fruit inside.
"She was escorted off the premises and will be dropped off at her home, her camera was confiscated as per regulation," Johannes informed the blue haired man.
"Geez, such a strict guy aren't you, Johannes," Toriko gave a chuckle and turned back to Kimiko who still hadn't taken her eyes off of the Gourmet Case that was in her lap. If Toriko would equate the look on her face to anything, it would be the same as a child looking into a candy store for the first time. Her eyes were wide with wonder as she looked at the piece of fruit, while it had been cut up in order to fit into the case had the beautiful glow of numerous colors dancing across the flesh of the fruit. It was an adorable sight, you could practically see the sparkles radiating off of her look of amazement.
"So you're going to auction off part of the Rainbow Fruit, Toriko," Johannes said snapping Toriko's attention back to the suited man.
"Yeah, I'm still going to keep some of it for myself."
"Then I'll make sure to follow the proper procedures then." Johannes finished
"Hey, Kimiko," he said trying to get her attention, "Kimiko." he repeated, he tapped her shoulder snapping her out of her trance.
"T-Toriko-san," she blushed as she laughed in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, what did you want to ask?"
"You've been staring at the Rainbow Fruit for awhile. What were you thinking?"
"Well, I was thinking about how the Rainbow Fruit tastes," Kimiko said as she looked down at the Gourmet Case, "Just like how a person can look at a red apple and they can just taste how sweet it can be. I'm pretty sure that the Rainbow Fruit must be truly delicious. Having so many colors and with such a sweet smell, the Rainbow Fruit has to be amazing."
Toriko gave a grin as he listened to Kimiko talk adamantly about the Rainbow Fruit. "You sure do like food." he said as he ruffled her hair making her pout.
"Well, I wouldn't be much of a chef, if I didn't have a love for the ingredients I use." she replied
"I can't wait to try the dish that you'll make from this," Toriko said making Kimiko blush.
"I'll do my absolute best," Kimiko told him.
"Toriko-san, we've arrived Johannes stated making the two look up to the large building that had the words Hotel Gourmet on top of the entranceway. Toriko and Kimiko got off the jeep and walked into the entranceway.
"Chef Kimiko," the hostess greeted and then saw the Gourmet King that was right next to her, "T-T-T-Toriko!" the lady's stunned shout of surprise caught the attention of the other staff and customers that were there.
"That's the Bishokuya Toriko," one of the customers said as the hotel manager went up to Kimiko.
"Hello manager, Toriko-san said that he wanted to eat here for dinner, and he wanted me to prepare an ingredient that he captured" Kimiko informed the balding man that was fidgeting in his tux. She raised the Gourmet Case for the manager to see.
"Yeah, so any chance I could book a reservation an hour from now?" Toriko asked.
"O-Of course, Toriko. We'd be happy to service you!" the hotel manager answered.
"Great! So I'll come back around eight then," Toriko turned to leave and waved to the little chef, "See ya later Kimiko, I'll be looking forward to what you're going to make with that."
"See you later." Kimiko waved to him before heading towards the locker room and changing into her chef's uniform and heading towards the kitchen.
"Chef Kimiko!" all of the staff said as they saw the lady.
"Everyone, we've got to get ready to feed an army," she told them.
"Are we cooking for a huge party?" one of the chef's asked as Kimiko walked into the refrigerator.
"Nope, just one man." she said making everybody raise an eyebrow.
"How much does this man eat?"
Toriko was currently chowing down on some food while wearing a formal white tuxedo with napkin draped around his neck. If one were to think that Toriko was satisfied with only a couple plates of food, they were dead wrong. Toriko was sitting at a gigantic table where half of the table was covered with empty dishes which were currently in the process of being taken away while the other half still had food which Toriko was currently in the process of devouring. Toriko sighed and then smelled a sweet smell that made him drool. He looked to wear the smell was coming from to see Kimiko pushing a dinner cart, although the dish was covered he could tell that the Rainbow Fruit dish was resting inside.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, here is the Rainbow fruit!" Kimiko said as she pushed the cart towards Toriko's table and unveiled the dish, showing that it was a shining jello. The colors that were present in the Rainbow Fruit became more prominent as it was in a gelatinous form, that showcased the mixture of different colors of the fruit. The mere sight of it alone was enough to make everyone drool.
"What a sweet, mellow scent! Wha? The fruit juice is evaporating and forming a rainbow!" he exclaimed as a tiny rainbow was appearing above the dessert.
"I-I knew eating it that way would be delicious. We've kept the fruit's temperature at 5 degrees. And as time passes the temperature will rise and the flavor will change as well." Kimiko explained.
"Okay, here we go. I give thanks to all the ingredients in this world, Itadakimasu!" Toriko said.
Toriko-san, I have no words that could express my joy, Kimiko thought as Toriko swallowed the drool that was in his mouth and put his spoon into the jello.
It's soft! It feels just like pudding! But it's heavy. It's honestly as heavy as gold; Toriko then ate rainbow fruit jello and stopped.
Inside my mouth, the flavor has changed four times. The sugar tastes like hundreds of fully-ripe mangoes condensed into a single bite and every now and then there is a hint of sourness that is incomparable to any lemon or kiwi! Toriko swallowed, A fifth one! This time it's sweet, like roasted chestnuts! It's like a department store full of flavors. Toriko swallowed again, the sixth an explosive sensation passes throughout my body as I swallow. The blood coursing through my veins takes but a minute to circulate. That seems like an eternity compared to the instant satisfaction that my entire body is feeling because of this sweet flavor!
"T-Toriko-san!" Kimiko exclaimed as she saw tears running down Toriko's face.
"YUUUM!" Toriko cried making everyone stare at him, "The dessert has been decided! The dessert on my Lifetime Full Course Menu will be the Rainbow Fruit!" Toriko quickly wiped away his tears, "Kimiko, gather all of the staff! We've all got to try the Rainbow Fruit together, right? It tastes better if everyone gets some!" The crowd of waiters all perked up at his statement.
"R-Right!" Kimiko said as all of the staff clapped.
Meanwhile somewhere else
In a small shop that had the sign that said, Coco Fortune Telling and it had a poison symbol right in the middle of Coco.
"Aw, I give up. What detestable luck. A man with three scars under his left eye will appear... huh? What truly unpleasant premonition." a man said as he looked at his left palm. "Huh? You will encounter a person that will surprise you?"