Lunamugetsu: I do not own Toriko
"Blah" normal talking
Blah, thinking
Someone once said. That in the heat of the boiling sun, there is a beautifully cooked, sweet sauce giving off a delicious aroma. A desert of Yakisoba, the Yakisobaku. Overflowing with chocolate and covered with syrup there is a tee that will become thick, sweet dessert. A chocolate fon-jyu.
The world is in the Gourmet Age!
The story starts off in the city with everyone eating and getting ready to go to work. On the gigantic tv that was placed on the side of one of the buildings to inform any passerbyers of what was currently happening. It was turned to the channel that everyone would look to for any news related to food, the Gourmet News.
"This is the first time in 10 years that the Puffer Whale can be caught. The stocks of companies that employ Bishokuya are skyrocketing. Gourmet stocks remain high." Tina reported as Kruppoh sat on her shoulder
This is the age of pursuing undiscovered flavors!
Handle the Deadly Poison of the Puffer Whale! Coco of the Four Heavenly Kings Appears!
CHOOO! CHOO!
A train went and rode on the tracks around a mountain. Inside the train, was a certain Bishokuya and chef. The two were sitting in a booth while waiting to reach their destination. Kimiko
"Aah! Delicious!" Toriko exclaimed as he drank another cup of liquor.
"Toriko-san is it really okay for you to be drinking this much liquor" Kimiko looked at the dozen empty bottles that were on the table. She was wearing a white button up shirt with a lavender button up jacket, with beige pants and her brown boots.
"It's just so good! I'm so happy! I can't stop thinking about how we'll be meeting that legendary fish soon! How about you?" Toriko asked.
"A-Absolutely! It's only once every 10 years that the Puffer Whale, the rarest of flavors in the deep seas, shows itself in shallow waters. It happens right around this time."
"With its extremely delicate body, it has fatty meat similar to that of a large tuna. At the same time, it has an incredible flavor. I can't wait!" Toriko said, "But even more so then your desire to eat it, you're interested in the people that prepare it, right?"
"Y-Yeah, how did you know? The reason that I came with you is so that I can check out the cooking skills of the people who prepare the meat. Removing the parts of the fish that are poisonous is really difficult. Only a select portion of the meat is suitable for consumption" Toriko nodded at the chef's explanation while he stuffed a sandwich in his mouth.
"Yeah, it is said that there are only about 10 people in the world who can handle it. But the person that we're going to meet with will also be preparing the meat" the statement surprised Kimiko
Who are we going to meet? She looked over at Toriko as he took another swig of liquor.
"Hey you!" a rough voice shouted making them look up, "I thought there was more sake in this place, but you guys have ordered it all!"
The man who was yelling was wearing fur clothing and had a weapon strapped to his back, he had long black hair and has really bushy eyebrows and beard.
"Drinking up all of my stuff, just who do you think you're dealing with?! It is I, the Bishokuya Zonge-sama!" he proclaimed.
"Huh?" Toriko said as he looked at the liquor.
"Hey, hey, hey!" a man who was dressed like Zonge, who was bald and had a yellow headband and a man right next to him who was also dressed the same but was wearing a green headband and had different colored clothing.
"Look upon it and be amazed! Zonge-sama's Lifetime Full Course Menu!" the brown haired man exclaimed as the bald man pulled out a piece of paper with the menu written on it.
"The hors d'oeuvre is a Golden Salmon Roe. As for the soup, it's made from Snake Frog Livers. The fish course is Striped Salmon, and then the meat dish is Crab Pig." the bald man ranted.
Those are everyday ingredients, Kimiko thought as she looked at the paper.
"And for the main course we have the Galala Crocodile! Look!"
"I caught one recently! What do you think about that?" the man boasted.
"It was just a small one no more than a meter long." the bald man muttered.
"Hey! If you don't hand over the sake, we're going to have serious trouble!" Toriko stood up making the man stop talking for Toriko was a good seven feet tall making the man dwarf in comparison.
This bastard's actually pretty big! Zombie- I mean Zonge thought then Toriko patted the man's shoulder.
"Take as much sake as you'd like. My bad, Zombie" Toriko apologized.
"Oh, ok! You're lucky I'm in a forgiving mood today! It's 'Zonge' by the way" the man said and then saw Kimiko who was just watching the situation.
"Hey!" Zonge called. Getting Kimiko's attention. "Would you like to come drink with me?" he asked all high and mighty.
"No, thank you" she declined, Zonge then put his hand on her shoulder making Kimiko frown at the unwanted contact.
"I'm going to be the one who's going to get the Puffer Whale! I am the great bishokuya Zonge! Are you sure you don't want to accompany me" he asked again.
"That's nice, but I'm not really interested" Kimiko said, starting to get uncomfortable with the man's hand on her shoulder. She winced when the man tightened his grip.
"HEY Y-" Zonge was cut off when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked behind to see Toriko with his bangs overshadowing his eyes.
"She said she's not interested, now take your sake and leave" Toriko said with a cold voice. Not needing to be told twice Zonge and his subordinates quickly getting their sake and leaving.
"Toriko-san" Kimiko looked at Toriko who had a cold face. He then looked at Kimiko and grinned completely dissipating the tense environment that he had created.
"They're sizing everyone up" he told her as he sat back down.
"Huh?"
"The rest of the people on the train are Bishokuya, all with their sights set on the Puffer Whale" he took a swig of sake," There's a good chance that we'll all be competing with each other once we're on site, so inquiries into the motives of the other people have started already. If a situation arises here, everyone else will be intimidated."
"Then why did you give them the alcohol?"
"Even if people will be competing with one another, it is good to let them become acquainted and stir up some common-empathy. We need to look out for each other. There are some things that we just can't do by ourselves." Toriko explained.
"Then why were you acting so cold to Zombe when he talking to me. You said that you shouldn't be causing a situation" Kimiko asked making Toriko turn to raise his eyebrow at her statement.
"Because no means no," he told her making Kimiko grin.
"Thank you, Toriko-san."
"Umm" an old man with pompadour hairstyle said getting their attention.
"Could I have some sake?" he asked.
"Sure" Toriko gestured to all of the bottles on the table " take as much as you like."
"Here you go" Kimiko handed the old man some sake bottles.
"Thank you very much. I will pay back the debt someday." the man hiccupped grabbing a hold of the bottles and hiccupped again.
Should he really be drinking more sake? Kimiko thought as she watched the old man walk away with the bottles while hiccupping every other step.
Once the train stopped, Toriko got off with Kimiko following right behind him. She raised an eyebrow as she always figured that train stations would always have people around if not for the train then at least for the shops that are usually stationed near the stations. Yet there wasn't a single person around.
"There's someone who can prepare the Puffer Whale in this city, right? But" Kimiko looked around the silent place without a single person "there aren't any people around."
"There should be beasts roaming around freely at the moment" Toriko said "Fortune tellers have predicted that the city will be overrun with wild beasts. While that's happening, all the people hide in their homes."
"Speaking of which, the prophecies about the appearance of the Puffer Whale also originated in this village. So the fortune tellers here are the real deal, huh" Kimiko said while looking around.
STOMP! STOMP!
Kimiko jumped at the loud sounds, goosebumps rose on her arms.
STOMP! STOMP!
Toriko smirked. A gigantic dragon-like beast that was the size of one of the three story buildings roared as it walked into the open street.
Kuendon (Pterosaur Beast) - Capture Level 10
"You can eat it neither boiled nor cooked. Is this a Kuendon?" Toriko said as Kimiko hid behind him and whimpered in fear only to raise an eyebrow as she saw a lone figure casually strolling in the street.
The man walking down the street was wearing an all-black suit with green bands wrapping around it at the wrists, elbows, waist, neck and an additional one on top of his head, with a beige cloak. The Kuendon took notice of the man that was heading towards them and reared itself back to charge at the figure.
"Watch out!" Kimiko yelled. The beast stopped right before the man, pausing as the man continued to walk by the Kuendon. The Kuendon then turned and went the other direction. The man in turn stopped his stroll in order to look up at Toriko and Kimiko.
"Just as I predicted, an unpleasant guest has arrived." he smiled letting Kimiko see that his face had a more serene feel to it, while Toriko had a bit of a wild aura to his look, the man was completely calm and collected.
"I'm glad that we ran into you here. Nothing less could be expected from the gentleman of the Four Heavenly Kings, Coco!" Toriko said.
"The Heavenly Gluttonous King, Toriko!" Coco said, the name causing Kimiko to giggle, "It's been a while, Toriko."
"So this the person you wanted to meet, Toriko-san?" Kimiko said "The Heavenly King Bishokuya Coco!"
"We've just about reached my home." Coco informed the two as they were walking in a valley. Kimiko following the two Gourmet Kings as they led the way.
"Coco-san if you don't mind me asking. Why are you living in the town of divination, telling gourmet food fortunes?" Kimiko asked
"Well, I'm a fortuneteller by trade." He answered
"A Heavenly King is a fortuneteller?"
"Yeah." Toriko said, " How is Zebra doing?"
"He got caught, you know. He's in the Gourmet Prison." Coco answered.
"So they finally caught him? That problem child" Toriko laughed, "That sure brings back memories. Learning together in the garden, the four of us enveloped in a deadly struggle."
"Stories of days gone by" Coco said making Kimiko wonder, Who's Zebra?
"Yeah" Toriko said. Kimiko was trying to catch up to them only to stop as she saw a shadow overtaking her, she looked towards to sky only to give a shout as she saw a gigantic bird flying towards them.
"A crow monster?!" Kimiko yelped as she looked at the large crow that could easily be the size of a house.
"So you came to greet us, did you, Kiss?" Coco said.
"Oh, it's the ruler of the skies, the Emperor Crow. I thought it was extinct" Toriko said.
Emperor Crow "Kiss" (Bird Beast) – Capture Level Unknown
"His name is Kiss, and he's part of my family" Coco said.
"So cool" Kimiko said as she looked at the gigantic black-feathered creature.
"Can you carry 3 people?" Coco asked. Kiss cawed saying it was okay.
In an unknown location
"It has been confirmed that the Heavenly Kings Toriko and Coco have met."
"And what about the Puffer Whale?" the masked man said.
"By that you mean?"
"We're commencing preparations."
At Coco's house
"I think the Rainbow Fruit is a good choice for the dessert. It's just as I saw it in my premonition" Coco said as he prepared the tea while Toriko was pigging out on the food, "Hey do you think you could be a little more refined? There is a lady present" the comment made Toriko stop stuffing his face and look at Coco.
"How are things going with you? Did you finish your Lifetime Full Course Menu?" Toriko asked before gulping down his drink.
"Ah, my menu. The soup is made from the tears of a Lee Dragon. Then there is Breo Swordfish Steak, and so on. I want to put together a menu with a fine balance of nutrition. I haven't yet decided upon the hors d'oeuvre, the main course, or the drinks." Coco said as he took a sip of his tea.
"Every ingredient has a high capture level. You can't even put a price on them." Kimiko said in amazement.
"But that's now what you came here to discuss with me, is it?" the statement got Kimiko's attention, "Actually you came here with a request, for me to help you capture the Puffer Whale" he took another sip of tea, "right?"
"As could be expected, getting right down to business, huh?" Toriko said.
"It's quite a difficult task. The Puffer Whale's poison is so deadly that if you took in as little as .2 milligrams, you would die." Coco explained. "If you puncture a poisonous gland the meat will be exposed to the toxins, and you won't be able to eat any of it. That's why it's so difficult to prepare. The meat has become poisoned oftentimes in the past and been acquired on the black market."
"Anyway, the fact that people eat it despite knowing that it might kill them means that it must be good!" Toriko exclaimed.
"My chances of successfully capturing one and then being able to remove the poison glands are only 10%. Basically it's a 1 in a 10 chance." Coco stated
"Those odds are good enough for me, if I were the one doing it, we wouldn't succeed even once." Toriko said before stuffing his face with food.
"And there's some bad news. The Puffer Whale lays its eggs at a depth of 800 meters; they are concealed deep within a labyrinthine, beast-filled cave. But the most dangerous beast is that demonic beast, straight out of hell, the Devil Snake."
"Devil Snake" Kimiko whimpered.
"Yes. The Battle Wolf, praised as the strongest creature since ancient times, is on par with its ferocity" Toriko laughed at Coco's statement.
"Yeah, I can see why it might be dangerous, have you had any premonitions about us? Have you seen out imminent deaths? Can you really see the shadow of death?" Coco stared at the two and smiled.
"How long has it been since I have done the work of a Bishokuya?" Coco said.
"Does that mean?" Kimiko said.
"I guess I'll join you." Coco answered.
"I expected no less, Coco!" Toriko exclaimed.
"We did it Toriko-san" Kimiko said as Coco got out of his seat.
"As a reward, how about a lifetime of free food at the Hotel Gourmet's restaurant?" Toriko asked.
"Toriko! You can't just decide that! Especially with all the food you eat! The hotel would go bankrupt if that happened!" Kimiko scolded, "Did you really have to bring the restaurant into this?"
Coco looked at Kimiko, The shadow of death, this could be bad. I can see it clearly, her death is near.
At the rocky entrance to the cave, there were dozens of Bishokuya there, and Tina was there reporting with her pet Kruppoh at the side. The news reporter spotted Toriko, Kimiko and Coco. Kimiko having changed into a beige shirt and pants to move easier in.
"Toriko!" Tina yelled as she ran towards the group. "Toriko! I knew you'd be coming," she stopped when she noticed Coco, "Huh? The Heavenly King Coco! A double dip effort by Toriko and Coco? This is one delicious scoop!" she smiled before pointing her camera at the man.
"Will you stop, please" Coco asked making Tina confused, "I'm sorry, I don't like being filmed."
"Tina-san, are you filming all by yourself again?" Kimiko asked as she didn't see any of the camera crew that the newscaster would usually have.
"Well, yeah. Even though this is an amazing chance to see something that happens only once in 10 years, the rest of the staff were too afraid to come." Tina grumbled
"Well, there sure is an uneasiness in the air" Kimiko commented as the unusual silence hung from the crowds of Bishokuya as they entered the cave.
"Those Bishokuya are all trying to capture the Puffer Whale." Toriko said.
"But getting out of the cave alive after you've found it is the hard part, right?" Kimiko asked.
"I can see all of their imminent deaths" Coco muttered.
"EEEEEEEKKKKK" Kimiko yelped as she stood at the entrance to the cave, "I knew this was going to be scary!" She looked around the entrance as it was insanely large enough to let crowds of people to enter through it. While she knew that the entrance was going to be big, she didn't anticipate the opening to be miles long.
There is something in the cave that will take their lives, Coco thought as he looked at the crowd of people walking into the darkness of the cave.
"Shall we get going!" Toriko said not affected by the situation at all.
"That phantasmal fish, the Puffer Whale." Tina said getting everyone's attention, "I want to know all about what kind of ingredient it is. And if I want to know, I'm sure all the people out there want to know too. I will show the world how delicious the Puffer Whale is! So I will go with you!"
"You want to, even though it could cost you your life?" Coco asked.
She sure has some guts if she's willing to risk her life for a scoop, Kimiko thought
"Well, if you want to go with us, that's your choice." Toriko said, "There is no time like the present. Any time after that is the wrong time."
"Thanks to the lamp that you lent me, we can make sense of this darkness." Kimiko thanked Tina as she tilted the hat that Tina gave her.
"It's a high end lamp that's made for shooting in dark places. It's hard to film in dark areas if the camera doesn't have night vision" Tina said, "I'm so happy that it's helpful!"
"Hey, Kimiko-san. Don't stray too far from my side." Coco said.
"Ok, Coco-san" she answered only to turn around and look at some mushrooms, "Those are snap mushrooms!" she looked at red polka-dotted blue mushrooms that swirled at the top.
"Really?" Toriko said as he took a mushroom and ate it, "The snap-crackly texture of this mushroom is the best!
"There are tons of them sprouting up around here!" Kimiko told Tina and Coco.
"I told her not to stray from my side", Coco said.
"Viewers at home, this is the Snap Mushroom!" Tina pointed her camera at the mushrooms. Deep breathing got her attention and she turned around to see a hideous creature. Oh wait it was just Zonge.
"Oh my God!" Tina yelled.
"Don't treat people as if they were monsters! Why are you guys looking so surprised, too?!" as he looked at his two subordinates.
"Are you guys Bishokuya too?" Tina said, if you're coming this way, does that mean you already got the Puffer Whale?"
"Absolutely" he lied "I went all the way to the beach and having completed my mission, I returned here."
"Really! Can you show me the Puffer Whale!" Tina exclaimed, "This is a delicious scoop!"
"Zonge-sama! Those things are coming!" the bald man said as he ran for the cave opening, as he said a Giant Millipede walked up to them causing them to run.
"This is disgusting, this entire cave is disgusting!" Zonge yelled while running towards the entrance.
"Where's the Puffer Whale?" Tina asked while filming. The group ran past Toriko, Coco, and Kimiko.
"Hey isn't that Zombie-kun?" Toriko asked with his mouth full of Snap Mushrooms.
"It's not 'Zombie' it's 'Zonge!'" he yelled as the millipede chased them.
"He sure is a lively one, huh?" Toriko commented.
"Tina-san's running after him" Kimiko said.
"I don't see the shadow of death on them, so I'm sure they'll be able to make it out alive." Coco said.
"It's gotten very narrow in here, huh?" Kimiko said as she looked around the cave, compared to the spacious entrance they were treding a rocky pathway that was equivalent to that of a cramped hallway.
"Yeah, but there's no mistaking that it's here" Toriko sniffed the air, "It's faint, but I can detect the smell of salt water."
"As always, you have a perfect sense of smell." Kimiko commented, "Even though there isn't much light Coco-san is still able to easily take the lead."
"Coco can see parts of the spectrum that regular humans can't, from the infrared to ultraviolet. He can see them all." Toriko said.
"Huh?"
"As you may know, eyes contain cells that take in light called photo receptors. My photo receptors cells are much stronger than the average person's, so even in this pitch darkness, I'm able to see things as if it were as bright as day" Coco explained.
"But that's not all" Toriko said "Coco can also see electromagnetic waves, which regular humans can't."
"Yes, that's true" Coco said, "My vision allows me to see changes in the shape and color of the electromagnetic waves that people emit, which allows me to see their futures."
"Um, then can you please look into my future. Will I become a successful chef?" Kimiko asked as she started to walk around, Coco looked at Kimiko.
The light is especially weak, Coco thought, "Wait, Stop!" he yelled as he saw that Kimiko was about to fall at the edge of a hole.
"Eh. EEEEEKKK" she yelled as the ground beneath her broke, she would have fallen if not for Toriko grabbing the back of her shirt lifting her up in the air.
"Kimiko, you should watch where you're going" Toriko said.
"I'm sorry" she said a sound got her attention, "What's that?!" she looked down and saw a gigantic cockroach that had scorpion like tails.
Scorpion Cockroach (Insect) – Capture Level 7
"EEEEKK" Kimiko screamed at the insects as Toriko put her on the ground.
"Scorpion Cockroaches dissolve their prey with a deadly poison before they eat them." Toriko said. Coco then started to take off his green bands.
"I'll take the lead" Coco said.
"Take the lead?" Kimiko repeated.
"Follow me" Coco said as his hand started to turn purple and then his whole body turned purple and then dropped down to where the cockroaches were. Once they got close to Coco they immediately started to back away.
"Amazing" Kimiko said.
"They seem to be able to sense it as well" Toriko commented, "The threat of poison within Coco."
Once all of the cockroaches were gone Coco then proceeded to put back on the green wraps that were around his neck and the turban. Once they were back his skin turned back to a normal color.
"I've scared them off, so you can relax now." Coco said.
"Bishokuya will artificially create antibodies within themselves in order to oppose foes that carry poison." Toriko said.
"Antibodies?" Kimiko repeated" They'll neutralize the poison and negate its effects, right?"
"I have 70 different antibodies, but Coco has about 500 antibodies inside of him."
"500?!" Kimiko exclaimed.
"Because my body is able to withstand much more poison than the average person, I've been able to produce antibodies" Coco then turned away "But, antibodies are normally made by slowly injecting a minuscule amount of poison into the body over a long period of time. Because I've had such a large amount of poison injected into my body, the poisons within my body mix to create new poisons. It has enough strength to send the beasts running for their lives. And so now I'm a poisonous human. An existence without grace." he then turned to the two, "Well, shall we go?"
"Coco-san seems lonely, huh?" she commented.
"Coco is hunted by scientists that are aiming to create new antitoxins from his blood. There have even been some who've tried to have Coco himself isolated as a top class dangerous creature. So he left his job as a Bishokuya, in order to escape having any ties with them." Toriko explained.
"That's why," Kimiko paused as she looked at Coco's retreating form, " he hates cameras."
"Toriko" Coco said, "About 100 meters directly below us, the hole widens!" making the two catch up with Coco.
"My eyes are better, I will go on ahead" Coco said as he tied the rope around him.
"Then I'll go with Coco-san. Is it, okay?" she asked as she hopped onto his back.
"But, my poison" Coco said as if a way to warn her.
"Let's go, Coco-san" Kimiko smiled making Coco redden a little.
"Kimiko-san" Coco smiled and descended into the hole. As they were descending, little lights were floating around them illuminating their descent.
"Fireflies" Kimiko said as she looked at them.
Sea Fireflies (Insect) – Capture Level 1
"Yes, Sea Fireflies" Coco said as he looked at them, "They must have slipped into the cave from the sea."
"Aren't they beautiful, Coco-san?" Kimiko said as she looked at the scene before them
I can't believe that Kimiko-san isn't afraid to touch me, and shows such concern. Kimiko-san I want to do my best to protect your life, but, Coco saw as firefly landed on Kimiko's nose and then flew off as she ushered it away.
"Does the fact that there are fireflies here mean that the beach is close?" Toriko yelled as he was sliding down the rope.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" Kimiko shivered at the pain filled scream that echoed throughout the chasm.
"A Bishokuya" Toriko said as his eyes narrowed.
"Something's coming" Coco said, "Toriko!"
"Yup, we're going straight down!" Toriko yelled as he practically slid down the rope.
"Kimiko-san, hold on tight!" Coco said.
"O-Okay" she said as she tightened her grip as the two hit the ground. And a noise caused them to look up.
"What's that?" Kimiko asked.
"It's a flock of Swallowtail bats!" Toriko said.
Swallowtail Bats (Mammal Beast) – Capture Level 2
"Kimiko-san, get back, please" Coco said motioning for her to get behind him.
"Ok" she said as she took a couple steps back. Coco took off the green wraps that were on his right arm, and turned purple.
"Poison dressing!" Coco said as he flung drops of poison at the bats, which caused them to fall, "I hit them with my poison, but they'll be able to fly again soon enough."
"They're timid creatures that hardly ever attack, what could've made them do this?" Toriko asked.
"Yeah, there is something odd about them. It's as if rather than them coming to attack us, they were fleeing from something" Coco said, Could it be, "Where's Kimiko-san?!"
The two then looked around to see that Kimiko was nowhere in sight.
"Kimiko!" Toriko yelled.
"Kimiko-san!" Coco yelled.
"Kimiko!"
"Kimiko-san!"
"Kimiko!"
"Kimiko-san!"
A creature then started to head towards them and stopped right in front of them. It had 3 eyes and had a mane a snake like body with multiple arms, and a gigantic mouth. The Devil Snake.
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