Chapter 6: Komatsu's knife
After everyone finally went to sleep that night, Kagome crept downstairs. Melk wanted to rest so that she could get set on Komatsu's knife full of energy. Komastu was just tired, especially Toriko.
Kagome then picked up the Dragon King's tooth shard. Her scales reappearing on her skin to protect her from any damage the shard might do to her hands prematurely. Kagome then felt her teeth sharpen like small knives. Angling the shard in her mouth, Kagome bit down on the bulb. It didn't do much. Kagome 'humph'ed to herself quietly and started the long process of knowing the bulb off the shard just right.
It wasn't until 4 hours later that the bulb, finally, came off. Kagome placed the shard back in the place she remembered where it was while the bulb was in her mouth, creating a pool of her own blood in it. After that, Kagome swallowed it creating scratches in her throat and blood flowing out of her mouth and into her stomach. Once Kagome swallowed she set to going back to sleep with little movement as possible.
Kagome settled in her futon, listening to Komatsu's and Toriko's boar snores and Melk's light ones. She figured she shouldn't move in the next 8 hours for her stomach to go overtime to digest and absorb the shard. Kagome closed her eyes in a light sleep.
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He next few days, Melk went about shaving the shard into a knife after failing to forge its shape with the Melk Stardust. Melk was surprised at finding the bulb in the shard missing the next morning, but let it be since it didn't hinder her, and seeing Kagome still asleep when she is usually up and about full of energy then they are.
Kagome was with Komatsu watching Melk grind the tooth into a kitchen knife slowly. That was when they heard Toriko exclaim about how wonderful the Melk Stardust seasoning is. Kagome watched in amusement at Komatsu yelled at Toriko for tasting the seasoning. Kagome laughed when Komatsu sulked about being tricked.
Then everyone looked to the glow of the premature kitchen knife when it slides on the golden whetstone. Melk looked at the group with warmth and determination.
"I'll have it finished soon. Just wait a little longer."
The group just nodded in agreement and time flew by with a routine that was stated above with the seasoning. On one of the days, Melk got to fusing Komatsu's broken kitchen knife to the shard.
It was on that night, that it was completed while the boys were enjoying the bath outside. Kagome watched as Melk put the finishing touches on the knife. Before Melk could test it, Kagome grabbed her wrist.
"May – I – see - knife?"
Melk, being curious, nodded and handed it to Kagome with words of caution. Although Kagome did it gently and quickly, the line of blood on Kagome's other hand alarmed Melk. Melk quickly, yet carefully, took the kitchen knife away from Kagome who was staring at her hand intensely. Melk grabbed Kagome's hand and dragged her to the sink to clean off the blood, but when the blood rinsed away the cut was no longer there. Melk looked questioning to a slightly smiling Kagome.
"Look - at - knife"
Melk did as told and was shocked and bewildered by the kitchen knife's new sharpness. Then Melk looked to Kagome's hands with keen eyes. Kagome moved her hands so that Melk could study her nails. Melk watched in fasciation as the compound of Kagome's nails change to mimic the new kitchen knife in both sharpness and hardness. Melk lowly her hand, though accidently making the new knife swing cutting most of the mountain. Also leaving a gigantic cut in her furnace and home.
That was when they realized that it was also in line with the outdoor bath. While Melk mumbled/questioned the sharpness of the kitchen knife, Kagome rushed outside, bypassing the naked boys to see, in horror, the bath was ruined. Kagome fell to her knees, sulking. Then she heard Melk yelling at the boys to put on clothes. Said boys were just laughing. Kagome got angry, so with slight fury she flashed to the boys grabbed them by the skin of their necks and hurdled them upstairs so they could cover up.
That was when Melk told Kagome about the feast finally going to be made with Melk Stardust, in hopes of calming down Kagome. Kagome's eyes sparkled to new life at the mention of food, so a quickly as she could she went out hunting.
Kagome came back to see a dish she has never seen before, though she was sad that none of her meat was going to be cooked along with it even though the animals she used knocking on were going to be fine in a while anyhow. Kagome trudged back down the mountain to dump them where they belong. Not want to miss the meal, Kagome speeded up her run to get to the top in about 30 seconds.
The dish itself had a layer of bread, gooey cheese and many chopped ingredients on top of it. It smelled so good and tasted just as great. Kagome noticed the abundance of Don Acorn in the toppings, smiling softly while she ate her early slice. Then, it was sprinkled with the Melk Stardust seasoning, making it smell even more divine. The 'pizza', as Komatsu explained what it is, glowed gold with the seasoning being sprinkled on top. They said their thanks and dug in. Kagome looked through the windows to see shooting stars before she took a bit of her slice.