Redsnidget: Good gravy, I didn't expect to get a reviews from the first chapters, thank you so much! Here the Chapter two, enjoy!
Toriko belongs to Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. OC belongs to Redsnidgets.
Many flying beasts in different color and shape flying below the group that walking through the forests as Komatsu start to lagging behind all jittery as he continues to walking the road calling out toward the Giant Bishkou-ya.
"Hey…Hey Toriko-san…C-can you wait a second? Can we walk more carefully?" He asked, glance around warily till he notice something rustle in the bush. He turn his head around to see a giant blue creature called serpent frog stares back at Komatsu cause him to scream aloud.
Kai turns around to see a Serpent Frog before narrow her eyes as she use her infamous high kick to knock the creature out cold cause it to fly unconscious as Toriko caught it, bit surprise by the strength Kai held with.
"Whoa, nice kick." Toriko comments then glance down at the knocked out frog then glance back at Komatsu who trembling behind Kai in search for safety as he sigh in disappoint. "Disappointing…don't get all worked up for a mere serpent frog."
"S…Sorry…This is my first time seeing a live serpent frog…thought I've taken care of them at the kitchen.." Komatsu meekly mutters, glance at the frog in wide-eyed.
"Oh yeah, I just recalled that serpent frog livers are real delicacies!" Toriko glance down at the frog, wide-grin, seem happy for a reason.
"Glad I got it for you then." Kai chuckled.
"GYAAA! Something is sticking to my hand! What the heck is that Kai-chan! Toriko-san!"
Toriko and Kai glance down to see what the small chef was talking about as they witness a giant leech that seem to wiggles around on Komatsu's hand.
"Oh, it's a leech..It's just sucking your blood so its pretty normal…" Kai explains, raise a eyebrow.
"Just leave it on." Toriko shrugs.
"I can't! Its disgusting!" Chef complains as he was about to get it off of him as Toriko warns him, "Oi, if you try to take it off your wound, it will get bigger."
"I know a solution for it!" Kai smiles before whip out three leaves in her hand, "This should help out get rid of that leech."
"Ahhh~ The leaves of Mangroves..Good idea." Toriko grins, took them off of her hand as he glance down at the chef. "Lets me see your hand for a second."
Komatsu looks skeptical but do as the giant told him to as he held the giant leech stuck on his hand in front of Toriko to watch him squeeze the leaves in his hand harder as the leaves start to sweat out some liquid that was drop down on the leech cause the leech to fell off. "Oh! It got off….why is that though?"
"Leeches hate it when you put salt on them." Toriko explains, toss the leaves away. Komatsu gasps.
"Salt…huh…Mangroves evaporate salt at their leaves by sucking up sea water…that's why their fruits and leaves are so salty that even insects don't eat them…" Komatsu muttered as he start to remember as he pull out the notepad to write down what he was saying as he continues to mumbling, "No doubt that's why the leech was surprised…."
"But depending on the species some leaves are edible so study those more." Toriko chimed in before frown slightly, "Chef Komatsu, Kai." He called out, watching the flying beast birds flocks together in the air as the sky is slowly turning dusk.
"What a number of beast birds…" Komatsu shuddered.
"The Baron Islands are known for the gargantuan beast birds, we can't get near here with helicopters since those birds control the sky, so that's why we came by boats…." Toriko explains before look up at the sky, "It's almost dusk. Lets stop here for today."
"We are not going into the marsh area?" Komatsu wide-eyed.
"Galala Crocs are nocturnal. It's better to hunt it when it's sluggish in the noon. We'll go to the marsh tomorrow. By the way…Where is Kai? Is she with us…." Toriko give Komatsu a quizzically looks as he start to notice the missing member of their group as Komatsu blinks, looks around once again for his friend cause him to screech.
"D-don't tell me! She got lost again!"
"Again…?" Toriko peering at the small chef as he notice Chef looks down in depression as if he have experience this before.
"A-ah yeah…she have a worst sense of direction no matter what..but don't worry…she'll be back…I hope…" he explains, looks concerns for his best friend who is missing right now.
Kai POV:
"…Did I lost them somewhere…?" I muttered, eye widen at the realization that I was stray afar from two members before face-palm myself in the face. "Dammit…why now when its getting darker.." I grumbles as I stood there in the middle of the forest astray from the road.
"Ahh I'm sure I'll find Matsu-chan and Toriko no matter what…" I said straight-faced to paused to see myself surrounded by various beasts and flying beasts. "Oh my…You guys seem to be hungrier…." I glanced around to see how many there is that surrounded.
Grooowlllllll
I smiles innocently toward them all, eyes closed "I think you should leave me be, you don't want to get me angry would you all?" I asks nicely, open my eyes that was no longer used to be icy blue eyes…it was replaced with a bright pink-red orbs.
That cause all creatures before her stood there stiffen and sweating like crazily before ran away in fear as if they have saw something horrible in their life and don't want to get killed by that human. The instinct in all beasts finally understood why this human before them is not to eat and is very dangerous for them to challenge her.
I chuckles sadly as my pink eyes slowly turning back into normal icy blue eyes as I sighed, "I don't know if I'm happy with this or not…" I paused to tilt my head in remember of something in past that should not mention as she shudder by that thoughts before walks off merrily, humming a song a loud.
"NUUUUAAAAAA!" Toriko war-cried as he grab the Giant Galala Croc's tail that was smashed right into Toriko's chest as he used his muscles arms to grab the tail to swing him backward, toss him into the ground hard cause Komatsu eye widen at the scene before him.
'I see…I see two dinosaurs!' Komatsu mental yelling as he witness the impossible before him that he cannot do in his life.
"Hm…" Toriko noticed something on his arm to see small leeches exactly like Komatsu's used to have before as he turns around to shout, "Hey Komatsu!"
"Y-yes! I..I see two dinosaurs!"
"Ah?" Toriko don't know what Komatsu was rambled on about as he shook his head off, since its not important right now, "Did your bleeding stop? Look at where the leech bit!" He hollered.
"Huh? Blood? Ah..no there's still a little-" Komatsu looks puzzled as he glanced down at his hand to see another leech sucking happily on the hand once again, "AHHH! There's another one stuck!" he exclaimed with a grossed out expression.
"I just recalled that this is Baron Leech! The parasitic leech! They live on larger organisms and are parasitic! If you got your blood sucked by this thing then you won't stop bleeding for half a day." The giant Bishkou-ya explains before glares at the Galala Croc who seem to get back on its feet. "Its no wonder it's keeping enormous amount of Baron leech in its mouth! It spread those leeches and uses its sense of smell to find preys that has had their blood sucked!"
"EEHH! That means I'm already the Croc's target!" The chef shouted.
"So the swarm snake was found that way too.." Toriko muttered as he pluck those leeches off of his arm, "So..I guess it wouldn't be good if the battle take too long….Komatsu! Is it okay if I don't capture it alive?"
"Huh..what? Capture it…alive?" The Chef looks confused at first then notice the feral looks on Toriko that seem to grins evilly that said:
'Is beating the heck out of it, Alright~?'
'S-sure…take your time..' Komatsu meekly, hand getsure for Toriko to go ahead, eye widen as he thought to himself, 'I-it's the same looks that Kai-chan used to scare some peoples away with…' He whimpered.
Galala Crocodile blinks as he notice something was wrong, as that day for the first time, Toriko entered the battle mode as Galala Crocodile saw the giant Hannya-like demon with bright red skin, pointed ears, white hair, black eyes with yellow pupils, sharp fangs and a large tongue which always hangs from its mouth as if seemingly always hungry.
In that instant, all the living things on the island left their home in fear and fled. The thing that stopped the Galala Crocodile from doing so was not the pride as the king of the islands. But the ignorance of not knowing a life-threaten danger in three hundred years.
"…..Heeeey~ You, Galala Croc~ To that hard scales, to those sturdy teeth." Toriko grins feral as he prepare to attack the giant crocodile, "To those sharp claws to the probably three ton strength of your jaws, and to the feature fit as the king of the baron island..I'll pay my respect and show you the…WEAPONS OF HUMANS!"
A Large Hannya-like demon cackles as he held a fork and knife as if he was prepare to eat the Galala Crocodile who seem to eye widen at the giant before him as if he felt he was the dinner.
Unknown to Toriko who seem to focus on eating the poor crocodile, Komatsu seem to pissed himself off shit as he witness the frightened scene before him, and Kai who stop in her merrily stroll in sense of a dangerous overwhelm her as she looks around warily trying to find out where it came from.
The Galala Croc starts to jump toward Toriko, roaring as Toriko use his left hand that was gripped into a fork shaped look as Toriko shout out its attack.
"FORK!" He jab his hand and arm into the raptor's guts, lifting the giant crocodile up in the air as he shout another attack, "KNIFE!" he start to use his right hand to slice down the head down, immediately kill it quickly. He then claps his hand together as if he was in praying mode and nod his head, closed his eyes in respect. "Thanks for the food."
'N-no way….He…a godly apparition…He's definitely looks like a Hanya a for moments…like Kai with her…' Komatsu thought to himself as if he saw this all before, trembling as Toriko called out to him cause him to snapped out of it.
"Mission accomplished~ Come, lets eat!" Toriko smiles brightly, drooling.
'Changed into a smile dazzling like gold, was it relief…my tear did not stop flowing…it was as if I've caught a glimpse of the true form of a man Toriko the Bishoku-ya…' Komatsu smiles, tears that flow down his cheeks.
"Did I really missing something…Why is Matsu-chan crying..and I see you finally got that Galala Croc down, Good job Toriko!"
"KAI!" "KAI-CHAN!" Toriko and Komatsu shouted, saw their missing member that seem to walks out of the wood smiling and wave one hand for them to see her doing alright and came out unscratched.
It was to taste of the yet unknown and the most spectacular taste of all time..
"Ahhh…I..Is that really okay…?"
"What is?"
"I mean…to eat the requested meat right here…" The chef looks worried as he watching Kai and Toriko start to cooking The Galala crocodile's meat over the fire to cooking it slowly.
"It's alright, which ever way it is, we won't be able to carry all this back, see it's done!" Kai smiles brightly, used the knife to slice up a meat to pass to Toriko who seem to be drooling a lots.
"Look..the frost-like fat is shining…it's like a meat made of jewels…" The Giant groans before swallow the meat wholly into his mouth and chew slowly before sigh heavily, "HMMMM…SO GOOOOOOD!"
"Eh..is it that good?" the chef looks surprised, "Lets me see…" he start to cut some meat for himself as Kai start to eat a piece of meat for herself to taste some.
"Unbelievable…"
"SO TASTY!"
"Right!? We will roast more!" Toriko grins happily.
"Yeah, lets do this fast!" Kai agreed as she start to add more meats as Komatsu start to help her out eagerly to taste more of the meat.
"Anyhow…Toriko-san…"
"Hmmm?"
"I've got a request for you…"
"Not doing it." Toriko rejected cause Kai to laughed and pointed out.
"But he've not say anything yet~"
"Alright, what is it?" Toriko smiles, eat more meats, glance at Komatsu.
"Um..if you are going for something like this again..Can Kai and I go with you?"
"Decide it by yourself if you were lucky when you though of it."
"Yes..but after that I am unlucky right!…Right?"
"Eh….Did we ate all of the meat?" Kai asked cause Toriko and Komatsu to glance at the female then looks down to see the boneless crocodile leftover cause Komatsu to scream, realized.
"What is this! Its…It is gonna be bad if you ate all of them Toriko-san! Kai-chan!"
"Idiot~" Toriko sighed, flop backward with a large belly as he pat it happily as Kai snorts, she didn't eat a lots after all thank you very much. "There's still more~ Look!" Toriko held up the small pieces that looks like a leech instead of a meat.
"That's just the leech in it's mouth!"
"Isn't this enough?"
"No it isn't! Ugh! What should I said to the superiors! Nooooo! Not good! I'm going to get fired!?" Komatsu start to pull his short black hair out in panic mode as Toriko laughed.
"Tell IGO that it tasted really fantastic~"
"What good is it to tell them that!" Komatsu eye widen at the Bishkou-ya in disbelief.
"So~ Toriko, is it good enough for your menu" Kai asked, smiling.
"Nah..it needs one more step to become one of my full menu dish…" Toriko shake his head.
"And you still say it's not good enough!" Chef Komatsu gasped at the Giant in disbelief once more.
"Ahhh…Guess Toriko's full Course menu will be completed someday…" Kai muttered to herself.
"Six and half million!"
"I'll give six point six million!"
"670"
"Seven please!"
"Now, there goes seven million! Alright! Anyone else? Anyone?! Sold Silver Taraba Crab, a two hundred kilo individual at seven million! Number 502 take it away, Mr. Batty from Tsukiji!"
"Why are we even here for again..Matsu-chan?" Kai stares deadpan at the chefs battle it out to get good ingredient as her icy blue eyes glance down at her friend then looks up at IGO named Johannes who shift his sun glasses.
"Hey Chef Komatsu, hurry up or our target will be sold."
"Yea, yea…" Kai sighed before grab Komatsu's shoulder to shook him to grab his attention cause Komatsu to become startled, blushing brightly as he laugh nervously.
"Sorry, I got my eyes taken by the variety of food here! As expected of the world kitchen! Rare food ingredients are everywhere!" He squeals like a fan girl as he could be cause Kai to smiles at him before blink at the familiar person who pushing the cart smiles at us as if he notice us.
"Oh, you two were if I remember right, the guy who…"
"Tom-san! Thank you for back then!"
"Hey Tom-san." Kai greets also.
"Glad to see you two got back safely, we gonna receive some ingredients from Toriko today, ya wanna come?" Tom smiles.
"EH! TORIKO-SAN IS COMING?!" Komatsu gasped, looks excited to see the Bishokou-ya again. Kai blinks as she give a eye widen at the creature before her as Toriko carry it happily.
"Someone called me?"
"WAAAAA, He's there!?" The Chef turn around, eye widen to see the creature also.
"It's Toriko!"
"Hey! Toriko is here!"
"What! The real one!?"
People all over gasped at the real sights of Bishkou-ya in front of them. Kai seem to get used to this all the time as she held up one hand to wave at Toriko in greets.
"Nice catch there Toriko." She grins then lean to get a closer look, "Is that a Shakrenodon? It got more than one ton, doesn't it?"
"Forty grand for a kilo, how's that Tom?" Toriko smirks, "I've done knocking already!"
Kai whistles in impressive, look at the Shakrenodon some more, knew that flying beast is still alive but just knocked out cold right now.
"Make it thirty grand per kilo, I 've got a lot of poor retail customers on this." Tom chuckled.
"Great! Can you sell some to our hotel, Tom?" Komatsu look at Tom eagerly, can't wait to try cook that meat as Tom nod. "Ah, sure."
"That will be a problem." Johannes shift his sunglasses again before frowns at Tom, "If you don't follow the market price stated by IGO…the price of food will be altered."
"Say that to Toriko, the provider." Tom snorted and smirks, "If you dared to, that's it."
"T-that's impossible…" the IGO protested weakly then suddenly remember something before face Toriko to salute, "Toriko-san, I've heard the rumor."
Toriko stares back at him, raise a eyebrow as Johannes explains. "You finished off a Galala Croc, as expected of the four kings, I truly wish that the other three would follow your example and contribute to the development of the age of gourmet."
Toriko shakes his head and chuckled, "It's useless to expect that from them."
"Putting that aside..We've got one job request for you." Johannes seem not to be fazed by this.
Toriko held one hand out in rejected mode, "Yes, yes, there are a lot of Bishoku-ya who belongs to IGO, it doesn't have to be me.."
"The fruits of rainbow are ripe."
"What?" Toriko gasped, eye widen as if he heard it right.
"Did you say Fruit of Rainbow!? The legendary fruit that changes it's taste into seven colors depending on humidity and temperature?" Komatsu yells in excitement cause Johannes turns around try to calm him down.
"Hey, you're too loud!"
Kai put a hand on Komatsu's shoulder to calm him down as it was effective as Komatsu grins upward at his friend, looks exciting to see it.
"I've heard of it.." Tom frowned.
"Well, it's a fruit with so concentrated juice that by just dripping one drop of its juice into a twenty-five meter pool, the water inside the pool will turn into thick juice." Kai explains for Tom who nods back in grateful.
"But…I've heard that the price of one fruit of rainbow is enough for a person to have fun their whole life..?" Komatsu looks skeptical about this.
"The rumor even said that it's already extinct in the nature." Tom inquired it out.
"That probably a hoax by some gourmet dealers to increase the price of the fruit of rainbow." Kai sneers at other people who seem to shopping for ingredients.
"Miss Kai is correct..Beside, The tree has produced fruit several days ago in IGO'S 'Garden' of course we cannot say it's natural." Johannes nods.
"It's one of your special selective breeds, isn't it?" Toriko looks at Johannes who looks down and sighed, "The problem is that…Troll Kong has made nests on the Tree of Rainbow, and so…no one can get close to it."
"W-what a Troll Kong…Kai-chan?" Komatsu looks terrified by the thought of it but never heard of this beast as he looks up at red-haired woman.
"Well," Johannes explains, "The strongest gorilla, Troll Kong. We mobilized a Gourmet tank that cost two billion several days ago but, it was fabulously turned upside down and it's forty tone military tank."
"Whoa…nice going Troll Kong~" Kai smiles, impressive.
"The administrative division has declared capture level nine! It can probably even beat Galala Croc!"
"D…did you say capture level nine.." Tom gasped.
"Isn't…Troll Kong another selective breed? What are you thinking, doing all these weird experiments?" Toriko sighed, scratch his cheek with his finger. Unknown to them all Kai just twitch slightly but keep a smile on her face.
"Anyway!" Kai shouts cause the males to look at her in startled, "Is there only one Troll Kong? They are known for forming groups?" she asked.
"Let's take this request, Toriko-san! Here's the fruit of Rainbow!" Komatsu shout happily, "I want to see it too! I will go with you!"
"You are really gonna die this time…" Toriko sighed, look at Komatsu knew Kai will come with no matter what.
"We can talk about the reward later…" Johnesse said.
"Looks like that's the only way, oh well, I do want to taste it…Shall I come there then? To the Nostalgic "Garden" " Toriko smirks as his ear perk up at the word as he glance away cause the other to looks confused and wondering why Toriko looks away all serious like.
Kai raise a eyebrow then follow what Toriko is looking at as she notice a group shouting, throwing money that seem to be increasing more for a ingredient that happens to be a Asura Tiger, a giant mammalian tiger beast with three heads fused together and six legs that seem to be dead.
"Toriko-san?" Komatsu called out.
"And here the immeasurable creature that came from the Gourmet world! Capture and killed by our silent Bishkou-ya, RED!"
Toriko frowns for a moments then shake his head to grins at other group to lets them lead the Giant Bishkou-ya away to get the ride to the IGO's Garden as Kai silently follow and glance at Toriko, looks puzzled but didn't say anything about it.