Redsnidget: FINALLY! The Jewel Meat Arc is OVER! -anime tears- Its a long arc for me to type it out without rushing things ahead! Enjoy this hard, sweat and blood working chapter!
Toriko belongs to Mitsutoshi Shimabakuro, OC belongs to RedSnidget
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Toriko, the glutton King stood there naked as he notice he was in darkness, glancing around in wonder where he is till he heard someone is eating cause him to be startled by what he was see. There a Red Oni in front of him start to eating…him?! There's another Toriko there but he was laying there looks dead, being eaten by the Red Oni.
'Eh…Wha..' Toriko is baffled by this, 'Who is this guy…He's eating me?'
"The Time limit is..Five minutes." The Red Oni rumbled. Toriko blinked, stares at the Red Oni who smirking widen, "Hurry, get something in your mouth..Isn't that right…The most delicious thing would be best if you can…The cells are evolving." The Red Oni start to cackles.
"-san! Kai-chan!"
Toriko struggles as he open his eyes to notice he was back in reality life, felt the pain in his face as he felt its start to dissolved thanks to Rin who stood next to Komatsu using Endorphin smokes to hide Toriko and Kai into the smokescreen.
"Toriko! You have to get up! Kai is in danger! She needs help!" Rin shouts.
"R-rin…K-Kai.." Toriko start to try to makes sense as he glance at Komatsu who cried with tears hollered for his childhood friend, Kai. He noticed the Black GT. Robo stood in front of Komatsu.
"If you're not a hindrance, then you won't even die…Like that time at the 'Sandy beach of the cave'" Black Gt Robo tilt his head. A hand clasp onto his shoulder cause him to notice it was the Glutton who glares down.
"Hey…who're you saying's dead?"
"!" The black GT Robo start to attempt to block that punch that already bash his face as payback, sent him fly through the tunnel with a loud crash. Toriko panting heavily to turns around to see Rin tried to hold down the blood that continues to flow through Kai who seem to be unconscious.
"Run.." Toriko tried to call out Rin who have tears in her eyes as she glance up at the blue-haired Glutton, "T-Toriko…Kai…She need helps…" she whimpered as Toriko glance down at the Red-haired heroine to notice that she was in battle with the Black GT Robo while he's down.
"She fought him but..in the end, she can't do anything!" Rin wailed cause Toriko to frown, looks enraged by the Black GT. Robo who came through the hole that Toriko sent him to.
"Kai-chan! Please don't die!" The Chef wailed, worried for the red-haired female who always protect him.
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"Can't believe it! Subject -"
"Amazing, after all the test result coming in failure, Subject 3173 the onl-"
"So it's the cell inside of the Subject 3173 that reaction perfectly with the Battle Wolf! Amazing!"
"Where am I…" Kai muttered as she heard the voice that surround by the darkness, confused as she start to walking down nowhere, try to find her way out or maybe find a light but she cannot find anything at all cause her to stop in her track as she slam into someone cause her to squeak, "Ah! Sorr-" She paused, eye wide to notice that she didn't slam into someone but somewhat.
She notice it was a huge white paw that she slam herself into happen to be the largest and most powerful wolf, the Legendary King; The Battle Wolf who was snoozing away but woke up, show its crimson eyes to glance down at Kai who gulp to herself.
She knew she's in danger, could woke up the crankiest wolf from its slumber. Suddenly she was licked by the elderly and the heavily scarred wolf who seem to greeting her by gives her a tongue bath cause her to giggles by the rough licking.
"S-stop it! Ahaha that's tickles!" She giggles then try to hug the best she could to hug the scarred wolf's mouth to snuggles for a moments then glance up at the wolf who stares back as if they start to have a deeply conversation with each other, a trust bond between each other.
Kai knew she have to go back to reality life, she smiles sadly as she glance up at the Scarred wolf once more to stare at him in his majestic form despise the Battle scars all over him.
"Thank you..for accept me as your kin…Aatu."
Kai don't know how she knew that elder wolf's name but she got that feels that she will see him again someday. But not today. She have to go help other get the Regal Mammoth's jewel meat.
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"GT ROBOOOOAAAAA!" Toriko roared as he charged toward the Black GT Robo who startled by the speed of the Glutton, "FOARK!" He shout out the fork attack to clash it against the face, leave four circle against it to show how strong the impact it is.
The Black Gt Robo growls, threw his fist against the Glutton's chest to counter attack cause Toriko to spat out the blood before grit his teeth, glares at the Gt Robo, use his other hand in a Karate chop to slash across the other face.
"KNIFE!"
That sure cause the Gt Robo to stumble backward, enough time for the Glutton King to power up his other side of arms.
"Six…Six Ren…NAIL PUNCH!" He roared out the attack as he threw his left fist against the GT Robo who felt that huge impact cause him to fly around to feel Six punch pummel against the stomach. Impact against the wall cause a large smoke screen.
"From the beginning..Kai was…Prepared to die." Toriko start to spoke cause Komatsu who looks at the scene before him with tears while Rin tried to hold down the blood, plead Kai not to die. "Wildness is…something she always had nearby…For you guys who do not have that preparedness for death, you don't even have wildness! I'll convey it to you! To you, so far away.."
Toriko grips his fist, glares darkly, "The Fear of death!"
"A coincidence…?" The Black GT Robo stood there looks perfectly fine despise the impact on the face, "Or maybe, you're intending it…'Autophagy' is activating This is an omen…" he muttered to himself.
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Once, there was a legendary Bishokuya admired as 'Gourmet God' Bishokuya 'Acacia'! He who has done 'Food break down' on every ingredient of this world, the final place he aimed at was…the 'Deep sea'…There, He would see..'Heaven.'
Under the Deep sea, there were many fishes in various shapes swimming along, everything under the sea show its purity and sparkling, there is a giant fish that is a larger than normal shark species swim pass under the reef as the Submarine slowly creep upon them.
That "Heaven" Was…Not this dazzling spectacle…It was "Taste"…
The person who is called Acacia cutting up the fish that he caught to cut off the raw skins to try to taste it as he froze, chew on the raw meat, speechless…
He became speechless..in the little good flavor of that fish was an indescribable degree of deliciousness…His body was engulfed in an unbelievable sensation of great happiness.
'I wonder if…I've been dead up till now..' Acacia stares up at the dark sky that show many stars that twinkles down at him.
That was emotionally moving as a baby's first cry. From there, the days of his studying began…
'Just what is this good tasting component…it's my first time seeing this form..also..the cells themselves' life activity is unbelievably vigorous. What do these usually take for nourishment?' Acacia ponders to himself as he study through the machines to get a closer look at the cell in the lab.
As a result of the long study, Acacia…finally discovered that source. It was this little guy, a Jellyfish whose body changes and evolves little by little each time it regenerates. The fish in this deep sea ate this jellyfish. And…the fish that ate the jellyfish…and the 'Deliciousness' of those fish increased.
"Amazing…If the components of this jellyfish were utilized, breed improvement for all ingredients would be possible!" Acacia gasped at this thoughts.
Furthermore…it wasn't for all of them, but among the animals that had eaten these jellyfish, there were those that afterward…when they would eat their 'Liked' foods and delicious things, to the degree they ate, the cell's regeneration faculty and life activity level went up.
"Isn't this called Life Evolution?" Acacia ponders more.
Acaca named that jelly fish 'Gourmet Jellyfish' cells that were harvested from those jellyfish…He named "Gourmet Cells"…
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"In the end, you were the most…intelligent, youngster." The Black GT Robo stood in front of Komatsu once again who trembling in fear and eye widen, tears as he stumbles backward, "Without even panicking when those people died, Because there was no reason to be in such a hurry."
The GT Robo glance down to notice a bag then pick up the carving knife to hold up, "…is this carving knife yours?"
"!" Komatsu noticed the knife that is very familiar to him, yes…he remember that knife. Kai used to saved a lots of money one day after saw Komatsu eyes it in one of the store long time ago and brought it for him on his birthday, knowing he will become a chef one day and that day was the most happiest day that he finally got his very own carving knife instead of borrow from other people at Chef Class.
"It's a good carving Knife, If I see his carving knife I can generally comprehend a chef's skill…I see.." The Robo paused to study the knife, "you were a top grade cook eh..someday…I pray you'll become someone useful for us, the Bishokukai."
He then turns around, decided to take this knife with him, "I'll be taking this Carving knife. Fufu..it seems I can use it.."
Suddenly the Chef grab the arm that held his precious carving knife cause the GT Robo to glance down at him as Komatsu stares back, tears flowing down his cheek, "Th-That…That alone..I can't hand over…"
There's no way he won't lets his precious gift that Kai got for him will be taken away!
"Tha…That carving knife is…Equivalent to my life. G…GIVE IT BACK!" Komatsu shout at the GT Robo, demands for his knife back.
"….Become a hindrance to me, and you'll die." The GT Robo warned darkly.
"I'm not scared of something like dying! Even I made a 'Resolution' when coming here! Beside that knife is precious to me because my childhood friend gave to me! Give it back!"
A black Cyclops growls toward him as Komatsu stiffed yet still stand strong, glares back at it to show his resolve is the real thing and not fake…The GT Robo start to realized it.
"Yes…the one who is not 'Resolved' is.."
"!" The GT Robo quickly turns around to see revived Toriko who happen to came through the tunnel that they made during the fighting, it seem that the glutton king already found the Jewel Meat to revive himself and grew stronger from it.
"As I thought, just you, GT Robo."
"TORIKO!?" the Black GT Robo snarled in surprised.
"DORIGO-ZANNN!" Komatsu wailed, crying.
"Toriko-kun!" Rin gasped yet relieved.
The Glutton ignore them to glares down at the Black GT Robo, point at him, "Rescind your 'sense of pressure excess'. Let all of the signals of trikes through…Okay?" he growled, "That is 'Resolution'!"
'….This Guy…Could it be..'
"GT Robo! And it would be nice if you come here, to the wild, too! Carry the risk of death!" The blue haired Glutton start to walk toward him once more to prepare the fight for the third time.
'There's no doubt..his cells are 'evolving'. Has he eaten the jewel meat!?' The Gt Robo start to stood there, merciless, 'Interesting…'
"Your name…" Toriko asked, glares down at the Black GT Robo who stood before him.
"My name is Staajyun. Just as you ask. I've canceled the 'Sense of pressure excess'. Now 100% of physical attacks will be communicated to me." Staajyun the black GT Robo glance up at him.
"Staajyun…that allowance could be called proof. That you are lightly superior the GT Robo.." The blue haired glutton stares down at him.
"For me, this thing is a hindrance with no exception..and I'm fine with not having the sense of pressure excess…Toriko, the power of you now powered up..more, so I can accurately measure it."
"Really…then…" Toriko paused to smirks, "I'll make sure you don't regret it." He then powered himself up by buff up his own body that excess pressure as the wind blow around it blew away harsh cause Komatsu to fell down and Rin to covered her eyes.
"UWAA!"
Toriko open his eyes and hold back his right fist, "TEN REN…"
The Black GT Robo start to noticed that he's in deep trouble right now as he quickly called out his attack, "MIXER!" He shout by spinning his left hand to shrew through Toriko's body deeply as he notice it stopped. 'It stopped…Mixer got entwined in his tough muscle fibers.'
Toriko grab the hand that was stuck inside of his stomach with his left hand to grip it tightly so the GT Robo won't escaped easily.
"KNIFE!"
CLANG!
'What an incredible noise!' Komatsu covered his ear by the loud sound from the GT Robo's arm that seem to be bend over, broken.
"Gu…!" The Black GT Robo groaned.
"KNIFE! KNIFE! KNIFE!" Toriko roared out his attack by attack that arm repeat as if he's attempt to break the arm off. "KNIFE!" That last attack finally cut the arm off.
SKRECK!
The black GT Robo open its head to get ready to fire at Toriko. The Glutton appearly to be faster than the GT Robo before it aim its fire at him he used his other attack on the left hand that shaped like fork, "FORK!" He jab his hand through the head to shattered the piece.
"FOOOOOOARRRRK!" Toriko yelled as he throw more hit toward the Gt Robo's body to sent it fly backward as he skid across the ground, broken and yet still able to move…
"Gu…nuu…" GT Robo closed it face back into a beak to attempt to use his attack to counterattack, "Peeler…"
"FIVE REN!" Toriko is not done yet as he charged toward the GT Robo to smash his fist against the stomach repeatly.
"N..NNGUUUU! I see now…So this is as far as I go.." Staajyun admit his defeat, knew he can't do anything in this robot body anyway. Watching Toriko start to charged his last attack, "Was the jewel meat…delicious…?" he asked, "I wanted to eat it too, but…Fufu..Well, whatever. Eventually I will obtain the Jewel meat, so.." he taunted, "Let's meet again, Toriko. Next time, in the flesh."
"Yeah.." Toriko agreed as he used Ten Ren punch to shattered the Robot body into piece cause Komatsu to gasped by the power Toriko held in his fist as Toriko slam his palms together to bow, "Thanks for the meal…"
Soon as Toriko kneel down on both legs to show his exhausted, held his right arms to winced then glance over at Komatsu and Rin to smiles tiredly. "It's over…Komatsu.."
Komatsu start to trembling and tears as he ran over to jump on Toriko who caught him easily to wailing, "TORIKO-SAN!" As Rin wipe her tears as she came after Komatsu to greet him. Toriko smiles at them both then glanced up at Kai's body who lay there motionless.
"Kai…it's over…" Toriko looks sadden by the news then heard a odd voice in his head that whispered;
You're wrong, Toriko.
Toriko's eye widen,
It starts from here…our first meet, ne~
"Kai!?" Toriko startled Komatsu and Rin who looks puzzled by this situation, Toriko start to gets up and run toward Kai's body, "KAI!"
"Toriko!"
"Toriko-san!?"
Toriko ignored them as he kneel down before Kai to stares down at her in shock, puzzled as he sniff the air; 'There's no trace of a decay smells…Completely on the contrary, there's the smell of lively blood flow! Kai…!' The glutton turns around to face Komatsu and Rin who stood there unsure what to say.
"Komatsu! Rin! Come over here, quickly!"
"Eh!?"
"Kai is still alive!"
"EH?!" Komatsu gasped by the new, his hope risen up to hear his childhood friend could be possible alive!
FOOOOSSSSSH!
The wind start to blow through the tunnel cause them to startled by this strange air as Toriko realized and grinned, "Oh, this mammoth..What good timing."
"Is she really alive!?" Rin asked, can't believe what she heard.
"Yeah! Let's hurry!" Toriko confirmed before pick up the red haired heroine with them as he noticed the Jewel Meat that he was hiding in the tunnel with a smirk, "We'd better not forget to take that home.."
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BAOOOOOOO!
"Woah, woah…" Sunny stood next to Coco, watching the Regal Mammoth start to moving again. Coco sighed softly.
"The poison is wearing off. It'll be fine if I let go of it a bit."
"What's happening to Toriko and the others!? Rin? Matsu!? Even Kai!"
"Geez..Isn't believing beautiful?" Coco rolled his eyes sarcasm at Sunny's panic mode then smiles at him, "Sunny, deep inside, you're really a beautiful man, there's no need to worry, Everyone will be okay. They're coming out now."
As soon as he say it, the Regal Mammoth start to puke up her gut in the air as Sunny glance up to see Toriko carry the Jewel Meat and Kai together while Komatsu and Rin flew, screaming.
"SUNNY! We need a cushion!" Toriko hollered out, waving the Jewel Meat around.
"TORIKO! MATSU! RIN! KAI!" Sunny scream out their name in happiness.
"And that is…" Coco noticed the Jewel meat that Toriko hold, "The Jewel meat!"
"UHYO! I'll make the best, softest catch!" Sunny started to drooling by the sight of it as he used his hairnet to catch it easily, ignore Toriko who crash into the ground.
"What's with you!? You just GENTLY caught the meat!" The Glutton roared in anger, nose bleeding.
"N…Of course.." The Third king scoffed then drooling once more, "A…Amazing! This is the Jewel meat…!"
"Sunny-san! Kai-chan is!" Komatsu wavering his hand back and forth.
"Onii-san! Can you used your hair operation on her!" Rin said in worried, held Kai down gently.
"KAI-CHAN!" Sunny cried, No! He can't lets his future wife to died! Even thought Kai is beautiful and is perfect ideal wife for a beautiful person like himself!
"So you noticed..I'm counting on you to cure her." Toriko huffed at Sunny's late reaction.
Meanwhile Sunny used his hair operation on the heroine, Coco glanced around, bit curious about what happen to the death omen he saw before.
'I can't see the death omen on Kai-chan…Who was it that I saw the Death omen on in the beginning..And also it's clear-!' Coco stares at the Glutton. 'Toriko..! He has clearly stronger Electromagnetic waves around him than before. He was only in the mammoth for a little while, but that the electromagnetic waves stopped means…It wasn't Komatsu, Kai-chan nor Rin-chan but Toriko. Overcoming the death omen. He came back from the Abyss of death, powered up!'
The Glutton glanced around, bit concern for some reason, 'Terry…could he have been beaten..!?' Soon his answered came as he heard someone shuffled behind him cause him to turn around to see the same Obasaurus that Toriko have hard time handle walking toward them with Terry on top of the Obasaurus panting happily.
"Terry!" Toriko cried blissfully by his new partner, "You're alright, Terry!"
Terry hopped off Obasaurus to running toward Toriko happily, wag its tail. "Hey, hey, Terry. No way, you made him your servant!? That Obsaurus!" Toriko gasped as Terry wags his tail more.
"Bababababa.." Obsaurus groaning happily.
"What is it, this thing's GROSS!" Sunny cried, finish patch up Kai's wound closed, makes a face at the Obsaurus.
"They're here! The medical team!" Coco shout, caught other people's attention expect the heroine who is still out of it.
"Oh!" the chef noticed a Baby Mammoth who cried for its mother, running toward them, "Even the mammoth child!"
"Did they already take the Jewel meat out!?" Sunny gasped at how easily they done to get the jewel meat out of the baby while they've to face the GIANT mother mammoth in the harsh way! So unfair!
"Ah, Kiss guided them and brought it with them." Coco nod.
"You must be glad, Mama Mammoth. By the way.." Toriko smiles at the Mother Mammoth who make a trumpeted noises. "Thank you…You have my gratitude, Ancient treasure food, the Regal mammoth-" Toriko start to notice his mistake to catch the angry mother mammoth.
"WAAAA! It's stepping!" Komatsu screamed, eye popped out at the angry mother mammoth who attempt to raise one foot up to try to squish the annoying people who dare to take her baby away from her!
"She's Mad! This guy's still mad!" Sunny screaming, carry Kai to running away.
"Sunny! Your fry Gaeshi!?" Coco attempt to try to figure out how to stop the angry mother.
"For this! We should use poison, Coco!"
BAOOOOOO!
"Anyway, Let's go back to the research Facility! JEWEL MEAT! THE TRUE FOOD!" Toriko laugh, carry the Jewel meat with him.
"Wait up Toriko-kun!" Rin cried, run after the blue haired glutton.
Meanwhile while Toriko and the gang still running away from the Angry mother mammoth to safety, The First Gourmet Research Facility area…
"You haven't contacted me in a while, Chief…"
Mansam glance behind him to grins, "Oh Yah, It's~ It's the Vice President~ Ya brought that Zebra Guy with you too, Right~"