Slowly as Toriko along with Kai's help drags many wild beast that tried to attack them or eat them up but got defeated by Toriko's mostly of the time but Kai did took down one or two who tried to get Komatsu.
"This should be enough, RIGHT ZEBRA?! OH?!" Toriko talking to himself cause Komatsu and Kai to give him another strange looks.
"Um, Toriko-san...um...Have you been...talking to yourself this whole time?" The chef asked.
"Not to mention in a loud voice also." Kai chimed in to make a points as she grumble, carry her own beasts that she defeated, don't know why Toriko demands her to carry those also since its a offer to Zebra.
"Hm? Ah...No, This guy's my partner. He's a chef named Komatsu...!" Toriko grins at Komatsu as he continues to talk aloud cause Komatsu to blink at him in puzzled.
"HUH? No Komatsu isn't your souvenir! What, you wanna eat him!?" Toriko blink in surprise before looks over to Kai, "Eh? Girly? You mean Kai? No she's just coming along with Komatsu. NO! You cannot eat her also!"
"...What in the world is he talking with...' Kai give Toriko a looks while Komatsu thinking the same thing, 'Are you seeing ghosts or something, Toriko-san?"
'Hm...Why do I keep getting this chills feeling and its like someone is really looking at us...maybe this is Zebra...but how..' Kai frowns as she continues to drag along with Toriko and Komatsu.
"Ohh! I can see it, Komatsu! Kai-chan!" Toriko exclaimed out loud from nowhere.
"EH!? SO IT WAS A GHOST?!" The chef startled.
"Ghost..?" Kai raised a eyebrow at her friend, wonder where he get that idea from.
"Well, there are probably a lot of ghosts here, yeah...At the Gourmet Prison, "Honey Prison"!"
Soon as they look up to see a Beehive hang on the cliff, dangling like a beehive would do. Komatsu gasped at the view, asked, "Is that beehive looking thing...the gourmet prison!?"
"It's kinda of..cute..." The heroine blinks at the view, "The name Honey Prison is cute too..."
"I hope it's that pleasant a place..." Toriko muttered as he start to walks again, start heading toward the Beehive.
"TORIKO'S HEREEEE!" Toriko shout for anyone to hear him and soon enough one person came out from nowhere cause them to blinks at the person who resembles a vampire with slight Frankenstein features such as stitches and bolt piercings. He has one iris in his right eye and three in his left and his nails are nog and black. His attire consists a formal business suit which includes a white shirt, purple tie, black pants and black shoes which are accommodated by his large pink- polka dotted coat adorned with yellow cuffs and shoulder frills. Minuscule fangs protrude from his bottom lip and two black spikes of hair that resemble horns protrude from the top of his skull who bow slightly toward Toriko in raspy voice.
"We have been waiting. Mr. Toriko, Mr. Komatsu, Miss Kai...I heard everything from the President..." Honey Prison Assistant Warden, Oban spoken.
'SCARYYY! THIS PLACE IS SCARY AFTER ALL! He isn't cute one bit!' Komatsu screamed in his head, freaked out.
"What? If you heard from the president, then you could at least come to pick us up!" Toriko pouts.
"Mr. Toriko..." Oban turns around to lead them toward the right place to take them down, "Are you aware of the 'climate' around these parts?" He smirks to glance back at them over his shoulder, "We're about to enter a 'Season' Which is so dangerous that we cannot go outside for just any old reason...Now. The 'Warden' is waiting."
"K-Kai-chan.." Komatsu whimpered, doesn't feel comfortable by this situation as he walks over to his childhood friend who blinks down at him then pat on his head to comfort him somewhat. Slowly as the giant hole start to sink downward to the Beehive.
"I almost forgot..." Oban said to smile in his creepily way, "I am assistant Warden, Oban. Allow me to guide you through 'Honey Prison.' Those who break one of the 'Eight Gourmet laws' designated by IGO enter one of the Gourmet Prisons located around the world...But there exist only three prisons to deal with 'A-class gourmet criminals' who committed especially heavy crimes..."
"Ah, I've heard about that...The 'Three great Gourmet prisons of the world' exist in the sky, on land, and in water." Kai explained to her childhood friend who blinks in surprise by this. "The first one floats 10,000 meters up in the sky and is called 'Sky Prison'. Tornadoes often appear in the vicinity and bird monsters who loves human meat fly around it. So its truly a prison in the sky that is pretty impossible to escape from."
Oban nods in agreement as he continues, "Yes, that is correct, Miss Kai. The second is under the sea. 'The Prison Submarine' exists on a sea floor 2000 meters down. The water surrounding it has a water pressure of about 400, and is filled with carnivorous fish...This is another prison that is impossible to escape from. And the last one...Is here."
"The Land Prison...'Honey Prison'" Kai muttered cause Komatsu to have a fear expression look on his face, "The prisoners it contains number just about over a hundred million. Its' the biggest Gourmet Prison in the world. Hundreds of evil prisoners from all over the world...are transported over the dozens of kilometers long path that continues from the 'Gate to the Underworld.'"
"Yes, In order to guard at specific points, WE have a A-rank 'Execution beasts' planted along with 1KM-Long drawbridges at 12 different points. Of course we only lets them through here after checking their Gourmet Ids. Normally, Only the Fierce "Transport Beasts" Can pass through, But even with that, during the season, it's a dangerous enough path that even they could be attacked and killed by the "Monsters in the Forest."
"Wh...what "Monsters in the Forest"...?" Komatsu squeaked.
"Fufu...if you're lucky, you might see one. No. If you're unlucky...I suppose." Oban sneered at him cause him to squeaked more and cling even tighter onto Kai who sighed in irritated, know she need to calm Komatsu down.
"Anyway, we're here. This Is the Entrance of Honey Prison." Oban smiles at them while Komatsu noticed the Execution beasts peers into the tunnel where they're going down cause the small chef to scream like a girl at the sight of the huge eyeball stare back at him.
"Woooow! There sure are a lot of 'Execution beasts." Toriko said as if they're on tour through the prison.
"They're all beasts that have been tamed by 'Warden Love'" Oban explained, "Most prisoners lose their fighting spirit here and prepare to accept their fates."
"Wow. I bet a Warden who could tame all these monsters must really be something. I'm sorta excited to meet him." Kai smiles, ignore her childhood chef who still cling onto her back, trembling in fear. As they finally hit the floor.
"Everything alright Chupali?" Oban asked as they step out of the tunnel tube as Toriko and Kai start to drag their dead monster with them while the Receptionist who grins, show his black teeth at them. "Yes Assistant Warden. About 20 of the prisoners seemed to have been attacked...but they look to be calm now. Including Zebra..." He snickered.
"I see...Is the Warden in the office?"
"Yes...The Warden's the one who's really in a bad mood right now." Chupali responded back. Oban sighed and shake his head.
"I know...The warden is still against Zebra leaving, after all..."
"HEE HEE HEEE! The Warden Love is really mad...And Scary~" The Receptionist chortled cause Komatsu to think, 'Your face is scarier...but if people this scary are frightened by that 'Warden'...Then what kind of person must he be..? And Zebra, as well..' The Chef ponder to himself then glance over to one of the beast who seem to come close to his face cause him to scream and covered his face into Kai's hair, "Don't eat me!"
"Hahah! Those Transport Beasts...Looks like they want the Souvenirs you brought for Zebra." Oban chuckled as they continues to walk down the stairs as Toriko snorted,
"Give it up. You'll all just get killed by Zebra." Toriko blinked at the sign that said MENU IV cause him to tilt his head, "Menu? What's that Oban?"
The Second in command Warden blinks before noticed it, "Ah...We have a 'penalty' full course menu prepared for our prisoners here at Honey Prison."
"A Penalty Full course?" Kai blinked in puzzled.
Slowly the giant gate start to lift up as Oban explained, "Menu IV is a course prepared for all the prisoners who have greedily devoured food in public. It's called the 'Food Thief Full Course.' "
"Food Theft?" The Glutton don't like the sound of that.
"Would you like to peek inside...? It's on the way..." Oban said as he lead them on the way to the Warden's office, " The greatest joy in the Gourmet Age is to 'Eat'. Which means the greatest punishment must be have food 'stolen.'
"Ohhh!" Toriko look down at the room way down that strangely shaped like a plate with many peoples who groaning loudly and complains.
"What's with this caaaake?! It isn't the least bit sweet! What's going on with this food!"
"Ahh...This guy...I know him!" Komatsu gasped at the familiar face.
"I'm surprise you have caught him..." Kai blinks, do noticed him also.
"He's a first-class Gourmet Swindler who ran out on a 2 trillion yen bill at a high restaurant. He's known as 'Eat-and-Run Norisuke," A Famous swindler.
"My Restaurant's been targeted by him too!" The chef exclaimed.
"So you have took away his sweet taste for the food theft full course, correct?" The Heroine asked cause Oban to nod in response.
"Yes, we've prevented him from tasting 'sweetness'."
"LET ME EAT SOMETHING SWEET!" Norisuke cried.
"The pain of having your favorite food stolen from you...this is the kind of punishment that makes a Gourmet Prison." Toriko muttered, eyes them all.
"We're here...This is the Warden's room." Oban said as they stood before a Giant door with many different food shaped door cause Toriko, Kai and Komatsu to stare at it in awe.
"Oh! Ohhhh! It's huge! Do you mean the Warden's a giant like Melk I?!" Toriko look at Oban's back in shock.
"How in the world did you get a chance to meet Melk I!?" Kai exclaimed at Toriko, wondering how he got a chance to see him due to the giant skip thanks to the Author.
"Warden...I have brought them." Oban said as the giant door open slowly cause Toriko, Komatsu and Kai to stare in widen open, await for a giant guy to come out...but instead of someone compared to Malk I. A Tiny woman came out glares at them all as she is a chubby pale-skinned woman of below average height who resembles a small child but is actually past middle age. Her straight and short black hair that goes just low enough to cover her ears. She also has black beady eyes and a heart-shaped tattoo on each of her cheeks. She wears an odd hat in the shape of a bee's head that has the image of a heart right below the antennas. She wears a small long-sleeved dress with a stripe pattern and two rows of three buttons going down it. The words "LOVE" are also printed going down vertically on it. On the back she has two small bug-like wings attached to the dress. She also wears curly shoes.
"Don't you dare...compare me with that guy! How rude!"
"..." They all stare down at her in silence, bit surprise by how tiny she is.
After the shock moments, They were in her office as Love sit down in her throne-style chair to introduction herself with a smile, "My name is Love, The Warden of Honey Prison."
"EEEEHHHHHH!? A...CHILD!?" Komatsu exclaimed in shock.
"I AM NOT A CHILD! HOW RUDE!" Love shout back, "Look closely!"
"N...no matter how I look at her, she looks like a young child...Right, Toriko-san?" Komatsu glance up at the Glutton who was silence all the time cause Kai to blink, raise a eyebrow at the Giant also.
"WHAT A BEAUTY..!" Toriko's face went red as his eyes shone with lust as if he have fallen in love.
"Eh!? Are you serious!?" the chef gasped, wondering what's going on.
"Warden..." Oban sighed.
"Fufu~" Love giggled smugly.
"Wait a minute, Toriko-san?! A Beauty?" Komatsu asked in surprise and yet confuse. "W-what's so beautiful about her?!"
"Stupid Komatsu...Look closeeeely...At Warden Love..." Toriko sighed, heart-shaped eyes at the Warden as Kai blinks, didn't see what's going on through the male version as she still see Warden Love in her tiny form.
"I don't get it..."
Komatsu finally see what Toriko is on about, instead of a tiny child he thought she is. She's now looks like a tall and attractive, voluptuous woman wearing revealing clothing which consists of her dress acting as a shirt, a pair of g-string panties and high-heel shoes.
"Ufu~ So you're Toriko-chan, Komatsu-chan and Kai-chan? Welcome to Honey Prison!"
"WHAT A BEAUTY!" Komatsu start to agreed with Toriko as Kai start to get the idea that she did use something to make the males fall for her that fast and facepalm by how fast they both caught into.
"Fufu...what a simpletons..." Love smirks, "But..."
"Warden. That should be enough." Oban warned her as Love agreed with him as she snapped her finger cause Toriko and Komatsu to snapped out of their love-sick moments.
"Neither of you are my type~" Love sighed.
Kai just raise a eyebrow at her before looks over to the Glutton and Chef who blinks in confusion thought they've saw a sexy woman instead of a tiny woman in front of them till Toriko blinks, start to caught on.
"This...Could it be 'Pheromones'...!?"
"Awww. I expected no less from you, Toriko-chan!" Love nods, "Indeed. I can freely control my pheromones. And the ones I sent off to you now were 'Sex Pheromones!'"
"That explains it all...Different kind of Pheromones can set them off as if she was acting like a True Queen bee and ordering her staff and beasts around in order to control the prison..." Kai blinked and nods, crossed her arms.
"That's correct Kai-chan! Ufufu, you seem to know a lots about this." Love smiles toward the only woman in this office beside her. "The colorless, transparent, tasteless, scentless pheromones enter the brain. Absolutely no one can stop them!"
"You mean...there's no one you can't control.." Toriko start to understand why Warden Love is very dangerous in her own way. "You can make all creatures your 'Slaves', Right...?"
"That's just the thing, Toriko-chan!" Love cried as she finally came up close to Toriko's face cause him to scream out in startle as she continues to sobs, "There's one person it doesn't work on! ONLY ONE! Who doesn't listen! To a Word I say!"
Kai blinks in surprise as she notice Oban facepalm himself at Love's action as she start to ask, "I suppose your pheromones didn't work on this person we're after is Zebra...?"
"Zebra-chan!" Love squealed as if she was having a fangirl moments, blushed, "Zebra-chan, the man who's absolutely my type, a total strikeout~!"
"The reason Warden Love is against letting Zebra leave is because she wants to keep her beloved eternally by her side..." Oban sighed.
"EHHHH!?" Toriko and Komatsu cried out together by that while Kai held a blank looks at Love.
"What kind of a reason is that! What's the big deal?! This Granny's lonely you know!" Love cried.
"You are a grandma!?" Komatsu blinked in surprise by her age.