Toriko: Namu's Buffet.
Chapter 13: "To The Wul Continent! Capture The King of Peppers!"
Namu was sitting in shabby looking restaurant, drinking from a small sake cup, when a short old man appeared.
"So, what d'ya think?" the man asked.
"Oh, didn't see ya there Grandpa. It's good. Can't believe I forgot to make sake out of the Puffer Whale."
"Glad to hear it," Jiro replied, "but that's not what I was talking about." he said as he took a seat beside Namu.
"Huh? What'd ya mean, then?" Namu asked, confused.
"You know what I mean, boy." Jiro said, as he drank the Puffer Whale sake.
Namu looked down at the cup he was drinking from.
"I know."
"Well? You gonna tell me or what?" Jiro began to lose patience.
"Well, she's a really good chef. Really good. And she's got bright pink hair, sorta like Grandma but more reddish."
"Pink hair, huh? You must get that from me." Jiro grinned.
"She's got the bluest eyes, too. The same color as the sky. She's also a bit curvy."
"Good. That means she's got a good appetite."
"You're startin' to creep me out, Grandpa. Anyway, she's really sweet but she can be pretty tsundere at times." Namu chuckled.
"Reminds me of a woman I know." Jiro smiled even wider than before, as he poured more sake into his cup.
"Grandma?" Namu smiled.
"Yep. That reminds me, did you ask her yet? To be in a Combo?"
"Not yet. I really want to, though."
"Why don't you?" Jiro asked.
"I don't know. What if she says no?"
"Then that's something you're gonna have to deal with. You'll never know unless you ask."
"I suppose you're right." Namu frowned.
Jiro thought a moment before snapping his fingers, suddenly.
"I got an idea. I just got back from the Wul Continent to get some BB Corn, but there's another Ingredient there. They call it the 'King of Peppers'. It's said to be the spiciest pepper in the Human World, but it only grows in really hot areas, like at the base of the Wul Volcano. It's called the Inferno Pepper."
Namu's eyes became brighter as Jiro concluded describing the wondrous Ingredient.
"That sounds awesome! I'm gonna call Tsubaki right away!" Namu said, as he shot from his seat and ran outside.
Jiro sat by himself for a few moments until a familiar old lady with pink hair came from the kitchen.
"He's so much like you, Jiro-chan." Setsuno smiled.
"Not too much like me, I hope." Jiro said, as he drank the last of the Puffer Whale sake.
"Aw, I'm outta booze."
"You drink too much." Setsuno grinned, as she was familiar with Jiro's habit.
"Booze is life, Secchan," Jiro grinned, "speaking of…" Jiro reahed into his pocket and pulled out a red, orange and yellow pepper from his pocket, "What d'ya say we drink some Inferno Whiskey?"
End of Chapter.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Inferno Pepper was created by pokemonking0924. He's been giving me great ideas and advice, so a lot of what you see in this arc will be his ideas, but some of my own will be in there too. Thanks for your help pokemonking0924, and thank you to all the people that read my stories. I've got a lot of fanfics I want to write, but I'm gonna focus on this one right now.
Till next time. JANE!