Chapter 187 - Toriko and Komatsu
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---Three hours later---
Vegetable Sky,
After the event of White Fang's evolution in Area 7, Lev and the others then returned back to the Human World through Nakime's Infinity Castle. They could now be found in the room in which White Fang was supposed to stay due to her size, however, that was not the case anymore since she could now change her size according to her will. But the place would still not be a waste since Ulmer also started growing at a very fast rate.
At this moment, Lev and his summons were having a celebration after White Fang's evolution, but the celebrant herself was on to another matter seeing her scolding Ulmer who was bowing his head down after being told that after this, she would tell Lev, their master, to send him to the Gourmet World to grow.
Lev, Erza, Mirajane, Sakie, and the rest were laughing at them since even the three Night Lights were also being scolded and were now hiding behind the backs of their partners. They even felt like they would probably soon live in a living hell after being told by White Fang that she would also train them by herself so that they could perform properly their purpose of living.
With the event worth celebrating, Lev also spread the news about Infinity Castle Restaurant's serving of the legendary 'Century Soup' starting tomorrow which caused great commotion among the people, especially the rich ones as they immediately confirmed if this news was true.
The legendary 'Century Soup' was something that every person knew of since it was a soup that only appeared once every century. Thus, hearing the news about Infinity Castle Restaurant serving this soup starting tomorrow makes all people crazy.
Even Ichiryu from the IGO was quite surprised by this news as he immediately called Lev to confirm the authenticity of this, however, no matter how he called, Lev would not pick it up and all he could do was wait for tomorrow to see if it was true.
With such a declaration, Lev's Infinity Castle Restaurant then leads the frontline of the news once again. Whether this news was a bad thing or a good one depends on how Lev would deal with it tomorrow.
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---Night---
Infinity Castle,
Inside Lev's private room in the Infinity Castle, he could be found lying on the bed together with three women who were now sleeping comfortably while clinging to him. They hadn't done anything for the night and slept normally, however, unlike the three of them, Lev was still wide awake at the moment as he still had things to think about.
'There will probably be a lot of work to do tomorrow since the news of the Legendary Century Soup probably spread all around the world right now. Also, I should probably head there since the Gourmet Seven might appear again and so need my presence.' Lev thought. He could actually just let his clone deal with it but he doesn't want to be dependent on the skill too much and thought that it would be good to visit and work in the place from time to time to take some break from work.
'Well, I already got the BB Corns. I better stay here in the next few days and deal with some matters before heading out again.' Lev then decided thinking that there is also a matter regarding his other business and the BB Corns that he still has to plant back in Infinity World.
Following that, Lev looked into the three women beside him before closing his eyes with satisfaction from how joyous this day was and preparing himself for the next few days since White Fang was now joining their group of finding ingredients.
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---The next day---
At exactly 8 AM in the morning, the legendary 'Century Soup' finally made its appearance to the public. Some were disappointed because aside from the fact of how much the soup costs, it also depends on how much soup you want. The more money you would be able to spend, the more soup you can drink.
However, most of the people were still happy since Century Soup would now be available in the market, especially to the rich people living in the Human World since they all had the money to spend for such soup. Meanwhile, Chefs all over the Human World also visited Infinity Castle Restaurant and even the person who was known as a National Treasure came to visit to taste it.
Furthermore, just like Lev predicted, the Gourmet Seven once again visited the place since they would never pass this opportunity to taste the legendary 'Century Soup' and also because Lev was the one who replicated it, a chef who became a legend in a span of only ten years.
Besides the public, several special people also came to visit the restaurant. Whether they had come with malice or not was never an issue for Lev since White Fang was overlooking the place. Bishokukai and Bishokuya, people from these organizations were all around the restaurant, however, never once did a problem occur to them since Nakime was also doing her work to separate them inside.
With that, Lev's Infinity Castle Restaurant had once again reached the hearts of the masses, especially after BB Corns also became available to order. Such an amazing day, such an amazing restaurant, and most especially such an amazing chef, were what people's mouths would always talk about.
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---Night---
In one of the rooms inside Infinity Castle, an extremely muscular and exceptionally tall man with somewhat messy blue neck-length hair was having a feast together with a short, thin, and light-skinned young man with short black hair, large black eyes, and a rather wide nose with large nostrils.
"I really am once again in this restaurant. I'm very excited." The thin young man suddenly said with his sparkling eyes while looking at the seemingly ordinary room. This person was none other than Komatsu, a chef and the future partner of the protagonist in the future.
"Mmm. So, you also have eaten the dishes made by this restaurant, Komatsu? Numm…Numm…. Numm." The tall and muscular man beside Komatsu asked while eating the food that he ordered. They actually just came from somewhere and hurriedly came here as he could not wait to taste the legendary Century Soup that people confirm as a fact.
"Yes, Toriko-san. This restaurant was something of importance to me since here, you can still eat food with great taste in spite of being cheap." Komatsu answered with a smile on his face. He has been eating in this restaurant since then in hopes that he could work in the place but left disappointed as he never once heard of the restaurant looking for chefs.
"Hmmm. Even though you're the head chef of a Gourmet Ho---- Ohhhhh, here it is!!! I could not stop my drool upon smelling this. Finally, it's the Legendary 'Century Soup'." Toriko wanted to say something but stopped after his great-smelling ability smelled something delicious coming closer to them. He even stopped looking at the other dishes on the table as he looked excitedly at the door.
It was also the same with Komatsu who looked at the door opening and there he saw two Minions carrying a bowl professionally before seeing them putting it on the table. Following that, Toriko and Komatsu looked at the seemingly transparent bowl as if there was nothing on it. The only thing that they were sure of was that there was something inside to see the aurora showing above it and the smell that was out of this world.
"There's no mistaking it, this is really the Legendary Century Soup. Now, we all give thanks to the great bounty of this world. Itadakimasu." Toriko and Komatsu both give prayer before simultaneously holding their spoons, taking some from the bowl, and tasting them at the same time.
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---One hour later---
After an hour, Toriko and Komatsu finally had their fill however, their surprise still wasn't done after seeing them in a daze while looking at the person who was together with them in the same room.
"Good evening. It was nice seeing you tonight, Toriko of the Heavenly Kings and Chef Komatsu, Head Chef of Gourmet Hotel. Welcome to Infinity Castle Restaurant. I'm Lev, the owner of this place." Lev introduced and finally had the time to meet these two. He actually knew them eating in this place from time to time, but he never once took the initiative to visit them until now for some reason.
"N-N-Nice meeting you, I'm Komatsu." Komatsu immediately stood up before bowing down as he introduced himself. The excitement on his face couldn't be hidden upon seeing Lev this close and also from the fact that he knew about him.
"I'm Toriko. Nice meeting you as well." Toriko also stood up and introduced himself while greeting him back. However, unlike the excited Komatsu, he actually felt different from looking at Lev since despite Lev being smaller than him, he actually felt like he was looking up at a surmountable mountain.
Following that, the meeting of Lev and the protagonists of this world finally occurred inside Infinity Castle, and no one knew what happened and heard what kind of discussion they talked about aside from the three of them.
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---Several days later---
Wul Jungle,
After the success of Century Soup and BB corn, the customers of Infinity Castle Restaurant had increased by quite a margin the same as Nakime's workload, which Lev compensated for by giving her lots of his blood and delicious ingredients to eat. In addition, Sebas recruited another batch of trainees again after the older batches finally started working.
Ulmer, after being scolded by White Fang, was forced to leave for Gourmet World. Fortunately, Megatron and Sia return with ingredients before heading out once again but this time with the order to take Ulmer to Area 2 where Battle Wolves lived.
Meanwhile, Lev was once back again in Wul Jungle since they still had business left in the area. He and his group spread apart as they looked around the jungle to find the Wulstar Sauce Fruit that they were seeking.
"Rainbow fruit should probably be in a corner now. I can't wait to have one and plant it back in Infinity World." Lev muttered while looking at something like a crystal in his hand. He then just patted White Fang who was the one who found the thing on his hand which is none other than the Wulstar Sauce that he was looking for.
Following that, Lev and White Fang still continue to look for fruits and other ingredients in the jungle while also encountering several beasts. Lev has told White Fang to hide her aura since having a powerful beast like her would immediately scare anyone. White Fang also knew about her situation, so she followed Lev's order and lived like an ordinary beast companion with him.
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---Night---
Beta Infinity World,
Returning to his home in the Vegetable Sky, Lev immediately left and headed to Beta Infinity World and ordered the Djinns to plant the fruits and other ingredients that he discovered back in the Wul Jungle. There are also the ingredients Sia and Megatron brought from Gourmet World and were now living healthily in the place.
Looking at his growing world, Lev still thought that he still had a long way to go, however, he wasn't worried about it and was confident that at the end of his stay here, Infinity World would be as beautiful as Toriko's World.
"I'll bring more delicious ingredients next time." Lev muttered while looking at the entirety of the place since he was sitting on top of the BB Corn that Zagan had planted a while back. With his Djinn abilities especially with Life Magic, growing these ingredients was a small thing to them.
Following that, Lev continues to stay inside Beta Infinity World for a while thinking about the things that he still needs to improve as if he was playing some kind of a simulation game. However, what he decided to focus on for now was looking for ingredients to plant in here before organizing everything at the end.
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Area 7,
Inside a hidden cave in Area 7, a man with monstrous muscles all around his body could be seen meditating inside. Looking closely at the appearance of the man, this person was none other than Yuujirou, who was being tasked to be left behind to subdue the King of the area, Bambina.
From the years that had passed, Yuujirou's life was full of bitterness and excitement at the same time. Seeing the cuts and injury marks on his body, Yuujirou experienced quite a hurdle to take them.
Not long after that, Yuujirou finally opened his eyes as if he had been enlightened and he then stood up without doing or making unnecessary movements or sounds. Following that, he walked toward the exit of the cave that he had been using until now.
"Those fucker monkeys. I'll beat your asses this time." Yuujirou's face turns into a smile despite having the appearance of that of a beast. However, one thing was sure and that was he felt an imaginable excitement after his stay inside the cave.