Chapter 202 - Gourmet Carriage
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---Two days later---
Gourmet Carriage,
At this moment, Lev and his group could now be found roaming around on the luxury vessel that takes its passengers on a "Gourmet Trip" around the world lasting approximately two years, called "Gourmet Carriage" which moves over "World Connect" drawn by two Giga Horses.
Normally, it would take one to get a reservation five years in advance just to get on the Deluxe Carriage, however, Lev called on someone connected to the IGO to allow him, of course, for an exchange value.
"Master, that horse is too big!!" Mamako exclaimed while looking at the gigantic horses in the distance. They had just arrived, but the surprises just kept on coming to her which made her excited upon slowly witnessing the wonders of this world.
"Is it really true that this trip would take two years before it ends?" Mirajane asked while looking at the people staring in their direction. She was already used to their stares but the people in this place really are too many.
"Is this real? I can't believe that I would be riding this carriage during my lifetime." Melk the Second said with excitement while looking around the place. She had always heard about this legendary carriage and once wanted to board it, but she could hardly visit the place and make a reservation since she had a lot of work to do.
"Master, are we staying in this place for two years? Or we were only finding a ride to go to another place?" Erza suddenly asked upon thinking that they would not probably stay here doing nothing for two years, there must be more to it than meets the eye.
"We will only be staying in this place for a month. Don't worry. The place we were going to is fun." Lev replied while looking at the distance. He actually planned on following Toriko to get the Mellow Cola in the Gourmet Pyramid but thinking about it, he felt like he would only waste time heading there so he wanted to go to another place that coincides with the other Heavenly King that Ichiryu asked him again to train.
Not long after that, a group of four then suddenly appeared just right behind them. Lev turned around to see who they were and there he saw Toriko and the excited Komatsu greeting him with smiles on their faces.
Meanwhile, the other two men were also people of great reputation as they were also known as Heavenly Kings just like Toriko. One of them is a tall, muscular man with a striking face with black hair wrapped in a green bandana while wearing a green formal suit.
On the other hand, the other one has a sharp face, and defined features, making him rather attractive, if not pretty. His hair is long, flows downwards, and is colored white, blue, green, and pink along each strand while wearing a long red long-sleeved. These two men were none other, Coco and Sunny, respectively of the four Heavenly Kings.
"Lev-san, we meet again. You're also here, Melk-san, Erza-san, and Mirajane-san. I never expected to meet you all here coincidentally. I feel like this trip is a very exciting one!!" Komatsu started greeting everyone after seeing Lev and the others.
"L-L-Lev!!? D-Do you mean the owner of Infinity Castle Restaurant?" Sunny looked at Lev with a mix of surprise and shock. Lev was a very successful and famous man in the Human World because aside from being a world-class chef, he was also the owner and inventor of the thing called Storage Ring that greatly impacted how people work on an everyday basis.
"You're right, Sunny. I never thought of seeing you here, Lev." Toriko answered while looking at Lev with a smile. Just like Komatsu, he was also surprised to see him here. However, he could not stay calm as something was distracting him after he suddenly remembered his training back in the Vegetable Sky.
"The enormous Gourmet Carriage...I shall be your guide to this around-the-world Gourmet journey. This trip of a lifetime that lasts approximately two years begins now." Suddenly, an announcement sounded in the Gourmet Carriage prompting the passengers on board to get excited after the Giga Horse finally started moving. Loud cheers could be heard in the place as they finally started their trip.
"Let's find a place to talk." Lev said upon the announcement. He then just looked at Coco before he and his summons started heading to a particular area of the carriage. Since some of them would be staying in this place for a long time, he might as well talk to them and get familiar with each other.
Hearing Lev's words, Komatsu excitedly followed Lev leaving Toriko, Sunny, and Coco behind looking at their leaving backs. Unlike Lev's unusual ordinary presence, the three of them were looking warily at the people surrounding him as they all thought that they were not ordinary people.
"Toriko, I have heard from the old man that you trained under Lev for three months. How is it?" Coco suddenly asked while looking at Toriko. It wasn't actually just out of pure curiosity, but it was something that he needed to know.
"Lev Hendrix. All I can say is that he really is powerful and also an amazing teacher. Under three months of training under him, all my techniques have upgraded, and he even taught me something called Armament Haki." Toriko answered while looking at his hand which then suddenly turned black surprising Sunny and Coco in return.
"Well. My training under him was quite a success. That's all that matters. Hahahahaha. Let's go. I wonder who those people with him were." Toriko laughed it out before he started following Lev and the others. Aside from that, he was also excited knowing if there might be a chance Lev would cook in the place. Just by thinking about it, he could not help but drool over them.
Sunny, who was also curious about Lev, followed Toriko leaving behind Coco who was looking at them leaving while thinking of something else. He thought about Toriko's hand sudden darkening as he could not tell how it became something like that with his extraordinary sight. After that, he just sighed before he started following them while having great expectations after all of this.
Not long after that, in the exclusive place of Lev's accommodation, Lev and the others could be seen sitting around the big table enough for all of them. There were dishes served on the table which Lev did himself as a way of greeting while they were having a conversation.
"Coco, has Ichiryu already told you about your training?" Lev suddenly asked while eating. Yes, the thing that Ichiryu asked him in exchange for boarding the carriage was to train Coco for as long as he see fit. Knowing that Lev was heading to a place where Coco would go, Ichiryu immediately made a deal with him.
"Mmm. I'll be in your care from now on." Coco answered while looking at Lev seriously. In fact, it was for this reason that he asked Toriko about his training since he was also asked by their old man to undergo training under Lev. He was greatly surprised at that time since he had known Lev as a chef, but after hearing that Toriko had undergone training under him for three months and came out stronger than before, he felt like he needed to see it.
"Eehhhhhhh!!!!!" Both Sunny and Toriko reacted upon hearing Coco's reply. Lev looked at Coco with sentiment on what he would about to experience while Sunny looked at Coco with nothing but curiosity thinking how come both he and Toriko had been tasked to undergo training under Lev.
"Good. We will immediately start your training tomorrow." Lev decided. Since it would take them a month to arrive at their destination, he might as well start Coco's training. He was also very excited about doing it since it would allow him to copy other techniques from one of the Heavenly Kings once again.
Following that, they talked for a while in the area before Lev dispersed them and let them deal with their own business as he also wanted to enjoy his stay in the Gourmet Carriage, especially the ingredients that could be bought and eaten in the carriage.
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---Night---
Inside a room,
As night came, Lev and his summons finally had their private time. Instead of heading out and visiting the place to entertain themselves inside the carriage, Minamoto and the others chose to stay to have some time with Lev seeing them all together lying on the bed while looking at the TV hanging on the wall.
"Master, what kind of place are we really heading?" Yasaka curiously asked. Since they have always been to a place full of wonders, she kind of feels excited about what kind of place they are heading to this time.
"Hmmm. It's a place not part of IGO, an underground place to be exact." Lev answered while looking at the TV with interest as the news was quite an informative one since they were all talking about ingredients and such.
"Is it really all right for me to come and join you?" Melk the Second suddenly asked while looking at Lev. She knew the capabilities of Erza and Mirajane and now three other women came together who probably have the same level. She thought that she would be just a hindrance to them knowing what she was only capable of.
"What are you talking about, Melk? Your blacksmithing skill would be of great help to us." Erza answered while looking at Melk the Second. She was very satisfied with the works that Melk the Second had crafted for her so her presence would be important, especially since having her around would be very convenient.
"That's right, Melk. Also, you don't have to worry about your safety. We will be there to protect you." Lev followed up before he used Ruler's Authority and moved her closer to him. Among the women he had right now, only her was a person coming from this world and so he wanted to spoil her.
"If you think that you don't have anything to do then, why not use your body to satisfy me instead?" Lev teasingly said before he tore off all her clothes and immediately sucked on her freed breasts. As they didn't have anything else to do, he felt like he wanted to enjoy this time to the fullest in his own way.
"Fufufufufu." Minamoto laughed cheekily before she also joined them in the fun together with all the hungry women inside the room. Following that, the temperature of the place then started rising to a certain extent added by how noisy the room had become and it goes all the way until midnight.
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---The next morning---
At this moment, Lev could now be found at the edge of the carriage while looking at the Toriko and Komatsu in the distance. The location they were right now was called the "Gates of the Underworld" and the place where the Honey Prison Arc would happen, however, Lev wasn't fond of nosing to other people's business and just seeing them off.
"Are you ready?" Lev suddenly asked without even looking at who was the person behind him. Just like he promised, he would train Coco during his stay here up to the place they were heading to the best of his capabilities.
"Yes." Coco replied with seriousness while looking at Lev. Aside from wanting to learn from him, he was also curious why the old man had a biased attitude when it came to Lev and so he wanted to find the answer for this.
"Good." Lev said as he looked at the Toriko and Komatsu in the distance for the last time thinking that the person they were meeting there there was also something of great importance and that he was excited to see him in person when fate allows them.