Chapter 211 - Underattack

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---Two months Later--- 

Nox Kingdom, 

After another two months, Nox Kingdom has changed from its normal dull color to a bright kingdom. The entirety of the country was filled with greenery after Lev used his clones to develop the place as fast as he could. Though the neighboring cities still haven't changed for the better, the construction and development progress were, however, already on its way. 

Meanwhile, in a particular place in the country, Lev could be found sitting on a large rock together with the four Celestials while looking at the man getting beaten by his clone. Looking closely, there was a large popcorn in his hand, and he kept on eating it while enjoying the show in front of him. 

"That's pretty much it, Zebra. You passed." Lev said before calling the end of Zebra's last spar. It had been already three months since the start of his training, so he wanted to end it now.

"Inai. Raijin. Kaolin. Xin. You can now go back to Infinity Castle. Thank you for your help this time." Lev followed before putting the entirety of the BB Corn down to his mouth and eating it. He then just stood up and headed to where Zebra was seeing him looking at him. 

"You can head back to the palace if you want. I will be cooking tonight." Lev said while looking at Zebra with a smile. Though his personality was awful at some point, it changed after getting beaten nonstop upon seeing him just staring back at him without saying anything. 

"I just received a call. Toriko and Coco were on their way here. Isn't that nice? Hahaha." Lev laughed as he looked into the sky as he knew the purpose of Coco and Toriko visiting. There is only one thing why they come together in this place and that is the ingredient called 'Meteor Garlic', one of the ingredients that Ichiryu assigned to Toriko's training. 

"Who really are you?" Suddenly, Zebra asked out of the blue while looking at Lev with his brows knitting this time. He was sure that the person he was fighting earlier was Lev but when he saw another Lev watching them, he felt like his mind had just crumbled from the fact that what he was fighting was just a mere clone of his. 

"Does that matter? Well, you are welcome if you come and visit." Lev replied before he took out Infinity and created a gate for which he decided to enter Beta Infinity World as he waited for the others to arrive since he pretty much didn't have anything to do for today. 

Following that, Zebra finally had his peace as he let himself fall to the ground and breathed in relief while looking into the sky. Just like how Toriko and Coco felt after completing their training, he was very tired but also felt satisfied with the result. 

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Beta Infinity World, 

Entering the world, Lev immediately headed to his room as he only had a couple of reasons to come to this place. Without further ado, he entered his room with a smile upon seeing two naked bodies of Paimon and Phenex lying on the bed while looking at him with a smile.

"Looks like you've heard about my coming." Lev said with a smile before he jumped on the bed. Following that, he then spends half an hour in the room and satisfies not just himself but also Paimon and Phenex during that small span of time. 

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---Night--- 

In the palace, 

It was already night when Lev returned back to the real world seeing him now eating together with four men at the table. Just like he said, Toriko, Coco, and Komatsu really visited the palace and were eating hungrily except Coco who ate gentlemanly unlike the rest. Zebra was also present as he ate and ate all the food served on the table after not getting enough of it from the training that he had undergone. 

"Zebra, I thought you were out there looking for new ingredients to pay for your crimes. Num…Num…Num." Toriko said while holding onto a large grilled leg of beast. He really doesn't have any idea that Zebra would also be in this place as they have been apart after their journey to get Mellow Cola. 

"It's not strange for you not to get it, Toriko. Well, Zebra must be here for training. Am I right, Zebra?" Coco asked with a calm voice while looking at Zebra. He already has his guess from the first time he saw Zebra since there is no way for him to stay in one place especially in this area if not undergoing Lev's training. 

Meanwhile, Zebra didn't answer both of them as he focused on eating the food on the table. It's not that he didn't want to reply but because he was too hungry to spend some energy talking to them. 

"By the way, Lev-san. Do you really have the Meteor Garlic?" Komatsu, who was very silent, suddenly asked as he changed the topic as this was the very reason why they came here. Meteor Garlic is a very rare ingredient but to think Lev has one makes him think how lucky he was. 

Komatsu's question immediately piqued the interest of not just Coco and Toriko but also the silent Zebra. Unlike Coco and Toriko who also came here for such a reason, Zebra felt surprised as he also knew about the rarity of the ingredient. 

"Yes, I have it." Lev replied with a smile. Since he has the Gourmet Casino, finding such information was a very easy task for him. With that fact, Meteor Garlic fell on his lap and was waiting to be cooked and served.

"Then, can we see it?" Toriko immediately asked with excitement upon hearing such a good response. He thought that this mission was the easiest among the ingredients that he needed to find after knowing that it was already in Lev's hand. 

"No, you can't. I know this ingredient was one of the ingredients that Ichiryu asked you to find, but how can I just let you see it? It was mine and it was to my will what would I do with it unless you gave me something of equivalent value in return. If you do have it, I might even exchange it with you." Lev replied and rejected. Even he felt like it was a loss to give them the Meteor Garlic since it was a very rare ingredient whose appearance was unpredictable. If he wanted, he kind of wanted to keep it to himself, however, he also felt it was necessary to give it up so the story would continue its course. 

This time, Toriko, Coco, and Komatsu all thought that their mission this time was not as easy as it looked after hearing Lev's answer however, they already anticipated it since Lev really was peculiar. It's just that they don't know what he wanted so he would give it to them. 

Zebra, on the other hand, just looked at them before he continued eating. As much as he also wanted to eat the Meteor Garlic, he felt like it would not be possible this time so instead of finding a way to have it like Toriko and the rest, he might as well just eat every food served on the table.

'Master, there's a little trouble to some of our building branches around the world?' Suddenly, Nakime's voice entered Lev's mind which caused him to stop eating and smirk a little after this sudden report. He had taken back the clones that he posted as guards in every building branch before as he already had enough people to do that work but to think that there were still people who wanted to make trouble and even to that extent makes him amused. 

'Evacuate the people first. I will deal with this matter.' Lev replied through telepathy before he put the spoon and fork he was holding on the table. He then looked at Toriko, Coco, and Zebra with a smile on his face as he already had an idea in mind on how to exploit them. 

"Just perfect time. Some of my restaurant branches around the Human World have been experiencing an attack right now and I have guessed that it's Gourmet Corp's doing. So, I will exchange Meteor Garlic for your help to deal with this matter and if possible, I want you all to capture them. How about that?" Lev asked upon thinking about the current situation. He doesn't really need their help as he could just use his clone to deal with this matter, but he felt like it was a good reason to give them the Meteor Garlic and so strike up a deal. 

"Gourmet Corp, huh. What a perfect time for me to know how much I have grown." Zebra, suddenly said as he stood up and left the table. He felt like luck started coming to him again after hearing a series of good news one at a time after finishing his training. Meteor Garlic was one thing but using this bunch of Gourmet Corp to test his strength comes priority. 

"I'll take up the deal even though I would still help you even without it. Let's go, Coco, Komatsu." Toriko replied with seriousness. Infinity Castle Restaurant being attacked was something unexpected and he felt bad being happy thinking that they could have the Meteor Garlic after helping Lev with it but since he was the one who initiated it, then he could only do their best. 

Following that, Lev then ordered Nakime to transport them separately to every branch that was being attacked. From the report he has heard, eight branches of Infinity Castle have been attacked and one of them experienced the greatest damage. He then thinks that the Gourmet Corp is now making their move to capture high-level Chefs and so makes him one of them. 

'Inai, Kaolin, Raijin, and Xin. It is now your time to shine as the guardian of Infinity Castle Restaurant. Don't let me down.' Lev said as he ordered the four Celestials through telepathy. Since eight places were being attacked, their number would be of great help and added to the fact that Zebra, Coco, and Toriko were also helping, he could block seven among the eight attacks. 

"Looks like I should visit the branches from time to time." Lev said as he stood up. He was also planning on heading out to calm down the attack. He decided to see who was the person who caused the greatest destruction of his restaurant. 

Following that, Lev just headed to a room and ordered Nakime to transport him to the branch where they suffered the most and deal with it once and for all. Since they finally move against him, he might as well give them a scare that he was not a person easy to deal with.