Chapter 172: At Most Just a Blood Draw, Don't Be Afraid!

Komatsu is an incredibly skilled chef.

If you all aspire to become chefs, why aren't you taking this chance to ask him questions?

Use this opportunity.

Ask him anything you've been wanting to know.

It's a great way to improve your cooking skills.

Hearing Takumi's words, Nakiri Senzaemon's eyes immediately lit up.

If someone earned Takumi's praise, they must be truly exceptional, right?

Another extraordinary chef from another world?

Then they absolutely must seek his guidance.

Moreover, when it comes to these new-era ingredients, people from that world are more experienced.

Everyone sat together and began to enjoy the feast.

It must be said, the dishes prepared from these ingredients were genuinely delicious.

During this time, Toriko was eating with unstoppable enthusiasm.

He never wasted food!

So he single-handedly cleared nearly everything on the table.

In the end, Komatsu personally cooked up quite a bit more to finally satisfy Toriko's hunger.

And because of this, everyone got a real glimpse of Komatsu's remarkable cooking prowess.

These rare ingredients were like putty in Komatsu's hands.

Alice, Erina, and the others were left in awe.

Mobius even handed the Garara Gator over to Komatsu for cooking.

When she tasted that grade of ingredient, Mobius could instantly feel the benefits it brought.

The energy within her body was replenished.

"This stuff really is valuable!!"

"I've got to research it thoroughly."

"Toriko-san, are you full?"

"If you are, could you come with me to the lab?"

Mobius could hardly contain her excitement to examine Toriko.

Toriko didn't refuse.

He had already agreed to cooperate.

Might as well get it over with quickly.

Besides, after spending time with them, he understood that these people weren't bad.

They just wanted to learn more about Gourmet Cells.

No big deal.

Toriko didn't mind.

He was ready to cooperate fully.

"Alright!"

He agreed without hesitation.

Seeing this, Mobius immediately took Klein and headed for the ship.

Takumi had already handed her some equipment.

It was stored in her spatial gear.

Once they left, Takumi and the others continued enjoying the feast.

Komatsu glanced toward Toriko's departing figure, feeling a bit uneasy.

"Don't worry."

"Mobius is just going to draw some blood and extract a bit of genetic material."

"It's not a big deal."

Mobius only wanted to see how Gourmet Cells behave inside a human.

So she wasn't planning to do anything excessive.

She'd probably just draw blood, scan his body with a machine, and then send Toriko on his way.

It wouldn't take more than a few minutes.

Hearing this, Komatsu still looked worried but said no more.

After dinner, Nakiri Senzaemon immediately dragged Komatsu off to discuss cooking techniques.

Even started recording the session.

Alice and Erina followed along.

Only Takumi and the others remained in the courtyard.

Bronya and the others sat near Takumi, sipping drinks Komatsu had prepared.

Bronya glanced at Takumi.

"So we're just relaxing here like this—is that okay?"

"The old man's working, and here we are lounging around."

These points were too easy.

Show up and boom—points.

"It's fine."

"Things are stable for now."

"It's only the initial arrival phase."

"Or rather, things haven't really started yet."

"The group quest didn't give a time limit."

"We just wait it out."

"As long as we ensure this world's population isn't decimated, we're good."

That was their mission:

Prevent large-scale casualties in this world.

Frankly, the task was quite simple.

Takumi had already arranged everything he needed to.

Now, it was just a matter of waiting.

Until the two worlds fully merged.

Bronya sighed.

"So we're really just here for fun, huh?"

Good grief, she didn't even know how to respond.

She had hoped to test her superpowers.

But now she was just... playing around?

"What else did you expect?"

"If you really want a fight, that can be arranged."

"I'll lend you some weapons, pair them with your abilities, and you can go have some fun."

Takumi stroked his chin thoughtfully.

If Bronya wanted to go out, no problem.

It would be easy.

Hearing this, Bronya's eyes lit up.

"Yes! That's what I've been waiting for!!"

Now we're talking!

That's exactly what she wanted to hear.

Bronya quickly added:

"Just help me upgrade Heavy Bunny."

"No need for overpowered weapons."

She felt her Heavy Bunny could still use some enhancements.

Make it even stronger.

Takumi sighed.

So this was what she was really after, huh?

"Where's Heavy Bunny? Bring it out."

He didn't refuse.

As expected, she came to him for this exact reason.

Seeing him agree, Bronya's eyes sparkled.

Without hesitation, she used her ability to summon Heavy Bunny.

This time, she had brought it with her.

It was stationed in the yard.

As her powers activated, Heavy Bunny moved toward them.

Watching this, Takumi couldn't help but tease her.

"Bronya, that's so lame!"

"Summoning it like that? Seriously?"

"Shouldn't it be something you can summon instantly?"

"Like this."

Takumi gestured—and before him appeared a Heavy Bunny identical to Bronya's.

It floated behind him like a personal stand.

Seeing that, Bronya's face immediately darkened.

(???

Her expression said it all.

You think she didn't want that?

Of course she did!

But she couldn't!

She didn't have Takumi's abilities.

Nor the kind of spatial gear needed to store Heavy Bunny.

So this was the only way.

What else could she do?

Who doesn't want to look cool?

Bronya wanted to be cool too, alright!

Takumi saw her face and smirked.

"Fine, I'll fix everything for you this time."

"Yeah... Quantum attribute."

"No problem."

With that, Takumi put away his weapon.

Then got to work modifying Bronya's Heavy Bunny.

"Let's add a few more cannons."

"Make it transformable—like a small-scale Gundam that you can wear."

"Sort of like an IS unit."

"Throw in some floating bits while we're at it."

With that, Takumi got to work—

completely transforming Heavy Bunny into a single-pilot combat armor!

The flying kind.