I Transmigrated to Shokugeki no Soma but can also enter Toriko - Chapter 145
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In the world of Toriko…
Ingredients…
It is the basis of determining the deliciousness of a dish. If a chef were to force two incompatible ingredients together, a strong sense of separation could be felt upon tasting the dish……
For example, this Crispy Sky Scum Pizza…
Although the Sky Scum was at a Capture-Level of 38…
It still wasn’t on the same level as the Melk Stardust. Even the legendary Seafood Fruit wasn’t worthy of being next to the Melk Stardust.
In the Human World…
Perhaps there aren’t any ingredients that were worthy of being paired with the Melk Stardust except for the Jewel Meat and the Shining Gourami…
Of course…
If it was a top-tier chef such as Setsuno, Chef King Zaus or Joie who was reborn from the body of the Chef Goddess Froese……
They might be able to change this.
However…
Kanda Souji simply wasn’t on the same level as them.
“I see!”
“Aside from the Jewel Meat, there’s still the Shining Gourami?” Hearing Kanda Souji’s explanation of why the Crispy Sky Scum Pizza wouldn’t be able to bring out the flavors of the Melk Stardust, Zonge showed an expression of understanding.
“I, Zonge-sama, understand now!”
“Kanda.”
“If that’s the case, let’s first head off to the Death Falls and capture the Shining Gourami before we enter the Gourmet World!” Zonge said in a deep voice.
Jewel Meat.
Zonge had already tasted it during the Regal Islands.
As for the Shining Gourami…
Zonge had never seen nor tasted this ingredient before!
An unknown ingredient.
To a Bishokuya, the temptation of this was quite high. After all, a Bishokuya was a profession that searches for unknown flavors!
“Zonge-sama!”
“Zonge-sama!” Follower B stared blankly at Zonge.
Death Falls.
This was one of the most dangerous places within the Human World.
The only thing to be thankful for was that…
The Death Falls might be extremely dangerous, but it was a lot better than the Gourmet World that he had previously never heard of before.
“Wahahaha!”
“Wouldn’t it be a pity if we failed to taste the true flavors of the Melk Stardust even though we had successfully captured it?”
“And it’s only a mere Death Falls. How could it stop this Zonge-sama!” Zonge waved his hands powerfully as if he didn’t think too much of the Death Falls.
“Sharpener Melk!”
“Once I, Zonge-sama, manages to capture the Shining Gourami with Kanda Souji, we’ll come back over to taste Kanda Souji’s dish!”
Zonge turned around and looked at Melk the Second.
“Yes.”
“Brother Zonge!” Hearing Zonge’s announcement, Melk the Second revealed a faint smile.
Capturing the Shining Gourami.
Regarding this matter, Melk the Second was confident in both Zonge and Kanda Souji. After all, they were people that could enter the Gourmet World!!
“Ohhhhh!”
“Shining Gourami!” Follower A also cheer excitedly.
On the other side…
Kanda Souji also did not object upon hearing that Zonge was prepared to capture the Shining Gourami.
The Crystal Fish!
This ingredient was also one of the ingredients that Kanda Souji wanted to see.
Even if Zonge didn’t plan on capturing the Shining Gourami, Kanda Souji would still go by himself to the Death Falls in order to capture the Shining Gourami.
In addition to the Shining Gourami in the Death Falls, he could also capture the Capture-Level 85 Mors Oil!
This was a natural oil that had accumulated all of the nutrients within the Mors Mountain. It had extracted the essence of all the plants that lived on Mors Mountain.
It was a better version of high-quality Olive Oil.
Its mellow aroma was on a different level than Peanut Oil. The fragrance of it was better than the Corn Oil. The smell of it surpasses the Sunflower Oil. Even the softness of it wasn’t something that the Soybean Oil had. Lastly, the deep and rich flavors was beyond the Sesame Oil.
Any ingredient that was fried by the Mors Oil would have the rich fragrance of the Mors Oil.
It didn’t matter whether it was plants or animals…
As long as it was fried, the Mors Oil wouldn’t produce any waste. It would remain clear as if it was an oil that could be used forever.
Because of this, the Mors Oil was recognized by the IGO as the newest natural oil in the world. It was even considered as the best natural oil in the world!
Oil.
There wasn’t much to say about the role of oil in cooking.
No matter what ingredient was being cooked, oil played an indisputable part in it.
Moreover, due to Mors Oil’s habitat…
The Mors Oil and the Shining Gourami would never enter the Gourmet Market. If you wanted the Mors Oil, you would need to personally capture it.
……
Bottom of Melk Mountains.
“Melk.”
“We’ll head back now. Once we’ve captured the Shining Gourami, we’ll come back to visit you!” As they rode on the Off-Road Yak, Kanda Souji said to Melk the Second.
Perhaps it was due to Zonge’s Food Luck, the Off-Road Yaks had miraculously survived until then. They didn’t become the prey of the Rock Wolf or Furnips that lived in Melk Mountains.
“Yes!”
“Kanda. Brother Zonge. Let’s meet again in the future!” Melk the Second smiled as she replied. The Vampire Kong, Pochiko, also waved her hand as if it was saying farewell.
“Sharpener Melk, good bye!”
“Goodbye.” Zonge and the others also said their farewells to Melk the Second.
Melk the Second then stood at the bottom of the mountain and watched until Kanda Souji and the others had disappeared from her sight. Then, she retracted her gaze and said to the Vampire Kong beside her.
“Pochiko.”
“Let’s head back as well!” Melk the Second sat on top of the Vampire Kong.
Kanda Souji and Zonge had their own adventures.
At the same time…
She, too, had to inherit the name of Melk and continue walking down the path of Sharpening!
The farewell said today…
Was only for them to encounter each other again in the future.
“Roar!”
The Vampire Kong roared loudly. It waited until Melk the Second had sat down properly before it flapped its wings and flew up to the peak of Melk Mountains.
……
Compared to when they headed to Melk Mountains…
Their journey back to the Gourmet Town had no accidents like the Devil Serpent. They were able to successfully return to the Gourmet Town.
“We’re back!”
“We’ve finally come back!” Follower A looked at Kanda Souji’s small shop and sighed.
During this trip, they’ve experienced too many things.
At the same time, they also learnt a lot.
But in front of Kanda Souji’s restaurant…
They were surprised to see two people waiting in front of it. It was Mansam and the Gourmet Bandit that they’ve met in the Dark Cavern, Goblin Ramon!
“Mansam-san?”
“Ehhh!”
“Aren’t you the person that we’ve seen in the Dark Cavern?”
“Wahahaha!”
“Mansam, did you come here to find Kanda?” Various shocked responses came from the group.
There was a bit of doubt and a bit of confusion in their voices.
“Hahaha!”
“Zonge…All of you have finally returned. It seems that you’ve managed to find Melk the Second and succeeded in asking her for your new kitchen knives!” Mansam laughed as he replied.
“Kanda-san.”
“I’ve been waiting for you to return for a while now?” After greeting Zonge, Mansam’s gaze landed on Kanda Souji.
“Explosive Drunken Frenzy Cattle!”
“Ever since I’ve tasted that dish, I wanted to taste it again!” Mansam laughed as he spoke.
Hearing Mansam’s response…
Goblin Ramon had a strange expression on his face.
Goblin Ramon remembered that Mansam had said that they were coming to this unknown restaurant because of the Devil Serpent. However, it seems that the Devil Serpent was only Mansam’s excuse.
However, that was true.
The Devil Serpent had already been resolved.
Moreover…
If a single Devil Serpent needed to be handled by Mansam personally, then his status as the IGO Development Bureau Director and Gourmet Research Facility Chief was too worthless.
“Wahahaha!”
“Mansam.”
“So you’ve come here for Kanda’s cooking. No wonder we were able to see you once we’ve returned……” Zonge said nonchalantly.
“Kanda.”
“Is it okay for you to serve the previous dish again?” Zonge asked Kanda Souji.
“About this…”
“There isn’t any Drunken Frenzy Cattle in my restaurant anymore.” Kanda Souji replied helplessly.
There wasn’t a problem for him to cook the Explosive Drunken Frenzy Cattle once again.
However, he had already used up all of the Drunken Frenzy Cattle that Zonge had captured previously. Moreover, the Drunken Frenzy Cattle wasn’t a commonly seen ingredient within the Gourmet Market.
Even if Kanda Souji wanted to cook it, he didn’t have the ingredients to do so.
“Hahaha!”
“That’s not a problem! Prior to coming here, I’ve already asked someone to prepare the ingredients. Kanda, you only need to worry about cooking it.” Mansam continued to speak.
Hearing Mansam’s words…
Kanda Souji finally recalled the identity of Mansam.
The IGO Gourmet Research Facility Chief…
Let alone a Drunken Frenzy Cattle, even ingredients that had never circulated through the Gourmet Markets could be easily obtained by Mansam!
……
Kanda Souji’s Restaurant.
Within the hall…
While Kanda Souji was preparing the Explosive Drunken Frenzy Cattle, Zonge and the others were chatting with Mansam and Goblin Ramon……
“I see.”
“So Goblin Ramon is one of your friends, Mansam?” Zonge said in a serious expression.
Just earlier…
Mansam had officially introduced Goblin Ramon to the rest of them.
Prior to joining the IGO…
Mansam was a Gourmet Bandit. It was only until he met Ichiryuu and was conquered by the charisma that he displayed did he join the IGO. Eventually, he became the IGO Development Bureau Director and Gourmet Research Facility Chief.
As for Goblin Ramon.
He was once one of the members of Mansam’s Gourmet Bandit group.
After Mansam joined the IGO…
Goblin Ramon had become one of the members of Biotope 0.
Biotope.
It is a facility that the IGO had specifically made to protect, research and create ingredients. The Rainbow Fruit was one of the ingredients living in Biotope 8.
As for Biotope 0…
It was completely different than the other 8 Biotopes that the IGO had created.
The Biotope 0 was constructed within the Gourmet World. Among them, there were only around 20 people. Every single person in Biotope 0 was carefully selected by Ichiryuu.
Melk the First was one of the members.
In addition…
The Biotope 0 represented the strongest force of the IGO.
Originally, the Devil Serpent invading the Dark Cavern wasn’t something that Goblin Ramon, a member of Biotope 0, should be responsible for. Unfortunately, Mansam just couldn’t find anybody to handle it.
Since Goblin Ramon had just returned from the Gourmet World, Mansam had left this issue to Goblin Ramon and asked him to help handle the issue. After all, Goblin Ramon was his old subordinate.
However…
Mansam never thought that Goblin Ramon didn’t even have to take action since the Devil Serpent was defeated by somebody else.
What surprised him even more was that the Devil Serpent was defeated by Zonge and his crew.
This was also one of the reason why Mansam had headed over to Kanda Souji’s restaurant. As for the other reason, Mansam had already said it before.
The Explosive Drunken Frenzy Cattle.