Food Wars: The Fishing System

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After that, the group went back to rest—

The next morning, everyone was ready. Since it only took about sixty years, there was no need to prepare the Golden Cookware.

Of course, the Golden Materials were definitely needed. Although Yuuki didn't need them, he could use them to forge cookware for others. So, Yuuki had the Ten-Shell Five send people to help him collect these Golden Materials.

As for the reward, it was obviously to give them a bit of ANOTHER or AIR.

To this, the Ten-Shell Five all went with AIR. They'd already eaten ANOTHER before and even helped cook it—so they weren't particularly excited about it. In contrast, while there were plenty of smaller AIR specimens planted here, their flavor couldn't compare to what Yuuki had.

Yuuki's was the real deal.

With this exchange, the Ten-Shell Five were very attentive. If before they had been attentive because of Don Slime—now it was purely out of gratitude to Yuuki.

After all, with that kind of payoff, how could they possibly resist??

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After settling these arrangements, the group gathered at the entrance to the World of Souls. This time, they wouldn't be going alone—Don Slime planned to accompany them. Though he was still inhabiting Ichiryu's body, Don Slime was different from other Appetite Demons. He possessed countless clones, so he'd sent one to join Yuuki's side.

As for the reason Don Slime was going in with them, it was very simple:

—To ensure everyone's safety, or rather, to ensure they wouldn't be disturbed.

Once they began cooking ANOTHER, Food Spirits would inevitably be drawn to them. During that critical time, everyone would need to focus entirely on the cooking process.

Having these creatures show up would definitely cause problems. That's why Don Slime was coming along—to keep the Food Spirits at bay. With him present, they wouldn't dare get close and could only observe from a distance.

After everyone entered the World of Souls, they once again met the Great King Enma. Seeing this group come in again, the Great King Enma was speechless. It was the first time he had seen someone enter and exit the World of Souls so frequently.

Yuuki was entering for the third time now. But since Don Slime had already briefed him beforehand, he didn't bother asking many questions. Either way, this group was here for ANOTHER.

After greeting the Great King Enma—the group, under Don Slime's lead, quickly came to the kitchen for cooking ANOTHER.

Surrounding the kitchen were numerous Food Spirits, each clutching various ingredients. These ingredients had ended up here after being devoured by the Whale King Moon. The creature's mouth served as a gateway to the World of Souls—anything caught by it had virtually no chance of escape, not even ANOTHER—despite its light-speed movement.

A part of the ingredients swallowed by the Whale King Moon would enter the World of Souls, and a part would be digested. So, the Food Spirits here could also get some ingredients. But they couldn't cook these ingredients themselves—they could only ask others to help them.

Every time someone came here to cook ANOTHER, they'd volunteer to help.

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The group quickly came to the kitchen.

"This kitchen should be made of Golden Material, right?"

Yuuki said, looking at the kitchen in front of him.

"Exactly. Only Golden Material can survive the ravages of time. Anything else would've crumbled to dust ages ago,"

Don Slime explained.

In a realm like the World of Souls, regular materials simply couldn't withstand temporal erosion. Building this kitchen had been a massive undertaking—time flowed completely differently here than in the outside world. And the Red Nitro had been the ones to construct it.

The Red Nitro had virtually unlimited lifespans, so they could afford to work with Golden Material for a project like this. While Golden Material could withstand time's effects, it came with a major drawback—it was ridiculously difficult to work with.

In the original story, when the second-generation Melk forged the Golden Knife, she discovered that even with Melk Stardust, a single blade would take over a year to complete.

Eventually, the Ten-Shell Five stepped in to help, using a mobile kitchen to create a pocket dimension similar to the World of Souls, allowing everyone to finish the cookware in a fraction of the time.

"The adult ANOTHERs have gathered!"

Just as everyone was talking, a dozen adult ANOTHERs gathered at the kitchen. Because of Yuuki's arrival, these ingredients had also come to his door.

Don Slime—just like in the original story—wanted to take a bite, but he couldn't even come close. After all, they moved at light speed.

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"Of course, it's not that easy for me to get a bite. Oh well, I'll leave it to you guys. I'll stand guard. You can focus on cooking ANOTHER."

Don Slime was just hoping to get lucky. Even the most careful creatures had moments of weakness. With a dozen adult ANOTHERs swarming around, maybe one would slip up.

Sure, raw ANOTHER didn't taste amazing, but for Don Slime, any bite would be worth it. Especially here in the World of Souls. He was currently in a soul state—and here—a soul could taste deliciousness.

With that, Don Slime stood guard outside the kitchen.

This situation was completely different from the original story. Back then, Don Slime had approached Ichiryu about resurrection, but Ichiryu had refused outright. He believed that death was final—once you're gone, you're gone.

Ichiryu's refusal came from two sources: his respect for the natural order, and a more personal reason—he knew that coming back would mean an inevitable confrontation with Acacia.

No matter how far his master had fallen, Acacia was still his teacher. After dying, Ichiryu had never even considered the possibility of returning to life.

As things stood now, Ichiryu didn't need to get involved. Yuuki had brought him back, but he had no intention of forcing Ichiryu to face Acacia. The man was still his master, after all. There were plenty of others who could handle Acacia—Midora had gone straight for him in the original story, for instance.

Now Jiro had been enhanced by Yuuki as well, with his critical weakness completely eliminated. In his current state, Jiro could face Acacia without fear. He wouldn't even need the Life Orb like before.

And then there was Yuuki himself. His power had grown exponentially. Once he consumed ANOTHER—his overall strength would rival the Eight Kings themselves.

Sure, the Eight Kings were basically glorified cannon fodder in the endgame—but that wasn't Yuuki's final goal anyway. Reaching Eight Kings level would just make the Gourmet World a hell of a lot safer for him.

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"Everyone, let's start cooking ANOTHER. We've all been in the World of Souls for a while, so we don't have to worry about its effects anymore."

Unlike in the original story, where the group had started cooking ANOTHER as soon as they entered, they had stayed here for sixty-five years.

The first time they entered, they weren't prepared for what the World of Souls would do to them—problems were inevitable. In the original story, after sixty-five years—everyone including Komatsu had been mentally broken down. Only Komatsu's sheer obsession kept him going when his mind was at its breaking point.

And at that time, Komatsu's Appetite Demon was assisting him, so he had an advantage that others didn't. But now, that was impossible. After all, the shortest time anyone had spent here was several hundred years.

ANOTHER's active approach had saved them ten thousand years of capturing the ingredient, so they went straight to the cooking step.

Although Yuuki could cook it by himself, he still let everyone else participate. Cooking an ingredient like ANOTHER was one of the highest pursuits for a chef.

How could Yuuki monopolize these ingredients? But with a dozen adult fish here, he wasn't planning to let a single one escape.

Better to handle them all in one go. Besides, these fish had practically delivered themselves to him. Given how the Toriko World worked—if he didn't cook them, they'd suffer for it. That's just how this world operated. The greatest honor for any ingredient was being consumed.

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Once the cooking started, things moved quickly under Yuuki's direction. Sure, Komatsu and the others had entered as a big group in the original story, but Yuuki was confident their progress hadn't been any faster.

The reason was simple: the only one who could hear the Voice of the Ingredient was Komatsu. He was responsible for cooking and also had to command others. While the others were all skilled chefs—

—They needed Komatsu to command them, so the efficiency would definitely be a bit lower.

Yuuki was different. Although he was also commanding everyone, the people here were all super-strong chefs, much stronger than their counterparts in the original story.

Yuuki just had to give them a few directions and they'd know exactly what to do next. No micromanaging required. The cooking flew by as a result—by the sixty-first year, all dozen fish were nearly finished.

The biggest problem with cooking ANOTHER was the waiting. It wasn't that you could proceed to the next step as soon as you finished one. This long waiting time was the key, and also the most torturous part.

"It's almost done. Everyone, get ready. After the ingredients here are finished, we'll leave the World of Souls immediately."

Yuuki said.

He knew exactly what would happen once the cooking was finished. ANOTHER's incredible flavor would flood the entire World of Souls. When that happened, the gateway between the World of Souls and reality would shatter. Without consuming the other ingredients—they couldn't access the Back Channel.

So, it wouldn't be easy to leave the World of Souls.

After Yuuki spoke, everyone got ready.

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