Food Wars: The Fishing System

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Bambina had already taken a peculiar stance. Yuuki recognized it immediately—the opening posture of Enbu. When Bambina got serious, this was how he began.

"Enbu, huh?? Let's see if you can deflect my power."

Yuuki threw a punch—a simple, brutal explosion of raw power. He wanted to see if Bambina could truly negate his strength. After all, he had now completely surpassed him.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"

As the punch flew, Bambina's expression soured. He could feel the overwhelming power behind it, but dodging was impossible.

Yuuki's fist had locked onto him.

His only option was to meet it head-on with Enbu. In an instant, Bambina's hands, one high and one low, met Yuuki's fist.

Yuuki felt a powerful, spiraling force—Bambina was trying to weaken and deflect the blow.

But Yuuki's strength was now far greater than his. While Enbu was still effective, it wasn't enough. A small portion of the force was redirected, but the vast majority remained.

Bambina took the hit head-on, and even for someone like him, the damage was brutal. A massive hole was blasted clean through his torso.

But he didn't back down. Instead, he went on the offensive, charging up a sphere of calorie energy in his mouth and launching it straight at Yuuki.

This roar-like attack was one of Bambina's signature moves.

In the original story, he had used it to blast a Blue Nitro from the Seventh Continent all the way to the First.

When the blast reached Yuuki, he simply rotated his hands, using the same technique Bambina had just attempted. The energy was instantly redirected, sent flying harmlessly into space.

WOOOOSH!!!

Bambina couldn't deflect Yuuki's attack, but Yuuki could easily deflect his.

It wasn't just a difference in raw power—it was a difference in mastery. Yuuki's control had grown, surpassing even Bambina's in the very art he had created.

His greatest strength had been turned against him and utterly crushed. Bambina now knew he was no match for his opponent. But he didn't run.

If it had been Joie or one of the Blue Nitro, they would have fled at the first sign of being outmatched. But Bambina wouldn't. None of the Eight Kings would.

Even knowing they would die, they would not retreat. They were the Eight Kings. Their honor, their responsibility, their Will as kings—these things were more important than life itself.

Death was scary—but for them—there were things far more terrifying than death.

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"Impressive willpower. Too bad you're my target. In that case, I'll put you out of your misery with everything I've got."

Yuuki threw another punch.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!"

This one was different. It was infused with all his understanding of power control, and even the techniques of Knocking.

The punch was layered. The first layer was his absolute, raw power. The second was his mastery of control. The third was his understanding of Knocking.

Each layer was horrifying on its own—but together they fed off each other. The raw power amplified the technique, while the technique made the raw power even more devastating.

The blow landed, and in an instant, every single cell in Bambina's body was shattered by the terrifying force.

Of course—as the Monkey King—Bambina was also a prime ingredient. So, Yuuki didn't obliterate him completely. He had only killed him, leaving the body intact.

The moment Bambina died, Yuuki saw PAIR vanish from his body.

With Bambina dead, it could no longer remain attached to him. And since there were no other members of Bambina's species left, PAIR had no choice but to return to the earth—back to where it all began.

The era of Bambina's species had come to an end. The debt they had incurred by drinking all of PAIR so long ago had finally been paid.

As PAIR disappeared, Yuuki expanded his perception—quickly locating its new whereabouts.

PAIR's original location was near the Birth Cry Tree, and that was where it had returned, forming a great river once more.

The amount of PAIR was absolutely massive. It had barely been harvested over the years and just kept building up, creating this incredible stockpile. Now it flowed like a river, making collection ridiculously easy.

And the best part?? No processing needed—you could drink it straight.

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Yuuki and Jiro quickly made their way to the river of PAIR. Yuuki collected a vast amount, but even so, the river continued to flow endlessly.

"PAIR has finally returned to the earth. So, do you want to be the king of the Seventh Continent? As the one who defeated Bambina, you have the right."

Jiro asked with a smile.

"Why would I want to be a king? I have better things to do."

Yuuki rolled his eyes.

Humans lived in the Human World, but they also existed in the Gourmet World, on every continent—except the Area 0. But over the long years, many human populations had disappeared. Just like on the Seventh Continent, the original inhabitants were completely gone, their settlements abandoned.

As a member of this planet, a human could naturally become one of the Eight Kings.

But Yuuki had no intention of doing so. While there were no rules restricting him, being one of the Eight Kings came with responsibilities.

It meant taking on the duty of protecting the continent.

But why would he want to be some so-called king? He could hunt down any ingredient he wanted on his own—he didn't need an entire continent's resources backing him. He had his own strength. When you possessed absolute power, authority was just empty words.

"That sounds like you. Now that we have PAIR, what's our next target?" Jiro asked.

"Let's go ahead and capture the rest of the ingredients. But before that, there's one more thing I need to do."

With that, Yuuki disappeared on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, he returned, holding two people in his hands.

"Hm? Aren't these members of Ichi's Biotope 0? If I remember correctly, that should be Guemon and Malee."

Jiro was a bit surprised to see the two people Yuuki was carrying. They were the Gourmet Gang Leader, Guemon, and the Reviver, Malee.

Guemon was the one who had taught Sunny in the original story, and also the guardian of one of the three entrances to the Gourmet World from the Human World, the Three-Way Road.

As for the Reviver Malee—Yuuki also knew him. His skills as a Reviver were very strong, and he was considered in the Top tier.

In the original story, these two had been seriously injured on the Seventh Continent. With no means of treatment, Malee had used a special Knocking technique to put them both into a state of suspended animation, waiting for rescue.

It was a desperate gamble. This suspended animation was basically a coma—if no one reversed the Knocking, they'd eventually die. But Malee had been out of options at the time. Yuuki remembered that these two were still in stasis, so he'd rescued them along the way.

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"That's right, it's them. They're in a state of suspended animation from Knocking. Let's get them back on their feet."

With that, Yuuki moved to release the Knocking on both men.

The moment he did, their near-death bodies—which had been held in perfect stasis, began to deteriorate at an alarming rate. But before the damage could become irreversible, Yuuki infused them with a wave of his Life Energy—instantly stabilizing their conditions and healing their wounds.

"WE'RE ALIVE... Thank you so much, Chef Yuuki, Master Jiro!"

Though Yuuki hadn't spent much time with them personally, everyone in Biotope 0 knew his file inside and out. Realizing that Yuuki had just pulled them back from the brink of death—both Guemon and Malee were overcome with a profound sense of gratitude.

"Don't mention it. It was nothing," Yuuki said with a casual smile.

He held a certain respect for members of Biotope 0.

Sure, they all had their own reasons for being in the Gourmet World, but they were still doing their job—keeping the world in balance. If powerful ingredients ended up in the hands of Gourmet Corp or NEO, there was no telling what kind of hell would break loose.

Besides, Guemon had stood as a lone guardian at the gateway between the Human and Gourmet Worlds, single-handedly preventing the beasts from the Three-Way Road from pouring into the Human World.

A man like that deserved to be saved.

"It might have been nothing to you, Chef, but you saved our lives. If you ever need anything from me, anything at all, just say the word."

Guemon said with deep sincerity, his voice heavy with emotion. He knew damn well that he and Malee couldn't hold a candle to monsters like Yuuki and Jiro—they'd just watched Yuuki demolish the Monkey King with their own eyes. Yuuki's power left him absolutely speechless.

There was no way he could ever truly repay such a debt.

They didn't need his help capturing ingredients or fighting their battles. The most he could do was offer his unwavering loyalty—a promise to assist with any small matters they might need handled.

Yuuki accepted their gratitude graciously.

A life debt wasn't something that could be settled with a simple 'thank you,' and he appreciated the sincerity of the offer.

But for now, he didn't need anything from them.

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