[Toriko 46 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Someone once said...
that there is a richly flavored yakisoba sauce
and salt yakisoba with a slight taste of lemon...
that cover the bodies of buffalo,
Yakisobuffalo.
That there is a fruit that gushes first-rate lemonade,
an incredible type of Durian.
A Lemonadurian.
The world is in the Gourmet Age.
The age of seeking out yet-unknown tastes.
Having accepted IGO President, Ichiryuu's capture request and training regimen,
Toriko and Komatsu headed off to capture the king of vegetables, the Ozone Herb.
On the way, something the president said resonated with Toriko.
Form a combo with a chef that cook corresponding to the ingredients you capture...
and always travel with them.
Toriko and Komatsu arrived at the vine known as Skyplant.
Many different wild beasts stood in their way,
but they overcame them brilliantly.
But then a monstrous cloud with lightning surging through it appeared above their heads,
a cumulonimbus cloud.
Discovery!
The King of Vegetables, the Ozone Herb!
That's the sky's no-entry zone.
A cumulonimbus cloud.
Also known as a thunderhead,
it's over 10,000 meters tall.
They create heavy rain and thunderbolts, making them a truly monstrous cloud.
There'll be a column of turbulent air near the cloud.
If you lose focus, you'll be blown away.
It was clear out until a minute ago. How did it suddenly get like this...?
When the atmosphere near the ground gets unstable, it quickly causes an updraft,
and creates a cumulonimbus cloud.
In some cases, it can form in a matter of minutes.
Oh, here it is. The Oxygen Leaf.
Komatsu, put this on.
What is it?
An oxygen mask. It's gonna get harder to breathe on the way up.
And something like this will...?
It's a leaf that grows on the rare Oxygen Tree.
It can produce oxygen from a miniscule amount of light.
It photosynthesizes using the carbon dioxide in your breath.
Even a picked leaf will keep creating oxygen for about a month.
But a minuscule amount of light...
Where will it get that in this darkness?
There's lightning flashing inside the cloud.
That's plenty enough for photosynthesis.
L-Lightning?
Are you going to be okay without one, Toriko-san?
No need to worry about me.
Anyhow...
Oh, here it comes.
The cumulonimbus cloud will blast the surface with a -50 degree mass of air.
A Downburst.
It's like a bomb of cold air.
Toriko-san...
Man, this shivering really does use up a lot of stamina...
The oxygen at this height is less than half of ground level.
I need to stem the loss of stamina, fast.
You need to make your body...
no, your cells able to adapt to many different environments instantly.
That's right...
I can't oppose my environment,
I need to accept it, entrust myself to it, and adapt.
I'll stabilize the oxygen level in my blood while keeping as much oxygen in my lungs as I can.
It's calmed down.
What is it this time?!
Hail!
It-It's way too huge!
Hold on tight.
We're running through in one burst!
Wait, Toriko-san!
That was close.
Toriko-san, I can't take it anymore.
Huh?
It's too dangerous to keep going.
We're racing toward our death!
Calm down, Komatsu!
Our opponent is nature. It's definitely not an enemy!
If you calm down and cope with the situation, you'll definitely be able to make it through.
And one more thing, we're not racing toward our deaths.
We're moving forward in order to eat, in order to live!
I knew there wasn't much oxygen, but...
I think I overdid it a little.
T-Toriko-san.
Take this...
What're you doing?! You're gonna die!
But you're in a lot of pain...
Komatsu...
I told you, you don't need to worry about me.
Just leave this to me, Komatsu. Believe in me.
Okay.
Here we go, Komatsu! We're breaking into the cumulonimbus cloud!
Okay!
It's so dark I can barely see.
I've got to move forward relying on smell...
The force is way more than I imagined.
Damn it, I'm losing consciousness...
Komatsu!
I believe in you, Toriko-san.
I can handle it, Komatsu.
In this storm of air currents,
you just relax like you're riding a ship.
I can't breathe normally.
In order to keep any oxygen I take in from excaping in this low oxygen atmosphere...
I need to keep air from being exhaled from the upper trachea.
I'll bring in cold air from the mouth,
and then the carbon dioxide in my breath, which freezes easily, will freeze over.
Then I'll only exhale the carbon dioxide and I can re-inhale the oxygen.
This is it! This is the breathing method!
Just like the old man said, even though it's cold, my breath isn't turning white!
I can't do it smoothly yet, but this way my body can move more easily.
The wind stopped.
W-What's that?
This guy is...
the legendary thunderbird said to live inside thunder clouds,
the Lightning Phoenix!
Sorry, but I'll be helping myself to one of your feathers.
Amazing. It's miraculous. The storm parts around it.
Just what I'd expect from a Lightning Phoenix feather.
The sky is clearing up.
The top of the cloud is close!
Just a little farther! Just a little!
We made it out!
It's so bright!
Komatsu, take a look!
This is the vegetable garden in the ether, Vegetable Sky!
Check that out, Komatsu.
Unbelievable. It's as if there's grass growing on a cloud.
The smell of rich and full soil...
Let's try walking on it.
A-Are you sure it's safe?
Awesome. I'm walking on a cloud.
Hop off and give it a shot, Komatsu.
What now?
Still so scared you can't stand up?
Well, we made it through that cloud.
I can't just forget something that frightening.
You look damn old!
Eh? Really?
You're practically an old man!
Heave-ho.
You're even saying stuff like "heave-ho".
It's true that my life flashed before my eyes over and over again in there.
I think I even saw a past life by the end.
Past life? Just how friggin' scared were you?
What was your past life like, anyway?
But I could faintly hear your voice, Toriko-san.
And I remember being much more at ease after that.
You just relax like you're riding a ship.
Thank you very much, Toriko-san.
I'm the one who should be giving thanks.
The reason I discovered that method of breathing inside the cloud was because you believed in me.
What's the matter, Toriko-san?
I see. I thought I smelled volcanic ash.
This cloud is filled with volcanic ash thrown into the sky from a volcano on the surface.
The ash froze into the form of a cloud.
This grass managed to grow by absorbing the minerals from the ash.
I see. The cloud is so full of nutrients that grass was able to take root in it.
There are lots of active volcanoes on the surface nearby.
I'm pretty sure Wul Volcano is close, too.
The ash from Wul Volcano was full of minerals, wasn't it?
Huh? Now that I think about it, I've been totally fine without an oxygen mask ever since I got here.
It's because of all the greenery growing here.
They're making oxygen through photosynthesis.
I see.
And since we entered the stratosphere, the air currents are more stable, so it feels warmer.
It's nice to be able to take it easy.
It truly is a paradise in the ether.
Heave-ho...
Look! There's an earthworm...
Oh! This is a Mineral Earthworm.
The little rulers of the garden, said to only live in fertile ground.
This guy's a sign we're getting close.
Vegetable Sky!
Th-This smell! It's coming from over there!
Toriko-san!
Heave-ho.
Heave-ho!
Heave-ho! Heave-ho!
W-What is thiiis?!
A carpet of vegetables...
as far as the eye can see!
This is the vegetable garden in the ether,
Vegetable Sky!
This is the smell of vegetables?
This strong, deep smell is so rich it rivals grilled meat or fish!
And it doesn't smell grassy at all.
It's a fresh, lush and invigorating smell.
So heavy...
I've never seen a daikon radish with fibers and moisture packed in so heavily.
I give thanks to all of the ingredients in this world...
Itadakimasu.
Yum! It's got an unbelievable lushness!
It feels like fresh, sweet stream water is flowing into my mouth and soaking into my body.
Then a deep, savory taste similar to oden soup stock slowly sets in...
( Oden is a winter dish consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon radish, konnyaku, and processed fish cakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored broth. )
No matter how much I chew it, the texture stays crisp.
A daikon like this really existed?
Hey, Komatsu!
Yes, Toriko-san?
Your face is totally gleaming!
A minute ago you looked like an old man!
What happened?
That must be because I ate this fresh cucumber.
Your skin got that smooth...?
That freshness is really nothing to sneeze at.
This cucumber is amazing.
Even without anything added to it,
it has just the right amount of saltiness, and the savoriness spreads throughout the mouth.
The crunchy and refreshing consistency is addictive.
Okay, Komatsu! Let's sample the other vegetables, too!
Okay!
Awesome! There's a ton of Marshmallow Pumpkins growing here!
I've never seen them before!
How cute.
Yummy... The fluffy texture melts in my mouth.
What a rich, sweet taste!
It's like it's got honey mixed inside it.
It's a Broccotree!
Amazing! So it's a broccoli tree?
So soft, and such a gentle texture!
It's like it's been boiled!
It has thousand island dressing oozing out of it!
You can't stop with just one bite.
Oh, a potato fountain.
This is amazing. Are these all french fries?
They're deep fried and piping hot.
What a fragrant smell...
H-H-Hot!
Yum! That natural salt really gives it a kick!
They're top-class french fries, incredible!
I can't get enough of this Giant Leek!
Even raw, it's not bitter at all!
It actually gets sweeter the more you bite it!
This tomato is ridiculously fruity!
These really are fruits.
I'm stuffed.
It's an incredibly good kind of full...
Um, Toriko-san.
While I was eating, there was one thing I felt...
I-It digested really fast!
The nutritional value of the vegetable garden in the ether is too good!
The digestion finished ultra-smoothly!
Wh-What do we do?
What do we do? We've gotta get it out, of course.
Who would've thought this would happen in the paradise in the ether.
It's all from things we ate here. It might make a good fertilizer.
That sure is refreshing.
I got rid of all the waste products in my body at once.
Th-This is the...
Ozone Herb.
Toriko-san! Toriko-san!
I found it!
Toriko-san!
I'm your newscaster, Tina.
By grilling the sweet potatoes from Vegetable Sky a little,
you can make them taste like candied sweet potatoes.
Today we'll be introducing to you an easy way to enjoy that taste.
Add some butter to some sweet bean jelly,
and it gains the flavor of a sweet potato!
That's one heaping helping delicious!
It tastes just like sweet potato!
Make sure you don't accidentally eat too much, or it'll cause indigestion.
Indigestion, because it's a potato.
( "Imo" meaning "potato" and "imotare" meaning "indigestion" sound similar. )
Indigestion, potato...
Because it's a potato, it's okay to be cold!
Now then, on to the next item of news.
The special preparation ingredient, the Ozone Herb.
In order to taste the delicacy of the ether, their bond will be put to the test!
Confession in the Sky!
An Indestructible Combo is Formed!
Next time will be a heaping helping of fun, too!