[Toriko Episode 48 Translation by Kewl0210]
Simple-Pickled Eggplant
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Someone once said...
That there are dandelions that bloom in a way that looks just like kiritanpo,
( Kiritanpo is mashed rice pressed on a Japanese cedar skewer, and toasted. )
Kiritanpopos.
( "Kiritanpopo" is a portmanteau of "kiritan" and "tanpopo" the word for dandelion. )
That there are wafer leaves made of flaky batter
sandwiched together with ample sweet vanilla, strawberry, or chocolate cream.
Waflotuses.
The world is in the Gourmet Age.
The age of seeking out yet-unknown tastes.
Toriko and Komatsu have strengthened their bonds
while pushing their way through a severe natural environment.
And have finally reached the 20,000 meter peak,
where they arrived at the vegetable garden in the ether, Vegetable Sky.
For Toriko, whom is aiming for the Gourmet World,
that journey made excellent training.
Then Toriko and Komatsu discovered what is called the vegetable king,
the Ozone Herb.
Komatsu realized that order to eat it, there was a rule stipulating they had to open two leaves simultaneously.
The two successfully captured the Ozone Herb without incident.
The Ozone Herb also had to be eaten by two people at once.
Toriko savored that delicious taste together with Komatsu.
In the end, the level of Toriko's Gourmet Cells evolved.
And to Komatsu, who had grown to the point where he could hear ingredients' voices,
Toriko asked a certain favor of him.
Would you mind forming a combo with me?
Well, I mean, if you feel like it.
Team up with me, and the two of us will create the ultimate Full Course.
Yes! It would be a pleasure!
And then all of a sudden, a mysterious creature appeared before them.
Shocking Encounter!
A Mysterious Creature Appears!
A GT Robo?
No...!
That footprint.
To-Toriko-san.
Don't move, Komatsu.
Don't do anything hasty.
I don't know what this is, but at the moment I don't feel any hostility from it.
Don't worry. If anything does go wrong, I'll protect you.
That's natural for a combo.
Toriko-san.
Wh-What was that just now?
C-Could it have been a GT Robo?
No, it wasn't a Robo.
Though they look similar, I didn't smell the GT Robo's characteristic titanium alloy.
If it were a Robo, I should have felt the human operator's presence in reality.
There's no doubt about it, that was definitely a wild beast.
So is it a creature that's native to this area?
No. It had a smell I'd never smelt before.
Most likely, it's a beast that came from another area.
Not the Human World. Some other world.
In that case, just what could its goal have been?
It might've just come to eat these ethereal vegetables, or maybe...
Speaking of which, it did eat the Ozone Herb, didn't it?
Though it spit it out afterward.
It probably rotted.
If you don't eat the Ozone Herb with two people at once...
What?!
No way... How the hell did it..
It bit it twice?!
In that moment, it bit it at a speed so fast that even the Ozone Herb couldn't realize it?
Practically at the same time?
No way. Just how much instantaneous power can it muster?
Toriko-san...
That thing just now. It might have been watching us from somewhere the whole time.
How to peel off the Ozone Herb leaves, how to eat it...
It learned them by watching us do it.
Learned?
Most likely, its goal was the Ozone Herb,
but it didn't know how to eat it.
You're saying it learned how just by watching us do it once?!
Yeah.
I'd expect it judged that peeling the leaves off by yourself is impossible,
so only after it confirmed that we had successfully gotten one,
did it come to eat one itself.
It holds high intelligence and astounding physical ability.
But...
Even though it finally managed to eat it, for it to spit out such a delicious vegetable...
it must an animal with really extravagant taste.
Yep. Even if it is smart, it looks like it doesn't know a good taste when it finds one.
Yes. Anyhow, I'm glad nothing bad happened.
Okay then, Komatsu. Let's get an Ozone Herb to take back to my old man.
U-Um, Toriko-san.
Going back, um...
Will that be on our own power, too?
Of course!
I knew iiiiit!
Relax. We're just going to be jumping down to go back, so it'll be easy.
Jump down?! Don't make it sound so simple...
Toriko-san, Toriko-san, anything but that!
Toriko-san? Are you listening?
Are you? Please listen to what I say once in a while, too!
Just what the hell was that thing?
President!
The Shiba Kingdom's Gourmet Minister, Momonba-shi, is here to see you.
What's he want? I'm busy right now. Tell him to come later.
But he has an appointment.
Eh? Then I'll just hear about his one matter of business.
After that, President Wappen of the Republic of Monbar is here to...
I'm busy! Later!
President, there's also another guest...
I said I'm busy!
Toriko-shi is here to see you.
What? Toriko?
Oh yeah, I did give a request like that.
Did you forget, old man?!
Ya did a good job capturing it.
The Ozone Herb is a special preparation ingredient, it's Capture Level 68.
It's all thanks to him.
Let me introduce you.
This is the chef I've formed a combo with, Komatsu.
I-I-It, it's nice to meet you. M-My name is Komatsu.
I'm serving as head chef at um... Hotel Gourmet.
Oh, you work for us, the IGO?
Ah, y-yes. Th... Thanks for all you've done for me.
You're being way too nervous.
For this Gourmet Case,
were you the one who input the program to preserve the Ozone Herb?
Y-Yes.
I wasn't able to buy the data card needed to preserve it,
so I entered the air temperature and pressure values from what I found on location there.
It took a few hours to do, though.
I see. So you can sense the voice of ingredients?
Toriko.
Huh?
Looks like you found a good chef.
Make sure you treasure your combo.
Sure.
So bitter! What is this?
That's Ozone Tea, it's made from the outer leaves of a purified Ozone Herb.
Ozone Tea? The outer leaves...
It's pretty bitter, but if you get used to it, it gets addicting.
Wait, old man, you'd already gotten an Ozone Herb a while ago, didn't you?
And your point is?
Why'd you specifically request me to get you one, then?!
You idiot!
It was for your training.
If you go into Gourmet World while you're still inexperienced,
you'd be throwing your life away.
If the problem is cold and low-oxygen, I can already adapt.
So now, going into Gourmet World should be...
Moron!
There's still a mountain of places you need to be able to adapt to, first.
Here. Your next requests.
You've still got more requests?!
I've still got a bunch.
Catch all of the ingredients on that list.
Until then, I won't allow you to enter Gourmet World.
That's your training.
What the hell...
Right now, both Sani and Coco
should be doing training to adapt to various environments.
Same as you.
Sani and Coco are?
Sorry, but I haven't got have time to be babysitting my little sister!
So you really don't know where Toriko is, Big Brother?
I ain't babysittin' him either.
Geez, Toriko this, Toriko that, you've got nothin' but disgustin' questions.
What?! All I want to know is where Toriko is right now.
That reaction is too disgustin'!
What? You're such a tight-ass!
You're disgustin' disgustin' disgustin', disgustin'!
You're a tight-ass! Tight-ass! Tight-ass! Tight-ass! Tight-ass! Tight-ass! ...Tight-ass!
Disgustin'! Way disgustin'! Utterly disgustin'!
What's going on?
Ah, is the helicopter ready?
Preparations are complete!
See ya.
Ah, okay, I'm going too.
You're obviously going to make your skin all nice and get some hair care.
It's no fair to go by yourself.
Is Toriko gonna go, too?
Hey, Big Brother...
No one else is.
I'm going alone from here.
It's Coco-sama!
Welcome back, Coco-sama!
Coco-sama is back!
Where'd you go?
Tell me my fortune!
Coco-sama!
Please, tell my fortune!
Please, Coco-sama!
Don't push!
Sorry, I don't think I'll be coming back for a while.
Kiss!
I don't mind if you invite those two along to get your ingredients.
It'll be good training for you guys.
Same goes for...
Zebra.
Zebra?! But he's...
Toriko.
I'm about to enter Gourmet World.
If you all feel like doing so too,
get stronger and come after me!
Old man...
Okay. I'll be there soon, so wait for me.
By the way, Komatsu-kun.
Ah, yes?
I'll be looking forward to seeing you there, too.
Okay! Thank you very much!
Gourmet World, huh?
We'll be about to see mountains of ingredients I've never seen before, won't we?
Oh. When the subject turned to food, you perked up in a hurry.
Yeah! I'm already shaking with excitement!
But still, it's the Gourmet World.
Aren't you scared?
If you're with me, Toriko-san,
whether it was the cave where a Devil Serpent lives,
or the freezing cold Ice Hell,
even I could go too.
You sound confident.
But in Gourmet World,
there are waterfalls 1 kilometer thick with 1 trillion liters of water falling from them every minute,
deserts with 60 degree temperatures where there are sandstorms and quicksand.
Compared to what we've seen so far it's gonna be something severe.
G-Give me a break...
So in the end, you're still always tense, Komatsu.
Ah, sorry. But I'm still definitely willing.
Hmph. Toriko and Komatsu-kun, huh?
They have a similar air to them as Acacia-sensei and Frohze-sama.
You sure?
Yes.
Because you're in a combo with me right?
Yes, we're a combo!
With these two, maybe someday they'll...
Okay then, let's...
Ah, oh, yeah.
At Vegetable Sky, we saw a weird creature.
Outwardly, it looked just like one of the Bishokukai's GT Robo.
But that thing definitely was no robot.
I've got no doubt that it was a wild beast.
What?!
Old man?
Push yourself in your training, Toriko.
I never would've thought they'd even come to Human World.
Here you go.
Oh? Instant-Pickled Ozone Herb, huh?
The chef is Komatsu-kun.
On his way back from Vegetable Sky, he delivered this Ozone Herb to me.
Oh, that kid?
This is perfect as a last course for tonight.
Want to eat together?
Oh?
Then, let's eat.
That takes me back.
In the old days we would eat in the sky a lot.
This one's on me.
Huh? You don't want any more liquor?
That's rare.
I'm getting a bad feeling about something.
The air certainly has changed.
You'd better hurry. Before the world goes mad.
I'm your newscaster, Tina.
Instant-pickled Ozone Herb.
Ah, irresistible.
It'll make you want a heaping helping of white rice first thing in the morning.
But normally, the Ozone Herb isn't something you can eat alone. I'm so jealous.
Anyhow, let's move on to today's next item of news.
Wait! You seem troubled, Signora Tina.
Could it be? This week, too?!
Bongiorno!
Everyone!
The famous Italian restaurant owner chef of Gourmet Town,
the fantasista that saves you from kitchen woes,
Tacchino Kawagoe-san is here once again!
Now then, this week, I'll be showing you all a simple recipe for a personal favorite of mine,
an Italian-style pickled vegetable that uses lush vegetables like the Ozone Herb.
We're happy to have you.
Sì.
Add vinegar, olive oil, and shouyu to a bowl.
Then add to that, eggplants that have been preheated in the oven.
And here's the most important point.
Add cola to this bowl.
Tacchino Fantasy!
Simple-Pickled Eggplant (Nasu no Kantan Zuke)
A heaping helping buono!
And with a heaping helping of white rice...
Buono!
And for all the signors, signori, and signorinas,
I hope this favorite taste of mine makes it to you!
Okay, see you later! Ciao!
Ciao!
Now then, here is the real next item of news.
Quickening pulse, seething excitement, unstoppable curiosity!
Toriko now tries his skill at Gourmet World!
Toriko Plunges in!
The Truth of Gourmet World!
Next time will be a heaping helping of fun, too!