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Someone once said...
That there are a series of smooth vanilla, mint, and chocolate ice cream mountains that are rich in flavor and melt in your mouth.
An ice cream mountain range.
It is said there are fruit which are filled with fried pork over rice, fried fish over rice, beef over rice, and many other delicious rice dishes.
A donburi fruit.
The world is in the Gourmet Age.
The age of pursuing undiscovered flavors!
Today, we come to you from the Gourmet Central Wholesale Marketplace.
With a total area of 3,000 hectares, which is 640 times the size of the Gourmet Dome baseball stadium,
this huge marketplace has on average 900,000 tons of food bought and sold per day,
which is the equivalent of 1 trillion yen's worth of ingredients.
The Mellow Seven Colored Fruit Juice!
Capture the Rainbow Fruit!
The Mellow Seven Colored Fruit Juice!
Capture the Rainbow Fruit!
Whoa, amazing! A Tsuchinoko Turtle!
( A tsuchinoko is a snake-like Japanese mythical creature. )
Komatsu-kun, we have to hurry or our target will have been sold.
There are just so many ingredients that I got distracted.
I guess that's just what you'd expect from the Central Gourmet Wholesale Marketplace.
What the hell?! Say that one more time!
Fine, I'll say it as many times as you want!
This Pistachiuo's mouth is open! That's proof that the fish isn't fresh!
( A pun on Pistachio and "tachiuo", the Japanese word for a largehead hairtail, which is a small thin fish. )
If I broadcast this ingredient, the viewers won't be impressed one bit!
H-Hey, Tina!
We're still on the air.
Excuse me.
Reporting from the lively marketplace, offering you a large serving of news.
This is Tina signing off.
Now then, where were we?
H-Her character suddenly did a 180.
The news is all about the density of information.
Its weight is its lifeblood!
The news of a Pistachiuo that's lost its freshness doesn't carry any weight!
There isn't a single viewer that would be satisfied with that!
As a Gourmet Newscaster for "Gourmet TV," this is below my standards of broadcast!
When this fish's mouth opens it means it's good for eating!
Geez, this is why amateurs annoy me.
Uh-Um... I'm pretty sure that in terms of when it's best to eat it...
When it's still in the market, it's best when the mouth still isn't open...
The fish loses the flavor that it has developed at that point,
so they say that it's best to open the mouth immediately before cooking it.
You guys! You got a problem with my shop?!
Your shop's ingredients aren't bad at all!
You're the one I have a problem with!
What'd you say, bitch?!
What?!
Komatsu!
Toriko-san!
It's the Bishokuya Toriko!
Oh, you know Toriko?
I caught this and brought it here to sell wholesale.
Woah, isn't that a Shakurenodon?!
( Its name means "Don of Under-Bites." )
The Pterosaur Beast, Capture Level 4!
And the one carrying it is the charismatic Bishokuya, Toriko!
What a bowlful of delicious news!
You're Toriko, aren't you? I'm Tina.
Huh?
This is my Carrier Balloon Pigeon, Kruppoh.
Meeting Toriko is a large serving... no, an extra-large serving of luck!
I'm a Gourmet Newscaster for "Gourmet TV." We introduce ingredients from all over the world.
Please, Toriko, let me interview you for our program!
Impromptu data collecting annoys me.
Hey... What?!
IGO?!
Indeed.
I am the IGO's Foodstuff Development Department Chief, Johannes.
Let's call it quits, Tina.
Huh? Why?!
We're up against the International Gourmet Organization, here.
The interview isn't happening.
But Toriko's okay with it, right?!
L-Let me go! Hey! Quit it!
Y-You didn't need to go that far...
If the media got wind of this, it could be troublesome.
Toriko-san, I'm glad I found you.
I have a job that I'd like to offer you.
Huh? Doesn't the IGO have tons of private Bishokuya?
You don't need me...
The Rainbow Fruit has fully ripened.
What?!
Th-The Rainbow Fruit?!
The legendary fruit whose complex bouquet of flavors changes depending upon the temperature and humidity?!
Hey... You're being too loud, Komatsu-kun!
What if someone hears?!
Well it's really something to shout about!
They say that just one drop of the Rainbow Fruit's juice is so concentrated with flavor
that it is enough to turn all of the water in a 25 meter pool into a rich, mellow juice.
I heard that you could trade just one of them for 500 million yen, but...
Rumors say they'd gone extinct.
It's true that there aren't any left that are growing naturally, but...
I see. It's selective breeding, the IGO's specialty.
But there is one problem.
Troll Kongs make their nest in the tree where the Rainbow Fruit grows - the Rainbow Tree.
So no one can even get close to the fruit.
Troll Kongs?!
The strongest of all gorillas, the Troll Kong.
A few days ago we sent in three Gourmet Tanks costing 2 billion yen each, but they were destroyed.
They were all flipped over.
40 ton tanks, tossed aside like they were nothing.
By the way, they're Capture Level 9.
Their capture difficulty is 9?!
That 300 year old Galala Crocodile we just went after was only Capture Level 8!
I sure would like to try that Rainbow Fruit.
It has been a long time since I've shown my face in that garden, and I have sorely missed it.
What garden is that?
Uwa, what?! It's huge!
Though nicknamed "garden," it's called the 8th Biotope.
It's an artificial environment made for flora and fauna.
Many different animals live freely here in an environment exceedingly close to that of their natural habitat.
The IGO researches gourmet animals' behavior and such in here.
I see...
( This is the present form of "gochisousama deshita." These guys use it as a greeting. )
Gochisousama desu, Toriko-sama!
Don't use that greeting.
I haven't given you anything to eat.
How could I be a Gourmet Newscaster if I were afraid of the IGO?!
The whole world is waiting for this bowlful of delicious news!
Even if I have to do it alone...
Wh-What was that?! Thunder?!
It's drumming.
Drumming?
It's an act of intimidation that's characteristic of gorillas.
We received word from the watchtower a short time ago that there was a Troll Kong just inside the gate.
The Troll Kong's drumming can be heard all the way through massive concrete walls?
It's a warning from the king of this garden, telling me not to enter.
I don't care, open the gate.
I'm sorry, according to regulations, while a wild beast is within 5 kilometers of the gate, we cannot open it.
Man, you guys are always a pain.
So basically, it's okay as long as they're not within 5 kilometers, right?
It's not a problem if they're already gone when it's opened, right?
If they're gonna try to intimidate us from their side, we'll bring some intimidation of our own!
Wh-What's he planning to do?!
( San Ren Kugi Punch = 3-Hit Nail Punch. )
One!
Two!
Three!
And it's open.
Wh-What was that?!
The Kugi Punch!
It's an attack that drives several punches in at once.
The number of simultaneous punches is just like a nail being hammered in,
the destruction piercing through to the other side.
Okay, pardon the intrusion!
W-Wait for me!
Looks like rain.
The Rainbow Tree is tall, so it'd be pretty bad news if lightning struck.
We've gotta hurry.
R-Right!
A pitfall?!
Troll Kong (Mammal Beast) - Capture Level 9
Knocking!
Sorry, I just paralyzed it with a Knocking Gun,
so he won't be able to move for a while.
Knocking?
The paralyzing technique used for capturing prey which stimulates nerve tissue with a needle.
Toriko-san, is it really a good idea to just use Knocking on him, and not finish him off?
Huh? There's really no point to taking its life.
My only goal is getting the Rainbow Fruit.
Eh? Well, I guess that's true, but...
Okay, let's go, Komatsu!
Hey, I've got its smell all over me from when I got licked.
L-Let's hurry and go take cover!
W-We need to make preparations so that all the wild beasts don't escape before the military platoon arrives...
What an indescribably sweet smell...
Yeah, it looks like we're getting close to the Rainbow Fruit.
Rainbow Fruit is said to make animals lose all their reason and become entranced by its smell alone.
The Troll Kong is carnivorous so it doesn't eat the Rainbow Fruit,
but in order to eat the animals that get drawn in by its scent,
they make their nest near the Rainbow Tree.
But you used Knocking on the Troll Kong back there,
so we can just relax and just go pick the fruit, right?
Ah? What're you talking about?
That guy was just a bottom-ranking reconnaissance scout for the pack.
Eh? P-Pack?
Look, you can see them.
Aw man. How'm I gonna deal with all these?
I've got the scent of an underling on me.
Even if I really try to intimidate them, it won't work.
Even though the Rainbow Fruit is right in front of my eyes...
It-It's over.
Right now, I can see the River Styx.
Komatsu, grab onto my back!
Put every ounce of your body and soul into holding on!
Believe that you'll die if you loosen your grip for one hundredth of a second!!
Okay!
But, uh, will we be able to get out of this alive?!
I dunno! You'd better pray!
Dream 9
Eh, This... H-Had Knocking performed on it?
Wh-Why Knocking...?
Knocking!
To-Toriko-san, is this really the time to just be Knocking them?!
I told you, Komatsu, my only goal is getting the Rainbow Fruit.
B-But...
And...
the Troll Kong's meat is sinewy and it isn't really edible.
Unless I plan to eat it, I don't take the lives of my prey.
If I don't eat it, I don't kill it.
If I kill it, I eat it!
That's my rule.
Knocking... So his aim is really only to get the Rainbow Fruit?
The Bishokuya Toriko.
Such a gigantic portion of greatness!
Knocking!
Man, there's just no end to them.
They are part of a perfectly structured hierarchal society.
Unless we beat the boss, we'll never finish this.
Knocki-
I-It seems that the stories about their gripping power exceeding 1 ton are true!
To-Toriko-san!
He felt my intimidation?!
The rain... I get it!
The rain washed away the scent of the underling that was on my body.
All right, this is good.
Wh-What?!
Huh? My trembling, it...
What was that just now?
Whaaat?!
That was close...
If the lightning strikes the Rainbow Tree, it's over!
We've gotta hurry and find the boss!
Which one of them was scared most by the lightning just now?
Eh? Why?
That one's the boss!
Uh, but, the boss, wouldn't he be the one who is least likely to be afraid...?
It's the opposite.
The most important thing for the leader to have, even more so than strength, is the ability to handle a crisis.
The one who senses danger first is the one with the ability to lead.
In that case, there actually was one who hid right before the lightning struck.
What?!
That white one that's behind the rest.
Him, huh? I got ya.
The one that has white hair as proof of its seniority? The Silverback.
Silverback (Mammal Beast) - Capture Level 10
We found it!
It's pretty slick of you to have noticed that.
No, it's just that while I've been on your back, my fear has somehow disappeared...
I've sort of been able to calmly watch our surroundings...
It's kind of strange, though.
That's quite a feat, Komatsu!
Yes!
Now, then.
It looks like the smell of the underling has completely washed off of me.
He tamed the Troll Kong. What a peaceful conclusion.
Toriko-san!
Yeah!
It's the Rainbow Fruit!
It's so pretty!
Eh, Tina-san?!
What're you doing here?!
I just got pulled in by it!
Hey, relax, I'm only taking one.
I have no intention of threatening your livelihood.
E-Everyone, I have delicious news.
The Bishokuya Toriko has captured the Rainbow Fruit-
Like I said, impromptu data collecting annoys me.
You won't allow even one little pinch?!
Get her out of here.
L-Let me go! Hey! The Rainbow Fruit! Toriko!
The Rainbow Fruit...
He has already made his move.
Though our information says he only took one.
Toriko, huh?
His aim may be obtaining that transcendental ingredient that could help him control this world.
Sorry to keep you waiting, here is the Rainbow Fruit!
Wha?!
What a sweet, mellow scent!
Wha? The fruit juice is evaporating
and forming a rainbow!
I-I knew eating it that way would be delicious.
We've kept the fruit's temperature at 5 degrees.
And as time passes the temperature will rise and the flavor...
will change as well.
Okay, here we go.
I give thanks to all the ingredients in this world.
Itadakimasu.
Toriko-san... I have no words.
It's soft! It feels just like pudding!
But it's heavy.
It's honestly as heavy as gold.
Inside my mouth, the flavor has changed four times.
The sugar tastes like hundreds of fully-ripe mangos condensed into a single bite!
And every now and then there is a hint of sourness that is incomparable to any lemon or kiwi!
A fifth one! This time it's sweet, like roasted chestnuts!!
It's like a department store full of flavors.
The sixth...
An explosive sensation passes throughout my body as I swallow.
The blood coursing through my veins takes but a minute to circulate.
That seems like an eternity compared to the instant satisfaction that my entire body is feeling because of this sweet flavor!
To-Toriko-san?
Yuuum. YUUUM.
The desert has been decided!
The dessert on my Lifetime Full Course Menu will be...
the Rainbow Fruit!
Komatsu, gather all of the staff!
We've all got to try the Rainbow Fruit together, right?
It tastes better if everyone gets some!
R-Right!
Fortune Telling
Aw, I give up. What detestable luck.
A man with three scars under his left eye will appear... huh?
What a truly unpleasant premonition.
Gourmet News!
Good morning. I'm your newscaster, Tina.
The ingredients that Toriko obtained today were...
the Shakurenodon,
Shakurenodon (Pterosaur Beast) - Capture Level 4
and the Rainbow Fruit.
Desert Rainbow Fruit (Fruit) - Capture Level 12
Toriko kept a small portion for himself, gave half to the IGO, and auctioned off the remaining half.
It seems that people all over the world are smacking their lips.
Unfortunately, due to the IGO's refusal to allow our data collection,
we were unable to air the capturing of the Rainbow Fruit.
That bastard, Johannes...
Now then, on to our next news item...
The Puffer Whale has made its appearance, and gourmet enterprise stocks have had to be given a variable price limit.
We are following the movements of the Four Heavenly Kings, who are advancing toward capturing this ingredient.
"Handle the Deadly Poison of the Puffer Whale! Coco of the Four Heavenly Kings Appears!"
Handle the Deadly Poison of the Puffer Whale!
Coco of the Four Heavenly Kings Appears!
Join us next week for another bowlful of fun!