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Some once said...
That in the heat of the boiling sun, there is a beautifully cooked, sweet sauce giving off a delicious aroma.
A desert of Yakisoba, the Yakisobaku!
( Yakisobaku is a pun on the words "Yakisoba [Fried noodles]" and "Sabaku [Desert]" )
Overflowing with chocolate and covered with syrup, there is a tree that will become a thick, sweet dessert.
A chocolate fon-jyu.
( Chocolate Fon-jyu is a pun on "chocolate fondue" and "jyu," a word meaning tree. )
The world is in the Gourmet Age.
This is the first time in 10 years that the Puffer Whale can be caught.
The stocks of companies that employ Bishokuya are skyrocketing.
Gourmet stocks remain high.
It is the age of pursuing undiscovered flavors.
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!
Aah! Delicious!
Are you planning on drinking all they've got?
It's just so good! I'm so happy!
I can't stop thinking about how we'll be meeting that legendary fish soon!
How about you?
Of course!
It's only once every 10 years that the Puffer Whale, the rarest of flavors in the deep seas, shows itself in shallow waters.
It happens right around this time.
With its extremely delicate body, it has fatty meat similar to that of a large tuna.
At the same time, it has an incredible flavor.
I can't wait!
But even more so than your desire to eat it,
you're interested in the people that prepare it, right?
Yeah, how did you know?
The reason that I came with you is so that I can check out the cooking skills of the people who prepare its meat.
Removing the parts of the fish that are poisonous is really difficult.
Only a select portion of the meat is suitable for consumption.
Yeah, it is said that there are only about 10 people in the world who can handle it.
But won't the person that we're going to meet with also be preparing the meat?
Hey you!
I thought there was more sake in this place...
but you guys have ordered it all!
Drinking up all of my stuff, just who do you think you're dealing with?! It is I, the Bishokuya Zonge-sama!
Huh?
Hey, hey, hey!
Look upon it and be amazed! Zonge-sama's Lifetime Full Course Menu!
Huh?
I mean...
The hors d'oeuvre is a Golden Salmon Roe. As for the soup, it's made from Snake Frog Livers.
They're all everyday ingredients...
The fish course is Striped Salmon, and then the meat dish is Crab Pig.
And for the main course we have the Galala Crocodile! Look!
I caught one recently! What do you think about that?
It was just a small one, no more than a meter long.
Hey! If you don't hand over the sake, we're going to have serious trouble!
This bastard's actually pretty big...
Take as much sake as you'd like. My bad, Zombie-kun.
Oh ok! You're lucky I'm in a forgiving mood today!
It's "Zonge" by the way...
Hm?
I sure showed him!
That was pretty scary.
That's Zonge-sama for ya!
They're sizing everyone else up.
The rest of the people on the train are Bishokuya, all with their sights set on the Puffer Whale.
There's a good chance that we'll all be competing with each other once we're on site,
so inquiries into the motives of the the other people have started already.
If a situation arises here, everyone else will be intimidated.
Then why did you give them the alcohol?
Even if people will be competing with one another, it is good to let them become acquainted and stir up some common empathy.
We need to look out for each other. There are some things that we just can't do by ourselves.
Umm...
Could I have some sake?
Sure.
Here you go.
Thank you very much, sir!
I will pay back the debt...
someday...
Gourmet Railroad
There's someone who can prepare the Puffer Whale in this city, right?
But... there aren't any people around.
There should be beasts roaming around freely at the moment.
Fortune tellers have predicted that the city will be overrun with wild beasts.
While that's happening, all the people hide in their homes.
Speaking of which, the prophecies about the appearance of the Puffer Whale also originated in this village.
So there are fortune tellers here who are that talented...
Kuendon (Pterosaur Beast) - Capture Level 10
You can eat it neither boiled nor cooked. Is this a Kuendon?
You came to see me, huh?
Watch out!
Just as I predicted... an unpleasant guest has arrived.
I'm glad that we ran into you here. Nothing less could be expected from the gentleman of the Four Heavenly Kings, Coco!
The Heavenly Gluttonous King, Toriko!
It's been a long time.
Is this the person you wanted to meet, Toriko-san?
The Heavenly King, Bishokuya Coco?!
We've just about reached my home.
But why are you living in the town of divination, telling gourmet food fortunes?
Well, I'm a fortuneteller by trade.
A Heavenly King... is a fortuneteller?
Yeah. How is Zebra doing?
He got caught, you know. He's in the Gourmet Prison.
So they finally caught him? That problem child...
That sure brings back memories.
Learning together in the garden, the four of us enveloped in a deadly struggle...
Stories of days gone by...
Yeah.
Huh?
A crow monster?!
So you came to greet us, did you, Kiss?
Oh, it's the ruler of the skies, the Emperor Crow.
I thought it was extinct.
Emperor Crow "Kiss" (Bird Beast) - Capture Level Unknown
His name is Kiss, and he's part of my family.
Can you carry 3 people?
We have information that the Heavenly Kings Toriko and Coco have come into contact.
And what about the Puffer Whale?
By that you mean...?
We're commencing preparations.
I think the Rainbow Fruit is a good choice for the dessert.
It's just as I saw it in my premonition.
Hey, do you think you could be a little more refined?
How are things going with you?
Did you finish your Lifetime Full Course Menu?
Ah, my menu...
The soup is made from the tears of a Lee Dragon. Then there is Breo Swordfish Steak, and so on.
I want to put together a menu with a fine balance of nutrition.
Domrom Fruit (Fruit) - Capture Level 30
Breo Swordfish (Fish) - Capture Level 18
G2 Phoenix (Bird Beast) - Capture Level 25
Neotomato (Natural Vegetable) - Capture Level 12
Lee Dragon's Tears (Source: Pterosaur Beast) - Capture Level 21
I haven't yet decided upon the hors d'oeuvre, the main course, or the drinks.
Every ingredient has a high capture level.
You can't even put a price on them.
But that's not what you came here to discuss with me, is it?
Actually, you came here with a request... for me to help you capture the Puffer Whale.
Right?
As could be expected, getting right down to business, huh?
It's quite a difficult task.
The Puffer Whale's poison is so deadly that if you took in as little as .2 milligrams, you would die.
Yes. If you puncture a poisonous gland, the meat will be exposed to the toxins,
and you won't be able to eat any of it.
That's why it's so difficult to prepare.
The meat has become poisoned oftentimes in the past
and been acquired on the black market.
Anyway, the fact that people eat it despite knowing that it might kill them means that it must be good!
My chances of successfully capturing one and then being able to remove the poison glands are only 10%.
Basically, a 1 in 10 chance.
Those odds are good enough for me!
If I were the one doing it, we wouldn't succeed even once.
And there's some more bad news.
The Puffer Whale lays its eggs at a depth of 800 meters.
They are concealed deep within a labyrinthine, beast-filled cave.
But the most dangerous beast...
is that demonic beast, straight out of hell, the Devil Snake.
A Devil Snake?!
Yes. The Battle Wolf, praised as the strongest creature since ancient times,
is on par with its ferocity.
Yeah, I can see why it might be dangerous.
Have you had any premonitions about us?
Have you seen our imminent deaths?
Can you see the shadow of death?
How long has it been since I have done the work of a Bishokuya?
Does that mean...
I guess I'll join you.
I expected no less, Coco!
We did it, Toriko-san!
As a reward, how about a lifetime of free food at the Hotel Gourmet's restaurant?
Did you just decide that on a whim?!
Did you really have to bring my restaurant into this?
The shadow of death... this could be bad.
I can clearly see it...
Just for a year!
No can do!
his life...
Anyhow...
I can't wait to find the Puffer Whale!
Hello everyone, this is Tina from Gourmet TV.
I'm here, at the breeding grounds of the Puffer Whale,
standing right at the mouth of the cave.
The chances of coming out of this cave alive are said to be around 0.1%.
It is speculated that the Puffer Whale that will be caught here is worth roughly 500 million yen.
The Bishokuya are entering the cave.
According to the IGO, this is the only entrance to the cave.
The breeding grounds are said to be deep within the cave, connected to the sea by a sandy beach.
Because it's impossible to get from the sea, which is 1000m deep, to the beach, there is no choice but to enter the labyrinthine cave.
Hey Kruppoh, I'm in the middle of shooting!
Toriko!
Toriko! I knew you'd be coming.
Huh? The Heavenly King Coco!
A double dip effort by Toriko and Coco? This is one delicious scoop!
Will you stop, please?
I'm sorry, I don't like being filmed.
Tina-san, are you filming all by yourself again?
Well, yeah. Even though this is an amazing chance to see something that happens only once in 10 years,
the rest of the staff were too afraid to come.
Well, there sure is an uneasiness in the air...
The Bishokuya will all try to capture the Puffer Whale.
But getting out of the cave alive after you've found it is the hard part, right?
I can see all of their imminent deaths.
I knew this was going to be scary!
There is something in the cave that will take their lives...
Shall we get going?
Yes.
That phantasmal fish, the Puffer Whale.
Huh?
I want to know all about what kind of ingredient it is.
And if I want to know, I'm sure all the people out there want to know, too.
I will show the world how delicious the Puffer Whale is!
So I will go with you!
You want to, even after all that?
Well, if you want to go with us, that's your choice.
There is no time like the present. Any time after that is the wrong time.
Thanks to the lamp that you lent me, we can make sense of this darkness.
It's a high-end lamp that's made for shooting in dark places.
I'm so happy that it's helpful!
Hey, Komatsu-kun. Don't stray too far from my side.
Okay.
Hey, those are Snap Mushrooms!
Snap Mushroom (Mushroom) - Capture Level Below 1
Really?
The snap-crackly texture of this mushroom is the best!
There are tons of them sprouting up around here!
I told him not to stray from my side.
Viewers at home, this is the Snap Mushroom!
Oh my God!
Don't treat people as if they were monsters!
Why are you guys looking so surprised, too?!
Are you guys Bishokuya too?
If you're coming back this way, does that mean that you've captured a Puffer Whale?
Yeah.
I made it all the way to the beach, and now having completed my mission, I've returned here.
Really? Hurry up and show me the Puffer Whale!
This is a delicious scoop!
Zonge-sama! Those things are coming!
Giant Millipede (Insect) - Capture Level 1
This is disgusting, this entire cave is disgusting!
Where is the Puffer Whale?
Hey, isn't that Zombie-kun?
It's not "Zombie"! It's "Zonge"!
He sure is a lively one, huh?
Tina-san?
I haven't seen the shadow of death on them, so I'm sure they'll be able to make it out alive.
It's gotten very narrow in here, huh?
Yeah, but there's no mistaking that it's here.
It's faint, but I can detect the smell of salt water.
As always, you have a perfect sense of smell.
Even though there isn't much light, Coco-san is still able to easily take the lead.
Coco can see parts of the spectrum that regular humans can't, from the infrared to ultraviolet.
He can see them all.
Huh?
As you may know, eyes contain cells that take in light called photo receptors.
My photo receptor cells are much stronger than the average person's...
so even in this pitch darkness, I'm able to see things as if it were as bright as day.
But that's not all.
Coco can also see electromagnetic waves, which regular humans can't.
Yes, that's true.
My vision allows me to see changes in the shape and color of the electromagnetic waves that people emit,
which allows me to see their futures.
Well, please look into my future. Will I become a successful chef?
The light is especially weak...
Wait! Stop!
What are you doing?
I'm sorry.
I can hear something...
Scorpion Cockroach (Insect) - Capture Level 7
Scorpion Cockroaches dissolve their prey with a deadly poison before they eat them.
I'll take the lead.
Take the lead?
Follow me.
Amazing!
They seem to be able to sense it as well...
The threat of the poison within Coco...
I've scared them off, so you can relax now.
Bishokuya will artificially create antibodies within themselves in order to oppose foes that carry poison.
Anti-bodies?
They'll neutralize the poison and negate its effects, right?
I have 70 different antibodies,
but Coco here has about 500 antibodies inside of him.
500?!
Because my body is able to withstand much more poison than the average person,
I've been able to produce all of those antibodies.
But...
Antibodies are normally made by slowly injecting a minuscule amount of poison into the body over a long period of time.
Because I've had such a large amount of poison injected into my body,
the poisons within my body mix to create new poisons.
It has enough strength to send the beasts running for their lives.
And so now, I'm a poisonous human.
An existence without grace.
Well, shall we go?
Coco-san seems lonely, huh?
Coco is hunted by scientists that are aiming to create new antitoxins from his blood.
There have even been some who've tried to have Coco himself isolated as a top class dangerous creature.
So he left his job as a Bishokuya,
in order to escape having any ties with them.
That's why... he hates cameras.
Toriko!
About 100 meters directly below us, the hole widens!
My eyes are better, I will go on ahead.
Then I'll go with Coco-san. That's ok, right?
My poison...
Let's go, Coco-san!
Komatsu-kun...
Fireflies!
There are fireflies!
Sea Fireflies (Insect) - Capture Level 1
Yes... Sea Fireflies.
They must have slipped into the cave from the sea.
Beautiful aren't they, Coco-san?
I can't believe that Komatsu-kun isn't afraid to touch me... and shows such concern...
Komatsu-kun, I want to do my best to protect your life, but...
Does the fact that there are fireflies here mean that the beach is close?
A Bishokuya?
Something's coming...
Toriko!
Yup, we're going straight down!
Komatsu-kun, hold on tight!
O-Okay!
What's that?
A flock of Swallowtail Bats!
Swallowtail Bats (Mammal Beast) - Capture Level 2
Komatsu-kun, get back please.
Ok.
Poison dressing!
I hit them with my poison, but they'll be able to fly again soon enough.
They're timid creatures that hardly ever attack... what could've made them do it?
Yeah... there is something odd about them. It's as if rather than them coming to attack us,
they were fleeing from something.
Could it be...
Where's Komatsu-kun?!
Komatsu!
Komatsu-kun!
Komatsu!
Komatsu-kun!
Komatsu!
This is your Gourmet Newscaster, Tina.
The ingredient that Toriko acquired today was...
the Snap Mushroom.
The mushrooms with a snappy consistency.
Gourmet News Please wait just a moment
What's that snapping sound?
You're interfering with the broadcast!
It hurts!
What is that??
Gourmet News Please wait just a moment
My deepest apologies.
Well then, on to the following news.
The Devil Snake makes its appearance, exchanging violent poisonous attacks with Coco!
Toriko will use his new technique!
"A desperate struggle in the cave! Strike, Go Ren Kugi Punch!"
A desperate struggle in the cave!
Strike, Go Ren Kugi Punch!
Join us next week for another bowlful of fun!