Food Wars: The Fishing System

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Speaking of GOD, Ichiryu fell into reminiscence.

While Acacia hadn't started his plan at the Gourmet Solar Eclipse—he'd planned it long before—all the changes had begun from that eclipse.

Froese had walked out with Acacia that time, but when they returned, Acacia was carrying Froese's body. Afterward, Froese's body had fallen into an extremely weakened state.

Her condition was beyond what even the Cure Water could fix. Otherwise, everyone would have fetched Cure Water long ago.

But all they could do was watch her suffer.

Only Midora hadn't understood this. Of course, you couldn't blame Midora—concern clouds judgment. Midora hadn't realized this point, and the others bore responsibility too for not telling him.

Not knowing the truth, Midora had been manipulated by that bastard Acacia. But Acacia's plan had developed a fatal flaw—Froese, a crucial element, had chosen to simply die.

Acacia hadn't anticipated that. You could say that to execute his plan, Acacia had betrayed his children, his wife, his students, and everyone on Earth.

The only one he'd been true to was NEO.

In a way, Acacia was the most selfish man who had ever lived.

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"GOD isn't the key issue. With Yuuki's abilities, preparing GOD will be easy. The real concern is Acacia—when the time comes, will you really be able to strike him down?"

Don Slime spoke from the side. He'd been resurrected and stayed with Ichiryu.

He knew the key wasn't GOD... It was powerful, but not worth this level of concern.

Besides, Yuuki knew how to prepare GOD. The real concern should be Acacia. Back then, Ichiryu couldn't bring himself to strike Acacia down. What about this time?

"If it's truly as you say, then I'll send Master Acacia on his way."

When Ichiryu spoke these words, his tone was completely calm, without any fluctuation. It gave an impression of casual indifference, but Yuuki knew clearly—when Ichiryu said this, it meant he'd made his decision.

Between Earth and Acacia, he would naturally choose Earth, choose to stand with humanity. So when the time came, no matter how difficult, he would act against Acacia.

Though without Don Slime's assistance, killing Acacia wouldn't be easy for Ichiryu.

"When the time comes, President Ichiryu won't need to act. I believe both Midora and Jiro would be more than willing to end this."

Yuuki shook his head.

They wouldn't force Ichiryu to make that choice. After all, Ichiryu definitely wouldn't be the one acting—Midora was waiting to personally finish Acacia.

Don't be fooled by the original story where Midora seemed to forgive Acacia—that was plot necessity.

Given Midora's personality, forgiving Acacia was impossible.

Because Acacia's entire plan and Froese's situation were completely separate matters.

"That's true. That kid Midora will definitely charge in first. With his strength, after eating six ingredients, Acacia won't have an easy time!"

Don Slime knew Midora's strength, having fought him before. Once Midora struck in rage, Acacia would have his hands full.

"Since the ingredients are delivered, I'll take my leave!"

Acacia's matter was Ichiryu's family business. Yuuki would at most get involved with NEO. Better to let them discuss it themselves—Yuuki had his own research to conduct.

After Yuuki left, the door opened again. This time, Midora entered. He'd abandoned the Gourmet Corp and chosen to come to the IGO.

He naturally knew about Yuuki's arrival but had no intention of meeting him. There was no need—from Ichiryu and the others, he already knew what kind of person Yuuki was.

Someone like Yuuki definitely wouldn't show him a friendly face. Midora knew perfectly well what he'd done to the Human World.

So he deliberately avoided meeting Yuuki.

"You heard what was just said. The ingredients are all here—six of them, enough to boost your strength. When the time comes, everything will need your resolution."

Though Ichiryu didn't want his youngest brother handling this, he knew clearly—this matter required Midora to make the final decision.

After all, Midora had the deepest obsession with Froese. So Acacia's matter had to be Midora's decision. If Jiro were here, he'd make the same choice. Because Jiro also cared about his youngest brother. Having these two older brothers was truly enough for Midora.

His childhood may have been tragic, but in the end, he had found a good family. With the exception of Acacia, of course.

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Yuuki had accomplished nearly everything necessary in the world of Toriko. Now, his focus shifted entirely to Gourmet Cell fusion research.

After all, countless people close to him still lacked Gourmet Cells. Yuuki hadn't forgotten those waiting in the Food Wars world—he needed to develop a method guaranteeing successful Gourmet Cell integration.

For this research, Yuuki went directly to Honey Prison, where conducting experiments removed countless complications.

Over the following period, Yuuki continuously attempted Gourmet Cell integration into human subjects. Nearly all attempts ended in failure.

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An entire month passed.

Though his various abilities had significantly improved the fusion success rate, failures still occurred. Yuuki's goal wasn't occasional success—he demanded absolute certainty.

The success rate had to reach one hundred percent. Otherwise, he'd never risk fusing Gourmet Cells into Megumi and the others.

However, fusion in other worlds revealed intriguing phenomena. Post-fusion bodies didn't undergo the grotesque mutations common in the Toriko world.

The Hex Food World's inhabitants mutated because Appetite Demon characteristics manifested in their bodies, transforming them into bizarre, misshapen creatures.

But outside the Toriko world, Appetite Demons simply didn't exist. They couldn't cross dimensional boundaries to possess others, so physical mutations were significantly reduced.

Still, some changes remained.

These mutations stemmed from the Gourmet Cells themselves—like transforming someone into a mini-giant, their height shooting past three meters.

Yuuki had no intention of letting his friends turn into titans. While Knocking could suppress these changes, he wouldn't resort to half-measures.

As long as mutations and failures existed, he absolutely wouldn't use this method.

One month seemed brief, but with Yuuki constantly operating the Mobile Kitchen for research, the time invested was astronomical.

Gourmet Cell fusion was undeniably difficult—no wonder the Blue Nitro had failed despite centuries of attempts.

Still, Yuuki made progress.

Success rates kept climbing, any improvement was positive.

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After another month.

Yuuki looked at his test subjects with satisfaction.

His Gourmet Cell fusion had finally achieved one hundred percent success. After countless trials, Yuuki had developed a failsafe—Gourmet Cell extraction technology.

He could now directly extract Gourmet Cells from mutated or failed subjects. Once the Gourmet Cells were removed, fusion failures wouldn't die, and mutated bodies would return to normal.

With this technique as insurance, Yuuki no longer worried about potential problems during fusion. Though he believed the success rate had reached one hundred percent, having backup plans never hurt.

After developing these techniques, Yuuki headed to the Food Wars world. Having achieved his goal, it was time to fuse Gourmet Cells into his friends.

Of course, Yuuki wouldn't give everyone Gourmet Cells, just those closest to him would suffice. Plus those connected to them. As for others, even with good relationships, Yuuki wouldn't go that far.

Without Yuuki providing ingredients, they couldn't improve their Gourmet Cells. So even with Gourmet Cell fusion, their physical capabilities would only surpass ordinary humans. Their lifespans wouldn't change significantly.

Yuuki wasn't anyone's babysitter—he'd only fuse Gourmet Cells for select individuals.

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Returning to the Food Wars world, Yuuki felt somewhat nostalgic. Calculating by World of Souls time, he'd become an old monster of unknown age.

But in this world, his physical age hadn't even reached twenty.

His return was a joyous occasion. He had been gone for a while, and everyone was thrilled to see him. Soon after, he gathered Megumi Tadokoro, Alice Nakiri, and Erina Nakiri together for a private meeting.

"Yuuki, what are we doing?"

Megumi looked at him with confusion. The three knew about each other's situations and understood Yuuki's abilities. They'd long accepted each other's existence.

But this was Yuuki's first time gathering all three together, something important was clearly happening...

"What I'm about to tell you is going to shatter your perception of reality."

And with that, Yuuki told them everything. He explained the existence of Toriko world, the incredible truth about Gourmet Cells, the real hierarchy of chef rankings that existed beyond their wildest dreams—everything.

Just as he had expected, their worldviews crumbled. The sheer volume of information was too much to process, leaving them in a state of stunned, wide-eyed silence.

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