~ As Usual Every 200 Power Stones = Bonus Chapter
~ Thank You for the Support!
~ Lets Keep Pushing!!
~ 21 Advanced Chapters Available on my Patreon
<><><><><><><><>
"Long time no see, Chiru. Mr. Yuuki and I are on our way to the Food Honor Temple. Since the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant is also here, we decided to stop by for a visit!"
Nono said with a smile.
She and Chiru were friends. After all, before Granny Chiyo had joined the Gourmet Corp, she and Setsuno had also had a very good relationship.
Nono and Chiru were both of the younger generation. Since their Teachers were on good terms, they naturally were as well. But Chiru was still a bit behind Nono because her Food Honor hadn't yet reached the master level.
This wasn't just Yuuki's speculation—Chin Chinchin was the best proof. Anyone whose Food Honor reached the master level would earn his recognition, and he would remember their name.
In the original story, Chiru hadn't earned his recognition. He would always get her name wrong. This showed that her Food Honor hadn't reached the master level.
Actually, everyone who worked at the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant had at least a basic level of Food Honor, but not a single one had reached the master level.
The value of mastering Food Honor was still quite high.
....
"Mr. Yuuki? I remember now! You're the Chef Yuuki who created the Century Soup with Granny Setsuno!"
Hearing his name, Chiru quickly reacted. After all, the Century Soup had caused quite a stir, so his name was quite well-known among these top-tier chefs.
"A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Chiru!"
Yuuki also politely greeted her.
"A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Yuuki. Please, come in!"
With that, Chiru prepared slippers for them. Yuuki didn't mind.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since he was here to eat, he would follow their rules.
Soon, led by Chiru, the two of them came to the dining table.
"Nono, you and Mr. Yuuki are…"
At this moment, Chiru also asked the question she was very curious about.
"That's right. Mr. Yuuki and I are partners now!"
Saying this, Nono beamed. After all, to be able to partner with someone she admired was truly something to be happy about.
"I see. But aren't you two both chefs?"
Chiru nodded but was still a bit confused. A chef partnering with another chef… such a combination was quite rare.
Generally, partners would choose different professions so they could help each other out.
"Mr. Yuuki is indeed a Chef... But he is also a very strong Gourmet Hunter, as well as a sharpener and a Reviver."
Nono proudly introduced him.
Yuuki was truly a monster in these fields.
While these were his achievements, for Nono, as his partner, the more outstanding he was, the prouder she was.
"???"
Hearing this, a few question marks instantly appeared above Chiru's head. One person being a chef and a Gourmet Hunter, or even a chef and a sharpener, she could understand. But how did four professions come together?
"It's incredible, right? In sharpening skills, he's on par with Melk. In cooking, he can already be compared to my master. In the Reviver field, he has also reached the level of Mr. Yosaku. As for his strength, he is already qualified to go to the Gourmet World."
At this moment, Nono had turned into a pure Yuuki fangirl. And what she said was all true. But when these words were said, they sounded different to others' ears.
"That can't be true... To have so many professions is one thing, but how could he possibly reach such a high level in all of them!"
Before Chiru could speak, Chirin, who had come with the menu, spoke up. He was Chiru's assistant, a slightly chubby boy. In the original story, he was the one who had taken the Ehou Maki and had lured Toriko and the others over.
Yuuki felt that Chirin's character and intelligence were a bit lacking.
Though the Ehou Maki was just left there in the forest, it wasn't his. To suddenly appear there, it clearly belonged to someone. In that case, to take it without asking was pure theft.
After Toriko and Komatsu caught up, he had been constantly mocking and gloating. This showed that his character was a bit problematic, though he wasn't some heinous villain.
And from his terrified expression when Chiru said she would send him back to the Food Honor Temple, his character was destined to always suffer there. And anyone who could always suffer in the Food Honor Temple was naturally a problematic person.
In a place like the Food Honor Temple, anyone might suffer when they first went. But if you were still suffering after a period of time, then there was definitely a problem with your character.
As for his lack of brains, it was evident both in the original story and now. The original story showed it when he took the Ehou Maki without knowing whose it was.
A sushi of that giant size… a normal person couldn't make it. And the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant no longer had Granny Chiyo's protection—so his actions were undoubtedly asking for big trouble.
He was lucky he ran into Toriko and Komatsu. If it had been members of the Gourmet Corp, his fate would not have been good.
....
"Chirin, don't be rude!"
Hearing his words, Chiru was a bit helpless and immediately reprimanded him. Hearing this, Chirin also reacted and immediately shut his mouth.
"My apologies, Nono, and Chef Yuuki. This is Chirin. He sometimes speaks without thinking. Please forgive him."
The guest was a guest—Chiru did this very well. No matter what kind of guests came, whether they could eat the dishes of the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant or not, she would be very patient and polite.
This was truly rare. After all, if you opened a restaurant, you had to respect the customers. Not to say you had to treat them as so-called gods, but you had to be polite and put the customer first.
Compared to those famous but arrogant shops, the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant that Chiru ran was indeed very good.
"No need to apologize, Chef Chiru."
Yuuki didn't mind. To be honest, refuting and doubting was the normal reaction. If anyone had believed it directly, he would have suspected they had a problem with their brain.
Chiru didn't say much more to his words. It was clear that his attitude was very good, and he wouldn't blame them for such a thing. This made her let out a sigh of relief.
Many guests came here. People were always of all sorts. Some were very magnanimous, but some were very petty and would blow up any little thing.
This was why she was so careful. Actually, there was another reason: she had always wanted to maintain the reputation of the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant.
Because it was, after all, founded by her master, Granny Chiyo. Though she was now missing and Chiru was in charge, this had also put her in a similar situation to the second-generation Melk.
She didn't want her master's reputation to be damaged because of her. The second-generation Melk was the same. But the good thing about Chiru was that she was confident enough and wouldn't be lost.
....
Later, Yuuki and Nono also looked at the menu. Yuuki very directly ordered everything on it. Since they were here, they naturally had to eat everything.
As for the price, though it was high, for him, it was nothing. He had the unlimited black card that Setsuno had given him.
Money was something that people of his level could get with ease.
"He really ordered the entire menu. I wonder how much they'll be able to eat in the end…"
After Chiru and Chirin went to the kitchen, Chirin couldn't help but say. Because the Delicate Style cuisine here was so special—many guests could barely eat a few dishes.
In his eyes, Yuuki should also be that type. He estimated that he wouldn't be able to eat much either.
"Chirin, talking about people behind their backs is a bad habit. But my view is the opposite of yours. I think they can eat every single dish."
Chiru said with a smile.
"Impossible. No one has ever been able to eat every dish here."
Chirin shook his head. It was also because Chin Chinchin hadn't come back after Granny Chiyo left. In the original story, he only came to pick up Toriko and Komatsu.
So, Chirin had never seen anyone who could eat all these dishes.
"In that case, let's make a bet. If they can eat all the dishes, then you'll go to the Food Honor Temple to train for a period of time. If they can't, then for the next period of time, I won't be so strict with you. How about it?"
Chiru suddenly thought of a way to deal with Chirin's temperament.
"Alright, I agree!"
Chirin immediately agreed. In his eyes, this was a complete freebie.
Seeing him like this, Chiru couldn't help but smile. Since she dared to make the bet, she was naturally confident. Nono was a master of Food Honor, and she had also said their purpose was to capture the Bubble Fruit.
This meant that Yuuki was definitely also a master of Food Honor. Otherwise, capturing the Bubble Fruit would be a joke.
Knowing that both of them were masters of Food Honor, then they could naturally eat every dish in the Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant.
And even if she lost the bet, it didn't matter. She had only said she wouldn't be so strict with Chirin for a period of time. How long that period was, was up to her.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. She then began to prepare her dishes.
....
Soon, one dish after another was brought to Nono and Yuuki. These dishes all required very special conditions to be eaten.
For example, the sparkling Star Rice. You had to eat it without blinking, but the bright light would make your eyes want to close.
Once you blinked, the Star Rice would turn into a pile of waste.
There was also the Sunshine Cheese, which could only be eaten in the sunlight. If you ate it without sunlight, it would become very unappetizing and hard.
Besides that, there were other things that required all sorts of fine operations to be eaten.
However, just as Chirin had served the dishes and was ready to watch the show, he found that Yuuki and Nono were eating very casually. And most critically, the ingredients had no reaction at all.
Although in his eyes, many things were done incorrectly, the ingredients didn't react at all, which was very incredible.
This was the benefit of mastering Food Honor. You could be reckless. As long as you grasped the specific situation of the ingredients, you didn't need to be so careful.
....
Soon, one dish after another went into their stomachs.
"Stop looking, Chirin. Go and prepare more dishes. At the rate they're eating, the ingredients in the back kitchen will soon be finished."
Chiru urged.
While Chirin hadn't come back to his senses yet, hearing her words, he subconsciously went to help.
In the end, all the prepared ingredients in the entire Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant were eaten by the two of them. The restaurant didn't prepare too many ingredients.
In this sea of trees, it was difficult to run into guests who came on their own.
So, the ingredients prepared were usually eaten by Chiru and the others themselves if there were no guests.
But today, they were all sold to Yuuki and Nono.
"The dishes of the Delicate Style are very good. But without a bit of proficiency in Food Honor, it's not so easy to eat them!"
Yuuki remarked. The Delicate Style was a test for both the chef and the customer. The chef needed extremely high culinary skills to prepare these ingredients—and the customer also needed a certain level of Food Honor to eat them.
<><><><><><><><>
~ 21 Advanced Chapters Available on my Patreon!
https://p-atreon.com/dragonnx
(Just remove the hyphen to access Patreon normally.)
<><><><><><><><>
~# Keep the chapters coming — Support with Power Stones!
~# Every 200 Power Stones = 1 Bonus Chapter
~# Add to Library!