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For someone like Granny Chiyo—you couldn't just stand in her way.
While letting her do as she pleased was dangerous, trying to stop her would only make the situation more uncontrollable, more dangerous.
After hearing Yuuki's words, Chin Chinchin fell into deep thought. He considered whether the suggestion was viable, putting himself in Chiyo's shoes. He realized that Yuuki was right.
He had already seen the result of trying to obstruct a person with her personality. If he had foreseen that she would make such a choice back then, he never would have tried to stop her.
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"I understand. Thank you, Chef Yuuki. I will contact President Ichiryu and have the IGO's intelligence department keep an eye out for Chiyo. As soon as we find her—I will bring her back."
Having thought it through, Chin Chinchin made his decision. While he couldn't say Yuuki's solution was the best, he couldn't think of any other way.
"Don't thank me, Master Chin. I only offered a suggestion. There's no guarantee it will work."
Yuuki shook his head.
While he felt this was the better course of action, he couldn't be certain his decision wasn't also a mistake. No one could guarantee such things.
"It's more than enough. At least it's better than doing nothing. Chirmi—you should go back and wait for news. If I bring Chiyo back, I will contact you immediately!"
"...."
Well, it had to be said, this was very Chin Chinchin. He had once again gotten Chiru's name wrong.
"I understand. I'll go back and wait for news. Chef Yuuki, Nono, I'll be heading back now!"
While the problem wasn't solved, at least her objective was achieved. The Disappearing Cuisine Restaurant couldn't be left unattended—so Chiru had to return.
"By the way, you two are here for the Bubble Fruit, right? Let me contact the President first, and then I'll take you to the Bubble Way."
Chin Chinchin said.
The reason Yuuki and Nono were here was simple—it wasn't hard to guess. After all, both of their Food Honor had already reached the master level.
They weren't here to study.
Besides studying Food Honor, the only thing at the Food Honor Temple that would be of interest to an outsider was the Bubble Fruit.
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"Mr. Yuuki, do you think what Master Chin said just now, about following the natural course of life and death, is correct?"
Seeing that Chin Chinchin had left, Nono couldn't help but ask. As a woman, she could understand Granny Chiyo's decision.
If her own loved one died, and she knew there was a way to revive them—she would certainly pursue it.
But Chin Chinchin's attitude was a bit different. Perhaps he had given up because of the difficulty, but there was definitely a small part of him that believed in what he said about following nature.
"Nono, you have to understand, humanity is also a part of nature. And so are the methods of revival."
"Since revival is a part of nature, and humanity is a part of nature, why can't we use it? If you have the ability, then use it. Never separate humanity from nature."
Yuuki shook his head. He didn't have any lofty morals. He only knew that since such a thing existed in nature, then it could be pursued.
The method of revival existed. Why say it was against nature? Humans could define their own understanding of nature, but they couldn't be so arrogant as to represent nature itself.
So, he couldn't understand the thinking of Ichiryu and Chin Chinchin, and he wouldn't follow their path. Of course, he wouldn't force his own ideas on others either. He couldn't make decisions for them.
"One last thing, Nono. You can listen to the opinions and suggestions of others, but just keep what's useful to you, what you believe is right. As for the rest, you don't need to care."
"At the same time, don't force your own views on others."
After he finished speaking, Nono nodded, her heart becoming even firmer.
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Soon, Chin Chinchin returned. He had already called President Ichiryu. After learning that Granny Chiyo had joined the Gourmet Corp, Ichiryu wasn't particularly surprised.
She had been missing for several years.
The probability of her joining them was not small. But now that Chin Chinchin had asked him to help keep an eye out for her, he wouldn't refuse. He was a member of Biotope 0th. In the original story, because he was seriously injured in the battle with Chiyo—he hadn't participated in the final war with the Gourmet Corp.
But later, after the path between the Gourmet World and the Human World was opened, he had been a great help.
"My business is taken care of. We can go to the Bubble Way now."
Chin Chinchin said and then led the two of them there. On the way, they passed through many areas where they could see many people who had come to the Food Honor Temple to study Food Honor.
Of course, only a very small number of people came here voluntarily. Over ninety-nine percent of the people here were criminals.
The crimes they had committed weren't serious, and they could still be saved. That was why they were sent here for rehabilitation. All they had to do was master Food Honor here, and then they could leave.
Otherwise, they would have to stay here forever. The Food Honor Temple was equivalent to their prison.
Don't be fooled by the fact that it seemed freer than a prison. Staying here was much more torturous.
Whether it was sleeping, walking, or eating, everything was related to the gratitude aspect of Food Honor. So, for those who hadn't mastered it, staying here was a constant torment.
Toriko and Komatsu were like that when they first came.
When walking outside, you had to be constantly on guard against being attacked by the temple itself.
To eat, you had to infuse your gratitude into the ingredients to make them bloom. Even if you ate the ready-made food, you couldn't eat it without the support of Food Honor.
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As Yuuki walked, he could also see many people being chased by rolling boulders and various spikes. It was clear that these people's Food Honor hadn't even reached the entry level. They couldn't even calm the anger of the temple.
Chin Chinchin didn't care about this. As long as it didn't cause a big fire, he wouldn't casually intervene.
These people could only choose to slowly adapt to the Food Honor Temple. Otherwise, they would have to go out into the sea of trees and survive in the wild.
Nono had been here before, so she wasn't surprised by this.
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Soon, the three of them arrived at the Bubble Way behind the temple.
"Next, only one of you can go in with me. While both of your Food Honor have reached the master level, you didn't learn the temple's version, so I can only take one person in."
Chin Chinchin said.
Although the final effect of Food Honor was the same, there were some different details. He had been recognized by the Bubble Fruit, so he could take people in.
But he couldn't take two people in at once, even if both of them had reached the master level.
"In that case, I won't go."
Nono said. She knew Yuuki was also a Gourmet Hunter. It was best to leave such a thing to him.
"Then I'll be in your care, Master Chin!"
Yuuki nodded and then entered the path with him. At a glance, the path seemed to have no end. But he knew this was just an illusion.
With a closer look, though the road was very long, it didn't stretch on forever.
This was the special characteristic of the Bubble Fruit. Those who entered here would experience hallucinations. Once you fell into them, you would be in big trouble.
Toriko in the original story was like that. In his subjective time, he had been here for a very long time, walking with Chin Chinchin for so long that he had even exhausted his calories.
In the hallucination, he had actively released his calories because he felt he had consumed so much. He kept releasing until the energy in his body was exhausted.
In the end, he had even activated Autophagy. After holding on for a while with that, he finally saw the Bubble Fruit.
But for Yuuki, the illusion here was nothing. He could easily see through it.
After seeing through the illusion, he also saw the Bubble Fruits hidden on both sides of the road. He directly simulated a sense of gratitude, and instantly, the fruits floated out.
Chin Chinchin wasn't surprised by this. Yuuki's Food Honor had reached the master level. Once you reached that level, capturing the Bubble Fruit was a very easy matter.
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"Looks like you've succeeded. I have to say, Chef Yuuki, your Food Honor is very strong. While I've seen some other users of Food Honor come here to capture ingredients before—they took much longer than you."
Chin Chinchin said with a smile.
Many people had come here, but very few could easily capture the Bubble Fruit. Even among those who had mastered Food Honor, some had been lost in the illusion for a period of time.
"Thank you for your help, Master Chin!"
Yuuki said after collecting the floating fruits. He had taken all of them from here. The reason he did so wasn't that he was greedy and wanted to take all the ingredients.
It was because the regeneration speed of the Bubble Fruit here was too fast.
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After the two of them returned with the fruits, Nono was very happy to see that he was back and had brought so many.
Later, Yuuki and Nono stayed at the Food Honor Temple for a day because they wanted to try preparing the Bubble Fruit.
The preparation was very simple—you just had to remove the skin.
But this one step... very few could do it. After all, the number of chefs whose Food Honor could reach the master level was very small.
Even a top-ranked chef like Chiru hadn't reached the master level. This showed the value of mastering Food Honor.
"I've finally eaten a properly prepared Bubble Fruit again. This is the first time since Chiyo left."
At Yuuki's invitation, Chin Chinchin also tasted the familiar flavor. A properly prepared Bubble Fruit and an unprepared one were two different concepts.
Before, in the entire sea of trees, the only person who could prepare the Bubble Fruit was Granny Chiyo. While their son had died, the two of them were still very much in love.
It was only because she had gotten news about CENTER—that they had ended up in this state.
"The Bubble Fruit is a very magical fruit. Even though my Gourmet Cell level is already very high, it still activated my cells!"
Yuuki said. Nono's Gourmet Cells didn't react this time because she had eaten it before.
But Yuuki's Gourmet Cells had activated because of the Bubble Fruit.
And at this moment, his hair had grown a lot—and his body was covered in a layer of flowing light.
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