Chapter 170: The Brothers' Reunion
[This is the Interstellar Peace Broadcast. Good afternoon, viewers.]
[In a major shock, the Xianzhou Yuque has been attacked by the Propagation. General Rongtao is severely wounded. Is this a sign of the Propagation's imminent return?]
[The Interastral Peace Corporation strongly condemns the actions of the Propagation faction, which have affected the peace of the universe.]
[In addition, the Xianzhou Alliance has issued a warrant with a reward of thirty billion credit points.]
...
Kenji turned off the broadcast. This bounty was almost the value of three Kafkas. The IPC wasn't worried about the Xianzhou's troubles at all; they were probably popping champagne, just issuing a verbal condemnation. The Xianzhou Alliance kept silent about the remnant of the Aeon of Propagation, knowing that if such news were exposed, it would cause them a great deal of trouble. The Abundance Denizens, in particular, would not miss the opportunity to sling mud, with accusations like "dabbling in the sins of Propagation." It didn't matter how many people believed it; through word of mouth, it would become a very intriguing story.
The Xianzhou Yuque.
Jing Yuan had been called over. He had a massive headache. General Rongtao was severely wounded, and the remnant of Propagation was gone. The Swarm Empress had released a Star-Collapsing Egg larger than the Xianzhou itself. If it had landed, the Yuque would have been scrapped. General Rongtao had gone up and, although he had stopped the egg, he had been heavily injured in the process. Fortunately, the Xianzhou and the people on it were mostly unharmed. A world where only General Rongtao was injured had been achieved.
"Master, was this also part of your plan?" Jing Yuan asked, looking at the shackled Jingliu, his tone complex.
"We do not know this Emanator of Propagation," Jingliu shook her head. No one could have predicted the Swarm Empress's sudden appearance. Their original plan had been completely disrupted. How could they kill Abundance now? They already had the great enemy of Abundance, and now they might have to face Propagation as well. Once that Emanator absorbed the divine body, even Marshal Hua would be no match for it.
"Sigh... because of this, the Alliance is now in a state of chaos," Jing Yuan said. He and the other generals were mentally exhausted.
"General Jing Yuan, if the Aeon of Propagation were to reappear, could it perhaps devour the Aeon of Abundance?" Luocha asked with a smile. The Aeon of Propagation could perhaps be schemed against and utilized.
"You have some nerve," Jing Yuan said coldly. "Compared to Abundance, the Swarm is much more difficult to deal with." The Abundance Denizens were indeed troublesome, but no one wanted to see a second Swarm Disaster erupt in the universe. Compared to the Abundance faction, the Swarm Disaster would shake the entire universe. Even the Xianzhou Alliance would probably lose a few more ships. It was unrealistic for the Divine Archer to take on two Aeons; it would be easy to get shot down. After all, the Aeon of Propagation, unlike the Aeon of Abundance, would fight back.
Luocha was noncommittal, but no one knew what he was thinking. If Welt were here, he would surely have many thoughts. How could someone with that face be simple?
When Kenji returned to his own world, he didn't sense the auras of Jiro and the others. It was as if they weren't on the planet.
"Were they sealed?"
Kenji observed the past and saw how Joie had made his move. Good heavens, he played the emotion card, using Froese's face and speaking the words that left the deepest impression on them. How could Jiro and Ichiryu not be hard-CC'd for a moment?
Swoosh!
Kenji went directly to the NEO organization's current base.
"Hiss... so many Life Orbs."
After taking the three golden cans, Kenji noticed a large number of Life Orbs, all made by Joie. One could only imagine how afraid of death he was.
"Mine, mine, all mine."
Kenji took them all. There were dozens of them. Joie surely had more, but he couldn't be bothered to look for them. He took the goods and left.
—Kenji was here.
How could one do a good deed and not leave their name?
"Who was it?!"
Joie rushed back to find the room completely looted. His blood pressure skyrocketed. He felt like his lungs were about to explode. He was so angry he could have coughed up blood. Everything was gone.
"Aaaah! Kenji, you deserve to die! Aaaaaah!"
POW!
Kenji's note was an ultimate ability used right in his face. It made one of the Life Orbs in his hair explode from sheer anger. At this moment, his rage had reached its absolute peak. He had seized a difficult opportunity to seal the three brothers, and now it was all for nothing. Did he know how much Food Luck he had consumed to do it?! At least two-thirds of his Food Luck was gone. His heart was bleeding.
In his rage, Joie could only rage. He was no match for Kenji.
After calming down a bit, what he couldn't understand was how Kenji had known the base was here and had been able to find this exact room.
"Second, you still have materials for the Golden Cookware, right?"
Returning to the Giant Shell, Atashino and the other chefs had entered the Soul World to cook the fish course, while Melk the Second was enjoying the food on the snack street.
"I still have some. What do you need?" the Second nodded. She was indeed quite free at the moment.
Kenji took out the golden cans and handed them to Melk the Second. "Make a can opener that can open these."
"...Not difficult."
After checking the dimensions, Melk the Second knew what size to make it. She returned to her residence and began to grind.
Taking advantage of this time, Kenji went to check on Toriko and the others. They were no longer at the house in the clearing; they must have returned to their own residence.
When he opened the door... good heavens.
Toriko and Starjun were sitting at the dinner table as obediently as two little children, their gazes uniformly fixed on the kitchen.
"Hmm-hmm~~"
Froese was humming a light and cheerful tune as she cooked, completely immersed in her role as a chef mom.
"Kenji, you're back," Toriko said with a smile. He was very happy now. His mother's cooking... it was a truly different taste.
Starjun nodded. This was also his first time experiencing the feeling of eating with family.
"Speaking of which, I'm Froese's son, so I'm the same generation as Old Man Ichiryu and the others. But I was also adopted by the old man. This relationship is really messy," Toriko said, a little helpless.
"Kenji, according to this relationship, shouldn't you be calling me Uncle?"
The sky had cleared, the rain had stopped, and Toriko felt he was hot stuff again.
Kenji clenched his fist and smiled benevolently. "Toriko, do you believe I can beat you so badly that your own mother won't recognize you?"
"Ahem, just kidding."
Toriko coughed lightly. With his mother here, if he got beaten up, it would be a true case of "even his mom wouldn't recognize him." He was a little puzzled. They were about the same age, but Kenji's strength was so much greater than theirs.
A smirk played on Starjun's lips. Watching his brother make a fool of himself was really quite fun.
"Dinner's ready... Kenji, you should join us," Froese said, bringing out a sumptuous meal.
Kenji nodded, took a seat, and freeloaded.
A Gourmet God was a Gourmet God. The Capture Levels of these ingredients were around 1000, but their taste had been amplified several times over.
When Froese heard from Kenji that the three brothers had been sealed, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she was also very touched. She hadn't expected to have such a great influence.
"The Golden Can... I remember I sealed a shell in one of those and threw it in the Eighth Area," Froese said thoughtfully.
Now it was Kenji's turn to be surprised. The shell Froese was talking about must be the Demon Ogre Shell. The manga never mentioned who had sealed it. What was this? The food left behind by the mother had become the son's power-up, not only stimulating the awakening of the White Ogre but also becoming an ingredient in Toriko's Full Course Menu.
"Mom, Komatsu has that golden can you're talking about," Toriko said.
"Hehe, for him to have found it, it must be the arrangement of Food Luck. That Komatsu has high potential," Froese said with a smile. She had no interest in the Demon Ogre Shell; otherwise, she would have eaten it with her family back then.
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