"Well, this is indeed your usual style."
Jiro understood immediately after hearing Ichiryu's speech.
Ichiryu's philosophy is to share; in his own words: everyone enjoys food together around the table. It is precisely because of this concept that Ichiryu created the IGO. This organization was originally dedicated to distributing all the food in the world so that more people could have enough to eat.
It is also because of his willingness to share with others that Ichiryu could win over so many friends to help support the IGO. At the same time, it is precisely because of this concept that there is a Full Course Menu that can be shared with all mankind.
It can be said that Ichiryu's life is a life of sharing. Such a man is undoubtedly a good person. Therefore, Ichiryu is quite fond of Dimension City, which gave Komatsu several tons of food. As Ichiryu himself said just now, people who know how to share cannot be bad people. He was comparing his own situation with Dimension City as an analogy.
Jiro didn't say anything more about this. Since Ichiryu can become the President of the IGO, in addition to being its founder, his ability must be unquestionable. They are all veterans, so they understand certain things without needing special reminders.
Ichiryu's words might seem naive, but he is definitely not so stupid that he would completely trust Dimension City based on this alone. There will definitely be probing in the future. Even if they want to launch in-depth cooperation, it will only happen after they have discovered the details.
Therefore, Jiro asked: "Then, what are you going to do next? In other words, what do you want Komatsu to do for you?"
"Um..." Ichiryu rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then replied: "Anyway, let Komatsu go to Dimension City to contact them first, and try to collect as much information as possible."
"As for the next step, we'll decide when we get the information. Well, in order to express our goodwill, let Komatsu bring some more gifts. I will provide these materials. Also, if you and Setsuno are free, you can also go there and have a look. More people means more effort. As for the reason for contact, let's use cooking skills and ingredients as a breakthrough point."
Jiro nodded: "Okay, I'll tell them when I get back."
"Well, let's do this for now."
...
Meanwhile, in Dimension City.
Takumi didn't know the various reactions of the Gourmet World regarding this matter after Komatsu returned. At this time, he was looking at a system reward drawn by Komatsu with some surprise.
[Introduction to Gourmet Cells (Pure Version): Pure Gourmet Cells. After fusion, the user can be strengthened by eating fantasy ingredients (ingredients containing Gourmet Cells), and can 100% awaken the Gourmet Demon. The awakened Gourmet Demon will not have an independent consciousness. It is completely controlled, and its actions can be directed remotely after appearing independently.]
Takumi didn't expect that the reward for receiving Komatsu would be obtained on the first try!
Gourmet Cells—this is the key element of the Gourmet World. The reason why people in that world can become stronger by eating is because of this very thing. Moreover, the system provided an optimized version, which is 100% able to awaken a Gourmet Demon.
Although Gourmet Demons have certain drawbacks—for example, if they don't eat good food for a certain period, they will bite back at the host, commonly known as Autophagy—it is undeniable that people who have awakened a Gourmet Demon have far greater potential than those who have not.
This is because people who awaken a Gourmet Demon will often gain the related abilities and characteristics of that demon.
For example, the protagonist Toriko's super sense of smell comes from the Red Demon, one of the three demons in his body. Since this is the most superficial one, Toriko is influenced the most by it. The other influences are that his blue hair comes from the Blue Demon, and the three marks on his face come from the White Demon.
In the later stages of the plot, Toriko can even use his sense of smell to trace back what happened thousands of years ago, or even tens of thousands of years ago, which is quite outrageous. In addition, this super sense of smell has also helped Toriko escape danger many times. Whenever he was at the end of his rope, Toriko could use this sense of smell to successfully find ingredients or avoid enemies that he could not deal with.
Another example is Sunny's hair tentacles and Coco's vision. These are abilities inherited from the Gourmet Demons in their bodies. And these abilities can only be brought about by a Gourmet Demon, because this ability itself belongs to the demon.
It can be said that those who have awakened their Gourmet Cells but not their Gourmet Demons are nothing more than a blank slate. Not only is it a slow start, but they can only develop their abilities on their own. Unless there are some serendipitous adventures, the upper limit is not high.
Of course, Gourmet Demons bring not only benefits; they are actually a double-edged sword. Because this kind of awakening is more like parasitism than true awakening. It is an ingredient contained in Gourmet Cells, which holds information about these demons from their lifetimes.
When they awaken in the human body, they rely more on the power of the host to achieve their own resurrection. Therefore, the cost of awakening a Gourmet Demon is that if you do something wrong, you may be consumed by it. You can only keep finding more high-end ingredients to eat and feed them to keep them docile.
To a certain extent, the reason why people who awaken Gourmet Demons are so strong is largely because they are forced to become so by the demons in their bodies. The stronger the awakened Gourmet Demon is, the more dangerous it becomes.
Because not only is the Gourmet Demon in the body forcing the host to obtain new high-end ingredients, but they will also encounter various difficulties and obstacles along the way; narrow escapes and adventures become commonplace. The stronger the Gourmet Demon, the higher the grade of ingredients it must eat, and the more adventures the host needs to survive. You can imagine how difficult it is.
However, the pure version provided by the system does not have such drawbacks. After all, the awakened Gourmet Demon doesn't even have an autonomous consciousness, so how could it possibly force the host to help it resurrect?
At the same time, even if the Gourmet Demon is resurrected in the end, it is just a puppet that can be controlled by the host. It can be said that there are no worries at all. Takumi had to give the system a thumbs up after reading it. This pure version is so considerate!
"I wonder what kind of Gourmet Demon will awaken if I, who have a perfect body, fuse with this thing?"
Takumi was excited and ready to fuse with this pure version of Gourmet Cells. After all, after fusion, one can become stronger by eating. Few people would not be tempted by such a convenient thing.
Moreover, the power ceiling of the Gourmet World is not low, and it can bring a massive increase to his strength. There is also the awakening of the Gourmet Demon; the "unboxing" aspect of this special ability is also very exciting.
Just do it. Takumi handed over the work regarding the Shokugeki competition to Alice Nakiri and the others, and he returned to the bedroom of the City Lord's Mansion alone. In this quiet environment where no one was around, he gave the order to the system.
"System, give me the fusion Gourmet Cells!"