Komatsu didn't refuse when she saw this and came outside the kitchen. Under the greetings of Takumi and Jiro, she sat down slightly cautiously.
The two of them didn't pay much attention to her reaction and continued eating, drinking, and exchanging blows, and the atmosphere remained harmonious.
After a while, when all the food on the table was almost eaten, Granny Setsuno finally came back.
But not only did she bring back ingredients, she also brought someone behind her.
This man was a little old man in casual clothes wearing a floral shirt and trousers, sporting sunglasses, blond hair, and a shaved beard. His face looked a bit old, but his posture was still upright, and he was carrying a large bag several meters high while walking as fast as if he were flying.
After the little old man came in, he waved with a hearty smile and said, "Hey, are you all eating?"
"Ichiryu? How did you come?"
Jiro couldn't help but be slightly startled when he saw the person coming.
This person was the President of the IGO, and also his eldest brother, Ichiryu!
But what Jiro didn't expect was that Ichiryu would come suddenly.
Setsuno saw this and explained: "I just realized that there were not many ingredients in the warehouse, so I wanted to call someone to send some over, but after Ichiryu-chan found out, he came over in person."
As for why she just called someone to deliver ingredients but let Ichiryu know, Setsuno had no explanation. However, several people present were not fools, so they naturally understood that Setsuno took the opportunity to tip off the news, but no one exposed it.
"I wonder who this is?"
Takumi was the first to break the silence and looked at Jiro knowingly.
"This is Ichiryu, my sworn brother, who is also the President of the IGO, an international gourmet organization. To a certain extent, he is the top authority here." Jiro explained truthfully.
Although in the anime, some heads of state can shout at the IGO, as if the IGO has no real power and is afraid of those politicians. But in fact, it is just that these politicians know that Ichiryu will not use violent methods, and the daily expenses of the IGO also require funding from various countries, so they dare to be arrogant in some small things.
But once they encounter a big event, such as a world-class crisis like the invasion of the Four Beasts, they have no choice but to be obedient.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with saying that Ichiryu is the most influential person in this world.
Takumi naturally knew these things, and now he was just pretending not to know; otherwise, it would be difficult to explain.
"It turns out to be President Ichiryu of the IGO. Hello, you must have already known this since you came here in person, but I would like to introduce myself. My name is Takumi, and I am the City Lord of Dimension City."
Takumi pretended to be surprised and stood up to greet Ichiryu enthusiastically.
"Hahahaha, of course I have heard about this. There is no need to be polite, City Lord Takumi. I just came here today to have a meal and see with my own eyes what people from another world look like, but they seem to be no different from us."
Ichiryu smiled heartily, waved his hand, put down the bag full of ingredients, and found a seat at random.
"Oh haha, then I won't disturb you. I'll go and prepare these ingredients."
Setsuno saw this, smiled, took the ingredients, and returned to the kitchen.
"I'm going to help."
Komatsu looked at Takumi, then at Ichiryu and Jiro, and wisely left the table to help Setsuno, leaving space for the three of them.
None of the three tried to make her stay, even though Ichiryu preferred having many people eat together, he restrained himself at this time. Because from the moment he arrived, the reception was no longer a simple meal, but more like a meeting.
Takumi took over Ichiryu's remark, smiled, and said: "I am also a human being, not an alien, so naturally there is no difference. In this case, will Mr. Ichiryu be disappointed?"
Ichiryu poured himself a glass of wine and said, "I'm not disappointed, because I could roughly guess it."
After all, if there was any difference, Komatsu would have already mentioned it.
And even if it were different, it wouldn't matter. In this world, there is also the Gourmet World, in which live various kinds of monsters that were transformed from humans a long time ago, strange-looking beasts, and even inhuman intelligent races.
So even if Takumi really was an alien, Ichiryu would not have any resistance, because his partner chef is technically from another race (Nitro).
"Oh? Jiro, are you willing to bring out this kind of wine? It seems that I really came to the right place this time."
Ichiryu looked at the wine in his hand, his eyes lit up, and he drank a glass in the next second.
After drinking it, he exclaimed in an unmistakable manner: "Wow! It's great!"
Then he unceremoniously picked up the side dishes and tasted them while drinking a few more glasses. When Jiro saw it, he didn't feel as distressed as when Takumi drank it. He even looked a little happy when he saw Ichiryu drinking and eating.
Takumi could also understand this. Jiro is happy that Ichiryu is willing to eat good food.
Ichiryu is a very selfless and thorough person. He is obviously very powerful and can easily capture high-end ingredients. But he almost never eats them by himself. Instead, he saves all these good things to share with others. Even when he is alone, he only eats some mediocre beans; he would only eat something else when he sits at the same table with others.
But while Ichiryu himself feels comfortable like this, the people around him are very worried about him. Because for people with Gourmet Cells, power is both a boost and a burden. The stronger the person, the greater their appetite, and they need to eat a lot of energy to maintain their peak condition.
Ichiryu only eats so much, which means he is always carrying a DEBUFF on his body. Not to mention the poor physical state, the act of suppressing appetite is also mental torture.
This means that Ichiryu's will is strong enough and he has successfully influenced the Appetite Demon in his body (Don Slime). If anyone else dared to do what he did, they would have been killed long ago or failed countless times.
After all, when it comes to dieting, the Appetite Demons, who represent pure hunger, are the first to quit. If you dare to make the Appetite Demons anxious, they may give you a life-and-death fight, and then go and change to the next host.
This is also a shortcoming of Gourmet Cells. They cannot completely control the Appetite Demons in their bodies before eating the full course menu. And even if the Appetite Demons do not rebel, the torture of appetite and hunger can drive people crazy.
Even if Ichiryu can withstand the consequences of dieting, it also hinders his own growth. Ichiryu's potential is actually very high. He is a properly super-model existence on this planet, which is why he was selected by Don Slime, who once ruled the universe.
But Ichiryu's character has somewhat wasted this talent. He has not left the planet for hundreds of years.
But if one had to say how Takumi felt about Ichiryu, he would definitely admire him. What Ichiryu did could be called saintly. Even if he wasted his talent and seemed a bit stubborn, he was still a holy fool. It's really hard not to admire that kind of belief carried out through such a selfless ideal.