Ario and Komatsu had only just teamed up.
Ichiryu was still alive.
They could hand over the Three Tigers to him.
Once both worlds were merged, the IGO would still be necessary.
Whether the Gourmet Corps existed or not didn't really matter.
Kevin had already eliminated quite a few of them.
Not every member of the Gourmet Corps was as strong as the Three Tigers.
Hearing this, Mebius nodded.
"Oh, right. Kevin is currently recovering with the help of those gourmet creatures.
Give him one of the serums.
It'll help him recover faster."
Something had occurred to her.
"Got it.
I'll send them over to everyone shortly.
We definitely need to keep pushing this.
Eventually, our world might also connect with this one.
That way we won't have to worry about a food shortage.
If all else fails, we can raise a few ourselves."
The food from the Gourmet world was all high-quality.
The Gourmet Cells were also incredibly valuable.
There's no way Takumi would pass up the chance to bring them to his own world.
Seeing that Takumi understood, Mebius didn't say more.
She slumped back down onto the table.
Takumi looked at the three of them.
Then he stopped paying attention and resumed checking on global situations.
At the same time, his hands stayed busy.
He duplicated more vials of the Gourmet Cell injection.
Once he was done, he sent them to Kevin and the others.
Not just Kevin, but Sakura and Qian Jie got some too.
Even Cosmo, who was flying around hunting monsters in his Gundam, received some.
It was time for everyone to power up.
Kevin was currently hanging around Black Uncle's place.
When Takumi's gift arrived, Kevin froze for a second.
But after Prometheus explained what it was, Kevin didn't hesitate.
If Mebius made it, that was all he needed to know.
Kevin had full faith in his comrade.
The same went for Cosmo and Qian Jie.
Though Qian Jie disliked Mebius, he couldn't deny she was dependable.
All three injected the Gourmet Cells.
After the injection, hunger hit them immediately.
Without hesitation, they dug in!
In no time, the monsters descending upon the world were in serious trouble.
Thanks to Takumi and the others,
The world didn't suffer much from the arrival of the gourmet creatures.
Some people did die,
But most were fine.
Some of the dead weren't victims of the monsters,
But of their own wild behavior during the panic.
Especially in some Western countries,
Where guns were abundant and chaos erupted.
The past two days had been quite the spectacle.
People also started going out to hunt gourmet creatures.
Working in groups of dozens, they were able to take down low-level monsters.
And after tasting the food
They were ecstatic.
It was heavenly!
Seeing how things were going around the world, Takumi smiled.
He glanced toward Dragon Nation.
After a brief moment of thought, he went over and gave them the synthesis data and a few samples.
That was all he could do for now.
The rest was up to them.
If they couldn't figure it out even with Mebius's extraction methods,
He wasn't going to take the blame.
Still, Takumi had confidence in them.
Different world or not,
Many things were the same.
...
After finishing all that, Takumi returned to the Nakiri household.
Mebius and the others were already eating.
So were Erina and Alice.
They'd already injected the Gourmet Cells.
And now they were starving.
Kato Megumi and Asuna watched them scarfing food down with twitching lips.
They were very relieved they hadn't chosen the Gourmet Cells.
Turning into bottomless pits?
That wasn't something they could deal with.
Especially Asuna.
She had been raised under elite standards.
She could never act like that.
"Did you use the superpower serum?
What abilities did you awaken?"
Takumi looked at Asuna and Kato Megumi.
He was curious.
What kind of abilities did they get?
"Presence Concealment."
Kato Megumi answered expressionlessly.
That summed it up.
"Mine is Cutting..."
Asuna looked delighted as she spoke.
A cutting abilityshe could release slashing attacks that cut objects.
A full-on offensive superpower.
Chapter 183: Be Cautious, Something Big Is Coming
Takumi listened to the two girls describe their new superpowers and found himself genuinely surprised.
Concealing presence?
Wasn't Megumi Kato already naturally equipped with that? Her sense of presence was inherently low to begin with. And now she had an ability that enhanced that even more.
Wow. Megumi Kato was walking further and further down the path of an Assassin.
As for Asuna's slicing abilitynow that was excellent. Asuna had always wanted to learn swordsmanship. If she could combine it with this slicing power, it would significantly boost her capabilities.
"Perfect!" "Awei, you should start studying some assassination skills. Techniques like stealth and silent killing would suit you well." "Truly a natural-born assassin! Even Hassan would have to step aside."
As he spoke, Takumi gave Megumi Kato a big thumbs-up.
Megumi, however, had black lines on her face.
"I don't want to!!" "Seriously... this 'lack of presence' gag is something I'll never live down, right?"
Megumi was helpless. The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she felt.
Takumi, meanwhile, found it all quite amusing.
"There's no getting past it! Like Akari from YuruYuri, you'll become a meme!"
Megumi rolled her eyes at him. She couldn't be bothered to retort.
"As for Asuna, focus on practicing swordsmanship. Combined with your slicing power, your combat ability is already looking pretty solid." "You could go out and train alongside Bronya and the others."
Asuna had already gone through one enhancement. Now with the addition of a superpower, her fighting ability was nothing to scoff at.
"Let's wait until we're more familiar with our powers. For now, let's hold off."
Asuna shook her head at Takumi's suggestion. She wasn't the reckless type who rushed into battle just because she had new powers. She wanted to get used to them first.
Takumi respected her decision and didn't say more.
While the three were chatting, Alice and Erina had finished eating. After their meal, they both looked amazed.
"Wow, that was powerful." "I feel like I could beat a bull to death right now!!"
Erina's face lit up with a bright smile. She also noticed her God Tongue had become more powerful. Interestingly, it seemed to be controllable now. If necessary, she could even suppress its activation temporarily. That discovery delighted her.
"You probably can't beat a bull." "Modern bulls are kind of terrifying."
Takumi chuckled at her. Erina might feel strong now, but it was likely just a side effect of the sudden enhancement. Mobius's gourmet cells weren't that miraculous. It was probably just an illusion.
Erina blinked but then thought about it. Yeah... modern bulls were indeed monstrous. So she was still just a weakling.
Not long after, Mobius, Vill-V, and the others finished eating too.
"I'm full. Time for a walk." "I'll head out first!" "Alice, want to come with us? You can help cook, too."
Mobius planned to go foraging. Though the meal was satisfying, she believed she could eat even more. Might as well take two chefs along.
Alice's eyes lit up immediately.
"Let's go!" "Let's all go together."
She turned to look at Asuna and Megumi.
Asuna raised her hand in refusal.
"We'll stay. We're not used to our powers yet. We'll wait until we've practiced more." "You guys are going out to gather food anyway, so you go ahead."
Asuna stuck to her earlier decision. There was no way she was going out just yet.
Seeing this, Alice didn't insist.
"Alright!" "You two stay and get used to your abilities." "I'll go out with Miss Mobius and the others."
With that, she and Erina followed Mobius and the others out.
Back home, only Takumi, Asuna, and Megumi remained. Takumi looked at the two girls and handed them a training manual.
"Hereuse this to train your powers." "It also includes some of the swordsmanship and magic training methods from my world." "Use it to practice. Once this mission is over and you visit my world, you'll be learning all this anyway. Think of it as prep work."
He handed them a few books.
Asuna smiled brightly.
"Thanks! Really appreciate it!"
She didn't hesitate to accept the materials. Megumi did the same. The two of them then stepped outside to begin their training.
Takumi, meanwhile, continued monitoring the global situation.
Around noon, he suddenly detected a space fluctuation in Japan. And it wasn't far from his location.
Something from the Toriko world was merging into this one. And it was landing on the Nakiri family's mountain?
Curious, Takumi vanished from the spot and teleported to the scene.
Ordinary people wouldn't notice anything. But Takumi clearly felt the powerful spatial distortion.
He didn't have to wait long.
Moments later, several massive skyscrapers appeared out of thin air. The surrounding space stretched, but the Nakiri family's ingredient farm wasn't displaced. It was as if the buildings had forcibly squeezed space to make room. They looked like they had always been there.
Seeing the towering structures, Takumi was stunned.
IGO headquarters? Appearing here?
He stared at the enormous letters on the building in front of him.
Takumi was speechless. IGO headquarters had just... appeared.
As he puzzled over this, an even more terrifying space fluctuation occurred.
This one affected the entire world.
Takumi's expression immediately turned serious. He gave Prometheus a direct order.
"Prepare yourself!" "Something big is coming."
The intensity of this space fluctuation meant the Toriko world was starting to fully merge.
This wasn't like before, when a few creatures would randomly appear.
This time, it was a global-scale fusion.
After alerting Prometheus, Takumi sent a message to the group chat as well.
Everyone, stay alert.
Stick together.
Don't get forcibly separated when the world shifts.
Chapter 184: Send Those Unfriendly Neighbors to Their Father
With the space so chaotic, if you don't stick together,
you'll definitely be separated.
You might even find yourself suddenly flung into another place because of a spatial anomaly.
Takumi:
[@Fujiwara Chika @Bronya @Yuu @Akeno, pay attention, something big is comingglobal-scale fusion.]
[Try to stay close together, don't get scattered by the spatial fluctuations, otherwise I'll have to come and rescue you.]
Takumi tagged them in the group chat.
The ones Takumi @'d were the real priority.
As for the old man and Miori Shiba, they weren't a big concern for now.
Even if they got thrown somewhere, they'd still be able to manage with their strength.
With them, you didn't need to worry much.
At the same time, Takumi's expression became serious.
The Gourmet World probably wouldn't descend here, right?
If it actually did, Takumi needed to be prepared.
If the Gourmet World was drawn in by the fusion of the two worlds,
then this world would really be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Takumi immediately summoned Kevin, Senkei, and Cosmo back,
and brought Miori Shiba as well.
Kevin and the others also noticed the intense spatial fluctuations.
Before they could even get their bearings, they realized Takumi had pulled them over.
Cosmo stepped out from his Gundam, looking at Takumi in confusion.
"Did you feel it?
The other world is about to fully merge into this one.
We're in for big trouble.
I pulled you over so I can deploy you quickly!"
"If the Gourmet World appears, that'll be the biggest disaster."
The power of the Eight Kings needed no explanation.
In their eyes, humans were nothing more than ants.
Real ants!
Just the sheer size of the Eight Kings could easily inflict catastrophic destruction on this world.
So Takumi had no choice but to take this very seriously.
Hearing this, everyone's faces grew grim.
"Understood.
From now on, send us wherever you need us,"
Kevin said solemnly.
Senkei and Cosmo nodded,
saying nothing more.
Cosmo even put his mecha away.
Though the Gundam was powerful, from here on out, he'd rely on his own strength.
After saying this, Takumi turned his gaze to the IGO headquarters.
The sudden spatial upheaval had thrown the IGO into chaos.
Takumi thought for a moment,
then reached out and pulled Aru over.
Aru, who had been exploring this new world, was suddenly yanked over by Takumi and was momentarily stunned.
"Mr. Aru, IGO has already descended.
Your world will now fully merge with this one.
Please go and tell your chairman about the current situation.
It's possible the Gourmet World itself might appear here!"
Takumi spoke gravely to the dumbfounded Aru.
Upon hearing this, Aru was shocked.
He looked around and immediately spotted the familiar IGO headquarters.
"I understand!
I'll head back right away."
Without wasting any time, Aru rushed over to the IGO building.
If the Gourmet World really descended, the people of this world would be in grave danger.
Aru hurried back to IGO and found Chairman Ichiryu, immediately telling him everything.
Seeing Aru barge in with this news, Ichiryu's expression changed instantly.
"Oh, by the way
The Gourmet Society's leader, Toriko, has already been captured by Mr. Takumi,"
Aru suddenly remembered and quickly added.
Hearing this, Ichiryu's pupils contracted sharply.
"I see.
So the two worlds are merging?"
To be honest, this really was astonishing news.
If not for Aru, he might have thought IGO was under attack.
"Unfortunately... we can't contact the other IGO members right now,"
Ichiryu glanced at the communicator in his hand.
There was no signal since arriving in this worldthe frequencies were all different.
"That's not a problem!
Leave it to me.
I'll restore communications for you."
At that moment, Takumi's voice suddenly came from the communicator.
Aru was startled.
"Mr. Takumi?"
Wow, he just hacked straight in?
"I'll leave it to you then, Mr. Takumi.
Right now, the urgent thing is to maintain order in this world."
