Chapter 44: Cosmic Kitchens & One Day Before the Queen Wakes
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[Scene 1: Saitama's Apartment – Casual Catastrophe Incoming]
Z-City's peaceful morning was disturbed only by the distant sound of exploding meteorites and a loud burp from King's gaming chair. But in Apartment 401...
> Saitama (yawning, wearing an apron): "So… this is happening."
> Boby (sitting cross-legged in midair): "Yep. Raviel completes her evolution in exactly 24 hours. So until then, we're doing what matters most…"
> Genos (suspiciously scanning): "Training?"
> Boby: "Worse. A Cooking Competition."
> Saitama: "...Wait, worse?"
> Black Goku (flexing with a frying pan): "This pan has seen dimensions fall. Let's go."
> Goku (from a random rift): "Did someone say cooking tournament? Count me in!"
> Tsunade (wearing a judge's kimono): "Four men. One kitchen. One woman with godly taste buds. I'm ready."
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[Scene 2: Welcome to "Hell's Kitchen: Omniverse Edition"]
The apartment morphed as Boby snapped his fingers. The walls peeled open into an infinite cosmic kitchen with gravity-defying spice racks, flaming comets as stoves, and a Gordon Ramsay AI glaring in the background.
> Boby: "Welcome to the first ever Multiversal Food Deathmatch. Four contestants. One judge. May the spices be ever in your favor."
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[Scene 3: Cooking Begins – Disaster is Immediate]
—Round 1: Appetizer —
Black Goku started first. His dish: Dark Star Sushi
He powered up and used Ki to slice atoms into edible sashimi. A black hole gently spun atop the plate.
> Tsunade (sniffing it): "Smells like… annihilation."
> She takes a bite. Her hair stands on end. A random planet explodes across the galaxy.
> Tsunade (sweating): "I can taste the void. 9/10."
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Saitama was next. His dish: Eggs.
Just… regular eggs. No seasoning. No tricks.
> Tsunade (chewing silently): "...They're perfect. I don't understand. How?"
> Saitama: "Microwave."
> Tsunade: "9.5/10."
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Goku's turn. Dish: Ultra Instinct Ramen Explosion.
He moved faster than light, boiling broth with raw aura and catching noodles mid-air with a Spirit Chopstick.
> Tsunade (eyes sparkling): "These noodles... show me my childhood. 10/10."
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Boby: "Heh. Time to cheat."
> He closed his eyes. Summoned a dish forged from pure conceptual perfection. A "Disease Curry" — so good it gives everyone a temporary, lovely cold where your sneeze smells like cinnamon and you fall in love with the first thing you see for 3 seconds.
> Tsunade: "What is this spice? Why am I in love with a toaster right now? WHAT DID YOU PUT IN THIS?!"
> Boby: "A little Chain of Culinary Perfection."
> Tsunade (head spinning): "11/10. You win. You monster."
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[Scene 4: Chaos Ensues – Love Disease Backfires]
> Genos (walking in): "Master Saitama—why is King hugging the rice cooker—"
> Saitama: "Why is Bang confessing to the fridge?!"
> Goku: "Chi-Chi is gonna kill me."
> Black Goku (laughing): "Best day ever."
> Boby (chuckling): "Tsunade, you okay?"
> Tsunade (eyes glowing): "I LOVE YOU, KITCHEN SINK!"
> The sink sprouts legs and runs away in fear.
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[Scene 5: Back to Calm – Sort Of]
Later that night, everyone collapsed on the couch. Goku and Saitama were arm-wrestling over dessert. Tsunade finally recovered. Boby stared out at the stars, feeling a pulsing warmth from his chest.
> [System Notification: Raviel Evolution Completion – 00:23:59:59 Remaining]
> Boby (smiling): "One day left."
> Tsunade: "You nervous?"
> Boby: "She's either going to hug me… or rewrite the universe because I pranked her last week."
> Tsunade: "Didn't you seal her inside a giant ravioli cocoon?"
> Boby: "FOR HER NAME AESTHETIC!"
> Black Goku: "Bro, you're dead."
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[Final Scene: Raviel's Dream Realm]
Inside a swirling realm of dreams and light, Raviel lay inside her cocoon—cracks glowing golden.
> Raviel (murmuring): "Boby… wait till I wake up…"
> The cocoon shook slightly.
> [Final Notification: Awakening Sequence – Standby.]
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TO BE CONTINUED