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Another one of the five senses. Evolving Taste, this time?
Evolving Taste—an incredibly useful tool for any chef. Yuuki integrated it without a second thought.
That made three of the five senses collected. Just two to go.
And the other reward—"World Gate."—As the name implied, it could cross worlds. This World Gate was one that could lead to the world of Toriko.
In the world of Food Wars, Yuuki had undoubtedly already stood at the pinnacle.
The subsequent path could only be explored by himself. But the world of Toriko was different; its Culinary arts would inevitably crush those of the Food Wars world.
Being able to go to the world of Toriko would naturally allow him to grow faster than staying in the Food Wars world.
Moreover, this World Gate wasn't a one-time use; Yuuki could return at any time. And once he left the Food Wars world, the time flow rate between the two worlds would change.
If he stayed in the world of Toriko for a year, only one day would pass in the Food Wars world.
By the same token, if he went to the world of Toriko and then returned to Food Wars, staying in Food Wars for a year would only mean one day passed in the world of Toriko.
The time flow rate on both sides meant Yuuki didn't need to worry about anything. And he could return at any time; he didn't have to worry about what might happen during his absence—
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The most crucial abilities on his body—Gourmet Cells, Food Honor, Enbu—these things were all from the world of Toriko.
(During the timeskip, Yuuki received a reward from the System—Enbu, a unique martial arts discipline that is unique to the inhabitants of Area 7—the domain of one of the Eight Kings, the Monkey King, Bambina)
Yuuki had already developed Food Honor to almost the mastery level and mastered Food Immersion.
As for Enbu, although it was better to train with special ingredient props in the world of Toriko, it could still be continuously improved in other worlds.
But Gourmet Cells were completely different.
To improve Gourmet Cells, there were only two methods. One was to eat various gourmet foods from the world of Toriko; the rarer and higher the level, the greater the improvement.
Yuuki's Gourmet Cells were very special—
—Because they didn't have an Appetite Demon, he didn't need to find a suitable Full-Course menu for himself. The setting of a Full-Course menu wasn't just a feature of the world of Toriko.
The ingredients in a Full-Course menu were generally the most suitable for one's own Gourmet Cells. If one didn't eat all these ingredients and rashly revived the Appetite Demon, then one would definitely be devoured by the Appetite Demon, ultimately becoming nourishment for the Appetite Demon's revival.
Conversely, if all these ingredients were eaten, then after the Appetite Demon revived, it would also be devoured again by the host, thereby truly reaching the level of death.
At this time, everything about the Appetite Demon would be integrated into the host's body.
Yuuki had no Appetite Demon in his body, so he didn't need to worry about these things.
And these Gourmet Cells were fished out from The System. Even without an Appetite Demon, his Gourmet Cells could simulate the abilities of other Appetite Demons.
Of course, the premise was that the Gourmet Cell level was sufficient; otherwise, it was impossible to use such moves. Simulating them would be in vain.
For people in the world of Toriko, this was the only way to improve the level of Gourmet Cells. But Yuuki was different because his Gourmet Cells were growth-type.
As Yuuki's Chef rank improved, the level of his Gourmet Cells would also improve.
Yuuki didn't know how strong his Gourmet Cells were now because there was no specific positioning. He could only compare it to the levels in the world of Toriko. His current combat power was probably around level fifty or sixty.
After all, the destructive power of his punch now indeed surpassed the level of a missile by a lot. In the world of Toriko, the power of a fist reaching the missile level was about level sixty.
Of course, the power of this missile was the power in the world of Toriko.
The technology in the world of Toriko was far superior to the world of Food Wars!
And Yuuki was proficient in Food Honor and had learned Enbu, so the power of his fist far surpassed the missiles of the Food Wars world.
A cell level of fifty or sixty was his own conservative estimate.
As for how high his destructive power had reached, Yuuki wasn't clear on this point. But in Yuuki's view, it probably hadn't broken a hundred yet.
Yuuki knew very well how strong the destructive power was after breaking a hundred.
The Fang King (Gaoh) from the Four Beast main body was a typical example. One swipe of its claw, and the aftershock could directly blow people five kilometers away; the destructive power was incredibly astonishing.
Yuuki's punch now still couldn't reach this level; it was lacking quite a bit.
So, Yuuki estimated his combat power hadn't reached level one hundred yet.
As for his cell level, it was probably around fifty or sixty.
Everything still had to be figured out after entering the world of Toriko.
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Of course, before entering the world of Toriko, Yuuki still had to make some plans—that is, the arrangements after entering that world.
The world of Toriko emphasized factions.
Building a good relationship with IGO (International Gourmet Organization) was beyond doubt. As for the Gourmet Corp—those guys were already like rats scurrying across the street.
Although very strong, Yuuki didn't hope to live so darkly.
So, it was necessary to build a good relationship with IGO. After all, many special ingredients were under IGO's control. Average people were not allowed to enter those ecological areas—
—Don't look at how Toriko and others could go to these places casually in the original story; their status was that of the Four Heavenly Kings, raised by Ichiryu himself.
It could be said that these four people in IGO were like princes, with very high authority.
So, Yuuki had to build a good relationship with IGO.
As for what method to use, Yuuki could only think of Granny Setsuno...
To go to these ecological areas, one must have a sufficiently high status and position. Directly joining IGO, even though, with his strength, he would definitely be constantly watched after joining.
After all, a powerhouse with no background suddenly joining—unless it was Ichiryu personally inviting him to join—he would definitely be under scrutiny by the people of IGO.
Even in the original story, the boss of the Gourmet Yakuza was personally invited by Ichiryu to join. But the other members of the Biotope 0 still looked down on him.
They wouldn't target him openly, but they would still gossip behind his back.
So, directly joining could only be a backup plan. Yuuki still had the line of Granny Setsuno.
Of course, to connect with this line also required a prerequisite: that Komatsu hadn't yet brewed the Century Soup. This way, Yuuki could use the Century Soup as a bargaining chip to connect with Granny Setsuno.
As for how to explain how he knew these things, Yuuki hadn't even considered it because it wasn't important.
With the abilities of Granny Setsuno and others, they could tell at a glance whether he was lying or not. So, it was better to just maintain a bit of mystery. He still understood the principle of "the more you say, the more you err (go wrong)."
He didn't need Granny Setsuno to have much goodwill towards him; he just needed this springboard. As long as Granny Setsuno was willing to help, his subsequent collection of these ingredients would be much smoother.
Honestly, without a certain level of strength, Yuuki would absolutely not consider going to the Gourmet World. After all, the Gourmet World was too dangerous.
The beasts in the Human World had distributed areas. You go to the corresponding area based on how strong you are.
But the Gourmet World was completely different.
The Gourmet World had no fixed areas; various powerful beasts ran around everywhere. If your luck was bad, you might encounter one of the Eight Kings right at the entrance to the Gourmet World.
So, without a certain level of strength, Yuuki absolutely wouldn't go to the Gourmet World. He wasn't Toriko, that reckless youth.
If that guy hadn't had strong enough "Gourmet Luck," he would have become a corpse the first time he entered the Gourmet World.
So, Yuuki had to collect enough special ingredients in the Human World to improve his strength.
Actually, Yuuki had another point:
The Culinary systems of different worlds were different. Perhaps his Culinary system could attract Granny Setsuno's attention.
At that time, using the Century Soup as a door-opener, and then showcasing his Culinary skills—it would be best to build a good relationship. If a good relationship couldn't be built, he still had to strive for some benefits as much as possible—
—This way, it would be a bit better after arriving in the Gourmet World.
Yuuki didn't have the background of the Four Heavenly Kings; wherever he went in the Gourmet World, someone would receive him.
The success of Toriko and others in the original story was indispensable from the help of the indigenous people of the Gourmet World.
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After making a series of plans, Yuuki also suppressed his aura to the extreme.
Proficient in Food Honor, plus having learned Enbu, as long as he didn't land in the Gourmet World or the headquarters of an organization like IGO, he actually didn't need to worry about his safety.
But in the world of Toriko, he didn't dare to be reckless. He made full preparations, at least not to be instantly killed...
After preparing these things, Yuuki told everyone he was going out for a trip and then directly found an uninhabited place and passed through the World Gate to the world of Toriko.
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The moment he arrived in the world of Toriko, Yuuki's perception fully opened up.
"Good, it's around a human city. This city... the Gate actually sent me directly to Gourmet Town! That's convenient for me."
Yuuki found that the place he appeared was near Gourmet Town in the world of Toriko.
The most iconic thing was the Gourmet Towers.
Gourmet Town was where many powerful Chefs from the Human World were located. Among them, the most famous was Yuda, the King of Medicinal Cuisine, at the top floor.
His Culinary skills were among the top tier in the world of Toriko.
Besides Yuda, Granny Setsuno was also in Gourmet Town. However, Granny Setsuno wasn't in the core area of Gourmet Town but near the outskirts.
Granny Setsuno had opened a "Setsuno Dining Hall" there.
The style was continued from hundreds of years ago, looking like a very old, small, and dilapidated cafeteria-restaurant.
Of course, that was only its appearance.
The area of Granny Setsuno's kitchen was truly scary. Yuuki even suspected if Granny Setsuno had hollowed out the entire underground of Gourmet Town to build her kitchen.
Yuuki had originally been thinking about how to determine the time and find Granny Setsuno. Now that he was in Gourmet Town, it was naturally much more convenient.
Getting an identity in this era actually wasn't hard.
Although this world was also a modern world, due to the large number of beasts in the wild, a portion of humanity lived continuously in the wild.
So, applying for an identity shouldn't be difficult.
But obtaining currency was a bit difficult.
Yuuki could only use the ingredients he fished out from his space to exchange for currency.
As for Gold and similar things... This world was too rich in resources.
If nothing else, just the various resources in the Gourmet Desert (Desert Labyrinth)—they were inexhaustible, just lying there openly.
So, these things weren't valuable.
What was truly valuable were the various ingredients!
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