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There were only a few ways to save Ichiryu in his current state. The first was Yuuki's Life Energy. The second was Cure Water, but the IGO had none in stock.
While Ichiryu had prepared some Cure Water for Toriko and the others, it was all stored with the Red Nitro, Chichi. Master Jiro and Setsuno might have had a small supply as well.
The effects of Cure Water were incredibly potent. It had restored Toriko after half his body was blown off—much like a Senzu Bean from the world of Dragon Ball.
But acquiring it was difficult. The spring where it was born was surrounded by the Dragon King Derous's species, making it nearly impossible to reach.
The third method was for Chichi to directly eat the other Red Nitro and then come to save Ichiryu, just as she had done for Toriko and the others in the original story's finale.
The fourth was to use the ultimate revival ingredient, CENTER.
But finding CENTER now was a fool's errand.
Of all these methods, Yuuki was the simplest and most direct.
And right now, with Yosaku and Mohyan Shaishai in the Gourmet World, Yuuki was the strongest active Reviver in the Human World.
Mansam was incredibly relieved he had contacted Yuuki first. Otherwise, Ichiryu might not have been saved.
"That's the long and short of it. Ichiryu's body is almost fully restored. I'm heading back inside now. Kid, I owe you one."
Don Slime said to Yuuki before merging back into Ichiryu's body.
Yuuki found the situation almost comical. Don Slime had spent millions of years preparing for its resurrection, and it had finally found Ichiryu.
Ichiryu was indeed unbelievably powerful, but his heart was completely devoid of desire.
This was the complete opposite of Don Slime, whose desires were incredibly strong. The stark contrast between them should have made them incompatible.
But Appetite Demons were not human. Their minds were not as complex. Even after millions of years, their minds remained remarkably simple. Appetite and humanity were entirely different.
That was why they did things humans couldn't understand. For example, after being moved by Toriko, the Red Demon had willingly entered his mouth and fused with him.
Once such a fusion was complete, the Appetite Demon would become a part of the human. Its soul would disappear, and the host would be in complete control. Fusion meant giving up any chance of resurrection forever.
Yet, the Red Demon had still chosen to do so.
Don Slime was the same.
After spending centuries with Ichiryu, he had been assimilated by him. In the original story—he had even given up his own plan of resurrection, wanting to revive Ichiryu instead.
With such an act, if Ichiryu had lived and eaten Acacia's Full Course Menu, Don Slime would have undoubtedly chosen to fuse with him completely.
Don Slime valued Ichiryu greatly, putting his life before its own. So, by saving Ichiryu, Yuuki had saved Don Slime as well. It was only right that he owed him a favor.
....
Soon, with his body fully repaired, President Ichiryu reawakened.
Seeing him like this, Yuuki couldn't help but feel a pang of pity for Acacia. A great battle between Ichiryu and Acacia was inevitable.
Although Acacia was Ichiryu's master, what he planned to do would very likely destroy the entire Earth. The gamble was too great, and the probability of success was infinitesimally small.
Acacia himself knew this. That was why, when he first had this plan, he had gone to Ichiryu. He knew Ichiryu had the ability to kill him—so he had wanted to die at his hands.
Because he was too conflicted. If he carried out the plan, there was a high probability he would take the entire Earth with him. If he didn't, he felt he would be betraying his own appetite—NEO.
So he had left the decision to Ichiryu.
But back then, there was no way Ichiryu would've attacked him!!
If it were the Ichiryu of today, Yuuki was certain he would have done it. Because hundreds of years ago, Ichiryu had not yet founded the IGO. Though he had helped others, he had not yet shouldered the burden of the entire Human World.
It wasn't until he founded the IGO and developed it into the largest organization in the Human World that Ichiryu knew what he was facing:
—The entire Human World.
With his character, he would inevitably put the Human World first. So, Acacia's plan was destined to conflict with his ideals.
Ichiryu couldn't bring himself to kill Midora. While the Meteor Spice had destroyed the Human World, he still had ways to remedy it. But Acacia was different.
Acacia's plan could blow up the entire Earth.
This was something Ichiryu absolutely could not tolerate.
In short, Yuuki now felt that Acacia was in big trouble. A Jiro stronger than his peak in the original story, a living Ichiryu, plus a Midora—Yuuki didn't think Toriko and the others even needed to act.
If these three went up together, what Blue Nitros, what Acacia, what NEO—they would all be a single dish.
Though directly killing Acacia would cause NEO to be reincarnated, that would be who knew how many years later. There was no need to consider it so much.
By that time, Yuuki didn't know how strong he would have become.
Of course, if possible, Yuuki still hoped to release the ingredients inside NEO. After all, NEO had stored the ingredients of the entire Blue Universe.
....
"THIS IS THE IGO?? LOOKS LIKE I SURVIVED!"
Ichiryu saw Yuuki and Mansam and the surrounding environment and knew he had survived. He remembered the situation before he had lost consciousness, so for him to have survived—it must have been Midora who held back in the end.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ichiryu's lips. He could see that Midora still respected him as a brother. It was only because of Froese that he had become like this.
If Froese were still alive, Midora would definitely have returned to the state of his younger brother.
After that, Ichiryu also learned the situation from the two of them and knew that it was Yuuki who had saved him.
"THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHEF YUUKI. IF NOT FOR YOU, I WOULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE."
Ichiryu also thanked Yuuki.
"Even without me, if Setsuno and Master Jiro knew about this, they would have brought Cure Water over."
Yuuki shook his head. Though he had saved Ichiryu, Ichiryu's choices were not just him. There were other methods.
"That's true, but Chef Yuuki saved my life is also a fact."
Ichiryu said with a smile.
After that, he also said that he owed Yuuki a huge favor and would find a way to repay it later. As for now, he still needed to understand the situation in the Human World.
Mansam was also relieved—
Honestly, the affairs of the Human World had made him overwhelmed. But now that President Ichiryu was back, he didn't have so much pressure.
"Mansam, you did a great job. Every order was correct. Why don't you be the president?"
Ichiryu said with a smile. He was not joking, but being serious. Because he thought that Mansam was a fusion of him and Shigematsu.
Shigematsu was very ambitious, but he could suppress him. And Mansam had a not-so-strong ambition, but also had a sense of responsibility similar to his.
So, in his view, Mansam was the most suitable person to be his successor.
....
"Don't joke around. There are still a lot of things to deal with in the Human World now!"
Mansam couldn't help but roll his eyes. He didn't want to be the president, at least not while Ichiryu was alive. After all, Ichiryu was his spiritual pillar. How could he take his place?
Seeing Mansam like this, Ichiryu was also a bit helpless. But he also knew that now was not the time to push the position away, but to find a way to solve the problems of the Human World.
"Mansam, stop the research at the R&D department. I have a solution."
Ichiryu said. He was still alive, and after learning about the situation in the Human World, he would naturally not sit idly by.
Yuuki knew that Ichiryu was planning to use his Full Course Menu.
In the original story, the reason he had waited until the Four Heavenly Kings were reunited before opening this Full Course Menu was because of Mansam.
Mansam had thought that Ichiryu was dead, so his relics should naturally be handed over to the Four Heavenly Kings. After all, the Four Heavenly Kings had been raised by Ichiryu since they were young.
And at that time, the IGO had already solved the problem of eating. Though they couldn't let everyone eat anything delicious, at least they wouldn't starve, right?
So, Mansam had chosen to leave this Full Course Menu for the Four Heavenly Kings to open.
But now Ichiryu was still alive. While he was very good to the Four Heavenly Kings, in his consciousness, the first priority was always all the people of the Human World.
So now, he didn't plan to wait for the Four Heavenly Kings to open his Full Course Menu, but planned to use it directly.
"Are you planning to use your Full Course Menu?"
Hearing this, Mansam naturally also guessed Ichiryu's plan.
"THAT'S RIGHT. My Full Course Menu was originally prepared for such a time, so now is the perfect time to use it. Who would have thought that the ingredient that was once despised and even extinct would become the saving grace of the Human World!"
Ichiryu was also a bit emotional. Yuuki didn't know how to evaluate him. Even his Full Course Menu was prepared for all of humanity, to prevent a famine.
It could be said that in the anime world, an existence like Ichiryu was a true saint.
....
With Ichiryu's order, the research on the IGO's side stopped. And soon, his Full Course Menu was sent over. Besides Toriko, the other Four Heavenly Kings had all gathered together.
Because Toriko and Starjun's battlefield was a bit far, Komatsu was still taken away by Starjun.
Yuuki also knew that Komatsu was not in any danger. At that time, everyone's attention was on Joie, which had given Starjun an opportunity.
But the other members of the Gourmet Corp were not so lucky. They were all wiped out. It could only be said that the inertia of the plot was still very large.
Because Komatsu was taken away, Toriko was completely depressed. At this moment, only three of the Four Heavenly Kings had come here. As for Toriko, he was still in a state of depression.
Ichiryu had also learned about Toriko's state from the three of them. To this, he didn't say much. He planned to talk to Toriko after finishing things here.
Just as Ichiryu took out his Full Course Menu, Yuuki also heard the voice of the ingredients. The ingredients emitted a golden light.
....
"Chef Yuuki is hearing the voice of the ingredients?"
Seeing this, everyone was stunned.
"That's right, I heard the voice of the ingredients. President Ichiryu, besides its own effect, your Full Course Menu is also a Special Preparation Ingredient. Can you let me prepare it??"
Yuuki asked.
"A Special Preparation Ingredient? My Full Course Menu has such an effect? Then I'll have to trouble you, Chef Yuuki."
Ichiryu nodded and directly handed the ingredients to Yuuki. He really didn't know that his Full Course Menu had such an effect. He was also very curious, so he handed it to Yuuki.
Anyway, Yuuki had also said that the original effect would definitely be there—so there was no need to worry about whether it would lead to not being able to produce enough Billion Birds and thus not being able to solve the crisis of the Human World.
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