Food Wars: The Fishing System-Chapter 167: [] - The Gourmet Knight Aimaru, The Ultimate Routine

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"Moving the weak point of Damage Knocking? You even figured that out?"

Master Jiro was even more floored. Since learning the technique, he had never once considered such a possibility.

"That’s right. Honestly, Master Jiro, if you had focused on researching it yourself—you probably would have found a way. The only reason you never thought about it was because the weak point was already storing a massive amount of damage, making it impossible to move."

Yuuki explained. Jiro’s talent for Knocking was exceptional. If not for that critical flaw, he likely would have figured it out on his own.

"Even if you say that, moving the weak point isn’t that simple. An advanced technique like Damage Knocking is a delicate system. Moving one piece is like changing the entire technique."

"Even if I could have figured it out, it would have taken a very long time."

Jiro knew his own limits. Hearing Yuuki’s words didn’t make him feel more powerful—on the contrary, it made him realize just how unreal Yuuki was.

This was a complete, full-service upgrade. Once he moved the weak point, even if he encountered someone else who knew the technique, it would no longer be a threat.

....

Later, Yuuki taught Jiro the method for moving the weak point. Where to move it was now entirely up to him.

In Yuuki’s opinion, the best place would be in one of his limbs. The original weak point was in the mouth. You can’t just cut off your own head—that would be a difficult thing to survive.

But if it were moved to a limb, even if it were discovered and undone, he could just sever his own arm or leg in an instant and survive.

After learning the method, Jiro didn’t move it immediately. He decided to do it after he returned home. Yuuki had specifically told him to find a private place to do it.

A weakness like this should never be revealed to anyone. After all, in this world, there were plenty of ways to make someone talk. Jiro knew this, and the others didn’t press the matter. They understood the importance of such a secret.

So, no one, not even Setsuno, asked where he would move it.

And with that, the matter was concluded. Yuuki’s studies in the Land of Healing had also come to an end.

....

After returning to the city, the group held a celebratory dinner.

"WHAT?? Chef Yuuki, you’re going to find the Gourmet Knights?"

Hearing Yuuki’s plan, Toriko was taken aback. He was good friends with them, especially their leader, Aimaru. You could even call them best friends.

"That’s right. I’m very interested in one of their techniques, so I plan to ask for their guidance."

Yuuki nodded.

"You must be talking about their Ultimate Routine. Is that technique really useful to you now?"

President Ichiryu also knew of the Gourmet Knights and their Ultimate Routine. It was an interesting technique, but in his view, it was only useful in the Human World.

And Yuuki was a master of Food Honor and Enbu. The pressure Jiro had unleashed earlier had given him a taste of true mortal danger.

As a result, his Enbu had improved once again. Yuuki estimated that it wouldn’t be long before he reached a level second only to the Monkey King himself.

It was true. Though Toriko and the others were basically walking cheat codes in the original story, the growth from a life-or-death crisis was immense.

It was by experiencing this that Yuuki had grasped a key point. He couldn’t help but feel a little frustrated—if he had felt this kind of mortal danger earlier, his Enbu would have probably reached its limit long ago.

"The boost from that technique is of little use to me. But the principle behind it is very interesting. A technique like that might be worth digging into."

Yuuki explained that the boost wasn’t physical but mental. So he wanted to study it. Though it was a Human World technique, that didn’t mean it was useless.

Hearing this, Ichiryu, Jiro, and Setsuno were all taken aback. If anyone else had said such a thing, they would have just laughed it off.

The Gourmet Knights had developed that technique over countless generations to reach its current level. The difficulty of developing it further was imaginable.

But thinking of Yuuki’s unreal talent, they felt it might be possible...

Maybe he really could develop some special new technique from it. After all, just look at Food Immersion and Damage Knocking. Those two seemingly unrelated skills had been merged and made to complement each other by him. It was completely absurd.

Before Yuuki, they would have never believed anyone could do such a thing. But now, he had.

"In that case, I’ll go with you. I’m also very interested in that technique!"

Toriko was also worried about Aimaru’s condition. Though he had given Takimaru a message, which would most likely convince Aimaru to choose to live, there was a small chance it wouldn’t.

So, as a best friend, he had to go and see how he was doing. And he also wanted to learn the Ultimate Routine—it might be useful in the future.

"Then you and Yuuki can go together. After you’re done, remember to find these ingredients."

With that, Ichiryu gave Toriko a piece of paper. On it were written the ingredients that were suitable for his Gourmet Cells, all recommended by Don Slime.

Don Slime wasn’t an Appetite Demon from the Red Universe, so its power far surpassed them, and it knew a great deal about them.

It knew exactly which ingredients were suitable for the Red Demon’s Gourmet Cells.

"I understand. I’ll go find them after this is over!"

Toriko nodded.

"By the way, Toriko, don’t forget your little partner. He’s waiting for you!"

Ichiryu suddenly remembered Toriko’s partner. Though they hadn’t officially confirmed their partnership yet, Ichiryu could see that at this rate, it was inevitable that Toriko and Komatsu would become partners.

He had had someone look into Komatsu, and the results were very satisfactory. Though he wasn’t a powerful chef right now, he was persistent.

With a character like that, he couldn’t be a bad person. So, Ichiryu fully supported Toriko taking him on as a partner.

"Komatsu? He’s not my partner yet. But I do have the idea of inviting him to be!"

Toriko also felt that Komatsu was a great guy, so he planned to ask him.

"In that case, you have to be responsible for his safety."

Ichiryu smiled and said no more. After the meal, those who had to leave, left, and those who had to rest, rested.

Ichiryu, Jiro, and Setsuno departed. They had their own things to do and wouldn’t stay here forever.

As for Yosaku, he called Sunny over. It was clear he was going to tell him something about EARTH, but it probably wouldn’t be much.

After all, the EARTH Sunny was looking for was in the Gourmet World, in a place called the Cave of Old Age. Once you entered that cave, the flow of time would become two hundred thousand times faster than the outside world.

And this time dilation didn’t mean you would spend that much time in the cave—it was calculated based on the outside world’s time flow. It was just that the physical condition of those inside would be accelerated by two hundred thousand times.

That cave was extremely dangerous. Yosaku had been there a few times, and he had only solved the problem with the help of the local natives.

His Revival of the flower field hadn’t just started now. After all, the delicacies of Earth needed time to mature, just like how the first-generation Melk had started preparing his knife.

A few years ago, Yosaku had also begun the work of Reviving the flower field. That was why he hadn’t gone to the Gourmet Show Window, but had sent Teppei instead.

After all, if he had wanted to, he could have completely revived the Gourmet Show Window.

He hadn’t gone because he had more important things to do.

Reviving the flower field wasn’t something that could be done overnight—it took time. So, Yosaku would intermittently travel to the Gourmet World to work on it, returning to the Human World to rest after completing each stage.

....

The next morning, the group went their separate ways. Sunny had gotten some of the information he wanted. Though it wasn’t much, he was still very happy.

Toriko and Yuuki headed for the Gourmet Knights’ residence. As for Teppei, he had nothing else to do, so he chose to stay in the Land of Healing.

Yuuki and Toriko soon arrived at the Gourmet Knights’ location. They lived in a somewhat dilapidated small village.

Here, there was no advanced transportation, no luxurious housing. Everything was very primitive. Most critically, Yuuki couldn’t smell any ingredients here.

"These Gourmet Knights are really something. I don’t know how they can resist eating all that delicious food!"

Yuuki couldn’t help but say, looking at the small village. Though he wasn’t as gluttonous as Toriko, he would never pass up good food.

These Gourmet Knights were like a group of ascetic monks. The key was that in this age of gourmet food, they basically didn’t eat any of it. They were a very peculiar group of people.

"This is the creed of the Gourmet Knights. To be honest, I don’t really understand it either. And that guy Aimaru is even more extreme than the others."

"Even if I ate all kinds of delicacies in front of him, he wouldn’t have any reaction."

Toriko shook his head. When he first met Aimaru, he had eaten a lot of delicious food in front of him. At first, he thought Aimaru was just pretending, that he was desperate to eat but was holding back.

But after several attempts to tempt him, Toriko discovered that he was the shallow one. Aimaru’s inner conviction was terrifyingly strong, and his willpower was incredibly firm. Once he set his mind on something, he would do it.

So, Aimaru never even had the thought of eating those delicacies. It was because of this that he and Aimaru had become friends, because he was also someone who said what he thought.

Aimaru never held back, and he never beat around the bush.

....

"Isn’t that Toriko? What are you doing here? And who is this?"

As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, they ran into Aimaru, who was out for a stroll. His body had recovered a lot, but he was still a bit weak, so his movements looked a bit stiff.

"Aimaru? You look a lot better. It seems the message I had that little guy Takimaru bring you worked!"

Seeing Aimaru’s condition, Toriko smiled. He had heard from Takimaru that he had been on the verge of death, but now he was able to walk. This meant his message had been effective.

"I didn’t want to take that medicine. But the news you brought was too important. I have a feeling that I might be of some use at that time, so I took it."

Aimaru had originally planned to follow the rules of nature and just die. But upon hearing the news Toriko had brought, he had a premonition that he was important, that he still had things to do. He couldn’t die yet.

Actually, this feeling of his was Food Luck at work. In the original story, Aimaru did play a significant role.

Especially in leading the way and finally pulling Teppei into Area 0. It was because he was there that Teppei was pulled in. Otherwise, even if they had won in the original story, the Earth would have been gone.

At that time, the Earth was on the verge of collapse. That final Knock was extremely important.

"That news is true. I also heard it from the old man. By the way, let me introduce you. This is Chef Yuuki."

Toriko introduced Yuuki to him.

"I can see your body hasn’t fully recovered. Though you took Yosaku-sensei’s medicine, its effects can’t completely heal you."

Yuuki said, looking at Aimaru’s body. He could clearly sense that his body was very weak. Logically, if he had truly recovered, he wouldn’t still be walking like this after so long.

Aimaru’s body was still severely depleted. So, even if the previous medicine had been effective, it couldn’t restore him to his peak state.

"You saw right through me. You’re really amazing, Chef Yuuki. But this is enough. As long as I can live until that time and be of some use, that’s all that matters."

Aimaru was very philosophical about it. Even if he wasn’t completely healed, it wasn’t a problem. All he needed now was to live until that time.

"You won’t be able to help much in your current state. Let me give you a hand!"

With that, Yuuki directly injected a stream of Life Energy into Aimaru’s body, repairing it. After all, he was going to learn their techniques later—so he had to show his goodwill.

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