It was nine o’clock in the morning.
Time for the Gourmet Fortune-Telling class.
The location was the Music Plaza in the Totsuki Culinary Academy, built in the style of ancient Greek architecture.
Logically speaking,
this course was only for second-year students of the Hunter Division, but because the Music Plaza was an open-air classroom, there were a large number of students who had gathered around, having heard the news.
After finishing breakfast, Hong Yi, strolling leisurely, casually found a corner to sit down and wait for the arrival of the Gourmet Fortune-Telling teacher.
“Who is the teacher for this Gourmet Fortune-Telling class anyway? They’re so popular,”
Hong Yi looked around curiously and found that the semi-circular Music Plaza was packed with people both inside and out.
Aside from the second-year students of the Hunter Division, there were even more freshmen who had come to listen in, as well as students from the Culinary Division.
And most of them were female.
There were even female teachers mixed in.
At this time,
the azure sky with a few scattered clouds suddenly turned dark.
The sunlight was blocked by something enormous, casting large shadows on the Music Plaza, dark and cold, without a hint of warmth.
It was as if being enveloped by this shadow would cause one to lose the ability to think, gradually stepping towards death.
“Wow––”
A long, piercing cry echoed through the heavens.
A sudden gust of wind whipped through the air.
A giant raven, three meters tall, with a wingspan of almost ten meters, its entire body covered in pitch-black feathers without a single speck of color, descended from the sky and swooped down, then landed gracefully on the terrace of the Music Plaza.
On the back of the giant raven, there was a young man in a black leotard, a green headband, and a white cape.
“That’s… Gourmet Four Heavenly Kings, Coco!”
Seeing the strange combination of the raven and the green-headed young man, Hong Yi’s pupils constricted slightly, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He hadn't expected
that the Gourmet Fortune-Telling teacher would be one of the Gourmet Four Heavenly Kings, Coco.
And the giant raven was his pet––Kis!
You have to know,
Kis’s Imperial Raven original species, in the Gourmet World, is one of the Eight Kings!
Capture level 6000, body length 3000 meters, weight 25 million tons, habitat Third Continent, king of the skies, guarding the drink [ATOM] in the Acacia Complete Menu on the Sky Bridge [Wisdom Hot Bridge].
Coco pulled back his white cape and leaped off Kis's back.
His graceful and handsome move was done in one fluid motion, without a hint of hesitation. It immediately drew screams from the girls:
“Ah, so cool!”
“Coco-sama, I declare my love for you!”
“Coco-sama is so amazing, he’s become a Gourmet Four Heavenly King at such a young age and is also skilled in fortune-telling.”
“He’s mainly handsome and kind, and his fortune-telling accuracy is as high as 97%!”
“Ah, this Gourmet Fortune-Telling class only has one session per semester, it’s too little!”
The second-year students of the Hunter Division in the Music Plaza were also discussing among themselves.
“It’s really Coco, one of the Gourmet Four Heavenly Kings.”
“I heard he carries poison all over his body, has an amazing eyesight of 10.0, and can see infrared, ultraviolet, and other electromagnetic waves that ordinary people can’t see.”
“Honestly, the teaching staff at the Totsuki Culinary Academy is indeed strong, the only problem is the tuition fees are too expensive.”
“Expensive? Hah, that’s because you’re not strong enough. If you were like the ninth seat of the Ten, not only would the Totsuki Culinary Academy waive your tuition fees, the Headmaster would even offer you a scholarship!”
“Forget it, the ninth seat is too strong, I can’t learn from them, I can’t learn from them.”
“In all these years, only Hong Yi has been able to join the Ten upon entering the school and make the Food Demon eat his words.”
Standing in the middle of the podium, Coco raised his hand and pressed it down, speaking softly, “Everyone, please be quiet.”
The noisy Music Plaza gradually quieted down.
Coco’s deep eyes became sharp, he looked around the Music Plaza, and said, “Who among you can introduce me to Gourmet Cells?”
A second-year student from the Hunter Division stood up.
“Gourmet Cells, are found in a jellyfish––the Phantom Jellyfish––from the deep sea, discovered by the Gourmet God Acacia.
“Later, Gourmet Cells were implanted into human bodies, causing human cells to become active, and humans can evolve after enjoying delicious food. At the same time, their strength also surpasses that of ordinary humans, exceeding human limits.”
Upon hearing this, Coco's handsome face showed a pleased expression. He raised his hand and pressed it down, gesturing for him to sit down.
“That’s right. People in the future who want to obtain Gourmet Cells, either inherit them by birth or have them implanted later.”
“There is also a third case: eating a large number of high-level ingredients, naturally giving birth to them.”
“Of course, the third case is very rare.”
Hong Yi nodded silently.
In the original story, Toriko’s partner, Komatsu, had eaten so many high-level ingredients before awakening his Gourmet Cells in the latter part of the story.
It shows how difficult the third case is.
There are only a handful of people in the world who can reach Komatsu’s level.
Coco continued, “The way most Gourmet Hunters obtain Gourmet Cells, is actually the second one: implantation of Gourmet Cells.”
“I’m sure you all know how expensive a single Gourmet Cell is, right? Market price, 100 million Yen.”
“And it’s not like you can just implant Gourmet Cells and succeed. The success rate is different for each person.”
“A single Gourmet Cell implantation, not only can fail and make your 100 million Yen go down the drain, it could even cause your body cells to have severe rejection reactions, resulting in a life-threatening danger.”
Before his voice had finished.
The students of the Totsuki Culinary Academy gasped in shock.
“I was planning to save up and buy Gourmet Cells, but it turns out implantation carries such a big risk?”
“I’m not afraid of losing 100 million Yen, money can be earned again, I’m just afraid of dying.”
“Becoming a strong Gourmet Hunter is really hard.”
Coco raised his hand and made a gesture to silence them, a gentle smile appearing on his face, “Don’t worry, everyone, the Totsuki Culinary Academy invited me to teach, because they want to help everyone avoid the risks of Gourmet Cell implantation as much as possible.”
He pointed to his bright, deep eyes.
“I, Coco, the Gourmet Fortune-teller, can see the success rate of each of you implanting Gourmet Cells!”
“Boom”
At that moment.
The Music Plaza erupted in cheers.
Coco said, “Second-year students of the Hunter Division, come one by one.”
A student sitting near the front, nervously walked onto the stage and stood in front of Coco.
Coco looked at him.
In his vision, the electromagnetic waves emanating from the student in front of him materialized as flames, very faint, like light green smoke rising.
Coco smiled and answered, “Success rate 30%, I do not recommend implanting Gourmet Cells.”
“What?”
The student, upon hearing this, was instantly like a defeated rooster, his head drooping dejectedly as he walked off the stage.
The next student.
“Success rate 10%, if you rashly implant Gourmet Cells, there is a danger to your life.”
“How is that possible, the rate is so low!”
“It’s over, my dream of becoming a Gourmet Hunter, will it stop here?”
Another Hunter Division student, his dream shattered in the Music Plaza.
You have to know,
having Gourmet Cells and not having Gourmet Cells are two completely different concepts.
Most students who haven’t implanted Gourmet Cells have stopped at the Bronze Gourmet Hunter level. They can’t complete the assessment and are forced to drop out of school, let alone advance to the third year of the Hunter Division.
Furthermore, this is also true for Gourmet Hunters in the Human World, they can only be mediocre small fry, capturing and selling low-level ingredients.
There are very few geniuses who don’t have Gourmet Cells but are still among the strong, they’re practically nonexistent.