Chapter 172 Yae Miko: What Use Do I Have for This Kidney Tonic?
[Yesterday's diary completed. Starting reward distribution. You have received a map of the Fugu Whale gathering ground.]
[Yesterday's diary keeper received reward. Starting drawing: one diary copy holder will receive the same reward.]
[Drawing complete. Congratulations to XXXXX (Kinokuni Nene) for receiving a Fugu Whale.]
[Diary copy holder reward distribution starting. The person mentioned the most times by the diary keeper yesterday was Yae Miko. Starting reward distribution now.]
[Congratulations to Yae Miko for receiving a bottle of Kidney Tonic. Kidney Tonic: For healthy kidneys, drink Kidney Tonic. After drinking, faster than Liu Xiang, higher than Yao Ming. One bottle to refresh the mind, two bottles for endless energy, three bottles for immortality. Oh yeah, Kidney Tonic tastes great——by: Lu Ziqiao.]
Yae Miko looked at the Kidney Tonic in her hand. She was stunned for three full seconds. Then she violently smashed the bottle on the ground.
"F*** you and your Kidney Tonic. Tonic my a**. I do not have kidney deficiency!"
Yae Miko screamed in frustration. Hakuto, however, was shocked.
[A map of the Fugu Whale gathering ground. Even ingredients from the world of "Toriko" exist in this world? Could it be that this world also has a Gourmet World? Don't mess with me, alright?]
Many people were curious about why Hakuto would say that. But soon they understood why.
[Later in "Toriko", all sorts of monsters appear, like the Space Taipan that eats planets. And other strange things. I really hope these things don't exist. That would be difficult to deal with.]
The diary copy holders finally understood why Hakuto was so shocked. Anyone else would be just as panicked.
No, they would be even more panicked than Hakuto.
[But the things residing within me should be able to handle those guys, right? No big deal. I'm not panicking.]
Diary copy holders: You're not panicking, but we sure are.
[But this Fugu Whale reminds me of Zhuang Zhou's Dream. Wouldn't it be great to use the Fugu Whale to make Zhuang Zhou's Dream? And the bones of the Fugu Whale soaked in wine have many benefits.]
[No, dammit, I forgot. Both the Fugu Whale and the Century Soup are rich in calories. Ordinary roadside food contains immense calories. That's in the world of "Toriko". In our world, those calories alone would be enough to burst a person.]
[And the Fugu Whale is a whole whale compressed to the size of a pufferfish. Imagine how explosive those calories must be. And if the Fugu Whale's toxin isn't handled properly, even a tiny bit could poison a whole city. If the toxin from one Fugu Whale accidentally leaked out, it could probably poison everyone in Japan.]
Nene, who had received a Fugu Whale, immediately stiffened, 'Could this Fugu Whale in my hand actually poison everyone in Japan? Wasn't that a bit exaggerated?'
[Also, handling the Fugu Whale isn't easy. An ordinary person probably couldn't even cut its body with a knife. So I'll leave it alone for now. I'll deal with the Fugu Whale after I find the Eternal Spirit Blade.]
[Hmm. Yamada Chris is calling?]
Hakuto picked up his phone. After answering, Chris's voice came from the other end.
"Byakuya-sensei, your light novels have exploded. Completely exploded."
Hakuto felt no joy at all in this result. After all, both books had been proven. Wasn't exploding to be expected?
"Yeah, I know, Editor Yamada. I will be taking an indefinite hiatus. I'll send you what I've written during this time. You can release them at your discretion. When I update depends on my mood."
Chris, who had called to share the good news, was dumbfounded.
What was Hakuto doing?
Was he hallucinating? Why would he take a hiatus just as his light novels exploded?
Although Hakuto had already sent several volumes, enough to last two or three years, Chris was still panicked by this.
"Byakuya-sensei..."
Hakuto didn't give Chris a chance to speak. He hung up and then added the number to his blacklist.
[My light novels exploded? Isn't that expected? But I'm not interested in continuing to update. I don't want to waste any more time.]
[After all, I only posted the light novels to target Kasumigaoka Utaha. Now that Kasumigaoka Utaha is dealt with, there's no need to waste time on this.]
[My main focus next will be on the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual. Then the Chef God candidate examination. Only by obtaining the aged starter dough can I completely solve my problem. After the Chef God examination, I need to think about strengthening my power. Then I will crush everything that man and that woman have. I want them to lose everything.]
[As for Sawamura Family's influence, I've had Yamaguchi Torikaze absorb it. I've also had Yamaguchi Teiji expand outward, bringing the underworld forces under my control. Once I have Japan in my hands, then I will go back. The most this will take is one or two years.]
[On my orders, Gin and Vodka are also looking for the whereabouts of the Legendary Cooking Utensils. I have a premonition that I must get the Legendary Cooking Utensils. I don't know why, but I believe my premonition is correct. So I'll try my best to find them.]
[Oh, yeah. Apparently, only dishes made with the Legendary Cooking Utensils can summon the divine dragon to lay out the Nine Provinces Barrier. If that's the case, I seem to understand. Could it really be that I need to summon the divine dragon? It feels a bit ridiculous, but it also seems like the most likely possibility.]
[And Natsuki-chan and that old fox Yae Miko probably want me to collect the Legendary Cooking Utensils to summon the divine dragon and lay out the Nine Provinces Barrier, right?]
[There's no such thing as love without reason. Natsuki-chan helping me so much, how could it be without conditions? And that old fox Yae Miko, although I don't know her purpose yet, she probably has her own schemes.]