Chapter 198: Chapter 197: Acacia’s Kitchen
Chapter 197: Acacia’s Kitchen
"Heehee, so beautiful. I’ve always wanted to see what little Miyabi would look like in this dress when she grew up."
Mrs. Hoshimi had Miyabi change from her Section 6 uniform into a white formal gown. It fit her well, and a joyous smile bloomed on her face. There were still so many other clothes she wanted Miyabi to try on, one by one.
However... wasn’t Miyabi’s development... a little too good?
Mrs. Hoshimi looked down at herself, then at Miyabi’s chest. She was even bigger than her own mother.
"What is it, Mom?" Miyabi tilted her head, giving off a dazed, "denpa-kei" moe vibe.
"It’s nothing. I was just marveling at how much little Miyabi has grown up," Mrs. Hoshimi said, her words having a double meaning.
Kenji’s mouth twitched. What exactly has "grown up"? Please elaborate.
"To not be able to personally witness little Miyabi’s growth... it truly is a pity~"
Miyabi was silent. She didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t very well turn back into a child and grow up all over again, could she?
"I have a plan."
Kenji held up an index finger. Miyabi instantly felt that this was not good, but before she could say anything, Kenji moved.
"Time, rewind!"
"Change!"
Poof!
A puff of white smoke appeared. The 170cm-tall (including ears) Miss Miyabi instantly turned into a little fox-eared loli.
"Huh?"
After being randomly shrunk, Hoshimi Miyabi touched her own body. Her large bust was gone, replaced by a "small" one. And her strength had taken a nosedive; she was once again powerless to do anything.
"How cute! (๑＞ڡ＜)☆"
Mrs. Hoshimi immediately swept up the little Miyabi and held her in her arms, absorbing the human-fox-loli energy. The grown-up Hoshimi Miyabi was beautiful, but this little fox was even cuter. She could hold her right in her arms, and even lift her up high.
"...(=_=)"
Hoshimi Miyabi was exhausted. She felt she would rather be in Hollow Zero fighting Ethereals. Although her appearance was that of a child, her mind was not. The loli gave Kenji a death glare. Thank you so much for letting me relive my childhood.
Although it was a bit awkward, her mother’s embrace was truly warm.
Hoshimi Miyabi and her mother returned to the world of Zenless Zone Zero. It was time for their family of three to be reunited. As for whether a dead person suddenly reviving would attract the covetous eyes of others, Miyabi wasn’t worried. There were very few people in Eridu who could defeat her. If anyone dared to come, she would just have to start charging her six-bean sword draw.
The former First Biotope, commonly known as Acacia’s Kitchen. Acacia’s special menu and ingredients were here.
"This must be the place, right?"
Kenji and Atashino arrived at their destination on the back of the Cryophoenix. The biotope was covered by a giant, pot-lid-shaped barrier. The barrier was made from the shell of an Orihalcon Shellfish, a shell from the Gourmet World that was harder than diamond.
This was a small dungeon that had appeared in the movie. The movie’s boss, Girim, had been noticed by Midora while he was purging spies from the Gourmet Corp. and had been... physically persuaded. Afterward, he was handed over to Ichiryu, so this dome had not been destroyed and was still intact.
"Look out, look out!"
A clear shout rang out from behind them. The three of them turned around to see an airplane crashing toward them.
"Shinra Tensei!"
A gentle repulsive force burst from Kenji’s palm. The high-speed aircraft slowed at a visible rate and finally stopped right in front of Kenji, just centimeters away.
"Toriko, are you flying a plane or a spaceship?"
Kenji had a face full of black lines. Were you trying to use us as a speed bump?
"Haha, well you’re still alive, aren’t you, Kenji?"
Toriko felt no apology at all. Everyone was just living life to the fullest.
"Is this the ’Acacia’s Kitchen’ that Mom was talking about?" Toriko looked at the shell dome. He had learned about this place from the stories Froese had told him and had immediately called Zebra and the others to come along.
"Whoa! As expected of Acacia-senpai. To think he could move such a giant shell from the Gourmet World," Teppei said in awe.
"Acacia’s special menu... I wonder what it is," Komatsu said, full of anticipation. He had thought that Acacia’s Full Course Menu was everything, but he hadn’t expected such a place to be hidden away.
After finding the entrance and passing through a long tunnel, the group entered the dome. The view suddenly opened up, and a paradise-like landscape appeared before them. The space inside the dome was extremely vast, and one could see all kinds of geographical features: snowy mountains, hills, deep seas...
It only took a few seconds for a fruit tree to bear fruit and drop it to the ground. All sorts of fruits paved the ground like a colorful carpet. At the center, a giant, sky-piercing monument stood, majestic and grand, radiating an astonishing presence.
Kenji knew that the creature sealed within was the Flame Wolf Dragon. It looked very misleading, making people think Acacia’s special ingredient was in there.
"Are those... Regal Mammoths?!"
Komatsu stared dumbfounded at the herds of Regal Mammoths running in groups. Even the First Biotope garden didn’t have this many. BB Corn, Rainbow Fruit... all kinds of rare ingredients could be seen here.
ROAR!
A red, Western-style dragon flew over their heads. This was the ancestor of the Ice Dragons, the Savanna Dragon, a rare sight in the outside world.
"Acacia’s Kitchen... it really lives up to its name," Toriko marveled.
"Mr. Toriko, what is that shining thing over there?" Komatsu asked, pointing to a high platform in the distance.
"I don’t know. Let’s go check it out."
The beasts along the way were like a newbie village to Kenji and his group. Having eaten Acacia’s Full Course Menu and unlocked the power of their Gourmet Demons, the entire Earth was now a newbie village.
"The Corona Sunflower. It’s called a miniature sun that contains the light of the sun," Teppei began to explain. Unlike ordinary sunflowers, the light flowing from this Corona Sunflower was stored sunlight.
[Star Forger]: [CoronaSunflower.mp4]
[Star Forger]: "@Crash-Test Pilot Daigo, this sunflower stores sunlight. You can use it if you run out of energy."
Although it couldn’t produce sunlight on its own like the sunflowers in Plants vs. Zombies, it was equivalent to a small light storage unit.
[Crash-Test Pilot]: "Although Tiga is a Warrior of Light, this little light isn’t enough, is it?"
Daigo was sweating. Tiga wasn’t that ridiculously overpowered, was he? A little bit of light was all he needed?
[Star Forger]: "That’s because you don’t understand how tricky Tiga is."
He could transform with or without light, and he could even change into Dark Tiga. In the Dyna movie, Asuka was all ready to receive the light from everyone and turn into Glitter Dyna, but after a "Schwatch!" Tiga showed up and stole the scene. Just think: what was the area of the shadow in Dyna’s heart at that moment? The single beam of light Tiga gave Dyna was enough to keep his timer from flashing for the rest of the fight. And when giving light to Decker, Tiga’s card went over too, and it was a damn gold card.
One could only say, Tiga is too overpowered.
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