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After the introductions, Munageh began to explain the rules of the first event:
A Triathlon.
Of course, this was an enhanced version.
The swim would nearly cross the entire sea between the island and the mainland.
The cycling portion had many twists. Besides the ground being as soft as tofu, making it difficult to ride, there would also be various beasts.
Though their capture levels weren't high—for the Chefs in the lower ranks, they were very dangerous.
It was a good thing the IGO had arranged for personnel. If a contestant gave up, they would be rescued. Of course, if they didn't give up, their death had nothing to do with them.
The running portion required them to grab their own cooking utensils along the way. The number and type of utensils you grabbed were what you would use in the subsequent competitions.
Most of the contestants would choose their own utensils.
Using unfamiliar tools would only lead to failure, which was not what they wanted.
Of course, the Cooking Fest had also prepared some ordinary utensils. While these were also Melk knives—they were the most basic kind.
In the original story, Komatsu had abandoned his own exclusive knife and had chosen to use such an ordinary one.
According to him, he didn't want to have an advantage in this area. He felt his own exclusive knife, forged from the fossilized Fang of the Dragon King—was better than almost anyone else's here.
His intention was good, but in the eyes of others, his actions were quite arrogant. After all, everyone was using their own exclusive utensils—and you weren't...
What were you thinking?
Were you looking down on us?
Did you think we wouldn't pose any threat to you, so you made such a choice?
The vast majority of people would think this way.
....
As the competition began, the contestants rushed directly into the sea. There were still many ingredients on the beach.
These would be used in the subsequent competitions. The earlier you got back—the more you could choose. If you were late, you could only take what was left.
By the way, this beach was also made of rice.
The vast majority of the contestants rushed into the water. But a few were different. These few were Chef Yuda, Granny Setsuno, and Zaus.
The three of them were running on the water—
This couldn't be called swimming at all. But for them, it was very easy. And they were indeed on the sea—there was no rule that said you couldn't run on the water in a triathlon.
For people like them, forget running on the sea—even running in the sky was no problem. As long as their speed was fast enough and their strength was strong enough, the air was just a stepping stone.
The people who could get on this ranking, even though many were frauds, also knew that the Cooking Fest wasn't just a test of culinary skills, but also of their combat power.
So many Chefs would train their bodies, and the vast majority of them even had Gourmet Cells.
Komatsu now had them, but his hadn't awakened yet. So his stamina was much stronger than an ordinary person's, but in front of this group, he was still a bit lacking.
He fell to last place. It wasn't that he didn't want to catch up, but with his speed, he really couldn't. During this time, Zebra had even wanted to help him, but he had refused.
....
But soon, the image on the screen flashed to the top of a skyscraper.
Tengu Brunch appeared there.
He was participating in this competition—but he had drunk too much last night and had woken up late. And his personality was the hot-tempered type.
Perhaps because the ability he used was lightning—his personality was as wild as lightning.
Hundreds of millions of people were gathered in this venue.
The level of noise was quite terrifying. He had always been in the Hex Food World' territory on the Eighth Continent of the Gourmet World.
In the Hex Food World' territory—the population was not large—so it was naturally not so noisy. Now, he was not used to the noise here.
Especially after he appeared, many people began to cheer. This made the noise even louder. For someone who was used to a quiet environment to suddenly come to such a place, it was indeed difficult for him to adapt.
So, he directly roared at all the spectators. You know, he was from the Gourmet World. Though you couldn't say he was that strong, he was still at a level of one or two hundred.
His roar was something many people couldn't handle. But Zebra wouldn't indulge this guy. He directly used his sound wave form to hit him.
Just like in the original story—this guy went to the Four Heavenly Kings and spouted some trash talk. They naturally wouldn't take it lying down. And then Komatsu was dragged into it.
The attention was directly shifted to him.
Later, Brunch turned into a streak of lightning and completed the first swimming competition at an extremely fast speed. And on the shore, he met Komatsu.
After learning that the completely exhausted little guy in front of him was Komatsu, he suddenly felt he had been cheated.
Because Komatsu was simply too weak. And he was now in last place.
This made Brunch, who had been looking forward to it—instantly lose all his anticipation, leaving only a deep sense of disappointment.
But when Komatsu made all the ingredients speak, he was completely stunned. And after learning that Komatsu planned to bring all the ingredients to the venue, he was very supportive.
He was born in the Hex Food World' territory. Though they had the protection of the Horse King, the Horse King only protected them from being attacked by other beasts.
Other livelihood issues had to be handled by themselves. In the Gourmet World, it was very difficult for humans to survive.
The strongest of the Hex Food World were the Beast Knights. The older generation was Travel Frog Mappy and his two companions. The new generation was Brunch and his two companions.
But even at the time of capturing AIR—the strength of the Beast Knights was less than a thousand.
This was the Strongest of the Hex Food World, yet they were still so weak...
This showed just how difficult it was for them to capture enough ingredients.
So, from a young age—Brunch was taught that ingredients were very precious. He had experienced this firsthand.
For Komatsu, who didn't plan to waste a single bit and had a deep respect for ingredients—Brunch approved him very much.
All the ingredients were emitting a golden light.
This had already said it all.
The ingredients had acknowledged him. How could he still have any doubts??
So at this moment, all his disappointment in Komatsu disappeared. He understood. Although the kid in front of him was very average in strength—his culinary skills were definitely very strong, and his inner conviction was even firmer.
A person like this was worthy of his respect.
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Seeing his operation, Nono was a bit emotional. As a fellow Chef, she knew very well that hearing the voice of ingredients was not something a Chef could control.
Only when you were recognized by the ingredients would they speak and guide you in their preparation. She had also heard their voices, but it had been by chance, and she couldn't control it now.
She couldn't do what Yuuki did. Nono had originally thought that for there to be one Yuuki was already ridiculous enough. But she never thought that the current Komatsu could easily make these ingredients speak.
"The Food Luck on him is very strong. You could say he's a child of destiny. That's why he's been recognized by the ingredients."
Yuuki said.
Komatsu was mainly because of his own conviction and Food Luck.
His conviction was incredibly firm—he wouldn't deny that.
While some of the things he did were a bit problematic, his heart was pure. In this world, a Chef like this was destined for a great future.
....
"Chef Komatsu's Food Luck is really strong."
Nono watched as the two of them packed up all the ingredients and took them away.
And seeing that Komatsu's speed was slow, Brunch had even helped him out. This had caused Komatsu to quickly surpass the group of contestants ahead of him.
This was a manifestation of Food Luck.
Because his Food Luck was strong enough, it would guide others to help him solve his problems.
For example, now, Brunch had come to help him.
Komatsu, who should have been eliminated in the first round—had been carried by him.
Of course, Brunch's operation was quite disgusting. He was fast, that was one thing. But after rushing to the front—he cut off the path for the people behind him.
In the end, Komatsu and Brunch crossed the finish line in first place.
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