CHAPTER 164: [164] - A NATURAL-BORN REVIVER, DAMAGE KNOCKING PERFECTED (BONUS)

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Using the techniques of a Reviver to precisely control the Life Energy, they restricted its flow, making it only act on the injured area.

A section of Toriko’s arm had already grown back, but it would still take a considerable amount of time to be fully restored.

After Yuuki injected his Life Energy, directing it solely to the arm—everyone watched as it began to grow at a visible rate. In less than half a minute, Toriko’s arm went from a prototype to a complete, fully-formed limb.

"IT’S REALLY RECOVERED! SO FAST!"

Toriko himself was stunned. He never thought that after just a short period of study, Yuuki could make his arm grow back so perfectly.

"Toriko, check your arm. Is there anything different about it?"

Yosaku reminded him. They needed feedback from Toriko to know if the newly grown arm was the same as the original.

"Nothing different... no, wait, it feels even stronger than my original arm! THIS IS AMAZING!"

Toriko clenched his fist. Hearing this, Yosaku nodded. It was clear that Yuuki had succeeded this time. Not only had Toriko’s arm grown back, but most critically, it was even stronger than before.

This meant that Yuuki’s Life Energy seemed to have a strengthening effect. The only question was how strong that effect was.

"Congratulations. Your Life Energy can restore a person’s body, not just increase their lifespan and make them young again." Yosaku said.

"This is all thanks to your teaching, Yosaku-sensei. The various techniques of a Reviver and my Life Energy are indeed a perfect match."

Yuuki said. He was truly grateful to Yosaku. After all, the man had genuinely taught him everything. This once again made him experience the feeling of having a great tree to shelter under.

With Granny Setsuno as his backer, learning these things... Jiro didn’t hold back, and neither did Yosaku. For anyone else, learning these things wouldn’t be so easy.

"Even without my teaching, you would have surpassed us on your own eventually. It’s hard to imagine how a freak of nature like you exists in this world!"

Yosaku couldn’t help but complain. After spending this time together, he not only saw what kind of person Yuuki was, but he also knew just how unreal he was.

In terms of cooking, he was already on par with Granny Setsuno. As for his strength, though his cell level wasn’t very high, his true combat power was immense.

In this world, there were many who could possess a combat power that greatly surpassed their cell level. But the greater the transcendence, the higher their combat realm. In the battles of the late game, while cell level was also important, what was truly critical were combat techniques.

After all, cell level could be temporarily broken through in the late stages. Midora himself was an example—his appetite constantly improved his strength, continuously breaking through limits. So, in the late game, cell level could only be used as a reference, not as the deciding factor.

Culinary skill, Cell level, and now the Melk Style of sharpening... Yosaku truly didn’t expect that Yuuki was also a master sharpener.

It had to be said, he had truly seen it all. Yuuki’s performance had completely shattered his worldview.

He finally understood why Granny Setsuno had emphasized that Yuuki’s learning ability was strong. This wasn’t just strong—this was completely inhuman.

"Since the experiment was a success, I’ll contact Granny Setsuno first."

Yuuki said. He had solved Granny Setsuno’s lifespan problem long ago. Now, the most critical issue was Knocking Master Jiro.

Jiro had sealed too much power using Damage Knocking, so now he had to release it.

Though it would undoubtedly be released in the final battle, Yuuki had also managed to do one more thing: change the location of the fatal weak point.

But to change the location, he first had to release the damage stored in the body. Otherwise, changing it rashly would cause the sealed damage to erupt directly.

Yuuki was now very curious. What would Acacia’s reaction be when he next encountered Jiro and found that the Damage Knocking technique was no longer effective?

But he also didn’t want Jiro to just go and die. In the original story, Jiro hadn’t eaten those ingredients—yet he had fought the Nitro to such a state.

Among the three great powers, it seemed their strength was really ranked according to their names. If Jiro had eaten a few of the ingredients, it was hard to imagine what level his strength would reach.

The same went for Ichiryu. If he hadn’t been removed from the story, facing him, Acacia probably wouldn’t have been able to stir up any trouble. Ichiryu’s strength combined with Don Slime was not something NEO and Acacia could compare to.

....

Soon, Yuuki contacted Granny Setsuno. Though he also wanted to contact Jiro directly, when Jiro was out and about, others could rarely get through to him. Only Setsuno’s calls would be answered immediately.

So, he had no choice but to find her first.

"Alright, I understand. I’ll tell Jiro right now!"

After hearing Yuuki’s description, Setsuno hung up without another word and began to contact Jiro. She knew the situation with his Damage Knocking.

Jiro had used this technique in the past when fighting the Wolf King, Guinness.

It could be said that because this technique was so useful, he had accumulated too much damage in his body. This was equivalent to creating a weakness for himself. But at the time, only he and Acacia knew of this weakness.

With Jiro’s understanding of Acacia, he felt Acacia wouldn’t use this move against him. And later, Acacia had faked his death, so Jiro had continued to use this technique frequently.

In these five hundred years, he had roamed the Gourmet World quite a bit, sealing a lot of damage in his body.

This was why he had accumulated enough power to destroy several Earths. That damage wasn’t just from the Blue Nitro.

After all, in the final battle, the number of attacks that hit him wasn’t many. Though the power of those moves was immense, they weren’t enough to destroy the Earth.

The damage on Jiro’s body was mostly accumulated over these hundreds of years.

Though this damage wouldn’t erupt, it was a hidden danger. Setsuno knew this well, but there was no way to reverse it.

Jiro himself was also very clear. If this power were released, he would die without a doubt. So, since he was going to die anyway, he didn’t care.

"Setsu, is something wrong?"

Sure enough, Jiro answered almost instantly after she called.

"Jiro, come to the Land of Healing. I’ll be there too. That kid Yuuki has found a way to solve the problem of the accumulated damage from Damage Knocking."

Setsuno directly stated her purpose. The moment she spoke, Jiro, who had been half-drunk, instantly sobered up.

For Jiro, no matter what kind of liquor it was, it was impossible for him to get drunk. The reason he got drunk was that he suppressed his body’s ability to break down alcohol.

Otherwise, with his constitution, no alcohol would have any effect. Ichiryu was the same—the reason he was a lightweight was because he never broke down the alcohol in his body.

Realizing the importance of Damage Knocking, Jiro naturally broke down the alcohol directly. Though he himself didn’t care much, Damage Knocking was always a ticking time bomb. No one knew when it would go off.

Now that there was a way to solve it, it was naturally for the best. As for whether this was a false alarm, Jiro didn’t even consider it. These were Setsuno’s words, which meant Yuuki had told her. So, it couldn’t possibly be a false alarm.

He knew Yuuki’s character very well. He would never say anything he wasn’t sure of.

After breaking down the alcohol in his body, Jiro also set off for the Land of Healing with a single step. As for Yuuki’s Camping Monster, he had already prepared it.

But it was similar to the Watermelon Octopus type—it still needed some time to mature. So he planned to bring it to Yuuki after it was ready.

He never thought Yuuki would give him such a big surprise now. Though it felt like the debt he owed was only getting bigger, now was not the time to talk about such things.

With their speed, Setsuno and Jiro both traveled on their own. This time, Setsuno didn’t even bring her Camping Monster, which showed just how anxious she was.

While everyone was waiting, Yosaku saw a pink streak of light rush in through the window.

....

"Long time no see, Yosaku! And Teppei, Toriko!"

Setsuno rushed in and greeted Yosaku. But at this moment, Yosaku, Teppei, and Toriko were all stunned.

Because the person standing in front of them also had pink hair, but it wasn’t the standard mushroom cut. And the person in front of them wasn’t a little old lady—her voice wasn’t aged either.

"Wh-Who are you??"

Yosaku finally asked.

"Hm? You don’t even recognize me...?"

Setsuno, who had been wondering why they didn’t recognize her, suddenly realized that she was in her youthful state.

She would dispel the Knocking and return to her youthful state when she returned to her diner. She would only use Knocking as a disguise when she went out. This time, she had been in too much of a hurry and had forgotten to use it.

"So what’s going on? You’re Granny Setsuno? Why are you so young??"

Yosaku was completely baffled.

"Yosaku-sensei, do you remember the effects of Life Energy? I helped Ms. Setsuno increase her lifespan, so she has now returned to her youthful state."

Yuuki explained. Yosaku, Teppei, and Toriko finally came to their senses.

"I see. So this is the effect of Life Energy on lifespan..."

Just as Yosaku was marveling, a sharp blow suddenly landed on his head. The intense pain made him clutch his head.

It had to be said, Setsuno’s control over this strike was incredibly precise. It caused him intense pain without injuring him, and the force didn’t affect the environment.

Otherwise, a blow strong enough to make Yosaku feel pain would have reduced the Mother Tree to non-existence. The entire Land of Healing might have been turned into a wasteland.

"Granny Setsuno, why did you hit me??"

Yosaku was also very puzzled. When he was young, he was often disciplined by her because he didn’t like to follow the rules. He never thought he would be disciplined again now. But he was also puzzled—he shouldn’t have provoked her recently.

"The address, Master! The address!"

Just as Yosaku asked this question, Teppei couldn’t help but remind him from the side. If you wanted to say who knew Setsuno and Jiro best—it would undoubtedly be him.

So, he saw at a glance why she had hit Yosaku. This guy was really asking for it. He had called her "Granny" right to her face. It would have been fine before, but now, she was in her youthful state.

Didn’t he hear Yuuki call her "Ms." earlier? Teppei was helpless. It had to be said, his master’s head was really too straight.

"The... the address?? I understand! Ms. Setsuno, it’s my fault!"

Yosaku, finally reacting, immediately submitted and admitted his mistake.

....

"What a sight. I come in to see Setsu disciplining Yosaku."

Jiro also arrived at this moment, just in time to see the scene.

"Master Jiro!"

Seeing him, Yosaku also quickly greeted him. He was no stranger to the muscular, middle-aged Jiro.

He had seen him in the Gourmet World before. The members of Biotope 0th all knew that Jiro had multiple forms.

"Yuuki, my boy, I didn’t expect you to find a way to solve the Damage Knocking problem so soon after we separated. By the way, I’ve already prepared your Camping Monster. It just needs a few more months to mature."

Jiro said.

"A Camping Monster??"

Hearing this, Yuuki was also pleasantly surprised. He knew there were some in the Human World, but they couldn’t survive in the Gourmet World.

So he had planned to find one after he entered the Gourmet World later. He never thought Jiro had already prepared one for him. Since it was prepared by Jiro, it naturally couldn’t be weak.

Thinking of this, Yuuki’s anticipation was maxed out.

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