Leiyin vs Ichiryu!

IGO Chairman's seaside residence.

The three of them were chatting when Ichiryu took out a twig cigar and lit it. He then said, "In his later years, Acacia took on three disciples so that his food menu could be passed down to future generations. The eldest disciple was this old man."

"Huh?!"

Natalie couldn't help being shocked when she heard that.

Leiyin already knew this, but he put on a slightly surprised expression.

Ichiryu continued, "The second disciple was Acupoint Master Jiro, and the third disciple is the current boss of the Gourmet Corp."

"I-It was the Gourmet Corp—?!" The astonishment on Natalie's face did not fade. "By the way, Chairman, how old are you this year?"

Since Acacia had lived in an era quite distant from the present, Natalie asked him this question.

Ichiryu did not answer her directly. Instead, he said, "Acacia passed down all the ingredients in this world to us, but we couldn't find the full menu centered around GOD. Actually, our old master knew very well that GOD, the ingredient that ended the world war, would become the cause of a new war—"

Leiyin couldn't help interrupting him. "Will GOD cause a war?"

Ichiryu said, "GOD, the ingredient that heralded the beginning of the Gourmet Age—even if everyone who had tasted it has passed away, its legend will never disappear from people's memories—"

Leiyin said, "Do you mean it will trigger a war to seize GOD?"

Ichiryu said, "That's right. If you set your sights on GOD, Leiyin, you're already involved. Only war can stop it. You can regard this as the greatest and final mission of the Gourmet Age for me, a disciple of Acacia—"

Neither Leiyin nor Natalie had expected that, despite this being their first time meeting Ichiryu, the old man would