Weakness

More than a year had passed since the Great Crisis.

During that time, the Human Reform League had not only taken over the entire Human World, but also absorbed IGO's personnel while wiping out the forces that had tried to resist the Human Reform League.

Even the Gourmet Association, having lost its leader Midora, had fallen apart. One portion was eliminated, while the other members, led by Starjun, surrendered to the Human Reform League.

After taking control of the Human World, the Human Reform League did not stop there. Instead, it continued deeper into the Gourmet World, establishing monitoring stations across its various continents.

Meanwhile, the Tree Realm of the Human World still covered the entire Human World, and had become even more refined.

It was the annual Gourmet Festival again, one of the few local festivals that had been preserved.

Toriko held a cigar-tree branch between his teeth. "Phew..."

He was more mature than he had been over a year ago. Though he had not joined an official department of the Human Reform League, he was still a free citizen with citizenship.

Leaning against the railing, he watched the cooking competition below with great interest.

Beside him were the other Four Heavenly Kings: the unruly Zebra, the vain Sunny, and the ever-smiling Coco.

Also present were Sunny's younger sister A Ling, Melk II, Komatsu, and the Tengu Brunch.

"I never expected the Human World to undergo such tremendous changes," Brunch said with emotion.

Their Demon Food World had also been forced to join the Human Reform League. After all, the overbearing Human Reform League would not allow an uncontrolled force to exist.

Toriko asked curiously, "Coco, I heard you worked on Neptune for a while. What's it like over there?"

After taking a sip of Nuclear Cola, Coco explained