"So... did you awaken any new hobbies?"
Shaking the digestive fluid off Komatsu, Fang Mo asked him with a smile.
"Ugh..."
But Komatsu looked rather awful, a nauseated expression constantly appearing on his dripping wet face. "Demon Orochi's stomach smells horrible... urgh..."
"Huh, you didn't awaken anything?"
Seeing Komatsu's disgusted, sickened expression, Fang Mo seemed quite surprised.
Still, he quickly activated the Amulet of Tides. A torrent sprayed from his palm as he casually washed the grime off Komatsu, then used a wool carpet to wipe his face.
"See? I told you that XP was messed up, didn't I?"
As he wiped Komatsu's face, Fang Mo muttered to himself, "Even in the Toriko Universe, nobody would confuse appetite with sexual desire. Damn, that's completely insane. I seriously can't understand what the hell that little guy has in his head..."
"Komatsu!"
While Fang Mo was still muttering, Toriko and Coco hurried over from nearby. "...Are you okay, Komatsu?!"
"Mr. Toriko, Mr. Coco..."
Komatsu froze for a moment upon seeing them, then rushed over as if he had spotted family. Two tears flew from the corners of his eyes. "I was scared to death just now!"
"Haha, I got quite a scare too."
After confirming that Komatsu was unharmed, Toriko scratched his head and laughed. "Looks like Fang Mo knew what he was doing after all. Don't be nervous, Komatsu. See? Aren't you perfectly fine now?"
"He really wasn't hurt at all..."
Meanwhile, Coco wore an expression as though he had seen a ghost.
When Fang Mo had put armor on Komatsu, they had still been aboard the Gourmet Train. Coco had not been there at the time, so he had no idea what exactly had happened to Komatsu.
From Coco's perspective,
Komatsu was merely an ordinary chef.
Yet after being tormented