What Do You Mean, Not Even Pretending? What's Wrong with Me Speedrunning by Exploiting Game Mechanics?!

The next day, eight o'clock.

Departure Island, located southeast of the Eighth Continent.

The Four Heavenly Kings stood along the shoreline, gazing out at the boundless expanse of clear sea before them.

Behind them stood a large group of strange and grotesque humanoid creatures, all wearing reluctant expressions.

"Friends from the Demon Food World, thank you very much for your warm hospitality."

But Toriko soon took the initiative to speak. "Still, every feast must come to an end. We're about to leave and capture the other ingredients on Acacia's menu... Until we meet again."

"Actually, we should be the ones thanking you."

After hearing Toriko's words, the strange old man seated in a wheelchair spoke up as well. "Without your generous sharing, we might never have tasted the delicacy of AIR in our entire lives. If you get the chance, I hope you'll come stay in the Demon Food World for a while..."

That was right. The person who said this was none other than one of the most respected elders of the Demon Food World—the man who had lent the Daruma Horse to Zebra... the Hermit Daruma.

After AIR had been captured yesterday,

Zebra had only intended to take a portion back to the Demon Food World as repayment for a favor.

But unexpectedly, the people here had been far too enthusiastic. Upon hearing that the Horse King had safely given birth and that the Four Heavenly Kings had successfully captured Food King AIR, they had not simply accepted the gift.

Instead, the entire village had brought heaps of gifts and rushed over from the Demon Food World.

Tengu Chef Branchy was even among them. His cooking skills were exceptional, ranking among the top three chefs in the world, second only to Chef King Zeus and Granny Setsuno.

And