It was a being with the face of a Buddha, a muscular body, fleshy wings on its back, and three bead-like protrusions around its mouth.
"!!!"
Acacia's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He had no idea what that thing was, but the cells within his body sounded an unprecedented alarm, as though they had encountered their most lethal natural predator.
"Oh, White Demon."
Upon seeing the figure, Fang Mo simply greeted it. "You finally decided to come out."
"You truly know everything."
The towering Buddha-like figure spoke slowly. "Actually, I hadn't wanted to appear, because Toriko wouldn't be able to endure it for even an instant."
"However..."
At this point, the figure seemed to ponder for a moment. "Since you let Toriko eat so many delicious ingredients and guided him down the right path, I should at least come out and thank you... So shall we bring this all to an end?"
"Sure."
Fang Mo readily nodded.
"Mr. Toriko, the time I can remain outside is limited."
The Buddha-like giant spoke again, this time addressing Toriko. "That guy ate too much. Everything from these past 1.5 billion years... The Full Course Menu of rage just now already decided the outcome. You can see that NEO looks like it is about to throw up."
"But Mr. Toriko, have you forgotten something very important?"
"...Hm?"
Toriko froze, seemingly recalling something.
"I love that the most." The figure trapped Acacia's arm beneath the crook of its left arm, while its other hand slowly clenched into a fist and assumed an attacking stance. "Come, Mr. Toriko. Please show it to me..."
"I..."
"This."
Before Toriko could say anything, Fang Mo suddenly slapped his forehead. "I almost forgot about this procedure. This is probably the last time, huh? Well... count me in too."
As he spoke,