Kanzaki Kumo did not take issue with his opponent starting before the referee called "Begin." Inosuke could not beat him anyway.
Kanzaki Kumo's appetite rivaled Mitsuri's and even slightly surpassed Kyojuro's.
Gyomei, on the other hand, was a little behind even Kyojuro, despite his massive build and considerable appetite.
Gyomei: The prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain...
As for Inosuke, he was currently just an ordinary person with a slightly larger appetite who had gone hungry a little longer. If he wanted to catch up to Kanzaki Kumo in eating capacity, all anyone could say was: dream on.
Some time later.
"Burp... I... burp... I... give up... urgh-"
Watching Inosuke, who was so stuffed he was about to throw up, Kanzaki Kumo leisurely wiped his mouth.
Mm, about seventy percent full.
Turning to look at Gyomei, who had also put down his bowl and chopsticks, Kanzaki Kumo raised a hand to get the restaurant owner's attention.
"Boss, the bill."
Ignoring the crowd of onlookers, Kanzaki Kumo placed a stack of bills on the table and left the restaurant with Inosuke.
Normally, Inosuke was very uncomfortable being watched. He was particularly sensitive to other people's gazes, and being surrounded by spectators made him feel prickly all over.
Right now, however, he only felt as though food had piled all the way up to his throat. If he so much as opened his mouth, he could throw it up.
For Inosuke, who had grown up in the wild, wasting food like that was absolutely unacceptable. Even when he had said "I give up" earlier, it had taken tremendous effort to swallow back the food that had nearly reached his mouth.
So now, he was entirely focused on suppressing the urge to vomit and had no time to pay attention to