When Vic said he would cook for himself, the tense and oppressive atmosphere instantly relaxed and became joyful.
Especially the girls, since Vic rarely cooks himself anymore, they really look forward to Vic meals.
Vic has pushed his cooking skills to the top, able to infuse flavor into every cell of the ingredients—something only those with Rumble-Rumble Fruit's Awakening abilities can achieve. They couldn't forget the taste after just one bite.
Men are generally okay; they can control their cravings to some extent, and as long as the topic isn't brought up, they're fine. But if someone mentions it, they'll get really hungry because it will remind them of the taste they had last time.
Vic left the preparation of the ingredients to Barnett. Titan Island is home to some special animals, all small, short-legged beasts. Although their meat is of excellent quality, their numbers are limited. If Vic and his group eat as much as they want, they'll probably finish it all in no time.
So each time they would just catch one to try, and then go to the surrounding islands to catch some large wild beasts. Anyway, Rebecca's Float-Float Fruit ability made it very convenient.
Fisher Tiger could also go to the sea and catch some Sea Kings. In any case, food is not a problem at all in Vic's pirate crew. There is nothing they can't eat, whether it's in the sky, on the ground, or in the sea. Vic only needs to carry out the final step.
Vic was halfway through repairing the pirate ship when Ain called him back. The ingredients were all prepared, just waiting for Vic to start. Vic didn't insist on finishing the repairs before going back. Anyway, Kaido was coming soon, and he couldn't possibly concentrate on training. He had plenty of time to repair the pirate ship.
When Vic returned to the venue where he often held banquets, Barnett and the others had already completed all the preparations. Without saying much, Vic tossed all the cleaned and processed small beasts and pieces of Sea Kings meat into the air.
As the meat chunks rose, they were already crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, exuding a wonderful aroma. This was achieved by Vic's Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability after Awakening and delving into the microscopic particles. In fact, it's quite simple: he controlled the water molecules inside the meat chunks' cells to vibrate violently, generating a large amount of heat, and roasted the entire piece of meat to the desired doneness from the inside out, just as Vic intended.
No! We can't just categorize it as "perfectly cooked" here; we should divide it into much finer categories. Vic can control the doneness of food to within one-thousandth, which is one of the reasons why no one can match Vic cooking skills.
Cooking temperature is a crucial factor in the deliciousness of food, and this rapid cooking method is similar to that of a microwave oven, except that Vic's control is more precise, ensuring that every piece of meat is cooked to its optimal temperature for optimal flavor.
The meat was already cooked when it fell to the ground. Vic waved his hand slightly, and a breeze was generated from under his sleeve and flew towards the meat. The wind is invisible and intangible, and can only be made visible if it is carried by something else.
However, Vic, who had grasped the Artistic Conception of Wind, could see that the breeze grew larger and more condensed as it flew out, transforming into wind blades as it approached the falling chunk of meat, slicing it into more palatable, even pieces that continued to fall.
Vic continued waving, and another breeze flew out. However, this time the breeze did not immediately fly towards the meat slices, but instead swept up the seasonings and spices in the container in front of Vic.
The breeze carrying the seasonings continues to rise, enveloping all the sliced meat. The seasonings adhere evenly to each slice of meat under the influence of the wind. However, in the unseen microscopic world, the molecules of these seasonings also penetrate into every cell of the meat slices, allowing them to quickly absorb the flavor!
These flavors are also based on a reference. The human brain has a region that recognizes flavors. Vic used the bioelectric stimulation of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to stimulate that region and quickly fed back the most delicious signal to the experiment.
Then, working his way up from the result, he quickly identified some of the stimuli that caused the brain to produce such a delicious flavor, discovering that in addition to some seasoning, it also contained certain emotions and memories!
Food like this already has a filter on it, so it's naturally incomparable to ordinary food. It's like food that tastes the same, but one is made by someone you like, and the other is made by someone you dislike. Which one would you find more delicious?
Some emotions and memories can be evoked by certain ingredients or seasonings, but humans are the most complex beings, and everyone's memories and emotions are not easily revealed. Therefore, it is difficult to find ingredients and seasonings that can evoke emotions; it requires careful observation and contemplation.
For an ability user like Vic, the goal is to constantly stimulate other people's brains with his abilities, and he does this every time before cooking for someone.
Vic wasn't willing to waste time learning about these things just to cook a meal, and he wasn't a professional chef, so he stripped away the emotional aspects that elevate the flavor, leaving only the ultimate taste that could be achieved through the fusion of ingredients and seasonings!
As for emotions? Let Sanji do the research. She's the most suitable. So even if Vic were stripped of his emotions, with the help of his abilities, his knife skills, heat control, and seasoning are still top-notch, allowing him to create top-notch delicacies. That's why Rebecca and the others can't forget him!
The seasoned slices of meat didn't fall directly to the ground; instead, they were swept up by the wind and carried to the prepared plate, where they landed and spread out in an orderly fashion.
Once the wind subsided, the aroma of the meat slices could no longer be concealed, wafting in all directions. Then Vic heard a chorus of swallowing sounds. A smile appeared on his lips, but his hands didn't stop moving; there were still quite a few pieces of meat in the air.
Once all the pieces of meat had fallen into the plate, Vic called everyone to start eating. No matter how ravenously the others wolfed down their food, he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly.
However, he wasn't idle while eating. The large pot next to him was already simmering a rich bone broth. Vic already knew all the changes that would occur during the broth-making process, so he didn't need to spend too much time cooking it.
Just like answering a multiple-choice question, if you already know the answer, why bother calculating and verifying it? Why not just choose the correct answer? Just like when he was grilling the meat, all the intermediate steps can be skipped.
So after everyone had eaten their fill, the rich aroma of the meat soup had already spread for miles. Everyone ate several more bowls before patting their bellies and chatting contentedly. As for the challenge to Kaido, it had been completely forgotten!
While waiting for Kaido, Vic stopped cooking. After repairing the pirate ship, Vic went deep into Titan Island, drew his Blood Wither from his waist, and began performing the simplest slashes in swordsmanship—one slash, two slashes, ten slashes, a hundred slashes, a thousand slashes, ten thousand slashes...
He swung his sword tirelessly. Vic's sword was not imbued with Sword Qi or Haki, but Blood Wither was no longer as simple and unadorned as it had been at the beginning, because Blood Wither had now been forged into Black Blade Black Blade him, as was Allen was not drawn from his waist.
The gravity was very strong where Vic arrived. Each of his slashes carried a distorted force field, making the places where the blade passed somewhat illusory, as if he was about to tear open this space-time!
Vic ignored the strange phenomena, focusing his mind on each swing of the sword, extending his consciousness into every inch of the Blood Wither blade!