Chapter 27: "Cooking Clash of Anime Legends – Taste Beyond Reality!"
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[Setting: Multiversal Iron Kitchen – Hosted by Komatsu (Toriko) and Ichiryu]
A stadium-sized arena made of living spices and cosmic cookware floated in the center of the Multiverse. The audience? Every anime character who ever tasted ramen or curry.
Komatsu steps up.
> "Welcome, everyone! To the most sacred of events: The Anime Grand Cook-Off!"
Ichiryu booms:
> "Today's contestants will compete across THREE divine rounds: Appetizer of Origin, Main Dish of Destiny, and Dessert of Dreams!"
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[Contestants]
1. Sanji (One Piece) – The smooth, sharp-tongued sous-chef of the sea.
2. Soma Yukihira (Food Wars) – Shirtless cooking master with dangerous flavor combos.
3. Rimuru Tempest (Slime) – Literal walking pantry of magical ingredients.
4. Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins) – Despite a dark past in cooking, he's back for redemption!
5. Toriko (Toriko) – Hunter of flavor beasts with arms like meat grinders.
6. Goku & Vegeta (Dragon Ball) – They claim their hunger is enough to win.
7. Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) – Accidentally entered. Tries his best.
8. Naruto Uzumaki (Naruto) – Ramen. Nothing else. No regrets.
9. Saitama (One Punch Man) – Special move: Instant Cup Ramen of Destruction.
10. Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer) – Brings charcoal grill. Sniffs perfect meat temperatures.
11. Anya & Loid (Spy x Family) – Chaos team. Anya uses peanuts in everything.
12. Denji & Power (Chainsaw Man) – Cooking with chainsaws. What could go wrong?
13. Asta (Black Clover) – Screams flavor into the pot.
14. Thorfinn (Vinland Saga) – Brings fish and regrets.
15. Gojo Satoru (Jujutsu Kaisen) – Uses Infinity Frying Pan.
16. L (Death Note) – Bakes with deadly precision. Cake god.
17. Frieren (Frieren) – Has never cooked. Magics ingredients into existence.
18. Wang Ling (The Daily Life of the Immortal King) – Makes an omelet. It creates a universe.
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Round 1: Appetizer of Origin
Sanji crafts divine seafood tartare kissed by sea god essence. Judges swoon.
Rimuru uses monster meat so juicy it hypnotizes the audience.
Soma serves spicy bombs that cause literal clothing explosions—judges taste freedom.
Gojo's dish uses time-bending spice.
Anya: "It's just peanut butter toast… but I mind-read the judge to make it perfect!"
Meliodas accidentally poisons three judges. Points for comedy.
Saitama wins participation trophy for boiling water.
Winner: Soma, Rimuru, Sanji, Anya.
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Round 2: Main Dish of Destiny
Naruto: "RAMEN BOMB MEGA ULTRA" – a ramen bowl the size of a house.
Toriko: Slaughters a cosmic mammoth. Braises it in star wine.
Tanjiro: Grills meat so fragrant Muzan weeps in another dimension.
Loid tries to sabotage Gojo but is blinded by onions.
Thorfinn: "This fish reminds me of my father's death." Judges cry.
Denji & Power: Deep-fry devil meat. Set fire to the stadium. It tastes amazing.
Soma's steak curry causes a dimensional flavor quake.
Winner: Tie between Soma, Toriko, Tanjiro, and surprisingly… Denji.
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Round 3: Dessert of Dreams
L crafts cake layered with logic, sweet tragedy, and a cherry of justice.
Soma uses liquid nitrogen and family trauma.
Sanji: Mille-feuille that makes the sky sparkle.
Frieren creates a dessert from nostalgia magic. Judges taste their childhood.
Wang Ling's egg tart contains a galaxy. Literally. One judge is still lost inside it.
Asta screams his pudding into a holy artifact.
Gojo: "This is a donut." It erases a demon lord.
Goku just eats everything.
Meliodas tries again. It explodes. We forgive him.
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Final Moments:
As the judges deliberate, the arena shakes. A new challenger appears:
> "I am Gourmet Zeno – God of Taste! Only those who can please my divine tongue shall win!"
Boby enters—smiling.
Chains twist around cooking utensils. He raises a pan forged from World Trees.
> "Let me show you what love, chaos, and seasoning can do."
He cooks:
"Omni-Flavored Creation Curry"
Made from fragments of multiverse cuisine—one bite gives enlightenment.
Zeno tastes it. Tears fall.
> "I remember… the flavor of hope."
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Winner: Boby (Honorary)
But real winner? Everyone who tasted each other's worlds.
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Final Line:
> "Cooking isn't just food… it's the story you serve with it." – Soma & Sanji (fist bumping)