The Blind Bandit (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 49: Gourmet Carriage. Zebra part 1

A week or two later

When Toriko said she was in for a surprise, Sarafina was expecting many things for them to use for travel. Taking a cruise trip was not what the blind woman had expected. Or even thought of. Toriko never struck her as the kind of guy to use a cruise ship as a mode of transport. After they got their rooms, they were sharing with Komatsu and each got their own bed luckily. Hate to make one sleep on the couch, though she would be willing. Toriko insisted that she change into something more..dressy. No surprise there. This cruise ship screamed luxury for the filthy rich. She barely had time to change and tie her hair back before he dragged her to the restaurant. Sarafina followed him to the restaurant and was quite surprised when she saw three familiar souls.

"Sarafina-sama!" A certain green-eyed woman exclaimed happily as she ran up to embrace her. The Blind Bandit laughed as she hugged her back. Kururu let out a happy "Mew!" and jumped on Leticia's head.

"Leticia! Sunny! Coco! It's wonderful to see you all again, it's been a long time." Sarafina greeted them as they walked over to the other two men, who were already drinking and eating. "You guys started without us?" Toriko pouted before taking a seat, but not before getting Sarafina's chair, and quickly looked over the menu before he placed his order. "Not our fault you took your sweet time getting here." Sunny told him taking a sip of some expensive wine. "Hey, Sarafina. How are things going? Any new leads on why Gourmet Corp is after you?" Coco asked her, smiling slightly at her. "It's been good. Regrettably, there's just one hint of why they would want with me. However, I have been lucky that no one has been sent to capture me again."

"Well, I'm just happy that you're still here safe and sound, Sarafina-sama." Leticia added, hugging her arm when Toriko's food was brought in. Sarafina quickly took the time to get her food in. "So far...it's been quiet...It's a little disturbing actually." Sarafina said. For them to get quiet after all this time..wonder what is going on with them? Nothing that'll benefit her or her friends.

Before the conversation could continue the waiter pulled up what looked like a wine bottle for Toriko. "Here is your Crystal Cola. Aged twenty years, as you requested." The waiter popped the cork off the bottle. "The cork is made from the trunk of the Crystal Cola tree." Toriko reached over and took the cork, bringing up to his face and took a deep sniff and got a satisfied look on his face.

"Mmm. Couldn't smell better." Toriko sighed out. "Your tasting, sir." The waiter said as he poured the cola into a glass. Toriko picked up his glass and took a sip. "Delicious! It's more like a fancy champagne than a soft drink." The hunter once again sighed out in pleasure. The poison man took a bite of his steak before he spoke. "Of course. In the wild, it takes the crystal tree a millennium just to grow one centimetre of crystal. This cola is made from the seeds of that tree. Now that humans have learned how to cultivate Crystal Cola, the price has decreased, but it's still in a class far above your average cola."

Toriko got a smug cocky look while looking at the other men. "How about Mellow Cola? Would you say that's even tastier." Sunny laughed then said teasingly, "The president told you to capture another outrageous food, didn't he?"

"I'd say mellow cola will be your toughest capture yet." Coco added, earning another laugh from the feminine man. "Sucks to be you!" Guess from their response that them coming was a no go. "Shut up. Are you guys still training too?" Toriko asked, slightly irritated. "Idiot. Strong gravity? No problem. Low oxygen? Piece of cake.." Sunny started when a very familiar voice shouted, "Sorry, everyone!"

"Hey, Komatsu. How's it going?" Leticia greeted the chef as he walked up, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Sorry, I'm late!"

"Komatsu!" Toriko shouted when the chef was closer. "What took you so long?" The hunter asked. "S..sorry about that. I completely lost track of time admiring my Melk knife." "That's your excuse?!" Toriko gaped out. "It's a lot better than yours half the time." Sarafina muttered then smiled innocently. "Matsu, you almost missed the departure of the Gourmet Carriage!" The feminine man informed the chef slightly pointing a finger.