CHAPTER 248: [248] - THE SYSTEM’S TRUE PURPOSE

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For a time, Yuuki remained at the facility, teaching the hand-picked IGO staff how to operate the new technology. Most of them lacked Gourmet Cells and weren’t particularly strong, but they were brilliant when it came to science.

He only taught them the basics of observation—the Gourmet Satellite was packed with advanced systems that would take more than a day or two to master, and Yuuki couldn’t stay to teach them everything.

He had already translated the Nitro language, and Ichiryu had brought in the Three Flavor Sages to take over the project. With that handled, Yuuki could finally focus on what mattered most: the gift from the Gourmet Gods and the System itself.

He was wary of being tricked by the Gourmet Gods. The odds were low, but you could never be too careful.

So, he decided against studying their gift in the world of Toriko. After showing the IGO team the basic functions of the Gourmet Satellite, he returned to Earth and then to the world of Food Wars.

There, he began the process of extracting the so-called "divinity" from his System using the method the Gourmet Gods had provided.

The moment he started, the System transformed. The entire pond began to boil, and a stream of information flooded into his mind.

Once the influx of data subsided, Yuuki finally understood. The Gourmet Gods’ method had worked—it was like a key.

All this time, he had only been scratching the surface of the System’s true potential. Its power was so immense that he hadn’t been worthy of seeing its true face.

But now, the key had unlocked the door, revealing the System’s real function.

From this point on, the fishing function was gone. He would never catch anything from the pond again. Instead, the water itself would become the very foundation of his strength.

Everything he had fished out before had been a manifestation of the pond’s water, created for the sole purpose of strengthening and training him.

Now that he had reached a certain level of power, such gentle methods were no longer necessary.

His body could now withstand the direct impact of the pond’s water.

The water would continuously enhance all of his abilities, transforming them into skills that would grow and evolve—not just grow, but grow at a rate magnified countless times over.

As for the "Divinity" the Gourmet Gods had mentioned—the System did indeed possess it. It was a pre-programmed function, a part of the System’s true power that would only become accessible once he was ready.

The Gourmet Gods had only been able to sense it because the System had intentionally released a sliver of its aura for them to find.

The System’s purpose was to help him grow stronger. It didn’t force him down a specific path; it simply supported the path he chose, helping him advance further and further.

And the path he had chosen was the Way of Cooking. Among the three thousand great paths, none was inherently better or worse than another—each simply had its own unique characteristics.

The Way of Cooking was no different, and it was the path that suited him best. He would never abandon it for another just because he thought it was weak.

A path was never weak—only the person walking it. Strength always came from the individual, not the rules they followed.

The method the Gourmet Gods had provided was flawless, but he no longer needed it. The key had opened the door, and the door would now remain open forever. The key was obsolete.

He had now obtained divinity. As it grew stronger, he would become an existence like the Gourmet Gods themselves.

And as his divinity continued to grow, he was destined to surpass them. That was the advantage of being a cheater.

Of course, the System only provided the means to become stronger; it was up to him to do the work.

Yuuki was more than satisfied with this. It was a perfect arrangement.

When he finally mastered this path completely, the System would have fulfilled its purpose and would cease to exist.

By then, he would be powerful enough to create an identical system with a snap of his fingers.

"So that’s what the System really is... This is a massive haul. The Way of Cooking... to think that becoming a God Chef is just the first step on the path."

Yuuki now had a crystal-clear understanding of his own situation. The Way of Cooking was an incredibly long road. After all this time, he had only just reached the entrance.

But that was exactly what excited him. He was eager to see just how far this path would take him.

Under the baptism of his newfound divinity, his power had surged once more.

If his previous power level had been in the hundreds of thousands, it was now in the millions. That was the terrifying power of divinity.

And it would only continue to grow as he absorbed more. It was even more monstrous than Gourmet Cells.

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Of course, divinity wasn’t something every living being possessed. Yuuki only had it because he was a cheater.

In all the long history of the Toriko world, only the Gourmet Gods had ever possessed it.

Not even GOD, the strongest being born from the Earth, had true divinity. Though it was a divine beast, its divinity was a mere imitation, a cheap copy created by the planet.

That was why GOD, despite its divine status, was so weak.

On Earth, it had few rivals. But in the vastness of the universe, its power level was a joke.

As someone who possessed true divinity, Yuuki understood its immense power. He knew, with absolute certainty, that GOD’s divinity was a fake.

Now that he understood the true nature of his System, he had also gained the ability to travel between worlds with others.

He gathered everyone and told them about the other world. His plan was to have them hone their skills in the world of Toriko.

Nearly everyone around him was a chef. They were the perfect candidates to walk the Way of Cooking.

Only one person could ever reach the peak of a path, but that didn’t mean it was a dead end for everyone else.

Those who were suited for a path could still walk it; they just couldn’t reach the absolute summit if someone else had already claimed it.

According to the information from the System, no one had yet reached the peak of the Way of Cooking. That was his goal.

But even if he couldn’t reach the top, it didn’t matter. He and the people around him no longer had to worry about things like lifespan.

There was no need to chase after such things with desperate obsession. He wanted to reach the summit, but he wasn’t so fixated on it that it would become a crippling fixation.

He had always been a free-spirited person.

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