In Toriko With A Chat Group

"Hmph, although his strength is impressive, he's just doing regular quests like anyone else."

The adventurer was secretly observing Kei.

One hour later.

"This guy's stamina is pretty decent. He's been hunting non-stop for an hour and hasn't shown any signs of exhaustion."

The adventurer was starting to acknowledge Kei's strength.

Three hours later.

"Hmph, so he needs to eat just like any other human. If he needs food, that proves he's not undead—he's really human."

"But why is he eating while fighting? Is it to save time or something?"

The adventurer was baffled. Was this guy so insane that he wouldn't even take a break for meals? How terrifying!

Six hours later.

"This guy is still fighting! Does he have unlimited stamina or something? Is he cheating?!"

The adventurer was lying on the ground, rubbing her sore eyes. After observing Kei for six straight hours, her eyes were burning from fatigue.

"No, I can't give up just yet! If I hang in there, he'll definitely run out of energy soon!"

The adventurer tried to comfort herself.

...

Meanwhile, Kei was busy at work.

"The sharpness of the Ripple combined with Sword Aura really packs a punch. No matter what kind of beast it is, one strike is enough to kill it."

"And the new usage I discovered for my Stand is pretty good too!"

Kei swung his sword and decapitated the Giant Wolf in front of him. Meanwhile, another Giant Wolf lunged at him from behind.

The Ripple Stand, with hands shaped like blades, also attacked, slicing the wolf's head clean off.

"The Ripple Stand possesses the same combat power as me. Although I have to divide my attention, the two-against-one advantage is excellent."

"The best part is, the Ripple Stand consumes mental energy, while I consume physical energy. They run on different sources of power."

"This is amazing!"

Kei grew more excited the more he killed. Gradually, his mental strength broke through a certain limit, enhancing his Stand's abilities.

Originally, it could only control his own life energy. But now, it could even influence the life energy of others and even devour their energy to make it his own!

"Grind! With this ability, I can keep grinding endlessly! Rest? Who needs that when I can fight forever!"

Kei became even more obsessed with working nonstop!

...

Twelve hours later.

"I can't sleep! Absolutely cannot sleep!"

The adventurer's eyelids kept twitching. He was so tired that he was about to pass out. Just as he was about to fall asleep, he slapped himself hard.

"If that guy hasn't taken a break, then I can't either! I have to keep watching him. Ugh, how can this guy seriously not need rest?!"

At first, the adventurer didn't believe the rumors about Kei never resting. He thought it was just nonsense spread around the guild.

But now, he was witnessing Kei's relentless quest-grinding with his own eyes. Kei would complete a quest, return to the guild, turn it in, then immediately accept new quests and continue working.

Meanwhile, the adventurer was only observing and following him, and he was already exhausted. He couldn't imagine how Kei could keep his energy up after so much intense activity!

...

Twenty-four hours later.

"Heheheh... Who am I? Where am I? What am I even doing?"

The adventurer staggered, looking disoriented as he returned to the Adventurer's Guild. After staying awake for an entire day and night, his mind was beginning to fall apart.

But the mental blow was even more devastating. He had personally witnessed Kei working for a full day and night without sleep, constantly completing quests.

He had taken a massive hit to his confidence.

If someone is just a genius, it doesn't make others feel hopeless.

If someone is just hardworking, it doesn't make others feel hopeless.

But if someone is both a genius and hardworking—an unstoppable grinding machine—it makes people utterly despair.

No matter how hard you work, you'll never surpass him. That deep sense of helplessness completely shattered the adventurer's pride.

Click.

The doors of the Adventurer's Guild opened once again. Kei walked in, turned in his quests, and addressed the people in the guild:

"This time, I went a bit further than usual, so there's more stuff to gather. If anyone wants to help, I'll give an extra fifty percent on top of the pay."

"I'll do it! No extra pay needed! Serving the Quest King is my honor. Please, let me help!"

An adventurer immediately stood up and spoke. Having acknowledged Kei's strength, all that remained in his heart was pure admiration.

Powerful, diligent, talented—he admired this kind of adventurer! This was what a true adventurer should be like!

"Alright, then it's all yours. Miss Luna, once the quests are verified, take a portion of my pay and give it to him. Hmm, add an extra fifty percent."

Kei looked at the overly excited guy with eyes practically sparkling. He scratched his head, said his piece, and left.

He had no idea this guy had been following him for an entire day and night.

—

[Lazy Fish Who Works Hard: "I came to the other world to find you, but you're not even here!"]

[Blue-Wise Goddess: "I only said I was a goddess from another world. I never said I was in another world."]

[Blue-Wise Goddess: "My job is to send people to other worlds. Also, we're not even in the same world, so how could you possibly find me?"]

[Lazy Fish Who Works Hard: "Oh, I was just saying that because the group chat was dead quiet."]

[Lazy Fish Who Works Hard: "By the way, Jotaro, didn't you say you were going to fight Dio? How's that going?"]

[Invincible Man: "We've only just set out. How could we have defeated Dio so quickly?"]

[Lazy Fish Who Works Hard: "Your efficiency is terrible. I've already completed over a hundred, almost a hundred and fifty quests, and you're just now starting."]

[Lazy Fish Who Works Hard: "It's a shame this trashy chat group doesn't have a world-traveling feature. Otherwise, I'd crush Dio in Egypt within three days."]

[Invincible Man: "Alright, we get it. Your efficiency is insane."]

[Hungry Wolf Legend: "Is this guy just bragging, or is he really fighting and working for days and nights without sleep?"]

[Man Who Will Become Hokage: "Awesome! Big Bro Lazy Fish is amazing!"]

[Little Demon Mira: "I tested it. Every night at 3 a.m. when I @ him, he's always there. I tried for three days straight."]

[Hungry Wolf Legend: "Maybe he sleeps during the day?"]

[Little Demon Mira: "I divided the day into twelve different periods and @ him every time. He responded every single time."]

[Little Demon Mira: "And I randomly picked the times, so unless he's sleepless, there's no way he could always respond."]

[Blue-Wise Goddess: "Demon! This woman is a demon! Spamming someone non-stop just to verify something?!"]

[Hungry Wolf Legend: "No way, is this guy really human?! Or is he some kind of monster? Like an insomniac freak or something?"]

[Little Demon Mira: "I don't know. I do worry about him suddenly dropping dead from overworking, but he's been holding strong so far."]

—

Kei continued chatting in the group as he traveled, quickly arriving at his new quest location: Alcanretia, the headquarters of the Axis Cult!

Yes, the cult that worships that nutcase goddess Aqua.

(End of Chapter)

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