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Chapter 123 Attempting to Handle the Pufferfish Whale

After Toriko landed, he looked at Komatsu who was waiting and immediately shouted excitedly.

"Komatsu, we caught one! We caught a pufferfish whale!"

Next, Toriko and Coco placed the captured pufferfish whale on the picnic mat that Komatsu had laid out.

Although Jiang Yan intended to handle the pufferfish whale himself, he was too exhausted at the moment, so he sat down to rest and prepared to watch Coco and Xiaosong handle the pufferfish whale.

Although Jiang Yan was somewhat confident about this, he had never tried it before, so it was still necessary to learn how.

Komatsu looked at the ten plump pufferfish whales in front of him with excitement.

"Mr. Toriko, Mr. Coco, you are really amazing! You caught so many pufferfish whales."

Toriko, however, was not very satisfied with Komatsu's excitement.

"Even with two of the Four Heavenly Kings of Gourmet Food on the job, they only managed to catch ten. It's really embarrassing to even mention it."

There are quite a few pufferfish whales; if they were at their peak, with his and Coco's abilities, they could easily capture many more.

Unfortunately, the battle with the demon serpent had exhausted them, and they were still feeling tired, which naturally affected their ability to capture the pufferfish whale.

Upon hearing Toriko's words, Komatsu quickly looked up and said earnestly.

"Catching even one is already incredibly difficult! You guys are amazing."

Catching a single pufferfish whale can be worth 100 million yuan, and there are now a total of 1 billion yuan here.

"Alright, now comes the most crucial part."

Coco crouched down, looking intently at the pufferfish whale on the picnic mat.

"The market price of an ordinary pufferfish whale is about 1 million yuan, but if the venom sac can be removed, its value will skyrocket to 5 million yuan."

One hundred million yuan.

"But if an operational error leads to poisoning, it will become worthless."

Processing the venom sac of a pufferfish whale is far more difficult than capturing it; even he wasn't 100% confident.

Coco took out a kitchen knife, and then, under the watchful eyes of Toriko, Komatsu, and Jiang Yan, took a deep breath and began to process the first pufferfish whale.

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First, Coco carefully observed the pufferfish whale she was going to treat to confirm the location of the venom sac. After a moment, she slowly raised the kitchen knife and slashed at the whale's abdomen.

Just as Coco was about to cut open the pufferfish whale's belly with the kitchen knife and put it back, her arm suddenly trembled uncontrollably. Instantly, blue-purple spots appeared on the pufferfish whale, and it became completely poisoned.

The first pufferfish whale was handled unsuccessfully.

Coco showed a hint of helplessness on her face, then turned to look at Xiaosong beside her and said seriously.

"Komatsu, could you cut it for me?"

As for Jiang Yan standing next to her, although he had mentioned that he was a chef, Coco didn't give it a second thought.

After all, he wasn't familiar with Jiang Yan.

Upon hearing this, Xiaosong suddenly looked at Coco, pointed at himself with a finger, and looked incredulous.

"What? You want me to do it? But I—I've never dealt with a pufferfish before!"

"Perhaps I'm too tired, my hands are a bit unresponsive now."

Coco gently moved her slightly trembling wrist, her tone quite helpless.

Previously, his body had been invaded by the venom of the demon serpent. Even though his body quickly produced antibodies, his muscles still suffered irreversible temporary damage.

"Even a one-millimeter error in processing pufferfish whales can lead to poisoning, and in my current condition, I simply cannot complete the task."

"But----"

Xiaosong hesitated, fidgeting nervously with his hands in front of him, his heart pounding.

As a chef, Komatsu was naturally looking forward to handling the pufferfish whale himself.

"No problem, Komatsu."

Coco looked at Xiaosong intently, her eyes filled with trust.

"You're a professional chef, right? And I'll tell you the order and place for making the cuts."

"Can I really do it?!"

Xiaosong looked up at Coco's determined eyes, then at the precious pufferfish whale on the carpet, and his hesitation was gradually replaced by excitement.

This could be an opportunity to deal with the pufferfish whale!

Xiaosong's eyes hardened, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.

"In that case, I'll give it a try!"

"It feels like a dream—I actually had the opportunity to handle a pufferfish whale myself."

Looking at the pufferfish whale in front of him, Komatsu looked very nervous.

Nevertheless, she resolutely picked up the kitchen knife and began processing the pufferfish whale according to Coco's instructions.

Komatsu's culinary skills are undoubtedly superb; he made the first two cuts exactly as Coco requested.

However, a one-millimeter error still occurred during the third cut.

The once lustrous pufferfish whale instantly turned into a mottled grayish-blue, which means that the pufferfish whale has been poisoned.

The first point is to declare failure.

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Undeterred, Komatsu quickly replaced the whale with a pufferfish.

Coco also gave timely pointers on the order of cutting the pufferfish whale, but the meat of the pufferfish whale was unusually firm, and the resistance was different with and against the grain. Komatsu, who lacked experience in handling pufferfish whale, still found it difficult to handle.

The second cause was poisoning due to the knife cutting too deep and touching the poison glands.

Thirdly, deviation in the oblique cutting angle leads to poisoning;

Article 4: Loss of control over the force when cutting against the grain leads to poisoning —

Failure after failure caused beads of sweat to form on Xiaosong's forehead, and his expression became increasingly serious.

But Xiaosong's eyes showed no sign of retreat or wavering.

After each failure, Komatsu would adjust his breathing and slowly explore the subtle sensation of the blade touching the fish.

This unwavering resilience and determination, which made Coco, who was observing from the sidelines, secretly admire him.

Not far away, Jiang Yan watched quietly, silently memorizing every key point and every detail of the sword technique, and repeatedly rehearsing it.

Once his strength had mostly recovered, Jiang Yan walked to the side, closed his eyes, and began to use his "food deconstruction" ability on one of the pufferfish whales in the "Food Restaurant".

The texture, blood vessels, and internal organs of this pufferfish whale began to clearly appear in his mind.

Jiang Yan quickly deciphered the entire structure of the pufferfish whale.

The venom sac of this pufferfish whale is located behind and to the side of its gills.

The moment he located the venom sac, the sequence of the knife strikes he would execute clearly took shape in Jiang Yan's mind.

Opening his eyes, he took the pufferfish whale out of the "Food Restaurant" and placed it in front of him.

With a firm grip on the Melk knife in his right hand, he used his fingertips to make a precise cut at the base of the tail fin.

The blade pierced two centimeters deep, then steadily sliced ​​ten centimeters upwards at an angle. The flesh of the pufferfish whale was exceptionally firm, and even with a knife as sharp as the Melker knife, one could still feel significant resistance.

Fortunately, the first cut was completed perfectly, and the pufferfish whale was not poisoned.

Taking a deep breath to steady himself, Jiang Yan turned the blade and slowly sliced ​​down from the fish's gills. The blade cut smoothly into the fish.

The second cut was also successfully completed.

Next, following the order, cut upwards from below the ventral fin. This cut goes against the grain of the fish, and the resistance suddenly increases, far exceeding the previous two cuts.

Jiang Yan's fingertips suddenly froze, his strength slightly off, causing a minor deviation in the blade, and the pufferfish whale in front of him instantly became poisoned.

"call----"

Jiang Yan let out a long breath, his tense shoulders relaxing slightly.

The process of handling the pufferfish whale was far more demanding than when it was captured. Every cut was like walking on a knife's edge, leaving no room for error.

After relaxing for a bit, Jiang Yan looked at the defeated pufferfish whale in front of him, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Yan decided it was feasible.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yan looked at Toriko and the other two not far away. Although he felt it was feasible, it would be better to ask Komatsu first.

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