The upcoming chapter of gourmet food-hunting manga "Toriko" will have the main character pair up with a Blue Nitro to fight Neo Acacia.

In the past chapter, the Blue Nitro noble Pair asked Brunch to undo the knocking technique done by Teppei. Being an enemy, Brunch is hesitant to do it, as there is no telling what Pair may do after. However, Toriko intervened and asked Teppei directly to undo the technique, as the main protagonist is sure that he will need Pair's help. Meanwhile, Toriko assured Teppei and Brunch that he can handle Pair, as Toriko has gotten evidently stronger.

Toriko surmises that aside from Pair, he will also need to gather what remained of the Eight Kings in order to fight Acacia. This is more likely, since Acacia has already absorbed Neo and is now fighting at a higher level. Meanwhile, aside from Pair and the Eight Kings, Toriko may also gain an unlikely ally in the form of Midora. Midora is the Bishokukai boss, which is the organization that tried to defeat Toriko's group in the past. However, Midora is the former disciple of Acacia (along with Toriko's mentor, Ichirou) so it is expected that he can go toe-to-toe with the new big bad.

Meanwhile, it is expected that the fight with Neo Acacia will take center stage for chapter 386, given that Midora has already defeated Acacia's accomplice, Joa. The dark chef has been a reincarnation of the God Chef Froese, whom Midora adored. However, it didn't seem to faze Midora in the slightest, even if Joa took on Froese's form in order to distract Midora. The Bishokukai boss has already come to terms with Froese's death, telling Joa that what he misses most about the God Chef are her qualities, which Midora took on as his full course.