In Tokyo, I’m a Competitive Eater

【Competitive Eating】【Food Competitions】 Hime Shigeaki, a student at a prestigious school, was so broke he couldn't even afford a convenience-store bento. One rainy night, an ancient voice whispered from his stomach: “Hunger is the path.” After downing a bowl of ramen, he awakened the 【Gluttony System】. Win a competitive eating contest, and you can randomly steal your opponent's talent: frenzied swallowing, taste analysis, supercharged digestion... Every monster who looked down on him eventually became his “nourishment.” He wouldn't sign with a company or touch corporate money. He went to class by day and practiced at a ramen stall by the roadside at night. From a burger-eating contest in the shopping district, he fought his way to becoming Tokyo's Rookie King. When the Kuki conglomerate offered him a contract, he turned it down in front of the media. They smiled. “Then you'll be an amateur for the rest of your life.” Hime Shigeaki set down his chopsticks and looked toward the World Finals. “That's fine.” “I'll devour this world, one bite at a time.”