Chapter 05 (Beast Complex)

The Crocodile and the Gazelle is the fifth chapter of Beast Complex and it was released in Weekly Shōnen Champion 2017-39.

Synopsis
Happy Happy Cooking is a show that has been going on for twenty years. As the show’s rating have tipped the showrunners decide to stir up the pot by bringing in a new carnivore chef.

Luna is a gazelle and has been the show’s assistant cook for the past five years. The shows main cook is retiring and to Luna’s surprise the new cook will be a saltwater crocodile named Benny. As they have a meeting with the producer, he explains that the show needed a new young and energetic chef to bring up the ratings.

Benny explains to Luna that he specializes in making food that’ll satisfy the urges to eat meat which causes Luna to storm off. Benny catches up to her and she tells him that their cooperation won’t work as all that the carnivores want is to eat herbivores.

Two days later the two of them are live on TV and Benny explains that they are trying to make the food to taste as much like the real deal. He then grabs Luna’s arm and tells the viewers to imagine that they are trying to replicate it’s taste. The cameraman tells the producer to go on a break, but he tells that everything is fine. Luna and Benny begin to banter about carnivores and their vulgarity as the cameraman tries to tell the producer to get them to stop. The producer on the other hand thinks that it’s perfect as even in their heated argument they still are cooking.

All around the nation people are watching the show, including the canines from room 701.

After the cooking is finished Luna takes a test bite and surprisingly enough finds it good. The producer calls for a commercial and tells them that the show was phenomenal. Luna tells him that he’s quitting, but as the show’s ratings skyrocket, she decides to stay.