Both Link and King Zora scarfed down as much fish as they could muster. Link would rapidly tear the meat from the bones and stuff it straight into his mouth, while King Zora would simply stuff the whole fish in his mouth, and just swallow it whole. Seeing such an inhuman display of consumption, Link tried to eat faster, getting a little more competitive as he consumed more and more fish at a rapidly speedy pace. Ruto watched, enticed; watching a shirtless Link continue to desperately chomp away at fish meat. The rest of his body was a perfect, muscular form, and his stomach; though still muscle bound, had begun to bloat outward quite noticeably with an ample amount of fish meat. "Wow, he really does look good with a bit of belly on him..." she thought to herself as the competition continued.
More time went on as the fish in their buckets continued to deplete rapidly. But no matter how much Link consumed, the King was simply too vast an eater to defeat. Link's eating pace began to slow down, as he winced in pain, groaning a bit as he reached over for another fish. But as he brought it to his mouth, the young Hylian could eat no more. Groaning a bit more audibly, Link dropped the fish back in the bucket and clutched his slightly bloated stomach in pain. "Urgh...n-no more...you win, your highness..." groaned Link in pain as King Zora had just finished scarfing down every last piece of fish in his bucket and laughing heartily. "Oh ho ho! A valiant effort indeed, young man! But I fear you are out of your element when it comes to consuming fish against a Zora! Let alone a Zora as vast as I!" the King exclaimed, slapping his fat belly with both hands for emphasis. He then looked down at Link, who was still groaning in pain and looking a bit ill, then tilted his head with a bit of concern. "Oh dear, you're beginning to look a little green around the gills there, my boy," said the King. Link smirked a bit groggily and said, "S-sorry, sire. But...*urp*...I don't think I've ever eaten this much fish in my life...m-my stomach is killing me..."
"Goodness. Ruto? Be a dear and please take our young champion to our guest quarters?" Ruto nodded and placed one of Link's arms around her shoulder as she assisted the young Hylian towards the royal guest quarters. She gently placed Link atop the bed where he immediately plopped backwards, allowing his bare belly to stick upward a few inches. Smiling, she sat besides him and began to rub his belly affectionately. Link smiled with delight, enjoying Ruto's gentle massaging of his aching midsection. "Oh wow...Ruto, that feels incredible!" Ruto smiled and said, "You've earned it, Link." Feeling how tense and hard his bloated volleyball sized belly felt, she admired the touch and sensation more, and noted, "You certainly outdid yourself this time, didn't you, Link?" Link opened his mouth to respond, but instead let out a huge belch which lasted several seconds straight. Ruto laughed, patting Link's belly playfully and said, "Well, excuse you."
Blushing a bit, Link tried to apologize, but burped once again instead, his face getting even more flush with embarrassment. Ruto laughed a bit and said, "Don't worry about it. Your stomach's just not used to working off so much food at once." Link shook his head and said, "I almost had him too..." Ruto smirked and said, "I've never seen a human keep up with my father as well as you did. But he's unmatched when it comes to eating fish." Link scowled and said, "Well...let's see if I can't fix that..." Ruto, grinning a bit to herself, decided to egg Link on by adding, "I don't know, Link. The only being on all this land who can eat even REMOTELY as much as my father is Lord Jabu Jabu, and we saw first hand how big HIS belly is." Link scoffed and, confidently but still weakly, said, "If I can beat the King of Evil, but can't eat more than the King of Zoras, then what kind of hero am I? I've gotta challenge your father to a rematch! If I can train my stomach enough to be able to take in more food, I'll have no problem beating the king!"
Ruto continued to rub Link's belly and work up some more pent-up pressure pockets as she smirked to herself, seeing her plan come to fruition...