And now the spoiler's here:
Spoiler for Toriko 215:
As expected, Branch (tengu) makes quite a ruckus upon his appearance. And yes, he ends up confronting Zebra, even offering to make a combo with him, but.... Zebra declines him for Komatsu instead. The other kings praise Komatsu as well, making the tengu curious about the young chef. When the two finally meet (as Branch instantly reached the food island with insane speed), the tengu is disappointed at first. However, once he realizes Komatsu's ability to hear the food's "voices", he starts to take a liking to him, and it seems the two of them are teaming up for this portion of the competition.....
So rather than becoming Zebra's partner, it looks like Branch will become a part of Komatsu's harem instead. Alas, such is fate.
BTW, it's also been confirmed that Branch came from the Gourmet World. He even mentions someone named "Dharma" when confronting Zebra, which is probably referring to the original owner of that horse from the last arc.....
Edit: Translated chapter's out now, too!
So yeah, like I said in the spoiler tags: Branch for Komatsu harem!