The story begins in Food Wars, when Alice took him home.

Soma Yukihira nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries with him, and then turned and strode towards the audience seats and the Polar Star Dormitory.

Today's victory was achieved so smoothly thanks to the intense research he had been doing in the past few days; he was even adjusting the proportions of the Michelin star anise this morning.

Fortunately, the final result was gratifying.

Turn rice into ice cream and create a unique dessert.

The idea came from a tub of chocolate-flavored ice cream that Yoshino Yuuki made at the Polar Star Dormitory. He witnessed the whole process and tried it himself, eventually winning the competition!

"Yukihira made it to the semifinals, that's amazing, he couldn't even beat you when he came here."

Seeing Soma Yukihira coming down from the competition field and walking towards them, Ryoko Sakaki couldn't help but mutter a comment under her breath, her voice filled with emotion.

It's worth noting that when Soma Yukihira first came to Polar Star Dormitory, he couldn't even beat Yuuki Yoshino, yet now he's made it into the top four.

Chapter 192 Huang Mei and Liu Yu

"Yes, even though we're all working alongside Teacher Bai Yuan, it seems we haven't grown as fast as him. He seems to have suddenly become so strong..."

Yoshino Yuuki's voice was filled with sighs.

Thinking back to their recent match, where Soma Yukihira fought her to a standstill using only cheap duck meat bought from the supermarket.

With meticulous preparation and the selection of the finest ingredients, victory seems only natural.

After all, he has the ability to do so.

"Is this the difference between geniuses and ordinary people...?"

Ryoko Sakaki muttered to herself, her voice tinged with resentment.

She didn't even make it into the official competition, and she didn't even have a chance to be eliminated in the first round. It has to be said that the gap between people can sometimes be quite large.

"No matter what, we are already very lucky to have Teacher Bai Yuan by our side to teach us. We have a much higher starting point than others."

Yoshino Yuuki is easily satisfied. After all, she has learned a lot from following Bai Yuan and her cooking skills have improved significantly.

That's good. Keep up the current pace, grow slowly, and one day you'll become a towering tree, someone who can shelter others from the wind and rain!

"Indeed, I've been a bit too greedy."

Ryoko Sakaki sighed and looked towards the arena. Sojiro Yukihira was walking towards the area where the Polar Star Dormitory was gathered.

Following Bai Yuan's side, her future achievements would definitely be high. She understood this perfectly well, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.

Talent is something that sometimes really doesn't make sense!

the other side.

After the match ended, Wang Jing returned to the audience and sat down next to Liu Yu.

"Take a rest if you're tired."

Liu Yu gently said to her, "Let her rest her head on my shoulder," and Wang Jing naturally leaned her head on his shoulder as well.

"I've never seen rice used to make ice cream before. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever seen it. It's such a bizarre dish."

With a hint of helplessness and sarcasm in her voice, Wang Jing felt a faint sense of loneliness as she watched the audience gradually leave the venue after the match ended.

"I've already lost, you can't lose too!"

As if she had thought of something, Wang Jing suddenly raised her head, looked seriously at Liu Yu's face, and said in a slightly coquettish tone.

She has already lost; if the other side loses too, they will be completely wiped out.

"Don't worry, I've done a lot of training for today's dishes!"

She didn't explicitly say she would win, but the strong confidence in her words unconsciously inspired people to have faith in her and feel that she couldn't possibly lose.

"Ok!"

A slightly teasing voice reached her ears, and Wang Jing nodded emphatically. She had never doubted Liu Yu's abilities.

The reason is simple: the other person is the strongest among them. A year ago, he participated in the Shanghai Special Grade Chef Examination, successfully passed the first round, and achieved a top-three ranking in the second round.

If her competitors in that year had been weaker, she might have become a top-tier chef directly.

After a year of training, she is now just a step away from becoming a master chef, and can basically make one master dish out of every five dishes.

With such skill, he would be considered a genius anywhere, and this is despite Liu Yu's tendency to slack off and not take things seriously.

"The crowd has mostly dispersed, let's go too."

Looking at the gradually emptying audience seats behind her, Liu Yu patted Wang Jing next to her, got up from her chair, and strode towards the door.

As she stood up, Huang Mei, who was not far away, also stood up. In an instant, their eyes met, and they began their first confrontation.

There was no winner or loser in this confrontation.

It ended with Huang Mei smiling and nodding at her.

Afterwards, the two left through entrances A and B between the moon and the sky respectively. From the moment they knew that the other was their opponent, they tacitly kept their distance.

Even if we continue to have friendly exchanges, we'll have to wait until after the second round of the competition.

"Are you scared?"

Leaving the moonlit sky, looking at Huang Mei whose body was trembling slightly, Li Wanwan couldn't help but say.

Being afraid before a match is not a good thing. Even if the opponent is indeed very strong, it's precisely in situations like this that you need to control yourself.

"No, I'm trembling with excitement!"

Huang Mei clenched her fist, feeling the power within it. Thinking about her efforts over the past few days, her body trembled slightly with excitement.

"I see."

Li Wanwan seemed to be deep in thought.

"The official competition is tomorrow, so I'm not going to sleep tonight. That dish still needs further adjustments; it has to be made into a top-grade dish!"

"I'll go with you."

"Ok!"

With a hint of melancholy in her voice, Li Wanwan and Huang Mei left the Moonlit Pavilion one after the other, heading towards the teaching building.

Because they lived under the same roof, they didn't plan to go home, as that would likely allow Liu Yu to find out what she was going to cook in advance and prepare accordingly.

the other side.

A tea room in a tall building.

Senzaemon Nakiri sat cross-legged, pouring tea for the old man in front of him.

"Your class of students is quite outstanding. Those who survived the Summer Selection are basically all at the level of first-class chefs."

Under normal circumstances, a first-class chef would have already reached the level of the top ten.

Normally, it would be quite remarkable if one or two first-class chefs were among the first-year students.

The person sitting opposite Nakiri Senzaemon was Zhou Tai, who was leisurely sipping tea.

As one of the few top-tier six-star chefs, it would be a shame not to pay a visit to him upon his arrival in Japan, so Zhou Tai came.

Through the broadcast on the big screen, the two clearly understood the situation of the competition. After seeing the dishes prepared by Yukihira Soma and Wang Jing, and combining the judges' reactions, Zhou Tai made a rough judgment on their abilities.

"After all, with the professional training he provided, the number of students in the academy has decreased significantly, but their overall strength has improved remarkably."

When talking about Hakugen, a hint of pride appeared on Senzaemon Nakiri's face, because the other party was not only a teacher at the academy, but also his grandson-in-law.

Thinking of this, Senzaemon silently gave Alice a thumbs up in his heart. As expected of someone from the Nakiri family, she is indeed capable!

"As expected, it was because of him that a high-star chef personally took charge. With his profound experience, even a piece of rotten wood can still show some brilliance."

Zhou Tai nodded upon hearing what Senzaemon Nakiri said.

He had already witnessed Bai Yuan's abilities; he was an extremely capable person. If such a person were willing to do his best to train a student, he could definitely transform that student completely.

What puzzled him was why the other party would do something so thankless and exhausting.

Is it because he's Senzaemon Nakiri's grandson-in-law? That's impossible. As a top-tier seven-star chef, Bai Yuan could have any woman he wanted, so why would he waste his precious time on a woman?

He's a man who's truly baffling.

"It is no exaggeration to say that the weakest students in our academy are third-class chefs, and second-class chefs are the main force nowadays."

Once they advance to the second year, the remaining third-class chefs will basically also advance to the second class, not to mention the third year after that.

Of course, what makes me most happy are my two granddaughters…”

Senzaemon Nakiri spoke eloquently, his voice filled with pride. As a student, to become a first-class chef before graduation was already an absolute prodigy.

Those who become master chefs at the age of eighteen are ultimately a tiny minority; they are usually heirs cultivated by large families.

now.

Besides Alice Nakiri, who has already become a Master Chef, Erina Nakiri is the most likely candidate to become a Master Chef in her second year.

That is, sixteen years old.

Thanks to the top-tier talent brought by God Tongue, Erina Nakiri's future path will be much longer than Alice Nakiri's, which is the fundamental reason why he values ​​Erina.

The Nakiri family needs a high-level chef.

None of his descendants could reach this level, so he could only place his hopes on his grandchildren for the sake of the Nakiri family's legacy!

"Let's go watch the game live tomorrow; watching the broadcast just isn't the same."

Zhou Tai glanced at the television screen not far away, which was now black. He finished his tea and said this to Senzaemon Nakiri.

"can."

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"I've grasped every single detail, so why can't I break through the super-grade barrier?"

Looking at the meticulously prepared braised fish in front of her, Huang Mei scratched her head with a pained expression.

I've already focused my energy and spent a week researching this dish, so why can't I reach the top-tier cooking level?

Shouldn't she try to be innovative?

A hint of confusion flashed in Huang Mei's eyes. If it were a fish dish from a recipe, she was confident that she could achieve a top-grade result after a week of research.

But she felt that ordinary premium dishes wouldn't be enough to defeat Liu Yu, since he could also serve premium dishes, so the outcome was uncertain.