Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

"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."

"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.

In order to win the final victory, she relied on all her knowledge and tried to develop her own dish, hoping to create a top-class dish with her own skills.

However, the result was something she found hard to accept.

After breaking through to the first-class level, the cooking seemed to get stuck. No matter how she adjusted the proportions, there was no change. The taste was different, but the impact was not significant.

"Since we can't break through to the top tier using this method, let's tear everything down and rebuild from scratch!"

Looking at the dishes in front of her, Huang Mei became determined and decided to tear everything down and start over.

Building a fish dish from scratch would take Huang Mei several days with her current skills, and perfecting it would take several more days.

However, demolishing and rebuilding can be done in one night, thanks to the experience accumulated previously.

A first-class dish is no match for Liu Yu, so she must use this pressure to fight to the death and find a way out!

"come on!"

Huang Mei clenched her fists to cheer herself up, and then devoted herself wholeheartedly to the new dish.

Beside her, Li Wanwan closed her eyes to rest, not disturbing her, simply keeping her company.

Li Wanwan knew that she could hardly help Huang Mei with her own abilities. Rather than offering some wrong and distracting options, she should just keep quiet from the beginning and stay by her side so that she wouldn't feel too lonely.

Of course, enjoying delicious food during this process is one of her few hobbies.

the other side.

The Totsuki Culinary Base of the Dark Cuisine World.

"Good night, Makabaka."

After practicing yoga on the balcony for a while, Liu Yu took a hot shower in the bathroom and then spoke to Wang Jing, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV.

"Going to bed so early tonight? No all-nighters."

Looking at Liu Yu, who was about to go back to her room to sleep, Wang Jing's voice carried a hint of teasing.

"I've adjusted my schedule a bit. I didn't sleep during the day or afternoon so I could go to bed early at night. Otherwise, it would be terrible if I couldn't perform at my best tomorrow."

Liu Yu made a joke, then opened the door to her room, took off her bathrobe, and crawled into bed, her face full of contentment.

“ZZZ”

Within just a few minutes, a wave of drowsiness suddenly washed over Liu Yu, and she quickly fell asleep.

The food is ready, and now she's ready to face the challenge in top form!

The next day at nine o'clock, under the moon.

"Young friend Bai Yuan, is someone sitting next to you?"

A familiar voice rang in his ears. Turning his head, he saw that the people who came were Senzaemon Nakiri and Zhou Tai. Although he was puzzled as to why the two of them had gotten together, Bai Yuan nodded.

"Please have a seat, there's no one here today."

Logically, this position should belong to Alice Nakiri, but I exhausted her last night, and she's still lying in bed refusing to get up.

As a result, the seat next to him became empty.