Food Wars, My Dishes Don't Just Shine

　He picked up Alice Nakiri horizontally and strode into a smaller room further inside.

　The other girls watched from outside, their eyes unreadable, their thoughts a mystery.

　"The Youth Chef Competition will be held tomorrow. It's a rare and grand event. I should go back to sleep and get some rest so I won't be sleepy during the competition."

　Raising her hand to yawn, Hojo Miyoko said as she left Shirai's room, turning back to her own room.

　"That makes sense. Let's go home and rest early today."

　The others nodded in agreement, and soon Bai Yuan's room was empty. Tadokoro Megumi, who was the last to leave, thoughtfully closed the door and took one last, reluctant look at the room, lost in thought.

　the other side.

　Alice Nakiri gripped the pristine white sheets tightly with both hands, her beautiful swan neck held high, and beads of sweat seemed to still cling to her forehead.

　Her fair, pearly toes curled slightly, her chest rose and fell, her eyes swirled with emotion, her pearly teeth bit her lower lip tightly, and her white hair was scattered on the bed, creating a beautiful scene.

　"Is the pressure satisfactory for the customer?"

　Bai Yuan placed Alice Nakiri's feet on his lap, a smile on his face, and gently pressed his fingers on various acupoints on her feet. This was his usual massage routine, always starting with the feet.

　"I'm satisfied!"

　Alice Nakiri suddenly gripped the sheets tightly, her face flushing. Bai Yuan's hand began to point elsewhere, making her body tense, but she quickly relaxed completely again.

　That familiar tingling sensation spread from the inside out, making one want to murmur aloud.

　For massage, Bai Yuan is a professional.

　This is thanks to a wealth of accumulated experience.

　Among them, Alice Nakiri made the greatest contribution.

Chapter 239 Crazy Fans, Fierce Showdown

　"Distinguished guests, dear audience members, good evening! It's a pleasure to see you all on this exciting day. Welcome to the annual Young Chef Competition!"

　I'm the host tonight. You can call me Dong Dong, the Dong Dong of chairman, not the Dong Dong of sensible person.

　It's a great honor to witness this ultimate showdown between young chefs with everyone!

　The girl was dressed in red, and her voice was passionate as she looked directly at the audience in front of her, as well as at Alice Nakiri and another contestant who were already waiting in the contestant tunnel.

　"Now, please welcome our two players for the first match to the stage!"

　They are Zhong Yi from Xiamen, Fujian, and members of a self-proclaimed mysterious dark organization codenamed "The Dark Cuisine World of Love!"

　The spotlight swayed rapidly, eventually settling on the young men on either side of the playing field.

　First to arrive from the East is a member of the Dark Cuisine World, codenamed Love's Nakiri Alice. Dressed in a white chef's uniform, her short white hair is particularly eye-catching. Although the upper half of her face is covered by a mask, she still exudes a heroic and handsome aura.

　The Western one is Zhongyi from Xiamen, Fujian. He has a black, split-hem design and is covered in designer brands from head to toe. The bracelet on his wrist alone is worth over ten thousand yuan.

　The host's enthusiastic voice had barely begun when everyone's attention was drawn to Alice Nakiri wearing a mask and Zhong Yi with a middle-part hairstyle.

　"Oh!"

　"Zhongyi, Zhongyi, you are my ideal!"

　"Brother Zhongyi, I want to have your babies!"

　As Zhong Yi entered the venue, a white banner appeared in the most conspicuous place in the audience, and the people holding the banner were a group of girls with exquisite makeup and full figures.

　"This is so frustrating, my darlings! Well then, let's win this game for you!"

　Listening to the sounds around him, Zhong Yi showed an expression of enjoyment on his face, and then suddenly opened his arms, making a gesture as if to pull the fans into his arms.

　"Ahhhhh!!"

　As Zhong Yi made this move, the cheers from the audience grew even louder, especially from the group of girls, who couldn't suppress their smiles.

　"When did the culinary world become like this? It must just be an isolated case..."

　Upon seeing this scene, Bai Yuan couldn't help but complain. The scene before him reminded him of the fandom in his previous life, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.

　"Go, Alice!"

　Looking in the direction where Alice Nakiri was, Bai Yuan cheered her on in his heart. He couldn't let this kind of guy win; that would be too embarrassing.

　Alice seemed to sense his encouragement, revealing a confident smile before turning cold as she looked at the man in front of her.

　"Are you putting on a concert? This is so noisy! Cooking isn't about who shouts the loudest!"

　Hearing the cheers of her opponent and watching the spectators who were bothered by the noise but dared not speak out, Alice Nakiri couldn't help but scoff. Bringing people here to disrupt the viewing experience—how utterly shameless!

　"This was all organized spontaneously by everyone. I tried to stop it before, but it was no use. But I can understand it. After all, I'm so handsome and my cooking skills are amazing. I'm practically an all-around genius. It's normal for them to like me!"

　"Ahhh!!"

　"Zhongyi, Zhongyi, you are my ideal!"

　Zhong Yi struck a pose with an air of arrogance, then blew kisses to the fans in the audience, causing his female fans to scream again.

　The audience members who were prepared had already covered their ears, their dislike for Zhong Yi on stage growing even stronger. After all, every idol has their fans.

　"It's a good thing you only lasted one round, otherwise the shouting of these guys would have been a form of noise pollution for the other players and even the audience."

　Reaching out to clean her ears and flicking away the debris, Alice Nakiri coldly stared at Zhong Yi, instantly creating a tense atmosphere.

　"You think you can last one round at most? You're really talking big. I hope you can keep that expression on your face later."

　Faced with Alice Nakiri's repeated provocations, Zhong Yi's expression turned cold, and his fist changed from an open fist to a loose clench. He couldn't pretend he hadn't heard those words!

　"If you're really good, then bring it on. I hope you won't let me down. A match with no suspense is very boring for the audience."

　Alice Nakiri echoed her sarcasm, believing that someone who spent all their time dressing up and marketing themselves couldn't possibly be very capable.

　"It seems that both players are highly motivated, which will surely bring us a wonderful match. Let's wait and see!"

　Instead of interrupting Alice Nakiri and Nakaichi's verbal sparring, he spoke up when the two were getting a little heated, and then began to explain, pushing the atmosphere to a new climax.

　Before the match begins, please allow me to introduce the referee for this match.

　They are: Chu Qiu, the head chef of the famous Fuzhou restaurant Xia Ming Lou; Mr. Jin Shan, the heir to the rapidly rising Jin Hai Xuan restaurant; and Master Zhang Zhong, the founder of Shan Hai Hui!

　The spotlight swept across the venue and quickly landed on the judges' panel.

　Xia Minglou's head chef was a lean and capable man with a small mustache. He didn't make any move in front of everyone.

　Jin Haixuan's heir, Jin Shan, is a fat man who has had a smiling expression on his face since just now. Judging from his appearance, he looks a bit like Jin Dafu, whom Bai Yuan met yesterday.

　At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on him. He smiled and waved, which was his way of greeting everyone.

　The last master, Zhang Zhong, was the old man who had taken him to find Jin Dafu. Unexpectedly, he also appeared here.

　"Now we will begin drawing the themes."

　After introducing the judges, the host continued speaking, and at the same time, someone carried a huge circular turntable onto the stage, dividing the various themes into different areas.

　"Go up and walk around. That way, even if you lose, you won't have any complaints."

　Zhong Yi stared at the spinning wheel without any change in expression, then turned to look at Nakiri Alice and told her to spin it.

　Choose a theme using the spinning wheel.

　"It's disrespectful."

　Alice Nakiri did not refuse after hearing this, and walked straight towards the spinning wheel. Then, with a little force, the spinning wheel started spinning rapidly.

　After a dozen seconds, the high-speed spinning turntable gradually stabilized and finally settled on "shrimp," which became the theme of the round.

　"Shrimp dishes? Zhongyi is best at shrimp dishes! He's definitely going to win!"

　"Great! Zhongyi will win! Zhongyi is my ideal, you are my only ideal!"

　Upon seeing the theme, Zhongyi's fans cheered once again, their faces beaming as if he had already won the game, shouting his name.

　Alice Nakiri was already speechless about this.

　Even if she really liked Bai Yuan, she wouldn't shout like that during his matches; you'd think she was in heat.

　"You're really unlucky. Everyone knows that Xiamen is a coastal city, and Zhongyi is best at seafood dishes, especially shrimp!"

　Zhong Yi turned around and looked at Nakiri Alice with a smug smile on his face.

　The roulette wheel landed on his specialty dish, it was as if even the heavens were on his side! There was absolutely no chance of him losing now!

　Unless his opponent is two levels above him.

　"You're getting excited too soon."

　Although Alice Nakiri cursed her bad luck in her heart, she still put on a calm and composed appearance on the surface, as the saying goes, "Even if you lose the battle, you can't lose the battle!"

　Moreover, even if it's a dish that her opponent excels at, she doesn't think she'll lose.

　After all, she was a disciple of Bai Yuan, the youngest special-grade seven-star chef in history, whose status in the culinary world is unshakeable!

　"Now, please have the two contestants come forward to select their ingredients."

　As the host's voice rang out, four beautiful and slender young girls came up carrying various kinds of ingredients.

　Shrimp is the main ingredient, and there are five kinds of shrimp.

　In addition, there are plump mussels, emerald green asparagus, golden corn, and even scallions, ginger, and garlic.

　Zhongyi's eyes swept quickly across the ingredients, his brain working at lightning speed to formulate a recipe.

　"Contestants, please select your ingredients. You can only choose one item at a time. You can only choose again after your opponent has finished selecting!"

　In the blink of an eye, Zhong Yi and Nakiri Alice reached out at the same time, both wanting to be the first.

　Zhongyi grabbed a box of fresh prawns first, as this was the main ingredient for his dish today, and he had to get his hands on it as soon as possible!

　Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Alice Nakiri pick up another box of shrimp next to the prawns. Her movements were incredibly elegant and composed, as if she had everything under control.

　Without hesitation, I picked up the mussels. Although the theme this time was shrimp, it couldn't just be shrimp.

　A dish with only shrimp would be too monotonous, so he decided to make seafood risotto, where the freshness of mussels was essential!

　However, just as Zhong Yi's hand touched the mussels, he saw Alice Nakiri pick up the cream and cheese. Instead of immediately putting them into her basket, she paused, lowered her head as if thinking about something, and only made up her mind after a long while.

　"The theme is shrimp, and to perfectly highlight its deliciousness, we decided to use other ingredients instead. Cream and cheese might overpower the flavor..."

　Such thoughts flashed through his mind, yet his hands did not stop moving, and a confident smile appeared on his face. Zhong Yi, on the other side, saw this and immediately sneered inwardly.

　You can choose any ingredients; if you can make it, I'll eat my hat!

　Since you've chosen cream and cheese, you're probably planning to make a Western-style baked rice dish, or perhaps a risotto like his. In that case...