Walking in the Question and Answer System of Heroic Spirits

"No, what's wrong with you?!"

Seeing Luvia on the judging panel, Molu, a contestant, became dissatisfied.

No, I was cooking downstairs, how did you end up being a judge!

Luvia didn't want to answer this, only hoping that her belly could hold.

Also, Molu, was that a competition you were competing against yourself? I don't even want to expose you.

Dragonfly Captain: "Okay, the competition lasts three hours. Teams that don't finish within the time limit will automatically be disqualified. The team that eats the best food will be chosen by the five judges to win."

"This is a map showing the distribution of ingredients. Just tell me what kitchen utensils you need."

"Alright, now, let the competition begin!"

With Captain Dragonfly's command, all the contestants took up a cooking station and began to think about what to make.

Feng Xi took the opportunity to observe the other contestants.

Gao Wen was the first to move out; he was competing alone and headed straight for the potato section.

...He's a slacker, ignore him.

Kirei Kotomine also made a move, and his target was very clear: the chili pepper district.

My condolences once again for Luvia's stomach. Looks like I'll have to prepare some stomach medicine for her after today's match.

Medea... she probably can't find those strange things (Demon Pillars) to add to her dishes.

And Dad, why are you participating too?

I remember you were part of the Chaldea Dark Cuisine Group; no one dared to eat the dishes you made.

Because we don't know what Bean's dad added to it.

But when did Karen start hanging out with Bazett and Dog?

Feng Xi glanced around and concluded that the most threatening ones were Emiya, Tamamo-no-Mae, and Suzuka Gozen.

Emiya Shirou is undoubtedly the biggest rival, after all, the Emiya family's food is just a joke.

Xiaoyu goes without saying; her overflowing wifely qualities are practically overflowing. As for Suzuka Gozen—

After all, this person was praised by Red Enma as having a great talent for cooking.

However, Red Enma said that Suzuka Gozen is only good at making rough dishes, and she falls short when it comes to delicate dishes.

There are also Miyu, Finn, and Wuming, who are all formidable opponents.

This match looks like it's going to be a fierce battle!

Chapter 528 - Father Mapo: This is an open conspiracy!

A moment later, everyone went to choose their own ingredients.

Since Captain Dragonfly didn't announce a theme, it means this competition is free for everyone to do whatever they want.

However, this stumped Feng Xi, because there were simply too many things he could do.

Feng Xi: "Ying, what do you think we should do?"

Sakura: "Hehe, I like anything that my senior makes."

Feng Xi: "(=_=)"

That's not what I was asking...

Forget it, I'll just figure it out myself.

Feng Xi led Xiao Ying to the food section, intending to look around as they went.

Looking at the lush green vegetables, Feng Xi was very satisfied.

As expected of products prepared by the system, they are all exactly like those freshly picked from the ground, and of the highest quality.

After looking at it for a while, Feng Xi decided to make his best dish, Zha Jiang Mian (noodles with soybean paste).

The main reason is that Feng Xi himself likes to eat Zha Jiang Mian (noodles with soybean paste), so he has made it more often and is naturally more skilled at it than when making other dishes.

First, I took a piece of pork leg with alternating layers of fat and lean meat, followed by seasonings such as fermented black beans, soybean paste, and sweet bean sauce, as well as side dishes such as cucumber, carrot, and bean sprouts.

Of course, there's also the flour needed to make noodles.

Three hours is more than enough time to make handmade noodles.

Returning to the kitchen counter with all the ingredients, Feng Xi asked Sakura to help mince the meat and chop the vegetables, while he began kneading the dough.

Half an hour had passed, and everyone else had decided what they wanted to do.

Each team was carrying out their cooking in an orderly manner, although there were some who were a bit out of control.

"Afu, what are you doing!"

Sieg was quite helpless as he watched Astolfo throw the ingredients directly into the pot that hadn't even boiled.

This pot of water is for blanching! (テ_デ)

"Huh? Isn't that how it's done?"

Afu looked completely bewildered.

"You're talking about making vegetable soup, and even if it is vegetable soup, the water hasn't even boiled yet, how can you just throw the vegetables in?"

Charlemagne sighed, "It seems we have no choice but to redo it. Fortunately, we still have plenty of time."

With Ah Fu as a teammate who occasionally has a brain fart, what can they do but forgive him, of course?

"Ilya, that's vinegar!"

Emiya Shirou's group almost ran into trouble as well.

Emiya Shirou asked Illya to hand him the soy sauce, but to his surprise, she handed him a bottle of vinegar instead. Luckily, he noticed in time, or the dish would have been ruined.

"Oops, sorry, I took the wrong one."

Seeing that her plan had failed, Ilya offered a completely insincere apology.

Yes, she did it on purpose.

She didn't care about winning or losing; she just wanted to have some fun.

Emiya Shirou naturally saw through her thoughts, but what could he do?

This is my 'older sister'! If I don't spoil her, who will?

"Sizzle..."

"cough cough..."

Just then, a strong, spicy smell swept through the entire venue, causing everyone to cough incessantly.

It's Kirei Kotomine; this guy is already starting to show his power.

The bright red sauce and tofu tumbled and rolled in the pot, creating a vibrant and lively scene.

He's even learned how to flip a wok now; this guy has really been busy all these years.

This domineering scene made the judges feel a little uneasy.

Is that thing really for human consumption?

Especially Luvia and Fujimura Taiga, the two humans, were already feeling stomach pain.

"Is this guy making biological weapons?!"

Because of their proximity to Kirei Kotomine, Rin Tohsaka's group is suffering greatly, with all three of them having red, irritated eyes.

The Rin Tohsaka group consists of Rin Tohsaka, Marin, and Illusion Prisma.

Oh no, they feel their sense of smell has been damaged, how are they going to cook now!

"Oh, it smells pretty good."

Of course, not everyone can't stand Father Mapo's masterpieces, such as Arcueid.

Instead, she became interested in the mapo priest's cooking and wanted to learn a thing or two from him.

"It's best not to..."

Tono Akiha and others around her immediately stopped her.

Just kidding, your flaming assorted stew is scary enough, and now you want to learn from Father Mapo Tofu—

Are you trying to make a killer dish?!

Because of Father Mapo's 'troublemaking,' everyone else got into some kind of mess, but Feng Xi was not among them.

As a Chinese person, I can say that this level of spiciness is nothing to me.

He had already prepared the noodles, so Sakura could now take care of cooking them; he was going to start making the sauce.

Add scallions, ginger, minced meat, and sauce to the pot in that order and stir-fry until the sauce is fragrant. Then add cornstarch slurry to thicken the sauce.

The glistening, fragrant fried sauce is now ready.

"All right."

Just then, Father Mapo finished cooking and brought the dish to the judges' table.