After three years of dormancy, the Gourmet Tyrant was born.

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He then spoke again, asking provocatively:

"Senior Shinomiya, what's your opinion after trying it?"

"Which is better, the original recipe or the dish I served?"

Shinomiya Kojiro: "!!!"

Even if you don't want to take the responsibility.

But any experienced gourmet can figure out the answer.

Making him admit it in person would be like him apologizing for what he just said.

Hinako Inui stood to the side, her usual playful and cheerful demeanor gone.

She gripped Mizuhara Fuyumi's arm tightly and said in a low, steady voice:

"Dongmei, I finally understand how you felt yesterday!"

"So, in the first year of Totsuki Academy... there really is a terrifying genius!"

"Ten years...twenty years...no!"

"Possibly a rising star unlike any seen before in the global culinary world!"

Mizuhara Fuyumi: "???"

Having known Hinako Inui for so many years, I've rarely seen her give such serious critiques of anyone.

However, it was worth it for her to rush over after finishing her coursework assessment.

Lu Xuanyu's cooking once again gave her a strong shock.

This time, together with Hinako Inui and Kojiro Shinomiya, they experienced what they had gone through.

I know she didn't exaggerate at yesterday's meeting.

"Pshaw, you're exaggerating even more than I am."

Mizuhara Fuyumi couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, but she was secretly delighted.

It was as if it were arrogantly telling the two of them:

see it?

did you see it?

This is Lu Xuanyu I was talking about!

Tell me, isn't that terrifying!

Kojiro Shinomiya slowly straightened up, adjusted his glasses, and said unhappily:

"This time the changes are so-so, and the taste... is not bad."

"But don't get too cocky. An employee who easily alters the chef's menu is still a bad employee!"

So-so, not bad, but a disreputable employee...

Despite tasting a unique and delicious flavor, the arrogant and hypocritical Shinomiya Kojiro couldn't utter a single kind word to Lu Xuanyu.

of course.

Lu Xuanyu did all this not to receive praise.

Instead, they openly set the trap, waiting for the big fish to fall into their net!

"Shinomiya-senpai is indeed a chef with an extremely strong competitive spirit!"

"The recipe itself was provided by Shinomiya-senpai; I just added the finishing touches."

"The core elements of the dish haven't changed, so... it doesn't belong to my creation!"

Lu Xuanyu's face was full of regret, as if he was not satisfied with the result at all.

Kojiro Shinomiya frowned and continued:

"You greenhorn, a first-grader, I'm already giving you too much credit."

"Do you want to hear anything nice?"

"The most basic principle for my employees is obedience, and you were never among the excellent employees from the start!"

Hinako Inui couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward, angrily saying:

"Senior Shinomiya, Genyu did a really great job, but you're still putting on a pained face."

"Can't we just be honest? Follow our hearts!"

"In the improvement of the Nine Vegetable French Jelly, Xuan Yu has broken through your limitations in the recipe."

"It gives this French jelly a whole new life and imagination!"

Kojiro Shinomiya's forehead was furrowed into a tic-tac-toe shape:

"Stupid woman, it's none of your business to tell me what to do in my class!"

"If you want to give orders, go to your own classroom!"

Mizuhara Fuyumi shook her head from the side and then added sarcastically:

"The four palaces have always been like this, no wonder they have no friends."

Shinomiya Kojiro's face darkened even more:

"Mizuhara, you get out of here too!"

"What do you want to hear?"

"You want to hear me out... I'm sorry, you first-grader, yours is much tastier. My recipe is wrong. You win..."

"How can it be!"

Do you take me for one of you?

Lu Xuanyu raised his hand, interrupting the celebrity mentors' pointless banter.

He spoke again:

"Everyone, there's really no question of winning or losing. The recipe itself was provided by Shinomiya-senpai."

"I have a question I'd like to ask you all..."

"A student who graduated from Totsuki Academy, with the same status as several of their predecessors..."

"Could we perhaps have another match with the students of Totsuki...?"

"Shokugeki!"

Shinomiya Kojiro: "!!!"

Mizuhara Fuyumi: "!!!"

Gan Hinatako: "!!!"

outside the classroom.

Mito Ikumi: "Lord Genyu...did you hear that? Did I hear that right?"

Ryoko Sakaki: "Ikumi, you heard me right, I heard it too, Food Wars! Genba said Food Wars!"

Megumi Tadokoro: "Genha-kun has amazing courage to actually challenge Shinomiya-senpai, who has received the Order of Puruspur!"

Mito Ikumi: "Doesn't this seem a bit risky? Food Wars... come at a price! I'm not saying Lord Genyu isn't strong, but if the opponent is Shinomiya-senpai going all out..."

Ryoko Sakaki: "Isn't Genyu a little too confident? What if he loses... What kind of bet will there be in the off-campus food battle? The adult world is never simple!"

Tadokoro Megumi: "..."

Inside the classroom.

Cold sweat beaded on Inui Hinoko's forehead as she stammered:

"Xuan Yu, what...what are you saying?"

"A food battle? And the rest of us..."

Although it was said to be a group of them, everyone present knew that Lu Xuanyu was only targeting Shinomiya Kojiro.

Faced with the question, Lu Xuanyu nodded in confirmation, took two steps forward again, and looked at Shinomiya Kojiro as equals.

"That's right, or more accurately, it's with Shinomiya-senpai!"

"This time, I won't be using Shinomiya-senpai's recipe; I'll be using my own cooking!"

"Let's have a... 'friendly food battle' with Shinomiya-senpai!"

"As for the conditions of the food battle, let Shinomiya-senpai speak first."

Lu Xuanyu's eyes were sharp as knives, making no attempt to avoid Shinomiya Kojiro's cold gaze.