Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

For a moment, the guests were unsure whether Soma Yukihira genuinely didn't know, was pretending not to know, or was deliberately teasing them.

Ee eh~ Ee~

Standing in the kitchen now, Yukihira Joichiro had a headache on his face. Others might not know, but how could Yukihira Joichiro not know?

This could cause a big problem. This is a difficult situation!

Originally, Joichiro Yukihira didn't think much of Soma Yukihira's personality, which was that he didn't care about anything except his matches with him and the Yukihira Restaurant.

However, Joichiro Yukihira did not expect that Soma Yukihira was so indifferent that he did not even know about Totsuki Academy.

This can't go on!

While it's certainly a good thing for a chef to focus entirely on their own cooking, it's also important to open your eyes and see the world beyond your own dishes.

The world is vast, and the world of cuisine is even greater.

A chef who is only immersed in his own culinary world will not go far on the path of cooking!

Mmm~

Shouldn't I also let Soma Yukihira leave Yukihira Restaurant and go out to see the world of cooking for himself?

Let's do it this way. It's been a long time since I went back to see Grandma Wenxu in Yuanyue.

Speaking of which, isn't it almost time for the Far Moon Autumn Selection? Hopefully, no one from Polaris Dormitory has been selected yet.

However, even if Soma Yukihira is sent to Totsuki Academy, it will have to wait until the spring semester starts next year, since half of this year has already passed.

However, this Xiang's Chinese Restaurant is a good choice.

A student of Totsuki Academy? It should be true, right? But even if it isn't, it doesn't really matter.

Since Xiang's Chinese Restaurant was selected by the TV station, it's clear that their shumai is quite good.

After thinking about this, Joichiro Yukihira spoke to Soma Yukihira.

"Soma, since you want to try making shumai, why don't you make shumai?"

"Eh? Dad, why did you suddenly agree? Didn't you just disagree?" Soma Yukihira's eyes widened.

"Who said I disagree?"

“But I have one condition for you,” said Joichiro Yukihira, raising his finger.

"What conditions?"

"That's the taste of the shumai you make. It can't be worse than the shumai on TV. I won't let substandard food appear on our restaurant's menu."

“I thought it was something else. No problem, Dad.”

"I can definitely make shumai that tastes better than those blind box shumai," Soma Yukihira replied confidently, completely disregarding Joichiro Yukihira's conditions.

"Oh, oh, oh, that's ambitious! As expected of Soma!"

"Haha, keep it up!"

"Soma, I'm looking forward to seeing your shumai on the menu, don't disappoint me!" As soon as Soma Yukihira finished speaking, the customers in the restaurant cheered him on.

In particular, Mayumi Kurase, Soma Yukihira's childhood friend, looked at him with admiration.

"Wow, that's amazing! So, Soma, you can make shumai? I didn't know you could cook Chinese food."

“I don’t know how to make shumai,” Soma Yukihira suddenly said.

Upon hearing Soma Yukihira's answer, Mayumi Kurase and the others were like: ? ? ?

"Wait a minute, Soma, you've never even made shumai before, how dare you say such things to Boss Yukihira?" some customers couldn't help but shout.

"Soma, where does your confidence come from?"

“Of course, this is it.” Soma Yukihira confidently swiped the magazine he had just been using as a face pad onto the screen.

The magazine prominently featured a list of 100 creative Chinese noodle and pastry recipes – the shumai edition.

Upon seeing the food magazine in Soma Yukihira's hand, the restaurant's customers mostly fell silent.

No, where does Soma Yukihira get his confidence that he can beat the shumai dishes made by Totsuki Academy students just by using the basic recipes taught in food magazines?

However, not everyone was pessimistic about Soma Yukihira; Mayumi Kurase remained firmly on his side.

"Yes, yes, Soma-kun, I believe you will win, good luck!" Kurase Mayumi clenched her fist to cheer on Yukihira Soma.

"Yes, I will try my best."

"You damn old man, just you wait and see," Soma Yukihira declared to Joichiro Yukihira.

"I will definitely bring out shumai that is even better than that blind box shumai, so that you will be willing to change our menu and put my shumai on it."

"Hmm, so shumai can be served with durian cheese?"

"Doesn't this look interesting?"

"Then can my strawberry dried fish also be okay?" However, Yukihira Joichiro's attention was not on Yukihira Soma at all.

Instead, he squinted at the food magazine that Soma Yukihira had opened, as if he had seen something interesting.

Chapter 149 A mere street-side shop, Eizan Etsuya

"Strawberry dried fish?"

“Dad, I think peanut butter and squid legs would be a great combination for shumai.” Soma Yukihira immediately became interested after hearing what Joichiro Yukihira said.

“Peanut butter squid legs, Soma, your idea is great too,” Yukihira Joichiro said with a laugh.

"Oh, no, I learned all of this from you, Dad." Soma Yukihira smiled a little embarrassedly.

Hehe~hehe~

Watching the father and son, Joichiro Yukihira, boasting to each other, the customers in Yukihira Restaurant couldn't help but keep their distance from them.

Even Soma Yukihira's childhood friend, Mayumi Kurase, turned deathly pale instantly, as if recalling some horrific and inhumane memory.

Whether it's Joichiro Yukihira's strawberry dried fish or Soma Yukihira's peanut butter squid legs, Mayumi Kurase is the biggest victim.

……

While Joichiro Yukihira and his son were arguing about whose idea was more interesting, someone else at Totsuki Academy was watching a live broadcast on Tokyo TV.

"Xiang's Chinese Restaurant? Cuisine made by students from Totsuki Academy?"

"That's really interesting."

"So there are people in Totsuki who think the same way as me?" A guy with blond hair who looked like a delinquent stared coldly at the screen on the television.

Eizan Edazuya!

The ninth seat of the future Totsuki Academy's Ten Masters, a powerful chef known as an alchemist.

In addition to possessing incredibly precise ingredient preparation skills, Eizan Etsu also has top-notch business acumen, having served as a business consultant for various food companies since entering Totsuki Junior High School.

Although Eizan Etsuya is currently only a third-year student at Totsuki Academy's junior high school, he has already handled over three hundred commercial cases and is most skilled at using commercial methods to create blockbuster food products.

However, Eizan Etsuya's greatest asset in building his business empire is the reputation of Totsuki Academy.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for the fact that Eizan Etsuya was an outstanding student at Totsuki Academy's junior high school, how could those food companies have possibly hired him as their business consultant?

Even if Eizan Etsuya's business acumen is top-notch, he is still just a junior high school student. How could major food companies place their business decisions on a junior high school student?

This is why Eizan Etsu's face immediately darkened after seeing the news report on Tokyo TV.

Unlike most of the Totsuki Academy students, Eizan Etsuya has no real passion for cooking. In his eyes, cooking is just a means for him to conduct business.

In fact, in Eizan Etsuya's eyes, all the students at Totsuki Middle School and High School were idiots.

Especially the high school students, especially the members of the Totsuki Ten Masters.

Despite having the convenient identity of one of the Totsuki Ten Masters, she doesn't think about using that identity to build her own business empire. Instead, she focuses on studying cooking at the counter, and her biggest wish is to open her own restaurant.

It's utterly ridiculous. How can running a restaurant be considered a business?

They have a golden opportunity, but they use it to beg for food. If I become one of the Ten Masters of Totsuki, I will definitely not waste such a great opportunity like those culinary idiots.

However, it's thanks to the fact that they are all terrible cooks that no one in Totsuki Academy came to compete with him for the business consulting job. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to compete with the Totsuki Ten Masters.

But now, someone from Far Moon is coming to steal his business.

Xiang's Chinese Restaurant, dishes prepared by students of Totsuki Academy—this is a strategy that Eizan Etsuya uses most often.

"Boss Eizan, do you need us to teach this shop a lesson?" Seeing that Eizan Etsuya's expression was off, his henchmen immediately spoke up.

Eizan Etsuya entered Totsuki Academy with the ambition of building his own business empire. From the very first day he entered Totsuki, Eizan Etsuya began to establish his own Eizan Group.

A certain group, or rather, followers, is a unique feature that Totsuki must experience.

Not all students at Totsuki Academy can graduate smoothly. Those who feel they will be eliminated by Totsuki and unable to graduate will choose to join the Totsuki students with excellent cooking skills in an attempt to stay at Totsuki.

In addition, there are also students in Totsuki Culinary Arts who are captivated by the taste of their Food Wars rivals' dishes and then voluntarily follow them.

The best examples are Mito Yumi and Sadazuka Nao, who was whitened by Shirato Hisako's medicinal cuisine.

While Eizan Etsuya's cooking may not be pure, his talent in the field is undeniable.

Even in the storyline, Kobayashi Ryudou commented that if Eizan Etsu had focused on honing his culinary skills, he could have become the number one of the Totsuki Ten Masters.

Three years have passed.

The Eizan Group has now developed into a major force in Totsuki Academy, with not only junior high school members but also high school students joining the group.

The reason is as mentioned earlier: Eizan Etsuya's strength is strong enough.

After students like Tsukasa Eishi and Kobayashi Ryudou from the class of '90 went on to higher education, Eizan Etsuya's culinary skills are now among the top five in the junior high school, making him a shoo-in for the future Totsuki Ten.

Of course, there will be no shortage of students willing to bet on Eizan Etsuya.

"Hmm, let's teach this shop and the person behind it a lesson then," said Eizan Etsuya casually, not taking Xiang's Kitchen to heart at all.

Eizan Etsu also had absolute trust in the Totsuki Culinary Academy students; those culinary idiots would never waste their time on business.

In other words, the guy who's now trying to steal my business is definitely not Totsuki Jukki, or Tsukasa Eishi, Kobayashi Ryudou, or anyone else.

In fact, it's not even certain whether they are actually students of Totsuki Academy.

Xiang's Chinese Restaurant?

Which student from Totsuki Academy would lower themselves to come up with recipes and do business for a roadside stall like this? How much money could they possibly make?

"Yes, Boss Eizan," came the immediate reply from Eizan Etsuya's side.

"Mm." Eizan Etsu waved to them, then looked down at the contract in his hand again.

It's just a roadside shop, nothing more.

How much money could such a low-class restaurant possibly make? Could they even hire students from Totsuki Academy to help? Even if they could, how skilled could they be?

If it weren't for the news reports about Totsuki Academy and the possibility of competitors sharing the same ideas, Eizan Etsu wouldn't have given a mere Xiang's Chinese Restaurant any thought.

Which year hasn't seen a few trendy restaurants suddenly appear?

Chapter 150 Joichiro Yukihira's Decision

"Soma, it's time to get up, or we'll be late." Yukihira Joichiro barged into Yukihira Soma's room and woke him up.

"Dad, why are you still taking me along?" Soma Yukihira looked at Ichiro Yukihira blankly, but before he could finish speaking, Ichiro Yukihira threw his clothes at him.

"Is that even a question?"

“Of course we’re going to try the blind box shumai from that Xiang’s Chinese restaurant on TV,” said Yukihira Joichiro, gesturing towards the door with his left hand, which was clenched into a fist with his thumb sticking out.

"Soma, didn't you tell me you were going to bring out shumai that was even more delicious than that blind box shumai?"

"So how can we not try its shumai?" Principal Joichiro Yukihira continued.

“I understand, Dad.” Soma Yukihira nodded seriously.

……

"No?? What time is it now?"

"Why are there already so many people queuing up? Is that blind box shumai really that delicious?" Seeing the long queue in front of Xiang Jijia's store, Soma Yukihira froze on the spot.

"So TV advertising is that effective?" Soma Yukihira quipped softly.

It's only 5 a.m., but the queue in front of Xiang's Chinese Restaurant already stretches all the way to the street entrance.