Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

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"So that's how it is. I knew it."

"What kind of food battle involves risking arms and legs? So it was just to scare people!" After hearing what Shinohara Yuto said, the people around who had just been frightened immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, isn't this approach utterly shameless?"

"Hmm, if you're afraid of losing and want to refuse, just refuse directly. What's the point of proposing a bet that no one would agree to?"

"You're absolutely right, this is indeed a despicable act."

"What did you say? If he's so sure he can win, why doesn't he just agree? He won't lose anyway."

"In the end, it's all about being afraid of losing."

"You don't know anything! He's a student of Totsuki Academy, how could he possibly lose? You don't know how prestigious Totsuki is."

"You think you know everything? Then why didn't he agree to the food battle?"

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"What? So he was just trying to scare people!" Soma Yukihira patted his chest after hearing the surrounding chatter.

"Dad, let's go now."

Trying to scare people? How could it possibly be trying to scare people!

It's good that Yukihira Soma has this misunderstanding; it saves me the trouble. The existence of underground food battles and dark duels is still too early for Yukihira Soma at this point.

"Okay, let's go." Yukihira Joichiro nodded slightly.

Chapter 154 doesn't give you a choice, it's a notification.

It's definitely time to go back.

Who knows if some dark duel will actually happen later, after all, Sachi's identity is there.

While the onlookers were discussing Shinohara Yuto's words, a cold voice came from inside Xiang's Chinese Restaurant.

"Afraid? You're saying my restaurant made these demands because it was afraid of you."

"Very good, very good."

“Then let’s change the stakes to a food battle. Whoever loses will be expelled from Totsuki Academy.” Xiang Ji slowly walked out of the restaurant, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Shinohara Yuto.

The old man just told me on the phone last month to take good care of my little shop, and now someone is causing trouble and even throwing dirty water into my shop.

If Xiang Ji could tolerate even this kind of thing, then he shouldn't be called Xiang Ji anymore; he should be called Liu Ji instead.

"Xiang, Xiang, Xiang Ji, what are you doing here?"

Upon seeing Xiang Ji emerge from Xiang's Restaurant, Shinohara Yuto, who had been secretly pleased with himself for influencing the opinions of those around him with just a few words, visibly paled.

Shinohara Yuto's heart sank, and his body swayed involuntarily.

All the first-year students in the Totsuki High School are familiar with Xiang Ji, especially after the end of the residential study last semester, Xiang Ji's reputation in Totsuki is almost on par with the current Totsuki Ten.

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"Whoever loses gets expelled?"

"Hiss hiss? Is he also a student of Totsuki Academy?"

"Tokyo TV really wasn't lying; the owner of Xiang's Chinese Restaurant is actually a student at Totsuki Academy." Xiang Ji's appearance instantly sparked another round of discussion.

"Wait a minute, the stakes in food battles are no longer life-or-death, so why doesn't he agree?"

"Could he really be scared?"

"Is that even a question? Didn't you notice how his expression changed completely when he saw the owner of Xiang's Chinese Restaurant?"

"Seriously, who exactly is the owner of Xiang's Chinese Restaurant? How could someone who is also a student of Totsuki Academy be so frightened?"

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"Hmm? Boss?"

"A student from Totsuki Academy?" After hearing the surrounding chatter, Yukihira Joichiro and his son turned around and looked at Xiang Ji, both showing surprise in their eyes.

Wow, he's so tall! Is he really a student at Totsuki Academy?

This is Soma Yukihira. The moment he saw Xiang Ji, Soma Yukihira was startled by Xiang Ji's size.

Yukihira Joichiro sensed an incredibly sharp aura emanating from Xiang Ji, who was like a long sword drawn from its sheath.

Hiss~ Hiss~

Are the students at Totsuki Academy already this terrifyingly strong?

Yes, that's right.

Yukihira Joichiro's keen intuition was intensely reminding him that Xiang Ji was an extremely terrifying chef.

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"Come on, food battle!"

"You can decide the topic and time of the food battle." Xiang Ji was too lazy to answer Shinohara Yuto's questions and directly finalized the food battle.

Xiang Ji? Xiang's Chinese Restaurant?

How could Shinohara Yuto not realize that the shop in front of him was the shop owned by Xiang Ji?

Damn it!

If Shinohara Yuto had known that the Xiang Family Chinese Restaurant in front of him was connected to Xiang Ji, he would never have undertaken this mission.

He attacked Xiang Yu?

"How is this any different from sending him to kill the Totsuki Ten Masters?" Shinohara Yuto roared madly in his heart.

"Xiang Ji, what topic? What time? I haven't said I want to have a food battle with you yet!" Shinohara Yuto shouted at Xiang Ji in a panic.

After hearing what Shinohara Yuto said, the people nearby looked at him with disdain.

It was Shinohara Yuto who first came to cause trouble for Xiang's Chinese Restaurant. When the people at Xiang's Chinese Restaurant proposed a special food battle, Shinohara Yuto claimed that Xiang's Chinese Restaurant deliberately made this request because they were afraid of food battles.

The stakes for the Food Wars have changed, but Shinohara Yuto still doesn't dare to accept the challenge.

How dare Shinohara Yuto claim that he represents Totsuki Academy with such a mediocre talent?

"Question? Time? Location?"

"I'm not giving you a choice, I'm informing you," Xiang Ji said coldly, looking at Shinohara Yuto who was retreating step by step.

"Wait, wait a minute."

"Xiang, Xiang Ji, it's not that I wanted to cause trouble for your restaurant, I was forced to come here," Shinohara Yuto shouted hoarsely.

"Eisan Edazu."

“I was forced to come by Eizan Etsuya. He thought you wanted to compete with him, so he forced me to come and cause you trouble.” Shinohara Yuto decisively chose to sell out Eizan Etsuya.

While Eizan Etsuya certainly possesses the qualities of one of the Ten Heroes, Xiang Ji does too!

Moreover, Xiang Ji was a year ahead of Ruishan Zhijin, meaning that Ruishan Zhijin had no chance of keeping himself in Xiang Ji's hands.

"The last time."

"The topic, time, and location of the food battle?" Xiang Ji's voice still sounded icy cold.

Is it Eizan Etsuya?

I'll go find him and have a good talk with him later, but before I go find Eizan Etsuya, I need to crush Shinohara Yuto.

Damn it, damn it, damn it!

Even though he had already revealed the mastermind behind it all, why wouldn't Xiang Ji let him go? Why did he insist on killing him?

He just wanted to stay in Totsuki, what did he do wrong?

Ahhhhh!

Since Xiang Ji refused to leave him a way out, he would fight Xiang Ji to the death. A look of madness, as if he had reached the end of his rope, appeared in Shinohara Yuto's eyes.

"Xiang Ji, didn't you force me into a food battle by threatening to drop out of school?"

"No problem."

"I promise you, whoever loses drops out of school, but my opponent in the food battle isn't you, it's her!" Shinohara Yuuto shouted hoarsely, pointing at Sachi.

"She was the one who challenged me to a food battle where we'd bet our arms, so she's my opponent."

Upon hearing Shinohara Yuto's words, the people around him looked at him with even more disdain.

Just now, Shinohara Yuto absolutely refused to agree to a food battle with Sachi, but now he's shamelessly insisting on having one. He's utterly shameless.

Shinohara Yuto completely ignored the disdainful looks he received from those around him.

So what if you're shameless? So what if you're brazen? It's better than Xiang Ji being forced to drop out of Far Moon Academy, especially since Xiang Ji forced himself to do it first.

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“Sachi, he’s in your hands.” Xiang Ji turned and looked at Sachi.

"Okay, darling."

“I’ll take good care of this guy.” Sachi laughed gleefully, like Harley Quinn.

"Come on, how do you want to compete?"

"The topic is curry, the time is in three days, and the location will be decided by the Totsuki Food Wars Committee." Shinohara Yuto gritted his teeth, now he had no way out.

It's the same old story.

His food battle with Xiang Ji was no different from having him challenge the Ten Masters of Totsuki in a one-on-one fight. The only difference was that if his opponent was this crazy woman in front of him, he might have a chance to win.

Chapter 155 Eizan Etsuya's Regret

Totsuki Academy.

Eizan Etsuya's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water, while Shinohara Yuto, who had caused trouble at Xiang Ji's shop earlier, now stood in front of Eizan Etsuya looking ashen-faced.

"Boss Ruishan, help! You're the only one who can save me now!" Shinohara Yuto was like a drowning person trying to grab onto a last straw.

After slinking back to Totsuki Academy from Xiang Ji's shop, Shinohara Yuto immediately reported everything that had happened to Eizan Etsuya.

Even though Shinohara Yuto's opponent in the food battle wasn't Xiang Ji, but rather a maid at Xiang Ji's restaurant, Shinohara Yuto was still worried.

However, Shinohara Yuto wasn't worried that he would lose to Sachi in the Food Wars, but rather that Xiang Ji would continue to cause him trouble later.

There was once a chef named Zhou in the Chinese culinary world who said that someone offended the abbot and then tried to run away. Do you know how petty the abbot is?

Shinohara Yuto didn't know whether Xiang Ji was petty or not, but he didn't have the courage to gamble.

"Shinohara, don't worry, I'll handle your matter," Eizan Etsuya said as calmly as possible.

"Now, you should go back and prepare for the food battle in three days. If you need any help later, Shinohara, please contact me anytime," Eizan Etsu continued.

"Yes, Boss Ruishan."

"I'll go back now and prepare properly for the food battle three days from now." Even without Eizan Etsuya's reminder, Shinohara Yuto would prepare properly.

The rules and stakes of the Food Wars are absolute. If you lose in a Food War, even if the current Ten Masters step in, they cannot change your fate of being expelled from school.

What the moon needs is jade, not the cobblestone used to polish jade.

Not to mention the members of the Elite Ten Council, how could they possibly sacrifice Totsuki Academy's reputation for a student who lost in a food war?

Returning to Shinohara Yuuto's position above Eizan Etsuya, it wasn't that he was afraid of losing in the food battle, but rather that he was afraid of being expelled even if he won.

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"Damn it, you son of a bitch!"

As Shinohara Yuto left Eizan Etsuya's office and the door closed, Eizan Etsuya angrily slammed his fist on the table in front of him.

The once neat table has become incredibly messy, with all sorts of reports and documents scattered all over the floor.

"Damn it, how could that kind of low-class street shop be owned by Xiang Ji's family?" Ruishan Zhizun's chest heaved violently.

"Such a monster, shouldn't he come from a top-class restaurant, or even be from a family of Chinese chefs? How could he possibly come from such a low-class roadside shop?"

"Damn it, damn it." Eizan Etsu gritted his teeth.