Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

"Are there any upscale Chinese restaurants in Tokyo with that name?" After hearing Sasaki Yui's question, the sparse audience members in the venue began to discuss it.

"Xiang's Chinese Restaurant?"

"Where have I heard this name before? Right, isn't this the restaurant that appeared on the show hosted by Yurika?" Okamoto Katsunori, sitting on the judges' panel, looked even more dejected.

The food program hosted by Yurika Mita is also produced by Katsunori Okamoto, and the program focuses on finding hidden culinary gems on the streets of Japan.

Hidden gems on the streets?

This means that Xiang's Chinese Restaurant is just an ordinary street-side shop, and what delicious dishes can a chef from such an unknown street-side shop possibly produce?

Katsunori Okamoto and his ilk were no ordinary people; their palates and appetites had long been elevated to unimaginable levels by various delicacies.

Ordinary dishes simply cannot tantalize their taste buds.

……

"He's out, Senior Sachi is finally going to take the stage."

"Keep it up!"

"Now let Sachi-senpai see the power of our Polaris Dormitory." Yoshino Yuuki, wearing a headband that read "Go Sachi!", assigned tasks to Xiang Ji and the others.

"Yes, Yuuki."

Tadokoro Megumi and the others immediately cheered for Sachi, just like Yoshino Yuuki had said, and Xiang Ji was no exception.

No matter what, Sachi is representing himself in the game, so Xiang Ji can't possibly not come to see Sachi.

……

"Oh, oh, oh?"

"So this woman named Sachi is quite a beauty?"

"That's a bit strange. Is this person named Sachi really a chef? Why is she dressed as a maid?"

"And her expression, why is her expression so strange?"

"What are those two boxes she's carrying? Are they for using the ingredients she brought herself?"

After Sács entered the arena, the audience on the Guanxin platform focused their attention on him, instantly drawn to his appearance.

……

"Hehehe~"

"The chef of Xiang's Chinese Restaurant? It would be nice if you could change the way you address the chef?"

“For example, the boss’s wife.” Sachi’s face was now flushed with fantasies, especially after hearing Xiang Ji’s cheers.

"Darling, keep going?"

"My darling is cheering me on right now?" Lost in his delusions, Sachi changed the "Go Sachi!" that Xiang had been saying to himself to "Go Darling!"

"Will we get married after I win?"

“I will not lose.” Sachi’s eyes suddenly blazed with fire.

……

"Yuuki, Ryoko, don't you guys think Sachi-senpai seems a bit off?" Tadokoro Megumi asked Yoshino Yuuki timidly.

"Really? No, I don't think so."

"Xiang Ji-senpai, shout louder! Sachi-senpai is representing you in this battle!" After answering Tadokoro Megumi, Yoshino Yuuki shouted loudly at Xiang Ji.

"I see."

"Go Saqi! We'll go back and celebrate if you win!" Xiang Ji smiled helplessly and continued to shout for Saqi.

Compared to cooking, Yoshino Yuuki was clearly more enthusiastic about joining in the fun.

The cheering outfits, slogans, and formations were all arranged by Yoshino Yuuki, and Xiang Ji truly experienced the feeling of being cheered on by Tadokoro Megumi and the others.

……

"Wait, who are those people over there?"

"Isshiki-senpai from the third year? Isshiki-senpai actually came all this way to watch this food battle?"

"Senior Xiang Ji?"

"So, even Xiang Ji, a senior from the high school, is here?"

"Wait, Xiang's Chinese Restaurant? Could this restaurant be the family home of a Xiang family elder?"

"Senior Xiang Ji?"

"Who is this? Is this senior Xiang Ji famous in the high school? But I've never heard of him before?"

"Isn't it?"

"You haven't even heard of Senior Xiang Ji? Senior Xiang Ji is the favorite to win the autumn selection competition this year and is considered a destined one of the Ten Heroes."

"real or fake?"

"Are you kidding me? Is this senior Xiang Ji really that amazing? How come I've never seen his name on the grade rankings before?"

"Nonsense, Senior Xiang Ji didn't come up from our junior high school; he was a transfer student who got in through an entrance exam."

"A transfer student? How is that possible?"

……

The sound of Xiang Ji and his friends cheering for Sachi immediately attracted a lot of attention.

Upon seeing that the cheerleaders were Xiang Ji and Isshiki Satoshi, the students who came to watch the food battle were basically stunned and stood frozen in place.

Isshiki Satoshi is more famous in Totsuki Middle School than Eizan Ezu. The only people in the middle school who can surpass him are Nakiri Erina and Kinokunori Nene.

As for Xiang Yu's records?

Xiang Ji is currently a prominent figure at Totsuki Academy, especially in the days leading up to the Autumn Selection Tournament.

Chapter 158 The "resolve" of enmity is better than the "solution" of enmity.

"Both parties enter."

"Now let's reconfirm the conditions for this food battle."

"If Shinohara-senpai wins this food war, then Xiang Ji-senpai, a first-year high school student, will be expelled immediately."

"If Sachi wins the food battle, then Shinohara-senpai will be expelled." Sasaki Yuai's voice trembled as she confirmed the conditions of the food battle.

He immediately dropped out of Totsuki Academy after failing the food battle.

Are the stakes for the food battles between the high school seniors really this outrageous? Sasaki Yuai's head was spinning; she was completely stunned by the food battle stakes.

Not only Sasaki Yuai, but also Guan Xingxia Xiannao^ Xingbuji and Yinyin

Drop out of school if you fail?

Such a food war with stakes might only happen once every few years in Totsuki.

……

"You'll drop out of school if you lose the food battle?"

"Hiss hiss hiss, isn't the stake for Shinohara-senpai's food battle a bit too outrageous?" A student couldn't help but swallow, shocked by the stakes of the food battle.

Is that an exaggeration?

"Did Senior Xiang Ji also drop out of school as a wager in the last Food War?" Some students couldn't help but ask as they marveled.

"real or fake?"

"You mean Xiang Ji, the senior, has already held a food battle where the winner is expelled from school?" the student who exclaimed in surprise couldn't help but ask.

"Of course."

"Do you know what Xiang Ji's nickname was in the high school? The Net-Cut Evil Demon?" A student mysteriously shared the legend he had heard.

"The Net-Cutter Demon?"

"Yes, yes, it is said that Senior Xiang Ji had superb knife skills, so he was called the Net Cutter."

"And the words of evil spirits."

"It's because of Xiang Ji's temper. In the first week of school, Xiang Ji forced another senior from the high school to drop out of Totsuki Academy through a food battle." A student who had also heard the legend of Xiang Ji chimed in.

"Furthermore, they even stole our Totsuki Culinary Research Association's treasured recipes through a food war."

After a semester, the rumors about Xiang Ji in Totsuki Academy had become increasingly outrageous.

Many students at Totsuki Academy were completely unaware that the wager between Xiang Ji and Tanikawa Katsumi in their food battle was not about dropping out of school at all; instead, they went around spreading the idea that the wager was about dropping out.

Students who had personally witnessed Xiang Ji's food battle simply didn't believe the truth under such exaggerated propaganda.

Even students who had watched Xiang Ji's Food Battle thought they must have remembered it wrong; the stakes in Xiang Ji's Food Battle were that the loser would be expelled from school.

Really?

"Of course, if that doesn't work, you can ask the seniors in the high school." The student who had just spoken assured him confidently.

"So you say that?"

"Did Shinohara-senpai offend Xiang Ji?"

"Is that even a question? Let me tell you..." Other students who had overheard the conversation couldn't help but join in.

"So that's how it is."

……

"Senior Xiang Ji, are you feeling unwell?" Tadokoro Megumi asked softly, looking at Xiang Ji who was sneezing repeatedly.

"No, Xiao Hui, I just suddenly have this bad feeling." Xiang Ji gently rubbed his nose, but he felt that Saqi's expression was very strange.

No, I need to add an extra lock to my bedroom door at night, and the same goes for the windows.

……

"The duration of this food battle is two hours."

"The match is now starting." After saying her last words, Sasaki Yui immediately curled up in the corner of the ring like a little rabbit.

Waaaaah~ It's finally over.

After that, there was no work for her to do in the food battles. The nervous and scared Sasaki Yuai completely forgot that the host was also responsible for commentary and creating the atmosphere of the food battles.

……

As soon as the food battle began, Shinohara Yuto immediately pushed out the food he had prepared on a cart.

Abalone, Devonshire crab, Scottish lobster... top-quality rare ingredients are piled on the cart, making one's eyes dizzy with the sight of these precious foods.

"See this? The ingredients I've brought are top-quality ingredients that you, a small roadside shop owner, would never see in your entire life." Shinohara Yuto looked arrogantly at Sachi in front of him.

Before the food battle even began, Eizan Etsu had already used all his connections to find the finest ingredients for Shinohara Yuto.

It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!

The best way is to eliminate the enemy directly, especially a monster like Xiang Ji.

The food battle between Shinohara Yuto and Sachi is the best way to resolve this; if Shinohara Yuto can win the food battle, then everything will be fine.

In this way, in addition to using her connections to find the best ingredients for Shinohara Yuto, Eizan Etsu also canceled all her schedules and spent three days on Shinohara Yuto.

Even the dishes that Shinohara Yuto prepares to cook for this food battle are all conceived by Eizan Etsuya.

Shinohara Yuto feels that he is terrifyingly strong now.

The ingredients are top-quality ones that Eizan Ezuya purchased at great expense, and the cooking method was also conceived by Eizan Ezuya. What can a mere Sachi possibly compete with?

Is there a Xiang clan behind Sachi?

So what if Sachi has Xiang Ji behind him? Sachi is just a waiter at Xiang Ji's restaurant.

In just three days, could Xiang Ji possibly let Saqi's cooking skills surpass his own?

Sachi completely ignored Shinohara Yuto's provocation. How could Sachi not have come into contact with these ingredients?

Sachi, as one of the top chefs in the group of late-night chefs, has discarded more rare ingredients than Shinohara Yuto has ever cooked with.

For example, the ingredients that Sachi brought are recognized as the top-grade beef – Japanese Wagyu.