Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

My hearing is really malfunctioning. I just had another auditory hallucination and actually heard Mizuhara-senpai wanting me to work at her restaurant.

"Waaaaah~ Waaaah~"

"Waaah~ Mizuhara-senpai, you're so despicable! I was the one who fell for Megumi first!" Inui Hinako forcefully spat out the thing Mizuhara Fuyumi had stuffed into her mouth and protested to Mizuhara Fuyumi with an agitated expression.

"Shut up, Hinako." With a blank expression, Mizuhara Fuyumi reached out and covered Inui Hinako's mouth again.

"Tadokoro Megumi, right? Are you interested in my restaurant?"

Ee eh eh?

Ee eh eh?

Was that just my imagination? Was Mizuhara-senpai really inviting me?

But why?

Why would Mizuhara-senpai invite me too? Is Mizuhara-senpai the same as Hinako-senpai?

Tadokoro Megumi instantly became extremely nervous and completely lost, not knowing how to answer Mizuhara Fuyumi.

Not only Tadokoro Megumi, but other members of the Polaris Dormitory were also surprised by what they saw, while others were not surprised at all.

Chapter 174 The banquet ends, and Hinako Inui is being followed.

"Mizuhara-senpai truly lives up to his reputation as one of the Ten Masters of Totsuki Academy. He recognized Megumi's hidden potential so quickly." Isshiki Satoshi couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the bewildered Tadokoro Megumi.

As for Inui Hyugako?

Isshiki Satoshi believed that Inui Hinako's attraction to Tadokoro Megumi was purely lustful.

Hinako Inui had never tasted a single bite of Megumi Tadokoro's cooking. Even Satoshi Isshiki only realized the heartwarming power of Megumi Tadokoro's cooking after tasting it.

"What is this? Golden Ratio Shumai?"

"So, Isshiki-kun, you guys also know how to make Xiang Ji-kun's Golden Ratio Shumai?" Kobayashi Ryudou blinked as he looked at the familiar shumai in front of him.

"Yes, Senior Longdan."

"During this month of summer vacation, Senior Xiang taught us the core secrets of his golden ratio shumai," Isshiki Satoshi replied with a smile, snapping out of her reverie.

"The core secret?" Kobayashi Ryudou's eyes grew increasingly curious.

Alice Nakiri, Ryo Kurokiba, and the others couldn't help but look over, especially Momo Akanekubo.

The reason why Momo Akane took the initiative to find Xiang Ji was because she lost to Xiang Ji in the autumn selection preliminaries, since the question was a dessert in her area of ​​expertise!

"Senior Xiang Ji?" Isshiki Satoshi turned around and looked at Xiang Ji.

Although Xiang Ji had already told many people the core of the golden ratio shumai, Isshiki Keiko would not casually reveal it without Xiang Ji's consent.

Even Kobayashi Ryudou and Nakiri Alice are also members of the Polaris Dormitory.

"It's alright, Yise, you guys tell Longdan and the others." Xiang Ji didn't take the matter to heart at all.

Ultimately, Xiang Ji's idea of ​​the golden ratio shumai was just a fake. The only useful thing about it was the golden ratio, which is nothing to be ashamed of.

Moreover, Xiang Ji was able to teach even the most secret techniques of the dark culinary world, such as the Seven Star Instant Severing Knife Dance, let alone the Golden Ratio.

To put it bluntly, the golden ratio isn't actually that important; it mainly depends on the person.

Top chefs don't need to know the golden ratio to make delicious food, while mediocre chefs who know the golden ratio still can't make good food.

"Meat 8, eggs 5, shrimp 5, vegetables 5?"

"Is this the recipe for the golden ratio shumai?" Momo Akanekubo tightened her grip on the plush toy in her arms after hearing Satoshi Isshiki's answer.

"Eh, Momo-chan? What are you doing?" Kobayashi Ryudou couldn't help but call out as he looked at Akanekubo Momo who suddenly stood up.

"I'm going to cook."

"Rindou, do you want to come to the kitchen with us?" Not only Momo Akane, but Eishi Tsukasa also wanted to try making the golden ratio shumai.

How could a true chef resist the joy of cooking unfamiliar dishes? Even Ryutou Kobayashi, who was more interested in tasting than cooking, was no exception.

……

What was supposed to be a celebratory banquet for Xiang Ji and his friends turned into a cooking competition.

Tsukasa Eishi, Kobayashi Ryudou, and Akane Kubo Momo kept serving up various golden ratio shumai, and later even Mizuhara Fuyumi and Inui Hinako couldn't help but join in.

They even used up all the food supplies in the Polaris dormitory.

As Mizuhara Fuyumi and Inui Hinako kept serving him various kinds of perfectly proportioned shumai, Marui Zenji's expression was incredibly moved.

This dish was personally cooked by the former Totsuki Ten Masters!

Even though Marui Zenji and the others had already tasted the dishes of Xiang Ji and Yukihira Joichiro, they still felt incredibly happy when they ate the dishes of Mizuhara Fuyumi and the others.

That's the beauty of cooking!

Different chefs and different dishes bring completely different feelings to people.

Even two identical dishes cooked by the same chef can evoke different feelings in people.

Xiangji was also very happy, because his database of spice inequalities had been expanded once again.

……

the next morning.

When Xiang Ji came down to the living room on the first floor, he saw that Kobayashi Ryudai was already waiting for him there.

"Xiang Ji, let's set off now!" Kobayashi Ryudai shouted as soon as he saw Xiang Ji, his eyes filled with longing.

Looking at the impatient expression on Kobayashi Ryudou's face, how could Xiang Ji not know what Kobayashi Ryudou was talking about?

Yukihira Joichiro's cooking!

During yesterday's preliminary rounds of the Autumn Selection, I told Kobayashi Ryudou that I could take her to try Yukihira Joichiro's cooking.

Let's go then!

Anyway, it wasn't early, and we arrived at Yukihira Restaurant just in time for lunch.

……

"Eeh eh eh?"

"What are Senior Xiang Ji and Senior Long Dan doing?" Yoshino Yuuki, who was secretly hiding in the corner of the stairs, looked at Xiang Ji and Long Dan, who were leaving Polaris Dormitory side by side, with shock.

"Oh, it's not a date, right?"

"A date? But I don't think Senior Xiang Ji and Senior Long Dan have that kind of relationship?" A voice suddenly rang in Yoshino Yuuki's ears.

"Eh? Isshiki-senpai?"

"When did you get here, Isshiki-senpai?" Yoshino Yuuki was quite startled by Isshiki Satoshi's sudden appearance.

"Yuuki, compared to this?"

"Don't you want to know where Senior Xiang Ji and Senior Long Dan are headed?" Isshiki Satoshi didn't answer Yoshino Yuuki, but instead asked with a smile.

"I'm really curious to know, isn't that something?"

"Hinako-senpai?" Yoshino Yuuki stared blankly at Inui Hinako, who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. It wasn't Yoshino Yuuki who had just said those words, but Inui Hinako.

"Let's go, let's hurry and catch up." Hinako Inui's face was full of barely suppressed excitement.

……

"Commercial street?"

"Hmm, it's true, Xiang Ji-kun is actually a conservative. I originally thought he and Longdan would write about more interesting places." Inui Hinako pinched her chin, her expression very serious.

"For example, places like couples' hotels."

"Hinako-senpai, who goes to a couples' hotel so early in the morning these days? Even if you're going to a couples' hotel, you should wait until evening," Yoshino Yuuki retorted unconsciously.

"Yoshino, you don't understand."

“Young people these days are all incredibly wild,” Hinako Inui continued, speaking with the air of someone who’s been there all along.

Yoshino Yuki: "..."

Even if Xiang Ji and Long Dan really did have an affair, Xiang Ji and Long Dan were still far too old to qualify!

Just as Yoshino Yuuki was about to continue her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments), she saw Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Ryudai walk into the shop.

"Let's go."

"Yoshino, let's hurry up and catch up with them," Hinako Inui urged Yoshino Yuuki repeatedly.

Chapter 175 Yukihira Restaurant, Soma Yukihira's Challenge

Ding-a-ling~

The wind chimes hanging behind the main entrance of the Yukihira Restaurant rang out with a clear, crisp sound as the door was gently pushed open.

"I'm sorry, our restaurant is not open for business yet." Soma Yukihira, who was cleaning in the kitchen, said apologetically as soon as he heard the wind chimes.

"Xiang Ji-kun, would our Polaris Dormitory's Ten Heroes senior really be working in a roadside shop like this?" Kobayashi Ryudai asked somewhat incredulously as he looked around the environment of Yukihira Restaurant.

“Gentian, the restaurant my family runs is just an ordinary little street shop.” Xiang Ji’s face showed a hint of helplessness.

"Eh? No way?"

"The restaurant run by Xiang Ji's family is just a small roadside shop?" Upon hearing Xiang Ji's words, Kobayashi Ryudan's expression became even more shocked.

The shocked expression on Kobayashi Ryudou's face made Xiang Ji even more speechless, but Xiang Ji could also understand the reason for Kobayashi Ryudou's shock.

As a famous chess master once said, if you play chess with bad players every day, you will only get worse at chess. The same principle applies to cooking.

Cooking skills require constant refinement and practice. Making simple dishes all day long will only make a cook dull, causing their culinary skills to stagnate or even regress.

Most importantly, such repetitive cooking can severely erode a chef's will and inspiration.

The spark of culinary genius is most easily ignited when faced with seasoned, extremely greedy customers or rivals.

Therefore, it's extremely rare for top-tier chefs to hide in small street-side shops, pretending to be weak while actually being highly skilled.

Even Joichiro Yukihira would set aside a fixed amount of time each year to fly to top restaurants around the world to work, instead of just running Yukihira Restaurant.

Erina Nakiri's disdain for small street-side shops isn't just due to her arrogance, but rather a tacitly accepted situation in the culinary world.

But the person most shocked in Yukihira Restaurant right now is not Kobayashi Ryudou, but Yukihira Soma.

When Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Ryudou entered Yukihira Restaurant, Yukihira Soma had already recognized the two monsters.

In the Autumn Selection Group A preliminary round that concluded yesterday, Xiang Ji and Kobayashi Rindou's cooking left an extremely deep impression on him.

"Xiang Ji? Kobayashi Rinden? It's you!"

"Why are you two at our restaurant?" Soma Yukihira was so shocked that he didn't even notice the roadside shop that Ryudou Kobayashi had just mentioned.

"Eh? You know about me and Xiang Ji?"

"Are you also a student of Totsuki Academy?" Kobayashi Ryudou asked curiously after hearing Yukihira Soma's exclamation.

“No, no, I’m not yet, but I will be transferring to Totsuki Academy next year,” Soma Yukihira answered loudly, standing ramrod straight.

"Will it be moved to our Far Moon next year?"

"Then you'd better do your best. Our Totsuki Academy entrance exam isn't easy." Kobayashi Ryudou encouraged Yukihira Soma.

"Yes, I will do my best," Soma Yukihira replied, his voice even louder.

"Mmm, very energetic." Kobayashi Ryudou gave Yukihira Soma a thumbs-up. "I have high hopes for you."

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Soma Yukihira, my name is Soma Yukihira!"

"Yukihira? Is there someone with that surname among our seniors who graduated from Totsuki Academy?" Kobayashi Ryudou fell into deep thought after hearing the name Yukihira Soma.

Xiang Ji: "..."

No, Kobayashi Ryudou and Yukihira Soma became familiar with each other way too quickly, didn't they? Xiang Ji didn't even know how to complain about the current situation.

At that moment, Soma Yukihira suddenly shouted again.

“Rindou-senpai, I want to have a food battle with you. Let’s settle this once and for all!” Soma Yukihira stared intently at Rindou Kobayashi.

After watching the entire Group A preliminary round of the Totsuki Autumn Selection Tournament yesterday, and seeing all sorts of different dishes and chefs, Soma Yukihira was so excited that he couldn't sleep.