Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

Although I just said that I would never let Yoshino Yuuki and the others mess around in his room again, Yoshino Yuuki and the others said that they would have the chance to eat Xiang Ji's cooking.

Hey!

What would the novel sashimi from the Xiang family taste like?

At this very moment.

Marui Zenji, now completely absorbed in the opportunity to taste the cuisine of Xiangji, was oblivious to the fact that the celebration party could have been held in the main hall on the first floor, and did not necessarily have to be held in his room.

Marui Zenji was completely unaware that Yoshino Yuuki and the others were secretly laughing and exchanging glances.

Although Megumi Tadokoro, the only truly kind person in the room, really wanted to speak up and remind Zenji Marui, she could only obediently cover her mouth under the smiling gazes of Ryoko Sakaki and Satoshi Isshiki.

Chapter 42 Kobayashi Ryudou: A Win-Win Situation, I Beat Tsukasa Eishi Twice

"Ahhh!"

"I really want to try Xiang Ji-jun's novel sashimi!" Guan Xingxia Xiannan said, her sharp teeth gently nibbling at her fingernails.

The score was 3-0.

When Xiang Ji used the Seven Star Instant Severing Blade Dance, Kobayashi Ryudai had already foreseen this outcome.

Not only Kobayashi Rindou, but most of the students in the venue also thought so. After all, given Xiang Ji's knife skills, how could Tanikawa Katsuya possibly compete with him?

The difference lies in the ingredients?

If the outcome of a food war can be determined by the ingredients, then what's the point of having chefs? Wouldn't it be better for diners to just eat the ingredients raw?

Just as Kobayashi Ryudai was getting impatient, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that Tsukasa Eishi was deep in thought because of Xiang Ji's knife skills.

Yes, Si!

How could I have forgotten about Si?

Upon realizing this, Kobayashi Ryudou immediately delivered an elbow strike, pulling Tsukasa Eishi back to reality from his reverie.

"Si~"

"I have something very important to ask you now." Kobayashi Ryudou looked at Tsukasa Eishi with a smile on his face, but the canine teeth showing at the corner of his mouth made people's hearts flutter.

At least that's how it is for Tsukasa Eishi.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Kobayashi Ryuudou looked at him with that expression, nothing good ever came of it. This was an experience that Tsukasa Eishi had learned through blood and tears.

"Ryūgen, what important thing do you have to say?" Tsukasa Eishi stammered, almost as if he was about to turn around and run away.

It wasn't that Tsukasa Eishi didn't want to run away, but simply because he couldn't outrun Kobayashi Ryudou.

To put it bluntly, ten Tsukasa Eishi combined wouldn't be enough for Kobayashi Ryudou to beat with one hand.

Rindou Kobayashi is skilled in cooking rare ingredients and often personally hunts for them, earning him the nickname "food hunter."

"Si~~"

"Would you like to have a food battle with Xiang Ji-kun? I can help you!" Kobayashi Ryudou's words instantly made Tsukasa Eishi's heart start pounding.

To have a food battle with Xiang Ji?

Does Kobayashi Rintou have a way of getting Xiang Ji and himself to have a food battle?

"Rindai, were you serious about the food battle you mentioned earlier?" Tsukasa Eishi stared at Kobayashi Rindai, his eyes filled with a desire to fight Xiang Ji.

"Of course."

"I met Xiang Ji this morning, otherwise why would I have dragged you here to watch his match?" Kobayashi Ryudou said confidently.

The opening ceremony for the Far Moon Academy is in the morning, so I ask you, didn't you know that in the morning?

"Rinda, I want to have a food battle with Xiang Ji." Tsukasa Eishi didn't notice the problem with Kobayashi Rinda's answer just now, and now all he could think about was fighting Xiang Ji.

"no problem."

“I can help you contact Xiang Ji-kun, but I have two conditions.” Kobayashi Ryudai grinned and flashed a peace sign at Tsukasa Eishi.

As expected, the experience I had accumulated since childhood was correct. How could Kobayashi Ryudou suddenly become kind and stop tricking me all of a sudden?

"The first condition."

"I will be the judge for your food battle, and I will reserve one of the judges' positions for all your future food battles."

"no problem."

"As long as Mr. Xiang Ji has no objections, I have no objections." Si Yingshi agreed without hesitation, after all, this question was nothing at all.

"The second condition."

"I want you to cook me twenty more big meals, all you can eat," Kobayashi Ryudou bluntly stated her second condition.

"make a deal."

"Twenty big meals it is," Si Yingshi agreed through gritted teeth.

"I want to eat my fill!"

"I know." Tsukasa Eishi gritted his teeth, as if he could already see the tragic scene of him dying of exhaustion in the kitchen.

"Okay, so now you owe me twenty-three all-you-can-eat meals, Tsukasa." Kobayashi Ryudou's face showed a satisfied smile.

Plans are in place!

Now he has successfully gotten Tsukasa Eishi to sell him for a good price.

Not only did she get another twenty all-you-can-eat meals from Tsukasa Eishi, but Tsukasa Eishi and Xiang Ji also had to take her along whenever they had a food battle.

And I didn't have to pay any price, which is really great.

When I met Xiang Ji at the Chinese Cuisine Research Association earlier, Xiang Ji expressed that I wanted to get to know Tsukasa Eishi and also wanted to have a food battle with her.

Since Xiang Ji mentioned having a food battle with Kobayashi Ryudai, why didn't Kobayashi Ryudai go up himself?

Is there even a need to say it?

Ryuto Kobayashi stated that he is a gourmet and personally competed against Xiang Ji, so how could it be easier than being a judge?

I've raised Eiji Tsukasa since he was a child, shouldn't I get to enjoy it a little?

And she didn't screw over Eishi!

There are probably countless people in Totsuki Academy who want to fight Xiang Ji, just like Tsukasa Eishi. But do they even know Xiang Ji?

Fuyusuke Megijima and Somei Saito: Rindou is right.

……

The food battle is over.

Xiang Ji immediately turned around and headed towards the contestant's tunnel with the real sea bream he hadn't finished using. The novel sashimi used the belly tendon and tail meat.

The good cuts from the other parts were not used at all; it would be such a waste not to take them with us.

Some of the default rules of the Food Wars don't allow the winner to take the loser's ingredients, otherwise Xiang Ji would really like to try cooking bluefin tuna and see what it's like.

"Wait... a minute." When Xiang Ji left, Kikuchi Sonoka noticed and wanted to call him back. She had something important to tell Xiang Ji.

But the sound was too soft; the sound that Kikuchi Sonoka shouted was about the same as the buzzing of a mosquito, so soft that even Kakuzaki Taki could hardly hear it.

Useless stuff!

So all that time she spent teaching Kikuchika was for nothing?

"Kikuchi, if you have anything you want to say to that brat, hurry up and catch up while you still can." But Taki Kakuzaki decided to give Kikuchi Sonoka another chance.

"No, no need."

"Kakuzaki-senpai, I wasn't really hurt just now." Kikuchi Sonoka nervously clenched her fingers, not daring to lift her head.

You're so useless!

Just as useless as those two big lumps of fat in front, Kakuzaki Taki stared fiercely at Kikuchi Sonoka.

Besides feeling disappointed in him, Kakuzaki Taki's eyes also contained a hint of jealousy that he himself didn't even notice.

After glancing at Saki and Kikuchi, Shapel shook his head and stood up.

Now that Xiang Ji and Tanikawa Katsuya's food battle is over, they have no reason to linger.

At that moment, Kakuzaki Taki's voice rang in Chapel's ears.

"Professor Chapel, you just said that you have seen such exquisite knife skills in cooking, is that right?"

Chapter 42 The World's Number One Dish: Macaroni Dumplings

Upon hearing Taki Kakuzaki's question, Chapel stopped in her tracks, her sharp gaze slowly falling on the two of them.

"Zhonghua Yiban·Ji."

"The First Master of Chinese Cultivation?" Upon hearing the name mentioned by Shapel, Taki Kakuzaki and Sonoka Kikuchi immediately showed expressions of confusion in their round eyes.

Although the name that Chapel mentioned sounded like a dish from China, it didn't quite sound like the name of a dish.

In Japanese, "一番" means "first" or "first in order," and also represents the highest degree.

Not to mention that now there's an extra "extreme" added at the end.

Kakuzaki Taki and Kikuchi Orchard couldn't fathom which chef, skilled in Chinese cuisine, dared to give his dishes such arrogant names.

China's best!

Aren't you afraid that chefs in China will come knocking on your door after hearing about this?

The domineering nature of Chinese chefs is well-known in the culinary world! After all, the strength of Chinese cuisine is the strongest in the world.

“Kakuzaki, Kikuchi, the ‘Chuka Ichiban Kiwami’ I’m talking about isn’t the name of a dish; it’s the name of a book,” Chapel continued to explain.

So, the Chinese version of "The Ultimate Series" is actually a book?

Doesn't this mean that Chef Chapel has never eaten a dish with such skillful knife work before? Taki Kakuzaki and Sonoka Kikuchi's doubts instantly increased.

"Professor Sappor, what kind of book is this 'Chuka Ichiban Kiwami' you mentioned? Is it a cookbook from the Central Plains region?" Kakuzaki Taki couldn't contain his curiosity and asked.

“No, it’s a chef’s memoir,” Chapel shook her head.

"Memoirs?"

"Yes, it is a memoir written by Xie Lu, a legendary dragon chef from China, who recorded his experiences traveling with other dragon chefs in China."

“The memoirs contain a great deal of information about dishes made with exquisite knife skills,” Chapel continued.

"Professor Chapel."

"You mean Xiang Ji-kun's knife skills are inherited from the legendary Dragon Chef of China?" Kakuzaki Taki's voice began to tremble as he spoke.

The legacy of a living Dragon Chef!

If what Chef Chapel said is true, the entire culinary world will likely be thrown into turmoil, and even top chefs in China might personally intervene.

"Perhaps!"

"Xiang Ji's knife skills are indeed amazing and superb, but they are far from the level described in [Chūka Ichiban: Kiwami]."

"The Chinese Dragon Chef's knife skills are so fast that he can butcher a whole live cow in a second, instantly completing the bleeding, skinning, and deboning..."

"The Chinese Dragon Chef's knife skills are so fast that after cutting open the fish's belly, he can remove the roe and allow the wound to heal before the fish's cells react to pain and become aware of the injury..."

"How is that possible?"

"How could anyone in the world have such incredible knife skills?" Kakuzaki Taki and the other girl looked on in disbelief.

What Chapel just told was just like a myth.

Dismembering a giant bull with a single stroke?

The incision healed instantly?

What normal chef could do something like this? Only a legendary god could achieve such knife skills!

"Kakuzaki-kun."

“The top chefs in China can do that.”

Otherwise.

“Even the top chefs in China aren’t considered legendary.” Shapel looked calmly at Taki Kakuzaki and the other woman in front of her.