Food Wars: Starting with Equipping the Greedy Wolf Pot

isn't it?

This is what the senior Xiang Ji meant by "simple" and what Kobayashi Ryugen said about "nothing else to be afraid of".

This is clearly hell!

Yoshino Yuuki and the others looked at Xiang Ji and the others with frantic eyes, but they didn't know what to say.

Just as Ibuzaki Jun said, what seemed like an incredibly terrifying problem to them was nothing to Xiang Ji and the others.

Waaaaah~~

I shouldn't have asked those questions to Xiang Ji and the others.

After realizing this, Yoshino Yuuki immediately channeled her grief and anger into her appetite and began to devour the dishes at the celebration banquet.

……

"Eat, eat, this is not enough at all." Soon, the dishes that Oomido Fumio and Saki had prepared for the evening banquet were almost gone.

"Is there nothing left to eat?"

"Then I'll cook something for everyone. I just happened to get a recipe left by the Chinese Dragon Chef," Xiang Ji said, standing up.

Chef Long's recipes?

What's going on? Wasn't Senior Xiang going to participate in a residential workshop? Where did he get the recipes from Chef Zhonghua?

And how many copies is this already?

Other chefs might never encounter a recipe from a top Chinese chef in their entire lives, but in the hands of the senior chef Xiang Ji, it's like a wholesale deal.

While Yoshino Yuuki and the others stared blankly at Xiang Ji, Kobayashi Ryudou looked at Xiang Ji with curiosity.

"Xiang Ji-jun, the recipe you're talking about isn't the one that Senior Wutongtian gave you this morning, is it?"

“Yes, it’s the recipe that Senior Wutongtian gave me.” Xiang Ji chuckled lightly. “Xiao Hui, could you come with me to the vegetable garden behind Polaris Dormitory?”

“Yes, Senior Xiang Ji,” Tadokoro Megumi replied obediently.

……

"Senior Longdan, what's going on?"

"Who is this senior Wutongtian you just mentioned? Why would he give Chef Long's recipe to Senior Xiang Ji?" Yoshino Yuuki asked Kobayashi Ryudai with curiosity.

Not only Yoshino Yuuki, but also Nakiri Alice and the others stared at Kobayashi Ryudou with the same curiosity.

"Seriously, Yoshino, what exactly have you kids been learning at Totsuki Academy?"

"Don't you know that Totsuki Academy's residential study program invites Totsuki graduates back every year to serve as guest lecturers?" Fumio Oomido shook her head.

"Grandma Wenxu, I remember now."

"Totona Wutongtian, the fifth seat of the Ten Outstanding Students among the 80th graduating class of Totsuki Academy," Isshiki Satoshi suddenly said.

Chapter 123 The Golden Generation of Polaris Dormitory, The Shocking Bloodshed of Polaris Dormitory

"what?"

"Totsuki Academy was once the fifth seat of the Ten Outstanding Graduates in the 80th graduating class?!" Yoshino Yuuki couldn't help but exclaim loudly after hearing Isshiki Satoshi's words.

"Yoshino is just a mere fifth seat." Oomido Fumio's face showed a look of utter astonishment.

“Back in the golden age of Polaris Dormitory, students from Polaris Dormitory once swept the top three spots in the Totsuki Ten Masters,” said Oomido Fumio, gently swirling the wine glass in his hand.

“Polar Star Dormitory would never have been in such a dilapidated state.”

“However, I think our Polaris Dormitory’s Golden Generation should also be resurrected.” As Oomido Fumio spoke, his gaze fell on Tsukasa Eishi and the others.

"Eeh eh eh?"

"Grandma Fumio, back then, our seniors from the Polaris Dormitory once swept the top three seats in the Totsuki Ten Masters?" Yoshino Yuuki stared wide-eyed at Ōmiya Fumio.

"What? Did you think I was teasing you, little guy?" Oomido Fumio glanced at Yoshino Yuuki and then slowly stood up from her seat.

"Now I'll show you kids what the golden generation of Polaris Dormitory was all about."

Soon, Fumio Ōmida took out the photo album left by the golden generation of Polaris Dormitory back then.

……

"Eh, who is this? Senior Dojima?"

"What's going on?"

"So Dojima-senpai is also a member of our Polaris Dormitory?" Marui Zenji recognized Dojima Gin at a glance after seeing the photo in the album.

Dojima Gin is a god-like figure in the hearts of every generation of Totsuki Academy students.

"Oh, so young!"

"So Dojima-senpai really was a member of the Polaris Dormitory back then." Kobayashi Ryudou also came over with curiosity.

During their stay at the dormitory, Kobayashi Ryudou and the others learned from Dojima Gin that he had once been a member of the Polaris Dormitory.

"Grandma Fumio, who is the person next to Dojima-senpai?" Yoshino Yuuki couldn't help but ask.

"Yuuki, what are you talking about with this brat?"

"He is Saiba Joichiro. Back then, he was a member of the 69th Totsuki Academy, just like Gin, and the second seat of the Ten Masters." Oomido Fumio's voice was tinged with reminiscence.

"He and Yin were the pioneers of the golden age of Polaris Dormitory, and they were the soul of Polaris Dormitory back then."

"Saiba Joichiro?"

"Grandma Wenxu, I don't remember anyone with this name among the graduates of Dojima's class, right?" Marui Zenji asked doubtfully.

"Oh, Joichiro dropped out of Totsuki Academy, so it's normal that you haven't heard of him."

"Did you drop out of school?"

"Why did Saiba-senpai suddenly drop out of school? He was the second seat back then." Yoshino Yuuki and the others couldn't help but continue to ask.

"Because Totsuki was too boring for him back then." Fumio Oomido had a look of reminiscence on his face.

"Too boring?"

"Don't underestimate Joichiro just because he was only the second-ranked of the Ten Masters. His culinary skills are actually superior to Gin's. He won 101 out of 121 matches. That's the result of the food war between Joichiro and Gin."

"121 battles, 101 wins?" Ryoko Sakaki stared wide-eyed at Fumio Ōmiya, who was reminiscing about the past.

Joichiro Saiba had a win rate of over 80% in his food battles against Gin Dojima, which can be described as an overwhelming win rate.

"Yes, even Gin is no match for Joichiro, let alone the others from Totsuki."

"And one day, after Joichiro completed a 1v50 team shokugeki and won a crushing victory, he officially dropped out of Totsuki Academy," Fumio Oomido continued.

"A 1v50 team food battle? And a perfect record?"

"Is this really something a human could do?" Yoshino Yuuki and her group exclaimed in disbelief.

“Of course, Joichiro was known as the chef of saga back in Totsuki.” Oomido Fumio was clearly getting a little carried away.

……

"Professor Shiomi? Professor Shiomi actually came from our Polaris Dormitory back then?"

"Shiomi?"

"I remember when Shiomi was a first-year junior high school student, she passed the entrance test for our Polaris Dormitory, and she was very close to Joichiro and the others."

……

"Grandma Wenxu, who is he?"

“You mean Nakamura.”

"He moved into the Polaris Dormitory in the same year as Joichiro and Gintoki. He was already the third seat among the Ten Masters when he was a freshman." Oomido Fumio looked at the boy with his white and black hair in the photo and took a sip of beer.

Nakamura Iso.

Whether in the Far Moon Palace or the Polaris Dormitory, he is a forbidden existence.

"First year? Third seat?"

"How is this possible? He became one of the Ten Masters of Totsuki High School in his first year of high school. How come I've never heard of this senior before?" Marui Zenji grabbed his hair tightly.

"Grandma Fumio, how did Nakamura-senpai become one of the Ten Masters in his first year?" Yoshino Yuuki and her group, however, had their attention elsewhere.

"Jiro dropped out of school."

"The second seat of the Totsuki Ten Masters became vacant, and Nakamura won the final victory in the food war vying for that position," said Oomido Fumio slowly.

"Eh? So, you can compete for the Top Ten positions as early as your first year of high school?" Yoshino Yuuki exclaimed unconsciously.

“Even when he was in junior high, he was still able to compete for a spot in the Totsuki Ten.” Isshiki Satoshi suddenly said.

"Isshiki-senpai? Is this true? He's already competing for a spot in the Elite Ten in middle school?" Yoshino Yuuki's eyes widened instantly. "How come I've never heard of this before?"

"Of course it's true. Every year after the senior students in the third year of high school graduate from Totsuki Academy, the Elite Ten Council holds a special food battle with the prize being the vacancy of an Elite Ten spot."

"This food battle is open to both junior high and high school students."

“And Yuuki, you said you’ve never heard of it.”

"I think it's probably because no junior high school student has ever won in this special food battle so far, so over time people have become unaware of it."

"I heard it from the elders in my family," Isshiki Satoshi continued with a smile.

"Yes, yes, yes, Senpai Isshiki is right."

"Before I learned about Nakamura-senpai today, in my memory, there had never been a student in Totsuki Academy's history who became one of the Ten Masters in his first year of high school."

"Not to mention he was one of the Ten Heroes when he was in junior high school," Marui Zenji said seriously.

"The time gap is not so easy to catch up with, especially a three-year gap, so students who can become the Ten Outstanding Students have to wait until their second year."

"Three years?"

"Marui, you're mistaken about that." Oomido Fumio's voice rang out again.

"All students with the potential to become the Elite Ten already possess Elite Ten-level strength as early as their first year; it's just that it's very difficult for them to qualify to challenge the Elite Ten."

Chapter 124 Not Spaghetti, But Spaghetti

"Grandma Fumio?" Upon hearing this, Marui Zenji and the others immediately looked at Ōmiya Fumio with shocked expressions.

"There is indeed a huge gap in cooking skills between junior high school students and senior high school students."

"But after a year of training, including residential study, fall selection, and field study, students with potential already possess abilities comparable to the top ten."

"Otherwise, how could Nakamura have become one of the Ten Heroes in his first year?"

"When Nakamura became one of the Totsuki Ten Masters, he was also a first-year student. Back then, his cooking skills were not as good as Joichiro's or Gin's," Oomido Fumio continued to say to Marui Zenji and the others.

“But Joichiro and Gin didn’t become the Elite Ten until their second year.” Oomido Fumio shook his head as he spoke.

"Grandma Fumio, what are you talking about regarding autumn selection and field studies?" Alice Nakiri looked at Fumio Oomido with the curiosity of a child.

Yoshino Yuuki and the others: "..."

No, there are actually students from Totsuki Academy who don't know what the Autumn Selection is?

Wait, isn't it Nakiri Alice who doesn't know? That's alright then.

“Alice, the Autumn Selection is an important competition for selecting chefs in the high school, and it is also a key channel for students to compete for a spot in the Totsuki Ten Masters.” Isshiki Satoshi and Nakiri Alice patiently explained.

"Attacking the positions of the Ten Heroes?"

"Yes, yes, yes, all of the previous Ten Elite members of Totsuki Academy have experience winning the Autumn Selection."

"Being selected for the Autumn Selection is my biggest dream since I joined Totsuki Academy," said Yoshino Yuuki, equally excited.

"Is that how it is?"

"So, if you win this autumn selection, you can become one of the Ten Heroes?" Alice Nakiri gently tapped her chin with her slender fingers.

"Alice, it's not that easy."

"Sixty spots are available for the competition each autumn, but only eight spots are selected from the preliminary rounds."

"Just qualifying from the preliminaries is far from enough. Only those who make it to the semifinals or even the finals have a chance to become one of the Ten Outstanding Players," Yoshino Yuuki quickly said.

"Oh, so all you have to do is get first place in the Autumn Selection?" Alice Nakiri blinked.