Have you ever seen glowing food? That's why you draw a food-themed anime.

After signing the contract, I glanced at the data for this book.

Xu Zhou glanced at the author's backend and was startled by the explosive data.

[Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Views: 3500]

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma collection count: 2500

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Comments: 1580

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"Wait a minute."

"This collection...it's increased this much in just a few days?"

The number of collections has increased almost tenfold.

The entire data inexplicably surged.

Xu Zhou remembered that Qingshan had told him not to inflate his data, and fearing that he might misunderstand again, he quickly sent another message.

[Xu Zhou: I didn't artificially inflate the number of favorites, and I don't know why the data increased so much.]

[Xu Zhou: It's only been two or three days. How can you increase the number of favorites if you take a two-day break?]

"..."

Upon receiving the message, Aoyama lit a cigarette and expertly opened "Food Wars!".

Due to performance pressure.

He paid close attention to this comic, which had generated a lot of buzz and controversy in its early stages.

This naturally reveals when the data surge occurred.

He took a screenshot from the comments section and sent it over.

...

Xu Zhou only saw the screenshot that Qingshan sent after he finished eating.

It's a comment from the comments section.

It's related to my own shop.

[Sizzle three meters away: Huh, why does the name of the fast mackerel burger meal in this comic book look exactly the same as the dish recommended by Grandpa Jiang?]

[Sizzle three meters away: Author, you're pretty good at this, aren't you? Trying to ride the wave of trending topics? You knew this dish from Ichizawa Izakaya was trending and immediately copied it?]

[A quick tap three meters away: I love authors like you who love to stay on top of trending topics and strive for improvement!]

"..."

Xu Zhou's lips twitched.

So, the reason people collect comics is because of the popularity of the dishes in their own restaurant?

can.

Fertilizer does not flow into outsiders' fields.

One of the top comments under this popular post received thousands of likes.

[One bite and you're hooked: Who copied whom? Why don't you take a look at the release dates of episode 4 and the first half of episode 5?]

[Hooked on the first try: Can I post this first?]

This reply clearly surprised the netizen who posted the trending thread.

Who should send first?

Should this comic be released first?

[A sizzle three meters away: ???]

[Sizzle three meters away: Do people actually actually cook the dishes in this comic?]

Everyone was confused.

So, are there actually restaurants in real life that serve the dishes from Food Wars!?

...

The comments section is extremely popular.

Xu Zhou looked at the thriving data and was extremely satisfied.

"Is it really that popular?"

"Let's work on the second half of episode 5 today!"

"The second half of the story has two new dishes!"

His heart was restless.

Tea-soaked rice!

This is absolutely a classic dish!

It could be one of the main products in your store!

Thanks to FloatingMoon for the generous donation! Hehe~

Chapter 49: Starting to draw new dishes!

There has been no update for two days.

Xu Zhou is preparing to work on the first half of episode 5 today.

In the first half of episode 5 of Food Wars!, the red-haired boy Hajime Yukihira passed the test at Polaris Dormitory and finally moved into his dormitory.

When Xu Zhou finished drawing this part, he suddenly stopped.

I don't know why, but looking at this empty room, I always feel uneasy.

It was empty and rudimentary.

"no!"

"After all, that little red-haired guy taught me so many dishes for free, shouldn't I give him some benefits?"

Xu Zhou picked up his paintbrush and began to add some more comfortable features to the room without changing the layout.

"We can't do without air conditioning! We need to add one! It's hot in the summer!"

"No refrigerator? That won't do! You need a small refrigerator to store cold drinks!"

"This floor is too empty... let's add a carpet! My friend Xu Zhou deserves a nicer place to stay!"

Xu Zhou began to 'decorate' a room for the red-haired boy, Yukihira Soma.

After a liver transplant, the room was completely transformed.

Looking at the warm lighting and cozy carpet in the room in the picture.

There's also a small refrigerator next to it.

After adding an air conditioner, Xu Zhou was completely satisfied.

Not bad.

Little Red Hair moved into a luxurious single room.

Next time I teach him how to cook, I'll ask him if he's satisfied with the deluxe private room I arranged for him.

...

After rearranging the room layout, Xu Zhou continued playing Food Wars!

Other members of Polar Star House also came to celebrate with their own homemade dishes, and Isshiki Satoshi also came.

While chatting with everyone, the others unknowingly drank too much.

Only Irohachi remained.

The seventh seat of the Totsuki Academy's Elite Ten, his culinary skills are unfathomable.

He seemed to want to test the protagonist, Yukihira Soma's, skills, so he proposed a food battle, using the leftover mackerel from today's gathering to make a dish.

Spanish mackerel is a type of fish that is available in spring.

It can also be called swallowfish, flat mackerel, bamboo shark, pointed mackerel, and green arrow.

It is a species of fish belonging to the genus Scombridae in the family Scombridae.

There's even a poem dedicated to it: "Partridges and deer roe in the mountains, mackerel and pomfret in the sea," referring to it as the finest of fish.

In the world of Food Wars!, this Sichuan peppercorn-roasted mackerel with mashed cabbage is considered a classic signature dish.

Sichuan peppercorn-roasted mackerel with mashed cabbage

When Soma Yukihira, the little red-haired boy, saw the dish that Satoshi Isshiki had casually made, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Slow-roasted mackerel paired with a vegetable puree made from spring cabbage! How unexpected!"

"But this smooth texture and sweetness go very well with mackerel! The two complement each other, enhancing the sweetness of the dish!"

"It's a perfect depiction of the vitality of all things in spring!"

After a burst of praise, Soma Yukihira, the little red-haired guy, got fired up again! He finally figured out what dish he should make!

...

By the time I finished drawing this, it was already one o'clock in the morning.

Xu Zhou glanced at the time, a hint of regret in his eyes.

"The next dish is ochazuke (rice with tea)!"

"Forget it, there's no time left today, so I can only finish the first half here."

With anticipation for the ochazuke (rice with tea), Xu Zhou went to wash up after uploading the video.

After washing up and lying in bed, I habitually opened the comments section of the latest comic update.

In just one hour of reading, there were already a hundred.

Xu Zhou was startled when he saw the latest number of readers on the last page.

"so many people?"

"It only has 2,500 favorites, but it broke 100 reads in the first hour?"

"This can't be a hater, this is a true fan!"

Xu Zhou had prepared for the comments section long ago.

But seeing those dozens of comments, I couldn't help but twitch my lips.

In today's chapter, it seems that everyone's focus is not on the dishes.

Instead, they're in some strange and unusual places.

Why isn't Isshiki Satoshi wearing clothes while cooking? That's such a good habit! Female characters should definitely keep this habit too. Author, I admire you! Go draw it now!

Good grief, why is air conditioning only in Little Red Hair's room? What about the other people's rooms? Why are the other people's rooms so plain? Why is his the only one with a luxurious, fully-furnished single room?

With your drawing skills, why are you drawing food-themed anime? You should go into the adult entertainment industry!

Even the donkeys in the production team wouldn't dare rest like this! And the female characters shouldn't be wearing clothes while cooking! Go draw them! It would be so much more interesting!

Xu Zhou: "..."

Don't you have any interest in food at all?

Seeing the new recipe's wish value of [0], Xu Zhou's lips twitched, and he replied to the comic book fan, unwilling to give up.

"We have a new dish today, didn't you see it? Sichuan peppercorn roasted mackerel with cabbage puree, it's a creative dish!"

"One bite, and the sweet fish is not dry at all, but rather perfectly tender, accompanied by the green cabbage puree... it's the taste of nature!"

"Cabbage puree is in season and at its best. This dish has the feel of spring and is perfect to enjoy in springtime. What do you think?"

Xu Zhou replied to the comic book fans in the comments section, enthusiastically promoting the dish, such as how rare mackerel is, and how the cabbage puree paired with this grilled fish has a sweet, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth flavor...

After all his hard work, the comic book fans replied: "[Author, the harder you try, the more heartbreaking it is. We saw how hard you worked. Although your food drawings are a bit weird, I love your boldness!]"

"..."