Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Really! Mom is baffled! Try some sound insulation..."

After returning to Erina's room, Alice was still pouting angrily, but she could faintly see that her face was a little blushing.

"Maybe it's because I'm worried that it will affect her and Mr. Zong Wei's rest at night... Oops!" Liu Maoxing was halfway through his speculation, when he felt someone pinch his lower back.

I saw Fei Shazi staring at him behind him, as if warning him not to pollute the ears of the eldest lady...

Liu Maoxing said innocently: "Then we should keep our voices down..."

"You, you... What nonsense are you talking about again!" Erina said angrily.

"Eh? Isn't it right? Oh...then we can do it earlier, it's still early, so don't disturb other people's rest...you don't want to go back on your word, do you?" Liu Maoxing asked looking at Erina's anxious look.

"What repentance! It's as if... as if I promised you some time!" Erina said quickly.

"Didn't you say that you came to your room tonight and gave me the sea bream dishes you had during the competition? Well, I also specially asked Yuanyuan to help me get a lot of fish clouds, and I want to make them for you all to try." Well..." Liu Maoxing said innocently.

"..."

"What's the matter? Let's start cooking now! If it's too late, it will cause noise to the neighbors, right? But it shouldn't be a problem. Didn't Madam Leonora say that the sound insulation here is good!"

"..."

"Eh? Why don't you guys talk? You...are you thinking about something strange?"

In the end, Erina recreated the "Five Fortune Balls", "Kamayaki Sea Bream", "Sea Bream Dumplings" and "French Sea Bream Soup" in the simple kitchen that came with the room, and Liu Maoxing also used enough The "Fish Cloud" reproduces the "Golden Emerald White Jade Bead".

And "Snapper Tofu", "Grilled Fish with Gold Chips" and "Jade Mantang" have made a lot during the competition, as long as you mix the mapo sauce for "Snapper Tofu"... …

What Liu Maoxing didn't know was that while he was busy in the kitchen, Liu Maoyuan was alone with the other three women, causing the embarrassing cancer to be approaching its terminal stage!

"You are the 'legendary' Liu Maoyuan, right? I heard that you have a good relationship with Ah Xing?" Alice was the first to ask.

"How should I put it... It's just that he will come to ask me about some cooking matters. After all, some knowledge is not available outside." Liu Maoyuan replied honestly.

But Erina said with a lot of resentment: "Yes! The education system of our Yuanyue Academy is not perfect enough, and I still need Ah Xing to ask you for advice. I'm really sorry!"

In fact, what Liu Maoyuan told Liu Maoxing, as a branch family, the Nakiri family may not have no, just like Erina used the "tricks" that Liu Maoyuan taught Liu Maoxing before the autumn selection competition when Erina was on vacation in the middle of the "field study" Almost the same way, to train the killer cooking...

Except for some of the most core recipes and "legends", such as "ancestral prophecy", the skills of other masters are basically also possessed by Nakiri.

However, according to Nakiri Senzaemon’s educational philosophy, students who are still in the rapid growth period before the age of eighteen do not need to be exposed to these. During school, it should be the time to expand their breadth and accept new skills of various cuisines as much as possible. when.

Therefore, Yuanyue Academy never teaches "stunt skills" and the like, and professional **** who need a lot of time to practice will not teach too "high-end" knowledge in the academy.

However, many of the graduates who are close to Yuanyue have been taught after graduation...

But Senzaemon didn’t expect that there would be students who would progress as fast as Liu Maoxing, so naturally there would be no exceptions for him, and then… Senzaemon’s failure to Liu Maoxing because of “certain” things I have always harbored grudges, so I have always been in a state of laissez-faire.

Erina told Liu Maoxing something, and Senzaemon didn't stop him, but he also wouldn't take the initiative to teach Liu Maoxing anything.

Afterwards, Erina, together with Fei Shazi and Alice, also asked insincerely why Liu Maoxing participated in the duel on behalf of the Liu family.

After all, what the Liu family used to say before, they still cared about the words about "the two love each other happily"!

Liu Maoyuan didn't lie either, and apologetically talked about the arrangement of the clan elders, but after seeing Erina "aggressive", Liu Maoyuan, who was originally three years older than Erina, also became angry, and made Liu Maoxing comprehend the "sword skill god" "Marrow", described it "carefully and carefully"...

The kind that even has psychological descriptions! More attractive than the third-rate Internet writers portrayed!

Originally, they had asked Liu Maoxing the same question before, and Liu Maoyuan's answer was similar to Liu Maoyuan's, that is, they didn't know at the beginning whether it was the "separation family" or the Nakie family, and the Liu family did send recipes and He imparted the "sword skill essence", so he didn't refuse in the end.

Of course, the main reason why Erina accepted Liu Maoxing's statement was that he said at the end: "Because I really want to compare with Erina again!"

However, regarding the comprehension process of the "Sword Art Essence", Liu Maoxing naturally didn't say much in detail...

Even Liu Maoxing felt a little meng after the excitement had passed. Although Liu Maoxing thought he had a good relationship with Liu Maoyuan, it seemed that people who were closer to him would do things like chopping vegetables.

It is precisely because of the same considerations that even though Liu Maoxing had some guesses about the "essence of spices", he never dared to speak...

Originally, because Liu Maoyuan had never looked directly at the relationship with Liu Maoxing, coupled with the recent scandal, she also felt a little guilty, and the way the Liu family invited Liu Maoxing to participate in the competition made her even more guilty, so Liu Maoyuan initially Try to appear "weak".

But Liu Maoyuan's personality is also very domineering, and he bumped into the tsundere queen Erina again, and soon became angry...

So Liu Maoyuan fell into a "blind comparison" with Erina in a moment of unhappiness!

As for the reason for this "unhappiness", whether it is all because of Erina's arrogant attitude, or whether "part" of it is due to some indescribable thoughts in her heart, Liu Maoyuan herself is not clear.

So when Liu Maoxing came back with a large plate full of "Gold, Emerald and White Jade Beads", there was such a scene...

"That's right, that's right, that's how I hugged me from behind, and that's how I taught him the 'sword skill essence'! Eh? You look very ugly? Do you need to call a doctor?"

"Hehehe...you don't look good? Don't be kidding! It's just the 'sword skill essence', you, you...do you know how his 'super taste' is fully awakened?"

"Not born?"

"Of course not! 'Super Taste' is spread by tongue and kiss!"

"……ha?"

"Yeah, it's not just tongue-kissing, but you have to be selected... No, it's between those who are destined to spread it through tongue-kissing!" Erina said blushingly and biting the bullet.

And at this moment, Liu Maoxing came in with a plate.

Although I didn't hear the previous content, I was already overwhelmed by Erina's final conclusion...

But in retrospect, there seems to be nothing wrong with saying that!

"That... what are you guys discussing?" Liu Maoxing specifically confirmed again.

"It's probably about the way of spreading 'Super Taste'!" Alice nodded as she spoke, as if she wanted to make this a new research topic.

"..."

Originally, Liu Maoxing wanted to see if there was a chance to raise a conjecture about the "Spice Essence", but after that, Erina and Liu Maoyuan both turned their heads away, as if they didn't want to talk to him, so Liu Maoxing had no choice but to give up !

Liu Maoxing's conjecture about the "essence of spices" was also derived from Erina's "picking up people's teeth"!

Speaking of "tooth", Liu Maoxing instinctively thought of what happened on the last day of the "School Festival", when Nakiriji had just returned...

Now Liu Maoxing has vaguely guessed the conditions of "borrowing fire". The main difficulty is that he cannot use perception other than "super vision" to obtain "signals". After all, the judgment of spices and temperature is not like knife skills. It is revealed in the limbs like that, but it is a mental signal, which is not so easy to capture with "super-touch".

But before Liu Maoxing suddenly remembered, there seemed to be some kind of communication method beyond touch and taste between "Super Taste" and "Super Taste", or between "God's Tongue"!

Is that possible...

Well, Liu Maoxing feels that this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run!

"That's right! Yuanyuan..."

"Yuanyuan?" Erina's voice raised eight tones.

"...I mean Subaru Garden, after the competition, how about taking us to play in Sichuan? Last time I went to the treasured place of Sichuan, but I haven't had time to visit yet." Liu Maoxing suggested.

"no!"

"forget it!"

Liu Maoyuan and Erina spoke almost at the same time.

"Who needs a guy who stays in the ancestral house all day and doesn't go out a few times a year as a guide?"

"It's as if I'm very busy... I still have to hone my cooking skills, and I don't have time to hang out with the eldest lady who can leisurely appear in various cooking magazines all day long!"

"Heck, can I take this sentence as jealousy?"

After that, the two glared at each other, and then both turned their heads away again!

What's worse than being with two women who don't like each other, who seem to be born "incompatibility" (crowd:?), who have been fighting openly and secretly?

If someone asks this question, Liu Maoxing will definitely tell him firmly that there is a younger sister who "stirs up the flames" for the cousin from time to time, and a little secretary who firmly supports one of them in the room at the same time!

In the end, the two women even uttered harsh words...

"If she is a guide, let alone 'Jiuzhaigou', I won't even go to the Dragon Palace!"

"If you want me to be her guide...in exchange for the custody of Yonglin Knife, I don't agree either!"

Liu Maoxing didn't know why before he went to the kitchen, the relationship between the two people who were fine before he went to the kitchen "suddenly" turned sour after more than half an hour. Is it really a natural incompatibility?

But when he saw this, he immediately said: "Okay, okay, it just so happens that Subaru Yuan will also stay in the 'Yangquan Hotel' to continue his cultivation, so we won't bother you later, let's go by ourselves... Is it really okay?"

Erina was sensitive to discover that when Liu Maoxing proposed to take her out for fun "alone", Liu Maoyuan seemed to want to say something, so she said a step ahead: "Of course! You said, 'very' don't want to go? You can't lie to us, right?"

At this time, Erina has already regarded Liu Maoyuan as the biggest "opponent"! Ignored that it is not actually "alone", there are Alice and Feisha...

Erina obviously also noticed that when Liu Maoyuan heard that Liu Maoxing was going to take them to play alone, his eyes "moved"!

"I, of course I don't want to go! What are you doing lying to you?" Liu Maoyuan asked anxiously.

"Very good, why don't we make a bet to prove that we are both honest? If I actually want you to follow me, I... I will share a room with Ah Xing during my stay in Jiuzhaigou!"

Liu Maoyuan, Fei Shazi, and Alice couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard the words...

Just when he felt that the bet was so strange, Erina continued, "But in this way, if someone wants to share a room with Ah Xing, maybe they will sneak up behind him!"

Only then did everyone understand Erina's intentions, and Liu Maoyuan would naturally not admit to such a thing, this oath is definitely more effective than anything else!

Sure enough, Liu Maoyuan immediately said: "Okay! Then I swear, as long as I appear in Jiuzhaigou at the same time as you, I, I... I will share a room with Ah Xing!"

"Same!" Erina looked as if she wanted to finalize the matter.

"Those who break the oath will be abandoned by the 'legendary kitchen utensils'!"

"Can!"

Liu Maoxing didn't expect that the two girls, whom he thought had no personal grievances, would break up after a fight (in fact, Liu Maoyuan also left after eating)!

"Hey, campism is really harmful!" Liu Maoxing couldn't help sighing.

He didn't realize at all that the other four girls present were all looking at him with strange eyes...

That night, Liu Maoxing and Erina set a precedent. The two contestants who participated in the "Shenqian Cuisine Showdown" actually started to exchange experience after the first round of competition!

It wasn't until after ten o'clock, when Erina, who had been busy all day, faintly showing signs of sleepiness, that Fei Shazi started to push people away, and Liu Maoxing returned to her room.

The next morning, Liu Maoxing reluctantly woke up early...

"I don't understand. Didn't you announce the content of the second round of assessment? Is it necessary to be so early at 7 o'clock?" Liu Maoxing was still complaining to Erina and others on the road in the small garden.

But seeing other people... including the eight elders of the Liu family, Nakiri Senzaemon and his son, and several judges, all of whom arrived earlier than him, Liu Maoxing did not continue to say anything.

And the eight elders of the Liu family saw that their representative had a better relationship with the other party, and when they went in and out together, they couldn't show any other expressions except for a wry smile...

But thinking of the topic discussed by the judges this time, the elders of the Liu family also had other thoughts. After all, they have also seen that this topic is definitely dominated by the two masters who have always wanted to reconcile, and they can also vaguely guess to his point.

If it was changed before, they would definitely scoff at it, but now... they suddenly feel that maybe it is not impossible to try!

"Alice and Fei Shazi are here too? Alright, wait for one more person later, and then we can announce the topic!" Master Xie said.

"Eh? What does it have to do with Alice and the little secretary? Isn't it me and Erina fighting? Who else is missing?" Liu Maoxing wondered.

"No, the second round of the 'Duel' will be graded, but it is not a direct confrontation to determine who is superior!" Master Xie said.

And at this moment, Liu Lousan also came in, bringing Liu Maoyuan...

Looking at Liu Maoyuan's face, he was also full of doubts, which made Liu Maoxing even more confused... Could it be that the last person refers to Liu Maoyuan?

It seems that everyone has come, and Master Xie also announced: "Ahem! As we all know, with the historical development of the 'world fusion of cuisines', the process of chefs showing themselves in the 'kitchen' is becoming more and more diverse. !Even traditional Chinese cuisine, there is a division of labor in the kitchen! Therefore, cooperating with other cooks is also an ability that cooks must master!

For example, more than 2,000 years ago, Lin Xiangru and Lian Po, the famous Xiangru in Chinese history, cooperated in the "Mianchi Banquet" when their relationship was not harmonious, which also laid the foundation for the unimpeded cooperation between the two. foundation..."

Liu Maoxing: "..."

After a long speech, Liu Maoxing was confused by Master Xie's story, but he could probably understand that the ancient culinary skills in this world are probably similar to the "poetry creation ability" in the Tang Dynasty...

Although it may not be possible to be promoted to a high position with high cooking skills, it is still possible to use it as a shortcut to high positions!

Think about Mr. Li, that is, Li Hongzhang until the "Zhonghua Yiyi" period... When he was the governor of Zhili and the admiral of Beiyang, he was still in charge of state-owned restaurants across the country, and he still looked like he took this as his main business... It can be seen that compared with ancient times, the status of modern Chinese cooks may have fallen back!

(Ahem, Mr. Li, who always wears a blue and white hat, is indeed based on Li Hongzhang, and his official position is the same...except for the fact that he is in charge of the national state-owned hotel!)

Listening to Master's rare and serious long speech, and thinking of the need for Alice, Erina, and Liu Maoyuan to be present, Liu Maoxing had a faint guess in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "So?"

"So the second round of competition is cooperative cooking!" Master Xie said.

"Huh? Is it... Yuan Yuan and I, Erina and Fei Sazi or Alice?"

"No, it looks like Lin Xiangru, who was able to cooperate with people who didn't have a good relationship back then!" Master Xie continued to be serious.

Erina heard something, and couldn't help but said: "What? You can't let me be with her!"

Liu Maoxing also felt that the dishes produced by such cooperation might be poisonous! If you make crabs, I will add two catties of persimmons for you...

"Of course not, that would be unfair, after all, Ah Xing has a good relationship with any of you." Master Xie shook his head immediately.

Well, if it is this kind of competition method, it is estimated that Nakiri Senzaemon will not agree!

And although the girls present heard Master Xie's words, they all muttered something, but they didn't refute him directly.

"How do you group them?" Liu Maoxing was already in a daze.

"It is indeed necessary to form a 'group', but not to 'divide'! You are in a group of five!" Master Xie said with a wave.

"Huh? She and I are still required...wait a minute, how do we score in this case? Is the second round just a show?" Erina asked immediately.

"No, no, no, even if you work together to cook, you will be given points according to your performance! It's like the "Mianchi Banquet", where the famous Xiangru deserves more credit." Master Xie said.

"Then why are three people participating in the separation?" Liu Maoyuan couldn't help asking.

Although Niihu Feishazi is a descendant of the Xinhu family, everyone knows that she regards assisting and protecting Erina as her highest mission!

"Because you have the home court advantage in this exam, you have added a Xinhu Feishazi... As the daughter of Xinhushou, your task is not to participate in the duel, but to record the process truthfully, and then hand it over to us The final assessment... By the way, the mission of Subaru Garden is also very important, in addition to being a participant in the duel, you also have to play the role of a guide!" Master Xie said.

"I...why do I feel that it sounds strange? Why do we need a 'recorder'? Are the judges not here? There is also the home court, the guide... do you want to go back to the ancestral house for a duel?" Everyone felt very confused.

If it's going back to the Liu family's main house, the judges can follow, right?

And you don't need any guides! Worried about getting lost in the ancestral house?

"That's exactly what I'm going to announce next! The title of the second round of the 'Shenqian Cuisine Showdown' is... the three-day 'Jiuzhaigou Team Free Cooking'! During the three days, you can start from the North Yuan started to set off, collect any ingredients in any way, and finally present your group work to us who are waiting for you at the South Rim before the deadline!

Among them, according to the performance of Liu Maoxing and Liu Weihui, the scores of the main family and the separation family will be obtained! Assisted by Liu Maoyuan and Liu Weili, Xinhu Feisha was responsible for recording the process of the three days... huh? Your expressions seem to be very strange, what's wrong? Any questions? Ah Xing, you still wanted to play before, right? "

Liu Maoxing: "..."

Erina: "..."

Liu Maoyuan: "..."