Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

"Hello, everyone! I have kept you waiting for a long time. I am Rei Kawashima, the emcee of Area A of this year's "Top Ten Seat Competition Qualifiers"! I hope that the new freshmen and juniors will also Please support me a lot!"

Kawashima Rei's voice rang out in the venue.

It seems that even after becoming a sophomore, Rei Kawashima has no intention of changing her hosting style.

However, the new first-year boys also seem to like this, and the number of fans continues to expand...

Of course, at the same time, the number of girls who dislike her is also increasing rapidly!

Today is already the day of the qualifiers for the "Contest for Top Ten Seats". In addition to the two groups, a total of fifty contestants, although the auditorium cannot be said to be full of absences, there are basically more than 400 formal students, and After enrolling a large number of students, nearly a thousand students of the "Central Gourmet Agency" are basically distributed in the two arenas.

In addition, it can be seen that in some special seats, there are also authoritative figures in the culinary industry as special guests to pay attention to the competition that will determine the next "Ten Outstanding Talents of Yuanyue".

"After this competition, I don't know how many vacancies the academy will have... And I didn't expect that even the quota for the competition would be vacated! Do you think so? Ye Shan." Liu Maoxing sighed.

What Liu Maoxing meant was that no matter which side wins, the students will be greatly reduced...

Ye Shanliang's cooking counter was right next to him. Leaning slightly on the cooking counter at this moment, smelling the top-quality cinnamon like cigars, he said after hearing what Liu Maoxing said: "Who knows? But it's a waste for a guy without talent to participate in the competition." .”

That's right! In the previous grouping, Liu Maoxing discovered that there were only 23 people in each group, and the four people who were shortlisted before, including Nantaro...had abstained before the competition!

Maybe it's because Nakiriji doesn't think that these guys are worthy of designing the recipes for them, and they don't have the ability to participate in the competition independently...

"Are you training alone this week?" Liu Maoxing asked meaningfully.

"Well, it will surprise you." Ye Shanliang's tone was very confident, and at the same time, the "thistle flower" brooch on his chest was particularly dazzling!

Everyone in Yuanyue College knows what this brooch represents in Yuanyue College—a student who belongs to the central gourmet institution!

Moreover, what Ye Shanliang wears is the highest-grade "Golden Thistle Flower" brooch, which means that he belongs to the "Central Gourmet Organization" at the same time, and can participate in all competitions of Yuanyue Academy. The existence of monthly students...

In fact, when Chuangzhen told him that Ye Shanliang's whereabouts were always mysterious in the past week, Liu Maoxing already had some ominous premonitions.

At the same time, on the day of the competition, Liu Maoxing discovered that there was also an unexpected person in the B competition area, wearing a "Golden Thistle" brooch, and that was the oily girl Haruki!

It was only later that Liu Maoxing realized that the idea of ​​oil girl Haruki wanting to establish a research institute by herself was not in line with the purpose of the "Central Gourmet Organ" to prohibit unofficial innovation, but if Nina Cutji really liked him, it would be a condition If you win over...

Miscalculated!

But even so, Liu Maoxing was not too worried...

What about Ye Shanliang? What about freshman representatives? Let's talk through the qualifiers! What's more, if you pass the qualifiers, you can also snipe in the finals!

Five people will be shortlisted in each competition area, and the next ten people will "shuffle the order" for a one-on-one competition.

In name, it is "disrupting the order", but everyone knows that it will definitely be five people each from the commander-in-chief department and the general consultant department, fighting each other!

At the same time, in the B competition area, Sasaki Yuai was also reading the opening remarks, and she no longer felt "timid"...

Liu Maoxing was also very surprised when she was in Hokkaido. This shy girl passed the grade examination without any risk. Compared with half a year ago, Yuai now looks much more generous and dignified. It is different from Kawashima Rei's school uniform, but a dress that looks more formal...

Although it is not the same type as Rei Kawashima, and it seems that he is not as professional as Rei Kawashima in grasping the emotions of the audience, but he has become a master of ceremonies that can be alone!

Area B seems to attract more attention, because from the perspective of "outsiders", the "seed players" who receive the most attention are undoubtedly Nakiri Erina, Liu Maoxing, Isshi Hui and others who have voluntarily retired from the top ten. For a long time I will take care of myself.

And now among the four, except for Liu Maoxing who is in Area A, the other three are all in Area B...

However, the real students of Yuanyue Academy naturally understand that no matter Area A or Area B, there are also strong people gathered, who want to stand out... there is no luck!

"The topic 'Pizza' has a time limit of three hours. It can be completed at any time and can be tasted by the judges at any time. Five judges will give a total of 100 points. The top five in each group will be shortlisted... Let the cooking begin!"

With the sound of the declaration, everyone got busy.

"Mr. Jueyue, I heard that you are very optimistic about the former ten heroes over there."

"That's right, I believe that his talent is enough to take the position of the top ten...even more than that!"

"Speaking of which, Mr. Oizumi and Mr. Dojima are also optimistic about that student, right? Will it put too much pressure on him?"

"No, he won't be defeated by this little pressure... To be precise, maybe he didn't see it as pressure?"

"Ah! This, this feeling is... Shi Yu? Is he really only 16 years old?"

Among the five judges in Area A, three are "old friends", Mr. Horikoshi, a foodie from Hokkaido, Gin Dojima, the chief chef of Engetsu Hotel, and Susumu Oizumi, the founder of Japanese Food Revival Society!

The other two are also well-known gourmets Sward in the international cuisine circle, and food writer Yuta Ogawa.

I saw that in Area A at this time, Liu Maoxing went all out as soon as he made a move. Many students who have achieved food sense have discovered his "food control"!

"This guy is also a 'handsome talent'?" Saito Sakura looked at Liu Maoxing in surprise. "In that case..."

"Huh? Who is that girl over there?"

"Looks like... a new student?"

"It's from the Saito family... the descendant of the current generation who claims to have traveled the world at the age of ten?"

"Saito? She's not an academic, why did she suddenly come to Yuanyue Academy?"

The judges were surprised to find that there was actually another person who possessed the "Food Guard". Although the intensity was not as strong as Liu Maoxing's, he also radiated the sense of food, and it was undoubtedly the "Food Guard"!

In the Warring States period of the island country, "food sense" and "food control" were regarded as symbols of "general talent" and "handsome talent". To use the ancient method of appellation.

"Saito, that guy is your sister, right? Is it really as powerful as you say?"

In the auditorium, Ezuya Eizan, who took over the position of the current top ten from Ning Ning of Kinokuni, said to Soaki Saito, who stayed at the Central Gourmet Organization as a lecturer after graduation.

"That's right, don't underestimate her..."

It's a pity that Ruishan doesn't know anything about the sense of food, and he may be "ignorant" forever because he can't really "addict" to cooking, so he doesn't feel the existence of "food control".

While the judges were amazed at the appearance of two students with "food control", they also found that in just one competition area, the number of students with food sense was already more than they imagined!

"Huh? That girl's sense of food... feels stronger than that of 'Shi Yu'!" Ryo Yue exclaimed.

As a top gourmet, he can also perceive the unique momentum brought by the sense of food and food control.

"That's right, it's said that it's a rare third-year transfer student. His name is... Liu Maoyuan, right?"

"Liu Maoyuan? Is it Liu Maoxing's cousin?" This was also Jue Yue's first reaction!

When cooking alone, the "food sense" may not necessarily be weaker than the "food control", but it lacks the ability to cooperate. Liu Maoyuan, who was always inconspicuous before, is now explaining this point.

Of course, she will explain later that a strong "food sense" does not necessarily mean a good cooking skill...

"Saito, if you and your sister are allowed to eat a halberd now, what are the chances of winning?" Ruishan asked.

"Should be... half and half." Saito Zongmei, who was two years older than Saito Sakura, said this, which was equivalent to "admitting defeat"!

Rui Shan looked at him and said, "You can't be so cowardly before a fight, right? As an academic school, your skills have gone through a complete period of rapid development, and you are still one of the top ten Yuanyue... A genius, it's not enough to..."

"No, I said that because you still don't understand her strength!"

"Wait, are you sure that Oda Nobuna in District B has cooking skills similar to or even better than your sister's?"

"That's right." Saito Zongming cherished words like gold.

It seems that Nakiriji didn't have any preparations, and the original four people were directly abandoned, but the "Central Gourmet Organization" still has its own plan!

First of all, they instigated Hayama Ryo and Yume Haruki, and secondly, the relationship between Oda Nobuna and Saito Sakura can be used...

The backgrounds of the two of them are destined to be very difficult to win over.

But because the two are bound to be hostile, we can take advantage of this and do the opposite. As long as one of them is pushed to the opposite side, the other will have a certain tacit understanding with them even if they will not directly join the "Central Gourmet Agency" !

And because Saito Zongming had joined the "Central Gourmet Organization", so Nakiri Ji chose to push Saito Sakura to the opposite side...

This is also the reason why she will stay in Jixing dormitory!

That's right, although Saito Zongming is the same family as Saito Sakura in name, but in fact the relationship is so bad that it is almost impossible to coexist...

The blood relationship between the two is actually not that close, and it even started more than five hundred years ago.

More than 500 years ago, during the Warring States period of the island country, the Saito clan was the daimyo of Mino, and the Oda clan was the daimyo of Owari. The famous Oda Nobunaga was once the governor of the Oda clan at that time, and he was Son-in-law of Fuji Michizo.

At that time, Saito Dozo, the governor of the Saito family, had to abdicate to avoid suspicion because of rumors of "disrespect to cooking", and temporarily passed the governor to his son Saito Yoshiryu, but because of his influence, Dozo, who was still there, had to abdicate to avoid suspicion. Once, when the three sons presented food for him, he praised the second and third sons, but criticized the eldest son Yilong...

This was considered by Yilong to be a symbol of Dosan's plan to change the position of the family governor, so in the end a father-son battle took place in Mino. Finally, during the battle of Nagara River, Dosan and Yoshilong met in front of the two armies for a cooking duel. The topic was the ingredients in the Nagara River, and it turned out that Yoshiryu's sweetfish dishes were better than Dosan's eel dishes, so Yilong's army defeated the Dosan army under the momentum of a rainbow.

Oda Nobunaga, who originally supported Dosan, had already received the news that Dosan had died and Yoshiryu had occupied Mino before he arrived at the battlefield, so he could only retreat...

Later, in order to contain Nobunaga, Yoshitaka also instigated his elder brother Oda Nobuhiro, but Nobunaga knew in advance that he influenced Oda Nobuhiro with the ancient dish "Boiled Beans with Osmunda" secretly passed down from China, and did not cause too much trouble .

In the end, after Yoshilong died of illness, Mino still fell into the hands of Oda Nobunaga. Until hundreds of years later, the Warring States Period had long since ended, and the two families had always been hostile to each other!

Although Saito Zongming and Saito Sakura are both members of the Saito family in name, and both use the Saito family's family crest, but in fact the blood relationship has been separated for hundreds of years. Saito Sakura belongs to Saito Yoshiryu's lineage , and Saito Zongmei belongs to Yoshilong's younger brother, Saito Sun Shiro...

Although both belong to the Saito family, after the reunification of the two lines, they have always been in harmony with each other. After Saito Sakura turned out to be born, the people of Saito Zongming's lineage felt a sense of crisis, and the most promising Saito Zongming is sent to Yuanyue for further study, hoping to compete with Saito Sakura.

And Saito Zongmei, who found that he was still unable to compare with Saito Sakura, accepted it without hesitation after Nakiri Ji handed over the olive branch! It is possible to try to strengthen oneself in the central food agency...

At this time, in the A competition area, although the game has just started, it is already full of gunpowder.

"Shiyu? It's not that kind of thing that needs to be diffused on the field, but... an imperial fragrance!"

Ha Shanliang, who took the lead in making the sauce, just opened the bottles and cans in front of him, and after mixing the seasonings and spices in a certain proportion, he immediately felt a tantalizing aroma. spread across the field...

"Evidently it hasn't been roasted yet, but it already has such a strong aroma that doesn't make you feel cumbersome at all? You are indeed a genius in using spices..." Oizumi Kakinosuke said while looking at Ryo Hayama.

However, Liu Maoxing ignored his provocation at all, but carried the wooden barrel that he had prepared, which was half the height of a person, on his own...

"Huh? That should be..." Dojima Yin seemed to see something.

Miyoko Hojo is also in Area A at this time, and next to her is the former Ten Heroes, Ji Zhiguo Ningning!

"I've heard Ah Xing talk about it...why do you want to be a 'puppet' willingly? It's really unbelievable that one of the few female heroes I once admired has fallen to this point!"

As a feminist, Miyoko Hojo felt the most unacceptable to Kinoko Ningning's choice... If she just joined the central gourmet agency, she wouldn't be so excited, at most it's just different from her cooking philosophy, and Now it has become a representative of Miyoko's excessive "dependence" on men!

"A puppet? The meaning of cooking is not limited to cooking itself. You who don't even understand this are the real puppet." Ji Zhiguo Ningning replied blankly.

At the same time, it happened that Keigo Akimichi and Ikumi Mito had the same number on the cooking table...

"Hahaha, you are rumored to be Mito Ikumei who is very good at meat dishes, right? The title of Meat No.1 is about to change hands today!" Keigo Akimichi looked very excited.

Yu Mei looked at the fat man inexplicably, and said indifferently, "Is that why you wear briefs on your head?"

On Akimichi Keigo's head, he has been wearing some kind of hood with a round hole on the left and right sides, and the hair can be released from it. This is not the first time that people have been ridiculed as "pants"...

"This is a breathable cooking hat! Not briefs!"

"Oh, since you want the title of 'Prince of Meat' so much, then take it yourself." It's not just that she underestimates the first-year, but Mito Yumei is more confident than before.

"Hmph, from now on, 'Prince of Meat' will be my title!" Keigo Akimichi hasn't realized that he and "Prince" have nothing to do with each other!

At the same time, the intensity of the "battle situation" in Area B is no less intense...

Among the five judges in Area B, three are everyone's "old friends". They are the current head of Yuanyue International, Leonora, and the Michelin two-star certified teacher and gourmet Xiang Tian who has always been optimistic about Liu Maoxing. Susumu Shigeru, and the youngest of the ten judges who no one thought of!

"Ah! Is Xiao Yuanguo a little nervous? It's okay. Didn't you also have the experience of returning to Yuanyue Academy as a judge during the autumn trials?" Leonora said in a somewhat broken island language.

That's right, the third one is Yuanyue's top ten graduates, Mu Jiuzhi Yuanguo who has already served as the chef of the star-rated restaurant Chunguoting even though he is under 20 years old!

"But compared with the seniors, I... I still have a lot of shortcomings." Yuan Guo said, she probably always felt that she almost screwed up last time! In the end, Dojima Silver and the commander-in-chief will revise the rules...

"I heard that in the autumn selection competition, when Ms. Sonogo was a judge, she once gave a 'tie' verdict, right?" Kata Shigerusuke asked.

Speaking of this matter, Yuan Guo said even more shyly: "That's right, my practice in tasting is not enough, and..."

"No, then I think that you already have the most important quality as a professional certifier, just follow your own heart." Xiangtian praised instead.

At this moment, Leonora suddenly laughed and said: "Hey, maybe we are thinking too much. Maybe Xiao Yuanguo is 'nervous' about other things. Before the evaluation, Xiao Yuanguo had 'eloped' with classmate Liu Maoxing, right?"

"Ah! That, that is actually... Mrs. Leonora, don't talk nonsense..." Yuan Guo immediately panicked.

Xiangtian decisively decided not to get involved in the topic of the two women, but turned his attention back to the field.

Whether inside or outside the academy, everyone pays the most attention to Erina, Kuga Teruki, and Isshiki Hui!

Even Teruki Kuga, the "most inconspicuous" in comparison, is also a former ten hero who voluntarily resigned, and Nakiri Erina is the owner of the "God's Tongue" who has attracted much attention since childhood, and has always been regarded as an island nation. The existence of the representative of the new generation of chefs, as for the three-year-old Isshi Hui, was once the hottest candidate for this year's first seat in the forecast!

And at this moment, on the cooking table next to Erina, a girl wearing a bright red sexy kimono is more eye-catching than her in terms of visual effects...

"The queen of Yuanyue? Hehe, I heard that some people who don't know the so-called praise you as the number one person in the island country's culinary world and the younger generation? Then let them see who can dominate the island country's culinary world. Go!" Oda Nobuna challenged Erina directly.

But Erina just looked at people's expressions with queen-like nostrils, glanced at her, and smiled disdainfully...

Meanwhile, she's not the only provocative first-year student!

"Hey, Tumeizi, you were the fifth to complete the qualifying round before, right?" Kaori Yamanaka said to Tian Suohui next to her.

"Sister Tu called me, right? That's right...it's just a coincidence." Tian Suohui said modestly.

Seeing that the other party is actually very comfortable with the scornful name of "earth girl"? Kaori Yamanaka became even more upset!

"Hehe, it seems that you are also a master of 'mind cooking'? You can play with people's hearts to such an extent..."

"Ah? Playing, playing..." Tian Suohui was surprised by what Tanaka said, but before she could correct her, the other party interrupted her again...

"Then let us have a competition! Who is the master of the mind!"

"Competition? Then... I will learn a lot from my classmates in the mountains!" Tian Suohui said immediately.

"...Humph! You have to use such fake ones for 'co-workers'..." Yamanaka obviously still thinks that Tian Suohui's current "acting skills", but when she was about to say something, a burst of irritating smell interrupted her .

"Hmm! This smell is...that fellow Haruki! Huh? Wait, there seems to be two sources for this?" Shanzhong looked suspiciously.

It was discovered that besides the oily Haruki, there was another female student who seemed to be performing some kind of black magic, and was also one of the sources of the pungent smell...