Shokugeki no Imitation Chef

Due to geographical reasons, America and the world only started to establish contact five hundred years ago, and the aboriginal civilization and cooking skills of the Americas lagged too much behind people in other continents at the same time, so the foundation was very poor, and it was an immigrant area with independent cuisines. The sex is also very low, and they are basically variants of other cuisines...

Fortunately, in the early days of the "Great Fusion of World Cuisines", that is, almost at the same time as the "China Ichiba" era, the United States, the most powerful country in the Americas, broke out in the Civil War, insisted on the theory of cooking classes, monopolized cooking resources, and restricted the learning of lower classes There were fierce conflicts and civil strife between the die-hards of the old southern forces in cooking and the cooks in the north who actively promoted the theory of free cooking.

In the end, the victory of the free cooks in the north completely broke the monopoly of cooking, so that everyone can learn cooking on an equal basis. This has enabled the United States to catch up with the wave of "world fusion of cuisines" and develop rapidly.

The "American Development Association" also emerged during this period. Although it is incomparable with the three major food certification organizations, it is after all the "head snake" in the American food industry. Because of its existence, the influence of the three major food certification organizations in the Americas Force is also weaker.

As for the island country, needless to say, as the headquarters of the Yuanyue Group, coupled with the mutual containment and games of the three major culinary organizations, although the star restaurants in the island country are all certified by the three major culinary organizations, their influence is still weak...

At the same time, the Yuanyue Group is the real overlord in the culinary world of the island country. It is precisely because of the Yuanyue Academy that Edo has become the city with the most star-rated restaurants in the world. Judging from the number of high-end restaurants, it is not even obvious that this is a city in an island country.

A large part of the reason is that the Engetsu Academy on the outskirts of Edo has continuously cultivated culinary talents, and some of them have stayed in Edo...

Now that Nakiriji established a branch school in the island country, it is undoubtedly a challenge to the Yuanyue Group!

The previous actions at Yuanyue College can also be said to be the internal contradictions of the Yuanyue Department, and the internal opinions of the Yuanyue Group are not unified. Counterattack, besieged.

However, this has nothing to do with Yuanyue College. As the foundation of Yuanyue Group, Yuanyue College still maintains absolute neutrality, and as a student of Yuanyue College, the most important task is still...study!

So, just a week after Liu Maoxing was "addicted to study and unable to extricate himself", the time for the "Top Ten Ranking Tournament" is getting closer...

What Liu Maoxing cares about the most is still Erina. Firstly, among the other nine people, Erina and Yishihui are the ones with the highest culinary skills; Rina's cooking heart...

Originally, Liu Maoxing thought that that guy "will fulfill the responsibilities of being Erina's chef" in name only, but in fact he didn't pay much attention to these things...

Who knew that judging from the current situation, that guy was clearly in high spirits!

"Compared to Erina who has a general understanding of strength, what kind of ability Ling'er has is completely unknown..." Liu Maoxing felt a little headache.

However, judging from Linger's previous behavior, her ability should not be underestimated!

It is precisely for this reason that Liu Maoxing has been trying to find a way to bypass the "dark cooking" problem, and strive to use the "sun" cooking heart in the competition.

Only if he can use the power of "the source of the sun" to eliminate the influence of other chefs, can Liu Maoxing be sure!

But the title of "Dark Cuisine", which is aimed at Man Man, made Liu Maoxing scratch his head.

In the usual sense, "dark cuisine" can have two meanings. One is the popular saying in the world before Liu Maoxing traveled, that is, to call those strange and even daunting cuisines "dark cuisine". "Cooking", such as "Weilong Fried Rice", "Green Pepper Stir-fried Big Mouth Monkey", "Watermelon Stewed Banana", "Braised Pork Milk 'Bi' Tou"...all belong to this category!

Xingping and his son like to make some "dark cuisine" as entertainment in their spare time, but if they use it for competitions, they will probably lose badly, even "cooking heart" can't save them.

The effect of "cooking heart" in cooking depends not only on the strength of the cook's own willpower, but also on the degree of matching between cooking and cooking heart, as well as the integrity of the source of ingredients.

Not to mention that these "dark dishes" do not match any kind of culinary heart, what's more, those ingredients have been "dead in peace" long ago, and the source has been completely destroyed!

And another kind of "dark cuisine" that Liu Maoxing knows is closely related to the world of dark cuisine.

In a broad sense, the dishes cooked with "dark stunts" can be called "dark dishes", such as Rennes's iced sea bream mountain, Yakan's Tianxiong moxibustion herring, these dishes seem to be full of positive energy, It can also be regarded as "dark cooking", because it does use the techniques of "dark cooking world".

In a narrow sense, it refers specifically to dishes that can confuse people's hearts, that is, the ingredients used or the kitchen's heart, which have the nature of "inducing" and "confusing", such as "snake blood and poisonous bacteria porridge" made by using dishes to steal other people's property. ", the "poppy rice noodles" made by Sesame in the special chef assessment, and Kaiyou's series of controlling people's hearts with "Eight Arrays of Breaking Demons"...

Although the first two did not use "dark stunts", but used the nature of the ingredients to achieve the purpose of controlling people's hearts, they also belong to dark cuisine!

In contrast, "bright" cuisine pursues the satisfaction of diners' hearts, or uses cuisine to express one's will and heart.

From this point of view, the role played by the "demon" Chu Xin, who cut thistle, obviously belongs to "dark cuisine".

And Joichiro's "Sura" belongs to the gray area. It is neither deceptive, nor is it to satisfy the diners, or to express their will, but to simply "clear" the diners' senses of other dishes. It is pure "Showdown" kitchen heart!

However, in Yuanyue's "Top Ten Qualifying Competition", although how to present the "dark cuisine" is up to the contestants to freely play, but it is the judges who judge whether the cuisine meets the topic, so the intuitive way to solve the problem is to use Black ingredients...

If Liu Maoxing only uses the "dark cuisine" in his own impression, he will obviously not be recognized. For example, if he insists that "Tianxiong Moxibustion Herring" is a dark cuisine, I am afraid that even if it is Yuanguo, he will only say something with a smile : "This is not allowed! Ah Xing!"

"That is to say, you can't give 'dark cuisine' any other specific meaning, but you need real 'dark cuisine', such as the style of Nao Sadazuka, which looks like black magic has been released!

With my current cooking skills, it is not difficult to make dark and delicious dishes, but the difficulty is how to apply the "sun cooking heart"...and the cooking will be done at night, that is to say, the sunlight The steps to join must be done in the preprocessing stage! "

Only the ingredients are black, but the whole dish is not "black" at all, and the judges may not buy it, and this is the most contradictory part for Liu Maoxing!

After thinking for a long time, Liu Maoxing decided in his heart what kind of recipe to use, and determined the general direction...

"Ah Xing, why are you still hiding here to practice?" Yu Mei suddenly broke into the lounge where Liu Maoxing was practicing, and Alice followed.

"Huh? Am I even banned from doing personal practice? Do I have to 'hide'?" Liu Maoxing said in an inexplicable tone.

"Of course you can do personal practice, but did you forget something today?" Yu Mei asked.

Seeing Yu Mei's displeased expression, Liu Maoxing's mind turned quickly, but he still couldn't remember who he had an appointment with today, and among the girls, the one with the closest birthday to now should be Alice Nakiri. but……

"Alice, your birthday is next month, right?" Liu Maoxing confirmed.

Alice blushed, and then said: "Who told you this! Ah Xing is stupid, stupid!"

Seeing this, Yu Mei said helplessly: "Sure enough, I completely forgot... Today is the day when the list of research institutes to be reviewed is submitted! Don't forget, although the 'Central Gourmet Agency' has left, but the assessment system of the research institutes has not It was saved after the modification, and as the new top ten, we have to evaluate the research institutes that are 'to be reviewed' on time...

Afterwards, through the "cooking duel" method, let the other party show their achievements, let the judges evaluate whether the research institute has achieved the expected results, and decide whether to increase or decrease the research institute's funds in the future! "

"It's so troublesome... How come I don't remember it at all? That's right! It seems that I said so a few days ago, and then I put the report on your desk..."

"Yes! I also want to ask you, why do you put your report form on my desk? Now I am also a top ten. It is okay to help you with some things when I have free time, but it can't be the same as before , I've taken care of everything for you!

And most importantly! Why did you come into my room while I was away? Don't you know that girls' boudoirs are not allowed to enter casually? "Yu Mei blushed a little and said.

It was only now that Liu Maoxing remembered that Yu Mei was also one of the top ten, and he had lost a capable secretary!

"By the way, did I just forget to lock the door when you entered my room?" Yu Mei asked suspiciously.

"No, I sometimes use the dynamometer in your room, so I made a key myself..."

"You're harassing by 'beep'! You bastard!"

Well, not only did Liu Maoxing fail to get Yu Mei to help him complete the affairs of the Ten Heroes, but he lost a spare key instead.

"Today is the deadline for submitting the list. Which research institute do you want to review? Let me register for you!" Yu Mei said as she took out the form, as if she wanted to help him fill it out.

The inspection system of the research institutes has been preserved, but not every research institute is inspected every year, but the list submitted by the ten elites for inspection...

The reason for the investigation can be "positive", that is, to increase the funding of the research institute, or "reverse", that is, to think that the funding of the research agency needs to be reduced!

After that, the nominated ten outstanding people will have a "cooking duel" with the representative of the other party...

That's right, it's a "cooking duel" rather than a "food halberd" that is purely gambling!

Bet against Shijie? For the vast majority of research societies, this is simply a task that could have been accomplished.

The "cooking duel" is different. Although the outcome will be determined, it is not a bet based on the outcome. It is up to the judges to decide whether to increase or decrease the funds. It is just a way to make the chief generals of the research institute realize the gap with the top ten, even if the funds are really reduced, it is just a means to convince them.

"this……"

Liu Maoxing suddenly became entangled. He really wanted to nominate the "Chinese Cuisine Research Institute" to increase funding, but he himself was the chief general, so he couldn't nominate, and before that, he had already subconsciously regarded this as a pot to throw away... Ah, no , is a problem that has already been handed over to Yu Mei, so I didn't think about any quota!

"By the way, what research institute did you nominate, Roumei?" Liu Maoxing asked, as if he wanted to refer to it.

"Me? The nominee is the guy from the 'Meal Accompaniment Research Club'! When studying and tasting dishes all day long, what kind of music should be listened to? Every day in club activities, we eat while listening to music. It's time to remind them, Yuanyue's That’s not how the funds are spent!”

Yu Mei doesn't know when she has accepted Liu Maoxing's name as "meat charm", or the auditory nerves will automatically filter the "flesh charm" that Liu Maoxing said into "Yu Mei".

"'Meal Accompaniment Research Society'? It seems that there is such a wonderful society. I heard Dawu talk about it before... That's right! At that time, he also wanted to say that there is a research society that specializes in the food in comics. What is it called 'Manshi Research Institute'? Really! This kind of guy should also be reminded, just fill it in for me!" Liu Maoxing had a flash of inspiration.

"Eh? Are you sure? This..." Yu Mei froze for a moment.

"That's right, just fill in this! The review time for the club is on Sunday, right? I'm in a hurry, but it doesn't matter. If I have to design the recipe in advance for the leader of this kind of club, I will bully them too much." It's..."

Because Liu Maoxing still has some things to consider in the recipes to be used in the finals, so his mind is not here at all, and he just seems to deal with it casually.

And just when Yu Mei wanted to say something more, Alice's eyes shone with cunning, and while pushing Yu Mei out, she said, "Okay! Since Ah Xing has already said that, let's fill it in like this!"

Liu Maoxing didn't see either. Yu Mei and Alice looked weird. Before Yu Mei was pushed out, she specifically confirmed: "Then I really fill it in? For the Manshi Research Institute... I guess you will do it at night." Showdown."

"Oh, good evening then." Liu Maoxing agreed casually.

After Alice had left for half an hour, Liu Maoxing, who had completed a new attempt, suddenly realized why the "research agency review duel" was scheduled until night?

This kind of review is not an important game, and several games can be held at the same time. Is it necessary to specially arrange it at night?

However, Liu Maoxing did not dwell on it for too long, but instead focused on the next difficulty to be overcome in the final recipe...

Although the recipes used have already been finished in the "Zhonghuayiyi" era, Liu Maoxing is still tirelessly improving. After all, more than a hundred years have passed, and there is still a lot of room for improvement!

At the same time, Erina looked at Alice with a displeased face and asked, "That guy really reported to the 'Manshi Research Institute'?"

"That's right, Yu Mei wanted to stop him, but he didn't listen." Alice spread her hands.

"Hehehe, great! It seems that someone can't wait? I'll call Saotome right away and ask her to fill in me as the honorary leader of the 'Manshi Research Society' on the battle list!" Erina fighting spirit MAX.

"By the way, did he say anything else?" Erina asked again.

"Hmm... Let me think about it... That's right! You also said, 'If I have to design a recipe in advance to deal with the leader of this kind of club, I will bully her too much'!" Alice said swearing.

Watching Erina start to prepare the recipes for two consecutive duels with high spirits, Alice came out with a happy smile, like a child who succeeded in pranking.

"Is it really okay if I say this? Ah Xing doesn't even know that Erina is the honorary leader of the 'Manshi Research Society'?" Yu Mei asked.

"Eh? Is that so?" Alice pretended to know just now.

Seeing Yu Mei's speechless expression, Alice patted her on the shoulder and said, "Okay! Isn't this fun? And it can also improve the progress of Erina's bet with him! I'm also doing it for his benefit , um, that’s right, that’s it!”

Yu Mei rolled her eyes. She has seen Alice's "bad" character too many times...

That's right, the research direction of "Manshi Research Institute" is indeed very curious, but Erina was more obsessed with girl manga before, so she has a common language with Saotome, the main character of "Manshi Research Institute", and Saotome also recommended it to Erina. Less comics that interest her.

Even the "Manshi Research Institute" will independently create some comics in addition to studying the delicacies that appear in comics, because Erina, who is very interested in the "Manshi Research Institute", also created the "Manshi Research Institute" His honorary general, quite a bit of a backer for him!

And Liu Maoxing obviously didn't know this yet, so he directly named the "Manshi Research Institute" for review...

"Sneeze! Strange...have a cold?" Liu Maoxing asked doubtfully while sneezing.

Until now, Liu Maoxing still didn't know that the reason why he chose the "Manshi Research Institute" was to have a "cooking showdown" at night, because the "Yuetianjian" used the "Cooking Showdown" when the two ten heroes competed. The method of timing the month position can only be carried out at night!

But at the same time, Liu Maoxing finally perfected the innovative recipe before the final of the "Top Ten Qualifying Tournament"...

"Dear students, seniors and sisters, juniors! Do you miss me? After a week, Rei Kawashima meets you again!"

Rei Kawashima's stage sense is becoming more and more mature... By the way, how does this guy "pass" the assessment every time? Obviously, most of the time is spent learning the skills of the master of ceremonies, right?

Tsk tsk, with this time, if you don't learn how to cook, you're such a loafer!

Liu Maoxing sighed in his heart, yet he didn't realize that he was about to be "brainwashed" by the thinking of this world...

And Rei Kawashima continued to stir up the atmosphere on the stage: "All the students here and I are undoubtedly lucky, because we are probably the first batch since the establishment of the college to appreciate ten outstanding people and cook at the same time. The students! Today's qualifying match at 'Between the Moon and the Sky' is destined to be recorded in Yuan Yue's history..."

Rei Kawashima made a semi-impromptu speech "delaying time". Because of the special timing rules of "between the moon and the sky", the contestants can only enter the venue when the moon is almost completely out.

At this time, Liu Maoxing, who was waiting to play in the waiting area, felt more and more bored, so he chatted with Erina on the side: "Student Kawashima's level of master of ceremonies is really getting higher and higher, but I don't know her cooking skills. How about the speed of art improvement..."

"Huh? That's right! Seeing this kind of idler, Liu Maoxing, don't you find it pleasing to your eyes? Can't wait to fire her?" Erina said with a fighting face.

"Huh? Still...you won't be expelled, right? When did you and Rei Kawashima get on so well?" Liu Maoxing wondered.

He still thinks that Erina is arguing for Rei Kawashima, but he doesn't know that he offended Erina in the matter reviewed by the research agency.

"Hmph!" Erina turned her head directly.

Liu Maoxing was getting more and more confused, but just when he was about to ask again, Rei Kawashima had already announced that the contestants had entered the arena.

As a new world, the appearance of Liu Maoxing and others immediately attracted the greatest degree of attention.

Many invited guests also started talking about it. The top ten of Yuanyue College are almost destined to be the new generation of culinary masters who will emerge in a few years. It is normal that they will be noticed...

Among the ten people, if we must put them in an order, the three who have received the most attention are undoubtedly Erina, Yishihui, and Liu Maoxing. Among them, Erina is almost certainly the heir of the Nakiri family, and Yishihui is the former Everyone thinks that the student who has the greatest hope of hitting the first seat.

As for Liu Maoxing... a few competitions outside the academy let everyone know the name, and the record of defeating Erina twice is also eye-catching. More importantly, it is said that Liu Maoxing will be Erina's fiancé! Some people also claimed that he would be Alice's fiancé, and some "nonsense" said that he had maintained an improper relationship with the Nakiri sisters...

Someone even claimed to have witnessed the kiss between Liu Maoxing and Erina!

After that, there are the top ten who have heard of Oda Nobuna, Alice, Fei Sazi, and Yu Mei before, and finally, for the guests outside the academy, the relatively unfamiliar Xinghei Soma, Kurokiba Ryo, Tian Suohui...