
The cooking competition has begun, Haru who watched both Erina and Eizan have to admit that their level is not inferior to the level of chefs in the world of Toriko.
Eizan who was cooking his cooking boiled satsuma jidori (a type of high-quality poultry), softened it, then fried the chicken skin until the chicken oil came out.
Using that oil, he started frying garlic, ginger, and jasmine rice.
*thesis!* *thesis!*
The aroma permeated the entire banquet hall making everyone gulp.
Erina ignored everything that had happened and focused on her dish. He brought a piece of venison marinated with a special mixture before putting it in the oven then he put the bone of the venison into a large pot to make the broth.
The entire cooking process was completely smooth and exquisite, wearing her white chef uniform, her expression indifferent as if she was a queen in this place.
Ritsu who was watching among the crowd did not expect the cooking match to be this interesting as she felt that she was reading a shounen manga.
Haru who was watching their match felt quite complicated for taking bribes from Eizan. He had a premonition before, but he did not expect Eizan to fight against Erina. He could only laugh bitterly in this situation.
On the other hand, Alice came to the competition venue, leaning against the corridor wall, and a reddish touch was still left on her pretty white face. His red eyes stared intently at Haru and cursed him.
‘ this!!!!!’
Since he did not know how powerful the medicine was, he and Erina poured quite a lot of powder into the dish, and also added a side dish that could increase the absorption rate on the body.
That was why he instantly felt the cure even though he was just biting on the curry.
In that luxurious room, Alice, who was lying weakly on the carpet, needed to go to the bathroom five times!
Alice, who had recovered, needed a full ten minutes before she could stand up once more slowly, yet, until now, her legs were still soft due to the medicine earlier.
‘I need revenge!!!!!’
Alice thought in her heart.
At this time, the competition was about to end, Eizan finished cooking first, and came with the staff and brought five dishes in front of the judges.
“Please enjoy, Hainan Chicken Rice.”
Eizan lowered his head slightly and made a humble gesture, but the grim expression and grin that appeared at the corner of his mouth showed his true thoughts about this competition. He glanced at the five judges, and finally stopped at Haru.
Haru noticed Eizan's gaze and gave her a reassuring smile.
Eizan smiled brightly.
Sitting in the middle, Dojima Gin who is the main commentator said, “Let's eat while it's hot.”
Haru scooped a spoonful of rice and chicken into his mouth, chewed it gently, then it felt like fireworks were exploding at the end of his tongue. He tried another one and this time he put in the sauce.
“It feels very soft, but also very strong like a calm sea before a storm. The chicken is very tender, juicy, and very fat, making it impossible to stop eating! Very delicious!”
Haru thinks that Eizan's food is delicious, but he also knows that this person can do better if this person does not use bribes. He sighed at Eizan's talent and wondered if he could straighten it out.
But for sure this food was very tasty and he cleaned the food on his plate while wiping the sweat on his forehead. She could see that Ritsu was looking at her directly and could only smile at her.
Then he looked at Erina and felt a little worried, though, this girl was Tsudure, very hard to be honest, and quite proud, he could see that it was used to hide his weakness. She felt that this girl was quite lonely and it might be hard to accept if she lost the match, however, she would not show her mercy if the food cooked by Erina was bad.
“Cotority.”
As Eizan passed by Erina, he snorted softly.
“Are you aware?”
Eizan smiled and said, “Let me teach you a lesson today. The essence of cooking is strategy! If you don't have a strategy then you won't be able to win!” The Hainan Chicken Rice he had prepared had another purpose, and that was to give the judges a full feeling.
Rice can make the stomach feel full, the chicken is full of fat, and make people reluctant to eat more for fear of fat.
Eizan deliberately placed the dish first in order to lower the jury's expectations on the next dish.
It was his strategy to win this competition!
“So how can you win against me?”
Eizan opened his hands wide and smiled as if victory had been grasped in his hands.
“Then, wait, I will crush your vanity using my food!”
Erina turned around and continued her final preparations.
“Hmm? You haven't given up? Don't you see the satisfaction on the jury's face?”
“Just wait.”
Erina finished her final preparations, placed five dishes on the tray, gently twisted her beautiful buttocks, stepped confidently, and slowly walked towards the jury chair.
When Erina passed by Eizan, she smelled a scent emanating from the plate and could not help but frown.
“This aroma..”.
Eizan knew that this miss was a very formidable opponent.
Erina placed the dishes one by one in front of the jury, but when Haru's turn, she stiffened.
In his mind, he recalled the previous conversation, and his body shuddered again due to his embarrassment.
“Nakiri, you don't want me to taste your food?”
Looking at Erina's embarrassed and embarrassed expression, Haru found that it was very attractive, and she couldn't help but tease him.
“Hmph!”
Erina snorted angrily, her purple-pink eyes staring straight at her, and then she placed the porcelain plate in front of Haru, but perhaps because she was too imposing, the plate broke upon touching the table.
*breakup!*
A deadly silence filled the entire banquet hall.
Everyone stopped talking, only the tickling sound emanating from the sauce dripping from the table could be heard.
*trip!* *Trip!* *Trip!*
Inside the room, looking at the scenery through the big screen, Senzaemon stood up, and Alice who was leaning in the corridor inevitably closed her mouth.
No one would have imagined such an accident would happen in such an important match.
Erina's face was paler. He only roasted five pieces of venison, and it would be too late if he wanted to make another one!
More importantly, as a chef, doing such a thing is undoubtedly a failure and an act of brute force against guests.
It was not strange if Haru judged his failure.
Erina knew that the outcome of this match was in Haru's hands.
If Haru forgave him with that then he had a chance to win the food of the other four judges, however, if Haru did not forgive him then he would lose directly.
It's like when you go to a restaurant for dinner, and when the chef serves the food, he smashes the plate right in front of you, if that's really the case, he said, will you come to the restaurant again?
Everyone focused on Haru, who was looking at the broken plate in front of him without saying anything.
It might be their imagination, but Haru sitting on stage gave them a feeling of nervousness for some reason.
However, Haru even spoke, and Eizan who was beside him started to chirp. His tone was very pleased and said, Dear “Judges, why should we continue the game? Miss Nakiri who has made a big mistake, can't even be called a chef!” He knew that he had won the match ever since he bribed Haru with money.
“What are you talking about?”
Just then, the silent Haru suddenly spoke. He thought of giving Eizan a lesson somehow.
Eizan, who thought his victory had been determined, felt that he was dreaming.
“The job of the chef is to cook, and serving dishes is the duty of the waiter, so let's solve this problem, and the result of this match has not been decided.”
“Kasugano-san, do you know what you are doing?”
Eizan looked at Haru with a dark face, reminding him not to forget his position as he had to spend three million yen to bribe him.
“I know exactly what I do.”
Haru replied to Eizan, smiled, then looked at Erina who was looking at him with a surprised expression. “Wait for what else? Quickly and save the plate, you are a chef, you should know what you should do now.”
“Ya!”
Erina sighed a little relieved, before quickly picking up the dinner plate again then putting the venison on the new plate while giving her the sauce again. His mood was very complex at this moment, glanced at him silently, then quickly threw away his face, and whispered, “Please ..”
“Yah... I will forgive her this time.” Alice nodded and sighed in relief.
“Only three million yen to buy it? You are dreaming, Etsuya Eizan.
Senzaemon sat down once more and nodded at his daughter-in-law's granddaughter.
“ this ...”
Compared to the relief of Senzaemon and Alice, Eizan was furious and the veins on his forehead were visible ever since he was about to explode due to his anger. The opportunity was right in front of her, and she was about to win, but this was confused by Erina's beauty and took her money in vain.
Eizan really wanted to strangle Haru this time.
“Since Haru feels no problem, let's start tasting his food,” Dojima said.
At this moment, Eizan, who was under the stage, knew that Erina's food was dangerous. From the previous scene, she knew that the sauce prepared by Erina contained various sour fruits.
The acidity of the fruit can neutralize fat, and the acidity can also increase eating.
And what he feared the most actually happened because he saw all the judges had eaten all the food clean from the plate.
However, there are exceptions.
That's Haru.
Although Erina had prepared another sauce for her dish, it was no longer the same dish and the taste of the venison that fell on the table would change.
Eizan was convinced that the dish was better than Erina, or even if every judge had the same judgment, however, he believed that the dish Erina served to Haru was inferior to her dish.
If Haru really dared to say that Erina's cooking was more delicious then she had reason to reject her judgment!
And in this way, Haru who had made an unfair judgment would be eliminated by everyone, and victory would be in his hands.
“Because everyone has eaten, let's make a review now.”
Dojima Gin who was in the middle said, “Everyone has two plates in front of you, and put your spoon on your favorite plate.”
After speaking, Dojima placed his own spoon on Erina's plate.
Roland Chapelle also placed her spoon on Erina's plate.
Erina showed a happy expression, however, Eizan was full of anger.
However, the next two judges from outside the school all chose Eizan.
The score of both camps became a series with two points in both camps.
Haru looked at Eizan who had a grim expression, looked at the nervous Erina, and smiled at her before putting her spoon on Erina's plate.
“This is unfair!!!!”
Eizan stood up, shouting loudly on the spot!