Food: My food will make you burst into heaven

What is the supreme delicacy?

Is it the fantasy fairy jumping over the wall that makes God’s tongue tremble?

Is it the super menu of life for hunting eight king-level ingredients?

Or… a special dessert that would make the Pirate Empress willing to submit?

The male protagonist Xia Yuan, a top chef who died in the original world for saving people, was reborn in the world of Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma and awakened the chef evolution system

Mission 1: Use a “Light Cannon Cuisine” to shatter Erina Nakiri’s arrogance!

Mission 2: In the Totsuki Ten Elite Tournament, make all the judges burst their clothes!

Mission 3: Cross the captives of delicious food, hunt the four beasts, and protect the human world!

…

When the kitchen knife cuts through the dimensional barrier——

In Shokugeki Sekai, he made the “God’s Tongue” a slave to his taste buds;

In the world of food, he teams up with the Four Heavenly Kings to hunt for legendary ingredients;

In the world of pirates, his devil fruit dishes drove the whole world crazy!

“Look, everyone. This is the taste that can make the world surrender!” Xia Yuan said proudly.

Multiple CP harem, hot-blooded food battle, cross-dimensional adventure

Food: My food will make you burst into heaven
Chapter 1 Blue Demon King
Roppongi Arena, Tokyo, Japan.
On the basketball court, Haiyuan Middle School faced off against Zeyuan Middle School. The two teams were in a fierce confrontation, competing for the last spot in the national competition. At this time, the score on the field was 73:79. Haiyuan Middle School was lagging behind Zeyuan Middle School, and there was only 1 minute and 3 seconds left in the game.
“Attack! Attack!”
Kaiyuan Junior High School captain Ryuichi Takagi kept dribbling the ball, trying to get rid of the opponent’s pick-and-roll, while organizing his teammates to launch an attack on Zeyuan Junior High School’s court.
“Don’t even think about getting over there!” Zeyuan Junior High School’s power forward Toru Fujita stood in front of Takagi Ryuichi and said.
“Damn, the height difference is too big. This guy is 183 cm tall, 13 cm taller than me. What did he eat to grow up!?” Takagi Ryuichi gritted his teeth as he looked at Fujita Toru. Every time he tried to break through, he was blocked by the opponent’s body. He had no choice but to pass the ball.
A burly figure suddenly appeared and intercepted Takagi Ryuichi’s pass. This man was the center of Sawazono Junior High School, named Akai Eijiro. He came on in the second half and was the secret weapon of Sawazono Junior High School. He was 188 cm tall at the age of 14. It was not an exaggeration to call him a monster for being so tall at this age.
“The ball is mine!” Akai Eijiro said happily after grabbing the ball, and then he passed the ball to his teammate Hiromitsu Nomura.
As a scorer, Hiromitsu Nomura immediately started a fast break after receiving the ball. After entering the penalty area, he made a three-step layup and scored another 2 points for Zeyuan Middle School. The score difference reached 73:81, and Haiyuan Middle School fell behind by 8 points.
“Damn it! Are we going to stop here? Absolutely not! We still have a secret weapon that we haven’t used yet!” Takagi Ryuichi wiped the sweat from his forehead, gestured to Coach Anton in the coaching booth, and then the game was announced to be suspended.
The players went to the team bench to rest, while Takagi Ryuichi came up to a blue-haired boy and bowed.
“Please, Xia Yuanjun, please come on the court and help us win.”
Takagi’s move made the resting players look distressed, and it was obvious that they had bad memories. But now the game was in a slump, and if Xia Yuan was not activated, the team would be defeated and miss the national competition.
“Hahaha, is it finally my turn? Takagi-kun, according to the agreement, I will help you win the game, but after that, the fourteen members of the team, including the two female managers, will have to eat the special food I made.” Xia Yuan said with an evil smile.
“On behalf of the team, I promise you that I hope you can help us win.” After looking at Coach Anton, Takagi Ryuichi turned to Xia Yuan and said.
“Okay! Give me the jersey, number 10, and I’ll help you win.” Xia Yuan stood up and said. After hearing this, the junior on the bench immediately handed him the jersey.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, quickly warm up your body.” Coach Anton looked at Xia Yuan and reminded him.
“For me, this level of exercise doesn’t require warm-up. Let’s go.” Xia Yuan responded defiantly.
In the commentary booth, commentators Hashimoto Sawao and Ichikawa Shigeru looked at the information and found Xia Yuan’s name. He was a student from the University of Tokyo who had performed well in the group stage, scoring 38 points in a single quarter, and has not played since then.
“The break is over! Haiyuan Middle School has taken out their long-hidden secret weapon, No. 10 Xia Yuan! He once had outstanding results in the group stage. Can his appearance now produce a chemical reaction and lead Haiyuan Middle School to victory? Let’s wait and see!” Hashimoto Sawao said while holding the microphone and looking at the information.
In the audience, many female audiences were excited and delighted after seeing Xia Yuan’s face. His lake blue straight short hair was particularly eye-catching among the players with black hair. His fair and handsome face made it difficult to look away. The most contrasting thing was his strong muscles. With his well-developed biceps, the whole person had a kind of explosive beauty.
ah–
That number 10 is so handsome!
Come on Haiyuan Middle School!
I want to be the girlfriend of player number 10.
When the players of Haiyuan Middle School heard that many spectators were no longer cheering for Zeyuan Middle School but cheering for themselves instead, they put in some extra energy and their mentality was obviously improved. As soon as Takagi Ryuichi served the ball, Xia Yuan reached out to take it, and Zeyuan Middle School’s power forward Fujita Toru immediately rushed up.
Toru Fujita glared at Xia Yuan and thought to himself: This blue-haired guy is so annoying. He has taken away the cheering voice that belonged to Zeyuan Middle School. He must be taught a lesson.
Xia Yuan grinned, and the next second, he disappeared in front of Fujita Toru, quickly came to the three-point line, and made a perfect jump shot.
The net is hollow and you score!
“Ahhh! What! No. 10 Xia Yuan actually used Olajuwon’s dream footwork! He instantly got rid of Fujita Toru’s defense and scored. He was only on the court for 5 seconds!” commentator Shigeru Ichikawa said excitedly.
“It’s just luck! It must be luck, Archer, you should be serious!” Ikeda, the captain of Zeyuan Junior High School, patted Toru Fujita on the back and said angrily.
“Captain, I understand.” Toru Fujita agreed with a frown.
“Eijiro, go keep an eye on the guy with blue hair and don’t let him score. As long as we can hold him off, victory will still be ours!” Ikeda commanded.
“Yes!” Akai Eijiro agreed.
Zeyuan Junior High School served the ball, Hiromitsu Nomura took the ball and prepared to attack. Eijiro Akai defended Xia Yuan, trying to use his physical advantage to prevent Xia Yuan from getting the ball, but he was horrified to find that Xia Yuan’s body could not be moved at all.
“Square head, you think you can defend me with your body as thin as a sugarcane seedling? You are too naive.” Xia Yuan flashed past Rongjiro and instantly came in front of Nomura Hiromitsu. He grabbed the ball easily and threw it casually at the three-point line.
The basketball went into the net.
“Two three-pointers in 11 seconds, oh my god! Who is player No. 10 Xia Yuan? ” commentator Hashimoto Sawao said in surprise while holding the microphone.
The live score was 79:81, with only one goal left, and Haiyuan Middle School could equalize the score.
“Attack, attack! Fujita, Akai, you two go to defend that blue-haired guy, Nomura, follow me.” Ikeda, the captain of Sawazono Junior High School, said angrily.
Fujita and Akai surrounded Xia Yuan. They stretched out their hands to form a human wall, trying to double-team Xia Yuan and prevent him from having the ball, but their physical fitness was no match for Xia Yuan.
“If it were two O’Neals defending me, maybe it would have some effect, haha.” Xia Yuan said disdainfully, turned around and disappeared from the two men’s sight again. After breaking out of the encirclement, Gao Mu immediately passed the ball to Xia Yuan.
Basketball midfield, zero-second shot.
puff–
The sweet sound of a goal rang out and the ball went into the net, earning another 3 points.
He made three three-pointers in 27 seconds.
The score was 82:81.
“There are still 36 seconds left. Come on, score two goals!” The captain of Zeyuan Middle School pursed his dry lips and shouted in a hoarse voice.
The other members of Zeyuan Middle School looked at Xia Yuan in horror. Who on earth is this guy?
In the audience, a curious female audience member found Xia Yuan’s information through an online search.
“Xia Yuan, 15 years old, all-round athlete, food blogger, chef, Tokyo’s biggest eater, blacklisted by hundreds of buffet restaurants… people call him the Blue Devil.”
“How can such a handsome boy be called the Demon King?”
The next second, exclamations rang out throughout the gymnasium. Xia Yuan held the ball and completed a slam dunk in the penalty area under the defense of the center, power forward, and guard of Youzeyuan Middle School.
Boom——
Xia Yuan showed a ferocious smile and looked down at the three people who fell down while defending Fujita Toru, Akai Eijiro and Ikeda. That face left a shadow in the hearts of the three people, making them feel weak all over and unable to get up. The three people got up with difficulty with the help of their teammates, but they had lost the will to fight in their hearts.
So scary!
Since the three players had lost the desire to win, Takagi Ryuichi scored the last goal and the game was declared over!
Score: 86:81, Haiyuan Middle School won and won the spot to advance to the national competition.
“Yeah, we won! We can go to the national competition!” The people of Haiyuan Middle School cheered happily and ran into the stadium to hug each other, while Xia Yuan walked silently to the team seat and took out the lunch box from his handbag.
“As agreed, everyone has to taste my fermented bean curd, coffee and preserved eggs!” Xia Yuan came in front of everyone and said with a smile, holding a box of preserved eggs.
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ActivityRegister as a Filo member and get 200 points![Register Now]Chapter 2 Cat Restaurant (Old Version)
After the basketball game, Xia Yuan walked happily on the street carrying his package. At this moment, he was still recalling the reactions of the basketball team members after eating the preserved eggs. The painful and distorted faces, as well as the howling made Xia Yuan excited. He took out a small notebook from his arms, which listed more than a dozen clubs that blocked him after eating his special food. Finally, he added the basketball club, and the page was just full.
“Huh, the three years of middle school are about to end. Which high school should I go to? I must find a school with more people, preferably some bad boys. This way I can use them to test my terrible cooking, which will be more fun.” Xia Yuan imagined with a smile.
“Next time, let’s make some canned herring juice mixed with black garlic, find some bad boys, and feed it to them, hehehe.” Xia Yuan imagined with an idea.
Suddenly, a bell rang, and at an underground entrance, two office workers in suits walked out of a restaurant, stroking their stomachs with enjoyable smiles on their faces. Then they said goodbye to each other and left in different directions.
“There is a restaurant in this underground location? It is said that there are treasures in deep alleys. Let’s come to this restaurant to taste the food.” Xia Yuan came to the underground and looked at the flowers and green trees at the door, which made him feel relaxed and happy.
Um?!
Xia Yuan was startled when he saw the little cat pattern hanging on the restaurant door.
“Hiss—this is the door to the cafeteria in the other world! It was one of my favorite food animations in my previous life. Wow, I encountered it today! I must go in and eat!” Xia Yuan said in shock.
jingle–
The door of the Cat Western Restaurant was opened, and the familiar restaurant scene came into view. There were eight office workers in suits waiting for their meals, and a long-haired old man in a kimono was sitting at the bar enjoying the food.
“Wow, this is great! This is the place I’ve always dreamed of coming to.” Xia Yuan exclaimed as he looked at the restaurant.
“Welcome!” A deep middle-aged male voice sounded.
“Hello.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile and sat down at the bar. He turned his head and looked at the long-haired old man next to him. He felt that the other person’s face was a little scary. He might have been a gangster when he was young, but this did not affect Xia Yuan’s mood for dining.
In the kitchen, Yamakata, the owner of Cat Western Restaurant, handed over the menu and smiled kindly.
“Hello, sir. The waiter in the store has taken a leave and is not here today. We are sorry for the poor hospitality. You can order all the dishes on the menu, but there are still a few dishes to go. Please wait a moment.” The owner Shan Fang explained to Xia Yuan.
“It’s okay, uncle. I’m a chef too, and I totally understand!” Xia Yuan responded with a smile and a nod.
“Thank you for your understanding. This is the first time I meet you. If you are a new customer, I will give you a free portion of pickled vegetables. Here is a towel and ice water, please use them.” The owner said politely.
Xia Yuan got some ice water and a towel, wiped his hands, turned around and looked around. He was very excited when he thought that when Saturday came, this place would be full of humans and orcs from other worlds. The people he wanted to see most were the beautiful demon girl Aleta, and the black dragon Kuro. He really wanted Kuro’s voice to echo in his head.
“It’s a beautiful moment. I have to use my cell phone to record it. Hmm? Where’s the money?” Xia Yuan put his hands in his pockets, took out his cell phone but couldn’t find any money.
“Huh!? Where’s my 5,000 yuan? Did it fall out when I bought preserved eggs yesterday?”
“I came to my favorite restaurant and lost my money. What should I do? Go find some bad boys or hooligans on the street and rob them? I won’t be in the mood to eat there.”
“Can I have a free meal if I tell the store owner that I don’t have any money? With the store owner’s character, he will probably agree, but what have I become? A gentleman doesn’t eat food given out of pity!”
“Since I came to Japan at the age of eight and was taken in by my fourth uncle, the moment I awakened the Kitchen God System, I have been a chef. I took the initiative to offer help and use my cooking skills to exchange for a meal for the boss. This is what a man does!” Xia Yuan thought to himself.
“Hello, manager. My name is Xia Yuan. I’m a chef at Dingfu Restaurant on the commercial street. I don’t have any money with me today, so I hope to be a kitchen helper in exchange for a meal.” Xia Yuan looked at the manager and said.
The store manager looked at Xia Yuan. This young man had blue hair and was very handsome. There was a sense of righteousness between his eyebrows. He gave people a good feeling. He was able to tell his predicament before the meal and hoped to exchange food through his labor. He was a good kid.
“If you don’t have money, I can give you a free meal. I’ll charge you next time you come.” The owner responded with a smile.
“No, I’m also a chef, and I’m a very good cook. Several diners over there are queuing up for their meals. With my help, the meals can be served faster!” Xia Yuan said seriously.
“Well… okay, then please go to the locker room to change your clothes, wash your hands, and come over to help.” The owner agreed, looking at Xia Yuan’s bright black eyes.
At the side, the old man who was having dinner raised a smile on his face. What a nice young man. Let’s see how his cooking skills are.
Xia Yuan came to the locker room and quickly changed into a chef’s uniform. After washing his hands carefully, he came to the owner.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, I’m making crepes. What dishes are you good at?” the owner asked while making them.
“I’m good at both Chinese and Western cuisine.” Xia Yuan said seriously.
“Well… okay, then I’ll leave the mixed fried rice to you,” the owner responded.
“Got it!” Xia Yuan nodded in agreement.
Coming to the chopping board, Xia Yuan took the kitchen knife, which was a Santoku knife, an all-purpose knife that could be used to cut meat, vegetables, melons and fruits.
“Oh, he’s a good boy.” Xia Yuan looked at Feng Ren and smiled. He quickly grabbed three shrimps and diced them, then diced the mushrooms and carrots, and evenly placed the five ingredients on a plate with a little peas and corn. He took out a plate to serve the rice, diced the green onions, beat two eggs, and completed the preparation of the ingredients.
Go to the stove, add a little water, bring it to a boil, blanch the ingredients for one minute, then remove and set aside. Heat the pan with cold oil, add half of the egg liquid, beat it into flocs, pour in the rice, press and beat it, then pour in the remaining egg liquid and start stir-frying over high heat.
call–
The flame was lit and Xia Yuan started to flip the wok. The owner nearby saw him and nodded continuously. This kid really was a chef, and a very good one at that.
Then add the ingredients back into the wok and continue to stir-fry until the rice grains are distinct. Add salt and wait until the salt has absorbed the flavor. Then add chopped green onions and continue to stir-fry evenly. The mixed fried rice is done!
When the mixed fried rice is poured into the plate, the aroma fills the air and the surface of the fried rice emits a faint fluorescence.
“Oh, that’s amazing, Xia Yuanjun, this plate of mixed fried rice belongs to the gentleman in the navy blue suit and brown tie, please deliver it to him.” The owner exclaimed as he looked at the glowing mixed fried rice.
“Okay!” Xia Yuan put the mixed fried rice into the tray and put the spoon aside. When the mixed fried rice was served to the diner, he immediately showed a surprised expression.
“Wow, is this mixed fried rice? It looks like a work of art.” The male diner exclaimed, swallowed his saliva, carefully picked up the spoon, scooped a spoonful of mixed fried rice and put it into his mouth.
Um–
Fragrant, fresh, and delicious! The diner’s consciousness briefly entered a spiral world, and mushrooms, shrimps, carrots, corn, and peas continued to spiral up along with his body, and finally flew onto a cloud made of rice.
“Delicious! So delicious!” The male diner no longer cared about his image. He picked up the spoon, scooped up the fried rice and stuffed it into his mouth frantically until his mouth could no longer hold it. Then he chewed it hard, with a smile on his face while chewing.
Xia Yuan looked at the happy faces of the diners. This smile was one of his motivations as a chef. He quickly returned to his post and waited for the next instruction from the owner.
“Next, table three, two servings of omelette rice, table five, one serving of ginger-grilled pork with white rice. All three will have pickled radish. Thank you for your hard work, Xia Yuan-jun.” The owner said to Xia Yuan as he made the burgers.
“Okay, leave it to me!” Xia Yuan nodded and agreed with a smile.
Turn on lazy reading mode
Chapter 3: The Old Man’s Clothes Exploded (Old Version)
With Xia Yuan’s help, the peak lunchtime customer flow was smoothly passed. Those office workers were very satisfied with their lunch and vowed to come back for lunch tomorrow. The owner smiled and waved goodbye to them. Finally, only Xia Yuan, the owner and the majestic-looking old man in kimono with long hair were left in the restaurant.
“Thank you for your hard work, Xia Yuanjun. Your cooking skills amaze me. When I was your age, I was nowhere near as good as you.” The owner humbly praised Xia Yuan.
“Owner, you are too modest. Although I haven’t tasted your cooking skills, from serving the food to plating, as well as the reactions of the diners, your cooking skills are absolutely top-notch. I still have a lot to learn.” Xia Yuan bowed slightly and responded politely.
“Hahaha, Mr. Xia Yuan, what do you want to eat? You can order anything on the menu.” The owner laughed, his eyes filled with appreciation and joy. It was obvious that Xia Yuan’s words put him in a very good mood.
“I want to eat a hamburger, chicken curry rice and Coke!” Xia Yuan said expectantly.
“Okay, go sit down and wait.” The owner nodded in agreement.
Ahem——
A cough was heard, and the long-haired old man sitting at the bar raised his right hand, looked at Xia Yuan with sharp eyes, and then spoke.
“Excuse me, young man, could you please give me a portion of your cooking?”
“Grandpa, you can ask the owner to make it for you. I’m just a kitchen helper and I don’t know much.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile. He was just exchanging his labor for a meal and he was not the chef of this restaurant. It would be a taboo to overshadow the chef. He wanted to come often in the future.
“Haha, that’s okay. I just want to eat the food you cook. The owner and I are old friends, he won’t mind.” The long-haired old man responded with a hearty smile.
Xia Yuan turned his head to look at the owner, and saw the owner nodded with a smile. Xia Yuan had no choice but to agree.
“Grandpa, what do you want to eat? I prefer Chinese cuisine, but Western food is also fine.” Xia Yuan introduced.
“Well… you have an excellent talent. I have some room left after eating the beef curry rice I just had. I would like to have a light and tasty dish. Chinese or Western food is fine. Please make me one.” The long-haired old man stated his request.
After listening to the old man’s request, Xia Yuan understood what the old man wanted. What he actually wanted was a dessert after the meal, to use a refreshing dessert to counteract the heaviness of the beef curry.
“Open the Genshin menu!” Xia Yuan communicated with his food system using his consciousness.
bite–
The delicacies in the Genshin Impact menu were arranged in order in front of Xia Yuan according to their production levels. Xia Yuan soon found the answer. There was a dish that was the favorite of the Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortal – almond tofu, which met the old man’s needs very well.
“Hello, owner. Do you have almonds in our store?” Xia Yuan asked the owner.
“Yes, I’ll get it for you.” The owner nodded.
“Great. Could you please prepare almonds, sugar, jelly powder and milk for me? These four things, please.” Xia Yuan listed the ingredients he needed.
“Okay! Wait a moment!” The owner came to the warehouse and quickly put the ingredients Xia Yuan needed on the chopping board.
Xia Yuan rolled up his sleeves and started making almond tofu.
First pour the almonds into the blender, add appropriate amount of water and start stirring.
After the almonds are crushed into juice, take them out and filter them. Then pour the almond juice into a pot and heat it. Then add appropriate amount of jelly powder and boil it. After the almond juice is emulsified, add appropriate amount of milk and continue to boil. Add white sugar after boiling. After boiling for the second time, pour it into a square plate, skim off the foam, seal it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator to freeze.
Afterwards, Xia Yuan came to his package and took out a can of rose nectar, which he had specially bought yesterday, intending to make a dish of honey stinky tofu and randomly feed it to a ‘good classmate’, but now it came in handy.
While the almond tofu was cooling down, Xia Yuan took out a plate and began to prepare the dish. He cut the strawberries into segments and placed them on the plate. Then he took out the almond tofu from the freezer, cut it into pieces and placed it on the plate. He garnished it with a small mint and then drizzled it with rose honey.
Almond tofu is ready!
“Almond tofu is a thousand-year-old famous Chinese dish. Please have a taste, owner and old man.” Xia Yuan said as he handed over the dish.
The almond tofu emitted a faint fluorescent light in the dish. The soft and delicate aroma felt very comfortable after being inhaled into the nose. The long-haired old man pressed it lightly with a spoon. The surface of the almond tofu was smooth and chewy. After that, he scooped a spoonful and put it into his mouth. In an instant, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
The old man with long hair felt like he came to an antique inn, sitting at the dining table. In the distance were majestic mountains, and nearby was a blue lake. On the railing of the inn, a green-haired boy played a beautiful melody with a flute. The old man with long hair felt as if he was sublimated.
tasty!
I saw this smell and fully felt the cultural heritage!
Xia Yuan looked at the long-haired old man and the shop owner, immersed in the deliciousness of almond tofu, and nodded happily. Who knew what would happen the next second.
Puff——
The long-haired old man’s clothes suddenly burst open, and the pieces of clothes splashed onto his face.
“What the hell, what’s going on! This old man’s clothes are torn off, is he a terrorist?!” Xia Yuan said in shock as he took off the piece of clothes stuck to his face.
After finishing the almond tofu, the old man nodded with satisfaction, took out a new kimono from a cloth bag he carried with him and put it on in public.
“Young man, you are very good. We will see each other again soon, hahaha.” After putting on his clothes, the long-haired old man picked up the cloth bag and looked at Xia Yuan. After saying goodbye to the store manager, he left.
“Who is this old man? Pieces of clothes are flying everywhere. Clean them up quickly.” Xia Yuan said helplessly.
After being busy for a while, Xia Yuan finally ate the food made by the owner of the restaurant in the other world that he had been longing for. The hamburger set + chicken curry set was placed in front of him.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, please enjoy your meal.” The owner smiled and turned back to the kitchen to deal with the dishes and kitchen waste.
“I’m eating!” Xia Yuan bowed to the food, picked up the burger and took a big bite.
The moment the burger is put into the mouth, the first smell that comes out is the hamburger bun with a strong wheat flavor, which is made more fragrant by the sesame seeds. It is followed by the thick meat patty, which is soft and delicious. Finally, there are vegetables wrapped in salad dressing, which is sweet and sour, with a milky aftertaste of cheese.
This feeling – Xia Yuan saw himself in a sea of ​​hamburgers. Next to him was an uncle wearing a hamburger mask. The hamburger uncle gave him a thumbs up and looked at him with a smile, then pulled him and started speeding in the sea of ​​hamburgers.
Oh——oh——oh——
Xia Yuan finished the big hamburger in three bites, then started eating French fries, and took the last sip of Coke which went down his throat smoothly, making him feel super satisfied!
After finishing the hamburger set, Xia Yuan picked up the spoon and started eating the curry rice. It tasted equally great. No wonder Black Dragon Kuro liked it so much. After finishing the delicious food on the plate in a few bites, Xia Yuan wiped his mouth with a napkin, then stood up and walked to the bar and bowed to the owner.
“Thank you for the delicious food, I will bring money next time I come.” Xia Yuan said embarrassedly.
“Haha, Xia Yuanjun, I also had a great meal. Don’t be so polite. You’re welcome to come again next time.” The owner responded with a smile.
Xia Yuan said goodbye to the owner, pushed open the door of the restaurant, looked back at the little cat hanging on the door, said goodbye to it with a smile, then walked towards home carrying his package.
Feilu novel, Fei will make you look good!
Chapter 4: Scouts and Coaches (Old Version)
Walking on the street, Xia Yuan pursed his lips. He was very satisfied with the meal in the Cat Western Restaurant, but not full!
After awakening the system ability, Xia Yuan’s appetite increased exponentially. At first, he ate the amount of food for ten people, then twenty people, and thirty people. The last time he was full was at the beginning of last year, when he ate 1,372 plates of sushi in a sushi buffet restaurant. After that, he was blacklisted by the owner of the sushi restaurant, and many buffet restaurants on the street also blacklisted Xia Yuan. There was a photo of his appearance at the bar, and the staff remembered not to allow Xia Yuan to enter.
After that, Xia Yuan was in energy-saving mode on weekdays and was on the verge of starving to death. Now that he encountered the cafeteria in another world, Xia Yuan decided to go to the other world. There were all kinds of large monsters in the other world. As long as he defeated them, he could eat them.
Slime, that’s jelly.
Goblin, chop off the head, remove the limbs and eat the ribs.
Beef man, his whole body is a treasure, eat it all.
Demon Wolf, that is dog meat, it smells really good.
…
As he thought about it, Xia Yuan’s saliva kept secreting, but at the same time he also became worried. He didn’t know if he could survive in the other world with his 440 kg wrist strength, speed of 9 seconds for 100 meters, proficiency in Bajiquan and Taijiquan, and a body that was not easily injured by ordinary blades. In his previous life, he watched anime about other worlds, and the monsters in those anime all had magic or something. It would be terrible if he went there and was killed by a monster with magic. Xia Yuan decided to wait until he was 18 years old before going out to explore the world.
When they returned to Dingfu Restaurant, the peak lunch hour had passed and Xia Yuan’s fourth uncle had also become idle and was smoking at the door.
“Xiao Yuan, you’re back. How was the result of the basketball game? Did we win?” Fourth uncle Xia Weiguo asked with a smile.
“Of course we won. I sent the school team into the national competition.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Wow, my baby, you’re so awesome. Come on, you must be hungry. Come inside and have dinner. Your uncle has prepared everything for you.” The uncle put his arm around Xia Yuan’s back and walked into the restaurant.
There were several guests eating in Dingfu Restaurant. After seeing Xia Yuan coming back, a middle-aged man in a gray suit quickly finished the food on the plate, wiped his mouth and hands, took out his business card and came to Xia Yuan.
“Hello, Xia Yuanjun, I’m a scout from Debo Trading Company, Takafumi Inoue, nice to meet you.” Takafumi Inoue said politely with a smile.
“Huh? Scout? What are you going to do?” Xia Yuan looked at the middle-aged man with a fake smile and asked puzzledly.
“I’ve seen Xia Yuanjun’s video on YouTube. The video of you eating more than a thousand plates of sushi at a time has been viewed more than 7 million times. In my opinion, you have the potential to become a star, so I hope to discuss this with you. Our company will provide you with the corresponding resources to help you become a household name in Japan.” Inoue Takafumi said with a smile.
“Celebrity? Not interested. My ambition is to become the best chef on land, sea and air! You’re welcome to have dinner at our restaurant. Forget about the negotiations. I’m going to eat now.” Xia Yuan did not take Inoue Takafumi’s business card. He threw down the package and ran into the kitchen to get the food.
“This…” Inoue Takafumi looked at his fourth uncle somewhat embarrassedly. His fourth uncle smiled and indicated that the meal cost 750 yuan. After paying the money, Inoue Takafumi walked out of Dingfu Restaurant helplessly.
The fourth uncle returned to the kitchen and looked at Xia Yuan who was eating. He sighed that time passed quickly. It had been eight years since his eldest brother and sister-in-law passed away, and it had also been eight years since Xia Yuan came to Japan. He had grown from a chubby boy into a handsome and charming young man.
“Xiao Yuan, you are about to graduate from junior high school. Do you still want to be a chef in the future? If you want to go to college and get a doctorate, our family can afford it. To be honest, being a chef is quite tiring. Fourth uncle wants you to live an easy and decent life.” Fourth uncle said as he lit a cigarette.
“Fourth uncle, oh… the coriander has burnt my throat. Wait a minute. Okay, I must be a chef, the strongest chef in the navy, army and air force. Haha, I’m very strong and not afraid of any hard work. As for dignity, that’s not important.” Xia Yuan responded while eating a large bowl of boiled fish.
“Okay, Fourth Uncle respects your wishes. In a few years, Fourth Uncle will give you money and let you open a store. Then I will find you a reliable and stable partner who can support you to marry. Then I will have done my best for Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law.” Fourth Uncle took a deep puff of cigarette and said with a little sadness.
“Hehe, Fourth Uncle, I want to be a chef who travels thousands of miles. I’m fine with dating, but I won’t get married.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“You naughty boy! You can’t mess around with girls. With your looks and figure, there must be a lot of girls who would throw themselves at you. But, Fourth Uncle tells you, you have to keep yourself clean, understand?”
Just as Fourth Uncle was lecturing Xia Yuan, three middle-aged men walked into Dingfu Restaurant one after another. The waiter brought the menu and handed it to them, but the three men were not there to eat, but to find Xia Yuan.
“Xiao Yuan, there’s a guest looking for you in the front hall.” The waitress, Sister Wang, greeted.
“Who is it? I’m eating. Are you a scout?” Xia Yuan had no choice but to put down the bowl, wiped his mouth and went to the front hall.
When the three saw Xia Yuan, they took out their business cards and introduced themselves.
“Hello, Xia Yuanjun. I’m Kawasaki Naotake, the basketball coach of Luonan High School. I’ve seen your games. You’re a very promising basketball player. I hope you’ll choose our school when you go on to high school. If possible, I’ll apply to the school for a special guaranteed admission policy.” Kawasaki Naotake handed over his business card and introduced himself.
“Hello, Xia Yuan-kun, I’m Taro Sakaki, the tennis club consultant of Hyotei Academy. Your comet serve is very impressive. Compared to team sports, individual sports like tennis are more suitable for you. At the same time, my school has a complete system for further studies and studying abroad, which will be very helpful for you to become a professional tennis player.” The man in a suit named Taro Sakaki handed over an introduction to the academy and introduced himself.
“Hello, Xia Yuan-kun. I’m the baseball coach of Qingdao High School, Zenjiro Yoshimoto. Our baseball club is currently in need of a strong hitter. I hope you can consider it.” Zenjiro Yoshimoto, who was communicating with Xia Yuan at the end, saw the olive branches extended to Xia Yuan by the two major high schools, and what he could give was actually very limited. He just made a simple introduction and waited to see what Xia Yuan would choose.
Xia Yuan took the business cards of the three people and thought to himself that if he had not awakened the chef system, he would really like to go to these schools to play. But after all, his body was strengthened and transformed by the chef system, and he also liked the profession of chef, so he did not think too much and rejected them all.
“Hello, coaches and consultants. I am just a little stronger than the average person. I have only participated in sports because I was dragged into it. My hobby is cooking. In the future, I will become the strongest chef in the army, navy and air force. Thank you for your visit and favor. I’m sorry that I cannot agree.” Xia Yuan responded politely to the three people.
After more than ten minutes of communication and persuasion, the coaches and consultants from the three universities reluctantly left Dingfu Restaurant. On the side, the fourth uncle supported his chin and took two blood pressure pills. Among the three universities, Hyotei Academy was his favorite. If possible, it would be the best if his daughter and son could go to Hyotei Junior High School and Senior High School in the future. Unfortunately, the eldest daughter Xia Lian’s academic ability was average, and the youngest son Xia Hua was playful and active. Only Xia Yuan was the most competitive. He was in the top five in the grade in academics, all-round in sports, the most well-behaved and the most rebellious. I don’t know what this kid was thinking. Why did he have to be a chef? Alas…
Chapter 5: Invitation to Totsuki Academy (Old Version)
Time flies, and the graduation exam for the third grade of Haiyuan Middle School has arrived. Xia Yuan is thinking about which high school has more bad boys and is close to home, and he will apply to that school.
Why is Xia Yuan so obsessed with bad boys?
Because in his opinion, bad boys are the simplest and easiest to understand group on the entire planet. The mentally challenged guys like violence, and Xia Yuan is more violent than them. In this way, the bad boys will obey and do whatever he tells them to do.
Eating the unpalatable food he made and seeing their painful expressions is one of the pleasures of Xia Yuan as a chef.
“Pickled cucumber mixed with Hainan fish tea, what will these two taste like together? I really want to try it. When I have time, I must go to the alleys to see if there are any bad boys who bully others, and ask them to give it to me to try.” Xia Yuan thought as he walked with his schoolbag.
Back at Dingfu Restaurant, some old customers waved and greeted Xia Yuan when they saw him coming back. Xia Yuan casually threw his schoolbag on the bar, gave his aunt Huimei a hug and kiss, then went to the locker room to change into his chef’s uniform and started his daily cooking.
A Mercedes-Benz sedan stopped at the entrance of the hotel. A professional woman wearing sunglasses walked out from the back seat and walked into Dingfu Restaurant accompanied by two bodyguards.
“Welcome! How many guests are here?” Huimei greeted them warmly. She saw that the woman in the middle had an outstanding temperament. The one walking in front was obviously the leader, and the two men behind were burly and should be bodyguards.
“I’m alone. Classmate Xia Yuan is here, right? Ask him to come out and see me.” The girl in sunglasses sat casually at the dining table, crossed her legs and said loudly.
“Madam, what do you want to see my child about?” Huimei didn’t know the origin of the woman in sunglasses. Judging from her clothes and makeup, she might be a gangster. In an instant, Huimei thought of a plot in which a gangster woman took a fancy to her son and forced him to marry her.
“Auntie, please just do as I say.” The woman in sunglasses responded in a haughty tone.
It happened that at this moment, the food was served from the kitchen. Xia Yuan brought out the eggplant and meat rice on a tray. The woman in sunglasses took off her sunglasses after seeing Xia Yuan. After Xia Yuan finished delivering the food, the woman in sunglasses called him.
“Hello, Mr. Xia Yuan. I am the food critic Ichibanin Fengzi. Now please bring your best dish. I want to taste it.” Ichibanin Fengzi looked at Xia Yuan and said in a tender voice. While speaking, she unbuttoned a button on her chest. Her surging breasts were about to burst out as she panted.
“Food critic? Oh, you’re here to explore a restaurant, right? Sure, what kind of dishes do you want to eat? Be more specific.” Xia Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Ichibanyuan Fengzi, and cried out in his heart, what a huge leak, this deserves a D+.
“I want to eat meat, the best meat, cooked with the best skills. You have one hour to serve it on the table, otherwise, you will be eliminated by me!” Ichibanin Fengzi said, resting his chin on his hand and looking at Xia Yuan’s handsome face.
“Meat dishes, no problem. I guarantee that they’ll make you scream with delight!” Xia Yuan turned back to the kitchen, summoned the system with his mind, opened the Genshin Impact menu, and selected: beast meat. Dozens of meat dishes immediately appeared.
“For the dishes in the Genshin Impact menu, one-star dishes can make diners feel that they are delicious, and there is no problem in dealing with guests with average taste; two-star dishes will emit a faint fluorescence, which can satisfy guests who are picky and demanding about food, and can make people have brief hallucinations; three-star dishes can be participated in various cooking competitions as judges, with additional human body enhancement effects, such as restoring vitality/restoring physical strength, etc.; four-star dishes will emit rays of light and make diners fall into a fantasy for several minutes, which is a bit exaggerated; as for the five-star dishes, the only two are Fairy Jumping Over the Wall and Cheese Crab Pot, I haven’t tried to make these two dishes, but I feel that there should be no problem in making a shocking news.” Xia Yuan pinched his chin and looked at the Genshin Impact menu in thought.
“Let’s choose three-star dishes and make this showy woman who comes to visit the restaurant become psychedelic on the spot!” Xia Yuan decided with a crooked smile.
Take out two pieces of high-quality pork tenderloin, cut them into even diamond-shaped pieces, put them on a plate for later use, cut the purple onion into shreds, cut the tomatoes into small square pieces, heat oil in a pan, add the onions and stir-fry until fragrant, add the pork tenderloin, stir-fry until the meat is cooked, then add the tomatoes and an appropriate amount of tomato sauce.
This dish is called Flame-braised Meat, and it tastes sour and spicy, so Xia Yuan took out two small pieces of hot pot base and added them to it, then added water and started stewing over high heat. In the middle, he took out the can of chickpeas, drained the chickpeas, and then put them into the pot to stew.
An hour passed quickly. Xia Yuan looked at the time and saw that there were only 3 minutes left. The stew in the pot would need to be stewed for at least half an hour to reach perfection. Xia Yuan immediately activated the system skill: Time waits for no one. Speed ​​up the ripening of the stew. After the skill was activated, the dish was ready in an instant. Xia Yuan served the flame-braised meat on a plate and garnished it with a little basil leaves, making it a perfect meal.
Xia Yuan brought the flame-braised meat to Ichibanin Fengzi and introduced the name of the dish loudly.
“Specially made by the devil, flame stew! Please enjoy!”
Ichibanin Mineko looked at the flame-braised meat in front of her. The charming meat aroma stimulated her taste buds and made her secrete a lot of saliva. She pursed her lips and quickly swallowed her saliva. She was a gourmet and an expert who had tasted thousands of delicacies. She couldn’t lose her composure.
He scooped up a piece of stewed meat with an iron spoon and slowly put it into his mouth. Ichibanin Mineko immediately fell into a fantasy. The strong spicy taste was mixed with the sour taste of tomatoes, and the rich oil overflowed in his mouth. The feeling was like entering a volcanic eruption.
Ah – it’s so hot!
Ichibanin Mineko chewed the flame-stewed meat and let out a misleading scream of satisfaction. The illusion had not yet ended, as a big hand pulled Ichibanin Mineko out of the lava. The owner of the big hand was a huge blue demon, who used his fingertips to pick up Ichibanin Mineko’s clothes and kept fiddling with her body.
Ah——there…my body is going to be broken!
“No, Lord Demon King, I surrender to you!” Ichibanin Fengzi ate up a plate of flame-braised meat. Immersed in the illusion, she pulled open her shirt, revealing purple lace underwear, and rushed towards Xia Yuan.
A figure suddenly rushed out and stood in front of Xia Yuan.
“You nymphomaniac, don’t even think about taking advantage of my child. Pay the money quickly and leave!” Aunt Huimei grabbed Ichibanin Fengzi’s two big bombs with her hands and shouted loudly.
This scolding woke up Ichibanyuan Fengzi. She looked at her exposed appearance and shyly returned to her seat. She quickly buttoned her clothes, wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth, took out a 10,000 yuan banknote and put it on the table.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, your dish, hmm… I am very satisfied. You are worthy of being the child chosen by Lord Nakiri. This invitation letter to Totsuki Academy is given to you.” Ichibanin Mineko took out an envelope from her pocket and handed it to Xia Yuan.
“Totsuki Academy?!” Huimei and Xia Yuan were stunned when they heard the name of this academy.
“That world-famous training ground for top chefs, Totsuki Academy?!” Huimei said in shock, then took the envelope for Xia Yuan and looked at the words on the envelope. It read: Invitation letter for admission to Totsuki Academy, and on the back was a red clay seal with the school emblem of Totsuki Academy.
“Oh shit, the school in the anime Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Totsuki Gakuen, I actually received an invitation letter from them. Hahaha, so interesting.” Xia Yuan touched the back of his head feeling a little unbelievable.
“The invitation letter for admission has been delivered. I have to go back and report. Xia Yuanjun, this is my personal number. If you need professional food advice, you can contact me at any time. I, your sister, will definitely guide you well.” Ichibanin Fengzi put her business card into Xia Yuan’s shirt pocket and pinched Xia Yuan’s arm with a little reluctance. The touch of the strong muscles made her feel very excited. When she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to take advantage of him, Huimei stood in front of Xia Yuan like an old hen protecting her chicks. Although she didn’t say anything, her hostile eyes signaled her to leave quickly.
Ichibanin Mineko led two bodyguards to leave Dingfu Restaurant, but the shock she brought did not disappear until late at night.
Chapter 6: Transfer Student Examination (Old Version)
At 10 o’clock in the evening, the sign lights of Dingfu Restaurant were turned off. Fourth Uncle took his wife Huimei’s hand and walked back to their residence on the back street of the restaurant. Xia Yuan followed behind them, holding the admission invitation letter from Totsuki Academy. He was a little hesitant. The tuition of Totsuki Academy was very expensive. It was very hard for Fourth Uncle to run the restaurant. It was obviously a huge burden for one person to support three children.
When I got back home and opened the door, Xia Lian and Xia Hua, the two children, ran out with cheerful steps.
“Brother Yuan, you’re back. Let me take a breath. Brother Yuan is running out of nutrients.” Xia Lian jumped onto Xia Yuan like an octopus, rubbing her chin against Xia Yuan’s shoulder and said.
“My sister is so disgusting, brother. If I were you, I would throw her to the ground.” Xia Hua hinted with a wink.
“You two naughty boys are still not asleep. Stop blocking the door and go back to your room to get some rest.” Fourth Uncle tapped Xia Hua on the head and urged him.
“No, I can’t walk anymore. I want my brother to carry me back to my room like a princess.” Xia Lian hugged Xia Yuan’s neck and said coquettishly, screaming in her heart, what kind of perfume is my brother using? He smells better and better, swish.
“Princess carry me, right? Okay, good luck to you, princess. Let’s go.” Xia Yuan held Xia Lian in his arms and went upstairs with a smile.
After comforting Xia Lian and Xia Hua for a while, Xia Yuan walked down the stairs to the living room. Fourth Uncle and Aunt Huimei were waiting for Xia Yuan. A family meeting regarding Xia Yuan’s future was about to begin.
“Dabaozi, can you show me the invitation letter from Totsuki Academy?” Fourth Uncle said with a smile and stretched out his hand.
Xia Yuan didn’t say anything, just smiled slightly and handed the admission invitation letter in his hand to his fourth uncle. His fourth uncle took a look and showed a gratified smile.
“Totsuki Academy is great. This place is amazing. All the chefs who come out of it are elites. Xiao Yuan, you will definitely succeed if you go there. Fourth uncle supports you!”
“But the tuition is too expensive, over a million. I can also go to other schools.” Xia Yuan expressed his concerns.
“It’s okay. Your fourth uncle has saved a lot over the years. And your aunt also supports you. Just go for it boldly.” Fourth uncle encouraged Xia Yuan with a smile.
Xia Yuan’s eyes were moist. He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then walked forward to hug his fourth uncle and aunt, thanking them for their efforts.
Half a month later, Xia Yuan graduated from Haiyuan Middle School, and his academic information file was transferred to Totsuki Academy.
In August, the entrance examination for Totsuki Academy High School began.
Totsuki Academy has junior high school and high school departments. Most students are promoted from junior high school to high school. There are also a small number of transfer students who come to Totsuki Academy when they are promoted from junior high school to high school. However, Totsuki Academy has strict requirements on students’ personal qualities, and most transfer students cannot pass the assessment at all.
Xia Yuan carried his package and took a bus, which took him two hours to reach western Tokyo. He got off the bus and walked for about fifteen minutes according to the address indicated on the admission letter, and finally arrived at the gate of Totsuki Academy.
At this time, there were many luxury cars parked in the parking lot of Totsuki Academy. Parents in suits and ties were encouraging their children and cheering them on, while some were discussing how to cook. Those students looked strange, some were fat and big-eared, and some were dressed fashionably. Xia Yuan could not sense the temperament of chefs in them, and they looked like passers-by at first glance.
After submitting the information, Xia Yuan walked into Totsuki Academy. He looked around and saw the school gate, which was an ancient Japanese-style building. Once inside, there were European-style buildings, which, combined with bushes, created a European classical garden atmosphere. Looking up, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, he could see buildings of various different styles. It was a hodgepodge of Chinese and Western civilizations.
Xia Yuan came to an empty bench, put the package he was carrying on it, and prepared to take a rest. Unexpectedly, while he was resting, two bodyguards in black suits stood in front of Xia Yuan.
“Hey, you, I’m talking to you! Please leave here. Our young master has taken a fancy to this position. Go and rest somewhere else.”
“Oh? Young Master? Hahaha, what a bunch of crap! You asked me to go somewhere else to rest. Are you kidding me?” Xia Yuan was very relaxed. He leaned on the bench, raised his eyes slightly and looked at the two bodyguards with contempt.
“Aida, Akiho! You two are so slow. Let this blue-haired commoner leave quickly. I want to rest.” A little fat man with a slicked-back black hair walked slowly towards Xia Yuan while playing a handheld game console, followed by a butler in a silver-gray suit.
“Classmate, please leave here quickly, or we will take you away.” The bodyguard named Kaida said in a slightly higher voice.
Xia Yuan did not respond, but gradually revealed his suppressive aura and at the same time activated his skill: Fantasy Killer.
The bodyguards Kaida and Akiho looked at Xia Yuan, and then a chill rose in their hearts. Xia Yuan’s appearance gradually distorted, and the blue-haired boy stood up from the bench, chopped at himself with a butcher knife, and chopped off his own head.
Empty, empty, empty——
My sight gradually turned gray and the world lost its color.
The fat boy stayed where he was, his handheld game console fell to the ground, fear burned in his heart, a lot of sweat overflowed, his body valves began to lose control, and urine began to seep out.
The elderly housekeeper began to have difficulty breathing, palpitations, dizziness, and dry heaving, and he fell to his knees on the ground.
Xia Yuan twisted his neck and turned off the fantasy killer. If he continued, these people would have a mental breakdown and turn into lunatics. The four of them felt relieved, and when they looked at Xia Yuan again, it was as if they saw a monster from the abyss. The bodyguards and the butler didn’t care about the young master anymore, and ran away in a random direction. Only the greasy-haired fat man was left kneeling on the ground, looking at Xia Yuan in a daze.
“You, roll over to the side and kneel down, not in front of me.” Xia Yuan pointed at the greasy-haired little fat man and ordered.
“Ah? Hi!!” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, the greasy-haired little fat boy crawled away immediately.
The students passing by saw this scene and began to cover their mouths and whisper. Some young masters and the little princess’s bodyguards and servants cast fearful looks at Xia Yuan.
That blue-haired boy is unfathomable and must not be provoked!
Xia Yuan looked at his watch and felt that the time was about right. He looked around and saw a plaque that read: Totsuki Saryo Culinary School Advanced Department – Incorporated into the Experimental Field. He picked up the package and walked over.
When we arrived at the examination venue, there were already hundreds of people standing inside. On the podium, two beautiful girls stood out. One of the beautiful girls had shiny and beautiful blonde hair, and was wearing the Totsuki Academy uniform. She had a curvy and proud figure. At this moment, she folded her arms, looking down at the people below the podium.
The other beautiful girl has short straight light pink hair and is also wearing the Totsuki Academy uniform. Although her height and figure are not as good as the blonde girl, she has a Yamato Nadeshiko vibe. She stands on the right side of the blonde girl like a maid, holding a file book.
“These two girls… I remember they were the secretary and the eldest lady. What were their real names?” While Xia Yuan was thinking, a red-haired boy walked into the entrance of the venue.
Chapter 7 Exam Topic: Egg Dishes (Old Version)
Seeing that the time was about to reach the hour, the blonde lady on the stage began to introduce herself.
“Dear candidates, I am Erina Nakiri, who will be in charge of examining the transfer exam today.”
“I’m the assistant in charge of the jury, Hisako Niji. Now I’m here to read out the interview arrangements required by the entrance examination department. First, according to the information application materials, we will start a group interview in groups of 10. After that, we will take a three-course cooking skills test. Those who pass will take the second round of re-examination…”
“Okay, Hisako, this kind of exam is a waste of time. There’s no need to make it so complicated. Tell the attendant to move the cooking table to the examination hall.” Erina Nakiri looked at Hisako and said.
“Yes, Lady Erina.” After hearing Erina’s instructions, the young secretary Hisako immediately contacted the service staff outside the venue using the intercom. After receiving the instructions, several service staff pushed the pre-prepared ingredients and cooking tools into the venue.
Xia Yuan took a look at the food table at the back. There were 12 kinds of ingredients on it, including corn, green cabbage, squash, carrots, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, peppers, eggs, cheese, cabbage, and butter. Obviously, the next questions would test some of these ingredients.
Glancing at the red-haired boy not far from him, Xia Yuan recognized him as the male protagonist of the anime Shokugeki no Soma, the King of Medicine – Soma Yukihira. In the story, he is a passionate boy. In his previous life, he watched Shokugeki no Soma and liked his personality. He was qualified to be the male protagonist! But now that he really met him, let’s see if Soma Yukihira is qualified to be recognized by him.
Erina Nakiri came to the food table, glanced at the ingredients on the table, picked up an egg, and held it up to face everyone.
“Dear candidates, the main ingredient is eggs. Please make a dish with it. Only those who can make dishes that satisfy my tongue can pass the transfer student examination of Totsuki Academy. In addition, fellow candidates, from now on, within one minute, you are allowed to abstain and give up this exam.” Erina Nakiri said to everyone with a playful smile on her face.
For some reason, when the candidates faced Erina Nakiri, they felt an unknown fear, and the fear quickly spread among the crowd. Xia Yuan, from a purely masculine perspective, just wanted to have sex with Erina Nakiri. With his physical fitness, he couldn’t handle Erina alone, and he had to take in the little secretary Hisako as well, so he should be barely satisfied.
Soon the fear reached its peak. The first person who gave up turned and ran, followed by the second person, the third person, the fourth person… More than 40 people who took the transfer student exam gave up in fear and ran away.
Xia Yuan, carrying a package on his back, put his hands in his pockets with a look of disdain, and let those losers run past him. On the other side, Yukihira Soma saw this scene and fell into confusion. He didn’t understand why these candidates all gave up. He grabbed the young man he had chatted with before and wanted to ask him what was going on. The man showed a horrified expression and said loudly.
“You guy, don’t you know who that is?”
“You don’t know? Just tell me.” Soma Yukihira responded calmly.
“Erina Nakiri, the head of the Totsuki Academy Middle School Department, the highest decision-making body of the academy, one of the current top ten, possesses the top human tongue, God Tongue! Newborns usually start to speak when they are one or two years old. Three months after she was born, her first sentence was that the taste was not strong enough! She showed her talent for taste after she was born, and has been commissioned by famous Japanese restaurants to be a taster since she was a child. The masters of the culinary world are all Erina Nakiri’s customers! The comments she makes will be widely circulated in the industry. If she is branded as having no talent, your life as a chef will be over!” The young man said in horror, and then struggled hard to escape from Soma Yukihira’s hands. Due to inertia, he did not stand firmly and fell flat on his face, then quickly got up and ran away.
Seeing this scene, Xia Yuan laughed.
“Hahaha! This is so funny. This kind of garbage can also bring some fun to people!” Xia Yuan flicked his hair and laughed out loud.
This laughter attracted the gazes of the remaining three people in the venue. When Soma Yukihira saw Xia Yuan, for some reason, his heart skipped a beat. His intuition told him that the blue-haired man in front of him was no ordinary person and should not be provoked easily.
Erina Nakiri and Hisako Arato looked at Xia Yuan, and Xia Yuan also looked at them. The eye contact made the two women feel a chill down their spines. Xia Yuan’s eyes were full of aggression and mixed with strong desire, which scared Erina Nakiri, who was usually respected and supported, and she took two steps back.
At that moment, Erina Nakiri felt that her status and dignity had been challenged. How could someone dare to look at her with such blasphemous eyes? This was absolutely unforgivable!
Hisako Arato glanced at the frightened Erina-sama, and moved her stiff body to stand in front of Erina.
Xia Yuan smiled and walked forward with interest, and Xinhu Feishazi immediately shouted.
“Please step back! Otherwise you will be disqualified from the exam!” Then he wanted to take out the walkie-talkie and call the bodyguard to protect himself and Lady Erina.
“What’s wrong? I just want to get the ingredients. It’s time for the exam next.” Xia Yuan spread his hands and walked in front of the ingredients. He picked up an egg, turned his head and looked at Feishazi and said.
Erina swallowed her saliva. She felt that the man in front of her was very dangerous. His aura was like that of a gang leader. She immediately wanted to use her identity as the examiner to disqualify Xia Yuan from the exam. At this time, another discordant voice sounded.
“Excuse me, is it okay to cook any type of food?” asked Soma Yukihira with a little confusion.
Erina Nakiri looked at Soma Yukihira. Judging from the boy’s dress, he should be a third-rate chef from a small restaurant. In order to prevent the blue-haired man from causing trouble and hurting others, she decided to continue the exam for now and see what these two people could make. It was estimated that there would be no dishes that would satisfy her, so she could reasonably disqualify them both and they would have no choice but to obey the exam arrangements.
“That’s right! Japanese food, Chinese food, Western food, all are fine.” Erina Nakiri nodded in response.
“Okay, examiner, I will make one of our restaurant’s signature dishes for you. Please wait a moment!” Soma Yukihira took off the towel from his wrist and tied it on his head. He took off his coat and threw it on the rack. He rolled up his sleeves and walked to the sink to wash his hands in preparation for cooking.
Xia Yuan put down the package and went to another cooking table to wash his hands. He summoned the system with his consciousness, opened the Genshin Impact menu, and found egg-related dishes through screening.
“What should we make? If Soma Yukihira’s plot is the same as in the original book, he will make an egg rice dish. Oh, I got it! Let’s make this.” Xia Yuan decided while looking at the menu with a smile.
Chapter 8 Omelet Rice Waltz (Old Version)
Based on the ingredients on site, Xia Yuan finally decided to make a special dish of the original god, Shinobu Kuki: Omurice Waltz!
Once you’ve made your decision, put on your apron and quickly wash the ingredients.
First, peel the corn and put it in a plate for later use; then remove the internal organs of the pepper, peel the carrots, and peel the onions and cut them into even square pieces.
At this time, Xia Yuan’s knife skills attracted the attention of Erina and Hisako. Flexible, quick, and neat, these three words emerged in the minds of the two girls. Hisako specializes in medicinal food, so she is very familiar with Chinese food. She learned knife skills when she was a child. After seeing Xia Yuan’s performance, although she hated this presumptuous boy, she had to admit that his knife skills were really strong. So, Hisako took a curious look at Xia Yuan’s information, and then stepped forward to ask Xia Yuan what kind of dish he wanted to cook.
“Xia Yuan, what kind of food are you going to cook for Lady Erina Nakiri?”
“Haha, it’s a dish so delicious that it made her scream.” Xia Yuan responded while preparing the diced beef.
“Food that makes you scream? You are so rude, are you planning to play a prank on Lady Erina? If so, Lady Erina will disqualify you from the exam.” Hisako said to Xia Yuan with a frown.
“Stop talking nonsense in front of me. If you continue to hang around in front of me, I will strip off your clothes and kill you!” Xia Yuan glanced at Feishazi and said with a little momentum.
Alas–
Hisako shuddered suddenly and quickly walked to the other side. At this time, Erina was asking Soma Yukihira the name of his dish behind him. Without the influence of the outside world, Xia Yuan began to concentrate on cooking.
Pour butter into the pot, wait for the butter to melt, then add onions, corn, green peppers, carrots, and diced beef, and start stir-frying. When the side dishes are 70% cooked, add rice, stir-fry over high heat until the rice is golden brown and each grain is distinct. Add thirteen spices and a little salt, continue to stir-fry, and serve on a plate.
Afterwards, take out the steamed tomatoes that were used during the communication with Feishazi, peel and dice them with a cross knife, put them into the pot, add a little tomato sauce, fry the diced tomatoes until melted, take out a little of the bright red chili sauce that you brought with you and put it in to make a hot and sour sauce. In another pot, beat eight eggs in a bowl, stir evenly and put them into the pot. Immediately take two chopsticks in the middle, roll up the egg skin, and cover it on the fried rice to form an omelet rice.
Pour the bright red hot and sour sauce around the omelette rice, sprinkle black pepper and sea salt on the surface of the omelette rice, place basil leaves on the top for decoration, sprinkle a handful of chopped green onions on the surface of the omelette rice, and the omelette rice waltz is ready!
On the other side, Soma Yukihira finished serving the food before Xia Yuan, and Erina Nakiri was ready to taste it.
“Soma Yukihira, are you kidding me? Is what you served just ordinary egg rice? In the final analysis, it was made by a third-rate chef. I don’t even want to eat it.”
“In front of me, who possesses the divine tongue, the food served is always high-end cuisine that is both delicious and beautiful. It is the so-called food paradise. You actually let me, who grew up in a food paradise, eat this kind of food. Humph, the exam is over.” Erina folded her arms and prepared to walk towards Xia Yuan.
“Wait a moment, Mr. Examiner, the true appearance of this dish has just begun to be revealed.” Soma Yukihira responded calmly.
“What do you mean?” Erina Nakiri looked at Soma Yukihira and frowned.
Soma Yukihira took the prepared egg rolls and poured them on the hot rice. The jelly in the egg rolls gradually melted after coming into contact with the temperature of the rice. The aroma of the melted jelly made Erina’s heart beat fast.
“As the aspic melted, the eggs were also stained with the sauce. The smell was… chicken. Cook the chicken thoroughly over a low fire to bring out the aroma perfectly. This is… the transformed egg rice? It’s completely different from before. What does it taste like?”
“I’ll just… try it reluctantly.” Erina Nakiri said with a slight blush on her cheeks.
Soma Yukihira sprinkled the chopped green onions in his hand on the egg rice, and the dish was completely finished. Then he handed the chopsticks to Erina Nakiri. Erina picked up the chopsticks, took a bite and put it in her mouth. The delicious taste made Erina immersed in it. When Erina was about to take the second bite, Soma Yukihira mocked her.
“Oh, do you want to have a second bite? I think you said you only wanted one bite.”
Hearing this, Erina got so angry that her cheeks puffed up and turned red. She immediately started to act like a spoiled little princess and slammed the table.
“Do you have any opinion?!”
“I’m just kidding, take your time.” Soma Yukihira responded with a wicked smile.
Erina pouted and picked up the chopsticks to taste the second bite. After tasting it carefully, she came to the conclusion that it was the broth in the chicken jelly that perfectly set off the soft and tender taste. This was completely different from the food I had eaten so far. I didn’t want to agree, but my tongue and body reacted without permission…
Just as Erina was immersed in the drug spread by Soma Yukihira, Xia Yuan felt that waiting was too boring, so he pushed the plate casually and activated his skill: Aroma Bomb!
The aroma of the omelette rice waltz suddenly spread, instantly waking up Erina, and also attracted Soma Yukihira and Hisako Arato.
“Stop chatting there and come over here to taste my food. Hurry up!” Xia Yuan said loudly with a cold face.
“Why are you yelling so loudly? Can you be a little gentler? We are girls.” Hisako said, standing in front of Erina.
Xia Yuan smiled proudly, just pushed the dish forward and introduced the name of the dish.
“Omurice Waltz, please enjoy!”
Erina swallowed her saliva and walked over with a wronged look. Xia Yuan handed over two spoons and motioned for Hisako to taste it as well. After smelling the aroma, Soma Yukihira was shocked. He also wanted to taste the dish, so he shamelessly walked over with a spoon in his hand.
Erina picked up the spoon and scooped up a spoonful of omelette rice. The strong aroma was like a drug from the sea of ​​red spider lilies, making her begin to hallucinate. After eating it, Erina instantly turned into a pure white princess, surrounded by a colorful sea of ​​flowers. In front of her was a burning demon castle, and at the top of the demon castle, a blue demon was looking down at her.
A chain flew down, restraining Erina’s freedom. In the illusion, Hisako transformed into a female knight in armor and stood in front of Erina.
“Lady Erina, I will protect you!” Hisako said firmly.
Another chain flew out and entangled the female knight Feishazi, and the two were pulled into the Demon King’s Castle.
The blue devil sat high on the throne, looking down at the captured princess and female knight. Not far away from the two was the defeated hero Soma Yukihira, muttering to himself in despair.
“How can there be such delicious food? It’s amazing. The difference is so huge.”
The Demon King on the throne asked.
“Submit, Erina! Hisako!”
“We will never obey you, Blue Demon King!” Erina and Hisako said firmly.
“Then fall into the hot magma.” The Demon King waved his hand, and Erina, Hisako, and Soma fell into the magma, constantly reaching out to each other and struggling.
In reality, the three of them were sharing the Omurice Rondo like crazy. After a few seconds, the Omurice Rondo was eaten up. After finishing eating, the three of them woke up from the illusion.
“Ah? Didn’t we fall into the lava?” Feishazi said stupidly as he sat on the ground.
“How can there be such food?” Soma Yukihira said blankly, holding on to the table to support his body. The dishes and hidden menus that he once took pride in were now nothing compared to this plate of food.
“The Demon King… Xia Yuan, what a scary man.” Erina knelt on the ground in a daze, looking at Xia Yuan and said.
Chapter 9 Failed the exam? Not existent (old version)
Outside the examination venue, Totsuki Academy’s head commander, Nakiri Senzaemon, was silently observing the results of the cooking exam. Two specially recruited students, Yukihira Soma, the son of one of Totsuki Academy’s top ten students, was extremely creative and adaptable. The food he made was delicious to Erina, who ate several bites and passed the exam.
Xia Yuan, a genius boy who was met by chance in the Cat’s Western Restaurant, possesses food abilities that ordinary people don’t have. His talent is unfathomable. At the age of 15, his cooking skills are far behind those of his peers. His strength is at least at the intermediate level of a senior chef, and he has even reached the top level of a senior chef.
“The Red Elf and the Blue Demon King? That’s great. In this way, that adult’s wish can come true.” Nakiri Senzaemon leaned against the wall, folded his arms and smiled.
Inside the venue, Hisako and Erina supported each other and stood up, they had complicated expressions. As the examiners of this exam, if they were to give scores to the dishes, Soma Yukihira’s egg rice could be rated as good. The innovative concept and the perfect combination of main and side ingredients were refreshing, but his attitude when speaking and his disrespectful performance made me not admit that it was delicious.
Xia Yuan’s Omurice Waltz is rated as excellent, or even special, but if that’s the case, Xia Yuan’s dishes can be compared with the top ten dishes, which is absolutely unacceptable! The perfect combination and the extremely aggressive taste, that feeling… It’s like being stripped naked and humiliated… I don’t admit it! Delicious… No, it’s not delicious! I don’t admit it!
“The exam is over. The dishes of both of you are unsatisfactory. Let’s go, Hisako.” Erina Nakiri shook her hair and walked out of the venue angrily. Hisako followed Erina out with the file book in her arms. Before leaving the venue, she glanced at Xia Yuan. As a result, the two of them looked at each other, and she saw that Xia Yuan’s expression was calm, without any sense of frustration of failure.
“Ah? What’s going on? She clearly took several bites.” Soma Yukihira stood there in a daze after hearing the result announced by Erina.
“Hmph, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this eldest daughter of a wealthy family doesn’t think highly of us at all.” Xia Yuan waved his hand helplessly.
“Hello, my name is Soma Yukihira. Wow, the food you just cooked was really delicious. It’s okay that I didn’t pass, but why were you also disqualified from admission? Really, the young lady is too willful. It’s simply a shady deal. How can there be fairness here?” Soma Yukihira said angrily, clenching his fists.
“My name is Xia Yuan, Yukihira-kun, don’t worry, we just need to wait patiently, and the result will change. Hey, looking at the words on your clothes, does your family run a set meal restaurant?” Xia Yuan asked casually.
“That’s right, my family runs a restaurant. If you have a chance, you can come to our restaurant and I will treat you to some Yukihira cuisine.” Yukihira Hajime nodded in acknowledgement.
“Okay, my family also runs a restaurant, mainly serving Chinese food. You are welcome to visit my restaurant, but I have a dish I hope you can try.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Oh, okay, I’ll try it.” Soma Yukihira excitedly agreed when he heard that there was food to taste.
Xia Yuan took out a lunch box from the package, which contained freshly made sour soup preserved eggs. The moment he opened the lid, Soma Yukihira felt a chill. Xia Yuan picked up the preserved egg with chopsticks and turned to stand in front of Soma Yukihira.
“Xingping-kun, please try the freshly made preserved eggs in sour soup.” Xia Yuan said with a kind face.
“Is this a century egg? The legendary dark ingredient from China. Uh… I have something else to do. I’m going to miss the bus home. See you later, Xia Yuanjun.” Soma Yukihira responded with a twitching mouth. Just as he was about to slip away, he found a big hand holding him back like a pair of pliers. Under the threat of absolute strength, Soma Yukihira had no choice but to open his mouth and eat the century egg in sour soup.
After eating the preserved eggs, a strong acetic acid taste takes over the taste buds, followed by a salty and greasy taste. It feels like falling into a big vat and countless preserved eggs fall down and drown you.
vomit–
Soma Yukihira felt nauseous, but Xia Yuan smiled and pressed his chin, forcing Soma to swallow it.
“Cough cough cough, this tastes so bad…” Soma Yukihira said, covering his throat and closing his eyes.
“Hehehe, I’m sorry for not treating you well.” Xia Yuan said with an evil smile.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, since you are a fellow traveler, then try my squid feet with peanut butter!” Soma Yukihira took out the squid feet from the package, took out a plate and mixed peanut butter into them, then picked up the chopsticks and gave them to Xia Yuan to eat.
“Oh? How can a dish of this level be worse than my sour soup preserved egg? Let me try.” Xia Yuan swallowed it in one gulp without any fear.
The salty taste of the squid legs and the greasy and thick taste of the peanut butter are both salty and choking. The squid legs are very tough, and when you put them in your mouth it feels like a real squid is constantly flipping in your mouth.
“It was a powerful blow, but my preserved egg in sour soup is still more unpalatable, hehe.” Xia Yuan responded with a wicked smile.
“When I left home and came to this school, I met a lot of bluffing people. I didn’t expect to meet a guy like you. Hahaha, my school life, which I had no expectations for, suddenly became interesting.” Soma Yukihira wiped the corner of his mouth and smiled at Xia Yuan.
“Me too, Yukihira-kun. Thank you for your guidance in the future.” Xia Yuan stretched out his hand, and Soma Yukihira shook hands with Xia Yuan. Before, they had just introduced themselves politely, but now the two of them seemed to have found a confidant, and they appreciated each other and couldn’t help themselves.
“What should we do next? If we don’t pass the exam, let’s leave. By the way, let’s exchange contact information with each other.” Soma Yukihira said, taking out his cell phone.
“I know the commander-in-chief of this academy. He is a very prestigious old man. He will come forward to adjust the result of the false judgment caused by Erina Nakiri. Yukihira, just go home and wait for notification.” Xia Yuan took out his mobile phone and exchanged phone numbers and email addresses with Soma Yukihira, and then explained to him.
“Okay, then let’s go home first. We’ll see each other after we receive the admission notice. Let’s go to the bus stop.” Soma Yukihira nodded and said.
“Yeah, okay.” Xia Yuan picked up his package and walked out of the venue arm in arm with Soma Yukihira. On the way, the two discussed various unpalatable dishes and the signature dishes of their respective restaurants. Before they knew it, they arrived at the bus stop. They took different buses and left Totsuki Academy one after another.
Erina Nakiri came to her office, picked up the phone and called the commander-in-chief’s office.
“Hello, I’m Erina. Please tell Grandpa… the school commander that the number of passers-by for today’s transfer student exam is 0.”
“Okay, got it.” The secretary responded concisely.
After hanging up the phone, Erina sat down on the chair angrily, and couldn’t help but recall the figures of Xia Yuan and Soma Yukihira in her mind.
“Hmph, you offending guys, I’m going to sweep you out of my paradise this time. Just spend the rest of your ordinary lives in a cheap restaurant.” Erina Nakiri said viciously while biting her thumb nail.
Chapter 10 Opening Ceremony (Old Version)
After returning to Dingfu Restaurant, Xia Yuan seemed to be in a good mood. His fourth uncle and aunt came forward to ask about the results of the entrance examination. Xia Yuan said that the competition was fierce, but he had probably passed it and just needed to wait for the admission notice at home.
Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt believed what Xia Yuan said. As family members, they were very clear about Xia Yuan’s culinary talent and level over the years, and there must be no problem. If he failed the test of Totsuki Academy, it was probably because the academy did not pay enough attention to Chinese food. After all, Totsuki Academy mainly focused on Japanese and Western cuisine as its main teaching directions.
As night fell, Nakiri Senzaemon received a notice from his secretary, informing him that the number of transfer students who passed the exam reviewed by Nakiri Erina was 0. After hearing the news, the old man covered his forehead helplessly. As Erina was his granddaughter, he knew her temper best. She was serious and strong-willed, had a strong self-esteem, and had been living with various famous culinary masters since she was a child. Her vision reached the extreme of the world, and she developed an arrogant and unreasonable personality.
If an ordinary person was eliminated, Nakiri Senzaemon would not take it to heart, but the two young men, Xia Yuan and Yukihira Soma, were selected by him personally, so he would definitely investigate it thoroughly.
So, Nakiri Senzaemon came to the venue where the exam was held during the day and tasted the transformed egg rice left on the cooking table. Although the egg rice was already cold, Nakiri Senzaemon still picked up the chopsticks and took a bite.
The chicken jelly made from the broth has now solidified again, wrapping the rice and egg in a jelly-like manner. After eating, you can still taste the mellow flavor.
“Soma Yukihira, passed!”
Then Nakiri Senzaemon came to another cooking table. The food on the plate was eaten up without any crumbs left. Only a few oil stains were attached to the plate. Three spoons were scattered around the plate. It can be inferred that the three people who tasted the food were very satisfied with the dishes.
“Being able to cook a dish that Erina finished, plus the artistic conception of the almond tofu before, and Ichibanin Mineko’s evaluation, well… Xia Yuan is definitely qualified.”
“These two children are both very unique. They must have had a verbal conflict. Well, let me revise the results of this exam.” Nakiri Senzaemon decided.
Two days later.
The courier delivered the admission letter from Totsuki Gakuen to Dingfu Restaurant. After receiving the courier, Fourth Aunt immediately informed everyone in the restaurant of the good news. Totsuki Gakuen is very prestigious in the culinary world and among the people, and everyone gave thumbs up and cheered for Xia Yuan.
The next day, Uncle and Aunt closed the shop for half a day and drove Xia Yuan to Totsuki Academy. Uncle and his family paid tuition, accommodation and other fees, and after Xia Yuan went through a series of procedures with his two relatives, he was invited by Nakiri Senzaemon.
Due to time constraints, Uncle and Aunt did not choose to visit Totsuki Academy, but the vast campus and magnificent buildings left a deep impression on them.
The office of the commander-in-chief of Totsuki Academy.
“Nashi Yuan-kun, we meet again.” Nakiri Senzaemon said calmly.
“Grandpa, I didn’t expect you to be the principal of this school. No wonder you look so impressive. It must be you who changed the results of Soma Yukihira and I being eliminated.” Xia Yuan responded relaxedly while sitting on the sofa.
“Haha, that’s right, it’s me. Erina Nakiri is my granddaughter. She has achieved great success in cooking over the years, but the lack of parental love has made her character become a little arrogant. Erina is kind and beautiful by nature. I hope you don’t hate her.” Nakiri Senzaemon nodded and explained.
“You’re a proud young lady from a noble family. I understand. Anyway, the result is in my favor, so everything else can be ignored.” Xia Yuan said with a smile.
“Thank you. Totsuki Academy’s opening ceremony will be held in one hour. The third-year students in the junior high school will be promoted to the first-year students in the senior high school. Student representatives will give speeches at that time. You have the strongest strength in this transfer student exam, so you will be the student representative who will give a speech. Is that okay?” Nakiri Senzaemon arranged.
“A speech? Interesting. I might say something shocking. Is that okay?” Xia Yuan asked with a sly smile.
“Haha, of course, as long as it doesn’t involve sensitive topics such as politics, racial groups, etc., you can speak freely.” Nakiri Senzaemon nodded in agreement.
After Xia Yuan finished his conversation with Nakiri Senzaemon, he took the identity documents and put them in his arms. After the opening ceremony, his dormitory was arranged to be in a dormitory called Polaris Dormitory. He would hand over the documents to the dormitory manager, and he would officially enroll in Totsuki.
“What should I say in the opening ceremony speech later? Forget about the high-sounding formula speeches, they are too boring. I have to make it explosive. Haha, in the anime, when Soma Yukihira said he was number one in the school, the audience’s response was very interesting. Let me do it this time.” Xia Yuan decided with a grin.
It was a beautiful day with bright sunshine. The podium and venue for the opening ceremony had been arranged. Students arrived at the venue one after another. Under the command of the teachers from the teaching department, the students lined up in an orderly manner and the opening ceremony officially began.
First, a representative of the faculty and staff came to the stage to give a speech. The content was mainly to celebrate the students’ promotion from junior high school to high school. They hoped that everyone would not slack off and continue to study hard and delve into cooking. After the teacher representative spoke, he stood aside, and the host began to summon student representatives.
“Next, we will begin awarding the grade badges. Please invite the first-year student representative, Erina Nakiri, to the stage.”
“Yes!” Erina Nakiri responded loudly, walked out of the side room of the venue and came to the podium. She smiled and walked firmly. When facing the teacher representative, she bowed politely to the other party. The female teacher also bowed in return, and then pinned the Totsuki Academy badge on Erina’s chest.
After seeing Erina’s face and figure, a group of boys in the audience began to fantasize about what would happen to them. Some morbid admirers, who were standing at the back of the team, directly observed Erina with binoculars. Erina came to the podium, gave a formulaic speech, and turned around and left the podium.
“Next, please invite the school commander to come to the stage and give a speech.” said the host.
As soon as they heard the commander-in-chief of the cadets coming to the stage to give a speech, the students in the audience stopped their fantasies and little movements about Erina. It can be seen that Nakiri Senzaemon’s reputation among the students is huge. Some timid students even shivered. Nakiri Senzaemon came to the podium with a scar on his rough face. He exuded an aura like a burning flame. To the students, he felt like a mafia boss.
“Everyone, congratulations on your promotion to the senior high school. During the three years in junior high school, you have learned the basic cooking skills and deepened your understanding of ingredients. Needless to say, you have practiced cooking, and you have also acquired a wide range of theoretical knowledge, such as cooking theory, nutrition, public health, cultivation overview, business management, etc. And now, you are standing at the door of the senior high school.”
“The test you will face in the future will not be skills and knowledge, but the courage to survive as a chef. 99% of you are abandoned children born to train the other 1%. Among the 812 freshmen last year, only 76 were successfully promoted to the second year. Incompetent people and ordinary people will be ruthlessly abandoned. Out of the thousand first-year students, only a hundred will be left on the day of promotion. As for how many will make it to graduation, you can count them with one hand. You all have the possibility of becoming the last few left, so study hard.” Nakiri Senzaemon said.
At this time, the students in the venue were divided into two parts during the speeches. The students with strong strength were excited and ready to meet new challenges, while the weak and incompetent students were annoyed and complained about the cruel competition in the school.
Chapter 11: The Devil’s Speech (Old Version)
After Nakiri Senzaemon finished his speech, he walked down from the podium. Nakiri Erina recalled her grandfather’s speech and smiled proudly. The source of Totsuki’s brand effect is this kind of elite education. Ordinary people can enjoy star-level treatment in the culinary world as long as they work hard and wait until graduation. This era belongs to me, Erina, and everyone else is just my stepping stone and foil!
“At the end of the opening ceremony, I would like to introduce to you a transfer student who is here to study here. Please come on stage and give a speech,” said the host.
Erina was confused after hearing what the host said. She was the one who reviewed the transfer student exam this year, and the number of passers-by was 0. How could there still be transfer students coming in? Did someone else review it?
Xia Yuan put his hands in his pockets and walked up to the podium with his head held high. His handsome face made the host Kawashima Rei open her eyes wide. He came to the podium, looked down at the hundreds of freshmen below, showed a kind smile, pulled down the microphone casually, and stood on the podium in the surprised eyes of teachers and students.
“Hello, minions. My name is Xia Yuan. Please remember my name. From now on, it will represent legend and terror. In the next three years, everyone will be dominated by me. I will sprinkle your tears on the kitchen, and your desperate wails will echo through the hall. I will absorb your hard work and pave a red carpet, and walk on it at will. I will collect your fame and build a pinnacle throne, and tell the world that I am the Blue Demon King!” Xia Yuan said loudly with a ferocious smile, and then activated his system skills.
Mental shock, on!
The teachers and students participating in the opening ceremony looked at Xia Yuan standing on the podium. He was tall and strong, with a handsome face, but his temperament was extremely masculine and domineering. He exuded a terrifying aura. Their eyes and minds were deeply attracted to him and could not look away.
“How can there be such a rude person?”
“This guy is too crazy.”
“How terrible.”
“Xia Yuan, the Blue Demon King? Interesting!”
“Brother, it seems we have met someone extraordinary.”
“Humph, such an arrogant guy, I will defeat him with my own hands!”
“What a dark personality. He seems to be a person similar to me.”
“This year’s freshman, haha, is really interesting. I feel like he’s a pretty good junior.”
Under the podium, the host hurried over and called on Xia Yuan to come down quickly, but Xia Yuan felt that he had not had enough fun yet, so he picked up the microphone and said a few more words.
“My wrist strength is about 460 kilograms, my speed is 9 seconds for 100 meters, and I know a little about boxing. If you want to defeat me by other means than cooking, I am always welcome to do so. I like to hear the sound of breaking bones the most, hahaha!” Xia Yuan casually took out a few 50-yuan Japanese yen coins, squeezed them hard, crunched them into a ball and threw them on the desk. The murderous aura that had been suppressed in his body was released, and he looked more like a devil.
If anyone else dared to be so arrogant, they would have been scolded and had things thrown at them by the students in the audience. But Xia Yuan was too powerful, and his aura intimidated everyone. No one dared to say anything to him, but just watched him jump down from the podium and leave.
Erina Nakiri watched Xia Yuan gradually walk towards her and suddenly became frightened. She deliberately did not let him pass the exam, so would he kill her in revenge?
“Hisako! Hisako! Come here quickly and stop him!” Erina Nakiri said in panic with cold sweat breaking out.
“Erina-chan, nice to see you again. I’m so happy to see you. From now on, Totsuki is no longer your paradise, but my Demon Castle. I will smash your pathetic arrogance and self-esteem and make you fall from the clouds to the earth. Be prepared, I have you in my grasp.” Xia Yuan walked up to Erina Nakiri and said with a smile. Then he went to get his luggage and put it in the placement area. After finishing his class during the day, he took the luggage away.
Erina Nakiri sat on the stool, she was very scared. She had only felt this kind of oppression from her father before. Now that Xia Yuan had returned, there was only one truth: it must have been approved by her grandfather.
“Why would grandpa allow such a dangerous guy to come to the academy? He will definitely bring chaos to the academy.” Erina Nakiri said sadly, covering her chest.
“Lady Erina, I’m here to protect you. Hey, where are Xia Yuan and the others?” Hisako came to Erina with a bottle of anti-wolf spray in his hand and said.
“Hissako, you are finally here. That man is gone.” Erina hurriedly hugged Hisako and said aggrievedly.
“Damn Xia Yuan, you actually scared Lady Erina like this. I won’t let you go. Lady Erina, don’t be afraid, I will protect you.” Hisako hugged Erina and comforted her.
Xia Yuan’s appearance was like a wildfire, igniting the students’ anxiety. Some diligent students came to the club’s cooking room at the same time and began to think about dishes and hone their cooking skills, while some students began to dig up Xia Yuan’s information, wanting to know what kind of person he was. Not everyone has the courage to openly stand against all the students.
After the opening ceremony, the students dispersed and began to prepare for the first cooking class. According to the teacher’s instructions, the first-year students were divided into groups of two and went to the 1st to 10th cooking rooms in batches to take a practical test.
Xia Yuan was assigned to the first batch and went to the No. 1 cooking room to take the practical test. Because of his speech at the opening ceremony, the boys and girls in the cooking room looked at him with complicated expressions, including fear and disgust. They all moved away from Xia Yuan, leaving a space for him to stand alone. If an ordinary person was isolated by a group, he would definitely feel lonely and scared, but Xia Yuan felt very comfortable.
The door of the first cooking room was opened, and the last student walked in. It was none other than Niito Hisako. When she saw Xia Yuan, she was stunned, then clenched her fists, looked at Xia Yuan with hostility, turned her head and saw two familiar classmates. Hisako stepped forward and invited one of them to form a team.
“Yumiko, let’s team up.” Hisako said.
“Hisako, I’m already teaming up with Umino-kun, sorry.” The female student named Yumiko shook her head.
“Sawai-kun, let’s team up.” Hisako came to another boy she knew and invited him.
“Sorry, Hisako, I’m already in a team with Asano-kun.” The male student named Sawai responded.
Finally, out of desperation, Feishazi had to come to Xia Yuan with a pouty mouth.
“Hey, isn’t this the secretary? After asking around, you finally came to me. It seems that I don’t have a good image in your mind. That’s not right. I feel that I am much more handsome than that boy just now. It seems that there is something wrong with your vision.” Xia Yuan crossed his arms and said to Feishazi with a teasing look on his face.
“You guy, you said such excessive words at the opening ceremony just now, don’t you have any sense of shame? I don’t want to team up with you, huh, you annoying guy, don’t talk to me in such a familiar way.” Feishazi looked at Xia Yuan viciously, then turned his back and waited for the teacher to come.
Xia Yuan looked at Feishazi’s graceful back and checked Feishazi on the girlfriend menu in his mind. This independent girl who was like a hot pepper must be pursued and the sense of accomplishment would be maximized. The more she hated him now, the more she would love him in the future.
The door of the cooking room opened again, and two chefs walked in. The first one was a blonde white beauty wearing a red scarf, and the other was a Japanese man wearing a blue scarf.
“Oh, it’s Teacher Helen.”
“Hello, Teacher Helen.”
The students applauded to welcome the teacher. It was obvious that this teacher named Helen was quite popular among the students.
Chapter 12 Beef stew with Burgundy red wine (old version)
Hello everyone, I am Helen Daroz, and I will be the judge of this class. Today’s topic is: Beef stew in Burgundy red wine. (French)
After Helen introduced herself, the male Japanese senior chef behind her began to write the steps for making beef stew in Burgundy red wine on the blackboard. Xia Yuan frowned, as he couldn’t understand French. He just watched the other students chattering with Helen. Fortunately, he could fully understand the Japanese on the blackboard, which also helped him in making the dish.
After Helen finished explaining the requirements for making this dish, Feishazi politely stepped forward and stated her request in French. Helen looked at Xia Yuan meaningfully and nodded. Xia Yuan was immediately puzzled. What were these two women talking about?
Then the ingredients for making this dish were arranged in front of each group, but Xia Yuan and Feishazi had separate materials. Perhaps the communication with Helen just now had included the requirement of making them separately.
Helen took out an alarm clock and put it on the table. At a command, the cooking test began!
Xia Yuan took out a kitchen knife and prepared to process the beef, but found that his piece of beef was obviously worse in color and freshness than others. The excess fat on the beef covered the entire beef noodle, and the other ingredients were not fresh enough. This made him laugh. It seemed that someone was deliberately doing something bad.
“This doesn’t bother me. The game becomes more fun when the difficulty increases.” Shane said with a smile.
Feishazi, who was sitting next to Xia Yuan, smiled. It usually takes two people to make beef stewed in Burgundy red wine, one to wash and cut the ingredients, and the other to stir-fry and season. Only with a clear division of labor can the dish be completed within the specified time. Otherwise, the dish will not reach the required softness due to insufficient stewing time.
“As a follower of Lady Erina, let me show you my ability to get close to the top ten.” Hisako glanced at Xia Yuan and said confidently.
Xia Yuan calmly washed and peeled the ingredients, then opened his package, which contained seven knives.
These seven knives are exactly the Seven-Star Knives used by Ryan in “The Cooking Master Boy”. They were the rewards given by the system for completing the task of making 10,000 fried rices a year ago. They come with the matching Seven-Star Knife Skills. After learning them completely, Xia Yuan calls himself the second best knife master in the world, and no one dares to claim to be the best.
I never had the chance to use it in my own restaurant before, and now I’m suppressed on the first day of school. How can I not fight back with thunder and lightning?
“Friends, let’s go!” Xia Yuan communicated with the spirit of the Seven-Star Sword.
Drink it~!
Xia Yuan pulled out the Seven Star Knives one by one and began to prepare the ingredients.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh——
Dangdangdang——
Bunch of bundles——
The seven blades were pulled out one after another and used by Xia Yuan, and then put into his pocket. The whole process took no more than 10 seconds.
Remove excess fascia and fat from the beef brisket, cut the bacon into even pieces, slice the carrots and onions, chop the mushrooms, etc. Xia Yuan completed all the knife skills required for this Burgundy red wine stewed beef very quickly.
“How amazing! How is it possible!?” (French)
“Ah? What happened?”
“Ingredients that require knife skills are all prepared by him in an instant.”
“So strong…”
“Is this the man who calls himself the Demon King?”
In the cooking room, both teachers and students were stunned, but Xia Yuan continued to prepare without distraction. He stir-fried the bacon, took out kitchen paper to absorb the moisture on the surface of the beef cubes, removed the bacon and left the fat from the bacon, stir-fried the beef cubes in the oil pan until browned, took out the side dishes of radish and onion into the pan, stir-fried until cooked through and turned off the heat.
In another pot, pour the red wine into it and bring to a boil. Add a little sugar and honey to neutralize the sourness of the red wine. Stir well and turn off the heat.
Pour the red wine into the beef bacon pot, add the uncooked side dishes, then add the herb bundle, simmer over medium heat, and the whole process is done in one go.
“You are all watching my performance. If you keep watching, you won’t be able to finish your dish.” Xia Yuan turned his head and looked at everyone.
“Yeah, we have to hurry up!”
“Ah, several minutes have passed.”
“Where on earth did this guy Xia Yuan come from? His weird knife skills are unheard of. Is that something a human can do?” Feishazi raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead, saying anxiously.
The beef began to stew, and the subsequent cooking was very simple. Xia Yuan took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures and recording videos. After editing, he posted them on his blog homepage.
“I’m making beef bourguignon at Totsuki Academy, yeah.”
Teacher Helen folded her arms and looked at Xia Yuan. This student named Xia Yuan had actually overcome the troubles she had deliberately created, showing strong adaptability. She began to let go of her prejudices and looked forward to the taste of the food Xia Yuan would serve.
A few dozen minutes later.
Xia Yuan felt that the time was about right, so he started to fry the mushrooms. After they were cooked, he added them to the stewing beef pot. Then he took three small florets of cauliflower, blanched them in a pot of water, and added a little white vinegar, which could improve the taste of the cauliflower and sterilize it. He then took them out and set them aside for later use.
After looking at the class schedule, it was found that after the cooking exam, students would study on their own in the afternoon. Those who were in clubs would participate in club activities, and those who were not in clubs would arrange their own time. Xia Yuan decided to solve the accommodation problem first, and after the exam, he would take his luggage and move into Pole Star Dormitory.
“It will take a while to cook properly, I’m too lazy to wait.”
Skill activation: Time waits for no one, speed up the cooking of this stew!
The ripening process is complete and the beef stew in Burgundy red wine has reached its optimal cooking temperature.
Xia Yuan turned off the heat, sprinkled in seasonings such as salt and pepper, stirred slightly, then took out three plates, put the beef stewed in Burgundy red wine on the plates, and adjusted the shape of the dishes.
“Student, your cooking time has not yet arrived. If you take the beef out now, the meat quality will not be at its best.” Morishita, the senior chef of the blue scarf, reminded.
“The meat you gave me is not the beef shoulder that other students use, but the beef brisket. Different parts of the meat will of course have different stewing times.” Xia Yuan glanced at him and responded.
Morishita frowned. Xia Yuan was not misled by him and had something to say. However, Xia Yuan had already put the food on a plate and was ready to serve it. If it didn’t taste good and didn’t meet his requirements, he would ask Teacher Helen to give him a grade E and make him look bad in front of all the teachers and students.
“Please enjoy this, the devil’s special recipe – beef stew in Burgundy red wine!”
“Feishazi, this is for you.”
Xia Yuan distributed three plates of beef stew in Burgundy red wine and leaned on the table waiting for everyone’s reaction.
Helen and Morishita held their knives and forks, and swallowed their saliva as they looked at the fluorescent Burgundy red wine stewed beef on the plate. Helen first cut off a piece of beef, and the knife went in smoothly. The meat was well-cooked, and then she put it in her mouth. The beef was soft, and the taste was rich and fragrant. The taste of the red wine was completely integrated into the meat.
Feishazi looked at the beef stewed in Burgundy red wine on the plate. The aroma tempted her taste buds. Although she wanted to say no, her body had already reacted. She picked up the spoon with her right hand, scooped up a piece of beef, and put it into her mouth. The deliciousness bloomed in her mouth.
After the three swallowed the beef, the scene in front of them became blurred.
The lights shone on the wrestling ring, and Helen, Morishita, and Hisako turned into wrestlers. In front of them was the wrestler Minotaur. Its strong body of more than three meters tall was full of oppression. Before the three were ready, the Minotaur’s attack hit them.
“No, Mr. Minotaur, I surrender!” Morishita said in horror with his hands raised high, and he was responded with a flying shoulder.
The teacher Helen had her clothes torn off by the Minotaur. Helen screamed and wanted to resist, but found that the Optimus Prime-like giant was exactly what she desired.
“Husband, please forgive me.” Helen gave up resisting and hugged the Minotaur and enjoyed it.
The most courageous one was Feishazi. A group of minotaurs surrounded him, but the wrestler Feishazi still fought back with punches. However, his willpower would eventually run out. A minotaur seized the opportunity and knocked him to the ground. Then a group of minotaurs swarmed up and defeated Feishazi completely.
After the food on the plate was eaten up, the three people woke up from the illusion one after another.
Helen took out Xia Yuan’s transcript and simply stamped it with an A.
“Xia Yuan, thank you for giving me a wonderful experience. The path of the Demon King is lonely and difficult, and there will be countless obstacles and challengers. I wish you good luck in your future school life.” Helen looked at Xia Yuan gently and said.
Xia Yuan curled his lips and showed an indifferent expression, cursing in his heart, “This woman can speak Japanese, so she can only speak French and act like herself.” He picked up his package and walked out of the classroom without looking back.
Chapter 13: The Test of the Polaris Dormitory: Dinner (Old Version)
After Xia Yuan left, senior assistant chef Morishita wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sighed in his heart that this freshman who called himself the Demon King was really strong. He had completely surpassed the level of ordinary students and reached the level of the top ten. On the other side, Feishazi cried in grievance. After eating Xia Yuan’s food, she forgot a step when cooking, which greatly reduced the flavor of her Burgundy red wine stewed beef. The grade was B, which made Feishazi, who had a strong self-esteem, feel like being struck by lightning.
After walking out of the classroom, she came to Erina, but her whole spirit was depressed. Erina asked her what happened, but Hisako didn’t dare to say it. She was afraid that the person she admired would hate her because of her incompetence, so she had to lie and say that she felt a little unwell.
On the winding mountain road.
“The area of ​​Totsuki Academy is really large. Along the way, I saw forests, farms, lakes, teaching buildings, and high-end restaurants. They can all be regarded as scenic spots. The actual area feels larger than that of some famous universities. We need a shuttle bus for daily travel. Phew – we finally arrived after walking for nearly half an hour.” Xia Yuan said, looking at the three-story European-style house in front of him.
Pushing open the door, Xia Yuan walked into the courtyard of Jixingliao and took a quick look around the courtyard. There were chicken coops and vegetable growing areas inside. Combined with the old-style villa, it had the beauty of a European-style manor.
Xia Yuan knocked on the door and waited for a while. Finding no one responded, Xia Yuan pushed the door open and walked in. As a result, as soon as he entered the room, he bumped into the dormitory manager.
“Oh, it hurts, it hurts… Young man, please be careful when you walk.” The dormitory manager complained while sitting on the ground.
“Sorry, Auntie, I’m sorry for being rude.” Xia Yuan reached out and pulled the dormitory manager up from the ground.
“You are the transfer student Xia Yuan who is going to move in, right? I am the dormitory manager here, Omido Fumiyo. From now on, you can call me Maria from Polaris, Aunt Wenxu.” Dormitory manager Aunt Wenxu introduced herself.
“Hello Aunt Wenxu, my name is Xia Yuan, you can just call me Xiaoyuan from now on.” Xia Yuan smiled and shook hands with Aunt Wenxu.
“You have brought the check-in documents, right? Let’s go to the dormitory management office to register first.” Aunt Wenxu greeted.
The two came to the dormitory management office, and Xia Yuan filled in his information according to Aunt Wen Xu’s requirements and specifications. According to the regulations of Jixing Dormitory, he could choose a dormitory, and the prices of different dormitories were also different.
The area of ​​the rooms in Jixing Dormitory is 6-10 dié, one dié is equivalent to 1.62 square meters. The smallest room is about 10 square meters and the largest room is about 16 square meters.
The minimum room configuration is: a single bed, a desk, a stool, and a wardrobe.
The largest room configuration is: based on the smallest room, the single bed becomes a double bed and there is a separate bathroom.
The bathing area is shared by men and women, with different time periods. Girls wash first and boys wash later.
“Aunt Wenxu, I choose to live in a 10-mat room, preferably a quiet one.” Xia Yuan said to Wenxu after learning about the environment of Polaris Dormitory in detail.
“Okay, then you can live in Room 301 on the third floor.” Wen Xu took out the key and handed it to Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan put away the key, took the luggage and went to his room, where he took out some daily necessities from the luggage. In addition, there were various seasonings, wild delicacies, and dried goods given to Xia Yuan by his fourth uncle. Just as Xia Yuan was making the mattress, Aunt Wen Xu’s voice rang out.
“Xia Yuan, please come to the kitchen on the first floor. The exam to move into the Pole Star Dormitory is about to begin.”
“Okay!” Xia Yuan responded into the voice transmission pipe.
Xia Yuan picked up dried chili peppers, dried tribute vegetables, morels and other ingredients and came to the Jixingliao kitchen.
“Haha, you’ve prepared a lot of things. It seems you’ve read the dormitory admission notice carefully.” Aunt Wenxu nodded and praised as she looked at the materials Xia Yuan was holding.
“The next dormitory entrance exam is coming up. Haha, the commander-in-chief and I have discussed your abilities. A single dish might be too easy for you. It is now 1:36 pm. Please use the food in the kitchen to prepare a dinner for the students in the Pole Star Dormitory that you are good at.”
“There are eight students in Polaris Dormitory, plus me, the dorm manager, and a transfer student like you, a total of ten people. Auntie, I don’t know when that transfer student will arrive, so there will be nine people serving as judges. You can only live in Polaris Dormitory if more than half of the people are satisfied with the food you make. Otherwise, after tonight you will have to settle somewhere else.” Wen Xu said to Xia Yuan, folding his arms.
“It’s that simple, just watch me show you.” Xia Yuan rolled up his sleeves and said confidently.
Xia Yuan came to the refrigerator and checked the food inside. There were more than ten kinds of vegetables and meat, including eggs, butter, fresh pork, fresh chicken, fish, tomatoes, etc. He then opened the cabinet, which contained all kinds of sauces.
“Let me shock your taste buds with Chinese food!”
Taking out a piece of paper, Xia Yuan prepared to write down the names of the dishes for the dinner. Including Soma, there were eleven people in the Polar Star Dormitory, so the dinner would have to have at least eight or even ten dishes, including appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, staple foods, soups, and drinks, so as to create a pleasant dinner.
“It’s decided! Here are the dishes for tonight.”
Appetizer: Salad with Chinese cabbage
Soup: Morel and chicken soup
Main course: Boiled beef
Sizzling Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp
Fried pork ribs with mint
Side dish: Baby cabbage in soup
Cucumber
Dessert: Osmanthus honey ice jelly
Drink: Winter melon lemon tea
Main dish: Cold noodles with shredded chicken
Xia Yuan first took out the flour and started to knead the dough to ferment, then set it aside for later use.
Boil water, pour it into the bowl containing Gongcai, then add a little salt and let it sit until it soaks.
Wash the morels, soak them in warm water and set aside.
Aunt Wenxu stood aside, observing Xia Yuan as he prepared the food. His focused expression and superb technique made Wenxu nod her head continuously.
“Well, the commander-in-chief said that this child has a somewhat arrogant personality, but he does have real skills. I, an old woman, took out so many ingredients at once, and those little boys and girls are in for a treat.” Wen Xu whispered with a smile.
The door of Polaris Dormitory was pushed open, and Isshiki Hui, a second-year student in the advanced department, returned to the dormitory. He keenly heard the noise coming from the kitchen, so he came to the kitchen and saw Aunt Wenxu standing at the door, so he went forward to see what was going on.
“Aunt Wenxu, I’m back.” Isshiki Hui said.
“Oh, T-back boy, you come back so early. Aren’t the Ten Elites busy with their work?” Wen Xu turned his head and glanced at Isshiki Hui and asked.
“Haha, of course I’m busy. But when I saw a cute junior coming to stay at Polaris Dormitory, I left my work and came back. Oh, is this the Blue Demon King Xia Yuan-kun? It’s really amazing to watch from up close.” Isshiki Hui stared at Xia Yuan’s cooking skills and praised.
“Xia Yuanjun’s entrance test is to prepare a dinner. You are in for a treat. After eating, the members of the Polaris Dormitory will give him a score. He can stay only if he gets more than half the score. Isshiki Hui, please explain this rule to the others who come back later. I’ll go back to my room and take a rest first.” Aunt Wenxu said to Isshiki Hui.
“Okay, Aunt Wenxu, leave it to me.” Isshiki Hui nodded and agreed, then took out a pink apron like a magic trick, took off her school uniform in an instant, folded it and placed it in a secret place, then walked into the kitchen and watched Xia Yuan cook from close range.
Chapter 14: Food in the Making (Old Version)
Xia Yuan noticed the arrival of Isshiki Hui. This guy was a weirdo. He looked handsome and was a first-class cook, but his behavior was a bit revealing, like a pervert. At this time, Isshiki Hui was only wearing an apron and not even shorts. If he bent down slightly, his anus would be exposed.
An idea suddenly came to Xia Yuan’s mind.
“If I return to China from Japan and take Isshiki Hui to Chengdu for a visit, hmm… with his looks and figure, will he be approached by a square-headed, round-faced, bearded guy? Hahaha, it would probably be a lot of fun.”
Xia Yuan suddenly laughed, and that smile was very charming to Isise Hui. He did not rush to introduce himself, but just looked at Xia Yuan quietly. Three minutes later, when Isise Hui turned his back, bent down and took out a cup of water from the cupboard, Xia Yuan finally couldn’t hold it anymore.
Damn it! Don’t turn your butt towards me! Your anus is showing!
“Ahem – there is still some time before dinner is ready. You can go back to your room and wait. I will call you when it is ready.” Xia Yuan said seriously.
“Thank you for your reminder, Xia Yuanjun. I was just pouring a cup of tea. The process of you making the dishes is really pleasing to the eye. It’s hard to look away.” Isshiki Hui responded cheerfully with a squinting smile.
“It’s up to you.” Xia Yuan stopped looking at him and continued to focus on processing the ingredients.
As time passed, the students of Polaris Dormitory began to return, and Yoshino Yuuki and Sakaki Ryoko returned to Polaris Dormitory while walking and chatting.
“Ryoko, what kind of person is that boy who called himself the devil king this morning? That smile seemed super crazy. Uh… I still feel a little chilly when I think about it now.” Yoshino Yuuki said casually.
“I feel that his personality should be lawless, a bit like a bad boy leader, very much like the male protagonist in the popular boys’ hot-blooded comics nowadays.” Sakaki Ryoko put her index finger on her chin and thought for a moment before responding.
“Hmm? (I smell it! o(ω)o) The kitchen light is on, and there’s a nice aroma wafting from inside. Is it Isshiki Kei-senpai who is cooking? Ryoko, let’s go and take a look.” Yoshino Yuuki said excitedly. Ryoko smiled and nodded and followed. However, the two of them were stunned when they arrived at the kitchen door.
“Blue Demon King! Xia Yuan!” Yoshino Yuki and Sakaki Ryoko said at the same time.
Xia Yuan looked up at the two of them, and his sharp eyes made Youji and Ryoko quickly turn their backs. Then a girl with blue hair and twin ponytails came towards them and greeted Ryoko and Youji happily.
“Ryoko, Yuuki, I’m back. Is it Isshiki Hitoshi who is cooking in the kitchen? It smells so good. You look scared. What happened?” asked Tadokoro Megumi with a smile.
“Yes! The Blue Demon King, Xia Yuan! He is in the kitchen!” You Ji said nervously.
“What!?” When Tansho Hui heard Xia Yuan’s name, she rolled her eyes in fear, and her blue twin ponytails suddenly stood up nervously.
“What should we do? What should we do? Will we be killed? Let’s call the police immediately!” Tansho Kei said in fear with her mouth open.
The door of Polar Star Dormitory was pushed open, and two fierce-looking boys walked in side by side. They started arguing about who should enter the door first or last.
“Hey, Sato, you guy, I should be the first to enter the door. First come, first served, do you understand?” Daigo Aoki said viciously in a raised tone.
“What did you say!? You stinky ape, I should be the one to enter the door first! I entered the dormitory half a body length before you, do you know that!?” Sato Shoji grabbed Aoki Daigo’s vest and said harshly.
“Sato-kun, Aoki-kun, something terrible has happened. Xia Yuan is here! He’s in the kitchen!” Yuki waved to the two of them nervously.
“Xia Yuan!? He’s the man who spoke so much nonsense at the opening ceremony during the day! Sato, go meet him.” When Daigo Aoki heard the name, he was startled and said to Sato Shoji.
“Aoki, why don’t you go? I’m not your little brother, you bastard!” Sato Shoji responded nervously with his eyes wide open.
“The two most manly boys in Polar Star Dormitory don’t dare to face Xia Yuan?” Sakaki Ryoko said helplessly.
When Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo heard the word “most manly”, they were instantly motivated.
“Haha, Xia Yuan is not a monster. Go meet him and ask him to leave. Sato, let’s go.” Daigo Aoki said, hugging Sato Shoji’s shoulders.
“Yes, let’s ask him to leave, hehe.” Sato Shoji responded with a twitching chin.
The two walked side by side to the kitchen door. After seeing Xia Yuan’s figure up close, the problem boy cells in their bodies began to sound alarm bells. In a trance, Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato saw countless bad boys falling at Xia Yuan’s feet, and the souls of the dead bad boys were shouting: Run!
Coincidentally, at this moment, Xia Yuan turned his head and looked at the two of them. Their eyes met. Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo swallowed their saliva, and a lot of sweat appeared on their foreheads, as if they had been washed with water.
“Go out and wait. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.” Xia Yuan said casually.
“Hi!” The two of them bowed at the same time, as if they had been pardoned, and hurriedly left the kitchen.
Xia Yuan checked the number of students who had returned and found that 6 had already returned, so it was time to speed up the preparation.
Three pots were lit at the same time, and Xia Yuan began to cook the main course. During the break, he prepared the appetizer: cold-mixed tribute vegetables.
Xia Yuan’s knife skills were very fast. In just fifteen seconds, he had finished cutting ten cucumbers. This surprised Isshiki Hui who was standing next to him, and she opened her green eyes.
Next, Xia Yuan picked up the lid of the casserole. The thick soup of morels and chicken inside was about to be cooked. He added a little salt and stirred it, then turned off the heat and simmered it. Then he started to make the Mizuki beef and fried the garlic shrimp on the iron plate.
The door of Polaris Dormitory was pushed open, and Ibusaki Shun and Marui Zenji came back at the same time. The two looked at their roommates gathered together, all with panicked looks on their faces, and stepped forward to communicate. When Marui Zenji heard Xia Yuan’s name, the memory of being bullied by bad boys in elementary school suddenly came to his mind.
“Oh, what should we do? Oh, let’s find Aunt Wenxu to deal with Xia Yuan.” Marui Zenji suggested.
Just when everyone was nervous, Aunt Wenxu walked out of the dormitory management office.
“Oh, everyone is back. Hmm… this fragrance is the smell of meat and shrimp. I can smell it from such a distance. It must be very good.” Aunt Wenxu said with anticipation.
“Um, Aunt Wenxu, there’s a man named Xia Yuan, he’s in the kitchen.” Tanaka Hui said, so nervous that her speech was incoherent.
“Oh, Xia Yuan, he is completing the dormitory entrance examination I arranged for him. You are in for a treat today. Go wash your hands, and then come to the kitchen and dining room to prepare for dinner. We will give Xia Yuan a score together later. If the food he prepares does not get a score that reaches more than half of our total staff, he will have to live somewhere else tomorrow.” Aunt Wenxu said.
“Entrance exam?! Is he going to prepare dinner for everyone by himself? The difficulty level is totally different from the exam I took to enter the dormitory.” Tanomo Megumi responded in shock.
“Well, he is an extremely arrogant little kid after all. All right, go wash your hands, and then wait for dinner.” Aunt Wenxu waved her hand.
Aunt Wenxu walked into the kitchen. At this time, Xia Yuan had finished preparing all the dishes except the staple food, shredded chicken cold noodles. He was now making noodles. Once the noodles were made, dinner could begin. After everyone washed their hands and came back, they saw Xia Yuan making noodles and expressed their admiration.
“This ramen making technique is amazing!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen noodles being made on the spot.”
“Wow! The table over there is already full of food.”
“It smells so good, I can’t stop drooling.”
The ramen noodles were thrown into the pot to cook, and Xia Yuan began to make the sauce for the shredded chicken cold noodles. Ten plates were placed in order, and the side dishes were quickly placed on the plates.
Two minutes later, ten balls of cold noodles were placed on the plate and topped with sauce, and the meal was ready.
“Dinner is ready. Everyone in Polar Star Dormitory can start eating!” Xia Yuan waved as he stood in front of the dining table.
“Great!” Everyone said happily, and took out their own tableware from the dish rack.
Chapter 15: Trapped in the Devil’s Paradise (Part 1) (Old Version)
Everyone in Polaris Dormitory held their bowls and chopsticks, looked at the delicious food in front of them, and swallowed their saliva. Wen Xu, as the elder and examiner, picked up the chopsticks first to pick up the cold tribute vegetables, and then the others followed suit and started eating.
Crack——
“Hmm! What a crisp taste!” Wen Xu said in surprise. The crisp tribute vegetable made a constant crisp sound when chewed in the mouth. The salty, fresh and slightly spicy taste made people’s appetite open, and their appetite was immediately stimulated.
“Xia Yuanjun, what is this dish made of? I have never eaten ingredients with such a crispy and tender texture.” Aunt Wenxu asked in shock.
“This ingredient is called Gongcai. It is made from dried lettuce that is soaked in water. It has an appetizing effect after consumption.” Xia Yuan pointed at the dish and explained.
“I see.” Aunt Wenxu nodded. If this dish was paired with sake, it would definitely be a great side dish, but the students were all having dinner together tonight, so don’t think about serving wine.
Isshiki Hui ate Xia Yuan’s food with big mouthfuls, his face showing excitement. As one of the Ten Greatest Talents of Totsuki, his vision and courage were much greater than the others. He was like a brave man who broke into an amusement park and quickly experienced all the rides in the park.
Megumi Tanomo was eating mint fried pork ribs, which was her favorite among the three main dishes. Although it was originally a fried dish, it tasted extremely fresh in the mouth, as if she was standing in a field full of mint and picking the flowers of the pork ribs.
Daigo Aoyama and Shoji Sato love boiled beef. The spicy and fragrant taste lingers in their mouths. Under the rich red chili oil, there are tempting vegetables such as enoki mushrooms, bean sprouts and lettuce. The spicy taste is so addictive that it makes the whole body burn.
Marui Zenji’s favorite is the teppanyaki garlic vermicelli shrimp. The rich garlic flavor and the freshness of the shrimp are perfectly blended, and the vermicelli that has absorbed the essence of both is the finishing touch, surging in the mouth like rippling waves.
Yoshino Yuki drank the morel and chicken soup in the bowl in disbelief. These were undoubtedly the free-range chickens she raised herself. She had also stewed chicken soup with mushrooms several times before, but the taste was bland and could not be compared with this bowl of soup. Yoshino Yuki stood up and asked loudly.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, no, Lord Demon! How did you make the soup so rich?”
“For this bowl of morel and old chicken soup, I put three saffron roots and one yellow gardenia to make it have a golden base color without overpowering the flavor. I used the subcutaneous fat of the old chicken to stir-fry chicken oil, then fried ginger slices and dried morels, then added water to stew. The soup is more golden and has a richer flavor.” Xia Yuan responded calmly.
“That’s amazing. I’ve never thought of these steps and combinations.” Yuji muttered as she sat down.
Ibusaki Shun picked up the shiitake cucumber out of curiosity, thinking it was just an ordinary cucumber slice, but when he picked up one end, the whole cucumber was suspended in the air.
“How did they do that? The cucumbers are obviously cut into thin slices yet they are still connected together, just like a giant green snake.” Ibusaki Shun exclaimed in amazement. There were ten cucumbers on the plate, obviously one for each person, so he put them all on his own plate and took a bite. The sour, sweet and spicy tastes combined to form the eyes of a giant green snake, with the teeth and tongue tightly wrapped around the tip of his tongue.
Ryoko Sakaki looked at her friends’ expressions of amazement and enjoyment. She preferred desserts and drinks. The sweet-scented osmanthus honey jelly left a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth. The strong spicy feeling from the boiled beef she had just eaten was instantly smoothed out. She took a sip of winter melon lemon tea, and the greasy feeling brought by the previous staple food was completely eliminated.
“Ah, so refreshing.” Sakaki Ryoko said enjoyingly.
When everyone was immersed in the delicious food, Xia Yuan’s food illusion began to take effect. The people in Polaris Dormitory only felt a flash before their eyes, and the scene they were in suddenly changed.
“Welcome to the Demon King Theme Park! Dear visitors, please enter the park.” A little devil said to everyone, and then several hemp ropes flew out and forcibly kidnapped everyone to the amusement facilities of the Demon King Theme Park.
“Please experience the whipping from the thorn demon!”
Everyone in the Polaris Dormitory was thrown down from a high altitude and landed in a bush of thorns. As soon as they stood up, the thorn maiden Jella waved her hand and summoned several tribute vegetables to whip everyone.
“Ah! Ah!”
“No! It hurts!”
“Children! Don’t be afraid! Grab the tribute vegetable vines and eat them!” Aunt Wenxu grabbed a tribute vegetable vine and called to the students in Polaris Dormitory.
“Okay!” Isshiki Hui and others agreed after hearing Aunt Wenxu’s words.
Crack-crack-crack-crack-
The huge tribute vegetable vine was eaten by everyone. The thorn maiden Jella showed satisfaction in her eyes, and then a voice was heard.
“You pass!”
Everyone who thought they were safe was taken into the air by an irresistible force. Isse Hui looked at the ground and saw Aunt Wenxu entangled by the vines of Gongcai and was not taken away.
“Aunt Wenxu! I’m here to save you!” Isse Hui reached out and grabbed Aunt Wenxu and shouted.
“Isshiki Hui! Lead the children of Polaris Dormitory forward! I will continue to fight the thorn demon.” Aunt Wenxu said with a look of sacrifice on her face.
“Aunt Wenxu——wuwu, damn it! I couldn’t save you.” Yise’s wise eyes choked with tears.
Before they had time to continue feeling sad, they all fell from the sky and landed in a golden hot spring.
“Is everyone here? Is anyone injured?” Isshiki Hui hurriedly confirmed.
“No, we can still fight.” Daigo Aoki and others responded.
“Senior Isshiki Hui, come and save Yuuki, she has been caught in the whirlpool!” Sakaki Ryoko exclaimed.
“Yuuki, I’m here to save you now!” Isshiki Hui ran over and was about to jump into the golden vortex.
“Senior Isshiki Hui, everyone, don’t come over here, just move forward with my will.” Yuuki stretched out her hand to say goodbye to everyone, with a look of relief on her face, and disappeared in the whirlpool.
“No! Yuki, damn it, I couldn’t save her again!” Isshiki Hui said dejectedly.
The earth shook and the mountains began to tremble. The safe zone where everyone in Polaris Dormitory was located began to break, and the sound of a volcanic eruption and surging magma could be heard.
“Everyone run!” Isshiki Hui called out to everyone.
The road under Daigo Aoki’s feet broke and he was about to fall into the lava. At the critical moment, Sato Shoji reached out and grabbed him, and Daigo Aoki did not fall into the lava immediately.
“Let go, Sato, if you continue like this, you will also fall into the lava!” Daigo Aoki said anxiously.
“No, how could I leave you alone? We haven’t even finished our fight yet!” Sato Shoji cried while grabbing the rock.
“You guy! Woohoo…” Daigo Aoki said with emotion.
“I’m here to save you!” Isshiki Hui stepped forward again and tried to save the two of them, but who knew that a terrifying figure suddenly emerged from the hot magma. It was the lava demon, which slammed into the rock wall violently, and Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato were shocked into the magma.
“Damn it! Damn it! I didn’t save anyone! Damn it!” Isshiki Hui cried bitterly. Marui Zenji and Ibusaki Shun pulled Isshiki Hui, Sakaki Ryoko, and Tadokoro Megumi away from the lava zone.
Chapter 16: Trapped in the Devil’s Paradise (Part 2) (Old Version)
The five people thought they were safe, but they found that the crisis was not over at all. Dozens of stupid and cute shrimp soldiers jumped out of the lava, holding pink ropes and trying to catch them.
“Everyone run!” Isse Hui led everyone.
“Ah – help!” Because Marui Zenji was not good at sports, he was captured by a shrimp soldier. Marui Zenji was kept being pulled over by the shrimp soldier. Isshiki Hui and Ibusaki Shun stepped forward to catch Marui Zenji, but they only grabbed Marui Zenji’s glasses.
“Senior Isshiki Hui, we succeeded this time! We saved Marui!” Ibusaki Shun said excitedly, holding his glasses.
“Marui-kun! We won’t abandon you, Ibu-kun, let’s go!” Isshiki Hui and Ibusaki Shun hurried away.
“Save me, save me, everyone! I’m here!” Marui Zenji squinted his eyes and exclaimed at the blurry back of Isshiki Hui. Finally, he was dragged into the lava in despair by the shrimp soldiers.
The remaining few people came to a plain covered with mint and sat on the ground tiredly. Because of hunger, Tansho Kei picked some mint and took a bite. Unexpectedly, the mint was so delicious that it fascinated her at once. Tansho Kei began to lie on the ground and gnaw on the mint. Her crazy appearance shocked the other three.
“Xiaohui, stop! Don’t eat anymore!” Sakaki Ryoko called out loudly.
Ouch——
A beast roar was heard, and the pig demon sleeping underground woke up. The mint that Tanaka Hui was eating was exactly what grew on its body. The pig demon smiled evilly, grabbed the frightened Tanaka Hui, and then took her into the bottomless underground palace.
“Xiaohui!” Ryoko Sakaki shouted in the direction where Tanomo Kei disappeared.
“Xiaohui!” Ibusaki Shun and Isshiki Hui shouted together.
The pig demon escaped, and suddenly a giant green python jumped out from the huge underground cave and pounced towards Isshiki Hui and the other two. In an instant, Ibusaki Shun was caught by the green python’s tail.
“Senior Isshiki Hui, Ryoko, run!” Ibusaki Shun shouted.
“Damn it!” Isshiki Hui had no choice but to pull Ryoko and run forward.
After an unknown amount of time, the two came to a sweet-scented osmanthus forest. The scenery there was beautiful and the air was gentle and pleasant. When Isshiki Hui thought they were safe, hundreds of giant bees surrounded him and Ryoko. Now there was only one companion left, so Isshiki Hui decided to show his true skills.
“This time, I will protect Ryoko! Protect my companions! Transform!” Isshiki Hui roared, and amazing pink energy burst out of his body. The clothes on his body disappeared under the impact of the energy, and the pink energy materialized into an apron and was worn on Isshiki Hui.
But just when Isshiki Hui was immersed in the transformation, Sakaki Ryoko had already been captured by the bee king. When Isshiki Hui wanted to attack the bees, the bees and Ryoko had disappeared.
“How could this happen! No!” Isshiki Hui knelt down and said in pain.
Suddenly, a figure appeared. It was the Blue Demon King that was embodied in the environment. Isshiki Hui noticed the arrival of the Demon King, stood up and glared at the mastermind behind everything.
“Blue Demon King, you despicable guy, give my companions back to me!” Isshiki Hui said angrily.
“Isshiki Hui, I didn’t take away your companions. They were the ones who immersed themselves in this paradise. Look at the sky, they are immersed in the impact brought by the delicious food. Now you are the only one left. Do you think you can resist me?!” The Blue Demon King said loudly.
“I will never give in!” Isshiki Hui clenched his fists and responded with a determined look on his face.
“Oh? Really? You stubborn guy, you have already been immersed in the deliciousness of the baby cabbage in soup, but you just don’t realize it.” The Blue Demon King responded with a sly smile.
“How could this be?!” Isshiki Hui rubbed her eyes and found herself taking a bath in the broth of baby cabbage.
“I can’t resist this warm feeling and wonderful taste, from the tip of my tongue to my stomach, ahhh——” Isshiki Hui threw her only apron into the sky, with a happy smile on her face, immersed in the satisfaction brought by the baby cabbage in soup.
“Haha, everyone is trapped in my Demon King’s Paradise! I won this battle, hahaha.” Xia Yuan laughed loudly.
In reality, the delicious food on the table was swept away by everyone, and because the food was eaten up, the illusion ended.
“We’re back!” The people in Polaris Dormitory looked at the clean table with chopsticks in their hands in surprise.
“This immersive experience is like a movie… Xia Yuan, you are really scary.” Aunt Wen Xu looked at Xia Yuan in shock.
“Thank you for the compliment. Please give me some scores.” Xia Yuan said proudly with his hands in his pockets.
Aunt Wenxu raised her hand to express her agreement that Xia Yuan could live in the Polar Star Dormitory. Then, Tanosuke Hui and Isshiki Hui raised their hands in agreement. The final result was that Xia Yuan passed the dormitory entrance examination with a unanimous vote.
Outside Polaris Dormitory, Soma Yukihira was carrying his schoolbag and charcoal grill, holding a squid leg in his mouth. He looked at the three-story house in front of him and confirmed that he had arrived at the dormitory. So, Soma Yukihira knocked on the door, but no one responded. He pushed the door open and the smell of food and the light from the kitchen attracted him. When he arrived at the door, everyone in Polaris Dormitory had just put down their hands that had voted for Xia Yuan.
“Xia Yuan-kun, you are also in this dormitory, that’s great!” Soma Yukihira said happily after seeing Xia Yuan.
“Hey, Yukihira-kun, you’re late and just missed a dinner I prepared.” Xia Yuan waved and greeted him.
“What!? Dinner party!” Soma Yukihira looked at the empty plates on the table and suddenly felt uncomfortable.
“Totsuki Academy is too big. I got lost and went to the wrong place. Xia Yuan-kun, I’m super hungry now. Why didn’t you leave me some? We are close friends. Where’s mine? Where’s mine?” Yukihira Soma said with tears in his eyes, grabbing Xia Yuan’s shoulders and shaking him.
“Of course I’ll leave some food for you. Here, some shredded chicken cold noodles, please enjoy.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile as he picked up the shredded chicken cold noodles.
Bang——
Soma Yukihira threw down the charcoal grill and schoolbag, took the shredded chicken cold noodles, stirred it and started eating. The noodles were smooth and chewy, the sauce was rich and fragrant, and when eaten together with the shredded chicken, the two achieved an excellent taste that complemented each other.
“Delicious! Delicious!” Soma Yukihira finished a plate of cold noodles with shredded chicken, licked his lips, and showed an expression that he was still unsatisfied.
“Yukihira, please have some water.” Tadokoro Megumi brought a glass of water and handed it to Soma Yukihira. The two of them were a team today and overcame the difficult Roland Chapelle exam. If it weren’t for Soma Yukihira’s help, she would probably have been expelled today. Therefore, Tadokoro Megumi was very grateful to Soma Yukihira.
“Hey, Tansho, you live in this dormitory too. It’s great that we are familiar with each other.” Soma Yukihira said happily as he took the cup of water.
Chapter 17: Yukihira Soma’s Dormitory Admission Test (Old Version)
Aunt Wenxu looked at Soma Yukihira and thought that this red-haired boy came at a really bad time. If he had come earlier, they could have had dinner together and the dishes could have been prepared so that they could taste them at the same time as Xia Yuan’s. Now, I’m already half full and it’s hard for me to want to eat anything else. So, what kind of question should be for the dormitory entrance test?
Aunt Wenxu stood up and looked at the stoves around the kitchen. Xia Yuan had cleaned up very well, and her favorability towards him doubled. She went to the refrigerator, opened it, and saw only some leftovers from Xia Yuan.
“Let Soma Yukihira use the remaining ingredients to make a dish that can rekindle our appetite.” Aunt Wenxu nodded and made the decision in her heart.
Aunt Wenxu came in front of Soma Yukihira, put her hands on her hips and greeted him.
“You must be Soma Yukihira, right? I’m Fumio Omido, the dormitory manager of Polaris Dormitory. Have you prepared the ingredients?”
“Huh? What ingredients?” Soma Yukihira responded with a confused look on his face.
“Of course it’s the ingredients used for the exam in Pole Star Dormitory. You couldn’t have missed the content on the notice.” Aunt Wenxu asked.
“Uh… the notice was blown away by the strong wind… I didn’t prepare any ingredients at all.” Soma Yukihira said embarrassedly, scratching the back of his head.
“There are three items on the notice. The first is that if you want to live in Polaris Dormitory, you must cook a dish. Only if the taste of the dish is approved can you successfully move in. Second, I, the dormitory head, will be responsible for the review. Third, there is no limit on the ingredients you bring, as long as you present them in the dish. If you don’t bring any ingredients, you will be defeated without a fight. If I don’t know your cooking level, you cannot live in Polaris Dormitory. Do you understand?” Aunt Wenxu said to Soma Yukihira with a joking look on her face.
“So that means I have to stay outside tonight? The school is on the mountain, and the nights in April are very cold. I don’t have any outdoor supplies with me, and I might die.” Soma Yukihira responded immediately with dissatisfaction.
“There are no exceptions to the test of craftsmanship. You can’t escape it. Now there are only some leftovers from the dinner left in the kitchen. You can only blame yourself for not paying attention to the notice. Your luck is not good enough. Leave now.” Aunt Wenxu waved her hand to drive them away.
Soma Yukihira listened to Aunt Fumiyo’s words and grasped the key point: there were some leftovers from the dinner!
“Dormitory manager, you just mentioned that there are some leftovers from the dinner in the kitchen. Can I use them?” asked Soma Yukihira.
“Yes, sure.” Aunt Wenxu responded.
“Okay, then I’ll accept the test of my craft!” Soma Yukihira took off his coat and threw it to Xia Yuan. Then he walked to where the ingredients were piled and started matching gourmet ingredients in his mind.
“Oh? Are you sure you can use the leftovers to make a dish that satisfies me? Humph, I just finished a big meal. If your dish is not attractive enough, I won’t eat it.” Aunt Fumihira questioned Soma Yukihira.
“Don’t worry, Auntie, I will definitely serve you a dish that satisfies you.” Soma Yukihira picked up an onion and observed it.
On the side, Isshiki Hui and others sitting around the dining table all looked expectant and silent. Now it was Aunt Wenxu’s home court, and they would not make any actions or remarks that would benefit the new roommate. Totsuki Academy was an academy that emphasized strength, and so was Polaris Dormitory. People without strength were not worthy of living under the same roof with them.
“I have gathered all the delicious ingredients. Next, please look forward to the hidden menu of Yukihira Teishokuya!”
Soma Yukihira took out a large bag of squid tentacles from his handbag, put them in a basin to wash them, boiled water in a pot, boiled the water to about 40 degrees, poured the warm water into the basin, and poured the washed dried squid tentacles into the warm water to soak them.
He took out the remaining three prawns from the refrigerator, and placed half a cauliflower, an onion, half a small pumpkin, an eggplant, six shiitake mushrooms, half a box of eggs and other ingredients on the table. Xia Yuan immediately understood what kind of dish Soma Yukihira was going to make, and nodded with a smile.
Isshiki Hui, one of the ten best, looked at Soma Yukihira who was holding the low-gluten flour and instantly understood what Soma Yukihira was going to cook.
“Tempura? Haha, you are such an interesting junior. This way of coping is also feasible.”
Soma Yukihira began to cut the vegetables. He cut the tops of the shiitake mushrooms into hexagonal shapes, cut the eggplant and pumpkin into thick slices, removed the heads and peeled the three large prawns, left the base, wiped the surface moisture with kitchen paper and set it aside, took ice cubes and added them to clean water to make ice water, mixed the low-gluten flour and corn starch, beat two eggs into a bowl, poured the mixed flour into it, and began to add ice water and stir until it became a paste.
In addition to making the batter, the most important thing about tempura is making the tempura dipping sauce. Soma Yukihira takes a pot, takes out some of the bonito flakes in the cupboard, puts the bonito into the pot and boils it, then drains it, takes out the bonito broth, adds soy sauce, mirin, fish extract, and a little sugar, and starts cooking. Then, mash the ginger and white radish into a puree and put it in a small dish.
Take out the previously soaked squid legs, spread them flat on a plate, use kitchen paper to absorb excess moisture, pour cold oil into the iron pan and start heating it. While the oil is heating up, put the shrimp and squid legs into the batter and coat them thoroughly.
Soma Yukihira casually stuck his chopsticks into the pot and found that the oil temperature was enough, so he started to put the prawns in. The prawns covered with batter began to boil the moment they came into contact with the hot oil.
Take out the fried tempura prawns and squid legs and arrange them on a plate. At the same time, wrap the onions, pumpkins, mushrooms, eggplants, cauliflowers and other ingredients with the batter, fry them in the pan, and stir gently with chopsticks to avoid sticking. At this time, the sauce is ready. Soma Yukihira takes out the sauce and pours it into a small dish containing grated white radish and grated ginger.
Use a strainer to take out the fried vegetables and place them on a plate. The fried tempura is ready.
“Lord Omido Fumio, please enjoy! Yukihira style – assorted tempura!” Yukihira Soma said with a smile.
“Oh, it looks really good. The aroma, hmm – very authentic, huh -” Aunt Wenxu picked up the fried shrimp and started to taste it.
Snap——
The fried shrimp is wrapped in crispy batter, which makes a sound like thin ice breaking when chewed by teeth. The batter is extremely thin and full of fine bubbles, which breaks into pieces in the mouth without any greasy or heavy feeling. The shrimp meat is soft and fragrant, and the umami flavor of the shrimp is further stimulated by frying.
There is nothing wrong with the cooking and frying.
Then, Aunt Wenxu dipped the remaining half of the fried shrimp into the sauce. The other half of the key to the success of tempura lies in this sauce. The warm sauce quickly spread through the cotton coat to the entire surface of the fried shrimp. When the tempura fried shrimp was put into the mouth again, the deliciousness of the shrimp meat was once again elevated to a higher level.
Delicious! This tempura reawakened my taste buds! No, such a good dish, I must pair it with my wine!
Aunt Wenxu clutched her chopsticks, turned around and ran back to her room, which stunned Soma Yukihira. Did he mean that his cooking was not up to standard? Eight seconds later, Aunt Wenxu returned to her seat with a glass of sake, poured herself a glass of sake, and then picked up a piece of mushroom.
The mushroom coating crumbles, and then the delicious flavor of the mushroom fills your mouth. Dip the mushroom in the sauce and it becomes even more delicious.
He picked up another squid leg brought by Soma Yukihira. The skin was crispy, the squid leg was soft and chewy, and full of flavor, which further stimulated Wenxu’s taste buds.
So delicious!
Wen Xu held the wine glass and squinted his eyes in satisfaction. The scene changed and Wen Xu suddenly returned to the time when he first arrived at Totsuki Academy.
“Wenxu, this school will definitely become the most famous cooking school in Japan and even the world in the future. Cheers!” said the handsome man, raising his glass.
“Of course, dear, with your help, Totsuki Academy can definitely do it. Cheers!” The young Wen Xu happily raised his glass in response.
After drinking a glass of sake, Aunt Wenxu shed tears, and the scene in her eyes switched back to the kitchen ceiling. Wenxu looked at Soma Yukihira with eyes no longer full of strangeness, but tenderness.
“Soma Yukihira, you’ve passed the test! I allow you to stay here!”
“I’m sorry for the poor hospitality!” Soma Yukihira pulled off the towel on his head and said with a victorious smile.
Chapter 18: The Existence of the Ten Great Men (Old Version)
Soma Yukihira confirmed that he would join Polaris Dormitory. Megumi Tadokoro was truly happy for him and clapped her hands to congratulate him. Xia Yuan put Soma Yukihira’s clothes back on him.
“Welcome Xia Yuan and Yukihira Soma to join Polaris Dormitory. Let’s clean up the plates and bowls, and then go to Marui’s room to start the second round of welcome match!” Yuuki said excitedly with her little fist raised high.
“Great!” the others said happily.
“Ah? Why did you choose my room again?” Marui Zenji said reluctantly.
“Because your room is the biggest, stop looking so sad and come and clean it up quickly.” Daigo Aoki patted Zenji Marui on the back and urged him.
Aunt Wenxu gave Soma Yukihira the key to Room 303 and warned everyone not to play too crazy. Then she went back to her room with the cold tribute vegetables made by Xia Yuan and Soma Yukihira’s tempura and had a drink.
Megumi Tadokoro volunteered to take the lead in washing the dishes, and Yuuki followed suit. Ryoko went to her cultivation room to get some rice juice, and Ibusaki Shun took out a large piece of bacon that he had made in recent days and cut it into slices for everyone to enjoy later.
Xia Yuan helped Soma Yukihira carry the charcoal grill and went to room 303 with him.
“Soma, you only brought so few things with you. Didn’t you prepare a few more changes of clothes?” Xia Yuan said to Soma Yukihira who was holding only a handbag.
“Well, I plan to go back and get it next time I’m on vacation. Xia Yuanjun, your speech during the day was so exciting that it gave me goose bumps.” Soma Yukihira placed his handbag on the table, took out a simple jacket from it, put it on, and sighed.
“Haha, that is contempt for the weak and a declaration of war against the strong. Soma, are you strong or weak?” Xia Yuan smiled and looked at Soma Yukihira and said.
“Of course I’m a strong one! Do you know me? As a chef, I entered the kitchen earlier than most people in this school. I first picked up a kitchen knife when I was 3 years old. It has been 12 years now. Others may be scared by you, but not me!” Soma Yukihira responded to Xia Yuan with excitement, clenched his fists.
Just when the atmosphere reached a subtle level, the ceiling of Soma Yukihira’s room opened, and Isshiki Hui appeared on it at some point.
“Nashi Yuan-kun, Yukihira-kun, the welcome party has begun.” Isshiki Hui greeted happily.
“Ah? Senior, how come you appear above my room?” Soma Yukihira looked up at Isshiki Hui in shock.
“It doesn’t matter. Come to 205, hurry up, hurry up.” Isshiki Hui said with a smile.
Xia Yuan frowned. Isse Hui not only has an exhibitionist fetish, but most likely also has a voyeurism fetish. Hiss – this guy’s disgust level is almost maxed out when there is no conflict. He likes to sleep naked, so it seems he has to change this habit.
After a while, Xia Yuan and Soma Yukihira came to room 205. Everyone was there except Isshiki Hui. Ryoko handed two paper cups to Xia Yuan and Yukihira, and then gave them the rice juice she had brewed.
“Oh, is it rice wine?” Xia Yuan asked after smelling it.
“No, it’s just a fermented drink, ahem, the alcohol content is very low.” Ryoko smiled and gave Xia Yuan a look that said you know what I mean.
“I also brought everyone some special snacks from Dongda University, Gouyaer Tianjin Rice Crack!” Xia Yuan said as he took out the rice crackers.
“Wow, that’s great, there’s something delicious again!” You Ji hurriedly took out a plate, Xia Yuan tore open the package, and poured the rice crust into the plate. Everyone was curious about the taste of the rice crust, so they stood up and reached out to pick up a piece to taste it.
The crunchy texture and slightly spicy taste are really addictive.
Wow, it’s so delicious, I can’t stop eating it!
Ton ton ton, wow, drinking rice juice and eating rice crust at the same time, what a perfect match.
The welcome party was lit up by two bags of Tianjin rice crust. Before meeting him, everyone thought Xia Yuan was a guy who was difficult to approach. However, once they met him, they found that he was very gentle and easier to get along with than the average person. Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato were the first to hang out with Xia Yuan. They picked up rice juice and wanted to ask Xia Yuan to be their boss. Xia Yuan did not agree. Being a boss was too troublesome. His mental age, combined from his past life to his present, was 42 years old. He did not want to play the Young and Dangerous game.
Aunt Wenxu’s voice came from the copper pipes in the room.
“Hey, kids, I have some fish skin peanuts here, who can take some?”
“Wow! Granny Wenxu, let’s get it!”
“Grandma, I love you.”
When Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo heard that there was going to be delicious food, they happily prepared to go out together.
“Remember to come back before Granny Wenxu starts bragging about the history of the Ten Greatest People. Otherwise, if you get caught, you’ll have to talk for half an hour.” Yuki reminded Sato and the other man who were about to go out.
“Hi!” Sato and the other two responded.
Top Ten?
Soma Yukihira has heard of this term before. What is the significance of the existence of these ten heroes?
“Tadokoro, what are the Ten Outstanding Talents?” Soma Yukihira asked Tadokoro Megumi beside him.
“Mr. Yukihira, don’t you know anything about the Ten Heroes?” Tanomo Kei asked.
“I don’t know.” Soma Yukihira shook his head.
“Finally, the time has come for me to show what I have learned, Yukihira-kun, please listen carefully. The Totsuki Ten Best Cooks Council is composed of the top ten culinary talents in the academy. Many things in Totsuki Academy are managed independently by the students, and all issues are decided after deliberation by the top ten members. They are the highest decision-making body in the academy. In the academy’s related organizations, they are directly under the command of the commander-in-chief. Even the lecturers in the academy must obey the decisions of the top ten.” Tanadore Megumi looked at Soma Yukihira and explained very seriously.
“Oh, I see. I understand.” Soma Yukihira nodded.
“I heard that decades ago, Polaris Dormitory was full of students, and several of the top ten students came from Polaris Dormitory. There was even a year when Polaris Dormitory took all the seats in the top ten. So, Aunt Wenxu would talk nonstop whenever she mentioned this topic.” Yuuki looked at Soma Yukihira and explained.
Xia Yuan laughed after hearing what You Ji said, and then spoke.
“Hey, do you guys want to create the glory of Polaris Dormitory again? Everyone here is very capable. I want to be the number one among the Ten Greatest of Totsuki. Anyone want to follow me?”
Um!?
Everyone in the room looked at Xia Yuan in shock. Looking at his deep and ambitious eyes, they all knew in their hearts: Xia Yuan was serious.
“Of course, I also want to reach the top of the academy!” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, Soma Yukihira stood up and responded first.
Yoshino Yuuki, Sakaki Ryoko, Marui Zenji, and Ibusaki Shun did not respond immediately. Xia Yuan and Yukihira Soma were both transfer students. They had no clear concept of the top ten. Although their cooking skills were all excellent, the cooking skills of the top ten were even more dominant.
Megumi Tadokoro looked at Soma Yukihira’s profile, and the determined look in his eyes made her heart moved. Although she didn’t say anything, she raised her little fist and silently set a goal in her heart, which was to keep up with Yukihira’s footsteps.
Chapter 19: Attacking the Seniors (Old Version)
Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo came back, and in addition to fish skin peanuts, Aoki Daigo also brought back a box of beer.
“Sorry for the long wait! We brought back golden tea!” Daigo Aoki said happily.
“Wow! It’s golden tea!” Yuki happily went to find a bottle opener.
“Fuck, golden tea? This is just beer, right? But, I haven’t had it for a long time. Let me try the flavor of this golden tea!” Xia Yuan nodded as he looked at the beer in Daigo Aoki’s hand.
“Sorry for keeping you waiting. I have prepared some snacks. Let’s enjoy them together.” Isshiki Hui said loudly as he brought a bowl of salted edamame.
“Salted edamame with golden tea! So cool!” Ryoko said excitedly.
“The second round of the welcome match officially begins!” Isshiki Huijiang said happily, raising his glass.
yeah–
Xia Yuan smiled and drank the beer in one gulp. This atmosphere was so great. Youth is invincible. Long live youth!
More than an hour later.
Everyone was drunk and the only people sober in the room were Xia Yuan, Yukihira Soma, and Isshiki Hui.
“What an interesting night. Once again, welcome Xia Yuan-kun and Yukihira-kun to Polaris Dormitory. The food is finished, I will make something for you two.” Isshiki Hui said with a smile.
“Thank you, senior.” Soma Yukihira responded next to Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan nodded to express his gratitude, then smiled and said excitedly: Is it coming? This is a show of strength from a senior.
Half an hour later, Isshiki Hui returned to the room with two plates of food and placed them in front of Xia Yuan and Yukihira Soma.
“It’s ready. Please enjoy. Grilled mackerel with Sichuan pepper.”
“I’m starting!” Xia Yuan and Soma Yukihira said at the same time.
Xia Yuan picked up a piece of fish and put it into his mouth. The soft texture of the fish danced between his lips and teeth, followed by a gentle impact that stimulated his nerves. The scene in front of him switched, and he was on a country road in spring, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze. The cherry blossoms on the cherry trees on both sides of the road fell with the breeze, and not far away in the field of vision was the blue sea. This harmonious beauty was refreshing.
In contrast to the strong flavors I pursue, what Isshiki Hui created is a work of harmony between man and nature.
The most important thing is that Isshiki Hui didn’t use his full strength at all, and what he served was just a rather intimidating dish.
sharp!
On the other side, Soma Yukihira was immersed in the beauty of spring. He had a new understanding of Isshiki Satoshi’s strength, and then began to comment on the grilled mackerel with pepper.
“Senior’s family runs a traditional Japanese restaurant, right? Grilled mackerel with pepper and pureed cabbage is a signature dish in Japanese restaurants. It is definitely not something that ordinary restaurants can make to such a high standard. The slow-roasted mackerel with pureed cabbage has a dense and soft sweet taste that goes very well with the mackerel. The two complement each other, and it is simply a portrayal of the vitality of all things in spring.”
“Yukihira-kun, you are such a thoughtful junior.” Isshiki Hui looked at Yukihira Soma. Xia Yuan was very powerful, and Yukihira Soma’s strength and insight were also outstanding.
These two people were like the blue demon and the red demon in a fairy tale, coming to Totsuki together. If you are careless, you will be devoured by them. Thinking of this, Isshiki Hui no longer used his usual squinting smile to conceal himself. He opened his emerald green eyes and looked at Xia Yuan.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, you seemed to have said something very interesting at the opening ceremony. It may not be as easy as you think to dominate everyone in Totsuki. Let me introduce myself again. I am the seventh of the Ten Great Men of Totsuki, Isshiki Hui.”
A deep and dark aura emanated from Isise Hui. It was not as overbearing as Xia Yuan’s aura, but it was deep and twisted enough to trap people’s eyes and minds in it, unable to extricate themselves.
“Wow, Senbei, you have such an amazing spirit. That’s why this school is so interesting.” Xia Yuan was not affected by Isshiki Hui’s aura at all. Instead, he responded with excitement in his eyes.
“There should be some leftover mackerel in the kitchen. Senior has already demonstrated his strength, and we should return the favor. Come on, Soma, I also want to eat the food you cook.” Xia Yuan stood up and walked towards the door, turned his head and looked at Soma Yukihira and Isshiki Hui and said.
“Okay! If the ingredient is mackerel, we can use Yukihira’s secret recipe No. 20. I want to use the popular dishes of my restaurant and make a dish that conveys the feeling of spring like my predecessor.” Yukihira Soma stood up and said to Isshiki Satoshi.
Xia Yuan and Soma Yukihira came to the restaurant on the first floor and began to look for ingredients and prepare their own dishes. Xia Yuan pondered for a moment and recalled the plot. Soma Yukihira made rice over tea, so what dish should he make?
Conveying the feeling of spring——
fart!
As long as it tastes delicious and mild!
Consciousness linked to the system, Xia Yuan opened the Genshin Impact cookbook, clicked on fish, searched for dishes suitable for fighting back against Isshiki Hui, and finally chose: fresh fish with milk sauce!
“Mr. Xia Yuan, I have used two of the four pieces of mackerel, and the remaining two are for you.” Soma Yukihira said while holding the iron plate. He had already started a fire to prepare.
“Okay, two pieces are enough for me.” Xia Yuan nodded in response.
Opening the refrigerator’s cold shelf, Xia Yuan found a 1.5-liter box of milk and the remaining mint from making mint fried pork ribs. He also found lemons, green peppers, onions, chili peppers, and coriander in the ingredient box.
“The ingredients are ready, let’s start making the sauce.” Xia Yuan said with a smile. Soma Yukihira, who was preparing a dish on the side, looked at Xia Yuan, only to see him put the chopping board on the cooking table, and then quickly washed the ingredients he had prepared. His movements were quite neat.
“Preparing so many ingredients, are you planning to make Chinese food? Hmm? No, he took out the blender, he’s planning to make the sauce.”
Buzz——
After the ingredients in the blender are mixed into a paste, Xia Yuan takes them out and adds seasonings. The Thai sour chili is ready. The emerald red sauce is poured into a bowl, and a slightly sour and sweet flavor wafts out. Xia Yuan extends his index finger and dips a little to taste it. The base flavor is the fragrance of lemon, followed by onion and the spicy feeling brought by the chili pepper. The sour taste stimulates the taste buds and increases appetite.
Next, start making the custard sauce, which is the source of the flavor of the milk sauce fish. The soft custard sauce is paired with the pan-fried mackerel, and the combination of the two can bring out the softest taste.
Crack the yolks of two eggs into a bowl, add white sugar, and beat with a whisk at high speed to make the egg yolks fluffy and thick. Pour in about 15 grams of sifted low-gluten flour and continue stirring at a uniform speed. Pour the milk into a milk pan, bring it to a boil, then slowly pour 1/3 of the milk into the egg yolk paste, stirring evenly while pouring. Sieve the egg and milk liquid back into the milk pan and heat on low heat, stirring constantly while heating, until the egg and milk liquid becomes thick and smooth. Immediately remove from the heat and place the milk pan in a basin of cold water to cool it quickly. The custard sauce is ready.
Take a frying pan, add oil to the pan and start frying the fish. When the pan is slightly hot, Xia Yuan picks up the frying pan and puts the mackerel in. The oil temperature in the pan continues to rise. Xia Yuan starts to pour the hot oil on the skin of the mackerel with a spoon, making the skin of the mackerel become crispy and soft.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, my food is ready. I’ll bring it upstairs first. When you’re done, I’ll be waiting for you to come and taste it.” Soma Yukihira said to Xia Yuan.
“Okay, my food is almost ready, you can serve it first.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
While we were talking, the mackerel had been fried. We used a knife to cut the two large pieces of fried fish into eight small pieces. We put custard sauce on the bottom of the plate, took out the fried mackerel and placed it on the custard sauce. We put a small amount of hot and sour sauce on the edge of the other mackerel. Due to the obstruction of the fish meat in the plate, different flavors were formed on both sides. We took out a few mint leaves and placed them on the fish meat, and decorated it with a few pieces of cherry tomatoes. Xia Yuan’s special milk sauce fish was ready.
Chapter 20: Delicious Battle (Old Version)
Xia Yuan put the fresh fish with special milk sauce on a tray and brought it to the room on the second floor. At this time, Isshiki Hui, Ibusaki Shun, Yuki, and Ryoko had just picked up their bowls, ready to taste Yukihira Soma’s mackerel tea rice.
“Oh, Xia Yuan, you’re here. That’s just right. Please try Yukihira’s secret recipe 20, modified! Mackerel rice ball tea rice!” Yukihira Soma handed the dish to Xia Yuan and said with a smile.
“Okay, thank you.” Xia Yuan placed his food behind him, and after everyone had tasted it, he brought his food over.
“Everyone, this dish was originally made with salmon, but today I tried to make a modified version with mackerel. Please enjoy it,” Soma Yukihira introduced.
“I’m starting!” everyone said in unison.
Xia Yuan took a sip of the tea first. It tasted salty, fresh and refreshing.
“The soup for chazuke is made from salt kelp tea. The mild salty taste and aroma are perfect for a meal,” said Soma Yukihira.
Under the moonlight, Isshiki Hui picked up the bowl of tea rice and evaluated it in his heart. He thought that it was just the tea rice that could be found everywhere, and it was far inferior in appearance and appeal. Let’s see how this tea rice tastes.
Snoring
After drinking the tea, Isshiki Hui immediately showed an expression of enjoyment.
“The mackerel meat is fresh and juicy, and more importantly, the fish skin has a crispy texture. Every bite makes people feel delicious.” Yuji commented with a little surprise.
“You can’t achieve this kind of taste by just roasting it. How do you do it?” Ryoko was also surprised.
“It’s pan-fried. This mackerel is pan-fried, right? Pan-fried is a type of French cooking method. It’s a technique of adding olive oil to the ingredients to keep the color even after cooking. Can you tell me, Yukihira-kun, why do you know French cooking techniques?” Isshiki Hui asked, holding the bowl.
“Well, I learned this from my dad. He said this is the trick to make fish dishes crispy and tender. You can taste the crispy texture when eating it with rice. If you soak it with kelp tea for a while, you can enjoy a different taste.” Soma Yukihira introduced.
“Yukihira’s family runs a set meal restaurant, and your father has also studied French cuisine?” Isshiki Hui asked with a little confusion.
“My dad seems to have cooked in many countries. He went abroad before I came to this school.” Soma Yukihira replied with a naive look.
“It’s a truly free cuisine that doesn’t stick to any particular region. The cooking technique of pan-frying is very suitable for cooking ingredients with thicker skins. Yukihira-kun quickly found a way to handle this type of ingredient and improved the original recipe. His responsiveness is truly amazing.”
“The rice grains shining with pure white light are like white snow, and the rich taste of mackerel in them is the symbol of the vitality of spring. Through this dish, he perfectly expresses the initial moment of all things in spring, and the beautiful scene of melting snow appears before our eyes.” Isshiki Hui said with emotion.
Slurp—slurp—delicious!
Yeah, not bad.
Xia Yuan held the bowl, smiled and nodded in approval, but this alone was not enough for him to say it was delicious, so it was his turn to cook next.
“Next, I will present to you fresh fish with special milk sauce. Since there are not enough ingredients, please ask Ryoko, Yuuki, and Ibu-kun to share two portions.” Xia Yuan placed the dish in front of everyone and said.
“Okay.” Yuuki, Ryoko, and Ibusaki Shun nodded in response.
Isshiki Hui picked up the fresh fish with special milk sauce and showed a solemn look. In such a short time, he was able to make a highly completed dish. Xia Yuanjun’s strength was indeed amazing.
“It’s so beautiful, the presentation and combination are very high-end.” Ryoko praised.
“It has a milky flavor and a slightly sour and spicy taste. I can’t control my saliva.” Youji said excitedly as she picked up the chopsticks.
“Everyone, please eat the white part first, then the red part. You will feel the taste of the changing seasons.” Xia Yuan reminded everyone.
“Okay, I’ll start!” Everyone nodded in agreement.
“This white sauce is custard sauce! We don’t have this kind of sauce in our kitchen. Is it handmade by Xia Yuanjun?” Isshiki Hui asked. This kind of sauce is used in French desserts. I didn’t expect that Xia Yuanjun, a Chinese chef, could make such an authentic flavor.
“Of course.” Xia Yuan nodded in response.
“The soft and dense fish meat, oh, it’s also made using the pan-fried method.” Yuki said in surprise.
“I thought the white sauce would be greasy, but it was surprisingly refreshing,” Ryoko commented.
“What would happen if I ate the mackerel meat with the mint leaves on it?” Ibusaki Shun decided to give it a try.
A gentle breeze blew by, and everyone found themselves in a white sea, transforming into mermaids and mackerels swimming and dancing in the sea.
The feeling of swimming freely in the warm sea is really intoxicating.
The illusion disappeared, the fish meat in the milk sauce had been eaten, and then everyone started eating the mackerel meat in the Thai spicy sauce.
The pleasant spring water disappears, and what comes is the heat wave of summer.
“Ah! So spicy!” exclaimed Soma Yukihira.
“But this spicy and sour taste is surprisingly addictive,” Ryoko said in shock.
“This emerald red sauce must be Thai hot and sour sauce, right? Mr. Xia Yuan has quite a wealth of experience.” Isse Hui looked at Xia Yuan and praised him. A Chinese chef who understands Western cooking techniques and also knows how to make Southeast Asian Thai sauces, this kind of experience really gives him the capital to be arrogant.
“I thought I was half full after eating Yukihira-kun’s tea rice, but when I ate Xia Yuan-kun’s special milk sauce fish, I found that there was no food at all. My saliva is secreting a lot. Ibu-kun, as a boy, you must give way to girls, right? Give me your share of mackerel!” Yuuki said while licking her tongue.
“No! Absolutely not! This delicacy cannot be given to others.” Ibusaki Shun looked at Yuuki seriously with his blue eyes.
“What would happen if we mixed the two sauces together?” Soma Yukihira asked curiously, dipping a piece of fish in custard sauce and hot and sour sauce and putting it into his mouth.
Hmm——
The white milk sauce neutralized the taste impact brought by the hot and sour sauce, making the mackerel meat in the mouth more palatable. I suddenly turned into a mermaid again, wandering in the sea.
“The warm ocean is ahead, everyone be careful.” Soma Yukihira said happily in mermaid form.
“Breakthrough! We have reached the warm ocean zone. Wow, the sea water is so hot, it’s as comfortable as taking a hot spring bath!” Isshiki Hui said with an expression of enjoyment.
It’s too little, not enough! I want more!
What a free cooking!
Mr. Xia Yuan, Senior Isesehui, you two really make me happy.
The fish with special milk sauce was eaten up, and everyone put down their empty plates reluctantly, even finishing up the sauce on the plates.
“Yukihira-kun’s cooking makes me see the spring scenery of melting winter snow, and Natsuyuan-kun’s cooking makes me see the transition between spring and summer seasons. Your cooking is all free and unrestrained enough, I’m really touched.” Isshiki Hui said with tears in her eyes.
“It is senior’s cooking that makes me feel the warm spring breeze personally.” Soma Yukihira responded with a smile.
“We are your companions in this game initiated by the senior. Did you enjoy it? I hope that next time I can go to the Shokugeki competition and appreciate the true strength of senior Isshiki Hui.” Xia Yuan looked at Isshiki Hui and responded.
Ibusaki Shun looked at Xia Yuan. What a powerful intuition. Xia Yuan realized that Senior Isshiki Hui did not use his full strength. Isshiki Hui looked at Xia Yuan meaningfully. His sinister look made Soma Yukihira, who was standing next to him, feel uneasy.
“That day will come. Please, Demon King, polish your weapon well. When the time is right, I will fight you in the Food Wars Battlefield of the Ten Elites.” Isshiki Hui once again revealed his deep and dark aura and responded to Xia Yuan.
Chapter 21: How to deal with problem students (old version)
The cooking duel was over, and there was no need to stay any longer since all the threats had been made, so Xia Yuan said goodbye to everyone and returned to his room, where he simply washed up and went to bed.
Nakiri’s residence, where Erina lives.
Erina sat under the eaves of her corridor, holding a cup of matcha. She closed her eyes, trying to use meditation to drive Xia Yuan’s figure from her mind during the day, but she found that after trying more than ten times, Xia Yuan’s figure still appeared in her mind.
“I’m sure you’ll be my man!”
“ah!!!”
Erina opened her eyes in panic from her meditation, and the matcha in her hand that she was using to calm herself fell to the ground and shattered. Her screams alarmed the Nakiri family’s bodyguards, and several bodyguards in suits ran to Erina and asked what had happened.
“A rat appeared, help me drive it away.” When Erina saw the bodyguards coming, she made up an excuse to deal with them, went to her desk, and took out detailed information about Xia Yuan.
“Hmph, how can this guy be called a chef? He’s clearly a delinquent. How can such a scum of human society be worthy of living in the same academy with me, my lady? I must find a way to kick Xia Yuan out of the academy.” Erina thought as she looked at Xia Yuan’s profile photo.
“By the way, there are several problem students in the school. Let them unite to deal with Xia Yuan. Although this group of people are disgusting and I don’t want to have any contact with them, if we can deal with Xia Yuan without my grandfather knowing, these trash may come in handy. I’ve decided. I’ll go meet them tomorrow.” Erina Nakiri said with a sly smile on her face and a ruthless look in her eyes.
The next day, early morning.
Xia Yuan woke up from his bed. After five hours of deep sleep, except for the intense hunger, his body functions had recovered from hibernation.
“Old rules, exercise!” Xia Yuan got up, changed into training clothes, opened the window and jumped directly from the third floor. Then he strode out of the Polaris Dormitory and went for a 10-kilometer run.
“The time limit is 15 minutes, let’s go!” Xia Yuan started running on his knees, calculating in his mind.
Xia Yuan pushed the ground hard with his feet and rushed out like an arrow. Totsuki Academy was in the mountains. The temperature was still very low in the morning of April. Accompanied by thin mist, Xia Yuan kept running along the mountain road.
“I feel it! After eating the food cooked by Soma Yukihira and Satoshi Isshiki, my body strength has increased again. If I can eat enough and not maintain my body in energy-saving mode, I will be stronger and can run faster.” Xia Yuan said excitedly as he ran forward.
After a while, Xia Yuan ran to the school gate, and then turned back to Jixing Dormitory from the school gate. The whole journey was exactly 10 kilometers. Outside the courtyard of Jixing Dormitory, Xia Yuan found an open and flat ground to start practicing boxing. He first performed two sets of Bajiquan, and then a set of Tai Chi, thus ending his morning exercise. It was exactly 6 o’clock.
Xia Yuan took off his wet shirt and went to the kitchen, ready to make his own breakfast, but he saw two figures.
“Soma, Senior Isshiki Hui, did you two get up so early?” Xia Yuan asked curiously.
“Xia Yuan, you came at the right time. I am now challenging Senior Isshiki Hui. The stakes are the seventh seat among the top ten. Come and witness it.” Soma Yukihira said confidently with a fluttering towel on his head.
“Mr. Yukihira, if you want my position as one of the ten best, you need to pay the same price.” Isshiki Hui glanced at Xia Yuan. At this time, Xia Yuan’s upper body was naked, and his strong muscles had a strange beauty.
“Xia Yuan-kun’s muscles are so beautiful.” Isshiki Hui turned around and stopped looking at Soma Yukihira. Instead, he came to Xia Yuan, stretched out his hands to pinch Xia Yuan’s arms and abdominal muscles, and leaned over to smell the fragrance on Xia Yuan’s body.
“Senior, please stop touching me. Yukihira-kun is challenging you.” Xia Yuan gently pushed away Isshiki Hui’s hand and frowned.
“Senior Isshiki Hiroshi, answer me, accept my challenge, and bet on my expulsion from school! If I lose, I will drop out. If I win, the seventh seat among the top ten will be mine.” Soma Yukihira walked up to Isshiki Hiroshi and said loudly.
Yukihira’s voice attracted other students who had just got up and were preparing to take care of the vegetable garden and the chicken coop. Tanado Megumi and the others watched sleepily as Soma Yukihira and Isshiki Hui confronted each other, with Xia Yuan standing between the two with his upper body naked. That scene instantly awakened the brains of Tanado Megumi, Yuuki, and Ryoko, and then their CPUs began to run at an overspeed, and the scene from a otaku novel was directly applied to the picture before their eyes.
“The forbidden love between Yukihira-kun, Isshiki Hui-senpai, and Xia Yuan-kun!”
“Myself as a commoner and my school idol!”
“The amnesiac husband and the cunning fish-stealing fox!”
“Ryoko, where’s your cell phone? Take a picture quickly.” Yuuki felt her pocket and found nothing in it.
“I’m going to have breakfast, so I didn’t take it either. How about you, Xiaohui?” Ryoko responded, touching her pocket.
“Ah? I don’t have one either.” Tadokoro Megumi responded panicked.
The chattering of the three girls, coupled with the envious voices of Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato, called Aunt Wenxu out of the dormitory.
“Stop making noise! ​​I’m going to start making breakfast now, go wait aside!” Aunt Wenxu said loudly to them, a little grumpy.
Soma Yukihira looked at his classmates who gathered in the restaurant. He was determined to challenge Isshiki Hui again, but was rejected by Isshiki Hui.
“Yukihira-kun, your dropping out of school is insignificant to me, so I can’t accept your challenge.” Isshiki Hui said with his hands spread out.
Xia Yuan shook his head helplessly. Soma Yukihira was getting too excited. At this time, he had not yet gone through the academy courses and the training of Shokugeki Challenge, so he was no match for Isshiki Hui. He stopped listening to Isshiki Hui explaining the rules of the Shokugeki Challenge to Soma Yukihira and turned to the sink to wash his hands, preparing to start making his own breakfast.
“Xia Yuan, I usually prepare breakfast for Jixing Dormitory. You can wait at the dining table.” Aunt Wen Xu was washing rice and preparing to stew rice. She turned her head and said to Xia Yuan.
“Aunt Wenxu, I have a big appetite and the food you cook is not enough. I’ll just make my breakfast.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Okay, use the ingredients as appropriate. If you use too much, I will charge you extra.” Aunt Wenxu reminded.
Xia Yuan chuckled. The culinary strength of Totsuki Academy was everything. When he won the food battle competition, he would ask those students to give him all their ingredients and club activity funds. Then he wouldn’t have to eat with a full stomach like this.
Totsuki Main Teaching Building, Activity Room 8.
Erina Nakiri was standing on the podium, Hisako Arato was standing beside her, and there were four boys below the stage. One was tall and thin with a green head and horse face, one was fat, breathing heavily with a big belly, another was a boy with a feminine appearance, and the last one was the most normal-looking of the four, but his eyes were filled with greed and viciousness. The four of them looked at the beautiful Erina Nakiri together, and endless fantasies unfolded in their hearts.
“Park Hyun-jun, president of the Korean Food Club, Tugl, president of the Mongolian Wrestler Food Club, Lama, president of the Thai Food Club, and Watanabe Teruji, president of the Street Food Club. I called the four of you here today to inform you that the academy recently obtained some information that after the food battle, you caused varying degrees of personal injuries to the students you competed with. After verification, the evidence is conclusive. Your club will be facing the revocation, and whether you can continue to study in the academy will have to wait for the final decision of the Ten Elite Council.” Erina Nakiri folded her arms and looked down at the four people.
“Lady Erina, please don’t cancel my club. I was only interacting in a friendly way with my classmates from Shokugeki. I didn’t hurt them at all.” Tugler responded in horror.
“Lady Erina, I definitely have never intentionally hurt my classmates. The injuries they suffered were caused by accident. Don’t accuse good people.” Watanabe Teruji spread his hands and defended.
“Hmph! That’s just sophistry. Now I’ll give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crimes. Go and challenge Xia Yuan, the student who stole the show at the opening ceremony, to a food battle and make him expel from school. Then you can deal with him in the way you are best at. In this way, I will consider making proper arrangements for you.” Erina glanced at everyone arrogantly.
“Deal! Lady Erina, leave it to us. I will let that first-year student feel the care and love of the seniors.” Park Hyun-jun raised his hand and agreed.
Chapter 22: Bad Boys or Something, Sai Gao (Old Version)
After the food wars scandal caused by Soma Yukihira ended, Xia Yuan had a simple breakfast and then found Isshiki Hui to express his desire to start a club.
The rule of Totsuki Academy is that students must join or create a club in order to receive resources allocated by the school, such as club activity rooms, kitchens, tools and supplies, and basic club activity budgets.
“Xia Yuanjun, your idea is great, but as a freshman, it will be difficult for the school to allow you to start a new club without understanding your abilities and the purpose of the club’s activities. Now that school has just begun, I suggest you join some established clubs to feel the atmosphere and figure out your own development direction before applying.” Isshiki Hui responded with his signature squinting eyes and a smile.
“Haha, Senbei, I pushed myself to the opposite side of all the students yesterday. Do you think there will be any club that wants to recruit me? That would mean making an enemy of all the other clubs in the school. Anyway, I will communicate with you about my intention to apply for a new club first. I will be looking for club members recently. Once the number of members reaches 3, I will determine the name of the club and apply to the Ten Elites. If Miss Erina Nakiri obstructs, please help me fight for it. If I can start a club, I will prepare delicious Chinese breakfast to repay you and everyone in Polaris Dormitory.” Xia Yuan stretched out his hand and said sincerely to Isshiki Hui.
“I understand your wish, and I will do my best to help you.” Isshiki Hui looked at Xia Yuan and nodded, then stretched out his hand and shook hands with Xia Yuan.
After the two finished chatting, Xia Yuan went to the classroom alone. On the way, he began to plan the name and members of the club.
“What should we name the club? The academy requires a clear research and development direction, but I think the original intention of starting a club is to have enough food to eat every day, without any research and development direction.” Xia Yuan put his hands in his pockets and walked forward thinking with his head down.
Just as Xia Yuan was thinking, the hum of a motorcycle engine came to his ears.
Ten bikers on motorcycles appeared in front of Xia Yuan, shouting slogans and circling around him on their motorcycles. Xia Yuan’s originally good mood disappeared instantly, but then he became ecstatic again.
Great, someone else to abuse.
Xia Yuan smiled and looked at the bikers who were circling around him. At the same time, he looked around to see if there were any cameras. If no one was recording, he could take action. Just as Xia Yuan was about to hurt anyone, the ten people stopped, and a man wearing a flame-patterned helmet flipped off the motorcycle and walked towards Xia Yuan.
After taking off his helmet, the man revealed his face. In Xia Yuan’s opinion, he looked ordinary, neither vicious nor handsome, but his eyes were vicious enough. He must be a delinquent who was good at tricks.
“You are Xia Yuan, right? I heard that you made a bold statement at the opening ceremony that you wanted to be the devil king in Totsuki Academy. Are you worthy of it?” Watanabe Teruji asked Xia Yuan by pressing his helmet on his chest.
“I’m Xia Yuan. Boss, let’s not talk on the road. There’s a small forest over there. How about we talk inside to avoid gossip.” Xia Yuan said to Watanabe Teruji with a smile.
“Hahaha! You’re so arrogant, but it turns out you’re actually a coward. Guys, let’s go! Let’s go to the grove and teach this pretentious guy a lesson.” Watanabe Teruji laughed and walked into the grove first. The younger brothers behind him shouted and drove Xia Yuan into the grove on motorcycles.
After everyone had left the main road, Xia Yuan laughed out loud.
Hehehehe——you’ve been fooled!
The Fantasy Killer was activated, and his murderous aura was no longer suppressed. The face of the originally bright and handsome big boy turned into a vicious perverted murderer.
Watanabe Teruji widened his eyes in horror, and the scene in front of him gradually turned gray. Only Xia Yuan’s figure was in color. The other biker gang members had poor willpower and knelt on the ground and began to retch.
“I have a hobby, which is cooking. As a chef, I hold a knife, break down ingredients, and create delicious food. This profession is really amazing and great. Eating delicious food nourishes the body and mind, and it feels very comfortable.”
“I also have a hobby, which is violence. The creatures in this world live in a society woven by absolute violence. Under certain rules, people can live and work normally, but some people rely on their own strength and power, as well as their control of human weaknesses, to bully others and enjoy it. You are such a person, and coincidentally, so am I! But there are also differences. I will not attack kind people or weak people who have no power to fight back, and scum like you are my favorite prey.”
“Xia Yuan… No, boss, big brother, please let us go. We are blind and don’t know you are a real dragon. Don’t kill us!” Watanabe Teruji knelt on the ground, clasped his hands together, looked up at Xia Yuan and begged for mercy with tears. Watanabe Teruji understood this real murderous aura. It can only be found in people who have truly killed many people. The Xia Yuan in front of him is a hidden super killer!
“Don’t worry, this is a school. Why would I kill someone on sacred ground? If someone sees me, my life will become a mess. But it’s not fun to let you go like this. How about this, I will make you feel the pain of hell.” Xia Yuan said with a morbid smile, his eyes flashing red.
A ball of cold air condensed on Xia Yuan’s hand, and then he swung it violently, hitting the bodies of ten people including Watanabe Teruji.
Ahhhh——
Ugh—
Stop it now——
It hurts so much——
Daddy——Mom——
Help!
The ten bikers began to scream wildly, they tore their leather clothes and dug their nails into their flesh. The extremely severe pain drove them crazy.
Five seconds later, the pain ended and everyone was able to catch their breath.
“Hey, can you still hear me? You are not unconscious, you are all great. I just used my superpowers. No one is allowed to tell anyone about my affairs, otherwise, I will come to your door. Now hand over all the money you have on you, and then go back to where you came from. Don’t be a biker gang anymore. If you dare to disturb my wonderful life again, this pain will last for a whole day.” Xia Yuan said to everyone with a devilish smile.
The ten bikers took out the money from their pockets at the fastest speed of their lives and crawled towards Xia Yuan on their stomachs.
“Boss, money, give it to you.” Watanabe Teruji handed Xia Yuan the hundreds of thousands of yen in cash he had on him and said.
“Well, be good and collect other people’s money. I don’t like bending over.” Xia Yuan looked down at Watanabe Teruji and said coldly.
“Hey! Everyone, give me the money quickly.” Watanabe Teruji took the money in his hands in horror, then knelt in front of Xia Yuan and handed the money to him with both hands.
“Don’t be bikers anymore. Drop out of school and go home to inherit your family business. If you don’t have a family business to inherit, study hard and find a decent job. Did you hear me?” Xia Yuan shouted.
“I heard it!” the ten people responded loudly.
“Very good. By the way, your retro motorcycle is nice. I want it. You can go back in your brother’s car.” Xia Yuan pinched Watanabe Teruji’s ear and shook it.
“Hey! Boss, it’s yours!” Watanabe Teruji handed over the motorcycle key.
“Well, leave me your contact information and I will contact you when needed.” Xia Yuan continued.
“Yes! Boss.” Watanabe Teruji responded with sweat.
Xia Yuan chuckled, turned off the Fantasy Killer, and subsided his murderous aura. He became gentle and handsome again, threw up the motorcycle keys, and strode out of the grove.
A long time after Xia Yuan left, Watanabe Teruji and several of his younger brothers regained consciousness from the nightmarish pain. Some people began to cry, and then everyone followed suit. They had really died just now, and perhaps that feeling was more painful than death.
“Uh uh uh, Dad, Mom, it feels so good to be alive…” A younger brother said crying, it is too dangerous to be a biker gang, so he should just go back to the family restaurant and inherit the family business.
“It feels so good to be alive. I want to leave Totsuki Academy. This is not a place for people to stay.”
“It’s so scary… scarier than any gang I’ve ever seen.”
“I want to go home.”
“Erina Nakiri, you have no idea what kind of monster you have provoked. Damn, you have been chosen by the Demon King, and you don’t even know whether you will live or die in the future.” Watanabe Teruji complained pessimistically, scratching his hair.
Chapter 23: Food Wars from a Mongolian Wrestler (Old Version)
“Ride my newly stolen motorcycle, it will never get stuck in traffic. If there is a traffic jam, I will steal another car~o(ω)o” Xia Yuan sang while riding a motorcycle.
With the help of the motorcycle, we can get to the teaching building much faster, which saves our energy, allows us to eat less, and save a lot on food expenses. We can use the money we robbed to fill up the gas tank. Perfect!
“Bad boys are really the best thing in the world. I hope more idiots will come to my doorstep, hehe.” Xia Yuan said happily while riding a motorcycle.
Soon, Xia Yuan arrived at the teaching building. In the morning, there were foreign language and culture classes, and in the afternoon, there were club activities. His class was Class 3, Grade 1. The head teacher was named Tanaka Ayumi, a middle-aged woman in her thirties. She was beautiful and had a sunny personality. Although the classmates in the class were very afraid of Xia Yuan, they were still polite on the surface. No fool jumped out to provoke Xia Yuan. This class atmosphere had met Xia Yuan’s basic requirements. He was very content. He listened quietly and carefully in class, took notes, and studied French and Italian seriously.
Hula-dang-
“Who is Xia Yuan! Come out!” Tugele opened the classroom door with his big hands and shouted into the classroom.
“Fuck, I just wanted to doze off and here comes a wake-up call. OK.” Xia Yuan put down his pen, closed his notebook and put it on the desk, then slowly stood up and walked towards the door.
“I am Xia Yuan. Is there anything I can help you with?” Xia Yuan responded to Tugel, who was big and fat in front of him.
“It was you who bullied Lady Erina Nakiri and even boasted that you wanted to dominate the academy. Do you have that ability? Other students are afraid of you, but I won’t tolerate you. Now I’m telling you, I’m going to challenge you to a food battle! Take it! If you lose, get out of Totsuki Academy. Do you hear me?!” Tugler pushed Xia Yuan and said loudly.
“Food Wars, that’s great. What if I win? What will you give me?” Xia Yuan responded.
“You can’t win, you know that? A first-year student is just a cow, all he knows is bragging.” Tugel found that he couldn’t push Xia Yuan, and felt something was wrong, so he pointed his finger at Xia Yuan’s shoulder and said.
“Senior, you are a Mongolian, right? You look very fat and intimidating. If I win this food battle, all the food from your club will belong to me. Is that ok?” Xia Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Tugel.
“Sure! If you win this food battle, all my club’s ingredients will belong to you!” Tugle thought Xia Yuan’s request was no problem, so he agreed.
“Okay, let’s go and register at the Shokugeki Authority.” Seeing that Tugler agreed, Xia Yuan went with him to the Shokugeki Authority to register and specify the time for the Shokugeki. At that time, the two sides would have the Shokugeki duel under notarization.
The news of Xia Yuan’s food battle spread quickly. The transfer student who had spoken out at the opening ceremony was finally punished by his second-year seniors. Many students applauded and hoped that Xia Yuan would be expelled.
“Senior Tugel is the president of the Mongolian Wrestlers’ Gourmet Club. He is an expert at cooking meat dishes. He will definitely beat that arrogant Xia Yuan to a pulp.”
“I really hope that the arrogant guy who calls himself the Demon King will be kicked out of the school like a stray dog.”
“Hehehe, when the time comes, I will definitely follow him with a camera, take pictures, and send them to other students in the academy.”
“This scourge should have been sanctioned long ago!”
“Well done, Senior Tugler!”
“He’s just a clown who can only bluff.”
Food Wars Administration.
Under the guidance of the clerk, Xia Yuan and Tugeler completed the application for the Food Contest, and the last step was to confirm the topic and time of the Food Contest.
“This food battle was initiated by me. The topic of the competition is lamb! Bring your own ingredients. The time is tomorrow afternoon!” Tugle said to Xia Yuan with his hands on his hips.
“No problem, I accept.” Xia Yuan nodded in response.
“Okay, the venue for your competition will be at the Food Wars Administration Bureau’s No. 3 venue, which can be used from 1pm to 4pm tomorrow.”
“Content of the food battle: Tugeler initiates the food battle. If Tugeler wins, Xia Yuan will be expelled from school. If Tugeler loses and Xia Yuan wins, the Mongolian wrestler food club, where Tugeler is, will give Xia Yuan the ingredients it had before the food battle was established, including: 120 kilograms of beef jerky, 230 kilograms of frozen mutton, 300 kilograms of frozen beef, 120 kilograms of milk tea, 160 kilograms of cheese, and some beef and mutton offal and fruits.”
“Do you two have any objections to the above food battle content? If you don’t have any objections, please say: I agree.” The clerk prompted in the video.
“Agree!” Xia Yuan and Tugel nodded in agreement, and the Food Wars Battle was officially established.
After the two left the Shokugekiri Administration Bureau, Erina Nakiri smiled in the inner room. The application for this Shokugekiri was approved so quickly because of the permission in the name of Nakiri. She had privately misappropriated the commander-in-chief’s seal. Next, as long as Xia Yuan was expelled from the academy, her doting grandfather would definitely not say anything to her.
“Mutton, oh, what dish should I make?” Xia Yuan returned to the classroom. It was already lunch time. He took out a bag of seaweed senbei and ate while thinking.
Several figures came to the door of the classroom, and then the door was opened. Soma Yukihira and everyone from Polaris Dormitory rushed in and looked at Xia Yuan nervously.
“Xia Yuan, I heard that you are going to have a food battle with your second-year seniors. Wow, that’s impressive. When I get the chance, I will also find someone more impressive to have a food battle with.” Soma Yukihira greeted with a smile, then picked up the senbei from Xia Yuan’s bag and started eating.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, you are too impulsive. Before you agree to a food battle with the other party, you should do some intelligence work first. Senior Tugel is an excellent cook of beef and mutton, but his reputation is very bad! He has won many times without fighting, and he may have used some tricks in secret.” Ibusaki Shun took the initiative to step forward and reminded.
“Oh? Ibu-kun, you rarely speak up. Haha, thank you for your kind reminder, but the food battle has officially taken effect. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Whether it’s off the plate or in the cooking competition, I will win!” Xia Yuan distributed the senbei in his pocket to everyone.
“Okay, what is the topic of the food battle?” Yuuki looked at Xia Yuan and asked.
“Mutton. I’m wondering where to buy it.” Xia Yuan responded.
“Mutton, this ingredient is a bit difficult to buy. Japanese people generally don’t eat much mutton.” Marui Zenji said, adjusting his glasses.
“The strong smell of mutton is somewhat unacceptable, so successfully removing the smell is the key to winning the competition.” Ryoko responded, pinching her chin.
“Don’t worry about the ingredients. My family runs a restaurant and we have channels to supply ingredients. I can just go back home to buy them when I leave the academy.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“I heard from Xia Yuanjun that you live in Roppongi, and it will take at least 5 hours to go back and forth. But if you take the bus, you may not be in time. If you take a taxi, the amount of the bill will definitely be too much for your wallet.” Tanomo Hui said worriedly.
“Hahaha! I have a new means of transportation, don’t worry about me. Everyone go home. I will bring gifts for everyone when I come back in the evening.” Xia Yuan walked forward and hugged Soma Yukihira and Tanomo Megumi, patted them gently on the shoulders, then stuffed the last senbei to Ibusaki Shun, picked up his coat and left the classroom with a smile.
Xia Yuan’s intimate behavior made Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro feel at ease. The strong confidence and courage he exuded immediately calmed everyone’s anxiety. Next, Megumi Tadokoro and Soma Yukihira planned to visit the Donburi Research Society, and the others also went about their own business.
Xia Yuan started the motorcycle and put on his helmet, thinking back to the appearance of Watanabe Teruji. This guy was really nice. With the motorcycle he gave him, traveling became much more convenient. Such a nice guy, he had to take care of him in the future.
Chapter 24 Returning Home (Old Version)
Xia Yuan rode his motorcycle back to Dingfu Restaurant in an hour. He took off his helmet and walked into the restaurant. Fourth Aunt was contacting the food supplier for replenishment. When she looked up and saw Xia Yuan, she immediately explained everything and then walked up to him and asked him questions.
“Xiao Yuan, why did you come back from school? Did you encounter any trouble?” Fourth Aunt came forward and asked with concern.
“Hey, Dabaozi, why are you back? Are you hungry? Let your uncle cook for you.” Uncle came out of the kitchen and asked.
“Uncle Four, Aunt Four, the school is holding a cooking competition. The theme of the competition is mutton. I came back to buy mutton.” Xia Yuan said with a smile.
“Oh, you scared me. I thought you were bullied at school. I’m going to call Manager Zhao who is in charge of the meat supply. His company specializes in supplying beef and mutton to halal restaurants. Dabaozi, please wait a moment. By the way, what seat do you want? What dish do you want?” Fourth Uncle asked as he picked up the phone.
“I want the lamb front leg meat to make steamed dumplings.” Xia Yuan responded.
“Okay, mother, quickly get the child a soda. His lips are dry.” Fourth Uncle waved his hand.
Xia Yuan took the soda handed over by Fourth Aunt and drank it all, then he chuckled, hugged Fourth Aunt, kissed her cheek, and thanked her for her hard work. Fourth Aunt was also very happy. Feeling the warmth and fragrance of her child, all her tiredness disappeared.
“Dabaozi, we have already contacted them. The mutton will be delivered to us in two hours.” Fourth Uncle said with a smile.
“Thank you, Fourth Uncle. You’re so awesome.” Xia Yuan hugged Fourth Uncle, picked him up and spun him around twice.
Xia Yuan’s brief return attracted the attention of many neighbors. It was just after two o’clock in the afternoon and there were not many customers in the store. The owners of small shops came to Dingfu Restaurant one after another and asked Xia Yuan to prepare food. Xia Yuan happily put on an apron, washed his hands, and began to serve delicious food to the gourmets.
Two hours later, the mutton arrived on time. Xia Yuan opened the bag and looked at the quality, which was quite good.
“Uncle Four, this is the scholarship I earned. I’ll give you one million.” Xia Yuan took out the money from his pocket and gave it to his uncle.
“Huh? Scholarship! That’s amazing. You already have a scholarship after only being in school for a few days.” Fourth Uncle said in surprise when he saw the money Xia Yuan took out of his pocket.
“There is a special competition in our school called Food Wars. If you win the competition, you will receive a prize from the school. I have won this much after winning a few times.” Xia Yuan made up a story with a smile.
“Dabaozi, you keep it. School expenses are very high.” Fourth Uncle stuffed the money back into Xia Yuan’s hand and said.
“Hey, Fourth Uncle, I will bring back more bonuses in the future. I’ll have some left over. Take it quickly. If you don’t want it, I’ll give it to Fourth Aunt.” Xia Yuan handed the money to Fourth Uncle, and when he saw that he didn’t want it, he put it in Fourth Aunt’s apron pocket.
“Hubby, just keep what the child gave you. It’s very commemorative.” Fourth Aunt said with satisfaction as she looked at the promising Xia Yuan.
“Okay, Dabaozi is getting better and better. When there is a chance, your fourth aunt, your brothers and sisters and I will go to your school to watch your game and cheer you on.” Fourth uncle responded with a smile.
“Okay, I’ll eat first, and I’ll go back to school later.” Xia Yuan nodded and agreed, then went back to the kitchen, made himself a big pot of mixed fried rice, then picked up his own big wooden spoon and started crazy inhaling mode.
After dinner, Xia Yuan returned home and found a cylindrical object covered with a bag in the warehouse.
Whoosh——
Xia Yuan blew away the dust on the bag and opened it. Inside was a black steel rod. This steel rod was exactly the exclusive kitchen utensil used by Master Jie in “The Cooking Master Boy”. It was the reward he received when he completed the task of making 50,000 dumplings at the age of thirteen.
Apart from studying stick techniques, it had not been used much before. Now Xia Yuan was planning to make mutton steamed buns, and thought of the steel stick. So when he went home to get the mutton, he also took this long-forgotten old friend with him. In Totsuki Academy, it would be like the Seven-Star Sword, and would be a huge help in his climb to the top of the ten strongest people in history.
Back at Dingfu Restaurant, Xia Yuan was carrying a steel stick that had been broken into two pieces and mutton. A large package was tied to the back seat of the motorcycle, which contained dry goods and snacks prepared for Xia Yuan by his fourth uncle. After saying goodbye to his fourth uncle and aunt, Xia Yuan returned to Jixing Lodge.
Xia Yuan parked his motorcycle at the corner of the courtyard of Polaris Dormitory, and then walked into Polaris Dormitory carrying large and small bags.
“I’m back!” Xia Yuan shouted.
“Xia Yuanjun, where have you been? Why did you bring back so many things?” Aunt Wenxu asked curiously.
“I went back home and bought ingredients for the food battle. In addition, I also bought some snacks and specialties from my family.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Mr. Xia Yuan is back! Haha, he said he would bring us gifts, let us see them soon.” You Ji ran out of the room and said expectantly in front of Xia Yuan.
“Let’s go to the kitchen and dining room.” Xia Yuan called out, carrying a package on his back.
Soon everyone from Jixing Dormitory came to the kitchen restaurant. Xia Yuan took out Tianjin rice crust and spicy strips. Except for Tianjin rice crust, which everyone had eaten, no one had ever seen spicy strips before.
“Super refreshing flavor, big spicy strips, please try it.” Xia Yuan said with a smile.
“Wow, this looks so spicy. Will it set my tongue on fire? But I really want to eat it. I’ll start eating.” Yuji said with pursed lips.
“Oh! This spicy taste is delicious!” Soma Yukihira commented with his eyes wide open.
“This spicy strip is a great dish to go with wine,” Aunt Wenxu responded.
“I brought a lot, one for everyone!” Xia Yuan opened the bag and started distributing them.
After everyone had fun, Soma Yukihira looked at the leisurely Xia Yuan and expressed his doubts.
“Xia Yuan, tomorrow is the Food Wars, don’t you want to try cooking?”
“There’s only one portion of ingredients, and it’s only enough for tomorrow’s food battle, so we won’t try to make it.” Xia Yuan looked at Soma Yukihira and responded.
“Do you need me to cooperate with you in some training? I will do my best to help you as long as I can.” Soma Yukihira asked again with concern. After spending these few days together, he already knew what kind of person Xia Yuan was. Their friendship had just begun. No matter what, Soma Yukihira didn’t want Xia Yuan to drop out of school.
“Don’t worry, Soma, I will win tomorrow. If you are worried, just come and watch my performance. I will show my true strength.” Xia Yuan patted Soma Yukihira’s shoulder gently, gave him a thumbs up, and then put the mutton in the freezer, carrying the steel rod and the package back to his dormitory.
Chapter 25 Interception (Old Version)
Erina Nakiri woke up from the bed, lazily took off her pajamas, went to the shower room to take a bath, and after washing, she put on her clothes neatly. Looking at her perfect self in the floor-length mirror, Erina Nakiri smiled with satisfaction, tossed her hair and walked out of the house. Hisako Arato had been waiting at the door for a long time. After seeing Erina, she bowed and saluted, then followed Erina into the car.
“Xia Yuan’s Shokugeki battle will start at 1 o’clock this afternoon. According to Gutugel, he has sent a dozen Mongolian men to intercept Xia Yuan outside the venue. At that time, Xia Yuan will be eliminated for failing to follow the rules of Shokugeki, and he can be expelled from school then.” Hisako said to Erina.
“Try to arrange it as thoroughly as possible. That loser Watanabe Teruji came back and reported to me that Xia Yuan is very strong. Maybe those gangsters like to lie and exaggerate. He actually chose to leave school and return to his family’s small chain restaurant. Humph, what a useless guy. But it doesn’t matter. I will be the last insurance. I will be the judge for Xia Yuan’s food battle this time. The other two are also picky food experts. With me here, Xia Yuan will definitely drop out of school!” Erina responded with a contemptuous smile.
“Lady Erina has really planned everything out. By then, this rude guy will leave our pure land.” Hisako said supportively.
“After Xia Yuan leaves, arrange for the transfer student named Yukihira Soma to drop out. This guy’s cooking is as disgusting as Xia Yuan’s. The existence of these two transfer students is like a denial and insult to me. They must not be allowed to stay in the academy!” Erina looked at Hisako and ordered.
“Yes! Lady Erina!” Hisako nodded in agreement.
The food battle between Xia Yuan and Tugel attracted the attention of many teachers and students. Before the competition time, many people went to the Food Battle Administration Bureau’s No. 3 venue to wait.
In the preparation room, Tugel and more than a dozen of his younger brothers were looking at the map and discussing how to encircle Xia Yuan.
“Bayan, you take six people to Gate A to surround Xia Yuan. Deta, you take six people to Gate B to surround Xia Yuan. The rest of you will stand guard flexibly. Once you find Xia Yuan’s trace, gather immediately and make him miss the game.” Tugle said to his younger brothers.
“Brother, I heard that Watanabe Teruji was beaten badly by Xia Yuan. The club was disbanded and all the brothers dropped out of school and went home. If a fight really breaks out, they will have to use weapons and he will probably be killed.” Bayan said worriedly.
“Fuck, everyone, get your weapons ready. Since this is a setup by the granddaughter of the school’s head coach, let her take the blame. Even if Xia Yuan manages to make it to the competition venue, you must make sure he’s injured. If he’s not in good shape, he’ll still lose to me. Once the mission is completed, our club will receive a large amount of funding, and everyone will get a share. We can also taste the food made by the Tongue of God, so don’t worry about this or that, just do it!” Tugler ordered everyone.
“Yes! Big brother!” When the younger brothers heard that they could get money and eat the delicious food made by Erina Nakiri, they were very excited and responded with high morale.
Pole Star Dormitory.
Xia Yuan looked at the time. It was already 11:50 in the morning. It was time to go to the food battle competition venue. Totsuki Academy was very large and it might take some time to find the right venue. So, he packed the ingredients and side dishes that he had prepared in advance, took out the mutton from the freezer, and prepared to leave with the steel stick on his back.
“Xia Yuan, you must win the food battle. You are a student that I allowed to enter the dormitory through special testing. I have confidence in you.” Aunt Wen Xu encouraged Xia Yuan with her hands on her hips at the door.
“Okay, Aunt Wenxu, wait for me to return victoriously.” Xia Yuan responded with a grin.
Xia Yuan left Polar Star Dormitory on his motorcycle and sped towards the Food Wars Administration Bureau meeting place.
Outside Totsuki Academy, two luxury cars drove into the campus one after another and arrived at the Food Wars Administration Bureau. The passengers got out of the cars, saw each other, and immediately greeted each other with smiles on their faces.
“Mr. Ageo, long time no see. How are you doing recently?” Mizushima Nijihide greeted.
“Mr. Mizushima, long time no see. Thanks to you, I’ve been doing well recently.” Eiji Ueyoshi responded with a smile.
“It’s been a long time since I came to Totsuki Academy as a judge. I’m looking forward to the delicious food in this food battle. I wonder if there will be any surprises.” Mizushima Nijihide said.
“I heard that it was a battle of egos between a first-year student and a second-year student. Young people just can’t keep their cool. How could a first-year student possibly beat a second-year student? So, don’t expect the first-year student to serve anything good. Just taste the food made by the second-year student carefully.” Eiichiro Ueyama responded with a smile.
“Teachers, please go to the VIP lounge to rest for a while. You will be taken to the judges’ seats before the competition begins.” The student in charge of reception bowed and greeted them.
After the two judges entered the VIP lounge, Erina Nakiri looked at her watch. The time was already 12:23 and the competition was about to begin. She didn’t know whether Tugle was doing his job seriously. She only hoped that Xia Yuan would not appear on the competition field at 1 p.m.
“Ride my beloved little motorcycle, it will never get stuck in traffic… huh?!” Xia Yuan rode the motorcycle slowly, singing in a strange accent. Suddenly, several strong men jumped out on the deserted road and blocked the road.
“Stop the car!” Several people pointed at Xia Yuan with baseball bats and daggers and shouted.
“Woohoo~ Here it comes, here it comes, I’ll stop the car.” Xia Yuan hung the ingredients on the back seat of the motorcycle, pulled off the steel rod he was carrying, took off the bag, and the two pieces of steel rods were instantly assembled into a long stick.
“Brother Bayan, Xia Yuan is armed with a weapon. We must not hold back later, otherwise we will be the ones who get hurt.” A younger brother looked at Bayan and said.
“Of course we can’t hold back. He gave Watanabe Teruji a pretty bad beating. A lot of his hair fell out. Damn, this guy is definitely a ruthless guy. We’ll just have to beat him up!” Bayan responded to his younger brother.
Xia Yuan narrowed his eyes, gave a mocking smile, and whistled provocatively.
Suck——
“Damn it! He treats us like animals! Beat him!” Bayan took the lead and threw himself at Xia Yuan with a baseball bat. While his younger brothers followed him, they also called their companions to come over.
“Old buddy, I’m sorry to have kept you in the warehouse for so long. Before you go out to cook, let me bless you with the flesh and blood of a fool.” Xia Yuan smiled as he stroked the steel rod.
A flash of cold light came first, and then the stick came out like a dragon.
Xia Yuan swung his stick and hit Bayan in the abdomen. The stick was very swift, but he held back 90% of the force. If he really hit them with full force, these people would be killed beyond recognition, but Xia Yuan’s wonderful campus life would also disappear. This was not acceptable, so Xia Yuan only hurt people and caused the minimum pain.
Bayan knelt on the ground holding his stomach, unable to breathe due to the pain. Seeing this, the other brothers rushed towards Xia Yuan even more ferociously.
Xia Yuan swung his stick wildly, and with a few simple sweeps, jabs and pokes he knocked down several people’s weapons. At the same time he hit their hamstring muscles, causing them pain and difficulty in moving.
oops–
My legs—
It hurts so much, ah——
All members of Bayan’s team fell to the ground. Deta and the other sentries ran over quickly and saw Xia Yuan holding a steel stick, surrounded by their own people who had fallen. Deta knew that Xia Yuan was a martial artist, so he immediately drew out a dagger and stabbed at Xia Yuan.
“A bunch of monkeys from Mount Emei, they are annoying and rude, but we can’t kill them. Hey, let’s make a quick end of this.” Xia Yuan pouted helplessly, swung the steel stick back into the bag, condensed the freezing air in his hand, and threw it out when everyone got close.
The cold air entered the bodies of Deta and the others, and instantly caused a burst of pain as if thousands of steel needles pierced the flesh. They all fell to the ground wailing. Xia Yuan clapped his hands, returned to the motorcycle and prepared to leave. Bayan recovered and looked at Xia Yuan in fear.
“Who on earth are you?”
“The strongest chef in the world, on land, sea and air.” Xia Yuan responded casually, then he rode his motorcycle over several people and headed towards the food battle venue.
Chapter 26: Steel Stick Stunts! Golden Shaomai Shines the Whole Scene (Old Version)
Inside the meeting room of the Food Wars Administration, everyone from Polar Star Dormitory had already taken their seats, but when they noticed that Xia Yuan was late and their cell phone couldn’t be reached, Ibusaki Shun knew that something might have gone wrong.
“Don’t wait in the venue. Xia Yuan might have been intercepted by Tugel. Let’s wait at different intersections. When Xia Yuan arrives, we will immediately bring him to the competition venue.” Ibusaki Shun said to everyone.
“Okay!” Soma Yukihira and others nodded in agreement, and immediately ran out of the competition venue to wait outside to pick up Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan glanced at the time and found that he had been wasted a while by a group of monkeys from Mount Emei, but he still had enough time, so he immediately increased his speed and rushed towards the food battle venue.
At 12:40, Xia Yuan arrived outside the Food Wars Authority. When Soma Yukihira saw Xia Yuan, he immediately waved to him. Xia Yuan also waved to Yukihira happily, took the ingredients from the motorcycle, and came to Soma Yukihira with a steel rod on his back.
“Xia Yuan, why did you arrive so late? Did you get intercepted by Tugeler?” Soma Yukihira asked with concern.
“Well, a dozen fat guys weighing more than 200 pounds surrounded me, but I solved them all. Haha, let’s go into the venue.” Xia Yuan said lightly.
“Being surrounded by more than a dozen fat guys weighing more than 200 pounds? Oh my God, Xia Yuanjun, who on earth are you?” Marui Zenji on the side looked at Xia Yuan with some fear. He had been bullied before, so it was scary enough for one fat guy to bully him. If more than a dozen fat guys bullied him, he would probably be dead.
“Don’t worry about these things. Come on, take me into the venue.” Xia Yuan urged.
Everyone in Polaris Dormitory gathered together and escorted Xia Yuan into the Food Wars competition venue. When Erina Nakiri saw Xia Yuan in the judging seat, she showed an unhappy look.
“Tugle’s men are such a bunch of idiots!” Erina Nakiri muttered in a low voice.
“What! Xia Yuan came here unharmed. What are Bayan and Deta doing? Did they go to the toilet together and were avoided by Xia Yuan? Damn, I have to teach them a lesson when I get back!” Tugel patted his big belly angrily.
After seeing Xia Yuan, the host Kawashima Rei began to host the Food Wars.
“Good afternoon, everyone. I am Kawashima Rei, the host of this Shokugeki Contest! Now, I will introduce the judges and contestants of this Shokugeki Contest!”
“First, let me introduce one of the Ten Elites of Totsuki Academy, the Divine Tongue – Erina Nakiri. Welcome everyone!”
Erina Nakiri stood up from her seat in the judging panel, bowed slightly as a gesture of courtesy, and then sat down like a lady.
“Next, I would like to introduce to you the editor-in-chief of the Top 100 Stores Magazine – Mr. Akimitsu Mizushima! Welcome everyone!”
Mizushima Nijimitsu stood up, waved with a smile, and then sat down.
“The last guest is the owner of the famous sushi restaurant Ginryuya in Tokyo, Sushi Master – Mr. Eizen Ueo. Welcome everyone!”
Eiichiro Aoi waved to the students with a smile, then sat down while stroking his beard.
“Now let me introduce the contestants of this Food Battle. The first is the second-year contestant Tugeler, who specializes in meat dishes. The other is the first-year contestant Xia Yuan. The topic of this Food Battle is: lamb, and the preparation time limit is 3 hours. Please enter the ring, and the competition will begin soon!” Kawashima Rei announced.
Everyone in Jixing Dormitory cheered for Xia Yuan. Xia Yuan nodded in thanks and then walked to the stage with a heartless step. As soon as Xia Yuan stepped onto the stage, there were curses from the audience, asking him to lose and get out. After hearing this, Xia Yuan threw the ingredients and steel rod on the cooking table, and shouted with a deep breath: Shut the fuck up!
The voice was so powerful that it frightened everyone into silence.
“Damn it, a bunch of trash are making a fuss, but I’m the winner.” Xia Yuan said dissatisfiedly as he began to unpack the package containing the ingredients.
“The time is up, the game begins!” Kawashima Rei announced, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
Tugel is going to make hand-pulled lamb, a traditional Mongolian dish that is said to have a history of nearly a thousand years and is named after the fact that it is eaten with the hands.
The key to hand-pulled lamb is that the ingredients must be fresh. For this purpose, Tugle chose sheep that were specially bred by the society using a secret recipe. One of Tugle’s younger brothers led a little lamb with a rope and walked under the ring. Tugle held a butcher knife and began to slaughter the sheep on the spot.
The students present were all chefs. They did not feel the slightest discomfort at the bloody scene. Instead, they were amazed at Tugle’s technique of slaughtering sheep.
“Wow, freshly slaughtered sheep, contestant Tugel’s skills are quite impressive. The freshness of the ingredients greatly affects the final dish. In terms of ingredients, contestant Tugel is far better than contestant Xia Yuan.” Eiichiro Ueo commented, stroking his beard.
“Contestant Xia Yuan used… frozen lamb?! Humph, then he has basically lost.” Mizushima Hijimitsu said disdainfully after looking at Xia Yuan’s cooking table.
“Contestant Tugel has separated the mutton from the sheepskin and started to break down the mutton. Contestant Xia Yuan is cleaning the steamer. Is he preparing to steam buns?” Kawashima Rei reported to both sides from the center of the ring.
Xia Yuan was cleaning the cooking utensils and glanced at Erina Nakiri. He wondered how much this little girl hated him. All the equipment prepared for the food battle were dirty, which would greatly delay the time he would take to prepare the food. At the same time, his mentality would also be affected, which would in turn affect the outcome of the competition.
“When I take the first place among the Ten Greatest of Totsuki, I will use your proud mouth to rinse my mouth!”
It took Xia Yuan nearly half an hour to clean all the kitchen utensils. He came to the counter, poured all-purpose flour, corn starch, and rice noodles into a basin, then poured in hot water and started kneading the dough.
After the dough absorbed water and took shape, Xia Yuan took it out and placed it on the chopping board.
Roar——
Xia Yuan roared and took off his shirt, revealing his strong muscles. This action attracted the attention of all the girls in the audience. They no longer cursed Xia Yuan for failure, but watched him cook with blushing faces.
Regulating his breathing and breathing, Xia Yuan clenched his fists and began to beat the dough.
Under Xia Yuan’s strong control, the dough gradually flew up. This scene stunned the host and everyone.
“The dough is flying! How did contestant Xia Yuan do it?” Kawashima Rei looked at Xia Yuan in disbelief.
After being hit hundreds of times by Xia Yuan, the dough became round and smooth like a white jade ball. Xia Yuan stretched out his hand to stop it, threw it on the chopping board, and began to knead the dough.
Tugele couldn’t help but frown when he saw Xia Yuan’s superb noodle-making skills. Then he took a deep breath and began to use his knife skills to quickly cut the mutton. He took out the lamb loin meat used to make hand-pulled lamb and held it high in order to attract the audience’s attention.
Xia Yuan kneaded the dough evenly into a ball, and with the swing of his wrist, he arranged it in a straight line on the chopping board. He took the steel rod out of the cotton cover, an action that left everyone confused.
“What a long stick! Is he going to fight Tugler?”
“That’s not right. If you want to make buns or dumplings, after kneading the dough, you need to roll it into a dough skin. If you use that steel rod, it’s too big.”
“The Green Ghost has taken out his weapon, Xia Yuan is ready to eat people!”
There were many different opinions in the audience. Xia Yuan smiled slightly, pressed the steel rod on the dough, pushed the ground with his feet, put two fingers on the steel rod, and then began to rotate his body. The centrifugal force drove the steel rod to rotate rapidly.
What?!
The audience, including the three judges, stood up in shock. This miraculous scene made everyone put aside their prejudice against Xia Yuan. Three seconds later, Xia Yuan landed steadily, and the dough on the chopping board was made into a thin and transparent dough like facial tissue by the steel rod.
“It’s amazing! Contestant Xia Yuan’s way of making dough is really amazing. The dough is rolled by a thick steel rod and turned into an almost transparent dough! Photographer, come forward and take a close-up!” Kawashima Rei said excitedly as she picked up a piece of dough.
After the siomai dough was made, Xia Yuan began to make the siomai fillings. He removed the bones of the lamb front leg meat, leaving only the lean meat, took out the morels, dried shiitake mushrooms, and black fungus that had been soaked in advance, poured all three of them on the chopping board, chopped them into cubes and set them aside for later use.
Ah——
The steel stick broke into two halves. Xia Yuan held the stick with both hands and began to beat the mutton.
“It’s too violent. Contestant Xia Yuan’s method of making meat filling is to beat the mutton into a paste! It’s totally unheard of!” Kawashima Rei covered her mouth in panic and left Xia Yuan’s ring and returned to the center of the ring.
On the judges’ panel, the three people including Erina Nakiri no longer looked down on Xia Yuan, especially Eiji Kamio. As an old chef with a self-proclaimed craftsman spirit, he admired Xia Yuan’s skills very much, and the agreement with Erina to be a black referee was thus invalidated.
Mizushima Hijimitsu took out a camera from his bag and stopped staying in the judging seat. He wanted to watch Xia Yuan cook from up close.
After beating the mutton thousands of times, Xia Yuan gradually beat it into a paste. During this period, Xia Yuan kept adding small amounts of water used to soak the mushrooms into the paste to stimulate the aroma of the mutton and remove the fishy smell. After the meat paste gradually took shape, he added the chopped mushrooms, salt, pepper, sesame oil and other seasonings. He continued to beat it with the steel stick. After the mutton had completely absorbed the flavor of the mushrooms and the seasoning, Xia Yuan put the meat filling into his hand, took out a small ball with his index and middle fingers and placed it on the siu mai skin.
On the other side, Tugle had already stewed the mutton in the pot and prepared the seasoning to go with the mutton. After Xia Yuan’s wonderful performance, no one paid attention to him anymore, which made Tugle feel depressed and annoyed.
Soon, Xia Yuan put all the fillings on the steamed bun skin, picked up a steamer, and pinched it casually. The steamed buns were immediately formed and placed in the steamer.
Turn on the fire and boil water. After the hot water in the pot boils, place the steamer containing the siomai on it. While steaming the siomai, Xia Yuan prepared the dipping sauce by mixing aged vinegar and light soy sauce, pouring in a little mashed garlic, and finally adding a little sesame oil. The sauce is ready.
“Xia Yuanjun, right? How long will it take for me to eat this steamed bun?” Mizushima Hijimitsu asked with anticipation, holding the camera.
“It will be ready in 15 minutes. Please prepare a piece of clothing by then. My steamed dumplings will be so delicious that your clothes will burst.” Xia Yuan replied with a smile.
Fifteen minutes later, Tugeler’s mutton was not yet finished, but Xia Yuan’s steamed buns were already out of the oven. Xia Yuan carried the tray and placed the dish in front of the judges’ seats, then introduced it loudly.
“My dish: Golden Shaomai, please enjoy it!”
Xia Yuan picked up the lid of the steamed bun steamer in front of Erina. In an instant, a dazzling light shone from the steamer, illuminating the entire food battle venue.
Ah, so bright!
This light! My eyes!
Is there a flash bomb in the drawer!?
The three judges subconsciously raised their arms to block the dazzling light, but in their hearts they forced themselves to keep their eyes open and continue watching the magical food shine.
Chapter 27: Although it tastes good, I still don’t approve of you! (Old version)
Golden Shaomai! Why does it shine so brightly?
Erina Nakiri covered her eyes with her hands, not daring to look directly at the golden light. Five seconds later, the light that illuminated the entire venue disappeared. Then, a white steam floated upwards, carrying the aroma of mutton. After smelling the aroma, Mizushima Nijimitsu and Ageo Eizen profusely saliva flowed out from the corners of their mouths.
“Ah! No, I can’t bear it anymore, ah——” Mizushima Hikari’s cheeks flushed, her eyes filled with desire. She hurriedly picked up the chopsticks, regardless of the heat of the steamed buns, picked up one, dipped it in the sauce, and put it in her mouth to chew.
The siu mai skin is soft and tough. After biting it, a lot of juice from the juicy mutton filling flows into your mouth.
“Oh hiss… Oh hiss… It’s so hot! Ugh – it’s so delicious!” Mizushima Nijimitsu screamed in pain from the burn but refused to spit out the half-bite of steamed buns. After her mouth had completely adapted to the temperature of the steamed buns, she closed her eyes and began to chew them carefully.
On the other side, like Mizushima Nijiko, Ueyama Eizo was so burned by the shaomai that he couldn’t close his mouth. However, the unique taste made him unable to stop eating. After swallowing the shaomai, Ueyama Eizo felt his body become warm and comfortable. Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, but his expression showed that he enjoyed it very much. That smile told everyone that the old man had enjoyed the meal very much.
Erina Nakiri held chopsticks in her hand and looked at Xia Yuan with murderous eyes. Although she refused to admit it in her heart, the food presented by Xia Yuan was too tempting for her. Her divine tongue kept moving up and down in her mouth, as if she was craving for the golden steamed buns.
Whoosh—whoosh—
The body’s will and instinct were in conflict, which made Erina’s cheeks blush, but in the end, instinct overcame will. Erina picked up the golden steamed buns with chopsticks, dipped them lightly in the sauce, then took a bite and put them in her mouth.
In an instant, Erina’s consciousness was pulled away from the Shokugeki tournament venue and entered an endless golden grassland. In the darkness, a demonic shadow appeared. It was the handsome humanoid demon king Satan Xia Yuan. He took Erina’s hand and began to dance on the golden grassland. The feeling of elegance, freedom and joy made Erina forget everything else. Just when Erina was immersed in it, Satan Xia Yuan showed his malice.
Ziga——
Erina’s clothes were torn off!
Satan Xia Yuan pressed her down on the golden grassland and kissed Erina without saying a word. Erina wanted to resist, but the charming mutton juice echoed in her mouth, making her intoxicated.
As a queen, I was actually offended, but… ah… it felt so good. It was a wonderful experience I had never had before.
“Xia Yuan, you are not allowed to bully me!”
Erina used the last of her sanity to break free from Satan Xia Yuan’s forceful kiss. When her consciousness returned to reality, she hugged herself with both hands, gasping violently. She couldn’t understand why she felt offended but still had a feeling of desire. So, Erina picked up the chopsticks and reached for the second steamed bun. She wanted to explore the reason.
“Oh, Miss Erina, you’re going to eat the second one. It seems that the golden steamed buns I made are very much to your taste. You must vote for me later.” Xia Yuan stretched out his hand on the table, approached Erina and teased.
“The steamed buns just now were too hot, and I haven’t tasted them yet. Don’t come near me, you complacent guy!” Erina blushed and reached out to push Xia Yuan away.
On the side, Eiji Kamio and Nijimitsu Mizushima closed their eyes, looking very enjoyable. They had no time to analyze or comment on the delicious food. They just laughed while eating. It felt like they were possessed. Erina picked up the golden steamed buns again and put them into her mouth. Her divine tongue was leaping and eager. She began to chew the steamed buns in big mouthfuls, enjoying the delicious impact.
Three minutes later, the five steamed buns in the steamer were eaten up by the three of them. Erina Nakiri regained her senses and remained silent, while Eiji Ageo and Nijimitsu Mizushima smiled at each other, and they had already reached a tacit understanding in their hearts.
Tugeler’s face was distorted. He looked at Xia Yuan in disbelief. What kind of food competition is this? You’re using flash bombs and psychedelic drugs. Can you still compete? He had no choice but to adjust his mood and brought the finished hand-pulled mutton to the judges’ seat.
“Please try Mongolian-style hand-pulled lamb!”
The three judges did not taste it immediately. The aftertaste of the golden steamed buns was still lingering in their mouths. They took a look at Tugle’s hand-pulled lamb. This dish was very well done. In order to cheer up her people, Erina spoke up.
“Teachers, please enjoy it together.”
“Yeah, okay!” the two responded.
The lamb loin meat cooked by Tugel is soft and tender. Although there is no seasoning, there is no smell of mutton. When you put it in your mouth, you can pull it gently and the mutton will fall off the bones. The taste is delicate and chewy. The fat in the meat gradually overflows while chewing, and the flavor is excellent.
Pick up another piece and dip it in the sauce, using light soy sauce as the base and adding mashed garlic to make the lamb taste more mellow and fragrant.
You can see the vast beautiful scenery of the prairie with the wind blowing through the grass and the cattle and sheep.
but!
Erina Nakiri still noticed the shortcomings of this dish. In other food battles, she would have pointed it out immediately and mercilessly, but now she wanted Xia Yuan to be expelled from school, so Erina had to resist her instinct and covered her mouth under the pretense of wiping her mouth.
“The tasting is over! Judges, please choose your dishes from the students!” the host prompted.
Erina Nakiri chose Tugle’s hand-pulled lamb, and Tugle received 1 vote.
Eiji Ueo and Nijimitsu Mizushima chose Xia Yuan’s golden siu mai, and Xia Yuan received 2 votes.
“The final winner of this food battle is contestant Xia Yuan!” the host announced.
Erina Nakiri looked blankly at the two food experts beside her, with disbelief on her face. They had agreed on the phone before that they would stand with her and eliminate Xia Yuan, so why did you vote for him?
Ueyoshi Ueyama and Mizushima Nijimitsu did not look at Erina, but looked at Xia Yuan carefully. They had a hunch that Xia Yuan’s future would shock the whole world! Such a talent should not be buried in an unfair food battle. Mizushima Nijimitsu walked down from the judges’ seat, came to Xia Yuan, and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Xia Yuan.
“Classmate Xia Yuan, you brought me an extremely shocking dish. It is the most delicious steamed buns I have ever eaten in my forty-plus years of life. I am so moved. Thank you!” Mizushima Nijimitsu said with tears in her eyes and a smile.
Eiichiro Kamio came up to Xia Yuan, stretched out his hand and shook his. The old man looked at Xia Yuan with a smile on his face, and then said solemnly.
“Xia Yuanjun, the future of Yuanyue belongs to you!”
Then, Eiji Kamio and Nijimitsu Mizushima laughed, hugged each other, and left the venue hand in hand.
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
“Impossible! My hand-pulled lamb is the best in the world. I don’t believe I can’t beat you!” Tugle shouted loudly with red eyes.
Xia Yuan chuckled and took out an extra portion of golden steamed buns from his cooking area and handed it to Tugele. Tugele took it and after eating it, he fell into a hallucination and fell to the ground.
“Ah… How can there be such delicious steamed buns! I lost…” Tugle murmured with tears in his eyes.
Xia Yuan looked at Erina who was sitting in the judging panel and walked over to greet her.
“Ms. Erina, is my golden siu mai delicious?”
“Hmph! Xia Yuan, even though it tastes good, but… I still don’t approve of you! I will definitely kick you out of Totsuki!” With tears in her eyes and a pout, Erina left the judging panel angrily.
Chapter 28: Everyone’s Reactions (Old Version)
After Erina left, Xia Yuan turned around and raised his fist to signal to the audience. His forced muscles and confident and handsome smile won the favor of many girls. Many people turned from haters to fans, and passers-by also thought that Xia Yuan was a very unique person.
In the shadows, Erina gathered the four people to deal with Xia Yuan. Now only Park Hyun-jun and Rama are left. The two watched Xia Yuan being interviewed by the school newspaper reporter. Park Hyun-jun felt heavy in his heart. Tugeler was the best cook among the four, and if he couldn’t beat him, he would definitely be in trouble. He could only secretly look for Xia Yuan’s weaknesses and attack him to threaten him.
Rama was extremely excited. Xia Yuan’s handsome face and strong muscles were exactly the perfect match in his mind. He began to imagine the two of them making love in his mind, and his cheeks turned red.
“Let’s go, you damn shemale. Damn it, you can’t walk when you see a handsome guy, right?” Park Hyun-jun said with a gloomy face.
“Park Hyun-jun, I am not your subordinate, and you have no right to order me. I am with you just watching the battle together. I will only act on my own from now on. You can go now.” Rama kept staring at Xia Yuan without even looking at Park Hyun-jun.
“Hmph, you damn shemale, I hope you die of anal fissure.” When Park Hyun-jun heard Lama reject his invitation, he strode away angrily.
“Tsk, you stinky horse-faced man, you little chicken Man, my brother Xia Yuan can kill you with just a wave of his hand.” Lama cursed at Park Hyun-jun’s back while pinching his fingers.
Turning to look at Xia Yuan, Rama began to imagine the scene of Xia Yuan hugging him. He lowered his head and began to laugh strangely. After a while, Xia Yuan and everyone from Polaris Dormitory left the venue. Rama also broke away from his self-fantasy and walked briskly to his Thai Food Club. When he opened the door, he saw several of his male favorites wiping the windows for each other.
“Lord Rama!” After seeing Rama, several people immediately bowed respectfully to welcome his return.
Lama sat on his own exclusive sofa. After seeing Xia Yuan, he suddenly felt that the male favorites he had liked in the past were not good enough.
“I definitely can’t defeat Xia Yuan by starting a food battle. I can only use my black magic.” Rama said softly with an evil smile.
On the way back to Polaris Dormitory, Xia Yuan suddenly felt a chill, feeling that someone was planning to plot against him again. Thinking back to all the obstacles that had occurred before, they were all related to Erina Nakiri. This arrogant, stubborn and black-bellied young lady was going to target him again.
“Damn it, why don’t we just find her house, climb over the wall and kill her? She didn’t even say the golden steamed buns were delicious, she’s so stubborn. I just had a feeling that there’s another crisis. This is a real crisis, different from the previous violent interception by Watanabe Teruji and Tugel. I have to be careful recently and be on high alert against strangers.” Xia Yuan thought to himself.
Xia Yuan and others had just returned to Polaris Dormitory when the Transportation Management Department, which was responsible for transportation, brought the spoils of the food battle victory to Polaris Dormitory. Tugel knew that he was completely defeated, so he directly gave the freezer used to store food to Xia Yuan as his apology. Since then, two large freezers were added to the kitchen of Polaris Dormitory. Aunt Wenxu smiled from ear to ear when she saw this.
“Crazy boy, you’re back. Haha, you won beautifully this time in the food battle!” Aunt Wenxu praised Xia Yuan when she saw him.
“This is just the beginning. I will win more food battles and develop new areas in the empty space in Polaris Dormitory.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Xia Yuan, I want to eat that golden steamed buns. Please make me one portion!” Soma Yukihira requested from the side.
“Xia Yuan, how do you make the food glow? Tell me quickly!” Yuki Ryoko and others looked at Xia Yuan expectantly.
“Stop! Stop! Don’t ask in a group, come one by one. Come on, don’t hang around the door, let’s go into the kitchen and we can talk.” Xia Yuan responded helplessly.
Nakiri Senzaemon watched the video of Xia Yuan’s food battle and kept nodding his head in approval of Xia Yuan’s skills. When the golden steamed buns were served to the judges and the lid was opened, they shone brightly, which made Nakiri Senzaemon realize that Xia Yuan was the person he was looking for and he must meet the requirements of that adult.
“Red Elf, God’s Nose, Violent Dog, this generation of freshmen should be the rough jade generation, and Xia Yuan is the sharpest chisel of this generation, but…”
There was a knock on the door and Erina pushed it open. She bowed to her grandfather with a smile. Senzaemon did not respond, but just stared at Erina with sharp eyes, which made Erina nervous immediately.
“Erina, when did you learn to use unusual techniques to deal with a cook? Answer me?” Nakiri Senzaemon said slowly.
“What? Grandpa, I don’t understand what you are saying.” Erina responded with a trembling voice.
“Why are you using tricks to deal with a chef! What do you think of the sacred food battle?” Nakiri Senzaemon shouted loudly.
“Grandpa, you yelled at me? You yelled at me for a small restaurant chef who came from nowhere!? Wuuuu~ It was obviously Xia Yuan who bullied me first.” Erina began to wipe her tears and cry like a wronged little girl. At the same time, she was also observing her grandfather’s attitude. In the past, if she was criticized, she only needed to cry and her grandfather would begin to forgive her and then start to coax her.
But this time, Nakiri Senzaemon still kept a poker face. He knew that Erina was playing tricks and was observing his attitude and reaction. If he really followed her temper, he would be harming her.
“Erina, you are like a possessed person right now. For the sake of your indescribable self-esteem and your arrogance, you refuse to acknowledge the deliciousness of other people’s cooking and cannot truly enjoy the happiness that cooking brings you. Don’t you feel painful?” asked Nakiri Senzaemon.
When Erina heard her grandfather’s words, her body shuddered and she began to answer her grandfather’s questions in her heart.
Yes, no matter whether it is Omurice Waltz or Golden Shaomai, the dishes made by Xia Yuan are all delicious. They are the dishes that my taste expects and likes. However, if I admit that the dishes made by Xia Yuan are delicious, he will leave an important impression in my heart. He is so handsome and so strong, he will definitely occupy an important place in my heart, so much so that he will shake or even replace the figure of Lord Caiba. I don’t want that to happen.
“If you keep company with heroes, you will become a hero. If you keep company with villains, you will become a despicable person. You are already a capable chef, and I hope you can understand this truth. I forgive you for secretly misappropriating my seal. Don’t associate with the scum in the academy. Open your mind and face yourself calmly. Then, you will find a whole new warm world. Go back, I look forward to your reply.” Nakiri Senzaemon waved his hand.
Erina bowed to her grandfather, then turned and left the commander-in-chief’s office. Nakiri Senzaemon’s words were like a seed, taking root in Erina’s heart. At some critical moment in the future, it will grow and bloom, saving Erina’s soul.
Chapter 29: The Cunning Transvestite (Old Version)
Xia Yuan got up and exercised, still doing a 10-kilometer warm-up run and two sets of boxing exercises. After exercising, he cooked for himself. With the hundreds of pounds of meat, fruits, and flour given by Tugel, Xia Yuan could eat meals that were several times richer than before.
In the kitchen, Xia Yuan took out the flour, kneaded the dough with hot water, put a little oil in it and let it rise. He took out the beef that had been melted and soaked with blood in advance, cut it into pieces, prepared the braised meat sauce, and put it aside. He heated oil in a pan, stir-fried the beef, then added water and the braised meat sauce and simmered it over medium heat.
Wash the lettuce and cucumber and set them aside. Before I could activate my skills, I let the newly made dough rise and started making wraps. I used a steel rod to shape the dough into a uniform round shape and then put it in a frying pan to cook.
Xia Yuan made 40 wraps one after another, and the braised beef in the pot was also ready. He spread the lettuce on the wrap, and then put the cucumber strips on it, and then added a large spoonful of braised beef. The simple breakfast braised beef wrap was ready. Paired with soy milk made from soy milk powder, a wonderful day with braised beef wraps began.
As a result, just as he was about to start eating, he saw Soma Yukihira, Yuki and others standing at the kitchen door, looking at him with greedy eyes.
“Can I still let you watch? Come and eat.” Xia Yuan said helplessly.
“Great!” Soma Yukihira, Yuki and others rushed over, washed their hands briefly, picked up the burritos and started eating like Xia Yuan, starting to wolf them down.
15 minutes later, 40 wraps and a pot of braised beef were divided up by everyone. Xia Yuan scratched the back of his head and decided to make more for breakfast next time. The stomachs of the people in Pole Star Dormitory were not comparable to those of ordinary people.
“Wow~ So satisfied! From now on, Xia Yuan will make breakfast for everyone. Aunt Wenxu’s breakfast is too light. In exchange, I am willing to provide a cute little bunny wake-up service every day. Brother Xia Yuan, is that okay?” You Ji pushed Xia Yuan with her shoulder and teased with a naughty expression.
“I feel super energetic after eating the braised beef burrito. You are worthy of being called Big Brother Xia Yuan. We are also willing to provide morning wake-up service. We can get up no matter how early.” Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo squeezed their biceps and said excitedly.
“Oh, you guys are so brave, letting this demon king be your free labor and trying to flatter me? Have you become so familiar with each other that you can’t tell the difference between the big king and the small king? Youji, go wash the pot, and you two wash the dishes. The rest of you can do whatever you want. I’m leaving.” Xia Yuan said with a pout and a terrifying look on his face, then he picked up his coat and left the restaurant.
After Xia Yuan left, Soma Yukihira, Ryoko and others all laughed. They had figured out Xia Yuan’s temper during these few days together. Although this man had a strong personality, his character was absolutely impeccable. In addition to his excellent cooking skills, he would also explain the methods and principles to others with extra care, and lead everyone to improve together. In a place as competitive as Totsuki Academy, this is extremely rare. Even senior Isshiki Hui, with whom he has been together for a long time, would selflessly tell others his cooking recipes and unique skills.
Back in his room, Xia Yuan smiled. It would be more lively when more people are eating together. But he was not some pushy nice guy who would not give in on matters of principle. He showed off his abilities. What was Aunt Wen Xu doing? She had taken away her job. The elderly would suffer from reduced physical labor, which would lead to a decline in health.
He took a bath towel and toiletries and went to the bathhouse to rinse with cold water. After that, Xia Yuan rode his motorcycle to leave Polaris Dormitory and came to the teaching building. He felt that there were several strange eyes staring at him. They were not the gazes of passers-by, but the attention of people with ulterior motives.
“Haha, my previous premonition turned out to be true. It looks like someone wants to get me. Just come at me.” Xia Yuan said with a grin.
On the third floor of the teaching building, members of the Thai Food Club reported information over the phone.
“Report to the president, the target has appeared at the entrance of teaching building A, we can take action now.”
“Okay.” Lama smiled slightly, took out the light pink lipstick and applied it again, tied her hair into two ponytails, then raised her beautiful legs in black stockings and made a cute expression. At this time, Lama looked like a young and cute girl. In Totsuki Academy, 99% of people would think that she was a cute girl, and one with a super high appearance.
“The Love at the Corner plan starts!” Rama picked up a piece of bread and put it in his mouth. After walking out of the Thai Food Club activity room, he trotted towards Xia Yuan.
Rama’s plan was as follows: he would collide with Xia Yuan at a corner and then fall to the ground. He would use Xia Yuan’s sympathy to have physical contact with him, then give him the prepared Buddha amulet to affect his sleep, then have frequent contact to increase his trust, then invite Xia Yuan to taste the food, then use medicine to cast a love spell to completely tame Xia Yuan, and from then on the two of them would become a fairy couple.
Xia Yuan put his hands in his pockets and walked forward with a calm expression, but he remained alert in his heart. Suddenly, when he was going upstairs, he heard footsteps not far away, and saw a girl with twin ponytails – no, a man running towards him. Xia Yuan turned his head and saw a fat man very close to him, then he smiled and started talking.
“Hey, brother, your hair style is very handsome today. It’s well done.”
“You have a good eye. It took me almost half an hour to finish it.” The fat man responded with a smile.
“You will definitely have good luck in love today.” Xia Yuan gave him a thumbs up and praised him.
“Thank you for your blessing.” The fat man responded happily.
Rama ran in front of Xia Yuan and bumped into him. At that moment, Xia Yuan lifted the fat man up and changed his position. Rama suddenly bumped into the fat man’s chest.
The two looked at each other, and the fat man looked at Lama with ecstasy in his heart! She was his ideal type, a loli with twin ponytails!
“What’s going on?! I was clearly aiming at Brother Xia Yuan, so how could I end up in the fat guy’s arms!” Lama thought in disbelief.
“Um…are you okay? My name is Kashiwamura Yuto, nice to meet you.” The fat man Kashiwamura introduced himself with a blushing face.
“My name is Lala, sorry…” Lama responded, turned his head to look around, and found that Xia Yuan had disappeared. So he hurried to Xia Yuan’s classroom, but was grabbed by Baicun’s arm.
“Lala, our meeting seems to be destined. Can you be my girlfriend?” Baicun looked at Lama with expectation and asked.
“Are you sick? How can you have the nerve to ask someone to be your girlfriend the first time you meet? Let go!” Lama looked at Baicun angrily and shouted, then pulled his hand free and ran upstairs, leaving the bracelet on his wrist in Baicun’s hand.
“Lala, your bracelet!” Baicun waved the bracelet, but found that Lama was nowhere to be seen.
“This is a destined meeting! After the train incident, I fell in love again!” Kashiwamura picked up Lala’s bracelet and put it to his nose and inhaled it madly. His pupils turned into pink hearts and he hypnotized himself.
Xia Yuan did not go to his own classroom, but to an empty activity room, and then began to think about strategies to deal with the trouble.
“Yes, that’s absolutely right. My sixth sense tells me that this transvestite is trying to harm me. Kill him? The other party is well prepared and must have many tricks up his sleeve. That would be troublesome. This kind of chance encounter with a piece of bread in his mouth seems like some kind of romantic comedy… Hiss, could it be that this guy has some improper thoughts about me, my brother? Damn, this is too scary. We must not let this happen. The way to deal with it… I can’t think of it for now. I can only deal with it as it happens.” Xia Yuan held his chin in his hand and thought to himself.
Chapter 30: Korean Food Club? Let’s Eat Food Wars (Old Version)
Back in the classroom, Xia Yuan spent a peaceful morning. After systematic study, his French and Italian had improved significantly. He also memorized some kitchen terms. If he were to go to the field study stage in the future, he would be able to cope with it with ease.
“It’s lunch time. There are a lot of beef offal in Jixinglou. Let’s go back and make a beef offal hotpot. Okay, it’s settled.” Xia Yuan clapped his hands and made the decision. He came to his motorcycle, picked up his helmet and was about to leave when he found five people walking towards him.
“Oh, you are Xia Yuan, right? I’m Park Hyun-jun, the president of the Korean Food Club. You performed very well in the previous food battle competition. I decided to accept you into our club.” Park Hyun-jun looked at Xia Yuan and invited.
“Korean Food Club… Hahaha, do you have delicious food in Korea? The state banquet is always filled with kimchi. How dare you come and invite me, hahaha.” Xia Yuan couldn’t help laughing when he heard the name of this club.
“Of course there is! We in Korea have army hot pot, fried chicken, Korean stone pot bibimbap, Korean barbecue, Korean kimchi, Korean turkey noodles, and Korean ramen!” A younger brother stepped forward and listed all the Korean dishes.
“Korea has been a vassal state of the East since ancient times. Due to geographical restrictions and historically a shortage of meat, it has developed a large number of dishes based on vegetables, seafood, and cheap livestock parts (such as pig’s trotters and offal). After the civil war, influenced by major powers, ordinary people picked up leftovers from American troops (luncheon meat, sausage, cheese) to cook instant noodles and created the army hot pot. Do you think this is a delicacy?” Xia Yuan said, looking at everyone with disdain.
“Xibala, go to hell!” A younger brother with an X stripe engraved on his head became furious after hearing what Xia Yuan said and punched Xia Yuan immediately.
Xia Yuan casually grabbed his fist and then gently twisted it.
“Oh, let go, let go quickly, my arm is going to break!” Brother X shouted with gritted teeth.
Xia Yuan pushed the younger brother casually, and he rolled on the ground three times, covering his arm and groaning on the ground.
“You dare to fight back, sir! We are all Taekwondo masters!” Several Korean brothers were about to attack Xia Yuan.
“Wait a minute! Xia Yuan, I sincerely invited you to join our club, but you mocked us and even injured my people. Do you know what the consequences of this will be?” Park Hyun-jun pointed at Xia Yuan and said loudly.
“What are the consequences? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly, I’m really looking forward to it.” Xia Yuan said sarcastically, shaking his head.
“That means you will face the wrath of the Korean Food Club. There are a total of 27 people in our club, all of whom are Taekwondo masters. Moreover, my father is a famous sauce chaebol in Korea. He has a cooperative relationship with Totsuki Academy and has a lot of say. If you know what’s good for you, kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistake and beg me to accept you. Otherwise, you can just wait to be beaten into a cripple and then expelled.” Park Hyun-jun pointed at Xia Yuan fiercely.
“Wow, you are so awesome. Your club must have a lot of funding and a complete set of cooking equipment.” Xia Yuan said in surprise.
“Of course! Our club has a funding of over a million dollars, and all the cooking equipment are American brands! We have a small warehouse for condiments alone, and we have special supply channels for other ingredients like vegetables and meat. Do you understand how amazing this is?” Park Hyun-jun said proudly.
“Let’s have a food battle! You decide the topic. If I lose, I’ll drop out of school. If I win, all of your Korean Food Club’s activity funds, condiments, and cooking equipment will belong to me.” Xia Yuan said to Park Hyun-jun.
“How can I possibly agree to you? You are too wishful thinking. You are just an insignificant little person. I have investigated your family. You only run a small restaurant called Dingfu Restaurant. You are an orphan adopted by your fourth uncle. Hehe, as long as I say a word, your small shop can be closed. Do you believe it?” Park Hyun-jun laughed.
boom–
A strong and murderous intent erupted from Xia Yuan. His family was his spiritual support and the place that could not be touched or offended the most. All the bad boys, hooligans, and gangsters who had said they wanted to harm Xia Yuan’s family had been wiped out by Xia Yuan.
“What did you say–“
Park Hyun-jun was lifted up by Xia Yuan with one hand, while the other brothers were controlled by Xia Yuan’s fantasy killer and sat paralyzed in fear.
Even though Xia Yuan was very angry, his mind was still clear. He saw many passers-by passing by from the corner of his eye. If he lost his temper here, his life would be ruined.
“Food Wars! Take it over. You decide the topic. If I lose, I’ll drop out of school. If I win, your Korean Food Club will be disbanded, and the activity funds, activity room, all supplies and cooking equipment will belong to me! Promise it!” Xia Yuan looked Park Hyun-jun straight in the eyes and ordered.
“Uh, ah, woooo, I promise you.” Park Hyun-jun responded fearfully.
“Let’s go to the Food Wars Authority.” Xia Yuan put Park Hyun-jun down casually, put away his murderous aura and fantasies of being a killer, and hugged Park Hyun-jun like a good friend as they went to the Food Wars Authority.
Xia Yuan and Park Hyun-jun came to the Food Contest Management Bureau. Clerk Miyazawa Yoshimi was a little surprised to see Xia Yuan. They had just finished a food contest and they were already having another one. This first-year freshman named Xia Yuan was really active.
Since Erina did not intervene, the application for this Shokugeki competition went through the formal procedures and will be approved three days after submission. At that time, Xia Yuan will discuss the topic of the Shokugeki competition with Park Hyun-jun, and the Shokugeki Administration will then arrange a venue for the formal competition.
After submitting the application, Xia Yuan hugged Park Hyun-jun and came to the shaded area outside the Food Contest Administration Bureau to finalize the food contest topic in a friendly manner.
“Mr. Park, use your Korean cuisine as the topic. I will defeat you with your best cooking so that you won’t find an excuse to say that I won unfairly.” Xia Yuan said calmly with one hand leaning against the wall.
“Hehe, Xia Yuanjun, how about I give you a set of cooking equipment and you let me go? I didn’t want to be your enemy. It was Miss Erina Nakiri who ordered me, Tugle, Watanabe Teruji, and Rama to deal with you. The purpose was to make you drop out of school. I really didn’t know your power and thought you were a fake tiger that was easy to bully. Now I have seen what you are capable of, and I was wrong.” Park Hyun-jun grinned and trembled all over.
“Look at what you said. You described me as a man-eating evil spirit. Am I such a low-level creature? Hahaha, I am the Demon King, and the king is about conquest. So, you must take on this food battle. You use all your strength, and I will use all my strength too. In this cooking school called Totsuki, the winner will be decided by our skills. How open and exciting, just like gambling.” Xia Yuan stroked Park Hyun-jun’s cheek with his hand and responded with a deep and terrifying smile.
“Okay, I understand. If this is what Xia Yuanjun expects, I will do it.” Park Hyun-jun responded with his head down.
“Tell me about that Lama and where he came from.” Xia Yuan asked, changing the subject.
“Rama, a sophomore, is Thai, a shemale, short and thin, with a woman’s face. He is good at making vegetarian dishes and Thai food, and is the president of the Thai Food Club. In addition, it is rumored that he also knows witchcraft, a mysterious power called black magic, but I don’t know whether it is true or not. This is all I know.” Park Hyun-jun responded.
“Very good, you have done a great job. Your honesty has given you an advantage between life and death. Go back and prepare the food carefully. Let’s fight with all our strength.” Xia Yuan patted Park Hyun-jun on the shoulder, turned and left.
Park Hyun-jun slumped on the ground, his clothes soaked with sweat. This feeling of oppression was more terrifying than facing gangsters.
“Erina Nakiri! You damn woman, you’ve made me suffer!” Park Hyun-jun said helplessly and furiously.
Chapter 31: Helping Soma Yukihira, Double Rice Bowl (Old Version)
After Xia Yuan and Park Hyun-jun separated, he took out his cell phone and made a call. After the call was connected, an old voice came from the other end of the line.
“Hey, Ice, how’s your school life going lately? Are you tired of playing house and want to try something exciting?”
“Old Ghost, I am enjoying my life now, but I suddenly met a blind guy. Please check his family information for me. I have sent the basic information to your email. Please reply to me after checking.” Xia Yuan responded coldly.
“Haha, the guy who disturbed you is such an unlucky guy. After this time, why don’t you come to the other world and stop being a cook. I can only hold on for two years, and then my grandson will take over. He needs help, and it will be much easier if you are here.” The old ghost persuaded.
“Does your grandson need my help? He has many capable people around him. Besides… I don’t owe your family any favors. Just get this clear, you can deduct the fees from the reserved fund. That’s all.” Xia Yuan hung up the phone without saying anything more.
The image of Park Hyun-jun appeared in Xia Yuan’s mind. Park Hyun-jun’s next actions would determine whether he and his family could continue to exist. He didn’t care what despicable tricks were used against Xia Yuan. Challenges and difficulties were what made things interesting. But if they dared to point the spearhead at his family, then he would take off his mask and turn back into his bloodthirsty and crazy self.
10 minutes later.
The list of names, photos and addresses of Park Hyun-jun and more than ten of his relatives were sent to Xia Yuan’s mobile phone by Lao Gui. Xia Yuan glanced at it, memorized all the information, and then deleted the email.
After returning to Polaris Dormitory, Xia Yuan went to the kitchen to prepare to make beef offal hotpot as planned, but saw Soma Yukihira and Tanomo Megumi discussing something in the kitchen.
“Hello, Soma, Xiaohui, what are you researching?” Xia Yuan greeted with a smile.
“Nashi Yuan-kun, we are researching rice bowls. Yukihira-kun has been commissioned by the president of the Food Research Society to compete with Mito Izumi-san in a food battle. The topic of the competition is rice bowls. We are currently researching what kind of rice bowl to make.” Tanomo Megumi explained.
“Sure, Soma, it’s time to show your talents!” After hearing this, Xia Yuan put his arms around Soma Yukihira’s neck, gently rubbed Soma Yukihira’s hair and said.
“Hey, stop rubbing your head. All your thoughts are gone.” Soma Yukihira broke free from Xia Yuan’s arm and complained.
“Rice bowl, right? I’m planning to have lunch, so I’ll make two Chinese rice bowls for everyone. At the same time, I also hope to give our food battle master some inspiration. Xiaohui, come and help me stew the rice.” Xia Yuan said as he took off his coat.
“Ah…hi!” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, Tanosuke Hui reacted for a moment, then went to get the rice to wash.
Xia Yuan went to the refrigerator to thaw the ingredients, then took a basket and pulled Soma Yukihira to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. After the two finished picking the vegetables, Megumi Tadokoro had already steamed the rice. Then Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro washed the vegetables. After they were washed, Xia Yuan took out a kitchen knife and chopping board and started cooking.
“The Blue Demon Donburi Feast, first up is – Tomato and Egg Donburi!”
Cut fresh tomatoes into chunks, beat three eggs in a bowl and stir until the egg liquid is golden brown and small bubbles appear on the surface, add a little salt to the egg liquid and continue stirring for a few times, heat the pan with cold oil, when the oil temperature comes up, add the eggs and fry until golden brown, take out and put in a small bowl for later use, add the tomatoes in the pan, stir-fry over high heat to release the juice, add a little sugar to enhance the flavor, add the eggs and stir-fry, then add a little salt, sprinkle some water starch before serving, add a little chopped green onion, and the tomato and egg rice is ready.
“Please enjoy.” Xia Yuan handed two small portions of tomato and egg rice to Yukihira and Soma and said.
“Hmm! It smells so good, and the color is bright golden and red, so tempting. Let me try it, ah——” Soma Yukihira picked up the spoon and took a bite. The rice bowl was fresh and delicious, and instantly stimulated his taste buds.
“It’s delicious. The cooking time is perfect.”
“Delicious!” Tansho Kei took a bite and looked up to enjoy it.
After Xia Yuan finished his portion of rice, he took out a dozen green peppers, washed them with clean water, and set them aside. Then he took out a piece of pork front leg and chopped it into minced meat, cut six eggplants into sections, chopped chili peppers and garlic, and poured the bean paste into a bowl for later use.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, are you going to make a Sichuan-style rice bowl?” Tanosuke Hui looked at the chili and bean paste, swallowed her saliva and asked.
“That’s right. The next rice bowl we’ll make is the famous fish-flavored eggplant rice bowl, as well as a double rice bowl with mysterious side dishes. Stay tuned.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
Sprinkle a little salt on the eggplant to marinate, mix evenly with your hands and set aside for 10 minutes.
Put the prepared green peppers into the pot without adding oil, just use the heat from the pot to fry the peppers until they turn tiger skin color, then add oil and salt to bring out the aroma. During the stir-frying process, Xia Yuan kept pressing with a spatula, then served it, added garlic cloves and preserved eggs, and pounded them into a paste with a garlic hammer, then added a little light soy sauce, and the pepper and preserved egg are ready.
Soma Yukihira had eaten Xia Yuan’s preserved eggs before, which left a deep impression on him, but after adding preserved eggs to this dish, he was looking forward to the taste of the bowl.
After the eggplant is marinated, add corn starch and stir evenly. Put corn starch, sugar, chicken essence, light soy sauce, and vinegar into the bowl that previously contained the bean paste. Then pour in half a bowl of water and mix into a bowl of sauce for later use.
Heat oil in a pan, add eggplant segments when the oil is hot, fry until the surface turns slightly yellow, then remove from the oil and drain.
Leave a little oil in the pot, add minced pork and chili and stir-fry, then add minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant, then add eggplant segments and stir-fry over high heat, pour the prepared sauce into the pot and cook over high heat until the sauce is reduced, add a little sesame oil and serve.
“Soma, Xiaohui, come and experience carefully how this rice bowl is different from the previous ones. Peppered preserved egg and fish-flavored egg rice bowl, please enjoy!” Xia Yuan put two bowls of rice in front of them and said.
“Oh, it looks very spicy! I’m going to eat!” Soma Yukihira said excitedly while holding the bowl.
After taking a bite of the fish-flavored eggplant, Soma Yukihira was hit by a slightly mild spicy taste. The eggplant was soft and delicate, with a hint of sweetness, and very palatable. Then Soma Yukihira tasted the side dish of preserved egg with peppers. He thought it was another dark dish, but found that he had misunderstood. The strong spicy taste rushed straight into his throat, followed by a salty and fresh taste he had never felt before.
“Ah! This feeling! I have to eat a big mouthful of rice to suppress the spiciness!” Soma Yukihira said in shock.
“Haha, Soma, you have fallen into the abyss of spiciness!” Xia Yuan grinned.
Soma Yukihira ate the rice at the bottom with big mouthfuls, but the oil from the fish-flavored eggplant had already seeped into the rice, and the rice on the other side was also contaminated with the spicy and umami flavor of the peppered preserved egg. The more he ate, the more he wanted to eat, and he couldn’t stop at all!
Very spicy! But delicious! I can’t stop!
The scene in front of Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro changed, and they came from the kitchen to a front-line battlefield. The enemy was attacking with fierce artillery fire, but Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro charged forward in the hail of bullets, and finally resisted the enemy’s attack and won the victory.
Putting down the two empty bowls and drinking the pure water that represented victory, Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tanado looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding like comrades-in-arms. They won and survived the bitter battlefield.
“How about it, do you have any ideas? Hahaha, it’s very satisfying, right?” Xia Yuan walked between the two of them, leaned down, pinched their shoulders and said intimately.
“I have an idea, and it’s so addictive. I’ve never tasted anything with such a strong flavor. The combination of fish-flavored eggplant and peppered preserved egg really amazed me.” Soma Yukihira responded happily.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, how many kinds of dishes do you know how to cook? It’s amazing.” Tanosuke Hui said with sincere admiration.
“Well, how many kinds… there are a lot anyway. You two can take your time to think about it. I’m going to make my lunch.” Xia Yuan left the two and went to the freezer to take out the beef offal and started making beef offal hotpot.
Chapter 32: Leave the pervert to the pervert, the crisis is resolved (old version)
Time flies, five days later.
Xia Yuan and Park Hyun-jun’s application for the food battle was approved. The topic of the food battle was: noodles. When Xia Yuan saw the topic, he laughed so hard that his mouth corners were pulled to his ears. He laughed wildly in his heart: You want to compete with me in noodles? Do you have the ability? But after learning the list of judges, he knew why Park Hyun-jun dared to make such a choice. There were Koreans among the judges, so it turned out that your people were among the judges.
“I told you to compete with all your strength. I thought you would consider studying cooking seriously, but you still resorted to despicable tactics. But it doesn’t matter. As long as you don’t make any move on my family, I won’t kill you. I hope you don’t have any sudden ideas. I haven’t killed anyone in more than a year. I don’t want my hand holding the kitchen knife to be stained with the blood of a living person.” Xia Yuan thought in the corridor of the teaching building, holding a piece of beef jerky in his mouth.
Suddenly, Xia Yuan’s crisis warning was activated. A dangerous person was attacking him. He turned around and saw Lama again. He had a ponytail today, dressed in a pink sailor uniform, a pair of glasses without prescription, and two books in his hands. He walked towards Xia Yuan with the appearance of a quiet and beautiful girl.
“Damn it, this transvestite has been following me for several days. He disguises himself every day and looks for opportunities to get to know me and talk to me. It’s so disgusting. My patience is almost at its limit. I should find a suitable place to kill him.” Xia Yuan thought with a frown.
A silly greeting sounded, Xia Yuan turned around and saw it was Kashiwamura Yuto. Ever since Xia Yuan praised his hairstyle, Kashiwamura Yuto felt that Xia Yuan was a man of great taste, great discerning eye, and especially good at talking, so he took the initiative to make friends with Xia Yuan. After three days of getting along, Xia Yuan got to know the fat man’s personality and background.
To sum it up simply: perverted lolita control + reserve criminal.
Kashiwamura Yuto had a history of indecent assault, but because his family was rich and influential, the incident was settled. However, as a dog can’t change its nature, Kashiwamura Yuto is still very eager in his heart. The photo magazines of various female stars and underground idols piled up higher than two floors.
And this guy is also willing to share. During the constant communication, Xia Yuan can always understand Kashiwamura Yuto’s concerns, which makes him very moved and regards Xia Yuan as a close friend. As a result, Xia Yuan has a new patron who follows him to eat and drink, and he doesn’t have to go back to Polar Star Dormitory often to cook for himself.
Lama – a transvestite, Kashiwamura Yuto – a perverted nymphomaniac, maybe it would be fun to mix the two of them together!
That’s right! That’s it!
“Xia Yuanjun, it’s lunch time. I’d like to invite you to have Sukiyaki at the Japanese Food Research Society.” Kashiwamura Yuto greeted.
“Okay, but before that, my dear friend, I have some information to communicate with you. Look over there, the girl in pink clothes.” Xia Yuan hugged Kashiwamura Yudou and whispered.
“Wow, it’s Lala-chan! I picked up her bracelet before and haven’t returned it to her yet. I’ll give it to her.” Kashiwamura Yuto took out the wooden bracelet, smelled it and said.
“Don’t be anxious, my dear friend. Even though she looks like a beautiful loli, she is actually a man!” Xia Yuan said with a complicated expression.
“What!? A cross-dresser! My dear friend, how did you know that?” Kashiwamura Yuto said in surprise, his cheeks instantly flushed.
“I have seen the G drive in your computer and studied it. I also used my years of experience in purchasing ingredients to analyze it.” Xia Yuan made up a story.
“You are so cunning that you actually peeked at my hidden G drive. That’s right! Besides liking loli, I also like transvestite!” Kashiwamura Yuto said with a red face and panting as he looked at the approaching Rama.
“Do you want to get that transvestite? I’ll help you get him so you don’t have to be so depressed every day. But this is a secret between us, you can’t tell anyone.” Xia Yuan pointed at Kashiwamura Yuto’s chest and signaled.
“My dear friend, if you can help me get Lala sauce, I… I will give you whatever you want!” Kashiwamura Yuto wiped his drool and said with a perverted expression.
Xia Yuan pulled Kashiwamura Yudou over and said a few words to him. He understood instantly and then turned and ran away.
Rama came up to Xia Yuan and took the initiative to greet him.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, good afternoon.” Rama said in his best clip voice.
“Well, hello.” Xia Yuan responded calmly with his hands in his pockets.
“It’s noon now. You haven’t had lunch yet? How about we have lunch together? I’ll treat you.” Lama said with a smile on his face.
“Sure, but I’m very picky. If you treat me to a meal, it has to be delicious.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Of course, if I entertain you, I will use the best ingredients.” Rama said happily.
Rama led the way, while Xia Yuan followed calmly behind. After a while, the two arrived at the activity room of the Thai Food Club. The five male members were all wearing women’s makeup and maid uniforms. When they saw Xia Yuan coming, his handsome face and strong physique made their eyes light up, but after seeing Rama’s warning look, they all lowered their heads and stepped aside.
The door of the activity room was locked, and the dark curtains blocked all views from the outside. Then several people started busying themselves cooking Thai food, and soon the table was filled with delicious food. Each dish had been cursed by Rama, and as long as Xia Yuan picked up his chopsticks and took a bite, he would be immediately bewitched. After that, as long as the ceremony was held, Xia Yuan would become his man.
Xia Yuan looked at the Thai delicacies in front of him. Each dish was cooked to a high degree of perfection, but his premonition of crisis kept reminding him not to eat these dishes. After Lama took his seat, Xia Yuan confronted him.
“Rama, a Thai, a sophomore student, specializes in vegetarian cuisine and Thai cuisine, but what he’s best at is black magic, right?” Xia Yuan said to Rama with a smile on his face.
“Oh? Xia Yuanjun, you have investigated me? No wonder you seemed to be on guard during these days of contact. That’s right, I am the best at black magic. So, are you scared?” Lama said with a seductive look. At the side, several members took out daggers and ropes. They had all been controlled by Lama for a long time. As long as Lama gave an order, they would come forward and force-feed them food.
“Afraid? I’m naturally brave, and there is no one in this world that scares me. I’m very curious, was it Erina Nakiri who asked you to do this?” Xia Yuan asked, looking into Rama’s eyes.
“At first, Lady Erina asked me to use Shokugeki to deal with you, but after seeing the scene of the golden steamed buns, how could she be your opponent? So, I had to defeat you by other means other than Shokugeki. A few days ago, Lady Erina asked me to stop, but you’ve already existed in my heart. These days, I’ve been dreaming about being with you. If you don’t take the bait, I will go to Polar Star Dormitory and attack your friends.” Lama told Xia Yuan truthfully.
“Hmph, it’s poisonous enough. I’m very curious about what this black magic is. I heard it’s a Southeast Asian sorcery. Will I die if I eat it? If I die, will it bite you back?” Xia Yuan picked up a piece of meat and asked curiously.
“This is a love spell. After you are hit by it, it will only make you love me. How could I let you die, baby? As for the backlash you mentioned, there will be, but you can’t do it. Eat it quickly, it’s delicious.” Rama urged.
Xia Yuan looked around and found a strange statue two meters behind Rama. There were several array objects around the statue. He had a hunch that there was the key to breaking the black magic, so, the next second.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
Several streams of cold air spurted out from Xia Yuan’s hands, instantly stopping the actions of the five people behind him. Then Lama was hit by the cold air, and the strange statue exploded after coming into contact with Xia Yuan’s cold air.
Rama covered his head and yelled, then stumbled around as if he had lost his mind and finally passed out. As Rama suffered the backlash of witchcraft, other members also fell into a state of madness to varying degrees. Xia Yuan stabbed them with a few hands and made them fall asleep. Then Xia Yuan called Kashiwamura Yuto and asked him to come over immediately.
The door of the activity room opened, and Kashiwamura Yuto looked at the scene inside the room and was a little scared. Xia Yuan carried the horse over and handed it to Kashiwamura Yuto.
“My dear friend, I did it. Remember your promise and please take good care of him.” Xia Yuan patted Kashiwamura Yuto on the shoulder and said.
“Of course, my best friend! I will!” Kashiwamura Yuto agreed, and Xia Yuan laughed and left the Thai Food Club.
Kashiwamura Yuto locked the door of the activity room, and looking at Lama in his arms, Kashiwamura Yuto no longer restrained himself and pressed down hard.
Soon after that, the Thai Food Club was disbanded, all members dropped out of school and went home to treat their brain diseases, and the whereabouts of the president Rama was unknown. In a closed basement somewhere in Tokyo, the fat otaku and the mentally ill transvestite began their shameless life all day long.
Chapter 33: Traditional Food of Cultural Thieves (Old Version)
After getting rid of Rama, the inexplicable sense of crisis disappeared. When Xia Yuan heard that this hermaphrodite was going to attack Polar Star Lodge, he was really worried. If this dangerous guy with supernatural powers dared to make trouble, even if he could kill him instantly, Xia Yuan would not be able to solve the harm left by the black magic.
“Huh – the most dangerous person has been dealt with, the only one left is Park Hyun-jun. In the food battle three days later, I have to defeat him!” Xia Yuan sat on the rooftop of the teaching building, chewing beef jerky and thought.
Three days later, at Food Wars Authority Site No. 5.
“Hello, students and guests! I am the host of this Food Wars Contest, Rei Kawashima! Now please invite the judges to come in, and please give them a round of applause!” said the host.
Crash-crash-
Applause broke out, and two middle-aged men and a young woman entered the venue one after another.
“The judges for this food battle are: Mr. Lee Min-gi, associate professor of history at Hancheng University and ambassador of the new Korean food culture, Mr. Sawamura Shinmo, the manager of Tokyo Gluten House and chief noodle artist, and Ms. Lee Ae-young, a TV and entertainment star. Please welcome them with applause!”
The three judges politely waved to the students in the audience and then calmly sat down.
“The next contestant to appear is Park Hyun-jun, the second-year contestant of this food battle. He is a promoter of new Korean cuisine and has amazing talent in making noodle dishes. Welcome everyone!”
“The other contestant in the Food Wars is Xia Yuan, who has been very popular recently. As a first-year transfer student, facing a senior who is more experienced than himself, can Xia Yuan win again? Let us wait and see!”
“The food battle begins!”
After the host Rei Kawashima finished her explanation, the competition began. The time limit was 2 hours, and there was no limit on the type or flavor of pasta. The competition system was the same as before. After the tasting, the contestants would be voted, and the one with the most points would win.
Xia Yuan looked at the two Koreans sitting on the judging panel and curled his lips. That associate professor was Park Hyun-jun’s uncle, and that female star was probably in cahoots with them. The only one who seemed relatively neutral was Sawamura Shinmochi. It seemed that he was in great danger.
Park Hyun-jun looked at Xia Yuan with a smug look on his face. That guy surely didn’t know that Lee Min-ki was his biological uncle, and that female star was an artist under the company that his uncle worked with. Originally, a woman named Kim Han-joo was supposed to come, but her flight was delayed, so she had to be replaced by another more famous female artist from the same company, Lee Ae-young. However, it didn’t matter. They were both Korean, and she would definitely vote for him.
What Xia Yuan wants to make is a traditional delicacy, dragon beard noodles. There are three key points to this dish. The first is kneading the dough. The noodles must be soft and tough. The second is pulling the noodles. The force must be even during the pulling process. The third is the broth. The dragon beard noodles paired with the delicious broth can present a simple yet not simple taste.
Take out the jelly stock from the plastic package. There is only 2 hours for this game and there is not enough time to make the stock now, so Xia Yuan makes the stock he needs into semi-finished products and freezes them. He can then take them out to thaw and continue stewing during the game. After heating the stock in the pot, Xia Yuan starts to knead the dough. He kneads the dough with his strong hands and soon the dough is formed.
On the other side, the host Kawashima Rei came to Park Hyun-jun and asked him what dish he was going to cook.
“What I’m going to make is new Korean-style knife-cut noodles. This is a traditional Korean delicacy with a long history. Legend has it that our ancestors Goguryeo created this delicacy when they conquered the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago. It tastes very delicious, so stay tuned.” Park Hyun-jun said with a smile.
What the hell?!
How did Goguryeo become the ancestor of you Koreans? When did it conquer the Tang Dynasty? How did knife-cut noodles become your traditional food? After hearing these words, Xia Yuan’s brain crashed for 0.001 seconds.
Then, Lee Min-ki picked up the microphone and talked about the new Korean version of the story of knife-cut noodles.
“The reputation of cultural thieves is really well-deserved. They can even make up stories. They steal the good things from our Dongda University when they see them. Why didn’t the great people back then destroy these bastards?” Xia Yuan said angrily as he looked at the shameless Park Hyun-jun and Lee Min-ki.
“You stinky bastards who can even eat pickled vegetables, let me give you some Chinese food shock! I’ll make your clothes burst and even the edges of your pants fly off!” Xia Yuan turned his head and said angrily, then started to make noodles after calming down.
While the audience was watching Park Hyun-jun cutting noodles, Xia Yuan began to pull the noodles. One gave birth to two, two gave birth to three, and three gave birth to all things. The originally long strip of noodles gradually became thinner under Xia Yuan’s pulling.
“Look! What is that! It’s amazing!”
“The noodles are as thin as human hair, how did Xia Yuan do it!?”
“The noodles are so thin that they didn’t break. That’s amazing!”
There were exclamations from the audience. After seeing Xia Yuan’s skills, the noodle art master Sawamura Shinmochi in the judging panel stood up and began to applaud, nodding his head in approval.
“I once went to China to learn noodle-making techniques. It took me a long time to master the skill of making ramen. I didn’t expect that this young man could make dragon beard noodles at such a young age. It’s really a to behold.” Sawamura Shinnobu said slowly.
The attention that had originally been on Park Hyun-jun shifted to Xia Yuan, and Lee Min-ki immediately became unhappy and began his popular science lecture again. His words were all about belittling Xia Yuan and constantly praising Park Hyun-jun’s existence. The audience began to question such highly subjective words and began to dislike this chattering old guy.
Soon, Park Hyun-jun’s new Korean dish – flavored sliced ​​noodles was ready. After being served to the judges, Lee Min-ki was all smiles. He smelled the aroma of the sliced ​​noodles and began to praise Park Hyun-jun. The female star Lee Ae-young next to him also praised him with a smile on her face. Only Sawamura Shinmo didn’t show any reaction. He was the first to pick up the chopsticks and picked up the sliced ​​noodles and took a bite.
“The noodles are too soft and not chewy. The soup base is made with Korean hot sauce as the base flavor. It’s spicy enough but not fresh enough. No, the cooking skills are not up to par and the degree of completion is too low.” Sawamura Shinnobu put down his chopsticks and commented.
“Mr. Sawamura, it seems that you are not used to this taste. I think the sliced ​​noodles made by contestant Park Hyun-jun tastes very good.” Lee Min-ki immediately retorted after hearing what Sawamura Shinmochi said.
“Hmph, a clown like you is only good at talking. Don’t talk to me. I don’t want to communicate with you.” Sawamura Shinmo looked at Lee Min-ki with disdain and said.
“What did you say!? Sibala, I have never seen such an impolite person. A guy like you is worthy of being a judge in Totsuki Academy. Oh, sibala, Li Aiying, let’s change seats. I don’t want to sit next to him.” Lee Min-ki said angrily.
While the judges were arguing, Xia Yuan had finished making the broth. The moment the lid was opened, a ray of light burst out from the broth pot, instantly illuminating the entire venue.
“It appeared! Contestant Xia Yuan’s magical light!” said the host Kawashima Rei in shock.
“What’s going on? How can the food glow?” Li Aiying said in shock, covering her mouth.
“This is a cooking competition, and that contestant actually put a flash bomb in the pot. He should be disqualified!” Lee Min-ki said without daring to look directly in Xia Yuan’s direction.
Chapter 34: Food Wars Victory, New Club Demon King Castle Application in Progress (Old Version)
Five seconds later, the light bursting out from the soup pot disappeared, and Xia Yuan activated his skill: Aroma Bomb. The aroma of the soup stock instantly spread. The host Kawashima Rei was closest to Xia Yuan, and after smelling the aroma of the soup stock, saliva involuntarily flowed from the corners of her mouth.
“It smells so good. I really want to eat it.” Kawashima Rei said to herself while looking at the pot. Because the microphone was on, everyone in the audience could hear what Kawashima Rei said.
“Haha, you little greedy cat, you want it so much, beg me.” Xia Yuan said to Kawashima Rei with a teasing look on his face.
“Please… Huh, please, let me taste it.” Kawashima Rei said eagerly.
Xia Yuan poured the broth into a small dish and handed it to Kawashima Rei. Kawashima Rei took it, blew on the hot air, and drank the broth in one gulp.
Delicious!
The broth made from chicken, pork, mushrooms, ham, scallops and other ingredients spread in Kawashima Rei’s mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance on her lips and teeth after drinking it. Kawashima Rei enjoyed the relaxation of her body, and then collapsed to the ground, twisting her body on the ring with an intoxicated look on her face. Seeing this, the deputy director of the Food Wars Administration Bureau, Yuto Kinoshita, hurriedly asked the clerk to come forward and carry Kawashima Rei away.
“Okay, next the dragon is going to come out of the water!” Xia Yuan clapped his hands and said confidently.
Tear the dragon beard noodles into four pieces and put them into a sieve to boil water respectively. During this time, pour the broth into a bowl. Then scoop out the boiling dragon beard noodles and pour them into the bowl. Put ham, shredded chicken, mushrooms, rapeseed and other side dishes on the surface of the dragon beard noodles. This dish, Xia Yuan’s special dragon beard noodles with soup, is ready.
Xia Yuan personally brought the dish to the judges’ seat and introduced it with a smile.
“Dragon beard noodles in soup, please enjoy.”
Gulu——
The charming aroma of the dragon beard noodles was inhaled into the nose, and the saliva began to be secreted involuntarily. The three people in the judging seat picked up the chopsticks, picked up the dragon beard noodles and looked at them carefully.
“As thin as a hair, but very resilient. Great skill.” Sawamura Shinno looked at Xia Yuan and praised.
Inhale into mouth.
Baldness——
Mm! The noodles are soft and tasty!
Take a sip of the soup.
Full of umami flavor! Impeccable!
“What is this feeling? I feel happy and blessed, but why can’t I control my tears?” Li Aiying murmured while eating dragon beard noodles.
“Ah, dragon beard noodles, I want to steal it!” Lee Min-ki said with a dull look on his face.
Then the two of them began to inhale like a storm, tulu——tulu——
The next second, the three of them entered into a fantasy world. They rode on a giant dragon, crossed the sea, and flew towards the majestic Great Wall. The sky was vast, the land was boundless, and shining between heaven and earth was the prosperous beauty of Chinese civilization.
The clothes were torn to pieces, and the three people in the judging panel were completely naked. They fell backwards and collapsed on the ground. Although they were obviously naked, they did not rush to get up and cover their shame, but were immersed in that illusion for a long time.
“So beautiful, so magnificent…”
“So beautiful, so happy!”
“Such a beautiful scenery, such a splendid culture, this is exactly what I want to steal! Smecta, no one can stop me from stealing Smecta.”
The judges collapsed collectively. Kinoshita Yuto covered his forehead helplessly. He waved his hand and asked the clerk and the discipline committee member to take out spare yukatas to cover the three people, and quickly turned off the camera.
“What kind of noodles is this? The performances of you three are too exaggerated.” Park Hyun-jun said in disbelief as he looked at the judges whose clothes were torn.
Xia Yuan handed the dragon beard noodles in soup that he had prepared in advance to Park Hyun-jun, motioning him to taste it. Park Hyun-jun took it, took a bite, and then began to inhale it violently. His clothes burst open when he was not paying attention, and he collapsed to the ground, falling into an illusion.
“The Shokugeki contestant also fell down. Damn, Xia Yuan-jun, did you put hallucinogens in your noodles?” Deputy Director of the Shokugeki Administration Bureau, Yuto Kinoshita, complained helplessly. Faced with such a situation, the only option was to suspend the Shokugeki competition.
Ten minutes later, the three judges put on their clothes backstage and returned to the judging panel with blushing faces. Then, Lee Min-ki voted for Park Hyun-jun, Lee Ae-young and Sawamura Shinmo voted for Xia Yuan twice. The final score of the food battle was 2:1, and Xia Yuan won.
Faced with Lee Ae-young’s choice, Lee Min-ki was a little bit unbelievable, and then began to loudly condemn her for not voting for his nephew. Lee Ae-young explained speechlessly that of course Xia Yuan’s food was more delicious. The two quarreled, and finally Lee Min-ki left in anger. Lee Ae-young came to Xia Yuan with a charming face and introduced herself.
“Classmate Xia Yuan, my name is Li Aiying. Do you want to have an exciting sister-brother relationship? I will love you well.” Li Aiying said while looking at Xia Yuan and licking her lips.
“I’m sorry, Miss Li, I have someone I like. Thank you for casting that crucial vote for me. Next time you come to Totsuki Academy, I will treat you to a meal.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Oh, really, Xia Yuan is so charming that all the girls want to possess you. I will remember what you said. Next time I come to Totsuki Academy, you must let me eat delicious food again.” Li Aiying stepped forward and kissed Xia Yuan on the cheek, then waved goodbye reluctantly.
According to the agreement of the Food Wars, the Korean Food Club will be cancelled, and the activity room, cooking equipment and related consumables will all belong to Xia Yuan. The deputy director of the Food Wars Administration Bureau, Yuto Kinoshita, finds Xia Yuan and tells him that if he wants to receive these spoils, he must form a club.
“A new club? Good! It’s decided. The name of the club is: Demon King Castle. It has nothing to do with any research. It’s just about building a castle of my own.”
“Ah? Demon King’s Castle? Are you sure you want to use this name?” Kinoshita Yuto asked doubtfully. Basically all clubs should have research directions related to food. This Demon King’s Castle has no meaning and feels so childish.
“OK, the name of the new club will be Demon King Castle.” Xia Yuan nodded in response.
“Okay, I will submit the information. As for whether the club can be officially established, it still needs the approval of the Ten Elite Council and the commander-in-chief.” Kinoshita Yuto said as he closed the information booklet.
“Deputy Director Kinoshita, I would like to ask what spoils of war are currently at my disposal. The submission review process will probably take a long time, and I want to take what I can.” Xia Yuan asked.
“The activity room needs to be cleared out and the cooking tools and equipment will be sealed, but food ingredients with a shelf life can be transported away to a designated location, and 40% of the club’s funds can be used for reasonable construction purposes,” responded Kinoshita Yuto.
“Okay, then let’s send all the food to Polar Star Dormitory. As for the 40% of the club’s funds, I plan to build a small warehouse in Polar Star Dormitory to park motorcycles and repair supplies.” Xia Yuan expressed his idea.
“Sure, no problem. There will be a special clerk to contact you, and then a special construction team will build it for you. We can communicate with you at any time if you have any questions later. Goodbye, Xia Yuanjun.” Kinoshita Youren agreed with a smile, and then waved goodbye to Xia Yuan.
Chapter 35: Comments from the Ten Great Men (Old Version)
After the food battle between Xia Yuan and Park Hyun-jun ended, rumors spread that Xia Yuan could make glowing dishes. This first-year transfer student made a big fuss at the opening ceremony, and as a result, he really showed his devilish strength, defeating two president-level masters in the food battle. There were even rumors that those who did not accept Xia Yuan’s food battle had been secretly and violently wiped out by Xia Yuan. His powerful strength and the gradually demonized public opinion made Xia Yuan’s image completely tied to the word “devil king”.
As the commander-in-chief of Totsuki Academy, Nakiri Senzaemon felt a little tricky when looking at the up-and-coming Xia Yuan. When he first met Xia Yuan, he knew that Xia Yuan was very talented, but after he came to the academy and stood on the stage of Food Wars, Nakiri Senzaemon discovered that Xia Yuan’s talent was beyond the standard. He had the ability of gourmet food, and the food he made could glow and make people fall into the illusion he weaved, and then even make people’s clothes explode. It was truly too terrifying.
Great talent will attract the covetousness of countless greedy people. If Xia Yuan is not careful, he will be led astray. Just imagine, if a chef who can weave illusions is seduced and controlled by dark forces, at the very least it will lead to a power struggle, and at the worst it will lead to a change of regime. Therefore, before the day of departure arrives, information about Xia Yuan must be hidden as much as possible.
With this determination, Nakiri Senzaemon convened a meeting of the Ten Best People. All the Ten Best People put down all their current work and attended the meeting. At the same time, the security and confidentiality levels were raised to the highest level. Participants were not allowed to bring digital audio and video, filming or monitoring equipment. Violators would be stripped of their positions as the Ten Best People.
In the underground meeting room of Totsuki, members arrived one after another. This meeting initiated by the commander-in-chief aroused the curiosity of the students who were at the top of the academy. Such a high-level security check should be to discuss major events that would affect the development of the academy. Therefore, each of the top ten members wore their school uniforms neatly and looked serious and solemn.
“The meeting begins! I have called you all here today to discuss three topics. The first one is about the first-year transfer student Xia Yuan. In the two recent food battles, he made the glowing dishes golden steamed buns and dragon beard noodles in soup, which caused quite a sensation. Many gluttonous foodies from outside are asking me whether the situation is true. I deny it because once such a thing spreads, it may result in forcing the growth of a genius whose mind is not yet mature. This is something I don’t want to see as an educator. Please use the resources at hand to negotiate with the outside world to calm the storm.” Nakiri Senzaemon said to the ten heroes.
“Mr. Commander, for the sake of a new student, you want us, the ten heroes, to use our own resources to maintain him. I think this arrangement is unreasonable. The cost of networking exchanges during this period is not a small amount.” Ruishan Zhizu also retorted after hearing the commander-in-chief’s words.
“I know this, so the expenses of this proposal will be borne by the academy. Just report the entry and exit matters truthfully.” Nakiri Senzaemon responded.
“Okay, then I understand.” Ruishan Ezu nodded and agreed. As a businessman among the top ten, Ruishan had to ensure that his interests were not harmed before solving the problem for the academy.
“Master Commander, the fact that Xia Yuan won twice in the Shokugeki Contest doesn’t mean that he is that good. It just happened that the players he played against were relatively marginal. We don’t need to pay too much attention to him, lest he become too proud. If he knew that the academy could help him, he would definitely go to public places and say a lot of rude remarks.” Erina stood up and said.
The rest of the Ten Elites looked at Erina. Are the wills of grandfather and grandson contradictory?
Isshiki Hui looked at Erina with his emerald green eyes, feeling a little contempt in his heart. He had been with Xia Yuan for many days and had a deep understanding of Xia Yuan’s character and strength. From the perspective of being a human being, Xia Yuan had a kind of genius arrogance towards strangers, but that was based on the root of his own strong strength. If you are kind to others when getting along with them, Xia Yuan will also give more kind feedback. From the perspective of strength, Xia Yuan’s strength has definitely reached the level of the top ten, but he has not accumulated fame. In time, he will definitely be among the top ten, and it is even possible for him to reach the top.
Purely subjective disgust is unfair! Then, Isse Hui spoke up.
“Ms. Erina, there is no doubt that Xia Yuan demonstrated his miraculous cooking skills through the Shokugeki Contest. The nature of a genius is superior to that of ordinary people. Just like when your talent was revealed, without the support of the school’s forces, you would certainly not have reached where you are today. Provide help and protection at the right time, and this kindness will bear fruit in the future.” Isshiki Hui said to Erina with a smile.
“Isshiki Hui… You live in the same dormitory with Xia Yuan, right? Does this count as protecting a junior?” Erina looked at Isshiki Hui and asked with a frown, cursing Isshiki Hui in her heart for being so squinty-eyed and daring to jump out and question her.
“If Miss Erina thinks so, I think so. I admire Xia Yuan-kun very much. He is really a very good junior.” Isshiki Hui said bluntly.
In the face of the argument between Erina and Isshiki Hui, an unexpected figure stood up and spoke for Xia Yuan.
“I support the commander-in-chief’s decision and will help Xia Yuan do what a warrior can do.”
The fifth of the Ten Greatest Ones – Saito Somei stood up and said loudly.
“Huh?! Why would Saito-senpai support Xia Yuan? I guess you two have never communicated with each other.” Erina said in surprise.
“That man has the spirit of a samurai. I have seen his figure from afar before. I believe that he will be a powerful opponent who can be fought in the future. Therefore, I support the commander-in-chief’s proposal.” Saito Somei responded.
“I also support the commander-in-chief’s proposal.” Si Yingshi, the first of the Ten Outstanding People, stood up and said.
With the first, fifth and seventh seats expressing their opinions one after another, the resolution requested by Nakiri Senzaemon to help Xia Yuan calm the storm and protect him secretly was passed.
“Next, Totsuki Academy will raise its security and confidentiality levels to the highest level. Students can only use the campus LAN on campus. Except for the special photography department, everyone else must use mobile phones distributed by the school to avoid inadvertent disclosure of academy secrets. The judges participating in the Food Wars competition are all gourmets and culinary experts who have signed contracts with Totsuki Academy. This proposal will be implemented without discussion.” Nakiri Senzaemon said in an unquestionable voice.
“Yes!” All ten heroes responded in unison.
Nakiri Senzaemon took out a Rubik’s Cube from his arms. This Rubik’s Cube looked slightly different from the ordinary toy Rubik’s Cube. It was thicker and more technological. When the Ten Elites were slightly confused, Nakiri Senzaemon stood up and said.
“Finally, everyone, please come with me to the secret room. I will start a trial. If you pass the trial, when the day of departure comes, you will be qualified to go further.”
Chapter 36 Psychological Intervention before Residential Training (Old Version)
Time passed quickly, and it was the end of June in a blink of an eye. As the weather outside became increasingly hot, the teachers led by Roland Chapelle began to prepare a new issue of the residential training manual and distributed it to every first-year high school student.
“How’s the notification for residential training going?” Roland Chaper asked in the faculty office.
“It can all be done today,” one teacher responded.
“Well, those who are rising to the top and those who are lagging behind, this residential training is their initial point of disagreement…” Roland Chapelle said meaningfully.
Xia Yuan performs daily maintenance on motorcycles in his own small warehouse. Last month, after the small warehouse for parking motorcycles was built, Xia Yuan contacted Watanabe Teruji and asked him to bring him some tools for daily motorcycle repairs. Watanabe Teruji was “very happy” to deliver the tools to Xia Yuan, and also gave Xia Yuan a Honda adventure motorcycle so that he could ride it alternately with the street bike.
Xia Yuan admired the sensible Watanabe Teruji very much, so as a thank you, he made golden steamed buns for him. After eating it, Watanabe Teruji was instantly conquered by the deliciousness. His hair loss was also cured by Xia Yuan. His original Mediterranean hairstyle was changed into thick vertical short hair, which made Watanabe Teruji completely surrender from fear to sincere submission. As a result, Xia Yuan had a younger brother who could do his work seriously and could respond to his instructions at any time outside the academy.
“Huh – maintenance is completed. This small warehouse feels a bit hot when the sun comes out. Let’s make some cold drinks.” Xia Yuan decided after taking off his rubber gloves.
When we arrived at the kitchen on the first floor, Soma Yukihira, Megumi Tadokoro, and Shun Ibusaki were all there. They were holding a blue booklet in their hands and were discussing the contents on it.
“Everyone, what are you talking about?” Xia Yuan walked into the kitchen casually, came to the refrigerator, turned his head and asked.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, we are talking about residential training.” Ibusaki Shun looked at Xia Yuan and responded.
“Oh, it’s just a few days of vacation in the mountains. That’s great. The weather has been too hot recently, and going to the mountains to escape the heat is a good activity.” Xia Yuan said, recalling the contents of the booklet.
“Xia Yuan-jun, we’re not going here to have fun. Residential training… is very scary.” Tansho Kei responded with negative energy all over her body, twitching due to nervousness.
“Damn, Xiaohui, you’re shaking so badly. Are you really that nervous?” Xia Yuan looked at Tanosuke Hui in confusion.
“Xia Yuan-jun, residential training is not a vacation, but a training camp. This training camp is the first big challenge for first-year high school students. All first-year students, without exception, must undergo a cruel cooking trial. If they fail to reach the passing score, they will be expelled immediately!” Marui Zenji explained.
“The cover of the little blue book says ‘Friendship and Communication’, but in fact it means [Leave a psychological trauma, incompetent guy, go home]. It’s extremely cruel to trick people into coming in and destroy them.” Yuuki responded vividly.
“This is the competitive education of Totsuki Academy. It’s the challenge that our lovely juniors must face!” Isshiki Hui, wearing only a loincloth and naked, said seriously.
“Oh, so that’s how it is. It’s very simple. Just pass the exam, and everyone will have no problem with it. Hahaha.” Xia Yuan said happily.
Everyone looked at Xia Yuan’s optimistic attitude and knew that with Xia Yuan’s ability, residential training would not be a problem for him, but for themselves, it would definitely not be as easy as Xia Yuan.
“Xiaohui! Stop standing there and tremble, come and help me.” Xia Yuan pulled Tian Suohui’s braid to change her mentality, and then pulled her to the kitchen counter.
“Help me wash and cut the lemons into pieces, then put them on a plate and set aside.” Xia Yuan looked at her and said.
“Hi!” When Tanosuke Hui saw Xia Yuan take out the shaker, she knew that Xia Yuan wanted to make a drink, so she nodded and agreed.
Megumi Tadokoro took the lime and carefully cleaned the surface of the lime. At this time, Megumi Tadokoro entered a state of flow and was no longer nervous or afraid because of external factors. On the side, Xia Yuan looked at her. Megumi Tadokoro was a good girl. In the anime story, she was ordered to drop out of school by the pink-haired teacher. If it weren’t for Soma Yukihira’s help, she would definitely have left.
But now that I have traveled to this world, I have a great influence on the fate of the people around me. What if Tanaka Megumi is still expelled from school, and Soma Yukihira, Gin Dojima and others in reality fail to save Tanaka Megumi, then this girl next door will be gone.
Xia Yuan likes Megumi Tadokoro very much. In the story, she is more suitable to be the heroine than Erina, but the eldest lady has to be whitewashed and saved, so she can only be a loser female second. Now he is here, and Soma Yukihira and Erina cannot be together. Erina Nakiri and Hisako Arato are the two women he has destined to be with, and no one can snatch them away from them. As a buddy of Soma Yukihira, let Megumi Tadokoro be left to him, but it also depends on Megumi Tadokoro’s intentions. If Soma Yukihira has no intention of falling in love, then we will accept Megumi Tadokoro as well.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, the limes have been washed and cut.” Tanaka Hui looked at Xia Yuan and said.
“Well done, Xiaohui, you can definitely pass the residential training!” Xia Yuan looked into Tanosuke Hui’s eyes and patted her shoulder gently to encourage her.
After hearing Xia Yuan’s encouragement, Tansho Kei smiled and nodded, watching Xia Yuan make drinks.
Xia Yuan poured ice cubes and lemon into a shaker, crushed them with a pestle, added brewed jasmine green tea, a little syrup and mint, shook the shaker well, and poured it into a cold drink cup. A cup of mint lemon tea that clears away heat and relieves summer heat is ready.
“Come, a cup of encouraging mint lemon tea is ready. Xiaohui, drink it first!” Xia Yuan handed the sparkling mint lemon tea to Tanosuke Hui and said.
“Thank you, Xia Yuanjun!” Tanosuke Hui took it and nodded in thanks.
“My throat is so thirsty, I want to drink mint lemon tea too! Brother Xia Yuan.” You Ji walked forward and grabbed Xia Yuan’s hand and shook it.
“Stop shaking, everyone has it.” Xia Yuan responded by pulling Youji’s little face.
“Great! Xia Yuanjun, that’s awesome!” The kitchen was suddenly filled with cheerful voices.
As night fell, Xia Yuan called Tanosuke Hui to the kitchen. He wanted to provide psychological counseling to Tanosuke Hui. After using his ability to intervene, Tanosuke Hui would no longer be troubled by tension and depression.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, good evening. Um…if you have anything to say, please tell me. If you want to cook, I will help you.” Tanaka Hui looked at Xia Yuan and said. At this time, there were only two of them in the kitchen. Xia Yuan had a strong aura, and Tanaka Hui was a little afraid to face him.
“We are not going to cook tonight, but we are going to have a heart-to-heart talk with you. Xiaohui has bad habits of being easily self-blaming and nervous. If you want to continue to stay in Totsuki Academy and become an independent chef, you must overcome the psychological barrier.” Xia Yuan walked towards Tanosho Hui and said.
“Want to talk? I’ve never opened up my heart to a boy before… Can I go back to my room?” Tansho Kei kept backing away until she leaned against the wall, lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers.
“No, you can’t leave unless you cross that hurdle today. Don’t look at the ground, look at me.” Xia Yuan said, leaning against the wall with one hand to block Tanosuke Hui’s way.
“I dare not, Xia Yuanjun, please stop bullying me. If you continue like this, I will cry for help.” Tansho Hui responded with tears in her eyes and a slightly crying voice.
“Look at it, let your eyes move with this copper coin. Yes, just look at it, together…” Xia Yuan took out a gold coin pendant and began to hypnotize Tanosuke Hui.
Tanaka Hui’s pupils dilated and she gradually entered a hypnotic state. After seeing Tanaka Hui enter a hypnotic state, Xia Yuan began to speak in her ear.
“Tanoko Hui is an understanding and considerate girl. She is confident. She is not afraid of the unknown and does not torture herself. She will not be nervous because of external factors, nor will she be defeated by challenges. When she hears the snap of fingers, she will become cheerful and confident and get better and better.” Xia Yuan said in Tanoko Hui’s ear.
Click——
With a snap of her fingers, Tansho Kei’s body trembled and she woke up from hypnosis. For some reason, her mind became clear and her body felt much more comfortable.
Xia Yuan turned around, gave Tanosuke Hui a thumbs up, and then left. He had done what he could, and the rest of the residential training depended on Tanosuke Hui’s own luck.
Chapter 37: The residential training begins, making Italian food (old version)
After helping Tanomo Megumi overcome her inner tension and anxiety, Xia Yuan also helped Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo. The two of them had relatively simple brain circuits and no cooking abilities, so their strength ranked at the bottom in Polaris Dormitory. However, precisely because of their simple brain circuits, they were at the top in terms of resilience and mentality, and they were easy to listen and do as they were told. As a result, Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo improved their strength a lot in a short period of time.
After helping the three people with the most hidden dangers, there is no need to interfere too much with the others. They all have very unique personalities, and helping them too much will be detrimental to their growth. Aunt Wen Xu saw Xia Yuan’s attentiveness and help, and silently wished that all the children in Polaris Dormitory would pass the trial and return.
Five days later, the day for residential training arrived.
Everyone from Polaris Dormitory went to the parking lot of Totsuki Academy. After the nine of them arrived, they saw other students and dozens of business buses gathering there. This crowded scene made everyone nervous. Xia Yuan touched Soma Yukihira and looked up to signal him to follow suit. So Soma Yukihira held up the brochure of residential training.
“Let’s go! Heading towards the hellish training camp of friendship and communication!”
“Oh!” everyone responded.
Then everyone in Polaris Dormitory went to their respective buses according to the number plates. Xia Yuan was on bus number 09, and there was no one in the same bus with him. After putting his luggage in the suitcase and sitting in his seat, Xia Yuan began to sleep to conserve his energy, because the training camp would begin after arriving at the hotel.
Two and a half hours later, the bus of Totsuki Academy drove into the Totsuki Resort, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with beautiful scenery and pleasant climate. After getting off the bus, Xia Yuan looked at the many tall and magnificent hotels, smiled slightly, and calmly took out his luggage, while the other students started discussing with each other.
After queuing up at the front desk to get the room card and putting their luggage in the room, the Totsuki students followed the waiter’s instructions and came to an auditorium. When Xia Yuan arrived, the auditorium was already full of people. A rough count showed that there were nearly a thousand people.
Although there were many people in the auditorium, it was unusually quiet. The air was filled with fear and tension. Some students with poor psychological endurance had begun to feel weak and dejected. They looked up at Tanosuke Megumi not far away. Their hypnosis was effective. The girl still looked quite nervous, but her eyes were clear. That was enough.
When all the students arrived, teacher representative Roland Chapelle walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and began to speak.
“Hello, students. Let me introduce the content of this training camp. The total schedule is six days and five nights. You will be divided into dozens of groups and deal with cooking projects for several consecutive days. Students who receive poor evaluations from the instructors will lose their qualifications for the training camp and will be forcibly repatriated and expelled from the academy!”
“Regarding the review of the cooking subject, we have invited dozens of guest lecturers. They took time out of their busy schedules to come to this training camp. They are Totsuki graduates!”
As soon as Roland Chapelle finished speaking, more than 30 Totsuki graduates walked onto the stage and lined up. They were all former leaders of Totsuki Academy, geniuses among geniuses. Now that they were gathered here, the students below immediately felt tremendous pressure.
As a senior, meeting for the first time, in order to establish absolute authority, a young man with glasses and short pink straight hair among the Totsuki graduates came forward. The red kitchen towel represented the status of a top chef. He smiled slightly, raised his hand and pointed, and saw a student he disliked, so he spoke.
“The red-haired boy with the scar on his eyebrow over there, and the brown-haired male student next to you, you—drop out of school! You can go back now. The hairspray on your hair smells like citrus, and it’s very strong. It will cover up the aroma of the food. It’s necessary to dress up. After all, if the cook is too unsophisticated, the food will be overshadowed. But remember to choose fragrance-free hairspray next time.”
The man walked down from the podium and came to the student who was innocently expelled from school next to Soma Yukihira. He talked about his theories with an arrogant look, then waved and turned away.
“Wait a minute, what’s going on! You’re going to expel me just because of my hair gel? It’s too much to treat me like this just because of such a small thing!” the unfortunate student asked in disbelief.
“Such a small matter may cause the loss of customers. Are you planning to destroy my store?” The chef named Shinomiya Kojiro glared at the unlucky student grimly. A powerful dark aura was released, causing the unlucky student to stand there with fear on his face. Finally, he lowered his head helplessly and accepted the cruel fact.
Xia Yuan looked at Shinomiya Kojiro. This arrogant bastard left a deep impression on him. Although he was an excellent cook, he had a very bad temper. He would start swearing, hitting, and even expelling students from school over a disagreement. After coming into contact with the upper class, an ordinary person from the bottom of society began to forget his roots. He had too strong resource anxiety and illusion of competition, and thought that only by suppressing others could he keep his position. The experience of being despised and insulted turned into an attack on the vulnerable groups.
Both pathetic and annoying.
“Who is that? So cool.” Soma Yukihira said softly.
“He is Chef Shinomiya. He is the first Japanese to receive the French-Prussian Pole Medal. He is an extremely powerful person!” Zenji Marui responded behind Soma Yukihira with an expression of admiration on his face, like a brainless fan.
Kojiro Shinomiya returned to the podium and stood together with a group of Totsuki graduates. They began to introduce their names and the restaurants they worked for. They were all chefs. The more outstanding ones were also the bosses while serving as chefs. Such a powerful presence made the students who originally thought highly of themselves put aside their arrogance and began to become humble and submissive.
Xia Yuan looked at everyone on the stage. Since he entered the auditorium, several eyes had been fixed on him. Among them, the head chef named Dojima Gin had the most intense gaze, followed by chef Guan Shouping. Although he looked like he had squinty eyes, he was always paying attention to Xia Yuan.
“Maybe it’s the curiosity aroused by my glowing food. There will probably be new fun things to come next.” Xia Yuan thought to himself.
After the introduction and speeches, random grouping began. Surprisingly, Xia Yuan and Niito Hisako were assigned to the same group, which made Hisako very unhappy. Everyone went to the Group B topic meeting venue as required. The lecturer in charge of Xia Yuan’s group was Mizuhara Fuyumi.
“Ahem… Dear students, I’m the project leader for Group B, Mizuhara Fuyumi. Please stand at the cooking table in groups of two. From now on until the end of the residential training, the two selected people will be members of a group. It will determine whether you can pass the exam. Please choose carefully. Countdown 10 seconds…” Mizuhara Fuyumi said expressionlessly.
Xinhu Feishazi wanted to choose someone she knew in the crowd, but Xia Yuan appeared beside her with a smile. Feishazi wanted to leave, but Xia Yuan grabbed her arm and kept her where she was.
“Time’s up, we’ve formed groups, and now we’re going to head outside to search for ingredients to make an Italian dish. There are fishing rods, buckets, shovels, and nets in the warehouse. The range is within the fence of the Totsuki Resort. The time limit is 2 hours, and we start now.” Mizuhara Fuyumi looked at her watch and said to the students.
“Ah? Only two hours? Hurry up!” After hearing the time limit, the students immediately got busy with panicked looks on their faces.
“I never thought about working in a group with you, Xia Yuan. You are such an annoying guy who acts on your own. But now, pick up the tools and let’s go collect ingredients.” Feishazi urged.
“Little Secretary, why are you in such a hurry? Have you thought about the dishes you want to prepare?” Xia Yuan walked slowly to the cupboard at the back of the cooking room, took out the flour and turned to ask.
“Uh…of course, I’m going to make Italian homemade chicken stew.” Feishazi responded.
“That’s too ordinary. You assist me and I’ll be the chef.” Xia Yuan shook his head and refused.
Chapter 38: Cooperation between the Main and the Deputy, Creamy Mushroom Pasta (Old Version)
Faced with Xia Yuan’s denial, Feishazi was unhappy on the spot. I am the deputy of Miss Erina, the Divine Tongue of Totsuki Academy. My personal strength is only second to the top ten. How can I be your assistant in the kitchen?
“That’s impossible. The only one who can allow me to be a kitchen helper is Lady Erina.” Hisako refused on the spot and turned her head away and no longer looked at Xia Yuan.
“Oh, you have quite a temper. I like women with hot tempers the most. It’s more fun to conquer them like this.”
“Fei Shazi, I chose you because your appearance, voice, personality, and figure all meet my aesthetic requirements for women, so you can’t run away, hide, or refuse. Now, I’m the chef and you’re the assistant chef, and we’re going to complete a dish together. Do you understand?” Xia Yuan stood in front of Fei Shazi, reached out and pinched Fei Shazi’s chin, making her look at him, and said in an unquestionable tone.
“Xia Yuan, you…” Feishazi wanted to push Xia Yuan’s hand away. At this time, the distance between them was only ten centimeters. Feishazi had never stood so close to a man in public. He looked at Xia Yuan’s eyes as dark as the night sky, and his body trembled violently.
Fear, love, anger, and exam pressure intertwined in Feishazi’s mind. She lowered her head, bit her lips, and responded softly.
“Got it. I’ll cooperate with you.”
“OK, come and knead the dough. I want to make handmade pasta.” Xia Yuan nodded in response, then placed raw materials such as high-gluten flour, olive oil, eggs, etc. in front of Feishazi, and simply took a bag and went out.
Feishazi looked at Xia Yuan’s back, stomped her feet angrily, washed her hands and started kneading the dough. She wanted to see what kind of dishes Xia Yuan would make. If neither of them passed the exam, she would use her family’s resources to find a group of bodyguards to give him a good beating.
Xia Yuan went outside and headed straight for the woods. He wanted to make a dish of cream mushroom pasta. After observation, he found that many people in Group B chose to catch chickens and river fish, ignoring the delicious mountain delicacies such as mushrooms and bamboo shoots. However, from the perspective of food safety, there are many poisonous mushrooms in the mountains in June, and edible fungi are not easy to find. This time-consuming and risky thing is understandable from the perspective of ordinary people.
But who is Lao Xia? I am a person with a system. I activated the skill: Finding Treasures in Mountains and Seas! Within 1 hour after activating the skill, my food luck will be greatly enhanced, allowing me to find high-quality ingredients within a certain range.
After activating the skill of seeking treasures in mountains and seas, Xia Yuan walked more than forty steps and found a few Matsutake mushrooms at the roots of two trees that were close to each other. Xia Yuan picked one up and took a look. It was about ten centimeters long and of excellent quality.
“If this matsutake is sold in the market, it can be sold for about 10,000 to 20,000 yen per pound. Haha, Senior Mizuhara, you’re in for a treat.” Xia Yuan grinned and put the matsutake away.
After finding the matsutake mushrooms, they can return to the Group B project meeting place, but since they are here now, they can’t use their skills in vain. Xia Yuan spent another 15 minutes and found shiitake mushrooms, coral mushrooms, and nameko mushrooms in the woods. He filled most of the bags before returning.
In the meeting room of Group B, Feishazi looked at the dough that was rising with some anxiety. Making handmade pasta requires great skills, and she was not sure whether her skills could be the best. Just when Feishazi looked worried, Xia Yuan came back.
“Secretary, I’m back. Go wash these mushrooms and leave the noodles to me.” Xia Yuan threw the bag to Feishazi and said.
“Don’t call me secretary! Where did you pick these mushrooms? There are so many. Do I need to wash them all?” Feishazi said in surprise as he looked at the bag of mushrooms in his arms.
“Of course they have all been washed. In addition to the ones for the test, there are also some for us to eat. Don’t be surprised, get moving.” Xia Yuan hurriedly urged, washing his hands.
Coming to the dough, Xia Yuan touched the proofed dough. Feishazi did a good job, the dough was very soft and tough. Xia Yuan took out the dough, put it on the panel and kneaded it repeatedly. His powerful force made the golden dough shine. He pinched the dough into three sections, prepared one for Mizuhara Fuyumi, Feishazi and himself, took out the rolling pin and started rolling the dough.
After the three doughs were flattened with a rolling pin, Xia Yuan took out a kitchen knife and started cutting the dough.
On the podium, Mizuhara Fuyumi saw Xia Yuan start to cut noodles by hand and stood up from her seat. She guessed that Xia Yuan wanted to make cream mushroom pasta. There was ready-made pasta in the cooking cabinet at the back, but Xia Yuan did not use it. Instead, he made it himself. In the absence of a pasta press, the thickness of the pasta had a great impact on the taste.
“I heard from Senior Dojima before that there is a monstrous student in this class named Xia Yuan, and his strength is at the top of the first grade. Let me see if he lives up to his reputation.” Mizuhara Fuyumi looked at Xia Yuan and said softly.
In the cooking room, various sounds of frying and stewing could be heard one after another, while Xia Yuan was concentrating on cutting the noodles into pieces 0.5 cm thick. His technique was quick and accurate, and many people were stunned after seeing this scene.
“That’s amazing…handmade pasta.”
“If you don’t have a pasta machine and just cut it by hand, it will definitely be uneven. Hum, he’s done.”
“There was pasta in the cupboard, but I probably didn’t look closely. Making pasta by hand takes too much time and effort.”
Xia Yuan heard the whispers of people around him, looked disdainful, and started cutting the noodles faster.
Dang-dang-dang-
Soon the noodles for the exam were ready. Mizuhara Fuyumi could no longer suppress her curiosity. She walked over from the podium, saw the noodles on the plate, and picked up one.
“Fettuccine! (Italian fettuccine) It’s amazing!” Mizuhara Fuyumi exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the pasta on the plate and the soft touch against her fingertips.
Xia Yuan did not respond to Mizuhara Fuyumi, and continued to cut noodles with the knife. Mizuhara Fuyumi looked at the focused Xia Yuan and nodded continuously, with appreciation in her eyes. In addition to testing the students, this residential training also has another function of discovering talents. If an outstanding student like Xia Yuan joins his Italian restaurant RistoranteF, his restaurant will definitely become more famous.
“The water for cooking noodles has been boiled, and the mushrooms have been cleaned. Which type of mushrooms should be used as ingredients for the dish?” Feishazi cleaned the mushrooms, sorted them out on a plate, and asked Xia Yuan.
“Choose Matsutake as the ingredient for the dish and cut it into segments. Other ingredients such as shiitake mushrooms, coral mushrooms, and nameko mushrooms need to be fried. Use half flour and half corn starch, and add eggs to make a batter. Let’s do it.” Xia Yuan said to Feishazi.
“Okay.” Feishazi agreed.
After the noodles were made, Xia Yuan put the noodles into boiling water. During this time, he put butter into another pot, took the matsutake segments cut by Feishazi, wiped the moisture of the matsutake segments with kitchen paper, and then put them into the butter pan to stir-fry. He added a few garlic slices to enhance the flavor of the matsutake. After frying until half-cooked, he added a little white wine, then 35% heavy cream, a little balsamic vinegar, and appropriate amounts of sea salt and pepper, and stirred constantly over medium-low heat.
The pasta in the other pot has been cooked. Take it out and put it into a strainer to drain the water. When the cream pot has reached its best flavor, add the pasta and stir, then turn off the heat.
After putting the creamy mushroom pasta into the plate, Xia Yuan took out rosemary and arranged it on the plate. The creamy mushroom pasta was ready. On the other side, Fei Shazi had also finished processing the mushrooms to be fried. When he saw the fluorescent creamy mushroom pasta on the table, he swallowed his saliva.
“Please enjoy the Demon King’s special creamy mushroom pasta!” Xia Yuan said as he held the tray and placed the creamy mushroom pasta in front of Mizuhara Fuyumi.
“Feishazi, thank you for your hard work. This is yours.” Xia Yuan handed another serving of cream mushroom pasta to Feishazi and said.
“Can I have one too? Thank you…” Feishazi said softly as she took it with her cheeks slightly red.
Fuyumi Mizuhara smelled the aroma of the cream mushroom pasta and looked at the cream mushroom pasta that was emitting a faint fluorescent light. She couldn’t wait to pick up the fork, roll up a ball of noodles and put it into her mouth.
It is rich, soft and full of flavor. The aroma of cream spreads in the mouth, and the freshness of matsutake mushrooms surges on the taste buds.
Mizuhara Fuyumi and Hisako closed their eyes, and their consciousness came to a scenic forest. They strolled happily in the forest, and suddenly came to a lake full of milk. They couldn’t help but take off their clothes and play in the lake.
In reality, Mizuhara Fuyumi and Hisako closed their eyes and took off their tops with great enjoyment. Under the blushing gaze of the students, they took off less and less. Suddenly, a phone rang, waking up the two girls who were immersed in the fantasy of delicious food.
They looked at the empty plates and their underwear exposed, and Mizuhara Fuyumi and Hisako screamed on the spot.
Xia Yuan had already anticipated this situation. While the two were immersed in it, he returned to his cooking table and started frying mushrooms. Then he looked at Mizuhara Fuyumi and Hisako with a playful expression.
“Xia Yuan, Niito Hisako has passed!” Mizuhara Fuyumi hurriedly put on her clothes, pouting and saying with slightly blushing cheeks.
Chapter 39: The Trial of the Steak and Rice Set (Old Version)
“Hmm, the fried mushrooms smell so good. Feishazi, would you like some?” Xia Yuan held the plate and handed the fried mushrooms to Feishazi and asked.
“I don’t want it. Don’t talk to me.” Hisako blushed as she wiped and cleaned the sink and chopping board. After finishing the cleaning, she turned around and left the Group B project meeting to find Erina Nakiri.
“Haha, you say one thing and do another, just like Erina. I’ve decided that I’ll get your kiss during the residential training period.” Xia Yuan planned in his mind as he watched Hisako’s back as she left.
Finding two paper bags in the cooking room, Xia Yuan looked at Mizuhara Fuyumi, then looked at his own fried mushrooms, grinned, and shared his fried mushrooms with Mizuhara Fuyumi.
“Thank you, Xia Yuan.” Mizuhara Fuyumi said after taking it.
“You’re welcome, senior. Bye.” Xia Yuan smiled slightly, waved and left the venue. At this time, there were still several students in the venue who had not finished preparing the dishes. Judging from their performance, they would probably not pass.
When they got outside, those who passed the exam were all smiling, while those who failed, under the urging of the faculty and staff, wiped their tears and got on the bus back to Totsuki Academy.
Half an hour later, the first cooking test was over, and the students who passed it took the shuttle bus back to the hotel. Xia Yuan met the students from Polar Star Dormitory who had passed the test at the gate of Yuanyue Hotel.
“Mr. Xia Yuan! Here!” Ryoko greeted Xia Yuan with a smile on her face.
“Oh, everyone passed, that’s great.” Xia Yuan looked at Ryoko, Yuuki, and Ibusaki Shun and responded.
Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tanomo passed the test, got off the shuttle bus, and jogged over to join everyone.
“What a nice smell. Xia Yuan, what are you holding in your arms? I want to try it.” Soma Yukihira came over and said after seeing Xia Yuan.
“It’s fried mushrooms. Here you go.” Xia Yuan opened the bag and said to Soma Yukihira.
“Fried mushrooms! Where did you get them? I want some too!” Yuki’s eyes sparkled and she quickly reached out to ask for it.
“There’s really nothing I can do about you. Just eat.” Xia Yuan smiled helplessly and held the paper bag in the middle of the crowd and said.
Everyone had been busy preparing for the exam all day and was already very hungry. When they saw the food, they immediately started fighting, eating up all the fried mushrooms one bite at a time.
“Uh… wait a minute, give me… give me a bite, leave some for me…” A weak voice sounded. Xia Yuan looked down and found that it was Marui Zenji. He was lying on the ground powerlessly, looking at the fried mushrooms eagerly.
“Damn, Marui, why are you so weak? With this physical strength, will you be able to survive after you get married? You’ll be taken away by the yellow-haired guy.” Xia Yuan squatted down and fed the last piece of fried mushroom in his hand to Marui Zenji with a distressed look on his face.
“Oh! It smells so good… I feel a little better.” Marui Zenji said weakly while chewing fried mushrooms.
“It’s the end of a busy day! Next, in the evening, we will have a big dinner, take a bath in a high-end bathhouse, and rest in a soft big bed room. I’m sure everything will be super high-end and wonderful!” Yuji began to fantasize.
After Yuuki finished speaking, Marui Zenji smiled, and everyone else was also looking forward to the evening’s activities.
“It’s decided. We’ll gather at Marui’s room tonight. How about we call him a big poor man?” Soma Yukihira said excitedly.
“No! Don’t come to my room, I want to have a good rest!” Marui Zenji refused with a sad face.
“Great!” Yuuki, Ryoko and others raised their hands in agreement.
Xia Yuan smiled slightly and looked at a group of muscular athletes queuing up and walking towards the hotel not far away. He sighed in his heart that Youji’s fantasy was shattered. The next test was about fast food.
As expected, faculty members appeared and led the students who passed the test into the auditorium. The tired students looked at the group of muscular men in front of them with fear and confusion. Guan Shouping, who was in charge of the new round of testing, pointed at the food on the food truck and began to announce the test rules.
“Now, we will begin a new round of cooking tests. In front of you are students from the bodybuilding department of the Sports University. Next, students from the wrestling department and the rugby department will come to our hotel for dinner. Tonight’s dinner is a steak and rice set meal, which includes: a steak, egg salad, tofu miso soup, pickled radish, and rice. Each of you has to prepare 50 servings, and after that you can move freely.” Guan Shouping explained to the Totsuki students.
“50 servings!? Are you kidding me?”
“You want to tire us to death?!”
“I haven’t had even a sip of water since this morning. I’m hungry and thirsty!”
“This is too beautiful, how can it be accomplished?”
“I protest, this is abuse!”
A group of Totsuki students cried out in pain. After hearing what Guan Shouping said, You Ji felt like the sky had fallen, and quickly raised her hand and asked.
“Senior Guan Shouping, where is our dinner?”
“Only after you finish preparing these 50 servings can you have your own dinner.” Guan Shouping looked at Youji and responded.
“Solve it by yourself!? We came to the hotel, there should be a luxurious dinner, right?” Yuki said in disbelief, her fantasy shattered.
“There is no such thing. You will have to make your own breakfast and dinner during the training period. Please keep this in mind and don’t fantasize on your own.” Guan Shouping responded mercilessly.
Woohoo——
Yuki’s fantasy was shattered, and the students who had the same expectations as her also fell into depression.
“One last thing. The time starts from now on. Anyone who fails to prepare dinner for 50 people within 60 minutes will be expelled from school on the spot!” Guan Shouping took out a pocket watch and said to the students mercilessly.
When the students of Totsuki heard that they had to prepare dinner for 50 people in 60 minutes, they were petrified on the spot. Just as they were about to continue complaining, Guan Shouping pressed the timer switch.
“Start the countdown!”
Since it was about dropping out of school, the students present didn’t dare to think too much and rushed to the locker room to change into chef uniforms. Then they rushed to the kitchen in a panic and started cooking.
Xia Yuan changed his clothes and went to the warehouse, found the ingredients he needed, and pushed the cart to his cooking table. Those students who did not understand the process complained and ran back to the warehouse from the kitchen to move the ingredients, wasting a lot of time.
“50 servings, 55 minutes remaining, let’s start.” Xia Yuan said seriously.
“First, make the stock, put the kelp and scallops into the pot and cook them, then use another pot to cook the eggs.”
“Take out the iron plate and place the pre-cut steaks evenly on the plate. Apply olive oil to lock in moisture, add a little sea salt and black pepper to marinate, and place 30 steaks at a time. After filling two iron plates, start washing tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, broccoli, and lettuce. The rice will be provided by the venue and needs to be served on a first-come, first-served basis.”
“Fast food is all about process. As long as the process is right, it will be fast enough. I wonder how many people will notice this.” Xia Yuan glanced around and observed while making it.
Not far away, Soma Yukihira was making egg salad very calmly. After noticing Xia Yuan’s gaze, he nodded, and a competitive mentality inexplicably emerged in his heart.
“Xia Yuan, we all come from set meal restaurants, so let’s compete to see who can serve the meals faster.” Yukihira Souma said excitedly.
Xia Yuan had no idea what Soma Yukihira was thinking. He put the marinated steak into the pan and started frying it. During this time, he prepared the plates and bowls and placed them in front of him in groups of five.
Soon the eggs were cooked, and Xia Yuan began to make egg salad. He cut the eggs in half and placed them in a lettuce bowl. He then placed the chopped tomatoes and blanched broccoli on top, and the egg salad was ready.
Cut the tofu into cubes, remove the kelp, scallops and other ingredients from the soup pot, put the tofu into the soup, and then add miso. The miso soup is ready.
Put five steaks into the pan at the same time and fry them until both sides are 80% done. Then seal the edges of the steaks, thicken with soy sauce and pour it into the steak pan. After the steaks absorb the sauce, put them in an iron plate and place them on a tray. Finally, fill it with rice and put pre-cut pickled radish on top. A steak set is ready.
Twenty-three minutes later, Xia Yuan finished the production and was the first among all the students to complete the fast food trial.
Guan Shouping looked at Xia Yuan and nodded in approval. The rumors were indeed true. This student named Xia Yuan was truly stronger than everyone else in the same grade.
Chapter 40: Unexpected Encounter (Old Version)
“Xia Yuan, you’re so amazing. You’re the first one to finish.” Ryoko said in shock.
“Really, if I didn’t do it myself, I really want Brother Xia Yuan to help me… I’m really hungry.” You Ji said helplessly, dragging her heavy body.
“At that speed, is Xia Yuan still a human? I’ve only completed half of it…” Marui Zenji murmured as he looked at Xia Yuan’s figure.
After making the steak and rice set, Xia Yuan did not leave the kitchen, but started preparing dinner.
“Everyone in Polaris Dormitory looks exhausted. We’ve decided to make some simple beef fried rice to fill everyone’s stomachs after a day’s work,” Xia Yuan decided.
Take out the steak and cut it into 2 cm cubes. Dice the onion, carrot, green pepper, and chopped green onion. Pour peanut oil into the pot and add the diced beef into the pot and stir-fry. When cooked, add the diced onion, carrot, and green pepper and stir-fry over high heat. Add a little salt and pepper to make a base. Then add the rice and a little soy sauce and start stir-frying over high heat. When the aroma of the beef is fully combined with the rice, the beef fried rice is ready.
“Everyone in Polaris Dormitory, I’ve prepared dinner for everyone. Remember to come to my place and get it after you complete your task. Bye.” After Xia Yuan served a serving of beef fried rice, he raised his arm and shouted to everyone in Polaris Dormitory, then carried the plate to the dining area.
“Xia Yuanjun, you are so nice, please be my boyfriend.” You Ji confessed with tears.
“What a gentle person you are.” Ibusaki Shun said to Xia Yuan with a smile.
“As expected of the boss, your concern for your younger brothers is really touching.” Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo said with emotion.
Arriving at the dining area, Xia Yuan quickly finished a plate of beef fried rice, then went to the men’s bathing area. After taking off his clothes and simply washing his body, Xia Yuan came to the hot spring area. At this time, there was a muscular man stretching in the bathing area. Upon closer inspection, the man was none other than Gin Dojima, the head chef of Totsuki Resort.
“Has the first chef to complete the trial arrived? I’ve been soaking in the water long enough, it’s time to leave.” Dojima Gin muttered to himself. Xia Yuan ignored him and jumped into the water with a towel in his hand.
“Huh – the water temperature is nice and comfortable~” Xia Yuan said as he leaned on the stone platform with an expression of enjoyment.
“After a day of working, taking a bath can help relieve fatigue. After your body is warm, stretching can help strengthen your body.” Dojima Gin looked at Xia Yuan and spoke.
“Well, okay, thank you for the reminder, senior.” Xia Yuan nodded and responded indifferently.
Dojima Gin smiled. Xia Yuan’s attitude and tone were completely different from those of other students when facing him. He already knew his identity, but he did not show admiration or awe. It was obvious that Xia Yuan was a very opinionated and strong-willed person.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, at the end of the residential training, can you make a glowing dish for me? After hearing about it, I really want to taste it.” Dojima Gin said with a smile.
“Okay, senior, but you can’t do it for nothing. If you want to eat the food I cook, the hotel must not limit my food intake and let me eat my fill.” Xia Yuan made a request in response.
“Haha, you’re a big eater, right? No problem, I’ll talk to the hotel and make sure you’re full.” Dojima Gin nodded in agreement.
While the two were talking, a quarrel was heard outside the large bath. The people who came were Soma Yukihira and Takumi Aldini.
“Yukihira, even though you finished before me this time, I will definitely beat you in the next competition.” Takumi Aldini said loudly.
“Oh? Is that so? Then I’ll wait.” Soma Yukihira responded with a playful smile.
The two walked in side by side and arrived at the large bathing room at the same time. When Soma Yukihira saw Xia Yuan there, he walked over happily, while Aldini looked at Dojima Gin and Xia Yuan in shock.
“Chef Dojima? Blue Demon King? There are so many people here. Hey, Yukihira, I haven’t finished speaking yet, don’t leave me.” Takumi Aldini said nervously and hurriedly caught up with Soma Yukihira.
However, because the floor of the bathhouse was slippery, Aldini was about to fall accidentally. At the critical moment, Xia Yuan jumped out of the water, slid to where Aldini fell, and caught him with his body.
“Are you okay?” Xia Yuan asked Aldini who was lying on him.
“Ah? I’m fine… Huh!!!??” Takumi Aldini hurriedly got up from Xia Yuan, stretched out his hand to find a support point to get up, but accidentally touched Xia Yuan’s Pillar Man.
Takmi Aldini turned his head and was so scared that he immediately backed away using his hands and feet. Xia Yuan didn’t understand. He saved Takmi with good intentions and he didn’t show any arrogance, so why was he so afraid of him?
“Sorry to bother you!” Takumi Aldini got up and left the bathhouse with a look of fear on his face.
“Really, this is so confusing, Soma. Is your friend not good at socializing?” Xia Yuan asked Soma Yukihira.
“Well… I don’t know. Maybe I was scared by you. That… Xia Yuan, can you cover it with a towel? The ferocious beast is out of the cage, it’s too scary.” Soma Yukihira responded, turning his head to the side.
“Sorry, I was just stressed out. I’m done showering now. Soma, take your time showering. You can chat more with Chef Dojima Gin.” Xia Yuan left the public bath with a towel.
When they arrived at the locker room, Takumi Aldini was putting on his yukata. When he saw Xia Yuan following him, he quickly put on his yukata and ran out as if he was frightened.
“That’s not right. Takumi Aldini is a very cheerful person. Why did he run away when he saw me? I wanted to communicate more with him and build a good relationship with him…” Xia Yuan scratched his hair in confusion.
After drying his hair and changing into a yukata, Xia Yuan decided to take a stroll in the hotel garden as the night was long. The nights in the mountains were very cool and made people feel very comfortable.
“A group of bloodthirsty ants are attracted by the rotten flesh. I am expressionless, looking at the lonely scenery…” Xia Yuan was humming Jay Chou’s nocturne as he walked relaxedly. Suddenly, a quarrel was heard from the woods in the distance. Xia Yuan walked over curiously and saw five muscular men from a sports school surrounding a girl with long black hair.
“Let me go! You bunch of stinky muscle guys!” the black-haired girl said excitedly.
“Little sister, why are you walking around alone so late at night and dressed so sexily? Aren’t you waiting for a handsome guy? Why are you still unhappy now that we are here?” the muscular man said with a wicked smile.
“You carry a telescope with you. Do you want to see the stars? Let us accompany you, but we will charge interest.” Another muscular man said excitedly while looking at the black-haired girl’s expression with a telescope.
Xia Yuan walked closer and took a closer look. He found that the girl surrounded by muscular men was Nao Sadatsuka, a student of Totsuki Academy.
Chapter 41: Being Targeted by a Yandere Girl (Old Version)
Nao Sadatsuka was slumped on the ground at this time, her clothes were a little messy, covered with a lot of leaves and dust. This was because she accidentally fell from a tree while peeping at Erina. After landing, her waist and legs were injured to a certain extent. Under the influence of pain, Nao Sadatsuka had to stop peeping at Erina and decided to return to the hotel to treat herself.
Because of her mobility problems and her preference for walking on paths without street lights, Nao Sadatsuka encountered muscular men from the Sports University who were taking a walk after dinner. The muscular men, who were well fed, were tempted to have sex, and when they saw Nao Sadatsuka who was alone, they all approached her and started chatting her up. As a yandere girl, Nao Sadatsuka only liked the people she admired, and was hostile and indifferent to passers-by. This reaction made the muscular men from the Sports University feel insulted, and so a sinful activity was about to take place.
“Pull her deeper into the woods so she won’t be seen by the patrolling security guards.”
“Wow, sister, you are so fair. Even in such dim light, I can still see the fair skin on your arms. It’s amazing.”
“Come on together, hold down her arms and legs, and let’s get started!”
“Don’t touch me, you bunch of ugly guys. I curse you to rot and die!” Nao Sadatsuka looked at them loudly in panic.
“Cover her mouth. Hehe, I’ll go first.” A muscular man said with a lewd smile, and took off his pants as soon as he finished speaking. The other four men stepped forward and covered Nao Sadatsuka’s mouth and held down her hands and feet.
Tears flowed from Nao Sadatsuka’s eyes. When she was feeling despair, Xia Yuan’s voice rang out.
“Hey, guys, we’re having fun. Can you take me with you? I want to have some fun too.” Xia Yuan said with a smile as he approached them.
“Who are you? Boy, if you know what’s best for you, get out of here or we’ll kill you.” An ugly bald muscular man threatened.
“That’s really scary. You scared me. You have to compensate me 10 million yuan for mental damages, otherwise I will tell your school about the bad things you did. Rape and molestation are very serious crimes. You will be socially dead then.” Xia Yuan responded pretending to be afraid.
“You dare to ask us for money and report us?! You don’t want to live, right? Go to hell!” A muscular man attacked Xia Yuan and threw a right hook at his face.
Xia Yuan still had a smile on his face. He casually reached out and caught the muscular man’s right hook. Then he gently twisted, pulled and pushed, and captured the muscular man. He kicked him in the calf, and the muscular man knelt on the ground in pain.
“Hey! He has practiced martial arts. Brothers, don’t worry about the girl for now, let’s attack together. This blue-haired boy has a handsome face. Let’s catch him later and take turns to attack him too!” said a muscular man with a crew cut, round face and beard, and then left Nao Sadatsuka behind, and the four of them attacked Xia Yuan.
In Xia Yuan’s eyes, these muscular men were just useless people who were fed with protein powder. They had clumsy bodies and low intelligence, and they were not even qualified to warm him up.
“Strength… well, we have to hold it back. Just use 15% or someone will die.” Xia Yuan murmured.
He stepped forward, swung his hammer, and hit the liver of the muscular man with a crew cut, round face and beard. This liver-blasting punch made him fall to the ground like a shrimp. Xia Yuan moved so fast that before the other three could react, he had already arrived in front of them. He slapped them with a big palm, and directly knocked the other three muscular men away, teeth and bodies intact.
“You’re so weak. You come out to cause trouble with just this little ability. I come out to enjoy the cool breeze and take a walk, but I meet you guys, a bunch of bastards. It’s so unlucky.” Xia Yuan shook his hands and said with disgust to the five muscular men who were lying on the ground groaning. Then he came in front of Nao Sadatsuka and stretched out his hand.
“Can you still stand up? Security will be here soon. We have to leave quickly, otherwise the entanglement will affect tomorrow’s cooking test.” Xia Yuan said to Nao Sadatsuka.
“Well… okay.” Nao Sadatsuka took Xia Yuan’s hand and stood up. Xia Yuan held Nao Sadatsuka’s soft and cold little hand and left the grove.
The two came to the side door of Totsuki Hotel, where there were many cameras and security personnel, so they were safe. Based on the principle of seeing things through to the end, Xia Yuan communicated with the hotel front desk and explained that his classmate had sprained his ankle. The hotel staff brought an emergency medical kit, and Xia Yuan gave it to Nao Sadatsuka.
“Here you go, take it back to your room and take care of the wound, then have a good rest. Let’s work hard together for tomorrow’s cooking test.” Xia Yuan consoled with a smile.
“Um… my name is Nao Sadatsuka, thank you for helping me…” Nao Sadatsuka introduced herself as she looked at Xia Yuan’s blushing cheeks.
“My name is Xia Yuan. You’re welcome. Next time, don’t run around in deserted places. There are many dangers in this world hidden in dark and deserted places. It’s getting late. I’m going back to rest. Bye.” Xia Yuan smiled, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
Nao Sadatsuka looked at Xia Yuan’s departing back, her cheeks flushed and her red eyes flashing red. She raised the hand that Xia Yuan had held her hand with before, and she could still feel the warmth and body fragrance left by Xia Yuan on her palm.
“Hehehe, Brother Xia Yuan!” Nao Sadatsuka covered her mouth and kept smelling the fragrance in her hands, which made her very excited.
“Found it, found it! My destined lover, Brother Xia Yuan, from now on, I will always watch over you, and I want to have children with you!” Nao Sadatsuka said in a low voice with a morbid smile.
Xia Yuan had not walked far when he felt a chill on his back. He suddenly remembered the story about Nao Sadatsuka. This girl was good at making smelly food, and she had a voyeurism habit. She kept peeping at Erina and kept sending love letters to Erina. Later, she was defeated by Hisako in a cooking duel, and she became obsessed with Hisako. She was a yandere pervert.
“Hiss, I saved her, would she fall in love with me? This kind of yandere woman is like glue, with a strong desire for control and possession. However, if we go by the darkness of personality, I am still stronger. Haha, let’s see what tricks this woman can come up with.” Xia Yuan murmured in his heart and returned to his room.
Lying on the big bed, Xia Yuan felt the softness under him. For tomorrow’s cooking test, the person in charge should change, and Tadokoro Megumi should still meet Shinomiya Kojiro. I just don’t know whether Soma Yukihira and other seniors will vouch for Xiaohui.
“We have done everything we should do. See you tomorrow, friends.” Xia Yuan turned off the lights and went to bed.
The sky was covered with dark clouds and there were occasional bursts of muffled thunder. Affected by the weather, Xia Yuan was not in a very good mood. After washing up, he put on his clothes and went to the public kitchen, which was a place for students participating in the training camp to prepare their own breakfast and dinner.
Just when Xia Yuan picked up the rice and prepared to make century egg and lean meat porridge, he noticed a pair of eyes staring at him from not far away.
It’s Nao Sadatsuka. Is this girl up so early?
As expected, the yandere girl is not to be underestimated. Ignoring Nao Sadatsuka’s loving gaze, Xia Yuan began to wash the rice. After washing the rice clean, he put it into the casserole. After the casserole boiled, he cooked it on medium heat for 20 minutes. During this time, he cut the pork tenderloin into shreds, cut the ginger into shreds, and cut the preserved egg into small pieces. Then put them into the casserole and stew them. After 8 minutes, turn off the heat, add chopped green onion and salt and stir evenly. The preserved egg and lean meat porridge is ready.
He served a bowl and gave it to Nao Sadatsuka. She was stunned at first when she saw the hot porridge brought by Xia Yuan, then she took it with a red face and moved.
“Thank you, Xia Yuan-kun.” Nao Sadatsuka held the century egg and lean meat porridge and couldn’t help swallowing her saliva as she smelled the refreshing aroma.
“How was your rest? Has your foot injury recovered? Do your best in today’s cooking exam.” Xia Yuan smiled brightly, turned and left, returned to the casserole, picked up the spoon and started eating.
Nao Sadatsuka picked up the spoon and scooped a spoonful of century egg and lean meat porridge into her mouth.
It’s so hot! But it tastes so delicious! The lean meat is soft and tasty, the rice is glutinous and fragrant, and the taste is smooth!
It’s so delicious! I feel my whole body and soul are warmed!
The gloomy temperament emanating from Nao Sadatsuka dissipated a lot after eating this bowl of century egg and lean meat porridge.
“Brother Xia Yuan, huhu – hehehe, so cool!” Nao Sadatsuka said in a low voice with her pupils turning into pink heart shapes.
Chapter 42: The Young Lady and the Mad Dog (Old Version)
After breakfast, Xia Yuan went to the Group B project meeting place. After two rounds of elimination, the students who passed the test were merged into a new group for the next round of tests. In addition to Hisako, there were some new faces at the Group B project meeting place. Two of them attracted Xia Yuan’s attention, namely Nakiri Alice and Kurokiba Ryo.
“Oh, the white-haired lady and her follower. I didn’t expect to meet this pair. It’s really fate.” Xia Yuan looked at Alice Nakiri and Kurokiba Ryo in surprise.
While Xia Yuan was looking at Alice Nakiri and Kurokiba Ryo, the two were also looking at Xia Yuan. They clearly remembered Xia Yuan’s arrogant declaration at the opening ceremony. In addition, it was rumored that Xia Yuan had made glowing food in the food competition before. Alice and Kurokiba Ryo had long wanted to meet Xia Yuan.
“Hello, Mr. Xia Yuan, nice to meet you.” Alice approached Xia Yuan and greeted him in a familiar manner.
“Hmm? Hello.” Xia Yuan looked at Alice calmly. This playful and beautiful girl is not as simple as she seems. Her strength is quite amazing. She has won and lost against Kurokiba Ryo in food battles. She ranks sixth among the new ten best in the original story. Her nickname is: Son of the God of Molecular Gastronomy.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, I have heard of your name a long time ago. After meeting you today, I feel that you are a very good person. Come and be my subordinate. I will treat you well.” Alice smiled charmingly and said while tapping Xia Yuan’s chest with her finger.
On the side, Feishazi saw this scene, and for some reason, a nameless fire rose in his heart. Then his body involuntarily appeared beside Xia Yuan and warned him.
“This is Miss Alice Nakiri, another granddaughter of the head commander of Totsuki Academy. Xia Yuan, think about your background. I suggest you stay quiet and don’t get involved with Miss Alice.”
“Oh? Feishazi, are you concerned about me? Hehe, no problem, then let’s get involved. How about being my girlfriend? I will love you well.” Xia Yuan said to Feishazi with a sly smile on his face.
“You actually have any improper thoughts about me!? You bad guy, I only belong to Lady Erina. Humph, I just don’t want to see you being toyed around by Lady Alice.” Hisako said angrily, stomping her feet.
“Isn’t this the little secretary next to Erina? It seems that you and your queen are prejudiced against me. Haha, it doesn’t matter. In Totsuki Academy, everything can be solved through food battles. Xia Yuan-kun, I want to have a food battle with you!” Alice looked at Xia Yuan seriously.
A voice sounded behind Alice, and Kurokiba Ryo took two steps forward and stood in front of Alice, with one hand in his pocket and the other hand spinning the Tai Chi ball. He tilted his head and looked at Xia Yuan in a nonchalant manner.
“Miss, Xia Yuan is my prey. I have wanted to hunt him for a long time. Just leave him to me.” Kurokiba Ryo put the Tai Chi ball into his pocket, took out the flame headscarf and put it on his head. The whole person instantly burst out with an astonishing aura.
“Huh? Is your true form a turban? Hahaha, a real man’s 1v1 battle. Okay, then tell me the conditions for winning or losing in Food Wars.” Xia Yuan looked at the aggressive Kurokiba Ryo and asked with a smile on his face, not being affected by his momentum at all.
“In the next cooking test, the chef in charge of judging will taste the dishes you and I make. If you lose, you will become the young lady’s subordinate, and you will be at her beck and call at any time.” said Kurokiba Ryo.
“Okay, then if I win, you have to join my newly founded club, Demon King City.” Xia Yuan responded.
“OK! Then let’s have a food battle!” Kurokiba Ryo said loudly, emitting a fiery aura.
Crash——
The door of Group B’s project meeting room opened, and a blond white young man walked in. The chef in charge of judging today had changed. It was no longer Mizuhara Fuyumi, but a European and American, Donato Gotoda. He was a graduate of the 80th class of Totsuki Academy and currently worked as the head chef at the famous hotel Tesoro.
“Hello, students. I’m Donato Wutongtian. Today we are going to make macarons, a classic dessert in French cuisine.” Donato Wutongtian introduced. The senior chef he brought with him started to pick up chalk and write down the steps and ingredients needed to make macarons on the blackboard.
“What! It’s actually macarons!?”
“It’s over. I’m not good at making desserts…”
“Macaron… a pastry apprentice’s nightmare. Although it’s just a small piece, it’s very difficult to make. Wow, why did this topic appear? It’s too beyond the scope.”
In Group B’s research room, many students were panicking, even Hisako had a serious look on her face, while Alice and Kurokiba were smiling.
“Hmph, that’s too simple. The young lady loved eating macarons last year, so I made them for her almost every day.” Kurokiba said with a ferocious smile.
“I haven’t eaten macarons for almost a year. I miss them so much. So today I’ll make a super beautiful macaron as a gift to my new subordinates.” Alice smiled sweetly and looked at Xia Yuan playfully.
“Oh, we haven’t even won yet, but you’re already starting to make arrangements on your own. Let me show you just the tip of the iceberg of the Demon King’s power.” Xia Yuan looked at Alice and Kurokiba and said.
Donato Wutongtian stood on the podium, taking in the expressions of the students below, and had a good idea of ​​who was strong and who was weak.
“Gentlemen, the ingredients and tools have been placed on the platform at the back. You have two hours to make macarons in five colors. Those who fail to meet the test requirements or fail the tasting stage will be expelled. Next – let’s begin!” Donato Wutongtian said loudly, holding up the timer.
Everyone ran to the cabinet at the back with nervous expressions. Others were scrambling for sugar and eggs. Xia Yuan observed that the number of egg beaters was limited, as was the number of sieves, so he took the tools in his hands first. Alice and Kurokiba looked at Xia Yuan with a little surprise. They had great insight and saw the first key point of this test: the tools and the number of people were not equal.
The lack of an egg beater and a sieve will seriously slow down the cooking progress. At the same time, the missing steps will cause the macarons to crack and become hollow inside. Relying on his own momentum, Kurokiba quickly got all the ingredients and tools he and Alice needed. After Xia Yuan got his own things, he also helped Feishazi, which made her a little touched.
The slow-reacting students soon discovered that there were not enough tools and reported it to Donato Wutongtian, who said that this was considered an emergency in the kitchen and those who were unable to grab the tools could ask for them after others had used them.
“In that case, we won’t be able to complete our progress. Wow, that’s not fair.”
Some of the four students who were missing tools started crying, but as it was a matter of personal safety, such as expulsion from school, the others just glanced at them and started making macarons.
Chapter 43 Colorful Macarons (Old Version)
Xia Yuan’s consciousness linked to the system, opened the Genshin Impact menu, and searched for macarons, and the result was: Colorful Macarons. This dish is a Fontaine specialty, with a three-star rating. This level of dish is definitely more than enough for general food battles and exams. Combined with his ability to make food glow and create illusions, Kurokiba will definitely become a member of his own club.
The first step in making macarons is to sift the powder. Sift the almond powder and powdered sugar. There are 4 types of sieves, from large to small. Sift four times to leave the finest powder.
Next, beat the eggs into a bowl and separate the egg white and egg yolk. Only the egg white is needed to make macarons. Add a little powdered sugar to the egg white and beat with a whisk. After coarse bubbles are formed, continue to add powdered sugar twice. Take five empty glass bowls, separate the egg whites according to the amount, add five colors of food coloring powder: green, yellow, pink, blue and black respectively, and beat until hard foam is formed.
Pour in the previously sifted almond powder and powdered sugar, mix the egg white and almond powder evenly until no almond powder can be seen, and start pressing the batter. The large bubbles in the macaron batter need to be eliminated, and the small bubbles should be retained. You will hear a sizzling sound when pressing, and the batter will become less and less during the compression. The whole batter looks very sticky and dense. Hold the bowl and shake it slightly, and the batter will slide down slowly and fluidly.
Take out the piping bag, pour the batter into the piping bag, take a piping nozzle with a larger diameter, and squeeze the macaron batter into the baking pan. Under the influence of gravity, the batter will gradually spread out. Tap it a few times to let the batter spit out excess bubbles.
A baking tray can hold 30 macarons. According to the principle of two-in-two, 15 macarons of one color can be made, and 75 macarons of five colors in total. There are not many opportunities to make this kind of dessert. I happened to catch up, so I made some more and gave them to the girls in Feishazi and Jixing Dormitory. When it comes to picking up girls, you have to think more.
There was a sound of thunder outside the window, and then it started to rain heavily. There is a very critical step in making macarons, which is to dry the skin, but now it is raining heavily and the air is very humid, which has a great impact on the macarons made by ordinary people.
But this had no effect on Xia Yuan, because he could control both the cold air and the heat. He picked up the baking tray with one hand and touched the bottom of the baking tray with his palm a few times, and the macarons were finished with the drying step.
Place your index finger on the batter and feel it gently. It is very soft and elastic. Put it in the oven and bake at 160 degrees for 6 minutes. When the time is up, take it out and bake it at 140 degrees for another 8 minutes. After baking, take it out and you can take it out from the baking tray immediately, which means the macarons are made very successfully.
It has a round shape, a smooth and tender skin, and a very standard skirt. Put it aside and start making the cream filling. Xia Yuan plans to use vanilla cream as the base flavor and add five kinds of sauce flavors, including dark chocolate, kiwi jam, lemon jam, blueberry jam, and strawberry jam, in the middle to achieve a complex taste and produce more levels of changes.
Because Xia Yuan made a lot of macarons, his speed was much slower than that of Kurokiba and Alice. At this time, Kurokiba had already reached the stage of squeezing the filling. After the filling was squeezed out, Kurokiba’s macarons were done. After putting them on a plate, he brought the macarons to Donato Wutongtian.
“Donato Wutongtian-senpai, please taste my macarons.” Kurokiba said loudly.
“Oh? What a high degree of completion! The appearance looks impeccable. Let me try it…” Donato Wutongtian said as he reached out and picked up a macaron.
Donato Wutongtian held the macaron at his fingertips and pinched it lightly. The dough shell was well made. After eating it, the shell and skirt were crispy, the inside was very soft, and the cream filling was also very sweet, highlighting the deliciousness of the macaron shell.
“Kurokiba Ryo, you passed.” Donato Wutongtian announced with an intoxicated expression.
“Well, of course. Senior, please remember the taste of my macarons. After Xia Yuan is done, you can compare and see which one of ours tastes better.” Kurokiba said proudly, crossing his arms.
“Hmm? Are you two having a food battle? That’s no problem.” Donato Wutongtian responded with a smile. He looked at Kurokiba Ryo’s unruly and aggressive look and nodded in agreement.
During the communication between the two, Xia Yuan completed the production of various fillings. Alice cried out in her heart that this was not good. Xia Yuan was making macarons with a mixture of two fillings. The flavor would definitely be richer than macarons with a single flavor. Liang was too impatient.
When the macaron shell and the filling were blended together, a rich fruity and milky aroma emanated from Xia Yuan’s cooking table. Feishazi, who was very close to him, smelled it and couldn’t help swallowing. It was such a fragrant smell, a wonderful sweetness that was full of temptation.
Xia Yuan released tiny frostbite through the touch of his fingertips, causing the temperature of the macarons to drop and become slightly cool, which locked in the flavor of the macaron filling. The moment the macarons were placed on the plate and the shape was completed, the macarons emitted a flickering fluorescence. Xia Yuan then brought the macarons to Donato Wutongtian.
“Seniors, please try the Demon King’s special dish – colorful macarons!” Xia Yuan said confidently, and then handed the other two plates of macarons to Kurokiba and Alice.
“Little greedy cat, here’s yours. You couldn’t resist eating it just now, right? Now I’ll satisfy you.” Xia Yuan handed a plate to Feishazi and said.
“No, I won’t eat anything you make anymore…” Feishazi blushed and quickly closed her eyes to avoid looking at Xia Yuan and the plate of colorful macarons. In her mind, she kept imagining the appearance of Erina Nakiri and recalling Erina’s teachings, but her body uncontrollably picked up the colorful macarons and put them to her mouth.
Donato Wutongtian, Kurokiba, Alice, and Hisako put the colorful macarons into their mouths at the same time. They took a light bite, and a rich, crispy and fragrant taste spread. The macaron skin and skirt were crispy, but the inside was soft and sticky. This can only be achieved when the heat and production skills reach a very high level. It was followed by the delicious vanilla cream impact.
So cool!
“Why do I feel a little bit of coolness…” Donato Wutongtian felt a cool breeze blowing through his mouth.
“I put mint in the vanilla cream to make it more flavorful,” Xia Yuan explained.
“What a wonderful idea! Ah… mmm! This sweet taste is… strawberry!” Donato Wutongtian took a bite and looked at the red filling in the middle in shock. It was undoubtedly strawberry jam.
The sweetness of strawberry jam is paired with the flavor of vanilla. The two flavors do not conflict with each other at all, and they blend in the mouth to make the flavor even better. This technique is really amazing.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, is your main focus Western desserts? What exquisite designs! You will definitely have a place in the future dessert industry.” Donato Wutongtian did not hide his admiration for Xia Yuan at all and asked him directly that such a talent should come to him.
“No, I’m a Chinese chef.” Xia Yuan responded with his head tilted.
“What?! You can make such delicious Western desserts. You said you are a Chinese chef, but I don’t believe it!” Donato Wutongtian said in confusion.
After eating a macaron, Donato Wutongtian picked up another piece and started eating. The yellow color was the impact of lemon, and the sweet and sour taste stimulated his taste buds. Donato Wutongtian no longer worried about what kind of chef Xia Yuan was and was completely immersed in the deliciousness.
The four people who were tasting colorful macarons had a flash of light in front of their eyes, and their consciousness came to a luxurious palace. In the center of the palace, there was a long table with luxurious snacks on it. Donato Wutongtian, Kurokiba, Alice, and Feishazi sat down to taste the snacks. Then melodious orchestral music sounded. It was “Bolero”. Under the mobilization of the dance music, four dancers in gorgeous dresses came to the crowd and invited them to dance.
Donato Wutongtian, Kurokiba, Alice and Hisako came to the dance floor at the invitation of the dancers, and danced following the dancers’ dreamy steps. In the beautiful and joyful sounds, they sublimated themselves and released their true selves. Finally, in the wonderful finale, they returned to reality.
“Great! Hahaha! So wonderful! Xia Yuan-jun! You passed this test, and at the same time, you won the food battle with Kurokiba!” Donato Wutongtian said with a smile as he shed tears of emotion.
On the side, Kurokiba Ryo lowered his head, pulled off the flame headscarf, turned to look at Alice for a moment, then turned to look at Xia Yuan.
“President, please give me your guidance.”
Chapter 44: Feelings (Old Version)
Xia Yuan smiled. Kurokiba Ryo, nicknamed: Mad Dog, will be very useful after being trained by him in the future. After the residential training is over, he will go to ask Senior Isshiki Hui when the result of the approval of his club will come out. The Demon King’s Castle wants to recruit heroes.
When Alice saw that Kurokiba was defeated, she immediately started chattering, waving her fist and asking Kurokiba why he didn’t look at Xia Yuan’s operation. Kurokiba said that he made too many macarons and fell into a mental inertia. Then Alice brought her macarons to Donato Wutongtian to taste, and passed the test.
The macarons made by Feishazi were just average. This kind of dessert was a little difficult for her as she specialized in medicinal cuisine. After Donato Wutong tasted them, Feishazi passed the test. Xia Yuan packed the extra macarons in paper boxes and gave two to Feishazi. Because they tasted so delicious, she accepted them against her principles.
Alice was not polite at all and packed two portions for dinner. Kurokiba then said that one cannot eat sweets at night or else one will become a fat woman. Alice then said angrily that she was young and beautiful with a strong metabolism and she was not afraid at all.
Donato Wutongtian was also shameless. He stepped forward and took away four macarons, saying that he would give them to his teachers and friends. There were 75 macarons in total, but he only kept 15 in the end.
Xia Yuan and Feishazi, who passed the assessment, walked out of the project meeting venue. It was raining heavily outside. While waiting for the shuttle bus, Xia Yuan came to Feishazi. Feishazi looked at Xia Yuan and moved to the corner. Xia Yuan followed as if nothing had happened. Finally, Feishazi reached the edge of the eaves. If she moved any further, she would be drenched by the rain. She exploded.
“Hey, Xia Yuan, why are you pushing towards me? There’s a big open space over there, go stand there.” Feishazi said angrily.
“Hey, Feishazi, I like you. Be my girlfriend.” Xia Yuan turned his head to look at Feishazi and said calmly.
“You!” Feishazi looked at Xia Yuan. She really wanted to say no, but the words couldn’t come out of her mouth. Xia Yuan’s tall figure and handsome face were undoubtedly very attractive. After spending a short time together for the past two days, Feishazi felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
The image of Xia Yuan in her heart became clearer and clearer, gradually becoming comparable to Erina’s existence, which made her feel scared. She and Lady Erina were childhood sweethearts, and had been with her since childhood. Many years had passed, and the meaning of her existence was to protect Lady Erina and guard her. However, Xia Yuan had a place in her heart in just a few months. If she was with Xia Yuan, what would happen to Lady Erina? Therefore, even if Feishazi knew that she liked Xia Yuan a little, she would force herself to deny it and stay away from him.
“Don’t want to talk? Well, we’ve been together for too short a time, and you hated me before. It doesn’t matter, there’s still a lot of time. Eat well, develop well, and become more beautiful. I will tease you then, hehe.” Xia Yuan approached with a nasty look on his face.
A slap from the lady hit Xia Yuan on the face, but Xia Yuan was not angry at all. Beating is love, scolding is love, and being beaten by his own girl can enhance the relationship.
“Don’t get too close to me. If you dare to offend me like this next time, I will fight back in self-defense!” Feishazi said loudly with tears in the corners of her eyes and a red face.
“Okay.” Xia Yuan smiled and took two steps back and responded.
In the distance, the shuttle bus came, and Xia Yuan and Feishazi got on one after another. They sat in the front and the back of the bus respectively. Xia Yuan closed his eyes and took a rest, while Feishazi clutched the bag of macarons. She felt sad. Two voices in her mind quarreled with each other. One told her not to care about Xia Yuan, and the other told her to find a chance to apologize to Xia Yuan. More than ten minutes later, the shuttle bus stopped in front of the hotel. Xia Yuan got off at the front. Before getting off, he made a face to Feishazi, which made Feishazi, who was feeling a little guilty, laugh.
“That guy is a scoundrel!” Hisako muttered with a pout, then got out of the car to look for Lady Erina whom she had been thinking about.
Xia Yuan came to the temporary rest area on the second floor of the hotel. All the people in Polaris Dormitory had passed today’s test, except Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tandokoro. Xia Yuan narrowed his eyes. It was very likely that Megumi Tandokoro had dropped out of school, but he did not make it public and walked among his friends in Polaris Dormitory as if nothing had happened.
“Oh, everyone has passed the test. Congratulations.” Xia Yuan said with one hand in his pocket and a paper bag in the other.
“Boss Xia Yuan, your special training has been effective. We just used the techniques you taught us today!” Sato Shoji said happily.
“That’s right! We passed the test very smoothly. Others looked at us as if we were monsters. Hahaha.” Daigo Aoki said proudly.
“Brother Xia Yuan, what’s in the bag? It must be another delicious meal prepared for me. Open it and show us.” You Ji had the sharpest eyes and looked at Xia Yuan holding the bag expectantly.
“Thank you for your hard work on today’s test. My topic is macarons. I made some extra. Let’s share them with everyone.” Xia Yuan said as he opened the bag and took out the box.
“Brother Xia Yuan, it’s great!”
“Long live the boss!”
Yuuki and Sato Shoji took out the paper box, looked at the beautiful macarons, picked up a piece directly, and put the whole thing into their mouths, looking like wild beasts that had not eaten for a long time.
“I want one too!” When Ryoko saw the beautiful appearance of the macarons, her girlish heart was touched, and she hurried forward to pick up a piece and started eating. Ibusaki Shun and Marui Zenji saw how happily everyone was eating, so they also took the initiative to pick up one and started eating.
The sweet and smooth taste of macarons conquered everyone. Xia Yuan specially left a box for Soma Yukihira and Tamotori Megumi to use as comfort gifts when they came back. How could only 10 macarons satisfy the huge appetites of the Polestars? Soon the six of them started arguing over the ownership of the remaining four macarons.
In desperation, Xia Yuan opened the box and took out two macarons. After everyone had tasted their favorite flavors, they let the matter go and talked and made peace.
Three hours later.
The rain stopped, but Soma Yukihira and Tanomo Megumi still hadn’t returned. Xia Yuan was sure that the two had been involved in the expulsion storm. He did not wait in the lounge like everyone else, but went back to his room to rest.
On the way back to his room, he was followed by Nao Sadatsuka. Xia Yuan found her and gave her all the remaining macarons, which touched Nao Sadatsuka so much that she returned to her room to eat macarons after being persuaded by Xia Yuan.
Back in his room, Xia Yuan took a hot shower. In his mind, he saw Erina, Hisako, and Nao Sadatsuka. Should he choose one of them to capture? That’s impossible. I’m so strong. One is not enough. I’m a real man. I want them all as my harem king~!
Chapter 45 Breakfast Trial (Old Version)
The phone rang, and after Xia Yuan answered it, You Ji’s voice rang out.
“Brother Xia Yuan, Yukihira and Xiaohui are back. We are all in Marui’s room now. Come over and give Yukihira a good scolding. He actually took the initiative to challenge the graduates to a food battle. He is really too bold. Let’s meet and talk in detail.”
“Okay, I’ll be there right away.” Xia Yuan responded calmly. After changing into casual clothes, Xia Yuan prepared some beef jerky as comfort items. Based on Yuki’s tone, it seemed that Yukihira and Xiaohui should have escaped danger.
When they arrived at Marui’s room, Yukihira and Xiaohui were standing in the middle of the living room. Xiaohui was still wearing a chef’s uniform, and it was obvious that she had participated in the food battle before. When Soma Yukihira saw Xia Yuan, he showed his signature smile and greeted him.
“I heard from Yuki that, Yukihira, you challenged the graduates to a food battle? That’s pretty cool, isn’t it? Super exciting? I’ll try it too if I get the chance.” Xia Yuan hugged Soma Yukihira and teased with a smile.
“Brother Xia Yuan, why don’t you talk about Yukihira when you are here? Many of the graduates were once the top ten chefs and are now the head chefs of a restaurant. Their strength is no longer on the same level as ours. Don’t be rash to provoke them. I don’t want to lose you.” You Ji hit Xia Yuan on the back angrily.
“Just kidding. Come on, everyone, have some beef jerky.” Xia Yuan handed the beef jerky to You Ji, and then greeted everyone.
“Wow, I’m a little hungry, give me one.” Yukihira leaned over, but Yuki deliberately didn’t give one to Yukihira and Soma, and only gave one to Yukihira after distributing it to everyone, which made him feel a little amused.
Next, everyone listened to Megumi Tadokoro telling the story that happened before while chewing beef jerky. The content was roughly the same as what happened in the Shokugeki story. Shinomiya Kojiro found fault with Megumi Tadokoro, thinking that she did not prepare the dishes completely according to the menu he specified, and ordered her to drop out of school. Soma Yukihira and Megumi Tadokoro were in the same group. When he saw Shinomiya Kojiro’s judgment, he stood up and launched a Shokugeki against him. As a result, with the intervention of former graduates and chef Dojima Gin, Megumi Tadokoro was not expelled.
After hearing the story, everyone gasped. It was really thrilling. Tansho Kei was the most gentle and took good care of everyone. If she left the school, everyone would be sad.
“Xiaohui, there is an old Chinese saying that goes, ‘Those who survive a great disaster will be blessed in the future.’ After this disaster, you should have a deep understanding of what it means to be a chef. You must cheer up and move forward bravely on the road ahead.” Xia Yuan comforted Tanosuke Hui.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, I understand. I will work harder and live up to Mr. Yukihira and everyone’s care and love.” Tanomo Kei clenched her fists and nodded solemnly.
“Yoshi! Let’s hold the Hanakaru championship tonight!” Soma Yukihira suggested as he took out a deck of cards from his pocket.
“Great! Let’s play!” Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo said happily.
The boys played happily together, while the girls sat aside and talked about their inner thoughts. They played until almost the early morning before disbanding and returning to their respective rooms to rest.
Xia Yuan got up early as usual to run and practice martial arts. Even during the hellish training period of residential training, he never missed exercising. Not far from the grove where he practiced martial arts, Nao Sadatsuka was hiding behind a tree, looking at Xia Yuan with a silly smile on her face. Xia Yuan could naturally sense her presence. Faced with such a clingy yandere, Xia Yuan was a little helpless, but he did not point it out and let her follow him.
It was morning and the residential training had reached the third day. The topics for the first two days were Western food, while the topic for the third day was Japanese ramen. Everyone had to make ramen independently. For ramen, a dish that is made every day, Xia Yuan was naturally very good at it.
From making the soup stock to hand-stretching the ramen, Xia Yuan demonstrated his superb skills in front of a crowd of students and graduates. The graduates who tasted Xia Yuan’s ramen were full of praise and invited him on the spot, hoping that Xia Yuan could consider coming to his restaurant and serving as the head chef after graduation, but Xia Yuan politely declined.
After completing the ramen challenge, it was already evening. Three consecutive days of challenges had made everyone in Polaris Dormitory tired. Xia Yuan thoughtfully prepared dinner for everyone and replenished their energy. He knew that the next test would be about breakfast. This level was very difficult, as it required not only designing dishes, but also having a business strategy, as well as having enough physical strength to complete the required number of servings.
Sure enough, just as everyone in Polaris Dormitory was preparing to go to the large bathing area to take a bath and relax, a broadcast notification sounded.
“All students of Totsuki Academy, one hour from now, at 22:00, change into your uniforms and gather at the banquet venue.”
“It’s already this late and you still want to mess with us?” Sato Shoji said dissatisfiedly.
“It’s so annoying! Can’t we even have a rest?” Daigo Aoki complained.
“Ugh… I can’t hold on anymore…” Marui Zenji was already exhausted at this time. Fortunately, he had eaten the dinner made by Xia Yuan, otherwise he would have had trouble standing.
“There’s nothing I can do. I have to do it.” Ryoko said helplessly.
An hour later, everyone from Polar Star Dormitory arrived at the banquet hall. After the ramen project elimination during the day, many students left the Totsuki Hotel. The number of people in the venue was hundreds less than on the first day. The originally crowded venue was now much emptier. Just as everyone was talking, Dojima Gin appeared.
“Everyone, look towards the stage! I gathered you here for no other reason than to tell you about tomorrow’s assignment. The assignment is: provide a novel breakfast for the guests of Totsuki Resort!”
“Breakfast represents the face of the hotel and is an important meal for guests to start a new day. I hope you can make a breakfast that brings surprises to guests. The main ingredients are: eggs. It can be made into Japanese, Chinese, or Western food, but the premise is that it is provided to guests in the form of a buffet. The review will start at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning. Please prepare in advance.”
After Dojima Gin finished his words, the students in the venue looked miserable. To make a breakfast full of surprises, they obviously needed to conduct cooking trials, so from now until the next morning, they would basically have no time to sleep.
“From now until tomorrow morning you have free time. You can go to the kitchen to try cooking, or go back to your room to sleep. So everyone, see you tomorrow morning. Dismissed!” Dojima Gin announced with anticipation in his eyes.
Xia Yuan twisted his neck. Breakfast was too simple for him. He yawned and went back to his room to sleep.
“Xia Yuan, don’t you want to try cooking?” Soma Yukihira greeted Xia Yuan who was leaving first.
“No need to try. I’ve memorized it all in my head. We’ll get ready tomorrow morning.” Xia Yuan waved his hand and said to Soma Yukihira.
“You are too confident, Brother Xia Yuan, can you think of a new breakfast for me?” You Ji said to Xia Yuan expectantly.
“No, you have to rely on yourself, otherwise this residential training will be meaningless. See you tomorrow morning.” Xia Yuan rubbed Youji’s little head and responded with a smile, then went straight back to his room to rest.
Chapter 46 Delicious Moon Eggs (Old Version)
At 3 a.m., Xia Yuan woke up from the bed, went to the bathroom, washed up briefly, put on his chef’s uniform, took his luggage and went to the trial kitchen. At this time, the kitchen was brightly lit, and the sounds of chopping vegetables and cooking, as well as helpless sighs, were endless. Many students drank coffee and sports drinks, forcing themselves to cheer up, researching and trying to cook. Xia Yuan couldn’t help but sigh at the difficulties of ordinary students, but in this extremely high-pressure environment, if they can adapt and stand out, they will definitely achieve something when they graduate.
He came to the warehouse, took out the main ingredients such as high-gluten flour, eggs, shrimp, pork, mushrooms, etc., and moved a pile of steamers. Xia Yuan was going to make the egg dish from the Genshin Impact menu: Moon Egg, which can also be called shrimp steamed buns.
Because breakfast is served in the form of a buffet, when making food, in addition to considering immediate consumption, one must also consider its shelf life. In the previous story, Soma Yukihira overlooked this point, which resulted in the omelette collapsing after it cooled down. Suffering from a lack of customers, he finally survived the breakfast trial by relying on his acrobatic skills to attract customers.
After washing his hands, Xia Yuan began to make moon eggs. The first step was to knead the dough, mixing alkaline water with flour, and then adding eggs. The eggs can make the flour more chewy and also dye the color of the egg yolk into the flour, making the dough bright yellow.
The second step is to chop the stuffing. Chop the pork into puree with a fat-to-lean meat ratio of 3:7. This kind of stuffing can have more oil. Remove the shrimp thread from the shrimp meat, keep a part for garnish, and wash the other part, chop it up, and put it into the pork stuffing. Chop the mushrooms and put them in. Then add a little sugar, a little cooking wine, oyster sauce, pepper, and salt, stir to make a slurry. Cover it with plastic wrap when it is done and use it later.
After completing these preparations, it was already 5 o’clock. The students began to go to different venues according to their groups. Xia Yuan was in venue A. Each student had a separate cooking area, and then four people formed a circular booth. After Xia Yuan came to his position with the prepared fillings and dough, he found that an acquaintance had already started the preparations.
“Hey, isn’t this Erina? As one of the top ten, are you also going to participate in this breakfast trial?” Xia Yuan came to Erina and greeted her.
“Xia Yuan-kun!? Why are you here? Don’t come near me.” Erina said in shock when she saw Xia Yuan.
“Why are you so afraid of me? I’m not some alien monster. If we communicate with each other more, you will find that besides being able to cook delicious food, I’m also a very gentle person.” Xia Yuan slowly approached Erina and smiled.
“I don’t want to communicate with you, Hisako! Huh? Hisako is not here, so don’t disturb me while I’m preparing ingredients and tools. If you don’t leave, I’ll call security.” Erina said to Xia Yuan with blushing cheeks.
“Hahaha, the reaction is really interesting. Hello, Soma, what a coincidence, I’m right next to you. What are you going to do later?” Xia Yuan turned around and waved goodbye to Erina, then walked towards Soma Yukihira’s area.
“Hmm? Xia Yuan, I plan to make omelette.” Soma Yukihira responded when he saw Xia Yuan smile.
“Omelet… Soma, are you sure you want to make this dish?” Xia Yuan asked with a frown.
“Yes, it tastes great. I’ll make it later and you can come to my booth to taste it.” Soma Yukihira responded.
“Soma, are you sure you listened carefully to what Chef Dojima Gin said?” Xia Yuan looked at Soma Yukihira and reminded him.
“An egg dish full of surprises. Soufflé omelette is definitely a good choice.” Soma Yukihira looked at Xia Yuan who had a serious face and said a little nervously.
“There is no doubt about your ability, but the key is that this is served to diners in the form of a buffet, and the dishes must be durable. Soufflé omelette is best when it is freshly out of the pan. It will lose its plump shape after being left to cool. Will diners choose to try dishes that are not aesthetically pleasing?” Xia Yuan said, going straight to the heart of the matter.
On the side, Erina also noticed the flaws in Soma Yukihira’s cooking, but she didn’t say it. She hoped that Soma Yukihira would fail to complete the project and be expelled from school. However, Xia Yuan saw the biggest problem with Soma Yukihira’s cooking and pointed it out. It can be seen that Xia Yuan’s vision and observation skills are also amazing.
“Indeed, if that’s the case, it’s too late to make temporary changes to the menu.” Soma Yukihira frowned, pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.
“There is a way to make up for it, and that’s what you are best at, and that is showing off your skills and shouting.” Xia Yuan came to Soma Yukihira and said.
“Show off? Shout?” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, Soma Yukihira immediately felt that he had grasped something like inspiration.
“That’s right. By showing off your skill of flipping the wok, you attract the diners’ attention. By shouting, you tell the diners what you are making. Once the diners are attracted, the problem that the souffle omelette can only be eaten while hot and cannot be stored for a long time is solved.” Xia Yuan supplemented Soma Yukihira’s shortcomings.
“So that’s how it is! Xia Yuan, you’ve really helped a lot!” Soma Yukihira punched Xia Yuan lightly on the chest and said happily.
“You’re welcome. We are good friends.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile, putting his arm around Soma Yukihira’s shoulders.
After communicating with Soma Yukihira, Xia Yuan returned to his booth and started moving the tableware. When he finished his preparations, it was exactly 6 o’clock. Dojima Gin appeared on the large-screen TV in the venue. He held the microphone and solemnly announced the rules of this subject test.
“First, let me introduce the judges. They are the food suppliers that have been cooperating with Totsuki Resort, and their families. Every year, we invite them to do the review for the training camp. We also told them in advance that the topic this time is [Egg Dishes Full of Surprises], and their review will definitely not be wrong.”
“In addition, we have also sent staff from the cooking and service departments to participate in the review. There are two criteria for passing the review. One is whether the dishes you make can make suppliers and staff feel creative. The other is that within two hours from now, you must prepare more than 200 servings of food for them to taste. Those who meet the above two criteria will pass the review.”
“Well, examiners, please enjoy your breakfast time.”
Even as Dojima Gin was speaking, a large crowd of people walked into the banquet hall, including men, women, young and old, people of all ages, and flooded the booths like a tide hitting a shallow beach.
“The guests are here, it’s time to show off our skills!” Xia Yuan smiled and took out a steel stick. Some diners were puzzled by this action. They felt that Xia Yuan emanated a terrifying aura and did not dare to step forward.
Xia Yuan took the dough out of the bowl and threw it onto the chopping board. After kneading it for a while, he pinched the dough into even-sized dough pieces. Then, a scene that shocked everyone appeared. Xia Yuan arranged the dough pieces neatly, pressed the steel rod hard on the chopping board, supported himself on the steel rod with two fingers, and then controlled the steel rod to rotate.
“Amazing!”
“Dad, that guy is spinning!”
“What kind of technique is this? It’s amazing! Hurry up and take a picture with your phone!”
Erina and Soma Yukihira had seen Xia Yuan’s skills in making golden steamed buns before, and now watching them again up close, they were even more shocked.
5 seconds later, Xia Yuan landed and finished making dough for 50 people in an instant. The dough, like golden silk, was flat on the chopping board. Then Xia Yuan took out the prepared stuffing and shrimps, took a spoon, and began to put the meat stuffing in the dough. With a click, a pinch, and a press, a moon egg was done. Then put it in the steamer and steam it in boiling water for 8 minutes before eating.
A group of people gathered around Xia Yuan’s booth, and they were looking forward to the moment when the food was served. On the other side, Soma Yukihira saw many guests surrounding Xia Yuan, and hurriedly started his performance as Xia Yuan said.
“Come and look, come and look, little brother and little sister, I’m going to cast a magic on this egg now, yo!” Soma Yukihira stretched out his hand and called to the children. Then, he shook the prepared souffle egg violently. The souffle egg flipped in the air and then fell steadily into the plate. After that, he sprinkled it with special tomato sauce and rosemary powder, and Yukihira style souffle egg was ready.
“Delicious!” After tasting the food, several children smiled and praised Soma Yukihira loudly for its delicious cooking. After hearing the comments, the children’s parents were also willing to come forward to taste it. Soma Yukihira smiled at the diners who flocked in, and thanked Xia Yuan for his reminder and help.
While 50 servings of moon eggs were being steamed, Xia Yuan did not stop but continued to make the dough. His skill in making the dough with a fancy steel stick continued to attract the attention of diners, and even attracted most of the guests in the entire venue.
Roland Chaper and Dojima Gin in the monitoring room both admired Xia Yuan’s strength. Among the students of the class of 92, he was the only one who could compete with God’s Tongue or even surpass her.
After 8 minutes, the moon-shaped eggs were cooked. Xia Yuan opened the steamer. As the steam rose, the fluorescent moon-shaped eggs appeared in front of the diners. The fresh and fragrant smell stimulated the taste buds of everyone present, and the diners drooled.
“The moon eggs are out of the pot! Everyone! Line up on a first-come, first-served basis. Uncle, you stand here. I remember you are the first one here. Come and get them.” Xia Yuan waved his hand and said to the diners.
Whoosh——Ah——
After the middle-aged man took a bite of the Moon Egg, the fragrant and soft dough melted in his mouth, and the meat filling was juicy and delicious. After swallowing it, he felt his whole body warm and full of energy.
“I want more!” After the middle-aged man finished eating, he consciously came to the back of the line and lined up again.
Chapter 47: Creating Records (Old Version)
Erina Nakiri was very unwilling to see that there was a long queue at Xia Yuan’s booth. She thought that with such a long queue, there would definitely be people who would give up queuing because of hunger and lack of patience, and these people would be her source of customers.
“Dear guests! Please enjoy our Eggs Benedict!” Erina placed her dish on a tray and greeted the guests around her.
The freshly-cooked Benedict eggs shone with golden fluorescence. This wonderful sight attracted passers-by and diners queuing nearby, and they all walked towards Erina’s booth.
“How beautiful!”
“Like a dazzling jewel!”
While touring, waiter head Tokihiko Sakuma saw Erina’s booth, went over to check it out, and was immediately attracted by the food in front of him.
“Eggs Benedict, a dish made by putting poached eggs and bacon on a pancake and topped with sour paprika, is one of the classic breakfast dishes in the United States. It is definitely not a new dish. Where is the surprise in this dish?” Sakuma Tokihiko asked puzzledly. As a waiter foreman, he was knowledgeable and experienced. Whenever Totsuki Resort served new dishes, Sakuma Tokihiko would participate in the tasting and give suggestions.
He picked up the fork, cut off a piece and put it in his mouth. He was immediately stunned by the deliciousness. The poached egg was in a perfect half-cooked state that seemed to melt his tongue, paired with the sour taste of Hollandaise sauce, the crispy fried bacon and the slightly sweet muffin. These flavors seemed to blend into one and wrap around his tongue. In addition, the powder that sparkled like gold was none other than mullet roe.
“I see. Fish balls are also a kind of eggs. The high-quality salty taste of mullet roe and the golden color of eggs mixed together create such a deep taste. You are worthy of being Erina-sama!” Sakuma Tokihiko was immersed in it and said in admiration.
When the other waiters heard their foreman’s comments, they all stepped forward and picked up a plate of Eggs Benedict and started eating. The delicious taste continued to spread, and soon hundreds of people came to Erina’s booth to taste the delicious Eggs Benedict.
At the venue, Takumi Aldini and Tadokoro Megumi each used their own special skills to launch their own culinary attacks on the diners and successfully won over their own audience groups.
But the first person to finish 200 servings was Xia Yuan, who took him only half an hour. He used his unique skills in making dough four times, which consumed a lot of his energy. Just as he was wiping the sweat off his face and taking a break, the voice of Dojima Gin was heard on the radio.
“Xia Yuan, be the first to reach 200 copies!”
“Done! Time to get off work, time to get off work.” Xia Yuan decided as he was about to clean up the dishes, but the long line in front of him didn’t seem to have any number of people decreasing, which made him a little troubled.
“Young man, I want to eat the moon eggs you made, please.” The old man in the front row said to Xia Yuan while bending over.
“Grandpa, the ingredients I prepared are almost used up. If you want to eat, you have to wait for another hour.” Xia Yuan explained.
“It doesn’t matter how long it takes. For this bite of yours, I’m willing to wait.” The old man responded tremblingly while leaning on his crutches.
“Yes, we are willing to wait.”
“Big brother, go ahead and make it. I want to eat moon eggs.”
“Please!”
The diners queuing at the back started to speak up, and seeing this, Xia Yuan stopped acting like a mean person. He thought that if people liked his cooking, it was the greatest recognition of himself, and he would never let everyone down.
“Okay, everyone please wait a moment. I’ll go get the ingredients. I’ll make sure you all can enjoy delicious moon eggs in an hour!” After Xia Yuan promised, he rushed out of his booth and ran towards the warehouse. Soon he came back with a large piece of pork and a large bag of shrimps and started making them on the spot.
The Seven-Star Knife fell on the table and began to cut up the pork. Amid the astonished gazes of the crowd, Xia Yuan completed the cutting of the pork in just 20 seconds. Then he began to process the shrimp meat. He held down the shrimp head, pushed and pulled to pull out the shrimp thread, and with a rub and a pull, only the shrimp meat was left. Although he was alone, his production speed was very fast.
Xia Yuan’s skillful technique in handling ingredients attracted Roland Chapelle. He had tasted the colorful macarons made by Xia Yuan before, which reached the level of special cuisine. A 15-year-old student, whose family cooks Chinese food, can make Western desserts to the level of special cuisine. What kind of talent does it take to be so excellent? He wanted to know, so he informed Dojima Gin and went to the banquet venue.
After the meat filling was made, Xia Yuan prepared alkaline water and poured it into the high-gluten flour. He then added a large amount of eggs and continued to knead the dough with his strong hands. Under the astonished gaze of everyone, the dough turned into a shiny golden color.
The large dough was pinched into several small doughs, and then the small doughs were rolled into strips. The dough was rolled into small balls and evenly scattered on the chopping board. Xia Yuan picked up the steel rod and jumped on it again to rotate it. After 5 seconds, the dough turned into golden dough. Xia Yuan picked up a small spoon and kept filling the filling into the dough. With a pinch and a press, the moon eggs were ready and put into the steamer and steamed for 8 minutes.
“Great, the moon eggs are being steamed and we can eat them soon!” A young man said excitedly as he watched Xia Yuan’s actions.
At the front of the team, a young man wearing a chef’s uniform and a green scarf around his neck looked at Xia Yuan and nodded continuously, his heart full of recognition for Xia Yuan. He was Nagase Nahiromi, the deputy chef of Totsuki Resort.
When making the moon eggs before, Xia Yuan thought the texture and taste of the moon eggs were good enough and did not prepare any dipping sauce. Now that the second round has started, he has prepared the dipping sauce to respond to those who support him. So, he made three pots of dipping sauces, namely seafood dipping sauce, garlic dipping sauce, and slightly spicy compound dipping sauce.
8 minutes later, the moon-shaped eggs were out of the pot and the three kinds of dipping sauces were also prepared. The diners looked at the delicacy they had waited for so long and rushed to taste it. This time, the moon-shaped eggs were served with the dipping sauce, which elevated the flavor to a higher level and made everyone enjoy the meal very much.
An old man in the team recognized Hiromi Sena, so he took the initiative to come forward and suggest that the Moon Egg be added to the breakfast menu of Totsuki Resort. Hiromi Sena was a little shocked by this request, which shows that the Moon Egg is really delicious to the diners, and they are looking forward to eating it again next time.
The suppliers of Yuanyue’s ingredients are no ordinary people. They are all experienced gourmets who have tasted countless delicious foods. It is indeed extremely rare for them to actively ask Yuanyue Resort to add new dishes.
When Hiromi Sena came in front of Xia Yuan, he picked up the moon egg, then chose one of the three dipping sauces next to it and put it on the edge of the plate. He took a bite of the original flavor without the dipping sauce first. Hiromi Sena’s eyes widened instantly. The dough was soft and sweet, and the meat filling was chewy and juicy. After dipping it in the seafood sauce, the flavor was greatly enhanced, and his body and mind were greatly satisfied, as if he was in a delicious new world.
“Ah, I found a treasure!” Hiromi Sena said happily.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, I’m Hiromi Nagasena, the deputy chef of Totsuki Resort. Your moon eggs are really delicious! I’m going to take an extra portion and give it to Chef Dojima. Thank you for your hard work.” Hiromi Sena encouraged with a smile on his face.
“Okay!” Xia Yuan nodded and responded calmly.
Normally, Xia Yuan would chat with people for a few minutes, but the number of people queuing did not decrease. Some students who passed the test also joined the tasting team, including Soma Yukihira, Takumi Aldini, and Megumi Tadokoro. After they passed the test, they came to Xia Yuan’s team, wanting to taste the Moon Egg.
“Damn it, if it weren’t for my superior physique, this intensity of work would make me look like Marui. Never mind, just do your best.” Xia Yuan muttered a few words in his heart and started rotating the steel rod to make the dough again.
Hiromi Sena came to the monitoring room holding the Moon Egg. Dojima Gin saw his assistant thoughtfully bringing the dish made by Xia Yuan, and he was very touched. In order to supervise the exam, Dojima Gin had not had time to eat breakfast, so he took the chopsticks and put the Moon Egg into his mouth.
Dojima Gin’s eyes widened instantly, this delicious taste was so delicious!
“Oh! I can feel my stomach and my body moving with joy! The soft and chewy egg noodles are wrapped with thick and chewy meat filling. The meat filling is delicious and juicy, and garnished with fresh shrimps. The flavors of pork and shrimp collide with each other, and the egg noodles make them blend together, forming a wonderful combination. It’s so delicious!” said Dojima Gin with a moved smile.
“Chef Dojima, many food suppliers hope that the Moon Egg can be added to the breakfast menu of Totsuki Resort. They hope to be able to eat the Moon Egg when they come to the hotel next time. Do you think the Moon Egg is qualified to be added to our hotel’s menu?” asked Hiromi Sena.
“Of course. This dish is popular with so many people, so it’s obviously recognized by everyone. It can be added to our hotel’s breakfast menu!” Dojima Gin nodded in agreement.
“Time’s up, that’s enough!” Dojima Gin’s majestic voice rang out.
The students who passed the subject test breathed a sigh of relief, while the students who failed the test wailed in unison.
Xia Yuan looked at the remaining meat filling and dough and thought he could stop. Unexpectedly, a little boy looked at Xia Yuan and said loudly.
“Big blue-haired brother, the competition is over. It has nothing to do with you. You have passed, but we are still waiting. Keep working hard.”
“What the hell…” Xia Yuan swallowed his saliva as he looked at the more than a hundred people still queuing, and said tiredly.
Chapter 48: The residential training is over, and the big eater is starting to eat (old version)
The time came to 8:45, and Xia Yuan had used up all the remaining ingredients. The more than one hundred diners in the queue ended their breakfast journey with satisfied smiles. Seeing that Xia Yuan was very tired, Tanosuke Hui carefully prepared barley tea for him. Xia Yuan drank 2 liters of barley tea in one gulp. After replenishing the water, Xia Yuan regained some energy.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, you are really amazing. Every diner walks away with a happy look on their face after eating your Moon Eggs.” Tanosuke Hui praised from the side.
“Thank you, Xiaohui.” Xia Yuan nodded and responded with a smile
“Xia Yuan, please teach me how to make moon eggs in a way that is consistent with the methods used in set meal restaurants. Please teach me after the residential training is over. Please.” Soma Yukihira said with anticipation.
“No problem. I will tell you the specific steps after we return to Polaris Dormitory.” Xia Yuan looked at Soma Yukihira and responded.
“Well… Xia Yuanjun, I admit that your moon eggs taste delicious, but my Aldini’s Italian salad baked eggs are not inferior, please try it.” Takumi said as he brought out the dish he made.
“Thanks, Takumi, I’m really hungry.” Xia Yuan gave Takumi a thumbs up and thanked him. Then he took the Italian salad and started eating. It took Xia Yuan only five seconds to finish the whole bowl of Italian salad. This shocked Takumi. Can humans eat so fast? It was like pouring the food directly into his mouth.
“Xia Yuan, you must not be full. I’ll make you Yukihira-ryu – Soufflé Omelette. Just sit there and wait.” Soma Yukihira said as he tied a towel around his head. He turned and walked to the cooking table and started making it with the remaining eggs.
Two people were walking over from a distance. They were Alice Nakiri and Kurokiba Ryo. Alice ran to Xia Yuan with a curious look on her face, poked the muscles on Xia Yuan’s arm with her fingers, and then smiled.
“Your muscles are really nice. You can perform so many difficult spinning moves without your biceps and triceps becoming overfilled and stiff. In terms of physical fitness, you are the strongest man I have ever seen.”
“Miss, can you please stop touching me? I am a lustful man. If I can’t control myself, I will drag you to the woods and do it to you.” Xia Yuan threatened Alice.
“Ah!” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, Alice’s previous playful look disappeared immediately, and she hurriedly ran back and hid behind Kurokiba Ryo. After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, Kurokiba also showed a solemn look, and stepped sideways to protect Alice.
“If you have nothing to do, everyone go and take a rest. The radio just said that the next round of topics will start in 4 hours. You didn’t get much rest for breakfast. Soma – just make one portion. Go back to sleep!” Xia Yuan stood up from the counter and said to the people around him.
After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, everyone nodded and hurried back to their bedrooms to rest. Xia Yuan did not choose to rest. He could absorb nutrition from delicious food, and he could restore his strength as long as he ate more. So after dismissing everyone, he ate the soufflé omelette made by Soma Yukihira, and then made himself a seafood omelet. After eating twenty pancakes, his strength was restored a lot, enough for the next topic trial.
It was noon, and the new task was to prepare set meals. There were four types: A, B, C, and parent-child set meals. Previously, we supplied set meals to students at the Sports University, but today we were preparing meals for food suppliers and their families. Fortunately, the appetites of those who ate were average, and they couldn’t eat as much as the muscular men at the Sports University. Therefore, most people completed the set meal training without any major problems.
It was already 16:00 in the afternoon when they finished the work. The students who had completed the training gathered in the lounge. Everyone in the Polar Star Dormitory got together. Except for Zenji Marui, everyone else showed tenacious resilience. Although Zenji Marui persisted, he was exhausted again and looked listless.
Gin Dojima appeared on the podium. His appearance made the students below nervous. Just when everyone was anxious, he spoke.
“Oh, everyone is here, right? Before we get to the point, let me say a few words. 352 students have been eliminated, leaving 629 students. Although it’s cruel, this is exactly what a chef’s profession is all about. You have to stay calm in the face of unknown situations and have frequent conversations with ingredients. Becoming a head chef is even more stressful, and you have to endure nights of anxiety and hesitation, deal with all kinds of emergencies, and do everything you can to save the situation.”
“Living as a chef is like wandering alone in a wilderness with howling winds. The more you pursue perfection, the harder it is to make progress. When you come to your senses, you will find that you have already stood on the top of the mountain and cannot move forward. Some people may even lose their way home. However, I hope you will not forget one thing! In a place like Totsuki, there are companions who will wander the wilderness with you. This fact should be an inspiration to you who will eventually embark on your journey.”
“I sincerely wish you all good luck in martial arts.”
“Then… let’s begin the final part of this training!” Dojima Gin changed the subject. The students in the audience all showed fear on their faces, thinking that they would face another cruel trial, but it turned out that it was not a new training topic.
The door of the lounge opened and the waiter foreman, Tokihiko Sakuma, appeared in front of everyone. Behind him was a team of waiters. They stood on both sides of the red carpet, politely saluted to the students in the hall and said polite words of welcome.
“No more training?” Yuki said blankly.
“The last part is a small banquet to celebrate the end of the training camp! From now on, you will taste a full feast of graduate dishes and announce to the 629 surviving classmates, congratulations on passing all the subjects of the residential training. Please enjoy it!” Dojima Gin waved his hand and said loudly.
“Very good!”
“Great!”
“Is this true? I don’t quite believe it.”
“This isn’t a small banquet, it’s something only we can enjoy!”
A group of students came to the dining area, with 6 people at each table. Good friends sat down one by one. Xia Yuan did not sit at the same table with the people from Polaris Dormitory, but sat at a table alone. Dojima Gin had promised him before that he would eat his fill, and it was time to fulfill this promise.
One plate, two plates, three plates… five hundred and seventy-two plates. Xia Yuan kept putting food into his mouth. The peaceful dinner that everyone was enjoying turned into a show of big eaters. Waiters kept taking away the plates and serving new dishes. The kitchen staff of Yuanyue Hotel thought that another tour group had arrived, but they heard that it was a student named Xia Yuan who had been eating. They all became curious about who he was.
“Oh my God, is Xia Yuan’s stomach connected to another dimension?” Ryoko said in shock, looking at Xia Yuan beside her.
“Even though he ate so much, Brother Xia Yuan’s abdomen still doesn’t have any obvious bulge. This is too magical…” You Ji said with an incredible expression.
“The boss is so awesome. We don’t submit to anyone else but the boss.” Daigo Aoki and Shoji Sato said in a daze while looking at Xia Yuan who was eating.
“The Demon King of Gluttony? He is worthy of being the one I want to challenge. After I study it more, I will definitely challenge Xia Yuan to a food battle.” Takumi Aldini and his brother looked at Xia Yuan in shock.
When the 600th plate was served, Western food was no longer served. Instead, a 20-pound super-large portion of ramen was served. Only after Xia Yuan finished this portion of ramen did he feel full.
“Ahhh! It feels so good! I’m full!” Xia Yuan said happily. His height increased to 183cm at a speed visible to the naked eye. His upper limit of strength also reached 880kg, and his speed increased to 7.8 seconds per 100 meters. He has completely escaped the category of ordinary humans and entered the extraordinary realm.
Dojima Gin came to Xia Yuan and looking at him, he was very glad that he had followed the deputy chef’s advice and stopped serving Western food and instead served large portions of ramen, otherwise it would have cost a lot more money.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, are you full?” Dojima Gin said with a smile.
“After more than a year, I finally have a full meal again. Thank you, Chef Dojima.” Xia Yuan said happily.
“Ah? I see. It seems like you’ve had a pretty hard time… For breakfast today, you set the current record for accommodation training production, 698 servings, and diners really want to add the Moon Egg to the breakfast menu of Totsuki Resort, so I hope you can agree to this request so that diners can eat their favorite dishes next time they visit Totsuki Resort.” Dojima Gin said with a smile.
“No problem. I’ve had a full meal and have plenty of energy. I’ll write down the production process on paper and demonstrate it on the spot. Let’s go to the kitchen.” Xia Yuan nodded and agreed.
“Okay, let’s go.” Dojima Gin and Xia Yuan walked towards the kitchen side by side.
Chapter 49: Returning from Training (Old Version)
Dojima Gin and Xia Yuan came to the kitchen. Xia Yuan wrote down the production process and details of the Moon Eggs in detail on the whiteboard, and made the Moon Eggs on the spot using conventional equipment and techniques. Eight chefs, including Dojima Gin, wrote down the production method of this dish. After the end, Dojima Gin extended an invitation to Xia Yuan.
“Natsuyuki-kun, your ability is currently comparable to that of the God’s Tongue Erina Nakiri among this class of students, and even surpasses her. I admire your talent very much, so I hope that after graduation, when you plan your life path, you can give priority to Totsuki Resort. The stage here is broad enough to allow you to freely display your talents.”
“Chef Dojima, thank you for your invitation. I would rather go far away than stay in a fixed place!” Xia Yuan shook hands with Dojima Gin and communicated.
“Far away? This spirit really seems like that of a good friend of mine back then. After the residential training, it will be the autumn trials. By then, Totsuki Academy will gather all kinds of culinary giants, industry celebrities, and business tycoons. I look forward to your better performance.” Dojima Gin looked at Xia Yuan and smiled. At this moment, the two of them were holding hands. He could personally feel Xia Yuan’s spirit as a chef. Dojima Gin firmly believed that Xia Yuan’s future was limitless.
After finishing cooking, Xia Yuan looked at his phone. Yuuki and others asked him to meet in Marui Zenji’s room to play cards. Xia Yuan had planned to go, but because his body functions had greatly improved, he wanted to adapt to the outside world to avoid accidentally hurting his friends. So he replied to the email, saying that he was a little tired today and would not go. Then, under the cover of night, he climbed over the guardrail of the Totsuki Resort and headed into the mountains.
Xia Yuan came to the mountains. The only light source at this time was the moon in the sky, but Xia Yuan could see at night, so he was not worried about not being able to see the road. After coming to a relatively open area, Xia Yuan took off his clothes and began to practice Bajiquan. His punches made a sound of breaking wind, and his feet crushed the earth.
With one punch, Xia Yuan broke an old tree with a diameter of 60 cm. However, this has not reached the limit of Xia Yuan’s strength. Considering that he would not be full every meal, Xia Yuan began to practice restraining his strength. After some practice, he fully adapted to his own growth speed and strength. It was already late at night. Xia Yuan put on his clothes and returned to the Yuanyue Resort Hotel.
After the residential training was over, Xia Yuan and everyone from Polar Star Dormitory gathered in the hotel lobby.
“Ah, the hell training is finally over, and we’re ready to go back to the Polaris Dormitory!” Sato Shoji said happily.
“I miss the vegetable fields in Polaris Lodge so much. When we were away, all the farm work was left to Senior Isshiki Hui. He must have been very busy.” Tanomo Megumi said silently.
“Although the bed in the hotel is very good, the bed in the Polar Star Dormitory is still more comfortable to sleep on.” Daigo Aoki said, holding his head.
“The bus is here, let’s go outside.” Ryoko suggested after seeing the bus.
“Yukihira, where is the handkerchief you usually wear?” Xia Yuan said, looking at Soma Yukihira’s cuffs.
“Oh! I forgot it in the room. I’ll get it now.” Soma Yukihira looked at his cuffs, handed the gift to Shoji Sato and Daigo Aoki, and rushed to his room.
When Soma Yukihira left, Kojiro Shinomiya and several graduates also left with their gifts. During this time, Megumi Tadokoro was invited by Hinata Inui, which made Megumi Tadokoro flattered. After some greetings, all the graduates left by car.
Ten minutes later, Soma Yukihira ran back and everyone in Polar Star Dormitory was still waiting for him.
“It was a close call. I almost left my most important towel behind. Thank you, Xia Yuan.” Soma Yukihira patted Xia Yuan on the shoulder and said.
“We are all brothers, there’s no need to be polite. The bus is here, let’s go.” Xia Yuan hugged Soma Yukihira, and then Sato Shoji and Aoki Daigo also came over. The four boys hugged each other and walked towards the bus.
After getting on the bus as instructed, Xia Yuan found Feishazi behind him. She was looking out the window anxiously, as if she was waiting for someone.
“Hey, secretary, are you waiting for someone?” Xia Yuan greeted.
“Don’t call me secretary! Why do I see you everywhere? Hey! Don’t sit next to me, this is Lady Erina’s seat!” Hisako pushed Xia Yuan, but no matter how hard she tried, Xia Yuan didn’t move at all.
“Don’t be so petty. Erina is the granddaughter of the general manager of Totsuki Academy. Maybe she is discussing cooperation with a graduate. Don’t worry about her. You can just give her a call and ask her if she can catch the bus. Even if she can’t catch the bus, there is a special car to take her back to Totsuki Academy. Calm down. You are about to get wrinkles between your eyebrows.” Xia Yuan said to Hisako with a smile.
“Hmph, you don’t even understand the relationship between me and Lady Erina…my responsibilities.” Hisako ignored Xia Yuan, picked up the phone and called Erina.
beep–
“Hisako, what’s wrong?” Erina took her important notebook and photos and replied while jogging.
“Lady Erina, the bus is about to leave in 2 minutes. Can you still make it?” asked Hisako.
“2 minutes? That’s too rushed. I probably won’t be able to make it to the parking lot. You take the bus back, and I’ll take the hotel’s special car back to the academy.” Erina looked at her watch and responded.
“Okay, Lady Erina, I’ll wait for you in your office.” Hisako nodded.
After hanging up the phone, Feishazi took a deep breath and relaxed a little. Xia Yuan looked at Feishazi’s profile and her rising and falling chest and swallowed his saliva. He had planned to take Feishazi down before, but good things come to those who wait. It would not be too late to find a chance to take Feishazi down after he won the first place in the autumn trials.
But at this moment, Xia Yuan wanted to show off, and he remembered a sentence his idol Aizen said, which was very suitable for the current relationship between Hisako and Erina.
“Hey, Feishazi, do you know that admiration is the farthest feeling from understanding?” Xia Yuan turned his head and looked at Feishazi and said.
“Hmm? Admiration is the furthest feeling from understanding? What do you mean by this sentence?” Feishazi looked at Xia Yuan and asked.
“It means exactly what it says. If you don’t understand it, you won’t be able to save Erina.” Xia Yuan said meaningfully, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
“Xia Yuan saw through my thoughts? How is that possible? We have only spent a short time together. Could it be that he has investigated me and Lady Erina? He closed his eyes and took a rest after he finished speaking. Is he pretending to be deep? Ah! Damn it! This guy is so bad!” Feisha bit her lip, looked at Xia Yuan with a slightly blushing face and thought.
The bus came to a bend in the mountain road. Xia Yuan’s body naturally followed the inertia and his head rested on Feishazi’s shoulder. Feishazi smelled the fragrance of Xia Yuan’s hair, which felt very good, a smell he had never smelled before. Then he wanted to push Xia Yuan away from his shoulder, but found that Xia Yuan’s body was as heavy as a rock and could not be pushed away at all. The bus was very quiet. Feishazi was embarrassed to destroy the atmosphere and had to endure it silently.
“So embarrassing… No boy has ever dared to get so close to me. Under normal circumstances, I would have been angry and called the police. But facing Xia Yuan, my body did not resist. I even… liked him very much. What’s going on? This guy is obviously annoying, but I…” Feishazi’s face turned as red as an apple and she struggled in her heart. After the bus turned again, Xia Yuan followed inertia and leaned his body to the other side.
“Don’t move away, why does he smell so good? I feel safe when he relies on me. Oh my God! What’s wrong with me! This is too shameless…” Feishazi remained silent, but the black and white villain in her heart was quarreling.
Xia Yuan didn’t know what happened, he really fell asleep. In the evening, the bus returned to Totsuki Academy. At the driver’s call, Xia Yuan woke up from his sleep.
“Ah? We’ve arrived…”
Chapter 50 Celebration Dinner (Old Version)
After getting off the bus, people from Polaris Dormitory gathered together one after another and went back to the dormitory together. When the sun was about to set, everyone finally returned to Polaris Dormitory.
“I’m back!” Xia Yuan pushed open the door first and said loudly.
“I’m back, mother-in-law!”
“I’m back, Senior!”
Isshiki Hui calculated the time for everyone to return, and was waiting for them on the first floor wearing a pink apron and smiling.
“That’s great. Everyone has returned. As a senior, I’m really pleased.” Isshiki Hui said with a smile as he looked at everyone.
“Of course, we are the Polaris, even super training can’t defeat us!” Yuki said playfully while posing a transformation pose.
“Hmm! This fragrance! Is Aunt Wenxu making something delicious?” Ryoko said after smelling the air.
“Everyone, follow me, let’s go to the restaurant.” Isshiki Hui said with a smile.
The group excitedly threw their gifts on the ground, ignored them for the time being, and went to the restaurant, but Xia Yuan did not do so. He said goodbye to everyone first, returned to his room, and put his steel rod and Seven-Star Sword in the corner of the room. They were all his companions, and they must not be placed in a place where things were messy, otherwise the spirits in the weapons would be sad.
After placing the gifts, Xia Yuan thought about it and realized that at this point in time, it should be Soma Yukihira’s father, Tsaiba Seiichiro who came. This chef who once ranked second in the top ten of Totsuki Academy had a legendary life. He constantly innovated and made delicious dishes, until his talent was exhausted and he fell into depression. He then became a chef in a street teishoku restaurant and gradually recovered his strength. Now he has gone abroad to serve as the head chef of a famous hotel.
If the anime Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma were to be filmed again with Saiba Seiichirō as the protagonist, it might be more popular than the one with Yukihira Soma as the protagonist.
“In short, let’s go and meet this man who has the title of Shura.” Xia Yuan grinned excitedly.
When we arrived at the restaurant, Soma Yukihira and Seiichiro were busy at the stove. Seiichiro was in charge of preparing the food, while Soma Yukihira was in charge of assisting him, just like the orderly division of labor in their daily set meal restaurant at home.
“Brother Xia Yuan, you’re here! Super exciting news, Yukihira’s father was actually the runner-up of the Ten Greatest Men of Totsuki.” Yuki pulled Xia Yuan’s arm and shook him.
“No wonder Yukihira-kun is so awesome, it turns out he cooks with the top ten masters on a daily basis.” Tanado Hui said in shock, pulling Xia Yuan’s other arm.
“Hey, everyone, don’t act like you’ve never seen the world. Yukihira’s dad has become a legend, and we are on our way to becoming a legend! As long as we work hard, we will be able to stand on equal footing with him, or even surpass him. Instead of being surprised, you might as well put the gifts piled at the door back into the dormitory to avoid being laughed at by your seniors. Get moving!” Xia Yuan said in a serious voice.
“Hi!” After hearing Xia Yuan’s words, everyone felt encouraged, so they hurried to the gate to send the gifts back to their respective rooms.
Isshiki Hui looked at Xia Yuan. After the hell training, Xia Yuan’s spirit became even stronger. Seiichiro, who was cooking, turned his head and looked at Xia Yuan. He heard the words very clearly. The words were full of power. The moment their eyes met, Seiichiro smiled. That was the look of a challenger! This kid, who had never met before and was the same age as Yukihira Soma, still dared to face himself after learning that he was once the second place in the Ten Elites. He felt the feeling of his former partner Dojima Gin in him.
“It’s really interesting! Soma, enjoy it.” Seiichiro said suddenly.
“Huh? What? I didn’t hear it clearly.” Soma Yukihira replied with a confused look on his face.
One hour later.
The dinner was ready, and everyone gathered around the dining table with wine glasses in hand. Two elders, Aunt Wenxu and Seiichiro, gave speeches.
“Congratulations to everyone for making it through the training camp! Let’s eat and drink to our heart’s content today!”
“cheers!”
“We’re ready to eat! Cheers!”
After drinking the pre-dinner drink to moisten his throat, Xia Yuan picked up the fork with great anticipation. After eating a piece of barbecue, he was surprised to find that he was brought to the distant Turkey, Greece, and Egypt, which were the countries that Seiichiro had been to.
“The world is big. In addition to Chinese, French, Italian and Japanese cuisine, there is also Turkish cuisine. It’s amazing!” Xia Yuan nodded and praised.
The others came forward to ask about dishes they had never eaten before. Cheng Yilang patiently answered them one by one. Among the dishes on the table, Xia Yuan keenly noticed a discordant factor, which was a dish of snake meat cooked in clear soup. Xia Yuan grinned, “Dark cuisine? Then I want to try it too!”
The snake meat tastes fishy. Even though chopped green onions were added to remove the fishy smell, the disgusting earthy smell was still strong. After swallowing it, I felt the acid in my stomach starting to start, trying to swallow up the snake meat that was a burden to my body. The snake meat and the gastric juice made me feel uncomfortable and I wanted to vomit. Finally, the snake meat was submerged by the gastric juice and the strange feeling disappeared.
“Senior, thank you for treating us to dinner. As Soma’s good friend, I would like to treat you as well. Preserved eggs with double pepper and vinegar sauce, please try it!” Xia Yuan took out the dark dish he had saved from the refrigerator, put it on a plate and handed it to Seiichiro to taste.
“Oh? Is this the mysterious ingredient, preserved egg, from the University of Tokyo!? Boy, are you from the University of Tokyo?” Seiichiro looked at the preserved egg in confusion. This ingredient is not available to ordinary people. You have to go to the special Chinatown to buy it. Except for the people from the University of Tokyo, Japanese people basically don’t eat this kind of scary-looking ingredient.
“That’s right, senior just treated me to raw snake meat, so please accept my ‘kindness’!” Xia Yuan handed the preserved egg with double pepper and vinegar sauce to Seiichiro and said.
The moment the preserved egg with double pepper and vinegar sauce was handed over, Seiichiro smelled a strong smell of vinegar. The black, half-al dente preserved egg was surrounded by peppercorns and Sichuan peppercorns. The whole plate looked like a minefield filled with the breath of death. Seiichiro grinned, thinking that this kid was very much to his taste.
“Boy, what’s your name?” Seiichiro asked after taking the preserved egg with double pepper and vinegar sauce handed over by Xia Yuan.
“My name is Xia Yuan, the Blue Demon King, Xia Yuan!” Xia Yuan introduced himself.
“Blue Demon King!? Xia Yuan! Interesting, I will remember you!” Seiichiro responded with a smile, then picked up the chopsticks and put the preserved egg with double pepper and vinegar sauce into his mouth.
For a moment, Seiichiro seemed to be in a terrifying dark forest, with a terrifying swamp in front of him. When he wanted to escape, he accidentally touched a landmine.
Seiichiro was stabbed by a Sichuan pepper mine, and then he touched a Mala pepper mine. Under the attack of the double mines, Seiichiro fell into the acidic swamp in despair.
“Xia Yuan! What did you give my dad to eat? Let me try it.” Soma Yukihira looked at the familiar century egg curiously, picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. Soon, the father and son fell into the acidic swamp together.
“You crazy boy, don’t bring your dangerous dark food to the table. Come, drink some water!” Aunt Wen Xu smiled bitterly when she saw Xia Yuan take out the preserved eggs, and hurriedly handed two glasses of ice water to Soma Yukihira and Seiichiro.
Gulu——Gulu——
“Saved!”
“What an amazing dish! It makes me feel like I’m in a cold swamp full of landmines.” Seiichiro said with a smile.
“How is it? Is it unpalatable?” Xia Yuan said with a smile.
“It can be said to be very impactful, but my snake meat is still more unpalatable. What do you think, Soma?” Seiichiro looked at Soma Yukihira and said.
“Let me try it. Uh… it’s really disgusting. I feel like it can be among the top four in the list of the ten most unpalatable things.” said Soma Yukihira.
The people around were watching Xia Yuan, Seiichiro, and Yukihira Soma discussing dark cuisine. Their previous favorable impression and admiration for Seiichiro dropped drastically. On weekdays, Yukihira Soma and Xia Yuan made dark cuisine that made them suffer a lot. It really proved the old saying that like son, like father.
Chapter 51: Demon King vs. Shura (Old Version)
I have to say that Shiroichiro is a very interesting person. He is knowledgeable and has no airs of an elder. He is not hypocritical and says whatever he wants. Xia Yuan likes to communicate with this kind of people the most. Before the meal was over, Xia Yuan and Shiroichiro became friends after chatting. This made Soma Yukihira unhappy. You two have become friends, then what am I?
“I call your dad brother, and you call me brother, there is no difference in generation.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“Ah! Absolutely not allowed. Dad, stop chatting. Xiaohui, Youki, come and help pull Xia Yuan away. This guy is too annoying.” Soma Yukihira said with a long face.
Tansho Kei and Yuuki pulled Xia Yuan out of the kitchen. They both got to know Xia Yuan a little better. His ability to chat happily with everyone, young or old, regardless of gender, was no worse than his cooking skills.
After returning to his room, Xia Yuan began to maintain the Seven Star Sword and the steel stick. Now Soma Yukihira needs his father’s guidance. After Soma Yukihira becomes stronger, he will recruit him into the Demon King’s Castle Club. By then, they will be able to assemble a force that can confront the Ten Elites head-on. Just thinking about it makes him excited.
After maintaining the Seven-Star Knife and the steel rod, Xia Yuan simply washed up and went to bed. Before going to bed, he set the alarm clock and made plans.
“Tomorrow morning, Shiroichiro will initiate a cooking competition, so go to bed early, get up early, and get to the kitchen first, before Soma. I will fight with Shura, and then stimulate Soma after the battle. Then, let Soma feel that he is good enough to fight with me, a handsome guy. If I defeat Soma, the Demon King’s Castle Club will have another member. OK, go to bed.”
The next day, at 4 o’clock in the morning, the alarm clock rang. Xia Yuan got up after hearing the sound and exercised as usual, running 10 kilometers and practicing two sets of Bajiquan and Tai Chi. Due to the improvement of physical fitness, the original exercise plan was completed ahead of schedule, so Xia Yuan added strength training. The time came to 5:25. Xia Yuan finished training and came to the kitchen, and found that Cheng Yilang was already in the kitchen making breakfast.
“Hey, Uncle Xingping, good morning!” Xia Yuan waved and greeted.
“It’s Xia Yuan. You got up early. You just finished exercising, right?” Cheng Yilang asked with a smile.
“Yes, I exercise every day and then come back to make breakfast for myself.” Xia Yuan responded with a smile.
“That’s amazing. Let’s have a cooking showdown while your body is still excited.” Shiroichiro said to Xia Yuan with a scarlet aura.
“Okay, that’s what I wanted!” Xia Yuan picked up the apron and put it on, responding with the same Youlan aura.
“Really? You’re so excited so early in the morning. Let me be the examiner.” Aunt Wenxu said as she walked into the kitchen.
“The new generation of the Demon King and the long-established Shura, this showdown is really interesting. Count me in as the examiner.” Isshiki Hui appeared naked in a loincloth.
“Loincloth boy, you came at an untimely time. There must be an odd number of examiners.” Aunt Wenxu said to Isshiki Hui. While she was speaking, Tansho Kei came to the kitchen in a daze.
“Oh, the third examiner has appeared. Good morning, Xiaohui.” Isshiki Hui greeted.
“Huh?! Senior Isshiki Hui, Aunt Wenxu, Xia Yuanjun, Uncle Shiroichiro, why are you all in the kitchen?” Tansho Kei said in confusion with dark circles under his eyes.
“Xiaohui, you have dark circles under your eyes. Didn’t you get enough rest?” Xia Yuan asked with concern.
“I don’t know what’s going on. My body is obviously very tired, but my mind is still very excited. The memories of my residential training kept coming back to me in the middle of the night. I haven’t slept yet, so this is what happened.” Tanosuke Hui looked at Xia Yuan and responded.
“Now there are three examiners, which means we can start, right?” Isshiki Hui looked at Xia Yuan and Cheng Yilang and said expectantly.
“No problem!” Xia Yuan and Cheng Yilang nodded in agreement.
“You two are both very good at making strong-flavored food, but I’m old and can’t eat strong-flavored food in the morning. There are also children who have not slept all night and children who have just finished farm work. As for the topic, please make us a dish that can bring [morning energy]. You can choose any ingredients in the kitchen. The time limit is 1 hour, so… let’s start!” Aunt Wenxu said.
Facing the question raised by Aunt Wen Xu, Xia Yuan was well prepared. There is a four-star dish in the Genshin Impact menu called: Chicken Tofu Pudding. This dish is also one of the state banquet dishes of the University of Tokyo. Now it is used as a cooking duel, which is just right.
Xia Yuan went to the cold layer of the refrigerator and took out the chicken breast, which is the core ingredient of chicken tofu pudding. He then took out half a chicken to make the broth.
Slice a piece of ginger, cut the chicken skin into sections, add a little cooking oil into the soup pot, add the ginger slices after it is fragrant, then add the chicken skin to fry out the chicken oil, then separate the chicken from the chicken rack and put it into the soup pot, add the fried chicken oil, half a piece of Jinhua ham, add water, and cook on high pressure for 15 minutes.
While preparing the broth, make the chicken breast. One portion of the chicken breast is used to make the broth, and the other portion of the chicken breast is used to make tofu pudding. Xia Yuan took out a knife to remove the fascia from the chicken breast. Then, put the chicken breast + clean water into a meat grinder and blend them into a paste. After completion, pour them into a basin for later use. Clean the meat grinder, put the chicken breast + pea water starch into the meat grinder and grind them into a meat paste. Add egg white to the beaten meat paste and stir it. Remove a little impurities to purify the chicken paste, and then continue to stir it into a paste.
Take a bowl of clean water and drop the meat paste into it. When you see it spread out and sink to the bottom, the meat paste is in the best state. At this time, the broth has been made. Take out ingredients such as chicken skin and chicken frames, and only keep the pure chicken broth. Filter it again, pour it into the broth pot and boil it. Then add the chicken paste previously used for the soup, and simmer it over low heat. After the soup boils, foam will float up. Scoop it out and continue to add meat paste. After several cycles, you can make tofu pudding.
Add salt to the soup and the minced meat for seasoning, put the minced meat into the bottom of the soup pot, and simmer slowly over the lowest heat. Do not let the pot boil, otherwise the tofu pudding will fall apart. Then add in scallion and sugar to enhance the flavor. Wait until the minced meat at the bottom of the pot floats to the top, clean off the foam, and the tofu pudding is cooked.
On the other side, Cheng Yilang finished the dish before Xia Yuan and brought it to the three examiners.
“Please have some of Shiroichiro’s special fragrant ramen!”
“Ramen?” Aunt Fumiyo, Isshiki Hui, and Tadokoro Megumi were all shocked.
“Are we having ramen in the morning? The soup base is so rich.” Tadokoro Megumi said in surprise as she looked at the ramen in front of her.
“In some areas, people eat ramen in the morning. This rich taste must be made with seafood. This would be too much of a shock for the elderly Aunt Wenxu and the sleep-deprived Tadokoro Megumi.” Isshiki Hui thought as he looked at the ramen in front of him.
“Joichiro, no matter how unexpected you can be, there has to be a limit. You haven’t changed at all. You always casually bring out the dishes you made for the first time or all kinds of weird dishes. Because you are always like this, you will lose miserably even in a food battle against an opponent who has no skill!” Aunt Wenxu said angrily.
“Because I was full of vigor and vitality back then.” Shiroichiro said with a nostalgic look on his face.
The aroma of the fragrant ramen gradually spread, and after smelling it, Megumi Tadokoro discovered the difference between it and ordinary thick soup ramen.
“It’s strange, Aunt Wenxu, this soup base looks very rich, but it doesn’t smell greasy, but has a gentle fragrance.” Tansho Kei persuaded.
“Yes, indeed. Let’s start the review then.” Aunt Wenxu responded after calming herself down.
Chapter 52: Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding (Old Version)
Aunt Wenxu, Isshiki Hui, and Tansho Kei picked up the ramen with chopsticks, blew on the hot air, and sucked the ramen into their mouths. The noodles were smooth and tasty, not soft and easy to break like the usual thick soup ramen.
“There’s grapefruit kneaded into the noodles…” said Tadokoro Megumi while looking at the ramen in the bowl.
“The taste is so rich that people can’t help but want to pick it up with chopsticks again and again.” Aunt Wenxu exclaimed with a slight blush on her cheeks.
“This smell is simply unstoppable!” Isse Hui Baofeng exclaimed as he inhaled it.
After finishing half of the ramen, Aunt Wenxu began to examine the soup base of the ramen. It was made of soy milk and caramel miso, but could these two things alone create such a rich flavor? Chengyilang saw Aunt Wenxu’s confusion and explained.
“I shaved the rich, smooth and sticky shrimp taro into paste and added it to the soup. This way, the soup base will have a smooth and rich texture.”
“Hmm, I feel my body getting warmer.” Tadokoro Megumi said with a look of enjoyment on her face.
“This is the effect brought about by the chili oil, ginger paste, and garlic. The softness of the soy milk neutralizes their stimulation, and thus warms up the body little by little.” Isshiki Hui explained with the same look of enjoyment on his face.
“The toppings in the ramen also show the chef’s delicate skills. The thinly sliced ​​lotus root and burdock are fried until golden and crispy, the carrots and turnips are roasted over charcoal until slightly charred, and then seasoned with rock salt to bring out the sweetness of the ingredients. Just like the side dishes in French cuisine, each ingredient has been properly cooked to create depth in the taste, and the best of them is the tempeh!” Aunt Wenxu picked up the tempeh and admired it.
“It feels like the portion is quite big, just like eating barbecued pork.” Tansho Megumi said with surprise.
“Temperpine tastes very similar to meat, so vegetarians and people who follow the longevity diet, who do not consume meat and dairy products, love to eat it,” said Shiroichiro.
“So this broth is also vegetarian broth?” Isshiki Hui guessed while looking at the soup base in the ramen bowl.
“Yes, this is a soup stock made with kelp and shiitake mushrooms. When I was traveling overseas, I met a monk who had to abstain from fish for several weeks due to religious reasons. I kept trying to make dishes that the monk could enjoy, and that experience became the cornerstone of this bowl of ramen,” Shiroichiro recalled with a smile.
“I see. The delicious ingredients of mushrooms and kelp can produce a synergistic effect when combined together. Even without using bonito flakes, you can still get a full flavor. Hey! Does that mean this bowl of ramen doesn’t use any fish or meat at all, yet it has such a rich flavor?” Aunt Wenxu asked in surprise.
“To create an umami and rich taste, it’s easy to use animal ingredients, but wouldn’t it be more interesting to make rich ramen without fish and meat?” Shiroichiro explained casually.
Aunt Wenxu showed a satisfied smile. A bowl of ramen could actually combine all kinds of wonderful ideas. It was clearly a microcosm of the life of this man who traveled all over the world.
The three examiners ate the ramen with big mouthfuls, enjoying the delicious flavor of the fragrant ramen, and finally finished all the noodles and soup.
when–
The empty bowls were placed on the table. Aunt Wenxu, Isshiki Hui, and Tanomo Kei were all very satisfied. If the food served by Xia Yuan was not amazing enough, Shiroichiro would have won this cooking duel.
“Well, even if the crazy boy can’t reach the level of Cheng Yilang, he will definitely not be too bad. He is the one who passed my super-standard trial.” Aunt Wenxu looked at Xia Yuan expectantly.
“The dish made by Xia Yuanjun took a lot of effort. It should be a Chinese dish, but I don’t know what it is called. I am very optimistic about him.” Isse Hui pinched his chin and looked at Xia Yuan thoughtfully.
“Mr. Xia Yuan, you are really amazing to have the courage to have a cooking competition with the second place in the top ten. Fortunately, you cheered me up before the residential training. If Aunt Wenxu and Senior Isshiki Hui both choose Uncle Shiroichiro in the competition later, I will vote for you as a consolation.” Tanosho Hui looked at Xia Yuan and thought while pulling her braid.
In front of the stove, Xia Yuan was making the final touches. The chicken tofu pudding in the Genshin Impact menu contains the ingredient snapdragon, which can be used as medicine and has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and reducing swelling. However, there was no snapdragon in Xia Yuan’s locker, so he chose dried day lily as a substitute. Day lily is known as one of the “Four Major Vegetarian Mountain Delicacies”. It is delicious, tender, and rich in nutrients. It is a low-calorie food rich in vitamins, carbohydrates, proteins, polyphenols, flavonoids, amino acids and other nutrients necessary for the human body. When combined with chicken tofu, it perfectly blends the nutrition and flavor of the two.
Golden light rose from the chicken tofu pudding. Xia Yuan prepared five bowls, kept one bowl for himself, and then brought the chicken tofu pudding to the examiner and Cheng Yilang.
“The Devil’s special – Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding, please enjoy!”
“This… the food is glowing!?” Aunt Wenxu said in shock as she looked at the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding.
“It’s amazing, Mr. Xia Yuan, is this your true strength?!” Isshiki Hui opened his eyes wide, his green pupils revealing a complex look. At this moment, he was wondering whether he could win if he used all his strength to fight Xia Yuan.
“It’s so beautiful! When I inhale the fragrance into my nose, I feel more energetic.” said Tansho Kei in surprise.
“This kid… actually possesses the legendary food power! According to legend, only those chosen by the God of Food can possess this ability. It’s not just his ability that’s powerful. This dish is a Kung Fu dish that requires extremely delicate operating skills to make. Is he really only 15 years old?” Shiroichiro said in shock as he picked up the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding.
The four of them picked up the soup spoon at the same time and scooped up a spoonful of chicken tofu pudding. At first glance, it looked very much like tofu, but a closer look revealed that it was not that kind of tofu in terms of granularity. After putting it in their mouths, at that moment, the four people’s consciousness was brought into a fantasy world.
The four of them transformed into crowing roosters, standing on a hill covered with day lilies, and making sounds of the dawn towards the sky.
Oh oh oh——
After the crowing, the rising sun came up and its light shone on the earth. In an instant, Shiroichiro, Fumio, Isshiki Satoshi and Tanomo Megumi changed from roosters to working farmers. They picked day lilies together and made them into delicious food. They ended a day’s hard work with laughter.
The illusion disappeared, and the four people who had eaten the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu shed tears, tears of emotion. Then, Shiroichiro felt that the fatigue accumulated from making the dishes before had disappeared, Tadokoro Megumi felt that her body had become stronger, Isshiki Hui felt that she could now go to the vegetable garden and plant potatoes again, and Aunt Fumiyo felt that her shoulders and lumbar spine no longer hurt.
“It’s so delicious! I’ve lived to this age and waited for this bowl of Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding. It’s really meaningful that I’ve been guarding Jixing Lodge for so many years!” Aunt Wenxu burst into tears. She looked at the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding in the bowl and put it into her mouth in big mouthfuls. The chicken tofu was soft and dense, and tasted very fresh. She drank a sip of the soup, which moisturized her body and mind. She ate the dried day lily that she had tasted before and felt that the meat was mellow, elastic and soft, tender and delicious, presenting the ultimate sense of harmony of the trinity, which sublimated Aunt Wenxu’s whole person.
“The beautiful scenery of the sunrise and the joy of working are fascinating. Although the previous fragrant ramen replenished my physical strength, this bowl of Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding gives my muscles strength. My body, mind and soul are cheering. Now I even have the confidence to challenge the fighting competition!” Isshiki Hui said excitedly with his eyes wide open.
“Great God Amaterasu Xia Yuan, your people truly feel your mercy and love. Now I am no longer confused, no longer tired, and I have the strength to overcome all difficulties, oh, Xia Mon!” Tanosuke Hui said in a trance with her eyes closed, holding the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding.
“This power has healed my body and mind. All the negative energy and fatigue accumulated in the past few months have been washed away. Soma, my child, you are lucky to come to this academy, but you are also unfortunate. This young man named Xia Yuan, his existence will be like a real demon king, surpassing the pinnacle of Totsuki. You need to constantly hone your skills and forge your own weapons before you are qualified to fight him. You are still too weak now. Get stronger, keep getting stronger. During the autumn trials, do your best to declare war on the Blue Demon King!” Shiroichiro tilted his head back and closed his eyes to enjoy it, saying silently in his heart.
Just as the four people who were examining were immersed in it, Soma Yukihira walked into the kitchen. Besides him, there were also Yuuki and Ryoko. The three of them looked at the four people with different expressions and asked questions.
“Dad, what are you doing?” Soma Yukihira asked curiously.
“Soma, Yuuki, Ryoko, good morning. I made a medicinal meal to nourish the bodies of those who get up early to work. The effect seems to be quite good. Uncle Yukihira is leaving today. Have a good chat with father. It will take several days before we meet again. I’m going back to the room to rest.” Xia Yuan walked up to Soma Yukihira with a bright smile, patted him on the shoulder and said, then left the kitchen.
“Auntie Wenxu, why are you crying? Xiaohui, what are you mumbling about? Senior Isshiki Hui, why did your painting style become Baki style? Uncle Joichiro, uh… no change, what happened?” Yuuki asked with a confused look on her face.
“Eh!? What a delicious smell. Is that the medicinal food made by Xia Yuanjun in that bowl? Wow, it’s actually tofu soup. I want to try it.” Ryoko said with shining eyes. She loved tofu very much, so she couldn’t help but picked up a spoon and walked over.
“I want to eat too! It should be okay to just have one bite.” Yuki also took the spoon and walked over.
“Tofu soup? Dad seems to like it very much. I’ll have a sip too.” Soma Yukihira came to the Chaoyang Chicken Tofu Pudding with a spoon, scooped up a spoonful and put it into his mouth.
After eating, the three of them looked back and enjoyed the meal. This morning cooking competition had no result due to the participation of outsiders and Xia Yuan’s departure, but the three people in charge of the review all had the answer in their hearts.