"I cannot accept this!"
Boutril shouted, then he first picked up his three bowls of noodles from the judging panel, took a bite of each, felt the clearly abnormal taste, and suddenly showed a very exaggerated, sudden realization.
"Oh no, I made a mistake! These three bowls must be the failed products from my practice earlier! They are not the ones I truly made, so I believe this mistake should be forgiven. After all, Shokugeki is a competition born from the pursuit of better food, and you should allow me to present my true Shokugeki dish again!"
After taking a bite, Boutril knew that his three bowls of noodles must have been tampered with by Jaden again!
But he didn't know how Jaden did it.
He didn't make a scene by talking nonsense at this moment; instead, he started making trouble on this front.
Honestly, if Boutril were just an ordinary chef, the three judges would probably calmly, gently, and very elegantly reply with:
Get the F out!
The mechanism of Totsuki Academy was inherently cruel, designed so that one piece of talent could turn everyone else into stepping stones. Shokugeki was the most brutal embodiment of Totsuki's Asura path.
You say there's no compassion in this?
-That's of course!
Whether you made a mistake yourself or were sabotaged by someone else-it's still because there's a problem with you!
You made a mistake, didn't notice it, and now you want to appeal to compassion to cover it up and get a chance to try again?
There are no second chances on the Asura path!
-Totsuki is not such a gentle place!
However...
Boutril was brought by Shinomiya Unyo; he was a chef of the Shinomiya family.
The weight of the name Shinomiya in this country was terrifyingly great.
Although Totsuki, with Erina as the Director, was no longer afraid of Shinomiya, would Erina, even as the Kengan Association Chairman, really risk offending Shinomiya for such a small matter?
-This was not in the interest of a businesswoman, nor was it worthwhile.
If they just made an exception...
The three judges began to hesitate, and Shinomiya Unyo walked directly into the arena at that moment.
"That's right, if this match ends like this, it would be too boring-after all, it's a challenge to the World's Best Chef. Mr. Yuki, you are the most outstanding chef in the world, so it's normal for the one challenging you to be a little nervous, don't you think? I believe this can be allowed. What do you think?"
Shinomiya Unyo exerted direct pressure, and the three judges became even more hesitant.
The audience seats fell into complete silence.
They naturally did not agree with this so-called 'compassion'!
After all, this was a Shokugeki-if they gave you a chance because you made a mistake, wouldn't it become a joke!?
Jaden, however, was expressionless and completely unconcerned.
He had already quietly received his Observation Haki.
So...
-If this guy insisted on trying again, Jaden would use the curse.
He was always in an invincible position.
So everything unfolding before him was like watching a play, and whatever role others played was just adding entertainment for him.
Of course, one type of entertainment was usually enough for one laugh.
If the opponent continued to make trouble after this, he would have to find some new entertainment... Heh, it's like if a regular person dared to provoke Hanma Yujiro in the Baki world. The first time, he might ignore you because he's in a good mood and you're too weak to bother with.
The second time...
Right-if he didn't skin you alive and pull out your tendons, could he still be called Hanma Yujiro?
Jaden thought this.
But someone else didn't think that way.
"-In a Shokugeki, there is no room for that kind of compassion to survive!"
Just when everyone else, including Jaden, tacitly assumed there might be a rematch, Erina, just like Shinomiya Unyo, walked directly into the arena.
She first looked at Shinomiya Unyo, and then, although she was shorter than Boutril, as she met Boutril's gaze, he had the persistent feeling that she was looking down on him.
"Chef Boutril... Third Young Master Shinomiya might not understand, but you can't possibly not understand-or do you want me to be clearer, you stepping stone!"
The three judges widened their eyes when Erina appeared.
The rest of the audience also widened their eyes.
Although the current Totsuki did have the qualifications to contend with the Shinomiya family-in terms of scale and historical accumulation, Shinomiya was an incomparable behemoth to Totsuki!
If Totsuki were given more time to fully absorb the Kengan Association and Toyo Electric, it might truly be able to wrestle with the Shinomiya family.
But right now...
-Totsuki needed time right now!
Under these circumstances, they really didn't expect Erina to jump out and publicly challenge Shinomiya over such a trivial matter!
This behavior was clearly unreasonable...
But.
-This feels so good!
The Totsuki staff, who had been unable to comprehend Shinomiya Unyo's words just now, all started to smile.
Yes, this is exactly what a Shokugeki should be like!
If they made such a huge concession just because the opponent was Shinomiya, what fairness would the Shokugeki have left!
They all thought this.
But whether Erina thought this was debatable.
Mainly...
Erina glanced at Jaden, then took two steps forward, standing in front of him, and stretched out her hand to shield him behind her.
"Chef Boutril, if you violate the fairness of the Shokugeki-you might not be able to continue as a chef, and also..."
Erina's gaze swept over Boutril's three bowls of noodles, and she let out a cold snort.
"Just by smelling the scent, I can tell that what you made is too bad-tasting, even if it's a failed product!"
"How dare you bring that kind of feed that anyone would call bad-tasting into the Shokugeki arena..."
At this point, Erina raised her voice.
"-I don't know who gave you the courage, but right now, you aren't even qualified to be a stepping stone!"
"This, I..."
Boutril wanted to refute, but when he saw the three bowls of noodles in his hand, he couldn't refute anything, as he had tasted them himself-they really were bad-tasting!
Coupled with Erina being the God's Tongue, he was naturally intimidated by her presence.
So, he lowered his head and said nothing for a moment.
Seeing his reaction, Shinomiya Unyo, whose face had already turned very unpleasant, cursed under his breath-Worthless!
Then, after adjusting his mindset, he looked at Erina.
"Director Nakiri, do you really plan to disrespect Shinomiya in this setting for such a small matter?"
Hearing Shinomiya Unyo say this, Erina smiled.
"You, too, Third Young Master Shinomiya, do you really want to willfully break the rules that Totsuki has inherited for hundreds of years for the sake of a failure like this?"
Hearing Erina say this, Shinomiya Unyo's face became increasingly unpleasant.
He stood there confronting Erina.
And Jaden, standing behind Erina and looking at her back as she shielded him, only realized it now.
I... I, Jaden Yuki, was being protected?
Jaden, thinking this, didn't feel the kind of anger Hanma Yujiro felt when protected by Honoo Izou; instead...
-He was actually a little happy right now.
He almost couldn't stop himself from smiling.
Being protected... maybe it felt pretty good.
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