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Good food?
To be honest, a week of dieting is really the limit. After this competition, he will be able to resume his normal diet.
After not eating for too long, his stomach seemed to have shrunk, and now he didn't feel like eating. There are many people who suffer from anorexia due to dieting. Kotaro knew that the only thing that could save him was Saori's cooking. She was an expert in cooking, and was no worse than the ones in the restaurant.
For Saori's cooking, let's do it in one go!
Kotaro cheered himself up and returned to the ring, second round!
Saori is just the daughter of an ordinary captain. Cooking is her hobby. Her cooking skills are compared to those of restaurants. Of course, she is comparing them to ordinary restaurants. Those chefs who stand at the top of the culinary world are incomparable to ordinary people.
[The First Island Food Competition - Sky Arena]
This is a culinary event recently sponsored and hosted by Oshima Entertainment, and of course, it is also a grand event in the entertainment industry.
Television in this era was just beginning to become popular in the island country, and variety entertainment was still in its infancy. Variety shows that used food as a selling point were still very fresh.
There is a culture of food battles here, and cooking competitions between chefs are not uncommon. However, this is the first time that such a large-scale competition has been broadcast live on television in the form of a variety show.
The heated public debate it sparked was also explosive.
There are many chefs from famous restaurants participating in the event:
Hinatako Inui of Kiriya, Fuyumi Mizuhara of Ristorante F, Towama Higashi of "Pantasia", and Chef Komatsu of "Hotel Gourmet" are all regular guests on the currently popular variety show "Please Take Care of My Refrigerator". After several episodes of the show were aired, they have already gained considerable popularity.
In addition, there are more famous chefs, such as Shinomiya Kojiro, who once won the French "Order of Prussels" and is known as the vegetable magician, and Dojima Gin, the chief chef of Totsuki Resort.
"The prize for this competition is the right to operate and own the 'Sky Restaurant' on the top floor of the 300-meter tallest skyscraper in Gancheng's Brilliant Resort Town."
This is the prize offered by Oshima Company as the final winner.
Chapter 381: God's Tongue
Since the chefs are elites in their respective fields, the judges must be able to convince the public. Therefore, the judges hired by the Oshima Group are all well-deserved giants in the catering industry.
Master Jin of Shukurinji Temple, Nakiri Senzaemon of Totsuki Commander, and in order to prove fairness, the famous "God's Tongue", Erina Nakiri, was also invited.
"Are you kidding me? The champion has been chosen, and you want me to cheat?!"
Erina is a 15-year-old blonde girl and a high school student.
She slammed the table hard at the girl in front of her, even though she was the real ruler of the Oshima family, because that was a complete insult to her dignity as a chef.
Facing the angry Erina, Ling was not afraid. She dragged the cup holder, picked up the cup and took a sip of black tea.
"This black tea is really well brewed."
"Don't change the subject!"
"I'm not trying to change the subject. The tea has a rich aroma, a faint pine smoke scent, like the feeling of returning home from a hoeing trip in a rural village. That's because the black tea itself is of good quality and anyone with money can buy it. But the tea soup is clean and refreshing without any impurities. Although I didn't see what's in the teapot, I guess every leaf must have been carefully selected before brewing, right? The person who brewed the tea is very attentive."
Erina's anger gradually subsided, because what Lingya said was indeed true, and she even felt a little proud.
"Of course, this is Hisako's craftsmanship." In Erina's opinion, as a secretary, no one is more reliable than Hisako.
"Ms. Oshima, since your tongue can distinguish good from bad, you should understand that as a chef I will never use my tongue to lie."
Erina crossed her arms in front of her, and she looked imposing even when she was standing. She was so big, so mean.
"I'm not lying." Lingye put down the teacup and said seriously, "Chef Caibo's cooking skills are the best."
"Chef Caibo? Who is that?"
Erina couldn't remember any famous restaurant in Tokyo where the chef's last name was Saiba.
She's not bragging, but every restaurant with some status in Tokyo will ask her to taste the food and give her advice every once in a while so that they can improve their dishes.
Her cooking skills can't be said to be the best, but her opinions on dishes are accurate and unmatched. This is the 'divine tongue', her innate talent, or even a special ability.
"Caibo is the chef of my family."
"Huh?" Erina was almost amused by the anger. The chef at home was the designated champion?
"I say, even if you can't bear to give up that 'Sky Restaurant', aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others for appointing your own chef as the champion?"
Are they not even acting? The lottery company even requires people to wear masks to claim the prize. This shady business is so open that it makes people admire it.
"There's no conspiracy. Chef Saiba is the champion. Anyone who has tasted his food will understand that his dishes are the best. If he hadn't promised my father to take care of me, he should have had a more glorious stage. He shouldn't have stopped at the Oshima family."
Erina was a little surprised, and her expression softened. She knew about the Oshima family, and many people in Tokyo knew about it. However, food battles were sacred, and she would never accept the decision of winning or losing before the game started.
"So, this is your gift to Chef Caibo?"
"Yes. If I gave it to him, Seiichiro would definitely not accept it. So I wanted him to get it through his own efforts, so I arranged this match."
The mood is understandable, but the behavior is unacceptable. It is simply an insult to both the judges and the contestants.
Chef Caibo?
As a private chef, it is probably a blessing to have such an employer, the guy named Seiichiro. But is his cooking skill really worthy of such preferential treatment?
etc.
Saiba Seiichiro? Why did this name sound familiar to her?
Erina thought about it carefully and confirmed that she probably didn't know this chef, at least she had not tasted the chef's cooking recently.
Recently?
Erina's eyes gradually widened as she realized it. Saiba... Seiichiro! She shouldn't have forgotten this name. How could she forget it?
"The Chef Caibo you are talking about, could it be the former 'Shura'?"
Erina's face turned red because she was too excited.
"Yes, it's Shura. Erina also knows the title of Chef Saiba?"
It's really him! So after disappearing for so many years, he actually became someone else's personal chef? It's this little guy in front of me!
The anger in Erina's eyes turned into anger. Yes, it was still anger, but for a different reason.
Before, she felt that her profession was insulted, but now, she is envious and jealous!
It was Chef Saiba. Although she had tasted his cooking only once, Erina would remember it for the rest of her life. She had been thinking about him for many years, but she had never found any trace of Chef Saiba.
But she always remembered, and her divine tongue always remembered too.
The 'God's Tongue' is a curse, and the only perfect taste that the 'God's Tongue' has tasted since she was born is from the hands of Chef Caiba.
Saiba Seiichiro, that was her life goal, and she, Erina Nakiri, also wanted to be that kind of chef. A flawless, truly perfect chef, only in this way could the curse of the 'God's Tongue' be broken.
"It's even better since Erina knows Chef Saiba. I think there will be no problem with his cooking skills."
"So, is this what you came here to say today?"
"Yes, even though you might be offended Erina, I still want Chef Saiba to be the champion."
Ling doesn't quite understand the sacredness of the so-called food battle.
Isn’t a cooking competition just a variety show? Just like in “Please Take Care of My Refrigerator”, the selection of who cooks and who wins is actually designed by the director after consulting with the guests.
Winning or losing is not important, what is important is to attract the audience. Let each chef show a part of his or her cooking skills. No one will never be called out, and no one will always lose or win. The results will be balanced.
As a result, the show's ratings increased and the popularity of the resident guests' restaurants increased. It's a win-win situation.
The world in the past was like this. As far as she knew, the so-called competitions on those variety shows were all scripted long ago.
She thought it would be the same this time.
But the food battle in this world seems to be different. It is some kind of ritual that cannot be desecrated.
She just felt that Mr. Saiba had taken care of her for so many years and that it was time for her to leave the Oshima family and realize her own values and dreams. Wasn't it okay for her to give money and sponsorship?
"Of course I'm offended, you guy, are you insulting me and Chef Saiba? Chef Saiba is of course the champion!" Erina said.
This is not a so-called "conspiracy" at all, but a destined truth.
Ling was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to process what Erina said. Was this a promise?
There is no doubt about it, because that was a chef with perfect cooking skills. It was the only flawless taste in her memory of "God's Tongue".
This time, she could taste it again!
Before, he just served as a judge with an indifferent and even troublesome mentality. After all, that was the Oshima family, even the Nakiri family couldn't afford to offend, so it was a burden that could not be shirked.
But now, Erina was looking forward to it. Both her body and mind were eager, and she was standing with her hands folded, but her hands were twisted together unconsciously.
Why is it so strange? Ling didn't quite understand. It was just a cooking competition, wasn't it? She ate Chef Saiba's dishes every day and didn't think anything was wrong. She felt that Erina was thinking something bad.
Forget it, she is just an elementary school student and can’t bear to see this, so I’ll leave.
When destroying the walrus monster previously, ZAT's missiles exploded continuously underground, causing unexpected damage.
Although the monster was destroyed, the remaining problems were even more difficult.
"If such a huge cavity really appeared under Ginza, then the surrounding area of 10 to 20 kilometers would be a dangerous area that could collapse at any time."
This is the conclusion reached by geological experts.
Tokyo is the administrative and economic center of the island country, and Ginza is the economic center of Tokyo and the most prosperous commercial area.
Losing Ginza would be a disastrous consequence that is hard to accept.
But what is puzzling is that when the Ministry of Disaster Prevention and the ZAT team once again came to the scene to detect and assess the damage underground, the results of the investigation were unexpected.
"Are you sure it's here? A hole was blown in the ground here?"
"Yes, you see, this was originally a bathing center, but now it's completely destroyed. Including the sporting goods store next to it, it's also turned into ruins. At that time, all the manholes on the ground within a radius of several kilometers were blown away." Araki said.
This is exactly what was said in the disaster report at the time, and there were also photos of the disaster site.
"What on earth did your ZAT team use? According to your report, the damage caused is even more excessive than that caused by a monster." The head of the Disaster Prevention Ministry shook his head and said helplessly.
The monsters were already troublesome enough, and the compensation each time was astronomical. The leaders in charge of appropriation signing were almost eating them up. Now there was the ZAT team! The monsters only blew up a block, but the ZAT team was going to blow up Ginza.
"That, haha, is a confidential matter."
Of course, the Meteor Project cannot be disclosed casually.
"I am not interested in your secrets. But I want to ask, do you think it's fun to joke with our Disaster Prevention Department? Where is the hole you reported underground in Ginza?"
"Huh? No?"
How is that possible? The huge collapsed hole was caused by Kotaro himself pressing the launch button, and Araki experienced and saw it with his own eyes.
"Are you suffering from a collective hallucination? I only believe the reports from the instruments. There is nothing underground. It's fine down there in Ginza."
Araki and Kotaro looked at each other.