Following Kawashima Rei's introduction, Mito Ikumi finally arrived at the competition venue.
And when the lights focused on her, the cheers from the entire audience surged like waves, one after another.
"My Lady, please rest assured."
"No matter who is on the other side, I will win this cooking competition for you."
She slightly placed a hand over her eyebrows to shield from the glare of the strong lights, then she squinted her eyes and looked towards the guest room.
Seeing Erina's eyes fixed on her from beginning to end.
She couldn't help but clench her fists, her gaze becoming even more determined.
"Next, the other contestant, his name is Yukihira Soma, and he is a transfer student at the academy."
Compared to Mito Ikumi, Sōma, who entered Totsuki as a transfer student, currently had little fame within the academy.
Therefore, the cheers he received on stage were not as strong!
Only the members of the Gaijin-fan Research Association and some residents of Polar Star Dormitory cheered for him in front of the large public.
"Interesting."
"Is this Totsuki's Shokugeki?"
Looking around, seeing the entire venue filled with people.
The bursts of noise made every cell in Sōma's body, who had just entered the stage, restless.
The competitive spirit that had been hidden in his heart for a long time, the urge to prove himself, was finally ignited at this moment!
...
"After discussion between both parties on the Shokugeki, the theme of this competition is Gaijin-fan."
"The time limit is within 2 hours. If there are no questions, then please both parties begin!"
After she spoke, the entire venue became even more fervent.
Mito Ikumi and Yukihira Soma merely exchanged glances before turning away.
They each returned to their cooking stations, preparing to get busy.
"Oh my God!"
"What... what is that?"
"So big, it's really big, I've never seen such a large piece of meat!"
"Look, that piece of meat is still twitching."
"Could it be that it was just slaughtered and then directly brought to the competition venue?"
"Hey!"
"If I'm not mistaken."
"Mito is using... using the highest grade a5 grade beef?"
"Hiss, how terrifying!"
"This is just a Shokugeki, and the person opposite seems to be just a transfer student, so is it necessary to be so ruthless?"
At this moment, Mito Ikumi suspended a large piece of meat.
And this highest quality a5 grade beef, upon its appearance, plunged everyone into shock.
"Transfer student, if you want to surrender, now is still the time."
"Otherwise, if you are defeated by the Gaijin-fan I make with a5 grade beef, you will completely lose face in front of so many people!"
Clutching a heavy and sharp chef's knife, Mito Ikumi raised her head and said faintly to Yukihira Soma.
"How generous of you. Don't you think it's a bit of an overkill to use such good beef for Gaijin-fan?"
Shrugging, Yukihira Soma replied nonchalantly.
Then, he ignored Mito Ikumi, turned, and squatted down to pull out a bag of ordinary fatty beef from the cabinet under the cooking station, which he had bought from a supermarket.
Clearly, in terms of meat quality, the beef Sōma used could absolutely not compare to Mito Ikumi's a5 grade beef!
"Hahahaha!"
"That's hilarious!"
"How can anyone still use such cheap fatty beef for cooking?"
"How can this trash meat compare to the supreme a5 grade beef?"
"Is that transfer student here to make us laugh?"
As expected, when many people saw that Sōma had pulled out such ordinary beef flank, they couldn't help but burst into laughter.
It should be noted that the fatty beef Sōma used was actually scraps of meat scraped from beef bones, a cheap ingredient that was almost unwanted.
To put it harshly, even a dog would turn its nose up at it!
...
Delicious.
Is always the ultimate judgment of food!
No matter what ingredients are used, as long as the chef has the ability.
They can turn decay into magic, they can make delicious dishes, to conquer diners, to conquer the five judges on the stage.
This was a truth Erina had completely understood from Sosuke.
"It seems that transfer student is more formidable than we imagined; Mito might be in trouble this time."
Finally, Erina's eyes flickered, and she murmured softly.
"You... how could you think of using such leftover meat to make Gaijin-fan?"
Mito Ikumi, on the other hand, was completely stunned!
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