Silence, it was very quiet.
The air in the entire Izakaya seemed to be frozen at this moment.
Gin Dojima and the others were still sitting in their original positions, staring blankly, perhaps the power of the Soul Requiem Noodles was too great, causing them to be unable to recover for a long time!
"This... this bowl of noodles..."
"What exactly is going on? After eating it, I gradually felt my entire being calm down."
After a short while, Fuyumi Mizuhara, who was the first to recover, said in surprise.
Such a noodle dish, let alone making the students participating in the Practical Training feel it was out of reach, even they, the Totsuki graduates, had to concede defeat!
...
"Chef, may I ask you a question?"
Over there, Shinomiya Kojiro seemed to have realized something, then looked up and asked Sosuke.
"Go ahead."
"I will answer whatever I can."
Sosuke said indifferently.
"The dish of that student, Tadokoro Megumi, no, to be more precise, was her French vegetable terrine taught by you?"
"Yes, she once ate vegetable terrine here with me."
"Hmm!"
"As expected!"
Shinomiya's expression was exceptionally calm after hearing this, neither surprised nor pleased.
But upon closer inspection, one could notice his gaze becoming profound, filled with the light of contemplation.
As the First Seat of the Elite Ten who had graduated from Totsuki long ago, Shinomiya himself could be considered the ceiling of combat power.
Therefore, when facing Tadokoro Megumi's dish, he could completely discern its flaws and shortcomings, and use these reasons to expel her!
But in the end, he did not do so.
The reason was that he felt a kind of "culinary empathy" from Tadokoro Megumi.
After tasting her dish, it directly evoked the scene of him going to an expensive French restaurant for the first time with his mother when he was a child, and at the same time, it touched some emotions deep within his heart.
Ultimately, with his emotions complicated, he decided to cancel Tadokoro Megumi's expulsion!
It can be said that.
From beginning to end, Tadokoro Megumi's cooking did not surpass Shinomiya's, nor could it convince him.
Instead, it was the extra "emotional points" that allowed her to successfully escape a disaster!
...
Talented people are usually sick, for example:
Nakiri Erina!
Joichiro Saiba!
Shinomiya Kojiro!
Nakiri Mana!
Nakamura Azami!
Mito Ikumi!
Hojo Miyoko!
Tadokoro Megumi!
Even those who have not yet visited the Izakaya, Takumi, Mimasaka Subaru, Hayama Akira, and so on.
Therefore, the setting that sick people are waiting to be saved by the "protagonist" Sosuke and waiting to be healed runs through the entire Izakaya.
And through Tadokoro Megumi's cooking, and the Soul Requiem Noodles just now, Shinomiya Kojiro vaguely discovered this point.
So, he sighed deeply and had to admit to Sosuke: "Chef, in a sense, you are definitely a rare genius and a highly skilled savior in the entire culinary world!"
"Oh?"
"The arrogant Shinomiya, is his evaluation of him so high?"
Gin Dojima on the side was somewhat incredulous.
He knew Shinomiya's personality best; there were very few people in this world who could gain his recognition.
Most people, in his eyes, were "garbage," incorrigible "social parasites."
However, for Sosuke.
He could willingly bow down and worship!
...
Time, quietly passed.
As a new customer, Hojo Miyoko, who was visiting for the first time, naturally chose to leave with some reluctance only when the Izakaya was nearing closing time!
On the other hand, Shinomiya Kojiro and the others, because they had to leave Far Moon Resort early the next morning, did not stay long at the Izakaya after finishing the Soul Requiem Noodles and quickly returned.
Of course, the time spent together was very short.
But this small Izakaya left a very deep impression on them.
Especially Shinomiya Kojiro, who was currently at a bottleneck in his life, began to gradually understand himself through Sosuke, finally realizing what his next step should be.
"Ah... Mmm mmm..."
"The taste of the Shao Mai exploded in my mouth like fireworks!"
"Meat is 8, shrimp is 5, vegetables 5, egg 5. So that's it, this way the ratio of meat to the other three ingredients can indeed be 8:5, which is the Golden Ratio."
"And honestly, the Shao Mai made with this ratio."
"Ensures that the four ingredients do not interfere with each other, yet balance each other. Just one bite feels as if all the flavors are condensed into this small ball of dough."
"Mom, I really envy you."
"You actually got to eat this Golden Ratio Shao Mai before me."
At this moment, the Izakaya finally closed, and Sosuke, now free, actually made some Golden Ratio Shao Mai specifically.
Firstly, these Shao Mai could be eaten as a late-night snack, and secondly, they were a reward for Erina and Kuguchi Sonoka's diligent work tonight.
And Nakiri Erina, who possessed the God Tongue talent, was naturally conquered by Sosuke's cooking as usual, eating with great satisfaction and pleasure.
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