The beginning is only when you become a chef

Chapter 9: A Man Holding a Baby
Lijiang City, Qixingge Hotel.

In a star-rated hotel with a wide view, you can see the vast river view.

At this time, in the underground Shokugeki area, a girl with short purple hair wearing a Japanese high school uniform was sitting on the sofa in the lounge, occasionally glancing at the information of her Shokugeki opponent on her mobile phone.

[Xia An, male, 28 years old, bronze member, undetermined cooking skills, specializes in Cantonese cuisine.]

[Food Wars record: zero fights and zero wins. 】

Hojo Miyoko frowned and said in Japanese:
"Uncle Tong, why did you arrange a Shokugeki opponent for me who is not a dan?"

Next to him stood a mature man in a suit.

He is the director of the Bronze Group Food Wars Affairs of the Lijiang City Late-Night Cooks Association. His name is Tong Kun and he is a four-star chef.

Tong Kun's Sakura language was surprisingly fluent, and he said with a smile:

"For a Totsuki genius like you, shouldn't an undetermined shokugeki opponent be a big gift?"

Hojo Miyoko said coldly:
"But it could also be a big mine!"

Suddenly, Tong Kun's phone rang. He answered it and said a few words briefly before hanging up:
"Miyoko-chan, your opponent has arrived!"

After saying that, Tong Kun left the lounge to pick someone up. After a while, Tong Kun brought an older young man holding a baby.

The older young man is naturally Xia An.

When he met Hojo Midori in person, he was certain that this was not a person with the same name.

She is the Totsuki schoolgirl, a famous character in the anime series Food Wars!

My family runs a restaurant business, and I am being trained as the successor, a classic second-generation chef.

When Hojo Miyoko saw her food battle rival bringing a baby to the appointment, she couldn't help but say in surprise:
"Bring your children to participate in the Shokugeki?"

Xia An, who has watched countless movies, can vaguely understand what Hojo Midori is saying, but he can only hear the general idea. It is impossible for him to speak fluent Sakura language.

Xia An replied in Chinese: "This is what a nanny is like. If my daughter wakes up in the middle of the night and can't find her dad, she might cry loudly."

Tong Kun translated and said:

“She can also roughly understand Mandarin.”

Hojo Miyoko said nothing more, stood up and said, "Then we can enter."

Xia An put Xiaoxi on a large sofa in the lounge. Seeing that his daughter was still sleeping soundly, he felt relieved.

"Mr. Xiaan, do you need a blanket?"

Director Tong Kun is a very considerate person and can understand the difficulties faced by dads, as they have all been through it.

"If you need, I can also call a waitress from the hotel to look after your child."

Xia An nodded: "Thank you then."

Only after he had properly settled his daughter did Xia An step into the dressing room and change into a clean and tidy white kitchen outfit.

Hojo Miyoko did not push during this period.

She stood at the door of the lounge with her arms folded, and nodded slightly when she saw him approaching:
"You've just become a late-night cook, and your cooking skills haven't been finalized yet?"

“I hope you’ve made up your mind. Since you’ve already applied for and reserved the food battle, and paid a million-dollar bet on losing, we’ll have to fight when we get on stage, and the battle won’t end until one of us falls!”

Xia An found it interesting that they were treating him like a newbie.

"I know you."

"I know Totsuki better."

“I am also very aware of the bloodiness and cruelty of food battles.”

Xia An was holding a jar full of [Garlic Crisps] in his hand.

He walked side by side with Hojo Midori at steady pace along the hotel corridor.

"Speaking of which..." Xia An turned his head to glance at the tall purple-haired girl, not hiding the admiration on his face.

This high school girl's development is really exaggerated. She is worthy of being a female character in the semi-erotic anime "Medicine King". Her body is so good.

The Japanese high school girl's long legs under the plaid skirt are straight and round, and her muscles are tense with traces of exercise as she walks.

Not to mention the upper body, the short-sleeved white summer uniform shirt of Totsuki Academy was bulging greatly due to the fullness of her chest. Xia An even suspected that the buttons would break off and some of them would pop out at any time.

In the original book, it is said that she is physically strong and has amazing wrist strength.

Nicknamed Miss Iron-Fisted Fire Dragon.

Now that he saw the real person in person, Xia An felt that there was no truth in his words.

If Hojo Miyoko wants to develop into a muscular high school girl, she can easily become one given her physical fitness. "Are you a freshman at Totsuki Academy now?"

"Correct."

"That's interesting. It's summer now, and it's scorching hot, so you guys at Totsuki are on summer vacation?"

Xia An is asking a question even though he already knows the answer.

Neon High School next door usually has three holidays: spring break, summer break, and winter break.

Summer vacation is from mid-July to the end of August, and school starts around September 7st.

If Xia An's memory was correct, he remembered that the big event of the spring semester in Totsuki was the residential training camp.

This is a very strict selection and elimination process for first-year students. Those mediocre students who cannot keep up with the teaching progress will be forced to drop out.

Seeing Hojo Miyoko raise her eyebrows and look over, Xia An raised a faint smile:

"Summer vacation is over, and the new semester in September will be the "Autumn Selection", which is more important than the spring semester residential training, right?"

Hojo Miyoko was silent for two or three seconds before she said:

"It seems that you are not lying. You know Totsuki and understand Totsuki's teaching system."

Xia An was sulking in his heart.

It seems that Hojo Midori came to Shenzhou Continent to study and further her studies so that she could go back and compete with other Totsuki geniuses in the "Autumn Selection".

He also knew that Totsuki would soon face a major turmoil. At that time, his father, Akihiro Nakiri, would return to reform and implement elite education. As a result, the Totsuki Culinary Academy, which was supposed to have a transcendent position in the Japanese food industry, fell into turmoil.

But Xia An has no intention of interfering in the affairs of Totsuki Academy!

I don't have the time, and for the time being I don't have the culinary skills to command and dominate the Japanese food world.

If you have that much time, you might as well spend it on the Chinese mainland and discover some lost ancient recipes and cooking skills.

It is our duty to restore the glory of the God of Cooking!
"arrive."

Tong Kun, the bronze member director who was leading the way, suddenly stopped and pushed open a door in the corridor.

Bang!

The sound spread in the dark corridor.

"Please come in, both of you." Tong Kun stood at the door.

Xia An walked in and was immediately startled.

Two pairs of cold and indifferent eyes were cast straight at me.

There are already two judges, one male and one female, sitting in the judging seat!
Both of them had indifferent expressions, and their eyes quickly swept over Xia An, pausing for two or three seconds at Hojo Midori and her Totsuki uniform before retracting their gazes unnoticeably.

“A small venue without an audience?”

Xia An looked around as he stepped onto the stage.

He came to the kitchen with a sign with his name on it and stood still.

It was like a small venue for an underground idol fan meeting, with only about a hundred chairs in the auditorium, and all of them were empty at a glance.

At this time, Tong Kun walked to the empty seat in the middle of the judging panel.

There is a microphone on the table.

"There's no need to introduce myself. I will be the chief judge of this food battle."

"And the person on my left is Ms. Liang Guiqin, the editor-in-chief of Lijiang Food News."

"The person on the right is Manager Liu Hong, who is in charge of the supply chain of common ingredients for the Late Night Cooking App Fresh Food Mall."

The words trailed off.

The stage manager suddenly turned the lights on the big screen in the air.

The food battle questions change on the screen.

This is obviously a random question selection session.

finally.

The title text is fixed:

“Beer fish!”

(End of this chapter)