Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

Chapter 120 The Cruel Shinomiya

"Bang!"

In the tense silence, Shinomiya Kojiro suddenly slammed his fist on the armrest of the sofa.

The soft sofa armrest made a loud noise, showing how strong Kojiro Shinomiya was.

"Who do you think you are! You think you can teach me how to do things?!" Shinomiya Kojiro pointed at the student's nose and cursed loudly.

The student panicked, waving his hands helplessly, "No! No! Chef Shinomiya, I didn't! I just..."

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"That's enough!"

With a furious shout, Shinomiya Kojiro ruthlessly interrupted him.

"Leaving aside the fact that I never said there was a rule that it could be redone, even if it could be redone... what about the materials? What about the time?"

Upon hearing Kojiro Shinomiya's words, the student realized what was happening, and his panicked expression froze on his face.

Looking at the student's expression, Shinomiya Kojiro's lips curled into a smile.

"If you can still make it when there aren't enough materials and time... then wouldn't you have surpassed my magician skills?"

Do you think it's possible?

At this moment, the student finally resigned himself to his fate, lowered his head, put down his food with a gloomy expression, and left the classroom like a walking corpse.

Seeing the student who had "talked back" to him looking so dejected, Shinomiya Kojiro's annoyance at being talked back to immediately improved.

"Hmph, review continues, next one!"

The audit continued, and as one student after another served their dishes, Kojiro Shinomiya's voice echoed throughout the classroom, his tone cold and stiff, and his content largely the same.

"Unqualified! Expelled!"

"Ugh! This is awful! It's unacceptable!"

"Unqualified! Get out of here!"

"Quit school!"

"Still not good enough! Drop out!"

"Damn it! Did you guys even follow the recipe I gave you properly?!"

"Unacceptable! This is so awful! It's a complete waste of my food!"

"Unqualified! Expelled!"

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

"Damn it! How dare you put this garbage in front of me? Are you trying to humiliate my tongue? Or are you deliberately provoking me?"

"You're eliminated, get out!"

Each time Kojiro Shinomiya uttered a merciless verdict, it meant that a student was eliminated.

There is only one possible ending for them both.

That means being sent back to the academy ahead of schedule by bus, and then being ruthlessly expelled from Totsuki Academy.

Kojiro Shinomiya's assessment was swift; he barely tasted a tiny bit before declaring the unchanging one within seconds.

The words "drop out of school" were mentioned.

As one dejected figure after another walked out of the classroom, the classroom seemed very empty, but the oppressive atmosphere grew heavier and heavier, as if the air was about to freeze.

But at this moment, Lin Yu couldn't care less about anyone else.

Even for him, poor-quality ingredients would inevitably have some impact.

"call"

Lin Yu breathed a long sigh of relief.

"The final step!"

Lin Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, focused intently, slowed his breathing, and gently inverted the small iron box containing nine ingredients, which had already cooled, onto a plate.

After pausing for two seconds, Lin Yu carefully lifted the small iron box.

Success or failure hinges on this!

As the tin box was lifted, a vibrant vegetable jelly with nine colors lay quietly in the center of the pristine white plate.

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief, a light smile appearing on her face.

"It's a success!"

Lin Yu poured the prepared sauce into the plate, then carried his dish to the front of the classroom, toward the bespectacled, arrogant man.

"I am Lin Yu."

"French-style Nine Treasures Vegetable Jelly, please enjoy!"

Lin Yu stood in front of Shinomiya Kojiro, holding the dish.

Shinomiya Kojiro showed no expression, nodded slightly, then picked up his fork, cut off a small piece of vegetable jelly, and put it in his mouth.

Kojiro Shinomiya had initially been chewing casually for a few moments, but at some point, his chewing movements became slow and even gentle.

After swallowing the food in his mouth, Kojiro Shinomiya didn't say anything. Instead, he cut open another piece of vegetable jelly and put it in his mouth.

Cauliflower, asparagus, white asparagus, baby corn, okra, zucchini, cucumber, carrot, cabbage...

Nine kinds of vegetables coexist in one, releasing their own sweet flavors in Shinomiya Kojiro's mouth.

Each vegetable has a very strong flavor, which, while highlighting the common mild sweetness of vegetables, does not suppress its own unique flavor.

However, the combination of the nine flavors is not chaotic, but rather incredibly harmonious, with the nine flavors blending together perfectly.

With its refreshing and crisp texture, gentle sweetness, invigorating aroma of vegetables, and bouncy texture, the flavors of nine kinds of vegetables are like musical notes. Once in the mouth, these nine notes, originally frozen by the vegetable jelly, break through the seal of the jelly after feeling the temperature of the oral cavity, and dance on the tip of the diner's tongue.

The nine kinds of vegetables are like a group of elves, they are incredibly cheerful, carrying the fresh and vibrant scent of spring, dancing merrily on Kojiro Shinomiya's taste buds, even singing and dancing.

It was in this vibrant and joyful atmosphere that a lively musical piece was composed.

Each vegetable's flavor is perfectly balanced, each flavor highlighted yet harmonious, a multitude of sweet notes blending together to create a single, captivating taste:

harmonious!

Shinomiya Kojiro felt as if a spring breeze was gently caressing his cheek.

A moment later, the gentle spring breeze left him and blew towards the vast forests and the earth.

Under the gentle spring breeze, the ice and snow began to melt, and the earth revealed its true form once more.

Tender green seedlings sprouted from the soil, and the trees, having shaken off the snow from their branches, regained their vitality.

On the hillside, under the big tree, along the riverbank...

Throughout nature, countless kinds of vegetables sprouted under the caress of the spring breeze, and grew and matured rapidly. They were eventually picked by Lin Yu and, through his careful cooking, transformed into the delicious [Nine Treasures Vegetable Jelly] you see before you.

"What a beautiful spring scene, with the spring breeze blowing, the snow melting, and all things coming back to life..."

As the aftertaste of the dish faded, Shinomiya Kojiro sighed inwardly and nodded involuntarily.

Once he regained his senses, Shinomiya Kojiro put down his fork, but instead of immediately announcing the verdict, he kept his head down, rubbing and playing with his fingers.

After a long silence, Lin Yu frowned slightly.

The air gradually became heavy.

Just as Lin Yu was pondering whether to ask a question, Shinomiya Kojiro broke the silence with his voice.

"To be fair, your cooking is delicious."

Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, Chef Shinomiya..."

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"Wait a minute!" Shinomiya Kojiro interrupted Lin Yu. "I wasn't trying to praise you."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow and asked疑惑地问道, "So what do you mean?"

Shinomiya Kojiro looked up, adjusted his glasses, and stared directly into Lin Yu's eyes before slowly saying, "What I mean is... who told you to cook such delicious food?"

Gan!

This guy is deliberately picking a fight!

The moment Shinomiya Kojiro finished speaking, Lin Yu subconsciously clenched his teeth.

Lin Yu clenched his fists, almost grinding his teeth to powder, before finally suppressing his anger and preventing his expression from getting out of control.

"Chef Shinomiya, I don't understand what you mean."

Kojiro Shinomiya scoffed, "Kid! You must have used a lot of impressive, advanced techniques while cooking, right?"

Lin Yu calmly explained, "Chef Shinomiya, I was just following the recipe you gave me."

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"No need to make excuses!"

Kojiro Shinomiya interrupted Lin Yu again, his tone rather impolite, seemingly displeased with Lin Yu's explanation.

"I know better than you what level of cooking I can make with the recipes I give you!"

Kojiro Shinomiya leaned back on the sofa in a more comfortable position.

Although Shinomiya Kojiro was sitting on the sofa while Lin Yu was standing, his gaze towards Lin Yu was full of condescending arrogance.

"Although this recipe is nothing to me, I originally thought that this simple recipe would be enough to eliminate all of you first-year students."

"Looks like someone gave me a pleasant surprise!"

Although he said that, there was little "surprise" in Shinomiya Kojiro's tone; instead, it was terrifyingly cold.

Logically speaking, Lin Yu's cooking is absolutely up to standard in terms of taste.

But perhaps precisely because of this, Shinomiya Kojiro doesn't seem to like Lin Yu, this "unexpected person".

An eerie atmosphere lingered between the two.

Suddenly, a cryptic smile appeared on Kojiro Shinomiya's lips.

"Your name is Lin Yu, right?"

"Yes, Chef Shinomiya," Lin Yu replied without a smile.

"You know what? I could actually disqualify you."

Seeing Lin Yu's furrowed brows for a moment, Kojiro Shinomiya's eyes revealed a happy smile.

"Why is that?" Lin Yu asked.

"Oh? Is this how you treat your mentor?"

Shinomiya Kojiro grinned. "Of course it's because the taste of your cooking has exceeded what this recipe can theoretically achieve."

Lin Yu could barely maintain his composure. "Is it a mistake to make delicious food...?"

"Ha ha!"

Kojiro Shinomiya burst out laughing.

"Making food delicious is certainly not a mistake; on the contrary, it's a commendable quality that an excellent chef should possess!"

The next moment, Kojiro Shinomiya changed the subject, his tone becoming serious.

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"I am the head chef. You apprentices who do odd jobs can only cook within the scope of the rules I set! Understand?"

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Kojiro Shinomiya picked up the recipe and waved it in his hand.

"The dishes you make have transcended the scope of the recipes in terms of taste."

Strictly speaking, this dish wasn't made strictly according to this recipe, so it naturally falls under the category of "not..."

[A dish that conforms to the rules of the topic!]

"Lin Yu, what you've served is a dish that doesn't match the recipe at all! Don't you think you should be eliminated?"

Shinomiya Kojiro looked at Lin Yu with amusement, eager to see what kind of performance this unexpected student would deliver.

After hearing what Shinomiya Kojiro said, even though he knew the other party was deliberately trying to provoke him, Lin Yu was still amused by his words.

"Chef Shinomiya, what you're saying... is clearly sophistry!"

Lin Yu scoffed, "Since you've already adopted this attitude, what I say... does it really matter?"

Kojiro Shinomiya closed the recipe book in his hand, put it aside, and then clapped his hands.

"You do have some guts!"

Kojiro Shinomiya finally revealed a cruel smile.

"Since you're so brave... great! Excellent!"

"Lin Yu, right? I'm now using my head chef authority to disqualify you for 'challenging the head chef's authority'..."

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"Ding!"

Before Shinomiya Kojiro could finish speaking, a crisp cell phone ringtone suddenly sounded in the classroom, interrupting him.

"Tsk! Who is it?"

Kojiro Shinomiya impatiently pulled his phone out of his pocket.

Dojima Gin

Despite his displeasure, Kojiro Shinomiya answered the phone after seeing the caller ID.

"Feed? What's up?"

"Shinomiya, let him through." A deep male voice came from the phone.

"ha?"

Listening to the voice on the phone, Kojiro Shinomiya frowned in annoyance, his tone very impatient.

"Senior Dojima, if I remember correctly, when Totsuki invited us graduates to be mentors, they promised that the mentors would have absolute autonomy."

"You're calling me about something like this? Are you kidding me?"

"Am I kidding me? You're just going too far!"

The voice on the phone was imposing and spoke without any politeness, even overshadowing Kojiro Shinomiya's aura through the phone.

"I sensed something was off about you yesterday, but I didn't expect you to be even worse today!"

"It's true that Totsuki is willing to give instructors autonomy, but Totsuki's philosophy for holding residential joint training programs is to 'polish the rough stones and select the gems.' Each project is like a polishing process, removing the rough stones that cover the surface of the real gems."

"But look at how many people you've eliminated? Is this what you call 'refining'?"

"Polishing is a meticulous and delicate process, but what you've done is clearly like using a shredder, throwing the jade and the raw stone in and turning them all into powder!"

The voice on the phone became earnest and persuasive.

"Please, Shinomiya, even a talented student needs time to grow before becoming a top chef!"

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"Even a genius like you spent three years honing your skills at Totsuki Academy, didn't you?"

Kojiro Shinomiya fell silent and remained silent for a long time.

Dojima Gin on the other end of the phone sighed, his tone softening considerably.

"Eh~"

"High standards are not unacceptable; after all, true geniuses are not afraid of hardship..."

"But Shinomiya, don't you think your demands... are a bit too harsh?"