Food Wars!: Delicious Food of the Heavens

a few days later.

The [Residential Joint Training] program, which was said to embody the "brutal competition" essence of Totsuki Academy, has finally arrived.

In the college, countless buses carrying anxious students drove out of the campus.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, the bus drove into the deep mountains, and the scenery outside changed from the city to the forest, until a magnificent building came into view.

Far Moon Resort!

The bus stopped in the square in front of the resort. Jixingliao got off the bus and stood there, looking up, just enough to barely get a glimpse of the resort's main building and how magnificent it was.

"So big! So magnificent!"

"What a magnificent building!"

Not only the people from Polaris Dormitory, but also the other Totsuki students who got off the bus were all deeply shocked by the scene before them.

"Amazing!!!"

"Is this the most luxurious resort in Japan? I never thought I would have the chance to come here."

"This is where we're staying for our joint training session. Wait... does that mean we'll be staying in such a luxurious hotel for the next few days?"

"That's awesome!"

Looking at the magnificent skyscrapers in front of her, Yoshino Yuuki's eyes began to light up.

"No wonder it's a school for the super-rich; they even run such a luxurious hotel?"

Even Soma Yukihira, who is usually very magnanimous, trembled slightly as he looked at the magnificent building in front of him.

"Not only here, but Far Moon Resort is a large brand with a wide range of operations."

Marui Zenji pushed up his high-prescription glasses and then pointed around.

Following his pointing finger, everyone noticed that surrounding the resort building were many other buildings of various kinds.

"The hotels and inns in this area are all under the Totsuki Group, and there are also more than a dozen restaurants nearby that are operating under the Totsuki Resort brand."

"Many graduates of Totsuki Culinary Academy work in the culinary department of the resort."

Ibuzaki Shun added, "I heard that even the most basic room here costs 80,000 yen per night."

"Eighty thousand!?"

"One night?"

Everyone was startled.

Although they could imagine from the hotel's magnificent appearance that the price must be very expensive, it was still far beyond the imagination of the group of students from Polar Star Dormitory.

"Damn it, just thinking about training in such a luxurious hotel makes my legs start to tremble uncontrollably."

"Me too, I can't control myself, I'm so nervous!"

Hearing the deflated sounds behind him, Lin Yu frowned slightly.

......

Just this morning, a few hours ago, Lin Yu was stopped by Isshiki Satoshi as he was about to leave.

"Lin Yujun, can I ask you for a favor?" Isshiki Satoshi said this with a sincere and earnest expression, which carried a sense of pleading.

"What?"

Isshiki Satoshi hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Although this request may be a bit unreasonable, I would still like to ask you to consider everyone's needs as much as possible, since you are the strongest among them."

Lin Yu frowned slightly. "I remember that during the joint training assessment, everyone should be assigned to different research groups, right? This isn't something I can just do as I please."

"not to mention......"

Lin Yu changed the subject.

"We're not children anymore."

Isshiki Satoshi sighed, "Eh~ I know that."

"Although previous residential training programs have always been tough, this one is destined to be exceptionally tough! I'm really worried about everyone."

Lin Yu's eyes narrowed as he noticed the key point in Isshiki Satoshi's words.

Do you have any news?

Isshiki Satoshi nodded, his expression solemn. "This is information I obtained through the Elite Ten. The Commander-in-Chief plans to launch the 'Selection of Unpolished Gems' among this year's freshmen."

"The competition among this year's new students at Totsuki Academy will likely be far fiercer than in previous years!"

Isshiki Satoshi's face was full of worry. "I know that everyone in Polar Star Dormitory is quite strong, but I'm just afraid of what might happen."

"So, Lin Yujun, I'm counting on you for the sake of everyone in Polaris Dormitory!"

Seeing the "trust" and "entrustment" in Isshiki's eyes, Lin Yu stood there in silence for a long time before finally uttering a sentence.

"Isshiki-senpai".

Isshiki Satoshi was taken aback. "What's wrong?"

"It's good that you care about the younger generation."

"But I think you're seriously underestimating everyone in Polaris Dormitory!"

Under Isshiki Satoshi's astonished gaze, Lin Yu picked up his luggage, waved to Isshiki Satoshi, and turned to leave the dormitory.

"I will do my best!"

"Isshiki-senpai, you'd better just wait patiently for us all to return!"

......

"Tsk!"

Lin Yu clicked his tongue in displeasure.

Before setting off, Isshiki Satoshi asked him to take care of everyone.

He had a premonition that this was going to be a troublesome job.

But to his surprise, before the joint training even started, some people were already so nervous that they wanted to back out.

"Alright, since we're already here, there's no point in saying more. Let's go inside!"

Lin Yu interrupted everyone's wild thoughts with his voice, and then was the first to step into the hotel.

Looking at Lin Yu's back, it seemed that they were infected by the composure he exuded, and the tension in everyone's hearts eased up a lot. They followed behind Lin Yu and walked into the hotel.

Led by Lin Yu, the members of Polar Star Dormitory entered the hotel where they would be staying for this [Joint Training Camp]. Following the itinerary, they found their assigned rooms, put their luggage away, and then proceeded to the meeting point for the first day, the hotel auditorium.

Pushing open the auditorium doors, one sees the spacious hall already packed with students.

However, what made the people of Polaris Dormitory uneasy was that the entire auditorium, which should have been noisy with nearly a thousand students gathered there, was now deathly silent.

Looking around, everyone had a somber expression, as if they were preoccupied with something.

The spacious auditorium was now filled with an atmosphere of anxiety.

"It's a really unpleasant atmosphere."

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to believe that nearly a thousand students had gathered in this space at this moment."

Ryoko Sakaki frowned as she looked at the silent crowd around her.

The others nodded in agreement, and the atmosphere at the scene did indeed make them feel extremely uneasy.

Especially for Tadokoro Megumi, whose personality is the most gentle, her emotions were fluctuating wildly at this moment.

"Okay! Stop scaring yourself!"

Lin Yu looked at everyone and reminded them, "Take a few deep breaths and don't be nervous! The more nervous you are, the more likely you are to underperform."

"Don't worry, Lin Yujun, we understand."

The members of Polaris Dormitory clenched their fists, cheering each other on.

"We were prepared for this; this time, not a single member of the Polaris Dormitory will be left behind!"

"Yes, that's right, just keep that mindset."

Lin Yu nodded, then looked around and observed the environment in the hall.

Suddenly, Lin Yu spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

"Mito?"

Mito Ikumi also heard the voice behind her, turned around and saw that it was Lin Yu.

"Lin Yu, you...you're here too?"

It hadn't been long since Mito Ikumi had been defeated by Lin Yu in the last Food War, so she was still a little embarrassed to see him now.

"Hmm, what a coincidence."

Lin Yu stepped forward to greet him.

"Has it not started yet?" Lin Yu noticed that the platform at the very front was empty.

"Hmm, it might take a while."

As she spoke, Mito Ikumi looked around and, seeing that no one was paying attention to them, quietly moved closer to Lin Yu.

"Lin Yu, you need to be careful during this joint training session," Mito Ikumi whispered.

"What's wrong?"

Mito Ikumi lowered her voice, "I can only tell you that this joint training camp with accommodation will be extremely rigorous."

"According to what I've heard, this joint training program will not only have higher screening standards, but will also grant instructors a great deal of power, allowing them to send students back at will."

"As for the consequences of being sent back from joint training, I don't need to tell you, do I?"

Lin Yu nodded. "I understand. I'll drop out of school."

Mito Ikumi was about to say something when suddenly a voice rang out from ahead, interrupting her.

"Good morning, students of Totsuki Academy!"

A voice echoed throughout the auditorium through the microphone, and Roland Chappell, with a serious expression, appeared on stage to announce the details of the joint training session.

"Now I will briefly explain the process of this residential joint training."

"This joint training program will last for five days and six nights."

"During the joint training, you will be divided into different groups and will face different cooking challenges every day. The format and content are very diverse."

"In this joint training, we will give the instructors full authority. If a student's dish fails to meet the instructor's evaluation criteria and is deemed unqualified, the student will be immediately sent back to the academy."

"And if anyone is deported midway, there's only one person waiting to take their place, and that is..."

Roland Chappell's voice suddenly rose in pitch.

"Quit school!"

The already loud sound was amplified further by the microphone and speakers, resounding throughout the entire auditorium. It not only echoed but also struck the hearts of all the students present like a heavy hammer.

After hearing Roland Chappell explain the brutal rules of the training camp, even the usually calm Lin Yu couldn't help but swallow hard.

"Failure means expulsion—that's really Totsuki Academy's style!"

On the podium, Roland Chappell's voice continued.

"Regarding the review of the research project, we specifically invited several guest mentors."

Roland Chappell stretched out his hand and pointed to the side of the podium.

"These are the graduates of Totsuki Academy who took time out of their busy schedules to come for this training camp!"

When Roland Chappell finished speaking, and all the students present realized that the guest instructor for this residential training program was actually a graduate of Totsuki Academy, the students were in an uproar, and the entire auditorium erupted in a cacophony that almost lifted the roof off.

"Did I hear that right?! A graduate of Totsuki Academy!"

"That's right, a graduate of Totsuki Academy!"

"You know, the graduation rate for third-year students at Totsuki Academy has consistently remained in the single digits!"

Those who manage to stand out from a single-digit graduation rate are not necessarily not true geniuses!

"I never expected them to be guest instructors for this joint residential training program! I'm so excited!"

"What are you getting so worked up about! We're in big trouble!"

"What do you mean?"

"Please, can you use your brain? These graduates are geniuses themselves, so the requirements must be ridiculously strict."

"I'm doomed! I'm definitely not going to pass this time!"

……

The trainees were either amazed, excited, delighted, anxious, or uneasy.

All sorts of noisy sounds filled the entire auditorium.

Under the watchful eyes of nearly a thousand students in the hall, one after another, Totsuki graduates of varying heights and personalities walked onto the stage.

As everyone looked at these familiar faces that they usually only saw in magazines, now appearing in front of them, their breathing became uncontrollably rapid.

"Hey! Am I seeing things?! That woman in the apron, could she be Hinako Inui, the head chef of the famous Japanese restaurant [Kirin-ya]?"

"You see right, there's also the one next to Chef Hinako Inui. If I'm not mistaken, that should be Chef Sekimori from [Nichiwa Sushi Restaurant] in Ginza!"

"And the head chef of the Italian restaurant [F]!"

"And the person next to him, I recognize him, it's Chef Donato from [TEZORO]!"

"Not only that, Chef Kakuzaki Taki of the Spanish restaurant [Taki Amarillo]! Chef Kikuchi Sonoka of Harukatei!"

"etc?"

"My God!"

"That guy standing in the very center... could he be Kojiro Shinomiya, the head chef of the French restaurant [SHINO'S] in Paris?!"

"He was the first Japanese person to receive the Order of Purusspur!"

"My goodness! Each of them is a celebrity chef who only appears in magazines or on TV shows, and now they've all gathered together."

"Besides Totsuki Culinary Academy, there's probably nothing else that could bring all these renowned chefs together at the same time and place!"

"Ah! This is amazing! I'm so happy! I'm going to faint from excitement!"

Behind Lin Yu, Marui Zenji excitedly introduced the mentors who had appeared.

Seeing these people, who usually only appear on television news, actually standing in front of him, and in such a group, he was so excited that he almost stopped breathing.

Amidst the students' clamor, the atmosphere in the hall was as lively as a pot of boiling water.

Even in the face of this bustling scene, the graduates on stage remained calm and composed, clearly accustomed to such occasions.

Suddenly, Kojiro Shinomiya on the stage sniffed, frowned, pointed in the direction of the Polar Star Dormitory members, and said coldly:

"Hey! You over there, the ninth row from the front, the boy with the scar near his eyebrow..."

As soon as Shinomiya Kojiro spoke, the entire venue fell silent.

Below the stage, Soma Yukihira, with a scar on his brow, looked puzzled and pointed to himself. "Is it me?"

"Sorry, sorry, it's the one next to you."

One of the students standing next to Soma Yukihira realized what was happening, pointed to himself, and looked puzzled.

But Kojiro Shinomiya nodded. "That's right, it's you."

The next moment, a cold voice rang out in the hall.

"You're expelled. You can go back now. I hereby declare you expelled!"

The moment the words "drop out" were uttered, the spacious hall fell into a deathly silence, and even the air seemed heavy.

"What? Me? I'm dropping out of school?"

The student who was pointed at was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses, his face full of disbelief, thinking he had misheard.

Kojiro Shinomiya nodded again, his tone affirmative.

"That's right, it's you!"

"Why should I? I need to give a reason!"

The student who was expelled looked completely bewildered, seemingly still unable to believe that he had been expelled.

"Even if you're a professor, you can't be so arrogant as to expel a student without any reason!"

"reason?"

Hearing what the student said, Shinomiya Kojiro snorted coldly.

"If I'm not mistaken, your hairspray has a citrus scent, so it probably contains more than one fragrance."

"Is the argument that the flavor of this spice affects the aroma of the dish sufficient?"

Kojiro Shinomiya stepped down from the podium and stood before the student, his eyes cold and his presence imposing.

"As a chef, dressing well is essential. After all, if the person cooking is too unsophisticated, the dishes will lose their appeal."

"However, similarly, as a chef, one should focus on the dish and eliminate any factors that might affect it."

"I don't know if you'll still be a chef in the future, but consider this my advice to you: remember to use unscented hairspray in the future."

Despite saying incredibly cruel things, Kojiro Shinomiya's expression and tone remained completely calm, as if he were talking about something trivial.

"Alright, classmate, thank you for your trouble. Now go pack your bags and get ready to go back to school."

With that, Shinomiya Kojiro waved his hand and turned to leave.

Faced with these few casual words that so easily decided his fate, the student who was expelled was naturally not convinced.

Watching Kojiro Shinomiya's departing figure, the arrogant words he had just spoken echoed in her mind, and her emotions shifted from disbelief to intense anger, humiliation, and resentment.

A fire of rage ignited within him, and his expression became incredibly ferocious.

"You tyrant! You're utterly unreasonable!"

He roared at the departing figure of Shinomiya Kojiro:

"Just for this trivial matter, they want to disqualify me and expel me from school?!"

"I'm not convinced!"

Kojiro Shinomiya stopped in his tracks.

"tyrant?"

"Unreasonable?"

"A small matter?"

"You're not convinced??"

Shinomiya Kojiro emphasized and repeated the student's words.

Then, Kojiro Shinomiya's face quickly turned extremely gloomy.

The atmosphere at the scene was like the thick, dark clouds before a thunderstorm.

Those watching this farce, whether students or mentors, were all too afraid to even breathe.

"hehe......"

Kojiro Shinomiya suddenly chuckled, then abruptly turned around, strode over to the student, stared intently at him, and said, word by word:

"What you consider a small thing could lead to the loss of customers!"

"Kid, are you planning to destroy my shop?"

At this moment, Shinomiya Kojiro exuded a chilling aura, his eyes sharp as two knives.

The student who had been so angry moments before was so terrified when he met those eyes that he froze on the spot, speechless for a long time...

"snort!"

"Get out!"

"Totsuki doesn't need trash like you!"

Kojiro Shinomiya let out a contemptuous sneer, then turned and walked back onto the stage.

"Listen up, all trainees!"

"When the Totsuki Academy invited us to this joint training program, they already made it clear that they would give us instructors the greatest possible authority."

"To put it in a way you can understand, your decision to withdraw from school rests entirely on the discretion of our advisors!"

"If you want to survive this residential training program, you must strictly follow the instructor's requirements and meet the standards set by the instructor."

"Did you understand?"

Kojiro Shinomiya's voice echoed throughout the hall.

Although the incident has been resolved, the atmosphere in the entire auditorium has not improved; on the contrary, it has become even more oppressive.

Seeing the pale-faced, distraught student, the others around him felt pity and unease about their own future.