Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Because all the hard work is reflected in the dish, this hard-earned dish cannot be simply summarized in one sentence.

Saito: “You are amazing…”

Komachi smiled lightly, and was quite modest: "Actually, I know that I can't defeat my senior with just a sword, so I have prepared many weapons."

Saito: "No matter what, at this point, a win is a win. This is my understanding."

Kawashima Rei: "So the final result... the winner is, Hikigaya Komachi!"

By winning this game, Komachi has won two games in a row, which once again ignited cheers from the entire venue. For the players who have won consecutive games, the knowledge and physical strength they possess are definitely far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Hachiman: "You are really amazing, Komachi."

Komachi just made a big ? in the direction of Hachiman, and her smile, which was no different from usual, seemed to tell everyone that at this moment, she, Hikigaya Komachi, would be the most dazzling new star in the first grade.

Erina was also amused by Komachi's actions. She just covered her mouth with one hand and said softly:

"If Komachi had been able to enter the school a year earlier, she might have been a good opponent, but... I'm sure there will be opportunities to continue fighting in the future."

Hachiman: “There will always be one.”

Komachi gently took off her headscarf and just let it go suddenly:

“Poor hospitality.”

At the same time, Haruno had to take this sudden opponent seriously. As Hachiman's sister, Haruno just smiled faintly:

"It's very interesting. In the next game, you go, Longdan."

Long Dan was not panicked, he just put his hands behind his back and said with no burden:

"Eh? Me? I was planning to take another look."

"But, since Yang No-senpai said so..."

Xiaolin Longdan pulled up his sleeves, put on a winning smile and said:

"Then let me do it. I will definitely win!"

Even Kawashima Rei did not expect that the second member of the Totsuki Ten would be sent out to fight shortly after the game started. This was also the third game that Komachi had faced. If they could continue to fight, the momentum brought about by this would be unimaginable. Therefore, in order to boost the momentum here, Yang No sent out Rindan.

After all, Yang No is not someone who would underestimate the enemy. Although her goal is not to win, but... if it ends like this, it would be too boring.

Hachiman: "Come on, Komachi."

Komachi: "Then I'll continue! It's okay, brother, maybe I'll win everything!"

Hachiman smiled faintly: "This result is naturally the best, but no matter what, don't underestimate the enemy."

Komachi: "I see, brother, you are so nagging!"

Kawashima Rei: "Well then, let's start the fourth round of the joint shokugeki competition now!"

Komachi: "Let's let the senior draw the lot this time."

Longdan: "Eh? Is that okay? Thank you, Komachi, you're so cute. I'll be gentler later!"

Komachi: “….”

Chapter 12: Explorers in the Wild, the Power of Gentian

Longdan: "Eh? Chili?"

Kawashima Rei: "The new theme is chili peppers. I'm increasingly curious about what kind of dishes the two sides will make!"

The continuous battles did not weaken Komachi's physical strength at all. On the contrary, her thinking speed and sword-drawing speed became faster and faster. More importantly, she was really enjoying the stage.

Hachiman: "That guy is the one I fought against when Tsuya and I fought... The second seat."

Erina: "Rentou-senpai is a very powerful person. Because of his pursuit of cooking, the ingredients of many of his dishes are unimaginable."

While the two were still chatting, Senior Longdan had already started choosing the ingredients. It seemed that she did not intend to let Komachi control the rhythm of the whole game. After all, since she saw the terrifying speed of Komachi against Hayama Ryo in the first game, if she was suppressed, she would definitely be passive.

Of course, Rindou has always believed that one thing about cooking is that you can do whatever you want, so compared to Hayama Ryo and Saito, she will not be affected much in any case.

Now, she suddenly pulled out a knife from her waist and placed the selected ingredients on the table under the arrangement of the staff, but...

Feishazi: "I've never heard of this kind of food being used for cooking."

Mito: “No way…”

Ryoko: "As expected of you, you are the second in command. I have never seen such a thing before. The situation is getting more and more outrageous."

Ibusaki: "But I always feel that it's a bit scary for a woman to handle such ingredients..."

Marui: “You mean?”

After immediately understanding what Marui meant, Ibuzaki just shook his head: "I'm afraid the crocodile will be dissected alive."

That's right, what was served on the table was an adult crocodile. It was nearly two meters long and its weight was impossible to estimate. With the help of several staff members, it was barely lifted onto the table. Fortunately, its mouth was tied tightly with a thread, otherwise, no one could guarantee what would happen.

Si: "Longdan, this is too messy."

Yang No: "Well, this is good, it fits her personality."

Tsuya: "If Xiaolin is eaten alive by a crocodile, I don't know if Totsuki can bear the responsibility."

Yang Noi smiled again: "Rather than this, let's worry about the crocodiles."

As for Hachiman, he obviously didn't expect that Kobayashi Ryodan would be so reckless. After taking out such horrible food, he didn't show any fear. He just started to analyze the crocodile's parts seriously.

Hachiman: "Who is the god of death?"

Yukinoshita: "Are we going to kill them on the spot..."

Erina: "She actually took such a step before Komachi. It seems that she is very confident in her cooking. I wonder how Komachi is doing."

Komachi didn't flinch at all, and quickly finished her ingredients. The next step was...

rabbit?

Almost instantly, everyone thought of the direction of Komachi's cooking duel. After all, spicy rabbit head is not only a delicacy, but also a folk dish. Of course, many people know it, but...

I always feel that rabbits are too simple compared to crocodiles.

As for Longdan, she licked the blade lightly, and like a devil, she slashed the crocodile twice in an instant. Her superb knife skills instantly made the crocodile's jaw muscles lose power.

"This way, there's no danger."

Erina: “So fast…”

Tadokoro Megumi: “I didn’t see it clearly at all.”

Longdan was obviously very confident in his skills. He just suddenly separated the rope, put his hand into the crocodile's mouth, and started dissecting it from the inside.

Takumi: "Hey, this is too scary. If the crocodile can still move... I'm afraid that Longdan-senpai's hand will be bitten off in an instant."

Hachiman: "He is indeed a very formidable opponent. Rather than calling him an opponent, it is better to say that he is a madman who constantly pursues the limit in cooking."

Alice: “That’s amazing…”

Even the audience was shocked by this scene, and they cheered unconsciously.

Longdan once again took out five small knives from the backpack that he had prepared long ago. In just a blink of an eye, the two-meter-long crocodile was dissected instantly. Even the bleeding and processing of internal organs were completed under the extremely fast knife shadows.

Scales, skin, tendons, meat, and internal organs, the most efficient knife must be used for each part. Such beautiful skills are already impressive, but what is more important is the vast knowledge of the ingredients and the expectation for future taste. This terrifying desire for exploration has always been the main driving force for Longdan to climb up.

Isshiki: "As a chef specializing in rare ingredients, Rindan-senpai has three sides: a gourmet who travels the world to satisfy his desires, a surveyor who systematically explores unknown ingredients, and a barbarian who personally processes all kinds of ingredients and then devours them."

Hachiman: "I see... If that's the case, it's not surprising that you can master such a technique."

"But no matter how you look at it, he looks like a barbarian who is not afraid of death at all."

Although he complained like this, Hachiman also admired Senior Rindan. Now she has completely entered her own rhythm and is constantly marinating her crocodile meat.

Knead the flour in the slices carefully, then put them into the pan and fry them briefly. When they turn golden brown, take them out and let them cool.

And then, is the truly important moment.

Komachi and Longdan took out a bucket of chili peppers almost at the same time, as if they were not afraid that the taste of the chili peppers would cover the original flavor of the ingredients. They just put in as much as they could. This amount...

Hachiman: "It's a lethal dose."

"But, that girl really isn't afraid at all. I thought Senior Longdan would come up with more high-end dishes, but now it seems that the dishes she makes are more for the masses."

Yukinoshita: "What do you mean?"

Hachiman shook his head: "No, common does not mean not special. I just mean that her method is common, but... in fact, it can't be easy to reach the second place no matter how you think about it."

As soon as the voice fell, the aroma of pepper from Xiaolin Longdan rushed over. Even if you stand far away, you can feel the destructive power of the pepper. If it's okay for one person, even Komachi is like this...

The five judges seemed to have been prepared. They took out wet towels from behind and covered their mouths and noses.

Takumi: "These two are amazing... I feel like I'm sweating just watching them."

The peppers were being crushed, stir-fried, and even fried frantically. The flavor of the peppers wafted around the venue as if it was free, and coughing sounds were heard all around in an instant.

Isshiki: "It seems that both of them have played their last trump cards. They must be extremely confident in themselves for such a dish. However... Komachi has already forced the second seat into this situation. It's really amazing."

Alice: "Well, that's true. If it were me, I wouldn't necessarily be able to inject all of this spicy flavor into the dish and turn it into delicious confidence, but these two people are obviously giving it their all."

Tadokoro Megumi: "It's a rabbit versus a crocodile. Although the rabbit loses in terms of food, the principle of winning big with a small investment has existed since ancient times. I believe in Komachi!"

Strength versus strength, skill versus skill, that's the simple statement.

The two-hour deadline also means the end of this cooking show. It is still Senior Sister Longdan who hands out the dish first, and the moment she opens the lid of the pot, the venue, which was already filled with fragrance, is once again covered by this terrifying pepper.

Not only that, the dish made by Longdan was completely covered with chili peppers. This was not crocodile meat at all, it was just fried chili peppers.

Will this method really not fundamentally affect the taste of crocodile meat?

It was not only the audience who had this question. Even Takumi and Tanomo Megumi could not figure it out for a moment. However, it seemed that Longdan was really confident in his cooking.

Long Dan slowly stretched out his hand, a smile on his face seemed to break, and he said confidently:

"Please enjoy it, judges."

"I'm going to name this dish Central Cuisine Spicy Caiman."

Komachi: "I've finished it too. It's Hikigaya-style spicy fried rabbit head."

Komachi's late catch-up also made the judges unsure which dish to try for a moment, but Yuki's mother remained calm. She just sniffed it gently for a while and then said softly:

"Then let's taste both dishes together."

Hoshino Ai: "Would you like to taste it together?"

Eriri: "I'm fine, but I feel like it's going to hurt tonight..."

Mai Sakurajima: "Actually, I can't really handle spicy food, but... if that's the case, I'll just have to go for it."

Toyokawa Shoko: "Eh? It's really okay, I hope it won't affect the taste."

Mother Xue didn't have a temper at all. She just said calmly: "If the taste of the last skewer comes from another dish, doesn't it also prove that the other dish is more shocking."

Hoshino Ai: "That seems to be the case. Then I will start tasting it!"

Under the gaze of the crowd, the five judges put the two dishes into their mouths. The first thing that hit them was the flavor of the chili pepper. In just a moment, the faces of the five judges turned red. However, unlike ordinary chili peppers, the chili peppers they chose were mainly sweet, so the spiciness was not as exaggerated as imagined. However,...

Hoshino Ai: "This punch has a rabbit flavor, so fast... so tender."

That’s right, although it lost in terms of ingredients, in terms of taste, Komachi’s rabbit head was indeed the first to win, leaving an indelible impression on the tongues of the five judges.

The smooth taste, coupled with the sweet and spicy flavor, instantly elevates the whole dish to a higher level. This is definitely not an ordinary spicy rabbit head, because through the neutralization of dandelion and tea leaves, the fragrance is infused into the rabbit head while reducing its greasiness.

Yukinoshita: "In that case..."

Hoshino Ai: "It looks like the outcome has been decided..."

Snow Mother: “No…”

The crocodile flavor, which came from behind, once again shocked all the judges' mouths. This flavor from the deep sea combined with chili peppers was simply a song of ice and fire. Such a mellow and heavy flavor was completely different from the previous taste. This was the advantage brought by rare ingredients and the result of absolute collision force.

Eriri: "What's going on... This smell is so special... It completely unlocked an area I haven't explored yet..."

Mai Sakurajima: "I came from behind like this. Now my mouth tastes like crocodile meat..."

Kawashima Rei: "Well, please let the judges make the final vote. Who is the winner of this round? ?"

"3 to 2, Senior Kobayashi Ryodan wins!"

Although she won, Longdan did not show her former pride at all. After all, she noticed that Yukimu on the field actually voted for Komachi. But it was true. If she was not good at dissecting such rare ingredients, perhaps from some perspectives, she could not be better than Hikigaya Komachi.