Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

For the next upcoming match, Hachiman sent out Takumi. As a chef who has also been exposed to cooking since childhood, Hachiman has great trust in him. His opponent is Mimasaka, who is famous for his imitation.

Although both sides had already prepared information about each other, when it came to a real showdown, making a true judgment often only took a moment. Hachiman was really curious whether the other party could really imitate 100%.

However, Takumi was still quite confident. He just gave a thumbs-up to his brother who was watching him on the stage and put his hand on Hachiman's shoulder.

"give it to me."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"What are you talking about, really..."

There was no need for much verbal communication. Takumi waved his hand again. It was obvious that he had accepted the encouragement from his teammates and he only needed to focus on the game in front of him.

Mimasaka went on stage early, waiting for Takumi to come on stage, and then he just laughed contemptuously:

"Let's draw lots."

Takumi didn't refuse, but just took out a piece of paper from the lottery box, and what was written there was undoubtedly "dessert".

The theme of this show is dessert, and the duration is still two hours. As the drums sounded, Takumi took out the ingredients he had prepared.

only...

Tadokoro Megumi: "Hikigaya-san, the dishes they prepared are actually the same?"

Yukinoshita: "Not only that, even the ingredient list is the same."

Hachiman: "As expected, it's exactly the same as what the data shows. The food this guy made is completely based on the other person's food, and he modified it to make it taste even better."

Erina: "There are probably only two possibilities to defeat an opponent like this."

Hachiman: "It's a dish that can't be criticized or improved, and it's an impromptu dish."

Erina: "Yeah...I have to say, he's a tough guy."

On the stage, Takumi had already dealt with the lemon in his hand, while Mimasaka on the other side seemed to have fully anticipated it and simply put it in the oven at the same time.

Erina: "Frosted cake, this is a dish made by the two of them. It has the coolness of ice cream and the softness of cake."

Hachiman: "Not good. This time, Takumi wanted to make a three-layer style consisting of a praline-sprinkled topping layer, an ice cream layer consisting of meringue and cream, and finally a sponge cake layer, but... Mimasaka's movements are exactly the same."

Komachi: "But brother, this will only make the two of them tie at best. There will be no winner at all."

Hachiman shook his head. Mimasaka was not a simple imitator. He was a reformer in the guise of an imitator. He improved the dishes he saw to varying degrees, and the final flavor was completely different.

Tadokoro Megumi: "Takumi-san didn't panic at all. She controlled both her movements and the timing very well."

Hachiman: "After all, as a true chef, you don't need a panicked heart, but even so... Mimasaka is no different."

The actions of the two people also became mature and close at this moment, and at this moment, the adaptation began.

I saw Mimasao took out ingredients that were completely different from Takumi, and simply put them into the cream and mixed them with the egg liquid. Even with such a simple step, there was a complete difference in the taste.

Tsuneya: "Mimasaka will thoroughly investigate his opponents and will know all the dishes that his opponents are trying to make. No matter what the work is, it will not be put on stage without trial cooking. This also means that as long as there is no absolute gap in strength, Mimasaka's ability is invincible."

The difference made on this basis is the biggest difference in Mekong cuisine. For a chef, just a simple step can make the biggest difference in the taste, and changes in many aspects of the details can make the difference between victory and defeat.

This is even more outrageous, because Takumi is convinced that he still has a winning product, but... this time, Mimasao took the lead and took out the ingredients from the box. It was a sweet wine from Italy.

Seeing this scene, Takumi, who had been relatively calm just now, already felt nervous and helpless. This feeling of being completely caught up in it made his movements become slow.

Mimasao has already investigated me thoroughly, but I know nothing about him. If I continue like this... I will lose.

If this continues, we will only end up in failure.

Seeing that his opponent had complete control over his behavior, Takumi knew that this was only delaying his defeat.

If that's the case...

Then overthrow it and start over!

Time is running out and it is impossible to start over again. All we can do now is to improvise with the remaining ingredients.

Beating cream into mascarpone cheese makes the taste more mellow. He must break the traditional way of thinking, otherwise he will not be able to beat Mei Zuoang here.

but...

As if he had anticipated Takumi's move again, he stopped cooking and just stared at Takumi with one eye.

Hachiman: "This guy is going to improvise on the spot..."

Komachi: "Follow improvisation?!"

For a cook, everyone probably knows how difficult it is to improvise a dish. Not to mention that you need to have a lot of theoretical knowledge, you can't make any mistakes in cooking techniques, otherwise the improvised dish will fall into an irreversible abyss. However...

Following improvisation means that one has to completely follow the other person's way of thinking to a degree visible to the naked eye. This difficulty is simply impossible. To achieve this, there is no difference between you and the other person.

However, the Misakuang in front of him was planning to do just that.

Even though he knew that his opponent was difficult to deal with, Takumi could only give it a try. What he could do was to put himself into a state of selflessness, thereby increasing his speed completely and leaving behind the follower behind him.

Mix, stir, and cool.

Even though it has reached this point, it is still completely different from the other party's cooking. The frost cake just now has turned into a product like a cut cake. Even so...

Tadokoro Megumi: "The surface color of Mimasaka Ongiri seems to be a little darker... Why is that? Aren't their movements the same?"

Hachiman: "He replaced most of the wheat flour used to make the cake base with almond flour, which can improve the flavor of the cake to a certain extent. Takumi has been completely seen through..."

Tadokoro Megumi: “How could this happen…”

Hachiman: "In this cooking, Takumi has completely completed his transformation. In a desperate situation, he made an impossible transformation of his own cooking. Although in the end he still couldn't get rid of Mimasaka's pursuit, but... we have already tasted this information gap."

Erina: "There's nothing we can do. No matter who plays this game, they will be forced to make mistakes by the opponent's pursuit. Even I am no exception..."

Hachiman: "Anyway, the game isn't over yet."

At the moment when Mimasao had already taken out his dish, Takumi still did not give up the last chance. Although there was not much time and ingredients left, if he served it like this, he would undoubtedly face failure.

In this case, what is there to be afraid of?

Condensed milk, lemon, eggs, sugar.

Now, he has to make another transformation and make the final improvement to the last part of cutting the cake.

If the original budget only covers three levels, then the last resort comes from the fourth level of improvisation.

Just a little bit is enough. As long as the flavor of the dish is changed, there is still a chance of winning.

This is it... lemon milk layer.

"Enjoy it, judges."

As Takumi served the food, everyone noticed the difference. Even now, he still believed in miracles.

Takumi knew that from the very beginning, he was already a little behind in terms of mixing the egg liquid and making the cake base. However, these tiny details did not mean failure. Instead, they showed that he still had room for improvement. He just needed to make good use of the remaining ingredients...

Then you can launch a final counterattack.

Hachiman: "I feel like something is not right..."

Yukinoshita: “Huh?”

Hachiman: "Mimasaka's expression was predictable from the beginning to the end..."

Yukinoshita: "You mean, he had predicted Takumi's prediction long ago, so he made improvements in advance. This kind of thing is impossible..."

Hachiman frowned. Although he didn't want to admit that such absurd things happened in this world, the facts were before his eyes...

The five judges tasted the dishes of the two people at the same time. Because the dishes were submitted at almost the same time and the dishes were the same, the more they tasted each other, the more they could taste the difference. However...

Just as Hachiman had expected, even the judges frowned for a moment.

The flat fructose with a strong almond aroma and the process of half-thawed frozen cream on the surface of the ice cream and finally melting on the tip of your tongue, the four layers of cooking with different flavors are like a charming girl, constantly tickling your tongue.

The refreshing taste of lemon spreads in the mouth. There is no seemingly complicated process at all. All the flavors are perfectly integrated together. It is sweet and mild. No matter how you look at it, it is a top-notch product.

However, no matter from which angle one looked at it, one could not taste any of the outstanding features of Takumi cuisine. The characteristic that was completely wrapped in it but could not be released had been completely surrounded by Mimasaka at this moment. At this point... the winner had been decided.

It seems that everything is Takumi's improvisation, but in fact all of this is part of Mimasao's plan. He just let Takumi fall into his plan, and then improvised it, and finally fell into his own pit step by step and became a step.

Kawashima Rei: "5-0, Mimasaka wins!"

Takumi: How could...

Komachi: "What a formidable opponent! If I had met such an opponent under normal circumstances, I would have turned around and left..."

Yang No: "Misaki, come down first."

Misao: “Yes.”

Hachiman gently patted Takumi's shoulder:

"You don't need to be too discouraged. Mei Zuoang has obviously investigated each of us very well. No matter who plays this game, they will fall into his trap. You don't need to blame yourself."

Takemi: "....Hikigaya-kun..."

Hachiman: "You said..."

Takumi: "You have to win, you have to win back!"

Hachiman: "Okay, I promise you."

Since the players on both sides have chosen to withdraw again, the players for the next game will be selected again by the teams on both sides.

At this moment, although Yangno had lost Hayama Ryo, Ryodan and Saito, there were still seven main forces.

The same thing happened on Hikigaya's side. Even with the loss of Takumi, Komachi and Kurokiba, there are still seven players left.

And then, it’s seven against seven.

Kawashima Rei: "Let us welcome the next two contestants, the first place from the Ten Elites, Tsukasa Eiji, and Alice Nakiri from the Resistance."

No one seemed to be interested in this match at all. After all, the opponent was the No. 10 player. To be honest, in the eyes of the spectators outside the venue, as long as time permitted and Si could have a good rest, she could definitely take on all . And now, they finally played this trump card.

However, this is not the case for Si himself.

He knew very well that there were people in his team who were even more perverted than himself, and now she had no intention of showing up.

Seeing Tsukasa appear, Kuga instantly became excited and said suddenly:

"Next time, let me do it!"

Isshiki: "Idiot, at least trust your teammates."

Kuga: "That's not what I meant. I just simply want to have a real fight with Tsukasa."

Hachiman: “Okay…”

No one expected that Hachiman would agree to Hisaha's unreasonable request so easily. Even Hisahaha himself did not expect that his casual words would be taken seriously.

But... what's more important now is the talent on the field. You know... the opponent is the first place. Facing such a player, what kind of food will Alice come up with...

Erina: "It seems like she's not scared at all."

Chapter 15: The strength of the first seat, if I must be serious

In the blink of an eye, the game has reached the sixth game, but for both sides, there has not been a significant reduction in the number of players. Now it seems that there are seven players on both sides, which means that there is no trend as to who will win or lose even now.

But...this battle may break the balance.

After tolerating so many battles, the Elite Ten finally sent out Si to fight. As the number one and the strongest known combat force in Totsuki Academy, no matter who on the resistance side encounters him, there is no 100% guarantee that they can win.

And the theme of this scene is...beef.

Mito: "Beef? This isn't Alice's specialty."

Ryoko: "Yeah, and the opponent is the No. 1 player. This is really troublesome."

Yoshino: "If we lose two games in a row, Hikigaya and the others' morale will surely drop. Now that we have gotten rid of Alice, we have to show our morale even if we have to lose."

It's not just the audience on the stage who are worried about this situation. For everyone participating in the competition, this news is definitely not good news.

Fortunately, Alice was able to maintain her usual calmness. Perhaps being able to maintain her usual level when facing such an opponent was already a remarkable thing, and Alice did not seem to be affected.

As the drums sounded, both sides quickly entered the cooking stage. The cooking that Alice excels in is based on the solution of molecular knowledge, which creates a virtuous cycle through the combination of various ingredients. The manual production replaced by machines is even more precise. Basically, as long as she doesn't meet a weird person like Hikigaya, her cooking will still be at the forefront of science.

Alice took out the beef that had been prepared long ago. The overwhelming amount, the amazing gravy, and the roast beef that already stood out made the whole dish full of surprises.