Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Yukinoshita: "If possible, I don't want to participate in such a competition, but... since he has a goal to pursue, I have no objection. After all, I am no longer the person I used to be."

Ki Nokuni set his sights on Hikigaya. It must be said that after witnessing the four consecutive victories, Hikigaya Hachiman's strength has been further verified, but... perhaps due to his age and experience, Ki Nokuni does not think that he can beat Haruno. After all, the achievements he has achieved now have been achieved by Haruno many years ago.

Ji Zhiguo: "You should know that your sister came to participate in this game just for you, and your mother is also watching this game. What does it mean to you?"

No matter how much she denied it, this was an unavoidable reality. Both her mother and her sister were waiting for her to take the stage, but she had been unable to overcome the hurdle in her heart and had been afraid to face it.

However, if Yang Noi insisted on competing with her, then she would have no reason to retreat. At this point, all she had to do was to defeat the opponent in front of her, so that she could face her sister.

Yukinoshita: "This means I have to beat you."

Ki Nokuni: "With your strength, it's not difficult. In fact, if I hadn't drawn the theme of wasabi noodles, I wouldn't have been able to defeat Erina. I have to say that your strength has far exceeded my imagination."

"But even so, I'm not going to let you go just yet. If you want to duel with your sister, why don't you fight for it yourself?"

The two women's eyes crossed in the air, and the atmosphere became solemn. With the note that Ji Zhiguo randomly drew, the theme of this scene will be announced at this moment.

【Coffee beans】

When it comes to cooking with coffee beans, there are very few types of dishes to choose from on the market, because most coffee beans are used to make coffee, which obviously makes this competition difficult.

However, the current Yukino is no longer the girl who could only imitate her sister's cooking. If she had lost herself in the past and was just unconsciously chasing after her sister, then now... after spending some time with Hachiman, she has a new definition of herself.

No need to chase anyone, just be yourself.

Use what you have learned to make your own dish.

The coffee beans seemed to have turned into cooked food in the hands of the two people. After pressing them into powder, they began their respective cooking time.

Yang No: "I didn't expect that Yukino really gave up her previous way of cooking."

Si: “Isn’t this good?”

Haruno: "From a normal perspective, it's a good start, but...what if she just goes from chasing me to chasing someone else?"

Yang No's words made Si feel a little indifferent. After all, he knew very well what Yang No was talking about. After witnessing Yukino and Hachiman's cooking with his own eyes, he understood this point even more clearly. The cooking techniques of the two were exactly the same, as if they were carved from the same mold. Even without any glamorous techniques, they were still able to display their cooking with their unique charm.

Si: “You mean…”

Yang No: "In order to prevent my lovely sister from being snatched away by others, the only thing I can do as a sister is to defeat that clumsy leader."

Si: "You really are a sister-con."

Yang Nai laughed wildly, but his eyes were a little wandering.

In fact, neither herself nor her mother wanted to see Yukinoshita acting like an imitator. Even if Hachiman beat her, the negative fact would not change. What they needed to see was a Yukinoshita Yukino with her own will. If she could not demonstrate this in the game, then winning or losing would not matter at all.

Hachiman seemed to have noticed something as well, and just focused his attention on Yukinoshita, with an expression that showed obvious worry.

Erina: "Hikigaya-kun, you've thought of something, right?"

Hachiman: "Indeed, but if we can't win this game, there's no way we can continue."

Although she didn't quite understand what Hachiman meant, since he said so, Erina's attention was once again focused on Yukinoshita.

This person who she once identified as her opponent actually stood on their side one day and belonged to the same team as her. Life may be really incredible. In many cases, there will always be incredible things happening that even you could not have expected.

I thought that this person just flashed by me, but at that moment, the gears of fate in my life turned, and my memories and heart were completely left in the other person.

The meal reached its climax at this moment. Both of them performed the coffee beans perfectly, which completely broke the traditional thinking of people. The fixed idea that coffee beans can only be made into coffee has become a thing of the past at this moment.

As the coffee slurry was constantly stirred in the basin, the aroma of coffee was also constantly emanating from it. If there was anything more attractive than the coffee in front of you...it would probably be the coffee dish on the other side.

The closing work has been completed, and the first to finish is still Ji Zhiguo Ningning. With the ability of the sixth place in the top ten, and with solid basic skills, she brought the coffee bean-themed cuisine to its fullest.

"Central cuisine changed to coffee snowflake pudding!"

"enjoy your meal."

The aroma of coffee beans wafted out, and even after it was made into pudding, it still couldn't cover up that unique fragrance. As an artist who stayed at home all day, Eriri had never seen such a dish before. When she saw the first one of this dish, she couldn't help feeling curious and almost subconsciously shook the spoon in her hand over.

The spoon seemed to bounce back instantly after feeling the pudding, but the tiny vibration continued to echo in Eriri's hand. As the pudding was cut, a stream of white liquid flowed out.

Mai Sakurajima: "Is this... mango cheese?"

No longer speculating about the mystery of this dish, the judges just put it into their mouths. Although it was a pudding, it melted like a dessert the moment it entered their mouths, and the aroma of mango and cheese was constantly colliding in their mouths. What was more important...of course was the aroma of coffee. Even though it was paired with mango and cheese, it still couldn't cover up that unique taste. This was the strength of the sixth seat among the top ten.

On the other hand, after finishing her dish, she brought it to the judges with a little nervousness. Under normal circumstances, Yukinoshita would not have any emotions, but because the person she had to face now was her mother, even if she wanted to turn a blind eye, it was impossible at this time.

"Yukinoshita-style coffee lava cake."

It was still the dim sum dishes that Yukinoshita was good at, but this time she used her own style completely in her cooking. After forgetting all the past technical choices, she only hoped to get her mother's approval.

Yuki's mother's eyes lingered on Yukino's food for two seconds, and then she started to taste it before anyone else could react.

The taste of the flowing heart combined with the coffee beans really showed its special fragrance. Different from the cuisine of Ji Kingdom, this cake obviously showed the advantages of cake more strongly. With the cooperation of cream, it was obviously so greasy, but it was completely eliminated. The reason for all this...

Chestnut kernel.

The finely crushed chestnut powder added a bit of flavor to the cake and eliminated the greasiness from the coffee and cream. Yukinoshita, a restaurant famous for its cakes, has further improved its cooking this time. It is no exaggeration to say that the cooking is comparable to that of the first of the top ten.

There is no doubt that after tasting these two dishes, the flavors from the different dishes are very obvious, and the winner of this dish is also obvious.

Yukinoshita Yukino will be the only two contestants to advance to the next round and become the resistance army.

I thought that this was enough, but... even if other people didn't know, Yukino's mother's expression didn't change at all when she was so close to her mother, which also hit Yukino hard.

Although she won, she still couldn't get her mother's approval because of the difference between her and her sister Yang No. She thought that as long as she could do it with her own strength, she would definitely get her mother's approval, but now...

Mother Xue didn't say anything, but just looked at Xueno with disappointment. If this was the answer she gave, then it would be impossible for her to surpass Yangno at the moment. Not to mention the current Yangno, even she four years ago could not compare to her.

Yuki's mother wanted to say something but was suddenly interrupted by Hachiman's words.

"Since we have come this far, I have a suggestion. How about listening to me?"

Mother Xue showed a faint smile, but tilted her head with some doubt:

"of course can."

Haruno: "It seems our Hikigaya-san has a good idea."

Yukino didn't react, but her eyes suddenly turned to him, confusion written all over her face:

"Eh?"

Hachiman did not hesitate. After getting everyone's agreement, he said calmly:

"Since we have reached the final stage, how about we have a 2v2 team battle?"

"In this way, maybe we can get the answer you want."

The audience was a little slow to react for a while. After all, most people could not understand the contradictions in the Yukinoshita family. Haruno, who was the first to react, quickly began to smile foolishly, and just spread his hands and said:

"If it's to avoid failure, it's indeed a good idea, but are you sure? You're going to face Si and me, your sister."

Hachiman: "In fact, if it's a one-on-one fight, I think I have no chance of winning."

He said this without hesitation, which made everyone fall silent again.

Hoshino Ai: "Hey, hey, hey, what's going on now?"

Sakurajima Mai: "Let's not talk for now, this is an insider's matter."

Eriri: "Leave it to Mother Yuki."

After thinking for a while, Mother Xue just kept a faint smile:

"If Hikigaya-san knew what I wanted to see, it would be a good proposal. However, you should know that this would cause you to lose miserably in a game that you had a chance to win."

"After all, in my opinion, you two now have more hope in a one-on-one match."

Hachiman: "For me, victory or defeat is important, but for you, victory or defeat is not important, so... it will be enough to come up with a condition that can move both sides."

Yang No: "It's really interesting."

Mother Yuki: "In that case, I have no objection. Of course... As the organizer, Nakiri Ashi, I need your consent."

Nakiri Tsukiji, who was far away in the VIP room, also quickly gave instructions. He just nodded, and the matter was quickly answered.

The final was temporarily changed from the ordinary 1v1 to 2v2. Of course, perhaps Yukinoshita has not yet reacted to all this.

Kawashima Rei: "Well, both players please make final preparations. The final will begin in one hour!"

Yukinoshita Yukino was obviously a little anxious. After all, she knew that her level was limited and such cooperation would only be a burden.

"Hikigaya-kun, haven't you realized yet? Even though we have cooperated a lot, but... I have always been a burden to you."

"Such a competition is meaningless to my sister."

Hachiman shook his head: "You are wrong, because this time it is not me who will be the chef, but you."

"Since such a game is meaningless, let's have a meaningful game."

"I will do my best to help you. You don't have to think about anything now."

Although I know that Hikigaya is thinking about me, and what he does is to gain my mother's approval, but...if I lose the game, then all my previous efforts will be in vain and become invisible. Not only that, whether it is Tadokoro Megumi, Takumi, or even Hikigaya, they will drop out of school because of me.

Erina will also return to those dark days.

With so much on her shoulders, Yukinoshita couldn't stay calm at all.

"I...I can't do that."

Whenever she thought about facing her own sister, Yukinoshita's heart began to beat unconsciously. This was the fear that came from her soul, and it was a shadow that could never be erased since she was born.

"It's okay. With your personality, you shouldn't give up so quickly."

"At that time, you stood in front of me and prevented me from dropping out of school. Now, it's my turn to help you."

Chapter 23: Hikigaya's Encouragement and the Two's Comeback

There was no need to worry about the tacit understanding between the two. Even Erina knew how well the two of them cooperated.

Almost since they started learning cooking, Hachiman has been a partner with Yukinoshita, and it has continued to be so until now.

And after understanding the essence of her own cooking, Yukinoshita also absorbed knowledge with the tacit cooperation of the two, which allowed her to break away from her past imitations.

For 2v2, this might not be a bad thing. In terms of individual strength, although Hikigaya, who has won four games in a row, still has a chance to win, the point is not here. Both Yukinoshita and Hikigaya are very clear that if they cannot get the approval of Yuki's mother, there will be more challenges. And now...

It's time to end this.

Whether it is Erina's father or Yukinoshita's mother, they all came with a purpose. Nakiri Tsuyoshi's purpose is for the authoritative cooking. As long as they deny everything he has decided and deny the cooking he thinks is right, they can end this farce. What Yukinoshita's mother and sister need to see is Yukinoshita's own growth, which has nothing to do with others.

Perhaps, even Yuki's mother thinks that whether a person has grown or not is to look at her cooking, whether she has deviated from the original track and taken a different path from Yang No, but...

Hachiman knew that such a thing was simply impossible to do. Yukinoshita Yukino, who had been influenced since childhood, could not get rid of that shadow no matter what, and what she needed to do was never to break away from it.

Since the only thing she wanted to do was to show Yukinoshita Yukino's true self, then nothing could be more important than actually making a dish that belonged to her in front of the two of them.

Tadokoro Hui was still a little worried. She put her hands on her chest and wanted to say something for a moment:

"Hachiman-san, Yukinoshita-san, have you made the final preparations?"

Hachiman: "After all, this is the last battle. There is no point in making any preparations at this time. It is better to enjoy this moment."

Although Yukinoshita still didn't quite trust herself, she trusted Hikigaya beside her. Since the other party had already said such words, then there really was no need for any reason.

As long as you empty yourself, perhaps there is still hope.

Erina also came up. Although her face was still a little childish, the pride she had in the past had disappeared:

"Yukinoshita-san, I always treated you as my rival in the past, but now, I need you to prove to me how far you can go as my rival!"

Yukinoshita smiled faintly, but kept her eyes on Hikigaya:

"Erina-san, we have always been rivals. There is no doubt about that. It will be the same even in the future."

Perhaps she understood the hidden meaning of Yukinoshita's words, Erina's face turned red uncontrollably for a moment, but now there was nothing to deny.

In a sense, they have always been rivals.

Alice, Takumi, Komachi and others gently placed their hands on Yukinoshita and Hikigaya, as if they had conveyed all the words in their hearts to each other. If they failed here, they would face expulsion together, and if they won here, they would write a new history for Totsuki Academy.

As the time is getting closer, the two are about to step onto the stage again. At this moment, countless people are sitting in front of the TV, just watching the birth of an era of new cuisine.

Whether it is a victory for the Ten Heroes or for the resistance, a definite answer will be given in two hours.

Hachiman and Yukino looked at each other, and then put the last of their tacit understanding in each other's hearts. Under everyone's gaze, they slowly faced their opponents.

At the same time, Si and Yang No also walked out from the other side. Facing these two powerful opponents, even their momentum was a little lacking for a moment. The reason for this was naturally because of Yang No's appearance.

After changing into a white chef uniform, she was almost no different from an experienced chef. To outsiders, after all, it was a collaboration between the tenth seat and the first seat, and they might fail to some extent. But in the eyes of Hachiman and Yukino, this guy might be the real opponent.