Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

The remaining chefs also said at this moment:

"Well, it would be a shame if the originator of such a dish was eliminated just because of this reason, so I also think there is still room for salvation."

"Well, I believe that as long as this guy stays in Totsuki and is trained for a while, he might become a very powerful guy in the future."

"Well, since everyone thinks so, then I...think so too."

Dojima Gin crossed his arms across his chest, his face was very serious, but he said calmly:

"It looks like we are in the majority, Shinomiya."

"You guys!"

Dojima Gin patted Shinomiya on the shoulder. As the chairman of Totsuki Resort, his words naturally had great authority here.

"Yukinoshita-san, let me preside over the food battle you're going to have against Shinomiya."

"But we can't disrupt the training schedule, so time is very tight. Can we just start right now?"

Yukinoshita's expression did not change at all. Facing Dojima Gin's proposal, she just nodded elegantly:

"I'm available anytime."

Dojima Gin: "Very good, then next, the two of you will fight against the Four Palaces together."

Yukinoshita: "Wait, why would I, the one who initiated the food battle, ask him to participate as well?"

Shigong: "Wait, why should I compete with you?"

Hachiman: "No... Why didn't anyone ask for my opinion?"

Dojima Gin: "Since this is a private food battle, I will set the rules for you."

Shinomiya: "Ha... In that case, I will satisfy your willful request, Dojima-senpai. Yukinoshita, if you win, I will cancel this guy's expulsion decision. If you lose, remember the conditions you proposed."

Yukinoshita: "It's a bit troublesome to bring this guy to participate in the food battle, but Shinomiya-senpai, before the results are out, you said such self-righteous words. I thought it was only my right."

Even though she was facing someone who was ten years older than her, Yukinoshita did not show any fear at all. Or it could be said that from the very beginning, her aura was not affected at all. She just stood there quietly, but it seemed as if she had said everything.

Dojima Gin: "Now I'll give you half an hour to rest, and then we'll go to the private venue of 'Totsuki Resort' for the competition. During this time, you must not meet anyone or send any messages."

Shinomiya: "I know, I know. It's just a small food fight that has caused so much trouble. I hope to solve it quickly. However, since you just finished cooking not long ago, in case you are dissatisfied in the end, I will let you rest now. It happens to be a good opportunity for me to get some sleep."

Under the gaze of everyone, Shinomiya left the office early, and Hachiman and Yukinoshita also left after saying goodbye to Dojima Gin.

There were only two people left in the corridor, but it became even more silent at this moment.

It was clear that just now, Hachiman had already been expelled from school, and perhaps, he had already boarded the bus back to Totsuki. But now, because of Yukinoshita's interference, he inexplicably had another opportunity to compete with Chef Shinomiya.

Although she had said more than once that it was not to help herself, but that she could not accept such a result, Hachiman still received her help in a sense, so...

"Thank you." This was the second time he said this today. He never thought he could say this to anyone other than his sister. After all, only friends can thank each other, and he, Hikigaya Hachiman, has never had any friends.

Yukinoshita neither nodded nor agreed, perhaps because she did not want to receive such thanks, so she just walked beside Hikigaya.

"I said, why did you give me that whole cauliflower? Don't tell me you can't see or something like that."

Faced with Yukinoshita's sudden question, Hachiman didn't know how to answer for a moment. After all, his previous methods of avoiding questions were no longer effective in front of her.

He turned his gaze away, trying not to make eye contact with Yukinoshita:

"If I have to say it, it's probably because I want to follow my heart."

"What an ambiguous answer." Yukinoshita sighed helplessly, as if she had expected the other party to give such an answer, so she did not continue to ask.

At the same time, Hachiman also asked in confusion:

"If there was no broccoli, would you have started a food war?"

When asking this question, Hachiman immediately regretted it. After all, his self-righteousness would probably create an awkward atmosphere for himself.

As if he was met with Yukinoshita's contemptuous gaze, Hachiman lowered his head in embarrassment for a moment.

"I said, I'm not going to refute Senior Shigong's assessment for any reason. I just disagree with the result."

"But thank you anyway, Bipenguin."

"At least call me by my name now..."

"Eh? Isn't that what it's called?"

"No, it's not..."

"Is that a Hikiku? Or a Hikiku fungus?" Yukinoshita put her finger on her lips and looked quite confused.

"It was intentional, definitely intentional."

...

Half an hour is not a long time, but for a chef, it is enough time to recover to the best condition. After all, they have received special training and are not ordinary people.

Hachiman: "Even now, I never thought that I would fight against Shinomiya-senpai one day..."

Yukinoshita: "I didn't expect that Chef Dojima Gin would assign a zombie to my side. If you go over there and cause trouble, you might have a chance of winning."

Hachiman: "Hey, that's too much. After all, we are on the same side now."

Yukinoshita: "If Zombie-san could have a good night's sleep like Shinomiya-senpai and sleep forever, it would be a great help to me."

Hachiman: "Can you not be so easy to say something that seems to show concern for people even though it's a death notice?"

The two of them just walked in unison, and although only half an hour had passed, the atmosphere seemed to be much better than before.

During this period of time, the two did not discuss any issues regarding cooking. To be honest, even now, Hachiman still doesn't quite understand who this girl named "Yukinoshita" is. Perhaps it's the same for him, too.

But even so, the two of them still did not make any inquiries. They treated the upcoming food battle as a simple cooperation and there was no tension at all.

Following the instructions given by Senior Dojima Gin, the two simply followed the path in the corridor. At the end of the path, they finally saw a door leading to the basement, which was the kitchen on the basement floor of the 'Totsuki Resort'.

It's like a maze. Although it's on the basement floor, the decoration is not simple at all. All the necessary ingredients and condiments are available. After locking the door, no sound can be heard. It can be said that... it's a kitchen that was born for private duels.

Dojima Gin: “Are you here?”

Chef Qian: "It seems that the fun is finally about to begin. Do you know how I spent the past half hour?! Hikigaya, Yukinoshita, quickly torture this narcissistic guy!"

Shinomiya: "Hinata-ko, if you keep making noise I'll throw you out."

It was clearly just a simple sentence, but Chef Qian said nothing.

It's really a strong sense of oppression.

Not only these two people, Chef Guan Shou, Chef Mizuhara and Chef Wutongtian also appeared here as judges.

Since they had known about their existence for a long time, the two did not seem surprised.

Next...

Dojima Gin: "As you can see, because Hinata-ko will definitely be biased, there are only three chefs as judges, and I will be the referee."

"As for the cooking topic, today's task is to use the leftover vegetables to make a dish. Of course, you can choose the dish freely. The time limit is two hours. As mentioned before, it is a 2v1 private battle."

"Oh, yes, and there is one more condition. Hikigaya Hachiman, you will be the chef. You will be the one to choose the recipes and dishes, and Yukinoshita Yukino, you can only be his assistant."

Yukinoshita: "Wait, this is the food battle I initiated. No matter what, he shouldn't be under this kind of pressure."

Dojima Gin: "Rejected. I am the referee. Since it is two-on-one, there are two-on-one rules. And... Yukinoshita, you don't want to complete this assignment alone, do you?"

It seemed that some unexpected trouble had occurred. Yukinoshita just bit her lips and clenched her fists for the first time.

Dojima Gin: "Alright, the food battle officially begins!"

Following the words of Senior Dojima Gin, Shinomiya seemed to have gotten into the mood and started cooking in a fancy way at this moment.

Hachiman and Yukinoshita just looked at each other and started their work.

"What should I cook? With so much freedom in the menu...what dish should I make that will give me the best chance of success?"

"I'm afraid Yukinoshita herself didn't expect this situation to happen, but... after all, there is no way out now. I'm not only expelled from school, but also Yukinoshita's conditions, so... no matter what, I have to win."

"As for vegetable dishes... this is the only one I can think of..."

Because the early stages were all about processing the ingredients, the three chefs only picked up the information on Hikigaya and Yukinoshita.

Chef Guan Shou: "Even after such a situation, you still dare to challenge Shinomiya. You are really brave."

Mizuhara: "Something's wrong... Dojima-senpai, is Hikigaya's information wrong? He became a chef more than a month ago?!"

Wutongtian: "Really? This is a mistake, right?!"

Dojima Gin smiled faintly: "No mistake, this is his information."

Mizuhara: "How is it possible! How could he, who just became a chef, defeat Shinomiya? No... No, even if he entered Totsuki, it would be an absolute miracle since the founding of the school, right? This guy..."

"what's going on!"

Chapter 6: Hikigaya, this strange combination is serious? (First update k!)

Dojima Gin: "All you have to do is watch carefully. Next, he will use his actions to tell you the answer, the secret of this guy."

Chef Kanshou: "Since Senior Dojima has said so, I am really a little curious about how this guy got to this point."

Chef Qian covered his mouth and laughed:

"If the students outside knew that Shinomiya-senpai was directly challenged by a guy who just became a chef, it would definitely cause absolute unrest."

Mizuhara: "I am really getting more and more curious about what kind of surprise he will bring me."

...

At the same time, while the chefs were still discussing, Chef Shinomiya had already completed his dish at a very fast speed. All he had to do next was put it in the oven for baking. As for Hachiman, as the outline of the dish gradually formed in his mind, his hands moved faster and faster.

And Yukinoshita never turned her eyes from beginning to end. The two of them didn't even cooperate with each other verbally. They were able to analyze the other's progress through their noses and ears, and then do their own work at the same time.

Chef Guan Shou: "I say, these two people haven't spoken since the beginning, right? Senior Dojima didn't say that communication is forbidden, so why don't they say a word?"

Chef Wutongtian: "Could it be that these two have already decided what dishes to cook?"

Mizuhara: "No, Hikigaya Hachiman was just chosen as the head chef by Dojima-senpai, and there is only half an hour, so it is impossible to discuss anything!"

The corners of Dojima Gin's mouth slightly raised, and he crossed his arms and said calmly:

"To be honest, this is only the second time these two have cooperated."

"what?!"

"What..."

"No way..."

Although it was just some basic work, even so, if it could be done without eye contact or voice communication, and this was only the second time of cooperation, it could simply be called a miracle.

In fact, Yukinoshita had never cooperated with anyone in the past, and before this food battle rules, she had never thought that she would become Hikigaya's second-in-command, but now... she has accomplished something beyond the imagination of everyone present.

With just a movement of his hand and a fall of the sword, a silver-white sword light instantly turned into a gorgeous waltz in the air.

After handing over the bitter melon and banana, Hachiman immediately understood what he meant. He directly put the banana into the bitter melon, wrapped it with filter paper, and then put it in the pan and simply fried it.

Mizuhara: "Bitter melon with banana? I've never heard of it... This guy, is he trying to cook some dark food to poison us?"

Guan Shou: "Although I have never heard of such a combination, judging from the smell, it is probably not a joke. And the most important thing is... these two guys actually thought of the same thing in such a weird way?!"

Wutongtian: "That's not right! That's very wrong. One has been a chef for less than a year, and the other has been a chef for less than a month... Wait, let me think for a moment, what country's cuisine is this?"

There seemed to be no sign of Hachiman's hands stopping, as he completely entered a state of concentration and took out everything he was carrying.

If he caused Yukinoshita distress because of herself, that was the only thing he absolutely didn't want.

No matter what, don't trouble others. This was the thought that kept running through Hachiman's mind while he was cooking this dish.

Yukinoshita: "The tendons of the beef shoulder bone have been completely shaved off. Next, do you want to choose chicken liver or goose liver?"

Hachiman: "Foie gras."

After this sentence, the two of them started to work on their own work once again. As for why they asked this question, it was because choosing chicken liver and goose liver were two completely different dishes, which would result in different final dishes. As long as they understood this point, the two of them started their work as if they had a tacit understanding.

However, in the eyes of the other people, the two guys were just cooking their own dishes, except for the rare cooperation that let them know that the food battle was still going on.

The moment the foie gras was handed to him, Hachiman showed unconditional trust and poured the foie gras directly into his pot without even looking at it.

This was something that could only be achieved because of the strong trust in Yukinoshita. Hachiman was obviously not a person who would trust others easily, but at this moment, it was as if he had discarded everything in his mind and just put all his thoughts on this dish.

After finishing her part, Yukinoshita took off her white apron, gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, and let out a long sigh of relief.

As for Hachiman, it seemed that he had reached the last step. He took out the fried foie gras, then spread a light layer of egg liquid on the bitter gourd. With the addition of an equal amount of breadcrumbs, this unique dish finally showed its true appearance in front of everyone.

Mizuhara: "I know! This is a banana foie gras roll, made with foie gras, a common ingredient in Western cuisine, and the cooking methods used in Chinese cuisine, such as frying, deep-frying, and wrapping."