Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Hachiman: "Please, you'll catch a cold like this."

Hearing Hikigaya's caring words, Alice deliberately spread out her ring finger and little finger, revealing a line of sight through her glasses, and looked directly over.

At the same time, the fighting completely stopped.

Hachiman: "Well, stop crying like a baby. How come you are a grown-up? Why are you acting like little Komachi?"

Alice: "It's all because of Hikigaya-kun. You don't know how to treat girls properly. Even though they have tried so hard, you still don't know how to show some mercy. I will be traumatized by you again when I go back tonight."

Erina crossed her arms and looked unhappy: "This guy..."

Yukinoshita was calm, but her eyebrows twitched a little: "Haha, you are quite good at talking."

Hachiman also blushed a little: "Idiot, don't say something that can be easily misunderstood."

As if she had found Hikigaya's weakness, Alice immediately began to smirk:

"Wow, Hikigaya-kun, you hurt me. Seriously, I have to be treated like that by you for the next few nights. It will leave a scar on me for the rest of my life. Hikigaya-kun is really a bad guy."

Hachiman: "If you don't get up I'm leaving."

I can't listen to it anymore. He is just an ordinary opponent, but he is being treated like this. Even for him...he needs dignity to survive in this huge world.

As if she felt that her plan had succeeded, Alice proudly grabbed Hikigaya's hand, pressed her whole body against Hikigaya's, and said with a smirk:

"Okay, I forgive you. Be gentle next time. I won't let you slaughter me so easily!"

"Idiot, this guy is definitely doing this on purpose."

Hachiman: "Yes, yes. I'll go first then."

Alice: "Wait a minute..."

Hachiman: “?”

Alice: "Next time, I'll win!"

As if he had finally become serious, Hachiman just smiled and gave a thumbs-up.

In fact, he has heard this sentence many times, but... he is not a guy who is easily arrogant. He will also observe his former opponents, so...

He was looking forward to it.

In the backstage, on Alice's path, Erina seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

Although Alice wanted to turn a blind eye,...

Erina: "I didn't expect you to fall here. This is the limit of your strength being known to others."

Only Alice, who had just been defeated, could no longer bear it after hearing these words. She came directly in front of Erina and started arguing:

"What, what, what!"

"Erina is not only good at cooking, she is also a genius at badmouthing people!"

Faced with her sister's unreasonable behavior, Erina was very calm, perhaps it was exactly what Hisako said.

Except in front of Hikigaya Hachiman, Erina's mind was always very calm.

Erina: "Aren't you complimenting my cooking skills?"

Alice: "Listen, don't lose to anyone else before I get my revenge, Erina, you idiot."

After saying this, Alice left without even looking back, leaving Erina leaning against the wall, looking a little absent-minded, perhaps mumbling something:

"I really envy you...Alice..."

"To be able to cry freely and cry freely like this..."

“Even if I accept failure calmly, I can still stand up again... and receive his comfort and encouragement.”

"But I...can't accept failure."

...

At the same time, on the other side, Hachiman finally walked down from the stage. After advancing to the new round of competition, everyone seemed to be genuinely happy for Hikigaya.

Tadokoro: “Congratulations!”

Ryoko: "You're quite capable!"

Takumi: "Humph, you are worthy of being my opponent."

Marui: "I really trust my friends!"

Ibusaki: “Well done!”

It seemed a bit like a lifetime ago, yet also somewhat real. Perhaps he had never thought that one day he would receive praise and encouragement from others, and would stand here like he is now.

No...maybe he had realized it long ago, long before.

'Even if no one praises you, I will still stand here and offer you encouragement.'

Has this encouragement, which has become a daily routine, become real? Hachiman is not sure, but...

This feeling might actually be quite good.

Hachiman glanced in the direction of Yukinoshita, and at this moment, Yukinoshita and Hikigaya just made eye contact.

No need to say much, just smile.

Hachiman: "It's your turn next. Your opponent is Ryo Hayama... Come on."

Mito: "It's incredible... Hikigaya actually said "Come on..."

Ibusaki: “It’s really incredible...”

Yoshino: "But it's okay this way... Yukinoshita-san, keep up the good work."

Faced with everyone's encouragement, Yukinoshita just smiled faintly and then nodded slightly.

"Well, I'll be back soon."

"This guy seems to have said something very cool."

Following the excitement of the first game, the second game quickly aroused the excitement of the entire audience again.

Although the theme of this match is not Hayama's home court, after all, in the preliminaries, Yukinoshita and Hayama Ryo have already obtained the same score. In everyone's psychological expectations, this time the main competition may erupt with more intense performances, and in a sense, this duel may also become the most competitive one.

Unlike the first duel, the theme this time is ramen. Although it is a popular dish in Japan, the more you want to make such food taste unique, the more difficult it is.

In everyone's opinion, for Ryo Hayama, who has mastered the spice weapon, it is not a difficult thing to perform on such a subject, but for Yukinoshita, she needs a good new idea to break through the Arrancar.

Tadokoro Megumi: "I discovered when I was eating Mr. Seiichiro's ramen before that it takes more than just practicing day and night to make such a dish. I wonder what kind of dish Ms. Yukinoshita will come up with this time?"

Ryoko: "I am also looking forward to this match. After all, these two had the same score in the preliminaries. This matchup..."

With Kawashima Rei's announcement, the duel between Yukinoshita and Hayama Ryo was completely unveiled.

Ramen is a noodle dish consisting of noodles, toppings and soup. It is by no means a simple topic. However, in the past, ramen began to spread explosively during the post-war recession, and its popularity could be easily sold at roadside stalls.

As a representative Japanese cuisine exported to the world, the depth of flavor and the effort put into making ramen are absolutely immeasurable. And all of this has to be completed within a week, which requires a test of resilience and explosive power.

It was such an interesting game, but the result was somewhat unexpected.

Compared with Ryo Hayama's constantly erupting spice, Yukinoshita still maintains her own style, and there seems to be nothing outstanding about her from the outside.

but...

When it came to deciding the winner, it was a completely one-sided situation. Ryo Hayama, who had scored the same points as Yukinoshita in the preliminaries, lost to Yukinoshita in the main competition without any suspense.

Ryoko: "What happened..."

Marui: “It’s too fast...”

Ibusaki: "Is this Yukinoshita's strength?"

At the same time, Erina, who had returned to the VIP room after the first game, had clenched her fists.

The back figure was so indifferent, without saying a word, he just served the food, denying everything.

Shiomi Jun: "How...how could this happen?"

Ye Shanliang: "How did I lose?"

It seemed that she finally realized that she did not prepare her own food for her opponent, Ryo Yeshan. Yukinoshita, who had just reacted, just half bowed slightly and then left the stage.

"How could it be...wasn't it said to be very controversial?"

"Instant kill...?"

"What a joke, the other party is Ye Shanliang..."

"What on earth is going on? I can't understand what the judges are saying at all."

It was not until Yukinoshita returned to the audience from backstage and sat next to Hikigaya again that the noise seemed to quiet down with Yukinoshita's disappearance.

But...Ye Shanliang couldn't accept all this.

In this cooking competition, it can be said that I have no idea where I lost. It was just that after serving the food, I got this unacceptable result.

Hachiman glanced at Yukinoshita beside him:

"Although I knew you were very powerful a long time ago, aren't you a little too cruel?"

This time, Yukinoshita did not refute Hikigaya, but nodded obediently:

"So that's how it is. I'll pay attention next time."

"Should I call this girl awesome or a pervert?"

Although he couldn't accept it, Ye Shanliang still left the stadium dejectedly.

If Alice's words were a joke, then Ye Shanliang was probably left with an indelible psychological trauma at this moment.

Takumi: "Fortunately, I didn't fight with Yukinoshita..."

Isami: "Brother, you chose to escape at this time."

Takumi: "Well, I can still tell who has no winning points at first glance."

Everyone looked at Takumi with some disappointment. Hachiman never thought that even such a competitive Takumi would say such words one day.

But...in this way, he might become more aware of what secrets this partner who has always been cooperating with him actually holds?

Hachiman: "The next match will be between you, Takumi, and Kurokiba. As I said before, just do your best."

Takumi: "Who are you looking down on? I will win!"

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Kawashima Rei: "Let us congratulate the winner of the third match, Kurokiba Ryo!"

Although it is normal to win and lose in a competition, this final must have been a big blow to Takumi.

When Takumi returned to the audience, I thought that Isami, who was like a brother to him, would say a few words of comfort, after all, he was his own brother, but...

Isami: "Brother, you were just bragging again, saying that you would definitely win..."

Like a ruthless blade, it pierced through Takumi's last line of defense without any warning, completely breaking it at this moment.

Takumi: "Idiot, how can you destroy your brother's stage like this!"

Isami: “Hahahahahahahahaha…”

Seeing that the two brothers were still calm, everyone's nervousness finally eased a little, but...

If you have actually witnessed the dishes that Kurokiba prepared in the preliminaries, you would have discovered that this time, he might not have shown his true skills at all.

Ryoko and Ibusaki, the two contestants who emerged from venue B, seemed to have discovered something, but... they felt like something was missing.

Before the two could react, the next game started quickly. In the remaining two games, they were already widely criticized before they even started. After all, the strength of the remaining four players was not enough to make a direct comparison with the previous six. Being able to stand here unexpectedly was just a bonus of luck.

I thought that this kind of atmosphere would make the whole contestant's state become depressed, but... the more this happened, the more relaxed Ryoko and Tanomo Megumi became. It was precisely because they were two of the contestants who were not favored, so they did not have any pressure at all. It was enough for them to just give it a try and perform at their best.

so...

Kawashima Rei: "Please welcome the next contestant. What's interesting is that they are both girls from Polaris Dormitory."

"Bin Ryoko."

"And...Tadokoro Megumi!"

No encouragement is needed, and it's not for anyone. Unlike the previous three games, this game doesn't have any goals to achieve, nor anyone to avenge. The opponent is the most familiar friend, but even so...