Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Alice: "Come to think of it, Hikigaya-kun still has a big move that he hasn't used yet..."

As the controversy grew louder, the entire venue became extremely worried about Hikigaya's health, and it wasn't just the audience who were equally worried.

On the stage, as the drums sounded, Ibusaki and Kurokiba, who had regained his fighting spirit, had already begun their actions, while on the other side, Hikigaya also dragged his heavy body to start making [Sanma Fish Cakes].

Can it still be produced at this time? In fact, he didn't know.

Because during the seven days, he was not only studying this dish, but also it was such a huge project. Without enough practice, and in this state, he might not be able to achieve the same taste as before.

Just as he was so worried, Yukinoshita had arrived in front of his judges without him noticing.

"I'm giving up this game."

There was no unnecessary nonsense, and even his expression did not fluctuate in the slightest. Even the judges had not yet reacted. As the bell rang, Yukinoshita was announced to have forfeited the competition, and only then did Hikigaya react from his clumsy movements.

Yukinoshita came to Hikigaya again, but even her expression became moved:

"You should take a rest first."

Faced with Yukinoshita's worries, the audience was a little dumbfounded. At the same time, in the corner of the audience, a girl who looked very similar to Yukinoshita but was very capable, just covered her mouth with sunglasses and laughed secretly.

"interesting."

On the stage, facing Yukinoshita's withdrawal from the competition, Hachiman couldn't accept it so easily:

"Is it charity?"

"If it's charity, I won't..."

Before Hikigaya could finish, Yukinoshita sat down next to him and just lightly touched her black hair:

"no..."

"As my partner and also as my opponent, I don't want you to fight me in this state."

"Winning like this means nothing to me."

Hachiman: "Really? That's good."

When Hikigaya said this, Yukinoshita glanced at him with obvious concern, but then lowered her head and smiled faintly:

"Although you often complain about me, you are not much better in terms of the level of trouble you cause."

“Maybe I’m a troublesome man too.”

"That's okay."

"What...?"

"No...Nothing! Let's just watch the game! Look, isn't Ibusaki-san your roommate?"

"Well, he's pretty good. If he hadn't encountered such a test question..."

"Do you care about him?"

"After all, we live under the same roof. Even if we can't call him a friend, he is still a good guy. At least I have received a lot of help from him."

"I see... But even so, you should understand better than me..."

"Well, that's the reality."

Kurokiba wins!

Chapter 97: The past of the Xue family, the fate that Xue Nofa could escape

As the drums sounded, the third round of the competition came to an end. It was hard to imagine cooking on the stage for six hours at such a high intensity.

Except for Kurokiba, who has great passion and desire for cooking and seems to be still in good shape, and Yukinoshita, who has been resting most of the time and is able to maintain his shape, the other three are obviously showing signs of fatigue.

Fortunately, Tadokoro Megumi had also had a bye, so at least her energy loss was not that obvious. However, in the match between Hikigaya and Yukinoshita, if it hadn't been for these two hours of adjusting her breathing, it would have been a question whether they could continue.

And Ibusaki is obviously reaching its limit.

So, the draw for the fourth game.

Kurokiba vs Yukinoshita...

Hikigaya VS Tadokoro Megumi...

Ibuzaki has a bye.

When seeing this draw, Ibusaki was obviously relieved. After all, he had two hours to rest, which was enough to prepare for the next game. Although he had already lost two games and his chances of advancing next time were not great, he had to give his all as long as he was still on this stage.

This is the last support in every chef's heart.

At the same time, when the fourth round draw was made, some people in the audience had obviously begun to worry about Hikigaya.

"There were four draws without a single bye. If Yukinoshita hadn't given up on his match, this would have been a perfect streak..."

"Yeah, fighting for eight hours straight, and wasting so much energy in the battle at Kuroki Field, that's really incredible."

"Looking at the current points, if Hikigaya can win this game, he will probably be able to advance..."

Some people lamented Hikigaya Hachiman's bad luck, and of course some people lamented Hikigaya's strong strength, but no matter what, the points display on the screen will not lie.

Because of the game in which Yukinoshita gave up, Hikigaya is already far ahead in points, and with only two players qualifying, there is no possibility of an overtime game.

Hikigaya Hachiman 2-1

Kurokiba Ryo 2-1

Tadokoro Megumi 1-1

Ibuzaki 1-2

Under the Snow 0-1

Judging from the current situation, there is no possibility of overtime.

Hisako: "If there is an overtime match, I'm afraid that the four people except Kurokiba will be on the verge of their limits."

Erina: “That won’t happen.”

Feishazi: "Huh? Why?"

Erina: "This is all under Yukinoshita's control. In order to prevent him from playing overtime, she deliberately lost the match with Hikigaya. Although I don't know why these two would do this in such a situation..."

As she spoke, Erina's voice became increasingly smaller, and before she knew it, she had tightly grasped her left hand and gently bit her lips, clearly unwilling to accept the defeat.

Ryoko: "It's really worrying, these guys..."

Mito: "I don't know how it will develop next. With the points so close...Hikigaya's points haven't widened at all."

Takumi: "If Yukinoshita gave up the match just now, then the next match, Kurokiba vs. Yukinoshita, would probably be the one that decides the final victory."

Alice: "It seems to me that the game is over..."

Although they didn't know why Alice said that, everyone couldn't help but shift their gaze over there, and Shioji Jun smiled helplessly and shook his head.

"The people of the Yukinoshita family..."

"I don't know what happened to that guy?"

In the corner of the venue, the woman wearing sunglasses stared at Yukinoshita with an interesting expression, but she frowned from time to time, but...

Even though it was a boring game, for some reason it still piqued her interest.

Maybe, there is someone she cares about there.

As the drums sounded, the four people started to move at almost the same time. Even if it was a civil war in Polaris Dormitory, there was no need to hide their strength. I believe Tanomo Megumi thought so too.

so...

Since I learned such an amazing dish back then, I will show it to you without hesitation now.

I saw that Hikigaya Hachiman had taken out an extremely fresh saury at some point, and under the gaze of everyone, he started to process the viscera of the saury.

Kawashima Rei: "Hikigaya, Hikigaya-san actually plans to prepare the ingredients first? I'm really curious! What kind of dish will he make after resting for two hours?!"

Tansho Kei seemed to be attracted by Hikigaya's actions. She couldn't help but keep her eyes on him and couldn't move them away for a while.

Yes, both of them were people with mediocre skills. Even so, after entering Totsuki, they produced a very interesting chemical reaction due to some accidents. I don't know since when, Hikigaya, who had a low presence in everyone's eyes, became like the dazzling sun in Tadokoro Megumi's eyes, illuminating her way forward.

It seemed that as long as she stood behind him, even her own dullness would disappear.

In her heart, Tanomo Megumi has always been very grateful for Hikigaya's appearance. If it weren't for him, she would probably have been expelled from school that day. If it weren't for him, she couldn't accept the competitions calmly time and time again, but he was still kind enough to comfort others, and finally allowed her to regain her confidence countless times. She would not have the right to stand here at all.

It was his cooking that made her understand that cooking is not only about being delicious, but also about conveying emotions. That kind of sincere warmth has always been given by Hikigaya.

so...

She only hopes to give this warmth to Hikigaya.

For some reason, Megumi Tadokoro seemed to have completely forgotten the fact that she was on the stage. For the first time, she discovered that her body could become so light. For the first time, she felt that her body was actually jumping for joy for this dish. It was like the feeling of waiting for someone to open a love letter. It was unbearable.

The slight smile on her lips seemed to tell the audience that she had overcome her last fear. Facing the young man in front of her, she only wanted to exert her strongest strength and truly convey her inner feelings to him.

Mito: "Tadokoro's movements are so fast... Is this really Tadokoro?"

Ryoko: "Sure enough, the guy who can beat me is definitely not a bad guy. It seems that this is Xiaohui's true strength!"

Yoshino: "That's amazing... I practiced this countless times just for this moment..."

The confidence emanating from Tanomo Megumi is constantly enveloping the entire audience. It is a feeling of forgetting the finish line. Now she is not only a chef, but also an ice skater. She turns this competition into a great feast, just to dedicate everything to the boy in front of her.

Kawashima Rei: "Time's up! Please present your dishes!"

"The first one to appear is... Kurokiba Ryo!"

Kurokiba: "Then, come and taste my seafood saury noodles."

As high as always, even after four games in a row, Kurokiba still maintained enough energy. This is the Kurokiba who has been working in the kitchen since he was a child. No matter what the circumstances, he will not produce an unqualified work.

But even so..

Yukinoshita was still as calm as ever. She just took out her own dish after the judges tasted Kurokiba's dish.

"Please enjoy the saury tart."

As was Yukinoshita's style in the past, she always appeared extremely calm at such times, with no expression of emotion seen on her face. Even the passionate Kurokiba would be affected by her coldness when he approached her, and would be stunned.

At the same time, the girl in sunglasses in the corner of the audience also smiled slightly and said to the older girl next to her:

"Yukino-chan really hasn't changed at all. The dishes she makes are exactly the same as mine... I thought she would have made some progress... Don't you agree, Shizuka-chan?"

Yukinoshita Haruno started paying attention to her younger sister a long time ago. This younger sister who always follows her in everything has developed such a morbid habit since she didn't know when.

She just blindly followed in her footsteps. When Yangno decided to enter the culinary world, Yukino just studied her sister's cooking day after day. Even if she practiced it to perfection, it was just something of the past.

To be honest, Yang Noi didn't want her to be like this, but...

At this point, is there really any way to change it?

"Don't call me Xiaojing. How can anyone treat your teacher like this?"

"But I really didn't expect that you, Xiaojing, would come here to watch the game. From what I know, you're a moonlighter or a single person? Anyway, you're probably someone who knows nothing about cooking."

"You two sisters still say the same thing. I'm not a moonlighter nor a single person. I just can't find someone to marry! That's all!" As she said this, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked a little guilty. At some point, she had already shifted her gaze to Hikigaya on the stage:

"At that time, I was not able to save him, and I have always felt guilty. As his junior high school teacher, I am not qualified, but at least, let me witness him walk on the right path with my own eyes... That would be good..."

If at that time, she could trust her intuition more and bring the weird and withdrawn Hikigaya to the service club where only one person exists, perhaps the fate of Yukinoshita and Hikigaya would have changed, but... she didn't do that.

She just hoped that she could pull him out of his loneliness by herself, but...it turned out that Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't do it.

Although she didn't want to admit it, the facts were in front of her. Everything was pointing to the fact that the former teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka had indeed entered her 30s.

The words of teaching can only serve as nonsense to teach the younger generation. In the absence of peers, this incomprehensible self-awareness is difficult to stand out.

However, what she didn't know was that deep down, Hikigaya Hachiman was really grateful to this teacher. If it weren't for her, perhaps to some extent, his personality would have become more withdrawn.

At the same time, Yukinoshita on the stage also took out the food she had made and handed it to Kurokiba.

Kurokiba: “Huh?”

Yukinoshita: "I did your part too."

Kurokiba took it in disbelief. The moment he put the food into his mouth, his whole body seemed to be washed by the clear water transformed from ice cream. It was obviously Portuguese tart, but it tasted like ice cream. Most importantly, the taste of saury did not conflict with it at all. On the contrary... he could feel an irresistible sense of comfort.

As the stimulation from his mouth continued, Kurokiba's face turned red and he could hardly breathe. He just stood there in a daze, and under the gaze of the audience, he unknowingly knelt on the ground.