"So this dish can be delicious to this extent?"
Arato Hisako marveled in her heart.
Indeed, in terms of cooking skills, Hayashi-kun was always invincible under heaven - she simply couldn't compare with him.
However, Arato Hisako wasn't discouraged, but rather accepted this fact with a calm mind.
After all, Hayashi's abilities had already been recognized by everyone, so it was very normal for him to make such delicious cuisine.
Moreover, this made Arato Hisako very excited, and she had an idea in her heart.
That is, once she invented more dishes in the future, when she felt they had reached the most perfect state.
She would also have Hayashi personally make them once - surely Hayashi would create even more amazing cuisine.
If she could say that her cuisine, in its most perfect form in her heart, could be praised as "fragrance drifting ten li."
Then Hayashi's cuisine, even if praised as "fragrance drifting a hundred li" or "fragrance drifting a thousand li," would still be far from enough.
The deliciousness of Hayashi's cuisine had already surpassed hers by dozens or hundreds of times, leaving her far behind.
Since the competition result was already decided, Arato Hisako was no longer anxious, but instead began to seriously and perfectly complete the final step.
Then she carefully and very meticulously placed it on the plate, arranging it into an exquisite shape.
Finally, she poured a spoonful of broth on top.
Instantly, this hot spring egg tofu dish also appeared crystal clear and translucent, greatly stimulating the appetite.
Tohsaka Rin, sitting at the judges' table, couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Was this really an ordinary restaurant?
Why would the chef's skills be so superb?
As a noble, although she didn't have much time to enjoy life.
Usually, the delicious food she tasted was all made by the most top-tier chefs.
But compared to the cuisine in front of Hayashi and Arato Hisako, those simply couldn't compare.
Such an excellent chef could already be called the world's number one chef in Tohsaka Rin's heart.
Yet such an amazing chef actually opened a late-night diner that operated during the night.
Shouldn't he open a big restaurant and operate around the clock?
That way, the business would definitely be so popular that it would attract people from all over the world, which wouldn't be surprising.
But Hayashi chose to open late at night, when almost no one was out.
Even if he opened during the time after everyone got off work, Tohsaka Rin could understand.
But he chose to open when almost no one was out.
Eating at this time could barely even be called a late-night snack.
At this time, Tohru had been holding the timer in her hand, time flowing second by second, until the one-hour time limit finally arrived. She immediately clicked pause and turned back to shout:
"Time's up!"
At this moment, Arato Hisako had just poured the last spoonful of sauce on top, with all processes perfectly completed.
Arato Hisako smiled sweetly, happy that she could make a perfect dish.
Although she knew she would definitely lose this competition, as a chef, what was most worthy of pride was being able to meet her psychological expectations, or even exceed her goals.
This meant she had made progress.
Especially this time, under such tense circumstances with such poor mental state.
She had actually been able to perfectly complete this dish, smoothly solving the two most difficult problems without a single error.
Completing the entire tofu dish and making it emit a refreshing aroma.
Arato Hisako was already very satisfied with this in her heart.
Then Arato Hisako looked at Hayashi, smiled confidently, and said with eyes full of fighting spirit:
"Hayashi-kun, mine is also finished!"
"Hehe, I'm really happy to have such an intense competition with you."
"Although I will definitely lose, I still hope there will be more opportunities to compete with you in the future."
Hearing this, Hayashi naturally smiled and nodded:
"Of course no problem, whenever you want, anytime."
Arato Hisako's eyes lit up, feeling warm in her heart.
Hehe~ Indeed, Hayashi-kun is really so good.
The best boy in the world must definitely be Hayashi-kun.
Arato Hisako looked at Hayashi with infatuated eyes, her heart completely captured by him.
Seeing Arato Hisako falling into a state of love, Tohru and the other girls naturally saw it.
At this time, Tohru clapped her hands, attracting both their attention, and said:
"Alright, alright, the competition ends here."
"Now, let's begin evaluating these two delicious dishes."
Tohru directly awakened Arato Hisako from her reverie.
It wasn't that she was jealous - she was really afraid that continuing like this would waste even more time.
Please, even though she was a dragon, she was getting sleepy too, okay?
Moreover, the other girls were also having trouble holding on.
The sooner they finished, the sooner they could sleep.
Then Tohru licked her lips, her gaze fixed intently on the dish Hayashi had made.
To be honest, Hayashi's hot spring egg tofu dish was top-tier in every aspect - name, appearance, and aroma.
That fragrance made people feel an irresistible impulse just from smelling it.
Even Tohru, who had already eaten her fill, still felt that as long as she could eat Hayashi's delicious cuisine, even if it made her stomach burst from overeating, everything would be worth it.
Even Kanna, who was sleeping in the second-floor room at this moment, was attracted by this aroma. She sniffed and showed a blissful expression.
Then she fell back into deep sleep, her little mouth still smacking as if tasting something delicious.
Takanashi Rikka beside her was in a similar situation.
As the new customer, Tohsaka Rin was extremely excited inside.
She had never thought that she would be so attracted to a dish that she could barely contain herself.
If not for her noble upbringing and being a little fairy who absolutely couldn't engage in embarrassing behavior.
She really wanted to snatch Hayashi's dish and enjoy it all by herself.
Hayashi was really something - since he could make it so delicious, why didn't he make several portions?
Making just one portion was really too frustrating.
Actually, this couldn't be blamed on Hayashi.
After all, when he made this dish, the main ingredient was tofu.
Under normal circumstances, tofu came in blocks.
The tofu Hayashi chose was a very refined variety, not the common type.
All the ingredients in Hayashi's shop were extremely expensive - even this block of tofu was carefully selected.
Without adding any seasonings, just eating one bite would intoxicate people.
Moreover, with Hayashi's superb cooking skills, he had brought out its flavor to the extreme.
So Tohsaka Rin having such an excited reaction was understandable.
Regarding the competition rules, Tohsaka Rin was already very clear.
The first point was appearance scoring, the second was personal tasting.
Unfortunately, in the dish Hayashi made, there was only one block of tofu in total, and she would have to share it with the other girls - obviously not enough to fill her stomach.