"What are you doing here again, Teacher Suzuki, or more accurately, the leader of Noir, Saiba Asahi?"
They had noticed Saiba Asahi approaching them long ago, but neither of them had said anything, remaining in place and being affectionate, as if they didn't care about him at all.
"I was just bored and wandering around, and I didn't expect to run into you two by chance."
Shrugging his shoulders, Saiba Asahi stood about a meter away from the two, his gaze fixed on the large screen in front of them. The competition had already begun, and white-path chefs were being eliminated one after another.
"Tsk, this group's trial is really easy for Noir! Look, another one has finished."
As Saiba Asahi's words fell, Hoshino Sora and Erina Nakiri looked up at the large screen, only to see a green-haired young man placing his dish on the dining table.
"Six-strike style beef tenderloin. Thick meat, six tender and juicy cuts of beef, stewed with salted cabbage, seasoned in a German sauerkraut style. The gravy and fat, the springy, sour, and refreshing beef, everything crashes on the tongue. This is an irresistible masterpiece!"
Looking at the frail old man in front of him, the man smiled and introduced his dish. This was a dish he had made with all his might, a dish very suitable for people like them!
"Isn't such a rough and bold dish unsuitable for an elderly person who is hospitalized?"
Looking at the Noir member on the screen serving a large portion of meat, Erina Nakiri frowned and spoke. For an elderly person who was hospitalized, light and easy-to-chew food would be more suitable, right?
"Generally speaking, yes. However, Noir chefs are different. While making hometown dishes is good, making inferior products to cater to preferences is wrong."
"Facing him, who has poured his life's passion into cooking and is on the verge of death, the only correct answer is to go all out and create a dish that makes him feel it's worth dying for!"
"People in the underworld have a resolve that people in the white path do not. That's why our Noir's power is stronger, stronger than anyone in the white path."
With his hands on the railing, Saiba Asahi slowly spoke as he watched the old man on the screen point a gun at the green-haired Noir, and then a paper strip with the word 'Pass' flew out of the gun. His words were full of disdain for white-path chefs.
"Whether white-path chefs are stronger or black-path chefs are stronger, what this small fry says shouldn't count, right? Or does this small fry represent the black path? When did the black path's standard become so low?"
Hearing Saiba Asahi's veiled sarcastic remarks, Hoshino Sora retaliated without showing any weakness. Then he saw Lei Yuhang, who appeared on the screen after the green-haired Noir, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Being sharp-tongued is useless, it's a fact."
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Saiba Asahi smiled slightly in return, and for a moment, the atmosphere on the scene became somewhat confrontational.
"Is that really true? I see this kid on the screen can pass, and he'll pass very splendidly. Ultimately, this kind of assessment only requires making a delicious enough dish."
"Whether it's a hometown dish or a dish made with all your might, as long as it satisfies the diner, this round can be passed easily."
"If you can't pass, it's mostly just a lack of strength."
Seeing Lei Yuhang's confident demeanor, Hoshino Sora also had full confidence in him. If this kid was eliminated in the first round, he would definitely ridicule him severely!
Saiba Asahi did not explain Hoshino Sora's words, but silently turned his gaze to the screen.
Who can pass the assessment is not something that can be casually said. What the other party said is correct: as long as the dish made is delicious, it will definitely pass this assessment.
It's just that in this assessment, very few chefs truly cared and gave their all.
This guy in front of him probably has something special, otherwise Hoshino Sora wouldn't value him so much.
He secretly glanced at Hoshino Sora out of the corner of his eye. He still didn't understand how Hoshino Sora's cooking could produce mushroom-flavored beef and make both release their charm simultaneously.
"Eight Treasure Sturgeon Rice, please enjoy."
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