"All qualified participants, the First Gate has opened. Please move forward. Next is the second trial. Participants who were exempt from the first trial will start here."
As the door slowly opened, light streamed from behind it. Figures, some strong, some lean, appeared before everyone. They gazed at the victors who had passed the First Gate, their expressions calm.
"Eh…"
"That's…"
"Huh?"
Seeing the cold-eyed young man behind the door, Yukihira Soma, Tadokoro Megumi, and Yumeko Jabami all showed varying degrees of surprise. They clearly hadn't expected last year's graduates to appear here, and even be exempt from the first assessment and appear directly here.
"Tsukasa-senpai, you really came too."
As the few met, Hoshino Sora also walked over from not far away, greeting them with a smile.
"Hmm?"
Hearing someone call him, Eishi Tsukasa was first startled, then a look of relief appeared on his face, along with a strange blush: "Hoshino~ Oh, and Yukihira, Tadokoro, Snake Eater."
"Great! There are people I know."
Seeing the four, Eishi Tsukasa quickened his pace and walked over, his words full of relief.
"Long time no see."
Yumeko Jabami politely greeted him.
"Is Tsukasa-senpai also participating in BLUE?"
"Yes, I received an invitation, but everyone around me is a famous chef, and I'm so flustered. And there are masked people, what exactly is Noir about?"
Seeing familiar faces after a long time, Eishi Tsukasa spoke non-stop. When he mentioned the masked Noir members, his face showed even more panic.
"Ah, I can understand your feelings, but they're just a bunch of cowardly rats hiding their faces."
"But I inexplicably feel like I won't lose. Maybe I've gotten a little stronger in the past few months, Hoshino. Let's have another match!"
Opening his palms as if to grab the stars from the sky, Eishi Tsukasa's face showed a serious expression, completely different from his previous demeanor.
"Is that so? But we've also gotten stronger."
"Hmm, I'm looking forward to it."
Looking at Hoshino Sora's face, Eishi Tsukasa said solemnly, his handsome face filled with fighting spirit. Hoshino Sora was also the same, his eyes burning with raging flames. The reason he could so easily defeat Eishi Tsukasa before was more because he used high-grade ingredients.
But now it's different. Due to rule restrictions, both of them use the same ingredients, which means it's truly a test of their cooking skills.
However, times are different now. After tasting the dishes of many amazing chefs, Hoshino Sora's culinary skills have grown to an extremely terrifying level, and his understanding of cooking is frighteningly deep!
"So, for the second trial, the cooking competition arena is specially built for this trial. As you can see, it's a convenience store."
An's figure appeared on the screen again. As she spoke, the assistants on site pulled down the curtain, and a very standard large chain convenience store appeared before everyone, which made many people unconsciously frown.
"Alright, alright, move aside, move aside."
Dragging a chair and shouting to the surroundings, a young and beautiful girl dressed youthfully walked through the crowd from not far away. It must be said, she was quite cute.
"Ah, give me some water, my throat is so dry."
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