"What use do I have for your knives? Put away your little schemes. There are no shortcuts in cooking."
As he spoke, the chef's knife moved, and the ingredients on the cutting board in front of Mo Lang instantly turned into fragments. Countless ingredients went into the pot, steam rose, and a fresh, savory aroma wafted over.
"Hoshino-kun, who do you think will win between those two?"
Watching Saiba Asahi and Mo Lang engaged in their cooking battle, Yumeko Jabami turned her head to ask Hoshino Sora for his opinion. He was staring intently at the competition, seemingly lost in thought.
"These Crossed Knives are more formidable than I imagined."
Hoshino Sora's voice held surprise as he watched Saiba Asahi operate as if he were two people on the field.
Saiba Asahi, possessing the talent of Crossed Knives, could instantly acquire a chef's cooking experience simply by touching their cooking utensils and then skillfully use their utensils.
Using two cooking utensils simultaneously, on the surface, appeared like two chefs collaborating to cook a dish.
But what about in reality? The ability of Crossed Knives was not such a simple addition; rather, it caused the dish's flavor to increase exponentially, thereby unleashing a deliciousness that surpassed the original ingredients!
"You're not confident either?"
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Yumeko Jabami asked softly, her brows furrowing slightly. Then she turned her gaze back to the competition, lost in thought.
"Crossed Knives temporarily masters a strong chef's culinary skills by using their cooking utensils, while my Chef's Heart gradually masters a chef's culinary skills by tasting a large number of dishes.
To be serious, my talent is stronger than Crossed Knives, because the improvement from Crossed Knives is temporary and requires a connection through cooking utensils, whereas my improvement is permanent. The drawback is that I need a large quantity of that chef's dishes to master their technique."
He quickly analyzed the possibility of defeating Saiba Asahi in his mind.
To be honest, if he wanted to, he could also use Crossed Knives, because when he was in the Dimensional Restaurant, he consciously tasted each dish before serving it.
This was to ensure the restaurant's standard, and also to enhance the strength of his Chef's Heart. After all, being surrounded by so many talented chefs, he felt quite a lot of pressure.
Currently, he had perfectly mastered the culinary skills of Alice Nakiri, Shiina Mahiru, Shiina Mashiro, Mito Ikumi, and Hisako Arato.
Erina Nakiri, Yumeko Jabami, and Tadokoro Megumi, due to their stronger abilities and constant progress, Hoshino Sora had also mastered their culinary skills, but he was always one version behind.
However, even with a lagging version of culinary skills, when using Crossed Knives, he could still unleash unparalleled power. Furthermore, unlike Saiba Asahi, who could only use two combinations at a time, he could use five or six combinations simultaneously, stacking even higher multiples.
According to Saiba Asahi, after using Crossed Knives, the deliciousness of a dish would enter a new dimension, causing one to lose consciousness and be unable to control oneself.
And his Crossed Knives had already reached a state of returning to simplicity, capable of pulling people back to reality from that new dimension!
To pull fantasy into reality, what kind of creativity was that?!
Unfortunately, Hoshino Sora had not yet displayed this ability, not even to his closest people, all to give Saiba Asahi a huge surprise.
Doesn't he really like using Crossed Knives? Then he would defeat him with the Crossed Knives he was best at!
"Oh wow~~~"
Just as Hoshino Sora was contemplating the future, a sudden gasp erupted from the audience, drawing his attention back to the competition.
It was Eishi Tsukasa; he had finished his dish first!
"Please taste."
Bowing slightly, Eishi Tsukasa placed the finished dish on the judges' table and stood to the side. All the spectators in the venue focused their gaze on this dish.
"What an exquisite taste!"
He lifted his head, his voice full of surging emotion, his body trembling uncontrollably. What a wonderful taste this was!
"How incredibly soft!"
Closing his eyes, he felt as if he were floating on a marshmallow, the soft sensation making him feel light and ethereal.
"And there's an unparalleled heart of hospitality! He elevated the taste of the discounted beef to the highest possible level! The rich mushroom sauce aroma even broke through that boundary!"
The flavor of the beef exploded in his mouth. The sauce, made with mushroom sauce, distinctly highlighted the beef's inherent taste, allowing its flavor to reach one hundred percent! It even achieved an exquisite flavor that some high-grade beef lacked!
This feeling was like having an intimate interaction with a cow in a grassland!
"A magnificent dish! Without sufficient understanding of beef, one absolutely could not create such a top-tier delicacy!"
It was a very high evaluation. Hearing the judges' comments, the audience immediately started discussing animatedly.
"As expected of our most promising chef from the surface world! To be able to create such deliciousness with cheap beef!"
Kakinosuke Oizumi nodded and praised, "Just smelling the aroma in the air, one can imagine the deliciousness of the dish. As expected of the champion we acknowledged; his formidable strength is evident!"
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