Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 143: A Battle Doomed to Lose?

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: A Battle Doomed to Lose?

I have to say, Xia Yu’s move of destroying the "soil kiln" once again attracted a wave of attention.

Turning her gaze back, the female host, Kawashima Reika, barely smiled as she spoke into the microphone, "Alright, alright, both instructors’ dishes seem to have been completed!"

The hall fell silent, with nobody paying attention to her, all eyes were on Xia Yu and Si Yingshi.

Xia Yu did not move, but rather gestured towards Si Yingshi from afar, inviting him to proceed.

Si Yingshi nodded.

As he sprinkled the final seasoning onto the freshly grilled steak, Si Yingshi picked up the plate. His silver-white hair, gray pupils, and the pristine white chef’s attire made a perfect match; even just serving the dish, his actions exuded the air of a noble gentleman.

Although the stage in the hall had no lights, it seemed as if the lights followed Si Yingshi where he went, drawing everyone’s gaze.

This man was inherently a spectacle.

The leader of the Ten Masters of Far Moon, the "Table White Knight!"

Bang!

The plate gently landed on the table in the guest seats. Si Yingshi, changing from his confident demeanor while cooking, suddenly became cautious. After ensuring the plate settled stably and checking the presentation was intact, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned back to fetch some cutlery for the judges, and soon, Tiqie Xianzuowen, Shinohara Shigetaro, Dojima Yin, among other five judges, all held gleaming knives and forks.

"As for the technique of frying steak, there’s no need for us to elaborate. Everyone here is well versed in this technique."

Shinohara Shigetaro, ever the cultured and amiable man, said, "Frying a steak with sunflower oil is not really a sophisticated secret. Olive oil is only suitable for low-temperature cooking; high temperatures would spoil its nutrients."

Having said this, Shinohara Shigetaro fell silent.

Dojima Yin timely took over, pointing to the several pieces of plain steak on the plate, he gave a thumbs up, "You’ve used the most accurate method to handle White-haired Cinderella Beef!"

"The more seasoning you add to this type of beef, the more it spoils."

"Let’s talk about the marinating step first. You just used green peppercorns as the spice, right?" Dojima Yin asked with a smile.

"Yes."

Seeing Si Yingshi nod, Dojima Yin continued, "The second seasoning, when you finished frying the steak, was just sea salt and rosemary?"

The leader of the Ten Masters continued to nod, not adding anything further.

"Excellent!" Dojima Yin smiled broadly, "You’ve grasped the true secret of cooking White-haired Cinderella Beef—simplicity!"

The other judges did not speak but held their knives and forks, cutting off a piece of steak that was about seventy percent done.

"Steak, huh?"

Aoki Motota stared at the uniformly colored and tender beef on his fork, unconsciously swallowing saliva. He swallowed the beef, chewed it slightly, then clenched his fork tightly, veins popping in his palms.

"This thin, crisp crust... This is undeniably a steak cooked with sous-vide!"

As he bit down, the crust broke, and the rich juices flowed into his mouth. Aoki Motota continued to chew, and at this moment, the large grains of sea salt mixed with the chewing beef. As he continued to chew, his teeth encountered resistance, enhancing the texture.

His taste buds felt as if electrified. Aoki Motota shuddered.

"Delicious!"

Unconsciously, he cut and swallowed another piece of beef.

Swoosh, swoosh.

Aoki Motota suddenly heard the sound of waves. He stood on the rocky reefs along the coast, where the waves were fiercely crashing, sending spray several stories high.

The salty seawater drenched him, yet Aoki Motota was bare-skinned, arms spread wide, legs apart, facing the Sun in the sky with closed eyes, his face full of enjoyment and intoxication, "Ah, this is the taste, so pure, pristine, nature..."

The sky was crystal clear.

The seawater was blue.

The beach was flawless fine sand, stretching out like a golden band at the edge of the sea.

At that moment, a massive bull covered in white hair leisurely walked past behind Aoki Motota. He turned around to gaze at the cattle, "White-haired Cinderella Beef!"

"Pure, flawless culinary world!"

He took a breath. Aoki Motota returned to reality, staring blankly at the dish before him, trying to find flaws like nitpicking a bone out of an egg, but his recent tasting told him, this White-haired Cinderella beef steak had no flaws!

A perfect creation!

"Perfect!"

Beside him, Liangzi Lina also put down her knife and fork, wiped her mouth with a napkin, and slowly said, "The handling of special grade beef, perfect!"

"The cooking techniques, perfect!"

"Seasoning, control of heat, and all these basic skills, equally perfect!"

Liangzi Lina said in one breath, "If it were me, or any other special grade chef, they might not be able to do any better!"

On the other side, The Far Moon Commander and Shinohara Shigetaro also put down their knives and forks.

"A work so close to special grade cuisine!" The Far Moon Commander subtly pulled his jacket back together, a look of surprise hidden in his eyes, "I never expected this generation’s Ten Outstanding Chief to have the potential to match the golden generation..."

The hall fell silent.

Perfect cuisine?

Doesn’t that mean a perfect score?

Hearing the unanimous praise from the five judges, Morioka Makoto and Tiqie Helinai felt their hearts drop—

Xia Yu was going to lose!

"Cough, cough!"

Kawashima Reika tried to speak, but was stopped by a gesture from Shinohara Shigetaro.

The manager of the Neon Department, intently staring at Si Yingshi, said, "Your culinary soul is quite unique, ’Service’? Willingly invisible, completely erasing one’s trace in the cooking, preserving the most original flavor of the ingredients, making the tasters unable to see any trace of the chef’s manipulation... I must say, only with such a culinary soul can one fully awaken the flavor of a special ingredient like White-haired Cinderella Beef!"

Indeed, Si Yingshi’s cooking style was to return to the original, ’to restore purity’, making the tasters feel as if the dish was a masterpiece of nature, with no human interference!

The teachers and students of Far Moon listened in silence.

Service, invisibility, completely erasing one’s mark in the cooking, how challenging!

"Please, please score!"

After a long pause, Kawashima Reika finally spoke weakly.

Dojima Yin was the first to speak, "Perfect score!"

"Perfect score!" Shinohara Shigetaro followed.

The next two perfect scores also came from Liangzi Lina and Aoki Motota.

Everyone’s gaze focused on The Far Moon Commander.

Tiqie Xianzuowen pondered for a while, "If judged above the level of a special grade chef, this dish still has room for improvement... But below that level, even a nine-star chef couldn’t do better, so my final evaluation... Perfect score!"

The Far Moon Hall echoed for a long time with The Far Moon Commander’s final, forceful evaluation.

Five perfect scores!

Everyone was taken aback, shocked, stunned.

It’s worth noting that these five judges were arguably the most luxurious panel in all of Neon, and their notoriously picky tastes unanimously giving a perfect score was simply inconceivable!

After coming to their senses, Far Moon Hall immediately erupted into cheers and applause, like a tidal wave, shaking the entire venue.

He was the chief of this generation’s Ten Masters of Far Moon, Si Yingshi.

Undoubtedly, the strongest student of Far Moon!