Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 314 - 313: Public Assessment

Chapter 314: Chapter 313: Public Assessment

Queen!

Such an aura can be said to be innate for Tiqie Helinai. It was indeed her advantage.

By birth, she was the granddaughter of Tiqie Xianzuowen, the undisputed princess of the Neon Food World, and most likely to take over the Far Moon Lineage in the future. At that time, she would truly ascend to the throne, becoming a leader-like figure in the Neon Food World.

Character is something that must be cultivated.

The training methods of the Ghost Father were questionable, but it was undeniable that he had unearthed the "Divine Tongue" and made Tiqie Helinai realize her uniqueness.

This uniqueness had always been the source of Tiqie Helinai’s pride.

She indeed had a reason to be proud; carrying the god-like talent of the "Divine Tongue" from birth was truly a royal bloodline. In contrast, Xia Yu, who longed yet could not obtain such a golden talent, stood distinctly on the opposite end.

Xia Yu could only use cooking to guide his students in discovering their strengths.

He could not directly make students comprehend the essence of cooking; that would be too mystical. This kind of "guidance" was similar to psychological hypnosis, with Xia Yu merely using cooking tools to immerse students in his woven world of gourmet.

If one desires, one obtains.

His culinary world was essentially the "All-encompassing"!

A world of constant change!

Perhaps only he could infuse such rich and diverse fantasies into cooking.

Following Tiqie Helinai were Yashan Liang, Xingping Chuangzhen, Yoshino Yuuki, and so forth—a group of outstanding students destined to shine in the ’Autumn Selection’, all displaying different expressions.

Having witnessed the entire process, Si Yingshi could only secretly marvel,

"This guy... truly is the youngest Super Chef in history!" Fire also burned in Si Yingshi’s heart.

It was the fire of fighting spirit. A true chef never admits defeat. In the past month or two, Si Yingshi’s culinary skills had also advanced dramatically. He had recently passed the IGO’s five-star Super Chef assessment, but the Super Chef level was still far away.

Si Yingshi had found his own essence of cooking.

Once he had advanced to nine stars, the threshold to become a Super Chef would practically be nonexistent for him, easily crossed.

Thud, thud!

Someone was knocking.

Outside the kitchen, Ichise Hui was waving at the two, drenched in sweat.

"What’s wrong, Ichise?" Xia Yu asked as he approached the door.

"Come with me—"

Ichise Hui said, pulling on his arm.

"Watch over things for me!" Xia Yu could only turn back and instruct Si Yingshi.

This was a teaching area. Ichise Hui led Xia Yu to a large classroom. To his surprise, the room was filled not with Far Moon students but with Far Moon’s instructors and professors.

Xijian Run, Miyazaki Takuo, Roland Chapele...

A series of familiar faces.

Seeing Xia Yu arrive, many nodded at him.

"Come, sit here!"

Instructor Auson from the decoration and sculpting course, eyes brightening, patted an empty seat next to him.

As soon as Xia Yu sat down, the classroom’s loudspeaker transmitted a voice:

"...completed!"

"Takai Masashi and Hase Ichiro have both presented their culinary works!"

The voice was from Chiyoda Aichi, brimming with excitement.

"Eh?"

Hearing this, Xia Yu looked up only to see that the main screen in the large classroom was displaying a live video.

Upon closer inspection, his pupils suddenly constricted.

The camera conveniently gave a close-up of the judges’ panel.

There, sitting right in the center, was the familiar Qiushan Hong!

On his left was Shinohara Shigetaro, and on the right, a dark-skinned Asian woman with a clean, sharp, single ponytail that Xia Yu couldn’t name. Her piercing eyes were as sharp as knives, giving off a chilling aura even through the screen.

"Please taste—"

After a month, Takai Masashi, the helmsman of Takai Group whom Xia Yu had passed the Chiyoda assessment with, entered, his presence commanding like a dragon and tiger, his eyes sparkling with intensity.

He carried a plate, atop which sat an enormous golden lobster, stark against the white porcelain bowl.

The venue was sealed, with around a dozen spectators seated in the guest area, but no one else.

In the footage, the audience whispered among themselves while, in Far Moon’s large classroom, instructors and professors were also exchanging thoughts, filling the air with a messy cacophony:

"Isn’t the lobster prepared in such a way too monotonous?"

"Such a simple plating!"

"Just asparagus sections cut at the bottom of the plate, with the lobster on top and some pine sprouts as garnish on the side!"

Even Instructor Auson, sitting beside Xia Yu, mumbled, "Uh, that’s not right!"

There was a sudden uproar.

The camera angle switched, and only then did everyone realize that the lobster they had just seen was merely an empty shell; the back of the golden shell hid the real lobster meat, already deshelled, cut into three pieces, dusted with tiny red granules.

"Is that chili pepper?" Xia Yu also expressed his astonishment.

So many red chili granules paired with the fresh lobster was quite a daring match, making his heart pound!

He was not the only one who had this question.

Hearing this, Instructor Auson nodded in agreement, "Chili with seafood, indeed, that’s so... Heavenly Horse! But..."

The female instructor, about thirty years old, shifted her tone, "Without such a vivid innovation, it would be impossible to get a ’pass’ from those three terrifying judges!"

"After all, this is a Super Chef assessment!"

"What, what?!"

Xia Yu thought he had heard wrong and blinked vigorously.

Instructor Auson, somewhat helplessly, said, "Actually, I was also surprised when I found out that this Super Chef assessment was being held publicly, it seems to have been a last-minute decision. The six assessors were already in the sealed area last night, with the time limit set for the end of this evening to present their culinary masterpieces!"

"So the topic is..."

"Lobster! Beer Lobster!" continued Instructor Auson. "Using these Fantasy Ingredients to create a dish that satisfies all three judges! Only if all three examiners give a ’pass’ can one advance!"

"Beer Lobster?"

Xia Yu frowned immediately, quite unfamiliar with these Fantasy Ingredients.

"There was a special introduction earlier about the ingredients; it’s a type of lobster, from the Red Seat Lobster family, secretly cultivated by the IGO in a warm sea area, with firm and elastic meat, and an exceptional texture, imbued with a natural beer flavor..."

While they conversed, Takai Masashi had already placed his plate on the judges’ table and stepped back slightly.

Qiushan Hong and Shinohara Shigetaro nodded at him.

And the dark-skinned woman, looking like she was of Indian descent, remained unsmiling.

"This is my dish—"

"Beer Red Pepper Golden Shrimp!"

Takai Masashi displayed his courage before the three examiners, his demeanor not falling short in the slightest.

Thus, the three judges each used their preferred utensils—Qiushan Hong and Shinohara Shigetaro with chopsticks, while the female judge used a shiny silver fork—to bite into the deshelled lobster meat.

No spare expressions.

The venue and Far Moon’s large classroom fell silent.

After a moment, loud applause rang out.

Qiushan Hong put down his chopsticks, applauding as he praised, "President Takai, your dish is truly a fusion of East and West!"