Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 325 - 324: All of You Come at Once

Chapter 325: Chapter 324: All of You Come at Once

He casually threw aside the broken knife.

"Only ’Purple Quality’ utensils can be used now..."

Muttering softly, Xia Yu slightly crouched down, his left hand still firmly pressing down on the live fish, his right hand reaching underneath the counter as if searching for something. In reality, he was secretly accessing the system backpack.

Currently, Xia Yu had a total of four kitchen knives.

Among them, one was a blue-quality counterfeit, the "Greedy Wolf Saber," used specifically for executing the culinary technique "Fierce Bull Green Dragon Slash."

The other three, "Jade Fragment Knife," "Breaking Army Saber," and "Wenqu Saber," were all of purple quality.

The "Wenqu Saber" was a carving knife, inappropriate for this moment, so he disregarded it right away.

Among the remaining two knives, Xia Yu’s gaze paused briefly before reaching for the slender one.

Whoosh!

At the same moment, in the real world, he raised his right hand as though grabbing a silver-plated metal strip. Suddenly exposed to the air, the brilliance of the "Breaking Army Saber" was blinding!

"It’s that knife!"

Xingping Chuangzhen exclaimed.

The "Breaking Army Saber," unused by Xia Yu for a while since the Chiyoda assessments.

Hearing this, Takai Masashi and Hase Ichiro glanced over, their pupils constricting as they too recognized the Breaking Army Saber.

"Wasn’t that the knife he used for processing the Crucian Carp during the second round of the Chiyoda assessments?" Both remembered clearly, the events of just over a month ago vivid in their minds.

"What a sharp knife!"

Mars also slightly widened his eyes, staring intently.

It was his first time seeing Xia Yu’s unique kitchen knife, and he sensed an odd familiarity.

Ignoring the outside sounds, Xia Yu got to work with the large fish on the counter.

"Turtle shell, is it?"

"Steel plate, is it?"

Muttering to himself audibly, Xia Yu chuckled softly, his gaze intensifying. The mysteries of the culinary technique "Seven-star Breaking Army Rapid Cutting" surged from the depths of his memory, flowing through his heart.

Holding the "Breaking Army Saber," the culinary technique manifested naturally.

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh!

One slice followed by another.

The "Breaking Army Saber" turned into a brilliant, dazzling silver light, its trajectory indiscernible to onlookers. All that filled their vision was a vast expanse of cold light.

The grating sound followed.

Tiny scales scattered everywhere, unlike the initial struggle with the sea bream that caused sweat on his forehead. Now, Xia Yu’s expression was calm and composed as he wielded the knife, his arms swinging without a hint of hesitation, carrying out the motions fluidly.

When Xia Yu stopped, a smooth sea bream lay on the counter.

Scales piled beside it.

Both sides of the fish’s body were devoid of any fragments.

"Incredible skill! Impressive!"

Mars couldn’t help but vocalize his assessment, with Liangzi Lina absent, he was the most authoritative judge among them.

"Skilled, decisive, confident!" Mars, watching Xia Yu’s focused expression, spoke with indescribable admiration, "Such clean and neat knife work, hard to believe he’s only sixteen! This transcends mere talent. Talent alone can’t endow a chef with such knife skills. Aside from talent, persistent and dedicated practice is equally important!"

"All in one go!"

Elizabeth, having regained her composure, stopped underestimating Xia Yu as she took a deep breath, "Such a sharp knife! But the chef’s knife skills are equally sharp!"

Hearing the two’s praises, the students from Polar Star Dorm felt enormously honored.

After all, Xia Yu was currently the most popular guest instructor at Far Moon, and his every action inevitably represented Far Moon.

His being praised made the Far Moon students happy too.

"Yes, yes!" Yoshino Yuuki, not minding Tanaka Hikari and Shen Liangzi trying to pull her back, loudly agreed, "Our Instructor Xia is really amazing! This knife work is nothing, if you saw his video sculpting the Ice Dragon during the exchange class, you wouldn’t be so surprised!"

Makoto Morioka listened, covering her mouth with a smile.

Kobayakawa Ryodan and Tiqie Helinai also lifted the corners of their lips into a smile.

Handling ’Starry Sea Bream,’ compared to ice sculpting, which required more demanding knife skills?

Takai Masashi and Hase Ichiro exchanged a glance.

Their hearts skipped a beat.

Xia Yu’s composed demeanor alerted them that something was amiss.

At that moment, Xia Yu spoke up, not rushing into the next step.

"Mr. Hase, you may begin cooking your dish now," Xia Yu extended his hand in invitation.

Startled.

Hase Ichiro thought he had heard wrong, "What?!"

"Please start your performance—" Xia Yu wore a welcoming expression, smiling.

"This round is Takai versus you," Hase Ichiro frowned. "It’s not my turn until the next round."

"No, I want you both to go at the same time."

Xia Yu straightforwardly used plain words.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Hase Ichiro asked in a firm voice, "Are you planning to use one dish to compete against both of us at the same time?"

"Yes!"

Xia Yu’s answer reverberated through the kitchen, and the atmosphere once again became suffocating.

What?!

The friends from Polar Star Dorm looked at each other, mouths agape, all words stuck in their throats.

"What is he doing?!"

Beside Mars, Elizabeth was deeply puzzled.

"Seafood! Japanese cuisine!"

Mars muttered the secret themes of the competition and his eyes brightened as he said, "Both themes are very broad; this kid plans to use one dish that meets both themes to compete against two newly promoted special chefs!"

"That’s too bold!"

Everyone sucked in a cold breath.

Although Takai and Hase were newly promoted special chefs, they had a terrifying foundation and were definitely not at the bottom of the special chef pyramid system; they should possess mid-level capabilities.

Competing against one special chef was nerve-wracking enough for the friends from Polar Star Dorm.

Competing against two at the same time...

My goodness!

Even the quirky Yoshino Yuuki went blank, completely stunned by Xia Yu’s boldness.

Tiqie Helinai was biting her thumb again, her teeth harshly grinding against her nail.

Watching the young chef smiling at Takai and Hase, Tiqie Helinai furrowed her brows. She suddenly realized that, even though she had known him for a while, she still couldn’t keep up with his thought process.

What the hell is this annoying guy thinking?!

Frustrating!

A surge of anger welled up, and Tiqie Helinai’s vision went blurry, she nearly fainted from rage.

Can we be a bit more stable and not go overboard, please?

It’s all for the win!

Xia Yu couldn’t hear the cries in Tiqie Helinai’s heart, and even if he could, he would not care.

How else to have a wonderful gaming experience if not bold.

"Cough cough!"

"How about it, you two?" Xia Yu asked while holding the struggling Starry Sea Bream.

"Are you sure?"

Takai Masashi paused his work; he was preparing the ’Crispy Paste’ for the Cantonese cuisine, and the Beer Red Pepper Golden Shrimp had been boiling for a while and was almost ready.

Next, he would use Western cooking techniques to prepare the sauce and fry the shrimp meat, which would take about 30 more minutes for his ’Beer Red Pepper Golden Shrimp’ to be served.

"Of course!"

Xia Yu nodded.

"Hase, don’t hesitate any longer! Get started!" Takai Masashi said in a deep voice, gazing intently at the young chef across from him.

"If we lose, we’ll be utterly disgraced!"

Hase Ichiro grabbed his beard, sighed after a long moment, and then went to open his own ingredient box.

He averted his gaze.

His eyes then rested on the ’Starry Sea Bream’ in front of him; Xia Yu’s palm slid over the fish’s scales, which turned silky smooth, feeling like satin and simultaneously carrying a cold sensation through his palm.

From the beginning, he had planned to resolve it quickly. Fighting in two consecutive competitions was time-consuming and exhausting; since the recipe was suitable, he decided to combine them into one.

"I’m counting on you!"

He murmured softly, the already decided recipe clearly emerging in Xia Yu’s mind.