Reborn in Japan as a Chef God
Chapter 402 - 401: Twists and Turns

Chapter 402: Chapter 401: Twists and Turns

"My dish, can it compete with the ’finishing move’ dish?"

Xia Yu asked a second time.

This time, his expression was serious.

None of the four judges responded.

Tiqie Xianzuowen silently pulled up his kimono, folded his arms, and stood still with his eyes closed, deep in thought.

Master Yizhen lowered his eyelids, brought his palms together, and his lips silently moved—clearly, he was adjusting his mood and contemplating.

Chiyoda and Yuchuan Abbot were pacing around the peacock ice sculpture.

The scene suddenly became tense.

Clang!

Seeing this, Yuchuan Ayaka’s heart tightened, and she took several deep breaths to stabilize her emotions, but her fists were already clenched at her sides.

Chiyoda Aichi beside her showed an expression of disbelief.

The judges were being so cautious, and not unanimously voting for the ’finishing move’ dish, which clearly indicated the young chef’s outstanding performance.

His assortment of fish sashimi made it challenging for the judges to decide.

Facing the ’finishing move’ dish, he was not at a disadvantage!

In the audience.

Tanaka Hikari clasped her hands tightly, her amulet soaked with sweat.

Tiqie Eriina couldn’t help but cross her legs and nervously tapped her palm on her knee.

The tense expressions of the Polar Star Dormitory group caught Ichise Hui’s eye. The seventh seat secretly exclaimed, "It seems that in the hearts of Far Moon students, Instructor Xia represents Far Moon in the showdown against Miss Yuchuan."

He didn’t dare to say one thing.

The young man on stage was also a monument in the hearts of all student chefs.

He represented the highest and most accurate standard for a 16-year-old high school student from Neon.

How many people saw their dreams in him. Ichise Hui looked up at a sliver of the moon visible through the ’sky’s gap,’ "I must also aim for a top-grade advancement!"

In the guest seating.

Guan Xingchen, Guan He, and Guan Yi were silent.

Mars and Elizabeth were nearby.

"Amazing!" Elizabeth exclaimed with her hand covering her mouth, "With ordinary seafood ingredients, his unique fish sashimi assortment is almost on par with Yuchuan Ayaka’s ’finishing move’ recipe!"

On par with the ’finishing move’!

Mars also showed a hint of shock and murmured, "If he had replaced the sea bream and river puffer in his ingredients, just these two, with ’Starry Sea Bream’ and ’River Puffer Whale meat,’ this contest would surely be his undeniable victory!"

Professionals were more concerned that Xia Yu, with ordinary seafood ingredients, matched Yuchuan Ayaka!

If Yuchuan Ayaka’s ’Seven-colored Sea Cake’ was built up with various exquisite ingredients, like a shining throne from a fairy tale,

Then, in Mars’s eyes, Xia Yu’s sashimi assortment was like a natural throne intertwined with branches.

Slices and sashimi inherently embrace the natural, original flavors of cooking.

But as to which was superior, without tasting for himself, Mars did not dare to make a rash judgment.

Shortly.

Tiqie Xianzuowen slowly opened his eyes.

The camera focused closely on his face. The Food Demon King looked directly into the camera, his eyes brimming with radiance.

"What a pity!"

He began with a sigh, "Shocking, but it lacks rich, varied flavors, and it’s not impactful enough."

"Indeed..."

Master Yizhen, also emerging from his contemplative state, nodded, "Chef Xia’s sashimi assortment excels in originality, he truly endowed the cuisine with a kingdom, a world. In the comparison on the Chef’s Heart Mark, Chef Yuchuan seemed immature, only using the most gorgeous ingredients, the most exquisite assembly to construct her culinary world. Chef Xia, on the other hand, embraced simplicity in sophistication..."

Upon hearing this, the venue erupted into commotion.

Yuchuan Ayaka bit her lower lip hard, took two steps back, her face turning pale.

Her ’finishing move’ dish, was it actually falling behind in the ’Chef’s Heart’ comparison?

Many top-tier chefs in the guest seating were so shocked they stood up.

If ’Chef’s Heart’ was lost, then it would be necessary to revert to the basics of cooking itself, relying on true skill to make a comeback.

Suddenly, the situation became unclear.

Who would win, who would lose?

"Ayaka!"

House Chief Yuchuan Xin stood up, "The ’Finisher’ won’t lose!"

The two female judges returned to the camera.

Chiyoda Aichi handed over the microphone, pursing her lips nervously asking, "Do you have anything to say?"

She coughed once.

Yuchuan Abbot glanced at the calm Xia Yu and said coldly, "Chef Xia’s ’Finisher’ dish is not complete; it lacks an important piece of the puzzle... We won’t talk about the Chef’s Heart Mark, let’s return to cooking itself, Chef Xia is clearly at a disadvantage."

"He lost on diversity!"

Chiyoda then added, "The assortment of five types of finely minced fish has a converging taste, but Chef Yuchuan’s cake is different, from the chiffon base, to the mousse layer, the top layer of rainbow cocktail jelly, and the decorations of white chocolate shells, cookie crumbles, coconut shreds, and so on, there’s just too much..."

She sighed.

Her gaze becoming resolute, Chiyoda said, "Tasting Chef Yuchuan’s cake is like experiencing the colorful fairy tale kingdom, so, my vote goes to Chef Yuchuan!"

Woosh—

The first vote was cast unexpectedly.

"You forgot about creating the multi-layered ultimate taste of a dish."

"On the structure, your disadvantage is too obvious, the colors of your dishes are too monotonous. I didn’t want to try it a second time after one taste, so I can’t give you this vote!" Yuchuan Abbot said mercilessly.

There was another commotion.

Was the score 2 to 0 now?

Yuchuan Ayaka was both shocked and delighted, standing frozen, not expecting such a plot twist.

With two votes, she could declare herself invincible!

Chiyoda Aichi was also excited.

The winner was about to be revealed!

She shouted in her heart, hurrying to pass the microphone to Master Yizhen and Far Moon Commander,

"What are your voting intentions?"

"If you both vote now, we will make the final confirmation and tally!" she said, suppressing her excitement.

Master Yizhen and Far Moon Commander exchanged glances and nodded.

"We support Yuchuan..."

"Wait!"

Just as the words were spoken, they were interrupted.

"My sauce is ready!"

Ignoring the silent venue, Xia Yu returned from his cooking station, bringing a wooden tray.

On the tray, there were five small condiment dishes.

The sauces in the dishes had just been poured out of a ceramic pot.

"Sauce?"

Tiqie Xianzuowen crossed his arms and stood.

"Right!"

"My final piece of the puzzle!" Xia Yu said, winking at the stern-faced Yuchuan Abbot.

The abbot snorted and picked up a condiment dish, sniffing it carefully, then remarked, "It’s not anything unique—hot peppers minced finely, wild peppercorns and bell peppers cut into small sections, then ginger, perilla leaves, wild cilantro, and lemon leaves cut into fine strips..."

Chiyoda used chopsticks to dip a little of the dark red sauce and tasted it.

"Hmm, the base is broth, with lemon juice, rice vinegar, fine salt, white sugar, mixed with cold water, and finally drizzled with sesame oil, this rich fragrance is quite good!"

Xia Yu nodded, "Please taste it again, everyone!"

"Alright, let you completely give up hope..."

The Yuchuan Abbot didn’t mince words, holding a condiment dish in his left hand and chopsticks in his right, he casually picked up an ice feather, tearing off the accompanying finely minced fish.

Dipped in a little sauce.

The pure white fish, instantly dyed red by the sauce.

He opened his mouth, ate it.

Crack!

It was as if time stopped, the cold expression on the nun intensified, dazed, unsure if it was an illusion, the crowd faintly saw cold air swirling around her, ice particles condensing on her eyebrows, her already silver-white short hair, now had the special effect of ice crystals.

Simply put, she underwent an elemental transformation.

"Ah!"

Chiyoda Aichi covered her mouth, the microphone falling to the ground, dumbfounded by the nun’s transformation.