As the Commander-in-Chief finished speaking, the Totsuki press group who had been waiting outside the venue for a long time rushed in as if they had heard an order.
"Hayama-san, first of all, congratulations on making it to the finals! Can you tell me how you feel now?" Reporter No. 1 ran up to Ryo Hayama with a microphone in hand.
"..., being tied with Yukihira-kun does make me a little frustrated, but I will immediately adjust my mentality and prepare for the next final." Hayama Ryo said generously, and he knew how to handle this kind of interview just by looking at his posture.
To him, it can only be regarded as a home-cooked dish.
"Soma-kun Yukihira, would you please give a speech on your promotion to the finals?" Reporter No. 2 walked up to Yukihira, and he was surrounded by dense microphones and cameras.
"Oops... this is the first time I have been surrounded by so many reporters. Suddenly my nose feels a little itchy." Yukihira rubbed his nose.
"Haha... you don't have to be so nervous... just relax and say whatever you want." Reporter No. 2 said.
"Having said that, I really felt it. Ryo Hayama was my opponent in Division A. He was one point ahead of me at the time, and now I am tied with him in this game. As for Shi Ke,
He's my roommate. I've fought against him several times. His strength is terrifying. I haven't won once yet. The gap is indeed a little big."
"you mean?"
"But, I think I have to defeat the two of them on the way forward. So, I think I will make a lot of money by getting the opportunity to participate in this three-party war!!" Yukihira said calmly.
arrive.
"..." Ye Shanliang looked at Xingping when he heard this, the meaning in his eyes was very clear, boy, are you trying to stir up trouble?
"Hmm. It's interesting. It seems that the boss asked me to work harder. The usual blows are too gentle." Shi Ke nodded, feeling a little unhappy.
"Shi Kejun, please tell me how you feel about advancing to the finals?" A journalist sister ran over.
"Oops? Do I have to say it too? I thought it was just the two of them on the ring." Shi Ke raised his eyebrows.
"Shi Kejun, this is natural. You have also advanced to the finals, and it is a rare decisive battle between the three giants."
"Okay. Now is the time to talk harshly before the game? I understand this correctly, right?" Shi Ke stood up with his hands on his hips.
"..., no...that's right."
"Do you want to be more arrogant and harsh, or should you be more tactful?"
"This... it's better to be more tactful..." the reporter's sister thought about it for a moment.
"Arrogant! Be more arrogant!" Another reporter ran over.
"Senior sister~" the reporter's sister said.
"We are reporters, and the person we are interviewing is willing to break the news. How can you extrapolate it? Listen to my senior sister, this is experience."
"Oh." The reporter's sister took out her notebook and started jotting it down.
"Classmate Shi Ke, be arrogant. The more arrogant the better. However, we are not responsible for losing the game." The reporter's senior sister handed the microphone to Shi Ke with a smile, her expression was cheesy and her eyes were tingling.
Risk the stars.
"I don't blame the lack of gravity on the earth for my constipation. How can I blame you if I lose the game?" Shi Ke took away the microphone.
"Constipation?" The reporter's sister and the reporter's senior sister looked a little stiff.
"Be more arrogant... Hayama Ryo, Yukihira Soma, this final... I'm just drinking at home, I will treat it like a competition, you two come on, try to make me give my best and sweat a little! Do you hear me?
"Shi Ke picked up the microphone, brewed his emotions for a while, and pointed to the arena on the first floor and said loudly.
After Ryo Hayama and Yukihei heard this, their entire faces froze, and they stared blankly at the stone guest on the second floor who was stepping on the fence on the second floor with a provocative look on his face. The atmosphere of the entire venue was frozen.
"Holy shit?! Don't you feel embarrassed for being so arrogant?" The reporter on the side looked confused.
"Don't you want me to be more arrogant? Besides, I'm not telling lies. I really didn't sweat. I didn't feel nervous at all, really." Shi Ke said sincerely.
"..." Ryo Hayama and Yukihira had blue veins on their foreheads, and the tic tac toe was faintly visible.
"What did you say? Can I just warm up?!" Kurokiba Ryo, wearing a turban, jumped out from the side, (д).
"When I went back and competed with you, I had the time to show off my temper and change the dishes temporarily. Does it look like I was nervous?" Shi Ke turned his head and said calmly, (_).
"You..., wait for me! I will take the initiative to seek revenge on you." Upon hearing this, Kurokiba Ryo took off his turban, gave Shi Ke a middle finger, and returned to his seat, (д)
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"You were eaten to death by Mr. Shi Ke." Alice watched the excitement and was not afraid of big troubles. She would not open any pot, (oo).
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Kurokiba Ryo shouted to the sky in anger, his anger turning into flames.
"Bang!" The lights in the venue suddenly went out. Two stage spotlights hit the center of the venue, and senior Isshiki Hui appeared there with a microphone.
"The semifinals have come to a perfect conclusion. Next, the operator will announce the theme of the finals!" Kawashima Rei's voice came out of the speaker again.
As soon as he finished speaking, a spotlight shone at the entrance of the venue. Eizan Ezu also pushed the trolley towards Isshiki Hui who was waiting in the venue. A large ice cube over one meter high was clearly visible on the trolley.
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"Well...are these the ingredients used in the finals?" Shi Ke looked at the reporter.
"The theme of the finals every year is autumn seasonal ingredients. The selected contestants compete with each other using the freshest ingredients grown in the harvest autumn. This is the theme that best suits the autumn selection finals. However, I don’t know what it will be this year.
High-end ingredients? Matsutake? Or newly harvested buckwheat?" The journalist sister held up her camera and took pictures.
"If it is frozen and preserved in such a large block of ice, it will most likely be seafood." Shi Ke tilted his head.
"Could it be the bonito returning from the south?"
"The bonito that comes just after August is indeed plump, but the belly of the most delicious and plump fish is prone to parasites, so it is quite troublesome to handle. If you really want Japanese characteristics, the saury is nine out of ten." Shi Ke
Scratched his head.
"Impossible. That one is too cheap, and it is not qualified to be the theme of the finals." The reporter's sister waved her hand to express her disagreement.
"The answer is about to be revealed!" the reporter sister said, pointing to Isekhui who was wielding a sledgehammer.
"Bang!!" With a final sound, the ice cube cracked.
Lines of frozen saury emerged from the ice.
(w) y, Shi Ke made a scissor hand gesture towards the journalist senior sister, "Yeah, good luck, I got it right."
"omg!!" The reporter's sister rubbed her eyes, ⊙⊙, "There are enough price drops this year!!"
"Hmph... Indeed, saury has been a dish eaten by ordinary people since ancient times. It is the so-called common people's fish. However, in recent years, many high-end restaurants have begun to sell this fish. Many foreign restaurants have also begun to sell it.
This dish is, needless to say, the fish that represents autumn. Let the three of you make a dish using saury. This is the theme of the finals!" Following Isshiki's explanation, Shi Ke was also invited by the staff.
On the arena.
"Saury, when I mention it, it reminds me of salt-grilled saury~~" Yuji laughed in the audience, "The crispy grilled skin is wrapped in the hot and fragrant fish.
...And then add a little bit of just the right amount of grated radish... Tsk...even sushi restaurants have started to use this dish recently~~"
"It is precisely because this is a basic ingredient that it can be used in various cooking." Jun Imusaki said with emotion.
"Saury not only has advantages in all aspects, but also has an incredible connection with the three finalists. It is a fish with thick fat and rich flavor, a fish that is closely related to the public, and it is also a cheap and reasonably priced canteen dish.
, would you please three of you make a dish using saury?”
Ryo Hayama crossed his arms and looked at Isshiki Hui, wondering what he was thinking. Yukihira touched his chin and looked at the ceiling, probably already thinking about the dishes. Shi Ke smiled, looking harmless to humans and animals.
"Oh oh oh oh! Three answers from three people. This is an ingredient that can express the strengths of each of the three parties! I wonder what imagination these three people will use to fight?" There was a lot of discussion in the sponsor's viewing area.
"The final will be held in ten days. I guarantee that these three players will bring you the most exciting showdown!!" Next, there is a series of exit words from senior Isshiki. I won't write it anymore, I won't write it anymore.
"Wow! It's the finals!" Professor Shiomi Jun ran onto the ring with tears and runny noses.
"I understand, I understand. Stop arguing, Run." Ye Shan, who was originally serious, turned his head indifferently.
"Teacher, I'm...Teacher, I'm so happy...I'm sorry, I'm going to blow my nose!" Professor Shiomi Jun ran away.
Hayama Ryo looked at Professor Shiomi Jun's back with a firm look in his eyes.
"Hayama, stop pretending to be calm. If you are not reconciled to being tied by me, just say it directly." Yukihira said confidently.
"I have no reason to be unwilling."
"What?" Yukihira was stunned.
"Enter the finals and win the championship. Everything is going according to my plan..."
"Ah... we obviously said it was a draw... why do you act like you are the winner?!" A voice filled with anger came from the side.
Shi Ke turned around and saw...it was Mr. Kurokiba who wanted to interfere in everything when he was unhappy.
"Who are you?" Ye Shanliang didn't even remember him.
"Kurokiba Ryo. Remember me, you who can only use spices will be my whetstone before defeating the stone guest. Next time, I will crush you into slag without mercy!!"
"Uh-huh!" Kurokiba Ryo's headscarf was torn off by Alice, "What are you doing? I'm going back."
"Oh~~Thank you for your hard work." Kurokiba Ryo instantly turned off the engine and followed Alice slowly.
"This guy was really taken aback. It really felt like he ran out without being tied down..." Shi Ke muttered.
"I can't keep up with his mood changes." Yukihira said honestly.
"Xingping, Shi Ke, I'm leaving first. Just take advantage of the moment and smile." Ye Shanliang said the next sentence and left.
"This is about the same. Just the opposite." Shi Ke muttered.
"Yeah." Yukihira touched his chin and nodded.
In the passage leaving the venue, Kurokiba Ryo and Alice were walking one behind the other.
"Miss, after you get back...can you have a cooking battle with me right away?" Kurokiba Ryo said.
"Huh? After losing to Shi Ke once, haven't you vented enough after so many days? I'm very tired." Alice stretched.
"Not enough. There is no way to make Shi Ke take it seriously at this level. From the current point of view, the champion this time will definitely be Shi Ke. The sense of oppression he brings is not in the same dimension as ours. Otherwise, do you think I would be like this?
Being suppressed by him? This is a complete feeling of powerlessness. I must overcome it before challenging him again. Please, miss. I am about to break through this feeling of powerlessness, help me." Kurokiba Ryo's eyes were full of determination.
"Hmm... The follower I finally brought back must not be damaged. I will try my best to be a repairman. Come on, let's go. Don't get knocked down like this!! I can't afford to lose this person! I was killed by Erina
Got it, you're going to laugh at me again!" Alice's cheeks puffed up, and she pulled Kurokiba Ryo and ran away.