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The opening ceremony...

Shinjiro sat on a seat, that he saw as he enter behind stage. Every freshman lined up outside for the open ceremony. Shinjiro personally didn't want to give introduction to the freshman, he wanted to avoid it and try to find a place to lay low for awhile. But, thanks to his new classmate Rindou, she drag his ass to be there and give a speech.

"Man, this suck!", The pea coat wearing teen sighed. Soon someone came in it was a girl with orange blonde hair, purple eyes and wearing the school uniform.

She look to see Shinjiro, "oh, you must be the third year that has pass the exam correct?", he gave simple nodded, "I see my name is Erina Nakiri.".

"Shinjiro Aragaki.", he plain replied to the girl, and soon remember the name Nakari, "Wait, Nakari. Are you relative to the old geezer director?".

"Yes, I am! He my grandfather.", she replied to the third year, "He told me about you Shinjiro! He called you a jagged unpolished diamond, that since shine, but only needs to be polished and cut to take full shape.".

Shinjiro smirk at her words, "Hmph, that old man didn't need to say about me. I'm just guy who likes to cook.".Erina then sat next to him.

"I just hope what my grandfather said is true Shinjiro-san. You are the very first senior to pass the third year exam.", she told him, "You have started to get targeted by many students.".

Shinjiro eyes widen, "Huh, really now? Well bring it on I'll kick their asses.".

Soon the ceremony started the ,director began to give out a speech, Shinjiro decided to take a nap, since he didn't want to listen to a speech . After awhile he woke up and saw Erina yelled at a red head teen he met briefly yesterday, "oh, it you.".

The red head turn to see Shinjiro, "oh, it's you! See I told you I would pass. Never got your name by the way!".

"The name is Shinjiro Aragaki. I'm a third year, nice to meet you.", he replied to the redhead.

"I'm Soma Yukihira! You say your a third year! Does that make you my Senpai?", Soma asked Shinjiro.

"Yeah, but call me that.", he told Soma in annoyed tone, "I ain't that grand with honors suffixes.".

"Hmm, I see. So aren't you going up there and introduce yourself to the freshman, Aragaki-San?", he asked Shinjiro with smirk on his face.

Shinjiro heard the Director calling his name, "Shit, I guess your right. Will talk later, I got to go and make a speech and some shit.".

"Okay, good luck out there!", Shinjiro soon left to go on stage he saw that Senzaemon smiled at him.

"Allow me to introduce to the third year student who was able to pass the third year exam through the 92 years of the school existence, Shinjiro Aragaki, "The Black Rider!".".

Many freshman turn see the punk looking student, Shinjiro gave a death glare to the crowd. Many, student felt the pressure he gave off and shutter to n fear, he then stood in front of the promenade, "Right, then all of you know my name thanks to the old geezer here.", he pointed at the director, who smiled at his comment, "There two things that going to tell you guys. First, sure as hell you calling me your senpai, that annoys the shit out of me. Second, don't suspect me to fall behind, i'm here to give it my all. I ain't holding back you got that!".

The Freshmen flinch from his words.

"Many Shinjiro- Senpai is scary!".

"He way different from that Rookie from couple minutes ago. We better not mess with him.".

"I hope he doesn't kick our asses.".

Shinjiro then left the stage to go back where Soma and Erina was, he went and sat on one of the chairs, "Well that done, I just need to wait for my classy to strat.".

"Wow, really speak out your mind, Shinjiro-senpai!", Soma commented to Shinjiro speech.

"I told everyone not to call me that!", Shinjiro yelled at his junior.

Erina continued to stare at Shinjiro, "He has certain pressure in his look. It feels that he could finish person in one go! Is this why my grandfather gave him the chance?".

Shinjiro laid on bench in the plaza of the school, he didn't feel to go to his class right away. He worried that a certain someone would drag him to class, "Man, it be pain if..".

"Shinji!", a voice yelled the teens name.

"Well, speak of the devil. Hey, Rindou.", Shinjiro greeted the red as he got up from the bench.

"Why, aren't you in class! Your lucky that you have as class me to bring you in!", Rindou scolded her fellow third year.

"Alright, calm your ass down Rindou.", he got up from bench, "I was taking a quick nap.".

"Very, funny. If you don't want to go to class, you should let me on it too!", Rindou pouted at the beanie wearing teen, "Come, or else you'll be late.". He did what he was told and follow the girl, "Hey, are you doing anything after school, Shinji!".

"No, why?".

Rindou gave the beanie wearing teen a sly smile, "The first seat wants to meet you".

Shinjiro eyes widen by her response, "The first seat?".

After sleeping through some classes, getting scolded from the teachers and Rindou for doing so and making the recipes as instructed, he and Rindou went to go meet the first seat.

"Well, here his office Shinji!", Rindou told the punk looking student, "Come on he's waiting!".

Both seniors enter the office, as he did he saw a teen with teen with white hair wear school uniform without the blue blazer and the tie loosely, "So your Shinjiro Aragaki?".

Shinjiro felt the pressure from the guy, "woah, he's something else", he gave himself time to respond, "Yeah the hell wants to know?".

He then saw the white hair teen finished by his words and looked he was about faint, "i'm sorry! I didn't mean to agitate you!".

Shinjiro soon had a blank look on his face, "Is this guy for real?", he saw the first seat try to straighten himself, "Sorry, for scary you!".

"No, no it's fine. My name Eishi Tsukasa, it a pleasure to meet you!", he gave his hand to Shinjiro and both of them shook each other hands.

"So is there any reason why wanted me here?", Shinjiro asked Eishi.

Eishi smiled at him, "I wondering if you could be my sous chef.".

"Huh? Sous chef? Me?", Shinjiro was confused by Eishi request.

"Yes, it a request I wish to give you.", Eishi told the punk looking student, "I tasted the curry you made. It taste is equal to one of the elite ten. And it gave me an interest to your cooking.".

"Really? I mean I'm self taught. You got experience in being taught different cooking methods and styles.", he began to tell the two, "I ain't that good.".

He then got slap on the back of his head by Rindou, "Don't say that!".

"Ow! What the hell!".

"Shinji! You were able to make me and another two seated members be impressed by your work! So don't go and putting yourself down!", Rindou complain to the teen.

Shinjiro looked at the redhead and sigh, "Alright I see you point. But, how do we test out if i'm even at your level?".

Eishi smiled at his words, "How about having a shokugeki with one of the elite members?".

"A what?", Shinjiro was confused by his words.

"Oh, you don't really don't know, what they are do you!", Eishi told the pea coat wearing teen, " You see they are a battle between two parties and each side must lay out their "compensation", or something they must give up if they were to lose the both competitors must have the compensation to be equal. It will be judged by an odd number of judges, to avoid being a tie. The shokugeki will be a set on a date and will have a theme to follow by.".

Shinjiro nodded, "I see, that seem fun. It better than beating someone up with a bus sign.".

The comment made both Rindou and Eishi confused, "So any way Shinjiro.", Eishi told the beanie wearing teen, "Would this prove to be a test of being my right hand man?".

Shinjiro rubbed the back of his neck, "I guess that okay. But, don't get to expect anything great okay?".

Eishi smiled at Shinjiro words, "Great! I hope you do well!".

Shinjiro soon left the office with Rindou behind, "So you Shinji are excited to be able to face one of the elite ten?", Rindou asked Shinjiro.

"Yeah, but i'm also a bit nervous. I going to face one of the top ten students.", Shinjiro replied to the redhead, "Man i'm in some deep shit.".

"Don't worry about Shinji you'll do fine!", she told the beanie wearing teen, "By the way do you know where you're staying?".

"Huh? Crap I don't!", Shinjiro realize he really didn't have a place to stay at.

"Huh, Shinjiro-senpai?", a voice said the punk looking student name. Shinjiro turn to see who it was and saw Isshiki, "oh, Senpai I was looking for you everywhere for you!".

"Isshiki, hey what's up?", Shinjiro asked the teen.

"I'm wondering if you still want to come to polar star dorm!", Isshiki asked his senior, "The offer still available if you want!".

Shinjiro smiled, "Really? Love to man. I forgot to sign up for a dorm around here!".

"Good let's good and meet my caretaker to let you have a room. You need to cook for something for her to see if your worth enough!", he told Shinjiro, "She quite the judge.".

"Hmm, well I better go to the school store and buy some ingredients. I'll make some Miso Soup!'. Both he and Isshiki left to go to polar form.

Rindou smiled at Shinjiro, "He seem to fit well here, I hope you make new friends Shinji!".

After shopping Isshiki showed were the polar dorm was, Shinjiro wasn't surprised by the building look. He saw worse before the two teen enter the dorm., "So where this Caretaker? I got the stuff to make my Miso soup.".

"She probably in the kitchen! Go down right and you'll find it! I Need to do something!", Isshiki left his senior to go and to his room.

He follow his junior instruction to the kitchen, as he walked in he was quite surprised to see an elderly lady trying to kiss Soma, "The Hell going on here!".

Soma saw Shinjiro and quickly hid behind him, "Aragaki-senpai! Help me ! This crazy lady trying to kiss me!".

"Then don't go and hide behind me! And don't call me senpai!", the beanie wearing teen told the redhead.

After the confusion Shinjiro went and introduce himself to the caretaker.

"So, I see your that third year who was able to pass the exam! My name Fumio Diamido. ", the elderly lady introduced herself, "So what will you be cooking for me?".

Shinjiro smiled, "How would you like Miso soup?".

He brought out, a small pumpkin, fresh ginger, soy sauce, buckwheat noodles, tofu, miso paste, sesame oil, green onions, large red chile pepper, toasted sesame seeds, fresh cilantro and pickled ginger.

He peeled, seeded and cubed the pumpkin. He brang a large saucepan of water to boil, he add pumpkin, ginger, and soy sauce. He cook pumpkin mixture for third minutes. He then add the noodles in the pumpkin mixture and cook the noodle until the were slightly cooked.

"Hmm, he added pumpkin in the miso.", Fumio whispered to herself. Soma also watch Shinjiro as he cooked.

He then stir tofu into the pumpkin-noodle mixture and cook until pumpkin and noodles are almost tender. He place 1 teaspoon miso paste into each serving bowl. He then ladle cooking water into each bowl and whisk until the miso was dissolved. He divide the pumpkin-tofu soup between the 2 serving bowls.

He garnish each one with sesame oil, chopped green onion, sliced red chile pepper, sesame seeds, cilantro and pickled ginger.

He then presented it to Soma and Fumio, "Here you go Pumpkin and Tofu miso soup.".

The both of the garb a bowl and tasted some of the soup. It had and overflowing of flavor of pumpkin.

Both Fumio and Soma imagine they were in a pumpkin field. There Cubed pieces of tofu worked on the fielded. There laided Shinjiro in the field wearing nothing but overalls and having a piece of straw in his mouth. Soma wore the same thing, and Fumio strangely in her younger self wore a white sunday dress next to Shinjiro.

"Oh, that was good!", Fumio sighed in relief from the food she just had.

Soma was surprised by Shinjiro idea of pumpkin and tofu miso soup, "Shinjiro-senpai how good are you?".

"So can I stay?", Shinjiro asked the Caretaker.

"Yes, your soup was good! Here have room 305.", She had him a key with the room number on it, "I hope you enjoy it!".

Shinjiro laid on his bed of his new dorm room, it was quite big, it included a queen size bed and a small couch and a bookshelf, "Man, this place is full of surprises.".

That the end of the chapter please review.

And choose which elite ten member Shinjiro will be facing.