"Speaking"
"thinking"
On with the story
Soma returned to the Polar Star Dorm where everyone congratulated him for his victory
"Soma" Erina looks at him with a smile as Soma gave her a smile in reply
"you did well, boy!" Ginman gave a slap to the back of his nephew who smiled to his uncle
"thanks, Uncle Ginman. The Polar Star couldn't survive without your help" Soma thanked his uncle with a smile
"don't mention it!" Ginman said with a grin "call us anytime you need help and we sortie ourselves to the scene"
Soma nodded before his uncle leaves the premises and so did his soldiers
"your uncle sure is cool" Ibusaki commented as Soma nodded
Night then came as everyone celebrated Soma's victory over Eizan
All of the sudden Takumi came bursting in with Isami as they went to Soma and started rambling something to him
"man, Yukihira. You sure beat the hell out of Eizan-senpai" Daigo commented
"yeah! Maybe you can even beat the other Elite Ten members as well!" Shoji said
"no" Soma replied as he takes a bite out of a grilled chicken thigh "not yet, if against the top five, I don't think I will be able to win against them as I am right now"
"this goes to say that Soma-kun is still growing" Isshiki added "in the right time, he will be able to challenge them personally"
Ding Dong
The doorbell got rung as Marui went to answer it
"who could be at this hour?" Takumi asked while drinking some juice
Soma was in the middle of eating before he suddenly got chills running up his spine
He suddenly stands up and looks to the door as behind it was Nakiri Azami
"Nakiri Azami…" Soma muttered out as Azami was standing there, giving this creepy as hell face through the door way.
"I just happened to be in the area. Erina is here, isn't she?" Azami asked Soma who merely glared his dark golden eyes at him
"..and if she is?" Soma asked
Azami however just went passed Soma who follow Azami's movement
"pardon me" Azami said as he went to the cafetaria while Soma followed him
Azami entered the cafeteria where he finds Erina conversing with Hisako
"F-Father?" Erina muttered out in fear before Yuki and the others went on the defense as they got in front of Erina to protect her
"get back! Or I'll have Shoniki pierce you with his horns!" Yuki exclaimed as a deer was in the facility
"I'm here to speak with Erina" Azami replied as he stared towards Erina who tensed up
"Erina…come here" his voice sounded dark as Erina's body suddenly froze before moving like some sort of robot
"Erina-chi! No!" Yuki tried to stop her but it was too late as Erina approached her father
Azami's hand reached for Erina as Erina closed her eyes for fear that her father would punish her
His hand patted Erina's head as Azami had a smile upon him
"I'm glad to see you're looking well" Azami told Erina who looks to him in surprise "you're not causing the residents here any trouble, are you? Your refined upbringing has left you a little naïve about the way of the world, I'm sure"
Azami looks to the resident of the Polar Star dorm as he gave them a smile
"everyone, please continue to take good care of my daughter" Azami told them as everyone was surprised by his word
"what are you planning?" Soma came into the room as he got in between Erina and Azami "going here? Just to talk to Erina? What some sort of scheme is this?"
"I believe that I had spoken that I would like to speak to Erina and that is all there is" Azami said "if she wants to stay here then so be it"
"is that some sort of joke, Nakiri Azami? I don't believe in a single word that came out your mouth" Soma said as his golden eyes turned into dark void and his hair raised up
Azami looks at the young man as his presence reminded him of someone in the past
"….this aura…..it can't be…." Azami thought as he looks at the young chef
"so, we have a very rare guest here" a voice spoke out as Azami and Soma looks to see Fumio coming out of the kitchen
"Fumio-san!" Yuki cheered
"thank god! You're here!" Daigo shouted
"to think that you become into such a low man" Fumio said "I'm disappointed in you, Nakamura"
"Nakamura?" Megumi said in confusion
"oh, come now Fumio-san, I go by Nakiri now" Azami told her "but are you not being too cold? Especially towards one of your old dorm family members?"
"WHAT!? HE'S A POLARIS ALUMNIS!?" everyone shouted out in shock to know such news
"I've heard that name before" Isshiki said "Nakamura Azami, a man of great legend in Totsuki…"
Isshiki explained that the man obtained the third seat when he was just in his first year and obtained the first seat when he entered his second year, the man married a lady of the Nakiri clan and took the name itself, before long Senzaemon banished the man from Totsuki and erased his name from the family records
"are you saying that this man was fine in shutting down this dorm that he had once lived in for years?" Takumi asked
"That's not why I wanted to destroy this place." Azami said "But it had gotten mixed with an organization I despise. Having a victory party is all well and good but don't you think it's too early to call this peace? I'd posit the game has only just begun. You may have managed to conquer Eizan but Central's invasion is still advancing, the forces on my side will march across this school and someday soon I will have you in the inevitable checkmate. Then my ideal will reign supreme."
This made everyone shudder from his words as the man cold voice was like whispers of a demon
"At any rate I'm taking my leave." He said walking out "See you later, Erina."
Azami walks out of the Polar Star Dorm and heads to his car where his secretary was waiting for him
"are you really not going to bring back Miss Erina with you?" Hideki asked his boss
"no…but in time she will return to me" Azami replied "my training upon her, has seeped into her heart and then my grand revolution will reach its finale, for now, I will allow her to have her small freedoms"
Azami heads into his car but paused as he sees Soma walking out of the Dorm with the same expression upon him
"you are…" Azami looks at the young man as Soma walks towards him "Yukihira Soma, are you not?"
"yes" Soma replied as he got face to face with Azami
"are you here to see me off, perhaps?" Azami asked Soma who shook his head
"I have a question that needs your answer" Soma told him
"what is it?" Azami replied
"you were a former resident of this dorm, have lost your attachment upon it?" Soma asked to Azami who chuckled a bit
"my my" Azami said while crossing his arms "was that an attempt to scorn?"
Soma just waits for his answer as Azami looks at the dorm
"back when I was a student, there was a certain senior who I greatly admired" Azami explained "he created many amazing dishes, some which are inhumanely made, but I still respect him and treasure my memories with him"
"Saiba Joichiro, correct?" Soma asked as Azami was surprised to hear the name coming out of Soma's mouth
"how do you know his name?" Azami asked now curious
"he no longer goes by the name of Saiba, but Saiba Joichiro" Soma said "he's my father"
This made a question mark appear on Azami's head
"what do you mean by that?" Azami asked
"Saiba Joichiro or Yukihira Joichiro as he calls himself now, is my father" Soma told the man
"Saiba-senpai's….Son?" Azami muttered out in confusion before looking to the dorm as Erina and the others came out
"Erina is in the same grade as Saiba-senpai's son?" Azami said in curiosity before he started laughing
"I see now…so that's how it is" Azami said "how much of this is a coincidence? How much was planned? This is really interesting"
"what are you blabbering about?" Soma said to the man as Azami smiled in response
"oh yes, the answer to your question" Azami replied "I shall preserve this place. As this is the sacred place that was home to Saiba-senpai and then I shall bring salvation upon the rotten culinary world of ours that ruined him in the first place"
"Ruined?" Soma thought before Azami heads to his car and drives away
As the man's car drives away, Azami's smile never left his face
Fumio watched the whole thing as she sighs while having a disappointed look
"Salvation? No, what you are bringing Nakamura is just plain old revenge" Fumio said
That's a wrap!
Bye bye