Q&A Section:
Q: Is there going to be more fluff any time soon or lemon later on when they are older maybe?
A: Maybe. You'll have to wait and find out ;)
Q: Do you have any favorite music and games you like to listen to or play?
A: My music tastes are wide and varied, though the music I listen to most when writing for this story are Sabaton and 80's soft rock. As far as video games, I play a ton of them. My favorites are the Pokemon, Fallout, and Elder Scrolls franchises.
Q:Are you going to have Soma and Erina getting married in this story at all?
A: You'll just have to keep reading and find out.
Q: Will Saiba form the faction early and challenge Central?
A: That actually gets answered in this chapter.
Ah, the 8th chapter is here. I'm having a lot of fun writing it. Your reviews are much appreciated. Why don't we get right into the writing of this chapter and see what will happen now that Erina is at Polar Star with Soma.
Chapter 8: Régiment de Cuisine Pt 1
It didn't take long before Soma was filled in on the escape of Erina. Deep down, he was worried about Azami coming by to collect her, but he would cross that bridge when he got there. Soma was indescribably happy to have Erina safe with him, even if it was just for the time being. After they heard the story, and the dorm agreeing to shelter Erina, the dorm decided it was party time. More specifically, Yuki, the dorm's resident party animal.
"Alright guys, I think we should have a party to celebrate our new temporary resident!" Yuki shouted.
The rest of the dorm was in agreement and it was party time. Sakaki brought out a few bottles of her signature "rice juice" and things got wild. Well, for everyone except Erina who refused the juice after tasting the high alcohol content. They party went on for a couple hours before Erina nudged Soma and whispered to him.
"Hey Soma, I haven't eaten in a while, think you could make something?"
"Wow, the God Tongue is actually requesting my cooking? Im flattered" Soma responded
"Sh-shut up. I'm allowed to want my boyfriend's cooking from time to time."
"I know, I'm messing with you. Of course I can make you something. Anything in particular you want?"
"Transforming Furikake Gohan…"
"Woah, that brings back memories. Good choice."
Soma retreated into the kitchen to work his magic. It only took 10 minutes for the delectable smell to start wafting out of the kitchen and rest of Polar Star to get hungry. Anticipating this, Soma made enough for the whole dorm. When Eriona tasted this rendition of his entrance exam dish, it was noticeably improved. It seemed that the rest of Polar Star agreed as she could hear shouts like "Amazing" and "delicious!" and "Your best one yet!" Most of all though, her divine palette could pick up on a distinct warmth in the dish, a very comforting warmth that spread throughout the heiress' body. This was it, was she was tasing was the love and care he felt for her.
Shortly after everyone had finished, they residents of the dorm decided to call it a night. That just left behind Soma, Erina, and Joichiro cleaning up. They were relatively quiet, until Joichiro spoke.
"Ok, I think I have a pretty solid idea about how to get rid of Azami."
"Really!? What is it?" Erina asked a bit to excitedly
"Régiment de Cuisine. Also known as a team Shokugeki."
"Team Shokugeki?" The two teens asked in unison.
"Yes. It's a Style of Shokugeki with multiple participants on either side. One person from each side is chosen to face off against one another, with multiple matches going on like this at the same time. During these matches you can assist your teammates in any way you like. If you lose your match, you're out of the Shokugeki and the winner stays. This repeats until all members from one team have been eliminated."
"I think I get it." Erina says
"Sure, but how does that help us against Azami?" Soma asks
"Simple. The Elite 10 Council got us into this mess, so it will get us out. We challenge Azami's Elite 10 to a Régiment de Cuisine with all Elite 10 Seats on the line. We win, we kick Azami out."
"Uh, Saiba-sama, I think that's easier said than done. I don't think we have enough people that are talented enough to be bale to beat the whole of the elite 10."
"I told you to stop with the sama crap. Also it's Yukihira now, But you can just call me Joichiro. And that's why I'm going to train the top 10 students that can find me until we are ready."
"Really? You'd do that for us?" Erian asks
"Of course. I can't really let Azami strangle the cooking world with his toxic ideals now can I? Now, Aside from you two obviously, who would you two suggest?"
"Well with Erina and I, we only need 8 more. Well my first instinct would be to contact the 3 Elite 10 members that were booted. They might want some payback."
"Good thinking Soma-kun. That makes 5 with Us, Megashima, Isshiki and Kuga."
"Ok, who else."
"Well, Ryo, Alice, and Hisako would be good additions. They are pretty skilled." Erina suggests
"Ok, that's 8 then. How about Hayama and that Takumi? They should round us out pretty nice. "
"Sounds like a Plan then. Our team will be Soma, Erina, Megashima Tosuke, Isshiki,Satoshi Kuga Terunori, Kurokiba Ryo, Nakiri Alice, Arato Hisako, Hayama Akira and Takumi Aldini."
"Alright, I'll contact them tomorrow. Then we'll hold our first strategy meeting."
"Hold up, I believe you guys are jumping the gun a bit here. How do you know they'll even accept the challenge?" Erina asked.
"I'm working on that. I have an idea. I just have to dangle something he wants that he won't be able to get without a proper shokugeki in front of his head."
"And what could that possibly be?" Erina asked "What could he get from this that he wouldn't be able to get with force?"
"My support." Joichiro answered simply
"Huh!?" both teens exclaimed
"Hang on pops, you can't really expect to put yourself up as a prize like that."
"Why not. There is no risk. We will win. I'm sure of it."
"I still don't like the idea, but if you're sure he'll take the bait, i'm in." Soma relented.
"Ok, but we still need a time frame to challenge him. How long will we train for?" Erina interjected.
"If I remember correctly, the first year advancement exams are in a little over a month. If we can get him out before then, we can limit the damage he can do to the school."
"Ok, so we want the challenge to be before the advancement exams. If we challenge him a week before, that will give us 5 weeks to train." Soma added.
"Sounds like enough time to me." Joichiro said
"Are you sure Joichiro-san?"
"I'm sure. Sounds like a plan then. Now, the element of surprise is important. No one outside of Polar Star and the team is to know about the plan. Don't even tell the team members until they are all gathered here."
"Ok, but we will also need a few backups lined up in case any of them refuse or something happens to them before we can recruit them. With my father's regime, we never know."
"Ok, so let's put in like 5 people in the backup slot in case of emergency. I want Megumi in that list. She is pretty dependable in a pinch."
"If you vouch for her, sure. We could Also put Mito on the list. She is pretty good in her own right." Erina suggested.
"Good idea. We should also put Isami Aldini under consideration. He's almost as good as his brother and would be a good asset."
"Good thinking. We could also put that guy you faced during the Elections on the backup list. He made it as far as the semi-finals after all, he can't be that bad."
"Oh yeah, Christian I think it was. Didn't he also take 3rd place overall in the lower area during the moon festival? He could be valuable, but we don't know him that well, but from what I gathered when we faced off, he seemed like a pretty nice guy. Should we need him, I'll get a feel for his allegiances and if he seems solid enough, I'll recruit him."
"Sounds like a plan. Now, who should be the last to add to our emergency list?"
"Ibusaki Shun isn't half bad." Soma stated
"Alright then, sounds like a plan. Our emergency list is Tadokoro Megumi, Isami Aldini, Mito Ikumi, Christian Koch, and Ibusaki Shun." Erina confirmed
"Alright, we should all head to bed. It's late." Joichiro said.
"I'm going to stay here and test a couple recipes first." Soma said
"Oh no you dont. Bed. Now." Erina said, grabbing his ear.
"Ow- ah- stop- gah- that hurts!" Soma complained while being dragged away
Joichiro couldn't help but chuckle to himself at the couple's antics. They were just like him and Tamako. He smiled wistfully and looked out the window.
'I think we did pretty good Tamako. Soma's going to be in good hands.'
Meanwhile, upstairs, Soma was still being dragged by Erina until they reached his room. Erina opened the door and dragged him in.
"Ow, that really hurt." Soma complained
Erina just fell onto Soma's bed and yawned. Soms just took the hint and joined his girlfriend. It had been too long since they slept next to one another, so when Soma climbed in as well, she quickly snuggled up to him, burning her face in his chest and falling wasn't far behind, relishing in the comfort of being with the girl he loved.
The next day, Soma got an early start, exiting his room to start making breakfast with his dad. Erina got up about a half hour after Soma, so by the time she was out of bed, breakfast was just about ready and Polar Star was in full swing. That day, they would start their plan to take down her father.
Shortly after breakfast, it was time to get down to business, to defeat Central. (I'm not sorry). Issaki had gotten in contact with Kuga and Megashima, Erina called Hisako, Ryo, and Alice, and Soma got a hold of Takumi. He was about to call Hayama, but that's when a Totsuki alert popped up, informing students that it was Hayama Akira that won the battle royal to determine the new ninth seat.
"Well, he's out." Erina stated flatly
"No Erina, this is perfect. We have a man on the inside!"
"No idiot! We can't risk revealing our plan to him. If he blabs our surprise is gone."
"True… FIne, Tadokoro is up to bat in his place."
Finally the time came and the team was gathered around. Of course, no one knew what exactly they were doing there due to security concerns. After the 3 ring leaders explained the plan, everyone was on board to take him down a few pegs. Well, there was one cef who wasn't as enthusiastic.
"I refuse." Megashima said simply as he stood up
"Oh come on Tosuke! Think of the school we'd be leaving for our adorable Kohai." Isshiki pleaded.
"No. I detest Shokugeki. I won't tell anyone about your plan, but I won't participate." And he left before anyone could stop him.
"Well then, plan B." Soma said
"Yeah, we have to choose someone else from the backup list. Our options are Mito, Ibusaki, Isami and Christian."
"Ok, how about we all have a vote on who it should be?" Soma suggested
Everyone nodded in agreement and they handed in their anonymous votes.
Erina- Mito
Soma- Isami
Takumi- Isami
Isshiki- Ibusaki
Kuga- Christian
Alice- Mito
Ryo- Mito
Megumi- Isami
Hisako- Mito
After Erina tallied the votes, a winner was declared.
"After counting the votes, the winner with 4 votes is Mito Ikumi!" Erina declared.
"So Our final team is Erina, me, Takumi, Isshiki, Kuga, Alice, Ryo, Megumi, Hisako, and Ikumi" Soma confirmed
"Yep, let;s show him that you don't mess with us."
Ikumi was contacted and unsurprisingly, she chose to join the rebel alliance. With their final team selected, training would begin on Monday at 6am sharp. Joichiro would put these students through hell over the next 5 weeks to make sure that they were ready.
Monday Week 1
"Ok, it's time to begin training. We have 35 days on the dot to whip you guys into shape. Now, let's start by discussing specialties. We are going to go around the group and you will state your specialty. Let's start with Isshiki and go down the line. State your name and specialty"
"Isshiki Satoshi, Traditional Japanese."
"Kuga Terunori, Chinese Cuisine."
"Arato Hisako, Medicinal Cooking."
"Kurokiba Ryo, Seafood"
"Nakiri Alice, Molecular Gastronomy."
"Tadokoro Megumi, Local Vegetables and Hospitality"
"Takumi Aldini, Italian Cuisine."
"Mito Ikumi, Meat Dishes."
"Nakiri Erina, Gourmet Cooking."
"Yukihira Soma, Yukihira Style Cooking"
Now, what are the specialties of the current Elite 10? Who here knows?"
Isshiki was the one to answer this, him knowing a lot about his former councilman.
"Tsukasa Eishi is the first seat, he is a French food expert. Kobayashi Rindo, the 2nd seat specializes in rare and exaotic ingredients, Akanegakubo Momo, 3rd seat, considered the best pastry chef in Totsuki. Saito Somei, the 4th seat and a master of sushi. Kaburagi Shoko, current 5th seat, she more of a jack of all trades kind of chef. Kinokuni Nene, 6th seat and Soba master. Eizan Etsuya, current 7th seat, specializes in food chemistry and changing the flavors of his opponents' dishes through use of his own ingredients. Shiratsu Julio, new 8th seat and user of Italian cooking. Hayama Akira, as we just saw, won the 9th seat and is a master of spices."
"Wait, that's only 9?' Ikumi asked more than stated.
"Oh yeah, I'm still technically the 10th seat, he never kicked me out.' Erina clarified
"That presents a problem then. If we challenge him like we planned, then he'll no doubt claim you for his team due to your status as a member of the Elite 10." Joichiro said
"I'll resign from the Elite 10 then. Hisako, please arrange to have my formal resignation handed in by tomorrow."
"Yes, Erina-sama."
"Ok, now that's taken care of, time to discuss the training schedule. For the next 35 days, you will spend no less than 12 hours a day cooking and honing your skills. For the first 2 weeks, we will be honing your own specialties day in and day out. For the 2 weeks after that, you will have your opponents specialties drilled into you. For the last week, you will participate in mock battles with each other. By the time we are done here, the 10 of you will make an unstoppable team. First, you have 2 hours to make me a dish from your specialty so I can gauge where you are at. Begin."
And so they did, For the next 2 hours, the kitchen was a hotbed of activity. Something they would need to work on was moving about a crowded kitchen quickly and efficiently without disturbing others. Regardless, they all had a dis befitting their specialty within the time limit. Joichiro gave them all feedback and instructed them to do it again. And again, and again. By the end of that day, they had each cooked the same dish 4 times.
The next day, they were all instructed to cook new dishes. It was mid afternoon and the kids were cooking their 3rd rendition of the dish that day, when there was a knock on Polar Star's door. Fumio answered and was greeted by a sight she didn't expect.
"Well, Nakamura, been a while."
"Actually, it's Nakiri now, Erina is here, correct?" Azami said moving past Fumio
Fumio quickly moved to intercept the intruder.
"Not so fast Nakamura. You're not welcome here anymore. Not after what you've done."
"If you insist. This dorm is shut down effective immediately. Everyone here is to be out by tomorrow." Azami said coldly.
"Fine then. Polar Star challenges you to a Shokugeki. We win, you leave us alone, you win, do what you want. Polar Star will send a representative. You send who you want." Fumio said.
"Fine. Whatever. You're only delaying the inevitable. Have a representative sent to Shokugeki Hall B in 4 win, I'll leave your precious dorm alone. I win and you all leave by tomorrow afternoon. And check Totsuki TV in about 5 minutes."
With that, Azami leaves, perfectly ticked off. Polar Star doesn't know it yet, but that wasn't the best decision on their part. Fumio delivered the news to the training students, that one of them would have to fight for Polar Star
"Crap, if he knows we're here training, our plan could be ruined." Joichiro says.
"Also, Azami wants us to check Totsuki TV soon. Don't know why, but it can't be good."
They do check Totsuki's official TV station to see what's up. They are greeted by Eizan in a Shokugeki with a member of the American Cuisine RS. The judges didn't even taste the RS's dish before giving Eizan the wn. They were resorting to cheating the Shokugeki system. This display was no doubt to discourage the other independent organizations from resistaning the new regime.
"I'll go." Soma said solemnly
"You can't!" Erina protested
"Yeah Yulihira, you'd be going into an unwinnable situation. If they're rigging Shokugeki now, there is nothing we can do to stop them." Ikumi added
"That may be so, but someone has to go. We can't back down. I'll figure something out."
With that, Soma leaves to the Shokugeki hall with his knife case at the specified time. On que, the rigged Shokugeki with Eizan begins.
"The theme is Gyoza." Eizan spits
Soma begins to cook as he normally would, If he was nervous, he wasn't showing it. Eizan, for his part, wasn't even bothering to cook. This irked Soma, so he decided a little goading was in order.
"Something wrong Eizan-senpai? You're not cooking."
"This is a waste of time. You know how this is going to go. Why bother?"
"Because you're a coward. And I'm going to show the whole school that you're not as tough as you think you are."
"What was that you brat!?"
"I said you're a coward. You hide behind rigged judges because you're afraid you'll lose."
"Fine, I'll cook, but don't blame me when you go home crying."
With that, Eizan begins to cook. Soma is about to find out why he is called "the alchemist". After the allotted time is up, Eizan presents his Gyoza. As expected, the judges give him very high marks on his dish. Finally, it was time for SOma to present his Chicken Wing Stuffed Gyoza. And the judges loved it. Despite agreeing to match rigging, they couldn't help but vote for Soma's Gyoza.
Yukihira Soma- 3
Eizan Etsuya- 0
Eizan was stunned, but Soma just walked away saying,
"Leave Polar Star alone." in a very 'Know your fucking place, trash!' way.
Back at Polar Star, there were celebrations happening. The team was still training, because Koichirio could not let them take too long of a break, but they were noticeably happy. Seeing Soma beat the 7th seat in a match rigged against him really gave them the thoughts that they might actually be able to pull this off.
The rest of the week passed by with more of the same. Specialty after specialty cooked back to back. The work was greuling, but no one was keen on giving up.
Week 2
On Monday of the 2nd week, Joichiro announced a surprise. An ace in the hole against Azami.
"Listen up everyone! Before we begin, I have called in some favors for help from now on. Let me introduce you to a face you may recognize, and someone new. The 1st and fourth seat from my generation, Dojima Gin and Ebisawa Riko!"
"I don't owe you any favors! I'm here to restore Totsuki's good name!" Dokima exclaimed
"And I'm only here because I enjoy any chance to hoodwink Azami." Riko said dryly.
The students were all in shock that they were going to learn under 3 of the best chefs Totsuki has yet produced. These 10 teens were promising to become an absolute force to be reckoned with.
As the week progressed, it turned out to be even more intense than the last. Riki and Gin did not let up on them in the slightest. Each imperfection in taste or technique was meticulously ripped apart. By the end of it, the students had brought their specialities to another level entirely.
Week 3- Monday
The 3rd week was here and now it was time to hone in on the Elite 10's specialties. Monday would be dedicated to French cooking. None of them knew how they would master all 9 specialities in just 2 weeks. But then Joichiro said,
"We're not planning to have you master all 9 in two weeks, For starters, Things like "exotic ingredients" as a specialty is a little too broad to master without years of experience. What were are planning is to have you guys study French, pastries, sushi, Soba, Italian, and spices over the next two weeks so that you have a good understanding of the basics. We don't expect you to beat the Elites at their own specialty, but what we do expect is for you to study all of these specialties so that they can help you understand your own specialty better.."
"Exactly, now the format we will be using is that each one of you will receive a different French recipe. You are going to make it until we deem it to be satisfactory. Once you are done, you will trade recipes with the next one to finish. For example, Soma, you will be making Duck Confit and Ikumi, you will be making Coq Au Vin. Once both of you finished, you'd trade recipes. Same goes if Erina finished her Steak Tartare and then Soma finished his Duck Confit, they'd trade. Got it?" Dojima explained
"Yes Chef!" the group shouted
"Ikumi, Soma, and Erina, you have your assignments, begin. The rest of you, Takumi, your making a Souffle, Megumi, you're making a Vegetable Terrine, Alice, you're making Steak au Poivre, Ryo, you're making Saumon à l'oseille, Isshiki, you have Boeuf Bourguignon, Kuga, you're on Bouillabaisse, and Hisako, you've got Cassoulet. Begin.' Riko said
The chefs got to work and the kitchen was a whirlwind of chopping, sauteing, and roasting. It was clear to the coaches that the group was taking this very seriously. Unsurprisingly, Erina was the first to present a satisfactory dish with Soma not far behind. They traded and started again. By the end of the 2 day period of french cuisine, they all made 4 different french dishes.
Week 3- Wednesday.
Now it was pastry day and the team was exhausted by the constant daily cooking, and they thought the hell camp was bad. The format of the next two days was the same as the french one. They were assigned the pastries, Roll Cake, Bear Claws, Chouquette, Danish, Eclair, Cinnamon Rolls, Shortcake, Macaroons, Pasty, and Franzbrötchen. In the next couple days, each student would perfect 5 pastries.
Week 3- Friday
The next 2 days would be dedicated sushi, Most of this was cutting techniques. While they couldn't master it, they got very proficient in sushi making.
Week 3- Sunday
This sunday was finally a rest day for the kids. All of their meals were prepared by other members of the dorm and they were instructed to relax for the day, and so they did. Soma and Erina enjoyed a quiet day in his room making out and watching movies. Of course those movies were about cooking, like Ratatouille, and Haute Cuisine. Erina, aslo being a closeted otaku for a good love story made Soma watch her favorite anime movie, A Silent Voice. (A/N: If you haven't seen A Silent Voice, highly recommend it.).
The rest of our Elite 10 hopefuls also spent the day relaxing in their own ways, playing games, reading, or even drinking some of Sakaki's "rice juice". This is a day they really needed before the chaos of the next day to come.
Week 4- Monday
With the day of rst behind them, it was time to get back to the task at hand, With only 2 weeks left until the challenge, there was still a lot of work to do. The next two days would be dedicated to the art of Soba. They absolutely would not try to master hand pulling noodles as it could take years, time they did not have. Instead they just focused on water to flour ratios, types of flour and flavor balance.
Week 4- Wednesday
With Soba down, it was time to focus on Italian. Takumi and his brother were more than happy to help instruct everyone about everything they knew about Italian cooking. This lesson was different from the others and focused more on the theory of italian cooking. Things like the best applications for different pasta types and unusual uses for olive oil.
The 2nd day of Italian was where it really kicked up. That's when actual dishes were made. The assigned dishes were; Carpaccio, Panzanella, Pizza, Carbonara, Porchetta, Risotto, Ravioli, Bruschetta, Crostata, and Ribollita.
Week 4- Friday
The final 2 days of studying their opponents were here. It was time to study spices. Against her better judgement of being around Joichiro again, she agreed to teach the rebels about spices in order to save Hayama from central. After all, he only joined because they threatened Jun's research. Her lectures were very heavily theoretical about spice mixes and the power of scent. It was even heavier than Takumi and Ismai's lecture. Jun really was too much sometimes.
Once they finally got to cook the next day, they put their newfound knowledge of spices to the test. They were instructed that they could make whatever they wanted so long it incorporated at least 10 different spices. The people that really shined here were Hisako and Kuga, they were already experts in cuisine that made heavy use of different spices.
Week 4- Sunday.
It was another rest day that was greatly needed by the students. Despite his protests, Soma was banned from cooking at all that day, both by Erina and by his father. Instead, He was subjugated into watching Shojo anime with Erina all day, not that he minded spending time with Erina, but he'd rather be cooking with her.
Final Week- Monday
The final week was here, as long as everything went to plan, by next week, they'd be battling for the fate of the school.
"Alright everyone, for this to go according to plan, I need to go see nakamura today and get him to accept the challenge. Gin and Riko will be in charge until I get back. Your training for today is teamwork training where you will be split up into 2 teams of 5 and have a team shokugeki against one another. I have set this up in a way that by the end of the week, you should all have practiced team work with everyone else. Riko will separate you into teams while I go talk to Nakamura." Joichiro explained.
With that, Joichiro left and Riko took over.
"Ok, team 1 will consist of Nakiri Erina, Takumi Aldini, Kuga Terunori, Ikumi Mito, and Kurokiba Ryo. That leaves team 2 with Yukihira Soma, Isshiki Satoshi, Tadokoro Megumi, Nakira Alice, and Arato Hisako. I know some of you may not be happy with this team, and no, I don't care. Don't Hold back. The first round matchups will be
Takumi Aldini vs Yukihira Soma, Theme: Beef
Nakiri Erina vs Hisako Arato, Theme: Soup
Kurokiba Ryo vs Nakiri Alice, Theme: Appetizers
Kuga Terunori vs Isshiki Satoshi, Theme: Fried Rice
Ikumi Mito vs Tadokoro Megumi, Theme: Quiche
Remember, you can help each other out during the contest, never forget that. Teamwork will be your greatest ally in the upcoming fight. Now begin."
Meanwhile at the Directors office…
Azami sits at his desk preparing paperwork for the upcoming first year advancement exams. As he is filing away a stack of student files, his secretary calls him.
"Nakiri-sama, you have a visitor."
"Who thinks they can just come see me unannounced?" Azami replies
"He says his name is Joichiro."
'Saiba-senpai?' Azami thinks to himself
"Alright, let him in.'
A minute later, the door to Azami's office is opened to reveal a smiling Joichiro.
"Hello Azami, been a while huh?"
"Good day Saiba-senpai. What can I help you with?"
"Actually, it's Yukihira now. But that's not the reason I'm here. My son goes here and he called me a few days back and mentioned that things at Totsuki weren't great, and he said something about a new director. Knowing that the old man would die before he retired, I came to investigate. When I got here, I found that my old kohai was in charge, and apparently he's not too popular with my son and his friends."
"What are you getting at Yukihira-senpai?" Azami's polite smile falling into a none too amused look.
"I'm actually here on their behalf in order to formally challenge you to a Régiment de Cuisine with all Elite 10 seats on the line."
"It's treason then."
"Call it what you like, but from the whispers I heard around this place, you're not too popular with a lot of people. Some want you gone."
"It doesn't matter. I have no reason to accept this challenge from a bunch of wannabe chefs that can't see my vision for the perfect culinary world."
"Oh really? Not even if I offered you my services if my son's team loses?"
Azami seems to take apuse at this for a moment.
"I'm listening."
"It's quite simple, here is my proposed challenge. If you win, I'll do your bidding and close down my restaurant permanently and all the people on my son's team will be expelled. But if My son's team wins, you step down as director, and they take all 10 seats on the Elite 10 Council. Sounds like a deal?"
Azami takes a moment to ponder this.
"You have a deal. I'll put it in with the Shokugeki Committee. Your proposed time? "
"One week from today. Before the advancement exams."
"So soon?"
"Indeed. It would be best to get it over with before the advancement exams so that if my son's team loses, they wouldn't be taking them just to be expelled shortly after."
"Very well, I accept. I look forward to having you work for me.'
With that, Joichiro left, barely concealing his smug grin. As he turns away from his former kohai.
Back at Polar Star…
The team shokugeki was well underway, the results so far…
Takumi vs Soma(Win)
Erina(win) vs Hisako
Ryo(win) vs Alice
Kuga vs Isshiki(win)
Ikumi vs Megumi(win)
Round 2
Erina(win) vs Megumi
Ryo vs Soma(win)
Round 3
Erina(win) vs Soma
And round 4 is currently underway with Erina facing Isshiki. The theme is monkfish and the battle is raging. It was around this time When Joichiro returned from his talk with Azami. He delivered the news that everything had gone well. For the first time in the last 4 weeks, they really felt like none of this was for naught. They all felt the taking back of their school on the horizon.
Round 4 result: Erina Win.
Final Week- Weekend
After 4 more agonizing days of teamwork training, it was Saturday, and the team was given 2 days of rest before the final challenge would begin. Normally, Erina would be plagued by nightmares regarding her father, but sleeping in close proximity to Soma all month has staved off those nightmares, much to Erina's relief. The next two days would pass pretty uneventfully, just the team resting and recuperating for the battle, and its about to begin.
Ouch, stopped at the best part. I know, I suck. Next chapter, we will see the beginning of the battle itself. How will my changes affect things? Find out the next chapter of Shokugeki Ball Z.
Anyway, thank you all for reading and reviewing, your support means a lot. And I haven't actually made the channel yet, So I can't link to it. Next chapter. (Maybe)
Ok, I'm amending this chapter because I forgot to put the lyrics to a training parody that I meant to. Enjoy this stupid Food Wars parody of "Make a Man Out of You"
Let's get down to business, to defeat Central
Did they send me waiters, when I asked for chefs
You're the saddest bunch I ever met
And you can bet before we're through
Mister I'll make a chef out of you
Tranquil in the Kitchen, but a fire, within
Once you find your specialty you're sure to win
You're a spineless, pale, pathetic team
And you haven't got a clue
Somehow I'll make a chef, out of you
Takumi: Man I'm never gonna get this dish
Megumi: Say goodbye to this burnt pastry
Ikumi: Boy I was a fool is school for cutting French
Soma: Azami's got her scared to death
Erina: Hope he doesn't discover our plan
Kuga: Now I really wish That I knew how to Bake
(To be a chef!)
You must be swift as a expert butcher
(To be a chef)
With all the force of a great spice blend
(To be a chef)
With all the strength of a stovetop fire
Mysterious as undiscovered techniques
Time is racing toward us
Till the cooking fight
Read my every recipe
And you might survive
You're unsuited for this Food War
So pack up, go home you're through
How could I make a chef, out of you
(To be a chef)
You must be swift as an expert butcher
(to be a chef)
With all the force of a great spice blend
(To be a chef)
With all the strength of a stovetop fire
Mysterious as undiscovered techniques
(To be a chef)
You must be swift as an expert butcher
(to be a chef)
With all the force of a great spice blend
(to be a chef)
With all the strength of a stovetop fire
Mysterious as undiscovered techniques
Well that was as stupid as I though it wouldd be. Feel free to come up with your own food wars lyrics to this song and post them in the reviews.