( this is not gonna be proof - read so there may be some grammar / spelling mistakes lol , and yes this starts with a flashback sorry not sorry )

version : fanon ( an AU that i made up lol )

*FLASHBACK*

They'd both placed their dishes onto the table , Soma on the left of Mayumi and Joichiro to the right .
" Oagari yo ! "
" Enjoy . "
Their dishes almost looked identical , but a few differences could be made even from afar . After suffering 192 miserable losses against his father , Soma wasn't expecting to win at all , he never expected to win , but he'd still of course try - because he was that type of person . Soma was still young , what was the chance he was actually going to beat his father ? An experienced chef , hell he attended Totsuki at one point and almost claimed the first seat in The Elite Ten , any hopeful young chefs would've killed to even join The Elite Ten . It was a privilege , at the least .

Mayumi was judging which of their fried rice dishes was better , neither Joichiro or Soma necessarily excelled in that dish , but then again , none of them were necessarily worse in cooking fried rice either .

She scooped a tad of Joichiro ' s fried rice and placed the spoon into her mouth . As she was chewing , she squirmed slightly , also gaining a cute moan out of her .
Mayumi then did the same with Soma ' s dish , the aroma alone was so enticing , even though he didn't add any special spices into it - just what was he capable of ?
Joichiro knew right then and there , he was finally beat . But really ? A grown adult beat by what , an 11 year old ? That seems almost impossible ! After Mayumi started chewing , she threw her head back at the pleasure , and unconsciously started rubbing her legs together , damn , no secret she was enjoying it .

" Dude ! Do you think Soma ' s finally gonna w- "

" Shh ! Mayumi ' s still deciding ! "

She then lifted her head up , clapped her hands together and leaned them towards the left .

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Everyone in Shokujidokoro Yukihira started cheering , hell - some of them started throwing their hats around in celebration !

But Soma himself ? He was speechless . His mouth gaping at the fact - Did I actually just win ? The question kept circling his head - well , until Joichiro bonked his head , interrupting his brain ' s thoughts .

" Nice job , Soma . "

" . . . . . . . oH - Uh , thanks ? "

Though it sounded more like a confused question rather than a thanks .

Joichiro knew he could claim that Top Seat , maybe even better in the future , if his skills now were honed even more until he went into Totsuki - who knows what limits he could reach . But he knows one thing for a fact . He had more potential than many S - rated chefs he'd met in his life time - which meant - QUITE a lot , coming from Joichiro Saiba himself .

* END OF FLASHBACK *