Rebirth as a Cooking God

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep...

The doorbell echoed in the silent kitchen at night.

Sitting stiffly on the chair, motionless like a statue, the young man slowly opened his eyes, and his scattered gaze gradually condensed.

Kaka!

I twisted my neck to loosen my muscles and bones. It took a long time to communicate with the God of Cooking space this time. From morning to evening, one hour outside, one day passed by in the fantasy space, and I actually felt like I was in a trance when I came out. Xia Yu rubbed his cold face, went to the faucet at the kitchen counter, and turned on cold water to apply on his face, finally expelling the trance from the spiritual world.

The doorbell was still ringing, so Xia Yu relaxed his brows and went to open the door.

An anxious-looking maid from the Villa bowed at the kitchen door and said, Sir Xia Yu, President Dojima just called back from the competition venue. Please rush over immediately to attend the official press conference held by the competition...

After a pause, the maid raised her head slightly to look at Xia Yu's young face, and whispered: There is also the matter of eating halberds. The officials also want you to cooperate with them in holding a press conference. Half an hour ago, the two teams in the A and B division finals The teams are all competing.

Press conference?

Xia Yu couldn't help but be stunned, and finally remembered Zhu Qing and Dojima Gin's instructions this morning.

He covered his face, he must be late!

Nakamura Ji's side seems to have put forward some excessive conditions for eating halberds... The maid's voice was filled with anger.

oh?

That would be interesting.

I went back to the bedroom to change clothes. When I went downstairs, an official car of the tournament was waiting downstairs of the villa. The driver was wearing the red sixtieth coat of the executive committee. He was serious and looked ahead.

boom.

After closing the car door, Xia Yu sat in the back seat. The driver stepped on the accelerator. A middle-aged man in the co-pilot tilted his head and said hello: Chef Xia, hello. I am Taku Mitsui, the secretary of the Sapporo Race Committee.

Hello, Secretary Mitsui.

As for the speech transcript of the press conference, you can refer to it and do not need to copy it.

The middle-aged man respectfully handed over a printed document.

Xia Yu took it and flipped through it casually. It was nothing more than a script for the press conference. After all, it was a large-scale event that attracted international attention. Press conferences always have strict rules and procedures. However, these procedures are not suitable for the star chefs who have reached the finals. There was not much binding force, and the Mitsui secretary had to carefully discuss with Xia Yu, which showed the gap in status.

Put down the file.

Secretary Mitsui, let's talk about the Shoji press conference. Xia Yu chuckled.

What's the situation over there at Nakiri Thistle?

When the food halberd was mentioned, cold sweat suddenly broke out on the middle-aged man's forehead, and his eyes were filled with anticipation and fire.

From the executive committee's point of view, Shokuki causing trouble in international competitions is completely free publicity. Therefore, from the top to the bottom, the committee unanimously welcomes Shokuki.

Chef Nakiri has drawn up the conditions for eating halberds. Please review them first.

Secretary Mitsui handed over another printed document.

This time, Xia Yu frowned tightly as she read through it.

The winner of Division A will be determined by a victory or defeat?

There was nothing much to say about the other conditions, but this one made Xia Yu secretly surprised. He calmly raised his eyes, glanced at the secretary in the passenger seat, and asked calmly: Secretary Mitsui, what is the attitude of your competition committee?

The middle-aged man was already wiping his sweat with his handkerchief. The closer he got to the press conference hotel, the more excited he became. After swallowing, Mitsui Taku observed the young chef's face, and when he saw that he didn't show any obvious joy or anger, he knew that it was possible to talk.

Taking the half-district championship as a bet for Shiji, isn't such a huge bet arousing heated discussion and attention?

The heat!

Although Mitsui Taku was an outsider and a spectator, his blood was welling up at this moment.

cough.

Sweating more. Mitsui Taku continued to wipe his sweat.

The higher ups are not going to interfere with Shokugeki. Mitsui Taku said cautiously, The Shokugeki of you and Chef Nakiri will be jointly supervised by the IGO and the Gourmet Association. There will be two copies of the Shokugeki files, jointly held by two international organizations. .”

oh?

Xia Yu's eyes narrowed.

Could it be that the relationship between him and Nakiri Thistle is also involved in the grievances between IGO and the Gourmet Club? This is not a good message. Xia Yu never wanted to get involved in any institutional struggle.

Chiyo Hotel Sapporo.

This five-star hotel is one of several officially designated accommodation locations for the event. During the event, the hotel was filled with celebrity chefs, celebrities and dignitaries from all over the world watching the event. The press conference for the final was also held in the hotel’s spacious room. held in the lobby.

I'm coming!

Chef Xia is here!

Come on -

A commercial vehicle slowly drove up and stood guard at the door. The journalists carrying long guns and cannons immediately made a fuss like wasps. As soon as the vehicle stopped, it was surrounded by a buzzing crowd. The security personnel spent a lot of effort to open a path with a human wall.

Click.

The moment the back seat door opened, there was a dense sound of shutters, and all kinds of blinding flashes overlapped.

When the young man got out of the car, he was inevitably dazzled by the bright light and raised his hand to block it.

Chef Xia, please tell us about the Shoji in three days!

Chef Nakiri has submitted an application for eating hakisha to the competition official. Can you tell us the conditions agreed upon by both parties...

There was a lot of noise in my ears.

A head of the security department stood in front of the young man, and Ying Rui looked around at the surging crowd of reporters.

Chef Xia, come with me——

The person in charge said, Xia Yu pursed her lips and followed, ignoring any reporters.

Finally, we entered the hotel lobby. There was a formal press area here, and chairs were neatly arranged in front of the stage, and it was full of people.

Glancing at the seats and the second floor of the lobby, I saw that the crowd was so dark that the originally spacious space felt dull and depressing.

On the stage, the four participating teams from the A and B divisions were all in place, with Xia Yu missing from the Yuanyue team.

The moment Xia Yu took the stage, everyone was watching.

Hoo, ho, Chef Xia is not late after all!

Chiyo Aichi was the host of the press conference. She patted her chest and sighed in relief, squeezing sweat, and made a joke. The hall suddenly burst into laughter.

It's true that I'm not late. The press conference starts at eight o'clock in the evening, so it's about 7:50 this time.

Xia Yu came on stage and communicated in low voices with Zhu Qing, Dojima Gin, and Saiba Joichiro about the conditions for eating halberds. Soon, the executive chairman of the competition committee arrived. He was a man in his fifties with black and white hair.

The press conference was carried out according to the procedure. The president gave an opening speech, and then Chiyo Aichi carefully introduced the four teams that reached the finals.

After half an hour, it was finally time to eat the halberd.

cough!

The executive chairman said immediately: We have communicated with Chef Nakiri and Chef Natsu, and with the clear opinions of the contestants, the competition committee has decided -

Shokuji, established!

Wow!

When the official announcement came out, the shouts immediately came from the hotel and resounded through the Sapporo night sky. At the same time, I am afraid that many viewers watching the live news cheered excitedly.

I'd like to invite two Shokugeki players!

Hearing this, Xia Yu and Nakiri Thistle came out and stood in front of the camera openly.

Please invite the supervisors of IGOs ​​and food club organizations!

As a result, representatives of international gastronomic institutions appeared.

The supervisor of the IGO is Masato Kanbara, and the food club is a seductive woman in a red dress.

That woman, named Catherine, is the supervisor personally appointed by the leader of the Gourmet Club. Masato Kanhara clapped with a smile, stood next to Xia Yu, and whispered to him in a low voice.

Xia Yu's heart trembled.

Don't worry, I also got the instructions from the president. Kanbara Masato blinked, We are just supervising each other to ensure that the other party will not secretly interfere with the Shokuki. You can rest assured to fight Nakiri Thistle!

Among the four final teams on stage today, there is no IGO neon team, so they were obviously eliminated.

However, Masato Kanbara did not feel much disappointed in the defeat, and he was in high spirits in the camera.

…

The eating halberd has been officially announced, but the conditions for eating the halberd are a bigger focus of attention.

The brief press conference ended, with heated discussions online and offline, and the tension spread to many places.

Backstage, a war over Shiji's conditions has just begun.

Can't agree!

In Yuanyue's soundproof room, Roland Chapel said in a deep voice.

Nakiri Munue crossed his arms and seconded: Judging from the conditions of this Shogun, we know that they are afraid. They are not sure of defeating our team, so they take risks and put their hope in a Shoji and bet on the half-district championship!

This gamble is too crazy! He said every word.

Xia Yu also thought calmly.

A preliminary document was spread out on the table in front of him.

First item:

The battle between Shokuki, Party A, Totsuki, and Party B, Gourmet Association Research Headquarters.

1. Party B hopes that the overall championship of Division A will be determined by the winner of the tournament. The winner of the tournament will bring victory to the team.

2. The second-party shokubi player Nakiri Hisashi will use 5% of Totsuki Group's equity as a bet supplement.

3. Party B hopes that Party A’s halberd-eating contestants will come up with additional taboo ingredients as supplementary bets.

Three conditions, clearly and clearly.

The Yuanyue Fang conditions column was empty, and the team was deadlocked on the first condition, making it difficult to reach a consensus.

Toyuki's 5% equity?

Xia Yu secretly asked: Where did Nakiri Kiku get the equity in Totsuki? Was it taken away from the giants on the board of directors?

Since the other party dares to write it out clearly, he is not afraid of defaulting on the bill.

This condition is exciting!

At least Xia Yu was tempted.

Don't underestimate the 5% stake. As far as he knows, in the Totsuki Kingdom, except for the owner Nakiri who controls more than 40% of the equity, the remaining equity is divided among the ten giants on the board of directors. Some giants hold There are nearly 10% equity, such as Shigeru Kawakami and Musashi Kikuchi, but most giants hold about 5% of the equity.

There is no doubt that Shoji successfully obtained 5% of the equity of the 'Toyue Kingdom', and Xia Yu immediately became a member of the board of directors of Toyue.

Then, the third bet condition is interesting.

Are they thinking about my ingredients?

Xia Yu felt chills running down his spine, and there was anger in his heart.

From this subtle but not negligible condition, we can see the greed of the research faction of the ‘Gourmet Society’.

He openly used forbidden ingredients in international competitions, and he was indeed targeted!

Whether it's the 'gem meat' or the mysterious egg liquid, it probably made the crazy researchers at the 'Gourmet Club' crazy with excitement.

Totsuki's deliberations reached a stalemate.

But he said that in Tokyo, the Nakiri family home.

late at night.

An old man in kimono was sitting cross-legged by his pond, holding a fishing rod in his hand, and a silk thread sank into the pond water without a float. The old man's eyes seemed to be open and closed, and he glanced at the mobile phone placed on the low table next to him from time to time, obviously waiting for a certain call.

Beep beep beep...

Finally, the silence was broken, and the old man answered with a smile.

Xia Qing, you did call.

Haha, Senzaemon, you old guy are fishing in Jiang Taigong?

Each other.

No, Senzaemon, you should be more anxious. It depends on this time whether your granddaughter can be saved. Otherwise, she will have knots and shadows in her heart, and it will be difficult for her to grow into the towering tree of your Nakiri family in the future. .”

Nakiri Senzaemon smiled faintly and counterattacked: You Xia family also need other towering trees, a single tree cannot make a forest!

Well, then we have to have a serious talk...