Sword Raiders II

The lecturer's tone is very gentle, no different from when he was instructing himself in the past.

If Saito Zongming didn't really feel the awe-inspiring temperament of the big change from the other party.

The former lecturers are really gentle and amiable, they don’t put on airs to anyone, and they don’t look at the aura of the culinary master, just like a young senior. Although they are capable, they will not make them feel stiff and afraid to get close. I can even joke a few words, but now...

The current Yuanyue graduate, the chef of Japanese cuisine, whose business is booming, silently bowed his head, moved into the inner room carefully and respectfully, and knelt down again in a corner of the subordinate's position.

After entering, Saito saw that the room was a small inner hall. The light in the inner hall is relatively dim due to the common problem of Japanese architecture. The young man could see two zashiki placed one on the left and one on the right in the depth of the inner hall. The boy dolls were probably placed by the store manager to attract money.

Then there was the side view of the lecturer when she turned her head. On the long low table in front of her, there were not only a Taidao, but also a Taidao and a short sword. At this time, all the swords and swords remained. The strip itself lies on a soft cotton cloth.

Is this doing ancient knife maintenance?

Thinking of the lecturer's well-known hobby of collecting knives, Saito's eyes stayed on the low table for a second longer, and caught a glimpse of the Jizo engraving on Odao's body, he was slightly stunned, and then pretended to lower his head naturally.

Junior Zhijin had quietly left at some point, and the entire inner hall became quiet again, and there was no interaction between the two parties in the room after that.

Saito Zongaki has never fully realized that the person in front of him is his immediate boss, and he will obey orders from now on.This is the strong sense of presence that Mr. Ji failed to give him during the Yuanyue coup last year.

There was another slight sound from the side of the low table. The young man who also had hands-on experience could hear that the other party was putting the blade on the blade. Just by hearing the sound, he knew that he was doing it very skillfully, but he didn't dare to raise his head again. Look, I just can't help but think about the lecturer... No, why did Master Xinggong come to him today?

The young man recalled his actions in the past few months. The hot spring hotel he runs has gradually become famous. There are many new and returning customers who come to his cooking skills, and the monthly turnover is doubling. , and I myself don't have time to go out to do anything because of the hotel, so naturally I don't have the chance to make a mistake or do something disgusting above.

While lowering his head to analyze and think, Saito's eyes subconsciously looked at the knife box beside him.

"Saito-san seems to have been learning kendo since he was a child, and now he also incorporates Bushido into his cooking, which is quite remarkable."

At this time, the hand was completed, and the girl who reinstalled the three-shin knife spoke again. Saito raised his head instinctively when he heard the sound, and saw that the other party was holding the knife that was placed on the table before, admiring it against the light outside the door. The lines on the knife body, the cold and smooth blade reflected a pair of emerald eyes of the knife owner, with bright and beautiful outlines.

The slender woman in a soft kimono formed a great contrast with the cold long knife in her hand, but Saito couldn't help but fell into the memory.

His mother is also a cook, who runs a sushi restaurant to maintain the life of mother and son. His mother's sushi is very popular, and his savings can even send him to study in Yuanyue. He has always followed his mother as an example and will become A good sushi chef is the goal of life.

Then... After his mother was humiliated and tortured by male colleagues because of the conservative sushi rule of "women are not allowed to enter the kitchen" because of her gender, which led to the collapse of both mental and physical health, his ideas were biased.

The two most important ingredients that make up sushi are vinegared rice and sashimi. Saito regards the more important fish ingredients as his own knife, and like a samurai, he took up the burden of his mother and directly picked them from family to family. The sushi restaurants that maliciously bullied her became Yuanyue's fifth seat while gaining fame unknowingly.

Thinking of this, Saito couldn't help but look at the girl holding the knife. He was also in the team that kicked Tate Tanigawa Ichimon back then. When he learned of the hidden story, the boy thought of the reason why Tanigawa Ichimon Crazy suppression of this person like that is actually inseparable from that sexist rule.Even in this era when the atmosphere is gradually becoming clearer, those pedantic and arrogant fools can't change this discrimination and can't bear to have a woman climb on their heads, just like the excellent and outstanding mother back then.

It's just different from the mother who failed to withstand the pressure and collapsed directly. This one survived and climbed to the top to overlook them with a more invincible posture.

"I discovered in Yuanyue before that Saito-san is a fish expert, not only proficient in sushi, but also very clear about which ingredients or condiments are more suitable for various types of fish, and his knife skills are outstanding. Recently, you have improved a lot, right?"

The woman holding the knife looked at him with a smile, but Saito lowered his head again and said, "My achievement is not worth mentioning in front of you."

This is not self-effacing, it is the truth.

The Japanese food restaurants run by Gu Chuanyi have their own specialties, such as sushi, sashimi, kaiseki... etc., which include most of the mainstream or non-mainstream Japanese cuisines, but all these restaurants have been attacked by her, and they have not even been found. Appearing in person is just to guide them to complete it from a distance.

What are the weaknesses and weaknesses of those shop chefs, and how can they win the battle against the food halberds assigned to them? He guessed [-]% of the dishes he took out.

This terrifying control over the culinary world shocked all the participants, including Saito, of course.

And his sword skills have improved a lot in the past three months, and it is also because of the advice of the people in front of him. The addition of all kinds of things has strengthened Saito's determination to stay in the Xinggong Pavilion.

"Still as humble as ever." The girl laughed, sheathing the knife into the sheath. She got up slowly, and the hem of the kimono embroidered with green bamboo patterns was faintly visible, "I heard that Zhijin also said that you are developing new dishes today. Originally I also wanted to invite you to the dojo to compete, but this time it’s fine.”

As she got up and walked around, Saito Zongming couldn't help adjusting his sitting posture, put his hands across his knees, straightened his torso and raised his head, waiting for the boss's next words.

"Saito-san, are you interested in being my apprentice?"

Hearing these words, the always calm graduate froze, and in the next second his entire face showed an expression of disbelief.

Cooking master... the apprentice of the future chef god!Not a dispensable registered disciple, but a disciple who can learn the master's exclusive secret skills and even inherit the inheritance in the future!

How could he have such an opportunity!

Saito's throat was dry, and he suddenly felt that he couldn't speak anymore, and finally managed to choke out a few words with a dry voice: "You...why?"

Why do you suddenly want to accept disciples, why did you choose him again!

After all, in terms of Yuanyue's strength ranking, he was only the fifth among the top ten, far inferior to the number one Si Yingshi who also worked for Xinggong Pavilion.

Yu Li didn't mean to be tricky, so he answered directly.

"I need someone to replace Kazumon Tanigawa for me." She stood in front of him, looked down at him with a smile, "I need someone to become the new "God of Sashimi" or "God of Sushi", Saito-san, your conditions They are all suitable, so I found you. "

Saito's hands on his knees tightened suddenly, and his heart, which was already beating rapidly, accelerated even more.

That's right, even if Tanigawa and his family are forced to slump by the Xinggong Pavilion, the status and honor of the "sashimi god" Yasuhiro Tanigawa still remains as a culinary master, and the reputation accumulated by the old master's generation cannot be erased.

Then the best way is to find a stronger replacement!

Haven't the grievances from the beginning been completely over yet?Master Xinggong is going to kill the Gu Chuan family?

Saito Zongming looked at the person in front of him again in amazement, and after meeting the eyes of the other person who couldn't see the smile, a thought popped up out of the blue.

——Tani Chuan did something behind the scenes without giving up, and completely angered this person, causing her to completely change her mentality and behavior.

"I have also heard about Saito-san's mother, and I am very sorry about it. But through the incident between Lingtang and me, Saito-san should also understand how backward the rules and prejudices of Dongying's traditional cooking circle are, right? Compared with Ji’s coup ideas against Yuanyue back then, they are the ones that really need to be reformed.”

The speaker spoke with eloquence, and his voice was not in a hurry.

"You have supported the store for your seriously ill mother since junior high school. Although you have defeated countless colleagues during this period, you probably don't have much say in the entire industry, right? If you don't make changes, what happened to Lingtang There will only be more people in the future. Don't you want to change?"

The boy's hands were completely clenched into fists.

How could you not want to!

Saito shouted in his heart, he has been working hard so far, practicing cooking like a samurai, the original intention in his heart is to protect his mother, and he doesn't want to see her being crushed by sex discrimination by her peers despite her excellent cooking skills!A tragedy like his mother's...and the injustice Mr. Xinggong once encountered, he really doesn't want to see it in the culinary world!

If she can join the Master of Cooking, not only will she be able to learn the top secret skills, but she will also be able to use her power and influence to do many things that she could not do before. It can be said that she will reach the sky in one step!

"Don't rush to agree. If you really become my disciple, you will understand that my ability to interfere with you will be far greater than it is now. Even if you strive to achieve that step in the future, this point will not change."

The gentle female voice reminded at the right time at this moment, which also made Saito's impulse disappear a lot.The disciples who enter the house can get so much from the master, and there are naturally many obligations to fulfill accordingly. In many cases, the orders to the disciples are absolute, even if they are harsh, it is the default in the industry.

If he agrees to become the other party's disciple, he will not be able to control many things independently, and may depend on the master's face in many aspects.Even if he is lucky enough to become a culinary master in the future, it will be the same.

But, compared with what you got... is it really something you can't give up?

Saito secretly weighed in his heart, he already understood the real reason why Lord Xinggong would come to him - not only to admire his character and cooking talent, but also to appreciate his clean background, but only from a small sushi restaurant. Even if he is trained to be a cooking master, he is not afraid that he will be out of control.

Replacing Gu Chuan's family is not only for revenge, but also for her to have more say in the food industry as a kitchen god. If all of her disciples are expected to become culinary masters or half of them are, then directly control the domestic culinary circle with her There is no difference anymore.

Master Xinggong is planning for the future.Accepting disciples is only one step.

"That's the end of the story, Saito-san, go back first." The other party interrupted his chaotic thoughts at this moment, "As for how to choose, you can think about it carefully during this time, and you can give me an answer in a week."

Saito finally bowed his head and retreated, leaving the tavern with a dazed expression on his face.

Then he was awakened by the figure of an acquaintance who inadvertently saw by the roadside at the door.

Akane Kubo Momo?

The former fourth member of Yuanyue Shijie is also an excellent cook who graduated at the same time as Saito, and a product planning consultant who is famous in various industries for his cute intuition before graduation!Whatever she thinks is cute, no matter what industry the product is in, it will become a hit, and the sales will continue.

Why is she here too?Saito Zongming had a look of surprise on his face.

The cute girl who has graduated from high school but looks more like a primary school student is sitting in the back of the car with the window open, holding the iconic doll bear in her arms and staring at the road ahead without squinting. Fuji didn't notice it, and seemed to be focusing on the tavern in front of him.

Did she also come to see Mr. Xinggong?

Although such an idea came up, Saito knew faintly in his heart that he had already got the answer, so he didn't follow up to ask because of scruples. He just stood there for a while and watched the old classmate enter the door. Turn around and leave.

Instead of worrying about others, he should first think about how to choose himself.

To be free, or to achieve.

Compared with the entanglement at the beginning of the fifth seat, the little girl in the fourth seat is already entangled.

"I promise you!" In the inner hall where Saito left, Akakubo Momo sat with her teddy bear partner in his arms and stared at the woman in kimono opposite with burning eyes, "I will join the Star Palace Pavilion to serve you as your disciple , use my lovely intuition to make money for your industry, but in exchange, you must teach me the secret skill of making soup! I will use it to make delicious pastries that far exceed the full score without any upper limit!"

After losing to Nakiri Erina's snacks in the Totsuki coup, Akakubomomo, who was only satisfied with the full score but was broken by others, didn't want to lose in this aspect again.If she can learn the core secret skill of God of Cooking and make it her own, the cakes and snacks she makes in the future will have infinite possibilities, and now she will no longer be afraid of losing to anyone!

Looking at the young girl's immature and determined face, the girl smiled slightly, reached out and patted her on the head lightly: "Don't worry, when the apprenticeship ceremony is over, everything you want will be available."

With the warm palm on his head, Akakubomomo wrinkled his face and didn't refuse, just hugged the bear and pouted to look at the future master: "I want to hold a grand ceremony!"

"Of course." The girl's smile deepened, "If there is no accident, there will be a few brothers and sisters who will start with you that day."

The author has something to say:

I made a mistake, and I have to wait for the next chapter to revive the knives.

Queen Yu has fully awakened, and the knives will find that the owner of their salted fish is completely gone when they wake up.