
The MC evokes the excitement of the audience with its subtle talk.
“And now! What kind of cooking battle will be revealed at this year's event?! What kind of recipe are we going to see?! And what short drama is waiting for us?! The 50th Cooking Festival is officially held now!!”
“YEAHH!!!”
“And don't forget, I, Harry Chest, will be covering the show as your MC!! I have been the number one most popular Gourment MC for fifteen years in a row! Last year, second-place MC Harry Arm overtook me, but I pulled a few ropes and held him back! I'll fight to the death to remain here as your host! With a note, let's have fun today!!”
“Harry Chest.. You are terrible.”.
“Let's launch this ball, friends!”
“We start with round 1 preliminaries!!”
Harry raised his fist and shouted, “Swim! Cycling up! Run away! This Food Stamina Race!”
“That's what we call “Cooking Triathlon”!!”
Haru who was standing beside Komatsu could see that Komatsu was flabbergasted. He also sighed when thinking about Komatsu because he knew that Komatsu was the weakest chef in this place, however, his talent in cooking was real.
“During this race, 50 out of 100 competitors will be disqualified!”
The starting point is Rice Beach on Cooking Island. Unlike traditional triathlon sports, good stamina is not needed because the branches are relatively easy. Chefs had to swim to and from Takoyaki Island (which is 750 meters from the beach) to get their ingredients, bring them back on a bike, and then run to get cooking gear. However, the faster the chefs swam and arrived at Takoyaki Island, the better the ingredients they could get. For the bike section, there are two lanes. There was an easy path, but the distance was further, while the shorter path was more dangerous and full of ferocious beasts. Also, if the chef does not reach the Cooking Equipment station at the specified time to get their trusted equipment, the station will be closed, and the chef will have to use the normal one.
Haru knew that what mattered was the food itself rather than how fast one finished this event, however, if the chef was slow then it would be difficult for them to get the best ingredients and equipment.
Haru turned his head towards Komatsu and felt that this person was the best chef in this world right now because he knew that even ordinary ingredients could turn into super ingredients as long as Komatsu chose those ingredientsthat material.
“Uwaaa.. I can see Komatsu shaking from here,” Sunny said with a worried expression.
“Don't worry about him,” Coco said with a smile.
Zebras only drink cola without a care.
“KOMATSU, YOU CAN !!!!” Toriko shouted with a smile.
“E – Everything...” Komatsu was moved, but he was really not confident because he was too weak.
Everyone went to the beach and changed into swimsuits while standing together while waiting for the tournament to start.
“Komatsu-san, I will help you in this match,” Haru said.
“What? Haru, you can't do that! It would be cheating!” komatsu.
Haru shook his head and said, “No, you don't have to worry.” He raised his eyebrows and began communicating with the fish on the beach to help Komatsu pull him to Takoyaki Island.
Some of them noticed that there were a lot of fish that suddenly appeared on the beach and they felt strange.
This was the first time Haru had used his ability to communicate with aquatic creatures.
“Hah? Did you do this?” ask Komatsu.
Haru nodded and said, Just swim, Komatsu-san.”
“Idiot!! Ranked 2,714th! Don't underestimate me, fool!” shout Monki.
“Now, Chef Monchi, please get into the ring!!”
“Give me, Stupid!”
Mochy jumped into the ring, but his leg got stuck in a rope and fell to the ground, then the gun on his back was triggered by an incident.
BOOOM!!!
“AAND START.....!!!!!!!”
Haru got excited and jumped into the water quickly.
The moment he entered the water, he felt that he had become truly alive at this moment.
Holy hooch!
His speed had reached Mach or so leaving everyone behind.
“……”
Everyone was dumbfounded at this moment, however, some chefs also started to move quickly.
“K-SPEED WHAT IS IT?!”
The MCs along with the audience were shocked.
Coco, Toriko, Zebra, and Sunny raised their eyebrows and realized that Haru had become stronger once again.
Komatsu that had already entered the water was suddenly pulled by a group of fish. “A-What is this?!” He was surprised and thought that they would try to eat it and became scared, but then he realized that they were trying to help him to reach Takoyaki Island. “Thanks!” She doesn't know if Haru heard it, however, she is very grateful to Haru for helping her.
Haru had reached Takoyaki Island and picked up some materials. He did not take too much before he took his bike but stopped when he saw Setsuno had reached Takoyaki Island.
“You are very strong..” Setsuno sighed and said, “This is almost cheating.”
“Well, I'll reach the finish line first,” Haru said and pedaled his bike.
Setsuno nodded and took the ingredients.
Haru didn't take long to reach the finish line and start cooking. She cooks a simple bento that she usually cooks for Sora and Megumi before they go to school.
Everyone was shocked when they saw him just making a simple bento, but for some reason, they could feel the love coming from Haru.
Cooked rice Haru, sweet sour fried chicken, tamagoyaki, spinach salad with sesame sauce, colorful vegetables such as cheerful tomatoes, various fruits, spinach salad with sesame sauce, and the soup under the box before putting it in the bento box neatly gave it to the jury for them to test.
They did not expect that the food Haru cooked was very ordinary, however, they did not underestimate him because they thought Haru was a bento master. They started eating the food that Haru had cooked then suddenly felt that they were feeling very warm and they could feel the love inside this food. They feel pampered by their lover and feel as if they have had an unforgettable date in their youth.
Haru sat down and did nothing waiting for everyone to serve their food. Although she was confident, she also felt nervous because this was her first time cooking in a competition.