
"Well, well, a lucky break could be a table with Mr. Reon and Mr. Kein."
"Mister Reon's appearance is no less cool than usual."
"I'm sure the final round will be exciting."
"But I'm confused, who will take the first position this time?"
"It's clear that I'm going to win this competition once again."
"Hem! So according to Mr Kein, who will take first place in this competition?" ask Mark.
"The final chapter hasn't started yet, why are you discussing first place as if you already know the winner of this competition? Unless you have an insider to get to the top. Right, right?" ask Kein.
"Hehe, we're just curious because Mr. Kein is in this competition" Mark chuckled.
Why does he sound like he's insinuating me? I never even used insider help to win the competition. It really makes people emotional, Reon said inwardly.
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Kamiya Residence in Indonesia
Doctor Yuu came while carrying a fruit snack for Eve who was watching the cooking competition through TV.
“Yuu-san, you don't have to bother bringing me this,” Eve said.
“It's okay. I did deliberately make a lot, all of you made one for you,” Doctor Yuu said.
He checked Eve's temperature and smiled. “Your temperature has gone down. If you rest as usual then one or two days your condition will recover before the final arrives,” Doctor Yuu said.
Eve was silent. It seemed that he was still reluctant to come to the academy, even though he was eager to watch Kein's cooking competition in person.
“What's up?” doctor Yuu asked, realizing that the woman was silent from earlier.
“Aa, nothing. Thank you,” smile Eve.
Doctor Yuu chewed on the fruit snacks while watching. “According to you, will Kein-kun win this competition?”
“A mother always has faith in her child. So of course I fully trust Kein,” smile Eve.
“Although in this competition he met with Reon Raymond the defending champion?” ask Doctor Yuu.
Eve smiled. “Name him as the Devil Food will be smeared if he loses in this cooking competition.”
Doctor Yuu smiled faintly while looking down. “You're right.”
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The Academy Corridor
After they had lunch, the participants returned to Tower 2. However, Kein's steps came to a halt as his phone rang.
Kein swiped the phone screen and saw an unknown number sending a message.
The next round will use the duck as the theme of the dish. I sent you the recipe. So, if you make this dish then you'll win.
His heart was still reading that message. He immediately typed.
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Vvip Room
Everyone returned to the room to watch the quarter-finals.
Kane who had just sat down immediately lowered his head when he realized his phone was shaking. He pulled out his phone and opened the message.
Her eyes shifted when she saw her brother enter the hall. Engraved a smile on his lips as he sat down and played his phone as if he were playing a game.
92 participants who had failed before were still in Indonesia to wait for the cooking competition to be finished, just because of the Food Devil. They did not want to waste a golden opportunity by returning to their respective countries despite failing at the competition.
The four participants stood in rows before the competition began.
“In this quarter-final round, you will be divided into 2 teams. But you will still be serving the same food individually, and there are only three people who will qualify for the semi-finals. So please decide who you want to pair up with, and the time starts 10 seconds from now!” the order of one of the testers.
“Mr Kein, we are friends, so we are definitely a team, right?” ask Mark.
Kein was silent for a moment. “Of course.”
10 Seconds later, the four men stood in pairs. Reon is with the adult female chef on team A, while Kein is with Mark on team B.
MC presses a random button and the arrow icon stops in the blue color ball.
“The main material used for the theme of the dish is .. Duck!”
Kein slightly flinched, in contrast to the other three participants who only nodded their heads.
The theme is really a duck, Kein said inwardly.
As soon as time went backwards, the four people immediately took the materials that had been provided. Although the four people would prepare their own dishes, but they still worked together to complement each other's seasonings.
The deg!
Everyone was wide-eyed as the aroma of cooking from Kein's kitchen filled the room.
The smell of the duck and the herd blended together, the Head of Gastronomy said in his heart.
How could he make such a scent? Sponsor said in his heart.
The aroma is spicy but soft, rather sweet and also fragrant, the Critic said in his heart.
Right now, he is in control of this entire place ... The Food Devil, Mistress Mary said inwardly.
Yes, the first team to bring the dish was Kein and Mark. The testers judged Mark's dishes first. Of course the cuisine of the defending second champion is beyond doubt.
Not long after, they tasted Kein's dishes.
“Canard Apicius's. Cuisine most liked by Apicius, a culinary expert from Roman times,” looks at Lady Mary.
Duck meat dishes are cut to resemble a right-on-elbow above which smeared sparkle.
“This sparkle is caramelized honey. The aroma of spices sprinkled on top of this duck is very fragrant,” said Mrs Mary.
Although we classify it as a spice, each ingredient has unique and unlimited characteristics. Some are very spicy, some are so soft. Some are refreshing, some are bitter. However, this dish shows a balanced combination of the powers of the spices, which cannot be made without a perfect sense of smell. If not wrong, in addition to Kein being a food tester at the age of 4 years, food scientists once gave him a test to guess all kinds of spices in the world, and Kein managed to guess it without touching the spice, with his eyes closed, Mistress Mary said inwardly.
Not long after, Tim Reon came to bring his dish. The testers were also impressed with the dishes of the two men.
After assessing both team dishes, the MC will display a vote for participants who will qualify for the next round.
“Reon Raymond, Sarrah Sean, and ... Kamiya Kein's. Congratulations, you guys are through to the semi-finals!” MC says.
“How is it possible? Aren't my dishes and Mr Kein's exactly the same? Then why am I the only one who failed?” ask Mark.
The examiners told him that there was a big difference from their dishes despite using the same ingredients.
“Eh? But Mr. Kein, we made this dish together. Doesn't that mean we help each other out?” ask Mark.
Kein looked at Mark with his eyebrows raised. “You're too naive. No friend said during competition.”